The Big Globetrotter is your cover athlete.

NBA 2K18 will be hitting the Switch before training camp opens for the 2017-18 season, with a global icon leading the charge.

2K announced today that the game will release on September 19, with Basketball Hall of Fame center and former rap artist Shaquille O'Neal serving as the cover athlete. Preordering... Read more...

What's with all the Star Trek references?

In the week in which outdoor loving began for 2017, most of the big releases are already out as of press time. The Switch picked up two relatively big guns on Tuesday with noted seed rolling simulation TumbleSeed, which Casey was able to review for us. Hopefully you're making some money next week off of it.

Jason can take a rest here.

New modes and DLC are coming to Blaster Master Zero following the game's 1.2 update.

For those who have finished the game, the new "Destroyer Mode" provides additional challenge. Its effects include reducing the effect of power-ups, requiring specific weapons to defeat bosses, and giving enemies a post-death explosion. Jason and the SOPHIA also have a new look in this mode.

This must be Anna's work.

The DLC plans for Fire Emblem Echoes have been announced, and a lot of gold will be required to get it all.

There will be five packs for the game, with the first available on the game's launch date of May 19, and a season pass in the style of Fire Emblem Fates packs will be available for US$44.99. The packs and release dates are:

Easier Korok seeds, long trackbacks and more.

The first portion of the Breath of the Wild expansion pass has been detailed.

No hard release date was given (just "Summer"), but the contents of the first half of the pack were listed on the game's website a short time ago. The features include:

Need a second Switch and live in the US? You'll have to get real good real fast.

When TumbleSeed launches tomorrow, US players will have a chance to make way more than their money back.

The contest will feature the game's Daily Challenge mode and run from May 9-15. US residents who send a stream archive showing the highest score of the day will win a $500 prize.

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People are really thirsty for racing as kids/squids.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the latest Switch title to break sales records.

According to UK industry tracking, the Switch re-release was the best selling game in the country last week. Although no sales figures were available, it was the first top spot for Nintendo in general in six years (2011's Pokémon White) and the first Mario title to top the chart since 2008 (Mario Kart Wii).

The princess is off to the races!

It's E3 Month, and we've lined up another giveaway prize! Dream of crossing the finish line with this Carrera RC Mario Kart 8 Princess Peach! Batteries included, this 1:20 scale RC vehicle could be yours!

If you're backing us on Patreon (at any level) you're already automatically entered! We'll... Read more...

Australia gets theirs in the fall.

Some additional updates on last night's announcement of the New Nintendo 2DS XL:

A download title with over a 10% attach rate? Believe it.

In addition to the New Nintendo 2DS XL, Nintendo's shareholder briefing gave news on game sales and future company plans.

Hey! Pikmin is not coming alone.

Nintendo has introduced a new form factor for the 3DS family that keeps the clam, but loses the 3D.

The New Nintendo 2DS XL (2DS LL in Japan) will launch on July 28 in North America for US$149.99/C$199.99, and on July 13 in Japan for ¥14980. Both territories will have two launch games: Hey! Pikmin and Miitopia (North America)/Ever Oasis (Japan).

Firing shells in the streets, dropping blocks in the sheets.

There's two big releases for all territories this week as the Switch's multiplayer goes from 0 to ludicrous speed. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Puyo Puyo Tetris both hit the eShop shelves (with Mario Kart waiting until tomorrow), and we have reviews for both from Neal (MK8 Deluxe) and Daan (8 Deluxe, Puyo Puyo). Be sure to check them both out, and I'll see you at the combination Puyo Puyo and Tetris board.

One of the company's stalwarts will hang up the toolkit in June.

One of the chief architects of Nintendo's rise to video game prominence has announced his retirement after more than 45 years with the company.

Genyo Takeda has announced his retirement to take effect at the election of his replacement on the Nintendo board in June. Takeda joined Nintendo in 1971... Read more...

The Switch:Wii U sales ratio is about 4:1 in favor of the new.

Nintendo has given their financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, and appears to be riding a wave of momentum following the 1-2 punch of Pokémon Go-fueled 3DS sales and the successful Switch launch. The company isn't as bullish on Switch projections as some had hoped, but it would still be a great first full year if they can get close to their projected number.

There might have been some stability thrown in there as well.

Super Bomberman R has received a major mechanical overhaul in an update now live on the eShop.

The update has increased the framerate for multiplayer including online, as well as improved the netcode and control latency improvements. The characters now move in traditional Bomberman fashion as well, sticking to the grid.

An expanded top 20 greets the Switch launch.

Following Nintendo's announcement last week about the first month of Switch sales, the NPD Group has released their official survey to put Nintendo's numbers in context.

The Switch's first month of sale saw the system beat the June 2001 launch of the Game Boy Advance by 31,000 units to become the... Read more...

This week's column is only technically legal in eight US states and soon Canada.

There's a little bit of calm before next week's Switch storm for North America, with the honor of the big release of the week falling to Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap. Check out Neal's review from earlier this week to see if the throwback action will be up your alley, then listen to this handy Retronauts episode that tries to explain the relationship between Wonder Boy, Monster Boy and Adventure Island. As one would expect, it goes poorly.

Quite a bit larger than the Wii U.

Details about the upcoming Switch version of Minecraft were announced on a livestream yesterday, and they will give Wii U veterans a lot more room to work.

The maps on Switch will be approximately 3072 squares by 3072 squares, roughly 13x the size of a map on Wii U (864 x 864) but smaller than... Read more...

Switch owners won't be the only ones who get to try the high-impact adventure.

The Specter of Torment is about to hang over older versions of Shovel Knight.

Updates will be sent out for the Wii U version of Shovel Knight on April 21 and the 3DS version on April 25 to add the Specter of Torment expansion. The price of the game on the respective eShop will be increasing at the same time to reflect the new content.

So much smoke it's turning the test units yellow.

The NES Classic Mini may have had to die so a SNES Classic may live, according to Eurogamer.

According to sources, the SNES Mini would come out in a similar timeslot to the NES Classic last year, and would include preinstalled games as well. The nature of the bundled games was not discussed.

Development of the SNES unit would likely be handled by Nintendo European Research & Development ("NERD") and is reportedly already underway.