Switch News

The Splatoon 2 Global Testfire starts today! And in about an hour, Nintendo will go live with a Splatoon 2 Treehouse event! We’ll be watching the Treehouse event. Will you? Nintendo Treehouse Live starts at 2pm central time. Members of the Treehouse will be playing in the Splatoon 2 Global Testfire today on Nintendo Switch. I plan to watch the event and may even live tweet (@df2506). Will you be watching the event, playing in the Testfire, or are you…

The Elite Player Backpack for the Nintendo Switch might just be the best accessory anyone can possibly purchase for their Nintendo Switch. As a portable system, you generally won't need to pack along a lot of accessories, but should you want to take your entire Switch unit with you somewhere - which I have - this storage and transport solution is the best product available. Let's dive in!

Developer Arc System Works brought two titles, New Frontier Days-Founding Pioneers- and Othello, to the Nintendo Switch eshop today. We have a press release and trailers for the games below. “YOKOHAMA, Japan – March 23, 2016 – Today, Arc System Works is releasing New Frontier Days ~Founding Pioneers~ and Othello exclusively on the Nintendo Switch eShop!  Both games are easy to pick up and play for beginners. Enjoy them both on the Nintendo Switch today! The Nintendo 3DS Downloadable Software…

Splatoon 2 is coming to the Nintendo Switch this summer! Fans will get a sneak peak of the game this coming weekend with the Splatoon 2 Global Testfire. However, fans who don’t have a Switch will not be left out of the fun. Nintendo will be holding a Splatoon 2 Treehouse Live this Friday! The Splatoon 2 Treehouse Live will be this Friday (3/24) at 12pm PT. Nintendo Treehouse members will be playing with fans in the Global Testfire! If…

Dragon Quest is one of my favorite rpg franchises. I bought both Dragon Quest 7 and 8  and enjoyed them a lot. Square Enix has been teasing the next installment in the series, Dragon Quest XI, for awhile now. Next month, they will finally reveal the release date for the game…in Japan. Square Enix will hold a live stream on April 11th at 14:oo JST for Dragon Quest XI. The Japanese release date for the game will be announced during…

Video game accessory maker Snakebyte has launched a number of products for the Nintendo Switch, and were nice enough to send over some samples for us to look at. While I'm fairly picky about the accessories I purchase - and frankly, who I purchase them from - I was very impressed with the items Snakebyte had to offer. Although I'm not as familiar with this brand as I am with other popular brands, I extended the same reviewing courtesy to these as I would anything else. And to be honest, Snakebyte is doing something with their peripherals that other companies ...

PDP Promised to create a number of videos that would detail how to put skins and protective screens on your Nintendo Switch hardware. After another company posted to reddit about the dangers of skins, and the damage they could do to your system, PDP quickly announced that their skins were officially licenced by Nintendo and would not cause outer damage to the Switch unit or dock. We proved this in the video you can find here.

Nintendo posted all three videos in the Making of the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild series today! We have those videos below for you to watch. We thought that Nintendo would only post one of the Making of the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild series today, but they posted all three! If you like the Breath of the Wild, these videos are well worth watching. Please take a look at all three videos and let us…

Nintendo will post the first of a three part video series tomorrow! The videos will be about the Making Of the Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. Check the preview of the first video below. We will post the first video tomorrow as soon as possible. Also, please keep an eye out for my next More Thoughts From Me! I’ll be talking about Breath of the Wild for the Wii U. Have you played Breath of the Wild? What…

Mario Kart 8 was wonderful on the Wii U. In fact, I would say it was the best Mario Kart yet! I especially loved the added Zelda and Animal Crossing DLC. And in April, Mario Kart 8 will be coming to the Nintendo Switch as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. What makes this game the deluxe version of Mario Kart 8? Take a look at the trailer below and come back for my impressions of it. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for…