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Thieves steal almost 3,000 Switch 2 consoles worth $1.4 million from truck headed to Texas GameStop

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-13 20:47:00

What just happened? Thieves have made off with almost 3,000 Switch 2 consoles after stealing them from a truck that was heading to a GameStop store in Texas. It's estimated that the value of the stolen goods was somewhere around $1.4 million, and the incident will doubtlessly affect stock levels at the store until replacements arrive. Authorities say that the 2,810 Nintendo Switch 2 consoles were stolen from the back of a semi-truck as it made its way from Nintendo of America's Redmond headquar

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Nintendo shows off Donkey Kong Bananza’s destructive gameplay

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2025-09-13 20:35:39

Switch 2 owners will soon have another big Nintendo game to play. During its latest Direct presentation, the company showed off plenty more of Donkey Kong Bananza, a 3D platformer that launches as a Switch 2 exclusive on July 17th — and it’s looking like a surprisingly robust experience. In the new game DK teams up with a younger version of the singer Pauline — who apparently has been hidden inside of a rock for some time — and travels to an underground realm that seems kind of like Nintendo’s

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Nintendo's Switch 2 has powered a $39 billion rally this year

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-09-14 10:26:51

Nintendo Co. Switch 2 game consoles at a Bic Camera Inc. electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Nintendo Co. fans from Tokyo to Manhattan stood in line for hours to be among the first to get a Switch 2, fueling one of the biggest global gadget debuts since the iPhone launches of yesteryear. Nintendo shares hit a fresh record high on Wednesday, continuing this year's massive rally that has been fueled by hype around the company's newly released Switch 2 console. Shares of

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Nintendo will take your Switch 2 offline forever if you use a Mig flash cartridge

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-09-14 20:06:34

Some Switch 2 owners have received the error code 2134-4508, which results in their consoles being permanently banned from accessing any of its online services, as spotted by IGN. It’s not a ban hammer from sucking at Mario Kart World, thankfully for me, but one that’s targeting consoles that have used a Mig – a microSD card-equipped Switch cartridge that can be filled with copies of games. Running games on the Mig requires you to download them from others who have dumped files off of cartridge

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Nintendo is cracking down on Switch 2 mods, bans target reprogrammable cartridges

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-09-15 03:09:00

Facepalm: Besides offering a substantial hardware upgrade and exciting new features, the Switch 2 is also shaping up to be a decidedly anti-modding platform. The new console includes robust anti-piracy measures, and users are already starting to feel the effects on their accounts. Multiple reports confirm what many suspected from the start: Nintendo is actively working to block "easy" modding attempts and prevent potential piracy on its new console. Nintendo certainly isn't losing money on Swi

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Best early Prime Day deals 2025: 30+ sales on tech products live now

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-09-15 04:28:06

When is Amazon Prime Day? Amazon Prime Day will run from Tuesday, July 8, to Friday, July 11, 2025. The annual two-day sale was extended to four days in 2025. How long will Prime Day last? Amazon Prime Day will last four days, running from July 8-11, 2025. That's two days longer than the years prior. Where will Prime Day take place? Amazon announced that its July Prime Day event will return in over 20 countries, including Ireland for the first time. Prime Day 2025 will return to the followi

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Nintendo is already banning Switch 2 flashcart users

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-09-15 08:09:00

Facepalm: Besides offering a substantial hardware upgrade and exciting new features, the Switch 2 is also shaping up to be a decidedly anti-modding platform. The new console includes robust anti-piracy measures, and users are already starting to feel the effects on their accounts. Multiple reports confirm what many suspected from the start: Nintendo is actively working to block "easy" modding attempts and prevent potential piracy on its new console. Nintendo certainly isn't losing money on Swi

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Switch 2 users report online console bans after running personal game “backups”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-15 20:47:15

Earlier this week, the makers of the popular Mig Flash cartridge, which allows users to play Switch games loaded via an SD card without modifying the console itself, issued a firmware update enabling the cards to run original Switch games on the Switch 2. Since then, though, multiple Mig Flash users are reporting that they've seen their Switch 2 consoles banned from Nintendo's online servers, even in cases where the devices were only used to run backups of legitimate games the users purchased th

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The 560-pound Twitter sign met a fiery end in a Nevada desert

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-16 04:50:34

Earlier this year, the 12-foot tall, 560-pound Twitter logo that used to sit atop the company's San Francisco headquarters was auctioned off for $34,000. Now, we know who bought it and what became of the sign: it was blown up in the Nevada desert as part of an elaborate stunt to promote an online marketplace app. In some ways, "Larry," as the blue Twitter bird was known to former employees, met an end that mirrors the death of the social media platform it once represented: an explosive, expensi

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This Keychron Keyboard Combines One of the Best Gaming Technologies With a Gorgeous Premium Design

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-16 02:00:00

If you've paid any attention to gaming accessories the past few years you've likely heard something about the benefits of Hall Effect joysticks and triggers. Essentially, instead of using a physical connection to sense movement, Hall Effect sensors use magnets. The idea is to reduce wear and tear on components to give you more durability as well as improve the controller's response time. Most gamers probably won't notice the difference between a standard and Hall Effect controller, but for the h

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Best Nintendo Switch 2 Accessories: Controllers, Cases, and More

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-09-16 08:03:00

The Switch 2 isn’t like other consoles. If you were meant to take your Xbox Series X (7/10, WIRED Review) to the park, you’d probably need a very strange-looking backpack. For the Switch 2, portability isn't just a feature, it's a key selling point. With that in mind, there are two paths you can take to outfit your console for adventure, based on how you play. If your Switch 2 will spend most of its life in the dock or in your hands on the couch, I’d recommend an attachable grip case. Like your

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Life with the Nintendo Switch 2

theverge.com David Pierce 2025-09-16 08:15:27

The Nintendo Switch 2 is great. In many ways, it’s exactly what we hoped for: a Switch, only better. And yet there’s something… underwhelming about it. Maybe it’s unfair, but we’ve come to expect Nintendo to consistently amaze us with either how its consoles work or the games you can play with them. In this case, it still feels like a Switch. Only better. And not universally better, either. On this episode of The Vergecast, now that a number of folks on our team have spent some real time with t

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Borderlands 4 pre-orders open at $70, avoiding feared $80 price tag

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-16 16:19:00

What just happened? The situation around Borderlands 4's potential $80 price has seen outcry, outrage, and a very poorly-worded X post from CEO Randy Pitchford. But fear not: the game is now available for pre-order at $70 for the standard version. With more new games costing $80, there were fears that Borderlands 4 would follow this trend. But the game has landed on Steam ahead of its September 12 launch with a $70/£60/€70 price tag. That's for the standard edition. There's also a $100/£90/€10

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Nintendo is banning Switch 2 users for piracy, even if they’re just backing up their games

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-16 17:28:49

Oliver Cragg / Android Authority TL;DR Nintendo is banning Switch 2 consoles that use MIG flash carts to load games. These can be used for both piracy and legitimate game preservation efforts. Bans seem limited to consoles for now, with no account-wide bans reported. Nintendo has been at war with pirates for decades, and now the battleground has moved to the Switch 2. A wave of users across the internet are reporting console bans after inserting MIG flash carts into the system, with no recou

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This Keychron Keyboard Combines One of the Best Technologies in Gaming With a Gorgeous Premium Design

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-16 17:00:12

If you've paid any attention to gaming accessories the past few years you've likely heard something about the benefits of Hall Effect joysticks and triggers. Essentially, instead of using a physical connection to sense movement, Hall Effect sensors use magnets. The idea is to reduce wear and tear on components to give you more durability as well as improve the controller's response time. Most gamers probably won't notice the difference between a standard and Hall Effect controller, but for the h

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Borderlands 4 will not cost $80, despite misguided executive comments

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-16 22:56:22

Borderlands 4, the latest entry in Gearbox Software's popular looter shooter franchise, is available to pre-order now for $70, a good $10 less than many assumed it would cost. The game's price first came into question when its September 12 release date was announced without pre-order details, and Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford suggested that whether the game came with a $80 price tag was out of his hands. Pitchford put his foot in his mouth in a thread on X sharing a behind-the-scenes video about

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How to buy the Nintendo Switch 2: Latest stock updates at Best Buy, Target, Walmart and others

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-17 16:40:13

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally available in the US, but good luck finding it in stock anywhere online. The $450 console officially went up for sale on June 5, and several retailers have offered it both online and in-store in the week since. While millions of people have been able to

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Deadline day: Startup Battlefield 200 applications close at midnight

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-17 16:00:00

These are your final hours to apply to the most iconic pitch competition in tech — Startup Battlefield 200. Battle it out in front of 10,000+ startup leaders, investors, and media at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. It’s your moment to be seen, funded, and remembered — and maybe even walk away with $100,000 in equity-free funding. This isn’t your average pitch. It’s where the bold go to break out. If your startup has traction, vision, and grit, you’ve got until 11:59 p.m. PT tonight to enter. Submit

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Bigger Games raises $25M to grow its mobile gaming business

venturebeat.com Rachel Kaser 2025-09-18 00:54:26

Turkish mobile games studio Bigger Games announced today that it has raised $25 million in its Series A funding round, which it will put towards growing its portfolio of games. Goodwater Capital led the round, with Arcadia Gaming Partners and existing investors Index Ventures and Play Ventures also participating. Coddy Johnson, former Activision president and current partner at Goodwater Capital, joins Bigger’s board of directors. The studio plans to use the funding to continue building its team

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The best Nintendo Switch 2 accessories for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-18 00:00:37

The Switch 2 Pro controller is the best controller Nintendo has ever made – and that’s saying something. It’s incredibly comfortable to hold, its joysticks are buttery smooth, and all of its buttons are wonderfully responsive. Nintendo even made it customizable this time with rear buttons that can easily be mapped inside of any game. The only downside? The Switch 2 Pro Controller costs $85, which seems a bit egregious when you can get an excellent controller like 8BitDo’s Ultimate 2 wireless ga

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There's a Nintendo Direct for Donkey Kong Bananza on June 18

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-18 04:35:03

The Switch 2 is officially out in the wild, but the launch lineup is a bit thin. Mario Kart World is great, of course, but I'm missing a legitimate 3D platformer. That's where Donkey Kong Bananza comes in. Nintendo has announced a Direct livestream for its next first-party game, scheduled for June 18 at 9AM ET. It'll stream live via Nintendo's official YouTube account. We've put an embed below, so feel free to keep this page bookmarked for Wednesday morning. We'll be watching and will pull out

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Your Nintendo Switch 2 Needs an All-New MicroSD Card. Here Are the Best Ones

cnet.com James Bricknell 2025-09-18 03:43:00

The Nintendo Switch 2 is officially here, and it's living up to the hype. Nintendo's gave us a good idea of what to expect, and we've been playing Mario Kart World just like everyone else. While the console looks similar to the previous one, it's very different in some key ways. That's why you should definitely check out our explainer on everything you need to know about the Switch 2 whether you're a proud owner or waiting for restocks. One of the most notable changes, compared to the OG Switch

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Professional Chefs Beg: Don't Waste Your Money on These 20 Overrated Kitchen Tools

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-18 04:38:00

Professional chefs understand the value of kitchen real estate like New Yorkers understand rent -- every square inch better be pulling its weight. Walk through the swinging doors of most restaurant kitchens and you won't likely spot an avocado slicer or dedicated egg cooker lying around. Nope, every tool has a job, and if it doesn't earn its keep, it's out the door faster than last week's unsold seafood. That's why chefs are the ultimate authority on which kitchen gadgets should get the boot --

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The countdown begins: 7 days left to save up to $210 on TechCrunch All Stage passes

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-18 08:00:00

Final countdown — less than 1 week to save up to $210 on TechCrunch All Stage passes! Founder or investor, this is your last chance to save big before June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Founders, sharpen your edge. Investors, meet the next rocket ships. On July 15, startup and VC leaders will gather at SoWa Power Station in Boston for TC All Stage — TechCrunch founder-first summit built for startups scaling from seed to IPO. This is where traction becomes breakout growth. Secure your pass now with up t

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Nintendo Switch 2 survives over 50 hammer blows in brutal durability test

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-09-18 16:03:00

What just happened? While many new Nintendo Switch 2 owners are handling their consoles with extreme care, fearful that a single accident could spell disaster for the prized device, JerryRigEverything's Zack Nelson took a very different approach. In a recent video, Nelson subjected the handheld to a series of punishing durability tests, pushing the limits of Nintendo's latest hardware to see just how much abuse it could withstand. The centerpiece of Nelson's test was a dramatic sequence in whic

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The Switch 2 Proves Nintendo Never Misses on Music

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-09-18 06:00:28

Nintendo is a lot of things to a lot of people for a lot of different reasons. Mario helps, and so do the host of other iconic first-party titles and the movies, toys, theme parks, and endless other IP offshoots they spawned. But beyond how Nintendo looks and plays and sells, it also has a sound, and thanks to the Switch 2, that sound is just as iconic as ever this time around. Seriously, though, listen to the Mario Kart World soundtrack right now. There’s a lot of newfangled Switch 2 music I l

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I Asked 5 Pro Chefs About Their Least Favorite Kitchen Tools. They Didn't Hold Back

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-18 17:11:00

Professional chefs know the value of space in a drawer or on a countertop better than anyone. Stroll through the swinging doors of any restaurant kitchen worth its salt, and you won't find an excess of single-function gadgets collecting dust. Every instrument and piece of cookware serves a purpose, earning the real estate -- however small -- it occupies. That's what makes career chefs the perfect people to ask about all the kitchen tools that don't belong in your kitchen, especially when space

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Norbauer Seneca review: a $3,600 luxury keyboard for the keyboard obsessed

theverge.com Nathan Edwards 2025-09-18 18:00:00

Some people can tell great wine from okay wine. They go on wine tastings, take wine tours. They tend to spend more money on wine than most. I am not one of those people. I can tell wine from vinegar if you show me the bottle. I am just a little bit obsessed with keyboards, though. I have spent the past couple of months typing on the Seneca, a fully custom capacitive keyboard that starts at $3,600 and might be the best computer keyboard ever built. I’ve also made a bunch of other people type on

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Kitchen Feeling Like a Sauna? 8 Ways to Stay Cool While Cooking This Summer

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-18 19:00:00

We're barely into June, but July-like weather has descended on parts of the country, including the Northeast, where 90-plus temperatures are expected. But you've still got to eat -- and cook -- which means hot kitchens that can cause a domino effect, raising the temperature in the entire home. Read more: Best Foods for Staying Hydrated During Hot Weather Using appliances that don't produce as much heat and planning your meals so that cooking doesn't coincide with the hottest part of the day a

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It's Been a Week Since the Nintendo Switch 2 Launched: Now What?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-18 13:00:07

At over 3.5 million units sold in just four days, the Nintendo Switch 2 is now the fastest-selling game console of all time, and shows no signs of stopping, with some retailers still having trouble keeping them in stock. This is all despite the jaw-dropping $450 price tag that kept some consumers from clicking "Add to Cart." Until recently, I was one of those purchase-shy shoppers, waiting for a cute, limited-edition model or an OLED screen. Then I watched several dozen social media clips of Co

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