Enlarge / Get N(S) or get out. (credit: Nintendo / Sam Machkovech) On Thursday, the latest Nintendo Direct presentation confirmed something most Nintendo fans had either suspected, hoped for, or predicted (based on a recent FCC “controller” tip ): the N64 is finally back. Instead of a miniaturized N64, however, the company’s first dedicated 3D-rendering […]
Get ready for the Super Mario film, hitting theaters in a little over one year. [credit: Nintendo ] Nintendo’s “winter 2021” direct-video presentation exploded on Thursday with reveals of serious fan service coming to not only Switch consoles but also movie theaters by the end of next year. The event’s biggest pop-culture announcement was the […]
Enlarge / Today’s very brief hint of the gaming future comes wrapped in a Nintendo bow. (credit: Aurich Lawson) SEATTLE—It’s not every day I hear about unannounced Nintendo products over guac. Thanks to a chance encounter last month, I’ve been sitting on one of the weirder scoops in my 25-year writing career—one that will simultaneously […]
Enlarge / Bluetooth on Switch, presented as an overly literal image translation of the concept. (credit: Sam Machkovech) In an out-of-nowhere Tuesday evening update, Nintendo reversed course on one of the portable Switch console’s biggest limitations: Bluetooth audio support. This functionality is now live on the system’s 13.0 firmware, available for download across all Switch […]
Enlarge / White is the new black with the new Nintendo Switch OLED Model. (credit: Nintendo) After an initial unveiling last week , Nintendo’s Switch OLED model will be available to preorder through various retailers in the US starting on Thursday. In a tweet, the company said that orders for the new console variant will […]
If you’d like, you can pretend that Ghirahim (right) is the thirsty, corner-cutting Nintendo, and Link is an average fan, aghast at the shape Skyward Sword HD ultimately arrived in. [credit: Nintendo ] Nintendo has never shied away from opportunities to touch up and re-release its most beloved video games. 1993’s Super Mario All-Stars is […]
Samus Aran is back in a 2D adventure. [credit: Nintendo ] This year, Nintendo’s long-running Metroid series is getting an entirely new sequel—and not the previously announced Metroid Prime 4 first-person shooter. Instead, we’re getting Metroid Dread, apparently dubbed Metroid 5 in its debut trailer, launching October 8 exclusively for Nintendo Switch. The funky game […]
Enlarge / The PS5 is bigger than Xbox Series X in more ways than one (at least, in the United States). (credit: Sam Machkovech) While we’re still waiting on exact sales numbers for last year’s newest video game consoles, select stats have begun to emerge that, at least in the US, give a clear lead […]
Enlarge / Nvidia is already tied heavily to the existing Nintendo Switch, since it includes the company’s Tegra X1 SoC. But recent rumors make us wonder about Nvidia’s potential push into mobile 3D-rendering dominance. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Earlier this week, Bloomberg Japan’s report on a rumored Nintendo Switch “Pro” version exploded with […]
Enlarge / An artist’s estimation of how a new DLSS-fueled Nintendo Switch dock might look. (credit: Getty Images / Sam Machkovech) As leaks begin to mount about a new Nintendo Switch revision, colloquially referred to as “Switch Pro,” one recent suggestion had enthusiasts scratching their heads: 4K support. How exactly would a dockable console like […]