Nintendo tries to patent riding on top of a car
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We think it has been done 

Nintendo has applied for 32 patents and there are some concerns that they might be a little broad.

Microsoft complains that it is losing the console wars
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Now the FTC wants to give the field to Nintendo and Sony

Microsoft has told a court that it has been losing the console wars to Sony and Nintendo and needs to buy Activision Blizzard to keep its head above water.

Nintendo sued by kid
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Claims they gave him immoral microtransactions

Nintendo is facing a potential class-action lawsuit filed by a young gamer claiming that the microtransactions in the mobile game Mario Kart Tour are a Wii bit "immoral."

E3 2023 gets officially canceled
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And it is not an April's Fools

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has announced that E3 2023 has been officially canceled.

Nintendo wins battles against US parents
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Joy-Con drift case resolved by pesky EULA

Nintendo has won a class action bought against it by some parents who were upset about the "Joy-Con drift."

Nintendo, Playstation, and Xbox will be skipping E3 2023 show
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Weight will be on publishers' shoulders

According to the latest reports, all three big console makers, Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, will not be attending the E3 2023 conference.

Sony complains that Microsoft’s ten-year pledge is smoke and mirrors
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Nintendo gamers are not interested

Sony claims that Microsoft’s ten-year deal offered to Nintendo by Microsoft to bring the Call of Duty series to its consoles is smoke and mirrors.

Nintendo HQ catches fire
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Charging electronic devices at work 

Nintendo’s headquarters in Kyoto, Japan caught fire after an employee choose to charge a device at work during a heatwave. 

Switch sales slow
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04 August 2022

Switch sales slow


Component shortages to blame

Former card maker Nintendo has blamed component shortages for a further slowing of Switch hardware sales.

Forest of Illusion archives DS X4 firmware
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X4 prototype was totally different from the final version

Nintendo preservation website Forest of Illusion has archived a prototype of the Nintendo DS X4 firmware - recovered from an X4 prototype unit.