Author: Nick Miller

In the wake of the April 2nd Switch 2 Direct, the internet has been (to put it lightly) hyper-reactive to anything related to the new console. News, speculation, and misinformation have been swirling, so much so that many find it difficult to distinguish between what is true and what’s pure fiction. Today, we’re going to tackle some of the biggest concerns being expressed in posts and comments to see what’s really going on. Let’s start by addressing why there is…

After the announcement that Tears of the Kingdom would reuse Breath of the Wild‘s overworld, an immediate concern for many fans was if Tears could make another trip to that iteration of Hyrule worthwhile. What could be done to keep that world feeling fresh and exciting? What new gameplay elements could possibly be entertaining enough to justify revisiting a world that fans had already scoured inside and out? The answer to those questions mostly came in the form of Ultrahand, an ability…

In the latest edition of Ask the Developer — Nintendo’s in-house interview series — Switch 2 developers described their thoughts on creating the newest Nintendo home console. The interview, published shortly after the April 2nd Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, covered topics such the need for more processing power in home consoles, adding value to existing Switch games, mouse controls, and more. Answering questions were Switch 2 Producer Kouichi Kawamoto, Switch 2 Director Takuhiro Dohta, and Technology Development General Manager Tetsuya…

I’m sure many of us have at least one set of Joy-Cons that are collecting dust in a drawer because of an incessant blight known as stick drift. Stick drift refers to a condition where an analog stick reads an input when none is given. You pause your game and put down the controller only to come back to find the game rapidly cycling through menus. Your character slowly wanders when the joystick is in the neutral position. However stick…

As part of the April 3rd Nintendo Treehouse: Live presentation, Nintendo showed off GameChat, the Switch 2’s built-in communication system. And the capabilities of this new feature were demonstrated with The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, no less. With GameChat, up to four players can play Four Swords through Nintendo Switch Online with live chat and real time screen-sharing, incredibly useful features for cooperative puzzle-solving. Originally released alongside a modified port of A Link to the Past for the Game…

Nintendo kicked off their recent Switch 2 Direct presentation with an official trailer for Mario Kart World, the newest entry in the long-running Mario Kart series. The main hook of Mario’s new kart racing game is an open world that players may freely explore, similar to other racing games like Burnout Paradise, Midnight Club, or Lego Racers 2. The difference from those games, of course, is that in Mario Kart World, players will have the open roads of the Mushroom Kingdom at their finger…

“The next evolution of the Nintendo Switch system is here!” In today’s Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, it was revealed that Nintendo’s new console will support 4K resolution for compatible games in docked mode. The console’s LCD screen will also support 1080p output. This is a big step up from the Switch’s 1080p docked resolution and 720p handheld, which amounts to roughly double the pixel count for the Switch 2. These improved resolutions also come with the promise of up to…

Nintendo announced via the newly released Nintendo Today! app that the Legend of Zelda live-action movie will be releasing worldwide on March 26th, 2027. This comes as the first major announcement regarding the movie since it was officially announced in November 2023. Nintendo has partnered up with Sony to bring Nintendo’s long-running adventure series to the big screen. Producer Avi Arad (Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse, Uncharted) is working in close collaboration with Shigeru Miyamoto to develop this film. Derek Connolly (Pokémon…

Just one week ahead of the April 2nd Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo of America announced via a post on X that they will be hosting another Direct event tomorrow, March 27th. This Direct will focus exclusively on games for the Nintendo Switch and will feature no Switch 2 updates. Nintendo says the presentation will last about 30 minutes. Although the Switch 2 has not received an official release date, tomorrow’s Direct will most likely be the last Nintendo Direct focused…

Shortly after Link defeats Queen Gohma in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the Deku Tree tells Link about the creation of the world by the three goddesses, Din, Farore, and Nayru. Although previous games had featured religious elements, such as A Link to the Past‘s church-like Sanctuary and the Nintendo Entertainment System titles both featuring some Christian iconography, like the cross on Link’s shield, this was the first real glimpse players got into the doctrine of the predominant…