Xbox controller update makes it easier to pair with and switch between devices

Steve Dent

Xbox is rolling out a controller firmware update to insiders, with the biggest change being the introduction of Bluetooth Low Energy for supported devices. This will make it easier to pair with and switch from Xbox One consoles to different systems like Windows 10, iOS 15 and Android devices, the company said. Microsoft also introduced … Read more

The Switch is the first console to sweep Japan’s game sales chart in 33 years

Jon Fingas

The Nintendo Switch has no problem playing against the PlayStation 5 in its home turf in Japan … far from it. Game Data Library, Axios, and IGN report that every game on Famitsu’s August 8th weekly top 30 charts was a Switch title, from Super Mario Maker 2 at number 30 to Minecraft at the … Read more

The Morning After: Nintendo finally reveals its new Switch

The Morning After

Nintendo’s new, long-rumored Switch is here – and that’s not what many of us have been hoping for. Nevertheless, the OLED switch is the most grown-up looking switch to date with smaller bezels, a new cream-colored dock and matching Joy-Cons. The core upgrade is – shockingly – the screen: a new seven-inch OLED panel that … Read more

Analysis: Nintendo is running its new Switch console business by an old set of rules

Analysis: Nintendo is running its new Switch console business by an old set of rules

The new switch OLED. (Nintendo picture) What’s not in the new Nintendo Switch model is just as interesting as what it is, and it tells you a lot about Nintendo’s business strategy and how people use the system. Nintendo announced on Tuesday that alongside the recently announced Metroid Dread, a new version of its console, … Read more

Top-down shooter ‘Demon Throttle’ is a physical exclusive for the Nintendo Switch

Kris Naudus

The digital age meant that games could never sell out again. You could always find a title in an online store, even if your local GameStop was sold out or eBay prices were too high for your blood. However, Devolver is releasing a top-down shooter for Nintendo Switch that feels specifically for the aftermarket as … Read more

Nintendo sues Bowser for violating copyright with Switch hacks

Jon Fingas

Nintendo takes its hostility towards Bowsers (if not all Bowsers) one step further. Polygon has learned that Nintendo has sued Gary Bowser, a leader of the Switch hacking group Team Xecuter, for alleged copyright infringement through creating and selling hacks. Law enforcement had arrested Bowser earlier this fall, but the company hoped the lawsuit would … Read more

T-Mobile will switch to YouTube TV and end its own live TV services in expanded Google partnership

T-Mobile will switch to YouTube TV and end its own live TV services in expanded Google partnership

T-Mobile will make Google Messages its standard messaging app for customers on Android devices, provide new backup and storage options via the Google One cloud service, offer an expanded range of Google Pixel devices and YouTube TV as the standard service for Premium -Live introduce television as part of an expanded partnership. This is a … Read more

Nintendo’s upgraded OLED Switch will reportedly use an NVIDIA GPU with DLSS

Steve Dent

Nintendo’s next switch may use an NVIDIA GPU that supports Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS), which can output higher quality graphics, Bloomberg reported. The new system-on-chip would allow up to 4K quality output when the switch is connected to a TV, and is also said to include an updated CPU and more memory. According to … Read more

Townbuilder’s chill gameplay hits mobile and Switch this summer

Jon Fingas

Quite a few PC gamers have grappled with the many pressures of the past year with a relaxed session of Townscaper, and now other gamers can see what it’s all about. Oskar Stålberg and Raw Fury have announced that Townscaper will be available on mobile and the Switch sometime this summer. It’s not sure what … Read more