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Pikmin 3 Opening Week Physical Sales Were Worse On Switch Than Wii U (UK)

Not what Nintendo was hoping for. Last Friday saw the launch of Pikmin 3 Deluxe on Nintendo Switch, a new and improved port of Pikmin 3 which originally released on Wii U. In an unusual turn of events, the Switch version hasn’t managed to outperform the original game in its opening week sales – in […]

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Reminder: The Warner Bros. Halloween Sale On Switch Ends Today (North America)

Now’s your last chance! Update: A quick reminder that Warner Bros.’ Halloween sale is ending at 9am PT today. If you’re yet to take advantage of the discounts below, now’s your last chance. Original Article (Wed 21st Oct, 2020 17:30 BST): Warner Bros. has kickstarted a Halloween sale on Nintendo Switch in North America, discounting […]

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Devolver Digital Switch Sale Discounts Plenty Of Indie Favourites, Ends Today

Get in there quick! Indie publisher Devolver Digital is currently hosting a number of very welcome discounts on the Switch eShop, but you’ll have to get a move on. You’ll find a full list of the discounts available below (thanks, Nintendo Everything). There are plenty of cracking titles to choose from – simply click on […]

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Spiritual Successor To “Underrated And Misunderstood” Zelda II Could Be Switch-Bound

“Our goal is to keep the features people love and alter the ones they didn’t”. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/intotheeternal/into-the-eternal-for-switch-pc-xbox-and-playstation Zelda II: The Adventure Of Link gets a bad rap with fans of the series, largely because it deviates quite dramatically from the core gameplay template laid down by its beloved forerunner, The Legend of Zelda. Normal service would […]

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UK Charts: Pikmin 3 Deluxe Scores Top Ten Debut In Another Solid Week For Nintendo

Switch takes six of top ten. UK chart data is now in for the week ending 31st October, revealing that FIFA 21 is once again at the top of the table. The Switch version of EA’s footie sim is still the worst-performing of the lot, but it’s not all bad news for Nintendo’s console. Six […]

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Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling Is Getting An Update Next Week

New quests, bosses and more! The charming adventure RPG Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling – that we also described as a polished independent tribute to the first two Paper Mario games – will be receiving an update on 5th November, bumping the game up to version 1.1. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Review: The Last Blade: Beyond the Destiny – A Delightful Fighter That Shows Its Age In Places

The Future was Then. The Last Blade is a fighting game series set in Japan’s Bakumatsu era, a mid-nineteenth century period significant for the opening of Japan to western trade, investment and influence. It’s all a bit historical, but the distinct motifs of the era are what make The Last Blade so aesthetically interesting. First […]

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Soapbox: An Ode To The 3DS, Nintendo’s Workhorse Console

Kate Gray explains why this dual-screen wonder will be missed. Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot topics, opinions that may not necessarily be the voice of the site. In this piece, former Official Nintendo Magazine staffer Kate Gray explains why the 3DS will always hold a special place […]

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Engine Software Would Be Happy To Chat With Suda51 About A Killer7 Switch Port

“who knows what the future brings”. Earlier this week, No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle got announced for the Nintendo Switch. Once word spread that Engine Software was behind the Switch ports – the same company that brought the cult-hit action-adventure Killer7 to the PC in 2018, fans started wondering about […]