Fire Emblem: Fates’ sales cement Nintendo’s strategy series as a retail hit in the West
It took a few decades, but Fire Emblem is no longer one of Nintendo’s third-stringers. Fire Emblem: Fates, the latest entry in Nintendo’s tactical fantasy...
Nintendo Direct livestream coming Friday for Pokémon’s 20th anniversary
Two decades ago, Nintendo unleashed the first Pokémon games in Japan. On Friday, Nintendo celebrates this milestone with fans. A Pokémon-themed Nintendo Direct livestreaming video event is...
Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata gets posthumous lifetime achievement award from gaming peers
Former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata received a posthumous lifetime achievement award tonight at gaming’s equivalent of the Oscars. The Academy of Interactive Arts &...
Fire Emblem makes you feel like a monster for choosing Conquest over Birthright
You don’t usually see the plural version of the word “fate.” That’s because it is counterintuitive to claim one person’s life has multiple, inevitable...
5 Fire Emblem: Fates tips to prepare you for a three-game adventure
Fire Emblem: Fates requires you to think. You need to do some of that thinking before you even start playing. The new tactical role-playing...
Sign up now for Nintendo’s first mobile game, Miitomo
You can register here by signing up for a Nintendo Account, a new service from the company that will link its multiple platforms. Doing so will alert you when the game becomes available. Miitomo is a big deal for Nintendo.
Fire Emblem: Fates’ branching paths help it escape Awakening’s shadow
Fire Emblem was always a series I liked but didn’t love until Fire Emblem: Awakening came out in 2013. It quickly became my favorite...
Mario Kart meets Star Wars, and it’s fantastic
YouTube channel Dark Pixel created this awesome video which combines Mario Kart with Star Wars. Instead of riding around in miniature cars, Mario and friends are flying through space in X-wings, TIE fighters, and other iconic spaceships from the galactic franchise.
Nintendo makes big promises about profits for its mysterious NX and smartphone business
The Wii U and 3DS are limping to the end of their console lives, and publisher Nintendo knows it. President Tatsumi Kimishima minimized the...
Why Nintendo thinks electric toothbrushes are a key to its future
Fewer children are getting their first introduction to video games through Nintendo devices, and the publisher is turning to some interesting alternatives to fight that trend....