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Toys-to-life sales fall by 12% this year in the UK

In 2015, toys-to-life were all the rage. With the enormous success of Skylanders, then Disney Infinity, Lego Dimensions and of course Amiibo, the interactive figurines of all our favourite characters were flying off the shelves and into TV screens, with a whopping £129m generated in revenue from the genre. Yes, we love them — but…

Nintendo themed Vans to come in NES-shaped box

It was recently confirmed that Nintendo would be pairing with Vans to collaborate on Nintendo IP themed shoes, including Super Mario, Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda. As if this was not cool enough (and already draining all our money) it has now been revealed that ordinary cardboard boxes are far too mundane and…

New Majora’s Mask clothing heading to Bioworld

Looking to restock your wardrobe? Love The Legend of Zelda? (Well, obviously!) Then look no further. Online store Bioworld has announced a new batch of Majora’s Mask-themed clothing, including a sweater and several awesome t-shirts. All clothing items range from sizes S to XL (the sweater to XXL) to fit all fans. Along with the recent…

Kimishima says Nintendo are serious about mobile gaming

With the recent success of Nintendo’s second mobile game, Miitomo, and the announcement of Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem games on the way, it’s clear to see that Nintendo are slowly but surely wading their way into the mobile platform. It’s certainly a busy and popular industry, but it’s always a risky move breaking into new…

Nintendo Humble Bundle reaches $1 million revenue

Ever since its release at the end of April, the Humble Friends of Nintendo Bundle , which offers a great deal on a bunch Nintendo games, has been a roaring success. Exciting interest in Nintendo fans and non-Nintendo fans alike, the bundle has offered a vast range of classic games for both the Wii U and the…

Nintendo 64 Anthology announced on Kickstarter

It’s been an incredible 20 years of gaming with Nintendo since the release of the iconic Nintendo 64. We’ve seen a small handful of amazing consoles since its debut: the GameCube, the DS, the Wii and Wii U – but for some, you just can’t beat a classic N64. Why? For its time, the Nintendo…

Nintendo DSi Shop set to close in 2017

Nintendo UK have recently announced the impending end to the Nintendo DSi Shop. Open since 2009, the Nintendo DSi store has offered plenty of fun and quirky games, but it would seem Nintendo have decided to leave it behind in order to focus on the continuing success of the 3DS. The store will officially shut down…

You can get a 24-karat gold-plated NES for just $4,999

We all love our old NES consoles. But some show their love for them in a very extreme and expensive form, as demonstrated by the group Analogue, who have gone so far as to produce a 24-karat gold NES console. The company has created many interesting versions of the NES console over the years, modernizing and…

Nintendo’s $356M theme park ready by 2020

It’s been over a year since our beloved Nintendo announced that it would be partnering with Universal Studios to produce a theme park in Osaka, Japan. Since then, fans everywhere have been anxious for news, pictures — anything of the beautiful world that this Nintendo land is sure to be. Well, we don’t have pictures,…

A Link to the Past in Unreal 4 looks incredible

We all secretly crave seeing our favourite games remade with beautiful new visuals, as seen with the outstanding successes of Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Wind Waker and now, Twilight Princess. We just can’t get enough of nostalgia, and neither can YouTube user CryZENX. CryZENx is renowned for taking games we know and love and implementing them into the…

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