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Here Are Some Of The Switch Games To Expect This Year [Updated]

The Nintendo Switch is here and there’s a lot of games on the horizon. Here’s a list of all the games that have been announced for this year and when they are coming. March 3 Skylanders Imaginators The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Super Bomberman R 1-2-Switch Human Resource Machine Just Dance 2017…

If You’re Playing Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Turn Off The Minimap

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a fantastic game, as fun to pick apart as it is to master. One tip for those of you who are playing this weekend: Turn off the minimap. Breath of the Wild’s options menu is more limited than your average big-budget open world game. You can…

Nintendo Switch: The Kotaku Review

The Nintendo Switch is a fascinating new game console built around a novel and well-executed central idea. It also has plenty of problems that will doubtless be improved upon in a future version. Nintendo is yet again trying something new, and here we are to take the plunge alongside them. Note: This review is largely…

Looks Like A Pornstar Is In The Nintendo Switch

In Japan, there is an infamous gay porno called A Midsummer Night’s Lewd Dream. The flick has spawned seemingly endless memes online in Japan. It appears like one of its stars is in the Nintendo Switch’s Photo Album set-up screen. As Know Your Meme explains, A Midsummer’s Night Lewd Dream has often long been ridiculed…

Switch Owners Are Still Reporting Joy-Con Connectivity Issues [UPDATE: Nintendo comments]

Some Nintendo Switch owners continue to say the console’s left Joy-Con controller has sync problems. Even after the console’s first system update, they’re left wondering what they can do for a fix. The issue appears to occur while playing in TV mode and when the controller’s signal is interrupted, such as when another person stands…

People Line Up For The Nintendo Switch In Japan

It’s March 3 in Japan. The Nintendo Switch is officially on sale, and in some locations, there are the lines to prove it. Because of online sales, it’s increasingly hard to predict how a console will do by checking out launch day lines. That being said, folks came out in Tokyo to line up for…

Modders Have Already Made Breath Of The Wild’s Link For Smash Bros

Breath of the Wild isn’t out until tomorrow, but someone’s already modded the new Link into Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Hackers and modders are still keeping the Wii U alive, and well, here’s proof. The download link won’t go live until tomorrow, but you can check out Breath of the Wild’s Link in…

The Switch’s Day One Update Adds A Spartan eShop And Dreaded Friend Codes [Update: Good News!]

The day one update is now available for the Nintendo Switch. It’s a quick download that adds some basic functionality to the system. It sets the eshop live, complete with nine listed games. And, oh no… friend codes. The biggest effect of the update is that it lets the Switch go online. That enables it…

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: The Kotaku Review

Early in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, I discovered a puzzle shrine containing a small maze. Inside that maze was a little ball. The goal, I realized, was to maneuver the ball out of the maze and slide it into a nearby funnel. To do this, I’d have to rotate my Nintendo…

Isao Yamazaki, owner of the world’s most impressive Nintendo collection, talked about his favorite items and the company’s history with website Tofugu. You can read the interview here. 

Nintendo Switch Cartridges Taste So Bad [Update]

The Switch is almost upon us, and while there’s still a lot to discover about Nintendo’s latest console, one pressing question has been answered. “How do the cartridges taste?” So bad. Oh god, so bad. Update—Nintendo tells us what we’re tasting. The subject of the taste of Nintendo Switch cartridges was first raised by game…

Here’s What Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Looked Like In The Early Stages 

During a talk at the Game Developers Conference, Nintendo gave everyone a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Breath of the Wild. What you’re looking at above is technically an early playable version of a game releasing in 2017. Watch it in motion: “As you can see, this is a 2D Zelda, but we used…

A new Nintendo video shows the eshop that people who have the console early still can’t access. It shows some features, but is still light on details about how/whether purchases will be linked. We’ll know more when the system’s day one update hits. For now, our Switch is off-line only.

Lucky Japanese Nintendo Fans Accidentally Got The Switch Early

The Nintendo Switch will be released on March 3 worldwide. Today, however, is March 1. Yet, a couple lucky folks in Japan apparently got their consoles delivered two days early. Via Splatoon Nawabari, here is a Switch that was sent out early. As the label says, it was slated to be delivered on March 3,…

Getting Into Fire Emblem Games After Playing Heroes

I never played a Fire Emblem game until Fire Emblem Heroes. The game dazzled me with a colorful (if horny) cast and the promise of distant realms. I wanted to see more so I bought a 3DS and played Awakening. What I found was magical and inspiring. Fire Emblem Awakening follows Chrom, a brave prince…

Nintendo Switch Is Getting A Ton Of Cool Indie Games

Nintendo says more than 60 indie games will be out for their new console by year’s end. Today, they blasted out a list of 17 of them and showed a lot more logos. Some were already announced. Regardless, some cool stuff here. Like what you see? Runner3 from Choice Provisions: Runner3 continues the joyous adventures…

The Mario Bros. Music Has Official Lyrics

You’ve been hearing the ditty for decades, both in games and on the internet, but did you know that the original Mario Bros. theme—from the games, not the TV show’s intro—has official lyrics to go with it? Anyone who has heardthe excellent Mario & Zelda Big Band Live recording from 2003 (or, if you haven’t,…

Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild Gets Pirated Days Before Launch, Causing Major Leaks

For the last week, the Zelda fandom has become a minefield of spoilers, as various Breath of the Wild related images, screenshots, and videos have leaked ahead of the official release. It’s only gotten worse today. (Some spoilers ahead.) Late this month, some fans discovered that they were able to briefly download Breath of the…

Video game companies are lobbying against a bill that protects independent business’ and gamers’ right to repair personal gaming consoles, VICE Motherboard reports. Several states have introduced bills that will force manufacturers to release tools and information required for fixing their products, exploding their so-called “repair monopoly.”

New Non-Profit Has Plans To Save Gaming’s Past

The Video Game History Foundation officially launched today. A non-profit dedicated to the preservation of video games and video game materials, the foundation is already working on special projects to help keep gaming history alive. Directed by game historian Frank Cifaldi and a board of founders, The Video Game History Foundation is one of the…