And you could suck up A NEW CAAAAAAAR!!!

Kirby and the Forgotten Land will have a couple of sets of toys for the pink powerpuff to play with.

The main option shown in the Nintendo Direct is called "Mouthful Mode", when Kirby inhales an object so big they're unable to swallow it but still get the powers of the item. Items shown included a car (which allowed Kirby to drive around the environment) and a vending machine (whose products served as weapons).

Hey, maybe we can keep this around 24/7?

Splatoon 3 will retain one of 2's more unique modes.

The trailer shown in today's Nintendo Direct focused on the Salmon Run mode, known as "Salmon Run: Next Wave" in Splatoon 3. New boss Salmonids were shown as well as new techniques for the players, such as the ability to fling scoring orbs to teammates who have a better chance of scoring goals.

This would be perfectly timed for the World Cup if the damn thing wasn't going to be in a literal desert in November.

The third Mario sports title is retaking the pitch.

Mario Strikers: Battle League is a 5v5 arcade soccer game that will be available on June 10. Players will be able to use high-powered shots (capable of scoring multiple goals at once in some cases) and Mario series weaponry in the title, which will feature local play for up to 8 players as well as online league play for up to 20 teams.

space space space gotta go to space

Two of the most unique puzzle games of the 21st century are Switch bound from a most unusual source.

Portal (2007) and Portal 2 (2011) have been collected into the Portal: Companion Collection that will release on Switch later this year. Valve Corporation is listed as the publisher for the Switch version, the Steam developer's debut title for the platform (though they did acquire Campo Santo, developers of Firewatch, in 2018).

The second of two shocking Square Enix localizations today.

Square Enix has given the HD-2D treatment to one of its most surprising games - which will also get its first localization.

1994 Super Famicom RPG Live a Live will be remastered on Switch July 22. The original title featured seven stories in different time periods ranging from "prehistory" to the "far future", and turn-based combat set on a grid system.

ZDR has never been more inviting.

For those looking for an excuse to dive back into the depths of ZDR or for those who were initially scared off, Metroid Dread is today adding two new difficulty modes. Dread Mode turns all damage into a instant death for the player. Conversly the Rookie Mode makes health recovery significantly more generous. A Boss Rush mode is also planned as part of an additional update coming in April.

I played too much of Trigger to... wait, RADICAL DREAMERS?

The Switch is about to do a lot of dimension hopping.

A remastered version of Chrono Cross, the 2000 PS1 RPG with a unique battle system and more than 40 characters depending on character choices, will launch on Switch April 7. Digital preorders are now available, and the game will be $19.99 US.

Can they add an SP mode to Beginnings that takes out the grinding?

Two of the most requested titles for the Nintendo and Super NES libraries on Nintendo Switch Online are finally coming.

Earthbound (SNES) and Earthbound Beginnings (NES) will be added to the applications following an update later today. Although Earthbound was released on the Super NES in 1995,... Read more...

Wahoo!

Announced in today's Nintendo Direct, Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series brings both the PS1 cult classic and the PS2 sequel to the Nintendo Switch. This announcement marks the return of this iconic 2.5D mascot platformer franchise which has been without an installment since the 2008 Wii remake of Door to Phantomile. Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Seriesis set to release on July 8th, 2022.

And support for... the Ring Fit Adventure leg strap.

The Switch is getting sporty in spring.

Nintendo Switch Sports has been revealed and will be released on April 29. Six sports will be included at launch: returning sports bowling, tennis, and swordplay (known as "chambara" and featured in Wii Sports Resort), plus soccer, volleyball, and badminton. An update in the fall will add the returning golf as well.

You'll have quite a few choices to make for this one.

The next Nintendo published retail game will have a demo soon.

The "final demo" for March 4's Triangle Strategy will be available on the eShop shortly. The demo will cover the game's first three chapters, and progress/decisions will carry over to the launching game.

We didn't forget you!

The long rumored and heavily anticipated follow up to 2017's Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was formally announced during today's Nintendo Direct. Set in a new region with a new cast of characters, the game will bridge the gap between the first two mainline Xenoblade titles. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is set to release in September of 2022.

43 million copies can't be wrong.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is going to double in size over the next two years with DLC.

A "Booster Course Pass" will be available for preload today, and will feature six packs of eight new courses releasing through 2022-23. The first pack will be available March 23, and will include tracks from both classic console/handheld Mario Karts and Mario Kart Tour.

You can't take the sky from me!

The hugely ambitious space sim, No Man's Sky is Coming to Nintendo Switch. Previously released on PS4 and PC before later making its way to Xbox, it will now be going handheld for the first time. No Man's Sky is planned for a relase this summer, though no specific date was given.

There is... quite a bit to report.

Fire Emblem is returning to musou.

The opening game in the Nintendo Direct is Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, which features the characters of 2019's Three Houses with musou gameplay. All three of the house leaders were shown as playable in the game.

Three Hopes will release worldwide on June 24.

Said glitch being on a sidequest-required 'mon, of course.

UPDATE 7:30am ET Feb 9: The patch notes have been released, including resolving issues with satchel collection offline and some other progression issues. Original story follows.

A mandatory update for Pokemon Legends Arceus has fixed a bug that made a sidequest more difficult.

Although the full... Read more...

...this seems early for some reason.

The next Nintendo Direct will air tomorrow.

Nintendo's branches have confirmed a Direct will air tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. PT, 2300 CET, and 0700 JST (Thursday the 10th). The promises are "roughly 40 minutes... mainly focused on Nintendo Switch games launching in the first half of 2022".

Last February had a Direct on the 17th which ran for 50 minutes, but was also the first "full length" Direct in more than a year.

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Notable late releases of last week: The Archives added "New Rally-X", the follow-up to the original Namco racer. Also, the Japanese release list is not available due to webstore maintenance.

Oh boy, there's already 40 games for download this week - and quite a few big ones. Alex Orona gave OlliOlli World a 9.5 last week...

Man, Donald's still trying to get through the original.

The Voice of Cards series already has its second story.

Square Enix have released a trailer for The Forsaken Maiden, the second title in the series that began last October with The Isle Dragon Roars. The second entry will release on February 17.

The creative staff of the original game - including Nier series producer Yoko Taro - have returned for the second game as well.

Or roughly 90 billion Buizel caught for that one sidequest.

The ancient tales of Pokemon Legends: Arceus have become a smash hit already.

According to Tweets from various Nintendo branches, "more than 6.5m explorers" have purchased the new take on Pokemon in the game's opening week of sales. No regional breakdowns are available beyond Famitsu magazine providing an exact figure of 1,424,657 copies sold on the opening weekend in Japan.