So that's what Intelligent Systems was up to...

The newest adventure of Paper Mario is just a couple of months away.

Paper Mario: The Origami King has been announced for a July 17 release, for US$59.99 or equivalent: it can be preloaded now. The evil Origami King has taken Princess Peach's castle, and Mario must seek the help of allies old (Bowser) and new to save the princess.

A good walk, spoiled.

2K's newest entry into licensed sports will be in the Switch clubhouse this summer.

PGA Tour 2K21 will launch on Switch day and date with other platforms on August 21. The officially licensed PGA Tour game will feature a full featured course and player designer and online multiplayer.

PGA is developed by HB Studios, who developed The Golf Club games for PC / Xbox One / PlayStation 4 in the past.

Time for the world to see rollback netcode in action.

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the world's largest fighting game tournament is going online, and Smash Bros. fans will have to look elsewhere for a featured spot this year.

EVO announced the details of Evo Online, a five-week event with open online tournaments for four new games and special exhibitions for the original EVO 2020 lineup—with two big exceptions.

What if golf didn't use balls AND was simultaneous multiplayer?

What The Golf? has finally nailed down its tee time.

The parody of the staid sport of golf will launch on Switch May 21 for US$19.99 / €19.99 / £17.99 with a discount of 25% for buying up until the 28th. Originally announced last year in an Indie World show, it was also an Apple Arcade launch title.

Looks like mind tricks AND money won't work to start the race tomorrow.

One of this week's hyped releases has had to pull into the pits right before its green flag.

Aspyr Media have had to delay the release of Star Wars: Episode I Racer that was originally slated for tomorrow (May 12). Delays in adjusting to work from home are being cited for the delay.

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The game's Pennant Race mode is getting much more options.

Super Mega Baseball 3 still isn't out for a few more days, but Metalhead Software is ready to show off the first major free update for the game.

Custom Pennant Race is the new mode, an iteration of the existing Pennant Race mode that was introduced in Super Mega Baseball 2 and is also in the base... Read more...

If you're looking for Star Wars day, that was yesterday on the revenge of the 5th.

It's an interesting week for the eShop if only because of some of the games up for grabs. The headliner is the Indie MIX published Jay and Silent Bob-themed NES brawler Mall Brawl, just because who would have expected a Jay and Silent Bob licensed game in 2020? There's also the evil-sounding Void Bastards if you need a bit more of a slower pace, the game mashup (literally) SuperMash, and serene bike rider Lonely Mountains: Downhill.

So much money Nintendo could probably buy an island.

Nintendo issued their full year financial results for the period of April 1, 2019 -> March 31, 2020 overnight, with some big numbers for the company admist the COVID-19 pandemic.

All numbers reported in yen: a rounded comparison based on an exchange rate of 106.571 yen to the US$ is provided for clarification only.

We've got a former character of World Championship Wrestling here. Not Glacier, however.

Mortal Kombat 11 will be getting an expansion later this month and some new features for all players.

The 2019 fighter will update on May 26, with all players getting new stages, stage specific Fatality moves, and new Friendship options. The update will also include a new purchasable story expansion... Read more...

At least you won't have to buy it twice - right, CJ?

Following a Japanese reveal, EA have confirmed the release date for Burnout Paradise's Nintendo debut.

The vintage open-world racer will land on Switch June 19, and the MSRP will be US$49.99/C$64.99. It is also available for preload on the eShop today.

Burnout Paradise originally released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2008, and was remastered for their successor systems last year.

The secret's out in the midst of the summer.

A girl who can change the seasons will have her adventure right at the point you'd want to change out of the summer heat.

Ary and the Secret of Seasons, the Modus Games-published action adventure game, will launch on Switch July 28. A new gameplay video has also been released:

As she attempts to find her brother and grow into the role of Guardian of Winter, Ary will summon biomes of specific seasons to explore her world.

Time to get your puck on.

The second DLC pack is now out for Luigi's Mansion 3, wrapping up that pass.

Luigi can sport three new costumes as part of the update, dressing as a magician, pirate, or a paleontologist. New ghosts will appear in the ScareScraaper, and the ScreamPark has added new games as well. The new games are: PuckStravaganza (ice hockey), Floaty Frenzy (water-focused obstacle course), and Desperate Measures.

If you ever wondered what it's like to play a game WITHOUT the day 1 patch...

New information has emerged from Lab Zero Games and publisher 505 Games following this morning's surprise launch of Indivisible.

505 have confirmed to USGamer that the game's launch was originally going to be in early May, with copies for backers of the game's Indiegogo campaign set to receive... Read more...

Maybe the Turks and Caicos should have pushed a bit harder to join Canada, eh.

eShops for 3DS and Wii U will be closing in most of Latin America this summer, preventing new downloads as well as redownloading old ones.

The eShops in the affected countries on 3DS and Wii U had "limited support", which means codes could be redeemed if purchased and software could be redownloaded,... Read more...

From the makers of Duke Nukem Forever... wait, why are you laughing?

A controversial first person shooter from the makers of multiple genre classics will make its console debut in a couple of weeks.

Ion Fury, the first shipping game from 3D Realms to reach consoles without intervention since 2006's Prey, will be available on Switch May 14 for US$24.99. A preload discount will also be available, and a physical version will be available from the game's website or in stores in PAL regions at the end of June.

It's the story of Morgan. Francis York Morgan.

The Switch's summer is both a little bit more and less mysterious.

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise will launch on Switch July 10 for $49.99 US, both digitally and physically. Set partially in Boston, the game claims to be a sequel and prequel to the original game.

The original game is currently on sale for 50% off in North America to celebrate.

The crowdfunded RPG is coming with a bit of a discount, but some caveats. (UPDATED)

It turns out 505 Games will have two Switch releases this week.

Indivisible, the RPG developed by Lab Zero Games (Skullgirls) has appeared on the Switch eShop with no prior announcement of a release date. The price is US$23.99 after a 20% discount that expires May 12, for a regular price of $29.99.

Female focused fighter fights from forty-eight. (Also alliteration is awesome.)

SNK is observing the 30th anniversary of the Neo Geo with a special release of a classic portable fighter.

SNK Gals' Fighters, a 2000 Neo Geo Pocket Color fighting game, will be made available on the Switch eShop this Wednesday (April 29). This is the second NGPC game to be made available on Switch following a preorder bonus of Samurai Shodown II to coincide with the launch of the modern reboot in February.

Telling lies and moving out - I'll be doing one of those this week.

The big release is a three way fight this week: there's arguments for Moving Out (the speed-based moving simulator with apparently a very liberal damage waiver), Streets of Rage 4 (the Wonder Boy: The Dragons' Trap devs tackle belt action with Sega's permission), or Telling Lies (FMV/adventure maestro Sam Barlow's console debut).

The staff has a bit of a pedigree when it comes to building things.

One of the game announced in December's Indie World has its release date ready to go.

SuperMash, the random game mashup simulator, will release on Switch May 8 for US$19.99. Players will mash together 2D game styles such as JRPG, platformer, and scrolling shooter to try and satisfy the demands of a video game store's customers.