Believe it, Bandai Namco has two games coming out the same day for some reason.

The last Friday in August is going to be a busy one for Bandai Namco.

Jump Force, the anime crossover brawler, will launch for Switch on August 27 (Japan) and 28 (rest of the world). The Switch version will launch for $49.99 and also have all of the "Season 1" DLC characters from the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions.

Y'all ever see a shadowdrop so sudden you are forced to immediately go to the eShop?

The Switch has added another strategy titan to its loaded lineup.

Invisible Inc., Klei Entertainment's 2015 PC strategy hit, is now available on the eShop. Originally dropped in Europe, it launched in North America shortly afterward for US$19.99/€19.99/£17.99/C$25.19.

A futuristic strategy... Read more...

Containing those rarest of beasts: an actual EA game.

The big release for the week, whether we like it or not, is Burnout Paradise Remastered - and EA/Criterion, for all the jokes we make about the unprecedented partnership, did make a pretty solid open world racing game on the Wii U of all things. And Burnout Paradise is considered to be the better... Read more...

The indies keep on delivering.

Some more Switch announcements were made at day 2 of the Guerrilla Collective stream event:

None of them star Nolan North, as far as we know.

Saturday's final presentation of the day was the Future Gaming Show, which did feature several announcements and updates for Switch titles.

New Games

Do you smell what the rock is cooking?

Paradox Interactive have announced future expansions will come to consoles and PC simultaneously, starting with the option to roll an Alcatraz.

The "Island Bound" expansion was announced today, and will feature the option to create an island prison along with air ambulance, air fire departments,... Read more...

The ending on old man posterior was a "neat" touch.

The Switch had a few new releases at day 1 of the Guerrilla Collective event.

Try to keep your kingdom sane.

The next game from Not Tonight publishers No More Robots will make you feel like a king or queen.

Yes, Your Grace, developed by Brave at Night, will launch on Switch on June 26. The game will be preloadable at a 15% discount with today's eShop update, and will have a regular price of US$19.99/€16.79/£15.49.

It's impressive that people were able to find that many Switches to buy.

The NPD Group's monthly sales survey of the United States shows big Switch sales continuing.

All results based on dollar unit sales from May 3 - 30, unless otherwise noted. Also, Nintendo does not provide first party eShop sales to the NPD Group, though third parties do provide this data for their games.

And some of the trademark humor as well.

Nintendo has released a new trailer showing off nearly six minutes of play for the upcoming Paper Mario: The Origami King.

The trailer shows off some of the companions joining Mario on his adventure, including an amnesiac Bob-omb and series staple Kamek. More detail is also given on the combat system, and some of the boss battles including a giant rubber band man and a sentient roll of tape.

A couple of intriguing announcements today.

Day 2 of IGN's Summer of Games has produced a couple of additional Switch announcements.

Merge Games have made their second announcement in the last 24 hours with third person shooter Foreclosure. The cyberpunk themed game will feature a comic-book style narrative when it launches in Q2 of next year.

If you live and breathe indie games, this was a seven course meal - but how much Switch did it have?

The Escapist Magazine held their indie showcase today in lieu of E3, running at 2 hours and 10 minutes long. During the course of the show, seven new games were announced for Switch and 11 games received new updates or at least had new footage shown.

New Games

Top off a busy week with some inhuman capital management.

Jupiter is expanding from puzzle strategy to other types next week.

The Picross S developers announced a strategy game called Working Zombies, which will launch on June 18 for US$19.99 or equivalent. Players will have to use zombies to complete jobs such as being a flight attendant, caring for children, or hairdressing.

No presentation? No problem.

They may not have had a presentation this week, but Devolver Digital is keeping the Switch support flowing.

Ruiner, the cyberpunk overhead shooter developed by Reikon Games and originally released on PC, will come to Switch on June 18. All downloadable content for the game sold on PC will be included in the purchase price on Switch.

"I am a killer... I am the Bear Hugger!"

Hamster has held another stream to announce a new developer joining the family and two upcoming Nintendo projects.

The Nintendo projects are a pair of 1984 arcade titles, with Vs Baseball and Super Punch-Out!! joining the lineup. Super Punch-Out is the sequel to the original arcade Punch-Out and... Read more...

Six years and a new studio ago.

After six years of Energon recharge, the Transformers are coming back to Nintendo systems.

Transformers: Battlegrounds, a strategy game based on the long running toy franchise, will release on Switch October 23.

Battlegrounds will be the first Transformers game since 2014's Rise of the Dark Spark for Wii U. This new one will be developed by UK studio Coatsink and published by Outright Games.

You ever want to play NES Pac-Man REALLY FAST?

The Darius Collection won't be the only collection of retro games coming to Switch next week.

Bandai Namco will be releasing the Namcot Collection announced in the Japanese Nintendo Direct Mini this past March as the Namco Museum Archives on June 18. It will come in two parts, as opposed to the individual purchases of the Japanese version, though some games will be Japan-only for now.

It's a spiritual sequel.

The newest game from the creator of Switch eShop hit Slime-San has been revealed.

Fabrazz have announced Demon Turf, a "3D platformer with attitude", at IGN's Summer of Games festival. The as-of-yet unnamed player character looks to conquer the various "turfs" of demons on their way to defeating the Demon King.

Business has certainly picked up today.

A classic RPG with a sharp tongue will be landing on Switch next week.

The Bard's Tale: Remastered And Resnarkled, a modern version of the 1985 PC RPG, originally released on PC in 2018 and will follow on Switch next Thursday (June 18). Pricing is not yet available.

The RPG stars a sharp-tongued... Read more...

The Summer of Games is already paying off.

The first Switch announcement of IGN's E3 replacement show is another Sega throwback.

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX has been announced for Switch release on the stream. Published by Merge Games, the platformer will feature an option for throwback graphics as well as the standard mix of platforming and Janken (rock-paper-scissors) gameplay. The game's Steam page is currently listing the game for Q1 2021.