Tag: Nintendo

Survey Says Nintendo Is One of Japanese Parents and Grandparents’ Top Choices For Their Kids to Work

Risk Monster, a credit management company located in Tokyo, does a yearly survey titled Organizations Where I Want my Children/Grandchildren to Work. A total of 800 people were surveyed, evenly split with 200 having a daughter, 200 having a son, 200 having a granddaughter, and …Read more »

Suspect Indicted For Threatening to Kill Nintendo Employees

April 26, 2024

Danica Davidson

Last year someone sent a slew of nasty, threatening messages to Nintendo, and as a result Nintendo called off some events out of safety concerns. Now police have announced that they believe they have the culprit. Beyond the threats, the man is in trouble for …Read more »

Nintendo’s Next Console to Launch in Q1 2025?

February 18, 2024

Matt Schley

Nintendo’s next console, sometimes referred to in the press as the “Switch 2,” had been rumored to launch during this year’s holiday period. But it’s now reported that the console will instead debut in the first quarter of 2025. This hasn’t been confirmed by Nintendo, …Read more »

Three Reasons to Pick up Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney — Again

January 25, 2024

Kara Dennison

Big news for fans of shouty lawyers and puzzling mysteries: the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney trilogy is now available on multiple gaming systems! This revitalized release combines the second three games of the series, along with a slew of special features. If you’re like us, there’s a …Read more »

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto Has No Plans of Retiring

January 3, 2024

Danica Davidson

Video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto turned 71 in November, but according to an interview with The Guardian, he has no plans to retire. “More so than retiring, I’m thinking about the day I fall over,” he said in an interview that took more than a …Read more »

Legend of Zelda Live-Action Film in Works with Maze Runner Director

November 8, 2023

Matt Schley

Nintendo will team up with producer Avi Arad and director Wes Ball to produce a live-action film based on its long-running series The Legend of Zelda. That’s the word from the Big N itself, which says the film will be co-produced by Zelda creator Shigeru …Read more »

2020 Email Shows Microsoft’s Interest in Buying Nintendo

September 19, 2023

Danica Davidson

A leaked email — which appears to be related to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) vs. Microsoft case (in which the FTC is arguing against Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard and Microsoft is arguing in favor of the purchase) — shows that Microsoft has also been …Read more »

Microsoft Will Bring Xbox Games to Nintendo Consoles

February 21, 2023

Matt Schley

Microsoft has signed a 10-year contract to bring “Xbox games and Activision titles like Call of Duty” to Nintendo consoles, says Microsoft president and vice chairman Brad Smith. Releases will happen on the same day across platforms. Kotaku points out that one reason for this …Read more »

Nintendo Looking Past Video Games As It Expands

November 9, 2022

Danica Davidson

Nintendo is best known as a video game company, but President Shuntaro Furukawa indicated in a recent online presentation that the company is very interested in expanding. And they hope their expansions will bring more people to their video games. The upcoming Super Mario Bros. …Read more »

Bayonetta 3 VA Dispute Heats Up as Contradicting Stories Emerge

October 20, 2022

Danica Davidson

The plot thickens in the case of voice actress Hellena Taylor and her accusations against Nintendo and Platinum Games. Taylor recently shared some videos online, saying that she wasn’t in Bayonetta 3 (despite playing the titular character in the first two games) because she was …Read more »

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Trailer Is Finally Here

October 7, 2022

Danica Davidson

The very first trailer for the upcoming The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been released! It was revealed during a Nintendo Direct livestream that’s synced up with New York Comic Con. Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros. and co-producer of the film, gave an …Read more »

Nintendo Sets Date for Wii U, 3DS eShop Shutdown

July 20, 2022

Joseph Luster

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 »

Nintendo to Purchase CG Animation Studio Dynamo Pictures

July 15, 2022

Joseph Luster

Nintendo is looking to boost the “planning and production structure of visual content” according to a new announcement, in which the company revealed that it will be purchasing CG animation studio Dynamo Pictures. The deal, which is expected to close on October 3, will make …Read more »

Latte Artist Takes Otakudom to New Levels

April 29, 2022

Danica Davidson

A Japanese woman named Runa has taken latte art to a whole new level. She has more than 120,000 followers on Twitter (with the account @RunaPocket) where she shares her latest creations, including many otaku themed ones. For example, take a look at how she …Read more »

Old and Gross Pokémon Toys Go Viral in Japan

March 21, 2022

Danica Davidson

A Japanese person who goes by Kota online inadvertently started something by tweeting an image of their friend’s old Pokémon Piplup toy. “My friend’s Piplup is really gross,” Kota commented with the image. It could have ended there, but it turns out so many fans …Read more »