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November 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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This week's digest features links to @fionnthebrave.bsky.social, @plante.bsky.social, @alanahagues.bsky.social, @marioprime.bsky.social, @jon.gvg.io, @mackeza.bsky.social, @dannyspencer.bsky.social and others!
🌸 Issue 469 of Hanafuda Report is out now:
Will Nintendo's Switch beat PS2? - Hanafuda Report
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February 10, 2026 at 9:08 PM
This week's digest features links to @fionnthebrave.bsky.social, @plante.bsky.social, @alanahagues.bsky.social, @marioprime.bsky.social, @jon.gvg.io, @mackeza.bsky.social, @dannyspencer.bsky.social and others!
🌸 Issue 469 of Hanafuda Report is out now:
Will Nintendo's Switch beat PS2? - Hanafuda Report
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February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🌸 Issue 469 of Hanafuda Report is out now:
Here's all the trailers of everything announced.
Everything announced at the Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase — Feb 2026
Nintendo’s latest Direct just wrapped, delivering around 20 minutes of updates from various third-party partners. We saw fresh announcements and reveals from Capcom, Konami, and Bethesda (plus a bunch more). Here’s the full rundown of everything shown, with trailers and release info where available. All Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase announcements (with trailers + release info) Orbitals Hell yeah, […]
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February 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Here's all the trailers of everything announced.
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😬 the lack of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond numbers is very telling....
Mario Kart World leads the way on Switch 2 software, with an 80% attach rate.
February 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
😬 the lack of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond numbers is very telling....
The Switch 2 launch essentially doubled Nintendo's revenue compared to the same period last year.
As Switch 2 sells 17 million, the original Switch reaches a new milestone
Nintendo reported its latest financial results on Tuesday for the nine months of its fiscal year ending March 2026. Net sales hit ¥1,905.8 billion (roughly $12.8B USD) during this period — a staggering year-over-year upward change of 99.3%. The Switch 2 launch essentially doubled Nintendo’s revenue compared to the same period last year. This reported revenue […]
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February 3, 2026 at 7:33 AM
The Switch 2 launch essentially doubled Nintendo's revenue compared to the same period last year.
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The original Nintendo Switch is now at 155.37M sold, finally passing the Nintendo DS.
February 3, 2026 at 6:40 AM
The original Nintendo Switch is now at 155.37M sold, finally passing the Nintendo DS.
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The Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 17.37 million units.
February 3, 2026 at 6:36 AM
The Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 17.37 million units.
🌸 Issue 468 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/468/
Nintendo makes good on a decade old promise - Hanafuda Report
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February 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Nintendo bust out some lateral thinking to shift some withered technology...
It’s 2026 and the Virtual Boy is sold out
I’ve long said that Nintendo doesn’t really let an idea go to waste — it either goes on the shelf for another day, or is revisited in some new or novel way. That’s now true for the shunned Virtual Boy. What was once a notable mid-90s flop, is now a sought after 2026 curio — […]
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February 1, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Nintendo bust out some lateral thinking to shift some withered technology...
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Here's the box art for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Here's the box art for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
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The Tomodachi Life Direct starts in a few minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNtY...
January 29, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The Tomodachi Life Direct starts in a few minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNtY...
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Here's a quick look at the 'Video Boy' — a tool, made by Intelligent Systems, for viewing Virtual Boy games on a TV/monitor. Used to record video and screenshots.
➡️ hcs64.com/video-boy-vue/
➡️ hcs64.com/video-boy-vue/
January 28, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Here's a quick look at the 'Video Boy' — a tool, made by Intelligent Systems, for viewing Virtual Boy games on a TV/monitor. Used to record video and screenshots.
➡️ hcs64.com/video-boy-vue/
➡️ hcs64.com/video-boy-vue/
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Here my latest Nintendo digest:
🌸 Issue 467 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/467/
Kensuke Tanabe retires from Nintendo after 40 years - Hanafuda Report
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January 26, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Here my latest Nintendo digest:
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Masahiro Sakurai sure does love putting 🍔 JPEGs of food in his games. (via @sethmlarson.dev)
“Food JPEGs” in Super Smash Bros & Kirby Air Riders
Have you ever noticed that the food graphics in Super Smash Bros.
and Kirby Air Riders are flat “billboarded” stock images of food?
This artistic decision from director Masahiro Sakurai has per...
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January 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Masahiro Sakurai sure does love putting 🍔 JPEGs of food in his games. (via @sethmlarson.dev)
🌸 Issue 467 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/467/
Kensuke Tanabe retires from Nintendo after 40 years - Hanafuda Report
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January 26, 2026 at 7:23 AM
🌸 Issue 467 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/467/
Join as we play through Wario World! 🧄
Wario World is the Hanafuda Club Games Club game for February
For the month of February Hanafuda Club members will be playing through the 2003 GameCube platformer Wario World. This oddity, developed by Treasure (of Sin & Punishment and Ikaruga fame), sees garlic-loving Wario take on a sentient, evil gem known as Black Jewel, all in an effort to get back his castle — and as is […]
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January 25, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Join as we play through Wario World! 🧄
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The Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Wonder arrives March 26. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LgN...
More fun is coming to the Flower Kingdom March 26th! (Nintendo Switch 2)
YouTube video by Nintendo UK
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January 22, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Wonder arrives March 26. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LgN...
He leaves the company with over 100 credits to his name.
Kensuke Tanabe is retiring, here are all the Nintendo games he has worked on over the past 40 years
A recent interview in Japanese publication Nintendo Dream has revealed that long-time Nintendo employee Kensuke Tanabe is retiring from the company, with his work on recent release Metroid Prime 4: Beyond being his last. The designer and producer began his tenure at Nintendo back in 1986, and across the past four decades he has contributed […]
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January 21, 2026 at 10:11 PM
He leaves the company with over 100 credits to his name.
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New trailer for The Eternal Life of Goldman.
January 21, 2026 at 8:50 PM
New trailer for The Eternal Life of Goldman.
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This Slow Mo Guys video on how the original Virtual Boy display works is fascinating. I learnt something! 🙂
The Fastest Game Console Ever Made? - Virtual Boy In Slow Mo - The Slow Mo Guys
Gav films Nintendo's 1995 attempt at a 3D game console, the Virtual Boy at surprisingly fast speeds to learn how it works. Check out our new Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/theslowmoguys
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January 19, 2026 at 7:45 PM
This Slow Mo Guys video on how the original Virtual Boy display works is fascinating. I learnt something! 🙂
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I mentioned in the newsletter last week that options for DIY housing and Joy-Con shells for the Switch 2 are now popping up — so, here's a look at how go about it.
@dammitjeff.com is always worth a watch.
@dammitjeff.com is always worth a watch.
Making Custom Joycons for My Switch 2
Check out Bambulab's end of year sale here!: https://tidd.ly/4rHRRkK
I've been waiting FOREVER for Switch 2 Shell swaps to hit the market. And they look AMAZING. Even though this is still a pretty…
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January 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I mentioned in the newsletter last week that options for DIY housing and Joy-Con shells for the Switch 2 are now popping up — so, here's a look at how go about it.
@dammitjeff.com is always worth a watch.
@dammitjeff.com is always worth a watch.
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This week's roundup features links to @dammitjeff.com, @jaymcastello.bsky.social, @marioprime.bsky.social, @solfleet.bsky.social, @kendomustdie.bsky.social, @sheddux.bsky.social and others!
🌸 Issue 466 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/466/
Final Fantasy VII comes to Switch 2 this week - Hanafuda Report
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January 19, 2026 at 11:03 AM
This week's roundup features links to @dammitjeff.com, @jaymcastello.bsky.social, @marioprime.bsky.social, @solfleet.bsky.social, @kendomustdie.bsky.social, @sheddux.bsky.social and others!
🌸 Issue 466 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/466/
Final Fantasy VII comes to Switch 2 this week - Hanafuda Report
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January 19, 2026 at 10:51 AM
🌸 Issue 466 of Hanafuda Report is out now: hanafuda.report/issues/466/