Did somebody order Wii-like profits? Because we got 'em.

At the close of business today in Japan, Nintendo released their earnings and other results for the first nine months of the 2018 fiscal year. The results were largely focused on the third quarter (October 1 -> December 31), the busiest season for Nintendo all year.

All figures quoted are in yen. A comparison based on current market rates to US$ is provided for convenience, Nintendo assumed ¥111 to $1 during this period.

Curse you, Petey the potted Piranha Plant!

Smash Ultimate version 2 is now live, bringing a host of adjustments and a new challenger.

The update, available now from the eShop, brings Piranha Plant to the game for those who have entered the code received when registering the game or purchasing it digitally. A multiplayer option has also... Read more...

Some big news for our readers in (or from) Southeast Asia.

A Switch system update is now available that makes the system more of a polyglot.

The 7.0 update adds Korean language support to the console, as well as Simplified and Traditional Chinese (the latter referred to as "Taiwanese" in Nintendo's update notes). Switch was sold for nearly 14 months in South Korea before the language support was added.

There will be a test at the end, by the way.

OK, so Dragon Marked for Death comes out this week, but what's the deal with it?

Let's see... there's two versions of the game coming out Thursday. Of the four playable characters, two are playable in the different versions and the other two can be bought as DLC. There's a physical edition coming March 26, and that has all four in it. Clear?

How about a nice bombshell for your Friday morning.

Metroid Prime 4 is headed back to the drawing board.

Nintendo's senior managing Executive Officer Shinya Takahashi has made the announcement on Nintendo's video channels that due to difficulties with the project, Metroid Prime 4 has reset development. Series producer Kensuke Tanabe will be working with Retro Studios, who developed prior Metroid Prime titles in a previous incarnation, to create the game.

European indies dropping bombs over here.

Nintendo of Europe and prominent independent developers made a host of announcements in today's Indie Highlights video.

The armies of war are steadily advancing.

After nearly two years of waiting, we finally have a date for Wargroove.

The Chucklefish-published strategy RPG in the vein of Advance Wars and its predecessors will launch on February 1 for Switch. It was originally announced in a 2017 Nindie Showcase video.

A cinematic trailer is now available:

I think we can dig that.

The SteamWorld robots are crossing into another new genre.

Thunderful announced SteamWorld Quest: Epic of Gilgamech in today's Indie Highlights video, for a 2019 release. As with previous SteamWorld titles, Quest is a side-scrolling game, though with a focus on card-based combat.

It is not known where on the series timeline Quest will be placed.

You know it's a good month when Nintendo even wins accessories.

December 2018 saw Nintendo walk off with multiple sales records, according to the NPD Group.

All sales figures for the period of December 2 - January 5, and refer to revenue figures unless noted.

In hardware, the Switch was the best selling console of the month with the highest dollar sales... Read more...

Courtesy of Super Rare Games

Super Rare Games (SRG) keeps on doing their thing with their newest set of releases Knights of Pen and Paper, as well as it's sequel Knights of Pen and Paper II. This will be SRG's 11th and 12th release, and will feature:

- Two fully assembled switch games, each with a (lick-able) cartridge

Last time, we went to prison. This time...

Nintendo of Europe will be showing another Indie Highlights video tomorrow.

The presentation will air at 1500 CET / 9 a.m. Eastern time. It isn't known what will be in the presentation, but the focus will be on independent titles hitting Switch in 2019.

The last video from NoE focused on indies released August 20, and featured release dates of The Messenger and Windjammers, plus the stealth launch of Bad North and Prison Architect.

If you want to ship up to Boston, here's your chance.

Nintendo will be holding a couple of large tournaments over the next two months ahead of PAX East.

The Super Smash Bros Ultimate North American Open and Splatoon 2 North American Inkling Open will have online qualifiers in February, with Smash Bros's extending into March, with the grand finals to be held at the PAX East expo in Boston on March 30. Registration for the events is now live: Smash, Splatoon 2.

It's dystopic platformer time.

Good to see you made it this week, thought you were still busy with Vesperia. What's looking hot?

We've got the opening of an apparent winter of Devolver, as their "dystopian" platformer Pikuniku is out this week. The F2P shooter Smite comes out on Thursday with a Founder's Pack available, and the Patrick Stewart-narrated My Memory of Us.

No word on if Rita will be available after taking over the land of the dead in Fire Emblem Heroes.

As part of the series's 25th anniversary, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is getting a new cross-series fighting game.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is a 2D fighting game slated for Switch release in April, digitally for $19.99 US for the base edition. A Digital Deluxe package, containing three additional characters with story modes, will be $39.99.

We probably won't hear about it until after Nexus, though.

What could possibly be the final major third party 3DS localization has received a rating in Australia, heavily hinting toward a localized version.

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth has received a "M" (Mature) rating in Australia. The rating lists "Multi Platform", but in Australia most titles are submitted with that platform choice by default.

And for the curious, drills are involved.

Another one of Game Freak's side projects will be coming to Switch soon.

Rising Star Games will publish Giga Wrecker Alt, a console version of a sidescrolling platformer that was previously available on Steam's Early Access, "soon" according to a new trailer. A limited physical version will be available from Limited Run Games as well.

Wait, these games have endings?

The Nintendo Switch Online update today has brought the opportunity to beat two of the NES's most infamously difficult games.

Ghosts 'n Goblins and Ninja Gaiden were this month's recipients of SP versions for the service. Ghosts 'n Goblins picks up in stage 6 with the Dagger equipped, but still requires a second playthrough for the true ending.

It's the rarest of birds: Nintendo price drops.

Three titles will be coming to the Nintendo Selects line in North America on February 4.

Super Mario Maker, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D and Star Fox 64 3D are the newest top sellers to be added to the 3DS's discount line. The games will retail for US$19.99/C$29.99, both in stores and on the eShop.

Do you think love can bloom in an action platformer?

The Chris Avellone-penned Degrees of Separation is just under a month away, and the developers have provided new details about its unique gameplay.

A five minute video has been posted by the developers, showing off the abilities of the game's characters Ember and Rime. Narration will be provided by Kira Buckland, the voice of 2B in 2017's Nier: Automata and Eirika/Katarina in Fire Emblem Heroes.

IT'S PASSWORD! IT'S SUPER NINTENDO PASSWORD!

Are you going to PAX South this week? Then don't miss out on one of NWR's panels "Super Nintendo Password"!

The Rules are simple: Each puzzle is described by 5 passwords, by which our special guests gives a one-worded clue to their team mate. If the guesser doesn’t guess the password correctly... Read more...