But cross-play won’t be in the Nintendo version.
EA last week gave Nintendo Switch fans a first look at its new series EA Sports FC 24, due out this September.
If you’re still curious to know exactly how the game plays on Nintendo’s aging hybrid hardware, according to EA’s VP executive producer John Shepherd, it’s “running great”.
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Not again!
Nintendo is days out from releasing Pikmin 4 on the Switch, but unfortunately, the game has already been leaked online.
According to multiple reports, the ROM is now on the internet. We’ve taken a look and it seems some people in certain parts of the world have already got their hands on early copies of the game. It means you might want to be careful from here on out when browsing social media or sites like YouTube. GBAtemp.net elaborated on what exactly has happened:
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Gotta buy ’em all.
The Pokémon World Championships will get underway in Yokohama next month from 8th-14th August, and TPC has started to reveal some of the exclusive merch that you will be able to pick up if you are lucky enough to be in attendance.
Just today, The Pokémon Company took to Twitter to share a first look at a range of figures that will be available exclusively at the Pokémon Centre Worlds Store during the event. Featuring Pikachu, Sprigatito, Fuecoco and Quaxly, the four statues show each of the ‘mon preparing a tasty snack — apart from Pikachu, he just looks happy to be there.
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No Vita necessary.
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Ethan ruminates on how, over time, Switch has become an excellent teaching tool for Sony neophytes…
Here’s a truth diehard proponents of the console wars won’t readily admit: the grass is always greener on the other side. For any consumer devoted to a single ecosystem — be it Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, or PC — the slew of exclusive games their platform of choice receives is often the single most important factor in keeping them invested. Of course, exclusives are a double-edged sword. For every hot new game on one system that players receive, there’s another game unique to another system that remains tantalizingly out of reach.
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Oh, boy!
If you’ve yet to visit Super Nintendo World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, there’s now one additional reason to get your tickets booked ASAP: Toad has been added as a brand new walk-about character.
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Pre-order discount now available on the eShop.
Indie publisher and developer MoreGames has today announced that its twin-stick roguelike shooter, Doomsday Hunters, will be leaving early access and heading to Switch in just two days — that’s 20th July, if you were wondering.
The game has been nine years in the making and combines some wonderfully detailed pixel art visuals with all of the gnarly explosions and monster attacks that you would expect from the genre. MoreGames has stated that replay value was one of the key considerations in the game’s development, and we can certainly see a lot of options on the table as you choose from over 1,200 different items to make take on opponents and make each run different from the last.
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Nintendo confirms.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been an absolutely massive release for Nintendo and months later it’s still enjoying success in the sales charts.
We’ve seen it dominating Switch sales in Japan for some time now thanks to Famitsu data, and on the Switch eShop in the same region, it’s also been just as popular. In an update, Nintendo has revealed the most downloaded Switch games in Japan for the first half of 2023 and Tears of the Kingdom is unsurprisingly in the top spot. Games like Pikmin 2 made the cut as well.
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Launching on Switch later this week.
Pikmin 4 isn’t out on the Switch yet, but Nintendo has already released a new update ahead of its launch later this week.
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Minus points.
In terms of video game legends, it’s up there with the best of them. A secret world accessible in Super Mario Bros.! A gateway to an underwater stage you can never leave! A hidden, secret zone that only the most elite Mario Bros. enthusiasts will ever find!…
It was the stuff of playground hearsay back in the ’80s and ’90s, but contrary to many of the other urban legends that popped up around the Super Mario series, SMB’s ‘Minus World’ was, indeed, real and accessible to anyone who cared to study the method to get there and pull it off.
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33% off a year’s subscription.
If you’re looking to join Nintendo Switch Online (or perhaps simply extend your current membership), then you’ll want to check out the current offer over at ShopTo.
The retailer is currently offering a one-year membership to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack for a rather tasty £26.85, saving you 33% off the usual price of £39.99.
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