Touch! Generations
Nintendo brand for videogames
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| 2024 | A diamond-studded pink Nintendo DS, specially commissioned by Nintendo to tie in with the Nintendogs game release and designed by Peach NYC, went up for auction with bids exceeding nearly $20,000. |
| May 2023 | Wii Sports was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. |
| June 2022 | Nintendo purchased an animated film studio called Nintendo Pictures, which shares a name with a fictional company in the game's second stage. |
| 2020 | Christian Donlan of Eurogamer highlights the enduring popularity of Tetris DS, noting that his Nintendo DS remains 'largely still active' due to the game. |
| 2018 | Elite Beat Agents characters appear as spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, further extending their presence in Nintendo's crossover franchise. |
| 2018 | John Linneman of Digital Foundry ranks Tetris DS as the third-best Tetris game and the best portable Tetris game in a retrospective review. |
| 2016 | The Cutting Room Floor discovered and released a prototype of Tetris DS developed by Tose Software for THQ, which was ultimately cancelled. |
| 2015 | Mat Yano expressed interest in potentially creating a sequel to Elite Beat Agents, depending on Nintendo platform capabilities. |
| 2011 | Nintendogs + Cats was completed for the Nintendo 3DS and released as a launch title in all regions. |
| 2011 | Stephen Totilo of Kotaku compared Tetris: Axis to Tetris DS, finding the latter significantly better and recommending people play it instead. |
| 2011 | Nintendo retired the Touch! Generations brand with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS, concluding the six-year initiative to engage a wider demographic of video game players. |
| 2010 | Wii Sports was included in the book '1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die'. |
| 2010 | 1UP.com recognized Nintendogs as one of the five 'Essential Newcomers' of the decade, highlighting its significant impact on the gaming industry and casual gaming market. |
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