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During the final episode of his YouTube series, Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai revealed that he’s been working on a new game for over 2 years now.

In a surprise announcement, Nintendo has detailed an upcoming NSO: Playtest Program – possibly hinting at what fans can expect from the Switch successor.

Months on from the lawsuit levied against the team developing Yuzu, Nintendo has shut down another Switch emulator project - Ryujinx.

About a month ago, the release date for the upcoming LEGO Horizon Adventures seemed to have leaked, with the PlayStation Store accidentally revealing the game’s planned release date of the 14th of November. While Sony did not comment on the leak at the time, during the most recent State of …

After years of rumours, leaks and speculation, Nintendo finally confirmed that they are indeed working on a successor to the Nintendo Switch – stating that it will be revealed some time this fiscal year. According to one insider, it may actually be announced far sooner than expected.

Final Fantasy XIV is one of Square Enix’s most successful titles in recent years, with the highly popular MMO remaining stronger than ever more than a decade on from its initial launch. With the game finally available on Xbox consoles, FFXIV’s director has revealed ongoing plans to bring the MMO …

First released back in 2021 for PlayStation and PC, Guilty Gear -Strive- is the latest entry in the long-running and much loved 2.5D fighting game series from Arc System Works. In the years since, the game has found its way to additional platforms – with Xbox players getting the game …

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate was an iOS Apple Arcade exclusive co-op hack and slash roguelike released back in May of 2023. Since then, the game has come to the Nintendo Switch, with a PC release set for some time later this year. Ahead of an official release date, …

Over the course of the past generation, the Yakuza [Like a Dragon] series has gone from being a relatively niche franchise to one of SEGA’s biggest. Aided by the release of a remake of the original PS2 Yakuza back in 2016, the Like a Dragon series has seen strong growth …

While General Nintendo Directs are quite a rare affair, the Switch maker keeps players content with plenty of 3rd party showcases throughout the year. Set to go live later today, Nintendo has announced its latest Indie World Showcase – as well as a joint Partner Showcase. Making the announcement on …

Back in April of this year, the former Xbox console exclusive ‘Grounded’ from the team at Obsidian Entertainment was released on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch – marking one of the 4 initial Xbox games which were promised to come to other systems. The multi-platform release arrived alongside a pretty major …

After many years of rumours, speculation and anticipation, Nintendo finally confirmed back in May that they would be officially announcing the Switch’s successor at some point during the current fiscal year (ending 31st March 2025). While this may still be the case, it seems the system itself won’t be available to purchase until the following fiscal year.

Monolith Soft has done fantastic work over the course of the Nintendo Switch generation. The Xenoblade Chronicles Trilogy are some of the best RPGs available on the Switch and now, Monolith is gearing up for its next major project.  Monolith Soft's 1st production team, the same team behind Xenoblade Chronicles, …

The Lemokey X0 is a one-handed QMK mechanical gaming keypad with 35 keys and a 1000Hz polling rate. What sets this keypad apart is the convenience of the Launcher online app, which allows users to customise each key to improve their gaming experience. Furthermore, its inclusion of a silicone palm …

The ‘Tales Of' series has been going for decades. While Bandai Namco shipped the best game in the franchise recently with Tales of Arise and its expansion, there are still fans clamouring to revisit some of the older titles. We've already had a couple of big remasters, focusing on fan-favourites …

While Mario + Rabbids surprised us all back in 2017, Ubisoft's sequel, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope did not do as well. Fortunately, Nintendo is stepping in to get more players into the game by bringing it to Nintendo Switch Online.  If you have a Switch Online subscription, you …

Nintendo is not giving up on its crusade against Switch piracy, as it has filed two new lawsuits against individuals who allegedly promoted and profited from modded consoles and pirated games. Interestingly, one of these lawsuits targets one of the moderators behind the popular r/SwitchPirates subreddit.  As spotted by TorrentFreak, …

Nintendo Switch Sports was far from the game many Nintendo fans were hoping for when the title released back in 2022, with the premium game in many ways being inferior to Nintendo’s own Wii Sports pack-in title from back in the day. That said, Switch Sports did improve over time …

Nintendo had some major reveals in store for us during today's Direct showcase. Not only did we get our first real look at Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, but a new Zelda game was announced. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom will be a more traditional Zelda game, borrowing the …

Metroid Prime 4 was first announced in late 2017 and fans have been waiting for news on the game ever since. Today during Nintendo Direct, we finally got our first full trailer, including a look at gameplay ahead of the game's 2025 release date.  Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is releasing …

During today's Nintendo Direct, Square Enix finally announced the release date for its long-awaited HD-2D remake of Dragon Quest 3. That's not all though, Square Enix has announced plans to complete the full trilogy, with Dragon Quest 1 & 2 also set to get a HD-2D remake in 2025.  If …

With Summer Game Fest having come and gone, a majority of developers and publishers have already shown off what they currently have in the works.  Fortunately, Nintendo is about to keep the Summer vibes going, having now announced their next Nintendo Direct. Making the announcement on Twitter, the official Nintendo …

Square Enix producers have been teasing a return to Final Fantasy Tactics for quite some time now but so far, nothing has been officially announced. That may change quite soon, with Jason Schreier reporting that the remaster is on the way.  Jason Schreier, formerly of Kotaku and more recently of …

During Summer Game Fest, Sony officially announced LEGO Horizon Adventures – a retelling of 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn which has been completely reimagined in the style of the LEGO Movie. In a surprising move, the game is not only set to come to PlayStation and PC, but also the Nintendo …

One of the biggest surprises from the recent Summer Game Fest Showcase was the official announcement of LEGO Horizon Adventures, a retelling of 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn which has been completely reimagined in the style of the LEGO Movie. The team have now shared additional details on the game’s tech, …

Over the course of the Switch’s lifespan we have seen Nintendo bring a whole host of older titles to the platform through various re-releases, remasters and remakes. One of the most requested titles by fans has been a Switch release of the Wii’s Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. According to …

While we regularly see PlayStation and Xbox making headlines for acquisitions and mergers, Nintendo rarely ventures into the M&A arena. Typically, Nintendo makes smaller moves when acquiring additional studios and that continues to be the case now, with Nintendo announcing plans to acquire Shiver Entertainment.  Shiver Entertainment was previously owned …

The Mario Kart series has always been one of Nintendo’s most popular, with the arcadey racing franchise typically topping the charts for whatever system it releases on. It therefore comes as little surprise that the overwhelming success of the Switch has aided Mario Kart 8 in becoming Nintendo’s 2nd-highest selling …

Today in a rare statement addressing speculation, Nintendo officially confirmed plans to announce its next generation console soon. The highly anticipated ‘Switch 2' will be officially announced in the current fiscal year. Additionally, Nintendo has confirmed its summer announcement plans, confirming that the next major Direct showcase will take place …

Typically whenever Nintendo is asked about its next-gen console plans, the company simply states that it is always exploring new opportunities but that there are ‘no immediate plans' for a new system. That has finally changed this week, with Nintendo acknowledging plans to announce a new console for the first …