New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Switch) News Articles
Thursday20th Nov 2025
"Nintendo asked us to help"
Video game studio Panic Button has revealed it was selected by Nintendo to help update "marquee" Switch titles for Switch 2. The talented team confirmed this in an official announcement on social media this week. Nintendo asked the studio to "help demonstrate new capabilities of the Nintendo Switch 2 system" while...
Tuesday4th Nov 2025
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of September 2025
Plus a brief look at, uh... two Switch 2 games
As part of Nintendo's latest financial release, the company has provided an updated look at the top ten best-selling Switch games – plus a brief look at where things stand with the Switch 2. All in all, there's not a whole lot to report on with the OG Switch. The numbers are all gradually going up,...
Friday1st Aug 2025
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of June 2025
All around me are familiar faces
Nintendo has shared its financial report for the first quarter of FY2026, so it's time to get an updated look at the top ten best-selling Switch titles. Now, those who follow this list every quarter won't find a lot of surprises here. In fact, since Pokémon Scarlet and Violet succeeded Sword and Shield in the last...
Wednesday9th Jul 2025
News Nintendo's Summer Deals Discounts Multiple Physical Switch Titles, Save Up To $20 (US)
Available at participating retailers
Nintendo's summer sale is currently underway, and apart from digital sales, it's also offering discounts on multiple physical games. These deals are available at participating retailers in the US from now until July 19, 2025 and you can save "up to $20" on select first-party games while supplies last. This...
Tuesday1st Jul 2025
News Nintendo Music Update Adds Another Mario Album, Here's Every Song Included
The 'Deluxe' version of NSMB. U returns
The Nintendo Music mobile app for Switch Online subscribers continues its weekly updates with more album drops and the latest one to join the service is New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. This soundtrack, based on the 2019 Switch version, comes loaded with 90 tracks and has a total runtime of 2 hours and 7...
Sunday29th Jun 2025
Video Digital Foundry Tests Out Switch 2's Free Switch Game Upgrades
Here's the verdict
The team at Digital Foundry has been investigating every aspect of the Switch 2 and they've now taken a look at the free Switch game upgrades for the new system. These were delivered by Nintendo at launch and included frame rate and resolution improvements as well as other updates enhancing the overall experience. Digital...
Wednesday4th Jun 2025
News 12 Free Switch 2 Game Upgrades Are Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Enhanced for a new generation
Nintendo previously announced it would be rolling out free Switch 2 upgrades for select Switch titles featuring improved gameplay, visual enhancements, frame rate improvements, resolution bumps, additional feature support, and much more. The Pokémon games already got updated earlier this week and now the rest of these...
Friday16th May 2025
News 12 Switch Games Are Getting Free Switch 2 Upgrades, Here's What You Can Expect
Nintendo's free updates arrive next month
As you might recall, Nintendo will be releasing "free updates" for select Switch games on the Nintendo Switch 2. It's already revealed the specific titles that will be getting this treatment and now it's detailed what exactly you can expect. Once again, these updates will enhance the overall gameplay...
Thursday8th May 2025
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of March 2025
Scarlet and Violet climb the ladder
Nintendo has released its financial data for the full FY2025, and you know what that means: it's time to take an updated look at the top ten best-selling Switch titles. The only notable change we can see here is that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has expectedly overtaken Pokémon Sword and Shield. It's not by much...
Wednesday2nd Apr 2025
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Is Getting A Free Performance Upgrade On Switch 2
Along with several other big Switch games
Nintendo has confirmed that select Switch games will receive a free upgrade to improve playability and performance on the Switch 2. Some titles may also receive added functionality for GameShare. Chief amongst these is Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, a release that was widely criticised for its dire frame rate...
Tuesday4th Feb 2025
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of December 2024
The top dogs
Nintendo has released its latest financial data for the third quarter of FY2025 ending on 31st December 2024. As part of that, the company has provided an update to its top ten best-selling Switch games list. There's no change in the order this time, with each title merely receiving a slight bump in sales figures. That said, we fully...
Tuesday26th Nov 2024
News Nintendo Switch Online Services Will End In China In 2026
Tencent pulls the plug
Tencent Nintendo Switch has announced that online services for the Switch will come to an end in China in 2026. In a statement released online (thanks, Chinese Nintendo), the company states that eShop purchases will cease on 31st March 2026. Following this, code redemptions will then be shut down on 15th May 2026 alongside...
Tuesday5th Nov 2024
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of September 2024
Two games switch places
Nintendo has released its latest financial data covering the first six-month period for FY2025 and, as part of that, it has updated the top ten best-selling games list once more. The only major change we can see with this one is that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has usurped Super Mario Party to claim the eighth...
Friday2nd Aug 2024
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of June 2024
Change may be afoot
Nintendo has published its latest financial data for Q1 of FY2025, and as part of that, we've got an updated look at the top ten best-selling games list for the Switch. The order stays the same with some minimal additions to the total sales figures, but there may be a shift in the coming months. Take a look at Zelda: Tears of...
Tuesday7th May 2024
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of March 2024
Another 1.39m for Mario Kart
As part of Nintendo's end-of-year financial report for FY2024, the company has updated its top ten best-selling games list for the Switch with new sales figures. The order stays the same as last quarter, and sales of all games show relatively minor bumps, although Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and
Tuesday6th Feb 2024
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of December 2023
On the up and up
As part of Nintendo's nine-month financial report for FY2024, the firm has updated its top ten best-selling games list for the Switch. In terms of the rankings, there's no change here from the last update in November 2023, but there are a couple of noteworthy changes to the numbers. Primarily, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has now surpassed...
Thursday3rd Aug 2023
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of June 2023
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe passes 55 million units sold
Nintendo has released its financial results for the first quarter of FY24, providing an updated view of the top ten best-selling Nintendo Switch games as of June 30th, 2023. Given that we've already reported on the incredible numbers achieved by
Monday26th Jun 2023
News Super Mario Bros. Wonder's Estimated File Size Is Revealed On Switch eShop
It's not a huge one
Nintendo is once again proving itself to be the master of optimisation on the Switch, if the estimated file size for Super Mario Bros. Wonder is anything to go by. As reported by the folks over at Nintendo Everything, the official eShop is currently listing the upcoming platformer at a rather reasonable 4.3GB (quick note: the US...
Thursday2nd Mar 2023
News Nintendo Reveals Official MAR10 Day Switch Console Bundle
Includes red Joy-Con and a one of three digital Mario games
Update [Thu 2nd Mar, 2023 14:20 GMT]: Well that didn't last long! Nintendo has now confirmed that the Mario-themed console bundle - officially dubbed the 'Nintendo Switch Mario Choose One Bundle' - is real and will retail at $299.99. The bundle will be made available starting March 10th...
Monday28th Mar 2022
UK Charts Kirby And The Forgotten Land Gobbles Up The Top Spot
And Mario Kart 8 Deluxe re-enters the top 10
The latest UK charts are in and after a wave of positive reviews, Kirby and the Forgotten Land has landed the top spot, comfortably beating out the multi-platform release of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. Kirby's performance makes it the biggest launch in the franchise, selling 2.5x the number of copies as...
Thursday10th Mar 2022
Reminder MAR10 Day Sale Now Live On US Switch eShop, Mario Games Discounted
Discounts on several big Mario titles
Update [Thurs March 10th, 14:30 GMT] Happy MAR10 Day, folks! We hope you're all having fun celebrating our favourite moustachioed plumber. As a quick reminder, be sure to check out the current sale on the US eShop as Nintendo is celebrating with a selection of discounts on key Mario (and friends) titles on the...
Thursday22nd Oct 2020
News Nintendo Discounts Three Major Mario Games On Switch For A Limited Time (Europe)
33% off three Mario hits!
As part of Nintendo's ongoing Super Mario 35th Anniversary celebrations, a small selection of Mario hits are currently reduced on the Nintendo Switch eShop in Europe. As you'll likely be aware, it's not all that often that Nintendo-published games get discounted, so if you're still to pick up any of the three titles below,...
Friday4th Sep 2020
Deals Don't Miss These Amazing Labor Day Nintendo Switch Game Bargains
Save $20 apiece on key selected games
If you are based in the U.S., then you are probably set to enjoy the Labor Day weekend right now. What better way to celebrate this federal holiday than to get a Switch game bargain? Best Buy has your back with their Labor Day promotion where you can pick from five great Nintendo Switch games and get $20 off...
Wednesday18th Mar 2020
Random There's Now A Grand Total Of Three Games On The Switch eShop In China
Mario, Mario, and more Mario
If you've ever complained about the games on the Switch eShop, take a moment to consider players over in China. While hundreds of games get added to the eShop across various regions on a monthly basis, the Chinese Tencent Switch has had just one game since December. Until now, that is. According to Daniel Ahmad, Senior...
Friday17th Jan 2020
News NPD Shares US Software Sales For Last Month, 2019 And The Decade
Luigi's Mansion 3 was Nintendo's best-seller in December
Following on from hardware sales, let's now take a look at the software sales within the US last year. For starters, Nintendo had half of the top 20 best-selling video games in December. The best-selling game of December 2019 was Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and further down the...
Friday20th Dec 2019
Random Chinese Retailer Tries To Blame Switch Joy-Con Drift On Foreign Games
That's a 'no' from us
Well, here's something to brighten up your chilly Friday. Remember Joy-Con drift, the manufacturing issue which has plagued countless Nintendo Switch consoles all around the world and has been heavily documented within the gaming press? Yeah, this Chinese store's having none of it. As you may know, the Switch has very recently...
Friday13th Dec 2019
Random Upset By eShop Discoverability Issues? Spare A Thought For Chinese Switch Owners
Turns out too many games is a nice problem to have
It's taken a lot of time, with plenty of bureaucratic wrangling and compromise, but Nintendo has finally launched Switch in China in partnership with Tencent. However, the experience new Switch owners in mainland China are having is quite a bit different from the the rest of us. As you can see in...
Wednesday4th Dec 2019
News Nintendo Switch To Officially Launch In China Next Week
The Chinese market opens at last
Tencent, Nintendo's regional partner in the Chinese market, has finally revealed the Switch will launch on 10th December for the recommended retail price of RMB 2,099 (US$300). Additionally, games will be priced at RMB 299 (~$42), which is typical for the region. This particular model will come bundled with New Super...
Wednesday20th Nov 2019
News Get The Black Friday Feeling Early With The Switch eShop Cyber Deals Sale
Starts Friday in Europe, over 150 digital discounts
With Black Friday looming upon us, Nintendo has announced its Cyber Deals sale for 2019 and it looks to feature some choice cuts from the Switch's considerable library. We've already seen Nintendo's North American Black Friday sales plans and now Europe is getting in on the action. Over 150 games,...
Thursday8th Aug 2019
News New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe And FIFA 19 Are Europe's Best-Selling Games Of 2019 So Far
When looking at physical sales
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and FIFA 19 are sitting right at the top of the best-selling games list in Europe so far this year. The news comes from official charts and market research data supplier, GfK Entertainment (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz), which has compiled a new, cross-platform report on physica
