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Nintendo NES Classic Mini consoles back in production, will launch in June
After selling out in next to no time after its launch in 2016, the Nintendo Classic Mini consoles became much sought after - fetching high prices on reseller sites, such as eBay. And as soon as Nintendo announced that it was to discontinue production,... Read more
Official Nintendo Charging Stand for Switch can charge your console in tabletop mode
Nintendo has announced a new accessory for Nintendo Switch that enables you to charge your console while playing it in tabletop mode.The conventional Switch Dock is all well and good when you are playing on a TV, but when you are playing off the Switch... Read more
What is Nintendo Switch Online, how much does it cost and when is it coming?
Ever since the Nintendo Switch was released, Nintendo has been promising an online subscription service.And although its full launch was delayed several times, Nintendo Switch Online will be with us soon enough.We now know pricing and exactly what your... Read more
Atari VCS initial review: Imagine the SNES Classic Mini and Nvidia Shield TV combined
The Atari VCS - formerly Ataribox - has had a relatively rocky ride since it was announced last year. A delay to its crowd funding phase, let alone launch, brought the cynics out of the woodwork. Even though they, like everyone else outside of the development... Read more
Nintendo Labo for Nintendo Switch: Everything you need to know including how the cardboard Toy-Cons work
Nintendo's crazy, cool and fun cardboard accessories for the Nintendo Switch are now available. You can buy Nintendo Labo in the UK and US now.The Nintendo Switch is a games console designed to work both at home and when out and about. The main unit... Read more
Nintendo E3 2018 Direct video presentation: How to watch it and what to expect for Nintendo Switch
As is now traditional, Nintendo will not hold a press conference at E3 2018. It will, however, broadcast a video presentation on the first day of the show, focusing on the Nintendo Switch games coming up for the rest of 2018.Here then are the details... Read more
Best upcoming Nintendo Switch games to look forward to in 2018 and beyond
The Nintendo Switch has been a rip-roaring success since it was launched in March 2017. Nintendo sold more Switch consoles in one year than the Wii U managed in its lifetime.Part of the success comes down to the steady flow of excellent games, not just... Read more
Yes, you can buy Nintendo Labo Toy-Con replacement parts
Nintendo is allowing you to buy replacement parts for Nintendo Labo.The company just released Nintendo Labo, its crazy cardboard accessory lineup for the Nintendo Switch console. Nintendo Labo transforms the Switch's display and controllers into other... Read more
Nintendo Labo review: Crazy cardboard fun for the Switch
Zany, wacky, crazy, mind-boggling, pointless, bizarre, very Japanese. I don't get it.These are just some of the words and phrases that we've heard from others when talking about Nintendo's latest gaming concept: Nintendo Labo.But do any of the above really... Read more
Nintendo Switch system update 5.0.0 available now: Here's what it does
Nintendo has released the latest version of its system software for Nintendo Switch.System update 5.0.0 should be available to you as soon as you next switch on your, ahem, Switch. It will have downloaded automatically if you have your console connected... Read more
Super Smash Bros coming to Nintendo Switch, watch the trailer here
Nintendo's much loved fighting game, Super Smash Bros, is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2018. And it is understood that it will be an all-new game rather than a remaster of the Wii U's Super Smash Bros 4.The Switch game was revealed during the Nintendo... Read more
Free Super Mario Odyssey update arrives for Nintendo Switch, adds new mini-game and more
A completely free update for Super Mario Odyssey is now available for download on Nintendo Switch which adds a new game mode and other goodies.The new mini-game is called Balloon World and becomes available as soon as you finish the main story. It adds... Read more
Nintendo Labo offers much more to do with the Toy-Con kits than you thought
Nintendo has released details and videos of its Nintendo Labo Toy-Con kits and you can do much more with them than previously thought.Inside each kit comes the cardboard, accessories and game codes needed to build specific Toy-Cons, as seen during the... Read more
Mario Kart Tour: Release date, price, platforms and everything you need to know
Nintendo's mobile games library is to expand with its the most-loved gaming series after the Mario platformers themselves.Mario Kart Tour will be the first in the company's long-standing racing franchise to make it onto a non-Nintendo platform. It has... Read more
Mario Kart coming to iOS and Android at last
Nintendo has announced that its next mobile game will be based on Mario Kart.The kart racing franchise starring the moustachioed plumber and his pals is one of the most enduring, having first appeared on the Super Nintendo in 1992. Now it will join a... Read more
Nintendo Labo pre-orders now open, get the Switch accessories everyone's talking about
Nintendo announced its Labo accessory kits earlier this week and now you can pre-order them.Shipping on 27 April in the UK, 20 April in the US, there are three packs available to transform your Nintendo Switch into something quite different. Two of them... Read more
Think Labo is bizarre? Look at these crazy Nintendo accessories and games from over the years
Nintendo has pulled something of a pleasant shock with the announcement of its mainly cardboard based Labo system. It's part inspired, part bonkers, turning your Nintendo Switch into all manner of new, different gadgets.However, Labo isn't the first wacky... Read more
Nintendo will announce an "interactive experience for kids" for the Switch tonight
Nintendo has posted a teaser on its official website stating it will announce a "new interactive experience for the Nintendo Switch, specially crafted for kids and kids at heart." Nintendo Switch review: Return of the King? The announcement will take... Read more
Nintendo Switch projector will give you 120-inch picture just by docking your console
The Nintendo Switch has been massively successful since its launch last April, with reports stating that it is the fastest selling console of all time in the US. It's obvious therefore that developers, publishers and manufacturers will be rushing to support... Read more
Last minute Christmas bargain: Nintendo Switch with Ninjango and Joy-Con grip for £279
Do you still need to get someone a last minute gaming-inspired Christmas present, or perhaps you just want to treat yourself for the festive period? Tesco may just have the perfect deal for you.From now until 8 January, you can get a Nintendo Switch in... Read more
Nintendo Switch tips and tricks: How to get the most from your new console
The Nintendo Switch has been a massive success since its launch in spring 2017 and still regularly sells out across multiple retailers.It has also already played host to some amazing games, including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario... Read more
Rocket League for Nintendo Switch hits the high street in January 2018
Massively popular game Rocket League finally became available for Nintendo Switch in November, but only as a digital download.It only takes up 4.8GB of the internal storage or microSD card slot, but that can still take an age to download, depending on... Read more
Nintendo sells 10m Switch consoles in nine months, just 3.5m less than Wii U in five years
It has been revealed that Nintendo sold more Nintendo Switch consoles in its first nine months than Wii U units in its lifetime.Nintendo has sold 10 million Switch units since its launch in March.The company sold 13.56 million Wii Us in total, in its... Read more
SNES Classic Mini back in stock and only £79.99 for Black Friday
After the SNES Classic Mini console pre-order round, it has been a devil to get hold of the machine unless you happened to get your order in early doors. And by early, we mean within the first 30 seconds or so of pre-orders opening.The good news is that... Read more
Super Mario Odyssey review: Nintendo nails it
The Nintendo Switch couldn't have had a better start, with a game as scintillating as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and sales figures the Wii U could only have dreamt about. After its spring launch, however, things went quiet.We've had other... Read more
Nintendo Switch system update 4.0 out now: How to install it and what it does
Nintendo has rolled out a new version of its system software for the Nintendo Switch, which adds some significant new features.System version 4.0.0, as it is called, should be waiting for you to install on your console. Here then are the simple instructions... Read more
If you love the SNES Classic Mini you'll adore the tiny, working Replicade Centipede arcade cabinet
We don't cover many Kickstarter projects here on Pocket-lint for a variety of reasons, but couldn't ignore the Replicade x Centipede arcade cabinet.At a time where shrunken retro games machines are almost doing better than their modern day counterparts, New... Read more
SNES Classic Mini review: Super Nintendo does it again
As soon as the NES Classic Mini was released last year we set our hearts on a follow-up, after all, the Super Nintendo was a better console and the first that really set our hearts a'flutter.That's why the announcement of the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super... Read more
Can't buy a SNES Classic Mini? How to build your own retro console for just £50
Like vinyl records, The Crystal Maze and seaside holidays, retro gaming is in the middle of a resurgence. There are reimagined machines based on both the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64, and the Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo download stores are crammed... Read more
Nintendo SNES Classic Mini: Price, games, stock updates and more
After the incredible success of its miniature, remade NES console, Nintendo has released a follow-up; this time based on the much-loved Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES for short.A Nintendo Classic Mini: SNES is now available, having shipped... Read more
Massive Super Mario Run update coming, drops to half price
Nintendo is about to address two of the biggest complaints levelled at Super Mario Run, that it has too few levels and costs too much to unlock the full game.It is releasing a huge update to the game, which will be available from Friday 29 September.... Read more
Your Nintendo Switch comes with a secret, hidden game
Hackers have found a full game lurking in the code of the Nintendo Switch.Flog - an emulated version of NES classic Golf (hence the backwards name) - has been found in am area of the Switch's system software dedicated, they think, to emulation. It suggests... Read more
Super Mario Odyssey special edition Nintendo Switch coming, and Mario in the buff
Nintendo has announced a new Nintendo Switch bundle coming in time for Christmas, and it features our favourite moustachioed plumber. What's more, you'll also be able to see him in the nuddy - well, almost - in his new adventure, Super Mario Odyssey.During... Read more
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle review: Another addictive Nintendo Switch exclusive
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle created a stir when it was unveiled at the E3 Show in June. After all, any original Mario-related game is bound to be big news.Back then it sounded like a rather strange proposition though. Developed by Ubisoft, and a cross-pollination... Read more
Nintendo 2DS XL review: A fitting finale to over a decade of fun
There’s no doubt that the future of Nintendo looks rosy or, at least, rosier than it did a couple of years ago.The Switch has proven a tremendous success, the decision to recreate former console glories in miniature form has also gone down rather well,... Read more
Can 80 game Sega Mega Drive Mini be as popular as the SNES Classic Mini?
It's fair to say that Nintendo's decision to make smaller, reissued versions of its classic consoles was a winner. The NES Classic Mini was a huge success, selling out rapidly and becoming one of 2016's most sought-after Christmas presents.The SNES Classic... Read more
Nintendo N64 Classic Mini: Rumours, games and everything you need to know
After the phenomenal success of the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System in 2016, with stock selling out almost immediately as pre-orders became available, the same seems to have happened again with the follow-up: the SNES Classic Mini.It... Read more
Nintendo trademark officially hints to N64 Classic Mini
As we've suggested before, Nintendo's N64 console could be getting a re-release.The Japanese company recently started stoking nostalgia by making miniaturised, less expensive versions of its original retro consoles. For instance, the NES Classic Edition launched... Read more
Nintendo Switch Online app out now for iOS and Android, just in time for Splatoon 2
We already knew that Nintendo delayed its full, paid-for online service until next year but in the meantime is allowing players to connect to each other for free. That means playing multiplayer games over the internet, such as Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon... Read more
SFANS is a cheaper, more portable Nintendo Switch dock
We whooped and hollered when Nintendo announced that it would release a Switch dock you could buy separately. Finally, it meant we could move and play on at least two TVs in the home without the fuss of taking the whole dock with us.There's just one issue... Read more
Splatoon 2 review: More glorious sploshy platform-shooter cleverness
The Wii U may have been an unmitigated flop, but at least one good game came out of it: Splatoon. The clever, third-person ink-shooting platformer seemed to emerge fully formed, and somehow managed to establish itself as a sort of starter e-sport, even... Read more
Ataribox console is real: Great pics show Atari's rival to the SNES Classic Mini
Pictures and confirmation of a brand new games console from Atari have emerged, with a look at the exterior and connections of the machine known as the Ataribox.Unfortunately, few other details are available at present, but we do know the new console... Read more
Mario Kart VR will give you an eyes-on view of Moo Moo Meadows
Mario Kart is one of Nintendo's most popular games, and the latest release, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch, is one of the best iterations yet.But the oodles-of-fun multiplayer game is set to get even better with the introduction of Mario... Read more
Nintendo Switch Online app for iOS finally coming 21 July
The Nintendo Switch just got a companion app for online services.During a Nintendo Direct event on Thursday, Nintendo announced a new app called Nintendo Switch Online. It will be available from 21 July, the same day Splatoon 2 becomes available. According... Read more
Nintendo Switch neon green and neon pink Joy-Cons now available to pre-order
One of the things we've loved about the Nintendo Switch is the way you can customise it with differently coloured Joy-Cons.Even if you bought the grey Switch at launch - either because you had to because the red and blue version had sold out or you liked... Read more
You can now buy retro NES-style controllers for your Nintendo Switch
Ever wish your Nintendo Switch looked more like the original NES?No? Just us? Well, either way, ColorWare thinks someone out there wants a NES-style Switch, because it has just launched the Joy Con Classic, a pair of custom-painted Switch controllers.... Read more
Zelda Breath of the Wild DLC Pack 1 - The Master Trials now available: Here's how to get it
Nintendo has released the first DLC for Breath of the Wild and it's not shirking on the new content.The DLC Pack 1, entitled "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Master Trials", is included as part of the Expansion Pass for Nintendo Switch and... Read more
Nintendo SNES Classic Mini official pre-orders open then sell out in minutes
No sooner had Nintendo officially opened its own pre-orders for the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES Classic Mini for short, and it sold out.It listed the retro games machine for £69.99 on Nintendo.co.uk but now... Read more
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle gameplay preview: Cute and compelling turn-based action
In 2017 Mario seems to be on something of a departure from his norm. Maybe it's a midlife crisis. First, there's Mario Odyssey on Switch, a game in which our intrepid plumber has ended up in not only familiar lands, such as Sand Kingdom, but also closer-to-reality... Read more
Nintendo Spotlight E3 2017: Find out what was launched for Switch
Nintendo has a massive presence on the showfloor at E3 each year, but hasn't hosted a physical press conference for a while.Instead, it streams a pre-recorded Nintendo Spotlight video on the morning of the massive game show opening its doors for the... Read more