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Sparking a surprisingly lively competitive scene, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl released earlier this year as a new entry in the platform fighter genre. Coming from established development studio Ludosity, the game ended up with much more depth than would be expected of the average licensed cartoon tie-in game. RELATED: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Mod Makes It More Like Super Smash Bros. Melee In a Twitter post, Ludosity announced that a new character will be joining the ranks very soon....

The Humanity Bureau film, starring Nicolas Cage, is an action thriller set in 2030, focusing on the condition of the world following the effects of global warming and economic recession. The film is unique in that it was filmed in multiple ways, allowing viewers to watch the movie in a standard 2D theater, in a three-screen Barco Escape theater, in addition to a series of side stories filmed in an episodic format viewable via the Oculus Rift headset....

Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez tied with Willie Mays for fourth on baseball’s all-time home run list Friday night with career homer No. 660. He lined a pinch-hit homer against Junichi Tazawa over the Green Monster at Fenway Park. Rodriguez trails only Babe Ruth (714), Hank Aaron (755) and Barry Bonds (762). MORE: Fantasy rankings, sleepers for Saturday | AL MVP watch: Keeping up with O’s Jones | Can Red Sox’s rotation be fixed?...

Nikitina finished her two trips down the ice in 1 minute, 45.12 seconds. Canada’s Elisabeth Maier was second in 1:45.42, and Germany’s Tina Hermann was third in 1:45.60. German sleds took three of the top six spots. The Americans struggled, with Kendall Wesenberg leading the way with an 11th-place finish. Wesenberg was last in the 15-sled field after a mistake in her first run, then rallied with the seventh-fastest time in her second run....

FBOY Island sees three women faced with 24 potential male suitors. Over 10 episodes they have to get to know their potential partners and separate who genuinely wants a relationship (the Nice Guys) from those who are after one thing (the Fboys). HBO has yet to announce if the dating show with a twist will return for Season 3, but host Glaser, who is also an executive producer, would be game to return to the “best job” she’s ever had....

Though setting oneself apart can be difficult, establishing a personal reputation can give a business leader more reach and influence in their industry. Below, the members of Newsweek Expert Forum share tips on the best way for a leader to build a personal reputation when their work is always top of mind for audiences. 1. Identify What You Excel At The best way to build a personal reputation is to help solve the problems of your target audience by using a medium you are good at....

Ninja released his first collaboration with Adidas in 2019 and many fans seemed to be pleased with the appearance of the blue shoe that had the streamers name inscribed. It now appears that this first venture was successful as a new sneaker has been developed, although it takes a more subtle approach than previous iterations. RELATED: Ninja Responds to Joe Rogan Video Game Criticism The Nite Jogger ‘Time In’ running sneakers is largely black with a few splashes of additional color on the sole and laces....

In a video posted to Twitter, Tyler said, “To be in the financial situation that my wife and I are in right now is incredible, so one thing we wanted to do was give back as much as we can to a lot of the families that are being affected.” The streamer is best known for playing Epic Games’ battle royale Fortnite, and doing so earned him enough clout to sign an exclusivity deal with Mixer reportedly worth $20 million....

10 Mario: Rotom Wash The only real qualifications for Mario’s partner Pokémon is being red and a water-type, and Rotom Wash fulfills both of those roles easily. Rotom Wash is literally a washing machine, and thus, can probably help Mario with his duties as a plumber, and they would match. This would make the duo an instant power couple of the Mushroom Kingdom, and would allow them to easily make a monopoly out of the plumbing business....

Mascots of Nintendo have been featured on products previously, but now Fortnite is collaborating with the Switch to launch its unique color scheme for the console. While the system won’t offer players anything new in terms of specifications, fans of Fortnite may be tempted by the console. Likewise, those who would like to have the console in a different color may want to purchase it. There are also some special add-ons for Fortnite fans in this themed edition of the Switch....

As it turns out business isn’t good just for Nintendo, with Sony, Microsoft, and PC gaming as a whole enjoying higher sales numbers than ever that continue to push video games as an increasingly popular entertainment format. As a result, more gaming-related documentaries are also being made than ever before and it’s no surprise that Nintendo plays a significant part in several of those, as was the case with last year’s Console Wars, where it co-starred alongside its ’90s rival Sega....

The Nintendo eShop Black Friday sale has a cacophony of different discounted titles to choose from. With sales like this one, it’s typical for the eShop to gain a great deal of traffic from different users from around the world. However, too much traffic can also lead to a number of issues, including some users not being able to access the eShop entirely. RELATED: Nintendo Wants to Know if Zelda Fans Prefer 2D or 3D Games...

With this in mind, it comes as a bit of a surprise to hear that Nintendo isn’t working on a 3DS follow up. Speaking to TIME, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima revealed that the company is “not creating a successor to the 3DS right now.” Though Nintendo is still “thinking of portable systems” and the company is still “thinking of ways that we will be able to continue bringing portable systems out....

According to reports from MCV, Nintendo’s NX will have brand-new Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon titles up for grabs in the console’s launch window next year. Set to release in March 2017, the NX will supposedly have a new Pokemon game, courtesy of developer Game Freak, the recently announced Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and a fresh Mario title within the first 6 months of the console being available....

Nintendo didn’t just leave a star system and a text box for fans to leave their reviews in, either: Nintendo’s user review system had detailed tags like ‘intuitive controls’, ‘kid appropriate’, and ‘immersive’. Reviewers could also put a spoiler warning on their reviews, and even class themselves as parents, Nintendo fans, casual players, or core gamers. It’s not clear how many reviews were submitted under the new system, which disappeared from the website earlier today....

Nintendo will launch the Pikachu Yellow Edition 3DS XL next month. The bright yellow system features a crayon drawing of Pikachu on the cover, as per a report from The Verge. This isn’t the first time that Nintendo has placed the iconic pocket monster front-and-center on a special edition handheld. In 2013, the company released a Pikachu themed 3DS XL that featured an image of Pikachu inspired by his appearance in the anime based on the franchise, and promotional artwork....

For those that may not remember Pokemon Quest, it is a free-to-play Pokemon game with blocky, Minecraft-like graphics that released back in 2018, to some slightly underwhelming fanfare. As for Nintendo Labo, some fans may recognize this as the cardboard crafting peripheral that released in the same year as Quest, however to a much more enthusiastic reception. RELATED: ‘Cardboard’ Switch Announced as Nintendo Labo Contest Prize According to Japanese Nintendo, an unaffiliated website that reports on Nintendo news, another new Labo set will be releasing with the March 2020 issue of Yochien that features Pokemon characters in the style of Pokemon Quest....

If that’s the current trend in gaming, however, Nintendo is certainly bucking it. The NES Classic sold out near instantly across locations worldwide, and there has been a similar demand for the company’s newest console/handheld hybrid in Nintendo Switch, with many gamers becoming vocally frustrated over being unable to pre-order the new device. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime doesn’t believe that the Switch is being under-produced, however, stating:...

A company spokesperson for Nintendo told media outlets that more Nintendo Switch news wouldn’t be arriving until 2017, sometime ahead of its release in March. Despite this, another spokesperson said that the company hasn’t “shown everything,” and Nintendo has gone on to confirm or deny different aspects of the next generation Nintendo console. This includes the fact that the console will support amiibo figures, won’t play Wii U discs, and is an entirely single-screen experience....

According to Famitsu, the Nintendo Switch has already managed to reach 3.4 million units sold in Japan by the end of the 2017, compared to the 3.3 million Wii U units that have been sold over the course of its entire lifespan in the country. This means that it has only taken less than one year for the Big N’s newest gaming hardware to best its predecessor’s total sales of nearly six years on the market in Japan, as the Switch came out in March 2017....