Gearbox CEO comments on $80 price tag: “True fans will pay for games” [update: Borderlands 4]
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May 20: With rising concerns about the increasing cost of video games, some players are wondering if future titles will start launching at $80, a price point that’s becoming more common in the current generation. In light of this, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford shared some thoughts on the topic via X (formerly Twitter), especially in relation to Borderlands 4, which has been confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2.
When asked by a fan whether Borderlands 4 would be priced at $80, Pitchford responded by saying, “If you’re a real fan, you’ll find a way to make it happen.” He added that the final price point is ultimately not his decision, and that it’s likely up to publisher Take-Two Interactive.
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Former exec says PlayStation didn’t view Nintendo as competition, except in Japan
Posted on 2 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
According to former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida, the company generally didn’t think of Nintendo as competition. The only exception to this is in Japan, where the Big N dominates.
Yoshida was speaking about PlayStation’s view of Nintendo during a Kit & Krysta podcast episode. In most territories, it’s Xbox that PlayStation thought of as its biggest challenger. Whereas PlayStation and Xbox have often released similar hardware, Nintendo tends to take a different approach – especially with its last few systems – and maintains “a different audience.”
Nintendo and Amazon end their feud, first-party Switch 2 games and more now available
Posted on 4 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
After another long standoff between Nintendo and Amazon, the two sides are finally working together once again.
For whatever reason, over the past year or so, it has been impossible to purchase anything sold directly by Nintendo – at least if you’re in the United States. That means the Nintendo Switch 2 console itself, recently-released and upcoming titles like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza, and even new amiibo were unavailable on Amazon. Neither side commented on the situation, leaving fans to wonder why they could purchase or pre-order many of Nintendo’s products.
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Mario Kart World online play and more down due to huge Google Cloud internet outage [update: back up]
Posted on 5 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Original: No, it’s not just you – online play for Mario Kart World is down, along with other Nintendo services and plenty of other things across the internet.
The culprit seems to be a massive outage with Google Cloud. Mario Kart World’s online play uses this, so online is currently broken. The game will try searching for players, but will eventually time out with a server communication issue and the error code 231-4608 given.
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Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective art book revealed
Posted on 6 days ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii | 0 comments
November 25: Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective, a new collaboration between Piggyback and Nintendo, has been revealed.
The art book will cover the first three games in the series. Fans can expect a celebration of the franchise’s art “with exclusive insights from the game developers.” The hardcover book spans over 200 pages. Interestingly, this is Piggyback’s first art book.
Charles Martinet wants to “maintain the integrity” of Mario, won’t improvise non-Mario phrases / dialogue
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Charles Martinet isn’t the voice of Mario anymore, but he’s still very important to Nintendo. After he retired from the role, Martinet was named an ambassador of the character. You can continue to see him at various conventions where he’ll act as Mario, and his goal is ultimately to “maintain the integrity” of the character.
Recently, there was a bit of “controversy” due to an encounter that entertainer Ricky Berwick had with Martinet. The two met at a convention, but Berwick claimed on social media he “wasn’t even allowed to do the voice of Mario or any of his iconic character’s voices either at the convention I attended over the weekend.” It was quickly clarified that this referred to anything on camera – Martinet is happy to play the part when not being recorded as long as what’s asked of him is true to the character.
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The Legend of Zelda movie delayed to May 2027, Miyamoto shares statement
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The Legend of Zelda movie is seeing a delay, Nintendo just announced. The film will now hit theaters on May 7, 2027.
Nintendo had announced earlier in the year that the film was on track for March 26, 2027. However, now we know that it will take a bit longer than anticipated. The Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto, writing on social media, that the change in release date was made due to “production reasons”. He added that the team “will take the extra time to make the film as good as it can be.”
The full statement from Miyamoto about the Zelda movie delay reads:
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Summer Game Fest 2025 live stream
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
E3 isn’t around anymore, but Summer Game Fest is looking to fill the void of summer game announcements with its own big event, and the 2025 live stream is almost here. The fun starts at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe.
Today’s event will run about two hours long. Various new announcements are planned, and we should be getting at least some news for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. Right after that presentation ends, Day of the Devs will begin immediately after with even more announcements, which will be focused on indies.
Below is the official Summer Game Fest 2025 live stream:
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Nintendo informs Princess Peach and Toad voice actress that she’s been recast, statement shared
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Following yesterday’s report, it’s now been made official that Princess Peach and Toad (plus Toadette) voice actor Samantha Kelly has been recast.
Fans were the first to discover the change after examining the credits for Mario Kart World yesterday. Now Kelly herself has confirmed the news. According to a statement shared on social media, she was only informed about the move yesterday.
Kelly’s full statement reads:
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The World Ends with You director Tatsuya Kando leaves Square Enix
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Tatsuya Kando, the director behind The World Ends with You, shared the news on social media that he’s left Square Enix.
Kando spent nearly three decades at the company. He was involved with all entries in The World Ends with You series, including NEO: The World Ends with You. Kando did work on a bunch of additional projects as well including Kingdom Hearts as an animation supervisor.
