Odd that a golf game being "over par" could be seen as a compliment.

The major retail releases for Switch were backloaded in June, and the system's hardware sales streak continued though there was a mild upset in the NPD Group's tracked revenue.

All rankings based on dollar sales from May 30 - July 3 unless indicated: Nintendo titles are not counted digitally but most third party titles are.

A discount will also be available for the full game.

After launching on Switch in May, narrative-tactical game Crying Suns is getting a free demo today, which can be found by accessing its eShop listing. Until July 22, the full game will also be discounted by 20%, so if a free sample of the game tickles your fancy, you can go ahead and pick up Crying Suns on the cheap.

Thanks for the warning, y'all.

For those wondering when the Switch OLED model would go up for sale, it's going to be sooner than you think.

Nintendo of America have posted an announcement that the preorders will open today (July 15) at 3 p.m. ET / noon Pacific for the US. Similar options have not gone live for other countries as of yet.

Can we negotiate with a demon to move this release date up?

A new story trailer just dropped for the upcoming demon-fusing RPG, Shin Megami Tensei V. A number of features for the game we're also listed, some of which will be very familiar to fans of the series:

- Unfold an allusive story filled with tragic choices, make sacrifices to uphold your ideals as you pursue light or covet darkness to discover your role in the new world

Get a quick early look at the game live!

Surprise!

In case you'd like to see Skyward Sword HD in action ahead of its Friday release, we'll be doing a quick bonus stream of it tonight!

Join us at 6:45pm eastern / 3:45pm pacific for over a half an hour of Skyward Sword HD live on Twitch channel! You can hang out in the chat and ask questions—or just hang out with everyone!

Featuring the original sins of the Zelda series, both in-universe and out.

The newest remake in Nintendo's quest to prove that The Legend of Zelda is actually their Sonic comes out this week with Skyward Sword HD - and I'm a little tied up with last week and next, so if you want to put up with a Zelda game that even with its QoL fixes has a stamina meter affecting movement... Read more...

I guess that means it's not coming home for a lot of you.

Electronic Arts's one guaranteed Switch release per year will be similar to the last few.

Ahead of today's European championship final match between sides from England and Italy, EA confirmed the Switch version of FIFA 22 will be a Legacy Edition, and will launch on October 1. This will continue a trend for the Switch: the last FIFA release without this tag was FIFA 19, released in the fall of 2018.

Now it's your job to fill the thing.

August will start with a game that involves trying to fill a doomsday vault.

Developer Flightless have announced their isometric adventure Doomsday Vault will release on Switch August 5. Players will have to explore a devastated Earth and find seeds to restock a vault inspired by the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, traversing flooded areas, desolate plains, and destroyed buildings.

There's at least one staffer who always despairs in December, so this checks out.

The month of ultimate despair for Switch owners will actually be in December this year.

Nintendo have confirmed December 3 as the release date for the Danganronpa series of adventure games as well as the new "Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp". The Danganronpa Decadence limited edition will also be available in same day.

Bigger screen, same shell... and is that a LAN PORT?

The long-rumored Switch with larger screen has finally been revealed.

Nintendo have announced a "Switch (OLED model)" for release on October 8 at a MSRP of US$349.99/C$449.99. It will launch in two combinations: a white dock / Joy-Con model, and a black dock / red and blue Joy-Con model.

Aside... Read more...

Featuring a single finger curling on a monkey's paw over in Japan.

The big game of the week, which is already downloaded and waiting for me to put multiple hours into on a weekend as part of #JRPGJuly, is Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. I, for one, welcome our apparently flight-capable Rathalos overlords (based on the game icon) and look forward to it burninating... Read more...

By Halloween, you'll be walking around with the scariest thing of all: SILVER Rathalos.

Just as Rise did, the upcoming Monster Hunter Stories 2 will have an update roadmap.

Capcom unveiled the plan to add additional content to the RPG launching next Friday, beginning on July 15 and proceeding from there until the end of October. The updates will include new quests and Monsties (party members).

Yes, it includes the items thing.

In a short trailer on Twitter today Nintendo announced a series of quality of life updates for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. Some of these were already known but a few are known. Here's a quick breakdown.

Oil, barrels, and geysers - oh my!

An update has added new elements to last year's Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit.

Available now for owners, the update adds a new Grand Prix series (Mario Cup) as well as optional obstacles to the courses. The view of the cart will add oil (causes spinouts), barrels (normal colored ones cause crashes, gold ones gain coins) and a combination of a geyser (which disguises coins when it fires) and a dinosaur whose scream slows down the cart.

...please tell us that's not a tease for the Nonary Games on Switch as well...

More mysteries in the universe of the oddest game of 2019 are coming next year.

Following hints on a teaser site, Spike Chunsoft have announced AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative (official spelling) for a launch next spring. The trailer for the game is below, which also identifies the team behind the Zero Escape series from 3DS as responsible for the game's writing:

The Future of Dodgebrawl

In their latest weekly update column Velan Studios shared an image of their roadmap for the future of Knockout City.

Specific details are a little slight, but there is still useful stuff to know. The last event of Season 1 will include a 2X experience boost. The second season will start on... Read more...

Amazingly, there doesn't seem to be a volcano in the background.

The second to last fighter from Super Smash Bros Ultimate will be available soon for owners of the second Fighter's Pass.

The update to add Kazuya Mishima will go live tomorrow (June 29). Also announced was a Min-Min amiibo with a "2022" release date.

Along with the update will be 39 songs (8... Read more...

Having a holiday on a Thursday is the Joey Marella of weekly planning.

We've got four things vying for my personal attention this week, and I'm already in for one: The modern release of Zombies Ate My Neighbors and its straight-to-Blockbuster sequel Ghoul Patrol. I'll also be picking up probably the cheapest retail release in a while (as a download, those cards ain't cheap y'all), Doki Doki Literature Club+. Now, the question is, did they just pull an Undertale for it?

The office being sold isn't exactly a GOOD sign...

A boutique publisher may have been forced into bankruptcy while still taking preorders for product that has never been delivered.

Dispatch Games, who were serving as a Western publisher for the games of City Connection (the former Jaleco) including Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase and Penguin Wars... Read more...

The 15-18 month lead time might let you replay the two Cold Steel games on Switch.

At a concert celebrating the 40th anniversary of Falcom, NIS America made four announcements for localizations of Legend of Heroes titles over the next 24 to 30 months.