As long expected, Nintendo is launching a new version of its popular Nintendo Switch game console with upgraded hardware. It’s called the Nintendo Switch OLED, and the name tells you one of the key features that sets it apart from the original. The Nintendo Switch OLED will be available starting October 8, 2021 and it […]
Tag: nintendo switch
Lilbits: Nintendo Switch 4K, Qualcomm’s Switch knockoff, and Intel’s 7nm chips
Rumor has it that Nintendo plans to launch a new version of its popular Switch game console later this year. We’d previously heard that it could have a bigger, better screen and support for 4K video output to an external display. Now Bloomberg reports that Nintendo plans to use a new NVIDIA processor with improved […]
Nintendo Switch with 7 inch OLED display and 4K output could launch this year
Since launching in 2017, the Nintendo Switch has become one of the best-selling game consoles of all time. But while the Switch has an innovative design that lets you use the same device for handheld and TV gaming and a pretty solid set of games, it was never the most powerful console on the block. […]
Switchroot turns the Nintendo Switch into an Android 10 tablet (unofficially, older models only)
1 Comment on Switchroot turns the Nintendo Switch into an Android 10 tablet (unofficially, older models only)The Nintendo Switch has been one of Nintendo’s most popular gaming devices, with nearly 80 million devices shipped by the end of 2020, enough for the hybrid game console to have outsold the Nintendo 3DS. While the Switch is designed to be a game console that you can use as a handheld device or while […]
Lilbits: Nintendo Switch 4K coming next year, Samsung Galaxy Z 2 Fold next month
Last year Nintendo released a smaller, cheaper, and slightly less capable version of its popular Switch game console. Now rumor has it that the company will make a move in the other direction next year, by launching a pricier, more powerful version of the Nintendo Switch that adds support for 4K displays. We probably won’t […]
Lilibits: Chip news, OnePlus Nord design, and CES Asia is canceled (permanently)
The latest retro console isn’t a console at all… it’s a LEGO kit that lets you build a model of a NES game system and a retro-style TV with a Super Mario level depicted on screen. After scrapping this year’s CES Asia event due to the pandemic, the Consumer Technology Association has decided it might […]
Powkiddy X2 handheld game console looks like a Nintendo Switch (but doesn’t do Switch things)
3 Comments on Powkiddy X2 handheld game console looks like a Nintendo Switch (but doesn’t do Switch things)There’s something kind of familiar looking about the Powkiddy X2, a handheld game console with red and blue game controllers on either side of a 7 inch display. But while the Powkiddy X2 looks like a Nintendo Switch, it lacks much of the functionality that makes Nintendo’s little game console special. The controllers aren’t detachable. The […]
Nintendo Switch sales have doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic
If you’ve been looking to pick up a Nintendo Switch game console recently, you might have noticed they’re hard to come by — many stores are having trouble keeping them in stock, and Nintendo is said to be ramping up its manufacturing to keep up with demand. As it turns out, it’s not just the […]
Hacker creates GameCube Joy-Cons for the Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo GameCube came with one of the most iconic game controllers in video gaming history, so it was kind of a big deal when Nintendo announced that you’d be able to use GameCube controllers with a Switch to play games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — and the company even released a new made-for-Switch […]
Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure is like a gamified Wii Fit for the Switch
Nintendo has a habit of doing weird things with game consoles. The Nintendo Wii was already an innovative console thanks to the introduction of handheld, motion-sensing game controllers. But then Nintendo added a Wii Balance Board and turned the console into a fitness system with the introduction of games like Wii Fit. The Nintendo Switch […]
Now you can run Android on the Nintendo Switch (older models only)
Folks have been hacking the Nintendo Switch and running Linux on it for nearly a year and a half. A few months ago someone started porting Windows 10 to run on the portable game console. And now you can run Android on a Switch. Switchroot LineageOS 15.1 from basically turns the Switch into an Android […]
New Nintendo Switch offers 2+ hours of extra battery life
A week after introducing a new Nintendo Switch Lite handheld game console (without removable controllers or a TV docking station), Nintendo has unveiled an update to the original Nintendo Switch. It’s the same as the original in most respects, but according to the Nintendo website, the new model will get 4.5 to 9 hours of […]