In celebration of the launch of Princess Peach: Showtime, Nintendo has released a set of eye-catching pastel pink Joy-Cons. If you’re someone who’s dying to get your hands on them, we have good news: while they’re sold out at some retailers, they’re still available at Best Buy and Walmart, for $79.99. They are definitely in danger of selling out altogether, so grab them sooner than later if you want them. See below for details.

Pastel Pink Joy-Cons for Nintendo Switch

• See at Best Buy – $79.99
• See at Walmart – $79.99
• See at GameStop – $79.99 (Pro Membership Required)
• See at Target – SOLD OUT
• See at Amazon – SOLD OUT

If you’re looking to get your hands on the game itself, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered there, too. In our Princess Peach: Showtime buying guide, we’ve listed links to where you can buy the game (in both physical and digital formats) at a variety of retailers for $59.99. You can even still get the preorder bonuses at the time of this writing. And if you want to see more of this game before you pick it up, check out our Princess Peach Showtime! review.

Alongside new Nintendo games that are worth keeping on your radar, there are plenty of Nintendo-related deals to check out right now as well. In our roundup of the best Nintendo deals today, we’ve gathered together a variety of discounts, from games to SD cards. If you want to see what deals are available for other consoles, we also have roundups for PS5 deals, Xbox deals, and general video game deals.

Hannah Hoolihan is a freelance writer who works with the Guides and Commerce teams here at IGN.

Capcom has responded to disgruntled Dragon’s Dogma 2 PC players, and addressed the backlash to the game’s controversial microtransactions and performance problems that have resulted in a ‘mixed’ user review rating on Valve’s platform.

As IGN has reported, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is currently embroiled in a vociferous debate about its day-one microtransactions, which let players pay real-world money for useful items in the $70 single-player action role-playing game.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 has also run up against performance problems, even on powerful PCs, with frame-rate a particular issue.

Now, in a message directly addressing Dragon’s Dogma 2 players on Steam, Capcom has responded to this backlash, saying: “We would like to update you on the status of the following items, about which we have received numerous comments from the community. To all those looking forward to this game, we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.”

In its note to PC players, Capcom listed all the items that can be obtained in-game or as paid DLC items:

• Art of Metamorphosis – Character Editor
• Ambivalent Rift Incense – Change Pawn Inclinations
• Portcrystal – Warp Location Marker
• Wakestone – Restore the dead to life!
• 500 Rift Crystals / 1500 Rift Crystals / 2500 Rift Crystals – Points to Spend Beyond the Rift
• Makeshift Gaol Key – Escape from gaol!
• Harpysnare Smoke Beacons – Harpy Lure Item

In doing this, Capcom is making the point that these items can be obtained through normal gameplay — a point some players have already expressed in defending Dragon’s Dogma 2’s monetisation.

Meanwhile, Capcom addressed PC performance problems, and reiterated a warning about Dragon’s Dogma 2 putting CPUs under extreme pressure when numerous characters appear at the same time. Capcom said it’s investigating and fixing critical problems such as crashes and freezing, starting with the highest priority in patches to be released soon.

Interestingly, Capcom said it’s looking into adding the option of starting a new game to the Steam version. “We are looking at adding a feature to the Steam version of the game that will allow players that are already playing to restart the game,” Capcom said. “We will announce more details as soon as we can.”

Capcom then issued the same statement it gave to IGN earlier this week about Dragon’s Dogma 2’s frame-rate: “A large amount of CPU usage is allocated to each character and calculating the impact of their physical presence in various areas. In certain situations where numerous characters appear simultaneously, the CPU usage can be very high and may affect the frame rate. We are aware that in such situations, settings that reduce GPU load may currently have a limited effect; however, we are looking into ways to improve performance in the future.”

As IGN has reported, this statement convinced some Dragon’s Dogma 2 players to plan an NPC murder spree in a bid to boost the game’s frame-rate.

If you’re getting stuck in to Dragon’s Dogma 2, be sure to check out Which Vocation to Choose, Things to Do First, Things Dragon’s Dogma 2 Doesn’t Tell You, and our Walkthrough hub.

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Dragon’s Dogma 2 has enjoyed a huge day-one on PC, but it has also sparked a vociferous debate about microtransactions.

The fantasy action adventure game has 21 separate microtransactions available day-one, ranging in price from $0.99 to $4.99. Offerings include an Explorer’s Camping Kit for $2.99, a gaol key that lets you escape from gaol for $0.99, a Portcrystal warp location marker for $2.99, and Wakestones that restore the dead to life for $0.99 each.

Nintendo has a history of being unusually tight-lipped about disclosing the names of actors, developers, and directors behind its games until after their official release. This tradition of sorts also includes its upcoming Peach-centric action-adventure romp, Princess Peach: Showtime, which releases on the Nintendo Switch on March 22.

But, after rolling the credits on Princess Peach: Showtime (read our review!), IGN has confirmed that Goemon designer Etsunobu Ebisu is credited as its producer and director and Good-Feel served as the game’s developer.

As reported by Video Games Chronicle, Ebisu’s involvement in Princess Peach: Showtime marks the first time in over 25 years that he’s directed a video game. The last game Ebisu directed was 1997’s Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon for the Nintendo 64. Aside from serving as the director for a bulk of the Goemon series, Ebisu also worked as a programmer and game designer for Konami on Castlevania and Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness before becoming the CEO of Good-Feel in 2005. Good-Feel was the developer behind Nintendo games like Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Yoshi’s Wooly World, and Wario Land: Shake It, to name a few.

In any other circumstance, Ebisu and Game-Feel’s illustrious assortment of gaming credits would warrant a mention in the announcement or reveal trailer of Princess Peach: Showtime to drum up hype for players —
familiar or otherwise — with their previous works. However, Nintendo instead opted to keep this piece of information a secret — going so far as to embargo information from Princess Peach: Showtime’s credits and preventing anyone reviewing the game from revealing its co-creators in their reviews — until after the game’s launch.

Last year, Nintendo inversely created an air of secrecy surrounding Mario’s new voice actor following the retirement of long-time Mario voice actor Charles Martinet. The company was also cagey about revealing the developers behind the highly-anticipated remake of Super Mario RPG.

In our review, we wrote “Princess Peach: Showtime! is a simple, cheery romp with a variety of neat styles and a fun theater-inspired setting.”

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