Category: Nintendo News

Last month, Nintendo announced the cancellation of Nintendo Live 2024, which was due to take place on January 20th and 21st in Tokyo, Japan. Among the festivities planned for the event was a live orchestral Zelda performance, so you can imagine our disappointment when we learned that the event had been cancelled. Luckily for Zelda fans everywhere, Nintendo announced today that the “Legend of Zelda Orchestra Concert” originally planned for Nintendo Live 2024 will be presented on Nintendo’s YouTube channels…

Nintendo has announced that more Tears of the Kingdom icon elements are now available via Nintendo Switch Online Rewards. Two are available from now until January 25th, with more coming soon. The two that are currently available feature Link in the new art released after the 2023 Game Awards and Rauru’s spirit, respectively. Please note that you need a Nintendo Switch Online account and you will need to redeem Platinum Points to gain the icon elements. The new icon elements…

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) recently announced the nominees for the 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, due to take place during the 2024 D.I.C.E. (Design Innovate Communicate Entertain) Summit next month. Alongside other acclaimed titles like Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has secured a number of award nominations, including one for the coveted Game of the Year. Tears of the Kingdom has been nominated for the following at…

Tears of the Kingdom continues to collect accolades, and it’s not difficult to see why. Tears was literally built on Breath of the Wild’s successes and improved on many of that game’s weaknesses. The latest Zelda adventure picked up Game of the Year nods from both IGN and Game Informer. And while it did fall short of The Game Award’s Game of the Year, it did take home Best Action/Adventure game. Famitsu, the Japanese gaming magazine, recently announced Tears of the Kingdom as…

Every year, American publication Variety recognizes the “the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry” with a feature known as Variety500. Each year’s Variety500 index includes the biggest names in the international media industry, including executives, creatives, financiers, and performers from all major media sectors. In addition to the leading figures in the film and television industries, Variety500 spotlights those in the video game industry. Since its launch in 2017, we’ve seen Variety500 recognize the likes of…

What a fantastic year it has been for video games! Different outlets have reported lists labeling the best and brightest games of 2023, and now Game Informer has joined the fray with their Top 10 Games of 2023. I’ll spare everyone the details of going through all ten games one by one, but powerhouse titles like the remake of Resident Evil 4, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and Baldur’s Gate 3 make the list. But one game towers above them all, and…

Nintendo has obtained their Christmas present earlier than expected, as their six-year-old Switch console is breaking yet another sales record, according to data obtained by analytics company Circana. Based on the November 2023 sales numbers, industry analyst Mat Piscatella confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) that the Nintendo Switch has surpassed the lifetime unit sales of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console in the United States. Circana November 2023 US Video Game Sales Fun Fact – Lifetime US unit sales of Nintendo Switch…

With the end of 2023 less than a few weeks away, media platforms and first-party game companies from all over have been sharing  demographic and activity data on how their users spent this year. Nintendo is no exception to this trend, as yesterday they announced on X (formerly Twitter) that their 2023 “Year in Review” website has gone live. Look back at all the fun you had with #NintendoSwitch games in 2023 with a personalized wrap-up! You can see what…

The Entertainment Software Association announced today via the official E3 account on X (formerly known as “Twitter”) that the nearly thirty-year history of the Electronic Entertainment Expo has come to an end. The post reads, “After more than two decades of E3, each one bigger than the last, the time has come to say goodbye. Thanks for the memories. GGWP.” GGWP is an abbreviation for, “good game, well played.” According to a report from The Washington Post, the reasons for…

Since the announcement of Tears of the Kingdom, there was often speculation on whether or not there would be a change in character perspective. Fans had already gotten to play as Link in this world, so why shouldn’t they be able to play as Zelda? In a recent interview with IGN, Tears of the Kingdom director Hidemaro Fujibayashi and producer Eiji Aonuma were asked about the role of Zelda, and they had a lot to say on the matter. When asked…