Nintendo
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Nintendo bullish on Switch 2 pre-sales in Japan
Apr 24, 2025Nintendo shares surged Thursday after the gaming giant boasted of higher than expected demand in Japan for pre-orders of its hotly anticipated Switch 2 console. The successor to the Switch — the third best-selling console ever... -
Nintendo sues ‘Pokemon with guns’ maker for patent infringement
Sep 20, 2024Nintendo of Japan announced on Thursday that it has launched a lawsuit, claiming patent infringement against the creator of a video game that was humorously called “Pokemon with guns”. The Japan-based studio Pocketpair, responsible for the... -
Nintendo announces new ‘Zelda’ movie
Nov 10, 2023In an attempt to build on the great success of its most recent “Mario” movie, Nintendo, the Japanese gaming behemoth, revealed that it is creating a movie based on its immensely popular “The Legend of Zelda”... -
Nintendo posted a net profit of 118.9 billion yen
Aug 4, 2022Nintendo on Tuesday posted a net profit of 118.9 billion yen ($893 million) for the three months to June, up 28 percent on year as a weak yen boosted the gaming giant’s bottom line. The company left... -
Nintendo discontinued its 3DS handheld after almost a decade
Sep 18, 2020Nintendo 3DS handheld discontinued after about 76 million sales since 2011. A notice on Nintendo’s site says “manufacturing of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems has ended”. The 3DS Handheld had the capability to trick the... -
Nintendo to produce Super Mario animation film with Illumination
Feb 1, 2018Japanese video games maker Nintendo Co Ltd said on Thursday it would team with U.S. film studio Illumination Entertainment to produce an animation film using its Super Mario Bros characters. The film would be distributed by... -
Nintendo reported its Q1 profit on mobile gaming
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: Nintendo Co Ltd on Tuesday reported its first quarterly profit in a year as its nascent mobile games division started to bring in revenue, though not enough to prevent weak console software sales dragging... -
Nintendo gains biggest weekly share price in more than 30 years following the launch of Pokemon Go
Jul 16, 2016News Hour: Nintendo has enjoyed its biggest weekly share price gain in more than 30 years following the launch of Pokemon Go. Its stock jumped by 70%, boosting its market value from £13bn to £19.6bn, reports BBC....