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Monday27th Mar 2017
News The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Holds Onto Top 10 Momentum in UK Charts
1-2-Switch is still in the top 20, too
When it comes to the UK charts covering last week, there was only going to be one winner to take the top spot - Mass Effect: Andromeda. Though Nintendo continues to labour a little in this particular territory, the most recent results bring a few bright spots. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, for...
Monday20th Mar 2017
News GameTruck and Nintendo Partnership Now Offers Switch Events
Games like 1-2-Switch and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe available
Nintendo and GameTruck have been running multiple promotions over the past couple of years - at different times there have been Splatoon and Super Mario Maker options available. The premise is simple - the US company hosts themed parties within enormous trucks, so that they're mobile shenanig
News Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the Last Nintendo Switch Game Standing in UK Top 10
Link took a stamina elixir
The Nintendo Switch has only been out a little over two weeks, but it feels like it's already settled into the market. The launch buzz has naturally faded and, as a result, some of the second tier launch day titles - to use a slightly unfair term - have started to lose steam. That's the tale told in the latest UK top 40...
Tuesday14th Mar 2017
News Zelda: Breath of the Wild Holds Decent UK Momentum as Mario Sports Superstars Struggles
1-2-Switch hangs on in the top 10
Over the Nintendo Switch launch weekend a few games made their mark in the UK charts, and now they've faced the dreaded week two test - in a couple of cases there are positive results in week two, albeit Nintendo UK needs to accept a grisly launch for the latest first-party 3DS release. The Legend of Zelda: Breath...
Wednesday8th Mar 2017
News Nintendo Switch and Zelda: Breath of the Wild Lead Media Create Sales in Japan
Results shows Switch starting quicker than PS4 and Wii U
Earlier this week we shared some Famitsu data that pointed to a strong start for Nintendo Switch in Japan, and now the Media Create figures are available; they continue the generally positive news, too. Starting out with software, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch was...
Tuesday7th Mar 2017
Video Blind Players Hail 1-2-Switch's Accessibility And Inclusivity
"It was the first time he was able to experience a Nintendo game"
1-2-Switch is all about looking at your opponent rather than the screen, and is therefore built around audio and force-feedback rather than visual cues. For James Rath, this presented an interesting situation, because Rath is registered as legally blind. Rath took the opportunity to...
Monday6th Mar 2017
News Zelda: Breath of the Wild Makes UK Debut in Second, Three Top 10 Switch Titles in Total
Third biggest Zelda launch in franchise history
Last week was an important one for Nintendo, with the arrival of its Switch hardware and launch slate of games around the world. Early indicators seem relatively positive with plenty of stores in various territories selling out of launch stock, but hard numbers and chart results will help with a...
Thursday2nd Mar 2017
Nintendo Download 2nd March (North America)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild! Launch Switch games! Much more!
It's almost Nintendo Switch time, while of course there are also some new downloads on the Wii U and 3DS this week. Unlike the EU equivalent earlier in the week Nintendo of America has included Switch games in its download update, so we have the final day one picture of downloads for the new...
Video Nintendo Minute Manages to Enjoy 1-2-Switch, Even While Sober
Kudos, and Happy Birthday to Kit
We rather like the Nintendo Minute show, which has been a weekly occurrence on Nintendo of America's YouTube channel for quite some time. Hosts Kit & Krysta have quite rightly become rather popular, and they even managed to keep the videos going in the rather quiet spells of 2016. The duo's latest upload...
Monday27th Feb 2017
Random Infamous British Tabloid Takes 1-2-Switch a Bit Too Seriously
Won't somebody think of the children?
Whenever you need a good eye-roll, that cathartic action that makes you feel like you have a grip on the quirky madness of the world, tabloid newspapers are there for you. They say the daft things that need not be said - weirdly, they're typically the best-selling newspapers, which is a slightly distressing...
Wednesday15th Feb 2017
Video These Japanese Commercials For 1-2-Switch Are Utterly Charming
Two-player, anywhere
Nintendo has released a series of commercials to promote the quirky multiplayer appeal of 1-2-Switch, one of the lead titles for its forthcoming console. Each clip shows off a different mini-game, and the approach is similar across all of them - it begins with the host passing a Joy-Con to another player and instantly starting...
Monday13th Feb 2017
News Nintendo Releases Updated Nintendo Switch Trailers
More TV slots for multiplayer gaming
Following its spend of quite a lot of dollars on a Super Bowl ad slot, Nintendo of America is starting to spin off new and old clips from the 'extended' version of that commercial into smaller 30-second trailers. They've started to pop up on TV in the US, in any case, and have now been shared on YouTube. There...
Saturday11th Feb 2017
News Amazon UK Offers Nintendo Switch Downloads, Cost More Than Boxed Equivalents
The standard eShop prices
If proof is needed that each country's Nintendo subsidiary works independently of others, then another example has come through some offerings on Amazon UK, presumably with support and assistance from Nintendo UK. Amazon UK is offering two Nintendo Switch launch titles as download codes, alongside their physical retail...
Thursday9th Feb 2017
News Let's Try And Guess The 10 Remaining Mini-Games In 1-2-Switch
Semaphore! Baseball! Plate-spinning! Gorilla watching?!
Update: Well, here's Dish Spin! (Video via Perfectly-Nintendo) Original Article: Nintendo released trailers for 18 of the mini-games featured in 1-2-Switch yesterday, and stated that 10 more were still to be fully revealed. However, on the
Wednesday8th Feb 2017
Video More 1-2-Switch Mini-Games Shown Off In New Series Of Trailers
28 mini-games will be included, 10 more still under wraps
At launch Nintendo will have a variety of games ready to sell you on the premise of the Switch, but only two will be published by Nintendo themselves. The most notable is of course Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but the mini-game collection 1-2 Switch just got a lot more interesting thanks to a...
Friday3rd Feb 2017
Video Hideo Kojima Can't Resist Having A Go On 1-2-Switch
Revolver Ocelot, eat your heart out
Just like Wii Sports before it, 1-2-Switch is perhaps one of the most vital releases for the Nintendo Switch in 2017. A collection of mini-games which show off the potential of the system's Joy-Con controllers, it's clearly intended as tool for selling the console, and it seems to have captured the attention of...
Tuesday31st Jan 2017
Random 1-2-Switch Already Has Its Own Clone On Steam
Say hello to "1-2-Swift"
1-2-Switch isn't even on the market yet but it already has its own "tribute" in the form of 1-2-Swift. Inspired by 1-2-Switch's Wild West shoot-out mini game - where players try to out-draw each other using the Joy-Con controller - 1-2-Swift uses HTC Vive controllers, or a keyboard if you don't have those handy. The...
Monday30th Jan 2017
Video Tiny Cartridge Captures the Delicious Awkwardness of Milking in 1-2-Switch
"Good job JC"
1-2-Switch is an intriguing launch release for the Nintendo Switch - on the one hand it feels like an ideal pack-in that will instead cost a decent chunk of change, while on the other it'll likely be the best way to showcase the brilliant Joy-Con controllers. As a result it's tempting to pick up, even if we complain about it as we pop...
Thursday19th Jan 2017
News 1-2-Switch Looks Set To Include At Least 20 Minigames
Including air guitar, apparently
We recently brought you our first impressions of 1-2 Switch; we thought it was a relatively fun collection of minigames that would have made a lovely pack-in game with the Nintendo Switch -- unfortunately you'll have to pick it up separately. For anyone worried dropping £35 / $50 on this game, it seems it might be...
Monday16th Jan 2017
News Nintendo Switch Lacks Pack-In Title Because It's $299, Says Reggie Fils-Aime
"It really needed to be at $299 without a piece of software"
The Nintendo Switch doesn't come with a game because it costs $299.99, according to Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime. Both the Wii and Wii U came with a bundled title, and these were designed to show off the unique potential of their host platform. 1-2-Switch arguably does the...
