Nintendo Co. is a Japanese consumer electronics and video game company founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi. The company is based in Kyoto, Japan. The company originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards. By 1963, the company was involved in several niche businesses such as cab services and love hotels. Nintendo moved into producing toys in the 1960s and became a video game company in the 1970s.
Nintendo is both a video game publisher and developer, however the company is also known for producing game consoles like the Famicom, N64, Wii, and, most recently, the Switch. The company is known for it's best-selling game franchises like Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokémon.
Nintendo has added a new game to the Nintendo Switch Online retro games library, as the classic fighting title Killer Instinct Gold arrives today. One of the few console releases of a Killer Instinct title at the time, KIG became a mainstay for fighting game players on the N64. It had a real arcade feeling […]
Nintendo dropped a new ad this week featuring Paul Rudd, as he has returned for a new commercial for the Nintendo Switch 2. In case you weren't aware, a young Rudd was featured in a Nintendo ad back in 1991 for the SNES. Now in 2025, he brought back the hair and the look to […]
Nintendo held a special Direct livestream today, focused on everything coming to Mario Kart World, one of the launch titles for Nintendo Switch 2. The roughly 17-minute video covered just about everything you could ever want to know about the new title, as they have created a massive interconnected world for you to race on […]
No sooner had Nintendo revealed a change in the way microSD cards will be used in the Nintendo Switch 2 than Lexar stepped up with an answer for it. If you didn't catch the news earlier today, Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct livestream for the Switch 2, where they revealed regular microSD cards won't be […]
Nintendo held one of the most anticipated Nintendo Direct livestreams in recent memory this morning, providing details of what's happening with the Nintendo Switch 2. The company kicked the show off with a bang and revealed Mario Kart World, the first new console game in the series in over a decade. The mysterious C-Button on […]
Nintendo held a brand new Nintendo Direct this morning, revealing several titles and updates to games coming to the Switch, including one we've been waiting on for a long time. The two big features of this livestream were Pokémon Legends: Z-A, giving us more info about what the world will be like in the game, and the […]
Four new SNES titles will be added to Nintendo Switch Online this week as part of their retro library, all of which come from the Koei Tecmo catalog. First off, you're getting two titles from the Nobunaga's Ambition series, as they have provided the original 1986 title that was released on multiple platforms (including the […]
Nintendo will be expanding its small line of store locations on a global level, as Nintendo San Francisco is scheduled to open this May. The new location will open in Union Square on May 15, 2025, and will give people on the West Coast of North America a location to visit for all their official […]
In case you haven't seen it online, today is Mario Day (Mar10 Day), and Nintendo is celebrating it with a number of activities and sales happening across multiple Mario-centric games. From now until March 17, you'll find several discounts and deals in the eShop, as well as the addition of the Super Mario Bros. 3 […]
Nintendo dropped two more additions to the Game Boy library for Nintendo Switch Online, as players have access to a well-known game and one not so much. First up, the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong, also known as Donkey Kong '94, is available. This title adds several new challenges, enemies, puzzles, maps, and mechanics […]
Hasbro made a special point of promoting a title for National Pokémon Day, as the iconic characters are available in a special edition of Monopoly. Right now, you can snag a copy of Monopoly: Pokémon Edition, as up to four players take on the role of Trainers, running around the board collecting different Pokémon in a […]
The Pokémon Company celebrated Pokémon Day 2025 today with a special livestream, going over a few new announcements for the IP in general. Among them was a release window revealed for Pokémon Legends: A-Z, The reveal of Pokémon Champions, updates to the TCG, Pokémon Unite, and the Pocket TCG titles, and more. We have the […]
Nintendo released a new trailer today for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, as they provided an overview of the game for players old and new. They called this a trailer, but honestly, six and a half minutes of footage is no trailer. This is a cavalcade of information showcasing all of the things they improved […]
Nintendo dropped three new retro titles for Nintendo Switch Online today, as you have a few SNES titles to enjoy as part of their library. The three titles you can now play are Fatal Fury 2, Super Ninja Boy., and Sutte Hakkun. The first two are pretty iconic, and we're shocked it took them this long […]
Nintendo decided to do what everyone else has already done, and that's reveal the basics about the Nintendo Switch 2 ahead of a full announcement. In case you haven't been following social media the past couple of months (and we can't say we blame you if you haven't), details about the new console have been […]
Nintendo released a new trailer this morning for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, as they show off more of what the game will look and feel like. The trailer shows off nearly four minutes of footage from the game, as they have highlighted not just the graphical upgrades but the way the gameplay and mechanics […]
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced its first award recipient for the D.I.C.E. Awards 2025, as Don James will receive its Lifetime Achievement award. James was an executive at Nintendo of America with a career spanning five decades, only recently retiring this past Summer. On the exact date he joined the […]
Nintendo has released a new update for Nintendo Switch Online, bringing two classic versions of Tetris to the subscription service. Last month, in our review of Tetris Forever, we pointed out that these two games, probably the most iconic versions known the world over, were glaringly missing from the game. At the time, we assumed […]
Nintendo didn't bother with a full Direct livestream this morning ahead of The Game Awards. They simply revealed one game, as Donkey Kong Country Returns HD has been announced. Harkening back to the glory days of the Nintendo Wii, this is a fully remastered version of the game, with all of the content included from […]
The Pokémon Company revealed a new update and event coming to Pokémon Scarlet & Violet as we're getting a Shiny Rayquaza Tera Raid Battle. This will be your chance to snag them for a limited time, as the event will coincide with a mass outbreak event featuring Pokémon that have black coloration, and Shiny will […]
