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Where To Buy A Nintendo Switch Right Now

As retailers respond to increased demand for online goods due to the coronavirus, many items are starting to sell out on Amazon, Walmart, and other retail websites. While certainly not as crucial as hand sanitizer, tissues, toilet paper, and other household goods running low on Amazon, the Nintendo Switch is also seeing a major shortage right now, with stock for the main console sold out nearly everywhere online. The $300 console is seeing increased demand as more people find themselves stuck indoors. Nintendo's massively popular first-party game, Animal Crossing: New

Nintendo Switch Is Sold Out Everywhere, Drastically Increasing Prices

With supply chains globally reacting to the rapid spread of COVID-19, stock shortages of numerous goods are expected. If you're been tempted by the recent release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and planned on picking up a new Nintendo Switch, you might be out of luck already, as stock has become almost impossible to find.That is if you're looking to buy the original Nintendo Switch at its official, $300 retail price. It's difficult to find stock across the usual channels, including Amazon, Best Buy, and Ebay. The Nintendo Switch Lite,

Nintendo Switch Is Sold Out Everywhere, Dramatically Increasing Prices

With supply chains globally reacting to the rapid spread of COVID-19, stock shortages of numerous goods are expected. If you're been tempted by the recent release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and planned on picking up a new Nintendo Switch, you might be out of luck already, as stock has become almost impossible to find.That is if you're looking to buy the original Nintendo Switch at its official, $300 retail price. It's difficult to find stock across the usual channels, including Amazon, Best Buy, and Ebay (though we're tracking where

Harry Potter: Teachers Can Now Read The Books To Students On Livestreams Without Copyright Issues

JK Rowling has suspended some of the copyright policies for her Harry Potter novels to give teachers the opportunity to read the books on livestreams for their students as schools shut down due to COVID-19. In a statement on her website, representatives for Rowling said the author and her agents came to terms on a deal that would "relax" the copyright permissions that are normally required.Globally, teachers can now post videos of themselves reading any of the seven Harry Potter novels, so long as these videos are released on a

Nintendo Donates Thousands Of Respirator Masks Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Nintendo of America has made a major donation to its local area to help out during the COVID-19 crisis. The company has donated more than 9,500 N95 particulate respirator masks to North Bend, Washington, which is where the company is headquartered in North America.In a statement, North Bend said Nintendo originally bought the masks for its own emergency preparedness measures, but the company decided to give them to the public during this time of crisis. The masks will be distributed to address "immediate needs.""This crisis is unprecedented. The safety and

The Walking Dead Season 10 Finale Delayed

While Season 10 of the AMC series The Walking Dead is winding down, the finale will not be able to air as the COVID-19 (coronavius) pandemic has affected post-production on the show.With Episode 16 of the current season originally set to air on April 12, AMC has revealed that they don't be able to hit that deadline, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Current events have unfortunately made it impossible to complete post-production of The Walking Dead Season 10 finale, so the current season will end with its 15th episode on

DC’s Wonder Woman 1984 Release Delayed Due To Coronavirus Outbreak

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has led to the postponement of numerous big movie releases over the past few weeks. Most of the films that have been affected are those that were set for spring or early summer releases, such as A Quiet Place: Part 2, F9: The Fast Saga, No Time To Die, and Black Widow. But it has now been announced that DC's Wonder Woman 1984, which was due to be released in June, has also had its release moved back.Wonder Woman 1984 will now hit US theaters on

Titmouse Moves 5 Second Day Festival To Twitch

The ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has led animation production company Titmouse--the company behind Metalocalypse and The Venture Bros.--to massively alter plans for its scheduled annual 5 Second Day animated short festival. After debuting a series of new shorts created by Titmouse employees in Los Angeles and New York, the company has been forced to cancel its Vancouver screening.All hope is not lost, though. While announcing the cancellation, Titmouse has revealed that it will, instead, screen all of the shorts during a Twitch livestream on Friday, March 27. "We always want

Left 4 Dead Is “Absolutely” Not Being Worked On At Valve

It's now been over a decade since Left 4 Dead 2 launched, and according to Valve that wait will continue for the foreseeable future. In an interview with IGN, the developer has confirmed that it is absolutely not working on another game in the franchise.Valve's official statement on the matter says as much, mentioning that while the studio has looked at ideas for another entry into the franchise, no such project is currently being working on. "We did briefly explore some Left 4 Dead next-gen opportunities a few years ago,

Halo Infinite Dev Talks About Impact Of COVID-19 On The Game

2020 is a huge year for Xbox, as Microsoft is releasing the Xbox Series X with Halo Infinite as a launch title later this year. Or at least that's the plan. While Microsoft has already confirmed multiple times that the Xbox Series X will release on schedule amid the COVID-19 crisis, Halo Infinite's status is less clear.In a blog post, the development team at 343 Industries shied away from confirming anything about a release date for Halo Infinite. For now, the game remains on schedule to launch this holiday, though