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Nintendo made an announcement that starting back on Friday for five days, they will be having special Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield creatures appear on the Spirit Board for people to snag Much like other characters on the Spirit Board, each one comes with its own bonuses to help you fight battles throughout the map[...]

Nintendo very enthusiastically announced today that Pokémon Sword & Shield have exceeded six million units sold worldwide after the weekend The game has already been one of the fastest-selling titles in franchise history with some time on the clock for it to break some records Like how it sold just over two million copies in[...]

Splatoon has made its way to your televisions with the fan-favorite Nintendo game But now you can bring those beloved Splatoon characters home through Good Smile Company They have recently announced a Figma Splatoon boys Deluxe Edition figure two-pack set This deluxe figure set is packed with not only figure details but with a wide variety of accessories[...]

Well… we kinda find that hard to believe. Credit: Nintendo Several outlets have pointed to a new set of tweets from Sabi, a writer for NINSoup, who claims that Nintendo is planning to release the game sometime in 2020 s in, next year 2020 Even though the game was only announced five months ago with some animation[...]

Credit: Nintendo Pokemon Sword and Shield are on their way this week They're set to debut on Friday, to be exact However, the fact that they're coming up hasn't stopped Japan from throwing out one last hype trailer before they debut. The trailer eschews any language or narration for gameplay that shows off exactly what to expect[...]

Credit: Nintendo Mario Kart Tour has officially embarked on its latest tour This time, it's headed all the way to Paris, France. The cute new locale for the mobile racing game features Peach in her Super Mario Odyssey vacation outfit That includes a cute pink belted skirt, white blouse, and wide brim hat Meanwhile Shy Guy is[...]

Credit: Nintendo The latest DLC fighter for Super Smash Bros Ultimate is here: Terry Bogard. The popular SNK character arrived today in the game with the addition of patch 6.0 Game director Masahiro Sakurai took to an official video breaking down the character's new moves All was revealed during a 45-minute livestream on Wednesday, which showed off[...]

Nintendo announced this past week that they will be doing another Tetris 99 Maxiums Cup, this time with Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield The event will kick off on November 7th at 11pm PDT, and run until November 11th at 10:59pm PDT Like most of these events, you'll be playing to be one of the[...]

Credit: Nintendo Dr Mario World is getting a pair of new doctors that you need to meet. Starting tomorrow, you can welcome Dr Donkey Kong and Dr Diddy Kong to the game The official Dr Mario World Twitter account made the announcement First was Donkey Kong. "Blue: "It seems that new doctors will be making their appearance at[...]

But hey, they get the point across about turning any occasion into a chance for Olympic fun. Credit: SEGA Enjoy the trailer below as we wait for SEGA to release Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 on November 5th for the Nintendo Switch. https://youtu.be/tHiFj0EPyIwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Mario & Sonic at[...]

Have you ever been playing a Nintendo Switch and thought to yourself "Gee, I wish I had an out-of-date controller for these joy-cons"? Someone made that SADES has designed this GameCube style set of joy-cons, complete with the same kind of thumbstick in the upper-left while mimicking the style of the button scheme on the[...]

Credit: Nintendo Mario Kart Tour is about to welcome its latest racers With Halloween right around the corner, fans can soon use Waluigi and King Boo on a track straight out of Luigi's Mansion. The news broke by way of the official Mario Kart Tour Twitter account. "In the dead of night, the roar of engines breaks the[...]

A little strange but predictable news coming from Nintendo as we now know Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore will be censored everywhere The company issued an apology on the issue via their Japanese website, which we have translated for you below The game had already gone through a censorship controversy back when it was released[...]

Credit: Nintendo If you're looking forward to picking up Pokemon Sword and Shield, you might want to pick up the steelbook version Unfortunately, it can only be purchased at Targets throughout the United States. The Pokemon Sword and Shield Double Pack Steelbook Edition comes with the same things the Double Pack Has That means you get both[...]

Nintendo announced today that its current console, the Nintendo Switch, has surpassed $15 million in sales in North America to date They noted that sales were up 20% in September, which they attribute to the release of the Lite versions of the console Not to mention the Switch has been the best-selling console for the[...]

Credit: Nintendo Overwatch is coming to Nintendo Switch this week, and you can finally play the hero-based shooter via handheld. You can pick up the game with both physical and digital editions available, but if you're planning on going physical, you can forget about one important thing: the card The physical edition is corporeal, alright[...]

Credit: Nintendo The first day of the Kyoto's Nintendo Live event happened today, and plenty of festivities with it Despite the typhoon that's been roaring through Japan, the Splatoon 2 concert that had been scheduled still took place. During the concert opening, fans were treated to a fun cameo from a familiar face K.K Slider from Animal[...]

Credit: Nintendo First 4 Figures is hard at work on a new Luigi's Mansion 3 figure that you'll want to Hoover up ASAP You should, because it's up for pre-order now. The 9"-inch figure features Luigi himself, clutching his Poltergust G-00 while an LED-lit Polterpup hangs out beside him in the more expensive options You can opt[...]

You can see the area bustling with people, and while it may not be active people, it does harken back to older games in the series where people were just hanging out. Credit: Nintendo Enjoy the footage of everything to see and do as we wait for Pokémon Sword & Shield to be released on Nintendo Switch on[...]

This morning, Nintendo gave a proper release date for Dr Kawashima's Brain Training on the Nintendo Switch… for Europe Originally, the only info we know about the game was that it would be coming out in Japan on December 27th, but nothing else was announced after that Now we know the European version will be[...]

Nintendo has added a brand new track to Mario Kart Tour this week, giving players a chance to zoom through the streets of Tokyo They've done their best to make the tracks look like the city with every highlight they can, even sticking Mount Fuji in the background You can check out more in the[...]

Credit: Nintendo Mario Kart Tour is headed to Tokyo as the game's second set of courses arrive in the game. The update is coming to the game starting at 3 AM ET on October 9 The official Mario Kart Tour Twitter account posted some quick concept art from the upcoming tracks You'll race through scenic vistas and[...]

For retro game collectors, one of the holiest of holy grails you can't really get your hands on has to be the Nintendo PlayStation prototype console This thing was only seen in visual promo material up until a couple of years ago when someone found it in an attic Now after having it featured on[...]

The original plan for the cafe was to be open for roughly a year and get people to try an exciting new location based on the Nintendo character What they didn't expect was for the cafe and all the other pop-up locations to be so popular So, the decision has been made to reopen the[...]

This week, we learned that former Nintendo attorney John Kirby passed away at age 79 on October 2nd, 2019, according to the New York Times Normally when regular staffers from gaming companies pass away, there isn't a ton of fanfare in the public eye But this case is different as the man had two significant[...]

But then, very randomly, a new creature came into view as we got to see a unicorn-like Pokémon make an appearance. Credit: Nintendo People have assumed, because there's no official name, that they're a breed of Ponyta You can see two of them playing together below as they show off their rainbow manes[...]

Mario Kart Tour is Nintendo's latest mobile game release, and it's doing quite well for itself. The iOS and Android title racked up a whopping 90 million downloads in its first week alone That makes it Nintendo's biggest smartphone launch ever Mario Kart Tour stands atop the list, over Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp at 14.3 million downloads and[...]

Some cool news from Nintendo today as the company just gave Super Mario Maker 2 a free update for both online and multiplayer modes The Version 1.1.0 update will not give you the ability to play co-op and versus multiplayer with people on your Nintendo Switch friends list This update works for both Multiplayer Versus and[...]

According to Game Informer, there will be 18 total Gyms found in Pokémon Sword and Shield, which will be split up into Major and Minor Leagues.

Nintendo has announced the return of their mind fitness title Brain Age, bringing the series to the Nintendo Switch for the first time.  The new title is called officially called Train Your Brain: Nintendo Switch Training For Adults It will launch in Japan on December 27th There's currently no word if the game will be[...]