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Nintendo Switch 2 Report Leaks First Details on Next Nintendo Console

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According to a new report, Nintendo is working on a Nintendo Switch successor that will release sometime between holiday 2022 and early 2023. Throughout this year, and throughout last year, Nintendo fans heard from a wide range of sources — including many that are typically reliable — that Nintendo was working on a Nintendo Switch Pro and that it would be revealed this year. This didn’t happen. Rather, Nintendo revealed the Nintendo Switch OLED, which is an upgrade on the base model of the Nintendo Switch, but hardly a “Nintendo Switch Pro.” That said, if a new report is to be believed, this may be because Nintendo has scrapped plans for a console revision in favor of releasing an entirely new Nintendo Switch successor.

The new report comes from Nate the Hate over on YouTube, a Nintendo insider and leaker that has proven reliable in the past, but a source that has also been off the mark in the past as well. As noted, the report mentions that a release is roughly a year away, give or take a few months. If this is true, an announcement should be coming somewhat soon. 

In addition to leaking the console and its release window, the report also mentions that it currently isn’t backwards compatible with Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and Nintendo Switch OLED games, but Nintendo is apparently working to remedy this.

Adding to this, it’s claimed the console will support 4K through Nvidia DLSS, which in turn suggests it won’t be far off from the PS5 and Xbox Series X specs-wise, though how it would achieve this while being a portable machine and maintaining a friendly price-point is unclear. 

In terms of salient information, the report doesn’t divulge much else of note other than claiming that development kits for the console started going out to studios and developers last year, which may explain why we’ve been hearing so much about a “Nintendo Switch Pro” since 2020.

All of that said, take everything here with a grain of salt. Not only is everything here 100 percent unofficial, but it’s also subject to change. In other words, all of this could be accurate right now, but that doesn’t mean it will stay that way. Things constantly change in game development, and the same goes for console development.

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New Pokemon Games May Be Missing Content When They Release

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When Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl, remakes of Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl, release this year via the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch Lite, it will probably be with some missing content, though the content’s removal won’t surprise fans of the series as it’s content that was also removed from Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire when the pair of Ruby and Sapphire remakes released back in 2014.

Like Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl will be rated PEGI 7 in Europe when they release, all but confirming that the Game Corner will not be in remakes, because if they were, the rating wouldn’t be PEGI 7. More specifically, don’t expect to visit the Veilstone Game Corner in Veilstone City with the remakes like you could with the originals.

As many of you will know, the Game Corner was thrown away by the series after Diamond and Pearl, which were the last games to feature the content. In other words, it’s not surprising this content has seemingly been pulled with the remakes, as not only did it happen Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, but it’s something the series has moved on from altogether.

As you would expect, while some fans are bummed about the game’s rating and what it means for the Veilstone Game Corner, it hasn’t evolved into any type of backlash or outrage, and that’s for two reasons. The first is the one alluded to, which is that fans will have seen this coming. The second is that not much value is being lost.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl are set to release worldwide on November 19, 2021, via the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch Lite, priced at $60. For more coverage on the pair of upcoming Switch games and all things Pokemon — including all of the latest news, rumors, leaks, and speculation — click here.



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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Character Hopeful Deconfirmed

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Another Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC character hopeful has been deconfirmed. Earlier this week, when a long-rumored and heavily-requested DLC character was seemingly deconfirmed, it caught Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite users by surprise. A few days later, another character has been more or less deconfirmed, though this one probably won’t catch many by surprise given how new the character is.

Alongside Ghost of Tsushima, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, DOOM Eternal, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and a couple of other games, Hades was on the 2020 GOTY list of many, and rightfully so. A big part of the game’s appeal is its characters and story. And at the center of the latter is Zagreus, the game’s protagonist. That said, while it’s easy enough to envision a future where Zagreus is in a four-way battle for his life against Kirby, Falco, and Steve, it doesn’t sound like it will happen in time for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

When asked if he’d be game to see Zagreus added, writer and designer Greg Kasavin was, unsurprisingly, down for the crossover. That said, in the same breath he always casts doubt on it happening, at least anytime soon.

“On a personal level, I think that would be amazing,” said Kasavin. “Smash does such a great job of adapting characters so faithfully, sometimes even more faithfully from the games where those characters come from. I’m a big NEO-GEO fighting game fan and they brought in Terry Bogard… so yes, I think they would do an incredible job of it but it’s one of those things since I’m sure they have a very long list!”

As you can see, Kasavin doesn’t outright confirm we won’t see the Hades character come to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but he heavily implies as much. And as alluded to, this makes sense given that Hades just released last year. Further, while the game was award-winning and popular, the character himself is far from iconic or on the level of others waiting to be added.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Next DLC Character Could Be a Fan-Favorite

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s next DLC character could be a fan-favorite, or at least that’s what a somewhat convincing fan theory suggests. If you ask any Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite what character they want to see added to the platform fighter next, there’s a good chance you’ll hear names like Sora, Geno, Waluigi, Lloyd, Master Chief, Doomguy, Jonesy, and Crash Bandicoot, who, other than maybe Sora, is the most in-demand DLC character. That said, according to a new theory, the former PlayStation icon is coming to the game next.

The theory begins with the announcement that Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is coming to Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite — and other platforms — next month on March 12. From here, the theory merges with the long-running “Amiibo Theory,” a well-established Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC theory.

According to the Amiibo Theory, at least currently, the next fighter will be out by the end of March as the next wave of amiibo is scheduled to release towards the end of the month. In other words, the Amiibo Theory and the release of Crash 4 on Switch and Switch Lite seems to lineup too nicely, at least for some Nintendo fans.

However, the theory doesn’t end there. It also digs up an old Activision leak, which made note of plans to revive Crash Bandicoot. And the cap to this was to bring Crash to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Making this part even more interesting is a new report that claims Activision may be done with the franchise for a little bit. Again, the timing of this, the Activision leak, and everything above is certainly interesting.

All of that said, right now, this is just a theory. Further, while it makes a convincing case, so have many other Super Smash Bros. Ultimate theories over the years, almost all of which didn’t come true. In other words, take everything here with a grain of salt.

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Breath of the Wild 2 Details Reportedly Revealed

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Update: It’s been determined that the pamphlet in question was referring to original game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, not the sequel that’s currently in the works. The pamphlet also came from GamesRadar and was not an official pamphlet from Nintendo as initially believed. Original story below:

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 details have been revealed by Nintendo, but it looks like the details may have been accidentally shared ahead of schedule. Since Nintendo and Eiji Aonuma announced and revealed the game back at E3 2019, we’ve seen nothing of the sequel, and have heard virtually nothing about the game either. According to a recent leak, the Switch and Switch Lite game may be releasing sooner than we think, and if this is the case, we should start to see and hear more about the game soon. That said, right now, it’s still crickets, which makes this new information all the more notable.

The new details come the way of a new and official Nintendo marketing pamphlet which is out and about in the wild. And according to the pamphlet, the underground location, the Zonai Cave, that Link and Zelda are in the game’s reveal trailer is indeed underneath Hyrule Castle, which fans theorized, but up until now, hadn’t been confirmed.

“Finally, Link and Zelda return in the eagerly awaited successor to unforgettable action-adventure The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, with series producer Eiji Aonuma promising a darker adventure this time,” reads the pamphlet. “Deep within the caverns beneath Hyrule Castle, a new and powerful threat awakens. Can our courageous heroes save the kingdom again?”

Unfortunately, this is where the details end. Further, while word of a “dark adventure” and “a new and powerful threat awakens” may be new to some, we actually already knew about all of this. That said, while the new details are scarce, it’s good to have confirmation the location in the trailer was indeed underneath Hyrule Castle.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 is in development for the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and possibly the rumored Super Switch. At the moment of publishing, there’s been no word of a release date or even a release window, but rumors and leaks suggest it’s releasing sometime this year, or at least that’s the plan.

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Nintendo Switch Getting 2012 Cult-Classic Next Month

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Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch are getting a 2012 cult-classic game next month. Game releases on Switch and Switch Lite are pretty slow right now, but that’s about to change. So far, in 2021, Nintendo Switch players have gotten the cloud version of Hitman 3, and not much else. In February, they will get Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, Little Nightmares 2, Persona 5 Strikers, Bravely Default 2, and now Thomas Was Alone as well.

Today, Bithell Games announced that their 2D platformer is coming to the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite via the Nintendo eShop next month, on February 19, priced at $10. That said, if you pre-order the game before its release, you can cop it for a special pre-order discount price of $8.

It’s unclear if the Nintendo Switch version comes with any Switch-specific upgrades or features, but we do know it comes with the “Benjamin’s Flight” level pack, which adds new characters and 20 new levels to the game.

First released in 2012, Thomas Was Alone proved to be a bit of a breakout game for the aforementioned developer. Despite only debuting with a 77 on Metacritic, it garnered quite a bit of attention and won quite a few awards come the end of the year.

“Thomas Was Alone is the award-winning, critically-acclaimed platformer about friendship and jumping and floating and anti-gravity,” reads an official pitch of the game. “Guide a group of sentient rectangles through a series of obstacles, combining their skills to reach the end of each level. Discover the story of the world’s first sentient AIs, and how they worked together to, well not escape… ‘escape’ is a strong word. Perhaps ’emerge’ might be better. ‘Emerge’ has an air of importance about it, while keeping the various plot twists and origin stories you’ll discover under wraps. We didn’t even mention the bouncing. That would be overkill.”

In addition to $8 or $10, the game requires 792 MB on Switch and Switch Lite. On the pair of consoles, it supports all three modes of play, but only the following language options: English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

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Nintendo’s Joy-Con Drift Problem Just Won’t Go Away

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Nobody likes Joy-Con drift. In fact, Joy-Con drift sucks so hard that Nintendo has been pummeled with numerous lawsuits over the widespread, well-documented problem. Well, Nintendo can add another lawsuit to the pile. A Canadian law firm, Lambert Avocat, has filed a class-action lawsuit seeking compensation for anyone in Quebec who bought a Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite, Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, or Joy-Cons.

If you and all your Switch-owning friends have miraculously avoided Joy-Con drift, the issue is that after a while (sometimes not even a very long while), Joy-Cons start triggering phantom movements on screen, regardless of whether you’re actually touching the joystick. Lambert Avocat notes that its client discovered her left Joy-Con was drifting after 11 months. After sending them back to Nintendo for repairs, two months later, the right Joy-Con started drifting. She then bought a second pair of Joy-Cons and a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller—all of which eventually exhibited Joy-Con drift.

The firm contends that Joy-Con drift “constitutes an important, serious and hidden defect” that wasn’t properly disclosed by Nintendo, consumers wouldn’t be able to detect defective Joy-Cons just by looking at them, and all-in-all violates Quebec’s Consumer Protection Act. (If you happen to live in Quebec and have bought any of the aforementioned products since Aug. 1, 2017, you, too, can apply to be part of the lawsuit.)

Nintendo’s Joy-Con drift legal woes span the globe. There’s one in Illinois, another one in California led by a child and his mother, and another in Washington that was later amended to include the Switch Lite a week after it launched. Per IGN, at the end of last year, nine European consumer organizations said they had received nearly 1,000 complaints about Joy-Con drift and called on consumers to report their problems as part of a potential investigation. A French consumer protection organization has also filed a complaint against Nintendo, alleging that drift and Nintendo’s continued failure to permanently address drift were evidence of planned obsolescence.

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Clearly, there’s a problem here and Nintendo knows it. No, seriously, they know because, as our sister site Kotaku reported last year, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa apologized during a financial Q&A session. “Regarding the Joy-Con, we apologize for any trouble caused to our customers,” Furukawa said, before citing a class-action lawsuit as a reason why Nintendo couldn’t comment further on how it intended to fix this whole mess. It has since added a whole Joy-Con repair section to its customer support website.

Consumers and consumer advocacy organizations are right to be pissed, but the onus isn’t on them to fix Joy-Con drift. Yours truly has experienced drift with two sets of Joy-Cons, both after less than six months of use. And while it’s nice Nintendo will repair Joy-Cons for free, it’s moot if, after repairs, you continue to experience the problem. Buying replacement Joy-Cons also loses its luster when there’s a good chance that those, too, will also eventually drift. What you end up with is a periodic cycle of repair or replacement that you likely didn’t factor into the initial purchase cost. In any context, this is bad form for any gadget maker.

There are plenty of theories as to what actually causes Joy-Con drift—some say it’s dust and debris sneaking its way into the controller, others contend it’s wear-and-tear on contact pads. But until Nintendo sheds some light on why, publicly commits to a more permanent solution, or updates how the controllers are designed, Joy-Con drift ain’t going anywhere. And neither are the lawsuits.

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