Digital game codes remain one of the simplest ways to add new titles to a Nintendo library. The Nintendo Switch 2 handles code redemption in a familiar way, building ...

Nintendo has shared three new Animal Crossing New Horizons redeem codes in January 2026, so you can kick off the new year in ...

Just when you think Nintendo's becoming all forward-thinking about the internet - with integrated apps and whatnot - you see the dreaded friend codes on Nintendo Switch and your heart sinks. Yes, it's ...

Since the launch of the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo has been using friend codes for adding online friends to your consoles. They're a string of 12-characters that are difficult to remember by heart and a ...

The Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops were taken offline yesterday, but Nintendo has re-enabled the ability to redeem download codes for games on both platforms for a limited time. There are a few kinks ...

Nintendo officially closed the eShops of both Wii U and 3DS on Monday, March 27 yet it appears that players can still redeem their game codes this week. The Japanese gaming giant has extended the ...

Nintendo Direct is the name given to the special livestreams that Nintendo hosts to exhibit new games and systems that it's developing. The live streams happen throughout the year and appear in both ...

Now that Nintendo Switch's day-one update is rolled out we can finally see the exact way to add friends onto the system...but you're not going to like it. Yes, it uses friend codes. Press Start has ...

“There are no friend codes within what we’re doing,” Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime said in a January interview with CNET. And there was much rejoicing. Imagine our surprise when the ...

Tomas Franzese is a News Editor at DualShockers, writing a variety of reviews and shedding light on upcoming games for both PC and consoles. While he has been a gamer most of his life, he began ...