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Already, eBay is inundated with Switch 2 listings selling for $700 on average, $250 more than the console at its MSRP. Some ...
Nintendo joins Mercari, Yahoo, and Rakuten to block scalpers from listing Switch 2 consoles ahead of release. Fraud ...
Nintendo didn't make preordering the Switch 2 particularly easy—especially with its back and forth decisions in the face of tariffs. But even if you manage to get your hands on a Switch 2 for ...
The Nintendo Switch 2 has confirmed the return of a feature that got its start during the Wii generation. The feature is not supremely consequential, but Wii nostalgics will be happy to see it ...
Nintendo’s latest legal move to combat piracy may be super effective. According to a new change in the Nintendo User Agreement, the console maker can brick your Switch, or render it useless, if ...
Nintendo recently updated its privacy policy to confirm that the company may "collect, monitor, and record" audio and video of users' chat sessions for the Switch 2's new GameChat feature.
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Nintendo’s crackdown on all things tangentially related to potential piracy continues, but this time the company is turning its ire on its ...
UPDATE 10/05/25: Nintendo has confirmed that it will only review video and audio recording as part of its user-report system. “All recording is otherwise privately stored on device and no ...
Nintendo has cultivated an image as the fun-loving, family-friendly company since it entered the medium of video games. After devising adored franchises like Super Mario, Donkey Kong, and The ...
The problem? No one had officially seen a Switch 2 in the wild. Despite plenty of leaks, Nintendo wouldn’t unveil the console until about a week after CES. Genki would later clarify that all of ...
Scalper Prevention or Just Gatekeeping? To be fair, this isn’t a terrible idea on paper. Retailers are trying to dodge the nightmare of bots and scalpers that made grabbing a PS5 feel like ...
UPDATE 2.12pm: Genki has responded to Nintendo's legal complaint, saying it is "taking it seriously", and is "proud of the work [it has] done". "You may have seen that Nintendo recently filed a ...