A limited-edition ‘Fortnite’-themed Nintendo Switch is coming soon

Super Smash Bros Ultimate will soon be unveiling its latest post-launch character, Nintendo has announced.The short presentation is expected to air at 3pm BST on October 1 and will run approximately for three minutes, followed by a “brief message from [game] Director Masahiro Sakurai”.

Nintendo has advised Switch owners to ensure their consoles are regularly charged to avoid damaging the battery.Due to the on-going coronavirus pandemic, many people have been forced into lockdown and asked to spend more time at home.

Pokémon Sword And Shield’s final expansion, The Crown Tundra, will be releasing next month (October).Owners of the game’s expansion pass will be able to download the latest expansion on October 22. For those who are still yet to buy the pass, an all-in-one bundle will come packed with the base game and all post-launch content on November 6.In an update video from The Pokémon Company, viewers caught a first-look at The Crown Tundra and some of the new features that are set to be added.

Nintendo has released a brand-new trailer for its upcoming The Legend Of Zelda spin-off, Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity.The trailer introduces players to the large cast of new characters that will be joining Link on his journey. It also teases the heroes’ various abilities and unique combat skills, as well as the large array of locales Link will traverse through during his adventures.Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity is the sequel to 2014’s hack-and-slash Wii U game Hyrule Warriors.

Nintendo has just released a brand-new Kirby game, Kirby Fighters 2, which is available for the Nintendo Switch now.Kirby Fighters 2 is the sequel to 2014’s digital-only game, Kirby Fighters Deluxe, which itself was an upgraded and standalone version of the ‘Kirby Fighters’ mini-game from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.The new game is a 2D fighting game with some platforming elements.

One More Level has confirmed that its upcoming cyberpunk hack-and-slash game Ghostrunner will also be released on Nintendo Switch.The developer and All In! Games, which will be publishing Ghostrunner, took to Twitter to announced the Nintendo Switch version of the game, alongside footage of the game running on the handheld console in the process.

Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase has dropped today (September 17), which focuses on more than ten new games arriving on the Switch console.Fans of JRPGs were in luck as the tactical Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny, and farming-adventure simulator Rune Factory 5 were both hit with 2021 release windows.A couple of notable shadow drops were also revealed to be arriving on the Nintendo eShop later today.

Capcom has announced Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin, both of which will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch next year.Monster Hunter Rise is set to launch for the console on March 26, 2021, whilst Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin has a release window of Summer 2021.The most notable announcement was Monster Hunter Rise, which is said to be the latest entry in the action-RPG series.

Fortnite continues its Marvel-themed Nexus War season, a new update has dropped that includes a brand new location, enemies and powers.Patch v14.10 for Fortnite is available to download today (September 11), and the main inclusion is the replacement of Frenzy Farm with Iron Man’s very own Stark Industries.

Nintendo Switch exclusive, No More Heroes 3, has been delayed to 2021.Grasshopper founder and game director Goichi Suda took to Twitter to announce the news.

Nintendo has reportedly begun asking developers to make games 4K-ready, further suggesting at the possibility of a more powerful version of the Nintendo Switch.A new Bloomberg report about Nintendo’s production hike included a short, but telling, mention that the Nintendo Switch upgrade is more than just a rumour.

Frontier Developments has announced that Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition is returning to PC and bringing a Nintendo Switch port along with it.The return of the classic game is being published by Frontier Developments new games label, Frontier Foundry.

Nintendo has partnered with Koei Tecmo to announce Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity, a prequel to the critically acclaimed, The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild.Following in the same vein as the original Hyrule Warriors release, Age Of Calamity is inspired by the classic Dynasty Warriors series.

Nintendo has announced Super Mario 3D All-Stars, a collection of classic titles starring the famous mascot on Nintendo Switch.The collection was revealed to contain Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy. Fans won’t have to wait long to pick up the bundle as it’s set to be released on September 18.The one caveat is that the game will be a limited-run title, meaning that the game will only be available physically and digitally until March 31, 2021.

Super Mario 3D World is being ported over to the Nintendo Switch with a brand new expansion.The game originally release on the Wii U and is now coming to the Nintendo Switch on February 12, 2021, bundled with new content titled Bowser’s Fury. A trailer gave a glimpse of this add-on which showed a dark, brooding landscape for Mario to explore.

Nintendo has released a surprise Direct, celebrating 35 years of its mascot Mario with an array of new game announcements for the Nintendo Switch.The Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct outlined the company’s plans for Mario up until March 2021, with several announcements and long-rumoured games confirmed:The Super Mario Bros.

Psyonix has confirmed that gamers will not require PlayStation Plus or Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions to play Rocket League once it’s made free-to-play.Psyonix announced the news via a blog post on its website, revealing that once free-to-play is rolled out “PlayStation Plus on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch Online will no longer be required for online play on those platforms”.

Behaviour Interactive has announced that its asymmetrical horror game Dead By Daylight will be getting a next-gen upgrade and improved graphics over the year.The developer revealed on Twitter that Dead By Daylight will arrive on both PS5 and Xbox Series X later this year with improved graphics over current gen versions, 4K graphics and 60 frames per second.

Warner Bros. Games is no longer up for sale and has said to be “too valuable” according to a new report.Back in June, AT&T – the parent company who owns Warner Bros‘ various gaming studios – was looking to sell Warner Bros.

Nintendo has finally implemented an eShop function for the Nintendo Switch that gamers have long been asking for: Digital game pre-order cancellations.Gamers can now cancel games that they have pre-ordered digitally, and will not be billed upfront, like it has been since the Nintendo Switch launched in 2017.