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The Nintendo Switch sold 17.8 million units in 1 year - more than the Wii U sold in 5
Nintendo today released its fiscal earnings for 2017, which includes details about the Switch's sales -- and how the console drove Nintendo's profits up by 500 percent in just one year. In terms of hard numbers, the Switch has sold 17.79 million units, moving more copies of itself in the first year of its existence Nintendo's previous console, the Wii U, moved in its entire life. While that number doesn't come near to beating the Wii's sales -- ...
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Nintendo Labo: How much replacement parts will cost you
When Nintendo first announced Labo - a series of minigames based on DIY cardboard accessories - gamers reacted with a mixture of confusion and excitement. But even though the accessories (called Toy-Cons) felt surprisingly sturdy in our hands-on, cardboard just isn't a material ...
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Analogue's Super Nt console is the ultimate gift for Nintendo-obsessed 90s kids
Analogue's Super Nt plays all your old SNES cartridges, and it'll easily dethrone all your other gadgets as the coolest device ...
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Hori's replacement Joy-Con fixes Nintendo Switch's D-Pad, with some sacrifices
The Nintendo Switch may very well be one of the best consoles of all time, but one thing that's not so neat is its lack of a proper D-Pad. Hori's upcoming replacement Joy-Con fixes that problem. Unfortunately, it also takes away some of the Switch's best features. The replacement ...
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Nintendo's latest update highlights what the Switch is missing
Nintendo today announced an update to the Switch, with the portable console adding support for social media friendships. Unfortunately, it feels like a blatant reminder of the features the console is missing. One of the features packed into the 5.0.0 update is the ability to add ...
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Dear Sony and Microsoft, please copy the Nintendo Switch ASAP
Any seasoned gamer knows Nintendo has been responsible for many of the most significant advancement of gaming. But while we Nintendo fans have liked to snicker and claim first! Whenever a competitor copies one of its innovations, I hope Sony and Microsoft clone the Nintendo Switch ...
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Super Smash Bros announced for Nintendo Switch, and the internet's hype is real
Super Smash Bros was confirmed for the Nintendo Switch this year in a surprise announcement during today's Nintendo Direct. In honor of said announcement, I thought I'd express my hype by smashing on my keyboard. ZXCVSlknjewqdflkjgfqeAKHJBkijdsbkjldslk12ewlkgqfewhbl kjfdaseklALKSknjdsfibkhgerfskjnmesdfgvjnbdgvf Now ...
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Nintendo's Labo is so incredibly creative it might just work
I have no shame in admitting I'm a Nintendo fanboy. Nintendo consoles are the first connected to my TV every generation, and creative approaches to gaming like Labo are the reason why. If you haven't been following, Labo is Nintendo's zany idea to use cardboard cutouts to build ...
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Nintendo's Mario Kart racer is coming to phones by March 2019
Nintendo has announced that it's bringing Mario Kart Tour, a racing game, to mobile devices sometime between this April and ...
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Nintendo is shutting down its Miitomo social app in May
Nintendo announced today that it's shuttering Miitomo, its first foray into mobile that launched in March 2016.
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Labo is Nintendo's next big risk that looks poised to pay off
Nintendo's rather perplexing new announcement this week is Labo, a set of peripherals for the Switch made from cardboard. While they may seem like an odd addition after the company's renewed focus on more mature titles and nostalgia, it’s part of Nintendo's pattern of embracing ...
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Nintendo extends Switch gameplay with its new Labo cardboard kits
Nintendo's Switch console is getting a cute upgrade that will appeal to kids and the young at heart with the launch of its ...
