Torna~The Golden Country

Nintendo revealed Xenoblade 2's next DLC, Torna: The Golden Country, during its E3 event. The prequel story covers a struggle for Torna against the Aegis, featuring new playable characters and returning story characters.

Torna: The Golden Country is set for September. The Expansion Pass which included the Golden Country will be sold as a code-in-a-box on September 21.

Lucky number 16 is coming next year.

Fire Emblem is coming to the Switch in 2019.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses was tabbed for a Spring 2019 release. Troop and squadron movement, the ability to have characters train in weapons, and full 3D movement were shown off.

The game will be set in a world called Foldan, where the Church of Seiros is the dominant force. A player protagonist meets three central characters, named Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude.

A marvelous Direct opener.

Nintendo's 2018 Direct opened with a 2019 mech game.

Developed by Marvelous using Unreal Engine 4, Daemon X Machina was tabbed for a 2019 release. The video shows combat between smaller human-sized mechs and larger mechs. Specifically, mechs appear to be termed "arsenals" in the game, and are fully... Read more...

No release date as of yet.

Konami is coming back to the Switch with another throwback to the company's distant past.

Hyper Sports R, a new version of their 1984 sports title Hyper Olympic (later released on the NES as part of Track and Field) has been announced for Switch. The button mashing of the original arcade game appears to be replaced with Joy-Con shaking.

W-w-w-wing damage.

Ubisoft's intergalactic adventure has gotten some help from the Lylat system.

Starlink: Battle for Atlas has been announced for an October 16 release, and the Switch version will include an exclusive appearance from the Star Fox team. Shigeru Miyamoto appeared at Ubi's presentation for the second consecutive year and received the first Arwing model that will be compatible with Starlink.

The DLC is finally dated.

Ubisoft has finally unleashed the long awaited DLC for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle featuring Donkey Kong.

The Donkey Kong Adventure pack will be available for individual purchase on June 26, with holders of the season pass getting the pack on June 25. A Cranky Rabbid - or at least, a Rabbid with a long beard - appears to join DK and Rabbid Peach in the trailer shown below. Four brand new environments are promised for the expansion.

Learn how to crash. A lot.

The Trials series is about to make its debut on Nintendo systems.

Ubisoft's E3 presentation featured the debut of Trials Rising, a February 2019 release for Switch. The long-running motorcycle series will feature tutorials designed by expert players of previous Trials titles.

A beta for the game is now taking applications at the game's website.

Which one of those platforms do you think is the typo?

The Wii and Wii U are still getting releases in October of 2018.

Along with the Switch, the legacy Nintendo platforms will receive their annual Just Dance release with Just Dance 2019, scheduled for release on October 23. Artists confirmed for the game include Bruno Mars and Cardi B ("Finesse"), Daddy Yankee ("Shaky Shaky"), and Mayra Veronica ("Mama Mia").

We've had the programmer for the new game on a telethon.

Limited Run Games's E3 presentation has just wrapped with some big Switch announcements.

Two brand new games for Switch were announced during the presentation. Dust: An Elysian Tale, the first game from Never Stop Sneakin' developers Humble Hearts, will come to Switch with a LRG physical release. The digital version is slated to launch within "a month or two".

Look, if you can't believe Chance the Rapper who can you believe?

Paladins may not be the only mega-popular shooter launching on Switch tomorrow, if an apparent eShop listing is to be believed.

The listing in the eShop shows Fortnite, Epic Games's building sim that later pivoted into the biggest shooter on the planet, releasing on June 12 as a 2GB download. A... Read more...

As befits Devolver, it features a sentient banana.

The annual Devolver Digital press conference performance featured a Switch announcement that fit the wackiness.

My Friend Pedro has been announced for a 2019 release by Devolver. A side scrolling action title, the game stars an unidentified character who is urged to slaughter everything in his path by a sentient banana.

There's at least 75 vaults still to open.

Mobile hit Fallout Shelter will be unlocking on Switch tonight.

The free-to-start strategy simulation released at E3 2015 on mobile, and has been played by over 120 million players in that time. The goal is to build a successful vault as its overseer, managing the daily lives of its residents.

Not straight away but progress can come from elsewhere.

Bethesda is still dealing on the Switch.

During their E3 presentation, Bethesda confirmed that strategy card game The Elder Scrolls: Legends would come to Switch later this year. Previously available on mobile, the card game can carry progress from there or PC with a Bethesda account.

Yes, that one.

The first Tales game for the Switch is already celebrating an anniversary.

Bandai Namco has announced a remastered version of 2008's Tales of Vesperia, which will come to all consoles including Switch this winter. The game was initially announced at Microsoft's E3 game presentation.

The remaster will include the full 2008 release, as well as content from the PlayStation 3 version of the game that was never localized and dual audio.

Time to complete the treble.

FIFA 19 will take the Switch pitch at the end of September.

The annual soccer phenomenon was shown at today's EA Play kickoff event with a release date of September 28 for all versions including Switch.

One of the soccer world's biggest annual competittions, the UEFA Champions League, has been licensed by EA for this year's editions, though only the story mode - not present on Switch - was mentioned as featuring it.

In case you missed it the first time - and let's face it, you probably did.

A Wii U cult hit is getting a second lease on NIntendo life with a little help from a friend.

XSEED Games have announced a partnership with Freedom Planet developer GalaxyTrail to bring the game to Switch this fall. It will be playable in the XSEED E3 booth on Switch.

Originally released in 2015 on Wii U, Matt West called it "the best Sonic game in years".

Here comes the money...

Hamster held a livestream today in Japan to announce the next few Arcade Archives titles from the Neo-Geo.

Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory is first up, releasing next week. Following it will be 2D fighter The Last Blade 2, cult classic puzzle game Money Puzzle Exchanger, early first person action RPG The Super Spy, and early bowling sim League Bowling.

It'll be free to play... eventually.

Next Tuesday will see the launch of a popular hero shooter on the Switch.

After being teased with eShop updates, Paladins: Champions of the Realm was listed in the European eShop as available for pre-purchase with an unlock date of 12 June (this coming Tuesday). Although the game is normally free-to-play,... Read more...

Let's just clear the deck for all the stuff getting announced next week. Or leaked on eShop updates.

With a particular dog and pony show happening in LA next week, the North American branch is taking the opportunity to clear the indie deck before that. The big release is the dual launch of Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido which debuted last year during Treehouse Live, though you might prefer your... Read more...

The twisted tale of Clementine will be here soon.

At least one season of one of the most critically acclaimed adventure series of the decade will play out on Switch before the end of 2018.

Telltale Games has confirmed that The Walking Dead: The Final Season will come to Switch "later this year". Previous Telltale Switch releases have released in complete packages, such as Minecraft: Story Mode and the Telltale Batman series, as opposed to their normal episodic model.