Also known as "screw your Water types". Sorry, Wooper.

The newest Hisuian Pokemon for Legends Arceus is quite a shocker.

Following a social media campaign centered on Pokemon Sword and Shield's Ball Guy NPC, the company revealed a Hisuian version of Voltorb. The new form is Electric/Grass typed, and has added wood grain to the "Poke Ball" design of the original.

A true example of "if it wasn't for them, we wouldn't be here".

The design lead on Nintendo hardware from the Color-TV Game Series to the Satellaview has died.

Masayuki Uemura, former lead of Nintendo's R&D 2 hardware division from 1979 - 2004, passed away on December 6 at the age of 78. The death was announced by Ritsumeikan University, where Uemura founded a Game Research Centre during an academic career that began in 2004 and continued until his passing.

Looks like the system is going to have to change again for Europe at least.

The Switch's preorder system may have to be altered again soon following a ruling in German court.

Prior to August of 2020, preordering a game or DLC on the Switch eShop charged the user immediately with no direct possibility of refund and started the download: in August 2020, the process changed... Read more...

Finally, a quiet... oh crap, there's going to be a lot of shadowdrops Thursday night aren't there?

As one of the last weeks of the year opens, it seems like a quiet week on paper. The headliners are the third monster-taming game in the last 31 days with Monster Rancher 1+2 DX, though my friends are still trying to get me into Loop Hero. Some classic adventure awaits from the ghosts of Telltale... Read more...

Well, the new character could have an overpowered kit OR SHE COULD USE THE WARP STAFF!

The story of Fire Emblem Heroes is seemingly returning to where it all began.

Version 6 of the game will soon be available, and it will kick off a new story beginning on Tuesday (December 7). The story will take place in the game's original kingdoms of Askr and Embla, and a free copy of a new character... Read more...

This is the paper. It lets me know when I've stopped being funny. (Enough already - Ed)

The Switch Online Expansion Pass is expanding just a bit more before the holidays.

Nintendo have revealed the first of the promised second group of N64 titles, the original Paper Mario, will release on December 10. A brief trailer is below:

The August 2000 release (in North America) sees Mario and a cast of helper characters trying to rebuild the Star Rod in order to rescue the perpetually kidnapped Princess Peach.

Clearly this is a game named by little Bobby Tables.

A collection of latter day PlayStation 2 RPGs that has appeared in multiple ratings authority has finally been confirmed for Switch.

Bandai Namco have announced the .hack//G.U Last Recode collection will come to Switch on 10 March 2022 in Japan, with an English release for southeast Asian regions... Read more...

Puhuhuhu~!

Well, it's now the week of hope (or despair, depending on your choices) as the Danganronpa Decadence collection is split up for individual release on the eShop this Friday. All four of them. There is a preorder discount for all four of them... and we'll have more on why this is important shortly.... Read more...

And somewhere, James's heart grows three sizes.

One of the most bizarre yet beloved games of 2020 will hit Switch next spring.

Atlus announced a Switch version of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim will release in April of 2022 in Japan during a celebration of the game's second anniversary in the country: the Western branch have announced it will release outside Japan on April 12. It was previously on the PlayStation 4, while a PlayStation Vita release was scrapped due to the system's end of life.

The perfect (?) game for those holiday travels.

Yacht Club Games is not afraid to drop things in December, and we received another example of that today.

Preorders have now opened for Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon, the Wario's Woods-styled puzzle game / dungeon crawler set in the Shovel Knight universe. The game is slated for release on December 13.

Bowser spitting internal fire on this one.

An email from Doug Bowser sent to all Nintendo employees on Friday has clarified Nintendo's stance on the ongoing culture of harassment at Activision Blizzard.

Following the publishing of an expose in the Wall Street Journal (possibly paywalled) this past Tuesday, Nintendo of America sent an email to all hands at Nintendo of America on Friday that was obtained by Fanbyte. In the email, Bowser underlined the seriousness of the allegations:

Let's face it, we know what you're here for.

In a week that's totally devoted to the sale that has already kicked off in Europe and will hopefully start a few hours away from starting in North America, there are a few new releases to talk about. The big one for me is DoDonPachi Resurrection from the eternally popular bullet hell franchise, with The Man also stepping up to provide Death's Door from Devolver Digital.

A surreal announcement years in the making.

eSports Company Panda Global announced today that they're teaming up with Nintendo for a Super Smash Bros. tournament circuit in 2022.

The circuit bills itself as the first circuit to be officially licensed by Nintendo in North America. Though few details were given, Panda Global founder Alan... Read more...

It doesn't matter if you win, lose, or DRAW A MONSTER CARD!!

It looks as though the latest entry in the Yu-Gi-Oh series will be coming west after all.

Konami's European branch have confirmed a release for Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Rush: Dawn of the Battle Royale in the region on 7 December. The "high speed" version of the popular children's card game released in Japan this past August.

...can we just ask you to check your wishlist and be done with it?

Nintendo has kicked off their Black Friday offers in Europe and Australia with an absolutely gigantic sale.

The eShop update a few moments ago has brought with it more than 1000 new titles on sale around "Black Friday". Several Nintendo first party published games - notably Bravely Default II,... Read more...

This is the game that doesn't end, yes it goes on and on my friend...

A beloved roguelike will make 2021 on Switch as promised.

Devolver Digital have announced a December 9 release for card-based "endless RPG" Loop Hero, which released on PC earlier this year. The game will be $14.99 US, with a 10% preorder discount.

The game takes place in a world destroyed by an evil lich that the player is working to rebuild.

They literally could not have timed this any better considering it's going on sale soon.

Just ahead of its Black Friday sale, more content has come to Mario Kart Live.

The app update, available now, allows for two karts to race splitscreen on the same Switch and also adds a new "Relay Race" multiplayer option that supports up to 4 players. Relay Race can be played with any Grand Prix course set.

Good job, brain(s)!

A demo for the last Nintendo release of 2021 is now available.

Big Brain Academy: Brain vs Brain - due for launch December 3 - now has a demo available on the eShop. According to Nintendo's announcement post, a "selection of activities" will be available for the multiplayer brain game.

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Can I really say I didn't pay for Brilliant Diamond if I had to spend $1600 to get it?

It's a light week because of the Steelix in the room - Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are your monstrous games of the week. And considering I technically paid no money for Brilliant Diamond (thanks to Gold coins) I'm looking forward to being able to play Diamond and Pearl without an effective... Read more...

Hey, we got actual numbers this time!

Nintendo's first month of US sales for the Switch OLED kicked off what the company hopes will be a new, extended winning streak in the console realm, according to the NPD Group.

All data based on dollars from October 3 - 30, unless otherwise noted. Nintendo does not present digital sales to the survey, though some third parties do present their eShop sales as applicable.