Nintendo

• Nintendo profit dips as demand for Switch console wanes

  Nintendo, the Japanese video game maker behind the Super Mario franchise, said Tuesday that its profit fell 60 per cent in the first half of the fiscal year.

  Consumer

  Nov 5, 2024
  
• 13-year-old may be 1st person to ‘beat’ Tetris — here’s how that’s possible

  A teenage boy from Oklahoma claims to be the first human in history to reach the kill screen of classic game Tetris on the Nintendo Entertainment System.

  Trending

  Jan 3, 2024
  
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• Gotta keep ’em all? Nintendo raising wages 10% to secure workforce as profit slumps

  Nintendo announced a plan to hike employee wages 10 per cent to 'secure' its workforce even as its profit took a hit in the recent period.

  Economy

  Feb 8, 2023
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• ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ trailer: Get your 1st look at Princess Peach

  Princess Peach is tall, brave and ready to take on Bowser and the Mario universe.

  Entertainment

  Nov 30, 2022
• Fans in uproar over Chris Pratt’s Mario voice in ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ trailer

  Despite ample buzz online for "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" trailer, fans were quick to complain about Chris Pratt's work as the voice of the iconic character Mario.

  Entertainment

  Oct 7, 2022
• Boxing Day shopping similar to years past in Saskatoon, select items selling out

  Boxing Day shopping was hectic as per usual. Even with supply chain shortages globally, stores stocked the shelves and, for the most part, didn't sell out most items.

  Consumer

  Dec 28, 2021
• Rare, sealed copy of original ‘Super Mario Bros.’ sells for $114K at auction

  The unopened copy of the classic 1985 Nintendo video game was a rare U.S. variant.

  Entertainment

  Jul 13, 2020
• PETA protests against fake fish museum in ‘Animal Crossing’ video game

  PETA called for the museum's curator, a cartoon owl named Blathers, to be cancelled. Blathers is a video game character.

  Trending

  May 20, 2020
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• How to: Get gaming during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Even when you're at home, there's a whole other world out there.

  Canada

  May 16, 2020
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• Edmonton boy stars in video game ad: ‘Nintendo wanted somebody with a visible disability’

  Like many 16-year-olds, Aaron Waddingham likes to play video games. But unlike most teens, he got paid for it.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2019