Category: Nintendo

CCP Little Pinkies Call for Nintendo Boycott; Accuse New Game Legend of Zelda of Supporting Anti-Extradition Protests, Insulting China

May 23, 2023
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Launched on May 12, Nintendo’s new game was on the same day as the 15th anniversary of the Sichuan Earthquake in 2008. Angry mainland netizens accused the game manufacturer of carrying secret messages in the game’s dialogues. Since then, they have been actively calling for boycotts on Twitter and other social media channels. Legend of…

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Sony’s Playstation, Nintendo Become Latest Companies to Cut Ties With Russia

March 10, 2022
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Sony Group Corp.’s PlayStation business and Nintendo Co. have become the latest companies to distance themselves from Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. The Japanese companies issued separate statements on March 10 announcing they were suspending operations in the country in a show of support for Ukraine. Sony’s PlayStation said it has suspended…

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CBP Seizes Shipment Containing 50,000 Fake Apple AirPods, 920 Nintendo Video Game Consoles From China

January 7, 2022
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Customs agents working at the Port of Houston seized a shipment containing 50,000 fake Apple AirPods and 920 Nintendo video game consoles early last month for violating intellectual property rights (IPR), U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on Thursday. The officers discovered the illegitimate products after inspecting a shipment of goods arriving from China into the United…

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Nintendo Can’t Fulfil Switch Holiday Demand, Cuts Forecast on Chip Shortage

November 4, 2021
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TOKYO—Nintendo Co. Ltd. on Thursday cut its full year Switch sales forecast by 6 percent and said it is struggling to meet demand in the key year-end shopping season as chip shortages disrupt production of the hit device. While many companies have warned of the risks posed by the global semiconductor shortage, most have stopped short…

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Nintendo Says ‘Donkey Kong’ Area to Open in Universal Studios Japan in 2024

September 28, 2021
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TOKYO—Japan’s Nintendo Co Ltd said on Tuesday that a “Donkey Kong” themed expansion to its “Super Nintendo World” in the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka will open in 2024. A “Super Mario” themed area opened at the park this year in a major expansion of Nintendo’s efforts to diversify its business beyond consoles….

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