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BIZARRE: Nintendo - What They Never Told You

Forget Nintendo — it’s Capcom keeping the Switch 2 alive right now

In the absence of compelling Nintendo games, my Switch 2 console is rapidly becoming a Capcom machine, and I'm totally fine wth that.

Tom’s Guide

Long before the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake leaks, ex-Nintendo marketing leads were "scared straight" to keep the company's secrets, feared they would "ruin the company"

"If you're responsible for the information getting out there in a reckless way you're probably gone"

GamesRadar

Nintendo of America was so poor in the '80s that it was "bartering" for 2am TV commercials while employees had to dodge "snakes and rats in the bathroom"

"We didn't have a lot of money at Nintendo"

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was so secret within Nintendo, most employees found out about it for the first time at its E3 reveal: "We popped off"

AKA, the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

GamesRadar

A Nintendo patent for a dock compatible with the Switch 2 and the OG Switch has been discovered, and I want one

A Nintendo Patent published in China has been discovered which alludes to a dock that's compatible with both the Nintendo Switch 2 and older Switch console.

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Mario Kart Wii recompiled for PC using AI, with 4K potential and uncapped frame rates — 'first static recompilation of a Wii game' supports over 200 tracks thanks to Retro Rewind compatibility

Mario Kart Wiicompiled, a claimed 'first static recompilation of a Wii game,' is scheduled to be released in August.

Tom’s Hardware

"Far more interesting than the RPGs we see today": Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto preferred casual physics sandboxes to cutting-edge graphics even in 1996

"But you just can't make a game like that when you have to worry about justifying a 9,800 yen price tag"

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"This shouldn't work": Super Mario 64 now runs on the most expensive console of the '90s, and it's even "sort of" functional

Super Mario 64 shouldn't work on a then-expensive 3DO console from 1993, but a developer has created a cursed version of the N64 classic for the '90s console.

GamesRadar

Hasbro wins license to make Legend of Zelda toys, action figures, and more from 2027

Hasbro has locked down the license to make Legend of Zelda toys, which means it can produce everything from plushies to board games based on the series

GamesRadar

Modder does what Nintendon't and makes a Switch 2 Virtual Boy controller

You can now transform a Virtual Boy controller into a gamepad for Switch 2 thanks to mod kits that add wireless connectivity while preserving OG compatibility.

GamesRadar

As the Famicom turns 43, Kirby and Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai says it's the console that had the biggest impact on him as a developer

Sakurai released Kirby's Adventure on the platform

GamesRadar

Nintendo Switch Online: 2 GameCube Titles Remain Unavailable Despite Being Confirmed

Nintendo Switch Online is still missing two GameCube titles that it had already previewed before, and Nintendo has not given any updates.

Player One

Layoffs might offer "better short-term financial results," late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted in 2013, but "employees who fear that they may be laid off" will never produce the same results

"I believe that laying off a group of employees will not help to strengthen Nintendo’s business in the long run"

GamesRadar

"Good games will get cloned and buried" – AI vibe coding is one of the biggest threats on storefronts like Steam, analyst warns

Technology of the future!

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Xbox is officially so low that it's got ex PlayStation head Shawn Layden rooting for Microsoft to avoid "a world with one dominant player"

"Innovation" and "differentiation" between platforms benefit games as a whole

TechRadar

Is the Nintendo Switch 2 a hit or a flop? Despite high sales, the console's been relatively contentious — and I have a feeling I know why

Tell us what you think about Nintendo’s new console, just over a year after its release.

GamesRadar

A Nintendo Switch 2 OLED model might be on the cards, but don't expect one any time soon

A report suggests Nintendo is considering releasing a Nintendo Switch 2 with a revised OLED display, but don't expect one any time soon.

Windows Central

Xbox's cuts and layoffs don't solve its biggest problem — What will Asha do to solve Microsoft's biggest gaming crisis?

In order to find the next genuine article of growth, Xbox will need to innovate in ways it hasn't seen in decades. Will Xbox CEO Asha Sharma be given the runway to do it?

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Tom’s Hardware

Enthusiast reverse-engineers Steam Controller 2 puck, creates DIY 'OpenPuck' that works without Steam Input — custom firmware can emulate Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox controllers

OpenPuck is custom, open-source firmware that can turn a microcontroller into a DIY Steam Controller puck in minutes. You can then use your Steam Controller as a native Xbox, PlayStation or Switch controller without even having Steam open in the background.

GamesRadar

Leaked Lego Donkey Kong set looks like it might continue a trend I'm loving so far

A Lego Donkey Kong arcade set just got leaked, and it looks like it could be playable

GamesRadar

Pokemon Pokopia was bioengineered to be the "best selling spin-off" according to Koei Tecmo CEO, but he had no "real expectations" for the cozy game until it became an international hit

I'd be shocked if it doesn't succeed

MusicRadar

“As an 8-year-old, I was like, ‘My 5-year-old sister is better than me at guitar? How is this even possible?’ She was like a savant”: Este Haim on how sibling rivalry, parental persuasion, Princess Peach and Tina Weymouth led her to the bass guitar

"I was moping around, like, ‘I don't have any talent. What is my place in the world?’ At eight years old! Existential crisis. So my dad was like, ‘I got an idea’”

GamesRadar

Former PlayStation head tells Xbox to either be a good publisher or make a good platform with exclusives: "Nintendo needs its Mario and its Zelda"

"Those two roads do not converge"

Lego's next retro gaming set could well be its best yet – major leak reveals another classic coin-op build

Lego set to follow up popular Pac-Man Arcade set with another coin-op classic

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Best games that are coming to Switch 2 in the near future.

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