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While there is a ton of excitement around the Nintendo Switch, the console isn't hitting without a few caveats From what some perceive an uninspiring release schedule for the first few months of its launch, to other little revelations about the console, there are some approaching the console with plenty of reservations. Hideo Kojima is not[...]

Credit: Nintendo Nintendo's long running Fire Emblem series has made its way to mobile devices today.  Fire Emblem Heroes will be the first attempt at porting Fire Emblem to mobile devices. Heroes is available now on iOS and Android devices So if you've always wondered where Super Smash Bros got Marth, Robin, and Lucina from this may be a[...]

Nintendo's ventures into mobile have been a hard thing to interpret thus far Miitomo certainly caught the eye of many, but didn't really have staying power Pokemon Go took the world by storm, but wasn't really a Nintendo joint past a blessing Super Mario Run was downloaded nearly 80 million times, but was only bought[...]

Thanks to Nintendo's  financial report today, we now have numbers on how well the game has been doing The title, which launched on 18 November, 2016 sold 14.62 million copies by December 31st There aren't many series which pull those numbers It proves Pokemon really is still one of the biggest juggernauts in games. I'm sure[...]

Super Mario Run was Nintendo's first real push into mobile, and it is a huge move for the company With flagging sales, it is just the shot in the arm the company needed to get people engaged, especially before the Switch launches. The extent of its success has now been revealed in numbers too Nintendo confirmed[...]

Nintendo has been really trying to push the Switch's portability since it was revealed The hybrid console, they hope, will be the answer for an ever evolving market of game players who are on the go. But let's be honest, the place where the portability will be most utilised will be the toilet Phones and tablets are[...]

The touchscreen of the Switch has been something Nintendo is keeping somewhat under wraps. Even with the press and public out getting their hands on the console, it seems that the touchscreen has been absent or very minimal. However, this new video shows that the Switch will indeed have a very responsive touch capability[...]

During a Fire Emblem themed Nintendo Direct today, it was revealed that next year, a new game in the franchise will be coming to the Nintendo Switch Besides the 2018 release date, not much more is known. Speaking to Gamespot, a PR representative did say: For the first time since Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn on the Wii[...]

The Switch is in a bizarre position for Nintendo The company does and has subsisted off of a simultaneous home and handheld console model for a long time Now that those two things have been unified with the Nintendo Switch, what does that mean for the company? According to Nintendo America head Reggie Fils-Amie, it won't[...]

Besides Zelda, Super Mario Odyssey is undoubtedly going to be the biggest came to come to the Nintendo Switch in its first year This is going to be the first "open world" Mario since Super Mario Sunshine, so people are obviously hungry for just about any detail coming from the game. And with that, I bring[...]

If there is one franchise that Nintendo fans have been fervently asking for but have been denied for years, it is a new Metroid game Besides the off-shoot Metroid Prime Federation Force from last year which was not well liked, the series has been incredibly underloved by the games company. Well, something could well be on[...]

It's application is really neat, and it is being labeled as a 'New IP' from Nintendo. That last statement came as a surprise to me today, as I recall playing the game a year and a half ago At EGX 2015, tucked away in a corner in the indie booth, I played a game with almost[...]

The world is abuzz with news of the Nintendo Switch today Nintendo's new console is the talk of the gaming world now, as excitement, disappointment, hopes and worries all swirl around in delightful conversation. However, there is one thing that I keep seeing continually come up around the console, and that is its launch library[...]

So, you saw that really good The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild trailer, and now want to pick up the game, but you are afraid you won't be able to pick up a Nintendo Switch by March? Well, worry not (at least if you have a Wii U) It's been announced that the Wii U version[...]

The Nintendo Switch will be £279.99 alongside the US' price of $299.99 But that does include UK's VAT sales tax And, frankly, that's not bad at all. But an even bigger difference this time is cross-country compatibility for the games No more region settings. So you could order your Nintendo Switch in the UK (in grey or[...]