Nintendo appears to be entering 2026 with considerable momentum. New sales data out of Japan reveals that the Nintendo Switch 2 sold over 3.7 million units in Japan since its release in June 2025, a figure that more than doubles the original Switch’s performance during its first full year in the region. The impressive numbers…
Published by Kadokawa, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is finally getting a strategy guide set to release in Japan on January 30, 2026. Spanning 272 pages, the book is positioned as a comprehensive companion for players who want a little extra guidance or simply want to be certain they haven’t overlooked anything along the way.…
It’s been one year since Nintendo’s full acquisition of Monolith Soft in December 2024, marking a significant milestone in the growing studio’s long-standing relationship with Nintendo. Best known as the developer behind the Xenoblade series, Monolith Soft has played a substantial role in the development of numerous beloved Nintendo titles, several of which are now…
Developer Koei Tecmo recently posted a video featuring gameplay of their upcoming release for the Nintendo Switch 2 titled NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION: Awakening Complete Edition. Much of the video showcases the new Joy-Con controls until about 11 minutes in where you can see a standard USB mouse being used. This is incredibly exciting news for people…
With an estimated 1.2 million Nintendo Switch 2 units to ship at launch in Japan, Nintendo has partnered with popular flea market websites in Japan to prevent fraudulent listings of any Nintendo products. The sites that they’ve partnered with include Rakuten Group Co., Ltd., Mercari, Inc., LINE Yahoo Japan Corporation, and Yahoo! Auctions Japan. Some…
On March 25, the speedrunning charity group Zeldathon released a new trailer announcing their latest flagship event in the series called Zeldathon Voyage. This year’s event, themed after The Wind Waker, will benefit charity:water. Founded in 2006, charity:water provides open source methods to achieve access to clean water, sanitation, and hygeine (WASH) programs that are…
The legendary Zelda content creator Zeltik recently released an interview with Takaya Imamura, Art Director for the original Majora’s Mask and other Nintendo franchises like Star Fox and F-Zero. After 32 years at Nintendo, he moved on in 2021 to create his own game independently. He now lectures at the International Professional University of Technology…
On March 28, Nintendo dropped some huge news for Zelda fans in the brand new Nintendo Today! calendar and news app. In true Nintendo fashion, they announced the release date for the highly anticipated The Legend of Zelda live-action movie in their own app versus traditional social media channels. As of right now, the release…
Nintendo just announced a new feature for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 that introduces the flexibility of physical game cards to digital copies of your games. Aptly named Virtual Game Cards, this feature allows you to easily move your games between two Switch systems linked to the same Nintendo account. Once you eject the…
Japanese Zelda fan gaa_zelda recently uploaded a video detailing their process of recreating a 1/50 scale diorama of Link’s house in Breath of the Wild. The video walks through every step of the creation process which showcases how much detail they put into each piece of the diorama. They even went so far as to…
On February 4, Nintendo recently published the Q&A Summary from their Financial Results Briefing for the fiscal year which ends in March 2025. Company President Shuntaro Furukawa answered plenty of questions about the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 along with its predecessor the Switch. It should come as no surprise that one of the first questions…
While Nintendo’s recently published Q&A Summary from their recent Financial Results Briefing had a major focus on Nintendo Switch 2, Company President Shuntaro Furukawa was asked about Nintendo’s commitment to mobile app development going forward. According to Furukawa, by the end of September 2024, more than 900 million unique users downloaded apps released by Nintendo.…
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) recently announced the nominees for the 28th annual DICE Awards. Echoes of Wisdom was nominated for “Adventure Game of the Year” alongside 1000xRESIST, ANIMAL WELL, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. While up against some incredibly strong competition, Princess Zelda…
On January 9, Tears of the Kingdom speedrunner Cloud showcased a recently discovered prologue glitch as part of a donation goal for Amazing Games Done Quick 2025 (AGDQ). It should come as no surprise that the incredibly generous GDQ community banded together and completely smashed the $50,000 goal by raising nearly $70,000 for the Prevent…
On December 4, Nintendo announced that active Nintendo Switch Online members will be able to pre-order the Alarmo alarm clock starting sometime in mid-December 2024. The demand for the device has been so high that they had to limit pre-orders in Japan by utilizing a lottery system back in October. Originally, general sales for Alarmo…
