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UNCOVERED: Nintendo of america - The Untold Story

After spending $45,000 on an "unheard of" first-party Nintendo prototype, anonymous collector pulls the ultimate good guy move and releases the ROM for preservationists to study for free

"The prototype cartridge allegedly belonged to a former Nintendo of America employee who had sold it in a garage sale"

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Ex-Nintendo marketing lead believes Illumination used Fox McCloud in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as an "IP landgrab" after letting Zelda slip through its fingers

"He's ours now."

Total Film

After Watching The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, It Just Left Me Wishing It Was More Like The Sonic Sequels

Sega does what Nintendon't.

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Nintendo says "the cost of physical games is not going up" in the US, digital Switch 2 games are getting cheaper, instead

The change starts with Yoshi and the Mysterious Book

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Nintendo sues the US government over tariffs — Japanese videogame giant seeks 200 billion refund with interest

Nintendo of America filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on March 6 in the U.S. Court of International Trade, seeking a refund of tariffs it paid under President Donald Trump's executive orders.

Tom’s Hardware

Even Nintendo is thirst-posting about Resident Evil's Leon Kennedy on main: "A strong sense of justice, ruggedly handsome, AND absolutely jacked"

Sorry Nintendo, he's married

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Former Nintendo of America marketing lead says higher-ups "chided" them for not selling as many casual games like Tomodachi Life as Europe

Europe is apparently the home of the casual Nintendo gamer

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Everybody's Talking Yoshi In New Super Mario Galaxy Movie Footage, But That's Only Like The Fifth Coolest Thing To Me

No disrespect to the long-tongued dino.

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Who is Devon Pritchard? Nintendo of America's new president makes first industry appearance since stepping into the role

Nintendo of America's new president, Devon Pritchard, has made her first official public appearance since taking over the role from Doug Bowser earlier this month.

TechRadar

Only a week into his job, Nintendo legend Reggie Fils-Aimé had to deal with retailers "upset" there weren't enough copies of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire: "I never let that happen ever again"

Despite that, he says "I always enjoyed working with The Pokemon Company"

GamesRadar

Nintendo of America's new president makes her first public appearance since stepping into the role with a pep talk for devs: "Keep believing, keep playing, and know that you truly belong in this game"

Devon Pritchard became Nintendo of America's latest president at the start of this year

GamesRadar

3 years after a $26,000 labor settlement with a Nintendo contracting firm, NOA is again accused of infringing unionization rights alongside another firm in new complaint

Nintendo of America and Teksystems are accused of violating two parts of the National Labor Relations Act

GamesRadar

Fans Think Rosalina’s Super Mario Galaxy Movie Role Will Confirm A Long-Standing Theory About Brie Larson’s Character

Could casting reveal Princess Peach’s biggest secret yet?

Cinemablend

Despite fans' initial cries to "drop the price," Switch 2 "hardware was appropriately priced," actually, thinks former Nintendo icon Reggie Fils-Aimé

He calls that the Mario Kart bundle "very smart" as it "took the edge off" its $80 price

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After 15 years at Nintendo of America, former president Reggie Fils-Aimé didn't get sent a free Switch 2 from the company so he experienced the launch "like a fan" instead

He's looking forward to Metroid Prime 4

GamesRadar

Nintendo will "never position" itself as a direct PlayStation competitor regardless of the Switch 2's third-party games, former Nintendo of America president says: "It's not in their DNA"

But he "absolutely" thinks there's a player base there for those AAA third-party games to come to Switch 2

GamesRadar

Xbox “has not yet fully embraced Switch 2” according to ex-Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé, who’s surprised Microsoft hasn’t “easily” ported more games

Xbox seems to be taking PlayStation more seriously than Nintendo

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Trailer Is Here, And I'm All About Rosalina And That Villainous Introduction

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Player One

'Pokemon Pokopia' Release Date Set for March 5, Coming Exclusively to the Switch 2

Pokemon Pokopia's release schedule is set, and the game is expected to bring its cozy life-sim experience to the Switch 2 this March 5.

GamesRadar

Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé says the console wars are over because Xbox needs "support from Sony for Microsoft’s software to reach the largest audience"

"The years of direct competition are done"

GamesRadar

Nintendo Switch 2's underwhelming opening lineup had former president Reggie Fils-Aimé stumped: "I scratched my head a bit"

But he admits he "underestimated" the "compelling" enhanced Switch 1 content

The Mary Sue

You’re going to owe Tom Nook more money after these new Nintendo Switch 2 announcements

Tom Nook wants his money, and he’s going to get it. Nintendo of America announced that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting a free Ver.3.0 update on January 15! Now, all of us remember the hit Nintendo Switch game that kept people company back in 2020. Animal Crossing: New Horizons…

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Former Nintendo of America lead says leaving to help set up Sega of America is "probably the biggest mistake I ever made"

From the NES to the Master System

GamesRadar

Sales exec who helped launch the NES says Donkey Kong Jr. Math is "the worst game we released" and Nintendo "thought it'd be great for kids' education, but we couldn't give it away"

"I think that was one game that slipped through"

GamesRadar

Nintendo's iconic NES Zapper could have been called something else if "a third" of a housewife focus group hadn't walked out of a Duck Hunt preview: "No guns are coming in my house"

"About a third of the women got up and walked out"

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