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Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
Nintendo reveals how many Switch 2 consoles were sold in the first four days - as stock remains low on UK shelves
Nintendo has revealed how many Switch 2 consoles have been sold in the first four days since launch. More than 3.5 million devices have flown off the shelves worldwide since 5 June - making it the most successful debut in the company's history. The Switch 2 features a larger, more responsive screen than its predecessor and new magnetic controllers, with more powerful processing and graphics performance. The new system has a GameChat feature, which enables players to voice or video chat as well as share their game screen with friends online while playing a game. Many bundles of the Switch 2 also come with the long-awaited Mario Kart World game. But they remain hard to find in the UK, with most retailers selling out within minutes of going live. Stock Informer, a website that lists availability across retailers, shows that the Switch 2 is sold out across most high street brands, with restocks expected to happen later this week. While some consoles appear to be available on online marketplaces such as eBay, gaming fans have been warned to be aware of scams. Read more from Sky News:Women warned about dangers of using period tracker appsCan we trust ChatGPT despite it 'hallucinating' answers? People are urged to check profiles for negative feedback and selling history, as well as whether the online marketplace offers buyer protection. Nintendo has also warned customers not to fall for phishing emails after scammers took advantage of millions of fans entering the Nintendo Japan lottery for a chance to buy a Switch 2 by sending out emails asking for personal data.
The Verge
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Verge
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's much-needed performance patches are launching with the Switch 2.
Charles Pulliam-Moore While the next big Pokémon game won't be releasing until later this year, Nintendo's Japanese site says that we can expect to see Scarlet and Violet getting their long-awaited patches that will improve the games' frame rates, visuals, and draw distances on June 5 just in time for the Switch 2's big debut. 『Pokémon LEGENDS Z-A』が10月16日に発売決定。ダウンロード版は6月5日から予約開始。 | トピックス | Nintendo [
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Nintendo Switch Online Losing Its First Retro Game Proves Why We Need Virtual Console
Nintendo is doing something the company has never done before: Next month, it will remove a retro game from its the Nintendo Switch Online's classic catalog. Since launching the Nintendo Switch Online classic service in 2018, the company behind Mario has never removed a game. Instead, it's slowly built up a decently-sized library of first- and third-party retro games from across multiple console libraries. However, subscribers in Japan will be losing a retro game in March, even if they already downloaded it. On February 27, Nintendo Japan quietly announced that Super Famicon game Super Formation Soccer will be removed from the Japan's Nintendo Switch Online service on March 28. Nintendo confirmed that even players who have already downloaded and installed the game on their Switch consoles will no longer be able to play Super Formation Soccer after March 28. At the moment it appears that this title is only being removed from Nintendo Switch Online in Japan. In America the game was released as Super Soccer for the SNES. So far Nintendo hasn't announced plans to remove this version from NSO's classic catalog over here. That might be because while Super Formation Soccer was published by Spike Chunsoft in Japan, worldwide the game was published by Nintendo. So it would appear that whatever deal was in place to license the game is expiring soon in Japan, but that deal likely doesn't apply in regions where Super Soccer was published by Nintendo itself. While I doubt there was a giant audience for Super Soccer on Nintendo Switch, it's still bad news to see a game removed from the classic catalog. Although games are removed from Game Pass and PS Plus all the time, people can still buy those games digitally. With Nintendo, these games are locked behind the NSO subscription service and once removed, you can no longer play them on Switch. Just another good reason why Nintendo needs to bring back the Virtual Console for Switch 2. . For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
