Great, Tom Nook with direct billing.

The next Nintendo Direct is going mobile.

Nintendo has announced a Direct focusing on the Animal Crossing mobile game will air this week. The video will air at noon JST Wednesday, or 11 p.m. Eastern time / 8 p.m. Pacific time on Tuesday night. Due to timing, the video will run at 7 a.m. UK time for the European market.

Let the speed comparisons commence.

Nintendo has released new sales data for the United States in September, and the Switch's supply problems appear to be over.

A press statement sent ahead of this weekend's public release from the NPD Group has confirmed the Switch has sold more than 2 million systems through September 30. For comparison,... Read more...

Did you know DOOM on Switch has a motion controls setting? However, it does not provide gyro aiming.

"I hate to go inside baseball, but cork, yarn and rubber." - Brandon McCarthy

Before we begin, I need to vent a spleen.

Sunday's episode of Radio Free Nintendo discussed the old Nintendo download press releases, back in the days when they were written with a sense of humour and actually attempted to describe each game. Now, the PR we get just before this article goes live... Read more...

And the ever-important stability, can't forget that.

Switch system software 4.0 has now launched, bringing some new features to the console.

The new software has enabled the promised video capture functionality to the system, though currently it is only supported in four games (Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, ARMS, Splatoon 2). Recordings can be taken by holding down the capture button, and clips last for up to 30 seconds.

Ultra Space continues to contain more secrets.

This week's edition of Famitsu magazine has an extensive interview with Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon director Kazumasa Iwao.

Translated by Siliconera, the interview has confirmed that the Ultra Wormholes will also be used to capture legendary Pokémon of previous generations. Mewtwo was given... Read more...

"A curious game. It seems Luigi's only winning move is not to play."

Mario Party: The Top 100 will want you to invite some Amiibo to Minigame Island.

In a new trailer, it was revealed that the main Minigame Island mode will feature special "Amiibo spaces" that lead into the minigames. Tapping an Amiibo from the Super Mario series on the spaces will give 10 coins, which are converted to 1 Star for scoring purposes. Tapping an Amiibo when running out of lives can also give a one-time revival.

The launch trailer spills the beans.

The season pass won't be the only downloadable content for Fire Emblem Warriors.

A launch trailer for the game released by Nintendo today showed that a Japanese-language voice track will be a free downloadable option beginning on launch day. The notice appears alongside both the Switch and New 3DS versions of the game as well as the Chrom and Tiki Amiibo.

Holla holla!

The previously unidentified BlazBlue project for Switch has been revealed, and it's a killer crossover.

2018 release BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle has been revealed as coming to the Switch along with Steam and the PlayStation 4. It will be a 2v2 tag fighter featuring characters from the BlazBlue series... Read more...

Want to try a game without the monetary commitment?

Redbox will now offer Nintendo Switch games for daily rental at select locations. Switch cartridges will match the current $3 rate of other console games.

The kiosks will stock Splatoon 2, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Pokkén Tournament DX, Lego Ninjago, NBA 2K18, Just Dance 2018 and more.

This looks like a BFD 9000.

Bethesda will be dropping their first Switch game a week before Skyrim.

A new developer video as well as Nintendo's regional Twitter accounts have all confirmed that the hellacious shooter will release on November 10.

A developer interview has been released by Nintendo talking about the game and showing direct feed gameplay.

Bad enough it eats MvC Infinite's lunch in sales, now it's going 3v3 online.

Pokkén Tournament DX is about to hop on the update train.

The Pokémon Company announced the first update for the September release today, though no release date was given. Among the new features in the update is the ability to have 3v3 group battles online, as well as official groups created by the developers being made available.

Some old friends from Kalos are coming back - in a fashion.

The latest Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon trailer has revealed localized names for a couple of hot new moves.

The first half of the trailer focused on Necrozma and revealed three new moves. A new standard move for all forms is Photon Geyser, which deals damage based on the higher of Necrozma's Attack... Read more...

Zelda + elephants. Need I say more?

The Switch's release schedule has the momentum of a bullet train, so even as North America pumps the brakes in anticipation of the Fire Emblem Warriors / Jackbox Party Pack 4 / Super Mario Odyssey tripleheader the rest of this month that still means a double digit release count. We have a Touhou hijack... Read more...

Might be the best thing to come out of this particular cinematic universe.

After a slight delay, the newest project from WayForward will arrive just before Hallowe'en.

The Mummy Demastered was nailed down today for an October 24 release by WayForward. The 2D-inspired exploration platforming game is based on the 2017 Mummy movie starring Tom Cruise, a part of the Universal "Dark Universe" of monster films.

A wild collection of games produced a deserving champion.

A new Nintendo World Champion was crowned tonight in New York City.

Thomas G survived a star studded field including 2015 champion John Numbers, actors, speedrunners, professional wrestlers and more to take the crown. The full list of games presented tonight:

You must lower Spring Man into the steel.

ARMS was one of the games in tonight's Nintendo World Championship broadcast, and during the competition a new update was teased.

The 3.2 update releasing later this month will add a new "badge stash" achievement system, which unlocks special badges that can be worn in online matches.

A character... Read more...

Thankfully, there's plenty of prime numbers to use for the UB's base stats.

The latest trailer for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon has shown more of the Ultra Beasts including a brand new Beast.

It appears the trainer will be able to ride the mascots of Sun and Moon in the respective versions in exploring more of the Ultra space, including a new "Ultra Megalopolis" cityspace. The "Ultra Recon Squad", with two members each for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, was also revealed.

And Konami can't sue because of parody!

The newest game from one of the generation's most prominent independent developers will see first light on Switch.

Humble Hearts, the studio behind Dust: An Elysian Tale for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 4 among other platforms, have announced Never Stop Sneakin', and it will at least make its console... Read more...

The odd crossover of twin-stick shooter and roguelike.

The deluge of indie games on Switch in recent weeks will continue next week with an odd hybrid.

Twin stick shooter/roguelike cross Neon Chrome will hit the Switch eShop next week for US$14.99 or equivalent. Environments will be fully destructible, and entire floors can be blown up in the course of the procedurally generated adventure.