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It’s fair to say that Nintendo is still refining its Switch experience, and while it might not have fully fixed its Online app just yet, the core console experience is getting better each month. The Switch OS version 4.0 has finally added USB headphone support, save game transfers and video …

Despite constant dips in stock, the Nintendo Switch has continuously outsold the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as of late. This month is no different, with the hybrid topping September’s sales in the U.S. according to industry tracking groups. The NPD Group, responsible for market research across the world has …

Although Sony and Nintendo are undoubtedly rivals, but the two firms aren’t strangers to collaboration from time to time. While it’s unlikely that we will see any strange hybrid consoles again any time soon, Sony has revealed a new studio dedicated to innovative Switch games alongside its first entry. In …

Nintendo is often synonymous with our childhoods, marking itself as a staple in pop culture with its family friendly cast of characters padded through its world famous first-party exclusives. While this was a growing concern for many fans looking for more mature content Nintendo has seemingly heard the outcry and …

Nintendo has been re-treading its retro consoles recently, re-releasing the popular systems that launched its success in the form of Classic Minis. With the Nintendo NES Classic releasing last year and the SNES Classic following suit in 2017, many would believe that the N64 Classic would be up next but …

Two weeks ago, modders discovered that the same software that was used to boost the limited library of the NES Classic library could be easily adapted to be used with the recently released SNES Classic. Hakachi2 developer, Alexey ‘Cluster’ Avdyukhin has done exactly this, updating the software crack via Github. …

Nintendo’s relationship with YouTube has always been rather complicated. In the past, the company would issue blanket DMCA claims on channels posting video footage of its games, then later, the Nintendo Creators Program was introduced, which was something of a compromise for YouTubers and Nintendo. Unfortunately, it looks like Nintendo …

Earlier this year, modders discovered a way to boost the limited library of Nintendo’s ever popular NES Classic using a software known as hakchi2. Less than 24 hours after the official release of its sequel miniature console, users have found that Hakchi2 is also compatible with the SNES Classic. Nintendo’s …

Cemu developers have worked tirelessly to make Breath of the Wild as optimised as it can be on the platform and it looks to have created a ‘Buzz’ in the modding community. Recently we’ve seen a bunch of characters from other franchises make their way over, and while some fit …

Just over a week after it went live, the fan-made Super Mario 64 Online has unsurprisingly been hit by multiple copyright strikes from Nintendo itself. The company has gone as far as to make it personal against co-creator Kaze Emanuar by taking out his Patreon account, to which he says …

Many who missed out on the extremely limited run of the NES Classic will get another chance at the console, as Nintendo has said that it is set to return next year. This announcement comes just before the upcoming SNES Mini is set to release, which will also have its …

As great as the Nintendo Switch is, 32GB of internal storage isn’t really enough for modern gaming. This is something that is going to become more and more obvious over the coming months, as some newer Switch games will require an additional microSD card to install. One of the first …

Western Digital has been pushing its SanDisk line of microSDs as of late, with one of the latest memory cards offering  400GB of storage. The company isn’t stopping there, however, this time pairing up with Nintendo to produce licensed microSDXC for the Switch. Currently, the two entries to SanDisk’s Nintendo …

Nintendo has revealed its quarterly earnings this week, shedding light on the progress towards its ambitious goal of selling 10 million Switch consoles before the end of the year as well as just how well Switch software is doing. The hybrid console has seen 4.7 million sales since its launch …

The Pokemon franchise is no stranger to special editions, containing Steelbooks, figurines or being bundled with a limited edition 3DS variant. With Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon out later this year, the contents of the special edition have been revealed and oddly enough, rather than a nice physical. collectible …

With the SNES Mini officially launching in September, many are hoping that they won’t experience the same pain caused by the shortage of the NES Mini. With Amazon UK now limiting all orders to just one console per customer, it looks like history might just be repeating itself. Amazon contacted …

The first of two Zelda Breath of the Wild DLCs launched for the Switch and Wii U today, adding new items, modes and the Trial of the Sword. The Master Trials has also seen its first victor, beating the 45-floor dungeon in just over 4 hours. The Master Trials comes …

After Nintendo discontinued its popular NES Mini, speculation began that it would be to make room for the upcoming SNES Mini. Now officially confirmed, the SNES Mini will launch in September with 21 games pre-loaded onto the system. Officially titled the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the console …

It seems that Nintendo is keen to show fans that it is listening, with two surprise announcements coming from its E3 announcement stream. Not only did Nintendo’s stream reveal the fact that a core Pokemon RPG is in fact being made for the Switch but in what felt like a …

E3 is consistently the most exciting time of the year for gamers everywhere and this year should be no different. The event kicks off in just a handful of days, so if you want to tune in to any of the major conferences to catch the announcements live, then look no …

Back in 2016, Nintendo finally started broadening its horizons and began making its own smartphone games, kicking things off with franchises like Fire Emblem and Super Mario. Now it seems that The Legend of Zelda might be the next major Nintendo franchise to get its own mobile game, meanwhile the …

The launch and success of the Nintendo Switch has called into question the future of the 3DS/2DS for many. At the time, Nintendo claimed that the Switch would not replace the DS lineup, and now they seem to be doubling down on that, with the surprise announcement of ‘The New …

Last week, Nintendo began discontinuing the NES Mini console, which once again, caused scalper prices on eBay to soar to great heights. At the time, many people wondered why Nintendo would discontinue such a successful, in-demand product but it turns out, it may be due to a replacement coming. According …

Despite a number of teardown sites already having published complete guides on the Nintendo Switch, we now get a better idea of the BoM involved in the manufacture of the device through a report from Fomalhaut Techno Solutions in Japan. This lab has gutted the gaming device in order to …

It looks like Nintendo is making some progress in its efforts to clamp down on modded 3DS cartridges as the company has won a “groundbreaking” case against a large-scale seller of Sky3DS and Gateway 3DS carts. Similarly to the R4 carts from the days of the original DS, Sky3DS and …

One lucky Nintendo fan received their Switch two weeks early when an unnamed U.S. retailer sent it out accidentally. Although they weren’t lucky enough to receive some games with the system, this does mean we get a look at the menu and back-end options of the upcoming console. The Nintendo Switch …

Splatoon 2 is one of the Nintendo Switch’s most hotly anticipated releases, but it won’t be arriving until sometime in Q2 or even Q3 of this year. Fortunately for early adopters of Nintendo’s upcoming console, there will be a public test event over the weekend of the 24th March, letting …

Nintendo invited KitGuru to London last week to have a hands-on session with its upcoming Nintendo Switch console and we were more than happy to oblige. While we weren’t hugely impressed with the games on show, there were still a few interesting titles that we think are worth taking a …

Nintendo debuted its Switch console for the second time on 13th January in Japan, giving us details on its price, availability, online services and launch line up. But KitGuru was also invited to test out the new console at an event at London’s Hammersmith Apollo theatre. Here’s what we thought of …

Modders around the world have discovered a method for installing additional games on their Nintendo Classic Minis, in some cases doubling the size of the pre-installed game libraries. There are a couple of methods, but each involves plugging the NES Mini into a PC and modifying its file system. The Nintendo NES …