For those of us who own a Wii U, we love it. At the same time, many of us can attest to it being a rather niche console that does not receive the love that it clearly deserves. Nintendo of America’s Scott Moffitt recently sat down with Examiner.com to discuss the Wii U’s merits over…
The Executive VP at Nintendo of America, Scott Moffitt, divulged that the reasoning behind Nintendo’s timing with their announcement on developing new hardware, currently known as the NX, was due to their commitment in the console industry. Nintendo has been put under the spotlight since their broadcast this past March, announcing that they were planning to move towards…
Ready to complete the decor in your home with a sense of nostalgia? A designer in Florida, USA ,who goes by the username GeeksWithWood on Etsy, designed this amazing wooden Nintendo 64 logo coffee table base. It costs a large sum of $150, and the dimensions are 18x18x18. The colors featured on the coffee table are spot-on…
Social media has clearly proven to be the fastest way for companies to reach out to fans and consumers, and Nintendo knows this. That is why it wants to know more about what you think about their social media presence by asking fans to take a survey and answer some questions. Would love to hear…
“Why do you hate money, Nintendo?” Sound familiar? It’s a phrase repeated by many Nintendo fans when it comes to obscure games staying in Japan, or the lack of a new sequel to a beloved franchise. Efforts to show Nintendo the fan interest in an un-localized game usually have this question at their core. Fans…
Nintendo is set to make an appearance at this year’s Gamescom on August 6-8, and they have announced that they will live-stream their appearance at the said event. Gamescom is mainly for German fans, as the event is being held there, so if you tune in, don’t expect to understand much of what they will be saying! The…
For the first time since 2012, Nintendo has surpassed previous Q1 sales and profits, managing a positive income for the first three months of the 2015/2016 fiscal year. Where a 1 million yen loss was expected, Nintendo has instead managed an operating income of $9.3 million (1.1 billion yen), with $729 million (90 billion yen)…
If you play video games with a console and/or a computer, you’ve likely heard of Razer, the popular video game accessory and gaming computer company. Razer is also a sponsor of the fighting game community (FGC) tournaments that have grown in popularity with each new generation of consoles and gaming hardware. That new generation now includes the…
Gashapon is the term for the popular vending machines in Japan and elsewhere that dispense capsule toys. If you can name it, there’s probably a gashapon machine dedicated to it. These go beyond the cheap 25 cent toys that you find in your local grocery store. Gashapon capsules are high quality, and can run from…
Nintendo has been in the process of redesigning their Miiverse that is featured on the Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. While this process may seem insignificant, their goal is to make communicating about video games much easier through this community outlet. By listening to the community and their opinions, Nintendo has put forth a few new…
Before the Nintendo 3DS came around to give Ocarina of Time a face-lift, the N64 relied on a different trick to give the illusion of Hyrule’s detailed world. Pre-rendered backgrounds added depth to a generation of games that were unable to render such details in real-time given the limited hardware. Shooting zombies in Raccoon City, walking around…
Gaming communities around the world as a whole have been moved by the death of Satoru Iwata, former president and CEO of Nintendo. The loss of this legendary leader of Nintendo has left many people distressed and feeling as though they want to hold onto Iwata-san for as long as they can, as he’s been…
Nintendo’s Camp Miiverse, which was to be held from July 7 until July 20, came to an abrupt close over the recent passing of Nintendo’s CEO, Satoru Iwata. The video game community has been grieving over his death, and on July 13, Nintendo officially cancelled all events to be held on Camp Miiverse having only a…
In the past week of gaming news, a lucky man by the name of Dan Diebold came across a prototype for the SNES, which happened to be developed by both Nintendo and Sony. The prototype that he surfaced represented a time in video game history, when Nintendo and Sony were working together in a partnership. This unfortunately…
I’ve never really thought about similarities between Pokemon and Ocarina of Time — aside from both being great games — but if you break them down and look at them at just the right angle, the two aren’t that different. Spiritual Stones and Medallions are essentially Gym Badges as each dungeon requires you to defeat a grouping of monsters…
