Nintendo’s Switch game console is one of the company’s popular devices in years, having sold 32 million units since launching a little less than two years ago. But Japanese news organization Nikkei says Nintendo plans to launch a smaller, cheaper version of the Switch this year. The move could expand the reach of the console […]
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This cart turns any Game Boy into a wireless game controller
Have an old Game Boy that’s collecting dust? Now you can turn it into a wireless PC game controller. Alex Iannuzzi designed and built a custom Game Boy cartridge that effectively turns any Game Boy into a wireless controller. There’s no hardware hacking required — just plug in the cart the same way you would a […]
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Nintendo Switch gets a YouTube app… as Nintendo Wii loses support for all streaming video services
2 Comments on Nintendo Switch gets a YouTube app… as Nintendo Wii loses support for all streaming video servicesThe Nintendo Switch is first and foremost a game console. But you can also use it to watch movies and TV shows, thanks to a Hulu app that’s been available since last year. And this week a YouTube app showed up in the Nintendo eShop, allowing you to watch billions of videos on the system. […]
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Switch Online NES emulator hacked to run unofficial ROMs
As promised, Nintendo’s Switch Online service finally went live yesterday. One feature that had Switch owners particularly excited was its library of classic NES titles. The selection of games is somewhat limited right now… but hackers have already solved that little problem. That’s right. It took less than 24 hours for Switch modders to figure […]
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Nintendo Switch Online service launches Sept 18th
It’s been a year and a half since the Nintendo Switch hit the streets, and now Nintendo is finally ready to launch an online service for the game console. The service will let you save game data to the cloud and play some titles that are only available to subscribers (at launch there will be […]
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Nintendo is bringing back the NES Classic June 29th
As promised, Nintendo is bringing the NES Classic Edition back from the dead… for a while, at least. The company says the NES Classic will be available again in North America and Europe starting June 29th, and Nintendo plans to selling the game system through the end of the year. We’ll see how that goes: […]
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Nintendo Switch Online service will offer cloud backups, 20 classic games… but no Virtual Console
2 Comments on Nintendo Switch Online service will offer cloud backups, 20 classic games… but no Virtual ConsoleThe Nintendo Switch is a popular game console that’s both a handheld tablet that you can use to play games on the go and a device that slides into a docking station for playing games on your TV. But unlike rival game consoles, Nintendo doesn’t have an online service with features like the option to […]
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US regulators investigate Nintendo Switch patent infringement allegations
Nintendo has a way of thinking outside the box when it comes to game consoles. While Sony and Microsoft tend to duke it out to see who can pack the most power into their latest gaming boxes, Nintendo has focused on oddball features like motion controllers and a balance board (Wii), a dual screen mobile […]
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Nintendo Switch hack + Dolphin Emulator could bring GameCube and Wii game support
This week security researchers released details about a vulnerability affecting NVIDIA Tegra X1 processors that makes it possible to bypass secure boot and run unverified code on some devices… including every Nintendo Switch game console that’s shipped to date. Among other things, this opens the door for running modified versions of Nintendo’s firmware, or alternate […]
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fail0verflow turns a Nintendo Switch into a full-fledged Linux PC
Less than two weeks after demonstrating an exploit that allows Linux to be loaded unto a Nintendo Switch game console, fail0verflow is back with a new video showing what appears to be a full-fledged GNU/Linux-based operating system running on Nintendo’s tablet. The video shows a Switch running the KDE Plasma desktop environment, complete with support […]