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…
In 2023, what many people once thought was impossible happened: the classic N64 shooter GoldenEye 007 was re-released on modern platforms. Hitting both Nintendo Switch (via Switch Online) and Xbox One, it marked the first time since the game’s original release, some 26 years earlier, that it received a port…
The legend that started it all has finally been added to Nintendo Music! The Legend of Zelda, first released in 1986 for the Famicom, started off a franchise that shows no signs of slowing down almost 40 years later. The Legend of Zelda’s soundtrack has just 12 tracks, with a…
With the Switch 2 dominating headlines this month, you’d think Nintendo might be ready to leave the original Switch in the past. Thankfully, that isn’t the case, and Switch Online subscribers will be able to play a trio of “new” classic titles. Available starting today, April 11th, 2025, the Sega…
Last week’s Nintendo Switch 2 presentation naturally brought with it many exciting reveals for the upcoming system. From new games entirely, third party ports, and system info in general, there’s a lot to be excited about. Among that repertoire of exciting reveals was the confirmation that the GameCube is getting…
There’s a key detail about the upcoming wireless GameCube controllers for Switch 2 that we all seem to have missed: they will only function with the GameCube app provided with a Switch Online subscription. As noticed by Nintendo Everything, the fine print in the UK version of the “GameCube Nintendo…
In this week’s Nintendo Music update, Luigi is getting all the love with all tracks from Luigi’s Mansion! Luigi’s Mansion first released back on GameCube in 2001 as a launch title for the console and was very well received, becoming the start of a franchise that spawned two sequels and…
This morning’s Nintendo Switch 2 Direct revealed that GameCube classics will be heading to the Switch 2 through its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Soulcalibur II, and F-Zero GX will all be made available on the Switch 2’s Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo…
In a recent discussion with VGC, Nightdive Studios bosses Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman have stated that they feel the company is ready to start tackling Xbox 360 and PS3 remasters. While the company has made a name for itself remastering games from the sixth console generation and earlier, including…
In an astonishing turn of events, the ROM for BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1 has finally been discovered and dumped for preservation. Over the weekend, LuigiBlood (famous for their preservation efforts and Nintendo Direct leaks) announced that they were finally able to secure a copy of the previously…
It’s hard to believe Final Fantasy IX is turning 25 on July 7th. I still remember playing it on my beat-up PlayStation 1, with a disk tray so finicky I had to weigh it down just to get the game to load. But I played it anyway—and I’m so glad…
There are lots of video games out there that die-hard fans would say are truly timeless. When looking at such games, often RPGs stand out as having aged the best of any classic titles. The genre is not only very popular to this day, but is very easy to grasp…
It’s always fascinating when someone uncovers a long-lost prototype or port of a popular game to an older platform. As spotted by Time Extension this morning, the archivists over at “Games That Weren’t” recently discovered the lost prototype of Peter Molyneux’s Populous for the NES. One of the most popular…
