Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 13.0.5 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Image: Nintendo Alongside multiple other game updates this week, Nintendo has also released a patch for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Switch. This is the first update for the…

JPO Rejects Nintendo Patent in Palworld Case

The Japan Patent Office has rejected Nintendo patent application 2024-031879 – a filing that sits structurally between two patents currently being asserted against Pocketpair in the Tokyo District Court –…

Nintendo patent tied to Palworld lawsuit stays rejected as JPO shuts down objections in unusually sharp-tongued notice  – AUTOMATON WEST

Last week, Japan’s Patent Office (hereafter JPO) published a notice of rejection of Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s divisional patent application No. 2026-019762. Describing an “in-game monster-capturing system,” this patent application is closely tied to the ongoing legal dispute with Palworld developer Pocketpair, so it comes as no surprise that the rejection has…

Nintendo Confirms Mario Kart Tour Shutdown After 7 Years, No Offline Version Offered

Nintendo will shut down smartphone racer Mario Kart Tour this September, after seven years of service. A notice posted on social media this morning revealed that the iPhone and Android…