Nintendo
All our bits on Nintendo. Founded in 1889, Nintendo's first product was playing cards. The company became a video game giant with the introduction of the Famicom Entertainments System (NES), and is now one of the biggest names in gaming.
The latest articles around Nintendo
-
Nintendo's Switch has a hidden VR mode -- but don't get your hopes up
Since Nintendo first introduced the Switch last year, fans have been asking about a possible VR add-on. It seems implausible for a number of reasons, but a recent find would seem to suggest Nintendo is at least toying with the idea. A Twitter user who spends his free time writing ...
-
Nintendo – we have to talk about your new Labo vehicle kit video
We undertake a deep dive analysis and work out the hidden meaning of the promo video for the new Nintendo Labo add-on for ...
-
This Nintendo Switch adapter addresses one of our biggest annoyances
Last November, Nintendo "fixed" what is perhaps the one glaring deficit on its most adaptable console to date: lack of support for any headphones that don't use a 3.5 millimeter jack. Unfortunately, the fix was a messy one, requiring USB-based wireless headphones, or a nasty mess ...
-
Nintendo Labo goes mainstream with Mario Kart support
Nintendo finally joined its niche Labo side project with its main library today by adding support for it in a major Switch game. The details: The new upgrade lets you use the Labo Motorbike controller with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Switch. Specifically, you can now ride the Toy-Con, ...
-
Nintendo and Xbox team up for crossplay. Why not Sony?
Microsoft and Nintendo are certainly looking cozy together these days. The latter just released a trailer promoting the new crossplay available between the Xbox One and Switch -- and it's most notable for who's not in it rather than who is. The game which supports this new friendship ...
-
Nintendo resurrects two of its oldest arcade titles for the Switch
Two very old games from Nintendo's arcade days are getting a surprise re-release on the eShop. According to Nintendo of America, it's the first time either one has been released in its original arcade form for consoles. The details: Revealed yesterday during the final Treehouse ...
-
Sony blocks Fortnite players from transferring progress to Nintendo's Switch
Nintendo surprised gamers by offering up Fortnite on the Switch the same day they officially announced it. Some gamers were shocked and dismayed to find they weren't allowed to play it on their portable consoles unless they created new accounts. The details: The game was released ...
-
Fortnite is coming to Nintendo Switch today
At today's Nintendo Direct, the Big N's show for E3, the company announced Epic Games' world-alteringly popular game Fortnite was coming to the Switch. That's not unexpected. The rumor's been circulating for a few weeks now, backed up by a leak from a Korean ratings board. But ...
-
Netflix and YouTube might be coming to your Nintendo Switch soon
Eagle-eyed Redditor, DevCakes, has spotted that BestBuy listed Netflix and YouTube (alongside the already released Hulu) as available on the Nintendo Switch. It has since been removed, but you can check out the original screenshot here: Hulu has been available on the Switch ...
-
Fortnite might soon arrive on the Nintendo Switch
Fortnite, the wildly popular Battle Royale game, might make it to the Nintendo Switch at long last.
-
I made my own Labo because Nintendo wouldn’t send me one
When the Labo was announced, I was excited. I've been a Nintendo fanboy for some time, so I was pumped to see what the Japanese games company had created and put it through its paces. But, I couldn’t, because Nintendo wouldn’t send me one. Now, this needs a bit of context. ...
-
3 more Pokémon games are coming to the Nintendo Switch, including 2 this November
Nintendo Switch fans are in for a treat this November, as two new Pokémon titles are set to launch that month, with simplified ...
