[ad_1] Enter the subscription. Nintendo was a latecomer to mobile gaming, and has been experimenting with various monetization methods. Gacha has been the most successful, but its links to gambling have led to bans in some countries, and bad PR in others. More recently, Nintendo has pushed subscriptions in both its Animal Crossing and Mario […]
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After Math: That's something at least
[ad_1] This week has been a real kick in the teeth. The UK actually stepped off the Brexit precipice while the US Congress barely went through the motions of Trump's impeachment trial. Worst of all Elon Musk released a truly cringeworthy EDM track because s… [ad_2] Source link
Hacker pleads guilty to stealing Nintendo secrets
[ad_1] In Hernandez’ renewed campaign, which ended when the FBI seized his devices in June 2019, he apparently broke into “multiple” Nintendo servers and stole a host of secret info, bragging about it on Discord and Twitter while leaking some of the data elsewhere. He even shared potential vulnerabilities in Nintendo’s network with his community. […]
Nintendo says it won’t release a new Switch in 2020
[ad_1] Taiwanese publication DigiTimes claimed earlier this month that the company is releasing a new model sometime in mid-2020, with volume production to begin this first quarter. There were a lot of speculations that it was going to be the Switch Pro. We still don’t know if Nintendo truly is working on a Pro version […]
Nintendo’s special ‘Animal Crossing’ Switch is coming March 13th
[ad_1] The first new Animal Crossing game on consoles in several years is almost here, and Nintendo is rolling out a special edition of its Switch to mark the occasion. This $300 Switch will arrive on March 13th, a week before the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It’s covered in pastel colors, with two-toned […]
The Nintendo Switch has passed the SNES in lifetime sales
[ad_1] Nintendo sold 10.81 million Switch consoles last quarter, bringing lifetime sales to 52.48 million. That’s a 15 percent increase on the 9.41 million units it sold in the same quarter 12 months prior, and the best three-month period since the console launched in 2017. With over 50 million lifetime sales, the Switch has now […]
Play the arcade classic ‘Tecmo Bowl’ on PS4 and Switch tomorrow
[ad_1] Some of the other notable differences between the two versions are that the arcade one features better graphics and that it allows you to switch between 10 different players instead of nine. The NES version, however, was the first console sports game to feature licensed players. In 1991, its sequel, Tecmo Super Bowl, became […]
Nintendo will stop repairing Wii consoles in March
[ad_1] Nintendo’s Wii has had a phenomenal run since its 2006 launch, selling more than 101 million consoles across its seven-year lifespan. Now, years after it was supplanted by the Wii U and then the Switch, Nintendo is announcing that it’ll no longer service your damaged Wiis. If you’ve been sleeping on getting a unit […]
Super Nintendo World won’t open in Orlando until at least 2023
[ad_1] NBCUniversal parent company Comcast revealed in an earnings call that Super Nintendo World will be part of the Epic Universe theme park in Orlando. That’s scheduled to open in 2023, and it’s not yet clear whether Super Nintendo World will open then. In any case, it’ll be at least three years before it debuts […]
Adorable co-op adventure ‘Knights and Bikes’ is coming to Switch
[ad_1] Players first got to experience the game’s unique artistry and heartwarming plot in August last year when it landed on PC and PS4. So the fact that it’s debuting on the Switch so relatively soon after its initial release makes this a real indie triumph — especially since it wasn’t backed by any major […]
