Nintendo is rumored to be the latest high-profile target of the hacker group Crimson Collective, according to a new online report. According to cyber intelligence firm Hackmanac, the hacking group shared a screenshot showing folders of "Nintendo topic files," claiming they are now in possession of the data. The Japanese company has yet to issue a statement or confirm any breach, making the group's claim impossible to verify at the time of writing (October 11 - 10:03 AM EDT) While this cyberattack against Nintendo has yet to be officially confirmed, the Crimson Collective hacking group has already maliciously attacked other […]

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Cronos: The New Dawn has been significantly improved on Nintendo Switch 2 by a new patch that went live this week. According to a new report shared on X by SuperMetalDave64, the 1.4 update introduces significant visual improvements, including improved texture quality, LOD draw distance, and lighting and fog with less light bleed. Even at a glance, these visual improvements are easily spottable and bring the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game closer to the other console versions of the survival horror game developed by Bloober Team. SuperMetalDave64 also shared a quick comparison between the 1.3 version, the new […]

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Two types of NVIDIA DLSS are available on Nintendo Switch 2, including the "light" version of the upscaler which was long speculated to be available for the system. In a new analysis shared today on YouTube, Digital Foundry's Alex Battaglia takes a deep look at the currently available Nintendo Switch 2 games that use NVIDIA DLSS, such as Cyberpunk 2077, Street Fighter 6, Hogwarts Legacy, Star Wars Outlaws, The Touryst, and Fast Fusion. Analyzing how the upscaler is used in each game, the tech expert highlighted how the system seemingly supports two types of NVIDIA's upscaling technology. The first type […]

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The Nintendo Switch 2 is considerably more powerful than its predecessor, but a recent online comparison shows the original Switch could have held its own better against the new console with a few key hardware tweaks. The video comparison shared on YouTube by naga compares loading speed, handheld and docked performance in multiple games, and battery life between the current generation Nintendo system and an overclocked modded "pro" version of a Nintendo Switch OLED. The modded system's hardware includes an overclocked CPU (1707 MHz) and GPU (1724 MHz), 8 GB of RAM, an upgraded 8600 mAh battery, and modded cooling […]

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When Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Borderlands 4 would be launching on October 3, 2025, before delivering the news, he started to act as if he was about to deliver bad news, that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game wasn't going to make it out before the end of 2025. He then happily and excitedly announced that it would be arriving on October 3. Well, so much for that. This evening, Gearbox took to the official Borderlands X (formerly Twitter) account to announce that the […]

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Super Mario Galaxy 1+2 will be more than simple ports of the original running at a higher resolution, as they will feature some noticeable visual improvements. In a new video shared online today on YouTube, GVG compared the footage released so far, which includes a five-minute-long uninterrupted gameplay video shared on the official website, detailing some of the unspecified visual improvements confirmed shortly after the collection's announcement. Among these are some significantly improved textures, though not all of them will be enhanced, judging by the footage, improved fonts, and re-rendered cutscenes with a new aspect ratio, which look better even […]

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Today's big Nintendo Direct event included the announcement of Mario Tennis Fever, the tenth game in this specific Mario-branded sports series. The last one was 2018's Mario Tennis Aces, which launched for the original Nintendo Switch with a fairly positive reception from critics and fans. Back then, the game got an 8 out of 10 score from Wccftech reviewer Dave Aubrey, who wrote: Mario Tennis Aces is one of the best Mario Tennis games, and well worth it for gamers that love to sit back with groups of friends. If you appreciate a good game of tennis with some whacky […]

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Update 12/09/2025: Prices for the regular and cardboard editions of the Virtual Boy are now live on Nintendo's official website, with the plastic version listed at $99.99 USD and the cardboard edition at $24.99. Original Story: Nintendo is bringing back the Virtual Boy. No, really. Nintendo will once again sell the Virtual Boy, this time as an accessory for your Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 device, to play Virtual Boy games through a Nintendo Switch Online Plus Expansion Pack subscription. It'll be available on February 17, 2026. The Virtual Boy accessory is required to play any of the Virtual […]

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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, a new entry in the TRPG series by Intelligent Systems, is launching on Nintendo Switch 2 sometime next year. The new entry in the series was officially confirmed at the end of today's Nintendo Direct with a trailer providing a quick overview of the game's setting, main characters, and turn-based combat system, which, at a glance, should look very familiar to fans of the series. Although unconfirmed, it looks like Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave will be some sort of sequel to Fire Emblem: Three Houses, as, at the end of the trailer, we got a look […]

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Resident Evil Requiem, the next entry in the survival-horror series by CAPCOM announced earlier this year, is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 as well as on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. A new trailer shown during today's Nintendo Direct provided a first look at the Switch 2 version of the game, which seems to look fine despite a noticeable visual downgrade over the other versions of the game and 30 FPS gameplay, and confirmed the game will hit the new generation Nintendo system on February 27, 2026, the same day it launches on the other […]

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Newzoo, the global data firm that tracks videogame industry sales data and market trends has published its Global Games Market Report for 2025, which includes plenty of interesting trends and predictions from Newzoo, and also reveals that it'll be videogame consoles, not mobile, that leads the growth in this year's videogame market, thanks to a boost from the Nintendo Switch 2. One of the major headlines in the report is that the videogame industry will reach $188.8 billion in revenue in 2025, a 3.4% growth compared to 2024. For the mobile portion of the market, it'll generate $103 billion this […]

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The Nintendo Switch 2 seems to handle Star Wars Outlaws surprisingly well, delivering a solid experience in docked mode. Early docked footage of the open-world game released last year on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S surfaced online, providing a good look at how the console handles the game in both its linear and open-world segments. While the footage makes it clear plenty of compromises had to be made to get the game running on the new generation Nintendo console, Star Wars Outlaws seems to keep to its 30 FPS cap, resulting in a decent enough performance in docked […]

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Nintendo Switch 2 is all the rage and if you are a gamer, the upgrade and understanding of the newest SDXC Express Memory is is an asset.  To so many, it reflects no more than a massive price jump in microSD cards.  To those in the know,  microSD Express speaks to a 3x jump in …

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Playtonic's enhanced version of Yooka-Laylee, the aptly named Yooka-Replaylee, will arrive on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2, this coming October 9, 2025. If you already own Yooka-Laylee, then you'll be able to upgrade to this new enhanced version at a 30% discount of its $29.99/£24.99/28,99€ launch price, and for those looking to collect a physical copy, you'll be able to pick one up for $49.99, though the added cost also gives you "a selection of bonus goodies exclusively for retail," according to a press release. "Yooka-Replaylee is built to shine on every platform, and we’re chuffed […]

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Plenty of studios make horror videogames, but fewer are dedicated to only making horror games in the way that Bloober Team is. They've had a few stumbles along the way, but are clearly finding their stride after its stunning Silent Hill 2 Remake, and what appears to be another success with the coming Cronos: The New Dawn, which is also heading to the Nintendo Switch 2 alongside other current-gen consoles and PC. Speaking to The Game Business, Bloober Team's chief executive officer Piotr Babieno indicates that it was no mistake that the studio made the effort to put Cronos, its […]

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Circana executive director and video game industry analyst Mat Piscatella has reported the July 2025 sales numbers for the United States based on dollar sales from physical and digital game and hardware sales, revealing that the Nintendo Switch 2 has hit a new sales milestone in the US, while EA Sports College Football 26, somewhat unsurprisingly, absolutely dominates the sales charts for premium game sales. After Nintendo's last quarterly report showed the Nintendo Switch 2 selling through 6 million units globally, Piscatella reveals the console's latest regional milestone, that it has now gone beyond 2 million units sold in the […]

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NIS America has announced that Ys X: Proud Nordics will launch outside of Japan on Nintendo Switch 2 and PC sometime in early 2026. It first launched exclusively in Japan for Nintendo Switch 2 this past July 31, 2025. Ys X: Proud Nordics is the "definitive edition" of Ys X: Nordics, according to NIS America, which launched last October outside Japan. The most recent Ys release was Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana, which arrived earlier this year. Ys X: Proud Nordics follows Adol, accompanied by Norman Karja, standing against an undying force called the Griegr. It's then up to […]

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle made an appearance at Gamescom ONL 2025, with gameplay for its coming Order of the Giants DLC featured. We expected to see that, since Xbox already announced that we'd get a new look at Order of the Giants during Gamescom 2025. But what we didn't know, was that Indy's latest adventure is also coming to Nintendo Switch 2. The Order of the Giants DLC will be arriving on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC this coming September 4, which Xbox previously revealed during its Summer Game Fest presentation this past June, though unfortunately, the […]

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SMI had the SM2504XT Gen 5 SSD controller on display at Flash Memory Summit 2025 this week and this controller is a 4-channel NVMe 2.0 SSD controller that can run at up to 3,600MT/s.  When utilizing MSDirect Storage, this controller can operate at an unbelievable 2.4W in active power mode and 1mW in PS4 state. …

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