Author: Trent Meikle

As if you ever needed more proof that Nintendo is a heartless, money-grubbing scrub of a company, let’s dive into all the prices you’ll be expected to pay for the accessories, games, and controllers arriving alongside the already expensive Nintendo Switch 2, priced at $450 – with still no word on local pricing from Nintendo SA. That’s not a typo? Up first are the games. Nintendo showed off a swathe of games, both new and old, that would hit the Switch 2 – either on launch day or in the coming months. One of those is Donkey Kong Bananza, arriving…

After years of beseeching Nintendo to bring fan-favourite The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker to the Nintendo Switch, the Japanese company has relented in the case of the incoming Nintendo Switch 2. Kinda. GameCube The Wind Waker is back, baby https://youtu.be/0MvkSVs8f_w Rather than simply port over The Wind Waker HD, which debuted on the Wii U featuring visual upgrades and plenty of quality of life features, Nintendo has instead announced that the Switch 2 console will offer players access to a new GameCube emulator, forcing the purchase of a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion subscription to play the game…

It’d be an understatement to call yesterday’s Nintendo Switch 2 Direct a chaotic mishmash brimming with console specs, features, and games that will grace the Switch 2 in the coming months. In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, Nintendo showed off a whopping three seconds of new footage for Hollow Knight: Silksong with a promise that the game would be out before we hit 2026. For SHAW! Ascend to the peak of a haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong, arriving on #NintendoSwitch2 this year. pic.twitter.com/GHUFjzyXeX — Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) April 2, 2025 That, coupled with Nintendo’s doubling down on the 2025 release date…

UPDATE: Added overseas pricing for the Nintendo Switch 2 After years of eagerly awaiting the hand of Nintendo to bless the now eight-year-old Switch (1) with some new hardware, a bigger screen, and most importantly, some new games, it finally happened. During a special Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, which focused on the hardware, Nintendo spilled the beans on a release date: 5 June 2025. “Bigger screen, same thickness” Nintendo kicked things off with yet another look at Mario Kart World (not 9), launching “exclusively” on the Switch 2. Sorry, Switch 1 owners. Your time will come. That title change involves an extremely…

With only just enough time to conjure up a decent cup of coffee before Nintendo’s Switch 2 Direct kicks off at 15h00 SAST today, you might be wondering if an hour’s worth of footage is enough to capture the console’s specs, new features, and a whole host of games? It isn’t, save for a few of Nintendo’s biggest first-party titles. Nintendo understands this and has set up not one, but two Nintendo Treehouse livestreams, “featuring hands-on gameplay of Nintendo Switch 2 games!” But wait, it gets better. These aren’t your typical hinky-dinky Nintendo events. These are hours-long deep dives into the…

The AI hype is steadily wearing off, with even South Africa’s budget smartphone offerings running rampant with AI features once reserved for the biggest and best smartphones. Realme’s newcomer C75 is evidence of that, bringing with it a R6,000 price tag, decent battery specs, and of course, artificial intelligence. “The realme c75 marks an important step forward in making the most advanced technology accessible to more young people. This smartphone embodies our commitment to bridging the technological divide and empowering more people with access to AI,” said Realme Country Manager Jace Chen. Let’s be realme Realme’s C75 managed to string…

It’s official, folks. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has published the official fuel price adjustments for April 2025, covering the coming changes to petrol, diesel, and paraffin in South Africa. Continuing the recent trend from the last couple of months, motorists have yet another price decrease to look forward to going forward. Diesel drivers are the biggest winners this month with a R0.85 decrease planned. It’s not like petrol drivers will be complaining, however. But before you rush out to the nearest garage to take advantage of these prices, we should warn you that these won’t go…

Tomorrow is the big day. Nintendo will finally give its rabid fans a deeper look (and a reason to keep going) at the Switch 2 in the form of a Nintendo Direct. The Japanese company only briefly showed off the new handheld console back in January, offering a peek at magnetic joy-cons, a larger body, and even Mario Kart 9 (or what we assume is Mario Kart 9, anyway). Flip the Switch 2 That first trailer was devoid of any specifics, like a proper release date, price, and the console’s internal specs. That’ll all be sorted out at the 2 April…

For months, rumours have spread that Xbox is looking to dive back into the console game, having quietly surrendered the console war, leading the company’s exclusives to land just about everywhere. A new plan of action was hatched to launch a handheld console of its own, meant to rival Nintendo’s Switch (2) and Valve’s Steam Deck. Now it seems that Xbox has teamed up with Asus to deliver that new handheld. Asus briefly teased an announcement over on X/Twitter, briefly showing off the company’s ROG Ally handheld and an Xbox-like ROG Raikiri Pro controller, further fuelling the Xbox connections. In…

Apple’s AI overhaul is here. Kinda In a bid to shove artificial intelligence into everything, Apple’s Health app could be the next of the Big Fruit Company’s apps to get the treatment. Known internally as Project Mulberry, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter (via Engadget), Apple has some major plans to make the Health experience a far more engaging one, embedding an AI agent into the mix that could “replicate” an actual doctor’s advice. Meant to serve as a ‘health coach’, the revitalised Health app would make recommendations on how to improve users’ lifestyles based on their saved health…