Nintendo has revealed details on its upcoming Black Friday deals, and they include a Switch bundled with a digital copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The video game giant also revealed its Black Friday console bundle includes three months of an individual Nintendo Switch Online membership. The package deal will cost $299.99 and will be…
Nintendo’s 2020 annual report indicates some development schedules might be delayed as the company’s operations continue to be affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. In the report, the spread of COVID-19 is identified as a risk factor that could have a significant effect on Nintendo’s share price, its financial situation, and its operations. “Development schedules…
Nintendo continues to dominate. With millions of people under stay-at-home orders, and many of them seeking out new forms of entertainment, the online searches for the phrase “Buy Nintendo” increased by 890% during the first seven weeks of the pandemic, according to MiQ Canada. Gaming was already widely popular, but it’s experiencing a huge rise…
A 17-year-old Kagawa teen is crowdfunding a lawsuit against local government guidelines which call for children playing video games to be limited to a maximum of one-hour playtime on weekdays. In addition to crowdfunding the legal battle, the teen, identified only by his first name Wataru, is receiving help from his mother and a lawyer.…
Fighting game lovers eager for a chance to prove themselves in head-to-head combat received much welcome news this week when the announcement of EVO Online arrived via a tweet Wednesday. The online event is replacing EVO 2020, which was scheduled to take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas during the…
The limited 3DS and Wii U Nintendo eShops in Malaysia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are shutting down on July 31, 2020. Maxsoft, a Nintendo product distributor in various countries including Malaysia, announced the closures earlier this week in an Instagram post. The limited Nintendo eShops provide users some basic functions, such…
Nintendo’s list of games with confirmed release dates for their popular console, the Nintendo Switch, is a short one. Out of the six games the Japanese video game giant has officially announced, only two have definitive release dates: Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is slated for a May 29 release, and Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics…
Demand for the Nintendo Switch in Asia swelled while people across the region complied with national lockdowns, according to e-commerce aggregator iPrice Group, making it the console of choice for gamers there during the COVID-19 era. Searches for the Switch performed by online shoppers in the region increased by 245% during the months of April…
