Last time this happened they cancelled Star Fox 2.

For about two decades now Nintendo has set a standard of reinventing with every new generation. The jump from Gamecube to Wii barely moved the needle in terms of graphical horsepower but it completely changed the way we interacted with games. The Wii U, while not a commercial success, pushed lag free... Read more...

Presented this time without accusations of cowardice, barring one of the first party entries.

Despite the fact that it has gone out of its way to single-handedly prove Sturgeon’s Law correct, the sheer size of the original Switch’s library means it’s also got the greatest variety of games any Nintendo system has ever had (as my uncountable game library can attest to). If you want to... Read more...

The less things change, the more they stay the same.

After selling over 120 million Switch units, Nintendo didn’t need to start 2025 with a bang, but I wasn’t expecting this much of a whimper. We finally got our first official look at the Switch 2, and if you like curved plastic and magnets seen from a variety of angles, you’re probably pretty happy right now. If you’re like me and left wanting, it’s not hard to understand why.

Before you get your bouncy baby Switch 2, you need Nintendo to make the birth announcement.

In a few short months, I will have been involved with Nintendo World Report for 17 years. Outside of that causing me to have some degree of existential dread due to the passage of time, it also means that the lead up to the Switch successor isn’t my first rodeo. I’ve been embedded in this world... Read more...

To those who noticed the eShop is full of unmitigated junk this year: WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG???

When Nintendo launched their Year in Review site in mid-December, I did click in to see what my time on actual games was this year, knowing full well that I’d probably have to at least double it to account for all the time I was checking various regional eShops on weekends to update the Downloads... Read more...

Or other lessons from SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE US DOLLARS.

Well, the absolute madlads did it. In the announcement today of Sony’s greatest upgrade since the 8GB SPOSTDFW or the PSVR 2, I’m not sure which, they managed to outdo the infamous $599 US launch price of the PlayStation 3 in 2006 with the PlayStation 5 Pro at $699.99. And since I don’t live... Read more...