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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nintendo wants R1.15 million for alleged Palworld patent violations

    Nintendo wants R1.15 million for alleged Palworld patent violations Nintendo Co. and the Pokémon Co. are seeking compensation of around ¥10 million (R1.15 million) in a patent infringement suit against Pocketpair Inc., the maker of hit game Palworld. Nintendo and affiliate Pokémon are seeking...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nintendo tells publishers Switch 2 delayed until March 2025 at the earliest

    Nintendo tells publishers Switch 2 delayed until March 2025 at the earliest Nintendo Co. is advising game publishers that its next-generation console will be delayed until the early months of 2025, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The successor to the popular Switch was...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Four Xbox exclusives coming to PlayStation

    Microsoft bringing four Xbox exclusives to PlayStation and Switch Microsoft Corp. will make four exclusive Xbox games available for Nintendo Co.’s Switch and Sony Group Corp.’s PlayStation, sharing homegrown titles with rivals in the first significant way as the company looks to boost revenue...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Pokémon-inspired Palworld racking up sales and controversy

    Pokémon-inspired Palworld racking up sales and controversy The viral new video game Palworld, referred to by fans as "Pokémon with guns," is attracting players by the millions. It's also got fans of Japan's legendary pocket monster franchise outraged over perceived similarities. [Bloomberg]
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    PlayStation veteran tasked with boosting Xbox games

    PlayStation veteran tasked with boosting Xbox games Microsoft Corp. is betting that Mena Kato — a PlayStation veteran who grew up playing Nintendo classics like Donkey Kong — will help it finally drive a wedge into the world’s No. 3 gaming market. Kato helped build Sony Group Corp.’s console...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Legend of Zelda being adapted into live-action movie

    Legend of Zelda being adapted into live-action movie Nintendo Co. is developing a live-action film based on The Legend of Zelda video game franchise, expanding efforts to bring its popular characters to the big screen. The Kyoto-based entertainment firm wants to release one movie every year...
  8. cerebus

    Switch 2 thread

    Seeing as there isn't really a proper Switch thread around I figured we could use this to discuss the upcoming heavily-rumoured unnamed Switch sequel, for now referred to as Switch 2 (S2). Yesterday was a blowout for S2 leaks. Eurogamer and VGC reported that it was demoed behind closed doors...
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  9. Jan

    Xbox is less popular than PlayStation and Switch - Microsoft

    Microsoft admits Xbox is losing the console wars Microsoft has said the Xbox is losing the so-called "console wars" against rival hardware from Sony and Nintendo, Windows Central reports. The acknowledgement came as part of the company's legal arguments defending its planned acquisition of...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Jan

    Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom review - forty out of forty hearts

    Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — an epic expansion of a beloved series After a six-year wait, Nintendo released its latest Legend of Zelda title — Tears of the Kingdom (TOTK) — on Friday, 12 May 2023, and the game is an impressive expansion of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. As a...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. Jan

    Nintendo warns of big slowdown in Switch console sales this year

    Nintendo warns of Switch slowdown Nintendo Co. expects to sell 15 million units of its Switch console this fiscal year, showing the extent of the slowdown for its six-year-old flagship product. The Kyoto-based games maker’s guidance falls shy of an already cagey average analyst estimate of...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Gaming
  12. Jan

    Super Marios Bros. movie pips Warcraft to become highest-grossing video game movie

    Super Marios Bros. becomes highest-grossing video game movie ever The Super Mario Bros. Movie has grossed over $1 billion (R18.4 billion) in ticket sales at the global box office less than a month after its release, Variety reports. The achievement makes it the biggest commercial success for a...
  13. Jan

    Gary Bowser must pay Nintendo at least 25% of his salary for the rest of his life

    Nintendo hacking team promoter must pay at least 25% of salary for rest of his life A former member of gaming console jailbreaking group Team Xecuter will likely have to pay a minimum of a quarter of his monthly salary to Nintendo for the rest of his life, TorrentFreak reports. 53-year-old...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Sneak preview of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood

    Sneak preview of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood Starting next year, Nintendo fans can step through a life-size warp pipe and enter the Mushroom Kingdom for the first time on American soil. Super Nintendo World, an interactive replica of Nintendo Co.’s dynamic lands and...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nintendo getting guaranteed 10 years of Call of Duty games if Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal goes through

    Nintendo getting guaranteed 10 years of Call of Duty games if Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal goes through Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo Co. agreed to a deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo gaming platforms for 10 years, the Redmond, Washington-based company announced. The agreement...
  16. Jan

    MultiChoice-owned Denuvo launches Nintendo Switch emulation anti-piracy software

    Infamous MultiChoice-owned company takes aim at Nintendo Switch piracy Digital rights management (DRM) company Denuvo will start offering anti-piracy software for Nintendo Switch games emulated on PCs. Denuvo is part of Irdeto, which has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of MultiChoice since 1997.
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Former Nintendo executive criticises Facebook's Metaverse vision

    Former Nintendo executive criticises Facebook's Metaverse vision Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms Inc. is among the most vocal proponents of the future of the metaverse, but one gaming industry veteran is particularly skeptical about its vision. Like the cloud five years ago and even the...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Sony and Nintendo stop shipments to Russia

    Sony and Nintendo stop shipments to Russia Sony Group Corp.’s PlayStation business and Nintendo Co. have suspended shipments to Russia, joining an exodus of multinational companies withdrawing from the country in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Tokyo-based Sony said on Thursday that its...
  19. hjst45

    Nintendo Switch eShop error 9001-2470

    Anyone else had issues purchasing games on the eshop and getting error 9001-2470 or 2813-2470? I've been struggling with this error code for months. Tried multiple cards from different banks, purchasing on web browser, no luck whatsoever.
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    • Forum: Gaming
  20. Jan

    NPD announces best-selling games of 2021 in US

    Best-selling games of 2021 revealed Call of Duty: Vanguard was the top-selling video game of 2021 in the US, while the Nintendo Switch dominated gaming hardware sales, according to data from NPD Group. Despite a slight decline in spending on video game hardware, content, and accessories, 2021...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Gaming
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nintendo provided 4K dev kit for console that never launched - Report

    Nintendo provided 4K dev kit for console that never launched - Report Many people were surprised to learn that Nintendo Co.’s new video game console is missing a common feature of rival systems: support for high-fidelity, 4K graphics. Perhaps most perplexed were the numerous developers who...
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