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News Nintendo's Critically Acclaimed Partner eShop Sale Ends Soon, Up To 86% Off (US)
Hollow Knight! Stardew Valley! Undertale!
Update: Nintendo of America's current eShop sale comes to an end this weekend. This is your last chance to grab these savings – and don't forget to save even more money by picking up discounted eShop credit to spend (details below). Original Article: Nintendo has launched its Critically Acclaimed Partner...
News Disney Dreamlight Valley Gets New Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Howdy hotfix
After landing a huge new update in the form of the "Missions in Uncharted Space" expansion, Disney Dreamlight Valley has today received a quick hotfix to make sure that all of these features are running as they should. The changes made this time around are mainly tweaks to the new quests - many of which focus around the latest...
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's Lechonk, Pawmi And Smoliv Plushies Are Coming To Japan
Gotta hug 'em all
There were a few things that we could say for certain about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet prior to their release: the games would be a commercial success, Nintendo would push tie-ins wherever it could (hi Splatoon fans!) and at some point, we would be 100% guaranteed a Smoliv plushie. Well, now the latter of these has also come true,...
News No Gravity Games Is Handing Out 12 Free Switch Games This Month (North America)
Update: Get Creepy Tale 2 for free
It's safe to say that we all love Switch games, but you know what's better? Free Switch games. Fortunately, No Gravity Games is once again giving them out by the sack-load this December (if by 'sack-load' you mean a maximum of 12, that is) as a part of the '12 Games of Christmas' - hey, it's certainly one way of...
News Peppa Pig: World Adventures Jets Onto Switch March 2023
Ham luggage only
Outright Games has announced that Peppa Pig's next step into the world of video games, Peppa Pig: World Adventures, will be landing on the Switch 10th March, 2023. Following on from the rampant success of last year's My Friend Peppa Pig (which, as noted by the publisher, "had a higher Metacritic score than AAA titles including...
News Pokémon UNITE Code Gives Coins And Gold Emblem Box To Celebrate 100 Million Downloads
Celebrate good times, come on!
The Pokémon Company has shared that the online Switch and mobile battler, Pokémon UNITE, has reached an impressive 100 million downloads. What's more, the team are handing out celebratory codes to mark the occasion - woo, free stuff! Shared on Twitter by @SerebiiNet, the download code - THANKYOUFOR100MM - will bag...
News Nintendo Announces New Child-Led YouTube Series, 'Kids Play!'
Headphone warning
Fans of piercing noise might be pleased to hear that Play Nintendo - the official kid-led YouTube channel for all things Switch - is starting a new series called Kids Play! (no prizes for guessing what it entails). Just in case you were wondering, the Kids Play! series will see different groups of children going head to head in a...
News Aeterna Noctis Follow-Up, Summum Aeterna, Slashes Onto Switch Late 2023
Bigger than the Summum of its parts
Spanish developer Aeternum Game Studios has announced that the follow-up to the Hollow Knight-inspired metroidvania Aeterna Noctis will be coming out of Early Access and landing on the Switch in 2023 (thanks, Go Nintendo). The follow-up title, Summum Aeterna, looks to be just as difficult as its predecessor - and...
News Cuphead - The Delicious Last Course Serves Up Two Million Sales
"Jumpin' Jellybeans we've gone Double Platinum!!"
The much-anticipated DLC for Cuphead, 'The Delicious Last Course,' was released back at the end of June this year and we had a great time with it. So too, it seems, did a couple of other people as the game was quick to break the one million copies sold mark just weeks later. Now, the devilishly...
News Super Nintendo World Hollywood Opens Its Doors February 2023
Let's-a Go!
Ever since Super Nintendo World was first announced for Universal Studios Hollywood, the countdown has been on for just when the doors will open (do pipes even open?) Now that countdown has an end date, as Universal Studios has announced that we will be able to get a-going from 17th February 2023! Much like the Super Nintendo World...
News First-Person Puzzle Adventure 'Memorrha' Unlocks 2023 Release Date
This reminds me of a puzzle...
Sticky Stone Studio has today announced that the long-awaited Switch version of first-person puzzler, Memorrha, will be coming to the console very soon - 13th January, 2023 to be precise. The arrival of this game has been a long time coming and we are excited to see it finally reach the release phase. We first heard...
News Retro Goal Scores New 'Global Championship Mode' In Free Update
Back of the net
Just as the World Cup really starts hotting up, New Star Games has announced that its arcade-inspired football sim, Retro Goal, will be following suit. The studio has announced that a new tournament-based game mode will be kicking off in Retro Goal from today (13th December). What's more, this expansion is absolutely free! Much like...
News Class-Action Lawsuit Claims Epic Games Knowingly Made Fortnite "Very, Very Addictive"
Next stop for the Battle Bus: court
Epic Games is facing a class-action lawsuit from parents who claim that the team knowingly developed Fortnite to be highly addictive (thanks, TechRadar). Concern over th
News DC's Justice League: Cosmic Chaos Flies Onto Switch Next Year
Superman Returns
Teased during the OG Unwrapped Presentation earlier this year, Outright Games has now announced that it will be bringing DC's Justice League: Cosmic Chaos to the Switch for some family-friendly fun on 10th March, 2023. If you were to look at the state of the DCEU at the moment, the phrase 'family friendly' might not immediately...
News McDonald's Mario Movie Advert Shows Piranha Plants, Wall Jumps And More
I'm-a loving it
We seem to be learning more and more about Super Mario Bros. The Movie each day, with official announcements, regional differences and leaks contributing to the growing mound of material. The latest addition to join the pile is a McDonald's advert - reportedly showing in Portugal - which contains brand new footage of a much more...
News The Outbound Ghost Publisher Takes Legal Action Following Dev Complaints And Steam Page Edits
Update: "We hope that the need for legal interventions is short lived"
Update #2 [Mon 12th Dec, 2022 11:10 GMT]: After hearing from the lead developer of The Outbound Ghost last week, publisher Digerati has now responded with a full statement regarding the game's release, including legal action following lawsuit threats from Conradical Games. In a...
News Festive GBA Circuit Added To Mario Kart Tour For The Holidays
Better start defrosting those windscreens
We are nearing the end of the Peach Vs. Bowser Tour in Mario Kart Tour which means - like clockwork - the mobile game team is quick on the draw to let us know what goodies are coming our way next. It turns out that the next tour in the game will see things take a turn for the festive (who would have thought...
News Some Pokémon Will Now Be XXS Or XXL In Pokémon GO's New Size Feature
Pocket-sized Poochyena
If there's one thing that we can't help but find endearing about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, it's how the creatures out in the wild appear true to size. If you saw a rodent-like creature that was the size of, let's say, a dog, then you would be pretty freaked and we like the fact that the latest entry addresses that. What's...
News New Hide N Seek Mode Sneaks Onto Among Us Today
Ready or not
There were announcements a-plenty at last night's Game Awards (no Tears of the Kingdom trailer, but we're totally fine about that) and even the masked Among Us team dropped in on the action to announce that a whole new game mode will be coming our way today (9th December)! The Hide n Seek mode will take the classic concept of sneaking...
News Never Played Mario + Rabbids? Nintendo's Video Guide Is Here To Help
Sparks of inspiration
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope came out a little over a month ago now and was instantly met by high praise indeed (scoring 8/10 in our review). If the first game in the series is anything to go by, then we can see this sequel being something of a sleeper hit thanks to some nice eShop discounts in the coming years. If, however,...
News Atari Announces Ultra Rare Arcade Shooter 'Akka Arrh' Is Coming To Switch
Originally scrapped for being "too difficult"
After Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, Atari Flashback Classics and Atari Mania, you might think that the iconic studio would want a break from looking into its back catalogue for a brief moment. You would, however, be wrong. Perhaps the most obscure of these titles yet has today been announced,...
News Temtem Gets Huge New Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The combination of ver.1.1 and 1.2
There was a time when we thought that Temtem would have the chance to grow in Pokémon's shadow and become another strong creature catcher/battler on the video game market. But then, well, it didn't. While we gave the game 8/10 in our review, many appear to have been put off by bugs and other launch issues, leaving...
News Mech Armada Brings Robot Building To X-Com-Style Warfare On Switch Tomorrow
Roll out
Lioncode Games has announced that its tactical turn-based roguelite Mech Armada will be dropping onto Switch tomorrow (8th December). Billed as "Into the Breach meets X-Com", by way of a little Transformers we might add, this tactics game will see you building extravagently bulky mechs and then sending them into battle against an even...
News SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake Cooks Up January Release Date
Are you ready kids?
THQ Nordic has today announced that SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake will be arriving on Switch from 31st January, 2023, with pre-orders now open. There are, of course, some special pre-order bonuses in store for all those who want to get in on the F.U.N early. All digital and physical pre-orders will come with the...
News Mario Jumps Into The 3D Billboard Craze In New Movie Advertisement
First look at movie's Piranha Plant
It is difficult to miss promotional material for The Super Mario Bros. Movie at the moment. There have been two official trailers, a handful of posters, the release of the main theme, and that's not to mention the F.L.U.D.D.-scale leaks that we seem to come across every week. Now the film's marketing department is...
News Face Tyranitar Or Salamence In Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's Next Limited-Time Tera Raid Battle
Tera-fying
It was back at the start of November that The Pokémon Company announced the first contenders in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Tera Raid Battles, and now it looks like we know who is going to be turning all crystal-y next. Following on from Eevee and Charizard, the next 'mon to be stepping up to the plate in the game's limited-time Tera...
News Cat Dungeon Crawler, UnderDungeon, Sinks Its Claws Into January Release Date
Apocalypse meow
We first heard about UnderDungeon back in the sunny days of August. With it's somewhat Undertale-y vibe and interesting mix of 2D and 3D dungeon exploration, we were excited for it's release this year. While it looks like it will be just missing out on that original date, the publisher has announced that it will be landing (on its...
News Dead Cells' Creator's New Game, Nuclear Blaze, Blasts Onto Switch Next Year
Fire in the hole!
Back in 2018 we were completely enamoured by Dead Cells. A roguelite with gorgeous pixel art and enough intense action to fill many hours of play time, the game was, simply put, a blast. Now Sébastien Benard, the title's lead developer, is taking that sense of blast all the more literally, as their latest game, Nuclear Blaze, will...
News Shmups 'Dezatopia' And 'Mecha Ritz: Steel Rondo' Lock Onto Physical Combo Release
Pew pew times two
Strictly Limited Games has announced that it is bringing two new shoot 'em ups - Dezatopia and Mecha Ritz: Steel Rondo - together for a combo physical release with pre-orders opening on 4th December. The Japanese indie shooters being packaged together in such a way is perfect for all those out there who are prone to reaching the...
News Retro-Inspired Metroidvania 'Haiku The Robot' Gets New Game Mode In Mid-December Update
Up for a challenge?
Remember back in September when it seemed that every game ever was getting released all at once? One such title to land on the Switch in this period was Haiku the Robot - a post-apocalypse-set metroidvania with an adorable main character which looked like it had leaped right off of a GBA cartridge. Now the game is getting its...
News Nintendo's Official Magazine For Winter 2022 Gets English Digital Release
Featuring exclusive Deep Cut interview
We saw the cover of this season's Nintendo Magazine a few weeks back now - a gorgeous 3D render of a Splatoon 3 Inkling and Smallfry - but with the content only available in Japanese, we had to be content with just looking at the pictures. Fortunately, a digital copy of the mag is now available in English,...
News Disney Speedstorm Hits The Brakes As Release Date Is Pushed Into 2023
A screeching halt
Remember back in the hazy days of this February's Nintendo Direct when Disney Speedstorm was announced to be coming to Switch in the Summer? That obviously never came into fruition, and now the developer, Gameloft, has made the decision to delay the game further into next year. In a statement sent out via the official...
News LEGO Brawls To Receive Free Festive Update This December
New stage, Minifigures and more
LEGO Brawls released on the Switch back in September to a less than favourable reception - we gave it a 4/10 in our review. But Bandai Namco is hoping to turn this all around for the Holidays as it has today announced a festive update, 'Jingle Brawls', will be available throughout December. The update promises to add...
News My Nintendo Store UK Adds New Splatoon 3 Stickers Reward
Stick it to the man
We are all gearing up for the release of Splatoon 3's Chill Season 2022 in but a few hours, and it looks like the UK's My Nintendo Store is getting in on the action by adding a new franchise-themed reward to its catalogue. From today, the store is offering the Splatoon 3 Sticker Set for 300 Platinum Points. This consists of...
News Legendary Urshifu Brings The Fight To Pokémon Unite Tomorrow
I know Kubfu!
After a datamine back in September revealed the next slate of 'mon to be joining the Pokémon Unite roster, we feel like these reveals lost a sense of anticipation. Fortunately, all of the predicted monsters are out of the way now, so what follows should be back to surprises (unless there is another leak, that is). For the moment, at...
News Minecraft Receives A Sizeable New Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Spectator mode, skins and more
Mojang has released the full patch notes for the latest update in Minecraft and this one is a biggie. What's more, it's available to download right now! Amongst all of the usual bug fixes and improvements, the ver. 1.19.50 update introduces Spectator Mode into the game. This feature has been in an experimental stage...
News Splatoon 3's First Big Run Event Announced For Mid-December
The Chill Season hots up
We are but a few short days away from the release of Splatoon 3's Chill Season 2022 update on 1st December (or 30th November for America), and Nintendo has started to reveal when we can expect the season's events to kick off. While there is no word on anything Splatfest related as of yet, we do now know that Big Run - the...
News Square Enix Unveils Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion 'Launch Trailer' Ahead Of Release
Coming 13th December
The term 'launch trailer' is thrown around a lot these days. If, in this instance, you read it used alongside Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion and were instantly struck by fear of missing the game's release, worry not - the launch trailer may well be here, but the launch itself is still on 13th December. Once we had got...
News New 'Mythical Wishes' Season Announced For Pokémon GO
Starting this week
The Season of Light is finally drawing to a close in Pokémon GO and Niantic has been quick off the bat to let us know what is in store next for the mobile franchise. 'Mythical Wishes' will be coming our way from 1st December and we already have a trailer showing off some of the things that we can expect - including the tease of...
News Mega Sceptile, Blaziken And Swampert Debut In Pokémon GO Event Next Week
Hello from Hoenn
The Season of Light is almost over in Pokémon GO, but Niantic has already announced that the next season is going to start off with a bang. Season nine, Mythical Wishes, will begin on 1st December and its opening event is bound to be a big one for fans of the Gen III starters. As if this article's title wasn't enough of a clue,...
News Players Believe Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's Battle Stadium Is Rigged
A not-so-random RNG
There are a lot of unfortunate oversights which have been unearthed in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's first weeks out in the wild. Though many of these have had us chuckling away or otherwise afraid to turn the light off at night (spaghetti trainer haunts our dreams), none of them have the potential to be quite as annoying as this...
News Nintendo Publishes Job Listings For Newly Acquired 'Nintendo Pictures'
Picture the scene
Back in July it was announced that Nintendo would be fully acquiring Dynamo Pictures - the production company behind the adorable Pikmin Shorts - and would be immediately undergoing a rebrand, naming the company 'Nintendo Pictures'. Well, after launching its website last month, it appears that the studio is on the hunt for...
News Debut Manga From F-Zero And Star Fox Artist To Become A Switch Game In 2023
Quick on the draw
Just last week we heard that Takaya Imamura was all set to release his debut manga, Omega 6, after years of iconic art work for Nintendo. This news gets all the more exciting today, as we have learned that Imamura is working to bring a version of his manga universe to a Switch game next year (thanks, Gematsu).
News Switch Online's 'Missions & Rewards' Adds Even More Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Icons
Wave two out now
After releasing an initial set of Nintendo Switch Online icons to mark the release of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet last week, Nintendo has now moved onto wave two, adding a whole new range of display images from Paldea (thanks, Serebii.net). This time around, the collection contains Armarogue, Ceruledge, an adorable Pawmi and Smoliv...
News Sifu Fall Title Update To Add Replay Editor, New Skins And More
Coming December 2022
While perhaps not quite as polished as it appeared on other platforms, Sifu's Switch debut really knew how to deal out the hits when it arrived on the console earlier this month. Fortunately, Sloclap isn't pulling any punches with keeping the game up to scratch as it has announced that the Fall Title Update will be coming in...
News The Jet Set Radio-Inspired 'Bomb Rush Cyberfunk' Is On The Hunt For Voice Actors
Could a release date be on the horizon?
The wait for the uber funky Jet Set Radio-inspired vibes-fest that is Bomb Rush Cyberfunk has felt like a particularly long one. We first heard of the game back in 2020, but with its recent pushback into 2023, we settled into the thought that there might be more delays to come. However, hope may be on the...
News Capcom Reveals Meaty Patch Notes For Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak's Next Update
Arriving on 24th November
Having heard of what is going to be made available in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak's upcoming Title Update 3 via an announcement last week, Capcom has now taken to the game's official site to share the patch notes that we can expect to see installed on 24th November. The rather meaty patch notes (thanks, Nintendo Ever
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Removes All Cases Of Pokérus From The Game
Poké sick days are over
Though only out for less than a day, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has proved divisive in how it attempts to move the franchise forward. To some, the games make a great leap from what has come before, with their open worlds and Let's Go mechanic making life that little bit easier, but for others the games don't go far enough...
News Splatoon 3 Adds Another Returning Stage For Salmon Run In Upcoming Season
Would you Bay-leve it
Ever since the announcement of Splatoon 3's Chill Season 2022 last week, the official @SplatoonNA Twitter account has been drip feeding us pieces of information on what we can expect to find come 1st December - it's like the game's pre-release all over again! While we were getting excited by the announcement of the newest...
News Nintendo Shares More Details On Splatoon 3's Upcoming X Battles
Only for the best of the best
Last week saw the surprise announcement of Chill Season 2022, the newest update inking its way onto Splatoon 3. Of all of the new details revealed to be coming to the game including new stages, weapons and items, one of the biggest features to catch our eye was the introduction of X Battles with the update on 1st...