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Saturday25th Jan 2020
News Sega Hosting Puyo Day Live Stream Next Month, Will Share "24 Pieces Of News"
You know what this means, right?
Over the past few years, Sega has released quite a lot of Puyo Puyo games on the Nintendo Switch. We got Puyo Puyo Tetris in 2017 and Puyo Puyo Champions was localised last year. The Sega AGES version of the original was also made available here in the west in 2019 and earlier this month Puyo Puyo Tsu arrived in...
Saturday11th Jan 2020
He also helped out with the original Puyo Puyo
Last year, in an attempt to bolster the value of its online service, Nintendo released the battle royale block-matching puzzle game, Tetris 99. It started out as an exclusive title available to Switch Online subscribers and ended up receiving a physical release later down the line. It was considered to...
Tuesday23rd Apr 2019
News Puyo Puyo Champions Ditches Tetris And Lands On Switch In May
Sega's Puyo Puyo e Sports comes to the west
Sega has announced that the game released last year as Puyo Puyo e Sports in the east is finally getting a western release with the title Puyo Puyo Champions and it's coming to all platforms, including Switch, on 7th May. Looking for all the world like the developers have simply stripped the Tetris bit...
Tuesday2nd May 2017
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Takes Top Spot to Give Nintendo a First UK Number 1 Since 2011
Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the rise thanks to additional Switch stock
Nintendo has enjoyed its first all-format chart-topping release in the UK since Pokemon White back in 2011, with the results now officially published and showing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at the top. On the one hand it's rather staggering to see that statistic is a thing, but it's a...
Thursday27th Apr 2017
Nintendo Download 27th April (Europe)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! Puyo Puyo Tetris! Kamiko! More!
The European Nintendo Download Update is live, and this week includes two Switch retail titles and the same number of download-only releases; tempting options all-round. The New 3DS gets a port of a previous Wii U title, while multiplayer shenanigans come to the now last-gen home console. On top...
Nintendo Download 27th April (North America)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! Puyo Puyo Tetris! Kamiko! Tumbleseed! More!
It's that time again, dear readers, for details of the goodies coming in the North American Nintendo Download Update. The headline is clearly the latest first-party blockbuster on Switch, but we also have a keenly priced puzzle gem and a few download-only options on the system. The Wii...
Thursday20th Apr 2017
Video SEGA Releases Handy Puyo Puyo Tetris Tutorials
Stack 'em up
Puyo Puyo Tetris is just days away from its Western release on the Nintendo Switch, and in recent times SEGA has been uploading some handy tutorial videos to help you prepare for its arrival. Considering the fact this writer continually gets battered by the CPU in the demo, watching these is certainly a good idea. You can see the full...
Thursday13th Apr 2017
Nintendo Download 13th April (Europe)
Team Kirby! Mr. Shifty! Jackbox Party Pack 3! Puyo demo! More!
The Download Update is live in Europe, and we have the details thanks to a bit of eShop browsing and help from the always generous Daan Koopman. It's a pretty decent line-up once again, with a high-profile 3DS arrival and some tempting Switch downloads; there's a solid batch of...
Nintendo Download 13th April (North America)
Kirby! Mr Shifty! Jackbox Party! BOXBOY! Much more!
It's that time again, dear readers, for the North American Nintendo Download Update details. A couple of titles arrived after the Nintendo Direct on 12th April, and in addition to those there are some other gems on the list. The Nintendo Switch gets three enticing releases along with a demo, while...
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...
Thursday23rd Feb 2017
Video Enjoy These Epic Puyo Puyo Tetris Battles
You don't have to speak Japanese to enjoy this, but it might help
Puyo Puyo Tetris is set to be a welcome addition to the Nintendo Switch library when it arrives late April this year. If you were curious to know how the game plays out then footage from this recent Japanese tournament which SEGA has put up on its YouTube channel might be of interest...
Wednesday8th Feb 2017
News Puyo Puyo Tetris Confirmed for April Release on Nintendo Switch
Cheaper via download than retail on Nintendo's system
Update: Deep Silver is publishing this title in Europe, and unlike in North America the pricing of the Switch version is the same between the physical retail and download version - €39.99 & £34.99. Original Article: One of the pleasing 'smaller' reveals around the Nintendo Switch in...
Tuesday24th Jan 2017
News Pre-Order Puyo Puyo Tetris, Get Some Fancy Keychains
As the old saying (doesn't) go
Puyo Puyo Tetris may be old news to Japanese players but the fact that it's finally coming to the west is certainly something to celebrate - and if you're keen enough to be contemplating a pre-order then you'll be pleased to know a neat bonus is being offered in North America. Pledge your cash now and when the game...
Tuesday17th Jan 2017
Video Mix It Up With This Puyo Puyo Tetris Switch Trailer
Mash up
One announcement that slipped through the cracks during the Switch broadcast last week was the news that Sega is (finally) bringing Puyo Puyo Tetris to the west. The game launched in Japan in 2014 on 3DS, Wii U, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and PS Vita and many assumed it wouldn't be localised, but thankfully that isn't the case. In some ways,...
