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Nintendo directly sues U.S. Government over tariffs Nintendo of America filed a lawsuit Friday seeking a refund, with interest, from the U.S. government for every dollar it has paid in tariffs under the Trump administration’s IEEPA executive orders. The complaint, filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade, was first spotted by Nicole Carpenter writing at Aftermath. The significant filing lists the […]

Nintendo is suing the US government for a tariff refund.

There’s now a demo for Citadelum on Switch 2 A demo for the strategic city building game Citadelum is now available on the Nintendo eShop. Originally released in 2024, the game arrived on the Nintendo Switch 2 earlier this year, complete with much welcome mouse mode input. The Abylight Barcelona title is set in Ancient Rome and tasks you with building a settlement, establishing […]

The Ancient Rome city builder has mouse mode support.

2021 gem Kena: Bridge of Spirits is heading to Switch 2 Ember Lab’s lovely looking ‘Kena: Bridge of Spirits‘ is heading to Nintendo Switch 2. The action adventure game originally launched on PlayStation (PS4 & PS5) back in September 2021. It sees you play as a young spirit guide, tasked with restoring balance to an ancient village. You can get an idea as to what the […]

Ember Lab's debut title is coming to Switch 2 this Spring.

2021's 'Kena: Bridge of Spirits' is coming to Switch 2 this Spring.

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Nintendo's partners have sold $2 billion in shares — here's what that actually means - Hanafuda Report Update, Tuesday March 3rd, 2026: Nintendo has confirmed the share buyback is now complete. Some 11.4 million shares have been repurchased for just over ¥99.9 billion. Here’s a breakdown of who sold th...

Nintendo has now confirmed the share sale and subsequent buybacks. These repurchased shares will be cancelled at the end of the month.

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Nintendo schedules an Indie World Showcase for tomorrow Nintendo has announced a new Indie World presentation, set to take place on Tuesday, March 3rd. The showcase, which was announced first on the Nintendo Today app, will premiere at 2PM UK time and last roughly 15 minutes — a perfect post-lunch appointment. As is typical, the video presentation will highlight a slew of upcoming […]

It will feature roughly 15 minutes of upcoming indie games.

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An overhead handle in a subway car, but its purple and has a Ditto face motif.

all aboard the ditto train!

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Mario Tennis Fever - Hanafuda Report The slick opening cinematic of Mario Tennis Fever excitedly shows off the new gimmick that’s core to the experience of the entire game — that is, of course, the new fever abilities, made available via...

REVIEW: "a tennis game with a chaotic energy that can easily trip into maddening mischief."

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Gen 10. Coming in 2027.

Young me (in a questionable bucket hat) playing Pokemon Stadium on the N64 on a CRT TV.

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Nintendo’s partners are selling $2 billion in shares — here’s what that actually means Nintendo announced Friday that several of its long-time partners, including DeNA, will sell off some ¥300 billion in company shares. However, this isn’t some money-raising initiative or cause for concern, more so an action that’s part of a broader shake-up of Japan’s corporate shareholding practices. This sizeable change, as reported by Miho Uranaka for Reuters, […]

Nintendo is about to have a big chunk of its shares sold — but it's really just boring corporate plumbing.

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A description for the upcoming Mario film which reads “After defeating Bowser and saving Brooklyn, Mario faces Wario and Bowser Jr.s evil alliance. Now, alongside his friends and Yoshi, he must stop their plans for world domination.”

Randomly looking at the listing for the upcoming Mario Galaxy flick…. and Wario?

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Nintendo, what year is it?!

Unboxing the Virtual Boy for Nintendo Switch 2 YouTube video by Hanafuda Report

Nintendo, what year is it?!

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