Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu will utterly fold and pay $2.4M to settle its lawsuit

According to a joint filing, Tropic Haze, LLC has not only agreed to pay $2,400,000 to Nintendo, it also agrees that Yuzu was “primarily designed to circumvent and play Nintendo Switch games,” and agrees to be permanently enjoined from working on Yuzu, hosting Yuzu, distributing Yuzu’s code or features, hosting Yuzu websites and social media, … Read more

Nintendo sues Switch emulator Yuzu for ‘facilitating piracy at a colossal scale’

If you’ve ever seen a Steam Deck playing a Legend of Zelda game, chances are you were seeing the Yuzu emulator at work. Now, Nintendo has sued the developers of Yuzu in US federal court, with the intent of squashing Yuzu for good. In the lawsuit, spotted by Stephen Totilo, Nintendo alleges that Yuzu violates … Read more

‘Pokémon Legends: Z-A’ Is Coming in 2025. Will a New Nintendo Switch Join It?

A new Pokémon Legends game is coming to the “Nintendo Switch family of systems” in 2025. Pokémon Legends: Z-A, announced Tuesday with a brief teaser trailer, is an “ambitious new entry” into the series that will launch simultaneously worldwide. It’s also fuel for the fire that a new Nintendo Switch console is coming next year. … 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

Nintendo will announce part of its 2024 Switch lineup later this week

This year’s first Direct will take place Wednesday morning at 9AM ET, and, according to Nintendo, the 25-minute presentation will feature Switch games “coming in the first half of 2024 from our publishing and development partners.” We didn’t need to consult the video game oracles to know a Nintendo Direct was on the way. Not … Read more

The Switch to Electric Vehicles Was Always Going to Be a Slog

In the US, analysts say consumers have balked at automakers’ pricier electric offerings. Though the gap is closing, the average electric vehicle transaction is still more expensive than the average gas-powered one. It doesn’t help that 2024 began with discontinuation of the US market’s most affordable EV, the $26,500 Chevy Bolt. (It’s due to make … Read more

Tesla Charging Standard Sweeps Across EVs: Here’s When the Switch Will Happen

The days of a Prius or a Tesla being a novelty to see on the road are gone. Living in California, almost every second car I see now is electric. Electric vehicles will become even more commonplace as some states move to outlaw the sale of new gas-guzzling cars over the next decade and people become more … Read more

Ukraine’s tactical switch could make it even harder for an already struggling Russia to make any progress in the war

Ukraine is investing millions in new defensive fortifications. That will make it even harder for Russia to get any victories, an expert told Business Insider. Attacking has been harder than defending in this war, so Ukraine has a new advantage. A tactical shift by Ukraine will likely make it even harder for Russia to gain … Read more

Nintendo hikes sales forecast of Switch console to 15.5 million units

Nintendo has kept players interested in its ageing Switch console series through key games with characters such as Super Mario and Zelda. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images Nintendo said on Tuesday it now expects to sell 15.5 million of its flagship Switch consoles in its current fiscal year, upping a previous forecast, after … Read more