OpenAI has vowed to give copyright holders “more granular control” over character generation after its Sora 2 app produced a flood of videos that depicted copyrighted characters — including those owned by Nintendo.
Following the launch of Sora 2, social media was awash with videos featuring licensed characters, such as Mario, Pikachu, and an array of other Pokémon.
“The Dark Knight”…
Nintendo Has 'No Real Need' for New Franchises, Veteran Says, and Can Just 'Pick Whatever' Existing Series Fits New Gameplay
September 9, 2025
Nintendo doesn’t really need to create new franchises, a former developer has said, explaining that the company can simply wrap its fresh gameplay ideas into one of the many beloved video game series it owns already.
Speaking to Bloomberg, programmer Ken Watanabe said…
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said that the company’s upcoming Switch successor will be backward compatible. But he did so without saying anything about what the Switch 2 will be.
That means the new Switch console, perhaps dubbed the Switch 2, will be able to play…
Funko Fusion hits Switch on September 13
June 20, 2024
Funko Fusion is coming to the Nintendo Switch on September 13, 2024.
You can play against Jaws, He-Man, Marty McFly — altogether more than 60 characters across 20 iconic movie scenes, TV shows and more. It’s an action adventure puzzler pitting you against dinosaurs from Jurassic World and Cylons from Battlestar Galactica.
Funko Fusion is here on September 13.
It’s a mash-up for the ages.
Yuzu, the popular Nintendo Switch emulator, shut down today, days after Nintendo filed a lawsuit against the developers.
At the same time, Yuzu’s parent company Tropic Haze and Nintendo filed a joint motion to settle the lawsuit, with Yuzu paying Nintendo $2.4 million.
Nintendo today held its Partner Showcase Direct, in which it revealed games coming to Switch from its third-party partners in 2024. While most eyes were keen for the former Xbox exclusives that were coming to Switch — Pentiment and Grounded being confirmed during the show…
Nintendo beats December quarter expectations and ups forecast to 15.5M Switch units in fiscal year
February 7, 2024
Nintendo reported quarterly results on Tuesday that beat its previous forecasts and it said it now expects to sell 15.5 million Switch consoles during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.
The Kyoto, Japan-based game company said net sales were $4 billion, down 6% from a year ago but up from $3.82 billion that analysts had expected. Net profit was $920 million, up 18% from a year ago and above…
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Nintendo announced a new timeline for the closure of its older eShops on the Wii U and…
