All Nintendo items with the tag "Tencent"

Ubisoft’s Crossroads: Will Tencent’s Backing Rewrite the Publisher’s Future?

Sun 18-05-2025 16:42 | General News

Ubisoft closed the 2024-25 fiscal year nursing fresh wounds. While Assassin’s Creed Shadows smashed internal launch records, revenues from Star Wars Outlaws disappointed and the free-to-play shooter XDefiant never made it past beta. Mounting costs...

Tencent to Shut Down Switch Online Service in China by 2026

Sat 07-12-2024 21:20 | Nintendo Switch News

We delve into Tencent’s recent announcement to discontinue the Switch Online service in China by 2026 and explore the implications for Chinese gamers, the collaboration between Tencent and Nintendo, and the removal of key game...

Tencent to Discontinue Nintendo Switch Online Services in China by 2026

Wed 04-12-2024 14:26 | Nintendo Switch News

Tencent, the company overseeing Nintendo Switch sales and services in China, has officially announced the termination of all online services for the console by 2026. This decision marks the end of an era for Chinese...

Techland’s Next Chapter: A Visionary Partnership with Tencent

Fri 28-07-2023 21:23 | General News

The gaming world is abuzz with excitement as prominent Chinese firm Tencent announces its intention to acquire Techland, the renowned studio behind the acclaimed Dying Light series and Dead Island franchises. In an official blog...

Tencent not buying Ubisoft, but investing heavily

Tue 13-09-2022 18:00 | General News

Stephen Totilo, a reporter for Axios, said that the rumors that Tencent wants to buy the French developer and publisher Ubisoft are not true. Tencent is very interested in Ubisoft, but it won’t buy the...

Playtonic working on Yooka-Laylee sequel soon

Tue 23-11-2021 10:26 | General News | Yooka-Laylee

Tencent bought a minority stake on Playtonic. Playtonic is a UK developer and publisher, and they are the ones behind Yooka-Laylee. Because of this investment, GamesIndustry says that Playtonic will be able to “more than double...

Bloomberg – Tencent buys Soleil

Fri 19-11-2021 10:14 | General News | Ninjala | Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes

Bloomberg reported that Tencent quietly purchased Japanese developer Soleil. Soleil is best known for the Ninjala and who helped create Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. The move is a part of a talent acquisition...

Pokemon Unite – August 18th – Blissey

Wed 18-08-2021 21:32 | Nintendo Switch News | Pokémon UNITE

The Pokemon Company and Tencent revealed the next new playable Pokemon coming to Pokemon Unite . The next Pokemon coming to the game is Blissey, the evolution of Chansey. A support type Pokemon with the...

Pokemon Unite – New Gameplay Footage Leaked Online

Mon 18-01-2021 18:52 | General News

We have what appears to be a full gameplay leak for Pokemon Unite with a video of about 14 minutes long, which pretty much covers an entire match. Leaked content The video gives us a...

1 Million units in China, reportedly largest console seller

Wed 13-01-2021 16:24 | Nintendo Switch News

Nintendo teamed up with Tencent to officially launch the Nintendo Switch in China. Since then, it looks like the hybrid console has made quite a splash. According to an official statement by Tencent Holdings Ltd,...

Samurai Shodown – Free Crossover DLC Featuring Honor Of Kings Teased

Tue 28-07-2020 20:12 | Nintendo Switch News

SNK has revealed that the fighting game reboot Samurai Shodown will be receiving a free DLC guest character from Tencent’s Honor of Kings (i.e. Arena of Valor in the west). As you can see, the...

Metal Slug Code: J announcement

Tue 30-06-2020 14:11 | General News

Shortly after confirming a new Metal Slug title was in development for mobile, SNK has announced Metal Slug Code: J, a new entry in the series for Android and iOS. Developed by Tencent subsidiary TiMi...

Pokemon UNITE Announced

Fri 26-06-2020 20:20 | General News

The Pokemon Company announced a new team battle game called Pokemon Unite.Pokemon Unite is developed by Tencent Games and TiMi Studios in collaboration with The Pokemon Company. About Pokemon UNITE Join other players and develop...

Tencent Chinese Game Card in worldwide Nintendo Switch

Wed 15-01-2020 21:44 | Nintendo Switch News

Street date for New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe was broken in China, which means we finally find out what happens when you insert a the game card. If you don’t know these Tencent China...

Tencent hopes to create games with Nintendo characters

Wed 13-11-2019 16:12 | General News

Tencent is a party who helped Nintendo to launch the Nintendo Switch in China. Tencent is looking to leverage this connection to enable them to have a presence. As they want to create one in...

The Pokemon Company + Tencent Subsidiary TiMi Studio working on a Pokemon title

Fri 26-07-2019 12:24 | General News

The Pokemon Company announced they are working with TiMi Studio to create a new Pokemon game. For those who may not be aware, TiMi Studio is a Chinese development studio under gaming giant Tencent. The...

Arena Of Valor Launches September – Free-To-Play

Sat 25-08-2018 20:35 | Nintendo Switch News

Tencent has announced that it plans to unleash the free-to-play action title Arena of Valor on the Nintendo Switch this September. The team hasn’t specified when we should expect it in September, so presumably, we should...

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