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Deals For Today: Every Switch 2 Game Preorder In 2025 and Pokémon TCG Under Market Value – IGN
Today’s roundup is stacked with some of the biggest Nintendo Switch 2 releases of 2025, covering every confirmed first-party game and amiibo on the calendar. Whether you’re eyeing Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the double-pack of Super Mario Galaxy titles, or Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, every major release is now open for preorder. On top of that,…
Mario, Metroid, Virtual Boy and more: all the biggest announcements from today’s Nintendo Direct
Whenever there’s a Nintendo Direct in September, you can be pretty sure that it’ll be a major edition of the showcase. Given that Friday’s one was scheduled to be about an hour long and that Nintendo has a whole new console to put games on, it was already likely that there was going to be…
Every Pokémon Game on the Nintendo Switch in 2025 – IGN
Often cited as one of the world’s most valuable media franchises, Pokémon is a household name that’s been a Nintendo staple since the Game Boy. The beloved series is home to hundreds of amazing creatures you can catch in-game or collect as trading cards, with each new generation bringing loads more to discover. Every console…
I tried to switch to Waze, but Google Maps is way better
Summary Waze uses live, user-sourced reports and aggressive rerouting to get drivers to destinations fastest. Google Maps supports walking, biking, transit, live schedules, and richer place info. For most people, I suggest Google Maps’ feature-rich, clean UX; use Waze if you want quirky, fast routing. When it comes to navigation apps, Waze vs Google Maps…
5 Switch-Exclusive Games That Run Better On Switch 2 (Without A Patch)
The Nintendo Switch 2 is already one of the most successful consoles ever launched, and with it came a roster of exclusive launch games that we can only describe as…a little lackluster. Don’t get me wrong, I am the target audience for a new Mario Kart and a remaster of a throwback 3DS RPG. And…
This “smart coach” helps LLMs switch between text and code
Large language models (LLMs) excel at using textual reasoning to understand the context of a document and provide a logical answer about its contents. But these same LLMs often struggle to correctly answer even the simplest math problems. Textual reasoning is usually a less-than-ideal way to deliberate over computational or algorithmic tasks. While some LLMs…
Dissecting (and sibling-comparing) a scorched five-port Gigabit Ethernet switch
As the latest entry in my “electronics devices that died in the latest summer-2024 lightning storm” series, I present to you v3.22 (the company’s currently up to v8) of TP-Link’s TL-SG1005D five-port GbE switch, the diminutive alternative to the two eight-port switches I tore down last month. Here’s a box shot to start, taken from…
Why CISOs are making the SASE switch: Fewer vendors, smarter security, better AI guardrails
Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Investors, including venture capitalists (VCs), are betting $359 million that secure access service edge (SASE) will become a primary consolidator of enterprise security tech stacks. Cato Network’s oversubscribed Series…
I Tested Way Too Many Headsets On Switch 2, These 6 Are My Favorites
When I started testing headsets on my new Nintendo Switch 2, I dove in from a casual perspective seeking a pleasant experience with pals on GameChat while running some Knockout Tours in Mario Kart World. I’m not an audiophile, after all. I’m just a guy who enjoys an easy-to-use, comfy headset with generally good sound…
The Switch 2’s mouse controls has me rethinking the future of games
Summary The Nintendo Switch 2 is mostly a spec-improvement over the Switch, but the Joy-Con 2’s mouse functionality is meaningfully different. Mouse controls make it easier to control complex games and could be used to make it easier to port PC games. The convergence between PC and console gaming is increasing and Nintendo is just…