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Nintendo Cancels Tokyo Live Following Splatoon-Related Threats Against Staff
Nintendo quashed its first live event of the new year and similarly postponed the tournament finals for two of its mainstay franchises due to a wave of “threats” targeting employees, spectators, and venue staff centered around an upcoming Splatoon 3 tournament. Nintendo shared scant few details in a notice posted to its site Thursday, but…
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Nintendo Is Officially Making a Live Action Legend of Zelda Movie
Nintendo of Japan officially confirmed that it is working with Sony Pictures to bring one of its most seminal franchises, The Legend of Zelda, to the big screen in a live action movie adaptation. Avi Arad will produce the film for Sony alongside Nintendo’s own Shigeru Miyamoto. The film will be directed by Wes Ball, who helmed the Maze…
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Pokémon to Re-Offer Van Gogh Pikachu Card After Disastrous Collaboration Launch
Late last month, what should’ve been a cutesy, even educational collaboration between Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum and Pokémon flared up into an absurd disaster as scalpers hungry to continue turning a profit on rare Pokémon merchandise raced to get their hands on as many behatted Pikachus as humanly possible. Now after a period of silence,…
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Nintendo Tells 3DS and Wii U Users to Say Goodbye to Their Online Services
Nintendo took to Twitter to announce that it is shutting down online services for 3DS and Wii U in early April 2024. Pokémon Bank and StreetPass will, however, remain available. They also confirmed that users will still be able to download, update, or redownload purchased software and downloadable content from the Nintendo eShop as well…