Folders, or Groups as they’re now known, have finally arrived as part of a new Nintendo Switch update.
Nintendo Switch owners have been practically begging for folders ever since the console's release. They let you organize software into easy-to-access groups instead of scrolling through every game you own. The feature was available on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS but has taken five years to come to Switch.
It's been a long time coming, then, but you can now create up to 100 groups (thanks, SuperNintendad ), which is rather impressive, and each group can contain up to 200 games. However, unlike the Wii U and 3DS – which showed your perfectly organized folders on the home screen – any groups you create on Switch are somewhat hidden away in the ‘All Software’ section.
That may defeat the point for some, but it’s still nice being able to organize what games you’re currently playing into one easy-to-find folder so you can finally tackle that ever-growing backlog. Remember, you’ll need to install the latest system update, 14.0.0 before you’ll see the option to create Nintendo Switch folders.
How to create Nintendo Switch folders
Creating a Group on Nintendo Switch is easy. From the Nintendo Switch HOME Menu, scroll to the far right and select ‘All Software’. You’ll then need to press the L Button to view your software groups.
If this is the first time you’re creating a group, you’ll be prompted to ‘Create New Group’. Select all the software that you’d like to add to your group, then press ‘Next’.
You can re-arrange your chosen software in any order you desire – the first three games will be used as the folder preview – but once you’ve got things how you like it, hit ‘Next’ again.
The final step is to name your group. You’re restricted to 32 characters, but once you’ve settled on a name, press ‘OK’ or the + Button to confirm.
And that’s it! You’ll now see your newly-created Nintendo Switch folder. You can edit your group if you’d like to add more games or change the group’s name.
Analysis: will we finally get Nintendo Switch themes?
It was beginning to look like we’d never get folders on Nintendo Switch, but what update could we see next? The Nintendo Switch has notoriously only had two themes since launch: Basic Black and Basic White. At the time, many people believed that Nintendo would offer a range of custom themes down the line, similar to those on the Nintendo 3DS.
Five years later, though, we’re still stuck with the same black or white themes, which seems like a missed opportunity for Nintendo to cash in on gamers’ desire to customize their Switch home screens. Imagine being able to have a Breath of the Wild 2 background, or transform your icons and menus to reflect the pink puffball, Kirby ? It seems like a no-brainer.
It’s great to see folders arrive, but they still fail to fix one of the Switch’s biggest problems. The Nintendo Switch’s home screen cycles through the latest games you’ve played, which can lead to titles you haven’t touched in a while disappearing from view, and subsequently, being forgotten about. Folders can usually serve as a handy way to pin multiple games on the home screen, but unfortunately, that isn’t the case with how Nintendo has chosen to implement the feature here.
Still, it will save us time from scrolling through a growing list of games in search of something new to play, so folders are certainly a welcome addition, though not quite what we hoped.
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Pokémon Go teams up with Ecosia so you can plant trees as you play
Pokémon Go has teamed up with search engine Ecosia to run a new community day event that lets you plant trees while playing the game.
In celebration of Earth Day, Ecosia says it will plant a tree for every player who jumps into Pokémon Go on April 23 – the game’s next community day – and walks at least 5km. The event will roll over to every community day until the end of July, with Ecosia committed to planting up to a total of 100,000 trees a month as part of the partnership.
You don’t have to spend your time catching pokémon to take part. Pokémon Go developer Niantic’s other augmented reality mobile games Pikmin Bloom and Ingress are also part of the event. Walk 5km in those games, and you’ll also have a tree planted by Ecosia on your behalf.
Ecosia, a self-styled “green search engine”, has made a name for itself since it launched in 2009 by promising to donate a share of its profits to global reforestation projects. It says the trees planted as part of this event will be placed in reforestation and biodiversity hotspots.
“We’re delighted to provide a simple way for Niantic’s millions of players to be climate active as they come together for Community Days over the next few months, said Ruby Au, Tree Planting Projects Network and Impact Officer at Ecosia
“Partnering with world-leading companies like Niantic enables us to continue to fund reforestation and biodiversity projects around the world to support communities and invest in our planet for the future.”
Community days have recently become a hot topic in the Pokémon Go community. Niantic angered some players by returning the monthly events to their pre-pandemic, outdoor formats. They were modified in early 2020 to run for six hours, instead of three, in an effort to encourage social distancing and prevent unnecessary mixing between players.
That’s been reversed for this upcoming April community day. The main event will run for three hours from 2pm to 5pm local time.
While some players are concerned about the inflated risks of catching and spreading Covid, Niantic says it wants to get Trainers outside, and has been keen to emphasize the social aspect of the game.
As well as Ecosia's tree-planting event, April's community day will introduce new Pokémon Stufful to the game, an event bundle, and the usual slate of bonus buffs.
Every movie and TV show coming to Disney Plus in May 2022
May the Force be with you. The fifth month of 2022 is almost upon us, and Disney and Lucasfilm will be celebrating all things Star Wars in and around the franchise's annual May 4 festivities.
There's plenty for Star Wars fans and Disney Plus subscribers to look forward to on that front. Obi-Wan Kenobi's standalone series will finally arrive on Disney's streaming platform in late May. Additionally, there'll be plenty of other Star Wars movies and shows for you to enjoy, including The Mandalorian , if you're yet to catch every film and TV series set in a galaxy far, far away.
But it's not all about George Lucas' beloved sci-fi franchise in May 2022. There are lots of other shows and films that are sure to pique your interest, such as a limited series on infamous punk band The Sex Pistols, a comedy drama starring Amy Schumer, and the series finale of Marvel Phase 4 project Moon Knight . Suffice to say, there's truly something for every type of viewer.
Below, we'll run you through the May 2022 highlights on Disney Plus, as well as provide you with a full release schedule for everything that's coming to Disney's streamer. Buckle up and let's dive in.
Obi-Wan Kenobi
When to stream it: Friday, May 27
The iconic Jedi Master's limited series is finally set to be released on Disney Plus later this month – and, quite honestly, we can't contain our excitement for it.
After the lukewarm response to The Book of Boba Fett , Disney and Lucasfilm need a Star Wars show to get its mega franchise back on track. With The Mandalorian's third season not set to arrive for a while yet , and other Star Wars projects similarly still in development, fans need something new and compelling to enjoy, too. The arrival of Obi-Wan's TV show, then, can't come soon enough.
Ewan McGregor reprises his role as Obi-Wan from the much maligned Star Wars prequel trilogy in this six-episode series. Set 10 years after the events of Episode III (aka Revenge of the Sith), a traumatized and low-lying Obi-Wan watches over a young Luke Skywalker on Tatooine as he looks to keep the future Jedi Master out of the Galactic Empire's hands.
When the Sith Inquisitors – led by Rupert Friend's Grand Inquisitor and Moses Ingram's Reva – come in search of any remaining Jedi, though, Obi-Wan must prevent them from finding Luke. Putting himself in harm's way, Kenobi leads the Inquisitors on a planet-hopping game of cat and mouse – an adventure that'll eventually lead to him locking horns with former padawan-turned-Sith adversary Dark Vader (Hayden Christensen). All together now: *hums Duel of the Fates*.
Episodes 1 and 2 will simultaneously launch on May 27, with subsequent episodes released weekly after that.
Life & Beth (UK only)
When to stream it: Wednesday, May 18
Amy Schumer's latest comedy drama has already aired on Hulu in the US, but it's set to land internationally – Star in the UK, Star Plus in Latin America, and Hotstar in Southeast Asia – in mid-May.
Life & Beth sees Trainwreck's Schumer (who also co-wrote the scripts) star as Beth, a successful New York-dwelling businesswoman whose long-term relationship and work-life balance makes her the envy of many. Underneath, though, the mid-30s Beth appears to be having an existential crisis and, after a sudden event forces her to revise her plans for what she wants out of life, Beth opts to start afresh and pursue the life she always dreamed of. Michael Cera and Susannah Flood co-star alongside Schumer.
It sounds fairly clichéd as TV shows go, but Life & Beth has clearly resonated with viewers. The series currently hold a 91% certified fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes , while Hulu has already ordered a 10-episode second season. Meanwhile, all 10 episodes of season 1 will launch simultaneously on May 18.
Another Hulu Original – How I Met Your Father – will also land on Disney Plus in international territories on May 11.
Pistol
When to stream it: Wednesday, May 31 (available on FX in the US)
Based on The Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones' memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, this Disney Plus/FX miniseries is the latest project from acclaimed director Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire).
The six-episode limited series charts the rise and fall – spanning three decades – of the infamous British punk rock band whose brash, notoriously Establishment-critical tunes sent shockwaves through the UK and shone a light on elitist and governmental issues. The band were never far from the limelight whenever they were off the stage, too, with a variety of high-profile flare ups involving the likes of frontman Johnny Rotten and the tragic events surrounding Sid Vicious' death.
Louis Partridge (Enola Holmes), Dylan Llewellyn (Derry Girls), and Game of Thrones ' Maisie Williams are among its sizable cast. Toby Wallace (The Society) will portray Jones, who was a founding member of the group before his departure in 1978. Expect plenty of raucous, frenetic, and fractious incidents throughout and trained through the lends of Boyle's trademark directorial style.
Here's a complete rundown of every movie and TV show coming to Disney Plus this month.
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