News & Reviews:   Nintendo Switch pre-order

Did you know that despite the Switch having a USB-C port, Nintendo said that users should only use a specific cable to charge the device? Nintendo has even warned users that forcibly plugging in a non-Nintendo Switch-specific cable may damage the Switch’s USB port or even the cable.

For many electronics companies, the big sales period is coming soon. With Black Friday in November and Christmas in December, sales of devices like the Nintendo Switch is expected to rise. But sources claim that it could also face a holiday shortage.

Back in July, Nintendo announced another refresh to the Switch console. This isn't the Switch Pro that many fans had hope for, but it does have some upgrades like a new OLED screen. In anticipation of the launch, the price for the old model could drop.

Shopee's 6.6 Sale is upon us and many of you probably have bought a couple of things. We aren't surprised if the Nintendo Switch is one of your shopping lists, as it's one of the most sought gaming consoles during this Conditional Movement Control Order. If you still haven't got one, you stand a chance to win a RM1 Nintendo Switch tomorrow (6 June 2020)!

Want different looking Joy-Con controllers for the Nintendo Switch? Well, you're not alone. A modder has uploaded pictures of a pair of modded Joy-Con controllers on Twitter, similar in design to the ones for the old Nintendo GameCube console. And get this, they actually work!

In 2019, Nintendo released two new Switch models with improvements that prevented hackers from using homebrew software but all that work has been undone again. TeamXecutor was able to hack the Nvidia Tegra X214 chipset used in the revised Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite with the help of a modchip.

The guys over at XDA-Developers.com has managed to get Google’s Android operating system running on a Nintendo Switch. Using a bunch of software such as the Linux 5 Tegra Ubuntu developed by ByLaws, as well as the emuMMC for the Switch. The handheld console was able to boot into the Android Operating system directly off an SD card, without the need to perform any sort of installation.

Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft better watch out as there may be a new contender in the console field. Slightly Mad Studios, the company behind the games Project CARS 2 and Need for Speed: Shift, is currently working on a new console named “Mad Box” and it is expected to be out in 3.5 years’ time.