Yoshi’s Island is 20 years old today and remains a 2D masterpiece
One of the greatest side-scrollers of all time is celebrating a major birthday. Yoshi by the numbers First appearance: 1991’s Super Mario World First...
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes gets an October 23 release date
The Legend of Zelda is about to add a new chapter. Nintendo announced that Tri Force Heroes will come out for the 3DS on...
Skylanders vs. Amiibo vs. Disney Infinity vs. Lego Dimensions: The state of toys-to-life games
While the recent trend of tying kid’s video game characters and levels to toy purchases has turned strong profits for publishers, it has also increased the complexity of finding the best value purchase for families.
Wii U gets three classic Kirby games today to celebrate his 1992 debut
August 1 is Kirby’s birthday, but we’re the one getting gifts. Well, gifts you have to pay for, but it’s still exciting. Kirby’s Dream...
Nintendo’s share price up 5% thanks to late president Satoru Iwata keeping his promise
Nintendo has recovered and is now consistently profitable.
Splatoon helps Nintendo return to profit in Satoru Iwata’s final quarter
Satoru Iwata’s last quarter as chief executive of Nintendo was a good one. The Japanese video game company reported it returned to profitability for operating income in its first quarter ending June 30.
Nintendo has sold 1.62M copies of Splatoon worldwide
Splatoon is the latest original Nintendo property to catch on with a pretty sizable audience. The publisher said it sold 1.62 million copies of Splatoon worldwide. That is a huge number for a new idea making its debuted — especially on a system that has as few owners as the Wii U.
Nintendo sold 1M 3DSes and 470K Wii U consoles last quarter
Nintendo also sold more than 7 million pieces of 3DS software and 4.5 million Wii U games.
Nintendo had its best fiscal Q1 since 2012 as it beats analyst expectations
Splatoon helped Nintendo surge ahead during its Q1 2016.