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Nintendo has taken the unprecedented decision to delay Switch 2 pre-orders in the U.S., blaming the impact of Trump’s tariffs and “evolving market conditions.” There was already a backlash about the price of the Switch 2 and certain games -- Mario Kart World, in particular. What if Nintendo has to increase its prices even further?

In today's Daily Fix:It's been more than a day since Nintendo's deep dive into the new Switch 2 and its software lineup. The consensus seems to be that it's more powerful than expected, but also way more expensive than most people thought, especially for games. Mario Kart World will retail for a whopping $79.99 in the U.S. (and more for physical copies in different regions). What does this mean for Grand Theft Auto 6? A release date hasn't been announced, and this could very well be an $80 game. Would you pay that much for GTA 6? In other news, Xbox's Game Pass Wave 1 for April has been revealed, headlined by South of Midnight. And finally, pets are coming to InZOI.

In today's Daily Fix:It's the big day: the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct went live this morning and as expected we got a much deeper look at the Switch 2's hardware and features. Nintendo also gave details on the games lineup, with some major third-party games coming to the new console. One title that barely got a mention, but is one of the most anticipated games of the year, was Hollow Knight: Silksong, which is confirmed for 2025. Nintendo also revealed the release date and pricing for the Switch 2, along with the pre-order date. Sorry, it wasn't today as many hoped, but next week. So get your wallets ready, it's going to be an expensive day.

In today's Daily Fix:Tom Holland is a busy guy these days. He's currently filming Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey, and will then go right to production on the next Spider-Man film, which now has an official title and release date. Spider-Man: Brand New Day will arrive in theatres July 31, 2026, just a couple of weeks after Nolan's The Odyssey hits screens. As you can probably guess by the title, the new movie will take some inspiration from the Brand New Day story arc in Spider-Man comics. In other kind of related news, Venom in Marvel Rivals has a emote: twerking. The emote is free for April Fool's Day, and will likely stick around past Season 1. And finally, we have an approximate runtime for tomorrow's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. The Direct will be Nintendo's longest so far, running about an hour.

In today's Daily Fix:For almost a year and a half, we've only had one Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer to to analyze, scrutinize, and hypothesize over, and according to publisher Take-Two Interactive, that's not changing anytime soon. CEO Strauss Zelnick confirmed to Bloomberg that the company isn't ready to share more marketing materials until closer to the game's release date, which also hasn't been revealed. Speaking of release dates, Ghost of Yōtei doesn't have one just yet, but more details of the game's plot have been revealed. And finally, the mythical Nintendo DS port of Halo wasn't axed by Microsoft as many believed. According to a developer who worked on it, the game was actually canned by Nintendo.

In today's Daily Fix:The Legend of Zelda movie finally has a release date: March 26th, 2027. For such an anticipated project, Nintendo chose the most low-key way of announcing the date: via their new Nintendo Today news app. They did just have a Nintendo Direct yesterday, which did not contain any mention of the movie, and they also have a Switch 2-focused Direct next week; both of those would have more obvious options to drop the news. Elsewhere in games, Ubisoft and Tencent have formed a new subsidiary company that will handle some of Ubi's big IPs like Far Cry, Rainbow Six, and Assassin's Creed. And finally, new Sims challenger InZOI is still in early access, and players have already found a bug that will let you run over children with a car. Yes, it's already patched.

In today's Daily Fix:Today was probably Nintendo's Direct dedicated to the Switch 1, with next week's big Switch 2 blow-out ushering in a new era in gaming. But that didn't stop Best Buy Canada from accidentally posting—and then deleting—the preorder date for the Switch 2. According to Best Buy Canada, they will start taking preorders on April 2nd, the same day as the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct. In related news, today's Direct revealed a new Nintendo news app, which features another look at the Switch 2's Joy-Con, and that mysterious button that we now know as the 'C' button. And finally, yesterday Marvel held a 5-hour-long stream revealing the cast of the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. We break down some of the reveals.

In today's Daily Fix:Naughty Dog's Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet doesn't have an official release date, but according to Bloomberg, the game may not make it out until 2027 at the earliest. That would make it seven years into the life of the PlayStation 5, and there's a good chance Sony will have already announced the PS6. Could Intergalactic be withheld from the current-gen PS5 and be a launch title for the PS6? And would that mean Naughty Dog has missed the PS5 generation entirely, outside of remakes and remasters? Speaking of release dates, CD Projekt has confirmed that the upcoming The Witcher 4 will not be released earlier by the end of 2026, which means another 2027 release date at the earliest. And finally, Nintendo has one last Direct aimed specifically at the Switch 1, a week before the big Switch 2 reveal in April. We may finally get the deep dive on Metroid Prime 4 that we've been waiting for.

In today's Daily Fix:Assassin's Creed Shadows has been a hit with critics and with fans, boasting huge first- and second-day player concurrents in the millions. However, Ubisoft has not released sales figures (yet), and cautions that Shadows' sales performance shouldn't be compared to the last mainline AC game, Valhalla, which was released at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic when everyone was staying home and playing games anyway. Shadows instead should be compared to Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Origins, and Mirage, which was the most recent release before Shadows. In other news, two major games just received big updates—Monster Hunter Wilds is getting its first big patch, and Civilization 7 has a new update that addresses much-needed quality-of-life issues.

In today's Daily Fix:Take-Two, the owners of the Grand Theft Auto franchise, have issued a take-down of another fan-made mod. YouTuber Dark Space has posted a video explaining what happened with his mod that put what he believed to be an accurate GTA 6 map into GTA 5. Dark Space argues that such moves hurt Take-Two's relationship with the community, the same community that makes its games popular in the first place. In other news, there's a not-zero percent chance that the popular online game Palworld makes its way to the Nintendo Switch 2, given the system is powerful enough to run it. That might be a little weird, considering developer Pocket Pair is involved in a lawsuit with Nintendo. And finally, MachineGames' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle finally has a PS5 release date.