The story's been done, so it's just the final countdown now.

Another Nintendo mobile project will be closing its doors at the end of November.

After its planned closure was announced in March, the end of service for the Nintendo and Cygames collaboration has been confirmed as November 30 at 1 a.m. ET (10 p.m. PT on the 29th).

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Curl up with a caramel and hot fudge pizza - and accept that yes, this IS a Jojo reference.

Things we missed last week: Super Volleyball in the archives.

It's amazing that as soon as the calendar turns over to September, the games just start spewing like a firehose. For my money - which will be spent gladly this weekend, but mostly in various 3DS DLC shops (assuming you linked your Nintendo... Read more...

One suspects it'll be about as effective as a YouTube subscription box.

After multiple reports about running Switch games on PC, a major name in PC game DRM has announced Switch "support".

The Denuvo DRM frequently seen on PC games has been adapted to the Switch successfully, according to its creator Irdeto. The company claims more than a thousand PC titles use the... Read more...

"And be sure to subscribe and hit the notification bell because YouTube's subscription boxes are about as useful as inhaling a Gordo."

Following the completion of Smash Ultimate, series lead Masahiro Sakurai is taking his talents to YouTube.

The technically independent developer has opened a channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games" that will go into his design philosophies and knowledge.

Sakurai had been posting... Read more...

Some pretty damning accusations made toward a regular Switch publisher.

A frequent Switch publisher is being accused of predatory business practices involving the release of an independent game planned for release shortly.

A Space for the Unbound is an adventure game set in Indonesia, which was developed by the Indonesian developer Mojiken and published by Toge Productions... Read more...

If you did a drinking game with the Switch, would you still be sober at the end of it?

With Gamescom opening tomorrow, Geoff Keighley hosted a show tonight with a group of new announcements which included several Switch titles.

The beloved PC title is making its console debut.

Some tiny strategy will come to Switch at the end of next month.

City building strategy game Dorfromantik has been revealed for Switch release on September 29 as part of the "Gamescom Opening Night Live" show. It released on PC at the end of April.

The game involves placing board game-styled tiles in order to form new environments.

The only other thing missing from Nintendo's Hot Summer.

The Treehouse is going live on Thursday with a combination of inking and farming.

Nintendo have confirmed a Treehouse Live presentation for Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m. PT) with three segments covering two games. Splatoon 3 will have two segments, showing new details for the singleplayer mode as well as showing off stages for that Saturday's Splatfest demo.

We're going to say this a lot for the next while, but Bandai Namco... slow your roll, will ya?

Things we missed last week: Archives title Metrocross (Namco).

Speaking of Namco, their successor Bandai Namco has two major releases this week as they have apparently decided to dump everything before the end of September (and then distribute No Man's Sky in the first week of October). SD Gundam... Read more...

Time to shake up a bunch of metas, and we don't mean slightly more expensive VR helmets.

The 2022 Pokemon World Championships have revealed new Scarlet and Violet details plus announced the location of the next World Championship.

A new trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet has revealed the new Pokemon Cyclizar, a Normal/Dragon type that enjoys when people ride it according to the... Read more...

Did XC3 snuffing bomb? Not really.

Nintendo's traditional July was pipped by a couple of games, but it was still a good month for RPGs from the big N.

All data based on dollar sales from July 3 - 30 unless otherwise noted. Third parties can contribute digital sales, though Nintendo is among those that do not.

Hardware saw the... Read more...

...ok, Sunsoft's back, but did they really need a VTuber?

Gimmick is not the only title coming back from Sunsoft and City Connection soon.

A "Sunsoft is back!" presentation released on YouTube earlier announced that Ufouria: The Saga - the 1991 Famicom title that later re-released on the Wii and Wii U Virtual Consoles - will also release in early 2023.

...yes, THAT Middle-Earth Enterprises.

The Embracer Group has stretched its arms to encompass more companies, including at least three Switch publishers and a major media franchise.

Biggest of the announcements is that they have acquired the rights to the Lord of the Rings franchise via their purchase of Middle-Earth Enterprises. Upcoming... Read more...

We didn't have an Indie World - yet - but some brief news bits have dropped ahead of Gamescom.

Ahead of next week's Gamescom show, a few announcements have been made of relevance to Switch owners:

That should drive some gray market prices down.

A game only previously localized in Scandinavia is coming to Switch this fall after three decades.

Publisher Bitwave Games have announced a version of 1992 Famicom title Gimmick! will released on Switch and other consoles worldwide this fall. The Gimmick! rerelease marks the first time it was re-released on a console platform since 2010, though it was released on the ex-Arcadia PC platform in 2020.

A nice way to end the summer.

Aquatic racing is next up for the NSO Expansion Pack.

1996's Wave Race 64 will be August's addition to the N64 library, launching on late Thursday / Friday depending on the time zone. It follows last month's addition of Pokemon Puzzle League.

Wave Race 64 previously appeared on Virtual Console for the Wii and Wii U, though in a slightly modified form to remove advertisements for Kawasaki.

Given that Donald can't enjoy cake today, at least Kirby will be able to later this week.

Things we missed last week: Taito's Gun & Frontier in the Archives.

Although Kirby's latest multiplayer romp - Kirby's Dream Buffet - is the game of the week, this vacation week for me (because screw working on your birthday) is tracking to be a busy one. Sega's Two Point Campus is finally... Read more...

Half announced, half not (BAY BAY)

THQ Nordic aired a showcase today which featured a half-dozen game updates for Switch.

New footage for the recently-confirmed AEW Fight Forever was shown, confirming the existence of minigames (including a baseball themed one) as well as intergender matches via an ingame match between former AEW Women's Champion Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D and her occasional tag team partner Adam Cole. The game was still teased as "coming soon".

"Is this truly the face of a creature who has had 'all they can eat', ladies and gentlemen of the jury?"

Kirby's buffet of dreams appears to be opening soon - at least in Japan.

Nintendo has confirmed an August 17 (Wednesday) release for the Japanese version of Kirby's Dream Buffet, the multiplayer action game revealed last month. Nintendo of America later confirmed the date was for a worldwide release and released the overview trailer below.

No more losing everything because of a bricking.

The Splatoon website has confirmed a couple of details regarding save data handling in Splatoon 3, as well as provided an incentive to boot the original up again.

After Splatoon 2 saves infamously could not be backed up to the cloud backup provided in Nintendo Switch Online, Splatoon 3 will support... Read more...