June2019
News The Witcher 3 On Switch Runs At 540p Portable, 720p Docked
File size and cross-save info also revealed
It has been revealed that Witcher 3 runs at 720p in docked mode on Nintendo Switch, with the handheld resolution capped at 540p. Compared to the 1080p output of the PlayStation 4 version, that's clearly lacking – but when you consider that the Switch is powered by a mobile chipset, it's amazing we're...
News Some History About Saber Interactive, The Developer Porting The Witcher 3 To Nintendo Switch
Have a little faith
The biggest question so far about the Switch version of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, is who is handling the Nintendo port? Well, it didn't take long for the official Witcher Twitter account to answer this. For those who missed our previous post, the developer working on it is Saber Interactive, in "close...
May2019
News Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered Busts Onto Switch Later This Year
Who ya gonna call?
The rumoured remaster of Ghostbusters: The Video Game is confirmed to be heading to Switch and other platforms 'later this year' as part of the franchise's 35th anniversary. The 2009 original collected the voice talents of nearly all the original cast and gave fans an extremely authentic-feeling third chapter after the original...
October2018
News NBA Playgrounds Is No Longer Available To Purchase From The Switch eShop
Bye-bye
NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 is now available on the Nintendo Switch. In the lead up to its release, Saber Interactive said it was hoping to bounce back from the original NBA Playgrounds game which had an incredibly bumpy launch on the Switch. To help recover from this troubled period, the original game (including the DLC) is now no longer able to...
"They see the long-term potential"
Following the bumpy launch of the original NBA Playgrounds game on the Switch eShop, the sequel has a lot to prove. Fortunately, Saber Interactive has signed a deal with the basketball video game experts, 2K Sports. In a recent phone interview with Polygon, Saber CEO Matthew Karch said 20 percent of the...
September2018
News NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 Is Building Its Reputation With A Physical Switch Release
Bouncing back
The original NBA Playgrounds game on the Switch eShop had a rough launch. There was no online play on release - requiring players to wait several months before they could access this mode. Eventually, they were compensated with a free game. Saber Interactive has since moved onto development of the sequel and already missed the...
April2018
News NBA Playgrounds 2 Will Take To The Court On Switch In 2018
Ballin'
Following a listing by the Australian Classification Board - which all but confirmed its existence - Saber Interactive has finally made it official. NBA Playgrounds 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch, although it's currently got a vague 2018 release window attached. The original NBA Playgrounds - which offered a cross between NBA Street and
News NBA Playgrounds 2 Rated By The Australian Classification Board
Say what?
Saber Interactive's NBA Playgrounds had a bumpy launch on the Nintendo Switch, with no online play available on release. Eventually this mode was patched in months later – after owners had been compensated with a free game – and at the start of this year the updated
News Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn Will Kick Ass (And Chew Bubble Gum) On 5th June
Love Shaq
While it's taken a little while to finally emerge from development, Saber Interactive and Wired Productions have officially confirmed that Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn will arrive on Nintendo Switch on 5th June, just in time for the summer. Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is an action-packed beat-'em-up starring the one and only Big Diesel himself:...
January2018
News Everything You Need To Know About NBA Playgrounds' Complicated Enhanced Edition
It's an update, but not as we know it
On Thursday we reported on NBA Playgrouds' new Enhanced Edition, a welcome refresh of an already enjoyable arcade basketball title. We did, however, pick up on the strange means by which developer Saber Interactive was introducing it. It was a new edition, but also an update, with more content, but in two...
News NBA Playgrounds Ups Its Game With New Enhanced Edition Update
Ballin'
With NBA 2K18 now patched into fine form, it's finally time for Switch's other basketball experience to get its due with a nice new update. So now we have NBA Playgrounds Enhanced Edition, which bundles together all the game's free post-launch content, adds in 100 new players and a brand new three-point shooting mode. The addition of all...
July2017
News More Free Content Is on the Way to NBA Playgrounds
500,000 units sold and counting
NBA Playgrounds has been a somewhat divisive game for the Nintendo Switch. On one hand, it’s offered an enjoyable local multiplayer arcade experience that showcases the strengths of the Switch quite well, but it also suffered a bit from offering less features than other versions and these features have been slow to...
June2017
News NBA Playgrounds Switch Early Adopters to Get Free Copy of Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn
Compensation for the long wait for online play
NBA Playgrounds on Switch has disappointed in one notable way, in that it's the only version of the game without online play or any updates so far. Developer Saber Interactive has taken some heat for this, and last week promised a huge announcement as a reward for Switch owners' patience to date. Well...
May2017
News NBA Playgrounds Developer Promises a 'Huge Announcement' on 1st June
Is it heating up?
Earlier this week we highlighted the somewhat painful wait for a major update of NBA Playgrounds on Nintendo Switch. It launched without online play which was promised for 'a few days' after launch, but over two weeks after release the key feature is still absent. Developer Saber Interactive has been acknowl
News NBA Playgrounds Will Feature Full Online Play on Switch, A Few Days After Launch
To include the "exact same functionality"
NBA Playgrounds looks like a promising release for next week, with some recent demo events bringing impressions and footage of the game to the web. With regards to the Switch version, however, we've been a tad nervous due to Nintendo's own official gamepage pointedly avoiding any reference to the game's...
News NBA Playgrounds Is Slam Dunking The Switch eShop Next Week
Takes up more storage space than Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, too
Saber Interactive's NBA Playgrounds is hitting the Nintendo Switch eShop next week, it has been revealed. We already knew that this NBA Jam-style title would be coming this month, but now we have a solid release date: May 9th. The game will cost $19.99 in North America. Interestingly,...
April2017
News Here Are The Players Lining Up For NBA Playgrounds On Switch
Full roster of basketball legends revealed
The spirit of NBA Jam is set to live on in NBA Playgrounds, a new title from Saber Interactive, the team behind Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Quake Champions. It's coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC this May at a digital price point of around $20, and the developer has just...
