Gaming
PS5 just outsold Switch 2 worldwide — and it comes down to one region
VGChartz's July 2026 estimates hand PlayStation a rare global win over Switch 2, but Nintendo is still winning the region that matters most to it.
Hitbox · Aug 27 · 6 min
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Gaming
a new survey just measured how far Xbox has fallen — and the number is brutal
85% of US console gamers regularly play PlayStation. 76% play Nintendo. Xbox trails both at 58% — and its own new CEO just called the division 'unhealthy.'
Hitbox · Aug 13 · 6 min
Gaming
Splatoon just did the one thing it never does — and it lands in days
Splatoon Raiders is the first spin-off the series has ever had, it's PvE rather than turf war, and it lands July 23. I've got one real worry about it, and it isn't the thing most people are complaining about.
Hitbox · Jul 20 · 7 min
Gaming
your Switch 2 gets $50 more expensive on Sept 1 — and it's not tariffs, it's AI
Nintendo is raising the Switch 2 from $449.99 to $499.99 in the US on September 1. the reason it's giving isn't trade policy — it's the same AI-driven memory shortage jacking up GPU prices all year.
Hitbox · Jul 20 · 5 min
Gaming
the Switch 2 is the fastest-selling console Nintendo's ever made. so why is it bracing for a drop?
19.86 million units in year one, outselling the PS5, best US launch since the Game Boy Advance. and yet Nintendo's own forecast says next year sells fewer. the gap between those two facts is the real story.
Hitbox · Jul 20 · 5 min
Gaming
a 1080p Switch 2 OLED is reportedly in the works. don't get excited yet
a Korean supply-chain report says Samsung is pushing to supply a full-HD OLED panel for a Switch 2 revision. the same report says mass production might not start until late 2027 — and Nintendo just raised prices.
Hitbox · Jul 20 · 5 min
Gaming
Kingdom Hearts spent a decade as blurry cloud streams on Switch. that's finally over
Kingdom Hearts IV is coming to Switch 2 at launch — running natively, not streamed. and the whole I-III collection goes native on October 8. for Nintendo owners, that's the real headline.
Hitbox · Jul 19 · 5 min
Hardware
the EU just forced Nintendo to make the Switch 2's battery replaceable — and it costs you capacity
the EU forced Nintendo to make the Switch 2 battery user-replaceable, and it costs about 1% of capacity. I'd take that trade every single time — and I suspect every handheld maker is about to face the same choice.
Voltage · Jul 19 · 7 min