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Nintendo Direct Recap (February 2021)

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Nintendo Direct Recap (February 2021)

Well, it'd been 530 days but the drought has finally be broken when it poured with video game announcements. Below, we've recapped every announcement for the February 2021 Nintendo Direct. Pyra/Mythra Blazes into Smash Release Date March 2021 Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Release Date Summer

Switchaboo's Nintendo Direct Predictions (February 2021)

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Switchaboo's Nintendo Direct Predictions (February 2021)

530 days. The 530 day drought is finally coming to an end with the announcement of a massive 50 minute Nintendo Direct on February 17. The last Nintendo Direct was in September 2019 and the fact that this Direct is said to go on for 50 minutes, there's

The Outer Worlds: Peril On Gorgon - More Of The Same, But That's Just Fine

The Outer Worlds: Peril On Gorgon - More Of The Same, But That's Just Fine

Peril On Gorgon, the latest DLC for The Outer Worlds, is out now on Switch, and while the port itself isn't any better for it, the expansion to the story makes this a worthy investment. Grab that severed human arm and embark on the mystery of Spacer'

Yooka-Laylee Developer Launches Playtonic Friends, A Publishing Label with Three Studios

Yooka-Laylee Developer Launches Playtonic Friends, A Publishing Label with Three Studios

On Wednesday, Playtonic Games teased that their sixth birthday was fast approaching and that they had a big announcement to share. That announcement is that they are launching a publishing label with three other indie development studios called Playtonic Friends. Here's the full announcement: > After six years

Stardew Valley 1.5 Update now Live, Bring Local Co-op and More

Stardew Valley 1.5 Update now Live, Bring Local Co-op and More

The Stardew Valley 1.5 update has finally released on the Nintendo Switch today and with it comes a plethora of new features and additional content. The most noteworthy being the addition of a whole new farm layout, the beach farm, which provides a difficult challenge for seasoned players as

Cathedral Launches on Switch Next Week

Cathedral Launches on Switch Next Week

Elden Pixels, the developers known for Alwa's Awakening and Alwa's Legacy, announced their first published title in Cathedral last year and now, we have a confirmed release date as well as a brand new trailer and 16 minutes of gameplay footage. Here's the press

A Digital E3 2021 is Still a Possibility; Needs Support From Major Game Companies

A Digital E3 2021 is Still a Possibility; Needs Support From Major Game Companies

For us gamers, E3 is bigger than Christmas. All of those juicy reveals feels like unwrapping one new present after another and due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 event was understandably cancelled. Many publishers and outlets stepped up to the plate with their own digital events and Nintendo, seemingly

Former Ubisoft Montreal Script Writer Becomes Narrative Lead of Broken Roads

If you've followed us at all over the past two years, you'd know that we are unbelievably excited for Drop Bear Bytes' upcoming Aussie outback themed CRPG Broken Roads. As Switchaboo is largely based in Australia, the plot and setting for Broken Roads hits close

Top 20 Best Selling Nintendo Games on Switch (as of February 2021)

Top 20 Best Selling Nintendo Games on Switch (as of February 2021)

During Nintendo's latest fiscal report earnings, in addition to the news that the Switch has now officially outsold the Nintendo 3DS [https://www.switchaboo.com/nintendo-switch-has-now-outsold-the-3ds/], the company has also revealed the 20 best selling Nintendo published games on Nintendo Switch. 1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 33.41

Nintendo Switch Has Now Outsold the 3DS

Nintendo Switch Has Now Outsold the 3DS

According to Nintendo's quarterly fiscal results [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/210201e.pdf], Nintendo have confirmed that the Switch has now officially outsold the 3DS at 79.89 million units. The next scalp for Nintendo to take is the Game Boy Advance which sold a

Kickstarter Project of the Week: Name of the Will

Kickstarter Project of the Week: Name of the Will

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Zeitgeist Studio's Name of the Will. The game is slated to release in 2022 on PC, Mac and Linux, with a Switch and PS5 version set as a stretch goal. Here's

Nintendo Reveals New Monster Hunter Rise Switch and Pro Controller for Japan

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Nintendo Reveals New Monster Hunter Rise Switch and Pro Controller for Japan

Boy, do we love a good special edition! Nintendo Japan has just revealed a new Monster Hunter Rise Switch console, as well as a new Pro Controller. The Nintendo Switch bundle will be sold on March 26 to coincide with the launch of Monster Hunter Rise in Japan for 38,

Kickstarter Project of the Week: The Shapeshifter

Kickstarter Project of the Week: The Shapeshifter

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Green Boy Games' The Shapeshifter. The game is slated to release in May 2021 on Game Boy with and NES stretch goal. Here's the overview: > You are Elliot, an ordinary person

Rumour: Pokemon to Announce in February Diamond & Pearl Remakes for Switch

Rumour: Pokemon to Announce in February Diamond & Pearl Remakes for Switch

Coming up to the original's 15th anniversary, it looks like more rumblings are popping up about Nintendo Switch remakes for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. This report comes from Centro Pokemon, a Twitter account who has a reliable track record of predicting Nintendo/Pokemon leaks, who claim that a

New Pokemon Snap Gets an April 2021 Release Date

New Pokemon Snap Gets an April 2021 Release Date

Ever since its announcement in last year's Pokemon presentation and we learned about New Pokemon Snap, we've been dying to know its release date. All we got was a Coming Soon and really, what does that even mean nowadays? In what seems to be Nintendo'

Kickstarter Project of the Week: BROK the InvestiGator

Kickstarter Project of the Week: BROK the InvestiGator

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at COWCAT's BROK the InvestiGator. The game is slated to release in December 2021 on PC (via Steam and gog.com), PS4, PS5, Xbox and Nintendo Switch. Here's the overview: > BROK

Luigi's Mansion Developer Next Level Games Acquired by Nintendo

Luigi's Mansion Developer Next Level Games Acquired by Nintendo

Despite Next Level Games almost exclusively developing games for Nintendo's hardware, Nintendo has officially acquired the company to be a first-party subsidiary. The Vancouver-based company has been behind such hits like Super Mario Strikers Charged, Punch-Out!! (Wii) and, more recently, Luigi's Mansion 3. The acquisition is

Kickstarter Project of the Week: Seasonspree

Kickstarter Project of the Week: Seasonspree

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Clifton B's Seasonspree. The game is slated to release in September 2021 on PC and Nintendo Switch. Here's the overview: > Seasonspree takes place on a small planet inhabited by adorable

F-Zero GX Producer Says Would Be Open to Revisiting the Series

F-Zero GX Producer Says Would Be Open to Revisiting the Series

It's been over 16 years (17 outside of Japan) since the last F-Zero entry. Fans are desperate and despite the odd cameo and Captain Falcon regularly appearing in the Super Smash Bros. series. In a recent interview with Red Bull [https://www.redbull.com/fr-fr/yakuza-toshihiro-nagoshi-interview] from November

Banjo-Kazooie and Blast Corps Listed on Upcoming Wii U Titles in Japan

Banjo-Kazooie and Blast Corps Listed on Upcoming Wii U Titles in Japan

Did Nintendo just forget what year it is? According to Gematsu, Rare's Banjo-Kazooie and Blast Corps were scheduled to release in Japan on the Wii U. Why Wii U and not Switch? Couldn't say. Why just Japan? Also couldn't say. All we can say

Video Game Historian Uncovers First Working WorkBoy in Over 25 Years

Video Game Historian Uncovers First Working WorkBoy in Over 25 Years

Nintendo's Game Boy was a popular piece of hardware to make accessories for. Whether it be the Game Boy Camera or the Handy Boy, there were many that were either made by Nintendo or from a third-party tech company and while some either saw mainstream success or horribly

Kanye West Wanted to Work With Nintendo on a Video Game

Kanye West Wanted to Work With Nintendo on a Video Game

We've learned a lot about Nintendo this year, especially considering how private the Japanese company has a history of being. In a recent episode of the charity podcast Talking Games With Reggie & Harold [https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/talking-games-with-reggie-and-harold] , the former president of Nintendo of

Pokémon Will Feature in the International Space Station's Sunrise Stream on December 31st

Pokémon Will Feature in the International Space Station's Sunrise Stream on December 31st

The Pokémon company haven't shied away from trying new things recently and to mark off what has certainly been a strange year, there will be some Pokémon featured in the International Space Station's live stream on December 31st. This stream will take place using a Japanese

Nintendo Switch eShop is Currently Experiencing Network Errors

Nintendo Switch eShop is Currently Experiencing Network Errors

'Tis the season, right? Every year at Christmas time, the Nintendo Switch eShop seems to have network issues due to the high demand of new Switch owners and budding gamers looking to cash in their gifted eShop vouchers for Boxing Day sales. And considering the year that is 2020,

Gravity Heroes Coming to Switch Next Month

Gravity Heroes Coming to Switch Next Month

Boy, the indies are looking ripe next month! In addition to Devolver Digital's Olija launching on January 28 [https://www.switchaboo.com/olija-launches-on-nintendo-switch-in-late-january/], PQube's Gravity Heroes is scheduled to launch on January 22. After playing the demo on Switch, it's clear to see that