Chris Brandrick

Nintendo directly sues U.S. Government over tariffs Nintendo of America filed a lawsuit Friday seeking a refund, with interest, from the U.S. government for every dollar it has paid in tariffs under the Trump administration’s IEEPA executive orders. The complaint, filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade, was first spotted by Nicole Carpenter writing at Aftermath. The significant filing lists the […]

Nintendo is suing the US government for a tariff refund.

🥲

Just checked my local Smyths, Argos and Currys for Pokemon Pokopia stock… nothing. 😑

2021 gem Kena: Bridge of Spirits is heading to Switch 2 Ember Lab’s lovely looking ‘Kena: Bridge of Spirits‘ is heading to Nintendo Switch 2. The action adventure game originally launched on PlayStation (PS4 & PS5) back in September 2021. It sees you play as a young spirit guide, tasked with restoring balance to an ancient village. You can get an idea as to what the […]

Ember Lab's debut title is coming to Switch 2 this Spring.

2021's 'Kena: Bridge of Spirits' is coming to Switch 2 this Spring.

picking a winner for this now — keep an eye on your inbox if you entered!

it was very uneven

Ah, any help to mark as not spam will be helpful if you can. Sending a reply to an email is as good a signal as you can send too if you fancy trying that.

Looks like Microsoft have been a bit trigger happy of late: www.theregister.com/2026/03/04/u...

Win Pokémon Pokopia competition

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BTW, everyone should go check out @lukospicturehouse.com thread here. A lovely dose of nostalgia: bsky.app/profile/luko...

Oh no! That’s not good. Gmail by chance?

The new Pokemon making waves - Hanafuda Report

The latest edition of my free Nintendo newsletter features links to @andyrobinson.bsky.social, @brianpshea.bsky.social, @luigiblood.bsky.social, @naveedmohebbi.bsky.social, @drewgmackie.bsky.social and others. 🤙

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I've got the Pragmata demo downloaded, this has reminded me to take it for a spin!

Massive Pokémon Pokopia ad takes over the Shibuya 109 building (UPDATE) Now THAT's a billboard!

this building used to have its own emoji

I played all of Resident Evil Requiem on Nintendo Switch 2 and came away pleasantly surprised | VGC Capcom’s Switch 2 version of RE9 proves the hybrid console can do big blockbusters justice…

Love to hear it. Bodes well for other ports on the platform.

Congrats on the launch! 🚀

The Great Plateau in Zelda: Breath of the Wild

nine years ago we all started dropping rocks on koroks heads

anyway, here's wonderwall

Nintendo's partners have sold $2 billion in shares — here's what that actually means - Hanafuda Report Update, Tuesday March 3rd, 2026: Nintendo has confirmed the share buyback is now complete. Some 11.4 million shares have been repurchased for just over ¥99.9 billion. Here’s a breakdown of who sold th...

Nintendo has now confirmed the share sale and subsequent buybacks. These repurchased shares will be cancelled at the end of the month.

Holding a LEGO set

The LEGO Scorpion Tracker 5918

Bag of LEGO bits and instructions delivered in a little cereal box

mission accomplished 🤩

Shigeru Miyamoto x Shigesato Itoi – 1989 Interview - shmuplations.com This lengthy interview captures a high-level meeting of the minds between Shigesato Itoi, Shigeru Miyamoto, and author Seiko Itou.

Today we have an amazing interview from 1989 with Shigeru Miyamoto and Shigesato Itoi. Conducted shortly after the release of Mother, it's full of deep musings about realism, creative exhaustion, the moral panic over kids & gaming, and prescient visions of the future. shmuplations.com/itoimiyamoto/

The N64 selection of games on the NSO.

Started playing Jet Force Gemini on NSO. Never played it before, and ohhhh boy, imma need to tweak the controls.

The Pokemon Pokopia logo, but it says win pokopia instead

I'm giving away a copy of Pokemon Pokopia over on @hanafuda.report 🤙 hanafuda.report/competition/

One of my all time faves.

curious as to why the Japanese version is 10 minutes longer

Nintendo schedules an Indie World Showcase for tomorrow Nintendo has announced a new Indie World presentation, set to take place on Tuesday, March 3rd. The showcase, which was announced first on the Nintendo Today app, will premiere at 2PM UK time and last roughly 15 minutes — a perfect post-lunch appointment. As is typical, the video presentation will highlight a slew of upcoming […]

It will feature roughly 15 minutes of upcoming indie games.

A subway car decorated with Ditto artwork

An overhead handle in a subway car, but its purple and has a Ditto face motif.

all aboard the ditto train!

The new Pokemon making waves - Hanafuda Report

🌸 Issue 472 of Hanafuda Report is out now!

My thanks to @trulyavaporeon.bsky.social for sharing their lovely Pombon, Gecqua & Browt watercolour. 😊

➡️ hanafuda.report/issues/472/

Who you picking?

Gen 10. Coming in 2027.