The company that gave the world Mario, Link, and Samus is the undisputed champ of the modern console war, with nearly 150 million Switches sold since 2017. But now, speculation is rampant about the company’s next console, rumored to launch in 2025.
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Pokémon Go fans will soon be able to enjoy “daily bonuses” that reward you for playing the game on consecutive days. While there’s no specific ETA just yet, Niantic outlined how daily quests will work as follows: Trainers will soon be able to receive a bonus for certain daily activities, including catching a Pokémon or…
For a little while now we’ve been curious about Nintendo’s mysterious Miitopia, mentioned in various financial reports but never actually revealed. This morning, the game emerged. It may not shock you to hear that it’s full of Miis. Alongside this morning’s Animal Crossing presentation, Nintendo announced plans for a Miitopia Direct in Japan on Saturday.…
If you’ve been collecting the many Animal Crossing amiibo figurines or cards released over the last year, good news: they’re more useful now. Using Amiibo, you can now invite more characters to your town, and some will come with special items as well. The Amiibo support goes beyond Animal Crossing specific toys, too: both Splatoon…
Yesterday, Eurogamer reported that the production of Wii U consoles was ending this week. Today, Nintendo says this is “not true.” Eurogamer reported that multiple sources confirmed to the site that the final Wii U would roll off the production line this Friday. “Nintendo declined to comment when contacted about this article,” states Eurogamer’s original…
Nintendo will have a Direct on November 2 for Animal Crossing. Right after announcing this, Nintendo sent out a Japanese tweet explicitly stating that it won’t have info about the smartphone app or the Switch. Noted!
Sometimes, developers put stuff inside of a game that players are never supposed to see. Such was the case with the original Paper Mario, which apparently had a bunch of dialogue that was not discovered until very recently. As Paper Mario expert Stryder7x explains in the video below, if you go out of bounds using…
Japan is getting a white and yellow Nintendo 2DS. Priced at 11,980 yen (US$114), it will be out on December 15 and come bundled with New Super Mario Bros. 2. No word if a similar bundle will be released internationally.
Over at Eurogamer, the reporter who broke details about the Nintendo Switch’s design says his sources have pegged the Switch’s touchscreen at 6.2 inches, displaying at 720p and, like most phones and tablets, supporting capacitive multi-touch. The 3DS and Wii U used stylus-oriented resistive touchscreens.
Missingno was never supposed to exist; it was a glitch monster that could appear in Red and Blue only under special circumstances. Despite being a mishap, even now, twenty years later, fans still love and remember Missingno. While Game Freak may never bring Missingno back, VGMoose went ahead and modded Missingno into Pokémon Omega Ruby…
This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason and I tackle the biggest gaming question of the next five months: What happened to that dude’s dog in the Nintendo Switch commercial? We also theorize about the Switch more generally, answer some reader mail, and talk Civilization VI, Battlefield 1, Mafia 3, and the worrying learning capabilities of…
Next January in Japan, Nintendo will be showing off “major details” regarding the Switch. Don’t worry, the presentation will be streamed. However, there will beno more Switch announcements until this January 12th presentation, which will include the price, the launch date, and the games in development. A few days later, people in Tokyo will get…
Capcom announced a new Monster Hunter game. It’s called Monster Hunter XX (as in “double cross”) and has one rather messy looking logo. The game is for the 3DS and will be out March 18, 2017 in Japan. No word yet on an international release.
A 36 year-old trucker was arrested in Aichi Prefecture, Japan for allegedly hitting and killing a 9 year-old boy. The suspect is quoted as saying he was playing Pokémon Go, wasn’t looking at the road and “didn’t see what was in front of him.”
Nintendo made money last quarter, thanks to its Seattle Mariners sale and Pokémon Go. The company’s net income was 62.8 billion yen ($603 million), compared to 3.2 billion yen the previous year. Because of the stronger yen, Nintendo loweredits operating profit for the next quarter from 45 billion yen to 30 billion yen ($288 million).
A longtime Nintendo fanboy had his big break when he got to act in the Nintendo Switch’s trailer video. And his retelling of the shoot reveals some interesting facts about the production. Last Saturday, Twitch streamer Nicky, who goes by “Dickhiskhan,” posted a video recounting the story behind his first acting gig: playing “European Splatoon…
Look. At. This. Those Nintendo Switch comparisons to a little cute dog have been made real. Twitter user TheAnnaTheRedhas created this darling little plushie: Here’s what inspired Switch dog. Adorable! Nintendo should totally embrace this little dog character.
I am a simple man who takes pleasure in simple things. Like how Will Smith’s Switch is such a good/dumb fit with Nintendo’s debut Switch trailer. Via Tiny Cartridge, @stoppableforce
The fact that Nintendo’s next video game machine, the Switch, is built for single-screen gaming is a dark lining on a silver cloud. The Switch should be great, and it’s a Nintendo system worth being excited about. It will make home console games portable, letting users choose between outputting a game’s graphics on their TV…
The Pokémon Sun and Moon demo has secrets, some of which are only viewable if you play multiple days in a row. Some players are convinced that a creepy NPC must be a part of those special events, even though he repeatedly admits there’s nothing to him. Meet the mysterious old man. That’s not a…
Watch The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gameplay. Here, funny man Masaru Hamaguchi who is Shinya Arino’s comedy partner plays through over twenty minutes of the game.
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