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Nintendo announced their E3 2017 plans today. We thought there might be a video for this announcement but instead they just released a press release with all the details. Check out the press release below and along with my thoughts on their plans! Nintendo released a press release today detailing their E3 plans. We can expect a video spotlight, Nintendo Treehouse Live, and two tournaments at E3! Here’s the press release with all the details: “REDMOND, Wash., May 11, 2017…

NBA Playgrounds came out today for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. We will have a review for the Nintendo Switch version of the game soon. For more details about NBA Playgrounds, please take a look at the trailer and press release below! “MAPLEWOOD, N.J. – May 9, 2017 – Independent developer Saber Interactive has launched the arcade-style basketball game NBA Playgrounds for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™, and Windows PC (Steam) as…

When we were putting together are Christmas 2016 buyers guide, we pointed to LEGO Dimensions as the must own game during the holiday season, with a great lineup of expansion packs already available for purchase, and more popular franchises coming in the coming months. This week, LEGO Dimensions and Warner Bros. are delivering on that with retail releases of The Goonies, Harry Potter, and LEGO City.

Over the last few weeks we have been looking at various PowerA accessories for the Nintendo Switch. We gave rave reviews to the Joy-Con grip, and thought that the Joy-Con charging dock was a must own for anyone hoping to play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe frequently. But what happens when you want to bring your Switch on vacation, or to a friends house? There are only a few official options right now, and the Everywhere Messenger Bag from PowerA is…

When you’ve completely finished Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, you probably want people to know all about it. Thanks to some Gold customization options, this can definitely be the case, but outside of looking cool, would you actually want to use this 100% gold combination? Check out the video from Abdallah below, as well as our written guide on how to unlock all the gold items! Gold Standard Kart To get the Gold Standard Kart, you need to get every Gold…

We’ve known for awhile that DLC was coming to Breath of the Wild but we only had a vague idea of what the DLC would be. And now Nintendo has released details about the first DLC pack for the game! Last night, Nintendo released information about the first DLC pack for Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. We have the full Nintendo PR press release for thDLC below: “REDMOND, Wash., May 1, 2017 – Hailed by both critics and…

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a hit! Nintendo has released early sales figures for the game and has said that it is the fastest selling game in the Mario Kart franchise. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe came out on Friday for the Nintendo Switch. The games has already sold “more than 459,000 combined packaged and digital sales in the U.S. on launch day alone (April 28)” according to Nintendo PR. This makes Mario Kart 8 Deluxe the fastest selling game in…

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch is out today! Woohoo! Check out Nintendo’s new trailer for the game to get a look at what critics are saying about it. Mario Kart 8 was a great game on the Wii U. It should be even better on the Switch. Did you pick it up today? Let us know what you think of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in the comments!…

We at GamesReviews.com feel pretty confident in the following statement: very few people realized Mario Kart 8 on Wii U had an acceleration problem, but yet will be relieved to hear it has been fixed in the Deluxe edition on the Nintendo Switch. When Mario Kart 8 came out a few years ago on Wii U, Nintendo YouTube ambassador Abdallah - who is a big friend of the site - posted a video to his YouTube page regarding an issue with the acceleration numbers when selecting karts. You can see his video from a few years ago below.

Splatoon 2 will be coming out in July. Nintendo has already had a Splatoon 2 online Global Testfire for on Nintendo Switch and soon will hold another event for it! Splatoon 2 will get its own Tournament at E3 2017! On twitter today, Nintendo of America announced that they will be holding a Splatoon 2 pre-release tournament at E3 2017. They did not release any other details about the event. If I had to guess, I would say the event…