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Nintendo NX is Nintendo Switch, a home-portable hybrid launching March 2017

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 20, 2016
2 min

Rumors had suggested for years that the system would be a hybrid between a home console and a portable and that it would have replaceable sides. It looks like that scuttlebutt is true.

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Nintendo NX: our last-minute wishes before the reveal

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 20, 2016
2 min

At 7 a.m. Pacific on October 20, Nintendo will finally unveil its next system, the code-named NX. All we know about now is that it will come out next March, although rumors suggest that it could be a portable/home console hybrid. So this is our last chance to speculate.

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Nintendo will reveal the NX console with a 3-minute ‘Preview Trailer’

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 20, 2016
1 min

I guess Nintendo does listen to me. Nintendo will reveal the NX on Thursday morning in a special “Preview Trailer,” according to a post on...

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Nintendo is running out of time for an NX launch in March

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 19, 2016
2 min

I don’t think Nintendo is going to delay the NX, but your conclusion may vary when you look at how long Nintendo has between now...

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Video game software sales estimated to hit $98 billion by 2020

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 19, 2016
2 min

More people are buying games digitally, which is leading to growth in software sales. Video game analyst firm DFC Intelligence has released a new...

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DeNA shutters U.S. offices as the early leader in mobile gaming retreats to Japan

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 19, 2016
2 min

Bridging success in gaming from one region to another is difficult. Just ask DeNA. That publisher is dissolving and liquidizing its DeNA Global in...

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Paper Mario: Color Splash is another delightful trip into a bizarre crafty world

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 5, 2016
6 min

Paper Mario Color Splash feels more like walking through a board game or a diorama than like playing a video game on Nintendo’s Wii...

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NES Classic Edition has filters to re-create the crappy ’80s TV experience

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 30, 2016
2 min

Nintendo announced new features for the Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition, which launches November 11 for $60. The NES Classic is a mini-version of the original console, which dominated the gaming landscape from its launch in 1985 to the end of the ’80s.

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Ubisoft CEO: NX will put Nintendo ‘back in the race’

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 29, 2016
2 min

Nintendo has clammed up about the Nintendo NX, but thankfully, the world has Yves Guillemot. Ubisoft held a call with its shareholders today to...

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Nintendo 64 turns 20: Our favorite games

Posted byby Mike Minotti
September 26, 2016
3 min

Nintendo’s third home console released in Japan on June 23, 1996. It was a pioneer in 3D gaming and had some of the greatest titles ever released for it. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, GamesBeat reporter Jeff Grubb and community manager Mike Minotti each highlight three of their favorite games released on the system.

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