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Justin is the Editor-in-Chief at 9to5Toys. For well-over a decade he has covered everything from video games and smart home devices to iPhone and MagSafe accessories, EDC gear, and just about everything in between. A professional audio engineer/producer, he also specializes in home recording, microphones, digital audio, and streaming gear. See something cool out there? Developing the next viral Apple gear accessory? Or just want to talk deals? Contact him directly at justin@9to5mac.com for tips, pitches, and more.

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Digital Switch 2 game prices are actually going down, Splatoon Raiders pre-order live at $50

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Switch 2/Price drop

This morning Nintendo officially revealed the summer release date for the single-player Splatoon Raiders Switch 2 game. Pre-orders are now live on the Nintendo Store, but, perhaps even better is the price – it looks like digital Switch 2 games will indeed be less expensive than physical boxed copies as we suspected. 

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Full-blown Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake set for reveal this week, new features detailed

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Black Flag/Resynced

Update 4/20: It’s official – Ubisoft announces worldwide reveal for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake

A full-blown Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag remake is all but imminent at this point. In fact, Ubisoft has already confirmed the existence of the new Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced, folks have already seen it in action ahead of this week’s expected official reveal, and we have some details for you below – this is not just a basic remaster for modern platforms. 

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9to5Toys News Weekly recap – AC Black Flag remake, Amazon Ember Artline, LEGO N-1 Starfighter, more

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9to5Toys/Weekly

Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This roundup collects all of the coolest new gadgets, the most interesting updates in the world of tech, and this week we have even more Nintendo leaks, details on the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake, a first-look at Metro 2039, LEGO’s new LEGO unveils UCS Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter, Amazon’s Ember Artline frame TVs, and much more.

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Target announces giant new lineup of 30th anniversary Pokémon gear: Exclusive collectibles, apparel, toys, more

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30th anniversary/Pokémon gear

This year has been an eventful one for Pokémon Trainers already. The reveal of the mainline Gen 10 games, remakes, LEGO sets, and much more have already made headlines, but the 30th anniversary celebration isn’t over yet. Target just announced a giant new anniversary Pokémon collection loaded with toys, apparel, and more. 

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Burton Goods launches new magnetic full-grain leather iPad Pro case (30% lighter, and 20% off the list price)

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LE leather/20% off

Burton Goods makes some of the nicest leather iPad cases you’ll find anywhere if you ask me. They aren’t cheap, but they are also far less pricey some of the equally as premium leather sheaths for Apple’s iPad Pro out there. Today, the brand has unleashed a new Limited Edition: Magnetic Leather Case for M4/M5 iPad Pro models and we have a nice 20% off using code BG20 at checkout too. 

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Belkin’s latest Pro Switch 2 charging case with integrated power stand available everywhere today

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Power case/Switch 2

Back at CES 2026, Belkin debuted its next-generation Nintendo Switch 2 accessory. The display-equipped case not only protects your Nintendo console on the go, but it also keeps it charged. Belkin is making the Charging Case Pro for Nintendo Switch 2 available worldwide today on both its official site and over at Amazon

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Hackers breach Rockstar ahead of GTA 6 launch – here’s the ransom note: ‘FINAL WARNING PAY OR LEAK’

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Hacked/Ransom note

Rockstar got hacked again, in case you missed it, and the culprits are demanding it pays up by tomorrow or they will leak GTA 6 all over the interwebs. Or something, or not at all, because Rockstar has now released a statement saying the hackers didn’t actually steal anything of value (by the sounds of it). 

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9to5Toys News Weekly recap – More Nintendo leaks, LEGO Jurassic Park, new charging gear, more

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Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This week we have a fresh look at some of the latest Nintendo leaks on upcoming Switch 2 game releases alongside the early launch deals on the new Galaxy A37 and A57 phones, new new One Piece and Jurassic Park LEGO sets, a full-grain leather SD card wallet for creators, and we are hands-on with Satechi’s new Space Black metal 25W MagSafe charger. Check it all out below.

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PSA: AirPods Pro 3 are dropping back down to holiday pricing this weekend

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PSA/This weekend

We do our absolute best around to uncover the most notable discounts on the most sought-after gear on the internet. This often times amounts to fast-action content to ensure folks get as much time as possible to actually the score the deal before it’s gone or out of stock, but sometimes we get a heads up on an upcoming deal, and that’s exactly what we have here today. The latest AirPods Pro 3 are set to return to holiday deal pricing this weekend. 

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Friday Apple TV deals up to 75% off: Curb Your Enthusiasm complete, Dunkirk, Alien, more

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75% off/From $5

Today’s lineup of the best Apple TV deals is now ready to roll, including titles like Alien 2-Movie Collection, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Old, Dunkirk, Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Series, Sons of Anarchy: The Complete Series, and more. We also have all 15-inch M5 MacBook Air models at all-time lows ($150 off), deals on Nomad’s new Camino leather iPhone 17 Pro cases, and Apple Watch Series 11 at nearly $100 off. All of today’s Apple TV deals await below. 

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Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold re-stock goes live this morning, be ready

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It is Galaxy Z TriFold re-stock day. The new Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold will be back in-stock again this morning if you’re still trying to get one. The impressive new triple fold Galaxy device is scheduled to go live at 10:00 a.m. ET this morning and you better be ready to go as it will almost certainly sell out very fast once again. 

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Target’s 30-page weekly ad is up: AirPods Pro 3 deal, gift card offers, more live this weekend

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Sunday/Weekly ad

While its official spring sale has ended, the deals are still flying over at Target this week and we now have an early look at the offers set to go live this weekend. Including everything from spring cleaning gear through to apparel and tech, Target is advertising Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 back at holiday pricing as well. 

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Live again tomorrow: Samsung officially announces Galaxy Z TriFold restock for this week

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Update 4/9:

Samsung has now officially announced a Galaxy Z TriFold restock for this week. On April 10 at 9 a.m. ET, the Galaxy Z TriFold will be back in stock and available for purchase directly from Samsung and you better be ready as it is going to go quick. 

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LIVE TODAY: Home Depot announces giant Spring Black Friday sale, here’s a look at the upcoming deals

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Now live/Spring Black Friday

Home Depot is launching a major Spring Black Friday sale this week. Now set to go live in a couple day’s time, the lawn, tool, and DIY retailer will launch one of its one of its biggest seasonal sale events of the year and we have an early look at loads of the upcoming deals for you below. 

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Lowe’s announces giant Spring Black Friday sale to take on Home Depot: Here’s a look at the upcoming deals

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Earlier this week, Home Depot announced a massive Spring Black Friday sale that is set to go live starting tomorrow, and Lowe’s has decided to get in on the action. On the heels of the Amazon Big Spring Sale, the DIY juggernauts are going toe-to-toe this week with big-time sales of their own, and we now have an early look at the deals set to go live tomorrow at Lowe’s as well. 

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New James Bond game delayed on Switch 2, but here’s your first look at the new golden 007 First Light DualSense

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007/DualSense

James Bond’s next outing on home consoles is quickly approaching if you have a PS5 or Xbox anyway – the Switch 2 version has been delayed until later this summer. We are, however, getting our first look at the new 007 First Light Limited Edition DualSense Wireless Controller. 

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Nintendo will reportedly announce a new Star Fox Switch game this month

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New Star Fox/This month?

When is the next major Switch 2 game announcement going to be? Well, apparently very soon. Rumors and relatively reliable leakers have been divulging Nintendo’s 2026 release plans for a few weeks now, but it looks like what might very possibly be the most reliable of them all has just doubled down saying the first of these big announcements will happen this month. 

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SANDMARC debuts new full-grain leather SD card wallet for creators [Exclusive launch deal]

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Exclusive/Capture Wallet

SANDMARC is back at it again today with a new release. The brand is easily among our favorite accessory makers when it comes to the sorts of gear that supports creators and iPhoneographers, not to mention its gorgeous Apple Watch bands and iPhone cases. But today it is introducing the all-new Capture Leather Wallet to neatly stow SD cards and everything else you would normally have in there. You can also use our exclusive 9TO510 discount code at checkout to secure a deal on your pre-order

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Leaker claims Nintendo is readying a Super Metroid remake for Switch 2

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Super Metroid/For Switch 2

Nintendo has a serious leak problem right now, as we have already discussed. It seems as though just about all of its major 2026 releases have already surfaced online, leaving very little to the imagination when it comes to the upcoming summer and holiday Switch 2 release schedule. There are couple of other titles that have been mentioned among the leaks and, while they don’t come from sources quite as reliable as some of the others, if they do end up coming to fruition we could be in for a new Wario Land game and a potential new classic Metroid remake this year. 

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9to5Toys News Weekly recap – Massive Nintendo Switch 2 leaks, new LEGO releases, and more

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Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This week we have a look back at the massive leak problem Nintendo is dealing with at the moment – just about all of its major 2026 Switch 2 game releases and more have seemingly all surfaced online – alongside a new Olde Dublin leather release from Nomad, this Limited Edition all metal Apple II-inspired keyboard, three new LEGO three new Toy Story sets, and this epic NES-SY2.0 setup, and more. Check it all out below.

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Nintendo’s entire 2026 launch plans have leaked: Upcoming Switch 2 games, Direct details, 3D Mario, more

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Nintendo/2026

Update 4/3: We have now updated this post with some additional leaked details on some potential upcoming Switch 2 releases.

As we have already reported, there have been some major Nintendo leaks surfacing across the interwebs over the last week or so, much of which coming from folks with solid track records for this sort of thing. While these sorts of early details and rumors were very much expected last year with the launch of the Switch 2, it appears as though much of the Nintendo 2026 launch plans have leaked already. 

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New Monopoly Super Mario Galaxy Movie edition now up for purchase at $25

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A brand new special edition, or rather themed, Monopoly set is now up to celebrate the (record-breaking) theatrical release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Much like we have seen for years with these crossover real-estate tycoon boards, this one shakes up the usual formula with a series of themed rules, pieces, and features based on Mario’s latest adventure through the stars.

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New Mario Bros. 40th anniversary collectible game cases, FREE poster, more surface at Best Buy and Target

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The Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary celebrations continue after the release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie in theaters this week as a few new collectibles and goodies have surfaced at retail (or will be very soon). Both Best Buy and Target have new Super Mario Bros. 40th anniversary collectibles up for grabs, including a pair of game cases (they are sort of like a SteelBook case that holds multiple Switch and Switch 2 cartridges).

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PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro up to $150 more expensive starting today, get in there while you still can

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Update: PS5 hardware is scheduled to jump up in price at some point today.

Last week Sony announced sweeping and particularly significant upcoming price hikes across the current-generation PlayStation hardware – PS5 is about to get a whole lot more expensive. Starting this Thursday PS5, PS5 Digital Edition, and PS5 Pro are going to be $100 and $150 more expensive and you might want to score one now before that happens. 

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Insider leaks Zelda Ocarina of Time Switch 2 console and upcoming big-budget remake

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Ocarina of Time/Switch 2

While the leaks and rumors regarding upcoming Nintendo plans have slowed to some degree compared to last year’s Switch 2 launch cycle, there have been some seriously exciting tidbits floating around as of late. Not the least of which, some fairly high-profile Nintendo Insiders have already claimed we are in for a complete remake of one of the most celebrated Nintendo titles of all-time: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time. And now it looks as though there’s good reason to believe there will also be a special edition Zelda Ocarina of Time Switch 2 Console. 

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Super Mario Galaxy Movie hits theaters today: Limited edition Blu-ray, digital launch, and more now up for pre-order

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Mario Galaxy/Blu-ray

The new Super Mario Galaxy Movie is hitting theaters today! I will likely be making my way to a local screening this weekend, but for collectors or those who would rather skip the lines and overpriced popcorn, pre-orders for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Limited Edition SteelBook Blu-ray + Digital are now live alongside some upcoming listings for the The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Collectible Tin edition.

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Anker launches new clamp-style 10-in-1 Nano Power Strip to deliver AC/USB above and below your desk

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Clamp Strip/New release

The all-new Anker Nano Power Strip has arrived. The brand is unleashing the newest member of its Nano power lineup today with a unique power strip product that neatly clamps to the side/back of a desk or shelf, leaving a series of USB ports up top and some AC outlets neatly stowed away out of sight underneath. The white is now live on Amazon (the black model is also now live on Amazon but we are still awaiting the white model listing) and the black variant directly on the Anker site.

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