News & Reviews:   Nintendo

For you all Mario fans, the Mario Kart Tour game app is now finally released on both Google Play Store and the Apple App Store for free (but of course, with in-game items purchases). But is the game fun? Well, we played a few rounds so here's what you need to know.

Nintendo has officially announced the Ring Fit Adventure fitness game, which comes bundled with the Ring-con and Leg Strap will launch on the 18 October 2019. The accessories allow the player to control the movement of their character by jogging, stretching and many more.

Nintendo has announced that they will be re-releasing several Super Nintendo Entertainment System games such as Super Mario Kart, F-Zero, Super Mario World and more on the Nintendo Switch very soon. The games mentioned will be available via the Switch Online subscription service, which lets the user play online, save data to the cloud and more.

Blizzard and Ubisoft just released a video trailer hinting that Overwatch, as well as the Assassin’s Creed: Rebel Collection will be available on the Nintendo Switch by 16 October 2019 and 6 December 2019 respectively. It is best to note that the Assassin’s Creed: Rebel Collection includes Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed Rogue as well as all single-player DLCs for both games.

 Who doesn’t know Mario Kart? Mario Kart Tour which was announced last year finally got a release date. The game will be out on both Android and iOS this 25th of September. 

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy Twitter account has recently tweeted that Final Fantasy VIII will be remastered and released onto several platforms such as the PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One as well as PC via Steam. The remastered version of the game will feature enhanced graphics, effects, and HD Textures. 

[UPDATE]: A Nintendo representatative has denied that the Nintendo Switch Exchange program has ever existed. However, in a statement to the Verge, the representative had also hinted that it may be possible to get your existing Nintendo Switch models replaced unofficially.

Previously, there were a lot of rumours going around hinting at the possibility that Nintendo will be releasing a cheaper version of the Nintendo Switch. It seems that the rumours are true, as Nintendo has officially announced the Nintendo Switch Lite starting from the price of NT$6180(~RM824) and it will be available for purchase on 20 September this year.

It seems that the rumours of the Nintendo Switch are becoming a reality. According to tech.sina.com, they claimed that the Wall Street Journal has reported Nintendo on preparing to release the Nintendo Switch Lite and Pro variant during the Christmas shopping season this year.

Battle Royale games have attracted quite a huge crowd in the last couple of years, and we don’t expect the hype to die down soon. In fact, almost all Triple-A title games come included with some form of Battle Royale mode, such as Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout mode and Battlefield 5’s Firestorm.