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Kirby Air Riders feels more like F-Zero than Mario Kart

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-09-18 18:00:11

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware that he thinks you’ll like. He joined in 2018, and after a stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. I got to try Kirby Air Riders this morning at a Nintendo holiday showcase, and I wasn’t prepared for how difficult it was — and how bad I am at it. The Switch 2-exclusive racer launches November 20th, and it’s full of modes, collectibles, and new characters to play as. To be clear, there’s absolutely nothing chill about Kirby Air Riders.

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Modder adds over an hour of Switch 2 runtime by dropping in a bigger battery pack

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2025-09-24 15:31:00

In a nutshell: The Nintendo Switch 2 debuted earlier this year to a warm reception from both reviewers and gamers. However, battery life remains one of its few weaknesses, a limitation carried over from the first-generation model. A modder has now attempted to address this issue by increasing the Switch 2's battery capacity from 5,220 mAh to 8,000 mAh. The mod comes courtesy of YouTuber Naga, who pried open a Switch 2 and installed a larger 8,000 mAh battery in place of the factory-fitted 5,220

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The Witcher Season 4 will hit Netflix in October with its new Geralt

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-26 20:32:41

It's been quite the wait, but the fourth season of The Witcher is almost here. In a teaser shared this weekend, Netflix finally revealed the release date: October 30. The video also provided an extended look at Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia — a casting change that fans naturally have a lot of feelings about after Henry Cavill won their hearts with his take on the character in the first three seasons. The minute-and-a-half-long clip doesn't give away too much about season four, but we now hav

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After the Virtual Boy, There’s No Reason Why Nintendo Can’t Bring Back Its Best Handheld

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-09-26 19:00:08

Nintendo doesn’t normally let fans in on its hardware plans, but if you’re the type of person to spot trends, it’s clear the Switch 2 will become the Mario maker’s everything console. Nintendo has started offering more hardware specifically tailored for playing its old, defunct consoles. The inevitable next step is for the company to let us return to its most popular handheld ever, the Nintendo DS. Today, Nintendo decided it was time to bring back what is likely its least popular gaming hardwar

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Snapchat rolls out Group Streaks and 'Infinite Retention' for chats

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-26 18:00:48

Snapchat has introduced a couple of new features it says are "highly requested" by its users. The first is "Infinite Retention," which as its name implies will allow you to keep a chat history like you could on a messaging app and prevent your messages from disappearing. "We’ve often heard from our community that Snapchatters want to save their chats forever and wish they could build streaks with their favorite groups," its announcement reads. The app has been testing the feature since 2024, an

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Eden becomes the first Nintendo Switch emulator on the Google Play Store

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-27 10:04:25

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR The first Nintendo Switch emulator is up on the Google Play Store. Eden Emulator is a fork of one of the most successful and infamous Switch emulators. Your phone will need to be running on Android 11 or later. At the end of last week, Nintendo Switch emulator Eden received a major update that saw the official stable release of version 0.0.3. This update fixed a number of bugs, provided some performance boosts, integrated EmuReady, and brought support

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HomeKit Weekly: SwitchBot’s Evaporative Humidifier gets smarter with Matter 1.4 support

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-09-27 18:00:00

SwitchBot released its Evaporative Humidifier last year, and it’s now even better thanks to newly upgraded firmware that includes Matter 1.4 support. The update brings faster setup and better cross-platform compatibility for a device type that is typucally stuck as a “dumb appliance” in your house. Some of my favorite gear eufyCam 2C Upgrade your home security with wireless cameras that includes HomeKit compatibility. Unlike a lot of humidifiers, the SwitchBot Evaporative Humidifier uses cold

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Mario, Metroid, Virtual Boy and more: all the biggest announcements from today's Nintendo Direct

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-27 21:57:22

Whenever there's a Nintendo Direct in September, you can be pretty sure that it'll be a major edition of the showcase. Given that Friday's one was scheduled to be about an hour long and that Nintendo has a whole new console to put games on, it was already likely that there was going to be a lot of news. Even then, it managed to be a jam-packed Direct. Let's take a look at all the biggest announcements from the showcase, including what's obviously the most important one: a Switch 2 version of Ov

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'Hades II' Is Coming to Nintendo Switch This Month

wired.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-09-27 22:30:47

Nintendo’s Switch and Switch 2 release calendars are bulking up. During a packed Nintendo Direct livestream on Friday, the company announced on-sale dates for several games as well as the return of the Virtual Boy, the proto VR headset Nintendo originally launched in the mid-1990s. One of the biggest of Friday’s announcements was that of the release date for the sequel to Supergiant’s wildly popular Hades. Hades II will hit Switch, Switch 2, and PC on September 25. The long-awaited new Metroid

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be released on December 4 for Switch and Switch 2

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-27 23:47:56

The long-awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is coming on December 4 to both the original Switch and the recently-released Switch 2, as announced during today's Nintendo Direct livestream. The Switch 2 is getting a dedicated version with upscaled graphics and some other bells and whistles, just like the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Z-A. We already knew the next Metroid would drop sometime in 2025, but it's nice to have an actual release date. We got a nifty trailer for the first-person adventure earli

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade hits the Switch 2 on January 22

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-28 06:25:59

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade comes out for the Switch 2 on January 22, 2026, which was revealed at today's lengthy Nintendo Direct livestream . This is the first entry in the remake trilogy and primarily takes place in the opening city of Midgar. You'll have to wait until Final Fantasy VII Rebirth to explore the overworld map, and there's no Switch 2 release date for that one yet. This release does include the Episode Intermission DLC , which involves the ninja Yuffie on a mission to ste

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Nintendo's Back in VR With a New Virtual Boy, Coming Next Year for Switch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-28 05:36:00

I keep wondering when Nintendo will get back into VR -- I asked Shigeru Miyamoto about it earlier this year, in fact. Well, Nintendo's going back to VR, sort of: the Virtual Boy is back, baby. Retro games and a Virtual Boy accessory for the Switch and Switch 2 are coming Feb. 17 next year. The Virtual Boy was one of several things the company announced for Mario's 40th anniversary in a Direct livestream Friday, including new remasters of Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2. The failed 1996 stereoscopic

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Over three decades later, Nintendo remembers the Virtual Boy exists

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-28 06:46:39

Even as Nintendo has endlessly mined its classic consoles for nostalgic re-releases in recent decades, the company has seemed to completely ignore the existence of the Virtual Boy—its abortive 1990s dip into the world of early virtual reality. That's finally set to change next February with Nintendo's first-ever official re-release of Virtual Boy games—at least for players who invest $100 in a required Virtual Boy-shaped Switch dock (or a cheaper cardboard holder) to make them work. Virtual Boy

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Nintendo is bringing back the Virtual Boy as a Switch and Switch 2 accessory

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-28 10:00:37

Nintendo had a truly wild surprise up its sleeve for Switch Online + Expansion Pack during its Direct event on Friday. The company is bringing back the Virtual Boy as a physical device into which you can slot your Switch or Switch 2. A plastic replica of the mid-90s tabletop system will soon be available for Switch Online members to buy. The company will sell a cardboard version of the accessory too. No need to rub your eyes in disbelief (but if history is any indication, you might have to for r

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The Worst-Selling Nintendo Console Ever Is Returning as a Switch 2 Accessory

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-09-28 10:51:25

Nintendo is bringing back the most underrated hardware in its storied history as an accessory for the Switch 2. The recreated Virtual Boy still has the classic kickstand and faceplate. However, instead of sporting its own screen, you’ll need to slot in your Switch 2 to create the classic black and red “3D” visuals. At first glance, the new Virtual Boy appears like a pitch-perfect remodel of Game Boy creator Gunpei Yokoi’s odd kickstand-based console. The main difference is that there’s no scree

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Hades II is coming to Switch and Switch 2 on September 25

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-28 14:53:00

Supergiant has a thing for dropping its biggest Hades news at Nintendo Directs. Five years after launching the first game during a Nintendo stream, the developer struck again. The 1.0 version of Hades II is coming on September 25, for Switch and Switch 2. Of course, Hades II isn't exactly new to PC players. It's been in early access there for 16 months. Despite being a pre-release version, it has over 63,000 Steam reviews. Its reception averages "very positive" (and "overwhelmingly positive" fo

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Virtual Boy games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2025-09-28 14:49:24

is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nintendo’s oft-maligned VR headset the Virtual Boy is getting a new life on modern hardware. Nintendo announced that the platform will be coming to its collection of retro games available to Switch Online subscribers, and will be available on both t

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What Time Is the Next Nintendo Direct? How to Watch September's Nintendo Direct

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-02 01:19:00

Another Nintendo Direct is just around the corner. The gaming giant is heading into the holiday season with the recently released Switch 2, and it will likely show off some of the big games coming out for the console. That could start its celebration of its most iconic mascot. Nintendo says its next Nintendo Direct will take place on Friday, Sept. 12, according to a post on X on Wednesday from the company's account. As is typically the case with these teasers, Nintendo didn't reveal many detail

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What Time Is the Next Nintendo Direct?: How to Watch September's Nintendo Direct

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-02 06:19:00

Another Nintendo Direct is just around the corner. The gaming giant is heading into the holiday season with the recently released Switch 2, and it will likely show off some of the big games coming out for the console. That could start its celebration of its most iconic mascot. Nintendo says its next Nintendo Direct will take place on Friday, Sept. 12, according to a post on X on Wednesday from the company's account. As is typically the case with these teasers, Nintendo didn't reveal many detail

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An hour-long Nintendo Direct is set for September 12

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-03 01:59:36

Hold on to your Cappy, a Nintendo Direct is coming your way later this week. Nintendo has scheduled an hour-long presentation for September 12 at 9AM ET. You don't often see Nintendo running Direct streams on Fridays, but hey, we'll take it. There may be a Mario-shaped reason for this timing, too. You can watch the showcase above, on YouTube or in the Nintendo Today! app. The Direct will include information on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 games. In terms of safe bets, we'll likely get some more

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‘Witch Hat Atelier’ Anime Studio Explains Delay, Vows to Do Justice to Manga’s Spellbinding Artistry

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-10-04 10:45:38

Studio Bug Films hopes its adaptation of Kamome Shirahama's manga will be as big as 'Lord of the Rings' for anime fans. Studio Bug Films recently delivered the deflating news that its anime adaptation of Witch Hat Atelier would be delayed to 2026. In the wake of its announcement, the studio gave fans an update about the nature of its delay and reaffirmed its commitment to doing the best possible job transforming manga pages into animation. In an X/Twitter social media post, which links out to

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Switch modder owes Nintendo $2 million after representing himself in court

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-05 05:29:04

It has often been said that the lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. That truism apparently extends to Switch modders as well, at least in the case of Ryan Daly. The operator of the now-defunct moddedhardware.com (archived) now owes Nintendo $2 million after a recent settlement filed in a Washington state District Court. The final judgement, which was jointly agreed to by both parties, asserts that Daly knowingly sold devices such as the MIG Switch and MIG Dumper that "are pri

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Accessory maker will pay Nintendo after showing illicit Switch 2 mockups at CES

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-05 06:45:29

Nintendo-watchers may remember when little-known accessory-maker Genki showed the world an extremely accurate 3D-printed mockup of the Switch 2 back in January, about a week before Nintendo's own "first look" teaser video and months before the system's wider unveiling. Now, in a newly filed settlement agreement, Genki has agreed to pay Nintendo unspecified damages for "trademark infringement, unfair competition, and false advertising" in connection with that promotional stunt. The controversy s

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Genki will pay Nintendo damages over 3D-printed Switch 2

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-10-06 01:50:10

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nintendo has settled the lawsuit it filed against accessory maker Genki over the Switch 2 mockup it showcased at CES before the console was officially revealed, and accessories it promoted using the Switch 2 name. Genki’s parent company, Human Things, will pay Nintendo an undisclosed amount of money in damages to close the case, according to a legal filing submitted on Monday, and has agreed to stop giving i

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Nintendo Switch modder ordered to pay $2 million in piracy lawsuit

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-10-06 18:40:51

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nintendo has notched another victory in its crusade against piracy. Last week, a Washington District Court judge ordered Ryan Daley to pay Nintendo $2 million and stop selling modded Switch consoles online, as reported earlier by Engadget. In a copyright lawsui

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This Digital Frame Lets You Make Custom Art For Your Walls in Seconds

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-08 02:00:00

SwitchBot arrived at IFA (Innovation for All) 2025 with a lot to show off, including fluffy home Kata robots and the Acemate Tennis Robot, complete with training programs. But what really caught my smart home eyes was an application of generative AI I've never seen before. SwitchBot introduced an AI Art Frame, and it represents a completely new future for at-home wall art. The AI Art Frame's concept and design are easy to grasp and made me wonder why the idea wasn't already more widespread. It

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8BitDo's Ultimate 2 controller for Switch 2 is on sale for only $54

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-07 23:09:40

8BitDo makes some of our favorite gaming accessories, and right now you can get one of its Nintendo Switch 2 controllers for the lowest price we've seen yet. A deal on Amazon shaves 14 percent off the 8BitDo Ultimate 2 controller's usual $70 price tag, bringing it down to $60 — and with a coupon you can apply before checkout, it drops a bit more to $54. The discount only applies to the white color option. The Ultimate 2 Bluetooth controller is one of the best Switch 2 accessories out there. (It

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‘Witch Hat Atelier’ Anime Gets Delayed Into 2026

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-10-08 00:50:16

Bad news for anyone looking forward to watching the anime adaptation of Witch Hat Atelier: it’s leaving 2026 and coming sometime next year. Animation studio Bug Films announced the delay on Twitter, explaining it needed more time to “deliver the charm of the work with even higher quality. All staff are working hard on the production, and we sincerely apologize for this disappointing news to everyone who has been looking forward to the broadcast.” Before now, Bug was pretty quiet about it since

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SwitchBot's New AI Art Frame Lets You Give Prompts to Generate Art in Seconds

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-09 01:31:00

SwitchBot arrived at IFA (Innovation for All) 2025 with a lot to show off, including fluffy home Kata robots and the Acemate Tennis Robot, complete with training programs. But what really caught my smart home eyes was an application of generative AI I've never seen before. SwitchBot introduced an AI Art Frame, and it represents a completely new future for at-home wall art. The AI Art Frame's concept and design are easy to grasp and made me wonder why the idea wasn't already more widespread. It

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This AI Box Lets You Search Your Security Camera Footage Using a Text Prompt

gizmodo.com Wes Davis 2025-10-09 06:08:04

SwitchBot had a few AI-powered devices on display at IFA 2025; not just a furry little robot pet (I picked it up and it’s not cuddly). They included an E Ink AI art display, which generates AI art on demand, an AI tennis robot that you can “play” matches against, and a couple of robot vacuums. We’ll get to all of that, but the main thing that caught my eye was the SwitchBot AI Hub. It’s not that the others aren’t interesting—of course they are—it’s that I love good, easy automation. The promise

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Kirby Air Riders feels more like F-Zero than Mario Kart

Modder adds over an hour of Switch 2 runtime by dropping in a bigger battery pack

The Witcher Season 4 will hit Netflix in October with its new Geralt

After the Virtual Boy, There’s No Reason Why Nintendo Can’t Bring Back Its Best Handheld

Snapchat rolls out Group Streaks and 'Infinite Retention' for chats

Eden becomes the first Nintendo Switch emulator on the Google Play Store

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'Hades II' Is Coming to Nintendo Switch This Month

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Nintendo's Back in VR With a New Virtual Boy, Coming Next Year for Switch

Over three decades later, Nintendo remembers the Virtual Boy exists

Nintendo is bringing back the Virtual Boy as a Switch and Switch 2 accessory

The Worst-Selling Nintendo Console Ever Is Returning as a Switch 2 Accessory

Hades II is coming to Switch and Switch 2 on September 25

Virtual Boy games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online

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An hour-long Nintendo Direct is set for September 12

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Switch modder owes Nintendo $2 million after representing himself in court

Accessory maker will pay Nintendo after showing illicit Switch 2 mockups at CES

Genki will pay Nintendo damages over 3D-printed Switch 2

Nintendo Switch modder ordered to pay $2 million in piracy lawsuit

This Digital Frame Lets You Make Custom Art For Your Walls in Seconds

8BitDo's Ultimate 2 controller for Switch 2 is on sale for only $54

‘Witch Hat Atelier’ Anime Gets Delayed Into 2026

SwitchBot's New AI Art Frame Lets You Give Prompts to Generate Art in Seconds

This AI Box Lets You Search Your Security Camera Footage Using a Text Prompt

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