January 2020 NPD: Even Goku can’t rescue game spending
Gaming fans in the United States are over the current generation of consoles. And that has led to another month of significant declines in...
ESA: Nintendo is ‘committed to participating’ in E3 2020
Nintendo is going to attend the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show, according to the group that organizes the event. The Entertainment Software Association...
Nintendo apologizes for Switch production delays due to coronavirus
There are certainly bigger things to worry about with the coronavirus taking its toll around the world. But Nintendo said in a post today...
Nintendo Switch may reach 50 million consoles sold faster than PlayStation 4
The Nintendo Switch is one of the fastest-selling consoles ever. As part of the results for its fiscal Q3, the company announced today that...
U.S.-China trade deal clears way for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X
The United States and China have agreed to wind down the foolish trade war that president Donald Trump started in late 2018. Last week,...
December 2019 NPD — Call of Duty, Star Wars close out 2019 on top
Consumers in the U.S. spent nearly $3 billion on game-related products last month, according to the December 2019 NPD game report. But that number...
PlayStation 4 was the best-selling hardware of the decade
The NPD Group released its annual video game report for the United States, and it included some tidbits for the last 10 years as...
Pokémon Sword and Shield get Expansion Pass content
Pokémon Sword and Shield are both getting new content that will tell fresh stories set in the same region. This is a big change...
Nintendo Joy-Con controllers get wireless-charging grip
I don’t like wires. They’re coarse and rough and irritating. And they get everywhere. Not like wireless. Wireless is soft and smooth. And it’s...
The DeanBeat: 13 humble predictions for gaming in 2020
I’ve never been good at making predictions about the game industry, but I enjoy it. I figure if I make enough, some of them...