Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo Switch has 36 ‘million-seller’ games (including 14 third-party games) Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 6, 2021 1 min Nintendo reported an operating profit today of 640 billion yen, which converts to about $5.86 billion. That is a massive haul, and the highest... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo Switch hits 84.59 million units sold, with 28.8 million sold this past year Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 6, 2021 2 min Nintendo reported its year-end financial results today and said the Switch sold more than 28.8 million consoles, up 37.1% in the past 12 months... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The RetroBeat: Why the original Pokémon Snap was special Posted byby Mike Minotti April 30, 2021 3 min New Pokémon Snap launches today for the Switch, but I’m thinking of the original. As a kid, Pokémon Snap for the Nintendo 64 was... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo finally adds online play to a huge Switch hit Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 27, 2021 1 min Nintendo is finally updating Super Mario Party with online play. This comes — well, not just in time for stay-at-home orders due to the... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo ads generate 9 out of 10 TV impressions in March-April Posted byby Jason Wilson April 24, 2021 2 min Nintendo continues to be a powerhouse for the video game industry when it comes to TV advertising. From March 16 through April 15, Nintendo... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The RetroBeat: Hey Nintendo, remember those cool mini-consoles? Posted byby Mike Minotti April 23, 2021 4 min In 2016, Nintendo released the NES Classic Edition, a miniature version of its first hit console. It could connect to modern TVs via HDMI... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sensor Tower: Mario Kart Tour races to 200M downloads and $200M revenue Posted byby Mike Minotti April 21, 2021 1 min Mario Kart Tour has reached two important milestones, according to mobile market analyst Sensor Tower, racing past 200 million downloads and $200 million in... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s continued sales dominance is bad news for Mario Kart 9 hopes Posted byby Mike Minotti April 16, 2021 2 min As Nintendo fans begin to ponder what the company may be revealing during E3, I often see Mario Kart 9 brought up as a... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business E3 Rewind: Nintendo’s boring and bizarre E3 2008 Posted byby Mike Minotti April 15, 2021 1 min In 2008, Nintendo was on top. The DS and Wii were giant hits. The company had developed a new strategy that targeted audiences that... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo has some intriguing indie games to fill out the Switch’s future lineup Posted byby Mike Minotti April 14, 2021 2 min OK, I admit that I’m a little bummed that we didn’t see an update on Hollow Knight: Silksong during today’s Nintendo Indie World event.... Continue Reading 2 min