From the ashes of Scalebound come future-cops in battle-shorts!

Platinum has revealed their next Nintendo exclusive title. Astral Chains, a futuristic character action game, is headed to Nintendo Switch on August 30th. Hideki Kamiya (Bayonetta) is serving as supervisor and Takahisa Taura (NieR: Automata) is acting as director. In Astral Chains, you take control... Read more...

We don't know about the plot because well, dogs.

The follow-up to Undertale is coming to Switch in two weeks.

Deltarune, the episodic follow-up to Undertale that released on PC late last year, will be available February 28 on Switch. As with the PC version, the first episode will be a free download, though future episodes will be paid.

Ninja Theory's award-winning game is coming to Nintendo Switch.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is coming to Nintendo Switch.

A port of the award-winning game from Ninja Theory was announced during today's Nintendo Direct. Hellblade is a fantasy action game starring a protagonist who is suffering from the effects psychosis. The game was developed with the assistance... Read more...

We now have a timeframe.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has its latest release window.

During today's Nintendo Direct, it was announced that the platformer will be coming to the Nintendo Switch this summer. A new trailer has also been released showcasing gameplay:

Originally scheduled for a 2017 release, Bloodstained has been pushed back a number of times, most recently into 2019. Development at one point moved from the Wii U to the Switch.

My schedule will be filled by Square-Enix titles for the foreseeable future.

Announced in the Nintendo Direct is new Square-Enix RPG, Oninaki. Players will take on the role of Kagachi, a Watcher whose job it is to search for lost souls before they manifest into a monster. Kagachi will be able to cross between worlds, entering the realms of the living and dead as he pleases. Oninaki comes to Switch this summer with no solid date confirmed.

Just what I needed!

The Switch version of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker will be getting an update today and DLC next month.

Today's update will add the ability to play co-op with the second player controlling Captain Toadette. Also available for purchase today is a DLC bundle that will feature 18 new challenges across five worlds.

Turns out the "bye bye" was just to the 3DS.

Boxboy is back, and Boxgirl will be with him.

The HAL-developed puzzle platformer will make its Switch debut on April 26 and will feature a two-player local co-op mode. After completing the more than 270 stages, new stages will unlock featuring the elongated Quby.

Get an early taste of Yoshi's newest adventure.

Yoshi's Crafted World might be launching next month, but you can play it very soon.

A demo will be available shortly for the March 29 release, which will demonstrate the game's first stage. More of the flipping action of the game was shown in the Direct.

This Wind Fish 'bout to get woke!

Nintendo loves to throw a good "one more thing" at the end of their Directs and today was no different. Capping off today's reveals was a full remake of the GameBoy classic, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.

Sporting all new 3D visuals in a similar style to Link Between Worlds and what appears... Read more...

The houses are supposed to be at peace, but...

Fire Emblem: Three Houses will be stirring up the summer.

The newest Fire Emblem title has been confirmed for a worldwide release date of July 26. A limited "Seasons of Warfare" edition with a soundtrack selection CD, calendar, artbook, and steelbook case will be available the same day.

Set... Read more...

Final Fantasy VII and Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon are out in March.

More information regarding release dates for upcoming Final Fantasy titles on Switch was announced during today's Nintendo Direct.

Final Fantasy IX is out today, while Final Fantasy VII will be out on March 26. It will be the Nintendo console debut for both PlayStation-era entries in the long-running series.

Just what I need to see. Star Wolf.

Starlink's upcoming free update will feature new missions centered around the Star Wolf team.

Star Wolf's Pigma, Leon, and Andrew will be starring as the villains in new story missions revealed in today's Nintendo Direct. The full Star Fox team will also be joining the playable roster of Starlink pilots. Peppy, Falco, and Slippy weren't playable in the base version of the game, but they'll be joining with their own unique abilities.

Go forth and slay in giant mechs.

It was revealed today that futuristic, mech-action game Daemon X Machina will arrive this summer exclusively on Nintendo Switch. Gamers will get a chance to try out the game later today when a limited time demo is released on the eShop. The demo will include four missions plus a boss fight. Select players will also be given a chance to provide feedback on the game via email.

Kill or be killed.

Behaviour Interactive's Dead by Daylight is coming to Nintendo Switch.

A port of the multiplayer horror game was announced at today's Nintendo Direct. Dead by Daylight is a five-player multiplayer game themed after classic slasher films. One player acts as the killer hunting down a team of four... Read more...

Tetris 99 is a 99-player Tetris game that pits players against each other in frantic online play.

Nintendo announced during today’s Nintendo Direct that Tetris 99 is hitting the Switch eShop after the presentation, but the online-centric game will be exclusively free to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.

Tetris 99 is essentially the battle royale version of Tetris as the hook is that you play online against 98 other players at one time and try to quickly and efficiently play Tetris to win.

Sadly, it'll miss Endgame's launch.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order is coming to Switch in the summer.

The action-RPG features four-player co-op locally and online, as well as dynamic camera angles to jazz up the action. Alliance Extreme co-op attacks are also visually impressive ways to wreak havoc. The presentation during the Nintendo Direct also highlighted Captain Marvel, which makes sense since she’s starring in her own movie in March.

Dragon Quest XI gets orchestral music as well as 2D and 3D graphics.

Dragon Quest got some love in the February 2019 Nintendo Direct. Dragon Quest XI: Definitive Edition was officially confirmed for Western release this fall and Dragon Quest Builders 2 was given a summer release date of July 12, 2019.

Dragon Quest XI S will let players enjoy the best of the 3DS... Read more...

SLOPES!

Super Mario Maker 2 has been announced.

Shown at the start of today’s Nintendo Direct, a trailer was shown showcasing bigger enemies. For Super Mario World mode, slopes have been added, and a Cat Mario power-up was shown in a New Super Mario Bros. stage.

There also appears to be new tweaks to the menu, as well as what appears to be coin challenges.

You WILL see this one coming.

Today's Nintendo Direct announced that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be receiving an update to version 3.0.0 this Spring. No further details were announced for the patch. Additionally the first downloadable fighter from the Challenger Pack, Persona 5's Joker, will be releasing in April.

Nintendo also announced upcoming amiibo figures for Simon, Snake, Pokémon Trainer, Squirtle, and Ivysaur.

That was... unexpected.

If you're still on the fence about Pokémon Let's Go, you can now make the call for yourself with a demo.

The demo version of the November release is available now from the eShop, or the game's page on NIntendo's online listing, and is available worldwide.

It appears the demo is based on the... Read more...