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Shadows of Adam Will Be Coming to Nintendo Switch in Late 2018
A cool announcement this week from Circle Entertainment and Classic Games LLC as the retro RPG game Shadows of Adam will be coming to the Nintendo Switch sometime in late 2018 The game has already been on Steam for over a year and earned a lot of praise for the JRPG inspiration Below are the finer[...]
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Sold Out of Switch Copies in Under 2 Weeks
If you were hoping to get the "Ultimate Day-One Edition" of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero for the Nintendo Switch, your time has come and gone — XSEED Games announced this week that they sold out of the edition in less than two weeks' time That's a mighty impressive feat for a game that's already been on the[...]
Detective Pikachu Episode 0
credit//The Pokémon Company According to the latest possible leaks, it appears that the next major Pokémon title — you know, the one coming to the Nintendo Switch — will return the series to the original Kanto Region The rumors started thanks to posts on image board 4chan. As 4chan has a history of both true video game leaks[...]
Octopath Traveler
Unless you really, really want to. Octopath Traveler will release exclusively for Nintendo Switch on July 13th, 2018 You can check out Cyrus and Ophilia in the brand new trailer below. https://youtu.be/hfWPqUDnvnAVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Octopath Traveler – Paths of Ritual and Research Trailer – Nintendo Switch (https://youtu.be/hfWPqUDnvnA) [...]
Mario Tennis Aces
While there's still more than a month between now and the release of Mario Tennis Aces on the Switch, Nintendo fans are pretty eager to get their fingers on the game ahead of time And while there isn't an official beta for the game, Nintendo has revealed the dates for an upcoming Tennis Aces tournament, which is[...]
Ariana Grande and Jimmy Fallon to Groove with Nintendo Labo Instruments
In probably what will be one of the coolest and weirdest segments on The Tonight Show this year, the word is out that tonight's episode will feature Ariana Grande and Jimmy Fallon playing several musical instruments that involve the Nintendo Labo set The news first broke today on IGN, who announced that the instruments would be used in[...]
Super Mario Odyssey Has 5 Unreleased Costumes
Score a big one for dataminers this week as it was discovered that there are five unreleased costumes sitting in Super Mario Odyssey, and we have zero idea why Nintendo hasn't bothered to make these available yet Especially when we saw one of them was a zombie! The news comes to us from a YouTube channel[...]
Star Fox
I'll always have time to check in and see what Nintendo is doing with the series That said, the disappointment of Star Fox Zero is still relatively fresh, so series really do with something new to stand out. With that in mind, this is an interesting one Several rumours have popped up saying that a Star[...]
Nintendo Will Release a Special Gold Famicom Classic Edition
Nintendo didn't just make a bunch of classic edition consoles for their primary systems that made a mark globally, they also do it for the ones at home in Japan Back when the NES Classic Edition was getting attention, the company also released a Famicom Classic Edition for the console that came before it With[...]
Nintendo is Bringing Back the NES & SNES Classic Editions in June
It appears Nintendo has finally gotten enough of certain products to reproduce the NES Classic Edition and the SNES Classic Edition, as both mini consolse will be making a return to shelves and the company's shop on June 29th The news came down early this morning on Nintendo of America's official Twitter account, letting people[...]
From the Rumor Mill: Will We Be Getting a Pokémon Switch Announcement Soon?
Every week it seems like there's some new thing on Reddit or social media screaming that we're going to be getting an official announcement for the next Pokémon game ready to be released on the Nintendo Switch And guess what? It never comes The latest can of lighter fluid to be thrown onto this barrel fire[...]
Splatoon 2's Secret Project Will Come to Light on June 9th
A while ago, specifically in Japan, for the most part, Nintendo released information about some weird secret project coming to Splatoon 2 that no one really knows what the hell it's for Now it looks like we're going to find out, but not for another few weeks as the word came down that the big[...]
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Receives a Fifth Character Trailer
This coming Friday, we'll finally have Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition on the Nintendo Switch, but before that, Nintendo are going all out to highlight every character they can to get fans of old and new psyched to play the game This week we got our fifth character trailer for the game, featuring an interesting cast of[...]
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX Announced for Nintendo Switch
A cool little piece of news from BitSummit in Kyoto this weekend as developer Inti Creates announced that they would be bringing Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX to the Nintendo Switch, most likely for a 2019 release The company released artwork and a few screenshots of the game, along with a brief description and an announcement trailer, both[...]
The European Nintendo eShop Gives Punch Club a Release Date
It's been a couple months since we heard anything from TinyBuild Games in regards to Punch Club being released on the Nintendo Switch But this week some news quietly dropped into the European eShop that end up revealing the release date for the game Well, at least in Europe, anyway May 24th is the date that you[...]
Nintendo Switch's Version of Minecraft to Get Cross-Platform Play
Amazing news for Minecraft players on the Nintendo Switch as the game will be getting a major upgrade in June Nintendo announced today that the universal Bedrock Engine will be coming to the console with a new physical edition An exact release date wasn't given in the press release, only that the new edition would run[...]
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Coming to Nintendo Switch in August
This morning, Capcom let out the news that they would be releasing Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch, with the game due to arrive on August 28th This will be the first time the game will be made available in North America and Europe for retail A price point has yet to be set,[...]
Nintendo Finally Releases an Adjustable Charging Stand for the Switch
At long last, after fourteen months on the market, Nintendo has announced that they will have a new way for you to play the switch as they are releasing an adjustable charging stand for the console this year The product won't be available until July 13th and it will run you about $20, but this is[...]
Nintendo Announces Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 Tournament Participants
This morning, Nintendo revealed the eight participants who will compete in the Super Smash Bros Invitational 2018 Tournament, where all eight will be playing the new game on the way for the Nintendo Switch this year for the first time The list is a whose-who of amazing players to the sport, which unsurprisingly includes the retired[...]
Nintendo Switch Hot List
Nintendo has confirmed that playing old games on the Nintendo Switch will come through the company's online subscription service, rather than being buyable from the Virtual Console brand. The Virtual Console has been a great little thing on previous Nintendo devices From the 3DS to the Wii and Wii U, the shop opened up Nintendo's considerable[...]
Nintendo Shares New Details About Switch Online Service
Nintendo has shared some more details about the Switch's online service, which is designed to be an "affordable, multi-featured paid service that lets users enjoy online play for compatible Nintendo Switch games, access classice NES games with added online functionality, back up save data for most games, and use additional features for the Nintendo Switch[...]
Portal Knights
If you haven't had a chance to try out Portal Knights on the Nintendo Switch, you'll probably be excited to hear that you can download a free demo of the game from the eShop today. As a kind of teaser to get people the game before the next big update comes to the console, Keen Games and[...]
Nintendo is Seeking Level Designers for The Legend of Zelda
If you think Nintendo is done with The Legend of Zelda for a while, think again Social media was quick in catching Nintendo posting a brand-new job listing for a level designer for the series, specifically involving level design The news of the listing was made public on their website but spread quickly online after[...]
Someone Already Made a GameCube Classic Mini Console
Why wait for Nintendo to do something when you can do it on your own? That's been the thinking among homebrew tech designers who have made their own versions of the NES and SNES consoles, but now someone has made their own Gamecube If you're not familiar with Nintendrew, he's a YouTube Nintendo enthusiast who collects Nintendo[...]
Federal Trade Commission Threatens Legal Action Against Console Makers
The FTC has sent out a warning to major companies to do this practice, which includes Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony, letting them know that such practices must cease and desist or they will be facing legal action from the U.S government Below is a snippet of the warning. credit//Sony The letters warn that FTC staff has concerns[...]
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Receives a Fourth Character Trailer
We're less than two weeks away from seeing Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition come to the Nintendo Switch, and as we make our way there, the company are now highlighting some of the villains and lesser-known heroes joining the fray The latest character trailer shows off five new characters that will be available for you to[...]
E3 Floor Plans Released, Sony and Nintendo Snag the Most Space
These notes from ResetEra show loading schedule plans for the Los Angeles Convention Center, which right now highlights that Sony and Nintendo will be taking up the majority of the West Hall, taking over space that Microsoft would usually command now that they've chosen to move everything Xbox related next door to the Microsoft theater. credit//E3 Other[...]