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Chinese Nintendo Switch console users find themselves in limbo after the announcement that online sales and services for the device will cease from 2026. Photo: EPA-EFE
Video gaming

Chinese Nintendo Switch users in limbo as Tencent ends console’s online support

Online game sales for the Chinese Nintendo Switch will cease on March 31, 2026, while other related services will end weeks later on May 15.

Travel Destinations

What’s at Epic Universe, Universal’s Florida theme park opening in 2025

Asia travel

Step into Mario’s world at Nintendo Museum in Japan

Wellness

How to boost your mood? Study suggests this video game could help

Playing PowerWash Simulator left 7 out of 10 gamers feeling happier after play than before, a study of 8,700 gamers in 39 countries finds.

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Playing PowerWash Simulator lifted the moods of 7 in 10 video gamers in a study, underscoring previous research. Photo: FuturLab/Square Enix
Video gaming

Tencent, NetEase win big with Rainbow Six and Marvel video game approvals in China

China’s two largest video game companies were the big winners in August’s 15 approved imported titles, which includes Mario and Final Fantasy games.

Video gaming

Nintendo’s Pokémon and Riot Games have titles approved for sale in China

The National Press and Publication Administration approved 15 foreign video games on Wednesday, bringing the total for the year to 61.

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Technology

Opinion | How gaming can go beyond entertainment to transform lives

Long viewed as childish entertainment at best and an addictive pursuit at worst, gaming is now recognised as a serious moneymaker. The concept of gamification, however, has highlighted the potential for wider application of game design, while the enthusiasm of gamers can be channelled for social causes.

A woman plays a game at an internet cafe in Beijing on January 26. The nature of the gaming industry and the perceptions surrounding it are changing. Photo: AFP
Video gaming

US teen becomes first human player to beat Tetris

Willis Gibson, 13, beat Tetris by forcing it into a game-ending glitch in a feat previously achieved only by artificial intelligence.

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Video gaming

6 gifts for gamers in 2023: PlayStation 5 controllers, a VR headset and more

From PlayStation 5, Xbox and Nintendo Switch controllers to the Meta Quest 3 VR headset to an arcade joystick for playing Street Fighter, 6 of the best gift options in 2023 for the video game lover in your life.

Video gaming

Review | Super Mario Bros. Wonder: a love letter to the unexpected

The first new traditional side-scrolling Super Mario Bros. game in 11 years, Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Nintendo Switch is all about how we can find awe in unexpected places.

Bowser transforms himself into a heavy-metal-loving sentient castle in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, a new game on the Nintendo Switch. Photo: Nintendo
Video gaming

Microsoft-Activision US$69 billion deal back on track after US court win

The decision handed a major victory to Microsoft and allowed it to close its purchase of Activision, the maker of Call of Duty and Candy Crush, as planned on July 18

Activision’s Call of Duty on a smartphone near a photograph of the Microsoft logo. Photo: AP
Video gaming

Microsoft’s Activision acquisition temporarily blocked by US judge

A judge granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to temporarily block the acquisition of the video gaming giant that could have closed as early as Friday

Video gaming

Review | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom totally upends everything we know

A Nintendo Switch exclusive, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom introduces a fun new major feature – crafting – which encourages creativity and is only limited by players’ imaginations.

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Video gaming

Minecraft meets Zelda in Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

With a new, Minecraft-style construction feature, Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom promises to be as exciting as its bestselling predecessor Breath of the Wild – and even more meme-worthy.

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With a new Minecraft-style construction feature, Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (screen grab above) promises to be as exciting as its best-selling predecessor Breath of the Wild - and even more meme-worthy. Photo: Nintendo
Video gaming

10 video games’ stories we can’t wait for in 2023, from Star Wars to Zelda

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Colossal Cave, and Star Trek: Resurgence are among the games that promise the best stories in 2023.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, due out on March 17, looks to have a darker story than 2019’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Photo: Respawn Entertainment
Tourism

‘You’re going to be in a video game’: America’s new Super Nintendo World

Theme park guests at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Super Nintendo World will join Mario and other Nintendo characters in one of the boldest statements yet about the future of entertainment.

Video gaming

China grants licences to 44 imported games, first time for approvals in 18 months

The latest imported game approvals mark the latest sign of a thaw in Beijing’s crackdown on the country’s video gaming industry.

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Persona 5 Royal re-release takes a perfect game to another level

Persona Royal 5 has been re-released on multiple platforms – PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC – but the most important change is the ability to now play it on the go.

A still from the video game Persona 5 Royal, which has been re-released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC. Photo: Atlus
Video gaming

The Pokémon Company files intellectual property lawsuit in China

The Japanese video game publisher is suing six Chinese companies over a mobile game called Pocket Monster Reissue, or Koudaiyaoguai Fuke.

Video gaming

Tencent and NetEase again left out of latest video game approvals in China

The National Press and Publication Administration has approved 241 titles this year, far behind previous years, while Tencent and NetEase rely on games approved before China’s licensing freeze.

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Video gaming

10 best video games of 2022 so far, from Elden Ring to Kirby and Pokémon

It’s only April but already we’ve seen a number of game-of-the-year contenders released. Here are 10 of the best on the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land on the Switch gives the full 3D treatment to one of Nintendo’s most iconic heroes and is among our 10 best games of 2022 so far.
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Review | Nintendo’s Pokémon Legends: Arceus more spiritual, less combative

Nintendo’s latest Pokémon adventure is set in an earlier era than previous games, with new twists including curing animals who have gone mad.

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A screen shot from Pokémon Legends: Arceus on the Nintendo Switch. Photo: Nintendo
Video gaming

Nintendo’s slipping profits signal game over for pandemic gaming boom

Nintendo’s fiscal half sales fell to US$5.5 billion this year, but new titles The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD and Pokémon Snap have sold well.

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Review | Nintendo’s latest WarioWare games: short, stupid and great fun

Nintendo’s Super Mario has a rival, Wario, whose story is that he is a failed video game maker. New Warioware release Get It Together is a collection of short, totally crazy mini games.

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Stocks

6 weird items to buy shares in, from Hermès Himalaya Birkin bags to Apple iPhones

With the S&P 500 bubble possibly about to burst, some investors are buying shares in ‘cultural items’ like rare, old game cartridges and even a copy of the US declaration of independence – but are they really better than stocks?

Unexpected investment: the rare and expensive Hermès Himalaya Birkin bag. Photo: Reuters
Video gaming

ByteDance’s gaming chief sets out global ambitions after Moonton deal

ByteDance gaming chief said that there is now a golden opportunity for Chinese gaming companies to further expand into the global market.

The acquisition of Moonton in March marked ByteDance’s biggest investment in video games to date. Photo: AFP
United States

Unopened Legend of Zelda Nintendo game from 1987 sells for US$870,000

Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas said it was a rare version that was created during a limited production run that took place during a few months in late 1987.

Coronavirus pandemic: All stories

The story of Nintendo, Japanese video game giant behind Mario and Pokémon

Nintendo has been one of the pandemic’s big winners and its consoles and characters are loved the world over. Here’s how the 131-year-old company came to dominate the video games industry.

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Nintendo
Nintendo is the world's largest video game company by revenue, and is also the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball team.
Chairman / President
Shuntaro Furukawa
CEO / Managing Director
Shuntaro Furukawa
CFO / Finance Director
Shigeyoshi Mochizuki
Industry
Video games
interactive entertainment
consumer electronics
Website
nintendo.com
Headquarters address
11-1 Kamitoba Hokodatecho, Minami-ku, Kyoto, 601-8501, Japan
Stock Code
TYO:7974
Year founded
1889
last updated:
30 September, 2024
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