Nintendo announces partnership with Interstate Scholastic Esports Alliance
Posted on 5 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Competitive gaming is bigger than ever these days, and Nintendo of America has now announced a partnership with the Interstate Scholastic Esports Alliance (ISEA) “to make gaming competitions more social, accessible, and rewarding.”
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Splatoon 3 will begin to be used for school-organized tournaments and events for grades 4 through 12 starting this fall. The initiative is expected to reach over 80,000 elementary, middle, and high school students across 23 states. Nintendo of America will be giving “a large quantity” of Nintendo Switch Online memberships and digital game download codes at no cost.
Former Nintendo staffers share details about the one time a Nintendo Direct was delayed
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Nintendo Directs tend to go as planned, but you may recall that there was one time that a broadcast was delayed. That happened back in 2018 following the Hokkaido, Japan earthquake. Originally lined up for September 6, Nintendo would end up moving the presentation date to September 13.
Former Nintendo of America employees Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang shared some behind-the-scenes information about what was going on at the time during a new episode of their podcast. While the earthquake was ultimately what prompted the delay, it turns out that wasn’t the only thing Nintendo was mulling over back then.
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Street Fighter 6 reveals second series of amiibo cards
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Capcom brought out new amiibo for the launch of Street Fighter 6 on Nintendo Switch 2 a couple of months ago, and now the company is gearing up for the second series of cards.
Retailers in Japan have started putting up listings with initial details. In total, the second series will bring along 38 new cards to the lineup. Eight characters from Year 2 and Year 3 have been added. You can get a look at all of the new cards below.
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Nintendo announces “My Mario” series of products, including Switch app
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Switch | 0 comments
Today, Nintendo unveiled a new “My Mario” series of products targeted at young children. Merchandise will begin to be available on August 26, 2025 at Nintendo Tokyo / Osaka / Kyoto with select items coming elsewhere in 2026.
Nintendo says that this series is something that parents and children can enjoy together. Partner companies will be included in offering products, and more items will be added in the future.
Full list of all price increases for Nintendo Switch and everything else
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
We now have a list of every price increase Nintendo put in place for Switch (and some additional products as well).
To close out the week, it was announced that various products are going up in cost in the United States. Nintendo Switch 2 hardware is immune for now, but Switch 1 and other items are changing in price starting today. Some retailers will be faster to enact the new prices than others, but we should be seeing things roll out everywhere soon.
Below is the full list of price changes for Nintendo Switch and more.
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Nintendo announces price increase for Switch 1 and more in the U.S.
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo is raising the price of all Switch 1 hardware, the company just announced.
This will go into effect on August 3, 2025. Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and select Nintendo Switch accessories will be impacted.
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Nintendo ranks third in list of top 20 Japanese game companies for average yearly income
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Japanese software developer SalesNow has posted a new list that ranks the top 20 Japanese game companies based on average yearly income, with Nintendo coming in third. This is based on salaries between June 2024 and June 2025. Data is based on commercial and real estate registries, tax office disclosures, Japan’s government gazette, and data made public by government agencies and companies.
Nintendo’s average yearly income is at around $65,000 USD. Only Sony and Bandai Namco rank higher. SEGA, Capcom, and Koei Tecmo are also in the top ten.
The full list of top 20 Japanese game companies for average yearly income including a look at where Nintendo stands is as follows:
First images of the LEGO Game Boy, pre-orders open
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
After having to wait for a few months, we finally have a look at the LEGO Game Boy.
The LEGO Game Boy was announced towards the start of the year. At the time though, almost nothing was shared outside of the initial reveal. There was no information about what fans could actually expect.
Toad and Toadette’s new voice actors revealed, debuted in Mario Kart World
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
We’re continuing to hear about new voice actors for characters in the Mario universe, and we now know about who’s playing Toad and Toadette.
Laila Berzins has taken over the role of Toad. Meanwhile, Laura Stahl is playing Toadette. We’ll also mention that Paul Castro Jr. plays male Toads players encounter in Mario Kart World.
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Google adds Easter eggs to celebrate live-action Zelda movie
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Carlos in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Last week, the names Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Bo Bragason went from being relatively unknown to instantly recognized by fans as the actors set to portray Link and Princess Zelda in the upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda movie, scheduled to premiere on May 7, 2027. Chances are, many people weren’t familiar with their previous work and quickly turned to Google to learn more about their careers. In response, the search engine decided to join in on the fun by adding some clever Easter eggs.
