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Psyonix has added a new option for Rocket League on the Nintendo Switch which will allow players to bump up the game's resolution and add effects while sacrificing some framerate speed Meaning Switch players now have to make the dreaded choice of performance versus quality The different modes come as part of the game's 1.43 patch[...]

During Nintendo's Nindies showcase it was announced that indie classic Mark of the Ninja Remastered is set to launch on the Nintendo Switch later this year. The Nindies showcases are always great, especially in the age of the Switch The overused phrase "it would be great on Switch!" is bandied most around indie titles[...]

Japan's next Splatfest for hit Nintendo Switch game Splatoon 2 is being sponsored by Nike — which means we've got vaguely Splatoon-themed sneakers coming to the game The announcement was made by the official Japanese Splatoon Twitter account just this week. フェスの開催が告げられた。お題は「どっちが欲しい？ 最新モデル vs 人気モデル」。ナイキ様のご協力でお送りする。まだ誰も持っていない最新モデルと、みんなに愛されている人気モデル、手に入れたいのはどっち？期間は3月24日（土）15:00～3月25日（日）15:00だ。 pic.twitter.com/R40StXbxx8 — Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) March 16, 2018 Alright, so the sneakers aren't quite Splatoon-themed — instead, Splatfest[...]

Indie platformer Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is going to drop anchor on the Nintendo Switch this month according to the Switch's Australian eShop listings According to the eShop, the game will release on March 20th, and is available for pre-order on the American eShop as well That said, you can only access the listing[...]

credit//Nintendo The next firmware update for the Nintendo Switch was leaked early thanks to the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app The app's latest iOS update referenced the Nintendo Switch system version 5.0.0, despite the firmware update not being revealed at the time of the app update. According to IGN's report: The [Parental Controls] app dropped the hint under[...]

Nintendo has announced Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch — and it's coming later this year. Well, well! Nintendo sure wasn't playing around today with their Nintendo Direct There were loads of little great ports and new games shown off, and I don't think many expected quite so much to come from this The Direct was full[...]

Switch players are reporting a pretty strange issue with their hybrid consoles now that we've hit a year since launch — it appears as if the console was programmed to only keep track of your playtimes for a year at a time This means players' times are being reset now that the consoles are a[...]

A Nintendo producer has come out and said plainly that Super Mario Odyssey was always meant to be a Nintendo Switch game, rather than a Wii U title. credit//Nintendo Games development takes a long time Games can take years and years to make, with development times of 3-5 years not being all that uncommon[...]

The HD remaster of the 2014 Japanese-only PlayStation 3 game was announced for the PlayStation 4 in Japan last November, but sources within the company have confirmed to us that the game is also coming to both the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One when makes its western release. Shining Resonance: Refrain was the only traditional RPG title[...]

With the Switch's massive popularity and it being the best selling console in North America last year, you would think Nintendo would be aggressively courting new markets to bring the console to However, that does not appear to be the case According the the Q&A section of Nintendo's yearly financial briefing, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima answered investor[...]

The basketball-themed map is called Goby Arena, and you can view some pictures of it below in Nintendo's tweet. Get ready to dunk on your opponents when Goby Arena enters the map rotation in #Splatoon2! Coming soon! pic.twitter.com/s3lfifAMw5 — Nintendo Versus (@NintendoVS) February 11, 2018 As for the Dark Tetra Dualies, they allow you to shoot while rolling,[...]

Pillars of Eternity 2 will be coming to PS4, Xbox One, and Switch later this year, according to Game Informer. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire has been in development since 2016, and after a successful crowdfunding campaign with fig.co, Obsidian Entertainment finally gave the game a release date last month, and the PC and Mac versions of the[...]

A report reveals the Switch already has sold three times the number of games the Wii U did at this same point in its lifecycle. Kotaku UK reports at the end of December, or the Switch's 279th day on the market, they downloaded data from more than 18,000 games and 250,000 reviews from Metacritic According to Metacritic's[...]

credit//Nintendo Nintendo may have announced the Labo weeks ago, but we still don't know who is responsible for the cardboard contraptions that will be making your Switch slightly more edgy and a whole lot more recyclable. Kotaku reports the company is being unusually tight-lipped about the creative team or teams involved in the Nintendo Labo — which is[...]

The Nintendo Switch has outsold the Wii U already surpassing the sales of Nintendo's last system, the Wii U. The Wii U was a bit of a disaster for Nintendo The console confused mainstream audiences who just wanted another Wii and never quite seemed to have the library to sustain the more hardcore It was a[...]

What you'll find most interesting are the results on interest in the Nintendo Switch and interest in loot boxes. It seems like interest in developing games for the Switch is growing with 12% of respondents working on a game for the platform 15% planning to make their next game available on Switch As for which platform[...]

One of last year's indie darlings, Night in the Woods, is about to make the hop over to the hot Nintendo Switch. The title captured a lot of hearts last year, telling the story of a character in their early twenties coming home after being away for a few years at college It's very… familiar to[...]

Nintendo has said that it is announcing something tonight that will be a "new interactive experience" for the Switch. Just last week, Nintendo surprised fans with a Nintendo Direct Mini where a few announcements were made, including the reveal of Dark Souls Remastered It seems the company isn't done with its surprises yet either as it has[...]

And given the fact that the Switch could hardly support VR or 4K, there really isn't much reason for them to invest in the tech. In a French interview (translated by NintendoLife), Managing Director of Nintendo France Philippe Lavoue has remarked on Nintendo's previous comments, and offered further elaboration on Nintendo's hesitance to embrace 4K and VR. Lavoue expressed[...]

Netflix has revealed on social media that it has no plans to put an app on the Nintendo Switch anytime soon. Credit: Netflix The Nintendo Switch has sold like hot cakes, mostly off the back of its hybrid nature and an embarrassingly good launch year in terms of software With things to play and the ability to take it[...]

Nintendo's favorite gorilla Donkey Kong is making his way to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. The announcement was made via trailer — watch here!

SoulCalibur producer Motohiro Okubo has said in an interview that while a Nintendo Switch version of SoulCalibur 6 isn't currently in the works, he is 'interested' in the console. Speaking to Metro, the producer said that the game has been in development longer than the Nintendo Switch has been a thing, so it hasn't pivoted to looking at the[...]

Credit// Nintendo According to the latest reports, the Nintendo Switch was an incredibly popular item over the Black Friday- Cyber Monday weekend Which isn't too surprising since the console has been in high demand since its launch in March There were also quite a few bundles going last weekend, which also helped drive sales, despite the[...]

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is going to be a big release for Switch, eeking out right before years end on December 1st The action role-playing series certainly has a dedicated fan-base and very soon, they will finally be able to step into the world once again. This character trailer, posted on the Australian Nintendo YouTube channel is[...]

In that case, your best bet is a Nintendo Switch. Nintendo's latest console has been in hot demand since it launched in March However, you'll need to act fast on this one because, well, production hasn't quite picked up just yet So if you see a Switch anywhere, get it — then worry about who you're[...]

Nintendo is reportedly planning to make between 25 and 30 million Switch consoles in 2018 which is awesome news because keeping those consoles on the shelves right now is practically impossible While Nintendo have pedup production throughout 2017, it is still nowhere near the scale of demand for the hybrid console. Beginning in April, the start[...]

Nintendo's latest update to the Nintendo Switch which enabled GameCube controller support appears to have been a simple accident, rather than a clue to anything more So as much as you may have been sitting there in your tinfoil hat thinking of all the ways the GameCube gamepad support might have had a secret meaning,[...]

With seats for 2 riders, an interactive dashboard with lights and real movie sounds, and a 5 miles per hour driving speed, this speeder provides a truly galactic driving experience. The gear shift switches between 2 miles per hour forward, 5 miles per hour forward, or 2 miles per hour reverse 12 Volt rechargeable battery and[...]

The Nintendo Switch does not yet have app support for any sort of streaming service, be it Netflix, Hulu, or Crunchyroll But hopefully, Switch owners won't have long to wait The console is getting its first streaming app tomorrow Granted, that app is only available to Japanese Switch users, but we have hope Small and[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Now that the Nintendo Switch has been out for a month and everyone has either conquered or decided to live in Hyrule, this is the time for the system to start finding an identity outside of the launch title It'll have some chances once the next Mario Kart game rolls around, but like a[...]