Last year Nintendo’s profits boomed during the COVID quarantine. This year, as quarantines are being lifted in many places, Nintendo has likewise seen a drop in sales. “In regard to business risk, the extended impact of both COVID-19 and the global semiconductor shortage creates a …Read more »
Things are really different at this year’s Olympics because of COVID, but it appears the Tokyo Olympics might have been even more different if the pandemic hadn’t begun. And by that I mean different in a good way and very exciting for otaku. Anime News …Read more »
Netflix, which made a live-action Death Note and is working on live-action adaptations of Cowboy Bebop and One Piece, has apparently set its sights on making a live-action Pokémon as well. Variety reports that sources have told them that Joe Henderson of Lucifer will be …Read more »
Kirby, Kirby, Kirby is the name you should you know; he’s been in a lot of different video games since his 1992 debut, and this latest surprise lands just in time for his 29th anniversary (technically his birthday was in April, but better late than …Read more »
Recently a Nintendo shareholder said to top people at the company during a meeting that discussed candidates for the board of directors, “We hope that those holding key positions at Nintendo are at least game enthusiasts, even if they don’t have skills in game production. …Read more »
The Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant is an old production facility that was first built in 1969, and it’s getting ready to take on a new life as a museum of sorts for the company. Tentatively referred to as Nintendo Gallery, the building and the land …Read more »
The Pokémon franchise is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and earlier this year it teased it would be involving pop star Katy Perry in the festivities. Perry has released a music video for her song “Electric” today, which shows her hanging out with Pikachu, the best-known …Read more »
Over in Japan Mattel International and Nintendo have come out with Mario Kart Uno decks. While the gist of the game remains the same, it does get tweaked with some Mario Kart themes. For instance, if you draw a banana peel, then the last person …Read more »
The Japanese government has decided to keep a state of emergency in place until the end of the month for the Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo prefectures. Universal Studios Japan, which includes the new Super Nintendo World, will continue to be closed in the meantime. …Read more »
Nintendo has made some of the most successful video games of all time, and their new release, Game Builder Garage, is set up to teach people how to create their own video games. “For anyone who has always wanted to make their own video games, …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 »
As a result of the Epic Games vs Apple trial, some Nintendo documentation has come out into the public. Part of the documentation says that a “Content Provider” in Japan cannot be involved with “Boryokudan,” which is translated as “violence groups” and can be viewed …Read more »
An animated movie based on the Super Mario Bros. game franchise is scheduled to come out in 2022, but if Nintendo has anything to say about it, this is only the beginning of them turning their products into animation. “Animation, in general, is something that …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 »
With Japan planning to extend its state of emergency until March 7, it’s going to be a while before it’s safe for Super Nintendo World to open. But other outlets are allowing Japanese fans to express their joy for all things Super Mario, including a …Read more »
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