The Nintendo Switch is Nintendo's first real attempt at a hybrid console, releasing worldwide on March 3, 2017. While Nintendo had previously attempted to design a console that could be played differently both at home and on the go with the Virtual Boy, the Switch has a number of key features that make this concept actually work.

There are two main configurations for the Switch: docked and handheld. The former is mainly for TV use, having you slot the screen portion of the console into a proprietary dock to supply power and improve cooling. Handheld meanwhile allows you to play on the go, either with two mini controllers (Joy-Cons) attached, or with the just the screen section and external controllers.

The Joy-Cons each feature "HD rumble" — haptic feedback that can emulate certain sensations — and motion controls. Motion controls in particular were a way to recapture some of the success of the Wii, though the input method ended up being used more sparingly by developers.

As of 2022, the Nintendo Switch is Nintendo's best selling home console of all time, though it still lags behind their most successful handheld, the Nintendo DS.

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Dead Cells Developers Confirm End of Major Updates After Next Content Drop

Dead Cells updates will come to an end after the next major content drop, developers Evil Empire and Motion Twin have revealed. In a new post on the game's official Steam page, Motion Twin says that…

February 9, 2024 | 09:39 EST

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Sega Gaming Profits Drop Sharply Due to "Weak" Sales of Some New Games

Today Sega published its financial results for the 9 months that ended on December 31, 2023, and at least part of them wasn't really great.  Sales for the overall company were 349,924 million yen (…

February 8, 2024 | 11:45 EST

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Astria Ascending Developers and Veteran Japanese Creators Team Up for Lost Hellden

Today Artisan Studios announced a new upcoming action RPG titled Lost Hellden. The game will release for PS5, PS4, PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch in 2025, and it's created in collaboration…

February 8, 2024 | 03:23 EST

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Disney to Invest $1.5 Billion in Epic Games to Create Persistent Universe Connected to Fortnite

Today The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games announced an agreement for the creation of a persistent universe connected to the developer's ultra-popular game Fortnite.  The experience, which is…

February 7, 2024 | 05:04 EST

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Cozy Gardening Sim Garden Life Reveals Relaxing Story Mode in New Trailer

Nacon and developer stillalive have revealed a brand new trailer for upcoming gardening sim Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator, and it's spotlighting the game's story mode. Like many other life sims, …

February 7, 2024 | 10:31 EST

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Nintendo Switch Has Sold 139.36 Million Units, Super Mario Bros. Wonder Sold 11.96 Million Copies

Today Nintendo announced its financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year, related to the period between April 2023 and December 2023, including an update on Nintendo Switch unit…

February 6, 2024 | 01:40 EST

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Free Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Shantae DLC Will Let You Dress as the Half-Genie Hero

505 Games and ArtPlay have announced new Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night crossover DLC that will allow you to dress as everyone's favorite half-genie hero. Per an official announcement on the game…

February 5, 2024 | 11:26 EST

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Vanillaware's Unicorn Overlord Reveals Socialization Systems in Brand New Trailer

Vanillaware and Atlus have released a new trailer showing off some of strategy RPG Unicorn Overlord's socialization systems, and if you're a Fire Emblem fan, you'll find much to like here. Previous …

February 5, 2024 | 10:31 EST

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Revealed for Switch and PC, Western Release Confirmed

Konami has announced Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection, which will collect some of the earliest Yu-Gi-Oh! video games. It's coming West, although we don't yet know when. The collection was originally…

February 5, 2024 | 09:50 EST

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First Fate/Samurai Remnant DLC Officially Launches Later This Week

Koei Tecmo has revealed that the first piece of Fate/Samurai Remnant DLC, Record's Fragment: Keian Command Championship, is officially launching later this week. The DLC will be released on Friday,…

February 5, 2024 | 08:43 EST

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Smalland: Survive the Wilds Update 4 to Bring New Story, Factions, and More

Merge Games has released new information about the upcoming Smalland: Survive the Wilds Update 4, and it's bringing a ton of new stuff with it. This update will arrive alongside the full launch of…

February 2, 2024 | 11:16 EST

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Tokyo Xanadu eX+ for Nintendo Switch Finally Coming West as Aksys Announces New Localizations

Today Aksys Games hosted a livestream to announce upcoming games, including the localization of Nihon Falcom's JRPG Tokyo Xanadu eX+ for Nintendo Switch.  If you're unfamiliar with the game, it…

February 1, 2024 | 06:47 EST

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Smalland: Survive the Wilds Release Date Revealed for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S

Smalland: Survive the Wilds finally has a full release date across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and it's pretty close by. The tiny-but-mighty survival game was originally released into Early Access…

January 31, 2024 | 10:19 EST

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Marvelous' Latest Games Turn a Loss Despite Fashion Dreamer on Switch Selling Almost 500,000 Copies

Marvelous Entertainment announced its financial results for the nine months ended on December 31, 2021, and they're pretty poor.  According to the documents provided, sales for the whole company…

January 31, 2024 | 05:12 EST

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Capcom Announces Strong Financial Results on Track to Achieve 11 Consecutive Years of Profit Growth

Capcom published its financial results for the 9 months ended on December 31, 2023, and they continue to be extremely strong.  According to the documents shared by Capcom, net sales for the whole…

January 31, 2024 | 02:52 EST

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Electronic Arts Announces "Strong" Financial Results as EA Sports FC and Madden Revenue Grows

Today Electronic Arts announced its financial results for for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024, defined as "strong" by the company. Net bookings for the quarter were $2.366 billion up 1%…

January 30, 2024 | 05:15 EST

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Palia Hotpot Minigame Guide | How to Play and How to Win

Our guide will tell you how to play the Palia Hotpot Minigame and what you need to do to secure yourself a win in this delicious co-op card game! It should come as no surprise that the cozy life-sim…

January 30, 2024 | 07:29 EST

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Visual Novel Fate/stay night Coming To the West for the First Time Later This Year

Developer Type-Moon has announced that a Fate/stay night remaster is launching in the West, bringing the Japanese visual novel overseas for the first time. Per a post on the official Fate/stay night…

January 30, 2024 | 08:42 EST

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince Review – Metal Slime I Choose You!

In a way, a Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince review is a challenge. The game marks not just the return, but the anniversary of a beloved Dragon Quest spin-off series, one that shares a lot of…

January 31, 2024 | 10:00 EST

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Dragon Ball FighterZ Rollback Netcode and PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Versions Coming "Very Soon"

Today, at the end of the grand finals of the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour 2023/2024, Bandai Namco talked about the upcoming implementation of rollback netcode. During the livestream of the…

January 28, 2024 | 07:15 EST

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Minecraft Reveals New Vault Block Coming in Next Major Update

Today Mojang revealed a new kind of block that will soon be introduced in the test versions of the massively popular sandbox game Minecraft and will ultimately arrive in the upcoming major update.…

January 26, 2024 | 11:11 EST

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Genshin Impact Introduces New Five-Star Anemo Character Xianyun [UPDATED]

Today HoYoverse started the usual cycle to introduce the main new character coming with the next version update of its popular action RPG Genshin Impact, Xianyun. Xianyun is a five-star anemo…

January 31, 2024 | 12:48 EST

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Splatoon 3 Side Order DLC Release Date Revealed for Next Month

Nintendo has announced the release date for the Side Order portion of Splatoon 3's DLC expansion pass. Releasing on February 22nd, Side Order will take you to the Spire of Order, an ominous tower…

January 24, 2024 | 08:44 EST

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Rocket Racing in Fortnite Gets New Update With New Tracks, Trails Customization, and More

Today Psyonix and Epic Games released a new update in Rocket Racing, the recently released arcade racing game within Fortnite.  The update, numbered 28.10, includes a few new goodies that might…

January 23, 2024 | 02:38 EST

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Princess Peach: Showtime! to Get Limited-Edition Pink Joy-Cons as New Trailer Released

Nintendo has announced a new limited-edition set of pink Joy-Cons to coincide with the upcoming launch of Princess Peach: Showtime!. The pastel pink controllers will be made available across…

January 23, 2024 | 09:28 EST

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Genshin Impact Version 4.4 Rings In the Teyvat New Year Later This Month

HoYoverse has announced the release date for Genshin Impact Version 4.4, and the gacha RPG's first update of the year will have plenty of content to keep you busy. After Version 4.3 took you to the…

January 19, 2024 | 09:12 EST

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Vanillaware's Unicorn Overlord Reveals Characters, Classes, and More with Gorgeous Screenshots

Today Vanillaware and Atlus have revealed several new screenshots and plenty of art of the upcoming tactics JRPG Unicorn Overlord, showing new characters, classes, and more.  We start with new…

January 18, 2024 | 08:54 EST

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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition Announced for Nintendo Switch

Bandai Namco has announced that Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, one of its best games in recent years is finally making the jump to the Nintendo Switch, giving users of the console a new game in a rare…

January 17, 2024 | 11:30 EST

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Ubisoft Overhauls Subscription Services with Ubisoft+ Premium and Ubisoft+ Classics

Today Ubisoft announced relevant changes to the way its subscription services work, merging Ubisoft+ Multi-Access and PC Access into one. The two services, previously dedicated respectively to Xbox…

January 15, 2024 | 12:33 EST

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Raging Sea Collectible Guide

As you're hunting down each constellation to awaken you'll find yourself in the time-frozen Raging Seas (probably my favorite location in the game). The Raging Sea collectibles are also interesting…

January 15, 2024 | 09:51 EST

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Pit of Eternal Sands Collectible Guide

After collecting a few of the Simurgh's powers Sargon will be ready to unlock the seal and head into the Pit of Eternal Sands. Within there's a variety of collectibles as well as new movement…

January 15, 2024 | 09:51 EST

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Tower of Silence Collectible Guide

The Tower of Silence is the last new area that Sargon reaches along his journey. With every item at his disposal this is a region filled with difficult platforming, but it's also a region that you…

January 15, 2024 | 09:51 EST

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Hidden Village Collectible Guide

To the right of the Soma Tree region you can find the small region of the Hidden Village. Not much is going on here except for a path and a lighthouse but it's also the way to obtain additional…

January 15, 2024 | 09:51 EST

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Sacred Archives Collectible Guide

As you continue to make yourself through the world of Mount Qaf and the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown you'll end up finding your way to the Sacred Archives. The Sacred Archives is also home to the…

January 15, 2024 | 09:51 EST

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Upper City Collectible Guide

Continuing through the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown you'll end up making your way to the Upper City. This is another expansive region on the same scale as the Lower City that you'll be put to the…

January 15, 2024 | 09:51 EST

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Soma Tree Collectible Guide

The Soma Tree region is the fifth main one that you'll run across after making your way out of the Sunken Harbor. The Soma Tree collectibles are a large mix of Treasures and Lore items and it's home…

January 15, 2024 | 09:51 EST

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Sunken Harbor Collectible Guide

Heading out of civilization Sargon finds himself in the Sunken Harbor. This location, themed after ports and pirate ships has plenty of collectibles to pick up. In this Prince of Persia: The Lost…

January 15, 2024 | 09:51 EST

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown The Depths Collectible Guide

Early into Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown you'll be forcibly thrown into The Depths region. With that you'll face a variety of new challenges, but also have a chance to pick up more interesting…

January 15, 2024 | 09:51 EST

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Lower City Collectible Guide

The first region Sargon will reach on his adventure through Mount Qaf in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is the Lower City. Not just an expansive area but the Lower City also is the hub location for…

January 15, 2024 | 09:50 EST

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Hyrcanian Forest Collectible Guide

After making your way through The Depths the next area you'll reach in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown will be the Hyrcanian Forest filled with secluded warriors and weird creatures. In this Prince…

January 15, 2024 | 09:51 EST

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Old Royal Road Collectible Guide

When first arriving at the citadel on Mount Qad you'll make your way through the Old Royal Road, but it's on its return that it will provide benefit in the form of several collectibles as well as a…

January 15, 2024 | 09:50 EST

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown All Collectibles and Their Locations

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is filled with hundreds of collectibles in the form of treasures, Spirited Sand-Jars, Coins, and Collectibles. With over two hundred collectibles on the map you'll be…

January 15, 2024 | 09:50 EST

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Two Golden Sun Games Are Heading to Nintendo Switch Online Next Week

Nintendo has announced that Golden Sun and its sequel, Golden Sun: The Lost Age, are heading to Nintendo Switch Online next week. Golden Sun was first revealed to be heading to Switch Online when…

January 12, 2024 | 04:15 EST

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Vanillaware's Unicorn Overlord Reveals Exploration Gameplay as Digital Pre-Orders Open Tonight

Today Atlus and Vanillaware released a new trailer and information about the upcoming tactics JRPG Unicorn Overlord.  This time around, we learn that digital pre-orders are going live tonight at 9…

January 11, 2024 | 10:18 EST

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Alleged Nintendo Switch 2 Release Window Published by Altec Lansing in a Press Release

Today Altec Lansing shared a press release about the Ai Shark gaming software, but the most surprising element is that it includes a release window for the Nintendo Switch 2. The alleged release…

January 11, 2024 | 02:11 EST

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(Updated) Classic Platformer VVVVVV Gets First Update in Two Years on Its Fourteenth Anniversary

Quick update: The original version of this article contained an error regarding the VVVVVV update's availability on other platforms. That error has been fixed. Story follows below. The indie…

January 11, 2024 | 10:47 EST

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New Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash Gameplay Trailer Reveals Two Familiar Faces

A new Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash gameplay trailer is here, revealing two more characters to round off the upcoming 2-on-2 fighter's roster. Jujutsu Kaisen 0's protagonist Yuta Okkotsu and…

January 11, 2024 | 09:53 EST

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Konosuba Visual Novel Gets a Release Date and Inevitable Swimsuit DLC

PQube announced the release date of the upcoming visual novel Konosuba - God's Blessing On This Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire! Yes. That is the actual title. It's the…

January 11, 2024 | 09:43 EST