"Never go for this. Only villains do that."

Looks like Team Rocket will waste our time once again in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

The latest bimonthly trailer for the game features the reveal of Team Rainbow Rocket, which contains every villain from prior Pokemon games. Led by former Viridian City gym leader Giovanni, the new evil is out to use Ultra Space to obtain all of the legendary Pokemon in existence.

Rhythm action and vehicular adventure. Yup, it's that kind of week.

The release schedule takes a week off before next week kicks it into Mach 14 for a couple of weeks. Although there are three more card-based games for Switch this week (protip: Monopoly requires a power cycle to not load forever), the more intriguing games on the download hopper are Super Beat Sports from Harmonix and the latest game from forma.8 stars MixedBag: Wheels of Aurelia.

Feel the Joy-Con, Again!

Last month we gave away a pair of Joy-Con (Gray) controllers, and this month the prize is... another pair! (If you don't happen to have a switch we can work on finding a substitute prize!)

Thank you EVERYBODY for supporting us in our quest to deliver exciting Nintendo developments and exclusive gaming content at NWR!

The racing sim managed to put up a huge qualifying lap.

The Switch's first simulation racer made up major time on the back stretch and will now make it before the end of the Formula 1 season.

Originally slated to release on December 1, Gear.Club Unlimited is now going to release on November 21 both physically through GameStop as a timed exclusive and digitally. The European release will still be 1 December.

Some people will pay money to work on Christmas. It's true.

The fourth Style Savvy will be ready following the opening of presents on Christmas Day.

Style Savvy: Styling Star (aka Girls Mode 4 or New Style Boutique 3 in the rest of the world) has been announced for a December 25 eShop only release in North America. A demo is available for the game now.

Same price, but some extras await.

The Breath of the Wild will have some extra goodies this holiday season.

Nintendo of America has announced a new version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for this holiday. The "Explorer's Edition" will release at the same MSRP of $59.99, but will include a 100 page hint guide and a two-sided map. The DLC packs will not be included, and the new pack releases on November 24 ("Black Friday") for Switch only.

Mario is collecting a lot of coins.

Following the release of the first half financial reports this morning (NA time), Nintendo held a briefing for institutional investors that provided some up to date information.

Both Super Mario Odyssey for Switch and the SNES Classic Mini have achieved sell-through of over 2 million units. The... Read more...

"Luigi holds it, holds it... HOLDS IT..."

November 14 will see another major multiplatform take to the Switch's pitch.

Developer Psyonix appeared on a new episode of Nintendo Minute today to announce that Rocket League will release on Switch on November 14 in both North America and Europe. The vehicular soccer hit will start out at $19.99 US or equivalent.

Hard to believe the base game came out in February.

Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns has a few new options for love.

XSEED have confirmed the long-promised later DLC pack for their most recent farming simulator will release on November 9. The game will update at the same time, offering new outfits including a Rune Factory 4 crossover set, along other gameplay improvements.

Operation "Pass The WIi U" now in full effect for the Switch.

Nintendo has announced their earnings for the second fiscal quarter (through September 30, so no Mario Odyssey effects), and the Switch is rising to heaven.

The new console managed to increase production and sales compared with last quarter, selling 2.92m Switches worldwide and prompting a 40%... Read more...

And new icons, the stability of Switch software.

Following major feedback from players, Earth Atlantis will receive a big balance patch.

Intended to address key criticisms of the base game, the 1.0.1 patch will adjust drop rates for items, including leaving the equipped subweapon at the point of death and giving more item spawns closer to the restart point. A faster ship and toning down of boss difficutly with an emphasis on the game's Easy mode will also be included.

Now, whither the Switch version.

The digital exclusivity for the 3DS's Minecraft lasted about two months.

Nintendo of America has announced that the pocket-sized portable version of the Microsoft property will receive a physical release on November 10. The digital version of the game released on September 13.

The addition of... Read more...

The indie scene is pouring it on with two unique takes on the side scroller..

Independent developers are continuing to show the Switch love.

Canadian studio Bishop Games will be bringing a title called Light Fall to the Switch in March of next year. Winner of multiple international awards in its demo form, the hook is that the main character utilizes an item called the Shadow Core to create a platform at their feet.

An interactive visual novel set in the European countryside.

Unique is the best way to describe the latest release from MixedBag for the Nintendo Switch.

Set in the European countryside of the 1970s, Wheels of Aurelia follows the story of Lella, a woman who is travelling up the western coast of Italy. The graphical style reminds of early versions of... Read more...

Yes, there are things coming out this week that aren't Super Mario Odyssey.

There's a 20 ton elephant (or maybe a gorilla?) in the room this week with the second to last game from last year's Switch debut video. Yes, Mario Odyssey is finally coming, and you can actually preload it now to beat the crowds. Daan's review is up right now, so go check it out.

The poor suckers... Read more...

But the extra stability is worth it. UPDATED

For the second time in a week, Nintendo has released new system software for the Switch.

Version 4.0.1's official reason involves a fix to HDMI connections on the system that were causing sound issues on some television models. However, the update also appeared to removed support for the official... Read more...

So you DON'T have to pay Tom Nook...

The Animal Crossing smartphone game will take you to a camp in your pocket.

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will release in "late November" in all territories, and will feature a created avatar attempting to build their dream campsite. The title will be free to start, with purchasable Leaf Tickets serving to speed up construction of larger projects or instant access to smaller ones.

He's at the track, at the wall...

The Titans are coming over the wall for Nintendo owners in March.

Attack on Titan 2, Koei Tecmo's follow-up to a 2016 action title based on the mainstream animated Japanese hit, will release on Switch in March 2018 alongside other platforms. The more action focused title will feature eight playable... Read more...

An intergalactic adventure from the land down under

A space themed platformer with procedural elements will release on Switch in the first half of 2018.

Rogue Singularity stars a robot who is trying to navigate a procedurally generated 3D environment, dueling bosses and setting times in online leaderboards. Parts to enhance the robot will be found in the environments to extend the runs that much farther.

"The snow glows white on the mountain tonight..."

Last week's 4.0 update for the Switch has radically expanded the market for compatible USB hubs by enabling two new features for docked systems.

The first to be discovered is the ability to use USB-powered headsets with the system. USB wired headsets will work, as well as wireless headsets that connect to an adapter such as the PlayStation Gold headset.