In problems that could only happen to console gamers, one Switch 2 owner recently received the hefty swing of Nintendo’s banhammer thanks to some second-hand games. Nintendo are well known for being particularly litigious when it comes to protecting their IP, and it turns out that inserting pirated carts is enough to set off the…
Get ready to start ripping those threads, it looks like AMD’s new 9000 series of CPU will be up for preorder next week. Multiple sources are pointing to the embargo for both the Threadripper 9000X and Pro 9000WX series of chips lifting on July 23, otherwise known as next Wednesday. Maybe those launch delays really…
Your old Switch cards won’t work, it’s time for an upgrade. Switch 2 has a lot more internal storage than its predecessor, boasting 256GB compared to the meagre 32GB seen in Switch 1 (or 64GB if you have an OLED Model). Still, more storage is always better, and with Switch 2 you’ll need to opt…
Ready, set, go! The weekly updates for the mobile app Nintendo Music continue this week with the arrival of Mario Kart 64‘s soundtrack. Even if you haven’t played this game before, you’ve likely heard some of its music elsewhere over the years. This latest album, which originally debuted alongside the N64 release in 1996/97, features…
It hasn’t exactly been the best year for Intel. The chip giant has faced major struggles recently with chips flopping and fab partners seemingly nowhere to be found. Even Bill Gates has lamented the current state of the company, but maybe the upcoming Nova Lake-S CPUs, will turn all that around. We’ve seen a lot…
The Satellaview add-on for the Super Famicom has long been a notorious device, one of the first examples of Internet enabled gaming that never left Japan. Emulating the Satellaview isn’t difficult with modern technology, although it can be somewhat tedious since it requires using an alternate bios, causing even most of its brand name…
Wahoo! Since the arrival of the Switch 2 last month, Nintendo has been busy updating many of its first-party Switch titles. This even includes an update for its “limited-time” release Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and following an update for the Switch 2 today, another patch is now available. Much like the Version 1.1.2 update, Version…
Treat yourself to some Wordle help—whatever you’d like, it’s all here. Maybe a quick skim of our tips is enough for you at the minute, or perhaps you’d like to go the other way and click straight through to today’s answer instead. Prefer something in the middle? That’s why a fresh clue for the July…
Stability is back, baby. Nintendo has rolled out another firmware update for the Switch 2 and it’s first one for the month of July this year. According to the official patch notes on the customer support page, it resolves some fixes tied to the Parental Controls and also includes general system stability improvements, which are…
“Announcements are coming”. As you’ve likely seen by now, there’s a new rumour from the latest Nate the Hate podcast about a Nintendo Direct potentially taking place some time after the launch of Donkey Kong Bananza. In the same episode, the YouTuber and podcaster has touched on the subject of future third-party support for the…