Toad and Rosalina will have to wait for their 4" cat variations.

Cat Peach is getting her own figure from Jakks Pacific as part of a 3-pack due out this fall that also comes with Cat Mario and Cat Luigi.

The 4" Super Mario 3D World-inspired figures feature multiple points of articiulation and also include a Cat Bell power-up item. The trio will be sold for $29.99. Cat Mario and Cat Luigi were previously available, but Cat Peach is a brand new figure.

Given its current platform choices, it's time for people to play this.

A fresh story will be told on Switch early next month.

Modus Games have confirmed the storybook style platformer Lost Words: Beyond the Page will release on Switch and other consoles on April 6. Previously, the game was exclusive to the embattled Google Stadia streaming service.

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The propellers spin!

A classic Bowser airship is becoming a toy this fall from Jakks Pacific.

The Deluxe Bowser Ship Playset retails for $39.99 and includes a 2.5" Mario figure. The package measures 17" W x 15" H x 5.25" D and the ship itself features spinning propellers and rocking motion wheels. It also plays the Airship theme, so you can properly set the stage for your display and/or playtime.

One this week and one starting in April.

Some big monsters of Monster Hunters past and present will be coming to Rise.

The original demo released in January will be updated this Thursday (the 11th), adding a third monster in the game mascot Magnamalo (joining the Great Izuchi and Mizutsune). The play counts will be reset, and rewards will be included with this new version of the demo.

And yes, we got amiibo for days.

Capcom will be telling a set of stories this summer.

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin will be available on July 9, and as with Rise a limited edition will be available. Three amiibo - two characters Ena and Tsukino, plus a Razewing Ratha(los) - will be available on the same day.

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First Crash Bandicoot storms Nintendo HQ, now he's crashing Mario's 35th (and final) birthday.

Fans of off-brand and possibly traitorous mascot platformers of the 90s rejoice: it's finally time for Crash Bandicoot to hit the Switch again. Crash 4 (I see we're ignoring everything after Clinton) hits Friday, but I'm waiting for the exchange rate to come down across the board before I grab it.... Read more...

The Day of Anime continues with a lot of help from friends.

The second New Game Plus Expo has wrapped with a group of Switch announcements.

NIS America

And yes, the Kirbys are cute.

UPDATE: Super Smash Bros Ultimate Version 11.0 is out now, including the Pyra and Myrhra DLC.

Pyra and Mythra are about to blast into Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

The new update for Smash Ultimate that brings the blades of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will be available later today (US time). A specific time has not been revealed.

If this pans out, we might have a more powerful model on our hands.

Reports are beginning to emerge regarding a possible upgraded Switch that could enter production by Nintendo's second financial quarter.

As reported by Bloomberg (note: limited access before a paywall) Nintendo has placed an order with Samsung for 7" OLED (organic light emitting diode) displays... Read more...

The Wii U is approaching maximum stability.

After two and a half years, the Wii U has received a system update.

We're only two days away from its successor's fourth anniversary, but Nintendo seems to still remember the Wii U enough to make small changes after all these years. A new firmware update was quietly released today, bringing the... Read more...

For the first time in a month there's nothing either unlocking or preloading on my Switch... whoops, there's Gnosia.

Maybe I'll have time to catch up on a bunch of stuff that came out in February, as for me March is coming in like a lamb. Although the big game is Natsume taking Harvest Moon into the open world with the appropriately named One World, my attention is focused on the Playism-localized visual novel Gnosia (as featured in last December's Indie World and then immediately vented, but I'll say no more).

Apparently

In a somewhat odd move, Forever Entertainment's official Panzer Dragoon twitter account seems to have confirmed a release window for Panzer Dragoon II Zwei Remake in the replies of another tweet. The reply confirms that the game is aiming for a release sometime this year.

We're planning to release Panzer Dragoon II Zwei: Remake this year. 😎

"Where is your god now?" "Uh, they're in my Switch."

The next game from Game Freak is a tale of myth and legend.

Pokemon Legends: Arceus, launching in early 2022, is set in the Sinnoh region several hundred years before the events of Diamond and Pearl. Although the battles will be traditional, the world will be fully open for exploration.

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Heading back to the world that first brought us online and Garchomp.

Pokemon's 25th anniversary will be headlined by a celebration of a 15th.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are remakes of the original 2006 DS releases that will release on Switch in "late 2021". The games will be developed by ILCA, who also created the Pokemon Home app for Switch and mobile.

It's a coming-of-age story about a girl and the family heirloom mech she loses.

Stonefly is a tranquil mech action-adventure game coming to Switch this summer from developer Flight School Studios (2019's Creature in the Well) and MWM Interactive.

Players control Annika, a young female inventor who goes on a quest to recover her dad's prized mech after she loses it. Along... Read more...

Time to take the plunge

Unknown Worlds announced today that the oceanic adventure Subnautica and it's sequel Subnautica: Below Zero will launch on the Nintendo Switch on May 14th. While Subnautica: Below Zero has been in early access for quite some time, both it and its predecessor were revealed to be coming to Switch during... Read more...

Really though, what's wrong with being friendly with a thoroughbred?

NIS America is returning to high school this fall with a newly-announced localization.

Announced in the Japanese-language Nintendo Direct last week for a June 2021 release in Japan, The Caligula Effect 2 has been picked up for localization by NISA with a "Fall" release date listed. A limited retail edition is now available on the NIS America online store, as is company policy.

Before you crack Among Us jokes, this is a single player game.

A featured game from the last Indie Showcase will be hitting next week.

The sci-fi visual novel Gnosia, previously announced for localization in December, will launch on Switch next Thursday (March 4) after originally targeting a "late January" date. The retail price will be US$24.99 or equivalent.

Will the Hoopanings leave everyone Infernape? Only one way to find out.

Pokemon's 25th anniversary is this Saturday and we're getting some announcements the day before.

The Pokemon Company will air a "Pokemon Presents" video tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT / 1600 CET, or midnight on the 27th JST. No length has been given for the video TPC have confirmed the video will be approximately 20 minutes long.

Replace corn with bananas and you get the idea.

Missing some side-scrolling Kong action? Well, Stitchy in Tooki Trouble from developer Polygoat will soon be running and jumping all over your Switch screen. Set against a colorful backdrop, players will guide Stitchy through over 25 stages in this experience designed for all ages. Take on mine cart rides, boss battles, and fire-breathing robots on your quest to reclaim your corn from the evil Tooki.