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Fans are divided on the new look for Ocarina of Time.

Nintendo held a special Direct today for The Legend of Zelda's 40th anniversary. The company showcased a handful of new Zelda-related announcements, including a new extended gameplay look at the Ocarina of Time remake, new amiibo figures, new concerts, and the absolutely wild name they gave the upcoming The Legend of Zelda live-action film.

Without a doubt, the biggest reveal from the Direct was the new gameplay footage...

Prices for Nintendo hardware are once again going up.

Nintendo announced in the early morning hours on May 8 that the price of the Switch 2 console will go up by at least $50 in the United States, pushing the price from $449.99 to $499.99. Other global regions will see similar price increases. These pricing changes aren't expected to go live until September 1, 2026.

Nintendo says that "the impact of various changes in market conditions" are the big reason behind...

Do a barrel roll, or so help me...

Nintendo just announced that a full remake of Star Fox 64 is coming June 25 for the Switch 2. The announcement came from a hastily announced Nintendo Direct that aired today.

The remake is simply called Star Fox. Those who saw The Super Mario Galaxy Movie may already be familiar with the stylish new look for Fox McCloud.

This is a complete from the ground-up remake of Star Fox 64. This means you will take control over the...

Imagine a world without investors.

For a lot of people, the $450 price tag on the Nintendo Switch 2 is already a hard pill to swallow. But if it were up to Nintendo investors, that price would be much, much higher.

Bloomberg reports that investors are concerned that the Switch 2 is "deeply unprofitable." Shares of Nintendo are currently "on their worst run in a decade" despite the company releasing several successful titles, opening a theme park,...

Will Chris Pratt leap off of Donald Glover in order to reach a flag pole?

During today's new Nintendo Direct dedicated to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, we were treated to a new trailer for the film as well as announcements for several new cast members. Some of those announcements include Donald Glover (aka: Childish Gambino) taking on the role of Yoshi, Luis Guzmán as Wart, and Issa Rae as Honey Hive Galaxy's Honey Queen.

Donald Glover is an actor, comedian, musician,...

Nintendo is demanding a full refund plus interest.

Nintendo is joining the hundreds of other companies that are suing the United States government over the "sweeping tariffs" put in place by the Trump administration in 2025. Nintendo's lawsuit, first spotted by Aftermath, was filed on March 6 with the U.S. Court of International Trade by Nintendo of America.

On February 20, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down those sweeping tariffs on imported goods, finding...

If light red and blue just aren't your vibe.

The first alternative Switch 2 Joy-Con colors were just announced by Nintendo. If you need a little something different than the default red and blue color scheme, then perhaps you'll be interested in these Light Purple and Light Green colors.

Nintendo says that these new colors will be made available starting on February 12, 2026. This is also the same date that Mario Tennis Fever is released for the Switch 2. Though February...

How many lines will Link have in this film?

Nintendo released the first official set photographs from The Legend of Zelda, the upcoming live-action movie based off of the franchise of the same name. The film had reportedly started production just earlier this month.

The official images were posted to the Nintendo Today app. They give us our first look at Bo Bragason as Zelda and Benjaimin Evan Ainsworth as Link. The images show the two standing in field somewhere in New...

Ah, the soothing sounds of calamity.

Nintendo has partnered with Laced Records to create The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild vinyl soundtrack collection. Pre-orders are available now for this collection, but they won't start to arrive until June 19, 2026.​

There are a couple of options here for fans and collectors to check out. The first is a double LP and the second is an 8-LP box set. Both the double LP and 8-LP set are available as limited edition colored vinyl...

So long, Doug Bowser.

Nintendo of America (NOA) announced today that Doug Bowser will retire as the company's president and chief operating officer on December 31, 2025. Replacing him will be Devon Pritchard, "a 19-year veteran of the video game industry and long-standing member of the NOA leadership team." Pritchard will also join the NOA board of directors and become an executive officer at Nintendo.

In addition to this move, Satoru Shibata will join NOA...

Pick your poison: A $100 plastic dock or $25 cardboard.

Nintendo made a huge announcement this past week during their latest Nintendo Direct: Virtual Boy games will be coming to the Switch 2 and original Switch. These titles will be available to play in all of their red and black (and only red and black) glory for those with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.

These Virtual Boy games will only be available to those in the United States and Canada. Also,...

In before Nintendo patents using a controller device with buttons to move on screen characters.

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company obtained a United States Patent on summoning an in-game character and letting it fight another character. Gamesfray.com was one of the first to spot this new patent from Nintendo.

On September 2, 2025, Nintendo was granted U.S. Patent No. 12,403,397 (PDF via Gamesfray). This patent was first applied for in March 2023 and was recently granted...

A bold move, to be sure.

There was a time, not too long ago, where the deeper into a console's lifespan we were, the cheaper the hardware itself became. The exception to that seems to be the latest console generation, where basically every company increased prices as the generation went on.

Nintendo pulled an interesting move this week by announcing a price increase for their console hardware. A price increase already for the recently released Switch 2? No, you fool!...

Microsoft had a really great quarter on Sony's console.

We continue to live in Bizarro World as evident by the fact that for the second quarter of 2025 (April - June), six out of the top 10 best selling PlayStation titles were from Xbox. Mat Piscatella of Circana (formerly the NPD) shared this rather surprising news in the morning hours of July 30th.

Circana's data tracks dollar sales, physical sales, and digital sales from those publishers that share their data with them....

3.5 million in four days.

Within just four days of release, the Switch 2 console has become the fastest-selling piece of Nintendo hardware ever. In the four days following its June 5, 2025 release, Nintendo says that the Switch 2 has sold 3.5 million units globally.

For a bit of a comparison, the original Nintendo Switch sold just 2.74 million units within its first month of public availability.

Nintendo did not share a more detailed breakdown of that 3.5...