Nintendo related news and articles

The Nintendo Switch has now been on the market for a full 12 months and data from the NPD group indicates just how successful its launch has been.

NewZoo have reported that Nintendo has an opportunity to generate $2.5 billion in revenue if they take advantage of a number of revenue streams that remain unused.

Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct event, the second of 2018 so far, the core focus of which was Mario Tennis Aces. However, a number of other announcements were also made for both the Nintendo 3DS and the Nintendo Switch.

According to an analysis from IHS Markit, Nintendo is expected to have a larger market share in the console sector than Microsoft during 2018. This performance is expected to be driven by the Nintendo Switch as it continues to thrive.

The new chart from European trade body ISFE that combines digital and physical sales has exited beta today. However, the chart will not be including data for games published by Nintendo, Konami, or Bethesda, since they are refusing to share their digital sales figures.

Nintendo’s eShop has come under heavy criticism from the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC), who have accused the gaming giant of violating European consumer law.

In a new developer video Yoshiaki Koizumi has answered a number of questions that fans have been asking both about the entire Mario franchise and specifically the latest Mario game, Super Mario Odyssey.

Nintendo have announced that Nintendo Labo will launch with a feature that allows players to program their own custom cardboard robots.

Nintendo has revealed that their online service for the Nintendo Switch will be launching this September. The service was delayed from being launched in 2017 in order for Nintendo to perfect it and bring it in line with competing services.

Nintendo announced that the Nintendo Switch has outsold the Nintendo Wii U lifetime sales in the 10 months since it launched.