Wahoo! Nintendo has announced that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch sold 459,000 units—that’s nearly half a million—on its launch day alone, making Mario Kart 8 Deluxe the fastest-selling entry in Mario Kart series history. This includes both physical and digital sales in the US. To put this in perspective, Mario Kart Wii, the […] Read More
If you’ve had a chance to play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Switch over the weekend, one of the first things you may have noticed is that your kart might sometimes steer itself. This is thanks to a new feature called Smart Steering, and Nintendo decided to turn Smart Steering […] Read More
It would seem fortune favors Nintendo. Today, Nintendo posted its financial briefing report for the fiscal year ending March 2017, and the report contains some very good news for the company. Here is a list of some sales highlights from the report: Nearly 90% of all Switch owners purchased Legend of Zelda: Breath […] Read More
The trend continues. According to Nintendo’s financial briefing report for the fiscal year ending March 2017 (via @Wario64 on Twitter), Nintendo “will not be hosting a large-scale press conference” at E3 2017. Here’s an excerpt from the report: Finally, the video game tradeshow E3 will be held in Los Angeles […] Read More
Get your wallets ready, folks! According to a press release (via @Wario64 on Twitter), Nintendo is releasing the next console in the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, the New Nintendo 2DS XL. The system will launch on July 28, 2017 for $149.99 MSRP. The system will be available in the U.S. […] Read More
After an historic 45 years with Nintendo, Genyo Takeda is stepping down from his role as Representative Director and Technology Fellow. Reported by Eurogamer, Takeda-san’s retirement was announced today during Nintendo’s Board of Directors meeting. Takeda-san started his career at Nintendo in 1972 after being recruited by would-be Game Boy designer Gunpei Yokoi and worked […] Read More
Grab your party favors! Today (or technically tomorrow, as of this writing), the Kirby series celebrates its 25th anniversary. The @Kirby25thJP Twitter account posted a message with the hashtag “#Happy25thBirthdayKirby” in recognition. The titular character first graced us with its existence in Kirby’s Dream Land on the Game Boy on April 27, 1992 in Japan, and was originally […] Read More
Gather your camping equipment, folks. Nintendo Switch will be in stock this Friday, 4/28 at both Toys “R” Us and Best Buy stores for the launch of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Best Buy’s weekly ad announced the restock, and earlier today, the Toys “R” Us Twitter account did the same. Nintendo […] Read More
Gear up, Inklings! According to the Nintendo of America Twitter account, Nintendo will be hosting a “pre-release, exhibition” tournament for Splatoon 2 at E3 2017. A #Splatoon2 pre-release, exhibition tournament is coming to #E32017! Stay tuned for more details. pic.twitter.com/rFB3yvhCNm — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 25, 2017 We don’t have […] Read More
Whoa, really? The final Splatfest from the original Splatoon, which pitted Squid Sisters Callie and Marie against one another, has apparently influenced the story, at least in part, of the upcoming Splatoon 2. First announced by the Splatoon Japanese Twitter account, saying “top secret documents” had been obtained, the official Splatoon website […] Read More
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