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Why Trump’s tariffs probably won’t cause an immediate Switch 2 price bump
While Nintendo could theoretically avoid tariff impacts by moving Switch 2 production into the US,…
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Mario Kart World’s $80 price isn’t that high, historically
$70 was a common price for N64 software, and that was in 1997 dollars! $70…
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Carmack defends AI tools after Quake fan calls Microsoft AI demo “disgusting”
The current generative Quake II demo represents a slight advancement from Microsoft's previous generative AI…
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Nintendo explains why Switch 2 hardware and software cost so much
Things just cost more now In justifying the $450 price of the Switch 2, Nintendo…
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Balatro yet again subject to mods’ poor understanding of “gambling”
Balatro is certainly habit-forming, but there's nothing to be won or lost, other than time,…
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Nintendo isn’t using anti-drift Hall effect sensors on Switch 2 joysticks
After dealing with years of widespread reports of "stick drift" on the original Switch Joy-Cons,…
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Dustland Delivery plays like a funny, tough, post-apocalyptic Oregon Trail
Road trips with just two people always have their awkward silences. In Dustland Delivery, my character,…
Not just Switch 2: ESA warns Trump’s tariffs will hurt the entire game industry
This morning's announcement that Nintendo is delaying US preorders for the Switch 2 immediately increased…
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Switch 2 preorders delayed over Trump tariff uncertainty
Nintendo Switch 2 preorders, which were due to begin on April 9, are being delayed…
Nvidia confirms the Switch 2 supports DLSS, G-Sync, and ray tracing
In the wake of the Switch 2 reveal, neither Nintendo nor Nvidia has gone into…