The Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series is a spin-off of the mainline Pokémon series developed by Spike Chunsoft who are known best for creating the original Dragon Quest Pentalogy. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is the remake of the first two titles in the series, which originally released on the …
Read More »Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tops the French charts for its 9th week in a row
The Mario Kart series is without a doubt one of Nintendo’s best selling franchises. Since the release of the Switch port of the Wii U entry in 2017, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been a consistent performer in the charts – nowhere more so however than in France. As the …
Read More »Animal Crossing: New Horizons won’t feature cloud saves
Recently, Nintendo hosted a 27 minute Direct dedicated to the upcoming life-sim Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Set to be released on the 20th of March, the Direct gave fans further insight into the changes and additions that will come with the release of the Switch exclusive title. Though some of …
Read More »Sakurai confirms that Smash Bros. Ultimate’s second Fighters Pass will be its last
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate serves as one of Nintendo’s greatest success stories. The game has not only managed to sell over 17 million copies in just over a year, but the fighting game has also Been dubbed the “biggest crossover in gaming history” featuring over 75 characters from dozens of …
Read More »25 minute Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct going live tomorrow
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the first major title to come from Nintendo in 2020. Set to release on the 20th of March, Nintendo has announced that it will be hosting a dedicated Direct for the game exactly one month prior to its release. Going live at 2pm on the …
Read More »A new coral Nintendo Switch Lite has been announced
When Nintendo released the Switch Lite back in September, the handheld was available in 3 colours: grey, yellow, and turquoise. It was only a matter of time before more colours joined the line-up, and that time is now. The console manufacturer has announced that a 4th colour, coral, will be …
Read More »The Wonderful 101 confirmed for Switch, PC and PS4 as project smashes its Kickstarter fundraising goals
A few days ago, we reported on the rumour that PlatinumGames was going to go into self-publishing, with its first title being the remaster of the Wii U’s ‘The Wonderful 101’. This was confirmed after The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter was launched last night. Despite its goal of $50,000 for the …
Read More »Nintendo dominates this week’s UK top-ten games chart
This year, video game chart tracking in the UK has changed quite a bit, with UKIE taking on the challenge and mixing physical and digital game sales when possible. So far, this has made the weekly 2020 charts quite interesting so far and this week, the top ten had another …
Read More »Nintendo hacker pleads guilty and faces time in prison as well as a $260,000 bill
Normally when we hear early details about new consoles or video games, it is just a case of word of mouth within the industry spilling out on to the web. In some instances though, more illicit means are used to gather information, as is the case with one California resident …
Read More »Nintendo’s Breath of the Wild sequel apparently won’t be out in 2020
One of the biggest surprises from E3 2019 was Nintendo's announcement for a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. So far, all we've had is a short teaser and confirmation that the game is in the works. Rumours have risen expectations for a release date this …
Read More »Nintendo squashes ‘Switch Pro’ rumours once again
There have been rumours surrounding a ‘Switch Pro' release since 2018 and so far, Nintendo has squashed them each time. With next-gen consoles coming this year, expectations for a Switch Pro in 2020 began to rise, but Nintendo says it is not happening. An additional Switch model did end up …
Read More »Nintendo Switch surpasses SNES in lifetime sales
The Nintendo Switch has been surpassing expectations since it first launched in March 2017. It didn't take long for the console to surpass the Wii U in lifetime sales and now just ahead of the console's third birthday, the Switch has surpassed the SNES. During the Q4 holiday season of …
Read More »Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is now on the Nintendo Switch
Back in 2018, CD Projekt Red launched ‘Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales', an experimental deck-building RPG with a lengthy story set in The Witcher universe. Now, that adventure can be played through on the Nintendo Switch, bringing the added benefit of portable play. CD Projekt Red announced this morning that Thronebreaker: …
Read More »German court rules Nintendo eShop ‘no refund’ policy is legal
Throughout 2018, European consumer rights authorities began taking a closer look at Nintendo and its digital eShop refund policies. The Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) got the ball rolling by saying that Nintendo’s strict no-refund policy was against EU consumer protection laws. Since Nintendo of Europe is based in Germany, the case was handed …
Read More »Thatgamecompany’s Sky: Children of the Light will release on PS4 and Switch with full crossplay
When Thatgamecompany announced Sky: Children of the Light, it was known that the ‘casual MMO’ would be arriving on console eventually, but it was unknown which consoles would see the game come to its platform. In a recent interview with MCV, Thatgamecompany’s co-founder and Creative Director, Jenova Chen, confirmed that …
Read More »Little Town Hero, the Switch RPG by Game Freak, is coming to PS4
While Game Freak are best known for being the developers of the Pokémon video game series, the studio has been known to take on side projects from time to time. One of the studio’s most recent projects, Little Town Hero, originally released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch in October of …
Read More »A Joy-Con stylus attachment has been patented by Nintendo
While the Nintendo Switch has proven to be very successful for Nintendo, one of its perceived shortcomings when compared to the company’s last generation console, the Wii U, is its lack of an integrated stylus. For games such as Super Mario Maker, a stylus allows for a much greater level …
Read More »Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Nintendo recently hosted a stream in which it announced the 5th and final character set to be joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as part of the first Fighters Pass. Byleth, the main protagonist and playable character from last year’s Fire Emblem: Three Houses, is joining the fray on the 28th …
Read More »Breath of the Wild inspired, open-world RPG, ‘Genshin Impact’ announced for Switch
Genshin Impact, an upcoming open-world RPG by MiHoYo (known best for the action Hack and Slash RPG ‘Honkai Impact 3rd’) has been announced for the Nintendo Switch. Viewers drew comparisons to Nintendo’s Breath of the Wild when the game was first announced back in June of 2019. Genshin Impact was originally slated …
Read More »Pokémon Mystery Dungeon remake, and Sword/Shield Expansion Pass announced
Nintendo recently hosted its first Direct of the year. Focused on Pokémon, the Direct lasted for 20 minutes, and brought three new announcements: the reveal of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, a remake of the classic Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance titles; the announcement of an Expansion Pass …
Read More »2019 was the best year in recorded history for Nintendo hardware in Japan
The Nintendo Switch has become one of the company’s greatest success stories. With over 41 million consoles sold in less than 3 years, and the recent release of the Switch Lite, it appears as though the console has no intention of slowing down any time soon. This appears to be …
Read More »Super Mario Maker 2 reaches new milestone, with over 10 million courses created
When Super Mario Maker 2 was released on the 28th of June 2019, there was no doubt that it was going to be successful. With the original Super Mario Maker selling over 4 million copies on a console which sold fewer than 14 million units, it was clear that interest …
Read More »A new Switch model is rumoured to release this year, with production beginning soon
Ever since the Nintendo Switch first released in 2017, fans have been asking for a ‘Switch Pro’, bringing a mid-generation refresh to the handheld-console hybrid in a similar vein to the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X. Last year, rumours of a Nintendo Switch Pro, alongside a smaller dockless switch, …
Read More »2020 will bring at least two unannounced Wii U ports to the Switch – according to leaker
When the Nintendo Switch released in 2017, a feature missing from the console-handheld hybrid was backwards compatibility. This meant that a number of Wii U titles remained stranded on a console which sold fewer than 14 million units. Since then, Nintendo have slowly been porting these titles to the Switch. …
Read More »Nintendo eShop offers up to 80% off in its ‘Festive Offers’ sale
With Christmas nearly upon us, all the major shops, both retail and online are hosting their winter sales, with Nintendo being no different. Its ‘Festive Offers’ sale has over 700 Nintendo Switch titles discounted, making it the perfect opportunity to knock some of the items off of your wishlist. From …
Read More »Luigi’s Mansion 3 DLC Pack 1 announced
Luigi’s Mansion 3, the action-adventure Switch exclusive, released on the 31st of October to great critical and commercial success. Months later, Nintendo has finally announced the game’s first paid DLC pack. Named ‘ScareScraper and ScreamPark DLC Pack’, it focuses on the multiplayer aspect of the game, adding new minigames, outfits, …
Read More »All the announcements from Nintendo’s Indie World
Yesterday, Nintendo hosted a presentation providing updates on a number of upcoming Nintendo Switch indie titles, and announcing a slew of others. The 20 minute presentation brought with it news on 16 different games that will be arriving on the Switch within the next 12 months. The first announcement was …
Read More »GRID Autosport is receiving two new multiplayer modes on Switch
GRID Autosport, the racing game developed by Codemasters, known best for the ‘Dirt’ and ‘F1’ series, will be receiving two free multiplayer updates for the Nintendo Switch version of the game. The updates will bring two-player splitscreen, and 8-player local multiplayer to the title on the 16th of December, with …
Read More »Nintendo will be hosting a ‘Nintendo Indie World’ presentation tomorrow
Tomorrow is looking to be a big day for game announcements, as Nintendo has announced that they will be hosting a Nintendo Indie World presentation tomorrow,with 20 minutes worth of announcements and information concerning “some upcoming indie games”. The presentation will take place at 6pm UK time, and will be …
Read More »The Witcher 3 on Switch originally ran at 10fps but Saber found some clever workarounds
There have been more than a few ‘miracle ports' on the Nintendo Switch since launch. DOOM, Skyrim and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus were at the top of the ranks until October, when The Witcher 3 and both of its major expansions came to the Switch on a single 32GB …
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