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Nintendo Switch to join PlayStation and Xbox with online fee
Looks like Nintendo will join PlayStation and Xbox with requiring players to pay for a service so they can play online with friends on certain games. Currently, there are only
New Nintendo Labo videos show off imagination and interactivity
Back in January when Nintendo announced its product that would “revolutionize interactive gaming’, everyone (me included) thought it would be dipping its toes into the virtual reality market. Yet it
Nintendo Switch Rewards finally announced
After months of minor tweaks and changes, Nintendo finally updates fans on the status and usage of Gold Coins in its new My Nintendo Rewards program. The My Nintendo Rewards program
Nintendo partners with Frostbite Tournament Series
Today through its official Twitter account, the Frostbite Smash Tournament announced that it had partnered with Nintendo. For as long as Nintendo’s hit game Super Smash Bros. has existed, there
Miitomo: Nintendo’s first attempt at mobile market shuts down
After two years on the App Store and Google Play, Nintendo closes the curtain on its first app “Miitomo.” The app originally launched back in March on 2016 as Nintendo’s
SNES-themed 3DS XL coming soon
Contrary to those who thought the 3DS would simply wither away after the Switch’s success, Nintendo is still pushing the handheld. Not only did a New Nintendo 2DS XL release
Nintendo Switch eShop adds ‘Games on Sale’ category
Most Switch owners expected this move. Nintendo finally added a “Games on Sale” category recently to the Switch eShop. Only two games are shown at the moment, but the addition
Did Nintendo file a Game Boy Classic patent?
Retro consoles became a cash cow for Nintendo. The Big N released the wildly successful SNES Classic and NES Classic. Most people expect a Nintendo 64 Classic to appear soon
Nintendo-licensed Super Mario Bros. makeup is on sale
Earlier, Nintendo posted an Instagram picture plugging their official Super Mario Bros. makeup from Shu Uemura. It should come as little surprise that these products exist. After all, Star Wars
Nintendo harming itself with restrictive YouTube policies (opinion)
In addition to its backwards logic on online gaming, Nintendo is also making some mistakes with YouTube. For one, it just seems like a needless hassle to sign up for
Wii Shop to close in January 2019
Nintendo’s best retro console might not be the NES or SNES Classic. For instance, the old Wii still offers a functional Wii Shop and Virtual Console. Many mini-NES and SNES
Did Nintendo design the SNES Classic to be customizable by hackers?
One theory floating around is that Nintendo let the SNES Classic be vulnerable to hacking on purpose. This idea sounds crazy at first, given Nintendo’s iron fist over its products.
Nintendo home consoles ranked from best to worst
Nintendo’s place in history as one of the most important video game companies cannot be denied. With the industry in a downward spiral at the start of the 1980s, the
Super Mario Run to receive a new update this month
Super Mario Run is not one of Nintendo’s better games. But, it is an important one. Most people assumed Nintendo would never get into the phone gaming arena. Why risk
Top 5 reasons the SNES Classic is worth purchasing
Time to get excited. Nintendo’s Super Nintendo Classic Edition (or SNES Classic) is set to release on September 29th, and eager purchasers will be waiting at stores to get their
NES Golf hidden inside every Switch
Nintendo might be taking forever to provide a proper Virtual Console service on the Switch. But apparently, an original 8-bit NES game is already inside the hybrid console – Golf.
Game & Talk Ep. 52: Nintendo Direct 9.13.17 Recap
Thanks to last week’s Nintendo Direct, my dreams of putting B.J. Blazkowicz on a Nintendo episode of Game & Talk have finally been realized. After going into some non-Nintendo news
Reggie Fils-Aimé tells public not to pay scalpers for SNES Classic
Trusting Nintendo can be difficult at times. While the House of Mario has brought gamers countless hours of joy with its entertainment products, it also disappoints its followers. When the
Nintendo planning an achievement system for the Switch
Despite the Switch’s success, it lacks a few things other consoles offer. Most notably, the online infrastructure is just not the same as in the Xbox One and PS4. Plus,
Nintendo Direct airing on September 13
Rumors began this past weekend that a new Nintendo Direct is on the horizon. More specifically, this Wednesday, September 13. It’s one thing to leak information about a game that
