Following up on Nintendo’s recent showcase of its upcoming Nintendo Switch console, Eurogamer reports the platform will include a capacitive multi-touch display, marking a significant leap forward from the company’s traditional, resistive touchscreen technology.
Citing “a number of sources,” including several who confirmed the system’s physical design and detachable controllers prior to its official unveiling, Eurogamer claims the Nintendo Switch’s 6.2-inch display maxes out at a 720p resolution, giving fans an early idea of the hardware’s capabilities.
The switch to multi-touch display technology is a first for Nintendo, as all of the company’s touchscreen-driven consoles have used resistive displays to date. Nintendo first tackled touchscreen-controlled gaming with the launch of its Nintendo DS portable in 2004 and similar display technology was featured in the later Nintendo 3DS, 3DS XL, and New 3DS handhelds.
Nintendo continued to use resistive display technology for its recent Wii U console, which employs a unique GamePad controller that houses an embedded touchscreen. Many fans questioned the company’s decision to stick with older touchscreen tech for its tablet-sized console controller, given that iOS and Android mobile devices had long since adopted multi-touch technology.
Unlike resistive touchscreens, capacitive touchscreens support multiple simultaneous inputs, enabling features like multi-touch gestures. Nintendo’s traditional, resistive touchscreen technology is limited to a single pressure-based input and requires the use of a stylus for accuracy and consistency.
A stylus-free future is a leap forward for Nintendo, as much of the company’s handheld output over the past decade focuses on touch-driven input. If the Nintendo Switch hits retail with its reported multi-touch display, gamers can expect to see gameplay refinements that build on the type of touchscreen interactions featured in legacy Nintendo 3DS and Wii U releases.
In the wake of Nintendo’s recent Switch trailer, new rumors have emerged suggesting the console will feature scroll-wheel shoulder buttons, a visual projector, an infrared pointer, among other innovations. To date, Nintendo has not commented on speculation regarding the Nintendo Switch’s hardware capabilities.
Nintendo will reveal the Nintendo Switch’s pricing and release date on January 12.
Imagine tapping a Zelda icon on your iPhone and jumping straight into Hyrule. A new open-source project called nxnative makes that possible by repackaging Switch games you’ve bought into apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with no emulator in the middle.
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The Call of Duty franchise has held a special place in my heart ever since I played my first Black Ops game back in 2010. That game's campaign was something else, with twists and turns that culminated in a mind-blowing finale. We can all admit that compared to those older campaigns, the recent CODs have been lackluster at best, and a complete and utter disappointment at worst. The reboot of Modern Warfare did give me some hope, as the first two installments were actually quite good, but the third game left such a bad taste in my mouth that I wasn’t exactly expecting much from Modern Warfare 4.
After recently finishing the campaign, I can say that this installment is nothing like the recent releases and instead feels closer to the franchise’s roots. For the first time in a long while, the campaign comes across as well-crafted rather than rushed to hit a release date. It arrives three years after MW3, and you can see exactly where all that time went. It seems the studio finally made listening to player feedback a priority.
Epic Games has just announced the 2026 Epic AI MegaJam, which is looking to see how much game development can be squeezed into a very short window. This is running from November 12 through November 15.
Participants can work alone or in teams of up to five people, build in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and bring along “as many AI agents as you want.” Epic explicitly encourages coding agents, AI-generated assets, audio tools, writing tools, and other AI systems. The official event page literally says "Vibe your way to $50k.”