Switch 2 hits 10 million
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Nintendo’s financial results reveal Switch 2 hits 10 million units sold — Good numbers. Seems like the Switch 2 got to that number sooner than expected as the projection for the rest of the financial year has been adjusted up from 15 to 19 million. The original Switch is now roughly 10,000 units away from beating the DS total sales too. Chris Brandrick // Hanafuda Report
Nintendo’s dominance with Switch 2 is about to be firing on all cylinders PATRICIA HERNANDEZ // Polygon Nintendo is getting the Switch ready for retirement — “going forward, we will shift our primary development focus to Nintendo Switch 2 and expand our business around this new platform“. Jess Weatherbed // The Verge REVIEW Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment — “an authentic, canonically significant adventure that ties in perfectly with Tears of the Kingdom“. Brad Long // Vooks ▶ Is Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment worth getting? Here’s what the reviews say — Apologies for the double helping of Zelda puns here too, couldn’t help myself. Hanafuda Report // YouTube Age Of Imprisonment isn’t just about saving Hyrule, it’s about saying goodbye Jade King // The Gamer Age of Imprisonment is the Zelda story Nintendo should’ve been telling for years Josh Broadwell // Polygon ‘It’s going to be fun’: Miyamoto discusses Mario Galaxy Movie and the future of Mario games — “I just hope to stay healthy until Mario’s 50th anniversary!” — This comes via the latest issue of Casa Brutus btw. Andy Robinson // VGC ▶ ‘I replayed Metroid Prime Hunters in 2025, and it is fantastic’ — Here’s a game I never really gave a fair shake to when it launched on the DS nearly 20 years ago. John shows just how I missed out, and the link between it and the upcoming Prime 4 Beyond. John Rairdin // Nintendo World Report (YouTube) We now have a Nintendo Store app for iOS and Android Jess Weatherbed // The Verge Wow, there are way too many Nintendo apps Zack Zwiezen // Kotaku Nintendo’s live-action ‘The Legend of Zelda’ movie finally takes a massive step forward — The silver screen adaptation has begun production in New Zealand and is expected to wrap in early April next year. Erielle Sudario // Collider ▶ Former Nintendo employees reveal what it took to launch the NES in America — This is well worth a watch. Portland Retro Gaming Expo // YouTube Animal Crossing is so much more than just a decorating sim DEVEN MCCLURE // Polygon REVIEW BIPED 2: Not quite walking the walk Lewis Davies // Button Prompt REVIEW Hot Wheels Let’s Race: Ultimate Speed Chris Brandrick // Hanafuda Report If consoles are dead, how do we explain the phenomenal success of Nintendo’s Switch? — “While everyone else was talking and worrying, Nintendo came up with the answer“. Robert Purchese // Eurogamer The console market might be in trouble, but Nintendo isn’t Oli Welsh // Polygon Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI — Sharing this as there was plenty of chatter recently about Nintendo making similar calls. No evidence of that though. Stevie Bonifield // The Verge Meet the Donkey Kong prodigy who became Nintendo’s original “Gamesmaster” Jack Yarwood // Time Extension ▶ ICYMI After 9 years, it’s time for a change (from Switch Weekly) Chris Brandrick // Hanafuda Report
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