Category: Nintendo

No one could USB-C this…

With the launch of the Switch 2, accessory manufacturers have been rushing to bring their products to the market in a bid to offer alternatives to Nintendo’s own set, including docks. The latter has been causing headaches for many, and it seems Nintendo has put in place restrictions on the console’s USB-C ports.

The Verge’s Sean Hollister has been looking into the Switch 2’s USB-C port and was told this was the case after speaking to two accessory manufacturers. What should happen is that, when the console is popped into a dock via the USB-C adapter, it kicks off a series of commands that allow the power supply/dock to output video. That’s an extremely oversimplified explanation. That’s not happening when you connect the Switch 2 to most third-party docks, however.

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What the 4K?

Remember all of the confusion around whether the Switch 2 supports VRR? One moment, it did both docked and handheld, before Nintendo started removing wording surrounding docked VRR from websites and then apologised “for the error”.

Well, The Verge (paywalled) has made an interesting discovery — the Switch 2’s dock does support VRR, but it doesn’t work with the Switch 2 itself. How did editor Sean Hollister find this out? By taking inspiration from the SteamDeck subreddit and plugging a Steam Deck into the dock. It’s that simple.

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“Without a fan, you can’t play for long”.

With the addition of a fan in the Switch 2’s dock, we all knew that Nintendo’s new console would probably kick out a bit more heat than its predecessor in order to manage the more technically demanding games.

According to some folks in Japan, however (thanks, Nintendo Soup), their consoles are actually overheating. Multiple users have taken to X to relay instances in which their games have crashed, the consoles’ fans have gone into overdrive, or, in one case, their system simply became too hot to hold.

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“I’m doing my part”.

Yesterday, Arrowhead Game Studios shell-shocked the games industry – announcing it would be bringing its PvE third-person shooter Helldivers 2 to the Xbox. Yes, the Sony-published game exclusive to PlayStation on consoles, is now making its way to Microsoft’s hardware.

Given the timing of all this, there are now (unsurprisingly) some Helldivers calling for a Switch 2 port, with threads on Reddit and social media popping up – asking the folks at Arrowhead to “let everyone in”, in reference to Nintendo players:

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Tony Hawk! Donkey Kong Bananza! Patapon 1+2!

After last month, we bet you thought July was cooling off a little, right? Well… a little, but not much.

The Switch 2 has been here for a month now, and we’re swimming in games old and new on the new platform. And look, we all know what’s top banana for many of you this month, and a new Switch 2 Edition is also on the agenda, but there’s 13 (ish… there’s a couple of bundles here!) other fabulous looking games coming out on both hybrids.

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10 games, 4 now playable on NS2.

Switch 2 brought some long-awaited GameCube games into the fold along with the other Nintendo Switch Online retro libraries when it launched.

With The Wind Waker, F-Zero GX, and SoulCalibur 2 joining the system’s launch lineup, Super Mario Strikers made it a foursome this week, and Nintendo has six other games announced for the service coming sometime in the future.

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Funding for its unannounced FPS has been “cancelled”.

Romero Games, the studio co-founded by DOOM co-creator and his wife, John & Brenda Romero, has been hit with layoffs after funding for an unannounced FPS was “cancelled”.

VideoGamer reports that the upcoming shooter was being funded by Microsoft, specifically Bethesda — which works on the current iteration of DOOM. Most of the studio’s output was on PC and mobile, but it did release the strategy RPG Empire of Sin on Switch back in 2020. And it goes without saying that John Romero is one of the most influential figures in the industry.

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Yes, up, not down.

Nintendo of Canada recently announced that it would be raising the price of pretty much all of its products and services excluding the Switch 2, with more concrete details to follow on 1st August 2025.

The thing is, eagle-eyed fans have already discovered what the new pricing structure for Nintendo Switch Online will be, since specifics have already been divulged via the Switch eShop.

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DK…Donkey Kong!

We’re now just weeks out from the smashing arrival of Donkey Kong Bananza on the Switch 2 and Nintendo has now released a overview trailer.

It uploaded plenty of these in the leadup to key releases during the Switch generation and this trend continues with eight minutes of footage for the new Switch 2 exclusive. It highlights DK and Pauline’s abilities, transformations, boss battles, and much more.

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Fingers crossed.

Bandai Namco ended its latest showcase with another look at Digimon Story: Time Stranger. If you were wondering about the possibility of a Nintendo release, there’s reportedly been a new development.

As highlighted by multiple sources, a new listing has popped up on the EAN database in Europe which includes a code for an apparent “Switch 2 version”. These codes are used by retailers to identify products at sale.

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