"I find your lack of employee protections disturbing."

The power of intergalactic conflict carried the month of April in the latest sales survey from the NPD Group.

All sales based on dollar sales from April 3 - 30, unless otherwise indicated; Nintendo does not contribute eShop sales data for first party titles.

A tight month for the hardware race... Read more...

And then, there was one... for now.

Kirby is about to say "hiiiii~" to the N64 library for the Switch Online Expansion Pack.

The 2000 platformer will be added to the library on May 20. The last game in the "Dark Matter" trilogy of Kirby games (with Dream Land 2 on the Game Boy and 3 on the Super Nintendo), it offered a psuedo-3D perspective years before Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Final release date TBA, but at least we know the format and have a window

The story of Alan Wake is coming to the Switch - officially.

In a 12th anniversary video (embedded below), the first minute shows off-screen footage of the remaster running on a Switch Lite. Remedy later confirmed that the title would launch this fall, natively (not a cloud title) but digital only.

...yes, they literally only said "soon". Deal with it.

UPDATE 9:40pm ET May 16: The Pokemon Company has tweeted that maintenance for Home will begin at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. Pacific tomorrow and will end at 2 a.m. ET Wednesday / 11 p.m. PT tomorrow, roughly. Following the maintenance, version 2 of Home will be available for both Switch and mobile. A note... Read more...

A little something for everyone from planters to OS engineers.

Alongside today's four releases and the demo for Card Shark, a large group of upcoming indie titles were revealed for Switch in today's Indie World.

Fo(u)r those who just can't wait.

As is tradition, a couple of the games announced during the Indie World Showcase are coming to Switch immediately. Both Soundfall and Mini Motorways will be available later today. Soundfall, developed by Drastic Games, is a rhythm-based dungeon crawler. Playable alone or with up to three other people... Read more...

The mob apparently charges more than EA can stand for naming rights.

This year's FIFA games will be the last to bear the organization's name - at least from Electronic Arts.

In a statement on the EA website, the company confirmed today that starting in 2023, the licensed soccer game will be branded "EA Sports FC". Existing exclusive agreements with top soccer federations... Read more...

"This aquatic monster couldn't be any more of a pain in the a... oh, it's in lava now."

Capcom has unveiled new details for next month's Sunbreak expansion of Monster Hunter Rise.

A preview video for the June 30 expansion showed a returning monster - Seregios, a flagship monster of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate - as well as an ice version of Somnacath and a lava-based version of the aquatic... Read more...

That would be tomorrow as of press time.

Nintendo's first declaration of independents for this year is due tomorrow.

An Indie World presentation has been announced to air tomorrow (May 11) at 7 a.m. PT, 10 a.m. ET, and 1400 UTC. It will run for 20 minutes.

The last Indie World aired in December, featuring the shadowdrop of Chicory: A Colorful Tale among others.

Does it take a thousand arms to hold all the money Nintendo made in the last fiscal year?

Nintendo have released their results for the fiscal year spanning April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 overnight (NA tiime), along with their estimates for the now-current fiscal year.

All numbers reported in yen: a rounded comparison based on current exchange rate of 130.199 yen to the US$ is provided for clarification only.

It took 100 years to build this list.

Things we missed last week: Taito's Fighting Hawk was the Archives release.

A bit of an odd week this week, as the biggest title in terms of cost snuck out a few months ago following the Nintendo Direct in The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story. A detective noir adventure game might seem like a good... Read more...

And also PC but mostly Switch

Originally called Eversleep, the newly re-titled Lunistice will be coming to Nintendo Switch, in addition to PC, on September 2, 2022. Lunistice is a 3D platformer heavily inspired by PS1/Sega Saturn era graphics. It began life as a "30 day challenge" while the developer took a break from their other title (A rail shooter also previously referred to as Lunistice) before this new game took center stage.

The end of an era.

The Nintendo Experience, the second-floor expansion to the Swanston Street EB Games store in Melbourne, Australia, has reportedly been closed as of last weekend.

The section has been an iconic fixture of the store for Melbourne visitors since December 2008 and featured a wide variety of Nintendo-themed... Read more...

Serendipity is when a RiffTrax game comes out on the week of Star Wars Day (May 6).

Things we missed last week: Archives release is Namco's JP/Asia only release Youkai Douchuki. Also, if someone reading this can read Japanese and has an interest in strategy RPGs, LilyDeux Black Lily Warning dropped last week and claims to be a SRPG that does not use random number generations (accuracy, critical hits) but is also Japanese-language only despite a worldwide release.

It seems like that's a low price at 0.04 Bethesda.

After nearly a decade and a half, Square Enix is selling their largest Western subsidiary.

The Embracer Group (parent company of THQ Nordic, Saber Interactive, Gearbox, and Aspyr Multimedia) have entered into an agreement to purchase the previous assets of Eidos - including the development studio Crystal Dynamics - for US$300m. In the deal, Embracer will become the owners of properties such as Tomb Raider, Thief, and Deus Ex.

Apparently Chris Pratt really IS getting booked for everything.

Mario Time will now start in theaters next year.

A tweet from the Nintendo regional accounts (signed by Shigeru Miyamoto) announced that the Illumination Pictures-helmed Mario animated movie would now debut in 2023. The North American release is slated for April 7, 2023 with a Japanese release following on the 28th.

And now we know why Alex got an inordinate amount of flack for his (correct) Rune Factory 5 review.

A slightly delayed sales survey from the NPD Group indicated a big month for Nintendo in the US market.

All data based on sales from February 27 - April 2 in dollars, unless noted otherwise. Nintendo does not offer eShop data, but other publishers have the option.

Hardware saw the Switch as... Read more...

Bugsnax, baby Bugsnax... Bugsnax, we don't take crap...

Things we missed last week: Gaplus (1984 Galaga sequel) joined the Archives.

It's very weird when the Nintendo first party title is the cheapest retail game of the week, but such is fate with this week's biggest release: Nintendo Switch Sports. At the very least, I'll actually need to charge the... Read more...

...oh, that's why they moved Xenoblade 3.

The summer is going to end on a fresh note.

Splatoon 3 will launch on September 9, as announced in a new video posted earlier today. The new trailer shows off nearly four minutes of gameplay focused on Turf War.

INKoming! #Splatoon3 splashes down on #NintendoSwitch 9/9!Get an early look at the game with this fresh Turf War gameplay!Pre-order today:https://t.co/OtjUKD0acU pic.twitter.com/2ukFbqbUbO

Shoot, spin, and... strategize, I guess?

Three more titles have hit the Genesis library for Nintendo Switch Online following a maintenance tonight.

The three games in question: