TOKYO, May 7 — Nintendo said today it will make an announcement about a highly anticipated new console by the end of March 2025 as sales decline of the hugely popular Switch, which is now in its eighth year. Despite logging a record net profit in the year to March, helped by the weak yen, … Read more
PETALING JAYA, March 11 — Illumination and Nintendo are teaming up to produce a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. The most recent collaboration between these companies was for last year’s film, The Super Mario Bros. The specific fanciful characters the new film will focus on, whether they be plumbers, … Read more
TOKYO, Nov 8 — Nintendo said on Wednesday it will develop a live-action film of long running franchise The Legend of Zelda in the Kyoto-based firm’s latest push beyond its core gaming business. Nintendo scored a runaway success with its animated Super Mario Bros movie this year, which has underscored the box-office appeal of video … Read more
TOKYO, Oct 19 — Nintendo and Sony have a lot riding on two new releases this Friday, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for the PlayStation 5 and Super Mario Bros Wonder on the Switch. That’s where the similarities stop: the two games on rival consoles and their target audiences could hardly be more different. Veterans Mario, the … Read more
TOKYO, June 1 — Nintendo has said it will no longer sell games in Russia through its online store as the Japanese giant winds down operations in the increasingly isolated country. The changes, which were announced and came into effect yesterday, follow Nintendo’s suspension of product shipments to Russia in March 2022 after the invasion … Read more
PARIS, May 18 — The latest edition of smash-hit video game franchise Zelda sold more than 10 million copies in its first three days, Japanese firm Nintendo said yesterday. The company said in a statement that Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was now the fastest-selling game in the history of the franchise, which … Read more
TOKYO, Dec 7 — The hugely popular Call of Duty game franchise will become available on Nintendo’s Switch console if the acquisition of its developer goes ahead, a Microsoft executive said today. The US tech giant is in the process of buying the game maker Activision Blizzard, but the huge US$69-billion (RM303 billion) purchase has … Read more
It’s about time Malaysia has its own Nintendo site, but it’s still unclear what this means for Malaysians. ― SoyaCincau pic KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 ― Nintendo announced the launch of its official website for Malaysia through its Southeast Asia Facebook page. It’s about time Malaysia has its own Nintendo site, but it’s still unclear … Read more
Pikmin Bloom’s launch comes 20 years after the debut of the original video game created by Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto, and is a rare step by the company to let its beloved titles be played on hardware other than its own. — Reuters pic SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 27 — Pokemon Go maker Niantic yesterday began … Read more
Nintendo Switch (OLED model) has a similar overall size to the Nintendo Switch system, but with a larger, vibrant 7-inch OLED screen with vivid colours and crisp contrast. ― Picture via Business Wire TOKYO, July 72 ― Nintendo yesterday announced its updated Switch hand-held game console would be available in October, after a pandemic year … Read more
