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The Nintendo Switch has crossed the threshold and is now in its eighth year. All attention seems to be turning to what Nintendo has up its sleeve for the next generation of hardware, but for the time being, the Switch is still very much alive and kicking.

To mark the occasion, Switch Weekly has revealed its annual ‘State of Switch’ survey. Also celebrating seven years in the biz, the survey covers all things from your gaming habits, your history with the console and what you would like to see Nintendo do next.

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Details about new sets might have been leaked.

Following the arrival of the Animal Crossing sets last week, Nintendo and LEGO are now teasing “something” ahead of ‘MAR10 Day’ later this week.

Whatever is planned is apparently getting revealed on 9th March during an “exciting” Super Mario-themed broadcast. In the brief trailer above, you can hear some sounds at the end and then the clip is cut.

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Crema: “We’re actually very happy with the final product”.

We’ve got some big news for all the “Tamers” out there today, with the Pokémon-like online game Temtem announcing the final major updates for the game as well as the removal of monetisation.

In an incredibly lengthy message to the game’s community, developer Crema revealed Patch 1.7 and Patch 1.8 would be the last major updates for the game. Patch 1.7 (due out in early June) will contain a new season, a new Tamer Pass, balance changes, quality of life updates, and much more. As for patch 1.8, it will come with even more QoL updates, balance changes, “a renovation and rework” of the game’s economy, and some other additions.

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‘Capcom Highlights’ is a new two day event.

Capcom has hosted all sorts of showcase over the past few years and to kick off 2024 it’s announced ‘Capcom Highlights’ – a new digital event covering all of the latest Capcom titles.

The difference with this event is it’s being divided into two days. Day 1 will take place on 7th March 2024 and the second day will be 11th March 2024. The program runtime will be “between 15-20 minutes” each day.

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3DS emulator Citra to also shut down.

Tropic Haze, the creators of the Switch emulator Yuzu, have agreed to pay Nintendo USD $2.4 million in damages as well as shut down the emulator for the hybrid console, along with the 3DS emulator Citra. This news comes just a week after Nintendo filed a lawsuit against the creators, and around a day after Tropic Haze hired its own lawyer.

In this sudden development, a joint motion was filed earlier today (spotted via Ryan Brown on Bluesky) between Nintendo and Tropic Haze. The creator of Yuzu and Citra appears to have accepted Nintendo’s demands without any pushback and have agreed to be barred from working on Yuzu, hosting Yuzu, distributing the code, and even handing Nintendo the rights to yuzu-emu.org.

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Cloud watching.

The latest UK charts are in and it is no surprise who’s sitting at the top spot this week.

We predicted it, you predicted it, of course, this week’s champ is Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on the PS5. Square Enix’s latest managed to beat both EA Sports FC 24 and Hogwarts Legacy this time around (which is no mean feat) and it means that last week’s bronze medalist, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, has been pushed down the ladder once again.

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Popping up.

With MAR10 just a few days away, we’re all getting ready to celebrate Nintendo’s mascot — probably by playing Mario games or just indulging in some sales or some merchandise. But prominent Nintendo leaker Pyoro has suggested that we may well be getting some news this year.

Over on Twitter, Pyoro has shared a tweet from No Context Super Mario, which mentioned that it would be “really cool” if the studio dropped some news on the upcoming Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake on Nintendo Switch. Pyoro added to the retweet that “MAR10 Day falls on a Sunday this year but…”, meaning that we could indeed be getting some news about the game very soon.

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Upcoming Shantae game will reportedly remain untouched.

WayForward, the developer behind the likes of the Shantae series and last year’s Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, has apparently suffered a data leak which has seen developmental prototypes and game backups posted online.

As noted on Twitter by Lance McDonald, the leaked information is said to have come from a discarded hard drive which was found, with much of its contents now having been dumped online.

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Play your cards right.

Updated with the excellent Balatro and Pocket Card Jockey. Enjoy!

You’d be forgiven for thinking that physical tabletop gaming might have trouble surviving in this digital and ever-mobile age, but collectible card games and traditional board games are arguably more popular than ever. Excellent digital versions of household staples sit alongside entirely original offerings that serve up the full tabletop experience with added digital convenience. Online play can be a real lifesaver if you’re stuck indoors and can’t get to a friend’s house, and not needing to lug a weighty card collection around will do wonders for your posture, too.

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Thank you, NX.

We struggle to remember a time that we thought of the Switch as a ‘new’ console. Maybe back in 2021 with the release of the OLED and the pandemic popularity of Animal Crossing? Perhaps. For the most part, everyone is keen to jump on the “god, the Switch is sooo old” bandwagon. The thing is, they are right and boy are we reminded of that today.

That’s because today, 3rd March 2024, marks seven years since the Switch’s release. As you read this, the console is entering its eighth. Seven years. Let’s let that one sink in for a moment.

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