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Nintendo financials: Pokemon hits 27.3 million, Bayonetta 3 still on track for this year

There are 107.65 million Switches out there (I’m looking at mine on my desk right now), and the Pokemon games did rather well. Pleasing everyone, Nintendo also shared a glimpse at their upcoming titles, promising that Bayonetta 3 is still on track for this year.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 10, 2022

Nintendo's profit dips slightly as Switch console sales slow

Nintendo’s profit for the fiscal year ended in March was little changed from the previous year, edging down 0.6% to 477.7 billion yen, or about $3.7 billion

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022

Wolfenstein 3D devs explain why rats replace dogs in the SNES version

Nintendo put many restrictions on the seminal first-person shooter's console port.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 10, 2022

14 no-brainer Mother's Day gifts that are worth the money

Unless you're a horrible human being, who forgot Mother's Day is on Sunday.

Input · May 4, 2022

Former contractor calls working at Nintendo ‘death planet’

One interviewee talks about how they quit for “three times the money and less work” and that looking back on it “I didn’t know I was on death planet until I left death planet.”

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 4, 2022

Pushing Buttons: How Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft was let down by generic games

In this week’s newsletter: The franchise has just been sold off on the cheap, but could the original video game heroine be saved by games that see her as more than just eye candy?

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022

'Switch Sports' proves Nintendo’s biggest ‘weakness’ is actually a strength

With its latest title, 'Nintendo Switch Sports,' the company continues to build online experiences wholly unlike those of its biggest competitors.

Inverse · May 4, 2022

Warning as PS5, Xbox and Nintendo Switch supplies may be hit due to shortage

Supplies may be affected for two years due to a shortage of chips.

Daily Record · May 4, 2022

Reggie Fils-Aimé reveals the surprising secret behind an iconic Nintendo E3 moment

In his new book 'Disrupting the Game,' the former head of Nintendo America reminisces on some of the most important moments of his career

Inverse · May 3, 2022

Russia sanctions: Mercedes-Benz and L’Oreal join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Banks, businesses, oligarchs, politicians and military leaders all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022