Nintendo is to hold a Nintendo Direct broadcast on Thursday, September 23. Kicking off at 3pm PT (6pm ET, 11pm BST), the presentation will last 40 minutes and will be “focused mainly onNintendo Switchgames launching this winter.” The new Direct will likely include a new controller, after aUS government listing suggested one would be revealed this week. Earlier this month,Nintendo’s request for a confidentiality agreement was submitted and listed on the FCC website, for an item simply described as “game controller”....

A class action lawsuit has been filed over ‘drifting’ Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Controllers. Customers experiencing problems after their one-year warranty expires are paying to repair a known fault, the suit alleges. [UPDATE 24/07:Nintendo will reportedly no longer charge for repair of ‘drifting’ Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers and will refund those who have already paid for a fix.] ‘Drifting’ Joy-Con controllers have been experienced by a number ofNintendo Switchowners, the suit continues, which is when controller movements are registered even when the analogue sticks are left untouched....

Nintendo is officially cutting the price of Switch Joy-Con controllers in Japan. From November 6, the price of individual Joy-Con controllers will be reduced by 16.5%, from 4,480 yen ($43/£33) plus tax to 3,740 yen ($36/£27) plus tax. The price cut applies to all available Joy-Con colour variants onNintendo’s onlinestore, which include grey, red, blue, yellow, pink, green, and neon red. There’s currently no indication that Western markets will see a similar price cuts to single Joy-Cons....

Nintendo has announced that Pac-Man 99 will be removed from its Switch Online service later this year. The massively multiplayer Pac-Man spin-off, which allows up to 99 players to compete against each other, will start to have its features gradually shut down from August until the full game is pulled from the eShop on October 8. According toNintendo, the game’s paid DLC – which contains three offline modes and a number of custom themes – will still be playable after the game is delisted....

Nintendo has announced the release date for the live-action Legend of Zelda film. Posting on the newNintendoToday app, Nintendo has announced that the film will be released on July 16, 2025. No further information about the film was provided. The Legend of Zeldais the third Nintendo franchise to receive the film treatment in recent years. Detective Pikachu and the Super Mario Bros Movie were released to huge success, with the Super Mario Bros movie becoming one of the highest-grossing animated films ever....

Nintendo’s Mario Kart theme park ride will feature AR goggles and cars that can ‘drift’ around corners, according to a new report. Theme Park Shopreports that the Mario Kart Ride, which is set to appear in all iterations ofUniversal Studios’ upcoming Super Nintendo World, will feature several locations from the Mario Kart games. According to the publication, passengers on the ride will pass through locations such as Rainbow Road, a haunted house, volcano and more, while game characters will appear to ride alongside them....

Nintendo has announced a series of new Switch and Switch Lite console bundles. The bundles, which are coming to North America on October 6 and Europe on October 20, include the standard edition hardware and come with a download code for a free game. North America will be getting aMario Kart 8 DeluxeBundle, which features a standard red and blue Switch console, as well as a free digital copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and a three-month membership forNintendo SwitchOnline....

How do you solve the New York Times’ Connections puzzle today? This article will give you NYT Connections hints and answers for today’s puzzle – Saturday, July 16, 2025. Whether you’re looking for some hints to guide you in the right direction, or just want the full answers, we’re here to help. First, this guide will give you subtle hints, to give you ideas of what to think about while trying to form connections....

OutRage: Fight Fest, the game claiming to be “the world’s first 16-player beat ’em up”, will be released on PC next month. Set to be released onSteamEarly Access on July 16, the game is the debut offering from UK studioHardball Games, whose team previously worked on such titles as Split/Second, Pure and CSR Racing. “Set in a reality parallel to our own, a rare serum is discovered that gives you temporary invulnerability and superhuman strength, paving the way for the craziest punch-up on the planet,” the game’s description reads....

PayDay 3, the upcoming cooperative heist game from Starbreeze, is set to take place in New York, with the original gang set to return. As revealed during alive streamto celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the franchise, new details including the setting and cast, were confirmed by director Erik Wonnevi. The game, which is set to release in 2023, takes place several years after the ending of PayDay 2 with “The gang being pulled back, not purely through their own choice”....

Persona 6 is being planned for Xbox platforms, according to a noted industry insider. Until recently, theAtlusRPG series had rarely been released onXboxplatforms. Before last year, whenthree games in the Persona series were ported to Xbox consolesand included in Game Pass, it had only appeared on Xbox twice, with fighting games Persona 4 Arena and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax released in 2012 and 2014 respectively. There’s a strong case for refreshed interest from Atlus in Xbox then, and according to industry insiderNate the Hate, it’s planning to release the next game in the series for Xbox....

Sony Interactive Entertainment has patented a console controller that houses and charges wireless earbuds. According to apatentfiled by the company last week, which was spotted byGameRant, the company is exploring giving a new controller the ability to store, charge and pair in-ear headphones. The patent includes images showing that the earbuds could potentially be stored in several different positions on the controller, including under the touchpad, suggesting that the configuration wasn’t finalised when it was published....

ThePokémon Company has announced thePokéPostPop-up Experience, which will tour the UK, France and Germany this Christmas season. The event will see fans get the chance to send a special present to someone, which includes a pack of Pokemon cards, as well as a newPokémon Together promo card of Pikachu or Eevee. The Pikachu and Eevee cards are reprints of the cards from the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet 151 set with a new Pokemon together stamp on the card art....