Montage pays tribute to the history of Nintendo consoles and handhelds
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Montage pays tribute to the history of Nintendo consoles and handhelds

ByCliff

It’s fun to look back every once in a while at where we came from in video games. Few, if any, companies will be remembered as fondly as Nintendo. For a large percentage of us, Nintendo was our introduction to gaming. For many, the house of Mario remains their favorite to this day. A fan-made…

Watch yesterday’s Nintendo Direct (9/4/2019)
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Watch yesterday’s Nintendo Direct (9/4/2019)

ByKyle

Nintendo streamed a new Nintendo Direct presentation on Wednesday. The Nintendo Direct livestream had a number of new game announcements – including Deadly Premonition Origins, Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition, Vampyr, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, and more. There were also some mentions for games coming out this year like Luigi’s Mansion 3, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Finally, Nintendo…

Dr. Mario World update adds amusement park world, baby doctors, new assistants
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Dr. Mario World update adds amusement park world, baby doctors, new assistants

ByKyle

Nintendo has released another new update for their mobile-only puzzle game Dr. Mario World, adding a new world, new doctors, and new assistants. The new world, World 7, is an amusement park theme “littered with meddlesome viruses and tricky stages.” So far, only stages 241 to 260 have been unlocked. The new doctors include a…

Astral Chain Review Roundup: ‘Best new Nintendo franchise since Splatoon’
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Astral Chain Review Roundup: ‘Best new Nintendo franchise since Splatoon’

ByKyle

Platinum Games’ latest title, Astral Chain, has been out for a few days now. How is it doing with critics, you ask? The Nintendo Switch exclusive is garnering positive reviews so far. Astral Chain has some talent connected to it. Takahisa Taura – the game designer behind Nier: Automata – and Hideki Kamiya, the creator…

Mario Kart Tour lands on Android and iOS on September 25
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Mario Kart Tour lands on Android and iOS on September 25

ByKyle

Nintendo has confirmed the release date for Mario Kart Tour on Android and iOS. The free-to-play mobile game will launch on September 25. The game has been in closed beta in select countries for Android. The game reportedly has a lot of microtransactions for things like unlocking characters. Mario Kart Tour will be the third…

Dr. Mario World gets new world, stages, doctors, and assistants
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Dr. Mario World gets new world, stages, doctors, and assistants

ByKyle

Nintendo has added a new world, twenty new stages, and three new doctors to their mobile-only puzzle game Dr. Mario World. The newly available World 6 has a mine theme featuring twenty separate levels. You’ll need to clear Worlds 1-5 before you can start playing World 6. You’ll earn a Bob-omb assistant as an area…

Trump’s tax on video game consoles, other electronics delayed until December 15
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Trump’s tax on video game consoles, other electronics delayed until December 15

ByKyle

So far, video games have avoided getting hit in the ongoing trade war between the US and China. That was about to change when the president announced a 10% tariff on video game consoles and other electronics. Now the Trump administration is delaying the import tax on electronics until December 15. The United States Trade…

Nintendo’s Game Boy turns 30 today
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Nintendo’s Game Boy turns 30 today

ByKyle

Thirty years ago today, Nintendo released an iconic handheld system in North America for the first time. It would change the gaming world forever. Its name was Game Boy. Nintendo’s second handheld system, the Game Boy was something of a cross between its NES home console and its Game & Watch portables. It would see…

PS4 tops 100 million units as Nintendo Switch approaches 40 million
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PS4 tops 100 million units as Nintendo Switch approaches 40 million

ByKyle

The PS4 just passed a significant milestone. Sony announced today that the company has shipped 100 million PS4 consoles worldwide as of June 30, 2019. Industry analyst Daniel Ahmad tweeted that the system is outpacing both the PS2 and the Nintendo Wii. That’s quite an achievement. Not to be outdone, the Nintendo Switch is on…

Rewind feature added to Nintendo Switch Online’s classic NES games
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Rewind feature added to Nintendo Switch Online’s classic NES games

ByKyle

Nintendo has added a “Rewind” feature for the entire collection of NES classics featured as part of Nintendo Switch Online. Nintendo Switch Online has gotten a lot of flack for the selection of “free” games that Nintendo has released as part of the service. Nintendo seems to be compensating with new features like this one,…

Tetris 99’s physical release will come with 12 months of Nintendo Switch Online
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Tetris 99’s physical release will come with 12 months of Nintendo Switch Online

ByKyle

When Tetris 99 comes to Switch as a physical release, it will include 12 full months of Nintendo Switch Online, Nintendo’s online gaming service. Tetris 99 is a battle royale puzzle game. It has you duke it out with 98 other players in a last-player-standing battle. There’s also a 49 versus 49-player team mode, local…

Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers will soon have new color options
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Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers will soon have new color options

ByKyle

Nintendo Switch owners will soon be able to choose from three new Joy-Con controller color options. Maybe Nintendo can make them more durable while they’re at it? The colors include blue/neon yellow and neon purple/neon orange Joy-Con controller sets. Each will be available on October 4 for the standard Joy-Con price of $79.99. Neon yellow…

POLL: Will you buy a Nintendo Switch Lite?
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POLL: Will you buy a Nintendo Switch Lite?

ByKyle

The long-rumored handheld-only Nintendo Switch Lite will soon be a reality. Yesterday, Nintendo confirmed that they are releasing a smaller, more affordable Switch Lite model on September 20. And then in November, they’ll release a limited edition Pokemon-themed Lite system for the upcoming release of Pokemon Sword and Shield. We’re curious, though. Will you get one?…

Nintendo Switch Lite: Smaller, more affordable, handheld-only
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Nintendo Switch Lite: Smaller, more affordable, handheld-only

ByKyle

The Nintendo Switch is about to get smaller and more affordable. Nintendo announced the Switch Lite on Wednesday morning, a handheld-only version of their popular console-handheld hybrid. Unlike the Switch, the Switch Lite features built-in controllers that cannot be removed. It also can’t be docked, which means that there is no television output. You’ll only…