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TL;DR: Scalpers are reselling Nintendo’s limited-edition $519 Zelda Switch 2 for $700-$1,000, sometimes falsely bundling it with the upcoming Ocarina of Time remake; major retailers sold out preorders and buyers must wait for restocks while Nintendo may try stricter preorder rules to curb scalping. Voice: DefaultSpeed 0:00 / 2:33 Use left and right arrow keys…

Nintendo’s new Legend of Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 sold out within hours of preorders opening, and scalpers are already scalping, with dozens of orders popping up on eBay for close to double its retail price.

Nintendo gave fans a double-dose of fun this week with a Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct and a traditional Nintendo Direct. The Zelda Direct showed off a variety of initiatives to celebrate 4 decades of Zelda, but the bulk of the presentation focused on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2.…

The Customer Appreciation Sale starts this weekend after Nintendo recouped $300 million in tariff refunds.

Nintendo has finally delivered Switch 2 docked variable refresh rate (VRR) support for TV gaming, after initially announcing and then quietly dropping the feature, the company announced on its Japanese site. “VRR output is now support in TV mode,” Nintendo wrote. “When both the software and the TV support it, the video will be output at…

I think we all had the same initial reaction to the reveal of Star Fox this year: horror and disgust. Nintendo never really does realism outside of Pikmin; even Twilight Princess, the Zelda game touted as the “most realistic” is actually going for a dark, anime look similar to things like Berserk. Seeing the fuzzy,…

Lawyers representing Sony and Microsoft have argued, in two separate lawsuits, that the platform holders are not obligated to pass tariff refunds back to consumers. Sony and Microsoft have had to raise prices of their PlayStation and Xbox consoles in 2025 in response to US-imposed tariffs. The US Supreme Court ruled the tariffs illegal earlier…

You’d be forgiven for thinking Nintendo had already squeezed every remaining drop of juice out of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. After starting its life as a Wii U title in 2014, the already expanded Switch version of Mario Kart 8 that arrived three years later went on to receive even more new tracks and features,…

Nintendo’s worst-ever console was awkward to use and didn’t even sell a million units.

Nintendo is poised to tap into Southeast Asia’s largest economy by launching its Switch consoles in Indonesia for the first time this December. This strategic expansion marks an important step for the Japanese game maker in economically and culturally diverse markets.