More than two decades after its original release on N64, GoldenEye 007 is no longer “banned” in Germany.
As explained by Mental Floss, the German federal agency Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien (Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons) set up an index in the 1980s in which a piece of media could be included if it were deemed harmful to young people. GoldenEye was one such title that was added – way back in 1998 – due to its death scenes and perceived glorification of violence. Being included on the list can significant hinder sales.
According to a Kotaku report, Nintendo has closed its California office. In doing so, about 100 employees have been displaced.
Nintendo of America has its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, but has had a couple of other offices – including the now closed location in California. As a result of the move, SVP of sales and marketing Nick Chavez has resigned and has now joined Kentucky Friend Chicken as the company’s new chief marketing officer. Chavez took over the SVP role after Doug Bowser was promoted to president of Nintendo of America following Reggie Fils Aime’s resignation in 2019.
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta play the Animal Crossing: New Horizons version of Monopoly. Check out the full episode below.
SnowRunner was recently given a new update on Switch, bringing the game to version 1.0.5. It comes with various general fixes and improvements to some trucks.
Below are the full patch notes for the SnowRunner version 1.0.5 update:
Happy Home Paradise will be the last piece of paid DLC for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo has confirmed.
You may recall that in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct held last month, the company said that next week’s update will be the final free content update. However, some were uncertain if this applied to DLC as well. It does in fact, with Nintendo’s statement confirming as such.
Nintendo had this to say about Happy Home Paradise as the first and only paid DLC for Animal Crossing: New Horizons:
If the Switch eShop is anything to go by, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp will be ready to go for April.
Nintendo and WayForward announced last week that the title had been pushed to Spring 2022. Originally, it was slated for release on December 3, 2021.
A new trailer has come in for Kathy Rain: Director’s Cut. The point-and-click detective mystery title has just come to Switch.
For more on Kathy Rain: Director’s Cut, read the following overview:
A 1.1.0 update has been made available for Mario Party Superstars on Switch. Every now and then a game comes with a day one patch, and that’s what we’re seeing here today.
The update isn’t anything too major – it forces one specific issue while making other general improvements across the board. In any case, we have the official patch notes for the Mario Party Superstars version 1.1.0 update below.
Though the game hasn’t been out for very long, Techland has already managed to come out with a new 1.0.2 update for Dying Light: Platinum Edition on Switch – and it’s pretty notable.
The studio has made significant improvements from both a technical and gameplay perspective. It comes with increased handheld resolution, a frame rate cap of 30 FPS, changes to motion controls, and more.
Below are the full patch notes for the Dying Light version 1.0.2 Switch update:
Halloween is almost here, and Nintendo is celebrating the event with some special art for Splatoon 3. Earlier today on social media, the company shared the image with fans. We’ve included it above.
Splatoon 3 was announced for Switch back in February 2021. Although it wasn’t featured at E3, the game reemerged for the latest Nintendo Direct that was held back in September.
