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It's up to you whether or not Nintendo's E3 press conference earlier today knocked your socks off, but there have been a bunch of trailers released during and since that showcase some of what we can expect from the new console, Wii U. There are …Read more »
Nintendo previously announced plans to close up the eShops for the Wii U and 3DS systems, and now we have an official date for the shutdown of both. Following up on earlier news of a March 2023 window, Nintendo confirmed that the specific closing date …Read more »
If you’ve been dying to pick up a few more games from the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS eShops, you’ll want to get on that soon. Nintendo announced plans to discontinue online shops for both systems, and it will no longer be possible to make …Read more »
It’s the end of an era. Over in Japan, Nintendo is set to stop accepting Wii consoles for repair this March 31. Okay, if you’re anything like us, your reaction was probably something like, “wait, they were still repairing Wiis?” But this is the company, …Read more »
I wasn't going to get a Wii U, I swear. Growing up with games, however, has created an intangible draw to launch day hype. I'm fine up until the bell actually tolls, but that launch lure just sucks me in time after time. So, here …Read more »
With the fiscal year having come to a close in March 2021, Nintendo released its full report, and the results even managed to surpass expectations. Thanks to high sales numbers for titles like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and for the Switch console itself, Nintendo had …Read more »
You may recall a story back in 2019 about a gold-plated Nintendo Wii that was sent to Queen Elizabeth II over a decade ago. Naturally, the package never actually made it to the Queen herself, but the shimmering curiosity lives on, and now it’s up …Read more »
On September 14, 2001, the gaming world welcomed a new console to its ranks: the Nintendo GameCube. The ‘Cube, Nintendo’s successor to the Nintendo 64, was unique for many reasons. For one, it marked the first time Nintendo switched from cartridges to optical discs—though in …Read more »
It’s safe to say that the Nintendo Switch is a successful system. The latest numbers have been revealed for the hybrid console, which has managed to sell a massive 52.48 million units around the world since it launched on March 3, 2017. This number officially …Read more »
If you’re in a particularly nostalgic mood, you might find yourself wanting to zip around one of the maps from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Taking a virtual tour of Super Mario Sunshine‘s Delfino Plaza sounds like a job best left to your …Read more »
If you were the Queen of England, you could probably fulfill at least a few of your nerdiest desires. While owning a gold-plated Nintendo Wii might not have been at the top of Queen Elizabeth II’s wish list, she ended up having one sent her …Read more »
Nintendo has seen a ton of success with its consoles, at least on an every-other-system basis. The Wii? A phenomenon. Wii U? Not so much. The release of Nintendo Switch picked sales back up again, but that doesn’t mean Nintendo is necessarily content with simply …Read more »
Nintendo has announced its president and CEO, Satoru Iwata, has died from bile duct cancer. He was 55. Iwata started his career as a programmer at HAL Laboratory, a games company closely associated with Nintendo, where he helped create games like Kirby’s Dream Land, Balloon …Read more »
The second time we've used sad Mario this month... Nintendo will no longer be selling games and consoles in Brazil, citing “unsustainable” business conditions. The main cause seems to be high import taxes, which make sending games to Brazil a costly proposition. A quick look …Read more »
There will be no new Mario game in 2015, says Nintendo of America’s director of product marketing Bill Trinen. That’s according to an interview in the Reno Gazette-Journal, which covered a wide range of topics, including Ultimate NES Remix , a general return to old-school …Read more »
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