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An analysis of 392 acquired PC and console studios shows that around one third have been closed since 2000 and 60.2 percent of cases are judged negative. Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts perform particularly poorly; at EA 88 percent of the 24 ownership periods examined are rated negative, most recently affecting BioWare. Nintendo, by contrast, has closed none of the six studios it acquired since 2000, and some buyers such as Kadokawa, Sumo Group and certain Microsoft studios also saw predominantly positive outcomes. The number of closures rose sharply since 2023, which the analysis attributes to expensive pandemic-era acquisitions followed by subsequent cost-cutting programs. » More on golem.de

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said the company is not planning additional price changes for the Switch 2 after a $50 increase this year that set the starting price at $499. Switch 2 sales fell 37.4% year‑over‑year in the recent quarter. Furukawa also said Nintendo can secure sufficient RAM despite ongoing memory shortages driven by AI data center demand and supplier shifts away from ROM for cartridges. » More on theverge.com

Nintendo sold 2.67 million Switch 2 units in the quarter ended Sept. 30, a 41% decline year‑on‑year and down from 3.82 million in the prior quarter. The company raised prices for the Switch 2 in the U.S., Canada and Japan amid surging memory costs. The price increases and a memory supply crunch are cited as the main drivers of the sales drop. » More on cnbc.com

Macronix said it will phase out ROM production, including chips used in Nintendo Switch cartridges, to prioritize booming NOR and NAND memory demand for data centers after reporting a 158% rise in NOR revenue and 768% jump in NAND revenue in Q3 2026. The supplier expects continued chip price increases as customers demand more capacity for data‑center applications, potentially tightening supply for physical game cartridges used by Nintendo. » More on theverge.com

Nintendo is releasing a Switch 2-exclusive remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on November 5, featuring a more realistic visual style and preserved core gameplay. The update adds modern conveniences like a jump button, sprint, full voice acting, a Threads of Time progress tracker, and Zelda Notes integration via the Switch app. Nintendo is also offering a special Switch 2 console and Switch 2 Pro Controller with Triforce imagery to coincide with the launch. » More on theverge.com