Latest Nintendo News

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A Brilliant Shmup Making Waves Later This Year!

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ININ Games and PR Hound have announced that Air Twister, their upcoming 3D shoot em up with a touch of Kid Icarus Uprising flair will be releasing on November 10th! Pre-Orders are set to begin on July 18th! Here's what PR Hound had to say about the upcoming game:

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Into The Wonderful Depths of Mushroom Eating!

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Nintendo announced their next 2D Super Mario Bros. game during this morning's Nintendo Direct. The game seemingly is an evolution of the New Super Mario Bros. series and looks like it'll be a fresh trip down psychedelic mushroom lane. As strange as it looks the game looks like...

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Geno Makes A Cannonball Splash During Today's Direct!

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Nintendo has announced that a full-blown Super Mario RPG Remake for the Nintendo Switch is in the works and will be released on November 17th 2023! You can watch the announcement trailer below:

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Rays The Waves!

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ININ Games and PR Hound have announced that the Ray Z Arcade Chronology collection will be releasing on the Nintendo eShop on June 30th! The collection features two HD remakes and the original trio of games...

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Splashing Directly To You!

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Nintendo has just announced earlier today, that they will be broadcasting a 40 minute long general Nintendo Direct featuring games releasing during the second half of 2023! Tomorrow's Nintendo Direct will be broadcast at 7:00 AM PDT / 10:00 AM EDT! What are your hopes for the direct? As always be sure to let us know...

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The Blades That Bind Us!

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Nintendo has announced that Fire Emblem also known as Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade in Japan will be releasing on June 22nd which is Thursday, but given how NSO releases happen at the same time globally chances are the game will drop in North America at 6:00 PM PDT / 9:00 PM EDT on Wednesday!...

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Magikarp Splash!

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Nintendo has once again shadow-dropped four new retro games onto the base Nintendo Switch Online service today! This group of games are quite varied so there should be something enjoyable for just about everyone! The update brings the following lineup of new titles to the service!

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Skies of Arcadia, Is That You?

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PQube and Octeto Studios has announced a new Skies of Arcadia inspired JRPG, appropriately titled, Sky Oceans: Wings For Hire will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in the future! The game will have you recruiting fellow sky pirates to strengthen your crew and you'll surely take on epic missions...

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It's-A-Trio! WOOHOO!

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Nintendo has announced that Super Mario Advance, Super Mario Advance 2, and Super Mario Advance 3 will be releasing on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Gameboy Advance app on May 25th in the...

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Gotta Play 'Em All!

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Nintendo has just announced that Pokemon Stadium for the Nintendo 64 will be releasing next week on April 12 on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service! The game originally released in 2000...

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Bon Voyage!

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It's official! As of 45 minutes ago "at the time this article was written" The eShops on the Nintendo Wii U and 3DS were shutdown permanently. You'll still be able to access and redownload your previous digital purchases, however making new purchases including free apps and demos are no longer possible on the last-gen...

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The Ship Will Capsize In Ten Days!!!

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In case you all forgot the Nintendo eShops on both the 3DS and Wii U will be shutting down in less than 10 days. Obviously you can't add funds via redemption cards anymore, but your funds added to your Nintendo Switch can still be used on the 3DS and Wii U eShops to make purchases through...

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We Must Be In Dreamland!

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Nintendo has just shadow dropped four new games on NSO out of nowhere and some of the games are quite good! The four games added were as follows:

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Mario Day Eve Eve  Then?

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Nintendo's Asian social media accounts have outed the exact release time for Wave 4 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass and its likely a bit earlier than most of you were expecting! According to the post the DLC will be releasing at 10:00AM on March 9th in Japan, which would put the DLC's release...

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Dread The Fusion!

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Nintendo has officially announced that Metroid Fusion for the Gameboy Advance will be added to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack this week! The update should drop at around 5:00PM PST / 8:00PM...

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Celebrating Mar10!

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Nintendo has just announced the release date of Wave 4 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe BCP and it's likely MUCH sooner than you'd expect! The DLC will be officially releasing on Mar10 Day in...

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English Not Included...

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Bandai Namco has given some new details regarding the remasters of Baten Kaitos I & II, including 30 FPS frame-rate, 2K resolution, no cut content for the Western release this time, and 30 save slots for each of the two games. That's not all,...

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Passing The Bat...en To A New Generation of Gamers!

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Nintendo Announced a Remaster collection of both Baten Kaitos games releasing on Switch this Summer. Even though the series never had the same following or success as Xenoblade...

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Three Cheers For The Return of The Bird...O?!

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Nintendo gave viewers a preview of Wave 4 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass today during their Nintendo Direct broadcast and showcased a new Yoshi's Island themed track...

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Now You're Playing With Power!

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In a surprise announcement Nintendo has released Gameboy/Gameboy Advance games on the NSO service. The Gameboy games appear to have the GBC enhancements as well as color filters and are available...

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Splishing The Airwaves Tomorrow!

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Nintendo has officially announce a Nintendo Direct broadcast for tomorrow February 8th at 5:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM PST and it will be focused mainly on Nintendo Switch releases launching during the first half of 2023. What do you hope will be announced during tomorrow's Nintendo Direct broadcast?...

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Glowstick Smudging!

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Regista Co has announced that their horror game Oshiiro which has players exercise ghosts with concert glowsticks in near pitch-darkness will be releasing on Nintendo Switch on February 2nd. Oshiiro...

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PR Hound has announced that Strictly Limited Games will be releasing Shinobi Non Grata physically on the Nintendo Switch and PS4! Here's what they had to say regarding the limited retail release:

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Pixel Extravaganza!

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Square Enix has finally announced Switch and PS4 ports for their Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster titles and they are releasing in a physical collection in both a Standard Edition ($74.99 / £64.99) and Collector's Edition ($259.99 / £244.99). Below is what comes with Collector's Edition of the game.

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Echo of A Splash!

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PR Hound has announced that the highly anticipated JRPG, Chained Echoes will be releasing on the Nintendo Switch on December 8th! The game is by Deck13 the same team that brought us CrossCode and Lunastice so you know the game will be top-notch!

As always be sure to leave us a comment in our comments...

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Bring Your Taijitsu On!

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We could never have enough of fast-paced beat’em up action, but this is a special one: Jitsu Squad, developed by Tanuki Creative Studio, is a classic beat ‘em up inspired, four player co-op TAG TEAM with epic character transformations and fast paced, down and dirty combat.

Paired...

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Boosting Towards Mid-Race!

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Nintendo has officially announced Wave 3 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe BCP and it's a REALLY good wave featuring London Loop, Berlin Byways, and Merry Mountain from Tour, Rock Rock Mountain and Rainbow...

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Splashing Onto The Scene!

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It has been a longtime coming, February if memory serves us "looks at calendar" yes, February and Nintendo has finally announced their September Nintendo Direct and it is a whopper at 40 minutes in length focusing on games releasing by the end of Winter! The broadcast is set to broadcast tomorrow/today...

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Ride The Wave!

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Nintendo has announced today that Wave Race 64 is headed to the Nintendo Switch Online Plus Expansion service courtesy of the N64 App this week! The game will be added on Friday August 19th in Japan so expect a release at around 5:00 PM PDT / 8:00 PM EDT on Thursday in the states!

Here's the description...

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Boosting Towards Next Week!

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Nintendo has confirmed that wave 2 of their Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8: Deluxe will drop onto the Nintendo eShop globally next Thursday August 4th! There are a few surprises in the next wave including...

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About To Get Boosted!

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Update: 07.27.2022 01:56:41

It looks like today's the day! There will be maintenance starting at 6 PM PST tonight and ending around 8 PM PST. Nintendo has also updated the DLC size on their webstore to over 2 GB which it was listed at just under 750 MB before tonight which is the size of the wave 1 DLC. Here's GameXplain's video as well.

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Windy Sailing!

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PR agency PR Hound has once again announced another upcoming pre-order on behalf of Strictly Limited Games, this time the announcement is for Aaero a rather interesting looking and stylish indie title that looks like a blast to play! Here's PR Hound's announcement:

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Boulder Dash Makin' A Splash!

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PR agency PR Hound has announced that Strictly Limited Games has opened pre-orders for its physical release, Boulder Dash: Ultimate Collection! You can read the announcement below:

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Rising From The Depths of Hell!

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PR Hound has announced that Strictly Limited Games will be releasing physically on PS4 and Nintendo Switch! You can read the official announcement below:

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A Pixel's Life!

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PR agency, PR Hound has announced that super limited boxed sets for Super Life of Pixel for Nintendo Switch and PS4 will be made available via Strictly Limited Games' website! Here's what PR Hound announced:

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Augmented Reality Ahoy!

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PR Hound has announced that Augmented: Faraday Protocol has been released on PS5 and Nintendo Switch! Here's the official announcement from the PR firm:

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Cotton In 3-D!

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Panorama Cotton will be releasing on the Nintendo Switch and PS4 this week as part of the Cotton series' 30th anniversary celebration according to PR Hound. You can read the official announe below:

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Physical Kholat!

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Red Art Games has announced that online pre-orders for the physical boxed version of Kholat on Nintendo Switch are available now, with a limited edition of 3800 copies with a price of €29.99/£27/$35.

Billed as the most terrifying journey of your life, Nintendo gamers can experience this...

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Invaders From The Depths of Space!

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PR Hound has struck once again with another surprise announcement and it's another big one! TAITO has teamed up with Strictly Limited Games once again to bring the Switch title, Space Invaders Invincible Space to the west in physical form. There will be three limited editions available exclusively from

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Sci-Fi Zelda Meets MMORPG In This Thrilling Epic You Can't Miss!

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CrossCode is a retro-inspired 2D action JRPG that is said to "combine a captivating storyline, with realistic physics and worlds that offer a fast paced combat system and lots of puzzle mechanics. Putting it simply, it's a game not to miss!"

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Rising From The Depths of Cancellation!

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Originally planned for the SEGA System 18 Arcade hardware way back in 1992 by Wonderboy developer Westone. It was later cancelled due to the popularity of fighters and 3D arcade games that were immensely popular in that time period, as a result SEGA lost confidence in the potential of...

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The Attack of The Kongs!

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Publisher PR Hound has announced that the Donkey Kong inspired, Castle Kong will be releasing on Switch on July 4th! The game will feature four unique stages across dozens of levels with various differences between each level. There's also an ongoing contest for the PC version of the game!

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Super Blast Sisters Brawl?!

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PR Hound has announced that Unihara Kawase: Bazooka will be releasing on both the Nintendo Switch and PS4 this July! The game looks to be a spin-off that plays a bit like a Smash Bros game and it looks quite promising! What do you think of the announcement...

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Bubbles of a Cluster Flock Together!

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Bubble Bobble 4 Friends' release date for Americas has been announced at last and you won't have to wait much longer as the game is releasing physically and digitally as a Switch exclusive in the region on March 31st 2020!

Bubble Bobble 4 Friends is the latest game in the popular...

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A Sisterly Battle Royale!

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The challenging vertical shooter, Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire is being released physically by Stuttgart-based publisher Strictly Limited Games. The physical edition of Sisters Royale is limited in supply with 1,500 copies for the Nintendo Switch Collector’s edition and 2,500 copies...

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Gotta Announce 'Em All!

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Hey gamers, Bre here with some quick news on the new Pokemon direct! As I am sure some of you have seen by now a new Pokemon Direct has hit the web, and boy did it bring some happiness to Pokemon gamers like me!

For those of you who have not seen the direct yet, I got the fill in on all...

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It's Only On Everything

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Casual Bit Games and PR Hound have confirmed that their platforming title, Battle Princess Madelyn will be releasing on a ton of different platforms later this year! Nintendo...

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Wii U Release Making Waves!

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Zordix Games has taken to Twitter and announced that their Wii U version of Aqua Moto Racing Utopia is not only still happening, but it's ready for release and will be hitting the Wii U eShop very soon!

Are you going to be picking up this Wave Race inspired...

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Presented Directly To You!

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Hi, there gamers, Bre here with a whole lot of good coming at you from Nintendo themselves! As most of you know, recently Nintendo posted a Nintendo direct with this came so much awesome news! Let’s start at the beginning with 3DS news and coming soon:

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Wii U Release Making A HUGE Splash!

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Today, aPriori Digital has announced that their frantic multiplayer shmup, Aperion Cyberstorm will be hitting the Switch AND Wii U eShops on February 8th in North America and Europe! The game was announced three years ago for the Wii U and the developer has thankfully kept their promise of releasing the game on Nintendo's ill-fated...