
Nintendo’s Switch 2 lands on 5 June
$450 for more pixels, power and features
Nintendo finally spilled the beans about the long-awaited Switch 2, telling the gathered throngs during Direct that it will hit the shelves on 5 June, priced at $450.

Nintendo Switch 2 console launching on June 5 at $449.99
7.9-inch FHD 120Hz screen, new Switch Dock for 4K gaming, and more
Nintendo has officially announced the launch date for the Nintendo Switch 2, which will launch on June 5, 2025, at a suggested retail price of $449.99/€469.99. The new system promises to offer an enhanced gaming experience with powerful hardware, innovative features, and a range of exciting new games, including faster CPU and GPU, 1080p 120Hz screen, updated Joy-Con 2 controllers, new Gamechat feature, and more.

Console gaming set to explode to $79 billion by 2030
Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo battle it out as gamers flock to cloud
The global console gaming market is gearing up for record-breaking growth, surging from $52 billion this year to $79 billion by 2030, according to analysts at GlobalData.

Microsoft waves white flag in console wars
Sony wins
For two decades, Sony and Microsoft waged a relentless console war, while Nintendo lurked as a regional power, occasionally shaking up the battlefield. Sony dominated nearly every campaign. And now, Vole has officially surrendered.

E3 to be replaced with management speak
This is what happens when you let managers and marketers take over a gaming expo
One of the most famous gaming expos, E3, which was shuttered in 2023, is being replaced by something packed with so much toxic management speak that it should contain a warning on the box.

Nintendo legal eagles defeated by Costa Rican supermarket
Super Mario defeats Nintendo
Nintendo, the former maker of playing cards, has suffered a rare legal loss protecting its intellectual property.

Nintendo unveils Switch 2
First-look trailer
Nintendo has lifted the kimono on the Switch 2 in a first-look trailer.

Nintendo admits emulation is technically legal
Despite all the legal threats
While the former maker of playing cards, Nintendo was pressuring and shutting down emulation projects like Yuzu, Citra, and Ryujin it appears the gaming company knew that emulators were legal.

Microsoft moves away from gaming excusives
Beware of Voles baring gifts
Software King of the World Microsoft is significantly shifting its Xbox strategy, moving away from console exclusives in a bid to reach gamers across all platforms,

Video game consol makers hit performance ceiling
Difficult to tell the difference
Video game consol makers are having a hardware problem making a product which is much different from earlier models.