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Former Nintendo developer Ken Watanabe talks about Nintendo’s culture

Former Nintendo developer Ken Watanabe talks about Nintendo’s culture

Bloomberg has published an insightful interview with former Nintendo developer, Ken Watanabe during which he touches on a number of things, but one aspect of certain interest is Nintendo’s secretive culture. We have already know that the company only hire the best developers who are often expected to take their own intuitive with game development. Company employees often work on …

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Insider Teases Potential Soul Calibur 7 Reveal At Next Nintendo Direct

Insider Teases Potential Soul Calibur 7 Reveal At Next Nintendo Direct

For a bit, rumors have been swirling about an unannounced Nintendo Direct. After all, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has yet to receive a release date, despite constant assurances that it’ll come in 2025. Those rumors picked up a bit of steam on Saturday, when a reliable leaker teased that the next Nintendo presentation would have three games, all featuring the …

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Nintendo Switch 2 gets new wave of Switch 1 backwards compatibility fixes

Nintendo Switch 2 gets new wave of Switch 1 backwards compatibility fixes

Another wave of Nintendo Switch 1 games have been fixed for backwards compatibility on Switch 2. This ties in with the latest firmware update. Version 20.4.0 dropped for both systems this week, and while Nintendo didn’t mention anything, several more titles now work properly. The full list is as follows: Beat ‘Em Up Collection (QUByte Classics) Bright Memory: Infinite Gold …

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Star Wars Outlaws Nintendo Switch 2 tech analysis, including frame rate and resolution

Star Wars Outlaws Nintendo Switch 2 tech analysis, including frame rate and resolution

Digital Foundry just delivered its latest technical analysis for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Star Wars Outlaws, which covers frame rate, resolution, and more. Overall, it looks like Ubisoft did an admirable job with the port. Although there were some cutbacks, performance is stable and we’re seeing thing like ray-tracing implemented. Here’s the full roundup of tidbits: – There …

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First look at NBA 2K26 on Nintendo Switch 2 with gameplay

First look at NBA 2K26 on Nintendo Switch 2 with gameplay

We now have a first look at NBA 2K26 running on Nintendo Switch 2 on gameplay. This is the first basketball effort on the new console from 2K and Visual Concepts. It was previously stated that this is the Gen 9 version – meaning Nintendo Switch 2 gets all of the bells and whistles as its PS5 and Xbox series …

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Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine dev explains why Star Wars Outlaws on Nintendo Switch 2 is a game-key card

Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine dev explains why Star Wars Outlaws on Nintendo Switch 2 is a game-key card

Like many games, Star Wars Outlaws’ physical release on Nintendo Switch is a game-key card. But now we get to hear directly from a developer about why that ended up happening. Rob Bantin, the audio architect for Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine, recently spoke about the situation on social media. In one post, Bantin noted that the “engine relies heavily on disk …

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The NSO GBA app has received an update for Switch 2 – Nintendo Wire

The NSO GBA app has received an update for Switch 2 – Nintendo Wire

Last night out of the blue, Nintendo released an update for its NSO Game Boy Advance app that brings some welcomed features to the emulator. The biggest update is a boost to 1080p rendering in handheld mode for owners of the Nintendo Switch 2, which should make the pixels look crisper on the device. The other updates are less impactful, …

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Nintendo Switch Makes Some Big Improvements To Its GBA Emulation

Nintendo Switch Makes Some Big Improvements To Its GBA Emulation

Nintendo Switch Online, the Switch subscription service with the deeply irritating name, is rearranging the furniture to try to make things make a bit more sense. For one, various libraries of emulated games from older Nintendo systems are now being designated as “Nintendo Classics,” while the Game Boy Advance section receives a couple of significant improvements. First and foremost, on …

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Silksong’s release is hammering Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo stores

Silksong’s release is hammering Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo stores

Hollow Knight: Silksong launched today, and immediately afterward the major video game storefronts were struggling to stay online. Shortly after Silksong’s 10 AM ET release time, Steam, the Nintendo eShop, Xbox, and PlayStation stores all displayed error messages or failed to load entirely. The hype for Silksong has also been a boon to the original Hollow Knight. In the days …

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