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...
Splatoon tournament has Nintendo’s employees splatting each other for dominance
December is a time to goof off — even if you make games. Nintendo of America just started livestreaming a special tournament for its...
Nintendo is rebalancing Splatoon next week — rollers getting nerfed
Splatoon’s getting a major rebalancing update on October 20, which should hopefully make fights fairer in Nintendo’s colorful third-person shooter for Wii U. Nintendo released detailed...
Splatoon gets a new multiplayer map today — the urban Flounder Heights
Get ready to spray some apartment walls in the new Splatoon map. Flounder Heights joins the map rotation in Nintendo’s hit third-person shooter for...
Splatoon transforms into a battle of Autobots vs. Decepticons
Splatoon is about to become more than meets the eye. Nintendo announced today that its hit multiplayer shooter, Splatoon, is getting some Transformers content....
Nintendo: Wii U game (not console) sales are up 10% thanks to Splatoon
Nintendo’s ink shooter has given some life to its Wii U console. The publisher revealed that the home gaming system’s software sales are up...
Splatoon gets a new social website to arrange battles and track progress
Splatoon has a new online social hub that lets players arranges battles with friends and track in-game progress. Splatoon’s Squid Ring website went live...
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.