Nintendo Switch receives Bluetooth audio support with shaky update

A Boy And His Blob is making its way to the Nintendo Switch, 12 years after it first launched for the Nintendo Wii.A Boy And His Blob follows a young boy as he works with his friend, an alien blob-like creature that possesses powerful shape-shifting abilities. It’s all in an effort to free the land of Blobolonia from an evil emperor.

Nintendo patent (September 30) showcases plans for machine learning that converts resolution to a higher definition image.Filed in March 2020 and called “systems and methods for machine learned image conversion”, the patent aims to use machine learning to convert one dataset into another using block transforms. Essentially, it would use AI to upscale the output resolution of a video game.

Bloomberg claimed that certain companies have software toolkits provided by Nintendo, offering support for 4K graphics, the games giant has been quick to deny any reports that a supposed Switch Pro is in the works.The Bloomberg report claimed that at least 11 companies, including Zynga, were in possession of Nintendo’s 4K development kit for the Switch.

Nintendo has confirmed that the final fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be announced on October 5, with a special presentation from Masahiro Sakurai scheduled for the reveal.The presentation – titled The Final Battle – will be broadcast at 3PM BEST / 4PM CEST on October 5.

Nintendo won’t be abandoning its Nintendo Switch Online SNES and NES game libraries following recent concerns about their future.After the announcement that Nintendo will be introducing an N64 and Sega Genesis game libraries on the Switch via its online services, fans have raised concerns about the future of other libraries, including the SNES and NES.However, as reported by Nintendo Enthusiast, fans won’t need to worry because Nintendo isn’t going to be leaving either library behind.

September’s Nintendo Direct appears to show different versions of N64 games for NA and EU.During yesterdays (September 23) Nintendo Direct, Switch owners got to see a new feature. An expansion for the Switch Online Membership will give fans access to N64 games.

Nintendo has revealed Kirby and the Forgotten Land, a new game in the long-running series, which takes the adorable character to a post-apocalyptic world.Premiering during the Nintendo Direct last night (September 23), the titular Forgotten Land the pink mascot finds himself waking up in is a far cry from Dream Land, and more resembles a scene from The Last Of Us, Nier: Automata, or Death Stranding, with abandoned buildings overgrown with nature, cracked roads, and rusting cars.Take a look at

Sega Mega Drive games launching on the Nintendo Switch Online service will come with the option of using new wireless Switch-compatible Mega Drive controllers.The controllers will be released at the same time as the games launch, however, it appears that the type of controller available will vary between regions.As shown in the Japanese stream of the Nintendo Direct last night (September 23, albeit on September 24 in Japan’s time), the six-button variant of the Mega Drive controller is shown,

Castlevania Advance Collection is in fact real, and can be played right now on Nintendo Switch.Announced during yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, this is a collection of four Castlevania titles, three from the Game Boy Advance (GBA) and one from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES):According to the Nintendo webpage for the announcement there’s also plenty of extra features in the collection like a gallery of original concept art, the ability to select which region’s ROM you want to play, a

Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic is coming to Nintendo Switch later this year on November 11.This is not the same game as the recently announced Knights Of The Old Republic – Remake at the PlayStation Showcase, with the original game developed by BioWare.

Rare‘s Nintendo 64 (N64) classic 3D platformer Banjo-Kazooie is officially coming to Nintendo Switch.During the Nintendo Direct last night (September 23), Nintendo announced the Switch Online subscription service would be getting an expansion pack adding N64 and Sega Mega Drive games to the library.Banjo Kazooie was shown in a sneak peek as an N64 game that would be added to the library after launch, which also includes The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and Pokémon Snap.Here's a sneak peek at

Nintendo Direct revealed that select Nintendo 64 and Sega Mega Drive titles will be coming to Nintendo Switch Online in late October.The Nintendo website shows off some of the games coming to the Nintendo 64 portion of the service, which includes at launch:A short teaser video on the Nintendo UK Twitter also showed off what would be coming to the service down the line, and that includes Pokémon Snap, The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Paper Mario, Banjo-Kazooie, F-Zero X and more.These Nintendo

The Forgotten City is releasing on Nintendo Switch today but will require an online connection to play.Nintendo’s cloud gaming system allows players to play games using a server that does most of the heavy lifting. This has allowed Control and Hitman 3 to come to the console.

Nintendo Switch OLED unboxing video has appeared online, complete with a brief glimpse of some gameplay footage.Japanese YouTuber HikakinTV, who has over 10.2 million subscribers, has been lucky enough to get his hands on the new Nintendo Switch OLED console despite not being available until October 8.Obviously, it’s worthy of its very own unboxing video, with the YouTuber showing off everything the console has to offer – including a look at how some classic Switch games perform on the new OLED

Nintendo has announced its next Nintendo Direct broadcast will air tonight – here’s how, when and where you can watch it.The latest Nintendo Direct broadcast will air tonight – Thursday, September 23 – at 11 PM BST / 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET.To watch the broadcast, you’ll be able to tune in to one of Nintendo’s official social media to watch live including its Twitch and YouTube channel.The Direct will be running for approximately 40 minutes and will showcase new information mainly focusing on Nintendo

Pokémon Unite just got its latest major update adding a new offline mode and balancing some of your favourite pokémon’s moves.The latest patch, which is available now, has added a new offline mode to the Nintendo Switch version of Pokémon Unite and brings balancing tweaks to moves across the board.Additionally, the mobile version of Pokémon Unite has reached over 5 million preregistrations.

Nintendo will be re-releasing Metroid Prime for the Nintendo Switch.Emily Rogers, a contributor to Nintendo World Report and an industry veteran with a track record of supplying accurate information about Nintendo said on Twitter yesterday (September 22) that the company is “busy” working on a Metroid Prime re-release.“Last I heard, Nintendo was busy working on Metroid Prime 1 to celebrate the game’s 20th anniversary in 2022,” Rogers said.

Nintendo could be revealing a new game controller for the Nintendo Switch as soon as this week, according to a US government listing.Earlier this month, it was reported that Nintendo had filed a product application to the FCC for a “game controller” with a request of confidentiality for six months.

Nintendo could be planning to reveal a brand new controller for the Nintendo Switch, based on a newly filed FCC application.First spotted by Nintendo insider Samus Hunter, the filing was made yesterday (September 16), which specifically notes that the product is a “game controller” and also includes the “HAC” code prefix that is used for other Nintendo Switch hardware.The listing however comes a letter requesting confidentiality on the product’s details, including all photos of the controller,

Nintendo of America has said it has “no plans” to cut the price of the Nintendo Switch, following the console’s standard model’s price drop in Europe earlier this week.In the UK, the standard Nintendo Switch has dropped from its original retail price of £279.99 to £259.99, while in Europe the new price appears to be €269.99 (down from €329.99), just under a month before the launch of the Switch OLED model.However, it appears that US fans hoping for a similar price drop are out of luck, according