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…
So it goes with the internet, rumors are running rampant about information regarding the Switch 2 (or whatever Nintendo wants to call it). As with the speculation about an enhanced port of Kirby: Planet Robobot coming to the original Switch, this latest rumor about when Nintendo will finally give us…
Here we go again! Earlier this morning, eagle-eyed Nintendo fans spotted several listings that allegedly showcase accessories for the Nintendo Switch 2, including various cases and a tempered glass screen protector, on the Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba. As always, none of this information is officially confirmed, but the screen protector…
With the Nintendo Switch turning eight years old next spring, it’s clear to all that the next Nintendo system is on the horizon. For months now, rumors of the so-called Switch 2 have abounded, with no official word from Nintendo themselves aside from a promise to reveal it within the…
According to some new rumors coming from the Famiboards, it appears as if Nintendo is amping up production of the Switch 2 to meet a theoretically gigantic launch. With no official announcement of the Switch’s successor upon us yet, gamers and industry pundits have been left to speculate on what…
With the next generation of Nintendo’s Switch console on the horizon, it seems that Microsoft might be gearing up to bring more of its games over to rival platforms. In a new interview with Bloomberg, Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, discussed some of the plans Microsoft has for the…
With Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa finally revealing that the successor to the Nintendo Switch will have full backwards compatibility with the current console, it has gotten everyone’s minds pondering at just what that will mean for the performance of older games. While most of Nintendo’s first-party efforts run perfectly fine…
Just a few moments ago, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa officially confirmed that the successor to the Nintendo Switch (commonly referred to as the Switch 2) will be backward compatible with Nintendo Switch titles, as well as with Nintendo Switch Online software! This is Furukawa. At today's Corporate Management Policy…
Earlier this year, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa officially confirmed the existence of the Nintendo Switch successor and its planned announcement window. In a tweet from May, Furukawa stated that the new console would be revealed sometime during this fiscal year, which ends in April 2025. While many had hoped for…
It feels like an eternity since Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2 was real and would be announced no later than the end of the 2024 fiscal year. Many fans, myself included, assumed we’d have heard something by now, but unfortunately, we still know as little today as we did six…
After a few years of running a YouTube channel dedicated to game development tips and insights, Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai has finally hung up the reins. In his final video, he not only shared some extra insight about what he hopes to achieve with any new projects, but Sakurai…
On Saturday, October 12, 2024, the internet was flooded with information regarding upcoming Pokémon games, past Pokémon titles, and unreleased information about Nintendo’s own plans. All of this came “courtesy” of what the internet has deemed the “Game Freak Teraleak,” a massive data breach of developer Game Freak that contains…
Earlier today, we reported that a massive data breach hit Pokémon developer Game Freak, resulting in gigabytes of the company’s data being leaked, including extensive information about past and upcoming Pokémon titles. Pokémon developer Game Freak hacked – games, artwork, and company data leaked While most of the…
