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2023 Game of the Year Pikmin 4 is getting some more love in November.

A Switch 2 edition of the strategy success will release on November 12 under the name "Pikmin 4 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy". The centerpiece of the update will be the Dandori Academy, a version of the Dandori... Read more...

Sylux could totally show up, you never know.

The follow up to the critically acclaimed Metroid Dread has now been formally announced as Metroid Ravenous. The latest in the 2D branch of the Metroid series sees Samus assailed by an unknown enemy. The reveal trailer showed her making use of a new ability to consume her enemies using powers presumably gained from the ending of Metroid Dread. Metroid Ravenous is set to release on January 28, 2027.

We had a feeling Jordan took that PAX demo for a reason.

Once again, the Switch announcement of a group of Persona games was delayed but we're getting all of it.

The semi-main event for the Nintendo Direct was a twin reveal of the upcoming Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6 getting Switch 2 releases. Revival, a full HD upgrade of 2012's Persona 4 Golden with new voice acting, will release on May 20 (compared to February 16 for other consoles).

The Gamecube's undisputed best Zelda game arrives on NSO.

Star Fox Adventures, the sequel to 1997's Star Fox 64 and the canonical follow up to this year's Star Fox for Switch 2, launches on the Nintendo Switch Online service today. The NSO version supports 16:9 widescreen and a resolution bump up to 900p from the original 480p.

Star Fox Adventures originally... Read more...

It took 10 minutes into the first Direct after the Zelda one to get a Zelda announcement.

The last game of the Calamitous 4 Zelda games is also getting a Switch 2 release.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity will receive a Definitive Edition on February 25, with preorders opening today. Players will be able to use their existing saves and a to-be-determined discount will be provided for owners of the 2020 Switch release.

This felt like Mario 64, so... so long, King Dedede

Kirby's 35th anniversary next year is going even further beyond than you might've thought.

The final announcement of today's Direct was the reveal of Kirby and the World Beyond, a full 3D action\adventure game due for launch in spring 2027. The trailer showed the traditional Kirby copy abilities getting massive power ups: at one point, Sword Kirby cut down an entire wall.

Drag your friends along so we can boost that userbase!

Announced during today's Nintendo Direct, Star Fox on Switch 2 is getting a free update at the end of the month. The update includes three new multiplayer stages. The stages are based on Katina, Sector X, and Venom. Like the three existing multiplayer stages, each of these features its own unique game mode and objective.

The amount of motion picture was kept to a minimum in the Zelda Direct.

The Zelda 40th anniversary had one job, and delivered in spades.

A supermajority of the presentation was devoted to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Switch 2, which confirmed a November 5 release. There are some new designs for the dungeons, the day/night cycle will continue to pass even... Read more...

Everyone cool with pretending to be shocked once conversion is applied?

Based on word from Australia, don't expect a deal on pricing for Ocarina of Time after tomorrow's Zelda Direct.

As first spotted by Australian Nintendo specialists Vooks, the recently announced Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is showing a digital price of AU$94.95. This... Read more...

Gotta love when the article is immediately out of date within 48 hours.

Yes, it's obvious that everything on the docket this week is probably going to get overshadowed by the big doubleheader next week and whatever Festivus throws at it two mornings from press time. But stuff is still coming out - too much, in the case of the Switch - and some of it's important. For instance,... Read more...

Surely Wind Waker for Switch 1 will be there!

Nintendo has announced not one but two Nintendo Directs which will both be taking place next week. First up is The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on September 8 at 7 AM PT. This will be followed the next day by a traditional Nintendo Direct on September 9 at 7 AM PT.

The Legend of Zelda... Read more...

Sony's state might be fallen starting in 2028, but the Switch family is picking up the pieces.

Ahead of Tokyo Game Show starting on September 17, Sony was the first platform holder to hold a presentation for new game announcements and some release dates.

The headline announcement was the release date for Final Fantasy VII: Revelation being confirmed for April 8, roughly seven years after... Read more...

Two of which are available standalone if you so desire.

A trio of NES games have dropped into the Nintendo Classics library for Switch Online subscribers tonight, with a new developer added to the fold.

Finally, a good Mario Kart experience at native Switch 2 resolution.

When you sell 72 million copies, you're going to get support well beyond the normal time, and so it goes with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

The Switch sales behemoth has received a version 4.0 update tonight, which is focused on performance for Switch 2 specifically with faster load times and the option... Read more...

Happy birthday to the news editor's roommate, and the news editor is so, so tired.

Between late releases last week and this week's starting bid, I believe I loaded 110+ profiles in a little over 24 hours, and I find myself hoping the Switch's discontinuation in Europe (due to a lack of removable batteries in the Switch) next year will result in the supply of games getting cut down... Read more...

It's amazing there was this much tax deductible content in the two and a half hour long Krafton / NCSoft Direct.

It's Gamescom week in Europe, and the Geoff Keighley-hosted Opening Night Live did have a decent Switch 2 / Switch presence in it.

The headlining announcement was a Switch 2 release of the forthcoming remastered version of The Witcher 3. Originally released on Switch in 2019, the Switch 2 upgrade... Read more...

You know, at some point it'd be nice to write about a price DECREASE.

Alongside a reminder of the Switch 2's price increase next week came a pair of bundle offers for the North American markets.

Nintendo of America has announced two Switch 2 and game bundles to come following the Sept 1 raise of the Switch 2's base retail price to US$499.99. The first will be the... Read more...

We see you over there hitting Y to doubt, but it seems to be happening.

One of the few pre-Wii games that has a Japan and European release but never came out in North America appears to be headed to Switch 2 and Switch next year - worldwide.

Clear River Games (one of the many subsidiaries of Embracer) has announced a "Rebirth" of the 1995/96 Super Nintendo action RPG Terranigma will release in 2027. The reveal trailer is embedded below:

"Colonel, what's the game that killed 95% of game websites doing here?"

To once again borrow the quote from 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle: "Truth be told, I'm not a big fan of the Dark Souls. And if I could make any developer in the industry tap out, it'd be Miyazaki." Yes, I have to be reminded that the game that led to a six month later death of scores of video... Read more...

Sometimes the last minute grenade is actually a stink bomb, but this week it was a celebratory firework.

Things were looking bleak for the eShops this week when this process began on Saturday, where it looked for all the world that the main releases were another Aksys / Idea Factory collab (Over RequiemZ - and yes, it is set in Oz) and the threatened DayZ Switch 2 release. Hekke grace, we ended up with a nice surprise a bit ago when the Switch 2 version of 1000xResist popped up on the eShop: more details here.