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Recently, the Japanese patent office rejected Nintendo's application for a patent what would cover monster capturing and throwing mechanics, something that could serve quite the blow to the company's ongoing lawsuit against the creators of Palworld. Now, the US version of this patent, which Nintendo was granted earlier this year, …

4 months into the Switch 2’s life, Mario Kart World is already nearing 10 million copies sold – with half a dozen other Switch 1 titles approaching milestones.

The Nintendo Switch 2 officially sold over 10 million units in its first 4 months on the market – with the OG Switch just 10,000 units away from the DS.

The popular collectible card game Pokémon TCG Pocket has managed to make more money than Pokémon GO in its first year on the market.

Roughly one year ago, we learned that Nintendo had filed a lawsuit against a creator known online as Every Game Guru. The lawsuit accused the creator of promoting piracy and streaming pirated copies of games, sometimes before those games were even available to buy. Now, Nintendo has won the lawsuit. …

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting an official Switch 2 upgrade early next year alongside a massive free 3.0 update.

The construction/management sim Factorio is getting a free Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade later this year, bringing larger bases, mouse mode support and more.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A has already made back its budget roughly 25x over, having sold over 5.8 million copies in its first week.

Following the arrival of Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2, Ubisoft is set to bring Assassin’s Creed Shadows to Nintendo’s latest system in early December.

Nintendo has announced the next GameCube title to join the Switch Online library, and it is a very seasonal offering – the original Luigi's Mansion, just in time for Halloween. Through the Nintendo Switch Online subscription, players can access a range of classic titles, all emulated from older systems, ranging …

Pokémon Legends: Z-A seems to be off to a bit of a slow start, with physical sales in the UK being 40% lower when compared to Arceus.

Nintendo has been expanding its list of emulators for Switch Online ever since launch. At this point, the service contains classic games from each Nintendo console up to the Game Boy Advance. Now, a new patent filing has seemingly revealed plans for the Nintendo DS to join the line-up.  The …

Nintendo has suffered a few major cyberattacks before, leading to various leaks. Now, a hacking group has claimed responsibility for a recent attack on Nintendo, although the company has yet to confirm if a breach took place.  The group known as Crimson Collective, which gained notoriety after a recent attack …

Ubisoft has been a strong supporter of the Switch 2 early on, bringing Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition to the console already. Now, a second AAA game is set to join it before the end of the year – Assassin's Creed Shadows.  Assassin's Creed Shadows launched on other platforms earlier …

Despite being the highest-grossing franchise of all time, the latest Pokemon Legends Z-A was developed with a budget of just $13 million.

Last year, the Pokémon Company / GameFreak suffered a massive data breach, causing all sorts of internal documents, codenames and more to be published online for all to see. One year later, the same hacker has resurfaced, offering a ton more details – including Pokémon’s plans for the rest of the decade.

As part of the Swiss gaming convention Zurich Popcon, Nintendo seems to have leaked the existence of a bunch of TT Games LEGO titles coming to Switch 2.

The upcoming Yooka-Replaylee remake/remaster will run at just 30fps on Switch 2, owing to “limited time with the development kits.”

Following a month of silence, Nintendo has now released a massive patch for Mario Kart World, addressing many of the biggest complaints from fans.

Just days before the planned launch, Gearbox has now delayed Borderlands 4 for the Switch 2. No new release date has been announced and anyone who pre-ordered the game digitally will be automatically refunded. In a statement shared late last night, Gearbox stated that the Switch 2 version of Borderlands …

While Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village are already ‘playable' on the Nintendo Switch, the games are only available in cloud form, meaning they don't run natively on the Switch hardware. Now with the much more powerful Switch 2 on the market, Capcom can finally bring native versions of …

While we aren't getting a new 3D Mario game for the series' 40th Anniversary, we are getting re-releases for two of the best 3D Mario games of all time – Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2. Like most new games nowadays, the price is raising eyebrows, with the package costing …

The long wait for Xbox and Nintendo fans is finally over. Square Enix has announced that the console exclusivity for its Final Fantasy VII Remake saga is ending. The first part of the trilogy, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, is officially coming to Xbox Series X|S and the Nintendo Switch …

It has been eight long years since Metroid Prime 4 was first announced. The game is finally coming out this year, but Nintendo has been quiet on the release timing for months. That finally changed during today's Nintendo Direct showcase, with a new trailer for the game dropping, alongside an …

With Metroid Prime 4 finally coming out, many Nintendo fans have been wondering what the company has in store for us in 2026. At the end of today's hour-long Nintendo Direct, Nintendo revealed exactly that, with a teaser for the next mainline Fire Emblem game.  Fire Emblem is Nintendo's long-running …

While VR headsets are quite common nowadays, back in the 90s, VR tech seemed like a distant idea. That didn't stop Nintendo from releasing the Virtual Boy in 1995. While the peripheral has largely been lost to time, Nintendo is reviving it soon, with the release of the new Virtual …

Just as promised, Nintendo went live this afternoon with the longest Direct showcase ever. This time around, Nintendo opened up the show new announcements for the Super Mario Bros. 40th anniversary, which kicks off tomorrow, September 13th.  The Mario 40th Anniversary segment began with announcements for the Nintendo Museum in …

According to one insider, Resident Evil 2 and 3 Remakes are coming to Switch 2 and will include “feature parity” with the current-gen PlayStation and Xbox.

After several weeks of rumours, Nintendo officially confirmed plans for its next Direct showcase this week. Fans have plenty to be excited for too, as this is set to be the longest Nintendo Direct ever.  As announced yesterday, the next Nintendo Direct broadcast will take place tomorrow, September 12th, at …

Originally announced to be coming to the Switch 1, the co-op puzzler LEGO Voyagers is getting a surprise day-one Switch 2 release as well.