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  • After years of development, Mina the Hollower is ready — and a release date is coming soon
    April 24, 2026

    After years of development, Mina the Hollower is ready — and a release date is coming soon

    UPDATE: Mina the Hollower launches on May 29. Yacht Club Games (of Shovel Knight fame) has today announced that Mina…

  • Gamers sue Nintendo, demanding the company give any tariff refunds back to consumers
    April 22, 2026

    Gamers sue Nintendo, demanding the company give any tariff refunds back to consumers

    Reporting via Aftermath has revealed that two Nintendo gamers are suing the company, arguing that Nintendo should not keep any…

  • Splatoon Raiders is a single-player spin-off arriving on Switch 2 this summer
    April 21, 2026

    Splatoon Raiders is a single-player spin-off arriving on Switch 2 this summer

    Nintendo announced today that the single-player focused Splatoon Raiders will be coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 on July 23rd.…

  • Yooka-Replaylee hits 60FPS on Switch 2 thanks to new performance update
    April 16, 2026

    Yooka-Replaylee hits 60FPS on Switch 2 thanks to new performance update

    Following a tease on X, developer Playtonic has pushed out a nice update for Yooka-Replaylee on the Nintendo Switch 2,…

  • Nintendo’s Pokémon Summoning Patent Has Been Rejected — For Now
    April 3, 2026

    Nintendo’s Pokémon Summoning Patent Has Been Rejected — For Now

    You may remember late last year there was something of a stink regarding a then-recent Nintendo patent application that had…

  • Reviews for The Super Mario Galaxy film are exactly what you’d expect
    March 31, 2026

    Reviews for The Super Mario Galaxy film are exactly what you’d expect

    The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is out this week, and just ahead of the films debut come the reviews. I’ve…

  • Nintendo make it official: digital Switch 2 games will now be cheaper
    March 25, 2026

    Nintendo make it official: digital Switch 2 games will now be cheaper

    Nintendo announced today that starting with the release of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book in May, new digital Switch 2…

  • A Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream demo is out now
    March 25, 2026

    A Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream demo is out now

    Nintendo has dropped a free demo on the eShop today for the upcoming new entry in the Tomodachi Life series,…

  • Your Pokemon Go data is being used to train AI delivery robots
    March 16, 2026

    Your Pokemon Go data is being used to train AI delivery robots

    Niantic Spatial announced last week a new partnership with CoCo Robotics, a firm focused on small-scale self-driving delivery vehicles (think…

  • Pokemon Pokopia sells out in UK, is “seriously undersupplied”
    March 9, 2026

    Pokemon Pokopia sells out in UK, is “seriously undersupplied”

    Pokemon Pokopia has made its debut on the UK retail charts at a respectable second place, with Capcom’s multiplatform Resident…

  • Nintendo directly sues U.S. Government over tariffs
    March 6, 2026

    Nintendo directly sues U.S. Government over tariffs

    Nintendo of America filed a lawsuit Friday seeking a refund, with interest, from the U.S. government for every dollar it…

  • There’s now a demo for Citadelum on Switch 2
    March 6, 2026

    There’s now a demo for Citadelum on Switch 2

    A demo for the strategic city building game Citadelum is now available on the Nintendo eShop. Originally released in 2024,…

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