Back in the day when the Nintendo 64 and the PlayStation were at war did you predict that Final Fantasy VII would ever be released on a portable Nintendo system? We live in wild times. The headliner this week for the Switch eShop is easily ...

It's a sad day indeed. Bandai Namco has announced that Pokkén Tournament, the seminal Pokémon fighting game, will cease arcade online operations on March 25. Yes this was an online-capable arcade machine with "tutorial se...

The big ticket this session is easily Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy, which is one of the cutest game titles of all time: it's out on March 20. Given the history of Mystery Dungeon on 3DS you'd assume that it would be hitting t...

The big showing on the eShop this week is most definitely Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn on 3DS, but on Switch there's also Baba is You, Caligula Effect: Overdose, Assault Android Cactus, izneo, NeoGeo Ultimate 11: SNK Football Champions...

With the Link's Awakening remake freshly revealed, this revelation is all the more relevant. Found on reddit and collected by user Mr_Muckacka, it seems as if the Zelda: Breath of the Wild leviathan bones (read: random skelet...

There's once again a lot of new stuff to choose from on the Switch eShop, so get ready for a big blast. Arriving this week and through March 5 is Deltarune Chapter 1, Ape Out, Treasure Stack, 12 is Better Than 6, NeoGeo King of Fighters 200...

Thanks to the Switch and (3DS) Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker was given a new lease on life. The 2014 Wii U puzzler made some waves several years ago, but a modern update and some paid DLC is shooting it to the forefront in a way the origin...

It's a chill week for Nintendo after releasing a ton of big-name titles over the past month or so and a surprising Direct, and naturally most of the eShop titles are Switch-bound. We have Trials Rising, Lego Movie 2 The Videogame, Alchemic ...

It's been a little while since we last heard about Shovel Knight's final two expansions, King of Cards and Showdown. Despite numerous delays, the games were set to release in early April to close out the Shovel Knight saga. Sadly, developer...

There's a few surprise releases today on the eShop, headlined by Tetris 99, the game that pits 99 people against each other online. Also on Switch you'll find Final Fantasy IX, Steins;Gate Elite, OlliOlli: Switch Stance, Alvastia Chronicles...

Wonderful 101, like many Wii U exclusives circa 2013, was enjoyed by a quiet collective. It was a nice within a niche: that just so happened to be developed by PlatinumGames, who increases their cachet on a near daily basis (even more ...

The 3DS lives! It's a pretty big week for the system as it's welcoming in Yo-Kai Watch 3, a fairly high profile JRPG despite its limited appeal in the west. The 3DS is also getting Vera Swings. As usual, the bulk of the eShop dump is o...

Although a few games are multiplatform gets on the Switch eShop this week, they're gets nonetheless. This week Wargroove hits the Switch, on top of Dragon Marked for Death, Downwell, Agartha-S, Akihabara Crash, Airheart - Tales of Brok...

Another big multi-platform release is hitting the Switch today: Smite. Already available on PC, Xbox One and PS4, publisher Hi-Rez has followed a staggered roll out plan over the past five years or so and now Nintendo is finally getting in ...

You rock, rock. The rock just sits and is. You show us secrets and that's what we need. Our own CJ Andriessen, master Zelda clip finder, is at it again. This time Alpha00Zero managed to capture an amazing bit of footage from Breat...

There's a ton of releases spanning just about every genre on the eShop: it's a great week for the Switch. In addition to Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, we're also getting YIIK: A Postmodern RPG, NeoGeo Kzuna Encounter, Apocalipsis Wo...

"Nani?!" pretty much sums up the reaction of this mass of Guardians who expected to get the drop on Link in this Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild video. As shared by CHC_Yu-Da on Twitter, the player controlling Link manages to nail six s...

It's a first party kind of week! Soon on Switch you'll find New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe hitting the eShop on January 11, along with Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition. Also on Switch is Double Cross, A Ch'ti Bundle, Neo Geo Ragna...

The story of how Splatoon was created is fairly well-known at this point, but catching up on all of it in a digestible 10-minute video is always great. We move through the game's many phases, which began with a Nintendo Game Jam of sor...

And we're back! Following a massive influx of indie games (I mean, really massive) we got a breather last week. The last indie was in captivity...the eShop was at peace. Until today. On Switch we have Fitness Boxing, which is actually publi...

It took Christmas time to really slow the eShop down after a massive push last week, but here we are in a relatively low key period. The main event is definitely Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition, followed by NeoGeo...

It's an indie kind of week for the Switch, with several big-deal games arriving among other long-awaited ports. The celebrated (and award winning) Donut County is the big one, followed by Sundered: Eldritch Edition (on December 21), In...

4J Studios has done a terrific job with supporting Minecraft on legacy consoles. Originally launched in 2013 for PS3/Vita and 2015 for Wii U, the games have continuously been patched with new content and performance fixes to get the most ou...

If you're looking for another indie developer to follow on Twitter, Bertil Hörberg is a good choice. He's always been fairly open and honest about how the whole process works, noting disappointments along the way. The most recent revel...

'Twas the week after Smash Bros. and all through the eShop, not too many games were stirring, except for a few that sneaked up. This week on Switch you'll find Gris, Quarantine Circular, Firewatch, NeoGeo Twinkle Star Sprites, Almightr...