The weeks of peace are about to be shattered.

Things we missed last week: Another Reigns title - Three Kingdoms - dealt itself in on Thursday, and Namco's Cosmo Gang: The Puzzle in the Archives.

No less an authority than James Jones noted that the last couple of weeks were silent, and no lies there. But that changes this week (as evidenced... Read more...

One wonders how one gets to the other.

A pair of games that partially offset Camelot's sentence for creating Waluigi are joining the Switch's Game Boy Advance library.

Nintendo have announced that 2001's Golden Sun and its sequel, 2003's The Lost Age, will join the Expansion Pack on January 16-17. Golden Sun was included in the first announced wave of GBA games when the library was announced last February, though the second was not.

Not just an excuse to not add the base game to the Expansion Pack.

Nintendo has revealed new details on next month's Mario vs Donkey Kong remaster, including some brand new modes and content.

The trailer promises over "130" stages, including a pair of new worlds later confirmed as "Merry Mini-Land" and "Slippery Summit" with new obstacles and puzzles also involved. A two player (local) co-op mode with an optional Toad and enhanced difficulty options are also available, alongside a Time Attack mode.

And another one's gone, and another one's gone, another one bites the dust. At least it's going for everybody.

Pokemon TV is about to wind down for good.

The service which offered the ability to watch the long-running animated series in its entirety will be shutting down effective March 28, and has been delisted from all services where it was offered including the Nintendo eShop. The Pokemon Company has a page listing the other streaming services that offer select seasons of the anime as well as movies and other specials.

The only good thing about last year's North American release count is that none of those 2,431 games had Waluigi.

Things we missed last week: Nichibutsu 1986 scrolling brawler Mighty Guy in the Archives.

Apart from the demo for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and the epilogue update for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's DLC, this is a light week on the new release front. Third person action/adventure hybrid Cynthia:... Read more...

The year begins quiet, and may it stay that way.

Editor's note: Donald is writing this article on New Year's Eve proper, after a red-eye cross country flight in which his sleep was at best, 45 minutes. As he lacks the energy to try and make chicken salad out of this week's releases, normal snark resumes next week.

Digital

Tools Up! Ultimate Edition (US$34.99/C$47.99: Friday)

The news editor is ready to start whacking the SEO farmers of the eShop with a toaster.

Things we missed last week: Brawler Rough Justice '84 and Archives title Mystic Warriors (a Konami joint), also we have a new one-territory record for releases as Japan hit 79 releases. More on that later.

Especially in North America, this post is probably mislabeled in terms of the date as 21... Read more...

Better start grinding out those Blueberry Points.

The Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Expansion Pass isn't done paying out yet.

A trailer released today by the Pokemon Company has announced a new "epilogue" will be available on January 11. Completion of all prior stories - the main game and both portions of the DLC - is required to access it.

The... Read more...

Apparently eShop developers believe in the power of last-minute holiday shopping.

Things we missed last week: Potion Craft (as featured in the House of Indies event from this time last year) dropped on Tuesday, and Aero Fighters was the Archives release.

Europe has what may be a sane release week - and they are the only ones, as both North America and especially Japan have 40+... Read more...

Some big marketing for the release in... a month? Wow, that snuck up.

Nintendo's next retail release now has a demo and a new trailer.

The demo comprises the first chapter of Another Code: Two Memories aka Trace Memory (North America). Progress from the demo can be carried into the full release of the game on January 19.

The overview trailer can be found below:

We hate to say we told you so, but baby WE TOLD YOU SO.

After more than four years on life support, E3 is officially dead.

A statement in the Washington Post (possible paywall) confirmed the official death of the show, which was last held in 2019. Entertainment Software Association (ESA) president Stanley Pierre-Louis issued a statement to the Post... Read more...

If there's nothing left in the endgame, you win.

The week before Christmas will see one of the more unique PC building games land on Switch.

Devolver Digital have confirmed that Terra Nil, which previously launched on PC and mobile in March, will sprout up on the eShop next Monday (December 18). The game's eShop listing is not live, but the Steam version normally retails for $24.99.

Congratulations to hacker alias xx_G30ff_xx for a new PB in Issue Avoidance at the 2023 Game Awards.

Things we missed last week: A quartet of old Telenet/Revelation shooters - Avenger, Granada, Gaiares (pronounced guy-are-us) and Psychic Storm - dropped alongside Pole Position II in the Archives.

As expected, there were no major announcements out of the 9th annual Winter Games Fest show (Nintendo... Read more...

Or to be more accurate, Blood and Guts.

All of the Switch related announcements from tonight's Game Awards presentation:

John is immediately checking for fixed widescreen on JFG.

For the first time since Mario Parties, multiple games have been added to the Switch Nintendo 64 libraries.

In addition to the Western launch of Jet Force Gemini, both Japan and the Western libraries have added 1080 Snowboarding and Harvest Moon 64. 1080 Snowboarding (1998) was the last game promised... Read more...

Official confirmation that yes, this IS a Pokemon Colosseum reference.

Final details have emerged ahead of next week's Indigo Disk portion of the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLC.

The new trailer includes confirmation that as with the second Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC, older legendary Pokemon (including Rayquaza, Kubfu, and the original legendary bird trio) will be... Read more...

Question for the responsible parties: What in Naga's name is your major malfunction?

If you were planning to try and get into the Nintendo Live event in Tokyo next month, we hope the travel expenses are refundable as the event has been postponed.

The event's webpage and a press release obtained by friends of the site The Famicast have confirmed that the event slated for January... Read more...

And the last relevant Amiibo overall is January 19, as a reminder.

Noah and Mio will end up being the penultimate set of Amiibo for now.

Sora - the last Amiibo in the Super Smash Bros Ultimate family - has been confirmed for a release on February 16, 2024. The release will coincide with the launch of the Mario vs Donkey Kong Switch remake.

The #SmashBros #amiibo of Sora will be released on 2/16/2024! #KingdomHearts pic.twitter.com/y3zdbaLplz

We could explore the known and unknown galaxies, or hope for someone to rip a mask off and yell Baba Booey into a live mic. I know what I'm stuck doing Thursday night.

Things we missed last week: Taito's Scramble Formation, shooter-vania Tevi (Jordan's review), a late release of Zach GOTY 2000 Turok 3, and in what can only be described as a miracle on the level of Doom Eternal running well on Switch... Trip World DX FINALLY came out in North America and Japan.

A... Read more...

You can only future proof your game so long as the future is paying attention.

UPDATEAs of a patch on 2/21/2024 this issue has been resolved on Nintendo Switch.

UPDATEWith Jet Force Gemini now available in other regions, we've produced a more in depth video explaining the issues outlined in this article.

Jet Force Gemini is available on Nintendo Switch right now... Read more...