Nintendo has officially released firmware update 23.0.0 for the Nintendo Switch 2, introducing highly requested display capabilities alongside several functional system improvements. The centerpiece of this release is the activation of Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support when the console outputs video to a television via the dock, fulfilling a feature promised since the hardware’s initial…
Mojang has officially announced that Minecraft will launch on the Nintendo Switch 2 on October 27. This confirmation provides a definitive release date for players awaiting the title’s arrival on Nintendo’s latest hardware platform. Enhanced Graphics and Content Updates The Nintendo Switch 2 release introduces a new default graphics setting called Vibrant Visuals. This feature…
A decade ago, Nintendo made a big splash into the world of mobile gaming with a new Super Mario platformer directed by none other than Shigeru Miyamoto. But even though the game proved popular, it wasn’t the success the company had hoped for. Over the ensuing years Nintendo has slowly retreated from smartphone gaming, with…
Way back in the DS days, Nintendo decided to stop selling to Amazon. During a recent lecture at NYU, former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé said it was because Amazon was seeking preferential treatment that would have hurt its relationship with other retailers, and potentially broken the law. The two sides have since made…
Nintendo recently announced a new pricing policy, which knocks $10 off the cost of digital versions of future first-party titles exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2. Splatoon Raiders, for instance, is available for preorder ahead of its July 23rd release for $49.99 digitally or $59.99 for the physical edition. However, Amazon and Walmart are the exception in…
Nintendo just released a Switch 2 upgrade for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. The upgrade is $4.99 for owners of the Switch game, or $64.99 if you buy the Switch 2 version. Don’t buy the Switch 2 version! Instead, score a deal on the digital Switch version that’s $39.99 (originally $59.99) at GameStop and Amazon….
The original Switch is officially Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time after surpassing the DS handheld in lifetime sales. In its latest earnings release, Nintendo reports that the Nintendo Switch has, as of December 31, 2025, sold 155.37 million units since its launch in 2017, compared to 154.02 million units for the 2004 Nintendo DS….
A hardware enthusiast known as @natalie_thenerd has amazed the modding community by converting the recently released LEGO Game Boy set into a fully functional console capable of running real Nintendo Game Boy cartridges—without relying on emulation. The project was completed in less than a day after the official release of the LEGO set and integrates…
Nintendo has notched another victory in its crusade against piracy. Last week, a Washington District Court judge ordered Ryan Daley to pay Nintendo $2 million and stop selling modded Switch consoles online, as reported earlier by Engadget. In a copyright lawsuit filed last year, Nintendo accused Daley of operating the website Modded Hardware, which sold…
