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3 days ago | 
videogameschronicle.com | Andy Robinson
It’s official: for the first time in more than 20 years, there will be no pre-release reviews for a new Nintendo console. According to a company spokesperson, Nintendo decided not to send Switch 2 review units to press ahead of launch because “important features and updates” will only be available via a system update on the day of the console’s official release, on June 5.
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3 days ago | 
videogameschronicle.com | Andy Robinson
Switch 2’s Mario Kart World is more of a departure than it looks. Of course, the move to a large, open world is already a hugely significant shift for the Nintendo series best known for its four-race cups and multiplayer time trials. Not least because its interconnected map means that Grand Prix, with an expanded 24 racers, have become more like frantic A-to-B excursions, rather than the multi-lap affairs we’re used to.
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3 days ago | 
videogameschronicle.com | Andy Robinson
There’s been a lot of debate over Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour’s $10 price point, and whether Switch 2’s introductory mini-game collection should’ve been bundled with the console for no additional cost. Whether you think it’s worth the small cost or not will, of course, come down to your personal preference.
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5 days ago | 
videogameschronicle.com | Andy Robinson
People Can Fly has cancelled two unannounced games and signalled there will be layoffs at the studio as a result of publisher disagreements. Project Gemini, an unannounced game which was set to be published by Square Enix, along with a separate unannounced VR game referred to as Project Bifrost, have both been cancelled. People Can Fly reportedly laid off over 30 developers working on the unannounced Square Enix game last January.
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1 week ago | 
videogameschronicle.com | Andy Robinson
Yet another user has obtained a Nintendo Switch 2 well before its launch date and posted a video showing the new console’s setup process. On Wednesday, a Russian YouTube user posted a video showing the initial boot process for Switch 2, as well as an extensive tour of its system menus. As noted by other users who’ve obtained Switch 2 early, the console can’t do much more at this point, since it requires a mandatory system update in order to boot games.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Andy Robinson
7 hours agoApple to rival Switch 2 launch with new gaming appApple is set to debut a new gaming app around the Switch 2’s launch, as the company looks to push further into the gaming space. While Apple is a key …1 day agoHere’s a list of all 23 Nintendo Switch 2 games available on launch day next weekThe release for the long-awaited next-generation Nintendo console is fast approaching now, so let’s take a look at the complete Switch 2 day 1 launch game collection.
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1 week ago | 
videogameschronicle.com | Andy Robinson
Apple has made its first ever acquisition of a video game developer, but claims the move isn’t indicative of a change in direction for the iPhone maker. RAC7, the two-person developer behind Apple Arcade’s 2019 hit Sneaky Sasquatch, will continue its partnership with Apple as an internal studio, it announced on Tuesday. “We love Sneaky Sasquatch and are excited that the 2-person RAC7 team has joined Apple to continue their work on it with us,” a spokesperson told Digital Trends.
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1 week ago | 
videogameschronicle.com | Andy Robinson
Nintendo Switch 2 is officially in public hands, and the first brief unboxing video has been posted online. On Tuesday, a YouTube user posted a short video of them opening a retail Nintendo Switch 2 unit which, based on the retailer packaging, was likely obtained early in the United Arab Emirates. According to the user, they are unable to actually play the Switch 2 console, however, because it needs an update to function before the official June 5 release date.
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1 week ago | 
videogameschronicle.com | Andy Robinson
Nintendo Switch 2 consoles have been pictured for the first time arriving at US retailers, ahead of the official launch day of June 5. In a now-deleted Reddit post (archived by X users), an employee of retailer Target pictured Switch 2 console boxes inside of a locked cage, claiming their store received “around 40” consoles. A second image shows the Switch 2 consoles outside of the nondescript boxes, confirming that they are indeed Nintendo’s next console.
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1 week ago | 
videogameschronicle.com | Andy Robinson
Nacon has regained the rights to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), after Electronic Arts’ Codemasters announced it had ended development on its rally games. Nacon, which previously developed WRC games from 2015 until 2022, has signed a new agreement that grants it exclusive rights for PC and consoles for six seasons, from 2027 through 2032.
