Time to refresh your user icon? Nintendo Switch Online members* can redeem My Nintendo™ Platinum Points** for exclusive rewards, including icon elements to create a new look! These holiday-themed icon elements are available: Nov. 27 at 5:00 p.m. PT …

Get festive with holiday icon elements featuring Nintendo characters—available for a limited time!

Add some competitive spice to your holiday season with NintendoVS tournaments! Start your engines across a three-day Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe game tournament, which runs on Dec 27, Dec 28, and Dec 29, edgeguard your items in a Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimat…

Join in for three NintendoVS Holiday Tournaments!

Good news, campers! The Animal Crossing™: Pocket Camp Complete app is now available for smart devices. When you buy the app, you’ll be able to access a jam-packed selection of previously released content without any additional in-game purchases. Enj…

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete is now available!

The competition is stacking up in the online event. This time, you’ll have the opportunity to earn an in-game theme inspired by the NES™ Tetris game! During the event, collect 100 event points by playing matches in Tetris 99 mode to unlock the in-ga…

Play the 43rd MAXIMUS CUP online event and you could earn an in-game collaborative theme!

Speedrunners at the ready! This week, Nintendo Switch Online members* can take on Competition #22 of the Nintendo World Championships: NES™ Edition game. The following five challenges feature in the World Championships and Survival modes: Updraft (K…

Competition #22 is on now in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

This article has been translated from the original Japanese content. Some of the images and videos shown in text were created during development. This interview was conducted before the game was released. In this 15th volume of Ask the Developer, an…

Ask the Developer Vol. 15, Mario & Luigi: Brothership — Part 2

There are all kinds of single-player challenges out there—from saving the universe(s), to pulling off that one perfect combo that’s nearly impossible to achieve*. The following games are all about providing memorable single-player experiences. We ke…

Take on a new challenge with these single-player games!

Looking to create (or recreate) some classic gaming moments? Nintendo Switch Online members can access a collection of NES™, Super NES™, and Game Boy™ games anytime, anywhere. You may want to start thinking about what your favorite Tetriminos piece …

Two classic Tetris games are dropping onto the NES and Game Boy libraries!

Looking to jump into a game with Mario? Since the Nintendo Switch™ system is home to many Mario adventures, we’ve put together this collection to make that search a bit easier. Many of his Mushroom Kingdom friends (and frenemies) appear in these gam…

Catch up on Mario and his pals with this ‘stache of games

Looking to create (or recreate) some classic gaming moments? Nintendo Switch Online members have instant access to a large library of Game Boy™, Super NES™, and NES™ games. This latest bunch of classic games are ripe with adventure, barrel-blasting …

New update! See the latest bunch of classic games added to the Game Boy library

The Pikmin™ Bloom app for smart devices is holding a Holiday Event! Been looking for those ball ornaments you put away last year? Look again! It looks like some Pikmin may have gotten into the box, as we’re about to welcome the new Ball Ornament Dec…

Holiday decorations arrive with Ball Ornament Decor Pikmin

Looking to create (or recreate) some classic gaming moments? Nintendo Switch Online members have instant access to a large library of Game Boy™, Super NES™, and NES™ games. Meanwhile, Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members get access to all…

New update! See what games were added to the SEGA Genesis collection

Wrap the year up with rewards from My Nintendo From the Another Code™: Recollection game to the Mario & Luigi™: Brothership game, My Nintendo™ celebrated game launches with rewards and activities. Take a look back with us in this article and collect…

My Nintendo December Wrap-Up

It’s time to look back at the games you’ve played on the Nintendo Switch™ system this year with your personalized Year in Review 2024. To relive all those memories, you can now visit the Nintendo Switch Year in Review 2024 website to see your person…

Revisit your 2024 on Nintendo Switch with your personalized Year in Review

Speedrunners at the ready! This week, Nintendo Switch Online members* can take on Competition #23 of the Nintendo World Championships: NES™ Edition game. The following five challenges feature in the World Championships and Survival modes: Veggie Plu…

Competition #23 is on now in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

This article is presented by our partners at Epic. The world of LEGO® Fortnite was first assembled one year ago, and it’s grown a lot since then. We’re excited to share that LEGO Fortnite has a new name: LEGO Fortnite Odyssey! When you head into Dis…

Discover two new ways to play in LEGO Fortnite: Odyssey and Brick Life

Channel the wisdom of Princess Zelda to get ready for the Tetris® 99 44th MAXIMUS CUP online event! This time, you’ll have the opportunity to earn an in-game theme inspired by the Legend of Zelda™: Echoes of Wisdom game! During the event, collect 10…

Play the 44th MAXIMUS CUP online event and you could earn an in-game collaborative theme!

Ask the Developer Vol. 15, Mario & Luigi: Brothership — Part 1

Speedrunners at the ready! This week, Nintendo Switch Online members* can take on Competition #21 of the Nintendo World Championships: NES™ Edition game. The following five challenges feature in the World Championships and Survival modes: Sub-Space …

Competition #21 is on now in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

Punch and dodge* to the beat in the next entry of the Fitness Boxing series! Pair up with your choice of six fully voiced virtual instructors with customizable outfits and hairstyles—and then get your groove on in 30 new instrumental songs. Jump int…

Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer is out now!

The Donkey Kong Country™ Returns HD game is coming to the Nintendo Switch™ system on Jan. 16! The villainous Tiki Tak Tribe has hypnotized the local wildlife to swipe Donkey Kong’s precious banana hoard. Now it’s up to Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong to …

Get into the swing of things with this video all about Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

Camp on a haunted, ever-changing island. From December 11 at 10 a.m. PT to December 17 at 11:59 p.m. PT, Nintendo Switch Online members* can download and try the full Cozy Grove game at no additional cost. As a Spirit Scout, you’ll wander the island…

Try the latest Game Trial, Cozy Grove

To celebrate the Super Mario Party™ Jamboree game for the Nintendo Switch™ system, themed missions* will appear for a limited time in the Super Mario™ Run game for mobile devices! Event details There’re 3 types of mission sheets available! Rainbow G…

Earn Super Mario Party Jamboree themed rewards in Super Mario Run for a limited time

Have you heard the news? The Nintendo Music app is now available exclusively for all Nintendo Switch Online members at no additional cost. This smart-device app lets you enjoy hours of video game music—from Super Mario™ to Animal Crossing™ and beyon…

Get the most out of the Nintendo Music app with these tips!

Ask the Developer Vol. 15, Mario & Luigi: Brothership — Part 3

Hello, summoners! The latest update to the Fire Emblem™ Heroes game (v9.0.0) for smart devices brings all-new Book IX story content and much more. Join in the Book IX Begins Celebration events today and experience the new story content, tackle new c…

Book IX Begins Celebration kicks off in Fire Emblem Heroes

To help you get a few ideas for your next multiplayer bash, we’ve put together a list of games that you can play with friends and family. Whether they’re sitting next to you or living across the country, there are lots of multiplayer games that you …

Near or far, you can gather the crew for multiplayer fun!

Ask the Developer Vol. 15, Mario & Luigi: Brothership — Part 4

Can you believe that 2024 started just 12(ish) months ago? 2024 saw a ton of game releases on the Nintendo Switch™ system, and it would be literally impossible to list all of them here. Instead, we gathered up a small sample of highlights! We hope y…

Catch up on some of 2024’s releases before we ring in the new year!

The Super Mario Party™ Jamboree game is more stuffed than a Thanksgiving dinner: There are tons of characters, minigames, and modes. In fact, those different modes may appeal to different kinds of partiers! Using completely scientific data (that we …

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