• Pokemon Sword And Shield Direct Scheduled For June 5

    What in the world is Nintendo going to show at E3? That's the question we're asking now that the company has announced a Pokemon-centered Nintendo Direct, which will take place six days before Nintendo's E3 Direct presentation.

    By Shawn Farner May 27th, 2019 Read More
  • The X-Men Unite In Latest Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Trailer

    The new trailer for Switch-exclusive Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 places the X-Men and their rivals, the Brotherhood of Mutants, in the spotlight. Though they get off to a rocky start, it looks like the two groups will band together to face their common enemy: Thanos and the Black Order.

    By Dani Lee Damas May 23rd, 2019 Read More
  • DC Universe Online Soars To Nintendo Switch This Summer

    Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 is set to have some superhero competition on the Nintendo Switch. According to CBR, the free-to-play MMO DC Universe Online is making its way to Nintendo's hybrid console sometime this summer, bringing all of the game's content along with it.

    By Shawn Farner May 23rd, 2019 Read More
  • Footage Of Mario Kart Tour Gameplay Leaks Online

    After emails started going out for Mario Kart Tour's closed beta, Nintendo asked participants to keep their screenshots and video clips to themselves. But you know what they say about rules: they're meant to be broken. And thanks to some kind rulebreakers, we now have our first look at Mario Kart Tour's gameplay.

    By Shawn Farner May 22nd, 2019 Read More
  • Mario Kart Tour's Beta Period Starts Up This Week

    Do you know how Mario Kart Tour will play? We're not sure either. We do know, however, that the beta period for the game is coming to Android devices on Wednesday, May 22. And according to Nintendo Life, players in Japan are already getting emails to confirm they've been selected to take part.

    By Shawn Farner May 20th, 2019 Read More
  • Super Mario Maker 2 Has A Remarkably Small File Size

    Video games take up a lot of space these days. Have you ever tried to install Gears of War 4 on an Xbox One X? It weighs in at over 103 GB, which is absurd. Fortunately, that's not a problem you'll have with Super Mario Maker 2 on your storage-starved Nintendo Switch.

    By Shawn Farner May 17th, 2019 Read More
  • Nintendo Switch Has Now Outsold PS4 In Japan

    The PlayStation 4 has enjoyed a remarkable run thus far, with insane worldwide sales figures and a string of high-quality exclusives. But in the company's homeland of Japan, Sony no longer wears the crown this generation.

    By Shawn Farner May 15th, 2019 Read More
  • Nintendo Announces Direct Stream For Super Mario Maker 2

    If you thought Nintendo was going to be quiet until E3, you thought wrong. The company announced today that it's hosting a Nintendo Direct stream for Super Mario Maker 2 in the near future, and that future is a lot sooner than we could've anticipated.

    By Shawn Farner May 14th, 2019 Read More
  • Tetris 99's Big Block DLC Adds Offline Modes

    Tetris 99 came out of nowhere and became a major hit with Switch owners. Now Nintendo is looking for ways to monetize the game's popularity -- you know, outside of having people sign up for Nintendo Switch Online.

    By Shawn Farner May 10th, 2019 Read More
  • The Most Terrible Things Samus Has Ever Done

    Across the entire Metroid franchise, Samus has made some questionable decisions. More than that, she's been seen to do some downright awful things in the pursuit of galactic peace. Let's take a look at some of them.

    By Nathan Simmons May 8th, 2019 Read More
  • Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition Leaked For Switch

    It appears more Nintendo Switch ports are on the way from THQ Nordic. According to a listing on EB Games' Canadian site, Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition is also making its way to the Switch, just months after Darksiders: Warmastered Edition launched on the console.

    By Shawn Farner May 7th, 2019 Read More
  • The First Devil May Cry Is Getting A Switch Port

    Hey, Nintendo Switch owners: how would you like to play a little Devil May Cry? No, not the recently released Devil May Cry 5. We're talking about the original from 2001. That game is coming to the Switch this summer, according to Capcom, and you're either really excited about that or really bummed out.

    By Shawn Farner May 6th, 2019 Read More
  • Nintendo Switch Online Passes 9.8 Million Subscribers

    Nintendo Switch Online is more popular than you might think. Variety is reporting that, in a company financial briefing, Nintendo revealed just how many customers are signed up for the service. Spoilers: it's a lot of people.

    By Shawn Farner April 26th, 2019 Read More
  • Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-Tered Is Headed To Switch

    The remaster with the worst name in the world is getting a port to the Nintendo Switch. THQ Nordic announced today that Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered will hit the Switch this summer, bringing its destructive action to Nintendo's hybrid console.

    By Shawn Farner April 24th, 2019 Read More
  • Budget Nintendo Switch Could Arrive By End Of June

    There have been a ton of rumors surrounding new Nintendo Switch models, and now we have more to share on both the budget version of the console that's expected to drop sometime this year, as well as the more powerful upgraded model that's been discussed.

    By Shawn Farner April 24th, 2019 Read More
  • Fan Uses Crab As Weapon, Attacks Pro Smash Bros. Player

    Could the state of the world be any more weird? Now professional Super Smash Bros. players can't even compete without the fear of having dead crabs hurled at them. We know -- that sounds totally made up. But it's not. It happened to Team Liquid's Juan "Hungrybox" DeBiedma this past weekend.

    By Shawn Farner April 22nd, 2019 Read More
  • Nintendo Cleans House, Removes Lewd Smash Stages

    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate​ brought the Stage Builder back in its 3.0 update, and wow, did some people ever abuse it. Some rather inappropriate stages were erected using the mode, leading to calls for Nintendo to sanitize the situation. Now it has.

    By Shawn Farner April 19th, 2019 Read More
  • Persona 5's Joker Steals The Show In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

    Joker, Persona 5's silent protagonist, has become the second downloadable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as part of the Ver 3.0 update. He arrives with 11 songs from the Persona series and a new stage, Mementos, that changes colors based on the Persona music track playing.

    By Dani Lee Damas April 18th, 2019 Read More
  • Smaller Nintendo Switch Model To Arrive This Fall

    Up to this point, we've been expecting two new Nintendo Switch models sometime this year -- a more powerful upgraded version, and a budget version focused on portability. It seems we could only be getting one, according to news from Gematsu.

    By Shawn Farner April 18th, 2019 Read More
  • Darksiders: Warmastered Edition Leaked For Switch

    Oops. It appears that THQ Nordic is so wrapped up in buying forgotten licenses that it made a grave mistake -- revealing Darksiders: Warmastered Edition for Nintendo Switch before the game was officially announced.

    By Shawn Farner April 11th, 2019 Read More
  • Stage Builder Could Be On The Way For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate offers quite a bit of customization, but the game's been missing something rather large: Stage Builder. Fortunately, it appears that feature could soon come to the game, as evidenced by a recent commercial that shows Stage Builder in one of Smash Ultimate's menus.

    By Shawn Farner April 10th, 2019 Read More
  • Tetris 99's Maximus Cup Offers A Shot At eShop Currency

    ​How good are you at ​Tetris 99​? Good enough to be one of the top 999 players in the world? If so, the game's upcoming Maximus Cup ​might be a fine place to test your skills. You could even get some eShop currency out of the deal.

    By Shawn Farner April 9th, 2019 Read More