Is Microsoft's Xbox overhaul and Sony's decision to end physical PlayStation game discs point to a gaming industry increasingly driven by digital ecosystems, services and intellectual property?

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. Nintendo's innovations in hardware, like the Switch, have captivated ...

Handheld consoles are a pastime in gaming and are becoming a larger part of its future as more competitors enter the handheld market to challenge the crownbearer and market leader: Nintendo. Nintendo ...

Generally, gamers expect an older console to get more affordable over time. That’s especially true once that brand’s newest offering hits shelves. But Nintendo shocked fans yesterday when it announced ...

The Nintendo Switch has become the company's best-selling console ever with over 155 million units sold. It was released in 2017, a pivotal time for Nintendo which was coming off the back of a flop ...

Nintendo released version 22.1.0 of the Switch 2 and the original Switch operating systems for users to download and install on their consoles. Although no major features were confirmed to be included ...

Nintendo changed the video game industry forever with the launch of the NES in the mid-80s, and it has been releasing innovative new gaming consoles ever since. As someone that owns and has played ...

Even the most hardcore Nintendo fan who is always at the ready to hit you with the fact that Nintendo began in the 1800s selling Hanafuda cards is unlikely to know that the first true Nintendo console ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

Although it was finally replaced last year by the new Switch 2, the orginal switch isn’t done just yet. Many recent Switch games (and a handful of major updates, like the one for Animal Crossing) have ...