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Nintendo just held showcase events, and debuted a number of trailers for forthcoming Switch titles developed by small studios. There were plenty of nifty indies teased for the future or even surprise-released today, but let’s get one thing out of the way first. There was no new trailer for Hollow Knight: Silksong, nor was there any availability information, Just because Hollow Knight’s sequel continues to be vaporware doesn’t mean that the event didn’t see some big metroidvania news. There’s a new Shantae game, and it…

Though the year’s coming to a close, Nintendo’s sneaking in another Indie World showcase to highlight all the smaller titles coming to the Switch later this year and into 2024. It’s the holiday season, the perfect occasion to spend time with your Switch playing games that won’t suck the life out of you the way Tears of the Kingdom or Super Mario Bros. Wonder might. Don’t expect anything too big — looking at you, Silksong hopefuls — but if you’re tired of 2023’s AAA game-a-palooza, Nintendo’s offering smaller portions that…

Nintendo has just confirmed details of November’s Indie World Showcase – find out how to watch the presentation below. The Indie World Showcase is set to air tomorrow (Tuesday, November 14) and will feature “roughly 20 minutes” of updates and announcements for various indie titles coming to the Nintendo Switch. The presentation will air 9am PT/midday ET/5pm GMT via Nintendo’s website and can be watched live on the company’s official YouTube Channel. Fans will also be able to watch the presentation live via the embedded…

It's widely believed that Nintendo will unveil the Switch's successor in 2024, but you can still expect a steady stream of games to hit the current console for the foreseeable future. To that end, the company has announced its latest Indie World showcase, which will start at noon ET on November 14. You can watch it below.The stream will feature around 20 minutes of announcements and updates related to indie games on the Switch. Typically when an Indie World or Nintendo Direct takes place, a few games that are featured hit…

Well, they finally did it. After a supposed decade in the works and 35 years of fans imagining what a movie would look like, Nintendo has officially willed a feature film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda into existence. Yet what should have been cause for celebration was met with a thud. Related But why? As we’re entering what looks to be the dawn of Hollywood’s video game takeover, you’d think that news of a Zelda movie would be a shoo-in. Riding high off their billion-dollar Super…

In response to an investor asking if the company has any specific measures in place to make the leap to a Switch successor, Furukawa pointed to the difficulty of switching customers from one console to the next, saying in the past, the company had to rebuild a relationship with its customers each time. Furukawa noted that the more than 290 million Nintendo Accounts are cross-platform and can be used with console games as well as mobile apps. To close out his answer, he said that while moving onto the company’s…

Do you have 100 friends? If not, time to find some to play Everybody 1-2-Switch!Way back in 2017, the Nintendo Switch launched with 1-2-Switch, a party game that showed off the capabilities of the then-new Joy-Cons. Despite selling a million copies in its first month, 1-2-Switch was largely forgotten mostly because the Switch also launched with a little game you might have heard of called The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Now, 1-2-Switch is back with a sequel, Everybody 1-2-Switch, that may actually have a little…

As expected, announced a bevy of new games for the Switch during . Among them is another entry in the WarioWare series. This time around, you'll need to use your entire body to succeed at the various microgames. There are more than 200 microgames in WarioWare: Move It!. It will ask you to hold a pair of Joy-Cons and "move your body to take on a flurry of lightning-fast microgames," according to Nintendo. You'll need to sync your movements with what you see on the screen to win.  The games include ones in which you swing…

Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ new A24 horror nabs a big star. Transformers’ producer hypes up Chris Hemsworth’s Orion Pax. Secret Invasion’s director hopes there’s potential for season 2. Plus, what’s coming on Superman & Lois, Silo, and more. Spoilers get!Optimus Primal and Optimus Prime Chilling in Times SquareHereticDeadline reports Hugh Grant is attached to star in Heretic, a new horror film at A24 from directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. Though details on the plot are “officially” under wraps, the film is…

Apple has reportedly bought AR startup Mira. The Los Angeles-based company makes the AR headsets for Super Nintendo World’s Mario Kart ride and has contracts with the US Air Force and Navy. You may also remember the Mira Prism, the company’s smartphone-based AR headset that Engadget tried in 2017. Of course, Apple finally revealed its long-rumored AR headset, the Vision Pro, at its WWDC 2023 keynote on Monday. The Verge reports that the acquisition was verified through posts on the private Instagram account of Mira CEO…