Not bad for a little shooter.

The Graceful Explosion Machine is humming right along.

VertexPop announced today that the Atari-inspired shooter has sold just under 50,000 copies since launching approximately a year ago on Switch. To celebrate, the game is on sale now for 50% off until April 19.

The developer has also confirmed they are working on a new action title for Switch. The game promises to be "colorful" and will release in 2019.

Of men, monarchs, and... games with hashtags in their names.

It's all Switch, all the time this week with a heavy lineup for North American perusal. The largest title of the bunch for North America is the strategy comedy Regalia, though maybe the roguelike stylings of Super Daryl Deluxe or the expanded version of Don't Starve might be more up your alley.

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The most interactive book in history.

The Senran Kagura visual novel released in Japan last year will see the light in the West.

Shinobi Refle: Senran Kagura has been announced by XSEED for a summer release on the eShop under the title Senran Kagura: Reflexions. The novel uses HD Rumble to help give massages to the girls of the Senran series.

When it comes to blue robots firing Hadoukens, there's no power greater than X.

The Mega Man revival on Switch will continue past the original Legacy Collections in May.

After announcing that all of the Mega Man X games would come to Switch in 2018 at the Mega Man 11 announcement stream last year, Capcom confirmed today that they would come in the form of Mega Man X Legacy... Read more...

How many dungeons is too many? We'll find out in August (in Japan).

The Etrian series will be getting one more round on the 3DS.

Atlus has revealed Etrian Odyssey X for an August 2 release in Japan. Serving as a celebration of the series, every class ever featured in an Etrian game plus the new Hero class will be available. There will be multiple dungeons spread across a giant world map as well.

We'll travel back to 1988, but we'll need to make a pitstop in 1997 along the way.

The NIS America/SNK partnership has expanded in an unexpected fashion.

NISA will be publishing a SNK 40th Anniversary Collection this fall, with the Switch being the first console announced. The collection will focus on earlier titles in the SNK catalogue, and will be co-developed with Digital Eclipse (Mega Man Legacy Collection) for 1080p graphics and additional features.

Including some news for early adopters of NBA Playgrounds.

The Big Kusoge is coming to Switch in early June.

Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn has been tabbed for a June 5 release for the Switch. A digital copy of the game will be US$19.99 while a physical copy that includes unspecified DLC will be $39.99.

Owners of NBA Playgrounds on Switch prior to June 10, 2017 will be receiving a free digital copy of the game when it releases.

The oft-delayed tribute finally has a confirmed date.

Battle Chasers: Nightwar finally has a locked-down date for its Switch release.

The tribute to classic RPGs will release on Switch May 15 for US$39.99/€39.99/£34.99, both digitally and physically. A dungeon crawling RPG, Battle Chasers was announced for Switch in a Nintendo Direct last year.

The cops and a fish out of water dispense justice.

Team17 has announced a new title and a release date today ahead of PAX East's opening.

Raging Justice, a modern take on the brawler, will land on Switch on May 8. Two police officers named Nikki Rage and Rick Justice will be joined by the young Ashley King as they fight to save Big Smoke City from a criminal horde. A wide variety of weapons will be at their disposal.

The President has been kidnapped by ninjas. At this point, they can keep him.

The start of the second quarter - in the case of a Sunday, April 1 release, literally - sees a fair number of titles popping into the Switch. Penny-Punching Princess punches its way into North American shops this week, while The Adventure Pals and Infernium provide interesting takes on the adventure game genre.

The adventure index is now at "high".

Campo Santo's debut title is coming to the Switch in short order.

Firewatch has been announced for a spring release on the Switch. The first-person narrative adventure is set in the deep woods of Wyoming in 1989, with only a walkie-talkie connecting the player to the outside world.

Campo Santo is a development studio founded by ex-Telltale Games staff who worked on 2012's The Walking Dead, among other titles.

Among the things the developer is younger than: Super Mario 64.

A first person puzzle title that has already been lauded for quality is coming to Switch this year.

Ripstone have announced that they are working with developer Dan Smith to bring the full version of The Spectrum Retreat to Switch this year. The first person narrative/puzzle game is set in an unusual hotel.

So what happens at the end of the race, or do we just run out of fuel?

A new arcade racer will be pulling into the eShop in a couple of weeks, provided it can stop.

Playdius has announced BAFL - Brakes Are For Losers for release on the Switch. Originally outed for an April 19 release by Nintendo's eShop page online, the publisher confirmed the date today along with a US$4.99/€4.99 price.

The newest title from 13AM Games is finally here.

Runbow might be hitting Switch this month, but the newest adventure from 13AM Games will follow in the summer.

After a Twitter tease yesterday, the Toronto-based developer has revealed their newest title Double Cross, which is slated for a summer release on Switch. The star of Double Cross is Zhara,... Read more...

Hello, bouncer 112.

Prepare to earn a payslip for a tough day's work on Switch this year.

No More Robots will release Not Tonight later this year. Set in an alternate version of the United Kingdom, the satricial adventure sees players serve as a bouncer for pubs, parties, and other establishments to earn enough money to stay in the country.

We really need to apply Wheel of Fortune rules to some of these releases.

As befitting the last days of the fiscal quarter - and in most cases, the fiscal year - there's a healthy lineup of new titles to get you hopping into the Easter weekend. The big ones are a couple of RPGs - The Alliance Alive for the 3DS, since *someone* wants to still localize things, and the Atelier series returning to Nintendo platforms.

No word on the end of the sudden JRPG obsession with atomic bombs.

A modern take on the JRPG will be available in a couple of weeks.

Publisher Crunching Koalas have confirmed that Regalia: Of Man and Monarchs - Royal Edition will be available for the Switch on April 12 for US$24.99. Originally, the game was tabbed for a Q1 release date.

A modern take on the JRPG, Regalia is a 40-50 hour long JRPG, and the Switch edition will have new characters and content in its "Royal Edition".

A Slime approaches... very slowly.

Nintendo fans will have a long wait for the next Dragon Quest title.

In a statement following the confirmation today of Dragon Quest XI's overseas release for PC via Steam and PlayStation 4, Square Enix confirmed that the Switch version is coming "much later" while the 3DS version would not be localized.

Get your bird, fish, and galaxy-destroying monstrosity on.

Dream Land residents can now bring in some long-lost friends as Star Allies.

The version 2.0 update for Kirby Star Allies is now available for download. The update adds in five late 90s Kirby characters, as promised in the last Nintendo Direct.

Rick, Coo, and Kine from Kirby's Dream Land 2, Marx from the Kirby Super Star games, and Gooey from Kirby's Dream Land 3 can be summoned at Dream Palaces throughout the game.

Don't shift out of this timeline.

Spike Chunsoft's new North American publishing branch has a couple of Switch titles ready for this year.

PixelJunk Monsters 2 from Q Games will be the first to launch on May 25. The original title was a 2016 Wii U eShop release, and the sequel to the tower defense title will have four player online co-op.