The company had initially announced then subsequently dropped the feature.

The Switch 2 firmware update allows users to share their Miis through QR codes. While Miis might not be as big a deal for Nintendo as they were in the Mii days, the cartoony avatars are still very much a part of modern games like Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream and the upcoming Nintendo Switch Sports Resort.

Nintendo always promised that the Switch 2 would support variable refresh rate (VRR) when docked, but the console launched without this key feature. A new 23.0.0 firmware update now adds VRR support to the Switch 2 when it’s docked and in TV mode.

The frontier of Nintendo DS emulation devices is still defining what’s possible, even with RAM prices potentially breaking the floor out from under them. Meanwhile, the Retroid Pocket Duo is coming in with planned specs and a price point that undercuts today’s peak DS analogues.

"The Legend of Zelda" turns 40 this year, but the titular princess at the center of the franchise doesn't look a day over whatever ethereal age the Nintendo video game franchise needs her to be for any given game.

Major retailers like Best Buy and GameStop aren't the only options Nintendo fans have when it comes to Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 products

You have to hand it to Nintendo. The legacy Japanese studio never stops coming up with small, joyful ways to use its own hardware. Over the last two days, Nintendo has shown off a hidden feature the company itself probably didn’t even anticipate during development of the Switch 2: using the handheld’s built-in mic to talk to your games.