Japan Patent Office rejects Nintendo patent tied to Palworld dispute
A Japanese patent application related to Nintendo's anti-Palworld efforts was refused for lacking an inventive step after prior art including ARK and Pokémon GO was cited.
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Nintendo patent suggests DS games could come to Switch
A newly spotted Nintendo patent shows several dual-screen layouts for the Switch, hinting that DS titles might be adapted for Nintendo Switch Online.
Nintendo seeks $4.5 million from Reddit moderator accused of running Switch pirate shops
Nintendo has asked a US court to award $4.5 million after accusing a Reddit moderator of operating large-scale pirate shops that distributed pirated Nintendo Switch games and the tools to ...
Capcom says three Resident Evil games will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 on the same day
Capcom has announced that Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Resident Evil Village, and Resident Evil Requiem will all be released on Nintendo Switch on February 27, 2026, and the studio has explained why it decided to launch all ...
Nintendo says it did not contact Japanese government about generative AI after lobbying claim
Nintendo has denied reports that it contacted the Japanese government about generative AI, posting on X on October 5, 2025 that it has not had any contact with officials and ...
Modder Turns a Nintendo 64 Controller Into a Working Game Boy Micro
A modder has installed a fully playable Game Boy Micro into a Nintendo 64 controller, converting the N64 pad into a handheld GBA system with charging and audio. The creator, ...
Nintendo Switch modder ordered to pay $2 million in settlement with Nintendo
A modder who sold modified Switch consoles settled with Nintendo, agreeing to pay $2 million after a lawsuit that began in July 2024. The settlement includes a permanent injunction against ...
Nintendo reportedly delayed Switch 2 for Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza
Bloomberg reports that Nintendo repeatedly delayed the launch of Switch 2, giving its first-party teams extra time to polish tentpole titles like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza. That ...
Nintendo Switch 2 Update 20.4.0 arrives with only backend fixes
Today Nintendo released system update 20.4.0 for the Nintendo Switch 2, a small mandatory firmware refresh required for continued online use. It arrived on September 1 (September 2 outside the ...
Ex-PlayStation Chief Says Nintendo Understands Its Fans Better Than Anyone
Shawn Layden, the former head of PlayStation, said Nintendo knows its fans better than most large companies, and that focus helped it avoid the post-COVID-19 downturn other publishers faced. Those ...
