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"We have just been notified of our allocation of Super Mario 3D All-stars (Nintendo Switch) and it is woefully short."
Read More »UK retailer criticises Nintendo for “woefully short” allocation of Super Mario 3D All-Stars as it cancels pre-orders
Upgraded Switch console to come early next year says Taiwan’s UDN.com – Likely to use custom-built Nvidia chipset
Nvidia-designed SoC the most likely solution to upgrade quandary says Digital Foundry
Read More »“I literally cannot sell units on Switch. It’s heartbreaking, and it makes me really sad for the eShop.” – Why indies are struggling to be seen on the Switch eShop
"I literally cannot sell units on Switch. It’s heartbreaking, and it makes me really sad for the eShop."
Read More »Read the August issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring the launch of this year’s Women in Games Awards, Ukie’s Dr Jo Twist, Crayta and State Share and much more
also OFCOM, Planet Coaster, fixing the eShop, Press Engine, Antstream and Metro 2033
Read More »Animal Crossing: New Horizons is Japan’s best selling game of the year so far, selling over 5m units
The game has sold over 5 million units in Japan, making it the best-selling game of the year so far.
Read More »Expect Nintendo’s IP push to continue – Lego, theme parks, jeans… what’s next?
We will increase the use of Nintendo characters in different areas through collaborations with our corporate partners
Read More »Nintendo’s mobile titles have an impact beyond direct mobile revenue, says Furukawa
"Sales from the mobile business do not account for a very large percentage of Nintendo’s overall business, but the mobile business itself is significant"
Read More »Nintendo stops sales of digital download codes through European retailers
"After careful examination of the evolving European marketplace in recent years, Nintendo has decided to end the availability of download codes for its own-published software via retailers, effective 1st July 2020."
Read More »Switch hardware supply to return to normal during summer – software development currently unaffected
"Currently, we do not see any impact on software set to go on sale this year"
Read More »Nintendo goes hyper casual – releases free Jump Rope Challenge game for Switch
Nintendo developers just made your lockdown project look self-centred and meagre...
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