It is not often that publicly traded companies admit mistakes or failures. It is even rarer for organizations to abandon a large market segment. But in a surprising twist of events, Nintendo recently admitted that its mobile games strategy has produced disappointing results. According to a Bloomberg report, the company is even considering abandoning the mobile industry altogether. In this
Read moreAs the world continues to face challenges associated with the pandemic, video game news remains sparse. Sony treated fans to over 75 minutes of video game trailers and PS5 details; however, Nintendo has been oddly silent since the March Direct Mini. As the community anxiously awaits news on the next Mario and Zelda titles, the Pokemon Company bridged the gap.
Read moreDownloadable content is not a new strategy for the video game industry. Now defunct studio Cavedog offered new content each month for its RTS game Total Annihilation in 1997, and developers have continued to iterated on base games ever since. But not all studios have embraced add-on content. In fact, one of the most successful video game companies of all
Read moreOn Saturday, Japanese media outlet Famitsu revealed its 2019 Game of the Year Winner The company has announced a Game of the Year winner each year since 2005 While the Game Awards remains the most popular annual celebration of video games, certain regional outlets continue to demand the industry’s attention. For almost four decades, Famitsu has been the most respected
Read moreDuring this time of global crisis, the norm is for companies to delay the release of video games and other forms of entertainment. From the Final Fantasy VII Remake to a delayed Nintendo Direct, the video game industry is in the midst of sustained turmoil. But some companies are choosing to forge ahead in these trying times. On Friday, Legendary
Read moreSonic the Hedgehog movie topped Detective Pikachu on opening weekend Paramount is delaying the Japanese release citing concerns over the coronavirus No one expected the Sonic the Hedgehog movie to top Detective Pikachu at the box office on opening weekend. But the blue blur did the impossible by beating the “pocket-monster” film by over $3 million. As the new movie
Read morePokemon Sword and Shield is the best-selling game in Japan for 2019 Sword and Shield is poised to become the best-selling title in the series since the Game Boy’s Gold and Silver games While Nintendo released many successful games in 2019, one of the company’s flagship series rose to the top. Despite releasing in the latter half of 2019, Pokemon
Read moreWhile the latest Pokemon game follows a similar formula of previous generations, the Sword and Shield differences are much more nuanced. Although each game still has exclusive Pokemon, the addition of raids and unique evolutions make it difficult to know which game to purchase. Listed below are all the known differences between the two versions: Raids GameFreak’s approach to Max
Read moreThe News In a recent tweet from their official Japanese account, GameFreak announced that Pokemon Sword and Shield is the fastest-selling Switch game ever. While global sales topped six million copies in just three days, the latest Pokemon game sold more than 1.35 million copies in Japan alone. According to Famitsu, this also makes Sword and Shield the fastest-selling Switch
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