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Switch 2 Surpasses 23 Million Units As Nintendo Claims Sales Remain “Solid”

  • Switch 2 has surpassed 23 million lifetime sales; quarterly shipments declined 34.4% year-on-year owing to launch-window comparison and recent price increases in Japan
  • Software sales rose 9.2% year-on-year, with Pokémon Pokopia generating 1.27 million unit sales; original Switch remains commercially relevant at 156.59 million lifetime

Nintendo's latest financial report, covering the first quarter of FY2027, shows the Switch 2 has now sold 23.68 million units since launch, overtaking the GameCube's lifetime total of 21.74 million. Quarterly hardware sales fell 34.4% year-on-year to 3.82 million, but Nintendo says this reflects unusually high launch-period demand…

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Metroid at 40: happy birthday to Samus Aran, gaming’s greatest badass and my personal heroine

  • Metroid turns 40, prompting reflection on heroine Samus Aran's legacy
  • 1986 game's ending revealed player's astronaut as a woman
  • Writer explores tension between Samus as sex object and badass icon

The article marks the 40th anniversary of Metroid, celebrating Samus Aran as one of gaming's earliest and most enduring female protagonists. The writer reflects on how the 1986 game's now-famous ending twist – revealing the seemingly genderless astronaut hero to be a woman, who then poses in a…

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Sonic Team Boss Teases More 35th Anniversary “Surprises”

  • Sonic Team's Iizuka teases undisclosed 35th anniversary surprises still to come.
  • Recent reveals include Sonic Frontiers Definitive Edition and CrossWorlds season two.
  • A concert tour and further announcements are planned later this year.

Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka has confirmed that further announcements are still to come as part of Sonic the Hedgehog's 35th anniversary celebrations, though he declined to reveal any details. Speaking to Pocket Tactics, Iizuka said Sega wants the anniversary year to honour Sonic's history while also looking…

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Toby Fox Shares Another Deltarune Chapter 6 Development Update

  • Toby Fox says Deltarune Chapter 6 is targeted for release in 2027.
  • Chapter 6 will be shorter and focused on one story element.
  • A rough draft playthrough is nearly ready; boss and cutscenes remain.

Toby Fox has published a new newsletter with a fresh update on Deltarune's development, revealing details about Chapter 6 now that Chapter 5 has launched. He expects Chapter 6 to be released as a standalone chapter sometime in 2027, and says it will be a shorter, more focused…

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Grab shopkeeper-dungeoncrawler Moonlighter free on Steam for a limited time

  • Moonlighter is currently free to claim on Steam.
  • The offer combines shopkeeping and dungeon-crawling gameplay.
  • Availability is time-limited, so claim it promptly.

Moonlighter, a game that blends dungeon-crawling roguelike combat with running a shop, is being given away for free on Steam for a limited time. The promotion offers players a chance to own the title at no cost, giving it renewed visibility and letting newcomers try its distinctive dual…

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Can you play Big Walk alone or with randoms?

  • Big Walk’s puzzles require co-operation.
  • There is no matchmaking with random players.
  • Join friends by session code or Steam list.

Big Walk cannot be meaningfully played alone because its puzzles require cooperation, although players can enter the world solo to explore its scenery. The game also has no matchmaking system, so it does not pair players with strangers; this makes arranging a group in advance necessary. The co-operative…

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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Is Getting A Manga Series

  • Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is getting a manga adaptation
  • Prologue chapter debuts in Saikyo Jump's October 2026 issue
  • The game launches on Switch 2 on 17th September 2026

Nintendo has confirmed that Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, the upcoming Switch 2 exclusive, will receive its own manga adaptation. The announcement, shared via the official Fire Emblem social media account following this week's Nintendo Direct, extends the franchise's cross-media presence and comes as artist Kazurou Kyou, who previously…

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Nintendo Donating 50 Million Yen To Assist Kumamoto Earthquake Relief Efforts

  • Nintendo donates 50 million yen to Kumamoto earthquake relief via Red Cross
  • Free product repairs offered to affected residents until February 2027
  • Pokémon Company and Sony have also made donations to relief efforts

Nintendo has pledged 50 million yen to the Japanese Red Cross Society to support relief efforts following last week's Kumamoto earthquake. The company will also offer free repair services for its products to residents in the disaster-affected areas, running until 1st February 2027. The move adds Nintendo to…

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Former Bethesda lead artist is looking forward to Fallout 3’s remaster because the game they released was ‘100% not what we intended, and it was very, very constrained’

  • Ex-Bethesda artist says Fallout 3 wasn't the game they intended
  • Original development was "very, very constrained," they said
  • They're now looking forward to the game's upcoming remaster

A former lead artist at Bethesda has said they are looking forward to the upcoming remaster of Fallout 3, revealing that the original 2008 release was "100% not what we intended" due to significant technical and development constraints at the time. The comments suggest that the remaster could…

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‘This Is Not Cool’ — BMW Owners Are Annoyed Over a New Spider-Man Ad Forced Into Their Cars

  • BMW pushed a Spider-Man film advert onto owners' infotainment screens
  • Ad links to a QR code promoting a new BMW iX3 purchase
  • Owners call it "dystopian," recalling Apple's forced U2 album backlash

BMW has begun forcing a promotional advert for the film Spider-Man: Brand New Day onto the infotainment systems of recent car models, sparking complaints from owners who see it as an unwelcome intrusion. On starting the car, drivers are shown a message saying Spider-Man has "dropped into your…

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