May2018
News Exploring Ubisoft's Unreleased Wii U Game, Know Your Friends
With Game History Secrets
Ubisoft were big supporters of Nintendo during the Wii era which continued during the launch window for Wii U, however after sales of the system quickly dropped away the relationship between the two companies also cooled. This was further demonstrated by an infamous situation where Ubisoft had a completed, ready for...
News Ubisoft Is Now Hosting A Sale On The North American Switch eShop
Want Mario + Rabbids?
Out of all the major gaming platforms available, Nintendo has always been a bit behind in terms of the sales that it runs. The company generally seems to believe in the maintained value of its games well after their launch date passes, and the few sales that it does run generally aren’t all too competitive with the kinds of...
April2018
Video Rabbid Peach Takes On Beyoncé’s Naughty Girl In Just Dance 2018
"Have fun, dance along, and maybe take a few selfies!!"
Rabbid Peach's selfie-snapping antics arguably stole the show in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, and now she's back to strut her stuff in Just Dance 2018. Peach provides some "alternative moves" for the Beyoncé track Naughty Girl, complete with a selection of Rabbids backing dancers...
March2018
News Vivendi Sells Ubisoft Stock As French Publisher Forms Deal With New Investor Tencent
Ubi has China in its sights
In a shock move in the ongoing Ubisoft takeover saga, French multinational corporation Vivendi has sold its entire 27.27 percent stake, effectively ending its year-long attempt to take a controlling investment in the Assassin's Creed and Tom Clancy publisher. The stock sale, which amounts to around 30.5 million...
News South Park: The Fractured But Whole Brings Its NSFW Antics To Switch On 24th April
Portable poo jokes
Well, the rumours were true. South Park: The Fractured But Whole really is coming to Nintendo Switch and it's bringing the full NSFW turn-based RPG experience on 24th April. Not only that, the over-the-top sequel will also come supported with both of the current DLC packs - Danger Pack: DLC 1 and From Dusk Til Casa Bonita:...
February2018
News Ubisoft Is the Leading Third-Party Publisher on Nintendo Switch
Wonder why that is?
Though support hasn’t always been top notch, Ubisoft has been pretty good about bringing its games to Nintendo audiences in the past, and that trend has been continuing with the Switch. The launch of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was an incredible win for the company, mixing the famous plumber and his friends with a new...
January2018
News South Park: Fractured But Whole Coming to Switch on 13th March, says Aussie retail listing
Killing Kenny goes portable
It's all the rage these days to have a rumour circulating that your game might be coming to Switch, and today it's the turn of the NSFW turn-based RPG South Park: The Fractured But Whole. The superhero-themed sequel was a underrated gem in 2017, and a new listing suggests it could be headed for Nintendo's newest hardware...
December2017
News Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Now Has Video Capture Support
Capture your best tactics
The latest update for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle introduces video capture, despite not making a big song and dance about it. The free patch - which also brings with it the new Vs. Mode - means you can now record 30 second videos to share on social media accounts. If you've performed an impressive pincer...
News Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Gets a Free 'Versus' Mode Update Tomorrow
Wahoo!
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is an excellent game that is slowly getting extra content through a season pass. As a festive treat, however, Ubisoft is rolling out a free update (on 8th December) that'll add a Versus Mode. Played locally, each player will choose three characters and pick between pre-set loadouts, ensuring things stay...
November2017
News Monopoly Update on Switch Takes Away the Need to Make a Coffee While it Loads
Apparently...
Monopoly isn't exactly a snappy game, but Monopoly for Nintendo Switch took the laid-back approach too far with a strange bug that led to load times potentially in excess of 10 minutes. You could quite easily set it going, make a coffee and glance over a newspaper before the game got started, which is impressive in all the wrong...
News Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Drives Positive Switch Sales for Ubisoft
Bodes well for future support
In the nadir of the Wii U's mid-life, when third-party support rapidly dried up, it was easy to complain about major companies that had walked away. Yet in some cases it was an inevitable business decision - for example by Spring 2014 Ubisoft was reporting that the Wii U was accounting for just 3% of its game sales. The...
News Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition Update Tackles Load Times and Framerate on Switch
Is hopefully 'armless otherwise
Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition is a solid Switch iteration of a fantastic game. However, it arguably isn't 'definitive' - for one thing it lacks a few features from other versions that could have been possible and, oddly, had some minor performance and loading quirks at launch. Our chums at Digital Foundry...
News Don't Buy Monopoly On Switch, Unless You Like Waiting
Ubisoft is working on a fix, thankfully
Monopoly launched on the Switch yesterday, which means you can finally put the dog-eared and battered board game your family has had since 1986 (which has loads of pieces missing and half the money is gone) back in the cupboard where it belongs. Yay! Well, no quite. Those who have downloaded the game are...
October2017
News More UK Gamers Bought The Wii Version Of Just Dance 2018 Than Switch, Xbox One Or Wii U
Yes, you read that correctly
Ubisoft's Just Dance 2018 is one of those franchises which owes a lot to the success of the original Wii. Nintendo's motion-sensing console was the perfect platform for the game's wild and wacky dance moves, and the series has been a yearly fixture ever since. What's truly amazing is that in the UK at least, the Wii...
Video Here's the Full 'Just Mario' Song in Just Dance 2018
Do the Mario!
Some observant readers will have seen, in our recent 'Out Today' post, that we were both amused and baffled by the 'Just Mario' song that's found in Just Dance 2018. Ubisoft's trailer for the routine certainly caught our eye, in any case. If you want to know just how Mario dances when trying to impress Princess Peach, Nint
DLC Review Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle - Ultra Challenge Pack
No kidding
We were big fans of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle when it arrived on the Switch; it took established ideas from the turn-based tactics genre, did away with some annoying norms (such as the dreaded 'accuracy' of shots in XCOM, for example) and added its own twists. Quirky, colourful and surprisingly deep, it even managed to make this...
News Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle DLC Gets Shown Off In Shiny New Trailer
And is available right now!
Yesterday we revealed that the first main addition to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle - the Ultra Challenge Pack DLC - had gone live, allowing season pass buyers to get their hands on some lovely new content. Today, Ubisoft has released a trailer for the package, giving us a quick look at these new features. The...
News The Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Ultra Challenge Pack DLC is Now Live
Time to buy the season pass?
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is a bit of a gem, but beyond its core campaign it's also had a low profile 'Season Pass'. Though it's been available to buy from the front screen of the game since launch, it's had very little publicity. Up to now the only content available has been in the form of 'pixel' and steampunk...
News Steep Is Still Coming To Nintendo Switch, Honest
"It's still something we have in our mind and are focusing on"
Steep was one of the first third-party games to be confirmed for Switch release but Ubisoft has been curiously reluctant to talk about the Nintendo version of its snow-based sports title since then, which has led to some speculation that the porting process isn't going as smoothly as...
News A Just Dance 2018 Demo is Now Available on Nintendo Switch and Wii U
Mars attacks
Among the certainties in life - such as death and taxes - we have one thing guaranteed every year: a new Just Dance game. Yep, Just Dance 2018 is out on 26th October on Switch, Wii U and Wii; time to place your bets on the Wii version selling the best of the lot. Now Ubisoft has released a demo in which you can dance to ‘24K’...
September2017
News X-Com Creator Was Asked To Get Involved With Development Of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
"We had conversations about project ideas"
Despite some early concerns about Ubisoft's turn-based tactical combat game Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, it turned out to be a great experience and worthy of picking up. Naturally, comparisons were drawn by many to the popular alien invasion strategy series X-Com, which began in the...
Video Digital Foundry Suggests That Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition Isn't So Definitive
Still very good, but could have been even better
Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition is now out on Nintendo Switch, and plenty like this scribe may have an uncertain finger hovering over the purchase button on the eShop. It really depends whether you still have another version readily available to play (for example, if your Wii U is unfortunately...
News Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Misses Out on Top Spot in UK Charts
Another positive Switch launch, though
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is the latest major retail release on the Switch, and it's off to a solid start in the UK. The results for last week (physical retail sales) show the Ubisoft title making its debut in second place, behind PS4 release Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Though it's a little...
August2017
Guide Getting Started in Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Battle for beginners
The crossover between the house Mario built and Ubisoft’s demented Rabbids is finally upon us, and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is a game unlike any other on the Switch to date. Before it was even so much as officially announced gamers were panning the title, saying it just didn’t make sense. Much to our delight,...
News Here’s What the Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Day One Update Does
A nice change
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle will perhaps go down as one of the biggest turnarounds in gaming history, and the game is now available on store shelves. After an initial reveal due to some massive leaks, fan and media reaction was tepid to say the least, but since then, the game has become very well received. And now, a launch day...