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In his decision, Squires explained that significant doubts about whether Nintendo’s new patent is truly innovative have emerged. He pointed to existing publications by Yabe and Taura, as well as older patents, which already detail the concept of a companion character assisting a player, either controlled by the game or by the player directly. This raises the question of whether Nintendo’s recently granted patent (filed in 2023, approved in September 2025) represents a genuine advancement in technology or simply repeats ideas already found in previous work.

This feature is now available in our Beta and Preview programs. It reduces heat and energy usage during lengthy installations, so you won’t have to keep your screen on for extended periods.

According to Furukawa, a large majority – 84% – of people who bought the new Switch 2 previously owned the original Switch. He believes this demonstrates strong customer loyalty, as existing fans are easily upgrading to the new model and continuing their relationship with the Nintendo platform.

In a recent GamesRadar interview, the developer explained that an initial, player-versus-environment version of the game did have traditional elements like health bars and damage numbers. They noted that these are things developers often include automatically. However, as ARC Raiders developed, the team realized the game’s realistic physics and visual effects – like smoke, sparks, and damaged armor on enemies – already provided enough information for players to understand what was happening in combat.

A recent issue allowed users to bypass parental controls. This also caused problems for some players, as it sometimes replaced their saved game progress with empty files linked to the parent’s Windows account, then uploaded those blank files. Windows Central reported on this, noting that players lost progress in several games and support staff suggested the change was deliberate and being investigated.

Mentes believes Insomniac’s successful history with Spider-Man games, built over more than ten years of collaboration, makes them the perfect studio to develop the first major, high-budget Wolverine game for the PS5, which is expected to release in 2026.