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News New Checkout Bot Targeting Online Switch Stock Is Driving The Scalpers Market In North America
Creator says they made it "as a joke"
There's a new open-source tool on the block and it's said to be at least "partly" responsible for the current Nintendo Switch shortages in North America at the moment. What it does is automatically notify users when a Switch becomes available online at specific retailers in the US (such as Best Buy and Walmart)...
Nintendo Download 16th April (North America)
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope, Later Daters and Super Pixel Racers!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop: Shovel Knight:...
News Claim A Free 7-Day Trial For Switch Online Through My Nintendo Rewards (North America)
Points mean prizes
My Nintendo account holders in North America can currently get their hands a free seven-day trial of Nintendo Switch Online. The offer is live from now until 30th April on the My Nintendo website. To claim the reward, you'll need to hand over 100 Platinum Points (which can easily be amassed at no cost by visiting the site each...
News ESRB Ratings Will Now Warn Players About Loot Boxes And Other Random Items
No more hiding
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board in North America might be working from home, but as noted yesterday, it's still business as usual. With this in mind, the organisation has just revealed it will now attach a warning to all of its ratings if a video game contains in-game purchases – including randomised items. This builds...
News Tom Nook Encourages Nintendo To Increase Its Television Advertising During The Month Of March
Doom Eternal was runner-up
March was a big month for Nintendo with the launch of its long-awaited island life simulator Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It must have been borrowing from the bank of Tom Nook, as it spent an estimated total of $14.6 million in North America over the 30 days. According to iSpot.tv, this was $3 million more than what it...
Nintendo Download 9th April (North America)
Gunbrick: Reloaded, Black Rainbow and Path of Giants!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop: 12 Labours of Hercules II: The...
News PowerA Releasing Minecraft Enhanced Wireless Controller For Switch, Out Later This Week
Just in time for Minecraft Dungeons
Have you been waiting for a Minecraft themed Pro Controller for the Nintendo Switch? Well, here's an enhanced wireless one from the accessory manufacturer PowerA. It's due out in the US later this week on 10th April, according to a listing on Amazon, and will be priced at $49.99. As you can be seen, it resembles...
News The Super Mario LEGO Sets Could Be Arriving In North America This August
Let's-a-go!
For a long time now, Nintendo fans have been crying out for themed LEGO sets based on their favourite video games. While Super Mario probably wasn't the number one request, that's how this collaboration between the two famous companies will begin. Right now, apart from the initial reveal, there's been nothing officially mentioned about...
Nintendo Download 2nd April (North America)
Disaster Report! Cat Girl Without Salad! Good Job!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch: Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories...
News Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Appears To Be Getting A Physical Release
More bang for your buck
Last week, perhaps one of the most unexpected announcements of the Nintendo Direct Mini was Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics. Switch eShop pre-orders went live right after the presentation for $39.99 USD, but there was no mention of a physical release at the time. Nintendo of America has now shared a picture of the...
You thought it was over?
Last month, we heard how Nintendo had won a lengthy legal battle against the peripherals manufacturer Gamevice, who accused Nintendo of America and Nintendo Co. Ltd in Japan of violating its patent on a "combination computing device and game controller" with a "flexible bridge section". At the time, it was thought to be...
News Fitness Fanatics Are Now Paying Ridiculous Prices Online For Ring Fit Adventure
When extreme price gouging pays off
There's been on-going demand for Nintendo's exercise game Ring Fit Adventure since it was released last October, and in recent months it's become even harder to find due to the coronavirus outbreak – with shortages and supply issues reported worldwide. Now, in North America, there seems to be some extreme price...
Nintendo Download 26th March (North America)
One Piece Pirates, Zombie Army and Ara Fell
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch: One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai...
News Buying A Nintendo Switch Is Proving To Be Difficult In The US Right Now
Nintendo apologises
Getting your hands on a Nintendo Switch system isn't as straightforward as you might hope in the US at the moment, with stock issues at a number of major retailers hinting at wider distribution struggles. Well-known stores such as Amazon, Target, GameStop, and Best Buy have been struggling to keep up with demand both online and...
News Nintendo Donates Thousands Of Respirator Masks To Fire And Rescue Teams In The United States
Amidst the COVID-19 crisis
A lot of major companies around the world at the moment are doing their part to help combat the spread of the coronavirus outbreak and now Nintendo has joined the fight. As N95 Respirator masks are among some of the most requested items for first responders and health care providers, Nintendo's North Bend production...
News Nintendo Of America Shuts Its Repair Centers To Prevent The Spread Of COVID-19
"We apologize for the inconvenience"
After the closure of Nintendo of America's headquarters and the Nintendo store in New York, the company's repair centers have now had to shut up shop due to preventive measures put in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Here's the full statement: Due to preventive measures put in place for the...
News Nintendo Remembers ARMS Exists, Announces Official Online Tournament
Registration now open
In the early days of the Switch, we were pretty excited about the possibilities Nintendo's shiny new IP, ARMS, could bring to the table. We were hopeful that ARMS was going to turn into a genre-defining experience from Nintendo, following Splatoon's success in the world of online shooters, but Spring Man and co. didn't seem to...
News GameStop Is Temporarily Closing All Of Its Storefronts
Will continue to process orders digitally
The struggling video game retailer GameStop has tried everything possible to remain open during the COVID-19 outbreak, but as of 22nd March will be closing all access to physical stores across the US. An official PR explains how for all locations not already closed in accordance with state and local orders,...
News Drawful 2 Is Just 9 Cents On The Switch eShop Right Now (North America)
Fun for everyone
If you've ever played The Jackbox Party Pack, you might have also experienced the co-operative party game Drawful. Rather than relying on Joy-Cons, the game makes use of your smartphone or tablet device and requires players to draw a set of words and then get others to guess what they've created. The sequel - Drawful 2 - is much...
News My Nintendo Offering Seven Day Trial For The Switch Online Service (North America)
Connect with others
If you'd like to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons or something else online and don't want to fork out for a subscription, My Nintendo in North America is currently offering a Nintendo Switch Online seven day trial that can be redeemed for 100 Platinum Points. This reward is redeemable until the end of this month and the code...
News GameStop To Stay Open During COVID-19 Outbreak Because It Is 'Essential Retail'
"Due to the products we carry"
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, stores across the country deemed non-essential are temporarily shutting up shop. According to IGN, struggling video game retailer GameStop has decided not to comply with these ordinances. Leaked internal memos, sent from GameStop corporate, inform stores to...
News GDC Organisers Reveal New Three Day Summer Event For August
The show must go on
At the end of February, this year's Games Developers Conference – scheduled to take place this month, in March – was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. A statement on the GDC website said the plan was to host the annual event later on in summer. Everything has now been sorted and in place of the original conference...
Nintendo Download 19th March (North America)
Animal Crossing! Exit the Gungeon! DOOM 64!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch: Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo,...
News EVO 2020 Will "Move Forward" With Its Plans, As It Continues To Monitor COVID-19
Fighting fit
Despite a number of high profile video games event such as E3 cancelling plans for this year to prevent the spread of COVID-19, it appears this year's EVO Championship series in North America is still "moving forward" with its plans. The official Twitter account for EVO 2020 explained how it would continue to actively monitor updates...
"effective immediately"
Last weekend, Nintendo's New York store released a message via its social media channels, explaining how it would be reducing store hours to combat the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) and protect its employees and guests. Now, in light of recent developments and the advice of health experts, it's made the "difficult...
News Ring Fit Adventure Is So Popular It Keeps Selling Out
Nintendo can't keep up with the demand
Ring Fit Adventure for the Nintendo Switch is in-demand big time. In an update earlier this week, a Nintendo spokesperson told Polygon the company's latest fitness video game was "selling out" across North America. the Ring Fit Adventure game is selling out at various retail locations in the Americas. We are...
News Nintendo's New York Store Is Reducing Its Opening Hours To Combat COVID-19
"we are working hard to protect you, and our employees"
Nintendo's New York store will be taking new steps to combat the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, officially known as COVID-19. As of Sunday, 15th March, and continuing for the foreseeable future, the store will reduce its opening hours. From Monday to Friday, it will be open from 11:00 am...
News Switch Is Still The Best-Selling Console Of 2020 In The US, Tops February Charts
But general hardware sales fall
It's probably to be expected as PlayStation and Xbox fans start to turn their attention towards next-generation hardware coming later this year, but the Nintendo Switch is still sitting pretty as the best-selling games console of 2020 in the US. The news comes from American market research company NPD Group; company...
News Nintendo Of America Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19
All staff allowed to work from home
After delaying game releases and shutting down this year's E3, the coronavirus outbreak has now hit Nintendo of America's headquarters in Redmond, Washington. The Seattle Times is reporting
Nintendo Download 12th March (North America)
La-Mulana! Overpass! R.B.I. Baseball 20!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch: Dead Or School (Studio Nanafushi, Fri 13th...
News Nintendo Wins Switch Patent Dispute Against Peripherals Manufacturer Gamevice
PTAB invalidates all 19 claims
Remember when the peripherals manufacturer Gamevice launched a case against Nintendo and the Switch? It accused both Nintendo of America and Nintendo Co. Ltd in Japan of violating its patent on a "combination computing device and game controller" with a "flexible bridge section". It then dropped the case and filed...
News Nintendo Discounts Top Games For MAR10 Day On Switch eShop And In-Store (North America)
A tasty $20 off in-store and online
Tomorrow sees the grand return of 'MAR10 Day' (because it's March 10th - get it?) and Nintendo is celebrating by slashing the prices of some of its biggest Switch games. Available from now until 14th March at 11:59pm PT, you can grab the following discounted games from the Switch eShop. Seeing Mario games with a...
News My Nintendo Celebrates Mario Day With A 20% Discount On Select Merch (North America)
Redeem it while you can
To celebrate Mario Day on March 10th, My Nintendo in North America and Canada is offering all members a 20% discount on select Mario-themed merchandise from the Nintendo Online Store. The catch is, you'll have to redeem the discount with 450 Platinum Points. This offer ends on March 31st and after this, you'll have until...
News SXSW 2020 Cancelled, Sega Reschedules Its Sonic The Hedgehog Panel
Will now take place in April
Update - Sat 7th Mar, 2020 02:45 GMT: SXSW will no longer go ahead this month due to the coronavirus outbreak. In a full statement, it was revealed how the event organiser was "exploring options" to reschedule the event. As a result of this, Sega will no longer be running a panel at SXSW. Instead, it'll host a Sonic...
Nintendo Download 5th March (North America)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Murder by Numbers, Afterparty!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon:...
News Katie Casper Resigns From Her Position At Nintendo Of America "After Nearly Six Years"
"it's time for me to return to being a fan"
Nintendo of America's product lead Katie Casper has officially resigned from her position. She's best remembered in more recent years as the Nindies Showcase co-host and has been with the company for "nearly six years" now. According to her LinkedIn profile, she was with Nintendo for 5 years and 9 months...
News Mario Is Number One In This Poll About Most Wanted Live-Action Video Game Movies
Mario Kart places third
After the success of the Sonic and Detective Pikachu movie, Hollywood is now licking its lips at the prospect of more live-action films (featuring CGI) based on popular video games. It does help, though, to know what the fans want, and according to a recent poll conducted by The Hollywood Reporter and Morning Consult, it's a...
News GDC 2020 Postponed Due To The Coronavirus Outbreak
"we fully intend to host a GDC event later in the summer"
After close consultation with partners and the game development industry and community, this year's Game Developers Conference – scheduled to take place in March – has now been postponed. A statement on the GDC website said the plan was to host the annual event later on in summer and...
Video Animal Crossing: New Horizons Comes To Life At PAX East 2020
A sample of island life
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons booth at PAX East this year is apparently so cute that some people are crying about it. If you can't make it to the show to see just how adorable it is, there's no need to worry, as Nintendo has now uploaded a one minute video of its bright and coloutful show floor. As you can see in the...
Nintendo Download 27th February (North America)
Bloodroots, Battlesloths and Bucket Knight! (and Metro)
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop: Bloodroots (Paper Cult, Fri 28th...
Random Animal Crossing: New Horizons Booth At PAX East Reduces Discord Community Manager To Tears
"it's like the cutest thing I've ever seen"
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is so cute and adorable that it's capable of reducing some fans to tears (of joy). This is exactly what happened when Mallory Loar – the community manager of the Discord app – first saw Nintendo's Animal Crossing booth at this year's PAX East. The event runs from 27th...
News ESRB Rating Appears Online For Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Can we get a release date now?
Following on from last week's classification in South Korea, the upcoming Switch release Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition has now received an ESRB rating in North America. According to Japanese Nintendo, this in
Currently confirmed for NA
If you're still thinking about how you might like to buy Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch, you might want to add another 'pro' to the digital version argument. Nintendo has revealed, via its official North American Animal Crossing website, that picking up a digital copy of the game by 30th April will also...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Talk Announced For GDC 2020
Presented by Hisashi Nogami and Aya Kyogoku
The Game Developers Conference has announced it will be hosting a special talk about the creation of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch. This session will be presented by the game's producer Hisashi Nogami and director Aya Kyogoku. Here's a brief description of what will be covered...
Nintendo Download 20th February (North America)
Mega Man! Samurai Shodown! Devil May Cry 3!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch: Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection...
News Pre-Orders For The New Coral Nintendo Switch Lite Appear On Amazon (North America)
Grab yours today!
Earlier in the week, Nintendo revealed the latest addition to the Nintendo Switch family of systems. The gorgeous looking Coral Switch Lite will be launching in North America on 3rd April. If you're hoping to get your hands on one, you're in luck, as pre-orders for the new console have now gone live on Amazon. It has been listed...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Might Contain In-Game Purchases
The ESRB rating has been updated again
Update 3 - Wed 19th Feb, 2020 04:45 GMT: And it's back - yes, after briefly disappearing from the Animal Crossing: New Horizons web page, the reference to "in-game purchases" has now returned. Very odd, indeed. Thanks again to CodyMKW for the heads up. Update 2 - Thu 13th Feb, 2020 05:41 GMT: The reference to...
Reminder Nintendo's Wireless SNES Controllers Are Back In Stock (North America)
Get 'em while you still can
Arguably the best way to experience Nintendo's SNES library on the Switch is with one of the original controllers. Unfortunately, getting hold of one within North America in recent times has been quite tough due to ongoing demand. Now, though, after an update last week, the wireless Super Nintendo controllers designed...
News Sonic Movie Speeds Towards $65 Million In Its North American Opening Weekend
Banking the big bucks, fast
After nearly 30 years, Sega's long-time mascot Sonic the Hedgehog has finally made his big-screen debut. The reviews are in, and while mainstream critics aren't so fond of the film, the blue blur's action-adventure outing starring Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, and James Marsden has received a lot of positive feedback from the...
News Jet Set Radio Inspired Parkour Game Hover Is Receiving A PM Studios Physical Release
Pre-order now to get a $5 discount
Following on from the news the indie-hit World of Goo would receive a Super Rare Games physical release on the Switch, PM Studios has now announced a hard copy of Hover (formerly known as Hover: Revolt of Gamers) for the same hybrid platform. Pre-orders for