The numbers are, quite literally, historic.

The stars aligned for one of Nintendo's biggest months of US sales in years for March.

All data is based on dollar sales for the period of March 1 to April 4, unless otherwise noted.

The Switch was the highest selling console of March, as hardware sales jumped 63% compared to last year for all... Read more...

We don't get a new game officially, but we do have Phanto and the ability to pick stuff up.

Super Mario Maker 2 will drop its final update in a couple of days with some long-requested features.

Keep up your T-spins and don't skip leg day.

Tetris 99 is about to get a real workout this weekend.

A new theme based on Ring Fit Adventure will be available this weekend for Tetris 99. Players will have from 3 a.m. Eastern Friday to 2:59 a.m. Monday to gather 100 rank points in the competition to unlock the theme.

The creator of Minecraft takes time out from squashing bugs to drop a hot demo.

Western audiences will get a dose of J-pop rhythm in mid-May.

Following its February launch in Japan, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix will release in Western eShops on May 15. In addition to the preloads going live today, a demo is now available as well. Two packages are available: a US$59.99... Read more...

The main trial this week has my wallet on the stand.

The big game in terms of attention this week is Square Enix's only relevant RPG remake this month in Trials of Mana, obviously. Anime World Report is thriving however, as Naruto Shippuden UNS4 and Code: Realize ~Future Blessings~ come out, as well as two visual novel imports from Japan in the Yumeutsutsu... Read more...

And revenge for friendly fire is in the package.

It won't be the 23rd, but Streets of Rage 4 will be available in April.

The SEGA-approved beat-em-up sequel will launch on April 30, despite a date of 23 April appearing on the eShop. It will retail for US$24.99.

A feature from Streets of Rage 2 will also return, as a two-player Battle Mode will also be available.

Is one of them Mushroom Man? Because this looks like the kind of game that uses Mushroom Man.

One of early 2019's bestsellers is coming to Switch with a new mode and some previous DLC characters in tow.

Jump Force, a Spike Chunsoft-developed brawler featuring a crossover of characters featured in Shonen Jump magazine, will come to Switch. No release window was given for the game, which stars characters from franchises including Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, Yu-Gi-Oh, and One Piece.

The third tech meme following DOOM and blending is now settled.

Crytek is bringing the game that made it famous to modern consoles including the Switch, and they've brought in a strong team to make sure it runs well.

Crysis Remastered, a modern update of the 2007 first person shooter, has been announced for all platforms with a target release of this summer. The remastering will be done by Saber Interactive, who previously brought The Witcher 3 to Switch.

Mind tricks won't work on them, only money.

We'll be seeing a new old Star War on May 12.

Aspyr Media have confirmed May 12 as the launch date for the remake of 1999's Star Wars: Episode I Racer. The podracing sim will retail for US$14.99 or equivalent.

All of the racers and modes of the original game will be present in the Switch version, including 2-player split screen.

Calling this "creative differences" would be a gross understatement.

The recently released (and pulled from the eShop) Cooking Mama: Cookstar has attracted statements from both the creator and owner of the Cooking Mama series and the publisher of Cookstar regarding the game's status.

Office Create, the Cooking Mama series owner, issued the first statement overnight... Read more...

I think we all know who will have a comment on this Sunday...

One of the Bravely series's producers has apologized publicly for Bravely Second in a recent magazine interview.

In the interview, which ran in this week's Famitsu magazine (translation provided by Japanese Nintendo), producer Tomoya Asano expressed regret that the 2016 3DS title didn't live up to fan expectations.

...and of course, stability. But no folders.

A new version of the Switch's system software has added a couple of highly demanded features.

Version 10.0 can now be downloaded to the Switch and Switch Lite. Among the new features:

If you don't know the name, you definitely know the voice.

The Covid-19 epidemic has claimed the life of the voice of one of the most famous quotes in Nintendo history.

Rick May, whose extensive voice work included the twin roles of Peppy Hare and Andross in Star Fox 64, passed away last week from complications of the virus. He was 79, and recently was recovering from a heart attack and fighting cancer as well.

And then we take a walk down the Billion Road.

The schedule is starting to slow down a bit given the current circumstances: there doesn't seem to be anything coming out at retail this week. The big release in terms of price is The Fox Awaits Me, though perhaps the most exciting game is Japanese-focused board game Billion Road. We get another nonogram-plus-other-genre game as well with Piczle Cross Adventure, or a western (themed) 2D RPG with Boot Hill Bounties.

An April launch is still the plan, but due to complications of COVID-19, it might slip a week or two into May.

The brand-new Franchise mode in Super Mega Baseball 3 offers a unique spin on the tried-and-true sports game mode. A new video from the developer Metalhead Software shows off the details of the new mode.

The game, set to launch simultaneously on Switch and a variety of other platforms, was slated... Read more...

How about a little doggo in your tower defense?

A PC tower defense game with a cute hidden character is making its console debut on Switch next month.

Dungeon of the Endless will launch on May 15 on the eShop, with a 20% discounted preload available now. Developer Amplitude Studios and Sega have commissioned Playdigious to port the PC game to Switch, and a limited physical version will be available from Merge Games.

Most people are taking the week off for Final Fantasy: You Can (Not) Remake reasons.

It's a quiet week in the digital space, with top honors probably going to NIS America showing a great deal of testicular fortitude by charging full price for Disaster Report 5?/4 coming west. For more information on that, we would refer you to last week's Radio Free Nintendo. Aside from an Overcooked update, the other big drop is Saturday's (???) release of famous PC strategy title Tharsis.

Destroy Bowser's castle brick by brick.

The LEGO Group and Nintendo revealed more details about the LEGO Super Mario sets today. In a short video presentation Jonathan Bannink of the LEGO Group showed off the LEGO Super Mario starter set, as well as two separate sets coming later this year. The LEGO Super Mario Starter Course includes... Read more...

We had to summon Feh to kill the anime.

The big game of the week for me is something that I already ended up playing: Operencia The Stolen Sun dropped on Tuesday and you can see my review for it right here. I'm also keeping an eye on Bubble Bobble 4 Friends, especially since they're promising more villains, but a local-MP only game seems... Read more...

NIS America will pick up the sequel next year.

NIS America has announced the localization of the fourth Trails of Cold Steel game.

Originally released for PlayStation 4 in 2018 by Nihon Falcom, NIS America is handling localization of the game for the Switch. No date beyond "2021" is given for the game, but a limited edition of the game with a soundtrack, art book, and cloth poster is now available on the NIS America store for US$99.99.