Prominent video game leaker NateDrake is the second leaker to state that there will be a Nintendo Direct next month. Nate says that the Nintendo Direct presentation is planned for the second week of the month so around 11th September or 12th September. It should be a good Direct for Mario fans as the franchise will be celebrating its 40th …
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In a new interview, Capcom president and Haruhiro Tsujimoto shared some brief thoughts about Nintendo Switch 2, commenting that the response to the system was better than the company anticipated. Tsujimoto remarks were interesting as they came about somewhat unprompted. He was recently asked about Monster Hunter Wilds and the game’s sales. While that title has sold ten million units, …
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Image: Nintendo We’re now in September, and Nintendo has rolled out a new firmware update for the Switch 2 and original Switch. It’s seemingly a small one, with the patch notes mentioning how it has improved the overall stability. Here are the full patch notes, courtesy of Nintendo’s official Japanese support page. Version 20.4.0 (Released September 2nd, 2025) “Fixed several …
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The next Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch update is now live with version 20.4.0 starting to make its way out to all system owners. The past few updates have been about stability improvements. Once again, that’s what we’re getting here. If you were hoping for new Nintendo Switch 2 features or functionality, you might be left disappointed. Nintendo’s official notice …
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Image: Nintendo Last week, it was claimed that a Nintendo Direct would take place later this month on 12th September via a post from SwitchForce on X. Now, this alone wouldn’t be much cause for alarm, but VGC had also corroborated this and stated that its own sources have made mention of a Direct on this date. Adding fuel to …
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Image: Square Enix Switch 2 is nearly three months old now, and we’re on the cusp of the mad Q3/4 rush as publishers gear up to extract your pennies over the holiday season, which is just a few months away. Switch 2 is slowly, steadily building a library, and there’s still more Switch 1 games coming than we know what …
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Nintendo has revealed in an interview with Japanese site Nintendo Dream that they had originally considered having adult Pauline accompany Donkey Kong in his adventures in Donkey Kong Bananza. However, when they put her on Donkey Kong’s back they realised that a smaller figure would be more suitable and would work better so they decided to use a younger version …
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Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of August 31, 2025. It’s been a minute since the last official maintenance period was added, but there is something coming up. In a few days from now, the Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch eShops will be impacted slightly. Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of August …
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Donkey Kong Bananza introduced young Pauline into the mix, but it turns out that Nintendo originally experimented with the adult version of the character that fans were previously familiar with. That information comes from an interview with Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream. During that discussion, producer Kenta Motokura indicated that the team wanted to feature Pauline early on, “but we could …
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Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Released: August 28th, 2025 Developer: HAL Laboratory With Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Nintendo intends to justify charging $79.99 for a last generation game, a vulgar stunt it also pulled with the Legend of Zelda’s Switch outings. Unlike those two, you can’t even get a “free” upgrade by joining Nintendo’s subscription services, …
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