Cost in the gaming industry continue trending upwards thanks to a variety of economic factors. After being one of the first publishers to push the price of one of its games to $80, Nintendo is now ...

Nintendo has announced that it will begin charging different prices for its digital and physical Switch 2–exclusive games starting with Yoshi and the Mysterious Book. It’s not yet completely clear if ...

Nintendo has released system update 22.0.0 for Nintendo Switch 2, and there’s one major feature that will overjoy many Switch 2 owners: Handheld Boost Mode. Handheld Boost Mode is a new system option ...

Marc Deschamps has been writing about video games and popular culture for more than a decade. In addition to Nintendo franchises like Mario, Pokemon, Metroid, and Zelda, Marc also has a passion for ...

TL;DR: Nintendo released system update 22.0.0 for Switch and Switch 2 on March 16, 2026. Switch 2 gains "Handheld Boost Mode" for enhanced graphics in handheld play, GameChat improvements, note-taking ...

Original Nintendo Switch games just got an upgrade on Switch 2. In the new 22.0.0 Switch 2 system update, Nintendo has added a “Handheld Mode Boost” setting that will allow Switch 2 games in handheld ...

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 still lacks a Switch 2 upgrade but this boost mode offers the next best thing (Nintendo) A newly added boost mode for the Switch 2 is going down well with fans, but not every ...

Nintendo has released a huge new update for Switch 2 consoles today that makes Switch 1 games better to play than ever in handheld mode. For the most part, Switch games that are played through a TV ...

The Nintendo Switch 2’s backward-compatibility with Switch games is generally pretty good, and a few games have gotten patches from their developers to allow them to take advantage of the higher ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. A new firmware update hit the Nintendo Switch 2 last week. Among the multitude of ...

Of course Nintendo was always working on it. Nintendo has published what may be the biggest system update for the Switch 2 yet. As explained in the patch notes, it adds Handheld Mode Boost: Handheld ...

MONT-TREMBLANT, QC, March 16, 2026 /CNW/ - As the ski season draws to a close following an exceptional winter of consistent cold temperatures from January through March, the final weekends promise to ...