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Today’s Top Tech Deals: Nintendo Switch at Amazon, OnePlus 8 Price Drop, and More!

Today’s Top Tech Deals: Nintendo Switch at Amazon, OnePlus 8 Price Drop, and More!

September 28, 2020
It's Monday! Do you know what you need? A VPN service. VPNs protect your privacy, which is always at risk on today's internet. Right now you can save big while making sure your data is secure. Frankly, it's a win-win. Today's other top tech deals include Nintendo Switches being in stock at Amazon, a price drop...
Super Mario 64 can be natively run on Android without a Nintendo 64 emulator

Super Mario 64 can be natively run on Android without a Nintendo 64 emulator

September 20, 2020
Super Mario 3D All-Stars is finally here, which means you can now play the first three 3D platformers in the series — Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy — in high-definition on your Nintendo Switch. In case you're looking for a way to enjoy Princess Peach's cake on your Android phone,...
A shady Nintendo Switch emulator for Android has popped up online, and it surprisingly works

A shady Nintendo Switch emulator for Android has popped up online, and it surprisingly works

September 3, 2020
Android smartphones are versatile, and the number of emulators that you can get for modern and retro systems alike is incredible. From age-old systems like the NES right up to the Nintendo 3DS, you can play them all from the comfort of your smartphone. Obviously, emulating more modern systems can be a bit of a...
Nintendo is scaling back its mobile gaming business to focus on the Switch

Nintendo is scaling back its mobile gaming business to focus on the Switch

June 23, 2020
In the last few years, one of gaming's juggernauts, Nintendo, has been trying to compete in the mobile gaming space. While Nintendo was once fully invested in only launching games on their own platforms, we've seen the Japanese company launch games such as Mario Kart Tour and Super Mario Run on iOS and Android. Nintendo's...
Android 10 brings controller mapping support for the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

Android 10 brings controller mapping support for the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

October 29, 2019
Gaming on Android has usually meant gaming on the touchscreen of your smartphone. While Android does boast of a very large collection of touch-optimized games, some titles just work out better when the player uses a gamepad and real hardware buttons and keys. For the same purpose, you can find a whole host of generic...
We’ve got Android on the Nintendo Switch: Here’s what it can do

We’ve got Android on the Nintendo Switch: Here’s what it can do

June 21, 2019
If you've kept up with the Nintendo Switch's development scene as of late, you'll have noticed that there's a lot of cool things happening right now. Between the launch of L4T (Linux 4 Tegra) Ubuntu by ByLaws and the release of emuMMC for the Switch, there has never been a better time to own a...
We’re opening forums for Nintendo Switch Android hacking

We’re opening forums for Nintendo Switch Android hacking

June 18, 2019
Ever since Nintendo announced its portable game console, the Switch, back in 2017, console modding enthusiasts have waited for the device to be blown wide open. It only took a year for that to happen thanks to a vulnerability in the Switch's SoC, the NVIDIA Tegra X1. The Switch modding community has rapidly grown since...
[Update 2: More Progress] Developers are porting Android to the Nintendo Switch

[Update 2: More Progress] Developers are porting Android to the Nintendo Switch

June 15, 2019
The Nintendo Switch is Nintendo's latest console/handheld, and it's doing really well for itself in terms of sales and appeal. It also marks a change in attitude from Nintendo as well, as the device is not only powered by an Nvidia Tegra system-on-chip, but the company even reportedly wanted to employ the now-defunct Cyanogen Inc. to...
Nintendo is asking its mobile gaming partners to tone down the microtransactions

Nintendo is asking its mobile gaming partners to tone down the microtransactions

March 7, 2019
Nintendo is quite the unique video game maker in the industry right now. The company currently competes with the likes of Sony and Microsoft but has had years of experience dealing with others including Sega and Atari. The video games industry has seen a massive shift in two key areas. The first being that video...
Nintendo 3DS emulation is somewhat possible on Android with an unofficial Citra port

Nintendo 3DS emulation is somewhat possible on Android with an unofficial Citra port

March 4, 2019
The Nintendo DS is one of the best portable consoles to emulate on Android, and with good reason. The emphasis on touchscreen controls in DS games translates well to smartphone gameplay, and the lack of buttons on Android phones can be rectified by using a Bluetooth or wired gaming controller. I was thinking about this...
Here’s Super Mario Galaxy running at 1080p on the Nvidia Shield TV

Here’s Super Mario Galaxy running at 1080p on the Nvidia Shield TV

June 9, 2018
The Nvidia Shield TV is an Android TV device powered by the Nvidia Tegra X1 system-on-chip which also happens to power the Nintendo Switch game console. Nintendo partnered with Nvidia to release a handful of Nintendo Wii and Nintendo GameCube games on the Nvidia Shield TV, but these games are only accessible if you live...
Nintendo confirms that Mario Kart is coming to Mobile Devices in 2019

Nintendo confirms that Mario Kart is coming to Mobile Devices in 2019

February 1, 2018
In recent years, Nintendo has released lots of games for Android. It brought titles like New Super Mario Brothers and Super Mario Galaxy to the NVIDIA Shield TV in China, and unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard of Miitomo, Pokémon Go, Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heros, and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. It's a remarkable pivot for the 128-year-old...