Roll your way with the Joy-Cons

Katamari Damacy Reroll has been announced for the Switch and is slated for release in winter 2018. Bandai Namco later sent a press statement confirming a December 7 launch date.

It will include enhanced gyro controls, HD rumble, and multiplayer battles.

It's the only "wah wah" we'll be getting.

One of the Wii U's launch titles is making its way to Switch in a new Deluxe package.

The Deluxe version of New Super Mario Bros. U was announced in today's Nintendo Direct for release on January 11. The New Super Luigi U expansion will also be in the package.

Nabbit and Toadette will be playable in the game; Nabbit does not take damage from enemies, while Toadette can power up with a crown to become "Peachette" and gain a double jump.

Port of the Nintendo DS RPG title coming to 3DS

Nintendo announced that Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey is hitting the 3DS on January 11, 2019.

The port of the 2009 Nintendo DS title will include a new adventure with Bowser Jr. as he goes on a quest to find a cure for his old man.

Not much more info other than the year is known.

Luigi's Mansion 3 is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2019, according to Nintendo's Shinya Takahashi to start today's Nintendo Direct.

No more info is known, including the developer. Luigi's Mansion on GameCube was made by an internal Nintendo team, while the 3DS remake is developed by Grezzo. Next... Read more...

Climbing back to the top of the yarnball.

Kirby has returned to his role of a system closer.

Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn, a 3DS remake of the 2010 Wii game, has been announced for a 2019 release. The game will feature all of the stages from the original version with new abilities, as well as a "Devilish" difficulty.

Yarn Dedede and MetaKnight will also be playable in the game.

Also breaking: the age of preannouncing release dates.

The first major Kickstarter success story in video games is now on Switch.

Double Fine's crowdfunded adventure title Broken Age received a surprise release on the Switch today in both North America and Europe. The game retails for $14.99/€12.79/£11.49.

Switch RPGs take Red Dead Day off.

Diablo III will keep the frights going after Halloween.

The Switch version of the third-person looter will release on November 2, according to a Twitter post from Nintendo of America.

The minions of hell grow stronger… Join your friends in the fight with Diablo... Read more...

Hopefully folders are free for everyone.

Getting onto Switch Online is going to require a firmware upgrade.

In a communication to Nintendo Account holders this evening, it was announced that the latest full update of the Switch's system software will come on Tuesday. The communication came with a warning that following the update, it would no longer be possible to disconnect a Nintendo Account from the Switch profile.

Get into Rank X while you can do it free.

Nintendo Switch Online is landing on Tuesday.

The online service has been confirmed for a September 18 launch date. All users will receive a seven day free trial.

More details about the service will be revealed in the Nintendo Direct tomorrow.

Reset the clock.

Nintendo will be getting back to Direct business shortly.

The September Direct will now air on Thursday at 6 p.m. Eastern / 3 p.m. Pacific time / 2200 GMT. This represents a week's delay due to a deadly earthquake in Japan.

The promised length and focus is the same, and it isn't known if any content will change from the initial video.

The end-of-summer Ultra Bonus Event is a celebration of Kanto Pokemon.

Farfetch’d, Kangaskhan, Mr. Mime, and Tauros join the Alolan-form Pokemon in 7km eggs, and Mewtwo will appear in normal raids, Niantic announced today.

Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres will return to raid battles from Sept. 13 to Sept. 20, all with possible shiny encounters. Mewtwo will take over Sept. 20 and stay until Oct. 23. There's no word on Mewtwo's shiny form.

And the mascots have cool new toys to play with

Pokemon Let's Go has announced new hardware and features.

The Switch bundle has been announced for release on November 16, and will retail for US$399.99. The hardware bundle will include a dock adorned with Pikachu and Eevee, tan and yellow Joy-Cons, the Poke Ball Plus controller, and a pre-installed copy of one of the games.

Switch passes the Wii U this week. Onto the 3DS.

We fell three short last week, but North America's Switch is going to shoot past the Wii U's release count this week, and is now within probably a couple of months of passing the 3DS. We'll probably be talking about passing the Wii and DS by the end of the fiscal year at this rate. The big ones - aside from Steph Curry's Shut Up And Shoot Threes 2019 - are Wasteland 2 compressing onto the Switch, alongside Dust: An Elysian Tail.

Bucket buddies, unite!

The game that marked Square Enix's return to Nintendo consoles is coming back next year.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered will release on Switch in 2019, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the game's Western release. According to a report from Kotaku, online multiplayer will be included this time, with worldwide connectivity.

The only reason to refer to Ghandi as a bell-end is coming to Switch.

One of the longest running turn-basrd strategy series is coming back to Nintendo after a decade.

2K Games has announced that Civilization VI will release on Switch November 16. The console debut for the 2016 PC game will include four bonus scenarios and 4 player co-op or competitive play.

A version of the original Civilization launched on the Super Nintendo, and 2008 spinoff Civilization: Revolution released on DS.

No, that title isn't confusing at all.

SquareEnix has brought mainline Final Fantasy back to Nintendo consoles... in a fashion.

The company released a trailer for Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD on their Youtube channel earlier tonight, confirming the game for a Switch release "soon". The game has already launched on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

The timing suggests a potential "it's out right now" was delayed.

A taste of the Blue Bomber's newest adventure is now on the eShop, and only recently appeared.

Mega Man 11, in addition to being available for pre-purchase on the eShop now, also has a demo available for download. The demo has one stage - Block Man - but multiple difficulty levels.

The demo went live at approximately 7 p.m. Eastern time, suggesting it was due to launch after the delayed Nintendo Direct.

At least 40 people are missing on Japan's northern island.

Nintendo has delayed the Direct scheduled to air this evening / tomorrow morning.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 has struck the Japanese island of Hokkaido, killing eight people and leaving more than 40 missing according to local media reports. Landslides were also triggered by the quake, one of the most powerful earthquakes to strike Japan in this decade.

Four major presentations in 29 days. What we're saying is, the Switch is popular.

After the Smash Direct and two indie presentation, Nintendo has apparently cut the brake lines on the hype train.

A Nintendo Direct has been announced for 6 p.m. Eastern / 3 p.m. Pacific time on Thursday, September 6. The focus will be "around 35 minutes of information on upcoming Switch and Nintendo 3DS titles".

Keep plugging away at Inexis and eventually, it'll un-exist.

A pair of classic arcade shooters are coming to the Switch this winter.

Irem's classic shooter duo of R-Type I and II will launch on Japanese Switches this winter as R-Type Dimensions, published by Japanese firm Tozai Games. The game will release worldwide, after initially being announced for Japan.