Fans of Radio Free Nintendo might be familiar with developer Mommy's Best Games as they have some grappling history.

Shoot 1UP DX is coming to Nintendo Switch on October 15 for $5.99.

From Pig Eat Ball developer Mommy's Best Games, Shoot 1UP debuted on Xbox Live Indie Games in 2010. The main hook is that when you get an extra live, you don't just get another number, you get an actual ship on screen to control,... Read more...

The Jackbox Party Pack 7 is due out soon with five new games, including Quiplash 3.

The Jackbox Party Pack 7 is coming to Nintendo Switch on October 15.

The latest entry in the long-running series features five new multiplayer games that all require players to use their phone or tablet as a controller. Here's the list:

Come get your birds, golems, pixies, musketeers, and gerbils.

We won't have to wait long for more details on The Crown Tundra.

The Pokemon Company has announced a video of updates on the second part of Sword and Shield's Expansion Pass will be available tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET, 6 a.m. PT, and 1300 UTC.

Itsa lotta Mario!

Although the quarter's end aims to get the most money in, the biggest release of the week is a) free, and b) temporary. Super Mario Bros. 35 drops Thursday, so hope you don't get thrown into a game with someone who's speedrunning the game given the world record is sub-5 minutes.

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A closer look at each of our champions

As part of their TGS Presentation this morning, Nintendo and Koei Tecmo showed off a new trailer and gameplay for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. The trailer gives us a quick look at each of the four champions and shows off a bit more of the world. The trailer can be found below. Beyond this Nintendo... Read more...

Spooky scary skeletons...

Animal Crossing will allow for the Halloween celebrations that may not be possible otherwise soon.

The free update for the fall will feature a Halloween party from 5 p.m. to midnight local time on the 31st of October, as well as the option to buy candy and grow pumpkins for the month's DIY projects. Jack, the Halloween "czar", will also appear.

The last Sega Ages game... for now? (Please?)

The last known Sega Ages title is now available on Switch.

The M2-enhanced version of Herzog Zwei, TechnoSoft's legendary 1990 game that was one of the first real-time strategy titles, is now available worldwide. Pricing as with other Sega Ages title is US$7.99/C$8.99/€6.99/£5.99.

A practice mode and tutorial, as well as online play, have been added to the game for the Ages release.

The drops just keep on coming tonight.

The final portion of the Cadence of Hyrule expansion pass is now available.

Developer Brace Yourself Games confirmed the update bringing the Symphony of the Mask story expansion is now available. New modes, dungeons, and songs among other items are included in the update.

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Thanks to the Nintendo parent site for leaking this.

Nintendo has dropped a random online fighter on the world.

Kirby Fighters 2, the sequel to 2014 3DS downloadable title Kirby Fighters Deluxe (itself a side game in Kirby Triple Deluxe), is now available on the Switch eShop. It retails for US$19.99/C$26.99.

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Online Leagues allows cross-platform multiplayer in a friendly or competitive environment.

Online Leagues and Watch Mode are coming to Super Mega Baseball 3 on September 29 as part of the 2020 release's fourth update.

Online Leagues was first announced as Custom Pennant Race around the game's launch and lets players create custom leagues and invite friends from other platforms (Super... Read more...

For those keeping score at home, that's 1.875 Lucasfilms.

Gaming's largest privately held publisher is off the market.

ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda, has entered into an agreement to be bought by Microsoft for US$7.5bn. This would give Microsoft ownership of properties such as Doom, Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Wolfenstein.

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How coincidental that Nintendo Switch Online players get a stockpile just in time for the renewal.

The new releases are quiet, but given last week's unexpected Thursday shadowdrops among the dozen or so that came out, it's subject to change. The prime releases are Rivals of Aether, which attempts to redeem the indie Smash-like after Bounty Battle Shockmaster'd, and CastleStorm II from Zen Studios.... Read more...

A quick rundown of some quick hits

The other titles shown off in today's Partner Showcase video:

Wait, I thought this was a 3rd party showcase?

Although today was a Nintendo partner showcase, a new Nintendo published game was announced.

Fitness Boxing 2, a sequel to the early 2019 release, will be available on December 4 with preorders open now. In North America and Europe the game is published by Nintendo.

Players will punch to the rhythm in this sequel which will have 23 songs to fight with, and save files from the original game will carry over.

GIVE ME ALL YOUR SHADOWDROPS.

Each Partner Showcase has a shaodwdrop, but today's has gone even further beyond.

Three different games will be available today:

And this is to go even further beyond!

NISA is bringing a Disgaea game to the Switch first, dood.

Disgaea 6 has been announced for Switch with a summer 2021 release. The main character Zed is a zombie who gets stronger every time he dies, and the game promises damage into the quadrillions and a max level of 99,999,999.

A Nintendo Switch Online trial of Disgaea 5 Complete will also be available from Sept 23-29.

Let's face it: there is no way we were going into a Tokyo Game Show without an upcoming Monster Hunter.

Monster Hunter is heading to Switch again in a big way.

Monster Hunter Rise will launch on Switch exclusively on March 26, as announced in the Partner Showcase. Hunters will have to stop monsters from rampaging and will be able to grapple anywhere in the environment.

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, a sequel to the 2017 3DS release, will follow next summer.

Good night sweet prince, and may flocks of StreetPass Miis sing thee to thy rest.

Nintendo's last handheld-only platform has ended production after almost a decade.

A notice was posted on the Japanese-language Nintendo 3DS webpage today (available here) which roughly translates to "Production of the main body of the Nintendo 3DS series has been discontinued." This means the 2011-released handheld will no longer be produced, though online play will continue to be available and the eShop will remain for game purchases.

Also the answer to the question of the early Partner Showcase announcement.

Nintendo held a corporate management policy briefing overnight to update investors on high-level plans for the business, but did include some updates on the company.

The full briefing notes are available on Nintendo's investor relations site (PDF link). Among the items included in the 56 page document:

The reason why this was announced at 3:30 am ET will not be discussed.

The third in Nintendo's series of Partner Showcase videos has been announced.

The seemingly monthly series of videos will air the latest entry tomorrow (September 17) at 10 a.m. ET, 7 a.m. PT, 1500 BST, and 1600 CET.

No indication of any announcing companies has been made, though the timing is consistent with announcements prior to the Tokyo Game Show whose online version runs next week.