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Originally set to launch this autumn, Nintendo’s online service for the Switch will now launch in early 2018, the platform holder announced today. Simply known as ‘Nintendo Switch Online Service’ at the moment, the paid service will let players participate in online multiplayer gaming and use their smartphone to chat …

Developer Rain Games has revealed that it was the Wii U version of its game Teslagrad that was the most successful. The puzzle platformer was between 2013 and 2015 released on a myriad of platforms, including PC, PS3, PS4, Vita and, most recently, Xbox One. But it was Nintendo’s machine …

Switch owners who want to add an additional dock to their household setup face a significant outlay. Amazon is now taking orders for the standalone Switch dock, although they’re priced at 79.99. In the US the accessory costs $89.99, which equates to around 69, so there’s a bit of a …

Sales of the Nintendo Switch have remained strong for a second month in the US, driving up the annual comparisons in NPD’s monthly report. The overall market is up ten per cent at $636m. Hardware was up 37 per cent at $195m, with software up six per cent at $304m …

Crowdfunded rhythm action game Project Rap Rabbit will now come to Nintendo Switch provided the campaign raises $1.5m. That’s a big reduction on the $4.95m that was previously required and roundly criticised. This change comes at the cost of the removal of all other stretch goals, including the pledge to …

The Legend of Zelda might be the next big Nintendo IP in line for the smartphone treatment. The Wall Street Journal reports that Nintendo is planning to release a Zelda title for smartphones some time after its Animal Crossing game, which it says is due out in the second half …

Bethesda’s Prey has grabbed itself a UK No.1 at the second time of asking. Having failed to dislodge Nintendo’s Mario Kart Deluxe 8 from the top of the charts last week, Prey has risen to the top in its second week of release. It’s the first Bethesda No.1 since Fallout …

Mark it in your diaries. Nintendo will be kicking off its E3 activities this year on Tuesday June 13th at 5pm in the UK. Starting with its now traditional E3 2017 video presentation – now dubbed Nintendo Spotlight as opposed to its traditional ‘Direct’ format – the platform holder will …

Nielsen’s US Games 360 Report 2017 has found that non-gamers still remain largely unaware of some video games hardware. Among the general population, only 22 per cent of people have even heard of the Nintendo Switch and only 11 per cent the Xbox Scorpio. In contrast, 69 per cent of …

Nintendo’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was the comfortable winner of the UK Charts in April. The Switch racer pipped Ubisoft’s also very successful Ghost Recon: Wildlands to first place. The ongoing success that is Grand Theft Auto V, which first released way back in 2013 on the now last-gen PS3 …