The journey will get quite a bit sweeter this year.

Spiritfarer will be spinning new stories throughout 2021.

Thunder Lotus Games have announced three major updates for 2021 today, and all of them will be free for existing players. The updates are known as "Lily" (targeting this spring), "Beverly" (summer), and "Jackie & Daria" (fall), and will add one spirit in the first two updates and two in the third.

Sounds like a reachable goal.

The tactical RPG King's Bounty II has finally secured its launch date for all platforms.

After being announced for a Switch release in a March 2020 Direct Mini with a planned release of "2020", it was finally announced for release on August 24 in an Epic Games Store presentation earlier today. Publisher Koch Media later confirmed this was the release date for Switch as well.

Farming with friends will be a little bit more intimate once *gestures wildly* is over.

A major update is now out for Stardew Valley that adds a host of new features.

The version 1.5 update is now available on the eShop and includes a local co-op play option to go along with the existing online play. New music, goals, community upgrades, and secrets are also included in the update.

The PC darling making its debut on consoles.

A beloved PC exploration title is making its first move to consoles on Switch next week.

Cathedral, launching on February 18, is an 8-bit themed game of exploration that originally released on PC Hallowe'en 2019. Originally beginning development in 2014, Cathedral promises an expansive world to uncover the secrets of.

We're not even pretending this is getting anything but an M rating.

One of the more unique concepts in beat-em-ups is coming to Switch this summer.

Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed, a remake of the 2010 Japan-only PSP title developed by Acquire, will be released in western territories this summer via XSEED. The Japanese release is slated for May 20. The... Read more...

An all-localization Partner Showcase? Go on...

2020's best third party presentation is dropping a new version slightly earlier in 2021.

The New Game Plus Expo, which ran June 23 of last year, will air for 2021 on March 4. The full lineup of publishers includes:

No first party games this month, before you ask.

The newest additions for the Switch's online retro library are some of the deepest cuts yet.

North America and Europe will receive three SNES games: January 1996 platformer Prehistorik Man, Telenet-developed 1993 fighting game Doomsday Warrior, and unlocalized platformer Psycho Dream. Psycho Dream... Read more...

It's about time that the latest Crash game makes its way to Nintendo platforms.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is heading to Nintendo Switch on March 12, retailing for $39.99 (cheaper than the PlayStation and Xbox versions, which are $59.99).

Longtime Skylanders developer Toys for Bob created both the original release and the Switch version. The game first debuted in... Read more...

...I don't want to think about the possibility of Zeus with a smartphone, thanks...

The creators of 2018's Hexologic have announced their next project will be a mythological adventure with a twist.

MythicOwl revealed a new game called Harmony's Odyssey today, which is targeting a 2021 release for Switch. The odyssey will take place in a world which crosses the mythological with the modern, where minotaurs and cyclopes have access to cars and smartphones.

This week, every day is Caturday.

The cat's meow this week is obviously the final major part of the Mario 35th party - and the only one that will be presumably sold after the end of next month - in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Look for a review on that later this week, but I've already downloaded it so I guess I'm going... Read more...

And we may see the ascension of a developer.

Apex Legends's new season kicks off today, and Switch owners get to jump in next month.

EA have confirmed that the Switch version of the battle royal shooter will launch on March 9 as a free download. The Switch version will maintain cross-platform play with the PC, PlayStation, and Xbox versions.... Read more...

The time travelling RPG hopes for an actual date in the next couple of months.

Originally slated for last year before everything happened, Cris Tales will instead be told in summer.

The Modus Games-published JRPG has now targeted July 2021 as the release window, with a firm date expected "in the next two months". A demo was previously released on Switch last year.

A new trailer for the game is also available:

This is the back-charge before my wallet gets hit with multiple Sonic Booms over the next few weeks.

After the last couple of weeks, this article seems downright pedestrian - but it's just the warmup for me getting hit for three big games in three consecutive Fridays (Mario 3D World, the deluxe version of P5 Strikers, and Bravely Third). The game to watch this week is Haven, though the co-op focus... Read more...

It's not whether they can pass the 3DS in lifetime Switch sales, it's "did they pass the GBA?".

Nintendo released their financial results for the third quarter of the 2020-21 fiscal year overnight. All figures are based on the reporting period of October 1 - December 31, the key holiday shopping season.

All monetary figures reported in yen, with comparisons to the US dollar based on a market rate of $1 = ¥104.933 provided for comparison only.

If you don't have as many coins to toss to your Witcher, there will be an alternative.

There are some new options available for purchasing The Witcher 3 on Switch.

Beginning from today, the RPG previously sold as a "Complete Edition" will be split into three separate products: the base game, the Hearts of Stone expansion, and the Blood and Wine expansion. The "Complete Edition" as... Read more...

The game that records VO together stays together.

Haven will be coming in time for Valentine's Day on Switch.

The co-op focused space love story will be available on February 4, after releasing on Steam / Xbox systems / PlayStation 5 at the end of 2020.

As confirmed on the most recent episode of Radio Trivia, the voice work for Haven was recorded with the two actors in the same room unlike most other voice projects.

Pave is not a way to stream WWE Network, though they do dance better than R-Truth.

Animal Crossing will be dropping an update on Thursday that adds a bit more life to parties.

The update includes the "Festivale" event, which is scheduled to take place on February 15 and features a feather hunt with Pavé the peacock. New reactions and items will also be dropped in the update.

I am once again asking for your help in getting Brave Bernadetta this week.

Before we begin a busy week, I must ask you to log into your Nintendo accounts and vote for Bernadetta (either one) in the Heroes Choose Your Legends poll so we can get a sweet looking version. Speaking of my BS, this week is rife with it as the year's first (North American) retail releases are squarely in it: Atelier Ryza 2 and Re:Zero - Starting Life In Another World.

...is there something about one Koopa Kid that makes them easier to LEGO?

Another LEGO Mario set has been announced.

The "Master Your Adventure Maker Set" is now available on LEGO's website and is coming soon to retailers. Retailing for US$59.99, the set includes mini-figures of Goomba, Koopa Paratroopa, Bob-omb, and Larry Koopa.

The interactive elements include a timer block, two item blocks, and a pipe that creates a 30 second challenge.

From the mind that has no chance of making it to Cooperstown.

One of 2018's oddest business deals is finally paying off for Switch owners.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, the re-release of the 2012 western RPG, will come to Switch on March 16. The remade version launched on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One last year.

The Re-Reckoning version is published... Read more...