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A Splatoon 2 Player Hacked Their System to Demand Hack Protection
Well, that's one way of getting Nintendo's attention Wanna prove that the Splatoon 2 system is hackable? Hack it and then ask them to fix it A Reddit user named PleaseAddAntiCheat with a love for the game went into the Rank X leaderboards (which recently were made to be the cream of the crop leaderboards),[...]
Octopath Traveler
Today, Square Enix releases its latest Nintendo Switch exclusive RPG, Octopath Traveler, and the company included a launch trailer to show it off The game has been talked about for months since we saw a preview of it this spring on a Nintendo Direct presentation, and people have been raving about the demo that's been on[...]
Nintendo
The most recent Nintendo shareholders meeting is still turning out some interesting gems of information, with the latest people are talking about involving crossplay Below is a question asked by one of the shareholders during the meeting in regards to crossplay, which got a response from both Tatsumi Kimishima and Susumu Tanaka It seems Nintendo would[...]
Nintendo Teases More DLC Coming for Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
A little bit of interesting news from Nintendo on a few games we'd kind of assumed the company had either moved on from or were in the last phases of creating content for Today, the company posted a short video interview with their general manager of software, Shinya Takahashi, who gave away a few surprises we[...]
Pokémon Funko Pops Are Finally Coming, Pikachu First
This is going to be one of their most popular lines ever. I know it's separate, but hopefully this leads to even more Nintendo Pops I want Mario, Zelda, Kirby (how adorable would a Kirby Pop be???), oh so many Nintendo Pops For now Pokémon will suffice. Stay tuned for when they announced more! [...]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Ultimate grows, Nintendo is doing everything they can to slowly ramp up your excitement for the game One of the ways they're doing it is pretty clever, at least from a musical standpoint: the company has slowly been releasing stage music tracks for you to sample. Right now, as we write this, there are seven samples[...]
WWE 2k19
2K has announced that a port of WWE 2K19 for the Nintendo Switch won't be coming this year after the troublesome release last year. WWE 2K18 on the Nintendo Switch was a bit of a mess The game came fully featured, which was an exciting prospect for wrestling game fans as now they would be able[...]
Masahiro Sakurai Says Super Smash Bros. Melee Was "Too Technical"
Throughout the piece, the interview goes over the technicality of the game, which Sakurai eventually comments that Melee was too technical of a game. credit//Nintendo "I think a lot of Melee players love Melee But at the same time, I think a lot of players, on the other hand, gave up on Melee because it's too technical,[...]
Nintendo is Aiming for an Insane Nindies Release Schedule
Ever since Nintendo debuted the Nindies project to promote more indie video game titles on the Switch, the results have been mighty impressive But according to a recent shareholders conversation, the company is planning to put more games out on the market at an insane production level You can read the entire transcript here, but[...]
Nintendo Applies for New Japanese Trademarks on the GameCube
If a new trademark Nintendo filed this week is any kind of evidence, you'll probably be seeing a GameCube Classic later this year According to Japanese Nintendo, the company filed for brand-new trademarks on the 2001 console, which you can read in full on their website if you like reading documents in kanji The company[...]
Nintendo Debuts Three New Japanese Variants of the New 2DS XL
Oh, Nintendo! You just keep making products that we want to gobble up like candy At least, that's how we feel about the latest 2DS XL models The company's Japanese Twitter showed off three new versions of the handheld console for three specific games Much like the Hylian Shield version for The Legend of Zelda,[...]
Nintendo Switch Red Blue
Nintendo provided a transcript today for its recent shareholders meeting, which included an update from former President Tatsumi Kimishima on the feasibility of the Switch's 2019 shipment target The question was mostly focused on whether or not the instability of the semiconductor market would influence the shipping target. Kimishima, who was present for the meeting as his[...]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
It's been announced that Nintendo that characters who don't have an Amiibo and are returning for Super Smash Bros Ultimate will be getting one. credit/Nintendo Super Smash Bros has done a lot for Amiibo Every character in Super Smash Bros Wii U got a little plastic figurine for themselves, leading to some truly glorious and obscure characters getting[...]
Metroid Prime 4
Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Amie says that despite the game not turning up at Nintendo's E3 press conference, Metroid Prime 4 is still doing well in development. credit//Nintendo Unless you were a Super Smash Bros fan who cares about minute detail, you could be forgiven for being a little disappointed by Nintendo's showcase at E3[...]
Mario Tennis Aces
In case you've already been hoping that Nintendo would expand the roster of Mario Tennis Aces, some good news came your way this week The company released a brand-new trailer for the game, which you can check out below, and near the end made three specific reveals of new characters that will be coming to[...]
Super Smash Bros.
Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Amie has said that he and Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai are aware of the fan's cries for Waluigi in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. I've always liked Waluigi The ridiculousness of the idea always held a nice place in my heart, from his look, concept and especially the muddy phonetic sound of his name, he's[...]
Nintendo is Holding a Contest to Win a Labo Cardboard Switch
Nintendo seems to have a lot of Labo news happening today as they're now holding a contest to win a Nintendo Switch made of cardboard Well, not really It looks like cardboard as they've created it, the joy-cons, and the dock to all look like it with that special washed-out tan look, but it is[...]
You Can Now Play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe With Labo Gear
Would you like a little extra challenge with your copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Because Nintendo just provided it to you The company has uploaded a new update that will allow you to use the Labo handlebars as part of their bike setup to control your racer in the game It's an interesting combination[...]
People Love Their Orange Juice in Latest Splatoon 2 Splatfest
And while you would think you might know how this turnout may have come around, the reality is, the competition over all of this was a lot closer than anyone probably expected. credit//Nintendo At the end of the competition, we saw that No-Pulp ended up scoring a win in the popular vote at 76%[...]
Review – The Legend Of Zelda: Encyclopedia by Dark Horse Comics
This past Tuesday, Dark Horse Comics along with Nintendo released the third book in their own Zelda trilogy with The Legend Of Zelda: Encyclopedia Those who already own the first two books may be saying to themselves "Wait a minute, I own Hyrule Historia and Art & Artifacts, so what makes this one different?" We[...]
Minecraft Takes a Dig at Sony with Latest Cross-Play Ad
In their latest ad for the Nintendo Switch version of the game, the company decided to fire off some pop shots in a matter of 30 seconds by showing off how players on the Switch can cross-play the game with players on Xbox One It's a pretty bold move for the company coming off of[...]
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Bandai Namco has announced that its breakout hit, Dragon Ball FighterZ is set to land on the Nintendo Switch in just a few months, with the game seeing a September release date "I wish it was on Switch" seems to follow just about every video game released nowadays The portability of the console and audience's[...]
Review: The Legend Of Zelda: Art & Artifacts by Dark Horse Comics
But before we jump into that one, we wanted to take a look at the last one they released. The Legend Of Zelda: Art & Artifacts was released last year as a companion piece to the original Hyrule Historia book that the company worked on with Nintendo Much like the first book, this is a hefty beast full[...]
Nintendo Shows New Footage of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker will be coming tot he Nintendo Switch and 3DS on July 13th, and Nintendo has decided to show off some footage The video below is basically showing off how the game works and looks on both consoles, for those wondering how the updated port of the Wii U game would work[...]
Paranautical Activity Comes to Nintendo Switch Next Week
Another indie title joins the Nindies library next week as Paranautical Activity will be coming to the Nintendo Switch on June 26th Indie publisher Digerati Distribution released the game back in 2013 and turned it into one of the breaking indie hits of the early '10s on Steam Now it appears you'll be resurrecting some old-school[...]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
If that's true, that's awesome news for nostalgic Castlevania fans and another feather in the crossover cap for Nintendo But… until Nintendo actually comes out with more Super Smash Bros Ultimate news, we gotta file it under rumor because there's no way to prove it's real yet If it is real, that's pretty awesome! credit/Nintendo [...]
Nintendo and GameTruck Launch a New Campaign at Select Wal-Mart Stores
Do you remember how Nintendo used to travel around the country in a van showing off new games? They're doing it again, with a new partner The company has partnered with Game Truck to launch their "Summer of Fun" campaign, in which they'll be going across the country and setting up shop in select Wal-Mart[...]