Just as the rumours predicted, today Nintendo officially announced plans for its next direct showcase. As previously claimed, this Nintendo Direct will focus on 'partner' games, so we'll be getting fresh port announcements for the Switch 2, and maybe one or two new game reveals, rather than any first-party news. 

Prior to the game’s launch last year, the team at Gearbox confirmed that the then-upcoming Borderlands 4 would be landing on the Nintendo Switch 2 alongside all other platforms. Right at the last minute however, the Switch 2 version was delayed indefinitely citing the need for “additional development and polish time”.  While leaks indicated that the port could finally be arriving this month, publisher 2K has now indicated this might not be the case.

Nintendo Switch has now surpassed the Nintendo DS to become Nintendo’s best‑selling console, while Switch 2 continues to break records as the company’s fastest‑selling system.

It would seem that the rumours of an incoming Nintendo Direct showcase are picking up steam. Multiple additional sources have since corroborated the claim that a new stream will be taking place in February. 

Following on from last week's Xbox Direct stream, it appears that we'll be getting new game announcements from both Sony and Nintendo over the next month. According to multiple sources, there will be a new Nintendo Direct in February, as well as a new PlayStation State of Play stream.  NateTheHate …

A developer who worked on Sonic and Mario at the Olympic Games revealed that Nintendo had some interesting mandates when it came to marketing the titles.

Though later than others, Nintendo has now published its 2025 year-in-review, letting you see all your stats from the past 12 months of gaming on the Switch.

Nintendo has announced its first set of new Joy-Con colours for the Switch 2 – with the Light Purple and Green variants going on sale next month.

Back in 2023 as part of its effort to get the acquisition of Activision approved, Microsoft signed legally binding agreements with a number of rival game companies to ensure continued equal access to Call of Duty across all major platforms. Microsoft has made good on those promises for the most …

The choice-based superhero adventure title Dispatch is set to land on Switch 2 next month as leaked by the Nintendo eShop itself.

Both Rayman 2: The Great Escape and its progenitor Tonic Trouble are coming to Nintendo Switch Online next week via the Expansion Pack subscription.

Despite the Switch 2’s recent release, Sony’s PlayStation 5 seems to have ‘won’ Black Friday, taking a majority of console sales.

Nintendo rarely makes acquisitions and when it does, it tends to pick up smaller studios that have previously worked on its own franchises. The case is no different here, with Nintendo announcing that it is acquiring Bandai Namco Studios Singapore. 

Ahead of its arrival in May of 2027, Nintendo has offered a first look at the live-action Legend of Zelda film via new screenshots.

Following its 1.0 and console launch earlier this year, The Rogue Prince of Persia has now been announced for the Switch and Switch 2 – arriving next month.

Reggie Fils-Aime may not be the head of Nintendo of America anymore, but he is still very active in the games industry, often speaking at events, consulting with publishers and giving interviews. Recently, he spoke a little about AAA support for the Switch 2 console, expressing surprise that Xbox hasn't …

Nintendo has now released its first big post-launch Switch 2 firmware update, adding a couple new options and plenty of Quality-of-Life improvements.

Nintendo has launched a new website letting you easily check which original Switch games are compatible with the Switch 2.

Despite games still coming to the last-gen system, Nintendo has now confirmed that they are shifting primary development focus “to Nintendo Switch 2.”

Recently, the Japanese patent office rejected Nintendo's application for a patent what would cover monster capturing and throwing mechanics, something that could serve quite the blow to the company's ongoing lawsuit against the creators of Palworld. Now, the US version of this patent, which Nintendo was granted earlier this year, …

Roughly one year ago, we learned that Nintendo had filed a lawsuit against a creator known online as Every Game Guru. The lawsuit accused the creator of promoting piracy and streaming pirated copies of games, sometimes before those games were even available to buy. Now, Nintendo has won the lawsuit. …

Nintendo has been expanding its list of emulators for Switch Online ever since launch. At this point, the service contains classic games from each Nintendo console up to the Game Boy Advance. Now, a new patent filing has seemingly revealed plans for the Nintendo DS to join the line-up.  The …

Nintendo has suffered a few major cyberattacks before, leading to various leaks. Now, a hacking group has claimed responsibility for a recent attack on Nintendo, although the company has yet to confirm if a breach took place.  The group known as Crimson Collective, which gained notoriety after a recent attack …

As part of the Swiss gaming convention Zurich Popcon, Nintendo seems to have leaked the existence of a bunch of TT Games LEGO titles coming to Switch 2.

With Metroid Prime 4 finally coming out, many Nintendo fans have been wondering what the company has in store for us in 2026. At the end of today's hour-long Nintendo Direct, Nintendo revealed exactly that, with a teaser for the next mainline Fire Emblem game.  Fire Emblem is Nintendo's long-running …

While VR headsets are quite common nowadays, back in the 90s, VR tech seemed like a distant idea. That didn't stop Nintendo from releasing the Virtual Boy in 1995. While the peripheral has largely been lost to time, Nintendo is reviving it soon, with the release of the new Virtual …

Just as promised, Nintendo went live this afternoon with the longest Direct showcase ever. This time around, Nintendo opened up the show new announcements for the Super Mario Bros. 40th anniversary, which kicks off tomorrow, September 13th.  The Mario 40th Anniversary segment began with announcements for the Nintendo Museum in …

After several weeks of rumours, Nintendo officially confirmed plans for its next Direct showcase this week. Fans have plenty to be excited for too, as this is set to be the longest Nintendo Direct ever.  As announced yesterday, the next Nintendo Direct broadcast will take place tomorrow, September 12th, at …

In recent weeks, there have been rumours of a new Nintendo Direct showcase brewing. Today, Nintendo officially confirmed its plans, with the next Nintendo Direct now scheduled for the 12th of September. 

Prior to Nintendo's official announcement of the Switch 2 console, a company known as Genki caused quite a stir when it showed up to CES armed with dummy units of the console, dummy units that ended up being very accurate to the final product. As a result, Nintendo filed a …