April 2016 NPD: Dark Souls III, Ratchet & Clank lead as gaming industry drops 15%
April was the Dark Souls of months for the game industry. Consumers spent $509.5 million on new game-related products at retailers in the United...
Nintendo’s Star Fox and Bravely Second rank among April’s best-selling console games
It might be a rough year ahead for the company, as the Wii U home console dies a slow death while everyone waits for the launch of its successor — the NX — next March. Still, two Nintendo games managed to make market analyst The NPD Group’s list of the best-sellers of April in the $99 billion games industry.
Pokémon Sun and Moon’s November 18 release date and starters revealed
Nintendo has finally given us a better look at the next Pokémon games. A new trailer for the Sun and Moon versions revealed that the...
Mario smashes blocks in Minecraft: Wii U Edition in free May 17 update
Mario does love destroying blocks, so I guess this makes sense. Nintendo revealed today that Mario-themed content is coming to the Wii U version...
Lost Reavers impression: This Wii U exclusive is good … but only if you like bad games
By nearly every measurable standard, Lost Reavers — a free-to-play, online-only, multiplayer action-adventure title from Bandai Namco and exclusive to the Wii U — is a subpar, repetitive, and badly crafted game. But even bad games can be somewhat worthwhile.
Pokémon Sun and Moon details are coming on Uncharted 4’s release day
The mysterious eclipse engulfing the next Pokémon games will soon clear. We don’t know much about Pokémon’s upcoming entries, Sun and Moon, but we’re finally...
Nintendo will have only one playable game at E3 2016: Zelda for Wii U (not even the NX version)
Nintendo’s approach to the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show this year is … different. The publisher revealed that it will have only one playable...
Without Zelda, Wii U’s 2016 looks bleak — and Nintendo’s outlook suggests it’ll stay that way
Nintendo just announced that its code-named NX gaming console will debut in 2017, and the company delayed The Legend of Zelda for Wii U...
Nintendo by the numbers: 58.5M 3DS handhelds and 12.8M Wii U consoles sold to date
Nintendo’s unit sales numbers for fiscal 2016 are out today, and the Japanese company updated its sales of consoles sold as well. Here’s how the...
Nintendo is bringing Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem to mobile
It looks like Nintendo’s mobile strategy won’t just be about casual play. The Japanese company revealed today that two of its most popular franchises,...