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  • GameStop confirms Nintendo is stopping production of Mario Kart World Switch 2 bundle

    Rumored over the weekend, it seems that GameStop is ready to confirm that Nintendo has pulled the plug on its Mario Kart World Switch 2 bundle SKU. Announced as a limited time offer before the console’s launch, the bundle was sticking around a lot longer than most people anticipated. If…

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    December 22nd, 2025

  • Pokémon GO Raid Hour for Wednesday, December 24th, 2025

    Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…

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    December 22nd, 2025

  • Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour for Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025

    Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…

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    December 21st, 2025

July 10th, 2025 0

Donkey Kong Bananza began life as a Switch 1 game, similar to Mario Kart World

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: Switch 2, News, Switch

Considering how long the Nintendo Switch 1 generation lasted, it should be no surprise to learn that the soon to be released Donkey Kong Bananza originally started off as an original Switch game. In a new interview with IGN, DKB producer Kenta Motokura confirmed as much and gave some insight…

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June 27th, 2025 0

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa apologizes for Switch 2 shortages in Japan

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

While Nintendo Switch 2 stock here in America seems to be mostly acceptable, that hasn’t been the case for other countries. In Japan, in particular, it seems that eager customers have not been able to acquire the console for the past month, which can be frustrating when you want to…

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June 25th, 2025 0

Let’s talk: Personalizing Switch 2 with Sanrio gear from GeekShare and Sonix

Author: Lauren Ganos
Categories: Switch 2, Features, Merchandise

As excited as I am about the idea of sitting down with my system to game, I’m just as passionate to collect accessories for my system. What does that mean exactly? I absolutely love personalizing my systems — I always have when it’s come to handheld devices. And personally speaking,…

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June 18th, 2025 0

Nearly 3,000 Switch 2 systems totaling $1.4 million were stolen in a truck heist

Author: Abbie Maxwell
Categories: News, Switch 2

With the Nintendo Switch 2 about to turn two weeks old now, it’s safe to say that the system has been a massive success. With record-breaking sales in such a short time, the demand for the console is truly tremendous. While the supply has mostly been able to keep up,…

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June 17th, 2025 0

Nintendo is seemingly banning Switch 2 consoles using the MIG Switch cartridge

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

As per a new report from Kotaku, it seems as if Nintendo has started to ban Switch 2 consoles from users utilizing the MIG Switch cartridge on them. For those out of the loop, the MIG Switch cartridge is a type of flashcart that allows users to load up ROMs…

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June 13th, 2025 0

Cyberpunk 2077 runs decently well on Switch 2, supports keyboard and mouse controls

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: Switch 2, News

The folks over at Digital Foundry have taken a look at what many consider an impossible port for the Nintendo Switch 2, Cyberpunk 2077. Announced as one of the premiere third-party launch titles for the system (and one of the only third-party games with the full game on a cartridge),…

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June 13th, 2025 0

Sony CEO addresses Switch 2 launch affecting its business, believes ‘PS5-level performance’ is required for big screen games

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

Since the Nintendo Switch 2 is the hot new thing in gaming right now, it only makes sense that other companies would be worried about the device eating into their sales. As one of Nintendo’s two main rivals for the past 30 years, Sony has gone head-to-head with Nintendo’s consoles…

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June 13th, 2025 0

Switch 2 is reportedly outselling the original console by 2-to-1

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

The launch week for the Switch 2 has seen Nintendo’s latest device put up some incredible numbers by any measure. With the device becoming the fastest-selling console of all time and even launching in Japan to nearly one million units (which might be higher if we take My Nintendo Store…

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June 11th, 2025 0

Wild Hearts S producer believes the Switch 2 is closer in power to an Xbox Series S rather than PS4

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

In an interview posted by WCCFTech on Wild Hearts S, Koei Tecmo producer Takuto Edagawa stated that he believes the Nintendo Switch 2 is closer in power to the Xbox Series S than the PlayStation 4. While he didn’t elaborate on how or why he thinks that, having just developed…

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June 11th, 2025 0

The Switch 2 is now Nintendo’s fastest-selling system in the UK

Author: Roberto Diaz
Categories: News, Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2 has been criticized for a fair amount of things since its full reveal in early April, but that hasn’t stopped it from becoming the fastest-selling Nintendo console in the United Kingdom. According to NielsenIQ, the Switch 2 outpaced the original switch by more than double, and beat…

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June 2nd, 2025 0

Nintendo denies reports that it’s selling Switch 2 units to Japanese retailers for wholesale prices

Author: Peter Glagowski
Categories: News, Switch 2

Yesterday evening, Bloomberg reported that Nintendo of Japan would be selling units of the Switch 2 hardware to various retailers at wholesale prices so that each store/chain could earn more profit from a sale. Stated to be a margin of 5%, which is higher than the Japanese industry standard of…

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May 19th, 2025 0

New estimates suggest the Switch 2 could sell 20 million units in the first fiscal year alone

Author: Abbie Maxwell
Categories: News, Switch 2

With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 just over two weeks away now, the demand for the system is as high as ever. For as long as the console has been rumored to be in development, the anticipation among the greater gaming community has kept on rising. Keeping all…

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