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Little Amélie and the Character of Rain” masters nostalgia, transferring its landscape of Japan into a playground of wonder ...

From Conan the Barbarian to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, these awe-inspiring movies prove that fantasy can be just as ...

Nintendo has fleetingly dropped some bombshell announcements on its Nintendo Today app, but the most recent drop is a real head-scratcher. The gaming company shared a video on the app simply titled ...

Fans spent a lot of time trying to decipher possible clues hiding in a recent Pixar-like Nintendo short film featuring a baby and, as it turned out later on, Pikmin. Were they a tease for a new Pikmin ...

UPDATE: An update from Nintendo has now clarified the nature of this week's two 'Close to You' short films — and, sadly, it doesn't sound like Pikmin 5 is yet on the way. Read IGN's full coverage here ...

TL;DR: Nintendo surprised fans with "Close to You," an animated short film on its YouTube channel, featuring a baby's first steps and subtle Pikmin references. Though its connection to upcoming games ...

Nintendo yesterday released a nearly four minute long animated short film called "Close to You." The video on the Nintendo Today app has been updated to now feature Pikmin. No other information was ...

Nintendo used its Nintendo Today app to solve the mystery of what was going on in the “Close to You” animated short, as it turns out that video was a Pikmin cartoon. It turns out the “entity” moving ...

Seven years ago, Petaluma animator Jamy Wheless drew on his years of experience at Lucasfilm to help transform a beloved children’s picture book – the hysterical, odd-couple animal story “The Pig on ...