Kaori Sakamoto, the three-time figure skating world champion, will retire after next year’s Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. She made the announcement Friday to reporters in Kobe, Japan.

France’s court of auditors has provided the first official estimate of public spending tied to the 2024 Paris Olympics, with the global public expenditure estimated at nearly six billion euros ...

The world Kirsty Coventry walks into Monday as the International Olympic Committee’s first female and first African president ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 is the fastest-selling Nintendo hardware in the U.S. in the four days following its release, according to a statement obtained by IGN from Nintendo. It's outselling the OG ...

Nintendo has hidden a few cool Easter eggs for the GameCube within Switch 2, fans have discovered. With the launch of Nintendo's new console, fans can finally play GameCube games using Nintendo ...

A version of this article appears in print on June 14, 2025, Section B, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Nintendo’s New Switch: Bigger, Better and Costlier.

2 Internet, Nintendo Switch Online membership and Nintendo Account required for online features, including GameChat. Compatible USB camera required for video features. Not available in all countries.

Starting on June 5, gamers could finally purchase the Switch 2 console for $449.99 and the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle for $499.99 — if you could find it in stock.

Nintendo announced Wednesday that it sold more than 3.5 million Switch 2 consoles, marking a new record for the company. The Japanese company said that it’s the “highest global sales level ...

The record-breaking doesn't stop there, as the Nintendo Switch 2 is teed up to break the all-time record for two-month sales after a console launch, which is currently 4.5 million and held by both ...

Nintendo Switch 2 isn't a fundamental reinvention of its predecessor, but instead wisely focuses on key upgrades like a larger display and extra graphical power. These make it the best hybrid ...