Nintendo has reportedly suffered a setback after Japan’s Patent Office rejected one of its Pokémon-related patent applications. The patent covered touchscreen gameplay features like moving your character, throwing an item to catch creatures, sending them into battle, and choosing commands during fights. According to the patent office, those ideas weren’t new enough. The examiner pointed to several earlier examples, including a Pokémon fan game shown on YouTube in 2013, saying similar mechanics were already public before Nintendo filed the patent.

Nintendo has officially revealed the inside of its updated Switch Joy-Con controllers, confirming they now feature removable batteries. The new design was quietly detailed in Nintendo support documents released for Europe. Instead of replacing the entire controller when the battery wears out, users will be able to swap the battery using Nintendo’s official Battery Replacement Kit.

Nintendo of Europe has announced a closed network test for The Duskbloods on Nintendo Switch 2. The test will run from August 21 to 24. Players can apply starting July 22 via the game’s official website. Selected players will join daily test sessions in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Nintendo has announced that Mario Kart Tour will officially shut down on September 30, 2026 and the game will no longer be playable after that date. As part of the shutdown: >Paid Ruby sales have ended. >Any Rubies players already own can still be used until the servers go offline. >Gold Pass subscriptions are no longer available for new purchases or renewals. Nintendo has not announced an offline version, so the game will become completely unplayable once the servers shut down.

Nintendo says it’s working on new ways to fight Pokémon card scalpers after many fans struggled to buy new releases. At Nintendo’s annual shareholder meeting, president Shuntaro Furukawa said the company is aware that demand is still higher than supply, even though The Pokémon Company printed around 10 billion Pokémon cards in 2025. Furukawa said Nintendo is working with The Pokémon Company to help get cards into the hands of real fans instead of resellers. “Nintendo also communicates with The Pokémon Company as needed to discuss appropriate ways to deliver products to consumers. We believe that The Pokémon Company will continue to take measures to respond to this issue.”

Nintendo has confirmed that some employee data was stolen in a hack involving TinyPulse, an employee survey service owned by WebMD that Nintendo of America used internally. The breach affected only a small number of employees and mainly exposed older survey information, including names, email addresses, and some personal documents such as bank statements. No customer data or Nintendo game systems were impacted. The hackers, who call themselves Shadowbyt3$, reportedly demanded a $2 million ransom and leaked some of the stolen data after Nintendo refused to pay. Nintendo said its own systems were never compromised and stressed that people with Nintendo accounts do not need to take any action.

Nintendo has shared new information about the upcoming remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Switch 2. The company says the game will have stunning visuals, updated designs, and timeless gameplay. The remake will stay true to the original adventure while giving it a fresh look via Nintendo Everything

Nintendo’s stock dropped 12% after the Switch 2 price increase to $499 in the US from the expected $449.99. The change starts in September 2026 for Western markets due to higher memory and component costs plus tariffs and exchange rates. The company also cut its sales forecast to 16.5 million units next year, down from nearly 20 million, but President Shuntaro Furukawa said the Switch 2 is selling faster than the original console