Nintendo says its Switch successor will be backward compatible with Switch games

Nintendo hasn't announced its Switch successor yet, but one thing we know for sure: it will be able to play current Switch games, taking over your Nintendo Switch Online services and Nintendo Switch account. The news was announced during Nintendo's corporate management policy briefing, with more information promised “at a later date.” All three major … Read more

Nintendo made a music streaming app for Switch Online subscribers

While we all wait for the reveal of the next Nintendo console, the company has once again announced something completely different. This time it's a mobile app called Nintendo Music that allows users to listen to classic gaming songs from Nintendo games over the past few decades Splatoon, animal crossing, And The Legend of Zelda. … Read more

Nintendo is taking applications to join a mysterious Switch Online playtest

Nintendo is inviting people to apply to test a new feature for Nintendo Switch Online – but the company isn't specifying what feature it is. Considering this company just released a gesture-controlled alarm clock, this could mean pretty much anything, up to and including a preview of the features of the highly anticipated Switch 2. … Read more

Nintendo has reportedly shut down Ryujinx, the Switch emulator that was supposedly immune

Nintendo may have just won its battle to put the most popular Nintendo Switch emulators out of business. In March, it sued Yuzu to stop it – and now it may have convinced Yuzu's main competitor, Ryujinx, to quit too. “Yesterday gdkchan was contacted by Nintendo and offered to stop working on the project and … Read more

OpenAI’s for-profit switch could include equity for Sam Altman

OpenAI describes its business structure as “a partnership between our original nonprofit and a new capped-profit arm,” which was one reason for the short-lived board coup against CEO Sam Altman last year and a recent lawsuit from co-founder Elon Musk. But that's reportedly set to change with a massive new funding round that's still being … Read more