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Those of you who own Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are in for a treat as Nintendo is giving you a free in-game gift for a short time Aside from the fact that they're offering a free Gigantamax Meowth, as well as some Rare Poké Balls, there's a special gift you can snag[...]

All those Nintendo Switch consoles and games that got bought this year came at a relatively affordable price for Nintendo At least, in the United States The report comes from Venture Beat, who broke down advertising in the U.S for all major forms of entertainment In the Video games area, Nintendo made up only 14.6%[...]

Nintendo will be sending a new update to Fire Emblem Heroes as the mobile title will be getting some New Year's content The company released a new trailer last week for Renewed Spirit, which is an update that will drop on December 31st In it, players will be getting several costume changes for their heroes[...]

When it comes to hardware hacks, they're all but a certainty given enough time, which is why we knew someone would eventually crack the Nintendo Switch Lite The original Switch was cracked in about a month's time by a few different people, showing off some of the capabilities of it beyond the OS The Lite[...]

The tournament will consist of eight teams of two, with each team getting one Pokémon player attempting to train the Smash player in VGC competitive battling. Credit: Nintendo The announcement came down earlier today with a complete list of all the competitors The teams will be training between now and January 12th, both live on stream and offline[...]

Complete with a mask that he'll hold over his face during jumps that looks like Mario Credit: Nintendo You'll also see a Freerunning Gold Koopa with a gold hat, and a Red Yoshi will be added to the roster Beyond that, there really isn't any major additions to Mario Kart Tour with the next update[...]

It's going to be a wild ride. Bayonetta 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SxJGDofOfoVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Bayonetta 2 for Nintendo Switch Trailer – The Game Awards 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SxJGDofOfo) When Nintendo brought Bayonetta 2 to the Wii U as an exclusive, audiences were shocked But not for a bad reason – it was just surprising[...]

If you're inclined to believe the latest rumors on social media, it appears Nintendo may have dropped a hint that a Splatoon 3 announcement is coming Things have been rather quiet on that front of Nintendo ever since they wrapped up all the content with a final battle And since that time the speculation has[...]

Several new images have popped up from Nintendo, showing off the new customization options coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons The photos, some of which we have here, show off the different kinds of outfits, hair, and other additions you can make to your avatar As you see them having fun in the Animal Crossing[...]

In case you wanted to add another yule log video to the TV or monitor this week, Nintendo has given you one featuring the Switch Lite The company made a special 30-minute video for you to throw on that features someone playing The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening, as well as Super Mario Odyssey There's[...]

Marvel had a bit of a reveal today on social media as they showed off some new costumes on the way to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3.

You'll soon get a shot at owning a weird piece of video game history as the Nintendo PlayStation will go up for auction in two months Back in October, it was announced that this piece of tech would be going up for sale, and now it's coming true Simply for the fact that the current[...]

Nintendo announced this evening that Luigi's Mansion 3 will be getting two different multiplayer DLC packs over the course of 2020 The company is selling both of them together (not individually) for $10, which you can pre-order them now The first one will drop on April 30th, 2020, with the second one dropping on July[...]

Basically, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are looking to set an example for the future We'll see how this case develops over time and keep you apprised. If you thought The Pokémon Company took all the leaks for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield lightly, you got another thing coming[...]

Bravely Default 2 will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2020 While there was already a sequel to Bravely Default, this will be a direct sequel, so it is new, ok? This RPG from Silicon Studio will feature a new world, with new story, and a soundtrack by Revo Check out the announcement trailer[...]

They will also be adding a new Danger Room Mode where you can take on your friends or other players online. Credit: Nintendo The DLC will drop into Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 on December 23rd, 2019 Enjoy the trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJ7PHxkTe4Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: X-Men Rise of the Phoenix DLC 2[...]

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield for the Nintendo Switch have been seen as underdone games by many for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to limited postgame replayability, an oversimple plot, and, of course, Dexit, the unofficial name for the removal of many Pokémon from the game in favor of… well, very little[...]

In the spirit of giving, Pokémon players with a social media presence have devised a plan that's sure to be a tradition in years to come.

Here's a little more info on the update. Credit: Nintendo In Team Battle Mode, players choose their favorite of four teams at the start of each game Some teams may end up with many more members, but smaller teams receive a boost in attack power when being attacked, adding an unexpected element to each match[...]

Nintendo will be bringing fitness to a few select cities shortly as they have launched the Ring Fit Adventure Play Experience Starting on December 13th, the company will be visiting some specific locations for people to try out the Switch fitness game Giving people an opportunity to see how it works for themselves and a[...]

Nintendo announced today that they will be showing another Indie World livestream this week for indie games coming to the Switch The stream will take place tomorrow, December 10th, starting at 10am PDT You're going to be getting 20 minutes of indie titles being shown off, both old and familiar, coming to the Switch over[...]

Nintendo announced this evening that Nintendo Switch Online will be getting a new set of games for the NES and SNES libraries You're getting six games in total across both systems Those games will be Crystalis, Journey To Silius, Star Fox 2, Super Punch-Out!!, Kirby Super Star, and Breath of Fire II Those are some[...]

This morning, Nintendo announced that the Nintendo Switch saw the best week of sales within the United States since launching in early 2017 Both the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite systems sold a combined total of more than 830k units, according to their internal data The sales are reportedly due to many Black Friday deals on[...]

An interesting little offer from Nintendo happening only today, as people who buy a Nintendo Switch on Cyber Monday will get a free gift The company is offering to give people who purchase the standard Switch console a free 128GB microSD card from SanDisk This one being red and having some game branding on the[...]

The update will also include the new Ninji Speedruns mode, which we have more info on below. Credit: Nintendo In addition to Link, the update also adds more course parts and enemies, as well as a new Ninji Speedruns mode, perfect for players looking for a challenge. Dash Block: Available in the Super Mario 3D World style, the Dash Block[...]

Credit: Nintendo Make way for Mario Kart Tour, London! The mobile racing game is setting down for its latest stop across the point Mario and friends are headed to London for the latest leg of Mario Kart Tour That means, in addition to a new London track, it looks like both Daisy and Waluigi will be spreading[...]

Which is practically everywhere at once. Credit: Nintendo As you can see from the tweet here, snowfall hit on basically every open grass area, causing multiple areas you'd run into Pokémon to become covered in snow and, as you might suspect, attract more snow and ice-related creatures to those areas. Serebii Update: As it is December 1st, it[...]

It looks like we'll be seeing a new version of the physical Poké Ball Plus in the future as Nintendo has filed some new patents for a fresh model For a couple of years now players have been able to use their versions to interact with different games and use them in a few different[...]

Making this one of the few opportunities you'll be able to snag versions of all four characters after completing specific challenges. Credit: Nintendo Like a lot of special spirit challenges, once they're gone, they're probably never coming back Until Nintendo decides to do something weird or hold a special event They will be gone for good[...]

If you're going to run a global entertainment company like Nintendo, of course, you would want to be as big or bigger than one like Disney A goal that Nintendo's president, Shigeru Miyamoto, would like to see the company achieve one day However, he has one specific roadblock in the way In a recent interview[...]