Latest Nintendo News

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Banana Rrrrrrruuuuuummmmmmble!

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During this morning's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, SEGA announced a new Super Monkey Ball game! The game is titled, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble and is the third entry in the long-running series available on the Nintendo Switch. The game will feature over 200 stages, four player local...

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Don't Let Those Bugs Ground You!

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Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios announced during this morning's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, that their multiplayer survival adventure title Grounded will be releasing on Nintendo Switch on April 16th 2024! The announcement trailer can be watched below if you're interested in learning more...

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The Overlord of All Demos!

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It was revealed during this morning's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase that a free demo of Atlus and Vanillaware's strategy RPG Unicorn Overlord would be made available today! The demo has since been made available on the Nintendo eShop so if you want a taste of the game early you can try it out...

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Ride On To Glory On The Nintendo Switch Jockeys!

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Nintendo announced this morning that Game Freak's previously Apple Arcade exclusive Pocket Card Jockey 3D Remake, titled Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On would be coming to the Nintendo Switch! Even better is that the game released immediately after the Direct and is available now...

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Repainted Adventure!

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A remaster of Disney Epic Mickey was announced earlier today during this morning's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase! Titled Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed the remaster boasts enhanced visuals, reworked controls, and new skills and reworked levels that are sure to greatly enhance the game's overall experience...

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Death Game Daydream!

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Bandai Namco announced during today's Nintendo Direct that a new Sword Art Online game will be dropping onto the Nintendo Switch later this year! You can watch the announcement trailer below to find out a bit about the game, not much else is known except that this game will heavily focus on dungeon raids.

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Time Piracy!

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Level 5 has announced during this morning's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase that Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time will be releasing on Nintendo Switch on October 10th 2024! You can watch the new trailer below!

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Ride-On...To Nintendo Switch!

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It was announced in today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase that Capcom will be releasing the original Monster Hunter Stories on the Nintendo Switch this Summer! The game will have revamped graphics, full English and Japanese voice acting, and will include the previously Japan exclusive title...

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Swimming With The Fishies!

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Nintendo announce during today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase presentation that the third entry in the Endless Ocean series, titled Endless Ocean: Luminous will be releasing on the Nintendo Switch on May 2nd of 2024! The game will feature over 500 different aquatic animals and will have 30 player...

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Operation Funluga!

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Nintendo announced that Contra: Operation Galuga will be releasing on the Nintendo Switch on March 12th 2024! A demo version of the game is out on the Nintendo eShop right now!

What do you think of this announcement? Will you be trying out the new demo of the game today? As always, be sure to...

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The Breakaway of Today!

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Nintendo announced that Penny's Big Breakaway, developed by the masterminds behind Sonic Mania will be releasing today on the Nintendo eShop! The vibrant game looks fantastic in the trailer shown below:

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A Rare Surprise!

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Nintendo announced during this morning's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase that five Rare developed classic titles would be releasing on the Nintendo Switch Online service later today! These are the games being added to the service:

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Partners Making A Final February Splash On The Aging Current Gen Hardware?

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Nintendo has just announced that they will be broadcasting a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase this Wednesday! The presentation will air at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in UK / 3 PM in EU and will be approximately 25 minutes in length. Here's the announcement...

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Octopath 3 A No-Go?

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Kadokawa Games has announced that they've acquired the Octopath Traveler developer Acquire Corp during their latest investor meeting and plan to utilize the company to "further strengthen the ability to create IP in games." What do you think of this acquisition? What do you think will become of the Octopath...

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Party Like It's 1999!

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Nintendo announced earlier this evening that the previously confirmed Mario Party 3 for the Nintendo 64, will be splashing onto the Nintendo Switch Online Plus Expansion service on Friday in Japan, which of course means parts of the west including the United Stated will be getting this game on Thursday...

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Updates Ahoy!

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We've been struggling lately with providing frequent news updates as I'm currently the only active news anchor / reviewer on this site so oftentimes things slip through the cracks, such as this! There have been a few recent updates left unreported so in case you missed it, here are the updates!

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A Direct Summer Splash

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Nintendo has announced that their yearly September general Nintendo Direct will be broadcast tomorrow at 7:00 AM PDT 8:00 AM MDT / 9:00 AM CDT / 10:00 AM EDT! Expect 40 minutes of news regarding games that will be mostly releasing this winter!

What do you think of tomorrow's Direct and what...

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Ya-Woohoo-Oh-No!

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Nintendo has announced today that Charles Martinet, the voice behind Nintendo's iconic mascot Mario...as well as Luigi, Wario, and several other characters in the Mario universe, will be retiring from his role effective immediately. He will continue under the employment of Nintendo as the official ambassador...

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Quick Attacking Onto NSO!

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Nintendo has dropped Pokemon Trading Card Game for the GBC and Pokemon Stadium 2 for the N64 on the Nintendo Switch Online service immediately after announcing their immanent release during this morning's Pokemon Presents broadcast! This marks the final GBC game that we knew would be releasing when...

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Two Cheers For The Oracle of Time!

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Nintendo in typical ninja fashion shadow-released both The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons on the Gameboy app on the Nintendo Switch Online service yesterday! You can watch the official announcement trailer below:

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Pass A Booster!

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It's been a longtime coming, but fans of Mario Kart 8: Deluxe can rejoice as Nintendo has finally announced the release date for Wave 5 of the Booster Course Pass which releases on July 12th 2023 which is this Wednesday in Japan, but Tuesday July 11th at 9:00PM EDT / 6:00PM PDT in America! You can watch the...

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A Brilliant Shmup Making Waves Later This Year!

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ININ Games and PR Hound have announced that Air Twister, their upcoming 3D shoot em up with a touch of Kid Icarus Uprising flair will be releasing on November 10th! Pre-Orders are set to begin on July 18th! Here's what PR Hound had to say about the upcoming game:

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Into The Wonderful Depths of Mushroom Eating!

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Nintendo announced their next 2D Super Mario Bros. game during this morning's Nintendo Direct. The game seemingly is an evolution of the New Super Mario Bros. series and looks like it'll be a fresh trip down psychedelic mushroom lane. As strange as it looks the game looks like...

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Geno Makes A Cannonball Splash During Today's Direct!

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Nintendo has announced that a full-blown Super Mario RPG Remake for the Nintendo Switch is in the works and will be released on November 17th 2023! You can watch the announcement trailer below:

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Rays The Waves!

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ININ Games and PR Hound have announced that the Ray Z Arcade Chronology collection will be releasing on the Nintendo eShop on June 30th! The collection features two HD remakes and the original trio of games...

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Splashing Directly To You!

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Nintendo has just announced earlier today, that they will be broadcasting a 40 minute long general Nintendo Direct featuring games releasing during the second half of 2023! Tomorrow's Nintendo Direct will be broadcast at 7:00 AM PDT / 10:00 AM EDT! What are your hopes for the direct? As always be sure to let us know...

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The Blades That Bind Us!

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Nintendo has announced that Fire Emblem also known as Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade in Japan will be releasing on June 22nd which is Thursday, but given how NSO releases happen at the same time globally chances are the game will drop in North America at 6:00 PM PDT / 9:00 PM EDT on Wednesday!...

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Magikarp Splash!

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Nintendo has once again shadow-dropped four new retro games onto the base Nintendo Switch Online service today! This group of games are quite varied so there should be something enjoyable for just about everyone! The update brings the following lineup of new titles to the service!

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Skies of Arcadia, Is That You?

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PQube and Octeto Studios has announced a new Skies of Arcadia inspired JRPG, appropriately titled, Sky Oceans: Wings For Hire will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in the future! The game will have you recruiting fellow sky pirates to strengthen your crew and you'll surely take on epic missions...

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It's-A-Trio! WOOHOO!

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Nintendo has announced that Super Mario Advance, Super Mario Advance 2, and Super Mario Advance 3 will be releasing on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Gameboy Advance app on May 25th in the...

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Gotta Play 'Em All!

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Nintendo has just announced that Pokemon Stadium for the Nintendo 64 will be releasing next week on April 12 on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service! The game originally released in 2000...

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Bon Voyage!

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It's official! As of 45 minutes ago "at the time this article was written" The eShops on the Nintendo Wii U and 3DS were shutdown permanently. You'll still be able to access and redownload your previous digital purchases, however making new purchases including free apps and demos are no longer possible on the last-gen...

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The Ship Will Capsize In Ten Days!!!

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In case you all forgot the Nintendo eShops on both the 3DS and Wii U will be shutting down in less than 10 days. Obviously you can't add funds via redemption cards anymore, but your funds added to your Nintendo Switch can still be used on the 3DS and Wii U eShops to make purchases through...

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We Must Be In Dreamland!

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Nintendo has just shadow dropped four new games on NSO out of nowhere and some of the games are quite good! The four games added were as follows:

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Mario Day Eve Eve  Then?

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Nintendo's Asian social media accounts have outed the exact release time for Wave 4 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass and its likely a bit earlier than most of you were expecting! According to the post the DLC will be releasing at 10:00AM on March 9th in Japan, which would put the DLC's release...

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Dread The Fusion!

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Nintendo has officially announced that Metroid Fusion for the Gameboy Advance will be added to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack this week! The update should drop at around 5:00PM PST / 8:00PM...

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Celebrating Mar10!

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Nintendo has just announced the release date of Wave 4 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe BCP and it's likely MUCH sooner than you'd expect! The DLC will be officially releasing on Mar10 Day in...

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English Not Included...

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Bandai Namco has given some new details regarding the remasters of Baten Kaitos I & II, including 30 FPS frame-rate, 2K resolution, no cut content for the Western release this time, and 30 save slots for each of the two games. That's not all,...

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Passing The Bat...en To A New Generation of Gamers!

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Nintendo Announced a Remaster collection of both Baten Kaitos games releasing on Switch this Summer. Even though the series never had the same following or success as Xenoblade...

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Three Cheers For The Return of The Bird...O?!

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Nintendo gave viewers a preview of Wave 4 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass today during their Nintendo Direct broadcast and showcased a new Yoshi's Island themed track...

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Now You're Playing With Power!

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In a surprise announcement Nintendo has released Gameboy/Gameboy Advance games on the NSO service. The Gameboy games appear to have the GBC enhancements as well as color filters and are available...

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Splishing The Airwaves Tomorrow!

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Nintendo has officially announce a Nintendo Direct broadcast for tomorrow February 8th at 5:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM PST and it will be focused mainly on Nintendo Switch releases launching during the first half of 2023. What do you hope will be announced during tomorrow's Nintendo Direct broadcast?...

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Glowstick Smudging!

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Regista Co has announced that their horror game Oshiiro which has players exercise ghosts with concert glowsticks in near pitch-darkness will be releasing on Nintendo Switch on February 2nd. Oshiiro...

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PR Hound has announced that Strictly Limited Games will be releasing Shinobi Non Grata physically on the Nintendo Switch and PS4! Here's what they had to say regarding the limited retail release:

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Pixel Extravaganza!

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Square Enix has finally announced Switch and PS4 ports for their Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster titles and they are releasing in a physical collection in both a Standard Edition ($74.99 / £64.99) and Collector's Edition ($259.99 / £244.99). Below is what comes with Collector's Edition of the game.

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Echo of A Splash!

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PR Hound has announced that the highly anticipated JRPG, Chained Echoes will be releasing on the Nintendo Switch on December 8th! The game is by Deck13 the same team that brought us CrossCode and Lunastice so you know the game will be top-notch!

As always be sure to leave us a comment in our comments...

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Bring Your Taijitsu On!

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We could never have enough of fast-paced beat’em up action, but this is a special one: Jitsu Squad, developed by Tanuki Creative Studio, is a classic beat ‘em up inspired, four player co-op TAG TEAM with epic character transformations and fast paced, down and dirty combat.

Paired...

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Boosting Towards Mid-Race!

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Nintendo has officially announced Wave 3 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe BCP and it's a REALLY good wave featuring London Loop, Berlin Byways, and Merry Mountain from Tour, Rock Rock Mountain and Rainbow...

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Splashing Onto The Scene!

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It has been a longtime coming, February if memory serves us "looks at calendar" yes, February and Nintendo has finally announced their September Nintendo Direct and it is a whopper at 40 minutes in length focusing on games releasing by the end of Winter! The broadcast is set to broadcast tomorrow/today...

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Ride The Wave!

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Nintendo has announced today that Wave Race 64 is headed to the Nintendo Switch Online Plus Expansion service courtesy of the N64 App this week! The game will be added on Friday August 19th in Japan so expect a release at around 5:00 PM PDT / 8:00 PM EDT on Thursday in the states!

Here's the description...