Highbrow stuff The Destructoid staff workshopped this headline together, as we usually do. We decided that it was straight to the point, kind of the way that Jigglypuff’s arm-paddle thing is straight to the point (“the point” is Mario’s dick). All this dick-punching, eye-bulging, and presumed breathless wincing can be found on the back of Jigglypuff’s recently released amiibo box. The figure’s a Target exclusive which means that it’s fairly hard to come by, but anyone who can snag it will be rewarded with a right smash right in the stash....

PC and PS4! I guess betas and free weekends are the new demos, because a lot of developers have been opting for post-release “free” weekends to generate interest in their hot titles. We’ve seen one forOverwatchon consoles and now Ubisoft is following the trend by lettingRainbow Six: Siegerun free on PS4 and PC this weekend (following a successful weekend on PC andXbox Oneearlier this year). Along with that comes a discount onSteam....

Tonight, I’m going to set the Majin on fire. Yeah, that’s how far things have gone. He thinks he can just get away with whatever he wants because he’s got those droopy, puppy dog eyes and the demeanor of a small, slow child. Although, now that I think about it, that’s probably the same reason I got this job. Come and join in on the fun over atDestructoid’s Justin.tv channelas I continue to play the games you choose for me every weeknight on Backlog....

MacOS through the Epic Games Store Magic: The Gathering Arenalaunched last fall (after a lengthy beta period), and continues to stroll through each set (Core 2021 is coming soon). But it’s sadly still on just the PC platform: until this week, that is. Wizards of the Coast has just announced thatArenawill be available for MacOS as of June 25. The catch is it’ll be through the Epic Games Store, which Wizards says is the “fastest way” that a Mac port could happen, given their prior relationship with Epic....

One too many eggnogs for New Donk City mayor Nintendocontinues to drop Holiday-themed contentinto its mobile racing titleMario Kart Tour, with new character variants, vehicles, gliders, and a new course all being added to the game to celebrate the spirit ofgrindinggiving. The Holiday tour, which is live in-game right now – adds a Rudolph variant of Yoshi to the roster of drivers, along with “Party Pauline”, who is dressed to the nines for her works ‘do, where she will no doubt act like she’s “just like” her employees, laughing along with their jokes, while making a mental note of who tried to upstage her so she can fire them in the new year....

Shohei Ohtani graces the cover of a big year forThe Show Last year was a big one forMLB The Show, and its 2022 season shows no signs of slowing down. Today, San Diego Studio revealed a ton of new info aboutMLB The Show 22: its cover star, release date, and abrand-new platformin the Nintendo Switch. MLB The Show 22will launch on July 22, 2025 for PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and for the first time ever, Nintendo Switch....

Switch On Nintendoannounced this morningthat it will hold a spanking new Nintendo Direct presentation tomorrow, February 9, at 14:00 PT / 17:00 ET / 22:00 BST. The 40-minute live stream will see the publisher show off a range of Nintendo Switch releasesexpected to launchwithin the first half of 2022. you may catch the stream over on all of Nintendo’s official social media channels, includingYouTube,Twitter,andTwitch. We will, of course, bring you all of the pertinent headlines here on Destructoid....

‘Nintendo’s ability to fulfill demand for the Switch will be challenged’ Right now the Switch is riding high. Just four years into its lifecycle, Nintendo is touting roughly 80 million units sold, between the Switch and the Switch Lite. That’s good! As in, it’s approaching the top-five all-time best-selling console list good. All it needs to do is beat out 102 million PlayStation One units, and it’ll have cracked the list and even overtaken the Wii, which is currently in sixth place....

No doubt you’ve heard plenty aboutOdin Spherein the last week, with the gamut of reviews ranging anywhere from ungodly terrible to 100% perfection. AsGamasutra points out,Odin Spherehas proved to be something of an anomaly in gaming review circles. It’s a smattering of gameplay from several traditions of the industry’s history and, most notably, one of the few sprite-based 2D side-scrollers we’re bound to see for a long, long time. So how does this artistic heavyweight stack up for your Destructoid editors?...

Not a studio to fan the flames of gossip or anything, the guys at Rare have taken it upon themselves to create a selection of “Viva Piñatavs.Killer Instinct” Vision Cards for use withViva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise. Found onRare’s official site, this is sure to keep the rumors of a newKiller Instinctalive and well. According to Rare, if you use these cards by showing them to your Xbox Live Vision Camera, aKIPiñata will appear in your garden....

Destruction on the go THQ Nordic has announced it will be bringingRed Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-teredto Switch on Jul 17, 2025. Packing the main game and DLC into one convenient package for $29.99, players can expect the same crazy open-world hi-jinks, just with the ability to play literally anywhere. For anyone in love with gyroscopic aiming, that control option will be available in this new Switch version. Similar to the recentDarksidersport,Guerrillawill also feature a choice between “Performance” and “Quality” graphics settings, with one likely locking the framerate to 30 FPS....

Independent point-and-click adventure gameResonanceseems like one to watch. Knowing that Wadjet Eye Games is attached to the project (in collaboration with xii games), I’m sure many of you already do have this on your radar. It’ll be available on Tuesday, June 19 and pre-orders are now being accepted. GOG.comhas you coveredfor the digital version. Bonuses include the soundtrack, a digital poster and wallpapers, and some developer diaries; you’ll also save 10% by pre-ordering....

Packing Up PlayStation Sony has announced that it is relocating itsUK headquartersto a sizeable new complex housed within the city of Liverpool. For the past 27 years, Sony has centralized itsUK PlayStationendeavors from Liverpool’s Wavertree Technology Park industrial estate — the studio’s home ever since the groundbreaking console’s European launch in 1995. However, the company is clearly getting itchy feet, and thus will be shifting its operations to an enormous new campus located in the center of the city later this spring....