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Nintendo is facing criticism over the high price tag of its upcoming Switch 2 console, which is set to launch at $450 in the U.S. Despite leftists eager to blame Donald Trump’s tariffs for the console’s high price, Nintendo of America’s top boss has now said that tariffs had nothing to do with the hotly-anticipated gaming machine’s price.

Nintendo has officially confirmed the inclusion of a transgender character named Vivian in the highly anticipated remake of the classic role-playing game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Nintendo Switch.

Nintendo of America has highlighted the importance of “culturalization” and DEI awareness in a job listing for a localization production specialist  position based in Redmond, Washington.

GLAAD has released the first-ever report on LGBT inclusion in video games, which claims that 17 percent of active gamers are LGBT. The organization is now calling on the gaming industry to increase games with gay characters and hire more LGBT workers “in positions of authority,” among other things.

Twenty-five-year-old David Joseph Dalesandro was arrested with a spray-painted Nintendo Duck Hunt gun which he allegedly used in the hold-up of a York County, South Carolina, Kwik Stop. 

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is the latest non-woke movie to over-perform at the box office, breaking records with a stunning domestic haul of $204.6 million for its opening weekend.

People have now accused the Mario Kart ride at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Super Nintendo World of perpetuating “fatphobia” by being too small for plus-sized visitors.

Two LAPD officers reportedly ignored a call to respond to a robbery at a local Macy’s to spend time hunting down a Pokémon in the popular mobile game Pokémon Go. Both men were fired from the police department, a decision upheld by an appeals court. According to transcripts from their police cruiser, the duo did capture the popular “Snorlax” character they were chasing at the time of the robbery call.

According to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal, tech giant Apple is making major moves in the video game space despite not actively developing any games itself. The Silicon Valley giant earned more profits from games in 2019 than Microsoft’s XBox, Sony’s Playstation, Nintendo, and Activision Blizzard all combined.

Some Italian-Americans and Nintendo fans were angered to see that actor Chris Pratt was cast to voice Mario in the upcoming animated film, Super Mario Bros. Fans fumed over the fact that Pratt is not of Italian descent.

A sealed copy of the video game The Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) has sold for nearly $900,000 at Heritage Auctions.

Players of Nintendo’s Animal Crossing video game held virtual vigils to commemorate the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre 31 years after China killed thousands of peaceful pro-democracy protesters in Beijing.

Nintendo UK has advised users to activate a two-step authentication on their accounts after 160,000 users were reportedly compromised in early April.

The Chinese Communist Party bans and censors video games to keep Chinese players from discussing forbidden topics with foreigners.

China wants to ban the popular online video game Animal Crossing: New Horizons, due to it becoming a hub for dissidents to criticize Chinese dictator Xi Jinping and authorities in Hong Kong.

One of the world’s largest gaming and consumer electronics conventions, the E3 expo, has been canceled due to fear of the Wuhan coronavirus.

Console gaming giant Nintendo has removed a Native American reference from its hotly anticipated game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, after the company received complaints and allegations of racism.

Writers for Fox’s iconic cartoon The Simpsons are facing backlash after they shrugged off a growing controversy about Apu and South Asian stereotypes. So why are other stereotype-based characters not as controversial?

After four years of litigation, on Thursday, a Dallas court ruled in favor of iLife Technologies to the tune of $10 million against Nintendo.

Having trouble getting your hands on Nintendo’s newest hit console? The problem may be in your pocket.

PETA isn’t happy with the unrealistic depiction of milking in the Nintendo Switch minigame collection 1-2 Switch.

Contrary to consumer reports, Nintendo claims that Nintendo Switch issues are not widespread and fall in line with past hardware launches.

The launch of the Nintendo Switch is looking strong, buoyed by consumer enthusiasm for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Despite reports of “tremendous” consumer demand, the launch of Nintendo’s newest console has been a bumpy ride.

Nintendo isn’t particularly happy about seeing unlicensed recreations of its characters speeding around on public roads and has decided to sue a go-kart company for infringing upon its intellectual property.

Alan Stone, the industry legend that brought Nintendo to the United States, has died of cancer at 71.

Nintendo says that a significant number of those who have downloaded Super Mario Run have decided to purchase the full game.

Official details about the Nintendo Switch have been officially revealed, but perhaps the system should have stayed behind the curtain.

In an interview with Japanese publication Kyoto NP, Nintendo President Takeshi Kimishima has confirmed plans to release a number of mobile titles annually.

Nintendo’s new mobile game Super Mario Run has finally released, and it’s really, really good.

Move over, Mickey. In 2020, Nintendo’s famous plumber is going to have a magic kingdom all his own.

Nintendo’s Pokemon Go Plus accessory has been delayed in the midst of broader concerns about the corporation’s stock valuation.

Following investors’ realisation that Nintendo does not actually develop or entirely own the popular mobile game Pokemon Go, the company’s stock, which had skyrocketed in recent months, plummeted Monday.

Rio de Janeiro is fighting a crime wave, a Zika epidemic, growing jihadi plots, and pollution so dangerous Olympians are getting sick from minor contact with seawater. Mayor Eduardo Paes desperately needs a reason to get people to come to August’s Summer Olympic Games, and he believes he has found one: Pokemon.

Two U.S. Marines helped authorities arrest a man suspected of attempted murder on Tuesday while they were playing Pokémon Go in Fullerton.

For the third year in a row, Nintendo will take a minimalist approach to their E3 presence, likely reserving the bulk of its hype-generation for the Tokyo Game Show later this year.