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There is nothing more frustrating when it comes to video game releases than when things are region locked. Whether it is because you might be someone from Asia living in America or vice versa, or even someone who just enjoyed playing Asian or western games, region locking has always prevented that. According to Nintendo, region locking will be a thing of the past, so when that JRPG releases a year earlier in Asia than North America, you can now import that, if you wish.

Say what you want about Nintendo, when they rerelease something they always do a great job. This is once again the case for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which not only comes with all the DLC from the Wii U version, but also brings a bunch of new additions, and game mode changes. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be available in April 2017, and is one of our most anticipated Switch games for 2017!

We are working on doing a run down of our most anticipated Switch titles as we barrel towards the March 3rd release date. I just secured my own preorder this morning, and am getting really excited for what will be coming out throughout the rest of 2017. First thing this morning, I don't want to look at the obvious choice - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - but rather, another game that will be a mega hit, Super Mario Odyssey.

We will have LOTS of coverage of the Nintendo Switch over the next few months leading up to the launch of the system, and we will be working closely with Nintendo of Canada to make sure all the important information is front and centre for you the reader. That includes a full system review, and game reviews right around launch day. It all really begins tonight, however, with the long presentation from Nintendo which you will able to see at 8 PM PT, 10 Central, and 11 Eastern on Nintendo's YouTube channel.

Tomorrow night, the Nintendo Switch presentation is being streamed from Youtube. On Friday, we’ll get a Treehouse Live early in the morning that takes a longer look at the Switch games. And that’s it, right? No, that’s wrong. Nintendo Japan will be live streaming its Nintendo Switch Hands-on event this weekend! We have the details below. On Friday and Saturday in Japan, Nintendo will be holding the Nintendo Switch Experience 2017. This event will let people go hands-on with the…

Vienna, Austria - January 10, 2017: THQ Nordic is partnering with Microsoft Studios and 343 Industries to bring Halo Wars 2 for Windows 10 to retail stores worldwide via physical packaging release. In addition, purchases of the physical retail release of Halo Wars 2 on Windows 10 PC will grant digital access to the Xbox One version via Xbox Play Anywhere.

Berlin, Jan. 10, 2017 — Fans of turn-based strategy games can mark early 2017 on their calendars as Shock Tactics, developed by Berlin-based Point Blank Games will be released for Windows PC in spring 2017. Shock Tactics combines fast tactical combat, exploration, squad management, and base-building with a mysterious story set on the planet Hephæst.

Last year we took a look at Dragon Quest 7, and we loved it! It fit so perfectly on the 3DS, and with the multitude of updates, things were better than ever before. I think the same can be said about Dragon Quest 8, and while we don't have our full review up yet - it just came in this morning - we can point to a few things!

Dragon Quest VIII is coming out next week for the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo released a brand new trailer for the game today. Check out the video and then please come back for my thoughts on the game!   Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King will be coming to the 3DS on January 20th. You can currently pre-load the game on the Nintendo eshop. Originally, Dragon Quest VIII was released on the PlayStation 2. Unlike Dragon Quest VII, Journey…

Everyone puts together a Christmas Wish list, so it's not crazy for us to put together our own "Switch List." This will be a list of the things we will want to see on the Nintendo Switch, both in hardware and software. Lets dive in!