Category: Nintendo

10,000,000.0000000 (and counting).

NieR:Automata continues to be a big sales success for Square Enix, and in a celebratory video for the game’s 9th anniversary, we now know the game — a sequel to 2010’s NieR — has sold over 10 million units. Plus we have a tease for the series’ future

Last we heard, the 2017 action RPG, which came to Switch in 2022 via an excellent port, had sold 9 million units back in December 2024. Another million copies sold in just over a year for a near-decade-old game isn’t bad at all.

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Every Mario Tennis game, ranked.

Updated with Mario Tennis Fever. And if you’re wondering how Mario’s latest racket romp measures up to his other sporting achievements, do we have a ranked list for you!

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Anniversary Anticipation.

A Pokémon Presents showcase on Pokémon Day? Whatever will they think of next!

Yes, TPC is back with its yearly showcase on 27th February 2026, but this is a big one, because it marks 30 years since Red and Blue first burst onto the scene in Japan back in 1996.

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Virtual insanity?

Only Nintendo could get its fans excited about a re-release of one of its most dramatic commercial flops, and, as somebody who is old and grey enough to recall the disaster that was the Virtual Boy the first time around, I find it endlessly amusing that its resurrection as a Switch accessory has caused such interest.

But then again, this is a platform that arguably deserves a second look, despite its well-documented shortcomings.

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“We have nothing to announce regarding any other potential titles”.

The news that the GBA Gen 1 refreshes, Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen, are coming to Switch next week has gotten us excited this morning, but it’s also raised some questions with fans.

How come these games aren’t coming to Nintendo Switch Online like the other GBA games in the Expansion Pack? Will I be able to trade? Will we be seeing more Virtual Console-style releases like this?

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What a surprise!

Just like clockwork, The Pokémon Company has announced that its annual Pokémon Presents showcase will once again arrive to celebrate the series’ birthday on 27th February.

The Presents is scheduled to kick off at 2pm GMT / 3pm CET / 6am PT / 9am ET, and you’ll be able to watch along on The Pokémon Company YouTube channel. Here’s the precise time that the event will get underway in your region:

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Beat ’em up with “Bimmy & Friends”.

The 2D pixel beat ’em up Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons continues to add new characters, and in the “largest character update yet”, it’s now added four more fighters.

Each character in this free “Bimmy & Friends DLC” brings a new face, new personality, and a new fighting style to the city – allowing players to experiment with “powerful tag-team” combos. Here’s the rundown about and you can see each fighter in action in the trailer above.

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Don’t miss them!

Nintendo has this week surprised Xenoblade fans with a Switch 2 Edition of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. There is also a paid upgrade for existing owners.

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A Mira-cle.

Sometimes, I don’t realise how much I’m missing out of something until it’s right in front of me.

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The wonders of Paldea.

You know we’re closing in on the end of the month when The Pokémon Company lifts the lid on its next Trading Card Game Pocket booster set, and today, we’ve got just that.

The Paldean Wonder themed booster packs will arrive in the app next week on 26th February from 1am GMT / 2am CET / 5pm PT (25th). As you’d expect from that name, this set is all about Scarlet and Violet‘s Gen IX and the Paldea region.

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