Fans of physical Nintendo merchandise are in luck, as Nintendo is offering players a chance to snag some exclusive merch right before the holidays. Nintendo’sMy Nintendo loyalty program hasSuper Marioand Nintendo-themed merchandise available for players who have saved up enough platinum coins to redeem them. While these themed goods probably won’t make for the best stockings stuffers, seeing as they likely won’t arrive before 2021 rolls around, they’re still worth a look....

TheNintendo Switchhas a limited launch supply, and gamers all over the world have attempted to pre-order or wait in line at midnight launches for the chance to get their hands on the device that could revolutionize Nintendo’s place in the console market. Unfortunately, it appears a number of people have taken up pre-order spots with the sole intent of re-listing theSwitchonline, as eBay and Amazon have become flooded with people attempting to sell the console for anywhere between $425-750 USD online....

There’s no doubt that theNintendo Switchhas a wide variety of different genres represented on the system, as it supports role-playing games likePokemon Let’s Go, Pikachu!andEevee!, as well as action-adventure releases such asThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Now, the Big N is set to expand its library by bringing a new exercise game into the console’s marketplace for North American audiences, with the company having released a new trailer forFitness Boxingtoday....

Publisher EA says thatFIFAwill be playable on the Nintendo Switch at its EA Play E3 event in June. Whilegameplay footage has been shown, this will be the first time players will have a chance to go hands on with the game on Nintendo’s new console. FIFAwon’t have a spot on the actual E3 game floor, because EA is forgoing a traditional press conference and presence at the actual convention. Instead EA will repeat what the publisher did last year, hosting a three-day show over the weekend prior to E3 that is open to public and allows people to play a number of the games coming later this year from EA....

In an official statement from Nintendo, the company confirmed that theNintendo Switchwill launch on March 3 without any virtual console support. The official statement reads, “Virtual Console games will not be available onNintendo Switchat launch. We will share more information in the future.” The lack ofvirtual console supportat launch for the Switch doesn’t come as much of a surprise, considering the rest of the Switch launch plans. There are only a handful ofgames that will be available on day one, with more to arrive in the following weeks and months, and gamers have already been complaining about the long wait before new titles likeSplatoon 2andMario Odyssey....

Nothing makes sense anymore This news has come as a bit of a shock to most of us this morning so brace yourselves… Mario is no longer a plumber. Nintendo’s Japanese site keeps anofficial profile on Mariowhich has been translated byKotakurevealing the startling news. In said profile, Mario is described as: “All around sporty, whether it’s tennis or baseball, soccer or car racing, [Mario] does everything cool. As a matter of fact, he also seems to have worked as a plumber a long time ago…”...

Employees must wash hands Klei’s new misery colony simulatorOxygen Not Includedjust got a significant update, expanding on agriculture and adding in a brand-new germ mechanic. This naturally means more stress-vomiting for the duplicants you try to manage,because I’ve spent enough time in this gameto already know that diseases are going to spread like a wildfire. So what else is included? On the farming side of things: -Grow mushrooms in your dank, filthy holes!...

When PewDiePie first blew up on YouTube, it was largely because of his gaming content. The world’s top YouTuber rose to fame thanks to videos of him playing games likeAmnesia: The Dark Descent,Minecraft, and Telltale’sThe Walking Dead. But with PewDiePie’s channel moving away from gaming in recent years, there was some worry that he wouldn’t get around to finishingThe Walking Dead: The Final Season. However, PewDiePie has finally finishedThe Walking Dead: The Final Seasonand has uploaded his playthrough to YouTube....

PlatinumGames, the developer behind beloved titles such asBayonettaandNier: Automata,had big news for players looking forward to its mobile titleWorld of Demons. Last week, the studio surprised fans bylaunchingWorld of Demonson Apple Arcadeseemingly out of nowhere. Now, a recent interview with PlatinumGames' studio head Atsushi Inaba and theWorld of Demonsproducer Koji Tanaka reveals some interesting behind the scenes information on the developement ofWorld of Demons. Perhaps most interestingly is the revelation thatPlatinumGamesactually scrapped the original blueprint forWorld of Demonsand completely removed microtransactions along the way....

Hayao Miyazaki is best known for his iconic films likeSpirited AwayandPrincess Mononoke, butPonyois the one that perhaps has the deepest meaning. Released in 2008, the film seemed like a whimsical children’s tale, but it reflected something more personal. It came out during a time when there was tension between Miyazaki and his son, Goro. Its story of love and longing carries greater emotional weight than fans might expect, given that it is a deeply personal matter not often discussed in interviews or documentaries....

At the beginning of the year, players across the globe had high hopes for the launch of both next-gen consoles. And despite a global pandemic, that excitement has remained strong withPlayStation 5 beating out PS4for the biggest console launch in history. Now as the year draws to a close and the holiday season begins, many will be introduced to Sony’s next-gen console as well asPS Plusfor the first time, so it’s important that next month’s free games make an impact and reinforce why PlayStation owners need the online service....

It is a good day for Perfect World Entertainment and Gunfire Games, makers ofRemnant: From the Ashes. The popular Souls-like looter-shooter recently became freely available on Epic Games' digital distribution platform, and the response from players has been overwhelming. Remnant: From the Ashesadds firearms and gunplay to the familiarDark Soulsformula, with customizable character progression, rechargeable health restoration items, and enemies that respawn each time a checkpoint is activated. In addition to becoming a freebie on Epic’s storefront,Remnantalso received its Subject 2923 DLC expansion yesterday, adding new weaponry, trinkets, armor sets, and new zones to explore with original enemies, making the free offer an ideal time to sample the game....

Members of the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union, which form one of the ruling parties in the German government right now, like SOPA so much that they want their own version of it for Germany. While they admit that some parts of it are problematic, they are all for censoring the internet, even stating that such a law would not be about censorship but about “protecting artists from exploitation....