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Nintendo's war on piracy continues. The focus has shifted away from taking down emulators and back towards taking down websites offering ROM downloads. One of the biggest Switch ROM sites is now no more.  The site, known as nsw2u, has been taken offline after the domain was seized by the …

With the Switch 2 now out and available, Nintendo has announced that it will be discontinuing its Game Voucher program starting next year.

Studio Virtuos has offered some thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 and its capabilities – comparing its CPU to the PS4 and GPU to the Series S.

There is still no release date in sight for the long-awaited Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake. However, other teams at Ubisoft have been doing fantastic work with the IP in the meantime. Since launching into Early Access last year, The Rogue Prince of Persia has been exclusive to …

Nintendo has announced the release date for the Rocket League-esque Drag x Drive – set to arrive this August for just £16.99.

Following a year of PlayStation 5 exclusivity, Stellar Blade (from studio SHIFTUP) launched on PC last week to huge numbers – selling over 1 million copies almost immediately and breaking records for Sony on Steam. It therefore comes as little surprise that according to new reports, a Switch 2 version of Stellar Blade appears to be on its way.

Sharkoon has unveiled the Skiller SGK50 S4 Gen 2 keyboards. Building on the strengths of its predecessor, the Gen 2 models now offer extensive hot-swap capabilities, alongside the sleek aesthetic of a coiled cable. Enthusiasts will be particularly pleased with the ability to fully customise the keyboard using open-source software …

Just as the leaks predicted, Persona 4 Remake did appear at the Xbox Games Showcase this evening. The game is being rebuilt in the same fashion as Persona 3 Reload, under the official title ‘Persona 4 Revival'.  Unfortunately, the trailer for Persona 4 Revival was incredibly short, giving us just …

In recent years, we've heard repeatedly that Square Enix is working on a Final Fantasy Tactics remake. Last night, the game was officially announced and better yet, it is coming out in just a few months. 

With one week to go until the Switch 2’s launch, UK retailer GAME has unceremoniously cancelled a bunch of pre-orders, with no explanation given.

It has been months since Game Freak announced Pokemon Legends Z-A for the Switch and Switch 2. We've gone a long time with no concrete release date news but that changed today, with the game being announced for October. One week ahead of the Switch 2 launch, The Pokémon Company …

With the Switch 2 set to launch in just over a week, the console maker is reportedly prepping an upcoming Nintendo Direct.

Despite their decline in quality, Pokémon games continue to sell like hotcakes – with the franchise now closing in on 500 million total units sold.

Despite launching with an LCD screen, Samsung is reportedly pushing Nintendo to go for an OLED panel for the Switch 2’s expected system refresh.

After Skipping Gamescom last year, Nintendo is set to return to the show, announcing their presence at the upcoming industry event.

It seems that despite announcing their new controversial Game-Key Card system, first-party Switch 2 games will not be using these cartridges.

Nintendo Switch 2’s controversial Game-Key Cards will be slightly more user-friendly than it initially seemed - being untethered from the eShop.

.In the month following the official Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, we’ve gotten a drip feed of new details surrounding the upcoming system. While far from a game changer, the Switch 2 is set to include a much-welcome battery preservation feature – similar to that seen on other mobile devices.

Nintendo’s official big blowout reveal for the Switch 2 did not quite go as the company had hoped, with the upcoming console sparking backlash for its across-the-board increase in pricing alongside new incentives for subscriptions; the reduction in focus on physical media and more. With regards to the final point, a new leak has revealed another issue with Nintendo Switch 2’s cartridges and why so many publishers are opting for game-key cards.

Just over two years on from its release, the controversial Pokémon Scarlet / Violet have already become the second-best selling entries in franchise history.

Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for the Nintendo Switch 2 will feature a couple bonus additions, including new weapons; armour; starting classes and more.

Nintendo’s recent big Switch firmware update has caused some systems to be bricked. Nintendo is currently working on a fix.

The OG Switch has gotten a surprise system firmware update, bringing more uniformity between the UI of the last-gen console and its upcoming Switch 2.

Despite publishers flocking to the upcoming Switch 2, Blizzard’s Diablo IV may not make it onto the system due to the “challenge” of live-service titles.

SEGA has announced that last year’s Sonic x Shadow Generations will come to Switch 2 as a day-one launch title this June.

Though yet to be officially announced, the PEGI game rating board has listed Assassin’s Creed Shadows as coming to Nintendo Switch 2.

Despite a general trend toward digital games purchases, physical media still has a major presence, especially in Europe and the UK.

Though Switch 2 pre-orders are currently paused in the USA and Canada, these regions could finally open up orders by next week, according to one insider.

Despite having the OG Wind Waker on Switch 2 via emulation, a proper port of the Wii U’s Wind Waker HD is still on the table, according to Nintendo.

Following the USA and Canada, Nintendo has now announced that they are halting pre-orders for Switch 2 in China, with no new date in sight.