Duck Game is no relation to Untitled Goose Game, unless you're in Minnesota.

SteamWorld Quest and Duck Game are going to be following each other quite closely in a few weeks.

Image & Form's card RPG SteamWorld Quest officially confirmed its April 25 release date today, following inadvertent reveals from both the North American and European branches of Nintendo. Quest will be a Switch exclusive "for the foreseeable future".

An acceptable portmanteau.

Hörberg Productions's follow up to the smash hit Gunman Clive series will be landing on Switch next week.

The nintendo.com game list has confirmed an April 4 release date for Mechstermination Force, the first brand new title from Hörberg Productions since 2015's Gunman Clive 2. Set in a world conquered by the malevolent MegaMechs, one or two gunners are tasked with taking them down in a boss rush format.

It's been nearly 20 years, but Toon TV is back on the air.

A very early title of the GameCube is coming back in high definition this week on Switch.

Cel Damage HD, a remaster of the 2002 GameCube car combat game, will release on Thursday for US$9.99/C$12.59. The release was first announced via the nintendo.com game list, but the remaster previously appeared on PlayStation Vita and Xbox One.

Next, Zach and TYP will summon a Lost Vikings remaster.

Get RET-2-GO again, as Shantae is making her third Switch appearance this year.

WayForward announced the game in a Twitter post earlier this evening, showing off the game's logo and confirming a 2019 release.

No other details were given in the tweet, though the replies confirm that unlike Shantae: Half-Genie Hero the game is not being crowdfunded.

It’s time to prepare the graphics comparison video with the N-Gage version.

When Crash Team Racing makes it’s way to Switch on July 21 it will include not only a remastered version of the original tracks, but those from its sequel as well. Activision announced today that all 13 tracks from the Crash Nitro Kart will be included as bonus content along with the original battle arenas and modes. Crash Nitro Kart released as a follow up to Crash Team Racing on Playstation 2, Xbox, and Gamecube back in 2003

Everyone's losing their minds over a girl who's been dead for 22 years. Oops, spoilers.

Hell of a week already, huh?

Yeah, it's not often a Nintendo first party release gets upstaged by a $20 eShop game, but consider that the eShop game is a little thing known as Final Fantasy VII. You know, the game that basically killed Nintendo for a decade, and is finally coming to Switch. Somewhere, Yamauchi is about to start haunting people.

One for Pokémon and one for Astral Chain.

After reporting a Switch revision was in the works for 2019, sources have indicated to the Wall Street Journal that there may in fact be two Switch revisions.

The report (subscription required) posits that the revisions would be announced at E3, and release later in the summer. One revision would... Read more...

We say "tentative" because right now it's all 2019.

SteamWorld Quest has its price, and it was showing a date for a bit as well.

The first RPG from Image & Form will launch for US$24.99/C$31.49/€24.99/£22.49, according to the developer's Twitter feed and the game's eShop listing.

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You can probably guess a few, but can you name all 10 without looking?

Following yesterday's Nindie Showcase, Nintendo dropped some details on the performance of indie games on Switch.

In a session at the Game Developer's Conference, Nintendo confirmed that sales of independent titles were up 95% in the last twelve months when compared to the launch year. The top 10 sellers among indie game, with no rankings given, were:

Think the included games aren't fun? You can roll your own.

Nintendo has released new details about the upcoming Labo VR Kit, including the ability to design VR experiences with the kit.

The starter and full kits will include Toy-Con Garage VR, which is the tool Nintendo indicated they used to design the included software. 64 small games will also be available in the VR Plaza, with a large portion of them using just the VR goggles.

The Switch version might've been late, but it's coming with some extras.

One of the last great games of 2018 is coming to Switch in June.

Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden will release on June 25, following its launch on other consoles and PC at the end of last year. The Switch version will include the game's first expansion pack, which will be sold separately on other platforms.

You can cover a lot in a half hour.

In addition to the announcement of Blaster Master Zero 2, Cuphead, and Cadence of Zelda, a whole host of new Switch games were shown during the Nindies Showcase.

Overland: A take on the end of the world, the squad-focused turn based strategy game features a party trying to make the difficult choices as they travel across the United States. Overland launches this fall.

A huge name in the scene is finally here.

A major name in the indie game scene is bringing their hits to Switch.

The Nindies Showcase confirmed that Vlambeer will be bringing their games to the platform. The first title, Nuclear Throne, will launch today and Super Crate Box will come to Switch this April with new multiplayer options.

The roguelike starring Link and Zelda is coming to Switch this spring.

Cadence of Hyrule is coming to the Switch eShop in the near future, courtesy of Nintendo and Crypt of the NecroDancer developer Brace Yourself Games.

As announced in the March 2019 Nindies Showcase, Cadence of Hyrule is a roguelike rhythm game similar in style to Crypt of the NecroDancer, which... Read more...

Surprise: Inti Creates made a sequel to the 2017 Switch game and you can play it today.

Blaster Master Zero 2 is available now on Switch for $9.99 after its announcement during today’s Nindies Showcase.

The first Blaster Master Zero was a relatively faithful remake of the first Blaster Master on NES, but this sequel gives it more of a 16-bit-era look, with upgrades to Sophia and Jason, including a counter for Jason. The game also takes you across the universe to multiple planets and outer space locales.

You are RAD. We are excited.

During the Nindies Showcase, the developers at Double Fine Productions were tapped to announce their new game for the Switch: RAD. No official release date has been set, but we can expect to see RAD on Switch this Summer. As a quick refresher, Double Fine is the developer that made the critically acclaimed titles Psychonauts and Brutal Legend.

The gorgeously animated, brutally difficult shooter is a Microsoft exclusive no longer.

Today’s Nindies Showcase was kicked off by the announcement that Studio MDHR and Microsoft are bringing the award-winning indie shooter Cuphead to the Switch. Available for pre-purchase later today, Cuphead will be officially released and frustrating Nintendo players worldwide on April 18th.

After playing for a few hours, you may want something a little stronger than milk in your cup.

Runs twice as fast, and a good bargain too

The Switch will be getting the remastered version of one of the most beloved multiplayer games of the last decade.

The Behemoth (Alien Hominid, Battleblock Theater) have confirmed that Castle Crashers Remastered will launch on Switch this summer. Originally released on Xbox 360's Live Arcade in 2008, the four-player brawler was later ported to PC and Xbox One.

UUDDLRLRBAStart, y'all.

As part of celebrations of their 50th anniversary, Konami will be rolling out three compilations of their classic titles into the summer.

The three compilations are themed around Konami arcade titles, Castlevania and Contra. The Arcade collection, releasing first on April 18 for US$19.99, will include Gradius I and II, Life Force/Salamander, Twinbee, Scramble, Thunder Cross, Haunted Castle, and Typhoon/A-Jax.

Smash is continuing to, well, smash

The February sales survey from the NPD Group saw a lot of action for newcomers that missed Switch in software, but another big month for Switch hardware.

All figures are dollar based unless otherwise indicated, and represent sales in the US from February 3 to March 2.

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