Nintendo to launch official ‘Super Smash Bros’ championship tournament

Zynga has released the first look at gameplay for its upcoming competitive multiplayer title, Star Wars: Hunters.The “Enter the Arena” trailer below showcases the 4v4 battles players can expect to experience in the final game, along with a brief introduction to each of the eight playable characters.Originally announced in February 2021, the free-to-play game is set after the fall of the Galactic Empire – that’s after Return of the Jedi to anyone who hasn’t memorised a fictional chronology – and

Nintendo for its refusal to allow cancellations or refunds on Nintendo eShop pre-orders, a result that could have far-reaching ramifications across Europe.As reported by Norwegian site Pressfire.no, the Norwegian Consumer Council, the Norwegian Consumer Agency, and equivalent bodies in Germany have won an appeal at the Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt (Frankfurt Higher Regional Court), with the court ordering that Nintendo must “cease and desist” its current practices regarding pre-orders.Until now,

Pokémon player has beaten Pokémon Shining Pearl in just over 50 minutes, a speedrun that currently stands as the world record for the recently released Nintendo Switch game.Pokémon Shining Pearl, and its companion title Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, released last week (November 19), both remakes of the classic 2007 Nintendo DS games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons player has discovered that showing off fossils indoors can have some destructive side-effects, as a particularly large dinosaur exhibit has revealed.In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, players can dig up fossils and incrementally piece together the skeletal remains of ancient dinosaurs.

Sonic Colours Ultimate has received a new patch, titled 2.6, that aims to address some vital areas of the game that require improvements.The update is live and across all platforms that the game is on (thanks, Eurogamer), including, PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One.The patch notes include:When Sonic Colours Ultimate launched in September of this year it was met with reports of plenty of game crashing and dangerous glitches across all platforms, but the Nintendo Switch was worse off than the

Nintendo’s The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild will allow players to randomise nearly every game element.Randomiser mods have been around for a while and can change many parts to keep the experience fresh for veteran players while occasionally adding an extra challenge.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl has been released, and fans of shiny hunting are disappointed that the Shiny Charm is not working as in previous games.The latest in Nintendo‘s Pokémon franchise released yesterday (November 19) and shiny hunters have been hard at work figuring out the best methods to find the differently coloured Pokémon, known as shiny Pokémon, in the newest instalment.

Capcom has revealed that a collaboration with Sega’s Sonic The Hedgehog is coming to Monster Hunter Rise next week, and it looks like…something.Available to all players of the Nintendo Switch title starting November 26, and day one on the PC version of the game (launching January 12, 2022), the crossover includes a series of character outfits for the player, the Palicoe, and the Palamute.Now, the Palicoe Sonic costume is definitely questionable looking at best, but at least there’s a lot of

Riot Forge – who is responsible for publishing games set in the League Of Legends universe – has announced a livestreamed Riot Forge Showcase with Nintendo Switch stream, which is set for later today (November 16).

Nintendo is making “continuous improvements” to the Joy-Con controllers for Nintendo Switch.The controllers are unique to the Switch console, sliding onto the side of the core tablet to make it an all-in-one gaming machine in handheld mode, while also detachable to use as either two smaller controllers for on-the-go play or as motion-sensing wands akin to the Wii remote.

Nintendo of America president has said that the company is taking criticism of the Nintendo Switch Online N64 Emulation seriously and is looking to improve it.In a recent interview with The Verge, Nintendo Of America president Doug Bowser said that the company was aware of the response to the Switch Online emulation system and suggested the company could be looking for improvements.“We’re constantly looking for ways to make our online features and those games better and continuing to add value

Pokémon Unite, and it’s Grass/Ghost type Decidueye.Coming to the game on November 19, a video showing off the ranged attacker’s moves can be seen below.

Twitch has finally come to the Nintendo Switch with a new app debuting on the Nintendo eShop right now.Twitch has already existed on other platforms such as PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S for years.

GTA: The Trilogy launching tomorrow (November 11), Rockstar has released a remastered gif of the internet’s favourite “ah shit, here we go again” scene.Rockstar’s official account on Giphy has been updated with a bunch of gifs from GTA: The Trilogy (thanks, PC Gamer), showcasing tens of remastered scenes before the game launches.For many, the most important gif on the channel will be the newly-updated scene (viewable here) from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, in which CJ utters the now-famous

Super Mario Odyssey, and it looks like Nintendo are thinking big.After a six months financial results meeting (spotted by VGC), questions were floated to Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa and Shigeru Miyamoto, where Miyamoto was asked about his thoughts on the differences between 3D Mario and the 2D side-scrolling titles.When referring to Super Mario Bros.

Nintendo has announced that 32million people have subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online.The figure is an increase of six million over the 26million subscribers that the company claimed this time last year. The announcement came as part of the company’s most recent management briefing.

GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is coming to Nintendo Switch, and Rockstar has shared screenshots.Several screenshots show how the remastered Grand Theft Auto games will look when running on the Nintendo Switch. Images show GTA 3, GTA Vice City, and GTA San Andreas, all running on the hardware.

Nintendo has said that it will “improve and expand” the Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, following the expansion’s turbulent launch in October.As spotted by EuroGamer, Nintendo said that “going forward, we will continue to improve and expand both Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack” and wants to deliver “services that satisfy customers”.The comments were made in Nintendo’s latest financial results and policy briefing, published

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy will launch with Nvidia‘s DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling), allowing players to make their game look better with less of an effect on performance.In a blog, Nvidia has revealed that Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy fans will be able to utilise DLSS if they have a Geforce RTX graphics card, desktop or laptop.DLSS allows players to run games at a much lower input resolution, as the software then uses a neural network to upscale the resolution to higher levels.

Nintendo has announced that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the best-selling game in the racing series.According to the publisher, the Nintendo Switch game has sold an additional 3.34 million units during the six months since September 30, 2021–as reported by VGC.Following the confirmation, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has now officially sold a total of 38.74million units since its initial release in 2017, beating Mario Kart on the Wii which previously held the title of the best-selling game with 37.38million