Component shortages to blame

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.