Nintendo Switch uses Friend Codes, and I’m checking to make sure it’s still 2017
After a week and a half with the Nintendo Switch, I finally have the day-one update for the device. And it turns out that...
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will make you 11 years old again
The boy who handed me a random Game Boy cartridge wasn’t my friend. He also wasn’t a bully. He was more like the official...
5 essential Nintendo Switch accessories
Amazon, GameStop, or the retailer of your choice just processed the $300 (plus tax) charge for your new Nintendo Switch, and your new console...
Switch’s Pro Controller is Nintendo’s best traditional gamepad yet
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.
Nintendo Switch struggles to get a charge from a lot of battery packs
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...
Nintendo Switch: It’s a big handheld, an underpowered console, and how I want to play games
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...
Nintendo’s new Switch pitch: Get some local co-op indie action with your Zelda
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...
5 surprising changes to the Zelda formula in Breath of the Wild
Fans have asked Nintendo to change the fundamental structure of its Zelda games for a long time now, but the publisher has finally listened....
How Breath of the Wild is like the NES Zelda and unlike Twilight Princess
A common complaint against The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is that its early tutorial section takes hours to complete. Well, I’ve spent a...
Nintendo Switch’s alleged battery problems are an exaggeration
If you are thinking about buying the Nintendo Switch, I don’t think it’s battery life should play a big factor in your final determination....