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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
Nintendo to close down free-to-play mobile Animal Crossing Pocket Camp
Nintendo to close down free-to-play mobile Animal Crossing Pocket Camp
Nintendo has confirmed it is retiring its free-to-play mobile Animal Crossing game, Animal Crossing Pocket Camp on Nove…
Aug. 22, 2024
Gamescom scraps Best Nintendo Game Award due to "too few submissions"
Gamescom scraps Best Nintendo Game Award due to "too few submissions"
Gamescom has scrapped its Best Nintendo Game Award due to a lack of nominees.
Aug. 20, 2024
Nintendo Q1 profits decline 55% as the Switch nears the end of its lifecycle
Nintendo Q1 profits decline 55% as the Switch nears the end of its lifecycle
Nintendo reported a significant decrease in sales and net profit for the first quarter of FY2025, in what marks the eig…
Aug. 2, 2024
Nintendo financials show the post-Zelda comedown is real
Nintendo financials show the post-Zelda comedown is real
Hardware and software sales took a hammering during the first quarter, but Nintendo still thinks it can sell another 13.5 million consoles before the fiscal year is out.
Aug. 2, 2024
Olympics reportedly dropped Mario and Sonic games in favour of mobile, NFTs
Olympics reportedly dropped Mario and Sonic games in favour of mobile, NFTs
The long-running and historic partnership between Nintendo and Sega to create Olympics video games reportedly ended in …
July 31, 2024
Nintendo revokes win of Splatoon 3 World Championship victors Jackpot after misconduct allegations
Nintendo revokes win of Splatoon 3 World Championship victors Jackpot after misconduct allegations
Nintendo has revoked the win of the team that triumphed in the Splatoon 3 World Championship earlier this year after al…
July 24, 2024
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: ECHOES OF WISDOM Rating Hints That Link Will Also Be Playable
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: ECHOES OF WISDOM Rating Hints That Link Will Also Be Playable
The ESRB game summary for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom suggests that Link will be a playable character in addition to Princess Zelda as the main protagonist.
July 17, 2024