Next meet Sat 17th January 2026 11-3 at Happy Hub Eastgate - Animal Crossing New Horizons is back and better than ever! Plus chill out with watermelons with the new Suika Game Planet.

Our annual festive Christmas meet-up is this Saturday 6th Dec 2025 at the Happy Hub (now next to Entertainer) 11:00 to 15:00. See here for more details:

Next meet is at the Happy Hub, Eastgate, 11:00-15:00 15th November 2025, featuring Kirby Air Riders. IMPORTANT - HAPPY HUB HAS MOVED UPSTAIRS. It is now next to The Entertainer on level 1.

Next meet Sat 18th Oct 2025 at Happy Hub Eastgate 1100-1500 featuring Halloween fun from Luigi’s Mansion and Hades 2 - see here for more details:

Join us tomorrow, 20th Sep 2025 at Happy Hub, Eastgate from 1100 to 1500 for fun with two epic heroes, Kirby and Sonic! More details here:

Next meet 23rd August 2025, 11:00-15:00 at Happy Hub Eastgate as usual. More of the latest goodies featuring DK Bananza and Mario Party Jamboree TV - see here for more details:

We now also have a Bluesky account - find us there @ninbasildon.bsky.social

Next meet Sat 12th July 11-3 at Happy Hub, Eastgate Shopping Centre. It’s our 12th Birthday Meet! See our Facebook for more details: https://t.co/AKYOqyGuwZ

It was really fun to be able to connect with some of the other NPUK groups with the new chat feature. Here are us, @NintendoNWales and @NintendoManc setting up for the Mario Kart knockout. Being able to play cross-group easily was a treat!

The first @NintendoPlayUK Mario Kart World Knockout Tour was won by @ninbasildon's own @CMDRHoots !!!

So then… it's just under 7 hours away from #Switch2 launch day, hope you all are ready, but even if you are not getting the new console tomorrow, why not come on up to @TheBoardGameHut this Sunday, 11am to 3pm to try it for FREE!! Details here: https://t.co/S0AOZAFteD #Nintendo

Next meet is the long-awaited Switch 2 launch party! Sat 7th June 11:00 to 15:00, Happy Hub, Eastgate. More details in our Facebook event here:

Next meets - Sat 10th May (apologies for the short notice, just how things worked out), then Sat 7th June for the launch of Switch 2! At Happy Hub Eastgate from 11:00 to 15:00. See you there!

Celebrating BossWolf’s big win at @WiFiWarsUK today!

Today’s the day! @WiFiWarsUK at Basildon.

Tune in tomorrow, March 27th, at 14:00 (UK time) for a livestreamed #NintendoDirect, featuring around 30 minutes of upcoming games for #NintendoSwitch. There will be no updates about Nintendo Switch 2 during this presentation. Watch it here 🎥: https://t.co/1hm7eC1Pun

Just setting up! Come and play!

Next meet this Saturday 15th March 11 am to 3 pm at the Happy Hub, Eastgate. Featured games this month are all BAFTA nominees - Balatro, Thank Goodness You’re Here and Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. More details here:

Our next meet is Saturday 16th November 2024 at Happy Hub 11-16:00 as usual, featuring all things Tetris! More details here:

Next meet - Sat 21st Sep 2024, 11:00 to 16:00 at Happy Hub Eastgate. Featuring Pico Park 2, Pizza Tower and The Plucky Squire - see Facebook Event for more details: