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Nintendo announces $199 Switch Lite console
Nintendo has announced a new compact version of its Switch console, which is designed to be just a handheld gaming device. The Switch Lite, which will be released in the UK in September, will not connect to a TV like the original Switch and does not have removable, motion sensor-enabled Joy-Con controllers. Instead, the smaller,…
New Pokemon Sleep game rewards players for sleeping
Pokemon has unveiled a new game, Pokemon Sleep, which will use a person’s sleeping patterns and the time they wake up to affect game play when it launches next year. The Pokemon Company’s president and chief executive, Tsunekazu Ishihara, said the move is designed to transform the time we sleep into entertainment, similar to the…
Nintendo adds Labo VR kit for Switch to encourage creativity
Nintendo is bringing virtual reality to its Switch handheld gaming console which children can build themselves using cardboard. The launch is the latest from the company’s Labo line of do-it-yourself accessories, designed to encourage young people to get creative and use the objects they construct to enter a new dimension of gaming on the successful…
Nintendo of America announces Bowser as President
Nintendo of America (NoA) has appointed a new president called Bowser, the same name as the arch-nemesis of the video game manufacturer’s perennial hero Mario. Doug Bowser, previously senior vice-president of sales at NoA and not an anthropomorphic, fire-breathing demon lizard like his namesake, took over the role on Thursday after Reggie Fils-Aime retired. “It…
Nintendo is making a Dr Mario World smartphone game
Nintendo is planning to boost its smartphone gaming efforts with the release of a new Dr Mario World game later this year. The Japanese video game-maker is aiming to launch the title in the summer and make it available in 60 countries. The puzzle game will be available on both iOS and Android free of…
Classic PC game Lemmings returns as a free game for mobile devices
Popular retro PC game Lemmings has made a surprise comeback as a free mobile game for iOS and Android. The game has been redesigned to suit mobile touchscreens, with the levels of the game played out in portrait mode, which developers Sad Puppy said was the easiest way to play one-handed on a phone. The game…
Nintendo: no current plans to launch N64 Classic console
Nintendo says it has no current plans to release a miniature version of its Nintendo 64 console, despite having launched smaller versions of other retro consoles. Having released the NES Classic in 2016 and the SNES Classic last year, fans had been anticipating the Japanese gaming giant would continue that trend this year by launching…
Netflix leaves original Wii as Nintendo ends streaming on console from January
The Wii was launched back in November 2006 (PA/Matt Faber) Netflix and other streaming services are set to leave the first Wii console next year as Nintendo starts winding down the 12-year-old console. The company behind hit series, including Stranger Things and Orange Is The New Black, is set to…
Two in five gamers to buy Nintendo Switch in next 3 months?
The launch of the Nintendo Switch has grabbed the attention of UK gamers, prompting more than a third (38%) of those aware of the new console to express an interest in purchasing one in the next three months - at least that's according to a survey by Harris 24. The study, which aimed to gauge public…
What is the Nintendo Switch and do I need one?
The new year has arrived and with it a possible golden age for games consoles too. The Nintendo Switch is officially unveiled today (January 13, 2017) and it is seen as an important step for the Japanese giants. But a step in which direction? Games blogger Joshua Mason and Tech Digest publisher Chris Price report.…