Koei Tecmo and Nintendo are bringing their Legend of Zelda-themed slash ‘em up Hyrule Warriors to Nintendo Switch. The re-release, dubbed Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, will include “every map and mission, plus all 29 playable characters” featured in the previously released Wii U and Nintendo 3DS versions of the game. New to the Switch version of Hyrule Warriors will be new outfits for Link and Zelda based on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition will

Nintendo Direct Mini 1.11.2018 news, trailers and release dates Dark Souls, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Mario Tennis and moreNintendo debuted a brand new Nintendo Direct today. The presentation, dubbed a Nintendo Direct Mini, was shorter than usual but boasted several announcements from new games, DLC updates and several ports coming to the Nintendo Switch this year. Below we’ve compiled some of the biggest news from the Nintendo Direct.

Luigi still won’t be a playable character; instead, he’ll be the host of Luigi’s Balloon World, the name for a pair of connected modes in the update. In the Hide It mode, you’ll have 30 seconds to run somewhere in the game and hide away a balloon. “It’s like a new form of objective-based speedrunning!” Luigi’s Balloon World will not be available until after you’ve completed the main story in Super Mario Odyssey. The last piece of the patch is a set of new filters for Super Mario Odyssey’s photo

Luigi still won’t be a playable character; instead, he’ll be the host of Luigi’s Balloon World, the name for a pair of connected modes in the update. In the Hide It mode, you’ll have 30 seconds to run somewhere in the game and hide away a balloon. “It’s like a new form of objective-based speedrunning!” Luigi’s Balloon World will not be available until after you’ve completed the main story in Super Mario Odyssey. The last piece of the patch is a set of new filters for Super Mario Odyssey’s photo

Nintendo Switch owners will soon be able to play Nihon Falcom’s Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana on their favorite hybrid console. Nintendo confirmed today that Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana, the newest installment in the beloved RPG franchise that initially launched on the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in September 2017, will be available to Switch players this summer. A synopsis of the game on Nintendo’s website reads:Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. Nintendo’s news comes just one day af

Nintendo Switch owners will soon be able to play Nihon Falcom’s Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana on their favorite hybrid console. Nintendo confirmed today that Ys 8: Lacrimosa of Dana, the newest installment in the beloved RPG franchise that initially launched on the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in September 2017, will be available to Switch players this summer. A synopsis of the game on Nintendo’s website reads:Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. Nintendo’s news comes just one day af

Nintendo will release a set of downloadable content for Pokkén Tournament DX on Nintendo Switch eShop, as shown off in its latest Direct presentation. If the upgraded Wii U fighting game hasn’t caught your attention quite yet, the Battle Pack content way change that up for big fans — as it adds several favorite Pokémon into the mix. But what we’re most excited about are the new support Pokémon Nintendo will introduce to Pokkén Tournament DX. The first Battle Pack wave will launch on Jan. 31. Bot

The original Dark Souls is coming to PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One as Dark Souls: Remastered, From Software and Bandai Namco announced today. Dark Souls: Remastered is also coming to Nintendo Switch, Bandai Namco announced earlier today as part of a Nintendo Direct presentation. The Dark Souls remaster, coming to all platforms on May 25, will include the downloadable add-on Artorias of the Abyss and feature improved resolution and other visual enhancements. The game was later ported to

The original Dark Souls is coming to PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One as Dark Souls: Remastered, From Software and Bandai Namco announced today. Dark Souls: Remastered is also coming to Nintendo Switch, Bandai Namco announced earlier today as part of a Nintendo Direct presentation. The Dark Souls remaster, coming to all platforms on May 25, will include the downloadable add-on Artorias of the Abyss and feature improved resolution and other visual enhancements. The game was later ported to

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle’s second add-on will bring Donkey Kong to the turn-based strategy game, publisher Ubisoft announced today. Donkey Kong will be a playable character, and he will star in his own story that will also include a new world. The ape’s size and stature will present some unique narrative and battle opportunities, according to Ubisoft. “He can also be very goofy, and that’s why his presence in the game, along with the Rabbids, allowed us to present different kinds of humoro

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle’s second add-on will bring Donkey Kong to the turn-based strategy game, publisher Ubisoft announced today. Donkey Kong will be a playable character, and he will star in his own story that will also include a new world. The ape’s size and stature will present some unique narrative and battle opportunities, according to Ubisoft. “He can also be very goofy, and that’s why his presence in the game, along with the Rabbids, allowed us to present different kinds of humoro

The women of SNK’s fighting game franchises are coming together for a brand-new, stand-alone title: SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. The two-on-two fighting game is coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 this summer, SNK and publisher NIS America announced today. SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy will feature 14 playable characters plucked from the King of Fighters and Art of Fighting franchises. The game will feature a one-button fighting mechanic and a special finishing move known as the Dream

The women of SNK’s fighting game franchises are coming together for a brand-new, stand-alone title: SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. The two-on-two fighting game is coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 this summer, SNK and publisher NIS America announced today. SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy will feature 14 playable characters plucked from the King of Fighters and Art of Fighting franchises. The game will feature a one-button fighting mechanic and a special finishing move known as the Dream

And while it might not have had all the announcements people keep begging for — new Super Smash Bros.! If you don’t have the time to catch up with all of them, these are the announcements to get excited about. Dark Souls meets Nintendo for the first time everRumors have circulated for weeks that Bandai Namco would bring its brutal RPG to Switch. The World Ends With You is coming to consoleSquare Enix fans have clamored for more of The World Ends With You since the Nintendo DS launched in 2008. S

And while it might not have had all the announcements people keep begging for — new Super Smash Bros.! If you don’t have the time to catch up with all of them, these are the announcements to get excited about. Dark Souls meets Nintendo for the first time everRumors have circulated for weeks that Bandai Namco would bring its brutal RPG to Switch. The World Ends With You is coming to consoleSquare Enix fans have clamored for more of The World Ends With You since the Nintendo DS launched in 2008. S

President Trump became a bit confused reading remarks about planes sold to Norway, and in the process referenced a fictional jet from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare when describing a real-world situation. “In November we started delivering the first F-52s and F-35 fighter jets,” Trump said, as reported by the Washington Post. There were 52 planes involved in the transaction, including the somewhat controversial F-35. You can watch part of the scene from Call of Duty with the F-52 below. It is un

President Trump became a bit confused reading remarks about planes sold to Norway, and in the process referenced a fictional jet from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare when describing a real-world situation. “In November we started delivering the first F-52s and F-35 fighter jets,” Trump said, as reported by the Washington Post. There were 52 planes involved in the transaction, including the somewhat controversial F-35. You can watch part of the scene from Call of Duty with the F-52 below. It is un

YouTube is beginning to punish Logan Paul in the wake of controversy. The company announced today that it will not move forward with a planned YouTube Red movie that Paul was supposed to star in at this time as the project is on hold. The Thinning: New World Order was supposed to be the sequel to Paul’s 2016 YouTube Red movie, The Thinning. On Jan. 9, more than a week after Paul uploaded the video, YouTube released a statement condemning it, writing that it was looking into “further consequences

There’s a great piece of sleuthing and historical recreation over at The Videogame History Foundation, where Kate Willaert chronicles her attempt to track down the first video game commercial. It’s a clip from 1972 TV gameshow What’s My Line?, in which the Magnavox Odyssey makes an appearance. Given that Odyssey was the first commercial games console, this must be one of the first video game appearances on TV. He’s playing a tennis game on Odyssey, on a TV screen that the panelists cannot see. I

Alright, team, this is a great knife trick of eight-bit video gaming: The hardest stage in Battletoads, blindfolded. Battletoads has an outsize reputation for old-school bad-assery, not only for regular shlubs like you and me, but also for speedrunnersl. At Awesome Games Done Quick this afternoon, showcase performer Piotr Delgado Kuseilczuk, aka “The Mexican Runner,” whipped Battletoads in a warpless, any-percent run in 29:04. Because that segment beat its donation goal, Kuseilczuk came back to