Nintendo will “improve and expand” Switch Online after rocky expansion launch

Sonic Colours Ultimate has received a new patch, titled 2.6, that aims to address some vital areas of the game that require improvements.The update is live and across all platforms that the game is on (thanks, Eurogamer), including, PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One.The patch notes include:When Sonic Colours Ultimate launched in September of this year it was met with reports of plenty of game crashing and dangerous glitches across all platforms, but the Nintendo Switch was worse off than the

Nintendo’s The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild will allow players to randomise nearly every game element.Randomiser mods have been around for a while and can change many parts to keep the experience fresh for veteran players while occasionally adding an extra challenge.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl has been released, and fans of shiny hunting are disappointed that the Shiny Charm is not working as in previous games.The latest in Nintendo‘s Pokémon franchise released yesterday (November 19) and shiny hunters have been hard at work figuring out the best methods to find the differently coloured Pokémon, known as shiny Pokémon, in the newest instalment.

Nintendo is expanding its presence in professional gaming competitions, with plans to launch its first official pro circuit for Super Smash Bros.Nintendo will be partnering with gaming organisation Panda Global to run the event (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz), which will take place in North America in 2022.

Riot Forge – who is responsible for publishing games set in the League Of Legends universe – has announced a livestreamed Riot Forge Showcase with Nintendo Switch stream, which is set for later today (November 16).

Nintendo is making “continuous improvements” to the Joy-Con controllers for Nintendo Switch.The controllers are unique to the Switch console, sliding onto the side of the core tablet to make it an all-in-one gaming machine in handheld mode, while also detachable to use as either two smaller controllers for on-the-go play or as motion-sensing wands akin to the Wii remote.

Nintendo of America president has said that the company is taking criticism of the Nintendo Switch Online N64 Emulation seriously and is looking to improve it.In a recent interview with The Verge, Nintendo Of America president Doug Bowser said that the company was aware of the response to the Switch Online emulation system and suggested the company could be looking for improvements.“We’re constantly looking for ways to make our online features and those games better and continuing to add value

Pokémon Unite, and it’s Grass/Ghost type Decidueye.Coming to the game on November 19, a video showing off the ranged attacker’s moves can be seen below.

Twitch has finally come to the Nintendo Switch with a new app debuting on the Nintendo eShop right now.Twitch has already existed on other platforms such as PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S for years.

Bandai Namco has announced that the digital sale and online services of its anime franchise fighter Jump Force will be ending throughout next year.The news was shared on the official Bandai Namco Twitter pages for the US, UK and Europe, saying that digital sales will end on February 7 and 8 next year, depending on slightly differences in time zones. Online services will end between August 24 and 25 next year as well.

GTA: The Trilogy launching tomorrow (November 11), Rockstar has released a remastered gif of the internet’s favourite “ah shit, here we go again” scene.Rockstar’s official account on Giphy has been updated with a bunch of gifs from GTA: The Trilogy (thanks, PC Gamer), showcasing tens of remastered scenes before the game launches.For many, the most important gif on the channel will be the newly-updated scene (viewable here) from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, in which CJ utters the now-famous

Super Mario Odyssey, and it looks like Nintendo are thinking big.After a six months financial results meeting (spotted by VGC), questions were floated to Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa and Shigeru Miyamoto, where Miyamoto was asked about his thoughts on the differences between 3D Mario and the 2D side-scrolling titles.When referring to Super Mario Bros.

Epic Games has removed a Travis Scott emote from Fortnite’s daily store after a tragedy at Scott’s concert on Friday.The Out West emote featured licenced music from Travis Scott and Jackboys, alongside the other items that make up Fortnite’s daily store. However, that part of the store is now unavailable.

Nintendo has announced that 32million people have subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online.The figure is an increase of six million over the 26million subscribers that the company claimed this time last year. The announcement came as part of the company’s most recent management briefing.

GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is coming to Nintendo Switch, and Rockstar has shared screenshots.Several screenshots show how the remastered Grand Theft Auto games will look when running on the Nintendo Switch. Images show GTA 3, GTA Vice City, and GTA San Andreas, all running on the hardware.

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy will launch with Nvidia‘s DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling), allowing players to make their game look better with less of an effect on performance.In a blog, Nvidia has revealed that Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy fans will be able to utilise DLSS if they have a Geforce RTX graphics card, desktop or laptop.DLSS allows players to run games at a much lower input resolution, as the software then uses a neural network to upscale the resolution to higher levels.

Nintendo 64 controllers for the Nintendo Switch, launched alongside the Nintendo 64 Online games library, has completely ran out of stock.As spotted by VGC, the US store has an “out of stock” message alongside the controller, and also says that “more controllers will be available in 2022”.

Nintendo will not reach its production targets for the Nintendo Switch this fiscal year, missing them by around 20 per cent.According to a new report in Nikkei, as spotted by VGC, the ongoing chip shortage is going to cause the Japanese firm to miss its target by around 20 per cent.

Nintendo has confirmed that Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ recently announced Happy Home Paradise expansion will be the first and only paid piece of DLC.In a new statement to IGN, Nintendo has explained that New Horizons‘ Version 2.0 and its expansion update will be the final free and paid update for the Nintendo Switch game.“The free update launching on Nov. 5 will be the last major free content update.

Nintendo £3.2million ($4.5million).In 2020, Gary Bowser was arrested alongside one other Team Xecuter member for allegedly selling “illegal devices” that allowed users to play pirated games on consoles like the Nintendo Switch and 3DS.As VGC reports, Bowser was charged with 11 felony counts, though pled guilty to two counts – Trafficking in Circumvention Devices, and Conspiracy to Circumvent Technological Measures and to Traffic in Circumvention Devices – in return for the other charges being