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Switch sales slow
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Thursday, 04 August 2022 11:09

Switch sales slow


Component shortages to blame

Former card maker Nintendo has blamed component shortages for a further slowing of Switch hardware sales.

Switch Game Boy Emulator has Nintendo’s fingerprints all over it
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NERDs discovered

A pair of Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulators for the Switch that leaked online Monday have the finger prints of Nintendo's European Research & Development division (NERD) all over them.

Nintendo slashes Switch production
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Wednesday, 03 November 2021 11:43

Nintendo slashes Switch production


Chip shortage

Nintendo can only produce about 24 million units of its popular Switch game console in the fiscal year through March, 20 percent below the original plan.

Nintendo officially unveils the Switch OLED console
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Not the update all have been waiting for

Nintendo has officially announced the refreshed Nintendo Switch OLED console which will be launching on October 8th with a $349.99 price tag. Unfortunately, the new Switch OLED only got an updated screen, audio, stand, and dock, and there are no other hardware and/or performance updates.

Nintendo planning OLED display for Switch
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Support for 4K


Nintendo is planning to unveil a model of its Switch gaming console equipped with a bigger Samsung OLED display and support for 4K. It's expected to arrive before Christmas.

Nintendo expects to flog 24 million Switches
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Thursday, 05 November 2020 12:01

Nintendo expects to flog 24 million Switches


COVID-19 pandemic drives a gaming boom

Nintendo has announced that it will sell 24 million of its Switch games consoles in the year ending March 2021, up from a forecast of 19 million.

Switch kills racist user names
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Wednesday, 16 September 2020 11:19

Switch kills racist user names


New update

The Switch got a new firmware update which appears to have purged a few racist names to the device’s banned word list.

New Switch on for next year
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Thursday, 04 October 2018 10:46

New Switch on for next year


Nintendo wants a new version out

Nintendo is planning to release a new version of its Switch gaming console next year "to maintain the sales momentum of the device".

Switch sales helped Nintendo's bottom line
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Wednesday, 31 January 2018 12:02

Switch sales helped Nintendo's bottom line


Best profit in eight years

The former maker of playing cards Nintendo reported its biggest third quarter operating profit in eight years, driven by smashing demand for its new Switch games console.

Hackers close to unlocking the Switch
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Wednesday, 17 January 2018 13:58

Hackers close to unlocking the Switch


Thanks to an Nvidia backdoor

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that hackers are on the verge of opening the Nintendo Switch, thanks to Nvidia being rather too forthcoming about the GPU.