SLOPES!

Super Mario Maker 2 has been announced.

Shown at the start of today’s Nintendo Direct, a trailer was shown showcasing bigger enemies. For Super Mario World mode, slopes have been added, and a Cat Mario power-up was shown in a New Super Mario Bros. stage.

There also appears to be new tweaks to the menu, as well as what appears to be coin challenges.

You WILL see this one coming.

Today's Nintendo Direct announced that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be receiving an update to version 3.0.0 this Spring. No further details were announced for the patch. Additionally the first downloadable fighter from the Challenger Pack, Persona 5's Joker, will be releasing in April.

Nintendo also announced upcoming amiibo figures for Simon, Snake, Pokémon Trainer, Squirtle, and Ivysaur.

That was... unexpected.

If you're still on the fence about Pokémon Let's Go, you can now make the call for yourself with a demo.

The demo version of the November release is available now from the eShop, or the game's page on NIntendo's online listing, and is available worldwide.

It appears the demo is based on the... Read more...

Please note that the line for the Happening Bunker forms on the left.

We've got Direct sign.

Nintendo will air the first full Nintendo Direct of 2019 on Wednesday, February 13 at 5 p.m. Eastern time / 2 p.m. Pacific / 2300 CET. The presentation will focus on Switch games coming in 2019, with a focus on Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

The indie devs show us love by giving a light week... for now?

Whoa, this week seems a little light.

Given that last week topped out at 40+, I can see where you're coming from.

Anything catch your eye?

After Neal's review of The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, I'm probably going to check that if only to support cheaper eShop versions of games; it's... Read more...

You all meet at The Thirsty Mage...

Five classic PC RPGs with recent remasters will be coming to Switch in 2019.

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition (along with its 2016 expansion Siege of Dragonspear), Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment, and Neverwinter Nights have all been announced for a 2019 release... Read more...

Lasers, fire bars, spikes... just another commute, then.

The eShop's international flavour is about to be enhanced.

The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild, best known for their puzzle game Tumblestone, have announced that they will begin publishing titles from other developers. Their first game under this new initiative is Almost There, a simplisticly-designed platformer from Bangladesh-based developer Bony Yousuf; Almost There is the first title from a Bangladeshi developer on Switch.

"I got West of Loathing!" "I got Lumines!" "I got a rock..."

Next week will see North America attempt to juice Nintendo's digital numbers.

Beginning next Friday, Switch systems in North America will include a $35 eShop credit code with a system purchase. The program is being advertised for a limited time, but no end date was given.

Nintendo has offered shop credit previously with systems, such as when launch models of the DSi came with 1000 points for the DSi Shop in 2009.

Two fantástico games in one delicioso physical bundle.

Physical Nindie collectors should be happy to hear that two fabulous games will soon be available to sit alongside their collection. Coming May 28th (to both Switch and PS4), both Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Guacamelee! 2 will arrive in a physical box and will also include some goodies as well.

The only limit is your imagination.

The Switch's portfolio of artistic platforms already had crafts coming in March, and now it's got clay.

Claybook, a platformer created by Second Order (founded by former Trials series developers at Ubisoft), is coming to Switch in March. The game features a rewind function, online leaderboards, and a sandbox mode that features level sharing - including levels created on other consoles and PC.

Let's keep the salt in the sumo ring.

The Switch Online NES games for February will have a whole lot of dreaming.

Super Mario Bros. 2 and Kirby's Adventure will come to the subscription service on February 13. Super Mario 2 originally released in 1988, while Kirby's Adventure becomes the second newest game on the NES service with its 1993 release.

Nintendo will still use their solution, but 3rd parties now have a choice.

A new voice chat solution has been announced for a wider Switch release, and it'll be in use in some big names.

Vivox, who were recently acquired by Unity and developed the voice chat solution used in Fortnite, have announced a full software development kit (SDK) will be available to any third... Read more...

All the fun of airships, with random generation and reality television thrown in for flavour.

The skies are about to get a little more violent this spring.

Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing is a new action-focused, randomly generated strategy title which will land on Switch in April. As an airship captain competing on a reality television program, the player will be tasked with surviving the rowdy skies, hunting treasure, and engaging in aerial combat.

This is Super Rare Games' 13th release on Switch.

Toxic Games' First-Person Puzzler Q.U.B.E. 2 is hitting the Switch eShop later this month, and Super Rare Games is publishing a short batch of 4000 physical copies alongside it's launch.

While the original Q.U.B.E. was released for the Wii U, in this sequel "players step into the shoes of Amelia... Read more...

Maybe there'll be a way to get achievement points on something besides Minecraft.

Having taken a foothold into the Switch with Minecraft, Microsoft is looking to expand the availability of Xbox Live on Switch among other platforms.

A session at the upcoming Game Developer's Conference presented by the principal program manager and a senior engineer at Xbox is set to discuss... Read more...

Coming off a Feh weekend, because that's the most superb owl in the Nintendo realm.

So you're busting out the 3DS this week?

Well, Etrian Odyssey Nexus and Yo-Kai Watch 3 (Made in the USA edition) are coming out this week, so that's a potential 200 hours or so of RPG right there. The Switch has a few big ones of its own too, both in price (BlazBlue) and file size (Observer, which looks cool but is EIGHTEEN GIGABYTES). Away, a game that's been around for a while at various PAXes, is also out this week.

The frontline of Makoto, Chie, and Persona 3's female main character is officially known as "The Best Girls".

After its Australian rating, Persona Q2 has a confirmed release date for the rest of the world.

The crossover dungeon crawler will release outside Japan on June 4. Two editions will be available: the standard edition for US$39.99 that comes with pins of the four Persona protagonists represented in the game, or a "Showtime" edition for $69.99 that will add playing cards and a 5" plush of Persona 3's pet Koromaru.

Nintendo NY now has a sister store.

Nintendo held their shareholder briefing following this morning's earnings release today, and made a couple of announcements during the presentation.

In collaboration with... *checks* the makers of their favorite messaging app.

Mario is going to have a busy summer on phones.

Nintendo has announced Dr. Mario World will be available this summer on smart devices. The title will be a free-to-play title with microtransactions; the nature of them has not been disclosed.

Continuing their trend of moving beyond their initial... Read more...

Always helps to get the quality up.

Mario Kart Tour's release just got hit with a Bullet Bill, a blue shell and lightning.

Nintendo confirmed in their earnings release today that the mobile Mario Kart was now targeting a summer 2019 release. Ensuring game quality was cited as the reason for the delay.

The sixth Nintendo mobile title has been talked about in multiple financial reports and earnings meetings, but has not yet been shown publicly.