Prepare for about ten thousand hours of level grinding.

NIS America announced a few upcoming titles at a press event this evening in Los Angeles.

In a stunning development Culdecept Revolt, the 2016 card battling game published by Nintendo in Japan, will be localized by NISA this summer. This is the first Culdecept title to release outside Japan since the Xbox 360 version came out in 2008.

A lot of role playing in the 3DS top 10.

A light January for Nintendo releases and supply issues caused a bit of a hardware slump in the January US sales survey issued by the NPD Group.

In hardware, supply constraints for the 3DS and the Wii U in the wake of the Switch announcement actually caused the NES Classic (itself supply constrained)... Read more...

A broken street date means we have new details on the Switch's operations.

A retailer inadvertently breaking street date on the Switch has resulted in a video of the system OS surfacing.

The video, first posted by a user on the NeoGAF (post 592) message boards, shows the setup process for the system and a few options.

Notably, the eShop requires a system update to function and the system appears to support full RGB output (2:25).

All the #GreatestTankBattles, but without Auston Matthews waiting at the end.

Your big game for the week in both North America and the PAL regions is Tank Troopers. The six-player local multiplayer (I find your lack of online disturbing...) tank combat game featured the Codename STEAM semi-memorial sing-along trailers, but will probably outsell Intelligent System's title when it's all said and done.

Finally, you don't have to see Takumi every time.

Fire Emblem Heroes is changing up the roster and retaining some popular launch promotions.

A new hero set called "Family Bonds" replaced the two standing pools in today's update. The new pool's 5* Focus characters are from the GBA's Sacred Stones (Eirika, Ephraim) and the Japanese-exclusive Genealogy of the Holy War (Seliph, Julia). The first Paralogues and other quests, some of which require the focus characters, have also been added.

80% of the second generation will soon be available.

The Pokédex in Pokémon Go is about to get an infusion of entries.

Niantic announced earlier today that later this week, eighty Pokémon that debuted in Pokémon Gold and Silver will be added to the available roster. This will be in addition to the baby Pokémon that debuted late last year, but will not include legendaries.

There's a lot of power in the JoyCons.

The upcoming Switch port of World of Goo will have plenty of control options.

Tomorrow Corporation, the publishers of the game, have confirmed on Twitter that a touchscreen option for tablet/tabletop mode and a pointer mode for TV play will both be available.

@MCX316 They will have both

Both versions can add on more content throughout 2017.

For the first time ever, a mainline Zelda game will offer downloadable content.

Nintendo announced today that both the Wii U and Switch versions of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will feature an "Expansion Pass" available from day 1. For US$19.99/€19.99/£17.99, the pack will unlock... Read more...

A busy weekend down at Squid Research.

New details have emerged from Squid Research regarding some of Splatoon 2's options for private battles, as well as a chance to play with its new weapons.

There will be a Global Testfire held for Splatoon 2 the weekend of March 24-26 (US time). The global demos will be one hour long and feature testing for four weapons including the Splat Duelies. Demo times are as follows (all times US Pacific or GMT -8):

Imaginators will continue to expand.

Activision is taking a year off from new Skylanders.

In their quarterly earnings call a short time ago, the company announced that there would not be a new Skylanders console game this calendar year, as has happened every year since 2011. This is aside from the Switch port of Skylanders Imaginators that will launch on March 3 with the system.

Anime for all, strategy RPGs for some.

This week's download slate is a tad light for North America. Perhaps the biggest deal is either the Azure Striker Gunvolt anime now being available to purchase on 3DS, with your choice of subs and / or dubs to perfectly bridge that debate. Also, there's a crossbuy planting game in the form of Plantera for those who have both a Wii U and a 3DS available.

Love is in the air... if you love pink Pokemon.

Pokémon Go's latest event was announced this morning, and they're going all out for Valentine's Day. From a pink palette to sweet candies, Niantic is diving headfirst into seasonal love clichés.

Starting today, trainers can earn double the amount of candy for every Pokémon they catch, hatch... Read more...

15,000 people will get to stand in some very long lines.

The biggest North American gaming trade show is throwing their doors open to the public.

The Entertainment Software Association announced today that the June 13-15 show will have a limited number of tickets sold for entry. 15,000 tickets will be made available on Monday, February 13 at a early-bird cost of US$150 for the three days. Should any tickets be left, the price will increase to $250.

A large dump of multiplayer Switch goodness near the end of the month.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will have some competition in the multiplayer Switch space when it launches.

Sega confirmed today in a press statement that Puyo Puyo Tetris would release on the Switch April 25 for North America, and April 28 for Europe. The digital version will be US$29.99, while a physical version will be available for $39.99 that includes specially designed keychains.

A surprisingly explosive list this close to Day One.

This week, the manatees have bestowed upon us the last 3DS retail game for several weeks as Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World releases. Come for the really cute animated shorts, stay for a quality port of a game that was actually #2 on my 2015 all-format GOTY list. (And check out Daan's review if you're on the fence.) Poochy Amiibo sadly not included with the download version, but sold separately.

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March 2017 is the Switch's launch month, so we want to giveaway something special: a brand-new custom amiibo created by the talented ZanarkandSky! Nintendo World Report is proud to present the "R.O.B.O.T.W. (R.O.B. of the Wild)" custom amiibo! Nintendo's past and future collide as the custom gold-painted operating buddy cradles a new Nintendo Switch Console.

...now how much would you pay?

The Nikkei newspaper appears to have nailed down a price range for the Switch's online service.

Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima was asked about the online service cost in an interview with Nikkei, and he confirmed the annual cost would be between 2000 and 3000 yen (roughly US$18 - $27).

Extended cut also available.

Nintendo is going all out with Switch advertising, including an ad on the biggest US television program of the year.

There will be an advertisement for the Switch during the 4th quarter of this Sunday's Super Bowl LI. According to Variety, the cost of the spot is between US$5 and $5.5 million for a broadcast that has attracted the seven largest TV audiences in US history and 19 of the top 20.

And an updated count of Switch 3rd party titles.

Following the release of their 3rd quarter financials, Nintendo held a Corporate Strategy meeting this morning (Japan time) which provided some additional clarification on sales and news.

Look for it in April at the earliest.

Fire Emblem Heroes will be the final mobile project Nintendo will release this fiscal year.

In a brief statement as part of their earnings today, Nintendo confirmed the unnamed Animal Crossing mobile project would be delayed past March 31, 2017. No specific reason was given for the delay.