An update to Nintendo’s parental smartphone app has added support for the Switch 2, in preparation for the console’s launch next week. Nintendo announced Version 2.0 of the Nintendo Switch Parental Control App on its technical support profile on Twitter today. スマートフォンアプリ『Nintendo みまもり Switch』のバージョン2.0.0の配信を開始しました。Nintendo Switch 2 をご利用予定の方はアプリの更新をお願いします。 https://t.co/8fAAnCYwrN —…
Online pre-orders may have been sold out for months, but Target has revealed that it will have Nintendo Switch 2 units available in-store for launch day. As noted on the official Target website, shoppers who come to its stores on June 5th, 2026, around opening will be able to nab…
As we found out in the Switch 2 Direct, Super Mario Party Jamboree is getting a paid upgrade later this year, exclusive to the new console! Titled Super Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (what a mouthful), the upgrade expands the base game and adds brand-new…
Microsoft’s Killer Instinct Gold, which was originally developed by Rare, can now be played on Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack tier. Just a few months ago, the original Killer Instinct was added to the Super Nintendo library on NSO which itself was a port of Killer Instinct arcade, but Gold…
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is one of the most successful pieces of the greater Pokémon franchise, with fans collecting cards for nearly 30 years now. The extent of the TCG isn’t just limited to the usual packs and boxes found in stores, but to special collaborations as well. Ever…
In a rather humorous bit of discovery related to Super Mario 64, one YouTuber discovered that you can get trapped in the game’s star selection menu for two and a quarter years if you wait a ridiculously long time to select a stage. How long must you wait? Two and…
In a surprising announcement, it’s been revealed that most game media will not receive a Switch 2 console until at least launch day. The reason is apparently due to a major patch that will be pushed out at launch. Whatever the reason may be, journalists are not happy, as they…
As of now, video game movies are doing better than they ever have before. While one could argue this renaissance started all the way back in 2020 with the release of Sonic the Hedgehog, things really took off to a whole new level when The Super Mario Bros. Movie aired…
In a post on social media this morning, Square Enix announced that it had canceled development of a Kingdom Hearts mobile spinoff titled “Missing-Link.” Originally meant to take players on an all-new journey disconnected from Sora’s struggles, it seems as though the company didn’t believe it could deliver the level…
In an exciting new announcement this morning, The Pokémon Company has revealed that it will be bringing the “Pokémon Field Museum” exhibit to the United States next year. Set to premiere on May 22nd, 2026, at Chicago’s Field Museum, patrons will be able to view fossils of ancient real-life animals…
We wrote a fun piece a few weeks ago about how the famed Parisian art museum, The Lourve, has been utilizing the New Nintendo 3DS as an audio guide since 2012. Whether this was just a case of serendipitous timing or someone in Paris really follows Nintendo news, The Lourve…
Ask any Mario Kart fan what they fear most, and the answer will undoubtedly be the infamous Spiny Shell. This iconic item first debuted in Mario Kart 64, and ever since then it has been terrorizing Mario Kart fans with its tenacity to destroy the first place racer. It has…
While Bayonetta 3 marked the end of the franchise and its heroine, that wasn’t exactly the original plan for the series. In a new video shared on his YouTube channel, series creator Hideki Kamiya explained that if he had remained at developer PlatinumGames, he would have liked to continue the…
Nintendo Music has updated with new tracks from Pokémon Sword and Shield this week. With a runtime of four hours and 43 minutes and a whopping 138 tracks, Sword and Shield’s soundtrack is likely to satisfy Pokémon fans! Check out the full tracklist below: Title Screen Exhibition Match Postwick…
With the Nintendo Switch 2’s release closer than ever, pretty much everything there is to know about the system has been made public. Even prior to the official reveal there was a good amount of features known due to leaks, like the new C button. That being said, all these…
