It would be the first all-new entry in the series since Mario Kart 8 in 2014.

Nintendo sold 5.3 million Switch units at Japanese retail in 2021. That's according to data collected by Famitsu and shared with GamesIndustry.biz, accounting for all sales between December 28, 2020 and December 19, 2021. The total combines sales of the standard, Lite and OLED models.

The new year is here, bringing the promise of new video games to one and all. We've have seen some fantastic games on Switch in 2021, but it's also true that several big names slipped into 2022 — for understandable reasons. Add those to the Switch games previously scheduled to arrive in the next 12 months and this year is already shaping up very nicely!

IGN’s chief content officer Peer Schneider claimed in the latest IGN Games podcast that he was able to catch up with industry sources following this month’s The Game Awards, who assured the journalist over the company’s absence from the show.

It’s not hard to play the original Legend of Zelda games. With each new hardware release, Nintendo trots out its 8-bit Hyrule adventures again, giving players a chance to relive (and rebuy) the games that started it all. If you’re a Switch Online subscriber, for instance, you can play them right now on your Switch.

Mark your calendars. The Nintendo Switch with an OLED screen isn’t even a month old, but the company is already talking about some kind of successor to its wildly popular console / handheld hybrid — although vaguely.

Nintendo has released its financial results for the six-month period ended September 30, 2021, noting a moderate decline in console sales. For the half, operating profit was down by 24.5%, dropping to ¥219.9 billion ($1.9 billion) from 291.4 billion ($2.5 billion) during the same period in 2020. Ordinary profit was also down by 20.6% to ¥236.2 billion ($2 billion) from ¥297.4 billion ($2.6 billion).

Terrible emulation quality hinder the nostalgic experience.

The Switch instalment enjoyed a strong first-week debut in Nintendo'

We review the new Nintendo Switch OLED, looking at its bigger display and seeing how it compares to the original console and the lite model

If Nintendo makes a 4K Switch, it won’t happen soon.

If there’s one thing I want from Metroid games above all else, it’s a feeling of dread. That’s why I still admire the original NES game the most. It almost feels hostile to the player in its design. There are no maps, no health recharge stations, no modern amenities to aid you. Because of that, no matter how many energy tanks or missile packs I acquire, in Metroid, I always feel in danger. I actually feel like an intrepid bounty hunter exploring a hostile alien world that might mercilessly destroy me at any moment.

If you want to know what makes Metroid so special after all these years, consider the opening moments of Super Metroid. After narrowly escaping an exploding space station, Samus Aran descends on Zebes to investigate the ruins of the pirate base she destroyed in the first game. It’s a perfect example of Super Metroid’s minimalist storytelling, wordlessly conveying the tense anxiety of exploring the ruins of Mother Brain’s old Tourian base amid rain and crashing thunder.

Nintendo's new tier for the Switch Online service has raised some concerns about future support for the SNES and NES libraries. Will games continue to be added to this service, or is Nintendo done with these older retro libraries for good? It seems there's no need to worry. Axios writer, Stephen Totilo, has been informed by Nintendo that more games will continue to be added to the original membership service.

Turns out all Nintendo needed to do was push out a software update.

Nintendo may be finally ready to bring its storied handheld gaming library to the Nintendo Switch — Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles will soon join the 100-plus NES and SNES games that it offers via its Switch Online subscription service, according to rumors from the “Nate the Hate” podcast, corroborated by Nintendo Life on Tuesday and now again on Friday by Eurogamer. It’s not every day we see a Nintendo rumor that strong.

It looks like Gas Guzzlers Extreme is coming to the Nintendo Switch and PS5 later this year, as it’s been rated by the ESRB. “This is a combat racing game in which players engage in racing/battle events. Players use cars outfitted with machine guns and rocket launchers to drive and shoot opponents around several tracks. Combat is highlighted by frequent gunfire and explosions. Some events allow players to shoot/run over zombies and undead animals in frenetic combat.

The Nintendo Switch has become the first system in 33 years to completely take over the Japanese weekly games charts.

Switch faves like Mario Kart 8, Breath of the Wild, and Smash Bros. are chart mainstays

Released in 2017, the Nintendo Switch is a little console that packs a big punch. It sets itself apart from other gaming systems through its hybrid nature. The console can be played docked and connected to a screen like a conventional console, or it can be used in portable form when you need to game on the go. Since its release, the console and the many games it supports have broken a slew of records.