Some PS5 fans are green with envy today, after Xbox announced improvements to the Achievements system. Sony famously copied ...

If you're still enjoying your old Nintendo Switch and see no need to upgrade to the Switch 2 for now, you might want to rethink that strategy. According to a report by Bloomberg, Nintendo is thinking ...

Nintendo has announced a major new Switch 2 feature that improves the performance of most Switch 1 games when played in handheld mode. A "Handheld Mode Boost" option has been added in today's chunky ...

With the Switch 2 fast approaching its first anniversary, Nintendo has released a major new update for its console that aims to make at least some last-gen Switch games look and/or perform better on ...

The Nintendo Switch 2, released in the summer of 2025, packs 12GB of RAM, has a 1080p display, a 7.9-inch LCD screen, and supports HDR/120FPS. It's also backwards compatible with the original Switch, ...

Nintendo is expanding the footprint of its valuable intellectual property (IP) across movies to merchandise and theme parks. The gaming giant is betting on nostalgia and new gamers to drive sales of ...

A representative for Nintendo has sent a DMCA notice to every Switch emulator on GitHub. Switch emulator repositories are still up, but likely not for long. Active projects are still hosted outside ...

It's been inevitable for a while now, and probably happened some months ago, but it's finally official: the Nintendo Switch has become Nintendo's best-selling system ever, and the second-best-selling ...

Although it was finally replaced last year by the new Switch 2, the orginal switch isn’t done just yet. Many recent Switch games (and a handful of major updates, like the one for Animal Crossing) have ...

The Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017 as a hybrid portable and home console, quickly becoming a phenomenon with 40 million units sold in its first year. Over time, it reached peak adoption during ...

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