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  • Pokémon Legends: Z-A is already running at 4K60 fps on emulators

    Despite Nintendo doing its best to scrub the internet of Nintendo Switch emulators, there are still people fighting the good fight to preserve games beyond Nintendo hardware. One such is YouTuber tabeneru, who had uploaded a video of gameplay from Pokémon Legends: Z-A running on the EDEN emulator at 4K60…

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    October 15th, 2025

  • Time Magazine names the Switch 2 as one of 2025’s ‘best inventions’

    Towards the end of each year, Time Magazine creates a list of what it considers to be the “Best Inventions” for the last 12 months. Unsurprisingly, the Nintendo Switch 2 has shown up on this year’s list, with Time writing, “The original Nintendo Switch rewrote the rules for portable gaming….

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    October 15th, 2025

  • Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s timeline placement has been confirmed

    According to a preliminary report from IGN, Pokémon Legends: Z-A takes place roughly five years after the events of Pokémon X and Y. When the game was announced nearly two years ago, fans wondered if it would be a far future journey much like how Legends: Arceus took place in…

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    October 14th, 2025

October 8th, 2025 0

Switch 2 sales have outpaced PS4 and Switch 1 sales for the same three-month period

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: Switch 2, News

Much has been written about the explosive success Nintendo has seen with the Switch 2 since it released in June. While it was a pretty safe bet that first month sales would be high after such a long wait between consoles, analysts weren’t sure if Nintendo could maintain that pace…

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August 29th, 2025 0

CD Projekt Red reveals 75% of Cyberpunk 2077 Switch 2 sales were physical

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

While digital sales of video games have slowly been taking over physical copies for more than a decade now, there are sometimes exceptions where players will opt for the disc or cartridge if given the chance. One such example is with Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2, where developer CD Projekt…

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August 1st, 2025 0

Switch 2 moves 6 million+ units in under two months, Mario Kart World sales almost equal

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

The two month anniversary of the Switch 2 is almost here and Nintendo is likely ecstatic at the success of its latest console. For the latest financial report released this morning, Nintendo has revealed that the Switch 2 has moved more than 6 million units of its console since it…

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June 19th, 2025 0

Third-party games on Switch 2 are reportedly off to a slow start sales-wise

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

While fervor around the Switch 2 launch is at a pretty big high, it seems as if only Nintendo is really benefitting from the release of new hardware. A report from The Game Business states that other than Cyberpunk 2077, third-party games have had an incredibly slow start on the…

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June 12th, 2025 0

Mario Kart World tops Japanese sales charts for its launch week, Switch 2 sells 947,931 units

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

With the Nintendo Switch 2 becoming the fastest-selling console of all-time in just one weekend, it should be no surprise that its marquee game, Mario Kart World, has also been lighting up the sales charts. While we don’t have concrete global numbers, Famitsu recently published the Japanese sales charts for…

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June 11th, 2025 0

The Switch 2 has sold 3.5 million units in its first four days of sales

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

Nintendo has confirmed that over its debut weekend, the Switch 2 moved 3.5 million units globally. That not only makes it the fastest-selling Nintendo hardware of all time, but the fastest-selling video game console ever. A press release from the company doesn’t really detail much of anything, but this achievement…

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February 4th, 2025 0

Nintendo Switch hits 150M sales; Switch 2 launch reconfirmed for 2025

Author: Jason Ganos
Categories: News, Switch, Switch 2

Early this morning, Nintendo released its Q4 2024 report, outlining sales throughout 2024. Now, diving into sales data might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but for data nerds like me, it’s like Christmas came early! Not only has Nintendo officially sold over 150 million Nintendo Switch consoles, but we…

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December 11th, 2023 0

Tears of The Kingdom leads Switch-heavy 2023 Japan gaming sales figures 

Author: Matthew Powers
Categories: News, Switch

Nintendo Switch has had its most profitable year yet. 2023 was full of first-party heavy hitters for the portable console. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom is the biggest among these titles, as it has been revealed that it was the best-selling game of the year in Japan…

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October 13th, 2023 0

Mario Red Switch comes alongside a Switch sales spike in Japan

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

Last Friday the latest Nintendo Switch model hit store shelves, more than six years on from the system’s original release. The Mario Red OLED gives the device a familiar red hue with some very subtle references to Nintendo’s mascot on the back and inside the dock, and it’s already proven…

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July 6th, 2023 0

Japan Switch sales in June were a record high

Author: Amelia Fruzzetti
Categories: News, Switch

People are quick to call the Switch old and haggard these days. “It’s been out for over six years. Nintendo needs to upgrade. When is the Switch 2 coming,” says the strawman I made up in my head. Well, guess what? Japan’s sales of the console last month were the…

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June 6th, 2023 0

Amazon’s got some Switch sales going on, y’know, if you’re interested I guess

Author: Amelia Fruzzetti
Categories: News, Switch

Hey, uh. Just wanted to let ya know that Amazon’s got a big batch of sales goin’ on. Including some games. Y’know… if you wanna check any of ‘em out. Up to you. I mean, not really any of my business. Thought you should know. … What kinda games? Well,…

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May 9th, 2023 0

Switch sales pass 125 million units, Metroid Prime Remastered sells over 1 million

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Switch

Earlier today Nintendo shared its latest investor report for the fiscal year ending March 31st, 2023, and in the process has shared updates on various sales figures across the board. In terms of Switch hardware, it has passed the 125 million units sold mark. It still seems unlikely that the…

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