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Bolt From The Blue | "It changed a lot of things for us" Palworld community manager says that Nintendo lawsuit was a "shock" to Pocketpair, because "no one even considered" patent infringement

Pikach-who's initiated legal action against us?

March 18, 2025 Mark Warren

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Lightroot locations and Underground Map

Illuminate the darkness of the Depths and reveal the full underground map with these Lightroot locations in Tears of the Kingdom!

March 17, 2025 James Billcliffe

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Take the Lynel | Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Lynel Locations

Here's everywhere you can take on a fearsome Lynel in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

March 17, 2025 James Billcliffe

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Yiga Hideout & Base Locations

Take on the Yiga clan and reap the rewards.

March 14, 2025 Alex Donaldson

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Barging Onto Market | A Nintendo Switch 2 may set you back $400 or more, boffins predict, but Ninty "will sell boatloads" anyway

The phrase "the biggest console launch ever" is being chucked around assuming everything goes right - so seemingly some big boats.

March 14, 2025 Mark Warren

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Kart Eyes Emoji | Lego Mario Kart captures the magic of Mario way better than the rest of his brick-built adventures so far

Mario Kart translates well to Lego, and it's nice to see how successful these sets have been.

March 6, 2025 Alex Donaldson

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Pika Wheelie | I'm not Valentino Roserade, but Pokemon and Honda's "almost life-size" motorbike is a Koraide I reckon I could win a MotoGP title on

Look, all those plastic fins and other Koraidony bits have to add at least an extra 100 horses on the straights.

Feb. 27, 2025 Mark Warren

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Mystery Gift Codes

Never miss out on a Pokemon freebie with our full list of codes.

Feb. 27, 2025 Kelsey Raynor

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Coming back around | Pokemon Legends ZA is coming late 2025, and is adding sort-of real-time action battling to the gentrified Luminous City

We're going back to Luminous City, where the rent is no longer cheap and Pokemon battles are a tad more action-y.

Feb. 27, 2025 Connor Makar

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Built Different | "I didn't think of them as scary at all" One of Zelda: Majora's Mask lead designers must be braver than all of us, because he didn't think the moon or titular mask were nightmare fuel in the slightest

"People on the team were like 'whoa!'"

Feb. 23, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Dangerously Cheesy | I think you're all a bit too obsessed with Pokemon, because what do you mean a Charizard-shaped Cheeto is selling for thousands of dollars

Like at least spend that money on Pokemon cards or something.

Feb. 23, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Switching It Up | As the Switch 2 looms, Nintendo wants you to know Switch Game Vouchers won't net you the new console's exclusives and that it's ditching eShop Gold Points

Don't worry, though, you won't be cut off from your existing Gold Point horde right away.

Feb. 18, 2025 Mark Warren

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This Is An Xbox | Phil Spencer says he wants to "just allow more people to play" Xbox games, though the "70% that we make on games on other platforms is helpful" too

Spencer isn't interested in trying to move players "all over to Xbox anymore."

Feb. 17, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Time To Die | Nintendo reveals the exact time of its upcoming Switch 2 direct, so you can set your Alarmo up to remind you with the sound of Pikmin drowning

Nothing says 'Wake up, Switch 2 alert!' like the sweet melody of bunch of little guys meeting their demise.

Feb. 5, 2025 Mark Warren

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Make The Switch | Nintendo Switch 2 "cannot come soon enough", analyst says for sales-related reasons, rather than just being desperate to play things on it like the rest of us

While it's now cleared the 150 million mark, sales of the current Switch are slowing up faster than Nintendo predicted.

Feb. 4, 2025 Mark Warren

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Stunt Casting | We have Phil Spencer to thank for the idea to bring Team Ninja and PlatinumGames together for Ninja Gaiden 4

Uniting two of the most respected action game makers to create the next Ninja Gaiden once sounded like a dream, and we now know who came up with the idea.

Jan. 28, 2025 Sherif Saed

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Down The Middle | Sorry, physical game collectors, but a digital only future looks more likely than ever as US physical sales have apparently halved since 2021

Better hold on tightly to your collection.

Jan. 27, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Not Boxed In | Hoping those rumours about Xbox titles on Switch 2 are true? Some recent comments from Phil Spencer certainly lend some credence to them

"I just always applaud the moves that they make."

Jan. 26, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Sharing Is Caring | I know Nintendo won't do it, but I really hope the Switch 2 brings back the DS' best feature

In another world we're all still enjoying the DS.

Jan. 21, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Forward Thinking | Nintendo says Switch 2 backwards compatability was the "best direction" for players, even if it's still staying quiet on which games won't work

You'll have to wait until that April Direct.

Jan. 19, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Keeping Count | One industry analyst says that the Nintendo Switch 2 is "exactly what people wanted and expected", but it might not be enough to beat the first one's sales

"There may be more revelations that no one has thought of."

Jan. 19, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Cry Me a River | Give it a rest, killjoys: Nintendo doesn’t need a new hardware gimmick to surprise and delight

After 35 years of Nintendo consoles, several of which have been pretty iterative, you’d hope people would know better than this bizarre pre-release FUD.

Jan. 17, 2025 Alex Donaldson

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Overdrive | Prepare for spiny shell hell as the new Mario Kart on the Nintendo Switch 2 appears to include 24-player races

Double the family-friendly pain.

Jan. 16, 2025 Fran Ruiz

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Nightfall | One of the best video game adaptations is getting a new season on Netflix, check it out via this sick trailer

You've got a few days to catch up if you haven't already!

Jan. 14, 2025 Connor Makar

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K O N G | Nintendo Switch 2? Who cares! K O N G

K O N G

Jan. 13, 2025 Mark Warren

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Switch Who? | One former Nintendo staffer thinks the company is probably a bit "uncomfortable" with all these leaks, but "the most important thing" right now is actually the lack of game leaks

"A lot of this is going to be in the rear-view mirror."

Jan. 12, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Switching Things Up | Have you had your copy of Metroid Prime 4 pre-ordered since it was announced? You might want to double check, as Amazon has apparently started cancelling orders

Say goodbye to that discount you might have held on to for the past eight years.

Jan. 12, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Miner Key | Good news culture lovers, a Minecraft YouTuber is hopping on Classic FM to blast banging choons from Skyrim, Street Fighter, and more

And here's the symphony that plays when an army of creepers blows up your entire town, delivered by the brass section of the New York philharmonic.

Jan. 8, 2025 Mark Warren

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Top Switchret | Nintendo Switch 2 continues to be uber-secret, with April launch claims and dummy models offering more evidence it looks like a Nintendo Switch 2

Accessories manufacturer Genki has been busy at CES.

Jan. 8, 2025 Mark Warren

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The Two of Switches | When is the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal coming? Some fans have turned to tarot readings for an answer, and I'm only 50% sure they must be joking

It's only natural to reach out to your friendly neighbourhood Mario-stic at this point.

Jan. 6, 2025 Mark Warren

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To The Point | A must-play JRPG is back on the Nintendo Switch after a short leave of absence

If you've not played it yet, now you can on the go!

Jan. 6, 2025 Connor Makar

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Joy Ride | Sure, the Switch 2's Joy-Cons might have leaked, but call me when we know what we'll be able to play on the dang things

A Joy-Con does not a good time make.

Jan. 6, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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The Year Of Serving | Bayonetta celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, and despite a recent staff exodus, PlatinumGames has teased it has "a few things in store"

"Keep your eyes peeled."

Jan. 6, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

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Switch Up | Nintendo patent hints towards a brilliant Switch 2 feature that should make games look, and perform, better

The wonderful world of legal patents may be pointing to a cool Switch 2 feature.

Jan. 2, 2025 Connor Makar

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The best Apple Arcade games to play in 2025

Here are some pocket-sized games for you to play on the go.

Jan. 1, 2025 Kelsey Raynor

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Wind Up | After conquering Sonic, the third film's writers would love to have a go at making a Zelda movie based on a once divisive entry in the series

And honestly, I hope they get to!

Dec. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Future Box Fight | Either PlayStation or Xbox will "struggle mightily" to do well with their next gen console, while Nintendo'll be "the clear winner”, predicts research firm

“There isn’t room for more than two major console systems" in the upcoming cycle, reckons DFC Intelligence.

Dec. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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A Granbull Day Out | Pokemon's next adventure is a team-up with the iconic Wallace and Gromit stop-motion studio Aardman, though you'll be waiting quite a while for it

Bit of an early announcement, but still exciting!

Dec. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Nothing New Here | Xenoblade dev Monolith Soft is now completely owned by Nintendo, but considering it hasn't released a game on a different platform in almost 20 years, it probably doesn't mean that much

Nintendo has bumped its shares up to 100%... from 96%.

Dec. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Gotta Watch 'Em All! | Already opened all your Pokemon TCG Pocket packs for the day but in sore need of something pocket monster related to do? Pokemon TV is back from the dead with anime episodes galore

And there's seemingly more to come, too!

Dec. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Exhibition Matched | The Nintendo Museum is better than I thought - in fact, the worst thing about it is probably the name

Lots of history, lots of interesting stuff to do, and that 'Nintendo-like solution' to how to do a museum.

Dec. 2, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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Browse from the Past | We're probably never getting another Command & Conquer game, but at least EA has revived this obscure 12-year-old curio for some reason

I'm willing to guess you didn't think you'd be reading about Command & Conquer when you woke up this morning, much less this particular C&C game.

Nov. 27, 2024 Sherif Saed

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Double Trouble | 20 years ago, Nintendo changed how I thought about games forever with just two screens

The Mario develper is yet to make a better console, honestly.

Nov. 21, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Sight for Sora Eyes | Everybody likes to rag on Kingdom Hearts' weirdest entry, but even 20 years later, it might be one of my favourites

A strange little spin-off on the GBA might just be one of the shiniest pearls in a long, complicated back catalogue of games. Here's why.

Nov. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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What A World | Yes, there's a Nintendo Direct coming today, no, it's not about the Switch 2, so stop asking

This one's more for the theme park fans out there.

Nov. 11, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Gotta Work 'Em All | A website for a mysterious new Pokemon-focused company has cropped up, and it sounds like it'll be doing more than just making games

The new company is based in the same building as Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl developer ILCA.

Nov. 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Choices Were Made | Don't worry, Legend of Zelda fans, Nintendo has said that the live-action movie is five years away tops, which is plenty of time to make it an animated movie instead

Hint, hint, Nintendo.

Nov. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Phew | Nintendo confirms the Switch 2 will have backwards compatibility, so your plan to celebrate its release with a giant shark chase on jet skis still looks on

Yes, the Switch's successor - or whatever its name is - will let you delve into your existing bucket of Switch games.

Nov. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

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Small Ideas | 20 years on and ahead of the Switch 2, The Minish Cap is a great reminder that The Legend of Zelda doesn't always have to be about the same things

There's room for some fresh takes, I reckon.

Nov. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Mama Mia | It's time to say goodbye to the Nintendo 3DS, as the last player to still be online finally loses connection more than 200 days after servers went down

Gone but not forgotten.

Nov. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke