Several new characters and stages have been found in a datamine of MultiVersus. Images circulating social media show yet-to-be-announced characters, such as Marceline from Adventure Time, as well as stages based on Barbie and Harry Potter. The stages are clearly in very early stages and there’s no indication that they’ll definitely make it into the full game, but it’s an interesting look at what Warner Bros. Discovery properties that make join the title....

Nintendo shares fell 3.5% on Wednesday as investors reacted negatively to the company’s E3 announcements, including a delay to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It was the company’s biggest one-day decline since April and knocked $1 billion offNintendo’s market value, according to theFinancial Times. However, the FT also noted that Nintendo’s stock is “perennially volatile” and pointed out that at close on Wednesday it was up nearly 30% year to date....

Nintendo is launching Nintendo Music, an app that will allow Nintendo Switch Online users to listen to the soundtracks from Nintendo titles. The app, which appears to be based on music streaming apps like Spotify andAppleMusic, will be released later today. “Kick back and enjoy someNintendotunes with Nintendo Music, the exclusive smart-device app forNintendo SwitchOnline members that lets you stream or download Nintendo soundtracks, create and share playlists, browse music by different categories, and more,” reads an official description....

Nintendo has detailed plans to bring Switch Sports back online this week, and to compensate players for the game’s recent downtime. The company temporarilydisabled online play and save data backupsforNintendo Switch Sportslast Friday while it investigated a solution to a bug. The bug in question, which was found in the game’s Ver1.2.1 update, caused the game to close during pre-match loading screens. In an update on its Japanese site on Monday, Nintendosaidit plans to restore online functionality across two updates this week....

Nintendo Switch sales surpassed 10 million units in Japan as of November 3, according to the Nintendo’s internal sales data. The figure includes sales of both the flagship Switch and the Switch Lite console, which launched on September 20. Nintendoclaimed in October thatNintendo Switchsales had topped10 million units in Europeand15 million in North America. In its first half financial report released at the end of October, the company saidSwitch Lite salesreached almost two million units in 11 days....

Nintendo’s separate, adults-only Nintendo 64 Switch Online app is coming to Australia. Nintendo 64SwitchOnline 18+ wasreleased alongside GoldenEye 007 and Jet Force Gemini last month in Japan. Unlike the subscription service’s other N64 games, Japanese users were required to download and launch a separate app in order to play the two classicRaretitles. It seems that this app will soon roll out in Australia, after it was recently rated. N64 NSO 18+ app has been rated in Australiahttps://t....

Nintendo will hold its Nintendo Switch 2 Direct later this week. Ahead of the show, VGC’s Jordan Middler, Andy Robinson, and Chris Scullion sat down to record a special predictions episode of VGC: The Video Game Podcast, all aboutSwitch2. The team makes their predictions for which franchises are likely to appear at the showcase, and what the reaction from fans might be. TheNintendo Switch 2Direct will air on April 2....

Pocketpair has challenged a lawsuit made by Nintendo by citing previous video games that used similar mechanics to Palworld, but which were not challenged by the Pokémon co-owner. NintendoandThe Pokémon Companyfiled a lawsuit against Pocketpairin Japan last year, alleging thatPalworldinfringes on three patents that are related to monster catching gameplay, all of which were initially filed by Nintendo and ThePokemonCompany between February and July last year. Palworld was released on June 05, 2025....

A newly unearthed patent has seemingly offered the first proper look at Microsoft’s shelved Xbox streaming device. First announced in 2021and codenamed ‘Keystone’, the device was being designed to let players streamXboxgames to TVs or monitors without the need for a console. However, Xbox deprioritised work on the device after failing to produce it cheaply enough to be able to sell it at the desired price. Apatentfiled in June 2022 and uncovered byWindows Centralseemingly reveals howMicrosoftenvisioned the device at the time....

Physical copies of ‘Nintendo Switch 2 Editions’ of games are reportedly Nintendo Switch carts with download codes in the box. The cover of aNintendo Switch 2Edition game reads, “Includes theNintendo Switchgame and the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrade pack. Upgrade pack also available separately.” There was some confusion if this would mean that the Switch 2 Edition content would have to be downloaded, essentially meaning Switch 2 Edition games wouldn’t be playable without first connecting online, and that now appears to be the case....

Pikmin 4 Ice Onion location is the subject of this guide, which will show you how to find and unlock the useful Ice Pikmin. When you start the game, you’ll gain access to a small number ofIce Pikmin. However, if you lose them in battle you’ll soon be wanting a better way to create more than by revisiting caves looking for wild ones. Ice Pikmin can freeze enemies during battle, making them much easier to defeat, as well as freeze bodies of water and withstand ice attacks....

Nintendo has announced that Pilotwings 64 will be added to Switch Online’s Nintendo 64 library next week. Pilotwings 64 was a launch title for theNintendo 64in all regions and was produced byShigeru Miyamotoand Genyo Takeda. Like its SNES predecessor, the game was notable for making the flight sim genre more easily accessible to console players, with simpler controls and engaging tasks. Players take control of a gyroplane, a jet pack and a hang glider as they explore four different islands....

World of Demons, the Apple Arcade game from PlatinumGames, is ending service. “World of Demons will no longer be available to download onApple Arcadeas of June 25, 2025. Please see the schedule below for more details,” reads a message on the game’s blog. “We extend our gratitude to all players who have enjoyed the game since its release.” World of Demons is an action game with “a magnificent visual style” inspired by Japanese ukiyo-e and sumi-e woodblock prints, similar toCapcomclassic Okami, which was directed byPlatinumco-founderHideki Kamiya....