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Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News | 0 comments

February 18: According to a report from Bloomberg, Niantic is gearing up for a sale of its video game business to Scopely. The outlets cites “several people familiar with the discussions.”

No official announcements have been made at this time. However, Bloomberg states that a price of $3.5 billion is currently being thrown around. An official announcement is expected in the weeks ahead. 

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Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

March 10: Tetris 99 is planning its 46th Maximus Cup, and this time around, a new theme based on Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is up for grabs. This comes in celebration of the RPG’s launch on Nintendo Switch next week.

Anyone that’s a part of the Nintendo Switch Online program can participate. During the event, you’ll need to play the online mode, which grants points for each match. The higher you place, the more points you’ll earn. Nintendo will be giving out the Xenoblade Chronicles X theme once 100 points are collected. The theme comes with background art, music, and Tetrimino designs based on the game.

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Posted on 3 months ago by Ethan in Features, General Nintendo | 0 comments

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is almost two years old already. When it first released in April 2023, it was received fairly well as far as video game movies go – and it became one of the most successful animated movies of all time. That said, one of its shortcomings was its story. It moved quite fast, separated Mario and Luigi at the start, and overall didn’t feature a ton of character depth or development. That’s fairly typical for the first movie in a series, though.

Indeed, we’ve received confirmation that there is a second movie “based on the world of Super Mario Bros.” in development. There’s no word on exactly what it will be. It’s probably safe to assume that it will simply be The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2, but there’s a chance it could be based around Donkey Kong or possibly someone else. So today, we’re discussing some potential plot point ideas for the next Mario movie, which we may even see for Mario Day this year. In order to best predict potential storylines for the next movie, we do have to spoil many elements of the first film – so keep that in mind before you continue reading.

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Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Former Nintendo of America staffers have shared some interesting behind-the-scenes information about what it was like working in collaboration with The Pokemon Company, with the relationship described as being “adversarial”.

Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang shared the details during a recent episode of their podcast. Yang brought up how there was a “tug of war for control”. Ellis also brought up about how The Pokemon Company hammered in on pronunciations and was particular about even the finest details of its creatures.

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Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 0 comments

A new month just started up a few days ago. Now that we’re in March, we want to know what you’ve been playing.

Have you been picking up some of the recent releases like Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster, Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered, or Wario Land 4 on Nintendo Switch Online? How about something from your backlog? No matter the case, let us know in the comments.

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Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Gail Tilden, former marketing manager at Nintendo of America, has spoken about the Metroid movie that never came to be.

It was around two decades ago that there were hopes of seeing Samus Aran on the big screen. The movie was planned to hit theaters in 2006, but that didn’t end up happening. Producer Brad Foxhoven would later reflect on what transpired, indicating that there were creative disagreements with Nintendo. The company was apparently hesitant after the 1993 Mario movie bombed and was unsure about allowing a different team to handle Samus’ origin story.

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Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments

A bit of additional information about Nintendo Switch 2 has come to light, seemingly confirming that NFC and Wi-Fi 6 will be included.

The Verge spotted new filings with the FCC today. Based on what was published, NFC and Wi-Fi 6 will be included with Nintendo Switch 2. Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) networks are supported with up to 80MHz of bandwidth, compared to Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the original Nintendo Switch. Note that Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6E are not included. Additionally, tests with the FCC were only done for 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks instead of the faster / shorter-range 6GHz band.

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Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Two more games have just appeared on Nintendo Switch Online with Mario’s Picross and Donkey Kong joining the service.

These titles represent the Game Boy, having launched in 1995 and 1994 respectively. Note that you do not need to be a part of the Expansion Pack tier of Nintendo Switch Online in order to play these games.

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Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download Switch report for the week of March 6, 2025. The latest releases on the Nintendo eShop include Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

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