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Nintendo has announced the full launch line-up for its brand-new console, the Nintendo Switch. Over 80 games in development, and it looks to be one of Nintendo’s most varied launch line-ups yet. Headlining the release schedule is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. In the months after release, …
Read More »Nintendo Switch release date and price confirmed
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Read More »Nintendo Switch UK release date confirmed for March 3rd, priced at £280
Mark it down in your calendars. The Nintendo Switch is launching on March 3rd worldwide. It will cost 29,980 Yen and $299.99 in the US. European prices will be left up to individual retailers, but Nintendo UK has since tweeted that it will be available for 280 on the Nintendo …
Read More »How to watch the Nintendo Switch Presentation online
There’s now less than 12 hours to go until Nintendo unveils its brand-new Switch console. The worldwide Nintendo Switch Presentation will be taking place at 4am UK time, with Nintendo broadcasting the event live from Tokyo. For those staying up to watch the stream, you can tune in to all …
Read More »Nintendo Switch price set for ¥25,000, says Nikkei report
The Nintendo Switch will allegedly cost around 25,000, according to a new report from Nikkei, potentially putting its UK price in the region of 175. If true, this means that, in Japan, the Switch will be cheaper than the basic 8GB Wii U, which sold for 26,250 when it first …
Read More »Zelda: Breath of the Wild now pegged for Switch launch title, but not in Europe, says new report
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the most hotly anticipated Nintendo titles coming out this year, but so far Nintendo has only given a vague launch window of 2017”. However, a new report from Eurogamer suggests that consumers in Japan and the US might see …
Read More »Leak suggests Beyond Good and Evil 2 could be Switch exclusive
Leak from Laura K Dale, who has previously leaked accurate Nintendo Switch information
Read More »Nintendo Switch to run 60% slower in handheld mode
Eurogamer Digital Foundry spec analysis looks negative for the Switch
Read More »Nintendo Switch GPU specs will run faster when docked to TV, says new report
The Nintendo Switch’s Tegra GPU will run at a higher clock speed when docked to a TV, potentially offering improved gameplay performance compared to using the console on the go, Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry has today revealed. According to its latest report on the Switch’s internal specifications, which it says has …
Read More »Nintendo Switch patents emerge online
Gives developers early glance at what might be part of the Switch reveal in January
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