Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life After an unprecedented year of financial loss for the Japanese developer THESE (a team that has been involved in the development of countless projects for Nintendo, Square Enix, Capcom and others), the studio expects ‘Switch 2’ to turn things around in 2025 (thanks, Automaton). Back in July, TOSE’s third ...
Bandai Namco – Publisher of games including Elden Ring, Tekken 8 and the recently released Dragon Ball Spark! ZERO is reportedly looking to reduce headcount and has decided to “cancel or pause development” on several games. The company “sent employees to rooms with nothing to do and pressured them to leave voluntarily,” according to Bloomberg. ...
It is clear that the anime Uzumaki has been a huge failure for Adult Swim. The low quality of the second chapter has shown the problems in the production of the series. Although one of those responsible has already spoken about it, the opinion of someone with experience within the anime industry has recently come ...
Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has been revealed to be considering increasing its stake in Nintendo and other gaming companies. Speaking in an interview with Japanese news agency Kyodo News, Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, vice chairman of PIF’s gaming division, revealed a desire to expand ...
Image: Ubisoft Tencent and the Guillemot family are reportedly considering a takeover of Ubisoft as part of efforts to stabilize the company amid a tumultuous 2024. According to Bloombergboth sides have reportedly been talking to advisers about how best to boost Ubisoft’s value after multiple gaffes over the past 12 months have sent the share ...
I’ve had tears in my eyes for the last few weeks. I often go into long periods where I start lots of games and play them for varying periods of time but never finish them. Thanks to my job, I rarely have the time to spend too much time on one thing outside of a ...
Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life AND new California law which will go into effect in 2025 and will effectively force digital storefronts to reveal that customers do not actually own their digital purchases, but simply license content. Of course, we assume that most of our audience will already be aware of this, but it’s ...
Image: Pocketpair Last week, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company announced that they were filing a patent infringement lawsuit The fading world developer Pocketpair. While the latter studio claimed it was “unaware of the specific patents we’ve been accused of infringing,” internet speculation soon began tossing out various filings that sound plausible from Nintendo’s back catalog. ...
Image: Pocketpair While everyone is patiently waiting for news from Nintendo regarding the upcoming successor to the Switch, the company has made another, undoubtedly surprising announcement. Months later The fading worldNintendo has now filed a patent lawsuit against developer Pocketpair, claiming that Palworld “infringes on multiple patent rights.” Now, we all know that Nintendo can ...
What will you think about PS5 Pro? It’s been a while since Reggie Fils-Aimé, the charismatic frontman who became a an emblematic figure of Nintendo of America, announced to fans via a video his decision to step down as president of the company. This announcement marked the end of an era for Nintendo fans. Now ...
