In the 1980s and 1990s Nintendo famously tried something like ... That’s amazing, given the manual that “game counselors” working the phones had to use. YouTuber Metal Jesus found another ...

There were a number of tough NES games and it's impossible ... What are some of your most memorable moments from your time as a Nintendo Game Counselor? Were any calls particularly noteworthy?

GameChat can be accessed at any point while playing Switch 2 by pressing the console's new 'C' button found on its various ...

Nintendo Switch 2 GameChat will require a phone number to use This will presumably help prevent children from accessing the service without permission It offers voice calls out of the box or video ...

Nintendo has issued a warning to its customers in Japan, saying a “significant” number will miss out on pre-ordering a Switch 2 direct from the company. In a statement issued to X / Twitter ...

Nintendo of America is currently in the process of laying off an undisclosed number of contractors who help with testing games and hardware. It's unclear how many workers will be affected by this ...

the number of fans that have signed up to buy a console “far exceeds the number of Nintendo Switch 2 consoles that can be delivered”. In Japan, Nintendo warns that a “significant number of ...

Ever wonder what life was like for Nintendo’s “Game Play Counselors,” who fielded requests for in-game help during the 8-bit and 16-bit eras? The A.V. Club has published an interview with ...

This week on the Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show, Jeff talks to Erich Blattner, a former Nintendo Hotline Game Counselor. The Nintendo Hotline existed back in the late 80’s/early 90’s, for people ...

The company has announced that about 2.2 million people have entered a pre-order lottery in Japan alone, far more than the number of consoles it can deliver on June 5, aka launch day. Nintendo ...