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VANCOUVER, B.C, Dec. 12, 2017 – Despite launching in March, a month not usually reserved for home console launches, and with the busy holiday shopping season still in full swing, the Nintendo Switch system has already sold 10 million units to consumers around the world, according to Nintendo’s internal sales figures.

Nintendo Switch is a home console that can be played on a TV, and also taken instantly on the go – it lets people play their favourite games anytime, anywhere and with anyone. And since every Nintendo Switch system comes bundled with two Joy-Con controllers, players can easily share the fun of compatible multiplayer games with friends and family* right out of the box.

The robust and diverse library on Nintendo Switch features two of the most acclaimed video games of all time in Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. At The Game Awards last week in Los Angeles, Super Mario Odyssey won the award for Best Family Game. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was honoured with the awards for Game of the Year, Best Action/Adventure Game and Best Game Direction.

Nintendo Switch is also home to fun multiplayer games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2 and ARMS that can be played online** or with friends and family in the same room, as well as an ever-growing list of great third-party games like Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, FIFA 18, Rocket League, L.A. Noire, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Golf Story and Stardew Valley. Nintendo Switch is truly for any player.

“As you can see in people’s living rooms, on a plane or riding the subway, fans all over the world can enjoy playing Nintendo Switch wherever they go,” said Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime. “The response from fans has been great, and we’re doing our very best to satisfy demand during the holiday shopping season.”

After a record-breaking 2017, Nintendo Switch will continue its momentum in 2018. The system will see the launch of Nintendo-published games like Kirby Star Allies, Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2 and a new game in the beloved Yoshi franchise, in addition to big third-party games like Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus from Bethesda, Mega Man 11 from Capcom, PROJECT OCTOPATH TRAVELER (working title) from Square Enix, Shovel Knight: King of Cards from Yacht Club Games and Runner3 from Choice Provisions.

Nintendo Switch is available at a suggested retail price of $399.99. For more information about Nintendo Switch, visit https://www.nintendo.com/en_CA/switch/.

Remember that Nintendo Switch features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about other features, visit https://www.nintendo.com/en_CA/switch/.

*Additional games, systems and accessories may be required for multiplayer mode and are sold separately.

**Nintendo Account is required. Online services and features, including online gameplay, are free until the paid Nintendo Switch Online Service launches in 2018.

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch^™ system and the Nintendo 3DS^™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System^™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.5 billion video games and more than 710 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy^™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS^™ family of systems, Super NES^™, Nintendo 64^™, Nintendo GameCube^™, Wii^™ and Wii U^™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.ca/. 

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12th December 2017, UK – Award-winning international games label Team17 and independent developer Villa Gorilla have today released a new trailer for its forthcoming charming pinball platform game Yoku’s Island Express.

The festive new trailer showcases some of the snowy surroundings Yoku will uncover as he flips and bumps across his aerial ascent to the highest reaches of Mokumana island. In this frosty setting our favourite dung beetle will meet a whole host of colourful new islanders including Tungaska, Chirp the foreman and Tilo the mountaineer.

In Yoku’s Island Express, newly appointed postmaster Yoku the dung beetle quickly discovers that all is not well on Mokumana island. The ancient island deity is stuck in a restless slumber and its nightmares has caused a host of earthquakes and storms across the island. It’s all down to Yoku to traverse the island using a unique blend of pinball mechanics in an amazing quest to help the islanders.

Yoku’s Island Express is coming to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch™ and PC in 2018.

About Team17 Digital Ltd
Founded in 1990, Team17 Digital Limited is a leading international games label that hosts The Escapists, Genesis: Alpha One, Overcooked, Yoku’s Island Express, Yooka-Laylee, the Worms franchise and many more from developers around the world. Visit www.team17.com for more info.

About Villa Gorilla
Villa Gorilla is located in Stockholm, Sweden and was founded in 2013 by industry veterans Jens Andersson and Mattias Snygg. Our goal is to create small and unique games with a focus on innovative game design and beautiful execution.

Yoku’s Island Express. Developed by Villa Gorilla. © 2017. Yoku’s Island Express and Villa Gorilla are trademarks or registered trademarks of Villa Gorilla. Published by Team17. © 2017.

Team17 is a registered trademark of Team17 Digital Limited. All other trademarks, copyrights and logos are property of their respective owners.

© 2017 Nintendo. Nintendo Switch and Joy-Con are trademarks of Nintendo.

Valencia, Calif. – 12/6/2017— WayForward is pleased to announce Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Friends to the End!

Name: Shantae: Friends to the End
Publisher/Developer: WayForward, XSEED
Release Date: Available 12/12/2017 (EU Wii U version will arrive on the following week)
Platforms: Nintendo Switch*, Wii U, PS4, PSVita, Xbox One, and Steam.
Players: Single Player
Price: $7.99 USD

Experience the final piece of the Shantae: Half-Genie Hero storyline as Sky, Bolo, and Rottytops!

About:

When Shantae falls prey to dark magic, it’s up to Shantae’s BFFs Sky, Bolo, and Rottytops to save her from a Nightmare Realm of her own imagining! Conquer remixed locales (and new challenge levels) using Bolo’s grapple claw, Sky’s egg-toss, and Rottytops’ brain-munching to beat bad guys, solve all-new puzzles, and rescue the half-genie hero. It’s all possible with the power of friendship!

Hashtag:

#ShantaeFriendsToTheEnd

Game Features:

• Enter the Nightmare Realm and experience the final piece of the Shantae story!
• Solve puzzles and battle enemies by swapping freely between Sky, Bolo, or Rottytops!
• Glide, toss eggs, and hatch helpful bird buddies as Sky!
• Grapple and swing through the air as Bolo!
• Fling your head and eat brains to regenerate health as Rottytops!
• Level up! Collect Gems to increase each heroes’ potential!
• Unlock different endings by recovering lost Dream Squids
• Enjoy fan-favorite musical selections from Shantae’s past, included with this mode!

Additional Notes:

Future DLC “Ninja, Beach and Officer will arrive in early 2018, and do not continue the current storyline

*Paid DLC content will be included in 2018’s Ultimate Edition

This product was crowd-funded by fans that generously backed multiple tiers of bonus content, including this expanded content! Thank you to all of our Backers!

Source: PR Email

VANCOUVER, B.C, Dec. 8, 2017 – Nintendo received a number of honours at The Game Awards in Los Angeles, winning the awards for Game of the Year for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Best Family Game for Super Mario Odyssey and Best Handheld Game for Metroid: Samus Returns. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild also won the awards for Best Game Direction and Best Action/Adventure Game.

But that’s not the only Nintendo news from the annual awards show. During the event, Nintendo revealed a trailer announcing that the Bayonetta 3 game is currently in development exclusively for the Nintendo Switch system. In addition, the critically acclaimed Bayonetta 2 game, originally a Wii U exclusive, will be launching for Nintendo Switch on Feb. 16. Players who purchase the game in stores will receive a free download code for the original Bayonetta game. Canadian pricing details for each title will be announced at a later date. Consumers looking to purchase the digital versions of the games for Nintendo Switch can do so via Nintendo eShop or Nintendo.ca. Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2 and Bayonetta 3 are developed by PlatinumGames.

Fans of The Legend of the Zelda: Breath of the Wild game got a new look at the game’s second DLC pack, The Champions’ Ballad, as well as the surprise news that it launched shortly after The Game Awards livestream. In this second of two DLC packs that are part of the game’s Expansion Pass, players are granted access to a large new adventure featuring a never-before-seen dungeon, new insights into the background of the game’s four Champions, as well as a new high-mobility means of transportation. Once players complete the adventure, they will have the opportunity to traverse the enormous world of Hyrule on top of a motorcycle called Master Cycle Zero. The DLC will also grant access to nine new armor items for players to find, as well as the Ancient Saddle and Bridle items. Players who purchase the Expansion Pass for $28.19 receive The Champions’ Ballad DLC Pack 2, as well as The Trial of the Sword DLC Pack 1, which launched earlier this year. For more information about what is included in the Expansion Pass, visit http://www.zelda.com/breath-of-the-wild/expansion-pass.

Players who have yet to experience the game can purchase The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Explorer’s Edition, a limited bundle that includes the critically acclaimed Nintendo Switch game, a 100-page explorer’s guide and a two-sided map at a suggested retail price of $79.99.

In addition, some of the games that were nominated for awards this year are from franchises featured in the Cyber Deals sale currently featured in Nintendo eShop and at Nintendo.ca. 

The event also featured a live performance of the “Jump Up, Super Star!” song from the Super Mario Odyssey game, with vocals by the game’s original singer.

“We are absolutely humbled that voters chose Nintendo for these awards,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America’s President and COO. “We plan to continue this strong momentum as we head into 2018.”

The Game Awards can be viewed in their entirety by visiting http://thegameawards.com/. For more information about Nintendo, visit https://www.nintendo.ca.

Remember that Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/en_CA/switch/ or http://www.nintendo.com/en_CA/3ds.

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch^™ system and the Nintendo 3DS^™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System^™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.5 billion video games and more than 710 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy^™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS^™ family of systems, Super NES^™, Nintendo 64^™, Nintendo GameCube^™, Wii^™ and Wii U^™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.ca.

Source: PR Email

Special Pre-Purchase Pricing!

Save 33% by Pre-Purchasing Mutant Mudds Collection Before Launch!

• Normal Price: $14.99 / £10.99 / €12.99 (December 14).
• Pre-purchase Price: $9.99 / £7.29 / €8.69 (starts December 7).
• That’s 33% Savings for Early Birds!

Source: PR Email

Yooka-Laylee leaps onto Nintendo Switch December 14! Updated, optimised and ready to play anywhere!https://t.co/VwBw4g5MB8 pic.twitter.com/RCfQkdI62v

— Playtonic (@PlaytonicGames) November 28, 2017

“We’re happy to say that Stick It to The Man is now out on Nintendo Switch!” says Klaus Lyngeled, Creative Director and ZEO of Zoink Games. “The game runs beautifully in 60fps and the Switch version is by far the best version that we’ve done. Ever since its original release, Stick It to The Man has been praised so getting the game out on a new platform feels amazing. Stick It to The Man also has close ties to our upcoming game Flipping Death, so this is a great way to warm up for our new title!”

About Stick It to The Man!

Hard hat tester Ray has a bizarre accident and wakes up with a giant pink spaghetti arm sticking out of his brain! With his awesome new powers he can read minds and change the world with stickers, but he’s on the run for a crime he didn’t commit. Can you help Ray out of this sticky situation?

Key Gameplay Features

• Solve puzzles by changing the world with stickers!

• Swing around with your giant spaghetti arm!

• Mindread an amazing cast of characters in this story-driven adventure game

• Story by Ryan North, writer of Adventure Time

• Pro Controller and HD Rumble support

• Price: $11.99 / €11,99 / £10.99

 

For more information check out our website and social media.

Website: https://www.stickitgame.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/zoinkgames

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoinkgames

 

About Zoink Games

Zoink games is an award-winning game developer located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Most known for indie smash hit Stick it to The Man!. Right now the studio is focused on the spiritual successor called Flipping Death but also on Fe, an upcoming game being published by EA.

Source: PR Email

23rd November 2017 – Award-winning veteran games developer and international games label
Team17 today announced that their hit turn-based strategy Worms W.M.D is now available to
download for Nintendo Switch™ from the Nintendo eShop.

With a gorgeous, hand-drawn 2D look, brand new weapons, the introduction of crafting, vehicles
and buildings, plus the return of some much-loved classic weapons and gameplay, Worms W.M.D is
the best worms experience ever – now with HD Rumble and playable anywhere!

Worms W.M.D on Nintendo Switch™ includes all the content from the original game plus the
Liberation and Forts Mode updates and content from the All-Stars pack which features a blockbuster
line-up of guest stars from hit games such as Rocket League, Goat Simulator, The Escapists and
Yooka-Laylee.

Worms W.M.D for Nintendo Switch™ features:
● Extensive single player campaign including 20 training missions, 30 campaign missions and 10
challenges to complete and compete against your friends on the leaderboards with!
● Local multiplayer: Engage in local multiplayer worm warfare with friends using a variety of
different controller options – up to four players can play using a mixture of either individual Joy-
Cons or the Pro Controller. If you want to extend the fun to a six-player battle, then simply pass
the controller!
● Online multiplayer: Take to the battlefield and unleash Wormageddon to your friends online
with full online multiplayer support
● Crafting: No more waiting around while your opponents take their turns! Grab the crafting
crates that drop from the sky during games to make fiendishly upgraded versions of items such
as the Electric Sheep, the Bazooka Pie and the Holy Mine Grenade to unleash on your enemies!
● Vehicles: Worm warfare gets serious with the introduction of vehicles for the first time in the
series. Dominate the landscape in battle-ready tanks, take to the skies to unleash hell from
above in helicopters and pound your enemies into submission in the mech!
● Buildings: Gain the tactical advantage by keeping your worms’ heads down and hiding out in a
building, protecting them from direct attacks!

In addition, brand new content coming first to Nintendo Switch™:
● A new space theme – Wormhole
●  New Mushroom and Tree forts
●  Three new hats
● Three new gravestones

Worms W.M.D is available to download now for Nintendo Switch™ via the Nintendo eShop for
£19.99 / 29,99€ / $29.99.

Worms W.M.D is also available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac and Linux via Steam or GOG.

Uurnbelievably quirky and challenging Metroidvania puzzle platformer is ready to travel with you for the holidays!

Uurnog Uurnlimited has landed on the Nintendo Switch in all regions today! But what is an Uurnog? We’re not telling! And why aren’t we telling? Because we don’t know! Bet you didn’t see that coming! You can try and find out for yourself though by downloading Uurnog Uurnlimited onto your Switch, now on sale for $14.99 / €14.99 / £10.99.

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We do know a lot about what Uurnog Uurnlimited is though! Here’s a good look at what’s inside the game:

Key Featuurnes

• CLASSIC 2D PUZZLE PLATFORMER: Solve puzzles and collect animals, then bring them back to your Save Room.
• CHALLENGING BOSS FIGHTS: Survive long enough and you may even meet the Uurnog!
• SWEET ALGORITHMIC MUSIC: Adapts the melody, tempo, key, and more to the gameplay.
• PLAY SOLO OR SHARED SCREEN CO-OP: Real talk: everything is better when you’re playing with a friend as an adorable puppy, right?
• MULTIPLE ENDINGS: Shhhh. I hear there may even be some secrets to discover… 😉

Wait, do you want to see some actual gameplay? We’ve got you covered! Check out the Twitch stream we broadcasted a few days ago to get a firsthand look at what Uurnog Uurnlimited is all about.

What are you waiting for? Go figure out what the Uurnog is already! We’ll be right here when you get back, don’t you worry. Unless the Uurnog gets us… Good luck!

For more info on Uurnog Uurnlimited
Official site: uurnog.com
Nintendo eShop page: nintendo.com
Steam page: Uurnog Uurnlimited
Discord: discord.gg/rawfury
Twitter: twitter.com/rawfurygames

Source: PR Email