We’re a few months behind the launch of Nintendo Switch 2, but apparently getting development kits hasn’t gotten any easier. Digital Foundry shared its latest findings following Gamescom 2025 last week. The outlet’s John Linneman, after speaking with various developers, has heard that Nintendo is encouraging teams to simply ship their games on Switch 1 and “rely on backwards compatibility.” …
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The Switch 2 launched just a few months ago and was immediately a smash hit, selling more than 3.5 million devices within four days of launch. Since then, Nintendo’s sold nearly twice that much, sitting at roughly around six million machines. Those are great numbers for Nintendo, which is why it’s strange that a recent report indicates that the console …
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Image: Nintendo Life Shawn Layden, formerly the President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America and Executive Vice President and COO of Sony Network Entertainment International, has come out in praise of Nintendo for being the most in-touch with its fan base. In an interview with HipHopGamer (via GamesRadar+), Layden says that the reason Nintendo hasn’t suffered from the same …
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Captured on Nintendo Switch 2 (Docked) Sometimes the lines between remaster and remake can be blurred. Metroid Prime Remastered seems much more like a full remake, and a few games called remakes don’t quite live up to expectations. For Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar – based on Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar – even the term remake doesn’t quite seem …
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A Nintendo Direct presentation is reportedly planned for September. Reports of a Nintendo Direct have circulated for weeks. Now, Switch Force has suggested that a presentation will be held in September. Sources have told VGC that a Nintendo Direct presentation is in fact planned for mid-September. It’s also worth noting that aside from 2024, a Nintendo Direct has been held …
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Romeo Is a Dead Man may have a shot at coming to Nintendo Switch 2. At the very least, director Suda51 is interested in making it happen. Suda51 is best known for his work on the No More Heroes series. Romeo Is a Dead Man, a third-person action adventure game, is his next project. In a recent interview, Suda51 mentioned …
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If you’re visiting this site, chances are you’re a Nintendo fan. You might be an absolutely massive one or someone who dabbles, but in one way or another, you’re a supporter of what the Big N does. Pretty much any Nintendo fan will tell you that there are things the company does that drives them nuts. There are decisions that …
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Square Enix employees have apparently revealed that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy VII Remake runs at 40fps. Traditionally games generally run at 30fps or 60fps so this supposedly means that the demo of Final Fantasy VII Remake was running in Performance Mode on the Gamescom show floor. The PlayStation 5 version of Final Fantasy VII Remake has …
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We have more footage from Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition on Nintendo Switch 2, this time showing off handheld mode. The game’s performance when not running docked has been a big question mark thus far. The title finally made it’s playable debut on Nintendo Switch 2 thus far, and as you may have seen, many people who went hands-on with the …
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Watch on YouTube Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube832k Before the arrival of the Switch 2, Xenoblade Chronicles X got a ‘Definitive Edition’ release on the Switch in March. Although there have been no major updates for the game on this new platform (at least yet), it seems Nintendo has now identified an issue with the game on this particular …
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