February2019
News GameStop Lists Wolfenstein: Youngblood And Dragon Quest Heroes 1 & 2 For Switch
2019 placeholder dates
Last June, there was a rumour Wolfenstein: Youngblood would be making its way across to the Nintendo Switch. The idea of this happening came about when a GameStop employee revealed the game was listed for Switch and this followed with it appearing on the company's website. It now seems to have happened again, with a supposed...
News id Software And Bethesda Still “Investigating” If Rage 2 Would Be Possible On Switch
Switching it up?
Last year, it was revealed DOOM Eternal – developed by id Software and published by Bethesda – would be released on the Switch in 2019. Not long after this, it was confirmed port specialist Panic Button would be handling the Nintendo release. In an interview around the same time with Variety, id Software studio director Tim...
January2019
News DOOM Eternal Composer Recruiting Heavy Metal Choir For Unspecified Project
It’s probably DOOM
Last year, Bethesda announced DOOM Eternal would be coming to the Nintendo Switch at QuakeCon. Once again, the studio handling the Switch port will be the specialists at Panic Button. The hellish soundtrack for the game is being handled by the returning composer Mick Gordon. In what is quite possibly related news, Gordon is...
December2018
News Panic Button Unleashes Hell On Switch With A New Performance Update For DOOM
Video recording also added
Panic Button is absolutely killing it on the Nintendo Switch right now. Its expertise porting games across to the new Nintendo system extends to a variety of major third-party releases. Most recently, the developer's focus has been on bringing Digital Extremes' free-to-play third-person shooter Warframe to the hybrid...
October2018
News Bethesda Confirms It Won't Be Bringing Fallout 76 To The Nintendo Switch
It can't be done
Bethesda has been one of Nintendo's biggest third-party supporters during the Switch generation so far, but unfortunately, its latest release - Fallout 76 - won't be coming to the hybrid system. At a PAX Australia panel yesterday, Bethesda's Marketing Executive Pete Hines said the multiplayer Fallout game would not be released on...
News Elder Scrolls Online Isn't Coming To The Nintendo Switch Because It "Will Not Fit"
"It is one of the largest games ever made"
Bethesda has done a fantastic job supporting the Switch since it was released. So far, the company has been able to bring across multiple big-name titles - all of which have been positively received. As you might recall, the first of the lot was The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in 2017. The game's success led...
September2018
News Bethesda's Pete Hines Says Wolfenstein 3 Is "Absolutely" Happening
"We all have to see how it ends"
Bethesda has shown great support for the Switch since it was released, bringing key series like Elder Scrolls and Doom to the hybrid platform. During an interview with IGN last month, Bethesda's senior vice president of global marketing and communications Pete Hines said the demand for the publisher's IP on the...
August2018
News DOOM Eternal Will Raise Hell On Nintendo Switch
To hell, and back
Bethesda has announced that DOOM Eternal is coming to the Nintendo Switch, with Panic Button - the studio that ported DOOM and Wolfenstein II - handling conversion duties. The news came at this year's QuakeCon, with the publisher confirming a Nintendo version alongside the PS4, Xbox One and PC editions of the game...
June2018
News No Plans For More Wolfenstein Switch Ports, But Panic Button Is "Totally" Up For It
"That's a Bethesda discussion"
Wolfenstein II launches on Switch this week, and if it's anything like DOOM, then we're in for a treat. The port will be handled by the same studio that converted both DOOM and Rocket League to Nintendo's console - Panic Button - and given the high praise Wolfenstein has received on other formats, it's hard not to...
Rumour Hastily Updated Amazon Listing Suggests Fallout 76 Will Arrive On 31st July
Vault into action
Bethesda knows how to get itself making headlines, and with E3 set to kick off later this week, of course we're all talking about Fallout 76. Is it another single-player Fallout? Is it an MMO in the same vein as The Elder Scrolls Online? Whatever it's going to be we should hear more about it on Sunday during the Bethesda keynote...
April2018
News Hands-On: Checking Out Pinball FX3's Bethesda-Themed Tables
A bundle of joy
In the short timeframe Nintendo Switch has existed, Bethesda has shown an incredible amount of support for the system. It’s already brought across two of its most iconic franchises in the first year, with another one – Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – expected to arrive in 2018. If you’re eagerly anticipating...
News Bethesda Busy Optimising Wolfenstein II On Switch, No News On DLC Yet
Spanish inquisition
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus on Nintendo Switch is shaping up nicely - check out our recent hands-on preview at PAX East for confirmation of that - but we're still waiting on a firm release date and more details regarding post-release content. One fan took to Twitter to ask Bethesda what its plans were for releasing the...
Video Here's What Wolfenstein II Looks Like Running On Nintendo Switch
Well, in TV mode at least
While we don't know exactly when Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus will arrive on Nintendo Switch, we know that developer Panic Button is hard at work fitting the 2017 shooter onto the plucky little portable console. And with Bethesda offering hands-on previews of the game at PAX East this week, we've finally got our...
February2018
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...
December2017
News Panic Not, Panic Button Is Handling The Switch Port Of Wolfenstein II
Going to be "as good" as the Switch DOOM port, apparently
Panic Button is the studio behind the excellent Switch versions of DOOM and Rocket League - two amazing ports which prove that the company is becoming something of an expert when it comes to getting the most out of Nintendo's hybrid system. There's more good news to report, as it has been...
November2017
News Bethesda Adopts "Popular Internet Saying" To Promote DOOM On Switch
Prepare for "Nintendoom"
Nintendo's critics have been saying that the Japanese company is on the rocks for years, and the term "Nintendoomed" is often lazily rolled out whenever the firm hits a bumpy patch in the road. The diminishing handheld market and the dismal Wii U era saw the phrase get used on several occasions, but since the success...
October2017
NSFW Wolfenstein II's Launch Trailer Shows The Many Ways To Skin A Nazi
"Tonight, they burn"
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus doesn't launch on Switch until 2018, but that doesn't mean we can't get all excited by the game's launch trailer, which has been published today to build hype ahead of release on other systems on October 27th. The trailer - which contains plenty of bad language, gore and violence, as you might...
News DOOM Provides a 'Good Reference Point' to What Wolfenstein II Will Offer on Switch
Anything you can do, I can do too
With DOOM and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus heading to Switch, many are understandably intrigued to see exactly how well they will perform on the system. Recently we shared details on how DOOM is set to look on the console - perhaps most notably including the fact that it will run at 720p
September2017
News Bethesda Says DOOM And Wolfenstein 2 Are "The Start" Of A Nintendo Relationship
"It’s not as if we’re going to just do these two games"
The news that Bethesda is bringing DOOM and Wolfenstein 2 to Switch certainly caused some shockwaves in the Nintendo community. You might assume that along with Skyrim, Bethesda is still in the process of testing the waters on Switch, but according to Bethesda boss Pete Hines this trio of...
News Shinji Mikami Thinks A Switch Version Of The Evil Within 2 Would Be "Interesting"
Make it happen, Bethesda!
Do you wish there were more scary games on the Switch? If so, you might be in luck if Shinji Mikami, Resident Evil co-creator and producer of The Evil Within 2 gets his way. Speaking to GameSpot, Mikami seemed very enthusiastic about porting the game to Switch: I think a Switch version would be...
Video Digital Foundry Breaks Down DOOM On Switch In A Unique Way
...by creating a Switch-spec PC to test its limits
DOOM on Switch is quite a thing, as you'll know if you've read our hands-on impressions of the game. However, in case you were wondering just how well the game can possibly run on a system which contains mobile hardware, our friends over at Digital Foundry have posted a interesting video...
First Impressions Hell in a Handbasket - DOOM on Nintendo Switch
Big, dumb, and lots of fun
Now, with the Bethesda published 2016 iteration coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year, DOOM can be small and dumb, while still having its trademark 'BFG'. We got our chance to try out id Software’s upcoming port of its DOOM franchise reboot at a Bethesda event earlier this month; look, we know what questions you...
News Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Is Coming To Switch In 2018
It's time to rewrite history
Bethesda has revealed during today's Nintendo Direct that it is bringing Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus to the Nintendo Switch. The FPS - which is the sequel to the rebooted Wolfenstein - places you in the boots of William "B.J." Blazkowicz as he attempts to trigger a second American revolution in an alternate...
First Impressions Defying Gravity in Skyrim for Nintendo Switch
Better than an arrow to the knee
Hail and well met, travelers! Come, rest your weary feat at our fire as we regale you with stories of our time spent in the world of Skyrim! You maybe be inclined to ask, “but noble bard, wasn’t Skyrim released over half a decade ago?”, and you wouldn’t be too far off - but this, dear friends, is Skyrim on...
September2013
News Bethesda: The Time For Convincing Publishers And Developers To Support Wii U Is "Long Past"
Bethesda’s Pete Hines feels Nintendo has missed the boat
The Wii U badly needs third party support — that's a fact that few people will argue about. With the Xbox One and PS4 looming on the horizon, Nintendo is doing its utmost to attract publishers and developers, but Bethesda’s Pete Hines feels that it's too little, too late. Speaking on...
