It helps when the competition can't ship enough to meet demand, but still.

The Switch has made sales history again.

Citing reports from the NPD Group (whose full report will be available tomorrow), the Switch+Switch Lite sold more than 1.35m systems in the United States in the period of November 1 - 28. The Switch fended off competition from new console families from Microsoft and Sony, though it is possible that one or both of these may end up being the top seller by the NPD's usual revenue rankings.

Providing the Feats of Strength for Festivus observation everywhere.

The drive to get every WayForward developed game on Switch continues with a modern take on a classic brawler.

Double Dragon Neon, the reboot of the original belt action game originally released in 2012, will touch down on Switch December 21. The publishing duties will be handled by the seemingly revived Majesco.

As a result, 96% of the awards will be handed out in two minutes on the preshow instead of the planned 75%.

Smash Bros Ultimate's 9th DLC character is going to be revealed at an alleged awards show.

Nintendo have confirmed the reveal of the next character from Fighter's Pass 2 will be held tonight at "The Game Awards". The show itself begins with a pregame event at 6:30 p.m. ET.

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Just because it's Omega Force doesn't mean it's a musou.

The worst kept secret on the Switch is now official.

Atlus have confirmed the official release date of Persona 5 Strikers (aka Persona 5 Scramble) is February 23, as originally released in a trailer left unlisted Thursday evening.

Preorders open digitally at 7 pm PT Thursday, and GameStop (US) will offer a steelbook and a Joker pin in separate preorder bonuses.

This had better be a Hanlon's Razor situation, because the alternative is...

The Fire Emblem Heroes update that launched last night has brought a nasty surprise for the free-to-play playerbase.

Players with the in-app purchase functionality disabled on their devices - a function offered on iOS via the "Screen Time" system - are reporting that they are unable to access the... Read more...

When you're competing with $120 for DQXI + over 9000 other games for a year, a drop is inevitable.

Nintendo has implemented price drops on two of their games published in 2019.

Dragon Quest Builders 2 and Dragon Quest XI S have both had their MSRPs in North America lowered from $59.99 US / $79.99 Canadian to $49.99 US / $64.99 Canadian. This drop takes effect today.

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And we return to battling princesses after a year in the realm of dreams.

Fire Emblem Heroes will kick off its fifth story book after a maintenance period with a tale of magic and mechs.

The fifth story is sent in the realm of Niðavellir (the name of the Norse realm of dwarves), where magic and science have fused. Players will receive a free 5* Mythic hero named Reignn,... Read more...

We can probably blame 2020 for this delay, though blaming Ubisoft management for not living up to their promises is also acceptable.

A classic brawler will be returning a little later than anticipated.

Scott Pilgrim vs The World, the licensed brawler originally announced for a 2020 re-release, has now confirmed a January 14 release date. The announcement was made on the official Scott Pilgrim Facebook page.

Unfortunately, we seem to be ducking the transphobic game from the transphobic company this week.

This week's downloads are apparently brought to us by Ocam's Razor, as a light release schedule points to everyone clearing out of the way of a certain game Keanu Reeves got paid beaucoup de bucks to appear in. There will be one game in the full stores this week with Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, while Panic Button goes one more quality port from qualifying for sainthood with Doom Eternal.

The NWR presence at East may be muted as well.

PAX East 2020 was the last major gaming convention before the COVID-19 outbreak, and the 2021 edition may be the first one back.

PAX have confirmed a slightly modified schedule of events for their popular fan expos in 2021 after cancelling PAX West and the board game-focused PAX Unplugged this... Read more...

After posting this, a black cat with the voice of a goddess told the News Editor to go to bed.

A since-pulled trailer may have revealed the Western launch date for the follow-up to Persona 5.

What appears to have been a trailer posted unlisted on YouTube was spotted late last night showing a February 23 launch date for Persona 5 Strikers, the Omega Force-developed sequel to the 2016/17 PlayStation... Read more...

Strike up the band for the latest from Q-Games.

The eShop will get some extra relaxation next week.

After an eShop listing first revealed it, Q-Games have confirmed that PixelJunk Eden 2 will release next Thursday (December 10). It will be $14.99 US / $18.99 Canadian or equivalents, with a 34% launch discount active from now until the 17th (Eastern time).

After the six pack of 2020, 2021 winds it back - slightly.

The Otome Armada will continue to bombard the Switch next year.

Aksys have confirmed their plans to localize three additional visual novels from Idea Factory's Otomate label in 2021, in addition to the release of Code: Realize -Wintertide Miracles- in February. The new games:

Since no actively sold system has folders at the moment, could the Switch PLEASE buck the trend for v12?

A new version of the Switch's system software has made Switch Online more prominent and added new sharing functions.

Version 11.0 is now available for both the Switch and Switch Lite. Full patch notes can be found here, and among the highlights:

And there's also a Runner 2 to contend with.

One of the bright lights of WiiWare is coming to another Nintendo console on Christmas Day.

The six-game BIT.TRIP series - Beat, Core, Void, Runner, Flux, and Fate - will all be released on December 25. The Switch versions are developed by Choice Provisions (the original developer renamed from Gaijin Games), and will be published by QubicGames.

Unite with the Umbral Witch.

The Wonderful 101 Remastered now has a new demo and some new characters to go with it.

The demo for the May release includes save carryover to the full game, as well as the ability to use Bayonetta as a Wonder-character from the opening of the game. Transferring save data will unlock the character in the full game, and also include a group of support items.

Rip and tear your free Switch memory.

The other major game that debuted on March 20 is going to make 2020 on the Switch.

Doom Eternal, originally announced for Switch release at the 2018 QuakeCon, will launch on December 8 following its March 20 release on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. As with the Switch version of its predecessor,... Read more...

Well ahead of the 202...1 Olympics they were shooting for.

The world's first Nintendo theme park is finally opening after several months of pandemic-induced delays.

Super Nintendo World will open at Universal Studios in Nintendo's home city of Osaka on February 4, according to an announcement made overnight (NA time). It was originally set to open in the summer of 2020 ahead of the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, but both the games and the park opening were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As if there weren't enough of the bloody things in the wild...

Nintendo has brought a Fortnite-fueled Switch bundle previously found in Europe to North America for the tail end of Black Friday madness.

The bundle retails for standard Switch MSRP, and comes with a yellow left/blue right Joy-Con controller combination and unique dock design. Fortnite comes pre-installed, and the bundle also includes 2000 V-Bucks (roughly a $20 value) as part of the "Wildcat Bundle" of cosmetics.

Ubisoft's executives apparently thought they were gods, and harassed like Zeus.

The immediately obvious headliners for this week's releases are the two Nintendo games - the Western publishing of Fitness Boxing 2 and the localization of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade of Light after 30 years (and seven and a half months). We also have Ubisoft's Breath of the Wild IN... Read more...