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A Story About My Uncle goes free on Humble

Although unrelated to Humble Bundle's recent achievement where they became an official outlet for Nintendo Switch and 3DS games, their free game A Story About My Uncle certainly comes as a nice celebratory item, even if it's for PC only.

JANUARY 11

Metroid Prime 4 release date leaked

Metroid Prime 4's potential release date has been leaked by a Czech online game retailer. The info on Metroid Prime 4's page on SuperGamer store website states that Nintendo's much-anticipated title will release on 29 November 2019.

Semir OmerovicJANUARY 10

Pokemon Let's Go sells 2.6 million in 2 days

Nintendo weren't kidding when they said that the holiday shopping season in the US makes up the majority of their revenue and although the company didn't provide official figures, the latest data matches Famitsu's earlier estimates.

DECEMBER 26

Elon Musk's main Super Smash Bros. character

SpaceX and Tesla owner Elon Musk has revealed his favourite character from Bandai Namco's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Replying to a fan tweet Musk confirmed that Metroid's protagonist Samus Aran in her Zero Suit version is his main.

Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 17

Super Smash Bros. sells 1.23m in Japan

Nintendo are off to a great start with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the highly anticipated brawler managed to sell 1.23 million units in Japan from 07 to 09 December 2018, and that's without even considering the game's digital sales.

DECEMBER 12

Nintendo make $250m on Black Friday weekend

Nintendo made it no secret that the US holiday shopping season represents a large chunk of their annual earnings and the company had a season to remember, selling more than $250 million worth of gear from Black Friday to Cyber Monday.

NOVEMBER 29

Pokemon Let's Go games had bad sales in Japan

Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee! have reportedly sold only 63 and 52 per cent of shipments in Japan, making them some of the worst sold Pokemon games, way below the sales of previous titles in Pokemon franchise.

NOVEMBER 23

Pokemon: Let's Go flogs more than 3 million

Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are off to a great start, having flogged more than 3 million units worldwide, becoming the fastest selling Switch game up to date and sporting the second best debut on Nintendo's console.

NOVEMBER 22

Pokemon Let's Go games being review bombed

Pokemon: Let's Go is under heavy fire it seems, as both Pikachu and Eevee versions are receiving a lot of hate from fans who feel betrayed by Game Freak and pretty much anyone who could benefit from this perceived cash grab of a game.

NOVEMBER 20

Nintendo settle with LoveROMs and LoveRetro

Nintendo's lawsuit against ROM websites LoveROMS.com and LoveRetro.co will not be going to trial as the couple that owns them admitted to copyright and trademark infringement charges, forking over $12 million to the Japanese company.

NOVEMBER 13

Super Mario Run falls short of Nintendo whims

Nintendo's expectations weren't met by Super Mario Run, but the company will stick to the pay-once model regardless. The risky monetisation method the company went for apparently didn't pan out quite as expected on both IOS and Android.

NOVEMBER 9

Game companies see lowest growth since 2014

Market research firm Newzoo's report on the first half of 2018 has found that the substantial growth of $50 billion by top 25 public game companies is still the lowest first-half growth since 2014. Consoles are on the green though.

NOVEMBER 8

Ken and Incineroar join Smash Bros Ultimate

Nintendo have confirmed Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's roster is now complete with a total of 74 fighters. The final two to join are Ken from Street Fighter series and Incineroar from Pokemon. As expected, Ken's moves will mostly mirror Ryu.

NOVEMBER 1

Nintendo Switch outsells GameCube, Wii U

Just like Sony, as well as Microsoft for that matter, Nintendo reported some strong financial results, announcing that the Switch has officially outsold the GameCube and of course the Wii U, even if the latter isn't much of a compliment.

OCTOBER 30

Nintendo delays 64GB Switch cartridges

Outside game developers have been notified that the 64-gigabyte game cards for the Switch had been delayed until 2019. Nintendo planned to have the 64GB cartridges out by the end of 2018. The delay was caused by "technical issues".

OCTOBER 5

Nintendo will have a new Switch in 2019

The Wall Street Journal's recent report says that Nintendo are coming out with a new Switch SKU in the second half of 2019 and although exact details and features are yet to be decided, most suspect better display and/or more storage space.

OCTOBER 4

Nintendo Switch Online will not delete saves

When Nintendo announced that the end of Switch Online subscription would mean the end of their save files, fans got rightfully upset. The company apparently changed policy and will allow the saves to stay for 180 days post subscription.

SEPTEMBER 26

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe gets noob patch

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe got an update that fixed quite a few things, especially in online matchmaking. Fixes have been made to communication during and after spectating. Also you now get no more than two Piranha Plants at the same time.

SEPTEMBER 24

InnerSpace and SteamWorld Dig 2 for Switch

SteamWorld Dig 2 and InnerSpace are two indie games coming to Nintendo Switch. SteamWorld Dig 2 was revealed during Nintendo’s Nindies. InnerSpace is a universe of inverted physics where the player takes on the role of cartographer.

SEPTEMBER 24

Splatoon 2 - Nintendo Direct details

Nintendo Direct for Splatoon 2 detailed many features that await us when the game finally launches on 21 July 2017. Loads of new outfits and new weapons will be available. Splatoon 2: Splatfest World Premiere demo will happen on 15 July.

SEPTEMBER 24

Super Smash Ultimate to double stage count

Nintendo have just finished their latest Direct detailing information on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In the twenty-seven minute presentation, franchise director Masahiro Saskurai revealed a wild variety of news for the Switch exclusive.

SEPTEMBER 24

Fortnite Switch hits 2m, viva la crossplay

As Epic's global addiction Fortnite: Battle Royale was busy rearranging the Switch's hierarchy by racking up two million downloads in less than 24 hours from launch, Nintendo was defending crossplay implying they don't care what Sony does.

SEPTEMBER 24

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate aims seriously big

Nintendo's E3 presentation of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate required 25 minutes for a reason, since the new smash brawler comes with every character that has ever graced any of the games in the franchise, including some newcomers to the ring.

SEPTEMBER 24

Pokemon Go gets Thanksgiving themed event

Niantic recently added Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon themed outfits to Pokemon Go. December is set to bring more Legendary Pokemon. A Thanksgiving event will probably happen since wasting a holiday ripe for a topical sale would be silly.

SEPTEMBER 21

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Nintendo Co - Page 6

Nintendo Co NEWS - Page 6

A Story About My Uncle goes free on Humble

Metroid Prime 4 release date leaked

Pokemon Let's Go sells 2.6 million in 2 days

Elon Musk's main Super Smash Bros. character

Super Smash Bros. sells 1.23m in Japan

Nintendo make $250m on Black Friday weekend

Pokemon Let's Go games had bad sales in Japan

Pokemon: Let's Go flogs more than 3 million

Pokemon Let's Go games being review bombed

Nintendo settle with LoveROMs and LoveRetro

Super Mario Run falls short of Nintendo whims

Game companies see lowest growth since 2014

Ken and Incineroar join Smash Bros Ultimate

Nintendo Switch outsells GameCube, Wii U

Nintendo delays 64GB Switch cartridges

Nintendo will have a new Switch in 2019

Nintendo Switch Online will not delete saves

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe gets noob patch

InnerSpace and SteamWorld Dig 2 for Switch

Splatoon 2 - Nintendo Direct details

Super Smash Ultimate to double stage count

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate aims seriously big

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