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Game Freak confirms staff data was hacked during data breach
Game Freak confirms staff data was hacked during data breach
Game Freak has confirmed that a data breach resulting in the leak of employee data occurred in August 2024.
Oct. 14, 2024
Report: Nintendo further cracks down on emulation
Report: Nintendo further cracks down on emulation
Switch emulator Ryujinx has reportedly ended its development following a request by Nintendo, and the platform holder a…
Oct. 2, 2024
Pokémon Unite gets knocked out of Belgium and the Netherlands in late 2025
Pokémon Unite gets knocked out of Belgium and the Netherlands in late 2025
The Pokémon MOBA game is being pulled from the two countries next year, and TiMi and the Pokémon Company are vague as to why.
Oct. 1, 2024
Report: Analyst says Nintendo's Palworld lawsuit based on 'technical peculiarities'
Report: Analyst says Nintendo's Palworld lawsuit based on 'technical peculiarities'
The legal odds may be in Nintendo's favor enough to ruin Pocketpair's day as it begins to build out Palworld's future.
Sept. 27, 2024
The Pokémon vs Palworld legal battle we did (and didn't) expect | GI Microcast
The Pokémon vs Palworld legal battle we did (and didn't) expect | GI Microcast
The latest episode of The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is available to download now, offering you a quick dive into the …
Sept. 23, 2024
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company sue Palworld developer Pocketpair
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company sue Palworld developer Pocketpair
Original story: Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair for infringing "multiple patent righ…
Sept. 19, 2024
New leadership for Nintendo of Europe following continental reorganisation
New leadership for Nintendo of Europe following continental reorganisation
Nintendo of Europe has announced its new leadership team following the completion of a long-running reorganisation proc…
Sept. 2, 2024
Nintendo revises content creator guidelines to make it easier to object to "inappropriate" content
Nintendo revises content creator guidelines to make it easier to object to "inappropriate" content
Nintendo has revised its terms and conditions for content creators, stressing it will "object" to any content it deems …
Sept. 2, 2024
Use of conflict-free minerals in games saw improvement in 2023
Use of conflict-free minerals in games saw improvement in 2023
After a few years of regression, the use of conflict minerals in video games is showing encouraging signs of improvemen…
Aug. 30, 2024
PS5 price hike shows Japan's a low priority for Sony | Opinion
PS5 price hike shows Japan's a low priority for Sony | Opinion
All the way back in 2016, with the PS4 ramping up into a massive sales success, Sony carried out a fairly major organis…
Aug. 30, 2024
Nintendo ends New 3DS repair support after draining parts supply
Nintendo ends New 3DS repair support after draining parts supply
It's the end of another era as Nintendo stops providing repairs to another one of its decade-old systems.
Aug. 30, 2024
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is shutting down in November, then reopening as a paid game
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is shutting down in November, then reopening as a paid game
Nintendo is closing and re-releasing its mobile Animal Crossing spinoff on the same day, and the new, paid version will function the same as the original.
Aug. 23, 2024