News Summary

• Ahead of the likely reveal of the Nintendo handheld hybrid’s successor next year, the aging hardware continued receiving an amazing slate of new games in 2023, including The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, one of the best entries to date in the long-running fantasy adventure series..
• Whether it’s a Switch 2, Switch Pro, or entirely new piece of hardware altogether, it’s hard to imagine Nintendo not showing its new console by the start of its next fiscal year in April 2024..
• Nintendo’s multiplayer and retro library subscription service added Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games in 2023, answering the prayers of fans desperate to be able to officially access classics like The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap and Metroid Fusion again..
• The new games were added to the Expansion Pack tier, which still costs $50 a year even as other services have been raising prices..
• “I can’t speak to the possible features of a new platform, but the Nintendo Account is a strong basis for having that communication as we make the transition.”It’s hard to imagine buying a new Nintendo console and starting out from scratch at this point..
• In 2023 it almost feels like we’ve come full circle again, with Nintendo neglecting every expectation of a modern gaming platform while it instead tinkers away on new hits.That’s not to say that the famed Japanese game company has retreated into itself..