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Quick, act surprised! After the Japanese price was revealed last week, Nintendo has today officially lifted the lid on Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour's price in the US, confirming that it will set you back $9.99. That is according to Nintendo of America's Bill Trinen, who, in a recent interview with IGN, stated that the title would be on the cheaper end of the spectrum and will be available as a digital purchase only.

Fogpiercer is a fresh and interesting take on deckbuilders, with you controlling a train that you build up and upgrade as you go.

A pleasant surprise! A new interview between IGN and Nintendo's Bill Trinen has revealed the price of the Upgrade Packs for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. As a reminder, the Upgrade Packs will essentially add in all the 'Nintendo Switch 2 Edition' benefits like improved frame rates and resolution alongside the new 'Zelda Notes' smartphone mechanic. For those who already own the games on Switch, the Upgrade Packs will be $10 each. So you're looking at $20 if you...

Another egg-citing quest.

That and the lasers firing at tiny flying droplets of tin...

Turn up the heat with the new thermite lethal.

Last week's big Mario Kart World unveiling prompted plenty of excitement for the game's new open world formula and its expanded character roster - including its Cow.

"I wanna play on my legs". After lots of rumours and speculation, Nintendo has confirmed that, yes, mouse controls for the Switch 2 is a very real thing. It looks awesome too, with games like Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Drag x Drive making full use of the new feature to provide you with new options and completely new ways to play. The good news is that it's now been confirmed that you'll be able to adjust the sensitivity of the mouse controls within the Switch 2's settings. So for example, if yo...

Though NoA's Nate Bihldorff "saw no dips". We all know that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom will both sport improved frame rates and resolution on Switch 2 with their added Upgrade Packs, but according to our recent interview with NoA's Nate Bihldorff, it sounds like both games will pretty much run flawlessly – for the most part, at least. When asked whether Bilhdorff had encountered any moments in either game in which the frame rate would drop, he simply said "I...

The weather is turning warmer, so it's about time to hang up that winter coat with the big pockets you use to store everything. That also means things might be a bit harder to keep track of now — I lost my phone, alone, multiple times over this sunny weekend. But, now there's a (cheaper) potential solution: The Chipolo One bluetooth tracker. Right now, a four-pack of Chipolo Ones is down to $50 from $75 — a 33 percent discount. This sale is a record-low price for this set of our favorite Bluetoo...

Controllers have been designed from the ground up. One of the biggest issues that's plagued the Nintendo Switch since its launch in 2017 is stick drift. In fact, Nintendo faced several lawsuits as a result of the issue, with an ex-repair supervisor previously stating that the workload to fix drifting Joy-Con was "very stressful". Now, while we can acknowledge that Nintendo has undoubtedly been working hard behind the scenes to mitigate the issue for the upcoming Switch 2, we're nevertheless dish...

Straight from Critical Role’s Exandria setting comes Der Katzenprinz & Other Zemnian Tales, a fully illustrated collection of fairy tales. All three are native to the Zemni Fields, the northernmost region of the Dwendalian Empire, and have been faithfully translated from the original Zemnian. We’ve managed to pierce through time, space, and reality to bring...

Nubs!: Arena is a multiplayer brawler for up to 20 players online.

Anker’s lifestyle brand Eufy has already swallowed a big chunk of the robot vacuum market and now it’s got its sights on your yard. The company has been sharing details of its first two robot mowers since the start of the year, and now they’re ready to start selling them. Eufy’s E15 and E18 are designed to automate one of the most tedious jobs around the home — if you’re able to pay. I’ve been testing an E15 for the last few weeks ahead of their retail debut today and I’m fairly impressed. Early...

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Nate Bihldorff talks pack-ins, game-key cards, and Korok Forest. Nate Bihldorff, Senior Vice President of Product Development & Publishing The Nintendo Switch 2 reveal has been a rollercoaster ride. We've been waiting what feels like years for this momentous occasion, and from the game selection and the revelation of the 'C' button's function to the pricing issues, there hasn't been a dull moment.

After spending some time with Nintendo’s Switch 2 last week during its hands-on event in New York, I’m a little worried about its weight. Specifically, I’m worried it’s going to be less comfortable for me to hold the console in handheld mode for long periods of time like I have comfortably done with the original...

The Switch 2 won’t be joining the Xbox and PlayStation consoles with its own system-wide achievements, Nintendo confirmed to Polygon in a recent interview. When we asked vice president of player and product experience Bill Trinen if we can expect achievements, he gave a pretty clear answer: “Nope.” Just like on Switch 1, it’ll be...

The house at Mt. Holly has 45 rooms. But the placement of each of those rooms is up to you — and it resets every day. You’ve been left the house and its estate as an inheritance, but only if you can find the mysterious 46th room.  In this way, Blue Prince blends its puzzles...

While Nintendo shared a lot about the hardware for Switch 2 during its April 2 Direct and subsequent Treehouse streams, the company still won’t share the exact workings of the second iteration of Joy-Con or Pro Controller directional inputs. Specifically, it won’t confirm if the new sticks will use Hall effect technology, which has been...

Friend codes continue to exist on Nintendo Switch 2, but adding people will be slightly easier than it was on Switch 1, Nintendo confirmed to Polygon in a recent interview. The heart of the friends list system on Switch 2 remains the same as it was on Switch 1. That’s why you can transfer it...

Last week, Nintendo revealed a ton of information about the Switch 2. And while there were some surprises — like a bizarrely destructive Donkey Kong game — the real shock was that of the sticker variety. The prices of both the Switch 2 console ($449.99) and its games (as much as $79.99 for Mario Kart...

Nintendo has made its own Discord-like chat app for the Switch 2, and it’s going to charge you for it. Once the free period is over on March 31, 2026, GameChat, and the C button that activates it, will require a Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) membership. So what happens if you aren’t a subscriber and...

There is something perfectly simple and catchy about the Wii eShop’s theme song. It’s been remixed and parodied, even becoming the perfect sketch fodder for Nirvana the Band the Show. You’re probably already humming it right now. While that music was so iconic, there is a surprisingly practical reason that later system shops, like the...

Good news! If you’ve been fretting about abandoning your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island save on a console that will rot away in storage, then worry not. You’ll be able to seamlessly transfer your island save data to the Nintendo Switch 2, without needing to download an extra app or use a cloud save. The...

One of the things video games do really well is absence - specifically recent absence. Dump me into a game world and give me enough clues that someone else has just left and I'll be happy for hours. A cigar still sending up a ribbon of smoke from an overflowing ashtray, the wind plucking at a curtain where a window has been left just slightly open, a microwave that has some kind of horrible lasagne in it that's still - jeepers - giving off a hint of steam? Games are brilliant at this kind of Mar...

Oversee living mascots in a cursed Japanese town.

Unravel the mysteries of a mansion, room by room, in Blue Prince.

Some evil Witch has kidnapped the Queen's children. As the Royal Wizard, it's up to your to rescue them. The only problem is that the Queen is a bit brutal, and has cut you in half. You're a Wizard though, so apparently being cut in half is no big deal.

A power-efficient RTX 5050 laptop could be the perfect entry-level gaming laptop.

I continue to be very excited about improvements to the cross-platform open source Nexus Mods app, to finally firmly plug the modding hole on Linux platforms including the Steam Deck.

OpenAI is considering acquiring the AI hardware startup founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, according to a new report from The Information. The deal could be worth at least $500 million. The venture, known as "io Products," is developing AI-powered devices that could include a "phone" without a screen and other AI-enabled household products, according to people will direct knowledge of the talks. That's despite people close to the project apparently insisting...

The air date for Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest 2025 showcase has been revealed, and ticket sales info will be unveiled in May.

Plus LEGO, dev builds and more. After a week of looking ahead to Switch 2, it's strange to think about 'Switch 1' again, but online chatter about the leaked contents of the OG console's dev kit has got us musing on the games that never came to fruition. It all stems from a recent post on the r/GamingLeaksAndRumours Reddit forum, where user capitalggamer1 shared a bunch of titles that can supposedly be found in the Switch dev kit, including dev builds for an unreleased Ridge Racer game, a new Ret...

If you prefer your games a bit cosier and sweeter perhaps Iron Village might be your next one to pick up. Especially if you like building and management sims.