Here’s an interesting tidbit that may come as a surprise: Nintendo Pictures worked on the PS5 title Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. That information comes from the game’s credits.

You may have forgotten about Nintendo Pictures, which was officially established in 2022. The group was formed after Nintendo acquired the visual content company Dynamo Pictures. The original announcement mentioned that Nintendo Pictures would make visual content based on Nintendo IP, but Death Stranding 2 certainly isn’t that.

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Nintendo Museum adding Art Gallery

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Nintendo Museum has announced one of its first major additions, with a new Art Gallery set to open. Visitors can check it out starting on September 3, 2025.

According to Nintendo, the art gallery will feature “a wide range of game artwork, including character illustrations and concept art.” Further details weren’t provided. It’s unclear which games and series will be featured (you can probably count on Mario and Zelda at the very least), but there’s no doubt that further information will come in once visitors share their experience in September.

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Arc System Works Showcase announced for June 26

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A new Arc System Works Showcase will air on June 26, it’s been announced. The event takes place at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET / 2 AM in the UK / 3 AM in Europe.

According to Arc System Works, fans can look forward to the latest information, including the announcement of new titles. One of the reveals will be the next game from Ishiwatari Taisuke, who previously worked on Guilty Gear.

Here’s where you’ll be able to watch the presentation:

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Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai says large-scale game development is “unsustainable”, thinks generative AI can help

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Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai has weighed in on the current state of large-scale game development and the possibility of improving the situation with generative AI.

ITmedia was able to speak with Sakurai about various topics during an interview, and towards the end of the discussion, he was asked about his thoughts concerning the future of the games market. The outlet mentioned how development is only increasing in scale while the indie market is also growing.

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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

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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

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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]

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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

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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.

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Charles Martinet wants to “maintain the integrity” of Mario, won’t improvise non-Mario phrases / dialogue

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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.