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Final Fantasy IX — the best Final Fantasy — arrives on Switch

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 13, 2019
1 min

Nintendo had a great surprise for the middle of its latest Direct. No, it’s not as exciting as that The Legend of Zelda: Link’s...

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Tetris 99 takes the puzzle game classic to the battle royale realm

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 13, 2019
1 min

Surprise! A new Tetris game is coming out for Switch today. But it has an interesting twist on the classic puzzle game formula. Tetris...

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Sylvando (playing the horn here) and his cheerful strength are always a highlight.

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Dragon Quest XI’s definitive edition is coming to Switch this fall

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 13, 2019
1 min

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is coming to Switch this fall in a new Definitive Edition. Dragon Quest XI S will...

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Super Mario Maker 2 comes to Switch in June

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 13, 2019
1 min

Nintendo remembered that it made one of the best games ever, and it is bringing its sequel to Switch. The publisher announced Super Mario...

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The RetroBeat: Kirby’s Adventure can teach today’s devs how to nail their endings

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 7, 2019
3 min

Earlier this week, Nintendo announced that Kirby’s Adventure is coming to Nintendo Switch Online on February 13 (along with Super Mario Bros. 2, but...

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Unity Technologies has acquired free voice chat platform Vivox.

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Nintendo gets Vivox text and voice chat for Switch games

Posted byby Jason Wilson
February 5, 2019
2 min

Vivox announced today that it’s releasing a software development kit (SDK) to add text and voice chat to Nintendo Switch games. This will enable...

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Microsoft will expand Xbox Live support to Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 4, 2019
1 min

Microsoft is planning to bring its online services, Xbox Live, to more Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS games. This is via a listing for...

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Nintendo president: Switch and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sales broke records

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 1, 2019
3 min

Shuntaro Furukawa, president of Nintendo, said during the company’s earnings call that Nintendo’s sales of Switch hardware and games during the holidays were “extremely...