How Nintendo’s destruction of Yuzu is rocking the emulator world

When Nintendo sued the developers of Yuzu out of existence on March 4th, it wasn’t just an attack on the leading way to play Nintendo Switch games without a Switch. It was a warning to anyone building a video game emulator. Seven developers have now stepped away from projects, are shutting them down, or have … Read more

Nintendo’s next-gen Switch console may not arrive until March 2025

If you were hoping to get your hands on Nintendo’s highly anticipated Switch 2 console this year then prepare to be disappointed by another rumor pointing to a 2025 release date. According to a new report from Nikkei, Nintendo is anticipated to release its successor to the Nintendo Switch console “as early as March,” in … Read more

‘Palworld’ Pokémon Modder Tests the Limits of Nintendo’s Legal Reach

It’s a beautiful day in ToastedShoes’ version of Palworld, where the YouTuber is currently hunting creatures on “Legal Island.” He creeps through the grass and makes a delighted discovery: “Look at that!” he yells. “It’s my favorite legally distinct pocket-sized creature—Electric Yellow Rat.” Indeed, that is exactly what it is, and nothing more. Definitely not … Read more

‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder’ Is the Face of Nintendo’s Transformation

Mario’s reach is expansive. He’s a Lego minifig, a clothing brand, a cereal, a skit on Saturday Night Live. Fans obsess over who’s voicing him, and the size of the character’s butt. He’s a goofy little guy with a wholesome attitude he maintains through the power of only ever yelling things like “Mama mia” and … Read more

Nintendo’s Wii U and 3DS online services will shut down in April

Next spring, Nintendo will shut down the online services behind nearly all of its 3DS and Wii U software, affecting multiplayer and other connected features. According to Nintendo, “This also includes online co-operative play, internet rankings, and data distribution.” News of this early April 2024 shutdown follows the return of online features for the Wii … Read more

Nintendo’s CEO says its on-line accounts are the important thing to its subsequent console transition

Query: Wii U was launched round six years after Wii, and Tremendous Famicom was launched round seven years after Famicom. Nintendo Swap has entered its seventh 12 months, and I collect it has come to its closing part, so are you able to inform us about any particular measures for transitioning to the following technology … Read more

I Performed Nintendo’s New Massively Multiplayer Telephone-Related Change Recreation — It is a Blast

Household video video games with two persons are enjoyable. With 4 folks? Typically chaotic. With 100 folks? Who the heck is aware of. Nintendo’s Everyone 1-2 Change, out there Friday, goes for the intense finish of the massively multiplayer native spectrum with a sport that may very well be performed with 100 folks directly in … Read more

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — all the newest on Nintendo’s enormous sequel

There’s a second early in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, in one of many very first shrines, after I felt a shiver of pure thrill run by me. I had been introduced with a easy job: get to the opposite facet of a fall-to-your-death deep chasm utilizing the brand new Ultrahand potential … Read more