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Nintendo often pops up in pop culture, being name-dropped in songs, parodied in movies, mentioned in TV shows and so on. More often than not Nintendo has nothing to do with these segments and spotlights, and sometimes they’re not too keen on how they’re portrayed.

It seems as though Epic Games has gotten itself in a bit of a pickle. In March, the gaming company laid off 1,000 employees after a reported “downturn in Fortniteengagement” forced them to cut costs. But, wouldn’t you know it, those employees were actually pretty crucial in making the projects that could have helped the…

United Kingdom-based Ninja Theory has started the process to lay off employees, reporter Chris Kerr posted to BlueSky on Monday, shortly after owner Xbox announced that attempts to sell the studio were unsuccessful. Kerr cited several posts by employees who said they were at risk of redundancy, the U.K. legal process for layoffs, and were…

Animal Crossing is now one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises worldwide, but obviously that wasn’t always the case. It took years for the first game to even release outside of Japan, and then slowly but surely, the franchise started to gain recognition. The goal was to help Animal Crossing reach even further with the release of…