New Nintendo hardware next year

Sources: Nintendo targets 2024 with next-gen console — The well-sourced VGC kicks the Switch 2 discussion up a notch with this report that suggests “key partners” have dev kits on hand for Nintendo’s next machine. Details we can take away from this? It can be used portably, it will still use cartridges, the screen will be LCD instead of OLED, and info on potential backwards compatibility is….mixed. Here’s a video running through what Andy from VGC knows so far .

Andy Robinson // VGC

REVIEW Venba — ” an incredibly heartfelt, yet short, experience that offers glimpses into a family’s life, culture, and delicious-looking meals “. Here’s another review from Nintendo World Report.

Jenni Lada // Siliconera

Zelda and Mario boost Nintendo to record profit — Zelda (the game) and Mario (the movie) have resulted in ‘notably large’ sales/profits for the company. Tears of the Kingdom is already the second best selling Zelda game . The Switch is now at over 129 million hardware units sold. Here’s the PDF financial results presentation from Nintendo in-full if you like to geek out over such things.

Jon Porter // The Verge

REVIEW Adore — ” a monster-taming dungeon-crawling hybrid with lots of interesting ideas, but lacking in character when compared to others “.

Connor Christie // Pocket Tactics

REVIEW Tiny Thor — ” a well-crafted retro platforming adventure that no fan of 16-bit gaming will want to miss “.

Mitch Vogel // Nintendo Life

▶ Pikmin 4 delivers an Unreal improvement over its predecessors

Thomas Morgan // Digital Foundry (Eurogamer)

REVIEW The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages — This Game Boy Color game from 2001 is now on the Switch Online service. Here’s the accompanying review for Oracel of Seasons .

Patrick Elliot // Nintendo Life

INTERVIEW Platinum explains why The Wonderful One needed to go solo

Chris Scullion // VGC