Matthew is a journalist in the news department at GameRant. He holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University and has been an avid gamer since 1985. Matthew formerly served as a ...

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 ...

A leaked, internal Nintendo PowerPoint presentation discovered online Saturday explained why the company continues to use “friend codes” instead of using unique usernames. A post on ResetEra suggested ...

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 ...

Earlier this week, a story surfaced about Switch 2 users accessing YouTube via the free-to-play title Super Animal Royale.

Nintendo has been hit by a couple of major leaks over the last few months. In early May, the content from servers managed by a company called BroadOn (which was acquired by Acer back in 2011), was ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 has released alongside flagship game Mario Kart World, but there’s an issue for many players trying to race on launch day: Error Code 2813 ...