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Nintendo is apparently working on a revision to the Nintendo Switch hardware that will make its way to retailers in 2019. This is according to "people with knowledge of the discussions" as relayed to the world from the Wall Street Journal. The sources seem to indicate that Nintendo is looking into an upgrade for the current screen. The sources hint that the upgrade would lead to slightly better image quality, brightness, and better energy efficiency. At present, the Switch uses a lower-end...

At present, the physical game cards for Switch titles can only reach sizes of 32GB. That's not all that great for games that can easily be nearer to double that size. Meaning that even if you purchase the physical release, you may still be stuck with a huge download when you go to play. Nintendo originally planned to switch over to 64GB cards in the second half of 2018. It now looks like that plan has shifted until some time in 2019. Nintendo informed developers of this delay quite recently. T...

At present, the physical game cards for Switch titles can only reach sizes of 32GB. That's not all that great for games that can easily be nearer...

Nintendo announced their new membership service this evening. They're calling it Nintendo Account and it will offer up cloud based saves for users of various hardware devices. That is to say, this won't be limited to just Nintendo platforms, but will instead allow for cloud saves for Nintendo products that also appear on PCs and smart phones, tablets, and more. Nintendo says that this cloud save system will allow fans to transfer their game data between mobile devices and Nintendo consoles...

Nintendo announced their new membership service this evening. They're calling it Nintendo Account and it will offer up cloud based saves for users...

At long last, China is lifting its ban on making and selling video game consoles within its borders. This will now allow companies like Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft to sell their consoles to retailers who can then sell the systems to end consumers, something that they haven't been able to do since 2000 when these restrictions first went into place. Prior to this move, China restricted the sell of game consoles to a small area called the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. Now, they are free to make ...

At long last, China is lifting its ban on making and selling video game consoles within its borders. This will now allow companies like Nintendo,...

I will repeat that headline for you as I'm sure you didn't believe it the first time: There is going to be a Tetris movie. The Wall Street Journal reports...

Mojang, the development studio behind Minecraft is reportedly being the target of a buyout from Microsoft. According to the Wall Street Journal and a "person with knowledge of the matter," Microsoft is allegedly offering upwards of $2 billion for the studio. Again, this is all just rumor and speculation right now from what is the equivalent of an anonymous source. If this deal is real and if it does actually happen, Microsoft would be in charge of all things Minecraft going forward. L...

Mojang, the development studio behind Minecraft is reportedly being the target of a buyout from Microsoft. According to the Wall Street Jour...

ZeniMax Media has publicly come out to say that they believe John Carmack and other former employees have taken "key technologies" when they departed ZeniMax to work for Oculus VR.

ZeniMax issued a few statements on the matter:
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ZeniMax Media has publicly come out to say that they believe John Carmack and other former employees have taken "key technologies" when...

Andrew House, the head of Sony's PlayStation division, said that the company is still struggling to keep up with the demand for the PlayStation 4. Speaking at GDC (via WSJ), he said that the company expects this imbalance of supply and demand to continue into the Summer months.
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Andrew House, the head of Sony's PlayStation division, said that the company is still struggling to keep up with the demand for the PlayStation 4. Speaking...