Japan’s hands-on Switch events to be livestreamed

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

Nintendo was already plotting a massive marketing push for the Switch later this week, but it just got even heftier. Japan’s hands-on preview events, which will be a whopping seven hours long and take place inside the Tokyo Big Sight Arena, will be livestreamed. That’s right, after the presentation on…

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HORI Switch accessories appear online

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

Quite a few Switch accessories have been announced so far, with some of the most prominent being from Hyperkin. Now HORI has joined in, with a few of their upcoming items appearing online. Take a look:   We also have a few that have yet to be given full color…

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Rumor: Best Buy indicating the Switch will cost $249.99

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

It’s only natural that the Switch rumor-mill is ramping up as we close-in on the event this Thursday. Today’s comes from Reddit user radoster95, who wouldn’t really be a reliable source if not for the fact their posting history on the site indicates they likely are a Best Buy employee…

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Nintendo of Europe gives its websites a Switch makeover

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News

We’re a mere four days away from the eagerly anticipated Switch event and Nintendo of Europe is already contributing to the hype by redesigning its websites, such as Nintendo.co.uk and Nintendo.fr, with a very Switch-themed color palette. While the site layouts are very much the same as before, the red…

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NES Classic hacked to run additional games

Categories: News, Retro

The NES Classic’s limited library of 30 pre-installed games just got a significant boost thanks to recent homebrew exploits, allowing anyone to add their own games to the mix. Of course, it’s important to note that the hack itself is a rather cumbersome and dangerous process that runs the risk…

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Awesome Games Done Quick 2017 has begun

Categories: News

Biannual speedrunning charity marathon Awesome Games Done Quick kicked off today, starting a week-long donation drive for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is currently being streamed, and many more Nintendo titles will follow throughout the week. You can check out the livestream at…

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