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🍄 Nintendo Switch, Multi-platformMy Nintendo Store Does The Social Network Meme With Name Change
There's a new name on the way for My Nintendo Store, the online site where people can purchase digital Switch and Switch 2 games, buy accessories, as well as redeem rewards with Platinum Points. Starting May 27, the official moniker will be Nintendo Store, according to Nintendo of America on X(https://x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/2053822613106127117). Basically, the video game company is mimicking the meme from The Social Network movie(https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/drop-the-x-its-cleaner), in which Justin Timberlake's character tells Mark Zuckerberg to drop "The" from "The Facebook," because "it's cleaner." To be clear, other than the name change, everything else will stay the same for the online shop. Intriguingly, Nintendo launched the Nintendo Store app in November(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-store-app-released-on-mobile-shows-your-play-activity-dating-back-to-3ds/1100-6535946/) without the "My," so this branding alteration was seemingly telegraphed for roughly half-a-year. Additionally, most people probably never mentioned the "My" in everyday conversation; more likely is that the digital storefront is referred to as the eShop by longtime Nintendo fans. > On May 27, My Nintendo Store will change its name to Nintendo Store. There will be no changes to the content of the service.<https://t.co/FTEKCKh7Ob> pic.twitter.com/diALEEmjJJ(https://t.co/diALEEmjJJ) > > — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 11, 2026(https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/2053822613106127117?refsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) Last week, Nintendo released fiscal-year financial info, such as a lower-than-expected Switch 2 hardware sales forecast(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-nintendo-expects-fewer-second-year-switch-2-hardware-sales/1100-6539861/) for the upcoming business year and price hike for the hybrid console(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-nintendo-switch-2-is-officially-getting-a-price-hike-in-september/1100-6539854/). The stock market hasn't been too kind to Nintendo(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-stock-continues-to-dive-following-low-switch-2-sales-predictions/1100-6539871/) in response. Continue Reading at GameSpot(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/my-nintendo-store-does-the-social-network-meme-with-name-change/1100-6539878/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/)
🍄 Nintendo Switch, Multi-platformNintendo Stock Continues To Dive Following Low Switch 2 Sales Predictions
Nintendo's share price dropped almost 8% on Monday as investors respond to the company's overly pessimistic outlook for the Switch 2's second year of sales. The slump took Nintendo's share price to its lowest point in almost two years, after the company admitted it was feeling the squeeze from memory shortages and other market pressures. On sales numbers alone(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/switch-2-reached-new-sales-heights-in-the-us-in-2025/1100-6537566/) the Switch 2 looks like a runaway success, but Nintendo isn't confident that the console can maintain its momentum, especially with a price hike on the way(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-nintendo-switch-2-is-officially-getting-a-price-hike-in-september/1100-6539854/). In its earnings release, Nintendo said that hardware shortages and the strong first-year sales would result in Switch 2 sales declining(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-nintendo-expects-fewer-second-year-switch-2-hardware-sales/1100-6539861/) in its second year--which would be unusual as consoles are generally expected to gain momentum in their second year on the market. As Nintendo stock continues its downward slide, Sony is up 10% following an earnings release that showed a drop in sales but a rise in profit. While Sony's hardware sales are also feeling the impact of memory shortages, strong digital sales(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-just-reported-a-new-record-breaking-high-figure-but-its-unsurprising/1100-6539856/) are carrying the company's gaming segment. Continue Reading at GameSpot(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-stock-continues-to-dive-following-low-switch-2-sales-predictions/1100-6539871/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/)
🍄 Nintendo Switch, Multi-platformReggie Fils-Aimé's Amazon story says a lot about Nintendo
The former Nintendo of America president once stopped selling to Amazon in the DS and Wii era. Only Nintendo would do this
🍄 Nintendo Switch, Multi-platformNintendo’s Top-Selling Switch 2 Games Of All Time
!4692577-screenshot2026-05-08at10.53.20 am.png(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1179/11799911/4692577-screenshot2026-05-08at10.53.20 am.png) Top titles The Switch 2 has a lot of games, but which ones sold the best? That remains to be seen, but now we know which of Nintendo's own Switch 2 games have sold the most since the console launched in June 2025. Nintendo has six Switch 2 games that have sold more than 1 million units, and you can likely guess which game sold the best: Mario Kart World. The game sold 15.39 million copies through June 30, 2026, and this includes copies sold in the $500 Switch bundle (which has since been discontinued). Check out the full gallery to see all of Nintendo's best-selling Switch 2 games. You can also see all of Nintendo's best-selling Switch 1 games(https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/best-selling-nintendo-switch-games-of-all-time/2900-5070/). Nintendo shared all of these new sales numbers on its website(https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html). In other Nintendo news, the Switch 2 is getting a price hike this September(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-nintendo-switch-2-is-officially-getting-a-price-hike-in-september/1100-6539854/), bringing the system up to $500. !(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-08-06-at-8.45.46-AM.png?w=636) 6: Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - 1.15 million copies Advertisement !4692568-screenshot2026-05-08at10.43.37 am.png(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1179/11799911/4692568-screenshot2026-05-08at10.43.37 am.png) 5: Kirby Air Riders - 1.90 million copies Advertisement !4692569-screenshot2026-05-08at10.44.28 am.png(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1179/11799911/4692569-screenshot2026-05-08at10.44.28 am.png) 4: Pokemon Pokopia - 3.68 million copies Advertisement !4692570-screenshot2026-05-08at10.45.34 am.png(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1179/11799911/4692570-screenshot2026-05-08at10.45.34 am.png) 3: Pokemon Legends: Z-A - 3.99 million copies Advertisement !4692571-screenshot2026-05-08at10.46.29 am.png(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1179/11799911/4692571-screenshot2026-05-08at10.46.29 am.png) 2: Donkey Kong Bananza - 4.78 million copies Advertisement !4692574-screenshot2026-05-08at10.47.26 am.png(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/original/1179/11799911/4692574-screenshot2026-05-08at10.47.26 am.png) 1: Mario Kart World - 15.39 million copies Advertisement
🍄 Nintendo Switch, Multi-platformThe future of game consoles is looking bleak
It's been a real good news / bad news week for Nintendo. Out of nowhere on Wednesday, the company announced a lush remake of Star Fox 64, jolting the dormant franchise to life and helping to fill out a relatively sparse lineup for the Switch 2 for the rest of the year. But then on &8230;
🍄 Nintendo Switch, Multi-platformThe Switch 2 Is Getting A Price Increase
!Nintendo Switch 2(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/bodydefault/public/2025/04/23/45e31de5/switch2docked.jpg.webp) Nintendo has announced it will be raising the price of the Switch 2, citing “changes in market conditions.” The new prices will take effect in Japan first, then extend to other regions in the coming months. Japan On May 25, the new prices for the Switch 2 and models of the original Switch will be as follows: Nintendo Switch 2: ¥59,980 (currently ¥49,980) The price of the Nintendo Switch 2 Multi-Language System available from My Nintendo Store will remain unchanged. Nintendo Switch (OLED): ¥47,980 (currently ¥37,980) Nintendo Switch: ¥43,980 (currently ¥32,978) Nintendo Switch Lite: ¥29,980 (currently ¥21,978) On July 1, the price of Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions will increase in Japan. Nintendo is planning to do the same in South Korea at an unknown date, but has not announced that these new price tiers will extend to other regions. You can read more about these pricing changes on Nintendo's website(https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2026/260508.html). !Game Informer News(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/bodydefault/public/2025/04/02/6da5c718/nintendoswitch21.jpg.webp) US, Canada, And Europe In the US, Canada, and Europe, only the Switch 2 is going up in price, effective September 1. US: $499.99 (currently $449.99) Canada: $679.99 (currently $629.99) Europe: €499.99 (currently €469.99) It's worth noting that the new price of the standalone Switch 2 in the US is now the same as the Mario Kart World bundle, which Nintendo stopped making last December(https://www.ign.com/articles/switch-2-mario-kart-world-bundle-production-ends-nintendo-says-its-now-available-in-limited-quantities-while-supplies-last) and is now available in limited quantities (if at all). Nintendo also states that price revisions are planned for other non-specified regions, but has not confirmed details. Today's news comes after Nintendo announced Switch 2 sales are nearing 20 million units sold(https://gameinformer.com/2026/05/08/as-nintendo-switch-2-nears-20-million-units-sold-the-company-expects-sales-to-decline), though the company expects sales to decline in the next fiscal year. Given that the Switch 2 launched globally on June 5, 2025, Japanese players will have to contend with a more expensive console less than a year into its lifecycle, with other regions following suit a few months later. If you’re an American, Canadian, or European who has been planning to purchase a Switch 2 but hasn’t pulled the trigger, you now have roughly four months to grab the system at its current price. The Switch 2 was the last holdout in the wave of video game hardware price raises occurring over the last year. The PlayStation 5(https://gameinformer.com/2026/03/27/sony-announces-playstation-5-and-portal-price-increases-coming-next-week) and Xbox Series X/S(https://gameinformer.com/2025/09/19/xbox-console-prices-will-increase-again-next-month) have risen in price more than once over the last 8-10 months, and the original Switch(https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-switch-pricing-update/?srsltid=AfmBOorllYqkrE8JsNVKWxi13jJLXXMlNaBTAxerqdNWRmSI54cq) became more expensive in the US last year. PC players have had to contend with price hikes and shortages for RAM and other components, which have been some of the primary culprits for video game hardware going up in price across the board, among other economic factors. For more recent Nintendo news, legendary director Takashi Tezuka announced his retirement(https://gameinformer.com/2026/05/08/super-mario-world-the-legend-of-zelda-director-takashi-tezuka-retiring-from-nintendo) from the company today, and earlier this week, Nintendo revealed a remake of Star Fox 64(https://gameinformer.com/nintendo-direct/2026/05/06/star-fox-remakes-star-fox-64-on-switch-2-this-june) is coming to Switch 2 this June.
🍄 Nintendo Switch, Multi-platformAs Nintendo Switch 2 Nears 20 Million Units Sold, The Company Expects Sales To Decline Next Fiscal Year
!Game Informer News(https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/styles/bodydefault/public/2025/04/02/12807291/switch2preorder.jpg.webp) Nintendo has released its latest financial report(https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/events/index.html) for Fiscal Year 2026, revealing that it has sold through nearly 20 million Switch 2 units. Despite what Nintendo calls(https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/2605085e.pdf) a launch year where "sales reached a level we had not experienced with any of our previous hardware systems" (due to high interest in the Switch console), it expects a decline in year-over-year sales for Fiscal Year 2027, which ends in March of next year. Officially, 19.86 million Switch 2 units have been sold in the console's first fiscal year, but for its second fiscal year, Nintendo is forecasting 16.5 million units sold. "For our hardware systems to date, sales units have generally tended to be higher in the second fiscal year after launch than in the launch year," the fiscal report notes read. "Nintendo Switch 2, however, launched at a time when many consumers were continuing to enjoy Nintendo Switch. Against this backdrop and amid many other factors Editor's Note: likely an allusion to rising memory costs resulting from AI buy-up worldwide, alongside tariffs enacted by the U.S. President, launch-year sales reached a level we had not seen with any of our previous hardware systems. "In light of strong sales performance in the first year following launch and price adjustments, we expect unit sales for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to decline year over year. That said, we view this as a healthy level of sales for Nintendo Switch 2 in its second year after launch, and we continue to anticipate further growth in the installed base." As you can see, despite the expected decline in Switch 2 sales, Nintendo still views the console's growth as healthy. If you look back at how the Switch performed in a similar time frame, Switch 2 outpaces it. Switch 2 sales have exceeded the fiscal-year sales of the Switch's March 2018 and March 2019 fiscal years, the two full-year periods immediately following the Switch's launch. In other words, the Switch 2 is performing better than the Switch so far. Elsewhere in the fiscal report, Nintendo has detailed the sales numbers for various games released this fiscal year. They are as follows: - Mario Kart World: 14.7 million units - Donkey Kong Bananza: 4.52 million units - Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition: 3.94 million units - Pokémon Pokopia: 2.41 million units - Kirby Air Riders: 1.87 million units - Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen: 4 million units - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream: 3.8 million units For more about Nintendo, read Game Informer's reviews for Mario Kart World(https://gameinformer.com/review/mario-kart-world/roam-if-you-want-to), Donkey Kong Bananza(https://gameinformer.com/review/donkey-kong-bananza/breaking-through-to-something-new), Pokémon Legends: Z-A(https://gameinformer.com/review/pokemon-legends-z-a/maintaining-rank), Pokémon Pokopia(https://gameinformer.com/review/pokemon-pokopia/a-pleasant-paradise), Kirby Air Riders(https://gameinformer.com/review/kirby-air-riders/star-ships-were-meant-to-fly), and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream(https://gameinformer.com/review/tomodachi-life-living-the-dream/you-get-what-you-give). After that, read about how The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario World director Takashi Tezuka is retiring from Nintendo in June(https://gameinformer.com/2026/05/08/super-mario-world-the-legend-of-zelda-director-takashi-tezuka-retiring-from-nintendo). How do you feel about the Switch 2's first year of life? Let us know in the comments below!
🍄 Nintendo Switch, Multi-platformTomodachi Life: Living The Dream Is Selling Like Hotcakes
Nintendo has shared the financial results for the fiscal year ending in March 2026, and while the company expects the Switch 2 to sell fewer units during its second year of life(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-nintendo-expects-fewer-second-year-switch-2-hardware-sales/1100-6539861/), not all things look bad for Nintendo. The company announced that its social life simulator, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream(https://www.gamespot.com/games/tomodachi-life-living-the-dream/), is doing gangbusters numbers, selling nearly 4 million units in just two weeks. In a series of slides(https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/2605084e.pdf) posted to the company's official website, Nintendo shared the sales figures for Living the Dream. For a game that released on April 16, Nintendo confirmed that the "global cumulative sell-through in two weeks after release was over 3.8 million units." This was the only mention of the game in the 29 slides, but it's still an impressive figure for a franchise that hasn't seen a new entry since 2013's Tomodachi Life(https://www.gamespot.com/games/tomodachi-life/). The sales figure makes sense when you look at the attention surrounding Living the Dream. A cursory glance at Nintendo's official YouTube channel demonstrates just how popular the game would likely become when it launched, with many of the videos(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNQxknspka4&list=PL2JiZAV5BmDVuTTxYtd2mhq0Cc6NdSTO9) garnering hundreds of thousands to millions of views. And the same is true on Reddit, where the game's two primary subreddits--r/tomodachilife(https://www.reddit.com/r/tomodachilife/) and r/TomodachilifeLivingTD(https://www.reddit.com/r/TomodachilifeLivingTD/)--have 1.7 million and 290,000 weekly visitors, respectively. It appears players are living the dream in Living the Dream. Continue Reading at GameSpot(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tomodachi-life-living-the-dream-is-selling-like-hotcakes/1100-6539865/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/)
🎮 PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Multi-platformThe Nintendo Switch Refuses To Retire, And The PS2 Should Probably Be Nervous
While all eyes are on the Switch 2 console following the release of Nintendo's financial results briefing today, its predecessor has continued to cement itself as Nintendo's best-selling console of all time(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-switch-is-now-nintendos-best-selling-system-ever-but-still-trails-ps2/1100-6537860/) with 155.92 million consoles sold as of March 31, 2026. That puts the Switch within spitting distance of Sony's PlayStation 2--currently the best-selling console of all time, with 160 million units sold as of March 31, 2024. To put all of this into perspective, 19.86 million Switch 2 consoles(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-continues-to-be-a-massive-hit-selling-over-10-million-units-in-six-months/1100-6535903/) have been sold as of March 31, and the Switch has long surpassed the 154 million lifetime sales of the Nintendo DS. Nintendo is predicting(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-nintendo-expects-fewer-second-year-switch-2-hardware-sales/1100-6539861/) that it'll sell fewer Switch 2 consoles in its second year on the market--around 16.5 million units according to its estimates--due to a wide variety of global factors. Sony's PS2 figure was revised back in 2024 when the Nintendo console began closing the distance. The sales record(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/switch-is-very-close-to-matching-lifetime-ps2-sales-in-the-us/1100-6525600/) stood at 155 million PS2s sold to 143.42 million Switch consoles sold in August that year, with the number eventually being revised after the final PS2 unit was manufactured. Continue Reading at GameSpot(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-nintendo-switch-refuses-to-retire-and-the-ps2-should-probably-be-nervous/1100-6539862/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/)
🍄 Nintendo Switch, Multi-platformWhy Nintendo Expects Fewer Second-Year Switch 2 Hardware Sales
Nintendo foresees Switch 2 hardware sales declining during the system's second year of availability--an unusual development for successful games systems. This comes as the hybrid console has already sold almost 20 million units in 10 months, but with a price hike waiting in the wings(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-nintendo-switch-2-is-officially-getting-a-price-hike-in-september/1100-6539854/). The company behind Mario explained why fiscal 2027's(https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/2605085e.pdf) (April 1-March 31, 2027) forecast sees a reduction in Switch 2 sales, with the current estimate at 16.5 million units sold. Nintendo offered the following reasons for the reduction: "In light of the strong sales performance in the first year following launch and price adjustments, we expect unit sales for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to decline year-over-year. That said, we view this as a healthy level of sales for Nintendo Switch 2 in its second year after launch, and we continue to anticipate further growth in its installed base." Intriguingly, the major launch-year success for Switch 2 caught Nintendo a bit off-guard. The company even admitted that the system's sales "reached a level we had not experienced with any of our previous hardware systems." Continue Reading at GameSpot(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-nintendo-expects-fewer-second-year-switch-2-hardware-sales/1100-6539861/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/)
‘Cleaning Up!’ – Satisfying Fun Tidying Horribly Messy Places
Cleaning Up! is a humorous game about tidying various filthy areas by using physics-based tools to clear away trash. Now, as much as I do not like cleaning in real life, I... The post ‘Cleaning Up!’ – Satisfying Fun Tidying Horribly Messy Places(https://indiegamesplus.com/cleaning-up-review/) appeared first on Indie Games Plus(https://indiegamesplus.com).
🍄 Nintendo Switch, Multi-platformSwitch 2 price increase coming in September, Nintendo confirms
Nintendo announced it will raise the cost of the Switch 2 to $499.99 in September, a price increase of $50 in the United States.