"That's never happened in U.S. video game history".Following the conclusion of the 2018 Game Awards last week, Nintendo of America's President Reggie Fils-Aimé had a lot to say to IGN about the current state of the Switch. One of the more interesting facts he mentioned was how half of all Nintendo Switch owners in the US have bought Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and... more.

Get ready!Now that Phantasy Star is finally available in the west, Sega has decided to clarify when exactly fans in North America and Europe will be able to get their hands on the next Sega AGES title, Out Run. Following the news the arcade racer would arrive worldwide early next year, the Japanese company has confirmed it'll be ready to go on 10th January 2019.This modernised 1986 AM2 classic has... more.

"Games are in development for multiple years".The Switch might be a relatively new system, but once again, it's Nintendo hardware that has seemingly been shunned by a sizable portion of the video game industry, resulting in a number of developers and publishers not even acknowledging the hybrid platform.Following the conclusion of the 2018 Game Awards, IGN caught up with Nintendo of America's Pres... more.

Rolling out next year.Epic Games has grown into a global video game powerhouse thanks to the Unreal Engine and internally developed video games such as the insanely popular free-to-play title Fortnite. Since the breakout success of the battle royale game, the American-based developer hasn't wasted any time expanding its empire.In a recent news post over on the official website, it was revealed the... more.

Laying down the law.In recent months, Nintendo has taken a strong stance against video game piracy worldwide. In an effort to continue the good fight, Nintendo is now taking legal action against a man located in Orange County, California who has allegedly been selling hacked consoles, pirated versions of the company's games and tools to help users modify their own systems - violating the Digital M... more.

Is this the end of an era?The eShop has become an important part of Nintendo's online experience since the release of the 3DS in 2011. It's where you go to buy new games, download DLC and acquire various other goodies. The Japanese company even managed to make purchases across multiple devices possible with a single network ID.Read the full article on nintendolife.comPowered by WPeMatico... more.

Not long to wait.Devolver Digital has shared a launch trailer for Gris, a highly anticipated platformer set to arrive on Nintendo Switch tomorrow.We've been keeping an eye on this one for some time here at Nintendo Life, instantly captivated by its gorgeous art and sound and the potential for an emotionally driven narrative truly worth exploring. The game tells the story of a hopeful young girl lo... more.

Blue hedgehogs can't swim.One of the best things about video games is finding something small, insignificant, and unspeakably minor that the dev team threw in for no reason other than it's a right old bit of fun. But if you're not interested in slowly discovering these things for yourself, we've done the hard work for you; at least for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.That's right, we've compiled a whol... more.

Reggie speaks out.In the same interview with Forbes, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé took time to discuss the current Switch sales and reinforced how the company's immediate focus was on the holiday season.When queried about a potential hardware revision, Reggie provided the following statement:Read the full article on nintendolife.comPowered by WPeMatico... more.

Highest opening week ever for a Smash game.Following the sales data estimates for the Japanese release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Famitsu has now published official sales numbers confirming the game sold exactly 1,238,358 million copies in its launch week. This figure reportedly does not include digital sales.As we noted previously, this makes Ultimate the biggest Nintendo-published game launc... more.