TodayFri, 6th Dec 2024

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  7

  News Square Enix Provides Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Global Sales Update

  Two million units have now been shipped and downloaded

  There have already been a handful of stories about the sales success of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake in countries like Japan, and now Square Enix has shared an update about how the game is performing globally. Since launching on 14th November 2024 across multiple platforms including the...

  • 2:05am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Dragon Quest
  • Square Enix
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  0

  News Graphic Hack 'N' Slash 'Tails Of Iron 2' Now Launching Earlier Than Expected On Switch

  Good news, everyone

  While we're used to delays around this time of year, it's not often a game gets moved forward, and that's exactly what's happening with the graphic hack 'n' slash sequel Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter. Although it was previously announced for a February 2025 launch window, it's now officially been shifted to the first month...

  • 1:25am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases

YesterdayThu, 5th Dec 2024

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  29

  News Wario Land-Inspired 'Antonblast' Suffers Last-Minute Delay On Switch

  Update: The new release date has been confirmed

  Developer Summitsphere has announced that its upcoming Wario Land-inspired platformer Antonblast will be further delayed on the Nintendo Switch. Although the game is still scheduled to launch on Steam on 3rd December 2024, it's been determined that the Nintendo Switch version simply isn't quite up to...

  • Yesterday, 11:45pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
• 

  12

  News Tabletop-Inspired RPG 'Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector' Gets January Release

  Update: Roll the dice in 2025

  While it was formally revealed for PC and Xbox around a year ago, developer Jump Over the Age and publisher Fellow Traveller popped up at this weekend's PC Gaming Show to announce that Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector will also launch on the Switch. What's more, it's been given a release window of early 2025. If the...

  • Yesterday, 10pm
  • News
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  16

  News Surprise! Nightdive's 'The Thing: Remastered' Is Out Now On The eShop

  Update: European release coming "later this month"

  Nightdive Studios' The Thing: Remastered has been sitting on a 2024 release date for a while now, and while a post from the developer yesterday confirmed that it will definitely be coming in December (it is the last month of the year, after all), an Xbox Wire line-up might have given us an even more...

  • Yesterday, 9:16pm
  • News
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  94

  Opinion Nintendo Needs To Let Us Block The Crap On Switch 2's eShop

  Block and move on

  It's been years now since Nintendo opened the eShop floodgates and started letting everything in. In stark contrast to the Wii U days when even established developers had trouble getting their games on Nintendo platforms, the weekly update is now filled with games that would have been unthinkable just one console generation ago...

  • Yesterday, 6pm
  • Opinion
  • Features
  • Soapbox
  • Nintendo Switch
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  14

  Nintendo Download 5th December (North America)

  Fitness Boxing 3! Power Rangers! Mythwrecked!

  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 - Highlights: Fitness Boxing 3: Your...

  • Yesterday, 5pm
  • Nintendo Download
  • Nintendo Switch
  • North America
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  8

  News Acquire Comments On Mario & Luigi: Brothership's Familiar Opening Cutscene

  "Some coincidence, huh?"

  If you’ve recently played Mario & Luigi: Brothership, then chances are you might have noticed something rather familiar with its opening cutscene. That is, of course, if you’ve also seen The Super Mario Bros. Movie from Nintendo and Illumination. You see, both the game and the movie feature our favourite platforming...

  • Yesterday, 4:15pm
  • Nintendo
  • Switch
  • Super Mario
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  27

  Japanese Charts Mario 幸运168飞艇开奖记录官网、历史开奖记录查询 Party Jamboree Ends Dragon Quest III's Reign

  Back for another star

  After two big weeks of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake dominance, Famitsu's latest look at the Japanese physical software charts has a new champion. Super Mario Party Jamboree has rolled back into the top spot, with an additional 56,032 sales pushing the latest board game bonanza past 500,000 total sales and ahead of Dragon...

  • Yesterday, 3:30pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Japan
  • Charts
  • Sales
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  41

  PSA It's Your Last Chance To Get 'Sega Mega Drive Classics' On Switch eShop

  Game to be delisted on 6th December

  The end is nigh for SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive Classics on the Switch eShop, as Sega will be delisting the game from digital storefronts on 6th December 2024. Sega announced it would be taking the classic game collection down from the eShop — and other games across Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation storefronts —...

  • Yesterday, 2:45pm
  • PSA
  • Switch eShop
  • Sega
  • Genesis
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  6

  News Playtonic's New Trailer For Its Cosy Cowboy Farm Sim Is Brimming With Stardew Valley Vibes

  Yee-haw!

  Playtonic Friends, the publisher behind the Yooka-Laylee series, has announced that it is bringing the cosy cowboy farm sim, Cattle Country, to Switch in 2025. Developed by Castle Pixel, this one plants a lot of Stardew Valley-shaped seeds. In Cattle Country, you'll be settling down in the Wild West, working on a ranch and making friends...

  • Yesterday, 2:05pm
  • News
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  32

  Review Rollercoaster Tycoon Classic (Switch) - One Heck Of A Ride, But With A Few Leaves On The Track

  "I don't want to get off Mr Sawyer's Wild Ride"

  The king of theme park management sims is here. It’s not some godawful spin-off that bears the name but none of the fun, it’s not the great-but-not-as-good-as-the-first-two RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, this is the first and second games in the series stitched together and bundled with some modern...

  • Yesterday, 2pm
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  14

  News Evercade And SNK Are Joining Forces To Celebrate "The Artistry And Legacy Of Neo Geo"

  Time Extension New products coming next year

  Evercade maker Blaze has announced that it is collaborating with Japanese veteran SNK on new Neo Geo-related products in 2025 and 2026. New products based on the collaboration will be released throughout 2025 and 2026, with solid details expected to be revealed in late Q1 2025. The company has posted an image showing...

  • Yesterday, 2pm
  • Evercade
  • SNK
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  19

  Random Monolith Soft Showcases Piles And Piles Of Xenoblade Chronicles Scripts

  Yeah, that's a lot

  You really don't need us to tell you just how dense the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise is when it comes to plot and dialogue, so we're going to let developer Monolith Soft itself do the talking. In a recent social media post, the team has showcased the sheer wealth of script books accumulated from the series so far, and it's a...

  • Yesterday, 1:30pm
  • Random
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Xenoblade Chronicles
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  27

  News New Hand-Drawn 3D Platformer Is Bursting With Nintendo Inventiveness

  Launching Q1 2025

  A new hand-drawn 3D platformer is heading to the Nintendo Switch in Q1 2025, and by gum, it's looking rather lovely indeed. Ruffy and the Riverside comes from developer Zockrates Laboratories and looks to bring some of that iconic Nintendo inventiveness into a gorgeous world full of hand-drawn characters and assets. The general...

  • Yesterday, 11:30am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
• 

  8

  News London's Pop-Up Pokémon Center Returns In February 2025

  Shop 'til you drop

  Brace yourselves, folks, and prepare to splash some cash. The Pokémon Company has announced that the pop-up Pokémon Center will be returning to the 2025 Pokémon Europe International Championships in London. The store will be open throughout the event at the ExCel London from 21st-23rd February 2025. We don't know exactly what...

  • Yesterday, 10:45am
  • News
  • Pokemon
  • Merchandise
  • UK
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  32

  News New Switch 168幸运艇官网在线直播结果 幸运飞行艇官方历史开奖记录查询 手机下载开奖记录表 Anime Fighter Due Out In 2025 "Refused Classification" Down Under

  Déjà vu

  The upcoming fighting game adaptation of the manga and anime series 'Hunter x Hunter' is due out on the Switch and other platforms in 2025, but it seems it's been refused classification in one particular country ahead of release. The country (and classification board) that's knocked back Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact is Australia. The...

  • Yesterday, 6:30am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Anime
  • Manga
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  22

  News Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Switch Physical Pre-Orders Are Now Live (US)

  Includes a special Capcom vs. SNK comic

  Although we don't have a release date for Capcom Fighting Collection 2 just yet, the good news is physical pre-orders are already live in the US. This includes physical editions for both the Switch and PlayStation 4. There'll also be a 48-page Capcom vs. SNK comic (which we guess is similar to the one in...

  • Yesterday, 5:05am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Capcom
  • Upcoming Releases
  • US
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  91

  News Ex-PlayStation Boss Questions Future Of Consoles, But Not Nintendo Hardware

  "They live in their Own Private Idaho"

  As the video game market continues to evolve there's once again talk about the viability of console gaming. In the same interview with Eurogamer, ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden shared his thoughts about this topic. While he has raised alarm about the whole "Xbox versus PlayStation" console market and...

  • Yesterday, 2:35am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo
  • PlayStation
  • Xbox
  • Industry
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  39

  News Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind Is No Longer Delayed For Switch

  It will now arrive alongside other versions next week

  It's that time of year when we often see multiple delays, and with this in mind, we've now got an "important update" to share about Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind. Due to "unforeseen" circumstances, the Nintendo Switch release has been "slightly delayed". Instead of the original...

  • Yesterday, 12:30am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases

Wednesday4th Dec 2024

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  44

  News Nintendo Considered Giving Up On 'Mario & Luigi' Before Approaching Acquire

  Phew, close one!

  After the sad closure of long-time Mario & Luigi developer AlphaDream, many fans had given up hope that a new entry in the franchise would see the light of day. Now, according to a new 'Ask the Developer' feature, it seems even Nintendo was close to throwing in the towel before approaching Acquire to commence co-development on...

  • Wed, 4pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo
  • Super Mario
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  91

  News Ubisoft Closes Two Studios And Will Reportedly Lay Off Hundreds Of Employees

  The new free-to-play shooter 'XDefiant' has also been axed

  It's been a tough year for the games industry with multiple studio closures and layoffs, and now as we enter December, Ubisoft continues the trend. As highlighted by Game File reporter Stephen Totilo, Ubisoft is shutting down its San Francisco production studio and Osaka, Japan office. It...

  • Wed, 12:55am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Ubisoft
  • Industry
• 

  39

  Review Fantasian Neo Dimension (Switch) - Final Fantasy Creator's JRPG Love Letter Delights & Frustrates

  Dimengeon divers

  Hironobu Sakaguchi needs no introduction. The “father of Final Fantasy” is an industry titan, arguably untouchable in the video game pantheon. But, since 2004, Sakaguchi has been at the helm at Mistwalker, his development studio which has a knack for slightly twisting the traditional turn-based RPG affair. Over the years,...

  • Wed, 11am
  • Reviews
  • Nintendo Switch
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  53

  News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Library With Another Classic

  Dixie and Kiddy return in Donkey Kong Land 3

  Following the recent return of Donkey Kong Land and its sequel, Nintendo has now expanded the Switch Online Game Boy library with the third entry. Yes, Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong return in Rare's 1997 Game Boy release Donkey Kong Land 3, and it's available to play right now as long as you have an active...

  • Wed, 1:25am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch Online
  • Donkey Kong
  • Game Boy
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  26

  News Nintendo Postpones Retail Sales Of Its New Sound Clock Alarmo (Japan)

  A late start

  Nintendo's new sound clock Alarmo had a limited Switch Online rollout when it originally arrived in October, with the plan to eventually give it a wider retail release around the globe. Unfortunately, it seems this retail release has now been postponed in Japan. While Nintendo originally intended to release the clock to the general...

  • Wed, 2:05am
  • Alarmo
  • Switch Online
  • Nintendo
  • Japan
  • Accessories
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  77

  News Nintendo Left Sony "Standing At The Altar" With SNES Disk Add-On, Says Former PlayStation Exec

  PauseStation

  Those with an appetite for Nintendo history likely will have heard of the 'SNES PlayStation' — a collaboration between Nintendo and Sony which was intended to bring CD-ROM gaming to the former's latest console. The partnership never materialised, naturally, with Nintendo announcing that it was pivoting to work with Phillips at the...

  • Wed, 11:45am
  • News
  • Nintendo
  • Sony
  • PlayStation
  • SNES
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  24

  News Firaxis "Hadn't Expected" Civilization VI's Success On Switch

  "But suddenly, it became a really huge thing."

  Civilization VII is just a few months away from launch — we still have to pinch ourselves when saying that — and as you might expect, the success of Civilization VI on Switch has influenced a few of the design decisions for that game. What you might not expect, however, is that Firaxis didn't...

  • Wed, 5:30pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Civilization
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  103

  Talking Point Can Sony And Microsoft Really Compete With Nintendo In A New 'Handheld War'?

  Come at the king, you best not miss

  It’s safe to say that, 146 million sales later, Nintendo’s risk of launching a dockable handheld console in 2017 has paid off handsomely. After all, Sony’s PS Vita was all but dead by that point, and despite the 3DS managing to reverse its fortunes after a swift price drop in its first year, many claimed...

  • Wed, 6pm
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • Poll
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
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  22

  News No Gravity Games Is Giving Away 11 Free Switch Games This Month (North America)

  Ho ho holy moly

  Christmas is upon us once again, which means that No Gravity Games is back with another generous offer of free Switch games; eleven of them, to be precise. Yes, the company's 'Switchmas Giveaway' is back and will commence on 9th December 2024 at 12am PT, after which it will be giving away one free game on each of the following...

  • Wed, 12:30pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • North America
• 

  17

  News Tactical RPG From 正规幸运飞行艇开奖官方【全能直播】开奖结果查询 Danganronpa & Zero Escape Creators Gets April 2025 Release Date

  The last line of defense

  XSEED has revealed that it will be publishing The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy on Nintendo Switch, and that the game will be launching worldwide on 24th April 2025. The upcoming tactical RPG is from Too Kyo Games, the development studio formed by the Danganronpa and Zero Escape creators Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro...

  • Wed, 3:15pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  10

  News Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Switch Update Adds "Pin-Up Outfit" For Juliet, Here's A Look

  Multiple bugs have also been addressed

  Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP wasn't in the best state at launch, but the developer Dragami Games has rolled out multiple updates since then smoothing out some issues, fixing bugs, improving performance and even adding some bonus content. With this in mind, the latest update (Version 1.07) has now gone live across...

  • Wed, 3:05am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Updates
• 

  20

  Review Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer (Switch) - Terrible Tunes, But 'Box & Bond' Adds A Personal Touch

  Sting like a Wii

  It’s been six years since the first Fitness Boxing was released, during which time we’ve had two main games and two spin-offs based on Fist of the North Star and Hatsune Miku. Now it’s time for the third proper entry in the series, and thankfully regular Fitness Boxing players will find some new stuff in here to freshen up...

  • Wed, 1pm
  • Reviews
  • Nintendo Switch
• 

  13

  Random Breaking Fortnite's 'No Emote Zone' Rules Now Comes With Some Hefty Consequences

  Dancing on air

  Fortnite is changing all the time. Gone are the days of Dusty Depot, Tomato Town, and Fatal Fields (god, do we sound old?) as the map is shaped and reshaped each and every season, bringing in new mechanics, locations and unexpected crossovers. Diving into a game today had us looking around the place like that one John Travolta Pulp...

  • Wed, 6:45pm
  • Random
  • Switch eShop
  • Fortnite
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  21

  News Doronko Wanko Lets You Play As The Messiest Puppy Ever On Switch

  Wan wan

  Revealed at today's OTK Games Expo, Bandai Namco has announced that Doronko Wanko, a game which stars the most adorable pomeranian we think we've ever seen, is coming to Switch in Spring 2025. To the British people reading this, yes, okay, stop chuckling in the back. The game's name actually derives from わんこ Wan ko, which is an...

  • Wed, 8pm
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Bandai Namco
• 

  12

  News Another Crab's Treasure Lands Performance Update On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  Holy crab!

  We really wanted to love the delightful-looking Soulslike Another Crab's Treasure when it landed on Switch earlier this year, but pesky performance issues made the whole experience far from ship shape. Fortunately, developer Aggro Crab Games has now released a performance-enhancing update for the Nintendo hybrid, hopefully snipping away...

  • Wed, 4:45pm
  • News
  • Switch eShop
  • Updates
• 

  22

  News 'Victory Heat Rally' Tears Up The Track In 2025 With A Limited Run Physical Release

  The Switch eShop version is out next week

  A week out from the arrival of Victory Heat Rally on the eShop, Limited Run Games has announced this retro-style arcade racer will be getting a physical Switch release. The catch is you'll have to wait until at least June 2025 to get your hands on it - with this hard copy estimated to ship between 1st -...

  • Wed, 4:30am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Limited Run Games
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  23

  News Movie Musical 'Wicked' Will Come To Switch Thanks To Funko Fusion DLC

  I'm not that Funko

  In case you've been living under a rock, Wicked is the movie event right now. John M. Chu's movie musical is smashing box office records right now, so of course it's going to appear in some video games — namely, Funko Fusion. The game — which has been out on PS5, Xbox, and Steam since September — comes to Switch on 6th...

  • Wed, 2:30pm
  • DLC
  • Nintendo Switch