The major expansion our hunters have wanted.

Monster Hunter Rise's expansion will come with the heat of the sun.

A trailer for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak aired to open today's Nintendo Direct, and it will be out in summer 2022. New locations, stories, and quest ranks will be included in the expansion.

No pricing was provided, but Rise was specified as required to play the game.

Uh, our apologies if you wanted to go into Festivus blind.

The usually tight pre-Direct ship of Nintendo appears to have sprung a leak.

A new listing on Nintendo's Japanese language game schedule has revealed an unannounced Kirby game. Roughly translated to "Discovery of the Stars", the game is slated for a spring 2022 launch in Japan.

The link to the... Read more...

We would reset the clock but we had to send it to Halifax for every time someone wangs a vehicle into the MacKay Bridge tollbooths.

The happening bunker is now open.

A Nintendo Direct will air tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT / midnight CET. It is scheduled for 40 minutes and the advertised focus is "Nintendo Switch games launching this winter."

Tune in 9/23 at 3 p.m. PT for a #NintendoDirect... Read more...

Someone at NoA might be singing Eric Idle's FCC Song right about now.

An FCC filing for a new Nintendo controller which was originally to stay under wraps until March is now set to expire this week.

The filing for a new game controller was discovered last week, but the documentation was originally slated to remain confidential until March of next year. Per a recent amendment discovered by Twitter alias Rosti, this filing will now be available on September 24 - this Friday.

Yes, you can pet the dog - or become one, we won't judge.

The odd tale of The Good Life is finally coming out on Switch next month.

Hidetaka "Swery" Suehiro (The Missing, Deadly Premonition)'s White Owls Inc have announced that their crowdfunded adventure game The Good Life will release on October 15. It was originally announced for Switch in the March 2020 Indie World show.

Maybe they can throw in the Disney Afternoon Collection and Shinji Mikami's Goof Troop while they're at it? UPDATED WITH UPGRADE OPTION NEWS.

UPDATE 11:55am EDT Thursday, Sept. 23: Nighthawk Interactive has confirmed in an email to Nintendo World Report that an upgrade option for owners of the existing Aladdin/Lion King pack will be available: the DLC will be US$9.99. Original story follows.

The mouse is making their Switch roar just a little bit louder.

Can someone pass me seven Dragon Balls so I can make a certain company's C-suite disappear?

We've got a major retail release this week for Anime World Report as Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (with a bunch of DLC included) is getting squeezed onto Switch somehow. We've dispatched our top Senzu Bean fans to look into that one and provide a report. We've also dispatched John for yet another space... Read more...

No mics, no folders, but still a major boost.

A new version of Switch system software has added far more than stability.

The version 13 update, available now, has activated support for Bluetooth audio. A list of restrictions for using the headphones can be found on Nintendo's support page, but the major ones are only one headset can be active at a time and using headsets limits the available controllers to two wireless ones (eg: one set of Joy-Cons).

Can the Switch hang onto its US unit lead in a month with so many hard hitters on other platforms?

A lot of hard hitters for PC and other consoles came out in August, but the Switch is still all over the NPD's latest sales survey.

All totals based on US sales estimates from August 1 - 28, ranked by revenue unless otherwise noted. Nintendo does not supply digital sales to the NPD survey, though third parties have the option.

A logical move unless you're planning to trade the old one in to upgrade.

The trade price of the Switch is dropping across Europe as we move toward the OLED in a few weeks.

Nintendo have confirmed a reduction in the trade price (price paid by retailers) of the Switch, and the price when buying directly from a regional Nintendo store has been reduced to €269.99 (down... Read more...

What treats potentially await for my brother's birthday?

It took several weeks, but we finally have our hot skateboarding game for 2021 - yes, Skatebird is 900ing into our hearts this week, and I for one can't wait to shred with the sparrows. It's quite a busy one - as is most weeks on Switch - with retail privileges afforded to the... president of the... Read more...

So many bricks, so little room.

The Nintendo-LEGO collaboration has produced a new block.

A new set was announced today that takes the form of a giant ? block which opens to reveal versions of stages from Super Mario 64. The collection will be a LEGO Store exclusive starting on October 1, with other retailers following in 2022, and the set will retail for US$169.99 or equivalent.

One spinoff, one standalone title this time.

NIS America is bringing back another pair of older RPGs next spring.

The doods have announced Prinny Presents: NIS Classics Volume 2 for a spring 2022 release. The pair of titles included in this pack are:

A week headlined by an organization that's all about the money, and also WarioWare.

...I can't help but think that this list is going to end up radically expanding by the end of the week, but it's already pretty busy. WarioWare: Get it Together is the headliner of course, with the first WarioWare to have original microgames since Wario said "screw it, you make it" on the original... Read more...

If you got your Hello Kitty cards, this should be old hat by now.

After the apparent success of the Sanrio line of Animal Crossing Amiibo cards, the base sets are coming back to stores in North America.

Nintendo have announced a reprint of the first four waves of cards will begin appearing in select stores over the next few days (early September is specified).... Read more...

See, they paid off BOTH of those surveys in June.

Nintendo's other "brainy" series is returning on Switch, and this time North America will get to partake.

Big Brain Academy: Brain vs Brain has been announced for a December 3 launch, priced at US$29.99 and available physically. There will be challenges (including daily ones) in Solo mode, or up to four players (local or ghosts uploaded by other players) can take part in multiplayer modes.

Now with bullet... sorry, "bullit" time.

Inti Creates has now committed to a double shot of their Gunvolt 2D run-and-gun series for 2022.

At the BitSummit indie game expo, Inti Creates announced Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 would launch worldwide on January 27, 2022. The original game released in 2019, while Inti previously announced the third Azure Striker Gunvolt game would also hit next year.

Now we have an actual cat in the crew.

Following the announcement of Morgana, Sega have confirmed a true feline presence will be available as DLC for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania - on launch day.

Japanese cultural icon Hello Kitty will be available for purchase on October 5 (the game's regular launch day, though a deluxe version with early access is available) for US$4.99 or equivalent.

Why is this relevant now? Well, at least one current Switch game and a potential re-release is probably affected.

A new European ratings board ruling has gone into effect that would have a major effect on current and potential future Switch releases.

The PEGI board has determined that references to gambling would result in an automatic 18+ rating: according to reports, this actually began in early 2021. A... Read more...

A roguelite golf adventure.

Chuhai Labs has today announced their next title, Cursed to Golf, will be coming to Switch along with PC via Steam in 2022. This 2D golf game tasks the player with escaping from Golf Purgatory in your quest to become a golfing legend. All while avoiding deadly traps and hazards.

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