Three hundred bucks in retail Switch games and yet I just want to buy LORDS OF THUNDER.

Circumstances have conspired to bring us a new section of the report this week, as the "Switch Preloads" heading will come up now for games that come up with the 4.0 feature but aren't out this week. And the lineup is thick with those kind of games this week with the LA Noire port, LEGO Marvel Super... Read more...

Other regions and the 3DS version are not affected. UPDATE: Resolved

UPDATE: The update released at 2 a.m. Eastern time, standard update time for the game. No compensation has been announced. Original story follows.

Pokémon Shuffle's traditional Tuesday update has gone a bit sideways for mobile players in the West.

The bi-weekly data update has not generated... Read more...

Breath of the Wild needs more outfits for Link as much as a Xenoblade game needs more content.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and its newly announced Expansion Pass are available for pre-purchase on the eShop today, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gets a new sidequest Thursday to unlock Rex's outfit.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2's Expansion pass is $29.99 and includes:

Options are always nice.

Today's Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct revealed that a free launch day DLC pack will include the Japanese Voice track.

A new story trailer featured the Japanese cast with English subtitles.

The ability to record the players has been around since launch with the optional "GoPro" or "cell phone" accessories.

1-2-Switch is now at 1.1, with a surprising feature added.

The new software update for the Switch launch title adds the video recording function as seen in other Nintendo published titles. The same restrictions apply on recording, with clips of up to 30 seconds.

Someone at Nintendo reopened a codebase to allow video capture so I could make this video #12Switch #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/yS1vX1u56O

One last info dump before the latest 100 hour Switch game.

More Xenoblade Chronicles 2 info is about to be brought Directly to us.

A Xenoblade Chronicles Direct has been announced for Tuesday (November 7), starting at 6 a.m. Pacific time / 9 a.m. Eastern / 1500 Central European time. The length of the video has not been announced.

You can watch the Direct alongside our own John Rairdin over on our YouTube channel, NWRTV

And we're like "slow down" and they're kicking us in the face with their release legs.

Three new indie titles for Switch were announced this morning.

First up, Zoink Games have announced that 2014 Wii U title Stick It To The Man will come to the Switch on November 23. The shifting perspective adventure game is a prequel to the previously announced for Switch Flipping Death.

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And Switch is putting up big numbers on its own.

Mario's newest adventure is shattering records.

Nintendo has confirmed that in its first five days on sale, Super Mario Odyssey has sold over 1.1m copies in just the United States. That makes it the fastest selling Mario game ever, beating the record held by 2009's New Super Mario Bros. Wii. It... Read more...

"Never go for this. Only villains do that."

Looks like Team Rocket will waste our time once again in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

The latest bimonthly trailer for the game features the reveal of Team Rainbow Rocket, which contains every villain from prior Pokemon games. Led by former Viridian City gym leader Giovanni, the new evil is out to use Ultra Space to obtain all of the legendary Pokemon in existence.

Rhythm action and vehicular adventure. Yup, it's that kind of week.

The release schedule takes a week off before next week kicks it into Mach 14 for a couple of weeks. Although there are three more card-based games for Switch this week (protip: Monopoly requires a power cycle to not load forever), the more intriguing games on the download hopper are Super Beat Sports from Harmonix and the latest game from forma.8 stars MixedBag: Wheels of Aurelia.

Feel the Joy-Con, Again!

Last month we gave away a pair of Joy-Con (Gray) controllers, and this month the prize is... another pair! (If you don't happen to have a switch we can work on finding a substitute prize!)

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The racing sim managed to put up a huge qualifying lap.

The Switch's first simulation racer made up major time on the back stretch and will now make it before the end of the Formula 1 season.

Originally slated to release on December 1, Gear.Club Unlimited is now going to release on November 21 both physically through GameStop as a timed exclusive and digitally. The European release will still be 1 December.

Some people will pay money to work on Christmas. It's true.

The fourth Style Savvy will be ready following the opening of presents on Christmas Day.

Style Savvy: Styling Star (aka Girls Mode 4 or New Style Boutique 3 in the rest of the world) has been announced for a December 25 eShop only release in North America. A demo is available for the game now.

Same price, but some extras await.

The Breath of the Wild will have some extra goodies this holiday season.

Nintendo of America has announced a new version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for this holiday. The "Explorer's Edition" will release at the same MSRP of $59.99, but will include a 100 page hint guide and a two-sided map. The DLC packs will not be included, and the new pack releases on November 24 ("Black Friday") for Switch only.

Mario is collecting a lot of coins.

Following the release of the first half financial reports this morning (NA time), Nintendo held a briefing for institutional investors that provided some up to date information.

Both Super Mario Odyssey for Switch and the SNES Classic Mini have achieved sell-through of over 2 million units. The... Read more...

"Luigi holds it, holds it... HOLDS IT..."

November 14 will see another major multiplatform take to the Switch's pitch.

Developer Psyonix appeared on a new episode of Nintendo Minute today to announce that Rocket League will release on Switch on November 14 in both North America and Europe. The vehicular soccer hit will start out at $19.99 US or equivalent.

Hard to believe the base game came out in February.

Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns has a few new options for love.

XSEED have confirmed the long-promised later DLC pack for their most recent farming simulator will release on November 9. The game will update at the same time, offering new outfits including a Rune Factory 4 crossover set, along other gameplay improvements.

Operation "Pass The WIi U" now in full effect for the Switch.

Nintendo has announced their earnings for the second fiscal quarter (through September 30, so no Mario Odyssey effects), and the Switch is rising to heaven.

The new console managed to increase production and sales compared with last quarter, selling 2.92m Switches worldwide and prompting a 40%... Read more...

And new icons, the stability of Switch software.

Following major feedback from players, Earth Atlantis will receive a big balance patch.

Intended to address key criticisms of the base game, the 1.0.1 patch will adjust drop rates for items, including leaving the equipped subweapon at the point of death and giving more item spawns closer to the restart point. A faster ship and toning down of boss difficutly with an emphasis on the game's Easy mode will also be included.

Now, whither the Switch version.

The digital exclusivity for the 3DS's Minecraft lasted about two months.

Nintendo of America has announced that the pocket-sized portable version of the Microsoft property will receive a physical release on November 10. The digital version of the game released on September 13.

The addition of... Read more...