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These Tech Products Notoriously Got Wrecked by First Reviews

AI-enabled tech products have received a lot of bad reviews recently, and rightfully so, but that doesn't mean we've seen the last of them.

Protect Your iPhone by Turning on This Crucial Safety Feature

Don't wait to enable Apple's Stolen Device Protection on your phone.

Nintendo Sets Official Date for the End of the 3DS and Wii U

Make sure to transfer your eShop balance before March.

Twitch Plans to Ditch the Switch

The streaming company said all those who have the app downloaded will lose access in January next year.

Nintendo Tells 3DS and Wii U Users to Say Goodbye to Their Online Services

With the exception of Pokémon Bank and StreetPass, Nintendo is taking its 3DS and Wii U services offline in April 2024.

Nintendo Reportedly Shows Off Switch 2 Behind Closed Doors

The Nintendo Switch sequel will boast better specs to run beefed up versions of games like Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Nintendo Switch Sequel Rumored for Second Half of 2024 With LCD Display

The next Nintendo console could be more or less a ‘Switch 2,' but don't count on OLED.

How to Find the Best Free (and Very Cheap) Games

Gaming doesn't have to cost you much (or any) money.

Happy Mario Day! Get Ready to Kiss The Wii U/3DS eShops Goodbye.

As of March 27, 2023, the eShops on both consoles will close for good.

This Modified Nintendo Wii Perfectly Slots Into the Back of a Modular Sony CRT

Wii games will never look as beautiful as they will on one of these screens.

Hacked Nintendo Punch-Out!! Game Finally Lets You Fight Mike Tyson Using Motion Controls

Using some clever AI tricks you can play the original NES version of Punch-Out!! without a controller.

It’s Been a Good Run, But Miitomo Had to Die

Oh Miitomo, it seems like it was just yesterday when you arrived on phones as Nintendo’s first mobile app, bringing a tiny bit of that Mario joy and magic to the small screen. But after less than three years on the market, Nintendo is killing off the Miitomo app in just a few months on…

Link Has a Goddamn iPhone

Breath of the Wild, the 19th game in the Zelda franchise, has been universally praised for its massive (and, sorry, breathtaking) open-world environments, and for injecting life back into a 30-year-old franchise. But something else sets the Nintendo Switch’s moonshot launch title apart from previous installations: The Hero of Time has a goddamn iPhone. Warning:…

Nintendo Switch Will Reportedly Be Cheap But What’s the Catch?

Nintendo won’t be giving us more details about the upcoming Nintendo Switch console until January, but we’re already getting leaks of the expected launch pricing. It almost seems too good to be true. According to a (now deleted) webpage from Toys ‘R Us in Canada (a cached page is here), the Nintendo Switch base model…

Nintendo Pulls the Plug on Wii U

Nintendo, once drunk on the promise of touch screens and motion controls, has come to its senses. Four years later, the Japanese gaming giant is quietly taking its biggest mistake since the Virtual Boy off of life support. As Ars Technica learned, the very last Wii U will roll off the line later this week,…

How To Make Your PS4 or Xbox One Look Like a Retro NES

Let’s be real for a second: The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One designs are hideous. Sure, both are great gaming consoles, but their cases employ the same look of every generic VCR from the 1980s. Thankfully, Etsy store-owner Decalgirl has a fix for that problem. Decalgirl had been making high-quality vinyl stickers for more than…

Lego Dimensions transports your bricks and Minifigs into a video game

If there was any doubt that video games that allow kids to bring their physical toys into the actual game were more than just a fad, Lego and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment are joining the likes of Nintendo’s amiibo, Disney’s Infinity, and Spin Master’s Sick Bricks with its new Lego Dimensions game for the PS3,…

What the Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U Tell Us About the Future of Consoles

Most pieces of technology—like smartphones, TVs, and even computers—are replaced by new models every six or twelve months. Game consoles, on the other hand, are meant to last for at least five years. Which means that every generation is a true milestone of UI, gaming, and industrial design. So what does the latest crop tell…

You Know What? I’m Getting a Wii U

In this corner, the Xbox One, with its (mostly) all-knowing Kinect. In the opposite, the PS4, with hardcore gamer cred to spare. If you listen to most pundits—including us!—that’s the full reckoning of the battle for your console dollars. Me? I’m buying a Wii U. And maybe you should, too. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-one-review-absolutely-amazing-when-it-works-1467466379 Remember the Wii U?…

Nintendo says Wii U won’t get a software update to fix performance issues until later this fall. So try and enjoy those sloooow load times while you can! [Nintendo via Polygon]