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Nintendo Switch Online gets new pricing tier with Nintendo 64 and Genesis games

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Nintendo is finally expanding the platform offerings in its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service. The publisher already has more than 100 games for the Nintendo and Super Nintendo consoles. And now the company is adding Nintendo 64, and Sega Genesis to that roster. But you’ll have to subscribe to a new…
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The original Knights of the Old Republic is coming to Switch

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Nintendo announced that the original Knights of the Old Republic is coming to Switch on November 11. While Aspyr recently announced a remake of KOTOR, this is the original game. And, hey…
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Chocobo GP is an exclusive Switch kart racer with magic spells

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Square Enix announced Chocobo GP is coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch in 2022. This is a new kart racer in the style of Mario Kart but featuring some of the creatures and characters from the Final Fantasy series. Nintendo showed the game in action during the latest Direct video event. During that trailer, you…
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The Mario movie casting news nearly caused me to pass out

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Nintendo just finished a solid Direct video event. It announced a new 3D Kirby game, the Castlevania Advance Collection, and Bayonetta 3’s release timing. But all I can think about is the…
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Misfit Gaming raises $35M as it focuses on media revenues

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Misfits Gaming Group has raised $35 million in funding in a round led by The E.W. Scripps Company as Misfits focuses on esports media revenues. Scripps itself will invest $10 million into Misfits’ global esports organization, which includes its two Florida esports franchises and other properties. With its…
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Newzoo: Mobile games will grow 4.4% in 2021 to $90.7B

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Mobile games will grow 4.4% in 2021 to $90.7 billion, according to the latest report from market researcher Newzoo and its research partner Apptopia. That’s slower growth than the overall…
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Nintendo Direct speculation, best DS games, and more | Last of the Nintendogs 012

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  On this week’s episode of Last of the Nintendogs, editor Jeff Grubb’s kids attempt to kill him. And if they succeed, he won’t get to watch the latest Nintendo Direct, which Nintendo just announced. Jeff and fellow editor Mike Minotti give their predictions for that event. They have high expectations —…
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