Chatter up! A new patent from Nintendo seems to suggest that voice chat will be better implemented into Switch 2, finally overcoming one of our biggest complaints with ‘Switch 1’ (thanks, Wccftech). The patent was filed back in November 2024 before being published by the United States Patent Application Office late last month. The main…
Make it a Mario day. Nintendo has already kicked off its MAR10 Day celebrations with new LEGO, sales and Alarmo themes, but there’s plenty of fan-made goodness to get into, too. Like, for example, this stunning animation from the YouTube artist maribou, which provides a whistle-stop tour of the prized plumber’s Switch adventures. The ‘SUPER…
“There was a little bit of salt”. In a recent episode of their podcast, former Nintendo of America staffers Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang discussed details about what they called the “adversarial relationship” between NOA and the US arm of The Pokémon Company. The pair discussed tensions between the US teams while looking back on…
Leaving Suikoden in the dust. When a new Monster Hunter appears, you’d expect it to stick around in the top spot for a few weeks, right? Well, not if Hazelight has anything to say about it. The studio’s latest co-op adventure, Split Fiction, has arrived with a bang in the UK charts this week, claiming…
Pole position on our wishlists. During the MAR10 Day celebrations last year, Nintendo dropped a teaser for an upcoming Mario Kart ‘big build’ set – with a silhouette that showcased a more detailed kart than we had previously seen from the child-friendly builds. A year of silence ensued, but we’d expect our first official look…
Featuring four new tracks. MAR10 Day is finally upon us, and Nintendo is wasting no time getting the show on the road as it has revealed a fresh Alarmo theme to celebrate the occasion. Super Mario Bros. has landed some Alarmo fame this time, with four tracks from the legendary NES platformer making the jump…
Here’s what you can expect. Capcom outlined the changes to its Capcom Fighting Collection 2 last September and now it appears to have provided an update on select games in this new package. This covers not only changes but also additional settings and much more. Here’s the rundown via Capcom’s official website: Read the full…
Better, faster. In the same round of Switch 2 filings at the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in the US, it seems Wi-Fi 6 support has been confirmed. As highlighted by The Verge, Wi-Fi 6 translates to “faster Wi-Fi in your Switch 2” – with the outlet expanding on what to potentially expect on this front…
MGS2 and 3 have definitely “improved”. Last November, the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 for the Switch was bumped up to Version 2.0.0 and now Digital Foundry has taken another look at the current state of the game on Nintendo’s platform. Focusing on MGS2 and 3, the Switch version has notably “improved” since…
Hyaaah! Hello chums, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we looked at Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color, and the result was pretty definitive. The Western design won with 69% of the vote, with some of you noting that the Japanese variant didn’t even look like…