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credit//Nintendo This one comes from Time, as apparently the Federal Trace Comission (FTC) issued a warning yesterday called "There's no Nintendo Switch emulator" by attorney Lisa Schifferle, which details a scam that is making the rounds. "There's apparently a noteworthy scam making the rounds, wherein people are either going looking for counterfeit software on dubious websites, or being approached[...]

Out of the rumor mill and into the speculation machine, am I right? After what was considered to be a business faux pas last week by canceling the NES Classic Edition and suspending the Famicom Mini, Nintendo is apparently hard at work on developing a mini version of the SNES for the holidays. The news was broken[...]

Well, that's what Nintendo did yet again with their latest software update to the Nintendo Switch. On their website, the notes for today's 2.2.0 software update for the console simply says "General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience." …THAT TELLS US NOTHING, NINTENDO! I've personally been going through my menus and games for about[...]

My childhood has never been "ruined." People have taken old properties that I love and screwed them up royally, but no one actively went back and time and

After originally being announced during the Japanese Nintendo Direct presentation, Level-5 decided to give full details on the game and expand on the release The full title will now be Lady Layton: The Millionaire Ariadone's Conspiracy, and will be released worldwide on smartphones (instead of just in Japan) on July 20. Today the company provided more info[...]

(We were hoping to see one, if only for the sake of being able to use the microphone in the original Zelda game.) Now it looks like this system is getting the shelf as well, but only temporarily. Translated from Nintendo's Japan website, the company says "Production of this product is ending temporarily When manufacturing resumes,[...]

This coming Monday, Nintendo will be doing a system-wide server maintenance that is said to affect your WiiU, 3DS and Switch consoles The announcement came last night saying they would be doing "emergency maintenance" and that online services would be unavailable It won't affect any of the games you're playing except for ones that are[...]

The Nintendo Switch has sold faster in its launch month than any other video game system in Nintendo history The game system sold more than 906,000 units in March, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States That makes Nintendo Switch one of the fastest-selling video game systems of all[...]

At the most recent Nintendo Direct presentation, we got a ton of information we were hoping to see, including release dates for ARMS (June 16) and Splatoon 2 (July 21), and a better preview of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe which will be released in a couple weeks on April 28 We also got a lot[...]

If you've been looking forward to seeing new material for Splatoon 2 and ARMS on the Nintendo Switch, you're in luck! On Wednesday, Nintendo are going to be giving out more details about both games in a special presentation. credit//Nintendo Nintendo like to hold these Nintendo Direct press conferences from time to time, showcasing something new coming[...]

Today the announcement came on Twitter from Series executive producer Yoshinori Ono that Ultra Street Fighter 2: The Final Challengers has gone gold, along with an official street date for the Nintendo Switch. We have completed development of USFII for @NintendoAmerica Switch! https://t.co/vGCoPjgBd1 — Yoshinori Ono (@Yoshi_OnoChin) April 4, 2017 May 26 will be the official date to download and[...]

If you haven't made it through the Lost Woods yet on Breath of The Wild, you might wanna turn around go back the way you came... much like the Lost Woods

Star Fox is one of those classic Nintendo games that you just never really forget We never did get a direct sequel for it, but that hasn't stopped Fox and friends from showing up on the 3DS and Wii U or ending up in just about every edition of Super Smash Bros ever released. One of the developers[...]

But in 1991, Nintendo gave the world one of the greatest systems ever; The Super Nintendo. In Japan popularity for the original Famicom (Nintendo) had fallen due to the P.C Engine gaining popularity, so in November of 1990, after being in development for two years, Nintendo released the Super Famicom, which was a hit overnight The[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Now that the Nintendo Switch has been out for a month and everyone has either conquered or decided to live in Hyrule, this is the time for the system to start finding an identity outside of the launch title It'll have some chances once the next Mario Kart game rolls around, but like a[...]

Now, after nearly three years since it's debut at E3 2014, the untitled game known as "Project Giant Robot" for the Wii U has officially been terminated. credit//Nintendo Three years ago the game was shown off in Nintendo's section by Shigeru Miyamoto, along with Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard After that point, small rumblings would come[...]

One intrepid Youtuber with an N64 and a crazy idea managed to put his old console to use for his brand new Nintendo Switch, by turning the N64 into a dock Now I'm not saying that you absolutely need to repurpose your N64, but if you were looking to upcycle it, this isn't a bad[...]

If you are one of the many gamers who hasn't been able to get their hands on a Nintendo Switch, you aren't the only one. During their Q4 earnings call, game retailer GameStop expects the console to be short on hand throughout the year due to the consistently high demand for them. GameStop COO Tony Bartel said "the[...]

But while the press may be all going toward Xbox at the moment, Nintendo aren't just going to sit back and allow the event itself to be dominated by a competitor In an interview with Fox News, as part of their "Fox Games" segment, Reggie Fils-Aime said that Nintendo is looking to have an impressive showing[...]

Kinda depressing for a Nintendo title not to do something cool for the fans helping them out, but I guess they didn't think about it. Overall, I thought the test went really well The game has some nice little features like the ability to turn on and off the motion controls of your head with the[...]

VG24/7 are currently showing off some Japanese clips of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch, and holy crap does the game look clean and awesome Five small clips have made their way onto YouTube, none of them longer than 30 seconds, showing off variations of the new battle modes that are going to[...]

Some of the sports games produced by Nintendo have been awesome like Mario Tennis and Mario Superstar Baseball, the pinnacle of these games I would say is Mario Kart Then you get lackluster titles like Super Mario Strikers and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games They're not all winners, a lesson you should learn[...]

credit//Nintendo There have been sync issues with some of the Joy-Cons sold with the Nintendo Switch The sync issues mostly manifested while attempting to wirelessly sync the Joy-Cons remotely, rather than have them controlling the Switch in handheld mode. This primarily affected the left Switch Joy-Con controller as it intermittently lost connection with the console itself. Well, Nintendo has[...]

As if we didn't already have reasons to buy the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo feels like it needs to pander to you just a little more In what appears to be shot weeks before the system was released, the company just put out a three-part series of "Switch Rally" videos featuring two teams made up of[...]

Nintendo gave us a look into the latest Fire Emblem title this week with an awesome cinematic trailer The tactical RPG puts you in charge of not one, but two characters simultaneously, each trying to achieve the same goal through different methods The game will drop on May 19, and Nintendo has offered up some details about what's[...]

The free demo is available on the Nintendo eShop on the Switch, so you can pre-download the game before getting a chance to play. According to the press release, this demo is "going to be the freshest thing that happens this weekend – even fresher than Judd's breath after nibbling on some catnip." Times for the test[...]

Game Freak, the developer behind the endless number of Pokémon games, put out an advertisement for a 3D designer to work on "characters, monsters and

On Friday, an appeals court found in favor of Nintendo again over a case that was settled almost a year ago. Tomita Technologies filed a case against Nintendo for the 3D screen technology that didn't require eyewear and originally won the judgment in 2013 Nintendo, of course, appealed the decision in 2014 and the case was overturned[...]

It isn't available in every state, either, as they cover about 60% of the country with most franchises being in capital cities. credit//Game Truck Today it was announced that the company will be working with Nintendo to have Switch consoles available in 100 trucks across the country Nintendo sent the word out on a press release this[...]

To the brave men and women who shelled out $300 just to take a Nintendo Switch apart for viewers to see inside, we salute you It takes a lot of technical prowess, cash and sheer disregard for warranties to want to take new technology and pry it open for the glory of showing people what[...]