The World Ends With You Coming to Nintendo Switch
Square Enix has revealed that The World Ends With You: Final Remix is coming to Nintendo Switch later this year.
10 years after the original release, The World Ends With You: Final Remix will include the full original game as well as a new scenario.
The World Ends With You originally launched on Nintendo DS in 2008. In 2012, Square Enix brought a new version, The World Ends With You: Solo Remix, to iOS devices, retooling the original dual screen DS version to be played on a single screen.
For more, read our original The World Ends With You DS review, as well as our review of The World Ends With You: Solo Remix.
EA’s Fe Release Date Announced
EA has announced that Fe will be released on Nintendo Switch on February 16.
Fe is an adorable game starring a fox that was revealed at E3 2016 from Swedish developer Zoink Games as part of the EA Originals lineup. It features exploration through a forest, where Fe (the fox you play as) has to interact with other animals to learn new abilities that allow it to explore.
Last year, EA announced Fe would launch in 2018, and confirmed it's headed to Switch.
DK Joining Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Ubisoft has announced that Donkey Kong will join Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle as a playable character this Spring.
A trailer shown off in today’s Nintendo Direct Mini showed off DK throwing a Rabbid through the air, but didn’t reveal any of his specific moves or abilities.
DK joins the existing roster of Mario characters including Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Yoshi.
Previously, Ubisoft revealed a Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Season Pass, including new weapons, solo challenges, and story content. A Challenge Pack DLC launched in October, followed by a local PVP mode last month.
Pokken Tournament DX Gets Blastoise, Aegislash as New Fighters
Nintendo has revealed the Pokken Tournament DX Battle Pack, which includes new fighters, support Pokemon, and avatar items.
The Battle Pack is available for purchase now in the eShop and will bring new content as part of two waves in the weeks ahead.
Wave 1 will launch on January 31 and includes Aegislash as a battle Pokemon as well as Rayquaza and Mimikyu as support Pokemon.
On March 23, wave 2 will include Blastoise as a battle Pokemon and Mew and Celebi as support Pokemon.
For much more on Pokken Tournament DX, read our Pokken Tournament DX review and fight details on all the fighters in our Pokken Tournament DX wiki guide.
Mario Tennis Aces Announced for Nintendo Switch
During a Nintendo Direct Mini today, Nintendo revealed Mario Tennis Aces, which is coming to Switch in Spring 2018.
Players shown in a trailer for Aces include Mario, Wario, and Waluigi, and Nintendo revealed that Aces will also include a story mode for the first time in the franchise since Mario Tennis Power Tour on Game Boy Advance.
Aces follows Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, which came to Wii U in 2015.
Stay tuned to IGN for more as it’s revealed.
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Super Mario Odyssey: Luigi’s Balloon World Announced
Nintendo has announced a free new update for Super Mario Odyssey with new modes and outfits.
Coming in February, Luigi’s Balloon Hunt will add two new modes to Odyssey. The first is called Hide It, which gives players 30 seconds to hide balloons throughout the world. The second mode is Find It, where players will attempt to find balloons hidden by other players.
In addition, Nintendo will add three new outfits to the game: Sunshine Shades and outfit, a Musician Hat and outfit, and a Knight Helmet and armor. The update will also feature new filters for photo mode.
For more, read our Super Mario Odyssey review and find help for everything you need in our Super Mario Odyssey wiki guide.
DK: Tropical Freeze, Hyrule Warriors Coming to Switch
Nintendo has announced that two Wii U games will find new life on Nintendo Switch.
First, Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition will come to Switch in Spring 2018 includes all characters, maps, missions, and DLC from both the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game.
Hyrule Warriors will include 29 characters in all, and will also add new Breath of the Wild-inspired outfits for Link and Zelda.
Next, Nintendo announced that Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze will come to Switch on May 4.
This new version will include the full original game as well as a new mode featuring Funky Kong, who has the ability to use a double jump, hover, infinite rolls, and infinite underwater corkscrew moves.
Venom: First Look at Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock – IGN First
All month long, IGN First is spotlighting the Films to Watch in 2018. Today, we take a look at Sony's Venom, a much-anticipated upcoming film starring Tom Hardy as the lethal protector and directed by Zombieland's Ruben Fleischer.
With Sony's upcoming Venom, the studio is branching out from the Spider-Man universe with a darker take on the iconic Marvel anti-hero.
Details about the movie have been kept top secret, with a closed set and only a few behind-the-scenes images. That's why IGN is thrilled to offer this exclusive first look at Tom Hardy as main character Eddie Brock in the upcoming film. Check out the photo below, and click through to get a closer look at the full-sized image.
Dark Souls Remastered Announced for Nintendo Switch
Dark Souls Remastered is coming to Nintendo Switch on May 25.
The new version will include the Artorias of the Abyss DLC as well as improved framerate and resolution.
Dark Souls originally launched on Xbox 360 and PS3 back in 2011, followed by a PC version a year later with upgraded visuals.
For much more, find everything about Dark Souls in our Dark Souls wiki guide, plus watch a full and hilarious playthrough in our Dark Souls let’s play series Prepare to Try.
Origin of Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Academy Revealed
Darth Vader #10 by writer Charles Soule and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli reveals where Luke Skywalker got what he needed to start his Jedi Academy after the events of Return of the Jedi.
Warning: full spoilers for Darth Vader #10 ahead!
Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli. (Marvel Comics)
Taking place shortly after the events of Revenge of the Sith, the story arc “The Dying Light” that began in Darth Vader #7 saw Jocasta Nu, Chief Librarian of the Jedi Archives, hidden away on an unknown planet with her assistant Gar. There, she spent her days recording everything she could remember about the Jedi Order onto holocrons, filling up an entire bookshelf full of them.