Tag Archives: Nintendo Switch

SX OS is colloquially known as a “piracy-enabling” custom firmware that stole code from open-source projects and sold it back to the community. Various groups have been working on a crack for SX OS since its release, but this has led to someone exploiting that and packaging brick code as …

HORI make fantastic third-party accessories, whether it be carry cases or fighting sticks, they usually offer great quality products. They are looking to continue that trend for the Nintendo Switch with the announcement of three GameCube style controllers for the console. Nintendo Life reports that HORI will be releasing three …

Nintendo is doing a lot right with the Switch, but it looks like Nintendo UK is letting the team down at the moment. Currently, Switch users are reporting that their consoles are cracking due to heat. While many would consider this to be a design flaw, Nintendo is charging UK …

After months of trailers, teases and various demos, Octopath Traveller has finally arrived for the Nintendo Switch. There was a lot of excitement for this Final Fantasy VI inspired RPG, but it turns out that Square Enix underestimated demand quite significantly, with physical copies selling out over the game's first …

The Tegra X1 exploit has been a thorn in Nintendo’s side since it was first revealed a few months ago. Piracy has been enabled on the Switch due to Team Xecuter’s SX OS, and hackers have been found in online games like Splatoon 2. We knew that Nintendo would be …

The Yakuza series has historically been tied to Sony consoles, despite not being an ‘official' exclusive. The series has seen releases on the PS2, PS3, PS4 and even the PSP, though things have started to change. The first two Yakuza titles got a release for the Wii U several years …

Wasteland 2 made waves on Kickstarter several years back, bringing back the CRPG genre in a big way as a sequel to the 1980s classic, Wasteland. Since launch, Wasteland 2 has made its way to PC, Xbox One and PS4. Now in August, Nintendo Switch owners will be able to …

Warframe has gone from strength to strength in recent years. The free-to-play shooter is regularly in Steam’s top 10 most played games, and it’s not doing too badly on the PS4 or Xbox One either. Now Switch players can also get in on the action, as Digital Extremes is bringing …

Team Xecuter is rather infamous in console hacking circles. Whilst many people feel it should be an open-source and profit-free endeavour, Team Xecuter have always tried to make money with their exploits. Their Nintendo Switch offering is no different costing $25 and containing “brick code” that will brick consoles when …

Sony has made headlines since the release of Fortnite: Battle Royale on the Nintendo Switch, thanks to its decision to block cross-compatibility with the PlayStation 4. Both Microsoft and Nintendo have seized the opportunity to take aim at the rival company, releasing a joint advertisement for Minecraft’s cross-play feature. Minecraft …

The Switch is home to many different bullet hell arcade-style shooters, namely the likes of Ikaruga. The Switch doesn’t lend itself to these vertical games in handheld mode, as the stand and controllers were never designed to be used in portrait, but a crowdsourced grip looks to change that. The …

Over the last year, console hackers and modders have been chipping away at the Nintendo Switch, discovering what makes the console tick and how to work around its security. At this point, playing pirated games on a Switch is perfectly possible, so Nintendo is cracking down with some strict new …

Update (14/06/18): Within a day of fan outcry and media coverage surrounding Sony’s decision to lock Fortnite on PS4 from other platforms, including the newly launched Nintendo Switch version, the company has seen its shares take a hit. Down 2 percent after the backlash, Sony’s only response was that it …

Over the last year, Epic Games has continued to strike gold with Fortnite's free to play Battle Royale mode. Since hitting smartphone platforms, the game has shot up to having 125 million players worldwide, and it looks like further growth is already coming from the game's launch on the Nintendo …

Instead of using its E3 panel to showcase the overwhelming amount of first-party titles Nintendo currently has in the works, it instead decided to place most of its focus on just one: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The new Smash game is set to debut in December, bringing with it every …

Video applications are pretty much a standard on any modern device, from smartphones to consoles, making it a noticeable absence on last year’s Nintendo Switch. Luckily, owners of the hybrid handheld might not have to wait much longer as Best Buy accidentally launched listings for Netflix, YouTube and Hulu. Hulu …

Last week, Nintendo made the surprise announcement that it would begin selling a dockless Switch bundle in Japan. The new package allows buyers to just get the Switch and a pair of Joy-Cons at a cheaper price, rather than buying the full bundle with the TV dock and grip controller. …

Nintendo has previously mentioned that its ultimate goal with the Switch is to have more than one in each household, much like the DS/3DS and Gameboy eras. Today, the company took a step towards furthering that goal by announcing a ‘dockless' Switch bundle at a cheaper price. While the dockless …

E3 is just around the corner, which means we are currently right in the middle of ‘leak season'. Like every year, some of these will be fake and some of them will be very real. The Walmart Canada leak was a good start and gave us a decent first impression …

This has been a blockbuster year for Monster Hunter in the west, and it looks like Capcom is going to continue to capitalise on that in 2018. Today, it was announced that Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate will be coming to the Nintendo Switch. This technically isn't a brand new game, …

While many fans have been waiting patiently for Nintendo's Switch Online service to finally arrive, there is one other feature that is often highly requested- virtual console. Over the last few console generations, Nintendo has used Virtual Console to bring back older and beloved games from its back catalogue. Unfortunately, …

It has been quite some time since Nintendo last discussed its planned online subscription service for the Nintendo Switch. While in the past, Nintendo console owners have been able to play online for free, that will be changing later this year on the Switch, with Nintendo launching an Xbox Live/PSN …

The Switch has already been a huge success for Nintendo. Unfortunately, the more attention your product grabs, the more likely it is that you are going to face some patent infringement complaints. This year, Gamevice is trying to take another shot at Nintendo, after its original patent infringement suit was …

At the end of March, owners of third-party Nintendo Switch docks received a nasty surprise as an official update began bricking consoles. Affected customers are now beginning to hold the peripheral makers responsible, with a class action lawsuit formed against Nyko in the US. While it was Nintendo that distributed …

It’s no secret that the Nintendo Switch has been selling incredibly well under President Tatsumi Kimishima’s watch, with confirmation that the console is now turning a huge profit for the company. The time has come for Kimishima to step down, however, passing the baton to The Pokémon Company’s Shuntaro Furukawa. …

Over the last year, plenty of hackers have been poking around the Nintendo Switch in search of ways to exploit the system. Things got off to a really quick start with a browser exploit and by January this year, kernel access was achieved, paving the way for Homebrew software. Now, …

It has been a long time coming, but today Bethesda has officially announced the release date for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus on Nintendo Switch. The game is arriving as part of Bethesda's effort to support Nintendo's latest platform, though frame rate and graphical compromises have had to be made. …

Since the Nintendo Switch first launched, there have been plenty of software tinkerers trying to figure out how to modify the system. Hackers were able to poke around the inner workings of the Switch just one week after release. Since then, some have managed to get Linux up and running …

Nintendo Switch owners were treated to a special announcement in January, in which Bandai Namco unveiled that the first title in the Dark Souls series was being remastered for the portable platform. Unfortunately, it seems that players will have wait for the real sun to begin praising once again as …

Last week, Nintendo responded to reports of its latest firmware update botching Switch consoles for owners that used third-party docks by advising that customers stick to verified, first-party hardware instead. This is apparently due to the components used within the USB-C connector, causing the console to potentially brick. The answer …