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…
Update: Capcom has revealed that all 22 amiibo cards will be sold together in a single bundle, dubbed the “Starter Set.” This suggests there could be even more Street Fighter amiibo cards released in the future! Take a look at all 22 cards and the packaging for the Starter Set…
We’re less than 24 hours away from the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct, and wow, what a spectacle this is shaping up to be! Not only are we expecting a launch date, game announcements, and pricing information, but we’re also getting not one, but two Treehouse events to look forward to…
We’re just 24 hours away from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, and I can hardly contain my excitement! Nintendo has officially confirmed that tomorrow’s presentation will run for a full hour—packed with updates, reveals, and likely a release date and pricing information. But, SUPRISE! That’s not all: they’ve also announced…
With the Switch 2 unveiling happening in just mere days, it seems likely that developers would already be creating games for Nintendo’s upcoming platform. Nintendo obviously wants people to upgrade ASAP, so why would it hold back dev kits? A rumor last week (from Insider Gaming) stated that Nintendo is…
Earlier this month, Square Enix Asia announced via its Facebook account that it would be releasing a physical bundle of Octopath Traveler 1 and 2 for Switch. Slated to release on April 2, 2025, the bundle includes both games in a single box and, supposedly, on a single cartridge. There…
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…
Not even a day has passed since we learned when the upcoming Legend of Zelda film would be hitting theaters, and we now have a ton of new details about the project. Surprisingly, these didn’t come from the Nintendo Today app, but from Production List, a tracking service run by…
Update (4/10/2025): This year’s Spring Fest in Splatoon 3 is nearly upon us! With just one day to go, the Japanese Splatoon Twitter account has given us a delightful display of what’s to come this weekend through some pretty stunning art. If you haven’t yet chosen your team — Morning,…
Rejoice, physical game collectors! We now have one less thing to laud over our virtual-collector counterparts, as Nintendo has announced its plans to introduce a system that allows virtual games to be shared between Switches. I can already hear you. “What? Is that possible? How can that be?” It’s true….
Today’s Nintendo Direct may have only had a few triple-A games, but it was packed to the brim with exciting indie announcements. One of the overlooked ones was the reveal that the Monument Valley Trilogy would be coming to consoles this year. Developer UsTwo games announced that Monument Valley 1+2…
In what has to be my favorite surprise from today’s Nintendo Direct, developer Tribute Games announced a brand-new Marvel beat-em-up that not only looks like TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, but features designs seemingly cribbed from Marvel Vs. Capcom. Marvel Cosmic Invasion will be hitting PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One,…
As part of today’s Nintendo Direct, i.e., the final Switch-era stream, there was a surprise announcement of two previously PlayStation-exclusive games getting new ports to other platforms. Being distributed by Bandai Namco, Patapon 1+2 Replay will bring the 4K remastered versions of the first two Patapon games to PC, Nintendo…
