Originally earned through buying games, My Nintendo Gold Points could be used to get discounts off titles on the eShop.
"Whenever we find that we could provide great performance for our game on Switch 2, we're open to that," says producer Weicong Wu.
The recent applications were noted as standard operating procedure, with some of Nintendo's patents for in-game mounts rejected.
The new patent was filed all the way back in July 2024, and is part of a larger gameplay-related patent from December 2021.
The Direct is expected to be more of a partner showcase rather than Nintendo unveiling more first-party games.
What should fans expect from Nintendo's next-gen console on the pricing front?
In responding to a question about Take-Two's relationship with Nintendo, CEO Zelnick pointed to Civilization 7 and NBA 2K games as examples of support.
The upcoming consoles' Joy-Cons will be able to function as mice, the patent seems to confirm, just as prior leaks have strongly suggested.
It includes the first three levels from World 1, Jungle, and Modern Mode. However, progress won't transfer to the full game.
Nintendo will unveil further details on its upcoming next-gen console on April 2, at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET, the company has confirmed.
Nintendo also confirmed it will "continue to launch attractive software" for the Switch 1 "as soon as we can develop it."
While the former marked Zelda's first solo adventure in the series, the latter was the first Mario and Luigi title in over eight years.
The flagship kart racer continues notching up impressive sales. It's followed by Animal Crossing: New Horizons at 47.44 million units sold.
The latest entry in the party game series has achieved exceptional sales within 2.5 months of launching for Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo hits a new milestone, though hardware and software sales for the nine months ending December 31st, 2024, are down year-over-year.
Existing owners "will not be affected during this time, and you can still venture forth on your quest to save Erdrea," says Square Enix.
The racing title originally released for the N64 in 2000, before coming to the Nintendo DS in re-released form later in 2004.
If you haven't played Donkey Kong Country Returns before then the HD version comes off as an easy recommendation. If you have, then there are better platformers than this one on the Switch.
Thomas Mahler speaks about how the concept of console exclusives would be crazy if it were to be applied to movie DVDs.
Even users that failed at signing up for Nintendo Switch 2 Experience events seemingly have a chance to be picked.
