Category: Nintendo

Building upon the foundations of its predecessor.

Following the release of the Nitro Deck last year, the premium collectible brand CRKD has now announced the ‘Nitro Deck+‘ – compatible with Switch OLED as well as the original model. Apart from “zero strick drift”, this new and improved model comes with a “raft of new features” to enhance the overall experience.

This includes improved ergonomics (including the adjustment of the placement of the right thumbstick), the ability to now dock to a television without an external dock, integrated USB-C output and it comes with a USB-C to HDMI adapter. There are also two new ‘Sidekick’ buttons allowing for “super-fast operation” and there is a new “easy eject system” to remove the tablet.

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“Hello there”.

Ubisoft’s free-to-play arena fighter Brawlhalla will be getting an update soon that transports players to a galaxy far, far away.

Yes, it’s the Star Wars event featuring the fan-favourites Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The apprentice and his Jedi master, who faced off in the prequel trilogy and more recently…spoiler alert…the Disney series, will be added as characters on 20th March 2024.

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Dragonite joins the gang.

American retailer Walmart has accidentally revealed the next Pokémon Squishmallow.

Spotted by u/Britzaaaa on the Squishmallow subreddit (via Siliconera), Dragonite will be one of the next Pokémon to feature in the collection. The listing has since been removed by Walmart, but it seems likely that we’ll be getting this one soon. And my goodness, it looks so adorable and so silly.

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Update: Get yours now.

Update : Pre-orders for the physical GBA versions of Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution are now available, courtesy of Limited Run Games. Don’t forget, these are only available until 7th April 2024.

We’ve got all of the details of both versions below. The game is coming to Switch in digital form at some point, but we haven’t had any news of a release date yet. So keep your eyes peeled.

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Starter for Eight.

Splatoon 3’s Side Order has been dangling just out of reach since it was revealed in 2023, but Wave 2 of the DLC has finally landed for Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass owners. Nearly five years after the release of Splatoon 2’s Octo Expansion, Agent Eight’s story continues in the drab and colourless world of the Memverse, but is it worth the train fare to reach this particular station?

Let’s be blunt, Side Order is a roguelite, meaning there’s a series of semi-random levels you must beat sequentially in order to triumph. The catch? If you run out of lives, you’re sent right back to the start. Note the ‘t’ in the genre name, though, as unlike a roguelike, you can unlock bonuses and boons to make each subsequent run up the tower that little bit easier.

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He did a Runner.

Charles Martinet may have hung up his cap as the voice of Mario, but next week you’ll get to hear his dulcet tones in a new Switch release. On 29th February, the snappily named BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is making the leap from Wii U to Switch (see what we did there?) with Martinet’s narration present and correct.

The acclaimed rhythm-based runner from Bit.Trip series originators Gaijin Games — now Choice Provisions — launched on Wii U and other platforms back in 2013, with the sequel Runner3 arriving on Switch in 2018.

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It’s also putting one SteamWorld project “on hold”.

The December release SteamWorld Build has not met Thunderful’s sales expectations according to its latest fiscal report.

Thunderful CEO Martin Walfisz explained how despite “new momentum” the game had fallen “slightly short” of expectations. He further noted how the genre didn’t really appeal to the company’s “most dedicated target audiences” and wasn’t well suited to the Switch, which has always been a “key platform” for Thunderful.

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The new update has arrived.

If you’re still making use of Switch Online mobile app, and happen to be using an older device, you might want to read on.

As highlighted by My Nintendo News, Nintendo’s latest version of the app (Version 2.9.0) will no longer support iPhone users running on anything below iOS 15. The latest version of the Switch Online app also requires Android users to be running on “Android 8.0 or later”. Here’s the official update from Nintendo about this:

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Announced for Japan only.

Japan’s Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, which aired yesterday, had a fair few differences from ours. And one of the biggest of them was the announcement of The New Denpa Men RPG Free!, a brand new free-to-play game from Genius Sonority (thanks, Gematsu!).

This is the first game to feature the Denpa Men since 2017’s The New Denpa Men on mobile. At the time of writing this, the game has only been confirmed for a Japanese release.

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‘mon Dieu.

Following hot on the heels of the February 2024 Nintendo Direct, the inevitable announcement of a Pokémon Presents broadcast to coincide with Pokémon Day on 27th February came along.

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