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Tuesday13th Mar 2018
News You Can Pre-Order the Splatoon 2 Pearl And Marina Amiibo Two Pack Right Now
And they'll arrive on 13th July
We learned back in February that everyone's favourite TV-based twosome from Splatoon 2 were getting their own 'Off The Hook' amiibo, and we've been waiting with baited breath (and baited bank balance) for more details ever since. So here's the good news: Nintendo has finally confirmed the double-pack of Pearl and...
Friday9th Mar 2018
News Fortnite: Battle Royale Is Coming To Mobile, So When Is It Coming To Nintendo Switch?
And it's the full game, too
Fornite - the most-watched game on Twitch right now and the only other game in the 'Battle Royale' genre giving PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds a run for its money is coming to mobile, Epic Games has revealed. The developer has revealed the mobile ports will be the full game, featuring the same-exact gameplay, weekly...
News The Neo Sploosh-o-matic Will Make A Splash In Splatoon 2 This Weekend
Even more Splatoon goodness
Splatoon 2 has had a pretty good couple of days. Yesterday's Nintendo Direct gave us a look at the upcoming Version 3.0, which is set to add a new extreme rank to the game, a new DLC expansion featuring a brand new single-player campaign,
Thursday8th Mar 2018
News A New Splatoon 2 Update Will Soon Allow Players To Rise To 'Rank X'
New gear and stages, too
Today's Nintendo Direct gave us an ink-redible amount of news for Splatoon 2, including a brand new solo-campaign that's on its way this summer, and the fact that Inklings will be playable in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switc
News The Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion Will Add A Brand New Single-Player Campaign Mode This Summer
Ink-redible!
Today's Nintendo Direct revealed that Splatoon 2 will be getting a brand new solo campaign called the Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion. As you can see in the video above, the campaign features a new Octoling star called Agent 8 and seems to have players exploring brand new locations with a very menacing overall tone. The game's new area will...
News Shifty Station Returns To Splatoon 2 For This Week's Messy Splatfest
Ideas above our station
Splatoon 2 continues to be one of the most supported games on Nintendo Switch as another Splatfest kicks off this weekend. And, to celebrate, Nintendo is bringing the Shifty Stations map back into rotation, so prepare to raise paint-caked hell in the containment chambers. On, speaking of those arena elements, the containment...
Wednesday7th Mar 2018
News Dragon Quest Builders Leads A Switch Takeover Of The Japanese Charts
And Switch sold the most units, too
Last week's Media Create chart data for Japan is in, and it shows Nintendo Switch making an all-out assault on the top five with no less than four titles jostling for control. And while Monster Hunter World continues to hold the top spot, Dragon Quest Builders debuted a mere 10,000 units behind Capcom's behemoth...
Monday5th Mar 2018
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And Super Mario Odyssey Climb Back Up The UK Charts
You can't keep a good plumber down
It's Monday, so that can only mean one thing. UK chart data! Yaaaaaay! For the week ending 3rd March, Nintendo Switch saw two of its biggest first-party titles - namely Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario Odyssey - climbing back up the multi-format ladder to number four and number six respectively. Oh, and is that...
Thursday1st Mar 2018
News Goby Arena Gets Added to the Splatoon 2 Map Rotation Tomorrow
Slam dunk
Following hot on the heels of a sizable balancing update to Splatoon 2 that went live only yesterday, Nintendo has announced today that more notable content will be releasing tomorrow. Goby Arena was revealed along with the Pearl and Marina amiibo figurines earlier this month, and you’ll get to play on this basketball court-turned-turf...
Wednesday28th Feb 2018
News Splatoon 2 Version 2.3.0 Is Now Live
Wow, it’s a doozy
Even though the major content updates to Splatoon 2 have been growing more and more scarce as time has passed, Nintendo has been good about keeping the game balanced and patched as the available array of weapons and stages has progressively grown. Keeping to this, the company recently put out a patch that makes a series of tweaks...
Monday26th Feb 2018
News Celebrate Easter The Right Way With These Splatoon 2 Chocolate Eggs
Yum yum
It's probably quite safe to say that everyone here loves video games, and a healthy majority likely enjoy scoffing endless amounts of chocolate, so these Splatoon 2-themed chocolate eggs are sure to catch your eye. With 16 available figures hidden inside the eggs, with one of them being a 'secret', this Splatoon range of confectionery will...
Friday23rd Feb 2018
News The Luna Blaster Neo Will Explode Onto The Splatoon 2 Scene This Weekend
Another fresh addition
Another weekend is almost upon us, and so it is time to explore the latest weapon addition to Splatoon 2: the Luna Blaster Neo. Featuring a cute, round-edged, space-like design that feels like it has come straight from the Pikmin series, the Luna Blaster Neo is making its comeback from the original Splatoon. It will come with...
Wednesday21st Feb 2018
News Splatoon 2 Makes A Splash In The Top Three In This Week's Japanese Charts
But Bayonetta 2 charts outside the top 10
The Japanese chart data is in, and it's a mixed bag of highs and lows for Nintendo this week. Splatoon 2, having hit the two million sales mark last week, crept into the top three behind PS4 remake Secret Of Mana and the ever powerful Monster Hunter World. However, the Switch port of Bayonetta 2 and...
Monday19th Feb 2018
News The Splatoon 2 European Championship Final Takes Place In March
Polymanga will host a special virtual concert, too
Following some intense local competitions during 2017, the time has (almost) come to crown Europe's best Splatoon 2 team. On March 31st, the region's best players will converge on Switzerland to find out once and for all who is the freshest team. As if that wasn't exiting enough, Polymanga...
News The Nintendo Switch Online Prices For Those Playing Down Under Are Finally In
NZ gamers will be paying slightly more, though
Nintendo Switch Online is only seven months away, and we're slowly starting to see the prices plans for each region. Now it's the turn of the service's planned launch in Australia and New Zealand, and the prices for both countries have been revealed. A one-month membership in Australia will cost...
Saturday17th Feb 2018
Talking Point What Games Are You Playing This Weekend?
These are our picks, but what are yours?
It's that time of the week yet again. The working week is finally at an end (well, for some of us, we feel your pain if you have to go to work this weekend), so we're ready to share with you the games playing on our Nintendo Switches and 3DS in the next couple of days. It's a diverse buffet on offer, ranging...
Friday16th Feb 2018
News Splatoon 2's Sloshing Machine Gets A Neo Makeover This Weekend
Washing machines live longer with Inklings!
It's the end of another week, so that can only mean one thing! Another weapon variant for Splatoon 2! This time around, it's the turn of the bulky and mortar-like Sloshing Machine, which will now be available as the Sloshing Machine Neo, complete with a snazzy new look. This version of the meaty weapon...
Wednesday14th Feb 2018
News Splatoon 2 Crosses The Two Million Marker As Nintendo Titles Swamp The Japanese Charts
Monster Hunter World dominates the top spot, however
You have to hand it to Capcom, Monster Hunter World still reigns supreme in the Japanese charts according to the latest Media Create figures. Then of course we have the new entries of Dynasty Warriors 9 and Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet -- two franchises which prove...
Monday12th Feb 2018
News Splatoon 2 To Receive 'Starter Edition' With Extra Goodies Thrown In Free Of Charge
Ink-redible!
Nintendo seems to be going all out with the Splatoon 2-themed fun at the moment; yesterday it was announced that Pearl and Marina are getting their own amiibo figures, and now a brand new 'Starter Edition' for the game has been revealed, too. This special bundle includes the full game, a 100-page Splatoon 2 strategy guide...
News Spread The Love With These Adorable Nintendo-Themed Valentine's Cards
Available to download for free
If you're planning to pluck up the courage to finally ask your crush on a date this Valentine's Day, or even if you just want to send your special someone a nice little message, these Nintendo-themed Valentine's cards might just do the trick. Featuring a whole host of well-known characters from your favourite Nintendo...
Sunday11th Feb 2018
News Splatoon 2's Pearl And Marina Are Getting Their Own amiibo And They're Off The Hook
Plus a new weapon variant a brand new stage!
Surprising absolutely no one Nintendo has just announced that Pearl and Marina from Splatoon 2 will become the latest addition to the plastic revolution known as amiibo. At the time of writing we don't know when they'll be dropping or what goodies they'll unlock, but we do know that the two inkling celebs...
Thursday8th Feb 2018
News This Week's Japan Charts Show Nintendo With Eight Games In The Top 10
Unfortunately, it missed out on the top two
The latest Media Create figures are in for this week's Japanese charts and they show Nintendo holding onto a whopping 80% of the top 10. The only caveat is the two places Nintendo hasn't claimed are slots number one and number two, which went to Monster Hunter World and Dragon Ball FighterZ respectively...
Saturday3rd Feb 2018
News Next Week's European Splatfest Is All About Gherkins
Quite the pickle
Nintendo has announced that the next Splatfest in Splatoon 2 will be kicking off next weekend, asking the age-old question of 'gherk-IN', or 'gherk-OUT'. Taking place in Europe only, this Splatfest will provide definitive proof as to whether or not gherkins deserve a place inside a delicious burger - something we're sure you'll...
Friday2nd Feb 2018
News The Heavy-Hitting .96 Gal Deco To Splash Down Onto Splatoon 2 This Weekend
Another week, another gun
Nintendo continues to show its favourite first-party multiplayer shooter a lot of love, and it's carrying on that trend with another new weapon makeover. Say hello to Splatoon 2's new .96 Gal Deco. Hot on the heels of the Rapid Blaster Deco (which launched last weekend with a Suction Bomb sub and an Inkjet special), this...
Thursday1st Feb 2018
News Nintendo Software Dominates The Week's Japanese Charts
Even if Ninty lost the top spot to Monster Hunter World
Hats off to Capcom and the PS4/Xbox One release of Monster Hunter World. The returning co-op-centric franchise has stormed the Japanese charts according to the latest Media Create figures, taking the number one slot from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (which held the position for just one week...
News Nintendo Switch Online Service Will Go Live This September
The future of Nintendo Switch online is eight months away...
The Nintendo news is coming thick and fast in the early hours of this morning, with Nintendo confirming that the long-gestating Nintendo Switch Online service will launch in September 2018. Earlier this month a posting on the official Nintendo website seemed to reveal the service would be...
Friday26th Jan 2018
News The Rapid Blaster Deco Is Firing Its Way To Splatoon 2 This Weekend
The weapons just keep on coming
Another weekend is almost upon us, bringing with it the latest weapon addition to everyone's favourite paintball/squid/turf war mash up, Splatoon 2. This time around we see the return of the Rapid Blaster Deco, complete with its signature luminous yellow stickers on the side. It will come with the Suction...
Wednesday24th Jan 2018
News Almost Half Of The Games In Japan's Charts Are On Switch, Mario + Rabbids Takes Top Spot
Nintendo continues to hold its own in January
The Media Creates figures for week three of January 2018 are in, and they show another strong set of performances for Nintendo Switch in the East. Nine games in the top 20 are on Nintendo's latest platform with Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle continuing to show cross-market appeal as it grabs the number...
Monday22nd Jan 2018
Random This Japanese Kid Was Living The Nintendo Labo Dream In October Last Year
Ahead of the game, sort of
Nintendo Labo may have taken the gaming world by complete surprise, but one Japanese player was exploring the joys of cardboard construction as early as October last year. Twitter user masaki_samurai posted the following video of his child playing with a specially-constructed gun in Splatoon 2. OK, so it's not...
Friday19th Jan 2018
News The .52 Gal Deco is Blasting Its Way To Splatoon 2 This Weekend
52 gallons of goodness
As is tradition with Splatoon 2, and just like the original Splatoon before it, another new weapon is being introduced to the game this weekend to keep things fresh on the splattlefield. Just about as sparkly and shiny as Splatoon weapons tend to get, the .52 Gal Deco is the new offering this time around. It will come with...
