Category: Nintendo News

“It might be chilly outside, but these Nintendo Switch games and Valentine’s Day events are sure to warm your heart!” Nintendo UK has provided fans with seven Valentine’s Day cards featuring various IPs for fans to give to their loved ones. The games featured on the cards are Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Pikmin 4, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Splatoon 3, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Each card relays a message…

Nintendo has published the Questions and Answers Summary from its recent Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2025. The meeting included Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa, and a key subject of the discussion was the price point for the newly revealed Switch 2. When asked if Nintendo would consider current inflation and exchange rates when deciding the price, Furukawa affirmed that Nintendo will take these elements into account along with the affordability that consumers have come to expect from…

Yesterday, a patent filed by Nintendo back in August 2023 was published publicly, seemingly confirming mouse functionality for the Switch 2 Joy-Cons. This feature was rumored a month prior to the actual reveal of the console, and was briefly teased in the reveal by a short animation of the Joy-Cons sliding across a surface. While not outright confirmed by Nintendo, this patent lays any doubt that this will be a feature to rest. The abstract of the patent notes the “mouse…

We just have to wait a little while longer! Nintendo announced this morning that they will be offering fans a closer look at the Switch 2 system during a dedicated Direct event on the morning of April 2nd, 2025. While the company did name April 2nd as the date for this “Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2” live event when the system was first unveiled a few weeks ago, we now know when the presentation will begin. Rod LloydRod Lloyd is…

Nintendo’s latest video game sales report highlights that the Switch has now topped sales of over 150 million units. Over its lifetime the Switch hardware family (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch OLED, and Nintendo Switch Lite) has sold 150.86 million consoles as of December 31st, 2024. Sales for the Switch family have been declining year-on-year since March 2021; however, the Switch is getting ever closer to overtaking the Nintendo DS, which is Nintendo’s best-selling console with 154.02 million sales. The Nintendo…

The preservation of video game history has been an uphill struggle for many years, and it continues to be a challenge even for the likes of the Video Game History Foundation (VGHF). There are just some game companies out there that don’t see the importance of conserving their legacies. Fortunately, it is thanks to many contributions from people around the gaming landscape who do care that the VGHF has been able to pull off the official release of its digital…

With the official announcement of the Switch 2, we’re all no doubt anxious to get our hands on Nintendo’s newest console. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer just so happens to share in that excitement. In a recent episode of the Gamertag Radio podcast, Spencer said that he is “really looking forward” to supporting the Big N following the announcement of the upcoming console. He went on to applaud Nintendo and the success they’ve garnered with the original Switch, even going…

Welcome back for a new episode of the BEST Zelda podcast ever, folks! This week, Al is joined by The Zelda Cast’s social media manager, Jules! In celebration of The Minish Cap’s 20th anniversary (per the North American release on January 10th, 2005), we get down to business and definitively rank the most charming Zelda game. We discuss the game’s world, story, pacing, dungeons, side content and more! And don’t worry, we didn’t forget about that little nugget of news…

Visionary filmmaker David Lynch, known for directing such films as Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and Lost Highway and for co-creating the cult television series Twin Peaks, passed away Wednesday at the age of 78. Thanks to his trademark style characterized by surrealism, dreamlike pacing and aesthetics, and idiosyncratic characters, Lynch has been exalted as one of the greatest American film directors in history and as an influential figure in the development of visual storytelling. David Lynch’s…

Nintendo finally announced some information on the newly christened Switch 2 system, revealing the first-look trailer today. Alongside a video showing off the console, Nintendo announced a couple extra surprises in store for fans, including a Nintendo Direct and Switch 2 Experience Tour. Both events are hitting screens and venues in April 2025. The “Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2” live event is airing Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025. Nintendo has not yet specified a time, though many speculate this will cover…