Capcom's 90% Digital Sales Isn't the Win Switch 2 Players Think
Capcom's response to the physical media funeral is a shrug: roughly 90% of its unit sales are digital, so let the discs and cartridges wither. But…
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Banjo-Kazooie's Lighthouse Port Is a Steam Deck Dream at 60 FPS
Emulation has been the default way to play Banjo-Kazooie on a handheld for as long as handhelds could run it. It works — but it's always been a…
NSO Icons for Mario Paint and Super Circuit Arrive — Play to Unlock
Nintendo knows its retro catalog is one of the strongest arguments for owning a Switch: the SNES and Game Boy Advance Classic apps turn the console…
EverDrive-64 Pro at $169: Why Flash Carts Still Matter to Handhelds
Here's the uncomfortable math: the EverDrive-64 Pro costs $169 — more than plenty of handhelds that will happily play most of the N64 library out of…
Changeable Guardian Estique: New NES Shmup Comes to Switch Aug 6
NES cartridges in 2025? Changeable Guardian Estique said yes — and now the same 8-bit shmup is making its way to Switch eShop on August 6, 2026. This…
NSO Maintenance August 17: Cloud Saves and Retro Classics Go Dark
Europe gets the short end of Nintendo's next maintenance window. From 7 AM to 9 AM on August 18, Switch Online goes dark across the continent — peak…
Steam Deck LCD Battery Price Hike Makes OLED Look Like a Bargain
Here's a sentence I didn't expect to write in 2026: replacing the battery in Valve's older, cheaper Steam Deck now costs more than replacing the…
Always-Online Games Are a Handheld Preservation Problem
There's a particular horror for handheld players that desktop gamers rarely understand: opening a game at the airport, only to have it refuse to boot…
Stray Children Treasure Box: English on a Japanese Switch Cart
Stray Children has always felt like a game rescued from an old hard drive: a quirky, melancholic RPG from Onion Games that leans into the mystery of…
Nintendo's Failed Handheld Finally Gets Two New Games
There's a timeline where the Virtual Boy is just a historical footnote — the red-eyed headset that gave 1995 shoppers eyestrain and Nintendo its most…
Super Mario Sunshine Finally Lands on Switch 2's GameCube Classics
Super Mario Sunshine has been one of Mario's least accessible adventures for over two decades. Its only modern release, the 3D All-Stars collection,…
Sunshine's Switch 2 Debut: August 13, Expansion Pack Required
Super Mario Sunshine has spent 24 years as the 3D Mario that never had a real portable life. The 2020 All-Stars collection put it on Switch, sure —…