Nintendo finally getting into the detective business.

One of Nintendo's oldest franchises to never see release outside Japan is changing that fate in May.

Two adventures of the Famicom Detective Club, previously announced for Japan only, will come outside of Japan on May 14. The two stories, "The Missing Heir" and "The Girl Who Stands Behind", will... Read more...

And it's not too far away!

Switch owners will be able to check out the long awaited No More Heroes III later this year. Today's Nintendo Direct revealed that No More Heroes III will release on August 27th.

If you'd like to know why the game's in a post-nuclear wasteland, blame Team Chaos.

Kids and squids of the world, unite: Splatoon 3 is coming.

The follow-up to the unfathomably popular shooter series was announced at the end of today's Nintendo Direct, with a 2022 release date. Customization for the player character and a pet were shown, as well as new weapons such as an ink bow and arrow.

It's a Warriors game, OF COURSE there was going to be DLC.

In a shocking development, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calmity is getting an expansion pass.

The DLC pack was announced in today's Nintendo Direct and will contain a new weapon and costume for Link starting on May 28. The first wave in June will add an "expanded roster", new weapon types, new Royal... Read more...

Don't worry, you don't have to use motion controls while riding the bus... but you could.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is on its way to Switch via The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. Beyond being upped to high defenition, Skyward Sword HD also features new control options. Two Joy Cons can be used to emulated the original Wii motion controls. A new motion free control setup is also available. In this mode the player can use the right stick to manipulate Link's sword and other motion based items.

We all knew there would be one zombie franchise resurrected today, but who had THIS one on the bingo card?

One of the most irreverent zombie games of the 2000s is coming to Switch next month.

Aspyr Media have revived their 2005 game Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel Without A Pulse and will publish the game on Switch March 16. It is available for preorder on the eShop today.

The original title was strictly on the original Xbox as well as PC and Mac in 2005. Its original developer, Wideload Games, closed down in 2014.

There goes the neighbor...ville.

Electronic Arts now has a pair of multiplayer shooters destined for Switch next month.

In today's Nintendo Direct, EA announced the oft-rumored release of Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville for Switch would finally happen on March 19 at a launch price of US$39.99. This will follow Apex Legends's March 9 release.

Stop me if you heard this one before: It's a HD 2D game you can play today.

The Octopath Traveler team is going tactical for their next "HD 2D" RPG.

Project "Triangle Strategy" (a working title) will launch in 2022 on Switch, though a demo with feedback will be available today as is tradition for the developer. Set in the midst of a "Saltiron War", the combat system is a tactical RPG with choices that will affect the story based on three factors: Utility, Morality, and Liberty.

Wii Golf experience may carry over.

The newest installment in the Mario Golf series is coming to the Switch on June 25th. Mario Golf: Super Rush will have multiple modes including story, multiplayer and a new mode called Speed Golf, which puts all players playing in a golf scramble. Players will tee off at the same time and race towards... Read more...

Sorry, Rex. Looks like you'll get your chance another day.

Xenoblade fans rejoice! The next fighter coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Announced in today's Nintendo Direct, Pyra and Mythra will be a combo character where you swap between the characters mid-battle. Rex will appear as part of their Final Smash. For their stage, fighters will duke it out on the back of Azurda, Rex's titan companion from Xenoblade 2.

Time to start the show!

Announced at today's Nintendo Direct, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout will be releasing on Nintendo Switch this summer.

Originally released in August of last year, Fall Guys is an online multiplayer game where 60 players compete to be the last bean standing. The game is a 3D platformer styled after... Read more...

...that's not a typo, we swear.

The happening bunker is quickly filling as Nintendo has returned with its biggest Direct in a year and a half.

Nintendo of America tweeted an announcement a short time ago that the next presentation would air tomorrow (February 17) at 5 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. PT, 2300 CET. According to the note, it will be roughly 50 minutes long and include details on previously released games including Smash Ultimate as well as games for the first half of 2021.

Two explorations that should go great together.

The indie exploration platformer Blasphemous is adding some more experience to the roster.

An update launching on Thursday will add a new character: Miriam, the main character of fellow 2019 release Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. In a special mode, players will have to locate pieces of a portal to get Miriam back to her home world, with a special bonus for completion.

"Thomas Was Alone?" I can't get a vacation this time of year without someone dying, so how does that work?

It's quite a busy week for the role-players among us, heavy on the action side though. The leading example - which is mostly getting in here because it technically releases early for some people - is the Deluxe edition of Persona 5 Strikers, the sequel to the game that got the highest score I've given on a review since 2016. For those coming out in full this week there's also Fallen Legions Revenants from NIS America.

The maestros of the chameleon and bat are adding guns and slime to their portfolio.

Yooka-Laylee developers Playtonic celebrated their birthday by becoming a publisher.

Opened six years ago today to prepare for the original Yooka-Laylee, the studio helmed by former Rare developers has opened Playtonic Friends, which will serve as a publisher of games from smaller developers. Their first three partnerships are with:

One Ripken-esque streak continues, but the other falls to math.

The Switch hardware momentum continues to roll on in January's US sales survey from the NPD Group.

All data from January 3 - 30 and rankings are based on revenue unless otherwise noted. Third parties contribute eShop sales data to the survey, but Nintendo does not.

Hardware saw the Switch emerge... Read more...

The journey will get quite a bit sweeter this year.

Spiritfarer will be spinning new stories throughout 2021.

Thunder Lotus Games have announced three major updates for 2021 today, and all of them will be free for existing players. The updates are known as "Lily" (targeting this spring), "Beverly" (summer), and "Jackie & Daria" (fall), and will add one spirit in the first two updates and two in the third.

Sounds like a reachable goal.

The tactical RPG King's Bounty II has finally secured its launch date for all platforms.

After being announced for a Switch release in a March 2020 Direct Mini with a planned release of "2020", it was finally announced for release on August 24 in an Epic Games Store presentation earlier today. Publisher Koch Media later confirmed this was the release date for Switch as well.

Farming with friends will be a little bit more intimate once *gestures wildly* is over.

A major update is now out for Stardew Valley that adds a host of new features.

The version 1.5 update is now available on the eShop and includes a local co-op play option to go along with the existing online play. New music, goals, community upgrades, and secrets are also included in the update.

The PC darling making its debut on consoles.

A beloved PC exploration title is making its first move to consoles on Switch next week.

Cathedral, launching on February 18, is an 8-bit themed game of exploration that originally released on PC Hallowe'en 2019. Originally beginning development in 2014, Cathedral promises an expansive world to uncover the secrets of.