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Slender: The Arrival scares its way to the Switch tomorrow (updated)

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Slender: The Arrival scares its way to the Switch tomorrow (updated) 1

Slender: The Arrival comes out tomorrow on the Nintendo Switch eShop. For those who’ve never really got a taste of this classic horror game, you’ll be able to get your piece of the horrifying survival tale from Blue Isle Studios. Originally a PC game, Slender has gone through many changes and variations with multiple titles … Read more

June 12 brings us City Connection, Double Dragon, and Volleyball to Nintendo Switch Online

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Nintendo Switch Online brings us 3 new games to the classic library.

Nintendo Switch Online’s new lineup of games has been announced for June. Let’s see what we have in store. First up is Double Dragon II: The Revenge. This is a side scroller beat ’em up game that was only made popular to me from the likes of the Angry Video Game Nerd. The game features … Read more

Pokemon Sword and Shield to be revealed at Pokemon Direct

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Pokemon Sword and Shield release date

Pokemon Sword and Shield will be discussed through Pokemon Direct, coming next week. Nintendo posted some details on Twitter today that they’ll be releasing more details about their upcoming game Pokemon Sword and Shield. Pokemon Direct will take place next week and will answer some questions fans have been asking regarding the new game. This … Read more

Star Ocean: First Departure R remake confirmed by Square Enix

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Star Ocean: First Departure R will be coming to the PS4 and Switch in HD.

Square Enix has announced and confirmed a remake of Star Ocean: First Departure R. This remake will be coming to the Nintendo Switch and PS4. The game will a complete remake with an HD recreation of First Departure R. Developed by tri-Ace and published by Square, this game was released back on the Famicom in … Read more

Bubsy: Paws on Fire releases next week on PC, PS4, delayed on Switch

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Bubsy will come out next week on PC and PS4, but delayed on the Switch.

Bubsy’s making a comeback on the Nintendo Switch this summer- but it’s been delayed. Everyone’s favorite mascot will be making an appearance again on his next game- Bubsy: Paws on Fire. The game was scheduled to launch on PC, PS4, and the Switch on May 16 this year, but then Accolade and Choice Provisions have … Read more

Nintendo adds Donkey Kong Jr., VS Excitebike, and Clu Clu Land for Switch Online

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Nintendo's lineup for May revealed.

Nintendo has announced their next three games for the NES classic library for Nintendo Switch Online for May. This time around, we’ll be getting Donkey Kong Jr., VS. Excitebike, and Clu Clu Land for May. Typically, they release games in trios, and this month is no different. Donkey Kong Jr. is a sequel to the … Read more

Super Mario Maker 2 may not have amiibo support

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Mario Maker 2? No amiibo support.

Nintendo has been speculated to not include amiibo support with Super Mario Maker 2. Although this isn’t confirmed yet, there are high rumors that Super Mario Maker 2 won’t have any amiibo support. A user on Reddit posted on the Mario Maker subreddit a link to a source that compared first-party Switch game posters. These … Read more

Soulja Boy says he’s the reason why Reggie retired

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Soulja Boy's tweet brings out the Nintendo fans' rage.

The world wasn’t shocked when Reggie Fils-Aime of Nintendo announced his retirement from the company as he was looking to grow both in terms of his professional goals and get back to his family. With his retirement from the company, many fans were disappointed. Reggie has a legendary status in the entire your video game … Read more

Yoshi’s Crafted World free demo now available for Switch

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Yoshi’s Crafted World has a free demo out available today for Nintendo Switch owners. And it’s awesome! This was announced from Nintendo Direct and aligns perfectly with Yoshi’s (the game) release on bail for tax fraud. Yoshi can now do whatever he wants throughout the Mushroom Kingdom, such as hurling eggs at random targets as … Read more

Nintendo working on an “online” title; Possible new first-party

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Best indie games. Ever. Nintendo shows off their list.

Nintendo is looking at launching at launching a new Switch exclusive game anytime from now until March 2020. According to Takashi Mochizuki from The Wall Street Journal, he reported that Nintendo is prepping at least one title for the Switch. It’s unannounced, and it’ll be a first-party game most likely. He tried reaching out to … Read more

“Ultimate” GameCube Adapter for SSBU on Switch raises $30K on Day 1

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"Ultimate" GameCube Adapter for SSBU on Switch raises $30K on Day 1 7

A GameCube adapter for the Nintendo Switch’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been launched on Kickstarter- and it’s doing very well. With SSBU just coming out a little over a month ago, the game has already shattered sales records. Amazon listed it as the best-selling video game in the entire category (including other games and … Read more

Nintendo adds Zelda II and Blaster Master to NES classic library

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Nintendo released a new video yesterday that features this month’s NES titles for the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service. This month’s two games will be: Zelda II: Adventure of Link Blaster Master They’ll both be available starting on January 16, 2019. Players will get access to virtual ports of NES classics every month, but that’s … Read more

Nintendo Switch Blind Box launches next week

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The Nintendo Switch Blind Box will be available for purchase next week which will contain one random game from various Limited Run Games’s offerings. Thanks to them, buyers of this new Blind Box will get a physical copy of an indie game for the Switch. These titles include Flinthook, Mercenary Kings, Slime-San, Saturday Morning RPG, Night Trap, Kingdom, and Thumper. This is … Read more

Nintendo Versus Splatfest: Team Villains beat Team Heroes

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Nintendo Versus Splatfest: Team Villains beat Team Heroes 11

Splatoon 2 finished another Splatfest over this weekend with Team Villains beating the Heroes. For those who are unaware, Splatfest is a weekend competition that pits the best teams against each other with fans of Nintendo Heroes vs. their respective Villains in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The bad guys beat the good guys with a … Read more

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s sales (already) surpasses other games, accessories, and digital cards on Amazon

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Amazon reports that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the best-selling video game product of all time in 2018. This is just crazy, considering that we’ve had so many blockbuster games this year. Just a few that I can think of off the top of my head are Marvel’s Spider-Man, Red Dead Redemption 2, Call of … Read more

Nintendo adds 3 more classic NES games to Nintendo Switch Online

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Nintendo Switch Online subscribers will be getting a new trio of titles to the library this December.

The three new games for December 2018 are Ninja Gaiden, Adventures of Lolo, and Wario’s Woods.

Nintendo Switch Online debuted this past September and is the official and only way to play the Switch online. Playing online for Nintendo has been a free service, but Nintendo has “switched” to the paid method of offering online gameplay.

This should improve the overall service as now members are paying for an online experience (remember SSB Brawl online?) Other than being able to play against others (and with them), players will get a library of classic titles added to the service each month similar to Games with Gold for Xbox One and PlayStation’s offerings.

Nintendo has announced that the three new NES games will be available on the Switch starting December 12, 2018. The three games are pretty awesome and allow some veterans to relive some of the frustrations growing up with these games (Ninja Gaiden in particular).

Additional games will be added in January 2019 as an ongoing basis. We’ve seen Nintendo add games in packs of 3, so it’s likely going to be another trio. Nintendo has also confirmed that the NES Joy-Con controllers will be shipped starting next week for those who bought them. These are special retro controllers made just for playing the NES titles in 1:1 fashion.

The service costs $3.99 a month, $7.99 for 3 months, or $19.99 a year. There are also additional plans for multiple people. Some pretty good games have already been made available on the paid plan, namely Donkey Kong and the original Super Mario Bros.

You can get more details about the program here.