You're probably on the clock to finish the first one now.

It isn't taking long for yet another Star War to play out on Switch.

A Switch version of 2004's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords has been announced for release on June 8. The second KOTOR was developed by Obsidian Entertainment, future developers of The Outer Worlds and Neverwinter Nights 2.

An announcement about as stunning as Brazil qualifying for a World Cup.

As with every Mario sports title on Switch, more content will be added to Mario Strikers: Battle League.

Nintendo confirmed in social media posts today that "free post-launch updates" would come to the soccer title, answering a question posed yesterday.

Be ready... Read more...

Kind of surprising the online times aren't 90 minutes, honestly.

Some friendly matches in the Mario Strikers Battle League have been arranged for next weekend.

Nintendo have announced a "First Kick" demo for the June 10 release, which is live in most territories and will go live in NA shortly. The training mode and some exhibition matches will be available, as well as some online match times from June 3-5. The times are as follows:

How DO you top the misadventures of cow, anyway?

A new update for the Switch Online Nintendo and Super Nintendo libraries is out tonight.

Nintendo's Pinball is the newest addition to the NES library. The 1984 (Famicom) / October 1985 (NES) title is a dual screen pinball game with a Mario themed bonus game. The arcade version of Pinball this title is based on is one of the Nintendo Arcade Archives titles.

Is it skipping the Switch? Neigh.

One of the most unique 2D fighters on the market is stampeding into the Switch this fall.

Them's Fightin' Herds has been announced for a console release - including Switch - this fall. Modus Games (Cris Tales) will produce a physical version as well.

Originally a fan project based on the My... Read more...

From "maybe" to "yes" in a little under two years.

Following the launch of the Rising prequel game, the full Eiyuden Chronicles story will come to Switch as well.

In an update on the game's Kickstarter campaign posted today, developer Rabbit & Bear confirmed that Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes - the crowdfunded spiritual successor to the Suikoden RPG series - will come to Switch when it releases.

A week of sword boys, kangaroo, and a longer June.

Things we missed last week: Data East's Trio The Punch in the Archives.

Last week had the lowest total all year that wasn't explainable by a holiday, and this week's starting out as quiet. If you'd like to get a Warriors fix but want a game with more bishonen by volume than Three Hopes, Koei Tecmo's... Read more...

Featuring three strange new worlds and at least one new civilization.

The Switch's first Star Trek game will drop out of warp this fall. Outright Games announced this morning during their OG Unwrapped digital presentation that the new game based on Nickelodeon's kid focused Star Trek series will arrive on Switch this October. It will feature first contact with a brand-new... Read more...

And the price is exactly what it says in the subtitle.

The multiplayer mayhem of Fall Guys is finally coming to Switch with a perfect entry price.

The bean-running game, which was announced for Switch in a Nintendo Direct in February 2021, will finally come out on June 21. During the interim, developer Mediatonic was acquired by Epic Games, resulting in the Switch version coming with the game's transition to a free to play model.

North America is getting a lot of stuff this week that was already out in Europe - and in some cases, should've STAYED there.

Things we missed last week: In addition to the Indie World shadowdrops (Soundfall, Mini Motorways, Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, OPUS: Echoes of Starsong), Card Shark got a demo, and Pro Tennis World Court is the new ACA game.

It's a quiet-looking week - though we said that last week and ended up with... Read more...

"I find your lack of employee protections disturbing."

The power of intergalactic conflict carried the month of April in the latest sales survey from the NPD Group.

All sales based on dollar sales from April 3 - 30, unless otherwise indicated; Nintendo does not contribute eShop sales data for first party titles.

A tight month for the hardware race... Read more...

And then, there was one... for now.

Kirby is about to say "hiiiii~" to the N64 library for the Switch Online Expansion Pack.

The 2000 platformer will be added to the library on May 20. The last game in the "Dark Matter" trilogy of Kirby games (with Dream Land 2 on the Game Boy and 3 on the Super Nintendo), it offered a psuedo-3D perspective years before Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Final release date TBA, but at least we know the format and have a window

The story of Alan Wake is coming to the Switch - officially.

In a 12th anniversary video (embedded below), the first minute shows off-screen footage of the remaster running on a Switch Lite. Remedy later confirmed that the title would launch this fall, natively (not a cloud title) but digital only.

...yes, they literally only said "soon". Deal with it.

UPDATE 9:40pm ET May 16: The Pokemon Company has tweeted that maintenance for Home will begin at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. Pacific tomorrow and will end at 2 a.m. ET Wednesday / 11 p.m. PT tomorrow, roughly. Following the maintenance, version 2 of Home will be available for both Switch and mobile. A note... Read more...

A little something for everyone from planters to OS engineers.

Alongside today's four releases and the demo for Card Shark, a large group of upcoming indie titles were revealed for Switch in today's Indie World.

Fo(u)r those who just can't wait.

As is tradition, a couple of the games announced during the Indie World Showcase are coming to Switch immediately. Both Soundfall and Mini Motorways will be available later today. Soundfall, developed by Drastic Games, is a rhythm-based dungeon crawler. Playable alone or with up to three other people... Read more...

The mob apparently charges more than EA can stand for naming rights.

This year's FIFA games will be the last to bear the organization's name - at least from Electronic Arts.

In a statement on the EA website, the company confirmed today that starting in 2023, the licensed soccer game will be branded "EA Sports FC". Existing exclusive agreements with top soccer federations... Read more...

"This aquatic monster couldn't be any more of a pain in the a... oh, it's in lava now."

Capcom has unveiled new details for next month's Sunbreak expansion of Monster Hunter Rise.

A preview video for the June 30 expansion showed a returning monster - Seregios, a flagship monster of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate - as well as an ice version of Somnacath and a lava-based version of the aquatic... Read more...

That would be tomorrow as of press time.

Nintendo's first declaration of independents for this year is due tomorrow.

An Indie World presentation has been announced to air tomorrow (May 11) at 7 a.m. PT, 10 a.m. ET, and 1400 UTC. It will run for 20 minutes.

The last Indie World aired in December, featuring the shadowdrop of Chicory: A Colorful Tale among others.

Does it take a thousand arms to hold all the money Nintendo made in the last fiscal year?

Nintendo have released their results for the fiscal year spanning April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 overnight (NA tiime), along with their estimates for the now-current fiscal year.

All numbers reported in yen: a rounded comparison based on current exchange rate of 130.199 yen to the US$ is provided for clarification only.