Wakka wakka wakka with 98 other jerks.

It'll be just under a week before the battle royale classics resume - with something even older than Mario.

Nintendo have announced Pac-Man 99 will be available for play by Nintendo Switch Online members beginning on April 7 (tomorrow) at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. The app is available to download now.

Here's hoping they have better security this time.

E3 is returning after a year's absence with a new format, and Nintendo is one of the backers.

First reported by GamesIndustry.biz, the retooled E3 will be a digital only event running from June 12-15, 2021 (Saturday to Tuesday). Nintendo has been announced as attending along with Microsoft, Capcom, Konami, Take Two Interactive, Ubisoft, WB Games, and Koch Media.

We had to confirm this wasn't an April Fools joke.

Platinum Games is going to attempt to bring classic arcade gameplay into the 2020s.

The company announced a new line of games called "Neo-Classic Arcade", and its first product will be Sol Cresta - due for release on Switch later this year. Sol will be the third title in the "Cresta" shooter series:... Read more...

Look, there's two games for Donald this week... here's some money, go play a Star War. (RIP Jessica Walter)

It has been two weeks since something I will put an inordinate amount of time into has been released, and in fact there's a doubleheader this Friday. The adventures of Class VII wrap up once and for all in Trails of Cold Steel IV as NIS America kicks off a stupidly busy April, but since I still need... Read more...

The end of May starts to fill in with some interesting shooting action.

A shockingly popular Japanese series is about to make its western Switch debut.

Earth Defence Force: World Brothers, which launched in Japan at the tail end of last year, will come out in North America on May 27 via D3 Publisher. The localized version will feature an English dub and subtitles.

So one week after the US, but a few days before your humble News Editor's would be due.

There's no fooling the tax man, as Turnip Boy will find out in a few weeks.

Graffiti Games have announced their action adventure title Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion will come to Switch on April 22 for US$14.99 or regional equivalent. After racking up a somewhat large debt though means of questionable legality, the Turnip Boy must navigate a wild world in order to solve his debt issues.

Hot Guillotine Summer

Joy Manufacturing Co. released a new trailer for Ambition: A Minuet in Power on Tuesday to announce the spring PC release window. At the end of the trailer, they included a surprise Switch release window. Ambition: A Minuet in Power is coming to the handheld console this summer.

Ambition: A Minuet... Read more...

Your V-Buck holder just got a little smaller.

A new patch is live for Fortnite that drops the file size and gives a new baseline resolution.

The patch goes live later today and actually reduces the game's filesize by approximately 140MB, and at the same time purports to increase the average resolution of the game in both docked and handheld.... Read more...

On a bad week to have a name that start with "Mar", there's not much attending the joint funeral.

After the absolute insanity of last week in which 50 games and Balan Wonderworld came out, this week is a quarterly-transition induced week of sanity. The biggest titles are early in the week with platformer Narita Boy coming out on Tuesday and car combat game Drive Buy following up on Wednesday.

Time to book Your tickets to the Lental Region

Earlier today multiple outlets posted previews for the upcoming New Pokémon Snap. While the demo was only viewed by reporters and not playable, their previews did outline a ton of new features for the new title. We've taken the liberty of noting some of the more notable additions to the game down below.

"Encouraging walking"... sure, that works.

Nintendo's first mobile project in two years will be a co-production with Niantic.

In a release on the Nintendo corporate site Nintendo have announced a joint production with Niantic centered on Pikmin and using Niantic's alternate reality (AR) technology. Although not named, the app is "designed to encourage walking" and concept art shows Pikmin carrying objects in the environment.

If we could do images on this line, there'd be a girlfriend meme with Donald, Monster Hunter Rise, and one of the Japanese releases.

A massive week (as would be expected with the end of calendar Q1 and fiscal Q4) is headlined by, of course, Monster Hunter Rise. Thank heavens I got some extra non-stimulus cash this month because I'm getting into Fire Emblem levels of coinciding purchases (mostly because of an upgraded Pro Controller).... Read more...

Featuring Raidou from the Devil Summoner series! (And some other schlub.)

The first hordes of demons in Tokyo will arrive in late May.

Atlus have announced the English release of the remastered Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD will be on May 25, for US$49.99 or equivalent. As with Persona 5 Strikers in February, there will be a Digital Deluxe version (US$69.99) that... Read more...

Join us as we countdown the disappearance of several games and raise money for the Video Game History Foundation!

Join us on our Twitch Channel at 6:30pm ET on March 31st as we say goodbye to several limited time releases. We'll be playing Super Mario 3D All Stars, Super Mario Bros. 35, Super Mario Maker (for Wii U) and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. While some are merely disappearing from the eShop, others will be completely inaccessible.

He may never play another competitive round - unless you pick up 2K's next golf game.

An old friend of Nintendo platforms is returning to video games following a nearly decade-long absence.

2K have reached an agreement with Tiger Woods to include his likeness in future PGA Tour games, beginning with this year's release. The first PGA Tour-licensed game from 2K did release on Switch last August.

New reasons to pull out the phone.

With Animal Crossing New Horizons celebrating its first anniversary on Saturday, the ungodly popular title is releasing details of its next update.

Among the features added will be enhancements to the Custom Design edttor: additional slots and a Pro mode will be included. The "Pro" mode will allow... Read more...

There's nothing wrong with this week's release list, except it's on fire.

It's a surprisingly large release list, though maybe not so much if you consider there's only one full week left in a lot of financial reporting quarters. RPG re-releases are the order of the day, starting with the headliner from NIS America of the double pack of Saviors of Sapphire Wings and Strangers... Read more...

Originally it was the day the music died - now 3D World gets the biggest slice of the pie.

As Mario's 35th anniversary celebrations wind down, the plumber picked up one more US sales victory according to the NPD Group's sales survey for February 2021.

Unless noted, all rankings and figures are based on dollar sales for the period of January 31 - February 27. Digital sales for Nintendo and Atlus published games on Switch are not included, though other 3rd parties do report their sales.

A Piranha Plant will try to chomp at Propeller Mario in this upcoming toy.

A Super Mario-themed Deluxe Cloud Playset is coming this fall from toymaker Jakks Pacific.

Retailing for $29.99, this set includes a 2.5" Propeller Mario figure and boasts six different interactive pieces with unique mechanisms for play. A cloud platform can move up and down while a Piranha Plant... Read more...

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.