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Switch’s Pro Controller is Nintendo’s best traditional gamepad yet

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 1, 2017
3 min

Nintendo is trying to pull an Apple. The Japanese game company is charging a premium for the accessories that go along with the console it is launching on Friday (read our Switch review), and that includes a new $70 gamepad.

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild looks like Wind Waker for a reason

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 1, 2017
2 min

The newest Zelda has an aesthetic link to the past. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the next installment in Nintendo’s...

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2 min

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s first prototype looked like an NES game

Posted byby Mike Minotti
March 1, 2017
1 min

What’s old is new (and in this case, also went from green to blue). The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game director...

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Nintendo Switch struggles to get a charge from a lot of battery packs

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 1, 2017
2 min

The Nintendo Switch‘s battery should last long enough for most people, but road warriors may discover it has an annoying charging quirk that will require...

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2 min

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Nintendo Switch: It’s a big handheld, an underpowered console, and how I want to play games

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 1, 2017
6 min

Here’s something I’ve only said a couple of times in my life: a new Nintendo console is coming out this week. The Switch debuts Friday...

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6 min

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Nintendo’s new Switch pitch: Get some local co-op indie action with your Zelda

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 28, 2017
2 min

Nintendo livestreamed a showcase of Switch games due out this year from independent developers, and the publisher has simultaneously fleshed out the Switch’s library and the...