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New Nintendo Switch with 7-inch OLED screen coming this year, says report Nintendo is planning to release an upgraded model of the Switch this year with an OLED screen, according to a new report in Bloomberg. The report says Samsung Display is providing the screen, which will be a 7-inch 720p rigid OLED panel set to go into mass production this June. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/3/22312559/new-nintendo-switch-oled-screen-holiday-release-report

Nintendo’s new Mario-themed Switch is available now Alongside the release of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury for the Nintendo Switch, several retailers have a Mario Red & Blue Edition Switch game console available for purchase. You can buy one right now at Target, while supplies last. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/12/22278494/nintendo-switch-mario-release-date-where-to-buy-amazon-best-buy-gamestop

Android 10 comes to the Nintendo Switch The same people who originally brought Android to the Nintendo Switch, the Switchroot team, are back with an Android 10 update, according to XDA-Developers. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2021/2/9/22274635/nintendo-switch-android-10-lineage

EU group calls for Nintendo Switch Joy-Con drift investigation The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) is calling on the European Commission to investigate Nintendo Joy-Con drift complaints. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/27/22252043/eu-nintendo-switch-joy-con-drift-investigation

Super Mario 3D World will launch in February alongside a new Nintendo Switch color Super Mario 3D World, an enhanced version of the original game that bundles in a new expansion called Bowser’s Fury, will launch on February 12th for the Switch. Nintendo announced the news today along with a new Mario Red & Blue Edition console. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/12/22226787/super-mario-3d-world-release-date-price-new-color-switch

Bloomberg: Nintendo is working on a 4K-capable Switch for 2021 Sony and Microsoft have shown off the 4K-ready consoles they’ll deliver later this year with the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X, but what is Nintendo working on? According to sources cited in a report by Bloomberg, while its convertible console tops the sales charts along with hit games like Anim Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/nintendo-switch-4k-061428807.html

Nintendo CEO and president Shuntaro Furukawa told investors today that the company has “no plans” to launch a new model of the Switch in 2020. from https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/30/21116200/new-nintendo-switch-model-not-happening-2020 https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66224364/jbareham_1492_170228_0126.0.0.jpg

According to one of the industry's leading analysts, Nintendo will release a Nintendo Switch Pro this year. Of course, this is nothing more than a prediction, but according to said analyst, there's little to no doubt it's going to happen. from https://comicbook.com/gaming/2020/01/02/nintendo-switch-pro-release-date-price-specs/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Nintendo’s Switch Lite likely won’t be dropping in price any time soon, so the best deals we have to work with in the meantime are the rare promos, much like GameStop’s Black Friday sale happening right now. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/30/20988975/black-friday-nintendo-switch-lite-deal-gamestop-sale-gift-card https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65800372/akrales_190820_3597_0065.0.jpg

It feels like 8BitDo can barely let a month slip by without offering a new Nintendo Switch controller. This time around, it's putting its keychain-sized Zero 2 up for pre-order. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/25/8bitdo-switch-controller-keychain-zero-2/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D1284%252C857%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1068%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2019-11%252Fa29a8530-0f99-11ea-bbfb-c86529e8e2b5%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D3cc15a306abb78d25822d94a497bb4878686fdf5&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=a47e75a56a5bf0acd297eaeb75402c9c860dbee0

Last year Blizzard ported Diablo 3 to the Nintendo Switch, earning great acclaim for marrying the grind-fest game with the portable, grind-anywhere-you-wish Switch. from https://www.cnet.com/news/overwatch-might-be-coming-to-the-nintendo-switch/ https://cnet4.cbsistatic.com/img/NbxcKzC5F6yJaM0GGEmylFPWGBA=/1092x0/2019/08/27/4edaad43-368c-42dd-bf7f-c2b224f43a1b/hanzo-screenshot-001.jpg

So you know all those reports earlier this week about a Nintendo Switch exchange program? Yeah, turns out it was all a bunch of crap. The Verge published an official statement from a Nintendo rep on Saturday debunking the deal. from https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-says-that-rumored-switch-exchange-deal-is-fake-1837354592 https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Tf1JK90n--/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/uh5pllhhkstd2d77lza6.jpg

Switch owners may be able to replace their consoles with the model that has better battery life if it's only been a month or less since they've purchased their device. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/16/nintendo-switch-exchange/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D1731%252C1080%252C130%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C998%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2019-08%252Feabebc30-c086-11e9-9f8b-7289adf3cc45%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3Dda52a7413ffa9bf247219ff3e44cdb13620782e0&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=49bd25910f182f59f177df76b352f08496f25bd0

Your Nintendo Switch is going to come with everything you need to jump in and start playing, whether you're connected to a television or playing mobile, but there's a lot more to this console. from https://www.imore.com/best-nintendo-switch-accessories https://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/field/image/2017/12/nintendo-switch-tnp-hdmi-adapter.jpg

Zacian and Zamazenta Edition – September 20 – Best Buy Gray – September 20 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop Turquoise – September 20 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop Yellow – September 20 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop from https://nintendoeverything.com/pre-order-updates-august-11-2019/ https://nintendoeverything.com/wp-content/uploads/nintendo1-1-1.jpg

Super Nintendo World coming to Universal Studios Japan  Nintendo will launch the Super Nintendo World park attraction at Universal Studios Japan, the two companies revealed. The themed area will open in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with similar attractions coming later to Hollywood and Orlando in the US. Nintendo first revealed news of the attractions last year ……  https://t.co/IhbiX7nAXd — Mike (@mikezmac) December 12, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js from Twitter https://twitter.com/mikezmac