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• The Nintendo Switch Online app has launched on iOS & Android

  The phone app that you’re going to use for voice chat on the Nintendo Switch has officially launched on iOS & Android.

• Nintendo ends production of New 3DS in Japan and discontinues it in Europe [UPDATE]

  The standard size New Nintendo 3DS is no more in Japan as and has been discontinued in Europe.

• Super Mario Odyssey is the first mainline Mario game since Super Mario Galaxy to get a PG rating in Australia

  The upcoming Super Mario Odyssey has been given a higher-than-usual rating by the Australian Classification Board.

• Knock-off Nintendo NES Classic Mini is 95% there, hard to distinguish from the real deal

  Nintendo no longer manufactures the NES Classic Mini, so the bootleg industry has naturally stepped in to satisfy the market’s needs.

• Monster Hunter XX is playable on Nintendo Switch at France's Japan Expo

  Although it’s not yet been confirmed for the West, Nintendo is showing the Japanese version of Monster Hunter XX Switch this weekend in France.

• Super Mario Odyssey doesn't have a Game Over screen

  It’s never game over in Super Mario Odyssey, quite literally.

• Now Platinum Games seems to be teasing The Wonderful 101 for the Switch

  Either Platinum Games is messin’ with y’all, or the storied developer is actually working on Switch projects. The beloved Japanese maker of Bayonetta, and the less often remembered Wonderful 101, seems to be back in teasing mode again.

• Nintendo SNES Classic Mini orders limited to one per customer on Amazon UK

  Amazon UK has taken steps to try and make finding the SNES Classic Mini at launch a less frustrating.

• Is Pokemon GO getting a shiny new Pikachu? - rumor

  Rumor has it that a rare Pikachu will arrive in Pokemon GO within a week.

• Hyperkin's Smart Boy lets you play Game Boy cartridges on your smartphone

  Are you ready to replay Game Boy Color cartridges like it’s the 1998?

• Silent Hill's Pyramid Head joins cast of Super Bomberman R

  Super Bomberman R’s latest patch added characters from other Konami franchises.

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC includes Midna's Helmet

  The upcoming DLC for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild includes a familiar helmet from Twilight Princess.

• Pokemon GO raids just opened up for Level 20 trainers

  Trainers at Level 20 and above can now take part in raids at Pokemon GO gyms worldwide.

• GAME just increased its SNES Classic Mini deposit from £10 to £50

  UK retailer GAME is now asking for £50 deposits for each SNES Classic preorder.

• Star Fox 2 dev is as surprised by the SNES Classic release as we are

  Star Fox 2 creator Dylan Cuthbert thinks Nintendo finally releasing his game is a “big awesome surprise”.

• All the SNES Classic Mini games rated from worst to best

  Because no one really wants to play Kirby's Dream Course.

• Thank Mario - the SNES Classic controller cables are longer than NES Classic's

  What’s more, you’ll get two SNES Classic controllers with your purchase.

• Monster Hunter Stories gets September release date in Europe

  The localised version of Monster Hunter Stories has a release date in Europe.

• Nintendo clarifies that Mario "captures" creatures in Super Mario Odyssey, not "possess" them

  Nintendo wants to make sure you use the correct word for when Mario takes control of other people in Super Mario Odyssey.