A CELESTIAL STORM IS HEADING TO RETAIL THIS AUGUST WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE LATEST EXPANSION OF THE POKÉMON TRADING CARD GAME 19 June 2018—The Pokémon Company International today announced Sun & Moon—Celestial Storm, a brand-new expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, launching across the planet on the 3rd of August, 2018. The season of emerald storms is nearly upon us, and with it a tumultuous battle between Pokémon and creatures from Ultra Space. The lineup for Sun & Moon—Celestial Storm includes several new Pokémon-GX: Articuno-GX, Blaziken-GX, Scizor-GX, Stakataka-GX and Rayquaza-GX, alongside new Prism Star cards featuring Latios, Latias and Jirachi. The Sun & Moon—Celestial Storm expansion will feature: Over 160 cards, including: 3 new Prism Star cards 11 Pokémon-GX 27 Trainer cards Each booster pack will include: 10 cards from the expansion, including at least 1 rare card, plus 1 basic Energy card
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Nintendo and GameTruck Bring A “Summer of Fun” to Walmart Stores Across the Country
100 Walmart Stores Will Feature Nintendo Switch Game Demos, Fun Activities and Chances to Win Great Prizes REDMOND, Wash., June 19, 2018 – Families that visit select Walmart stores this summer are in for a fun Nintendo surprise. Nintendo is teaming up with GameTruck and Walmart to create a “Summer of Fun” in parking lots at 100 Walmart locations around the country. Launching on June 23 and running until Aug. 19, the Nintendo Switch Summer of Fun will feature demos for Nintendo Switch games like Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Tennis Aces, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Visitors will also be able to take part in family photo sessions and meet costumed characters like Mario (at select locations). The game demos and Nintendo activities are open to everyone, and there is no cost to attend. “We love bringing families together through our systems, games and lovable characters,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s […]
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Calling All Families! Apply to Compete in Disney Channel’s Nintendo Switch Family Showdown Contest
Apply to Compete in Disney Channel’s Nintendo Switch Family Showdown Contest Are you a family that loves Nintendo and wants to show off your skills in various Nintendo games? If so, you can enter for a chance to win the Disney Channel presents Nintendo Switch Family Showdown contest and be one of four families to compete in an epic Nintendo Switch showdown. Nintendo Switch Family Showdown will be featured on the Disney Channel and Disney XD, and streamed on the DisneyNOW app this summer. The Disney Channel presents Nintendo Switch Family Showdownwill pit families against each other in a fun and friendly competition. On a colorful Nintendo-themed set, families will compete in a series of challenges in Nintendo Switch games, like searching for collectibles in Super Mario Odyssey, competing in head-to-head matchups in Mario Tennis Aces and participating in dance-offs in Just Dance 2018. Families can apply for the contest by submitting an original video, up to one minute in length, […]
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Nintendo Download, June 14, 2018: It’s Battle Royale Time!
Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service that features a wide variety of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch, Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but can be used in any Nintendo eShop if the systems are linked to a single Nintendo Account. In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new games weekly to Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch console, the Wii U console and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Customers in the U.S. and Canada ages 18 and older […]
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Nintendo Smashes E3 with 2018 Lineup, Details About Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Fortnite Arrives Today on Nintendo Switch; New Super Smash Bros., Pokémon Games and Many More All Launching This Year LOS ANGELES, June 12, 2018 – Nintendo opened its activities for the annual E3 2018 video game trade show with a bang – and a smash. Showing world-first footage of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo shared details about the latest entry in a series with sales of more than 40 million units worldwide. A new game built for the Nintendo Switch system, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate lets up to eight players square off in action-packed battles that are all about smashing beloved video game characters off the screen. Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown at E3 2018, which runs through June 14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Nintendo made its announcements during its Nintendo Direct: E3 2018 video presentation, which can also be viewed at https://e3.nintendo.com. “At E3, we’re showing how Nintendo Switch continues […]
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ADULT SWIM GAMES REVEALS JULY 19 RELEASE DATE FOR POOL PANIC, THE WORLD’S LEAST REALISTIC POOL SIMULATOR, ON NINTENDO SWITCHTM AND WINDOWS PC
ATLANTA – June 8, 2018 – Adult Swim Games and independent developer Rekim have announced that Pool Panic, the world’s least realistic pool simulator, will launch on Nintendo Switch™ through the Nintendo eShop and Windows PC via Steam on July 19, 2018. Pool Panic is a sprawling adventure game full of weird things to do with pool balls. Play as a mischievous cue ball in a giant game of pool, and explore a colorful cartoon overworld full of jungles, deserts, carnivals, cities and more. Knock around a peculiar cast of billiard balls, solve puzzles and take down bosses with a variety of uniquely challenging mechanics and strategies! There are more than 100 levels featuring almost anything you can imagine, including soccer, mini-golf, winter sports, summer sports, dive bars, birthday cakes, motorcycle gangs, a Ferris wheel, castles, ghosts, zombies, lollipop forests, wheat and a ton of other oddities. Play through the entire journey on your own, or challenge […]
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Lanota release date and overview trailer for Nintendo Switch – Flyhigh Works
PRESS RELEASE — 8th June 2018 Flyhigh Works and Noxy Games are delighted to confirm that Lanota, a story-driven music experience, is coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop on 14th June in North America and 20th June in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. It will cost $14.99USD / €14,99 with regional variations. We have released an overview trailer to showcase what Lanota will have to offer: Further details are below: A rhythmic music game unlike any other, the unique gameplay of Lanota is perfect for Nintendo Switch! Lanota offers a unique blend of dynamic music rhythm gameplay and storytelling, delivering a colorful narrative and enticing soundtrack in one package! You perform over 70 tracks on a 360 degree circular field – your goal is to hit notes all around the ‘plate’, enabling you to both feel the beat and follow the musical flow. Tap, hold and slide to perform and achieve perfect combos and […]
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Muddledash wiggles & jiggles onto Nintendo Switch and Steam this July
Join the hectic brawling race to be first with the present in this fun-filled couch-based party game PQube (London, UK) June 7th, 2018 – PQube and slampunks are thrilled to reveal that the ultimate competitive party game, Muddledash, will be arriving on Nintendo Switch and PC/Steam July 10th, 2018! The game will launch on Nintendo Switch at the price of £4.79/$5.39/€4.99 with a pre-order available on June 12th at 14:00 BST/15:00 CEST offering 10% OFF! The title will also launch on PC via Steam at the price of £4.79/$5.99/€4.99 with a 10% Launch Discount available for the first week of purchase from July 10th! Steam users can immerse themselves in even more Muddledash party fun with the Muddledash Official Soundtrack, available on July 10th! Prepare to experience the most glorious competition the world has ever seen: one shiny present, up to 4 scrambling podes, a selection of sweet hats and a relentless race for the right to party! You can’t possibly show up to the party without bearing gifts, that’d be rude, but with […]
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Nintendo Download, June 7, 2018: A Deliciously Strategic Action-RPG-Puzzle Game!
Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service that features a wide variety of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch, Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but can be used in any Nintendo eShop if the systems are linked to a single Nintendo Account. In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new games weekly to Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch console, the Wii U console and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Customers in the U.S. and Canada ages 18 and older […]
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