Most major publishers are all attending E3 this year. It's a huge event that creates lots of lasting hype for some games for years to come. However, one of the major publishers, specifically THQ Nordic, has decided to opt out of visiting Los Angeles this year to attend E3 and the reason is quite hilarious.
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A recent Sega event in Japan is turning up all kinds of interesting news for the publisher, including the fact that a collection of Genesis and Master System games are heading to the Nintendo Switch. Get ready to party likes it's 1985. 
The release of Just Dance 2018 for the Nintendo Switch opened up a lot of possibilities for the console, including crossover content from some of Ubisoft's other games. More specifically, there's a video showcasing a crossover of the Rabbids version of Princess Peach from Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle dancing to Beyonce's "Naughty Girl". 
The release of Minecraft on the Nintendo Switch has a weird caveat: in order to use the online multiplayer mode for cross-play, you need an Xbox Live account. Well, it's been revealed that playing the game on the Switch can also earn you Xbox Live achievements. 
A heck of a lot of classic games have made a comeback on services like Nintendo's Virtual Console. Not among them, though, are the original Contra and Konami games for the Genesis. According to a recent rumor, the cause for that could be a frustrating oversight. 
For those of you who have been following the development of Square Enix's Dragon Quest XI, you may have noticed that while the Nintendo Switch version was announced some time ago, nothing seems to have come of it. Well, Square finally explained why the Switch version is coming late. 
It's Wrestlemania night, which means you fans of body slams and elbow drops already have plenty to look forward to. If, however, you are also a Rocket League fan, then you've got a little something extra to be stoked about. WWE gear is heading to the game, and you can even get your hands on a couple items free of charge. 
The first Attack on Titan game was a solid retelling of the first season of the popular anime in video game form. Now the sequel is here, and it is also a solid retelling of the first season of the popular anime. 
Nintendo will be attending this weekend's PAX East event set to take place in Boston, Massachusetts, where the company will showcase a number of recently released games and some of the highly anticipated games due out later this year for the Nintendo Switch, including Dark Souls and No More Heroes. 
Some games like taking pretty big risks by tackling subject matter that doesn't typically lend itself well to the sphere of interactive entertainment. PanicBarn seems to want to take on that very task with the upcoming satirical title, Not Tonight. 
We had a sneaking suspicion that Super Smash Bros for the Nintendo Switch would be one of the major highlights for Nintendo's upcoming E3 2018 showing, and it looks like that's going to be the case. Not only will the game be playable on the show floor, but Nintendo is also hosting an invitational tournament during the event. 
Nintendo hosted another Nindies showcase this morning, showing off about a dozen upcoming indie titles in just over 10 minutes. From Mark of the Ninja to Lumines, there's a little something for everyone heading to the Switch in the coming months. 
Nintendo will offer another video showcase focusing on even more indie titles heading to the platform. 
The big debate in the Nintendo Switch camp right now is whether or not the recently revealed Smash Bros. game will be a director's cut of the version seen on the Wii U and 3DS or an entirely new game. Recently, it was revealed that series creator Masahiro Sakurai is working on the Switch title, which many are taking as proof that we're talking about an entirely new brawler. 
Nintendo, finally seeing the error of its ways, has corrected one of the great injustices of 2017. Mario has been reinstated as a legitimate plumber, rather than a profession he used to hold down "a long time ago." 
A bunch of other game companies and console manufacturers have already made it possible for gamers to leave feedback and comments about the products they purchased. While it's been a common feature for most services over the past years, Nintendo finally decided to jump in on the gig and offer a similar feature as well. 
This year's DICE Lifetime Achievement award went to Genyo Takeda. 
2017 could basically be summed up as the year of Nintendo. The company made a massive turnaround compared to what was going on with the Wii U from 2012 up until 2017. After introducing the Nintendo Switch to the world and a host of exclusives, the Big N haa been cleaning up at the awards shows and DICE was no different. 
When it comes to the all-digital future, there are still a lot of questions, loop holes, and various mechanisms that haven't been fully clarified to the general public, like an aspect of Nintendo's eShop, which recently came under fire from a European consumer advocacy institution. 
It looks like plans for the Super Mario World Universal Studios attraction might be changing, with the latest rumors shifting the main destination to a new location. |
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