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Nintendo will roll out revised hardware with swappable batteries in Europe and stop selling the original Switch family from mid-February 2027.

Circana data shows the Switch 2 sold 5.9 million U.S. units in 12 months, trailing only the Game Boy Advance, while PS5 and Xbox posted their worst May in over two decades.

Nintendo's first new Star Fox in roughly ten years is a Velan Studios remake of Star Fox 64, launching June 25 exclusively on Switch 2 with mouse-aim controls and 4-vs-4 Battle Mode.

Toby Fox confirmed Deltarune Chapter 5 arrives June 24 as a free update for existing owners, with development on later chapters already underway.

Nintendo revealed a Switch 2 remake of the 1998 Nintendo 64 classic at its June 9 Direct, confirming a 2026 window but no studio, date, or gameplay.

IO Interactive will ship 007 First Light on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on May 27, 2026, but the Nintendo Switch 2 version slips to late summer as CEO Hakan Abrak insists on a polished port.

Circana data released April 22 shows the Switch 2 led U.S. hardware sales in March with $500 million in spending — up 69% year-on-year — as Pokémon Pokopia boosted console momentum.

Nintendo's dedicated competitive battler launched April 8 to mixed reviews, fan backlash over missing items and bugs, yet remains the official VGC platform for the 2026 season.

Nintendo says Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream launched on April 16 for Nintendo Switch, capping roughly nine years of development and rebuilding the series around user-generated content and a new island setting.

Nintendo of America filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade on March 6, seeking a refund with interest of duties paid under IEEPA tariffs the Supreme Court struck down in February, joining more than 2,000 corporate lawsuits that have overwhelmed federal refund systems.

Matthew Ball's State of Video Gaming 2026 finds a $195.6B industry where record revenues mask falling margins, a funding drought, and China's growing dominance over global growth.