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Nintendo Switch Lite passes 1 million sales in Japan News Jan 17th, 2020

Nintendo Switch Lite passes 1 million sales in Japan

Console launched in September 2019

Mobius Final Fantasy is being shut down after nearly five years News Jan 15th, 2020

Mobius Final Fantasy is being shut down after nearly five years

Western players get longer to see the end of the story

Nintendo Switch accounted for 26 of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan News Jan 14th, 2020

Nintendo Switch accounted for 26 of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan

Pokemon Sword and Shield continues to capture audiences

Super Nintendo World theme park will let visitors become Mario via wristbands and smartphone app News Jan 14th, 2020

Super Nintendo World theme park will let visitors become Mario via wristbands and smartphone app

New Mario Kart ride revealed alongside official theme park song

Sony's mobile studio ForwardWorks partners with Kadokawa Games for new smartphone title News Jan 14th, 2020

Sony's mobile studio ForwardWorks partners with Kadokawa Games for new smartphone title

Cave Interactive also part of the development structure

Nintendo's former Kyoto headquarters to become hotel in 2021 News Jan 9th, 2020

Nintendo's former Kyoto headquarters to become hotel in 2021

20 rooms, including restaurant, gym, bar and spa

Tencent invests undisclosed sum in Bayonetta developer PlatinumGames News Jan 7th, 2020

Tencent invests undisclosed sum in Bayonetta developer PlatinumGames

"We hope to use this capital to strengthen our foundation as a business"

Nexon sells off mobile developer Gloops for one Japanese yen News Jan 2nd, 2020

Nexon sells off mobile developer Gloops for one Japanese yen

Japanese studio was purchased for approximately $470 million in 2012

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild developer looking to expand staff for sequel News Dec 18th, 2019

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild developer looking to expand staff for sequel

Monolith Soft has been ramping up since the year's start

Pokemon Sword and Shield outsells Let’s Go, Pikachu/Eevee in Japan News Nov 28th, 2019

Pokemon Sword and Shield outsells Let’s Go, Pikachu/Eevee in Japan

Dual release took less than two weeks to overtake its predecessor

Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle does $2 billion in revenue News Nov 28th, 2019

Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle does $2 billion in revenue

Fighter makes $1 billion in 19 months

1 Pokemon Sword and Shield sold 1.3 million copies in Japan within first three days News Nov 20th, 2019

Pokemon Sword and Shield sold 1.3 million copies in Japan within first three days

Third biggest UK launch in Nintendo’s history

Bandai Namco revealed as a development partner for Mario Kart Tour News Nov 11th, 2019

Bandai Namco revealed as a development partner for Mario Kart Tour

“Partially implemented in-games and 3D visual assets for courses, characters and machines”

Mobile pushes Square Enix's game profits up 33% News Nov 7th, 2019

Mobile pushes Square Enix's game profits up 33%

Dragon Quest Walk and Romancing SaGa Re: univerSe come in strong

Shigeru Miyamoto to be awarded “Person of Cultural Merit” by Japanese government News Oct 29th, 2019

Shigeru Miyamoto to be awarded “Person of Cultural Merit” by Japanese government

Recognition will take place on at the Imperial Palace on November 3rd, 2019

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