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Nintendo
Website
www.nintendo.com
About
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii, DS, DSi, and 3DS systems. Since 1983, when it launched the NES, Nintendo has sold more than 2.9 billion video games and more than 496 million hardware units globally.
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Shigeru Miyamoto
Game Designer
Tatsumi Kimishima
President
Reggie Fils-Aimé
Retired President/COO
Satoru Iwata
CEO
Shuntaro Furukawa
President
Luciano Pereña
Nintendo Europe CEO
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Accolades
Articles featuring Nintendo
Prime Candidate
Retro Studios takes on Super Lucky's Tale and DC Universe Online designers
One of several hires the Texas-based studio has made recently
Stock Shortage
Nintendo Switch global production output hit by coronavirus
China outbreak affecting Vietnam assembly
Honking Success
Untitled Goose Game snatches Game of the Year at DICE Awards 2020
Mario Kart Tour claims Racing Game of the Year
Trust Issues
Nintendo severs all ties with website responsible for Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks
FNintendo admits fault and apologises
Pikachu, We're Home
Update: Pokemon Home rolls out on mobile and Switch for $15.99 a year
Free version offers 30 Pokemon while premium goes up to 6,000
Epidemic
Update: Nintendo confirms coronavirus has impacted Switch production
Pokemon event in Hong Kong cancelled too
Freak On A Leash
Nintendo is consolidating its Tokyo offices and Game Freak might be tagging along
Reports indicate that the Pokemon developer is moving to the same area, if not the same building
Subscription Service
Fire Emblem Heroes looking to bolster revenues with new subscription pass
The Feh Pass is coming for $9.49 a month
Blue Shelled
Unofficial Mario Kart experience ordered to pay $458,000 in damages to Nintendo
Mari Mobility Development must pay five times originally cost
Nintendo Q3 2019 Financials
Nintendo Switch tops 52 million sales, surpasses SNES
Over 300 million software sales in less than three years
Nintendo's Billion
Nintendo's mobile games have cleared $1 billion in revenue combined
Fire Emblem Heroes still leads the pack at $656 million
New Deal
US and China proposed console tariffs postponed indefinitely
"There's a lot of work to do ahead"
Case Closed?
Nintendo defeats Germany and Norway in court case over eShop pre-orders
The decision has been appealed
Home Turf
Nintendo Switch Lite passes 1 million sales in Japan
Console launched in September 2019
Famitsu Charts
Nintendo Switch accounted for 26 of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan
Pokemon Sword and Shield continues to capture audiences
"power Up Bands"
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
Inside Story
Nintendo files trademark for Mario & Luigi series following developer's closure
AlphaDream shut down in October following "sluggish" revenue
Dice Summit
What the Golf? and Sayonara Wild Hearts score multiple nominations at DICE Awards 2020
Call of Duty, Grindstone and Sky: Children of Light all feature too
Tres Bien
Nintendo Switch surpasses 3.3 million units in France
Pokemon Sword and Shield rank as best selling games
Hotel Mario
Nintendo's former Kyoto headquarters to become hotel in 2021
20 rooms, including restaurant, gym, bar and spa
Neat!
Nintendo announces next Pokemon Direct for January 9th
20 minutes of Pokemon-related information
Port-astic
Nintendo insider claims two further Wii U ports destined for Switch in 2020
Super Mario 3D Worlds? Star Fox Zero? Paper Mario: Color Splash?
Space Pirates
Nintendo wins injunction against Californian man for modding and selling pirated games on Switch
No fines and 10 unnamed defendants dismissed
Pgbiz Goty 2019
PocketGamer.biz's Games of the Year 2019
The PGBiz team share their favourite titles
Join The Monolith
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
Switch Sales
Nintendo Switch outsells Xbox One worldwide
Mario Kart 8 is the console's top-selling title
Accelerating
Mario Kart Tour downloads slump but revenue shows reasons for optimism
Player spending per download nearly doubled since first month
Nindies
Sports Story, Dauntless and Axiom Verge 2 headline Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase
16 games shown off during the December direct
Super Jump
Nintendo's stock price jumps to 19-month high following China Switch launch
Console is region-locked however
No Turkey
Thanksgiving 2019 boost Switch's US sale to best ever
Country total now 17.5 million
Switching Up
Tencent’s version of Nintendo Switch launches in China on 10 December
Priced at $300
It's Not Me
New update is coming to Super Mario Maker 2
Hyrule's greatest warrior Link joins the party
Pocket Money
Update: Nintendo launches $7.99 a month subscription for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Offering players access to five fortune cookies and storage for 5000 items
Gigantamax
Selling 6 million, Pokemon Sword and Shield is Nintendo’s fastest-selling Switch game
Includes physical and digital copies
Awards Season
Call of Duty, Sayonara Wild Hearts and Grindstone lead The Game Awards 2019 mobile nominations
Event will take place on December 12th, hosted by Geoff Keighley
Storming
Pokemon Sword and Shield sold 1.3 million copies in Japan within first three days
Third biggest UK launch in Nintendo’s history
Trending
Pokemon fans rally together to say #ThankYouGameFreak
The company was critcised for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Tag Team
Bandai Namco revealed as a development partner for Mario Kart Tour
“Partially implemented in-games and 3D visual assets for courses, characters and machines”
Combining Talents
Tencent reportedly looking to use Nintendo IP as it expands internationally
May focus on a female audience
Negotiations
US and China agree to roll back tariffs that were set to affect console and mobile
A new deal is pending
Roster-rific
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now the best-selling fighting game of all time
Move over Street Fighter II
Huge Suck-cess
Luigi’s Mansion 3 hoovers up the competition to become Switch’s biggest launch of 2019
Places second in overall charts to Call of Duty
Switching Up
Switch Lite is already shaping up to be 3DS' worthy successor
Console and handheld strategy
Complementary
Switch Lite not cannibalising Switch sales, says Nintendo
Shuntaro Furukawa was speaking to analysts
Strap In
Mario Kart Tour multiplayer beta launching this December for Gold Pass subscribers
$4.99 per month subscription fee will give users access to new mode
Super Smashed It
Switch sells over 41 million as Nintendo's profits jump 53%
The power of Switch Lite
Publishing Rights
Tencent is set to publish Switch version of Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe in China
The company is also bringing Monster Hunter World back to the shelves
Gonged
Reggie Fils-Aimé to become a Legend at New York Games Awards
An Andrew Yoon Legend no less
Thanks For Playing
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