Sobering sales, analyst angst, obvious answer. Nintendo has lowered sales forecasts for Switch hardware sales for the second time in a row with the publication of its Q3 results for FY2024/5. With a 30.6% year-on-year drop in console sales across the Switch range, the platform holder now forecasts 11 million unit sales for the year…
Before and after upscaling. Arguably, that’s the most critical dividing line in gaming graphics hardware of the past 20 years. And it was, of course, Nvidia’s DLSS upscaling that created that inflection point on release in 2019. But now it turns out DLSS went from an idea to a new feature announced to the public…
“Ken Kutaragi found out and got really mad”. Minnmax recently did a new interview with the former Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida, in which he answered some questions about his lengthy career as one of the key individuals at the influential game company. During the interview, he shared some insights into what it was like playing…
The Noctua NH-L12S is an impressive thing. Four heatpipes, a heatsink and a slender fan are all that is required to keep a modern processor running cool. Sure, it’s a little sticky with high-end 14th Gen processors—few air coolers are capable enough for those—but it’s ample cooling for a modern small form factor PC. And…
Testing new games to assess their performance across a range of gaming PCs is an interesting affair. Sometimes you get the highs of seeing some lovely graphics, all running quickly and smoothly, other times it’s day after day of frustration, dealing with crashes, stutters, and iffy coding. Every now and then, though, something comes my…
Worthy of a jamboree. Nintendo has revealed that Super Mario Party Jamboree has shipped a total of 6.17 million units since its launch on 17th October 2024. This not only makes it the best-selling game of the financial quarter for Nintendo, but it’s also now the fastest-selling Mario Party entry in franchise history (thanks, Pierre485)….
“We’re working to maintain the same experience for domestic customers”. Yesterday, we reported on speculation that new US tariffs on imported goods could cause the price of retro gaming handhelds from China to rise in price. We’re now seeing various US-based manufacturers report that they may have to increase the cost of their own items…
The top dogs. Nintendo has released its latest financial data for the third quarter of FY2025 ending on 31st December 2024. As part of that, the company has provided an update to its top ten best-selling Switch games list. There’s no change in the order this time, with each title merely receiving a slight bump…
“He was one of those people who leave a mark”. French composer and multi-instrumentalist Stéphane Picq has passed away aged 59, we’re sad to report. He had been suffering from a long illness. The news was broken on Facebook by The Vahinée and spotted by VGDensetsu. Read the full article on timeextension.com “He was one…
… and the Switch 2! Nintendo has released its latest financial data covering the third quarter ending 31st December in FY2025 and, as per tradition, the company has reconfirmed release windows for its major upcoming Switch software. It’s slim pickings, all told, but the games on offer here are sure to be absolute bangers. We’ve…