Category: Nintendo

Setting The Switch 2 Pro Controller’s GL And GR Buttons Looks As Easy As Pie

Map skills.

The Nintendo Today! app has continued its never-ending stream of Switch 2 information drops with a closer look at the new Pro Controller’s fresh rear buttons, specifically, how easy it is to set them up.

In a new app segment titled ‘How to Use the GL and GR Buttons’, Nintendo explains that mapping an input to one of these bonus buttons all comes down to a simple press of the HOME Button. Just like on Switch 1, holding the HOME Button will open the Quick Settings on Switch 2, where you will be able to assign commands for GL and GR.

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Nintendo Switch 2 Final Tech Specs Have Been Confirmed

GameChat has a “significant impact on system resources”.

We all know the Nintendo Switch 2 is going to be significantly more powerful than its predecessor, but just what kind of internals is the new console boasting? Well, thanks to a new breakdown by Digital Foundry, we can now finally dive into the specifics.

First, let’s take a look at the custom Nvidia SoC (system on a chip). When compared to the equivalent for the original Switch – which was effectively a vanilla Tegra X1 – the new Nvidia T239 for the Switch 2 is absolutely custom build specifically for Nintendo.

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Square Enix Details Plan To ‘Reboot And Awaken’ Its Business

With a focus on quality over quantity.

Square Enix has released its financial results for FY2025, detailing a rather middling performance for the company with a distinct lack of major releases.

The good news is that its HD Digital Entertainment sub-segment (i.e. the big games we’re all interested in) turned a profit, but only because a combination of lower development and marketing costs mixed with higher-than-expected sales of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake effectively outweighed the higher net sales from the previous year. So, in short, Dragon Quest saved the day.

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Nintendo Switch 2 Hardware Chip Was Potentially Finalised As Early As 2021

Planning ahead.

With the Nintendo Switch 2 entering development as early as 2019, it might not come as a surprise that the hardware chip may have been finalised as early as 2021. And according to a teardown of a supposed Switch 2 motherboard, that’s exactly what it’s come down to.

Digital Foundry has summarised findings by Geekerwan and Kurnal, who have acquired a Switch 2 motherboard (from an online retailer in China) and performed a complete analysis of the tech. And the pair have suggested that the hardware was finalised four years ago. If that’s true, that means Nintendo has been holding onto the chip since then.

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Talking Point: Are You Excited At All For Switch 2 GameChat?

Student lounge around.

It’s been nearly six weeks since the Switch 2 Direct, and we’re now only three-and-a-half more away from the system’s launch. Overall, we were pretty impressed with the hour-long presentation Nintendo assembled to officially pull back the curtain at the start of April. Yes, some mixed messaging and unanswered questions could — and should — have been avoided, but the reveal itself contained loads of great games and a decent look at the hardware. A solid opening salvo after years of speculation.

If we had any notes, we probably wouldn’t have spent five minutes discussing a voice and video chat feature like it was some revolutionary new concept in video game communication. But hey, maybe with some distance from the announcement, we’d understand the angle and appreciate the approach a little more! Several weeks on, though, and we’re still not really sold on or excited about GameChat.

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“It’s Very Powerful” – Borderlands 4 Dev Hypes Up The “Perfect” Switch 2

“We don’t feel like we’re fighting the system”.

Nintendo has published a new Creator’s Voice video looking at the upcoming release of Borderlands 4 on the Switch 2.

It’s pretty much what we’ve come to expect from these videos at this point, with Gearbox developers Randy Pitchford and Randy Varnell hyping up the new console and explaining how it’s helped with game development.

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Monster Hunter And Resident Evil Help Capcom Achieve A Record-Breaking Year

“Highest consolidated sales and operating income in Capcom history”.

Capcom has posted its financial results for FY2025, and it’s been another remarkable success for the iconic Japanese publisher.

In short, it’s earned record profits across all relevant categories for the eighth consecutive year. It’s also achieved over 10% operating income growth for the tenth consecutive year, and general operating income growth for the twelvth consecutive year.

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