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fromThe Verge
5 days agoSome of Nintendo's amiibo figures are up to 70 percent off
You might have already spent a ton of money building up a modest collection of amiibo, Nintendo's NFC-equipped figures for Switch and Switch 2. But whether you're looking to add extras, or you're just starting out, GameStop has several amiibo figures starting at just $5.99. On Bluesky, Wario64 pointed out the page that contains all of the models selling at up to 70 percent off.
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fromInverse
1 week ago20 Years Ago, Nintendo Released Its Most Beautiful - And Most Overlooked - Game Boy
Nintendo's Game Boy Micro emphasized extreme portability, bright display, and customizable faceplates but offered largely superfluous upgrades as handheld competition shifted toward multimedia.
fromWIRED
2 weeks agoNintendo Drops Surprise Trailer for New Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Following the massive success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which made more than $1.3 billion worldwide in 2023, animation studio Illumination and Nintendo are releasing a sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, in April 2026. Nintendo dropped a teaser trailer during its Direct presentation on Friday. The teaser doesn't offer much about the movie, which takes its name from the 2007 platformer.Mario
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fromEngadget
2 weeks agoYoshi and the Mysterious Book is a new platformer coming to the Switch 2 next spring
Nintendo is dropping a slew of Mario-related announcements this morning as part of the franchise's 40th anniversary, including a new game starring his dinosaur companion. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is coming out for Switch 2 in the Spring of 2026 and the brief bit of gameplay we saw plants it squarely in the cutesy yet intriguing tradition of past Yoshi platformers.
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fromGameSpot
2 weeks agoNew Nintendo Patent Could Reshape The Future Of Pokemon-Inspired Games
The patent application ( via Games Fray) was filed in March 2023 and was granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office without any objection. It appears to be specifically focused on Pokemon-like games with its description and accompanying artwork, but there is concern that the wide-ranging text could potentially allow Nintendo to issue lawsuits against other companies and their games if they feature vaguely similar gameplay mechanics.
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fromArs Technica
2 weeks agoSwitch modder who acted as his own lawyer now owes Nintendo $2 million
Daly must pay $2 million, is barred from using or distributing DRM-circumvention tools, linking to hacking instructions, reverse-engineering Nintendo products, and loses his domain.
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fromInverse
2 weeks ago30 Years Ago, PlayStation Turned A Major Failure Into One Of The Most Important Consoles Ever
PlayStation evolved from a failed Sony–Nintendo collaboration and, despite internal skepticism, launched in the mid-1990s to immediate commercial success, reshaping the games industry.
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fromGameSpot
2 weeks agoAnimal Crossing Almost Had A Better Title In The West But Nintendo Rejected It
Animal Crossing's Western localization required extensive cultural adaptation, renaming, and rewriting over six to twelve months to make Japan-specific content accessible to Western audiences.
fromGameSpot
2 weeks agoPrincess Peach's Toadstool Name Was Invented By A Surprising Source
Nintendo's star heroine wasn't always named Princess Peach, and for many years prior to the release of Super Mario 64 went by a different name: Princess Toadstool. Now, fans know the reason why, and it wasn't because of any decision Nintendo made. In an interview with Time Extension, Nintendo veteran Leslie Swan, who over the course of her nearly three-decade career helped localize countless Nintendo classics, wrote for Nintendo Power magazine, and even voiced Princess Peach in Super Mario 64, spilled the beans on the unlikely origin of the Toadstool moniker. She said in Nintendo's early days, there wasn't a lot of communication between the development teams in Japan and those working on marketing in the US.
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