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· Ryan General
A new study published in JMIR Serious Games in August has found that watching Studio Ghibli films or playing “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” can measurably improve happiness in young adults. Conducted by researchers from Imperial College London, Kyushu Sangyo…
· Isa Peralta
Nintendo’s newest release, “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,” has made history by becoming the fastest-selling Zelda game of all time. The hit video game, which was released on May 12, is the sequel to Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,” which debuted…
· Daniel Anderson
The iconic “Super Mario Bros.” theme, composed by Koji Kondo, has become the first video game song added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry this year. The theme was inducted as one of 25 songs, including Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You,”…
· Isa Peralta
Nintendo released a gameplay video of “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” on Tuesday. The Japanese video game company’s 10-minute video features a few new elements of the sequel to 2017’s “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.”
· Michelle De Pacina
Nintendo released trailers for upcoming games and updates for the Nintendo Switch during a Nintendo Direct livestream on Wednesday. The 45-minute livestream kicked off with a trailer for “Pikmin 4,” a real-time strategy game that is slated for release on July 21. The trailer…
· Bryan Ke
Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” was named by Japanese citizens as the best video game of all time, beating classics such as Square Enix’s “Final Fantasy VII.” The best video game: The Nintendo Switch and Wii U title, released on March 3, 2017, topped the…
· Ryan General
A sealed copy of “Super Mario 64” set an auction price record for a video game after fetching $1.56 million at Heritage Auctions on Sunday. Collector’s must-have: The auction house revealed that 16 collectors bidded during the last day of the three-day auction in Dallas,…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Sega has asked fans of their most popular franchise, “Sonic the Hedgehog”, to create their newest game, “Sonic Mania”. “As the name implies, we developed this as a game for the maniacs by the biggest maniacs,” said Takashi Iizuka, current lead of Sonic Team and long-time…
Mario connects to Nintendo through games, consoles, movies, parks, merch, and family gaming habits.
If Switch 2 ends up in your living room, Nintendo is betting you keep coming back for Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, downloads, and online play even after the box gets pricier.
Company · Japan · TYO:7974
Nintendo turns beloved game worlds into hardware, software, parks, merch, and repeat family spending.
Nintendo · Gaming · TYO:7974
If Switch 2 ends up in your living room, Nintendo is betting you keep coming back for Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, downloads, and online play even after the box gets pricier.
Explainer · Nintendo
The question is not just whether people buy Nintendo Switch 2 once. It is whether they keep buying back into Nintendo after Nintendo Switch 2 gets more expensive.
