Microsoft has expressed confidence to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK that it can optimize Call of Duty (CoD) for the Nintendo Switch console. The assurance was given in response to concerns raised by the CMA, which has been reviewing Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

A new video has suggested that a successor to the Nintendo Switch could face backward compatibility issues, due to the technical hurdles of moving from the Nintendo Switch’s architecture to new hardware.

Where does Tears of the Kingdom fit in the convoluted plot?

Just recently, Nintendo has started releasing a new version 2.5.0 build for its Nintendo Switch Online service, which includes various improvements, including updated content for the Splatoon 3 widgets. Additionally, some minor changes have also been implemented to enhance the overall user experience. With these updates, Nintendo aims to provide a smoother and more enjoyable online gaming experience for its users.

Nintendo is skipping this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. The Switch maker confirmed on Friday it won't participate in the gaming convention, which is returning this summer after being canceled in 2022.

Nintendo game director and creator of Super Mario Bros. Shigeru Miyamoto would kindly request you stop calling him the Spielberg of video games

Polygon spoke with Shigeru Miyamoto and Shinya Takahashi about bringing the park to life

Super Nintendo World is now open at Universal Studios in Hollywood. A look at Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenged and the Toadstool Cafe.

The latest revamped classic is excellent — but might make you long for something genuinely new

Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.T) said on Tuesday it plans to lift workers' base pay by 10% even though a firmer yen forced it to trim its full-year profit forecast. The hefty pay hike comes amid calls by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for Japanese companies to pay workers more as inflation takes hold in an economy used to years of deflation and stagnant wages, and as Japan prepares for its annual spring round of labour negotiations.

Drift? What drift? Remember a story we ran about some parents in the US who were trying to get their kids to sue Nintendo over "Joy-Con drift" in a class action lawsuit? Well, it seems the video game giant has come out on top.

Asked about speculation that a Nintendo Direct presentation could take place this month, Giant Bomb reporter Jeff Grubb said he’d heard that a showcase is planned for the week beginning on February 6. “Everything I’m hearing—and it’s all just sort of reiterating it—it continues to be the week of February 6,” he said. “Over and over and over again, every little detail I get is, basically, a week from now we should begin hearing about all this stuff.”

DidYouKnowGaming’s video about a failed Retro Studios pitch survives

Nintendo was apparently planning to launch a mid-generation refresh of Nintendo Switch but their plans were internally canceled. This rumor comes from Digital Foundry who have established their name in the games industry with their technical breakdown of games and hardware ranging from consoles to PC.

The Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con drift issue is caused by a fundamental design flaw according to a UK consumer group. As reported by Eurogamer, a report from Which claims that, even after just a few months of use, the Joy-Con's plastic circuit boards show significant wear on the joystick slider contact points. This causes Joy-Con drift, an issue that Nintendo hasn't been able to fully address in the console's five years on the market.

Continuing to sell sluggish 2017 hardware is a blunder.

Microsoft vows to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo and to continue making it available on the latter's consoles for 10 years if its Activision Blizzard acquisition pushes through. Phil Spencer, Microsoft Gaming's CEO, has announced the company's commitment on Twitter, adding that "Microsoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people — however they choose to play."

The Nintendo Switch has a performance problem. This isn’t news for Switch fans (or haters). The limitations of its humble Nvidia Tegra X1 chip were visible in early exclusives like Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which ran at 720p docked yet sometimes dipped below 30 frames per second. Still, the issues were rarely distracting.

Happy Thursday.

"Nintendo’s strength is in creating new video game experiences"