Nintendo
Latest about Nintendo
![Mega-rare gold Nintendo cartridge superimposed on announcement of winners of said cartridges](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojd9RxeeB9xb5Px8DzwxM9-320-80.jpg)
Ultra-rare NES Gold Nintendo World Championships cartridge auction sits at $77,000
By Jeff Butts published
A mega-rare gaming cartridge that was never sold but was instead given away to the winners of a sweepstakes in Nintendo Power Magazine is up for auction.
![Official concept art for Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GZdcZk8j5HXaBipVyATBqn-320-80.png)
Nintendo president rejects the use of generative AI in upcoming games
By Christopher Harper published
Breaking from other big names in the gaming industry, Nintendo stands by game development without any use of generative AI.
![Official Super Mario Maker 2 render from its official website](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oinkeAepkvHpTKL2Wkv5td-320-80.png)
Even supercomputers can't figure out if you're good enough to beat Mario levels, researchers find
By Christopher Harper published
Researchers determine that only players, not supercomputers, can truly determine whether or not the most challenging Mario levels can actually be overcome.
![.NET for NES running in the anese NES emulator.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x4ATRtBd3aC4t8seL6BSwC-320-80.png)
Microsoft developer demos .NET on the NES — delivers .NES
By Christopher Harper published
Gratuitous .NET backporting goes from the arguably-practical Windows 95 platform to the Mario-practical Nintendo Entertainment System.
![Switch OLED](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T4BUkx5LFtGsA3R4Ao4bz-320-80.png)
Nintendo says Switch 2 details coming before March 2025
By Jowi Morales published
Nintendo President Furukawa confirms that the Switch 2 will be announced this fiscal year. The final product is expected to begin shipping around March 2025.
![Nintendo Switch 2017 handheld gaming](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZMGcQ9pd7dEEpQNiTcph2A-320-80.jpg)
Nintendo obliterates 8,535 Yuzu repos — Nintendo's most effective DMCA takedown campaign in years
By Dallin Grimm published
Nintendo filed a single DMCA notice which took out 8,535 repositories holding files for Yuzu, the Nintendo Switch emulator it took to court in February.
![Official image of a near-complete SummerCart 64 build.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mZDzG2yo5rFdRPpEPjaGhk-320-80.jpg)
SummerCart64 open source N64 flash cart revealed
By Christopher Harper published
SummerCart64 is an open source Nintendo 64 flash cartridge that doubles as a 64DD upgrade.
![Nintendo Switch 2017 handheld gaming](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZMGcQ9pd7dEEpQNiTcph2A-320-80.jpg)
Nintendo Switch 2 Rumored to Leverage Nvidia Ampere GPU and DLSS
By Zhiye Liu published
New GitHub updates seemingly point to two Ampere-based GPUs that could find their way into the Nintendo Switch 2.
Stay On the Cutting Edge: Get the Tom's Hardware Newsletter
Get Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox.