Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age heads to Nintendo Switch next year, Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct late Thursday afternoon. Also announced during the Nintendo Direct were a few other Final Fantasy games headed to the Switch. The first game announced was World of Final Fantasy Maxima, a new remastered version of World of Final Fantasy. This new version includes a feature called avatar change, which allows players to transform into fan-favorite characters from other Final Fantasy g

Several best selling board games are coming to the Nintendo Switch digitally, including Carcassonne, Settlers of Catan, Pandemic and an adaption of Steve Jackson’s Munchkin. Asmodee Digital is bringing digital versions of these titles to the Switch, with local multiplayer options for each, Nintendo announced during its September Nintendo Direct on Thursday. Deckbuilding game Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game will come to Switch in April 2019, with single and two-player modes. Pandemic, coming

After massive earthquake shook Japan’s northernmost island Hokkaido, Nintendo delayed the latest Nintendo Direct until further notice. It didn’t take them too long to reschedule: The company bounced back on Sept. 13 with a pre-Tokyo Game Show presentation full of reveals. Also, Nintendo revealed a back catalogue of classic Final Fantasy titles — not just FF 12 but also 7, 9 and 10. There was also news on new hardware and updates to fan favorite games that should please anyone out there who’s inv

Instead, during more than a week playing NHL 19, I’ve spent the vast majority of my hours in World of Chel, the new online hub. In some capacity, World of Chel is simply a smart way for EA to reuse existing elements of the NHL series in a much more enticing package. But I did not expect to get so deeply invested in NHL 19’s online modes. There are absolutely no microtransactions in World of Chel, which, these days, is a pleasant surprise and a cause for celebration. All games in World of Chel pl

Luigi’s Mansion 3 is a new series in Luigi’s flagship franchise, and it’s coming to Nintendo Switch. You may have thought, “Whatever, this is probably that Luigi’s Mansion port for Nintendo 3DS, out Oct. 12.” If you did — and admittedly, that includes us! This is a new game, which means Luigi’s Mansion is coming back to consoles for the first time since the original Nintendo GameCube title. There’s now a multiplayer feature much like Luigi’s previous 3DS game, Luigi’s Mansion 2: Dark Moon. Anywa

Kirby’s Epic Yarn is coming to Nintendo 3DS. Originally released on Wii in 2010 and rereleased on Wii U in 2016, Kirby’s Epic Yarn is a side-scrolling platformer that takes place in a world where everything and everyone is made of yarn. Every wooly and yarny stage from the Wii version is returning to this handheld version, but new features will be available. If you want to mix things up, there’s also a new mode called “devilish mode,” involving outrunning speed demons. Kirby’s Epic Yarn will be

Katamari Damacy is coming to Nintendo Switch. It’s called Katamari Damacy Reroll, and it’s out Nov. 30 on Nintendo eShop. No, it’s not a totally new game in the series — we haven’t had one of those on console in a long, long time — but OG Katamari Damacy on Switch? Katamari Damacy was followed on PlayStation 2 by We Love Katamari, another fantastic entry in this very odd puzzle series. Update: Bandai Namco announced that Katamari Damacy Reroll will also launch on Windows PC.

Cloud saves, which will allow users to store their save files online as well as on their console, are finally on their way to the Nintendo Switch, thanks to Nintendo’s new online service, the company announced during its September Nintendo Direct. If your Nintendo Switch system breaks or stops working for some reason, your saves will still be fine and you can download them when you sign into a new Nintendo Switch. While a majority of games, it would seem, will support cloud-based saves through N

Mario Tennis Aces’ version 2 update will launch on Wednesday Sept. 19, bringing with it new playable characters and co-operative multiplayer. Two of the new characters were already announced — Birdo (an all-arounder) and Koopa Paratroopa (a technical type). These players may be acquired by playing Mario Tennis Aces’ online multiplayer; the game has previewed new playable characters this way in the past. Additionally, new co-operative multiplayer modes will be coming with the Sept. 19 update. The

Yoshi is coming to Nintendo Switch in spring 2019 with Yoshi’s Crafted World. Yoshi’s Crafted World is the first platforming adventure to star Mario’s dinosaur bro and sometimes-steed since Yoshi’s Woolly World. (Thankfully for those who missed out on the console version, Nintendo ported the lovely, plush Woolly World to 3DS in 2017.) The Nintendo Switch exclusive was once scheduled for a 2018 launch. Instead, Yoshi’s Crafted World will be one of the company’s marquee first-party titles for 2019

New Super Mario Bros. U, the side-scrolling platformer first released on the Wii U is getting a new Deluxe version that will bring it to the Nintendo Switch for the first time. Along with all the features from the original game, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is also getting a few new features of its own, including two new characters. Nintendo is also adding Toadette to the game. Also coming to the Switch with New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is New Super Luigi U, another side-scrolling platformer

Nintendo announced that the company will be releasing special NES controllers for the Nintendo Switch. These retro controllers are super cool and identical to the originals, but they unfortunately are only compatible with the Nintendo Switch Online’s NES games. In order to use the NES controllers, Switch owners must be subscribed to the Nintendo Switch Online service, where they will have access to NES games as a perk. There will also be a family membership service available if you want to split

Cities: Skylines, the hit city-building sandbox game from Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive, is out on the Nintendo Switch eShop today. Like a typical city management game, Cities: Skylines focuses on many different aspects of city-building and urban planning, but is notable for including day-to-day urban occurrences, such as traffic congestion. Though the SimCity series had previously held a monopoly on the genre, Cities: Skylines rocketed to success after the 2013 SimCity game’s failure.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s newest character is Isabelle, the mayoral assistant shih tzu from 2013’s Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Isabelle is the ninth all-new character who will join a roster comprising every fighter who has ever appeared in the Smash Bros. series over its 20-year history. That’s more than 70 characters, meaning the number of totally new stars in Ultimate will be smaller than those who debuted in Melee (14), Brawl (18) and Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS (24). Isabelle previously ap

Animal Crossing is officially heading to Nintendo Switch. We were first treated to some nice footage of Isabelle, the mayor’s assistant from Animal Crossing: New Leaf. “Star in a Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing game where you’re the mayor and we’re your doting lieges!”But nope. Nope, nope, nope. And thus: A mainline Animal Crossing is coming to Nintendo Switch, 2019.

A special version of the Nintendo Switch is releasing for all Super Smash Bros. fans soon. This console comes with a decorated Switch dock with various fighters etched into it, as well as Joy-Cons that have the classic Smash Bros. logo on them. The console itself also comes with a Smash Bros. The detail of the classic Smash Bros. crew on the front of the dock make it look great. The special console will be available starting on Nov. 2.

Twenty classic NES games will be available for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers when the service launches on Tuesday. Ten were already announced when Nintendo Switch Online was first announced back in May. Of the 20 announced for Nintendo Switch Online’s launch, 12 are also also available on the popular NES Classic Edition that launched in 2016 and re-launched this summer. Nintendo says the Nintendo Switch Online versions of these games will feature online multiplayer, including cooperative an

Square Enix is bringing a ton of new Final Fantasy games to Nintendo Switch — and making some classics available on Switch for the first time. Final Fantasy 7, Final Fantasy 9 and Final Fantasy 10 (and 10.2 remastered) will all be available on Nintendo eShop sometime in 2019. For some unknown reason, Final Fantasy 8 isn’t included in the lineup, but the selection of old games is expansive enough. The Switch has been a haven for old games finding a second home and these roughly 20-year-old Final

The Nintendo Switch has become an amazing platform for new gamers eager to try old favorites. InXile funded Wasteland 2 with a successful Kickstarter in 2012 and launched it in 2014; the project was led by Brian Fargo, founder of Interplay. The original Wasteland was the game that inspired the original Fallout, a title Fargo also worked on, and DNA from both the first Wasteland and Fallout are heavily embedded in Wasteland 2. You’ll notice the strengths and weaknesses of Wasteland 2 on the Switc

The game’s official account admonished a fan for stating that they wanted to see more at Gamescom from the “guys” at CD Projekt Red, the studio developing the game. Think about what the “joke” actually says, though. To its credit, CD Projekt Red quickly responded to criticism and took the tweet down. If gaming companies have to watch what they say, does that mean people who play games may need to think about what they say next? The jokes used by CD Projekt Red and others don’t stand alone, but e