The Nintendo Switch 2 has officially been unveiled. Nintendo confirmed it comes with 256GB of internal storage, which is eight times more than the original Switch. But here’s the thing: games have never been bigger. AAA titles like Cyberpunk 2077 clock in at a massive 64 gigs. If you’re anything…
No sooner did Nintendo confirm that the Switch 2 utilizies DLSS and will support ray-tracing that Nvidia has now given us a breakdown of the CPU and GPU the console will contain. While there aren’t raw numbers to compare against Nintendo’s rivals, we do know that not only are DLSS…
During yesterday’s Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo spent a surprisingly decent chunk of time describing GameChat, a new system feature that is basically like all of the social features Microsoft introduced to the Xbox 360 20 years ago. It’s charming how old-school Nintendo can be sometimes, but one thing that wasn’t…
Update: The listing for Cooking Mama: Cookstar is now sold out. A note at the top of the page states the following: “Check Back for Future On Sale Dates.” The gravy train of a game series that has now turned into a crazy train of failed dishes, the latest Cooking…
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, the game that kept us entertained while New Horizons was being developed, has received a big update! Tweaks to the game’s UI, rebranding of one of the paid plans, new preview options, and more are drumming up new activities for you and your campers. First, the…
If you feel like you’ve been seeing more ads around featuring Nintendo, chances are you’re not alone: according to VentureBeat and iSpot TV, Nintendo spent an estimated $14 million on TV ads in March. This estimation would be over $3 million more than February, while that number blew all other…
As anyone could have probably guessed, current self-quarantine and social distancing practices and ordinances in place around the country and world have majorly affected games like Pokémon GO, which rely on people’s ability to go out and explore their towns, parks, and other public spaces. It’s almost heartbreaking to see…
Remember back when Animal Crossing: New Horizons was slated for a 2019 release date? Yeah, neither do we. The latest iteration of Nintendo’s beloved franchise has swept the globe, powering Nintendo to record sales numbers and Switch shortages. For that, Bloomberg has named the game “the biggest hit of the…
Poké Ball shaped accessories are a dime a dozen. I’ve gotten multiple from prerelease events, have ones stashed away from the late ’90s (Burger King gold cards!), and have the Poké Ball Plus controller less than a foot away from my desk. Now though, Razer’s amping up the function and…
The evolution of Pokémon (both as depicted in game and as a franchise) has led to hosts of oddballs, adorables, what-is-thats, and two literal heaps of garbage. What hasn’t changed is how great these can look as cards, and today IGN exclusively debuted seven cards from the upcoming TCG expansion…
LeSportsac’s first foray with Nintendo in 2017 was a super hit, so it’s no surprise that they would dabble with a video game IP again. Three years later we’ll now be able to pair our wardrobe with the Pokémon x LeSportsac collection. Initially announced on April 1st on LeSportsac’s official…
The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu focuses on Bravely Default II, and the magazine has released snippets of an interview with game producers Tomoya Asano and Masashi Takahashi. While we’ll have to wait for the full release and translation for everything, here are some brief tidbits: Asano began the interview…
The new tools in Animal Crossing: New Horizons have led to some truly incredible and creative themed islands. The one many people are talking about today was made by a Japanese Pokémon fan (@hinopika) who recreated several routes and towns from Pokémon Gold/Silver. なつかしの ジョウトちほうへ・・・！！ ▼#どうぶつの森 #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch #ポケモン…
Last week Nintendo put a temporary hold on shipments of Switches and Switch Lites to Japan due to a unit shortage caused by the global COVID-19 crisis. Now the company has announced via Twitter that shipments of the console will resume this week. In addition, special edition Animal Crossing: New…
Last night the Nintendo Switch’s firmware saw another big update to version 10.0.0, adding the likes of button remapping and a few new avatar options. Hidden within its files, though, is something a lot more exciting. As dataminer Mike Heskin reports, three out of five new DRAM profiles seem to…
