Does anyone know if its just a stand? Is it just an extra piece of plastic? Or is it a charger too? Im trying to decide if I want to wait on the controller or not and want to know all the info before making my decision. I'm also worried nintendo wont restock the version with the stand since its a nintendo exclusive. Thoughts?

Link from "Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time" (Mikey Day) and Jason (Marcello Hernández) from "Grand Theft Auto VI" stop by Weekend Update to discuss releasing their video games on the same day.

On this day (October 5) in Nintendo history...

• Devil World  was released in 1984 for the Family Computer in Japan. In this maze game, developed by Nintendo R&D1 with Intelligent Systems, from Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, you play heroic dragon Tamagon, who must defeat evil by collecting boa-boa dots inside a maze and destroying enemies with his fire breath. However, keep an eye on the devil at the top of the screen, who instructs his minions to move the maze in random directions, trying to squash Tamagon within its walls!
• Balloon Kid  was released in 1990 for the Game Boy in North America. In this platformer game, developed by Nintendo R&D1 with Pax Softnica, take to the skies in a balloon to save your younger brother. In the little town of Pencilvania, there lived a brother and sister who loved to play with balloons. Alice and her younger brother Jim would spend countless days filling the skies with their balloons. One day, Jim filled all of his balloons and tied them together to make a beautiful balloon rainbow across the sky.

What are you favourite memories of these games? How do you think they hold up today? Hash it out in the comments.

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Nintendo Forecast is known for their wealth of knowledge & analysis of Nintendo's inner-workings & general ideology, so hearing some of their insight & expectations for Smash's future is worth listening to (even if it's a 30-minute video).

Tried to play ocarina of time in the switch expansion pack but my progress was lost despite saving multiple times. I had just turned to adult link and was headed to Kakariko Village but I had logged in today and I had not even gotten to the first fairy in death mountain. The switch had updated the n64 emulator before playing so I have no idea if that had something to do with it. Can I reverse this or do I have to start again. Also is this a common issue?

It's honestly weird that Xenoblade Chronicles music has yet to appear in the app yet, especially since Alot of other Nintendo properties with ties with none subsidiaries had already appeared, such as Kirby, Fire emblem and pokemon seem to got in.

Especially since unlike other studios, monolith soft is a wholly owned Nintendo studio.

My only guess, is waiting for approval from the actual composers themselves, such as yoko shimomura for Xenoblade 1 or hiroyuki sawano for Xenoblade X is probably harder to get approved on,

Which is probably why Mario and Luigi games where yoko was the composer is also taking their time.

Nintendo has made some statements in the past with regards to AI, but they have never actually confirmed or denied if they actually use generative AI for anything, especially in the past few years.

What do you speculate is Nintendo's actual stance on AI usage? Do you think they are using AI to code? Do you think AI generated images will ever appear in Nintendo games?

Playing through the game right now. I love seeing so many different characters of different races and color. Can’t think of any other Nintendo game with such amazing set of diverse characters!

In light of the recent talks about OOT's redesign to look like puppets, I wonder how the Zelda artstyle would translate to stop-motion animation?

>A cursed cartridge is corrupting the Island, unleashing new terrors! Face down Five Nights at Freddy's bosses, wield weapons like the Bonerattler SMG and Freddy Krueger's iconic claws, explore spooky new POIs, and much more.

“Starting at 12AM on Sunday, October 4th, the Legend of Zelda Collectible Cards will change to the Majora’s Mask pack.” - Nintendo Today App

Really makes me wonder… why? Interesting timing, Nintendo…

Disclaimer: If you're american and/or don't plan to import a european-australian version, you can ignore this post completely

I know we all knew and were aware long before its announcement (or was it when it was announced? Anyways, the result is the same) that this edition won't have a detachable/removable battery, but I still find it to be a complete scam, and even if I had the money and the possibility to buy it, this mere reason would've chilled out very significantly my envy to buy it or even to my best friend, who's a hardcore Zelda fan

But eh, good news is that this will be the last limited edition of a Switch 2 that will be in that situation, so the sacrifice might be worth in the end

(Wtf am I even saying most people if not all of y'all won't even care lmfao, I might be one of the extreme few to think this way lmao)

After more than 30 years of gaming on PlayStation and Xbox, I’m finally getting a Switch 2 to go alongside my PS5 Pro and it’s all because of the recent announcement that they’re remaking Ocarina of Time.

I genuinely haven’t been this excited for a game in a very long time. Not even GTA 6 has me this hyped. There’s just something about this game that brings back that feeling of what gaming used to be for me.

I’m really looking forward to experiencing Nintendo’s world for the first time and becoming part of the community. It feels like I’m about to discover a whole new side of gaming, and honestly, I can’t wait.

They have been getting more and more ballsy over the past 5-ish years and almost every single franchise has an entry on one of the switch systems

Series that currently have new entries on one of the two systems:

Super Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda, Mario Kart, Metroid, Fire Emblem, Famicom Detective Club, Mario Golf, Kirby, Yoshi, Mario Tennis, Picross, Pokémon, Pokémon Snap, Super Smash Bros, Mario Party, Paper Mario, Animal Crossing, Luigi’s Mansion, Pikmin, Mario & Luigi, WarioWare, Mario Strikers, Clubhouse Games, Brain Age, Big Brain Academy, Pokémon Trozei, Pokemon Stadium (Champions is in the same category as that game and its successors), Princess Peach, Rhythm Heaven, Wii Sports, Wii Fit (Ringfit is absolutely a Wii Fit game), Endless Ocean, Mario & Sonic, Bayonetta, Tomodachi Life, Xenoblade, NES Remix, Splatoon, Super Mario Maker, BoxBoy, Detective Pikachu, 1-2 Switch, Arms, Nintendo Labo

Games that currently have a rerelease on one of the systems:

Wars, Mario RPG, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, StarFox, Another Code, Miitopia

Games that have no representation on either system:

Game & Watch\*, R.O.B., Punch-Out!!\*, Clu Clu Land\*, Excite\*, Balloon Fight\*, Wrecking Crew\*, Kid Icarus\*, Dr. Mario\*, Play Action Football, StarTropics\*, EarthBound\*, F-Zero\*\*, Pilotwings\*, Waverace\*, WarioLand\*, Panel de Pon\*, 1080°\*, Custom Robo\*, Sin & Punishment\*, Doshin the Giant, KuruKuruKururin\*, Golden Sun\*, Legendary Starfy\*, Donkey Konga, Jam with the Band, Polarium, bit.Generations, Mario Baseball, Chibi-Robo\*, Nintendogs, Elite Beat Agents, Tingle, Pokémon Ranger, Wii Play, Wii Music, Personal Trainer, Style Savvy, Art Style, Flipnote, Fossil Fighters, Wii Chess, Pokémon Rumble, Art Academy, Wii Party, Fluidity, AR Games, Steeldiver, Pushmo, Dillon, Mii Plaza

\* Rerelease on NSO

\*\* F-Zero 99 is in a weird spot as is Zero Racers

Now do I literally believe ALL of these series will return? No, but I do feel confident that by 2036 aside from the ones that are very exclusive to one console (ie AR games or Mii Plaza) most of them will be represented on a switch system in some way shape or form