The Happy-Happy edition.

The annual new look for the Switch Lite is coming the same day as Miitopia for North America.

Nintendo of America have revealed a new darker blue Switch Lite for release on May 21. It will be priced the same as a standard Switch Lite ($199.99 US/$269.99 Canadian).

Europe will actually get the system two weeks earlier on May 7.

I think we're forgetting just how many hours of NIS America games are hitting this month.

In a week that... really, almost has the feeling of a shadowdrop festival... the big titles of the week are NIS America's shooter (???) Poison Control, as the RPG specialists diverge from their wheelhouse. And that's interesting in light of the other major release this week (surprisingly not coming... Read more...

Meet the Wicked Twisters

Square Enix announced today that NEO: The World Ends With You, the sequel to the beloved Nintendo DS cult classic, will be releasing on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on July 27th 2021. The game will also see a release on PC via the Epic Games Store. Accompanying this news a new trailer was shown that provides a look at the title's extensive voice cast and some new gameplay.

And some paid DLC to go along with it.

More content is coming to Streets of Rage 4 later this year.

A major update is planned that will include a training mode, a new ultra-hard "Mania+" difficulty, and new color palettes for the playable characters plus support for the "Mr. X Nightmare" DLC. This DLC will include a Survival mode and three new playable characters.

Wakka wakka wakka with 98 other jerks.

It'll be just under a week before the battle royale classics resume - with something even older than Mario.

Nintendo have announced Pac-Man 99 will be available for play by Nintendo Switch Online members beginning on April 7 (tomorrow) at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. The app is available to download now.

Here's hoping they have better security this time.

E3 is returning after a year's absence with a new format, and Nintendo is one of the backers.

First reported by GamesIndustry.biz, the retooled E3 will be a digital only event running from June 12-15, 2021 (Saturday to Tuesday). Nintendo has been announced as attending along with Microsoft, Capcom, Konami, Take Two Interactive, Ubisoft, WB Games, and Koch Media.

We had to confirm this wasn't an April Fools joke.

Platinum Games is going to attempt to bring classic arcade gameplay into the 2020s.

The company announced a new line of games called "Neo-Classic Arcade", and its first product will be Sol Cresta - due for release on Switch later this year. Sol will be the third title in the "Cresta" shooter series:... Read more...

Look, there's two games for Donald this week... here's some money, go play a Star War. (RIP Jessica Walter)

It has been two weeks since something I will put an inordinate amount of time into has been released, and in fact there's a doubleheader this Friday. The adventures of Class VII wrap up once and for all in Trails of Cold Steel IV as NIS America kicks off a stupidly busy April, but since I still need... Read more...

The end of May starts to fill in with some interesting shooting action.

A shockingly popular Japanese series is about to make its western Switch debut.

Earth Defence Force: World Brothers, which launched in Japan at the tail end of last year, will come out in North America on May 27 via D3 Publisher. The localized version will feature an English dub and subtitles.

So one week after the US, but a few days before your humble News Editor's would be due.

There's no fooling the tax man, as Turnip Boy will find out in a few weeks.

Graffiti Games have announced their action adventure title Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion will come to Switch on April 22 for US$14.99 or regional equivalent. After racking up a somewhat large debt though means of questionable legality, the Turnip Boy must navigate a wild world in order to solve his debt issues.