Thirty years ago, Nintendo struck gold with the release of the original Pokémon games. Soon, kids across the world were introduced to dozens of magical creatures that they could befriend and learn more about using sophisticated electronic encyclopedias known as Pokédexes. The first Pokédexes were reflections of how the Pokémon world was shaped by advanced […]
It’s Mario Day, an annual celebration of Nintendo’s mascot. It falls every year on March 10th because the date spells out “MAR10,” but you probably knew that already. Even if you aren’t all that into Mario — good luck avoiding him with the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy movie — it’s an opportunity to save on […]
Nintendo has cut the cost of its Mario-themed Samsung microSD Express card with 256GB of storage, just in time for Mario Day. Normally $59.99 — and definitely not worth it at that price compared to other models that are typically less on a regular basis — it’s down to $39.99 at a ton of retailers, […]
Crowning the EasySMX S10 the best Switch 2 controller last fall was easy. The $60 wireless gamepad, which is often well below $50, mimics or improves on many of the $90 Switch 2 Pro controller’s best features. The S10 has great-feeling rumble in games, TMR joysticks that will last longer than Nintendo’s, plus amiibo support, […]
This lawsuit comes after a Supreme Court decision struck down some of the president’s sweeping tariffs, which had impacted Nintendo and thousands of other companies.
Nintendo of America is suing the US government over President Trump’s tariffs and is demanding a “prompt refund, with interest” of any duties that it has paid, according to a complaint filed in the US Court of International Trade, as reported previously by Aftermath. The Supreme Court ruled last month that Trump’s use of the […]
Pokémon’s 30th anniversary is here and Nintendo (and The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, and Omega Force) are kicking things off with a surprisingly excellent life simulation spinoff game. Pokémon Pokopia arrives on March 5th, and it’s one of the first Pokémon titles that will debut exclusively on the Nintendo Switch 2. Equal parts Animal Crossing, […]
Following a Direct in February and a Pokémon-focused event last week, Nintendo returned today with a showcase focused on indie games. And it ended with a big one: the absorbing, room-shifting puzzle game Blue Prince is launching on the Switch 2. Even better, it’ll be available later today. The rest of the titles revealed during […]
Nintendo has a history of fleshing out the larger Pokémon world through spinoffs. What games from the Pokémon Snap and Detective Pikachu series lacked in terms of action, they made up for in the way they made pokémon feel like creatures with rich lives outside of their relationships with trainers. And as the mainline series […]
