Alongside the myriad of announcements this morning from the Switch 2 Direct was the confirmation that certain Nintendo Switch titles would be getting enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 Editions. First up for the enhancement process are two of the Switch’s biggest titles, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and…
Not revealed in today’s Direct, Nintendo has a new wrinkle in store for publishers that opt to sell physical games without the physical component. For anyone looking to sell a “key-in-a-box,” Nintendo has a brand-new option: the Switch 2 Game-Key card. As the name suggests, this will be a Switch…
Mario Kart World, the newest entry in the Mario Kart franchise and the first new console game in over a decade, races on to Switch 2 in just two months! First teased back in January for the Switch 2 reveal, Mario Kart World was the first trailer shown off in…
Nintendo has announced that during this year’s E3 it will be hosting both a Splatoon 2 tournament with teams from online qualifiers, as well as an invitational exhibition for the recently announced Super Smash Bros. for the Switch. The events will take place on June 11-12 and will…
One of the most requested pieces of hardware for the Nintendo Switch is a left Joy-Con with a more traditional D-Pad – even famed game director Hideki Kamiya wants it. While most games work fine with what we’ve currently got, those who want to play platformers or fighting games on…
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition has just recently launched in Japan but Koei Tecmo’s marketing for the region still has a few bases to cover. After trailers that primarily focused on the characters of Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess and Wind Waker, the latest video takes a look skyward and to…
Adding another feather to its already illustriously adorned cap, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has won GDC’s Game of the Year award. This is yet another win for the title, after also getting the grand prize at The Game Awards, the Golden Joysticks, the D.I.C.E. Awards, and…
We take a look at Hyrule Warriors on both the Wii U and the Nintendo Switch in our latest video.
Indies on Switch have been a great success by any metric, what with some studios quite literally being saved by the platform. Now, just after yesterday’s Nindie Spring Showcase, Nintendo has released a list of the ten best-selling games on the platforms. They are as follows, in no defined order:…
UPDATE: The Fire Emblem Warriors’ Awakening DLC will release on March 29th in Japan, which means that Switch and 3DS players will most likely receive the update on the evening of the 28th. The final batch of Fire Emblem Warriors’ first season DLC, focusing on Fire Emblem Awakening, has finally…
This year’s GDC has begun, and Splatoon/Splatoon 2 producer Hisashi Nogami hosted a presentation on the making of the first game, along with the decisions that led to the squid kid shooter we now know and love. Here are some highlights: The team for Splatoon came up with a prototype…
Falcom’s lauded action RPG Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, which was announced for Switch during January’s big Nintendo Direct, now has a finalized release date for the platform. As revealed via a new trailer, publisher NIS America will be bringing the game over on June 26th. Check it out: …
We take a look at the Breath of the Wild costumes in Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition. Captured in 1080p 60fps!
Splatoon’s got no shortage of bands, though just like the tides sometimes you want to flow into something fresh. One of my favorites from the first game has a new single titled “Blitz It” — and they’re bringing it to an upcoming update to Splatoon 2. Get ready for some…
Yesterday’s Nindies Showcase had some winners all its own, but Nintendo wasn’t done with the announcements. Out of nowhere Hyper Light Drifter dashed into view, bringing its beautiful world to the Switch for all of us. But a certain other gamer’s getting in on it too. Did someone go…
