Nintendo Switch Online details: 20 NES games, cloud saves, and more
Nintendo Switch debuted more than a year ago, but it still doesn’t have a proper online service. The publisher is planning to rectify that...
The RetroBeat: Appreciating Donkey Kong Country, decades later
Here’s a fact about my gaming history I’m a bit embarrassed about. For a long time, I did not “get” Donkey Kong Country. I’m...
Nintendo’s new president hopes silver bullet will blast iOS and Android game sales into Switch territory
Nintendo’s leaders have won plaudits — and some criticism — for thinking differently about games than its competitors, so it’s perhaps no surprise that...
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze review — a Funky-fresh Switch update
Every once in a long while, a game rewards you for lingering in its levels and hunting for every little detail the designers have...
Games and politics mix at ESA-sponsored White House Correspondents’ Dinner parties
The Washington political scene just finished a long weekend of partying following the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, and the Entertainment Software...
Nintendo Labo Toy Variety Kit review — fun and clutter come together
I knew that, as the mother of a junior geek and the spouse of a Nintendo fanboy, I was doomed to get the Nintendo...
Nintendo lays out E3 plans including Splatoon 2 and Smash tourneys
Nintendo unveiled its plans for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the game industry’s big trade show in June. The event includes a video game...
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima stepping down, Shuntaro Furukawa taking his place
Nintendo announced today as part of its yearly fiscal report that its president Tatsumi Kimishima will be retiring on June 28. Shuntaro Furukawa, who has...
Nintendo Switch has sold nearly 18 million consoles, crushing 14 million target
Nintendo announced today that its Switch console has now sold 17.79 million systems as of March 31. Nintendo released the information as part of...
Kirby Star Allies crushes the series’ debut month sales record
Kirby Star Allies has had the strongest debut month of sales in the U.S. in the franchises’ history, according to The NPD Group. The...