We know they're from ARMS, and ARMS gets a free trial to celebrate

This June will bring the announcement of a new DLC fighter to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and it's going to be a character from first-party fighting game ARMS. Today's Nintendo Direct presentation revealed that the new character will be someone from ARMS, but no further information was provided. At... Read more...

Four heroes and asterisks are back.

Although we didn't get a date for Bravely Default II in the Direct Mini, you will be able to play it today.

A demo was launched today for the 2020 RPG, and as with the Octopath Traveler demo feedback will be taken for the game following its launch.

The four characters Seth, Gloria, Astelle, and Elvis were shown off in an extended trailer, as well as confirmation of the trademark Brave and Default system returning.

The competitive meta for this game is nuts.

One of Atlus's most controversial titles is coming to Switch in early summer.

Catherine: Full Body will release on the Switch July 7. Written by P-Studio (Persona), Catherine is an adventure game that features a man named Vincent caught in a love quadrangle between Catherine, Katherine, or (the new Full Body addition) Rin. In between the adventure sequences, Vincent must navigate rising blocks to escape his nightmares.

Oh great, we get to put up with Claptrap too.

2K will be loading up on Switch at the end of May.

Three different 2K-published collections will launch on May 29: The Borderlands Legendary Collection (including 1, 2, and "The Pre-Sequel"), BioShock Collection (1, 2, and Infinite), and XCOM 2 Collection (XCOM 2, its DLC, and War of the Chosen).

The remaster will bring a new epilogue to Shulk's story.

Nintendo opened a Direct Mini with some big RPG news.

The Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition will launch on May 29. The remastered version will include a special "Future Connected" epilogue following the game, as well as some re-recorded music tracks.

It can be preloaded today, and a version with a 250-page artbook will also be available worldwide. Europe will also receive an edition with a vinyl version of the soundtrack.

Tomorrow, a really great roguelike with awesome customizable difficulty gets a whole lot bigger.

Tangledeep on Switch came out more than a year ago on Switch, but on March 26, a sizable content update will add the Legend of Shara expansion pack ($8 on PC) for free, as well as an additional paid expansion and a plethora of tweaks and bug fixes.

The game's lead developer Andrew Avera noted that "nearly 50%" of the game's revenue comes from the Switch release, which is what motivated the free expansion being offered on Switch.

Special thanks to the Canadian eShop and PSN for spoiling this one.

The Canadian eShop has, perhaps inadvertently, revealed a surprise release for tomorrow.

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, announced to be coming to the Switch last fall, has appeared on the Canadian Switch eShop's coming soon section with a release date of tomorrow. The game is listed for $25.19 Canadian, which would translate to a $19.99 US price tag. No comparable listing is on the US or European stores.

The cat came back, and he brought a golden firearm.

The bullet hell roguelike ITTA has nailed down a release date.

The solo project that was concepted during a stay at a psychiatric hospital will launch on April 22. No price has been given for the Switch version.

A trailer has also been released:

The two rules of being president: Bed Keith David, and f**k cancer. (Or COVID.)

Aside from the presidential simulation of Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, the headliner releases this week in terms of price are One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 (the latest misadventures of the manga/anime that started running when I was in high school), and Railway Empire which is probably coming out at a bad time, all things considered.

The Kickstarter campaign for the action RPG kicks off today.

Sea of Stars is the next game from Sabotage Studios, the team behind 2018's The Messenger.

The turn-based RPG was revealed today alongside a Kickstarter, which says the game is set to come to PC and consoles in 2022. While the teaser below only shows off two characters, six are planned for the... Read more...

Twenty minutes means a lot of games.

Multiple other titles were announced during the Indie World presentation:

A smaller scale world exploration game.

Hello Games, the makers of Joe Danger and No Man's Sky, are about to make their Nintendo debut.

The Last Campfire is a game set in the wilderness in which the player character meets strange and mystical creatures as they try to light the last campfire there. It will release on Switch in the summer.

SWERY and a stuffed monkey told us so.

During today's Indie World Showcase, Hidetaka Suehiro (better known as SWERY) announced that his most recent project, The Good Life, would be coming to Switch sometime in 2020. In the town of Rainy Woods, which is hiding an important secret, you change from a person into a dog or a cat at night time. You need to talk to people and solve puzzles along the way as you work to uncover all that's happening around you.

The musical maestros of Q are bringing another one home.

After Monsters 2, the next Q Games joint for Switch will have a lot of rhythm.

PixelJunk Eden 2 will launch on Switch in the summer. It is a rhythm game where the objective is to blast invading creatures and regrow a garden, set to the music of Baiyon.

Eden 2 will also have local multiplayer options.

Go mini ninja, go!

From Graffiti Games and Robi Studios comes Blue Fire, a 3D platformer with action-packed combat and physics-based challenges. Today's Indie World presentation showed off the first look at gameplay, which highlighted dark worlds with nasty and imposing creatures to battle against. We also saw misty forests, ominous-looking bridges, lava-filled passages, and wall-jumping segments "in a strange place called the Void."

The follow-up of the dungeon shooter is shadowdropping.

The Switch is about to depart the most gun-laden dungeon ever.

Dodge Roll Games and Devolver Digital's Exit the Gungeon was announced as hitting the Switch today in the Indie World showcase. The followup to Enter the Gungeon, Exit is a multiplayer-capable side-scrolling shooter with a huge ammo count.

At least it wasn't on Thursday or Friday.

The eShop and all active Nintendo online games are in the process of recovering from an extended outage.

Currently online games are functioning, though users are unable to access the eShop either on the web or on a system. Nintendo of America has acknowledged the errors:

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Test out the six different characters in the Switch demo coming in advance of the April launch.

Trials of Mana is getting a demo, due out on the Switch eShop on March 18.

The demo will allow players to pick from the six different playable characters and experience the opening hour and a half of the game, all the way up until the Fullmetal Hugger boss fight. For a tease of what will be in the demo, check out our hands-on preview.

Along with most other non-essential businesses in New York City.

The COVID-19 virus has forced Nintendo's flagship store in New York to close.

The store made the announcement tonight following the close of business that the store would shut down for the "forseeable future".

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The Nintendo Direct we deserve.

Nintendo this morning announced the latest in their Indie World line of Nintendo Directs. The direct will be about twenty minutes long and will focus on indie titles coming to Nintendo Switch. The Direct will air at 10:00 AM Pacific Time / 1:00 PM Eastern.

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