The Wild Story Behind Nintendo's Unannounced 1-2 Switch Sequel

In March 2017, Nintendo released 1-2 Switch, one of the Switch’s two first-party titles to launch alongside the hardware. While it wasn’t exactly critical competition for The Legend...

We Need To Change How We Talk About Nintendo

Nintendo has long cultivated a corporate image of wholesomeness and ubiquitous franchises and mascots, beloved the world over. Like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, the walls of Nintendo are high, and...

Nintendo is Opening a Museum Showcasing its History by 2024

If you’ve ever wanted to see all of Nintendo’s long history collected in one place, the company is making that a reality in the form of a museum dedicated to its 130+ years.

100 Free Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island Names

Choosing a name for your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make as a villager, second only to selecting an island in the first place. It’s not som...

Gamestop Cancelling Midnight Launch Events Indefinitely

It seems that even the capitalists on the bridge of the S.S. Gamestop are willing to concede the dangers of cramming 50 or more people into tiny strip mall suites, as cities nationwide continue shutti...

Turn Friends Into Data With This AC: New Horizons Stalk Market Tracker

In keeping with centuries-old tradition, Animal Crossing: New Horizons features an economics mini-game known as the Sow Jones Stalk Market, wherein turnips are bought and sold in the pursuit...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Marks Nintendo's Next Step Toward Inclusivity

In the 1940s, psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark conducted the Doll Test to observe the racial biases in children aged three to seven years old and, ultimately, demystify the notion of “separate bu...

Ease the Wait With This Fan-Made Animal Crossing Island Designer

The highly-anticipated launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons is just 11 days away, but that doesn’t make the wait any less interminable for the millions of fans seeking to escape our rapidl...

Animal Crossing Switch, Outer Worlds Port Delayed by Coronavirus

As hundreds died and thousands more were infected, the coronavirus outbreak took a small detour this week to impact the world of video games. Nintendo has announced that the release of its forthcoming...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons's Biggest Direct Livestream Takeaways

Everyone’s ready to live on a deserted island! Yes, we’re sure you, too, are ready to grab the Nook Deserted Island Getaway Package. Which is to say, everyone you know is raring to pick up Animal...

Wait, What Do You Mean Claude from Fire Emblem isn't Bisexual?

Intelligent Systems, queerbaiting isn’t just mean-spirited, it’s also bad writing. 

4 Ways Gunpei Yokoi Changed Games Forever

In writing these daily lists for Fanbyte (it’s a great website, you should look it up), I spend a lot of time combing through Wikipedia looking for ideas. And whether I’m reading about the broader his...

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Nintendo selling off majority stake in Seattle pro baseball team

Nintendo, that family-friendly game company with the iPod-white consoles and mustachioed plumber mascot, announced today via press release it would be selling off the bulk of its financial investment...

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Opinion: Nintendo needs to get more serious about its back catalog

Rare Replay was announced at E3 last year: a collection of 30 games that spans Rare’s entire game-development history. Many of Rare’s games — including some in the Replay collection — were originally...

Still Not Being Able to Build from Storage in Animal Crossing: A Review

Animal Crossing: New Horizons updates end on November 5, 2021 and you still can’t access your storage from your workbench.

How One Advance Wars Fan Accidentally Played the Remake Early

Just a few weeks ago, Nintendo made the rather abrupt decision to indefinitely delay their Advance Wars 1+2 remake for Switch, Re-Boot Camp. The platform holder stated that the delay...

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Five years late, 3DS StreetPass finally accepts more than 10 Miis at a time

As someone with a chunky, small, first generation 3DS, I have put a lot of time and attention into this little handheld console. I used to carry it with me on walks for no other reason than to make us...

Nintendo Switch eShop Struggles to Stay Online Through Holiday Traffic

The Nintendo Switch eShop is predictably popular on Christmas Day, and it’s left the service inaccessible for most of December 25. Some players are reporting problems redeeming gift cards, downloading...

Nintendo Issues Internal Response to Activision-Blizzard Reports

Update 8:30 PM PT — Nintendo PR sent the following in response to our request for comment and clarification on what actions were taken: “We can confirm the content of Doug Bowser’s internal email to N...

ICYMI: Here's Everything From Nintendo's September 2021 Direct

In Nintendo’s first big Direct since E3, the Switch platform holder focused primarily on detailing their remaining lineup for 2021 but sprinkled in a few exciting announcements for the future of the S...