Super Mario Maker update introduces Koopa Clown Car(?), world records(!), and more
Nintendo is sticking to its 2015 strategy of substantial free updates for its biggest releases. Super Mario Maker is getting a new patch December...
2015’s biggest gaming trends: Nintendo embraces online, open worlds take over, and more
We’ve had the year of the bow. We’ve had the year of Luigi. What was 2015 the year of? It can be hard to...
Nintendo’s Amiibo succeed and fail at the same time
The first line of figures launched with Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U on November 21 last year. Since then, as of the first half of fiscal 2015, Nintendo has shipped a total of 21.10 million Amiibo toys since launch, with the largest percentage — 7 million — being sold in the U.S.
How Pokémon Go will benefit from Niantic’s lessons from Ingress on location-based game design
Niantic Labs was an oddball startup within Google. Conceived by John Hanke to promote exercise and an appreciation of public art, Niantic created a...
We live in a world where Nintendo is making Cloud and Bayonetta Amiibo figures
Earlier today, Nintendo revealed the final set of characters coming to Smash Bros., and that means we’re getting some new Amiibo interactive toys. The...
Cloud joins Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS today
Final Fantasy fans got something they’ve been wanting for years — more Cloud. Cloud is joining Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS...
Fire Emblem Fates’ Corrin joins Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS
Another Fire Emblem character joins the Smash Bros. roster. Corrin, a character from Fire Emblem Fates, is coming to Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS....
Fast Racing Neo is a more cerebral take on pioneers like Wipeout and F-Zero
Sometimes gaming genres die. Sometimes, developers and players all hop off a trend together and a certain kind of game that was once ubiquitous fizzles out. It...
The DeanBeat: For Microsoft, it’s time to worry about the console war
The evidence is piling up. Sony’s grip on the console business with the PlayStation 4 is starting to look unbreakable. Microsoft has to start...
November 2015 NPD: Call of Duty outsells Fallout 4 as PlayStation 4 takes November
Correction: This article originally said that Wii U’s unit sales surpassed 11 million, but that’s not accurate. Nintendo has actually sold 11 million Amiibo...