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Nintendo Could Take Down Palworld in the US and That’s Bad for Gaming
Summary Nintendo is aggressively pursuing Palworld in Japan and the U.S., aiming to assert ownership over game mechanics. Nintendo Patents seem more geared toward controlling a genre than taking down a single game. The company’s financial power gives them an advantage in a prolonged legal battle against Palworld, potentially leading to the game’s takedown in the U.S. Palworld has found…
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Leaked details reveal potential pricing for Lego’s Nintendo Game Boy
Falconbricks Studios shared the details on Instagram earlier today, including the set number 72046 that matches earlier leaks, but pricing that’s slightly cheaper than what has been anticipated. However, $59.99 for 421 pieces — which works out to about 14 cents per brick — makes this upcoming set one of the more expensive Nintendo and Lego collaborations. The $129.99 Super…
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Why The Switch 2 Should Embrace These Nintendo Mobile Games
Summary Despite predatory monetization practices, gacha games could be a good fit for the Switch 2 at launch, especially while we wait for a full roster of next-gen titles. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete and Mario Run would be good choices as they lack gacha mechanics. Some Nintendo mobile games have ended service, but they could be the basis for…
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Don’t Worry, More Nintendo Games Are Coming to the Original Switch
Nintendo has announced that Pokémon: Legends Z-A and Metroid Prime 4 Beyond will be released on the original Nintendo Switch. You won’t have to upgrade to a Switch 2 for those games, and possibly other upcoming Nintendo releases. This news came from a recent Q&A with investors, where Nintendo’s president, Shuntaro Furukawa, expressed the company’s plan to launch both games…
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Nintendo Switch 2 announcement: all the news on the next console
It’s finally time: after months of teases and rumors, Nintendo has finally revealed the successor to the Switch. A new console generation is always a big deal, but this is an especially pivotal one for Nintendo. Now we have official answers to at least some of them — you can keep up with everything we learned from the reveal right…
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What handheld PCs should do to fight the Nintendo Switch 2
I stopped buying most games for my Nintendo Switch the day I bought a Steam Deck. My Switch has been a Mario and Zelda machine ever since. It’s simple: the Steam Deck took the Switch’s best trick — pick-up-and-play portability — while offering more games that run better. I can easily resume the ones I started on my desktop PC,…
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The “Boring” Switch 2 Is Actually On-brand for Nintendo Home Consoles
Summary People are disappointed Switch 2 lacks a gimmick, but past Nintendo consoles were conservative. Nintendo’s history shows consoles were straightforward upgrades; handhelds were more experimental. Switch 2 being a refined version may be the right decision to maximize existing success. Based on what we’ve seen so far, the Nintendo Switch 2 is simply a bigger, better, and modern take…
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Nintendo Switch 2: Everything You Need to Know
It has been eight years since the launch of the Nintendo Switch back in March 2017. And while we have had the Switch OLED bestowed to us, gamers worldwide have been waiting for the second-gen Nintendo Switch. Finally, Nintendo revealed the first look of the Switch 2 console. With that said, here is everything you need to know about the…
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Is Nintendo Switch 2 Backwards Compatible? Explained
It would be unfair if we said we didn’t already know that Switch 2 would support the previous generation of games. There have been lots of rumors; the big-red gaming giants themselves shared that the Switch successor will have this feature. But nothing is official until it is, right? Thanks to the official reveal, we now answer ‘Is Nintendo Switch…
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The Nintendo Switch 2 Is Finally Real
Nintendo Switch 2 has been officially announced with a tentative 2025 release date. More details about the company’s next console will follow at an event in April. Nintendo Switch 2 refines the design of the original Switch, which debuted in 2017, with a few tweaks and changes. You’ll find a new USB-C port at the top next to the headphone…
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