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    News Battlezone Gold Edition Brings Its First-Person Tank Combat To Switch Next Month

    Pre-order now for 15% off

    Publisher Rebellion has revealed that its 1980s arcade game reboot Battlezone Gold Edition will fly onto Nintendo Switch on 8th November. Battlezone Gold Edition throws you into the cockpit of the most advanced weapon ever built - the Cobra tank. As you might expect, this tank must be used in combat, with players taking on...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases
    • Switch eShop

  • 39

    News Monolith Soft Director Would "Love" Xenoblade Chronicles X On Switch, Money Stands In The Way

    "Re-creating it would be really difficult"

    With Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - and Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country - all sealed up and completed, the series' fanbase will no doubt be wondering what's on the horizon for the franchise. We know that Monolith Soft has been hiring for a mysterious new RPG project, and we also kno

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Monolith Soft
    • Xenoblade
    • Wii U

  • 4

    News Splatoon 2 Producer Hisashi Nogami Set To Appear At UK Championship Finals, Tickets Now On Sale

    Contests, signings and freebies await!

    Nintendo UK is gearing up for the Splatoon 2 UK Championship 2018 Grand Final taking place next month, with a truly inkredible number of activities, events, and generally exciting things happening at the show. Taking place at MCM Comic Con Birmingham at the NEC on 24-25th November, the event will crown the...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Splatoon 2
    • UK

  • 34

    News EA Will Add Usain Bolt To FIFA 19 If He Can Secure A Professional Contract

    The fastest footballer

    You may or may not have heard the 32-year old Jamaican Olympic champion Usain Bolt is currently trialling with the Australian club side Central Coast Mariners, who play in the nation’s top flight competition known as the A-League. After training up at multiple clubs around the world - including German powerhouse Dortmund -...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • FIFA

  • 14

    News Pre-Orders Are Now Open For These Customisable GameCube Controllers For Switch

    To C stick, or not to C stick?

    If you're as excited as we are for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, you're probably already thinking about the glorious day on which you can finally get stuck into the game this December. If you just so happen to be a fan of the classic GameCube controller, too, then these could well be the perfect choice for...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Gamecube
    • Accessories

  • 13

    Video See SNK 40th Anniversary Collection's First Set Of Free DLC Games In Action

    Here are the first five

    With SNK 40th Anniversary Collection just around the corner, NIS America has shared a new trailer which gives us a quick look at the first set of free DLC titles headed to the game. If you haven't already heard the news, the base collection - which is set to launch on 13th November - is going to be expanded with a

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases
    • Video

  • 14

    Review The Room - A Touchscreen Classic That Feels a Little Sparse On A Home Console

    A spare room

    How time flies! The Room was first released on iPad back in 2012 and the moody, touch-based puzzler struck a chord on the platform. Back then Apple’s tablet played host to many awkward ports of ‘proper’ console games, but developer Fireproof offered a bespoke experience that took advantage of the touchscreen in novel and natural...

    • Reviews
    • Switch eShop
    • The Room

  • 8

    News Skybound Games Expects Episode 3 Of The Walking Dead: The Final Season To Be Released This Year

    Miracle workers

    Earlier this week, Skybound Games announced it would be hosting a Reddit AMA focused on The Walking Dead: The Final Season. Now that it’s wrapped up, here’s what we found out. According to the company’s CEO Ian Howe, production of episode three and four is at a standstill. New release dates for the episodes will be announced...

    • Skybound Games
    • The Walking Dead
    • Telltale
    • Industry
    • Nintendo Switch

  • 45

    News Zombie Outfit Brings The Spooky Season To Super Mario Odyssey

    New filters added as well

    In line with Halloween, Nintendo has added Zombie Headwear and a Zombie Outfit to Super Mario Odyssey on the Switch. The dangerous headwear will cost 3,000 gold coins and the undead outfit will set you back 5,000 gold coins. This follows on from last month's addition of a Conductor wig and outfit. That's not all, though...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Super Mario Odyssey

  • 12

    News The Card Game Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission Is Coming To Switch

    Prepare for the ultimate battle

    If you're a Dragon Ball fan who lives in Japan and also happens to own a Switch, we've got some exciting news to share courtesy of this week's issue of V-Jump. Dimps Corporation is bringing Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission to Nintendo's hybrid platform (as can be seen in the scan above). It's described as a...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases
    • Japan

  • 66

    News NBA Playgrounds Is No Longer Available To Purchase From The Switch eShop

    Bye-bye

    NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 is now available on the Nintendo Switch. In the lead up to its release, Saber Interactive said it was hoping to bounce back from the original NBA Playgrounds game which had an incredibly bumpy launch on the Switch. To help recover from this troubled period, the original game (including the DLC) is now no longer able to...

    • Switch eShop
    • Nintendo Switch

  • 32

    News You Can Thank The GameCube For Katamari Damacy, According To Creator Keita Takahashi

    A developer-friendly platform

    Katamari Damacy Reroll arrives on the Switch at the end of November. This is the first time a game in the series will be made available on a Nintendo platform. As previously noted, it's a slightly enhanced version of the original Namco title first released on the PlayStation 2 in 2004. Interestingly, a new book about...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases
    • Keita Takahashi
    • Bandai Namco
    • GameCube

  • 170

    Random Former American President Barack Obama Doesn't Care About Pokémon, So Go And Vote

    "That doesn't mean it won't keep on coming back"

    Citizens of America, the former and 44th president of the United States wants you to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. Sitting down with media company ATTN recently, Barack Obama made it clear he didn't care about seven common excuses used by your friends for not voting. Right off the bat, the...

    • Random
    • Pokemon
    • America

YesterdayWed, 17th Oct 2018

  • 263

    News Huawei Is Launching A New Gaming Phone To Rival The Switch, And It Costs Over $1,000

    "The best portable mobile gaming machine"

    The Nintendo Switch is a gaming console that currently sits within its own little corner of the gaming market, with other major platforms such as Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One offering a different - and more traditional - approach to hardware design which appeal to customers in different...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Mobile
    • Smartphones

  • 77

    Video The Nintendo 64 Classic Mini "Leak" is Completely Fake

    "I would bet money that this isn't real"

    If you keep up to date with the latest happenings in the world of Nintendo, you might have seen a few photos doing the rounds over the weekend of a supposed Nintendo 64 Classic Mini. It's the device that is expected to succeed the incredibly popular mini versions of the NES and Super Nintendo. After a closer...

    • Video
    • Nintendo 64
    • N64
    • Retro

  • 114

    Video Huawei Claim their Phone is Better than Nintendo Switch

    Nah Mate

    People love to ride on Nintendo's successes, even when they're not terribly successful, such as the Wii U. So it's no enormous surprise that Huawei compared their new 'gaming phone', the Mate 20 X, to the biggest cock of the handheld gaming walk, the Nintendo Switch. Aside from the fact that claiming something as simply 'better' is...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Huawei
    • Hardware
    • Poll

  • 38

    Feature Rainway CEO On Streaming, Switch And Clearing The Air Over 'That' Trailer

    "I believe we could have done a better job"

    Streaming portal Rainway is something we've had our eyes on here at Nintendo Life for some time, mainly because from the get-go the company has been keen to stress that, should things ago according to plan, the Nintendo Switch is a big part of the future. The firm has not only shown off the app working on...

    • Features
    • Rainway
    • Nintendo Switch

  • 83

    News The Pokémon Let's Go Series Could Progress To Johto If Players Enjoy Lets Go Pikachu And Eevee

    Two series running side by side?

    Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are just over a month away, with fans on the brink of being transported back to the nostalgic region of Kanto once again - the land first introduced in Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon Yellow (from which these new games are heavily inspired). As it turns out, a...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Pokemon
    • Upcoming Releases

  • 98

    Random Treat Your Loved Ones To These Joy-Con Knife Blade Holders This Holiday Season

    The perfect gift this Christmas

    With the holiday season fast approaching, you may be starting to search for the very best gifts money can buy to present to your nearest and dearest. If you're buying for a gaming fan, it's pretty likely that a Nintendo Switch-themed present could go down rather nicely indeed. Well, as it happens, we've just stumbled...

    • Random
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Accessories

  • 55

    Review Warriors Orochi 4 - A Boisterous But Samey Sequel That Won't Win Over Naysayers

    They did the Musou Mash

    Developer Omega Force’s hack and slash Warriors games have become a genre in themselves with a fiercely dedicated following and more spin-offs than you’ve had hot dinners. Versions with famous properties – including One Piece, Gundam and Dragon Quest, to name a few – have helped widen the audience but Nintendo gamers...

    • Reviews
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Warriors Orochi 4

  • 66

    News Tokyo's Unofficial Mario Kart Service Continues To Dress Up Riders After Nintendo Wins Lawsuit

    Perhaps a blue shell will sort this out

    Even the law can't stop Tokyo's Mari Mobility company, formerly known as MariCar. After last month's reports the unlicensed Mario Kart business would be required to pay 10 million yen (roughly $88,000) in damages and immediately stop wearing Mario-themed outfits, it was believed Nintendo had finally got its...

    • Mario Kart
    • Nintendo
    • Legal
    • Japan

  • 41

    News Panic Button Wants To Work On A "Diverse" Range Of Games, Switch Ports Can Be "Really Challenging"

    "At some point, we want to do our own stuff"

    For many, the name 'Panic Button' is almost synonymous with the Nintendo Switch (and especially the process of porting large, third-party games); the studio's recent work on titles such as DOOM and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus has earned it a great deal of respect from owners of the console, and it's...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Panic Button

  • 31

    Random DuckTales Artist Creates Hauntingly Good Castlevania Mash-Up Tribute

    Two NES games in one

    Castlevania fever is running high at the moment, with Simon and Richter Belmont arriving in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in December, a new season of the Netflix series airing next week, and this month's release of Castlevania Requiem (which

    • Random
    • Castlevania
    • DuckTales

  • 8

    News Gen 4 Pokémon Have Officially Landed In Pokémon GO, Will Release In Waves Over Time

    Here's a list of the ones available

    Just yesterday, we shared the news that Pokémon GO's Generation 4 update had started to rollout - albeit with some teething problems - but the launch of the next era of the game is now well and truly underway. We've got all the details you need, including which Generation 4 Pokémon you can already find in...

    • Pokemon
    • Pokemon Go
    • Mobile

  • 41

    News Fire Emblem Heroes Earns $16.8 Million In The Month Of September

    Another mobile success

    Fire Emblem Heroes is the undisputed king of Nintendo's mobile games. It took just 20 days for players to spend $50 million on the game when it was released in the first quarter of 2017 and since then it has grossed more than $400 million. It doesn't look like the success of this mobile title will be slowing down any time...

    • Fire Emblem
    • Nintendo
    • Mobile
    • Smartphones

  • 25

    News The World Ends With You: Final Remix Might Have Borrowed An Italian Fan's Translation

    "This is something I probably will add to my CV"

    Last week's arrival of The World Ends With You: Final Remix on Nintendo Switch was welcomed with open arms by fans of the original 2007 cult hit on Nintendo DS. One long-time Italian fan known as "Mewster" online, loved Square Enix's game so much, he began translating the original version to his local...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Square Enix

  • 48

    News The Next Yooka-Laylee Adventure Will Be A Crowd-Funded Graphic Novel

    Kickstarter runs until 16th November

    Yooka-Laylee started out life on Kickstarter and went on to become the fastest video game project to hit $1 million on the crowd-funding platform. Following their first outing on the Switch and multiple other systems, the bat and chameleon are now ready for their next adventure. The only catch is it'll take on...

    • Playtonic
    • Kickstarter
    • Yooka-Laylee

  • 22

    News Steins;Gate Elite Is Getting A Western Limited Edition On Switch With Bonus Game Included

    And a 100+ page artbook

    Steins;Gate Elite will be getting a lovely, fancy limited edition on Nintendo Switch in the west when the game launches next February, it has been confirmed. This newly announced edition appears to contain different goodies to the one released in Japan, including a 100+ page hardcover artbook which features "beautiful"...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases

  • 14

    News Tony Hawk Meets Destruction Derby In Collidalot, Coming To Switch Next Month

    You'll be colliding. A lot.

    Grunka Munka Games has revealed that its upcoming arena brawler Collidalot is headed to Switch next month, with a 9th November release date now securely in place. Collidalot is a local multiplayer game where players must take part in jet-powered destruction derby action, all with a rail-grinding twist. You'll be piloting...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases
    • Switch eShop

  • 50

    News Sega's Sonic The Hedgehog Series Has Shifted 800 Million Games To Date

    That's a lot of hedgehogs

    The Sonic the Hedgehog series has shifted a whopping 800 million games since its debut in 1991, it has been revealed. The news comes from Sega's annual integrated sales report, a document which goes into great detail on the company's financial state and business strategies, while also giving us a good luck at sales figures...

    • Sonic
    • Sonic the Hedgehog
    • Sega
    • Sales

  • 35

    News Snooker 19 Is Cueing Up A 2019 Release On Nintendo Switch

    Compete against real life stars

    Ripstone Games has revealed that Snooker 19, a brand new, officially licenced snooker title, will be heading to Nintendo Switch next year. Developed by UK-based studio Lab42, Snooker 19 is set to feature 128 of the world’s top players including the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Mark Selby and Ding...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases

  • 24

    News Moonlighter Opens For Business On 5th November

    Signature Edition also revealed

    Last month, we found out Moonlighter was opening for business in November and Digital Sun Games and 11 Bit Studios have finally given us a release date. The game will arrive on the Switch eShop on the 5th of next month. That's not all, though; in addition to the release date, a physical signature edition has been...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases

  • 5

    News Deru - The Art of Cooperation Will Bring Deadly Team-Based Puzzles To Switch Next Month

    A game four years in the making

    Developed by Ink Kit Studios, Deru - The Art of Cooperation will be bringing its mind-bending puzzles to Nintendo Switch early next month, it has been revealed. Deru is a couch co-op game in which two players must team up to overcome deadly streams of shadow and light. Success will only be found through teamwork,...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases
    • Switch eShop

Tuesday16th Oct 2018

  • 109

    News A Zelda-Like Open World Pokémon Game Is "Still On The Cards", Says Junichi Masuda

    Potentially for Switch

    With Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! releasing in just one month from today, and with yet another mainline series entry planned for 2019, players of all playstyles and experience levels will have something to get stuck into in the very near future. Of course, we don't know exactly how 2019's game will play...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Pokemon

  • 111

    Feature The Console Wars Are Back With The Analogue Mega Sg, The First FPGA Sega Console

    "We've got no interest in nostalgia gimmicks or making toys"

    In the field of 'new' retro hardware, one name arguably stands out. Analogue started its life with the gloriously insane (and incredibly expensive) wooden Neo Geo MVS, but it was the Analogue Nt that really took the firm to the big leagues. Authentic NES hardware contained in an a

    • Features
    • Analogue
    • Sega
    • Hardware
    • Retro

  • 25

    News Pokémon GO's Top Gym Defenders Have Just Been Nerfed As Part Of The Gen 4 Update

    Other Pokémon see large boosts

    Pokémon GO doesn't like to tamper with its beautiful collection of fictional monsters very often, but a big rebalancing of stats has now (kind of) happened, resulting in nerfs and boosts of the usual stars in the game. Let us explain... Last night, an update went live in the game, with eager fans instantly noticing...

    • Pokemon
    • Pokemon Go
    • Mobile

  • 39

    News Get Discounts On Zelda, Super Mario RPG And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards

    A Halloween treat

    The second batch of game discounts for October has been released on the European My Nintendo rewards website, giving players the chance to spend their points on yet another line up of 3DS and Wii U games. This time around sees a spooky Zelda classic just in time for Halloween, a Super Mario favourite on SNES, and Game Freak's...

    • My Nintendo
    • Europe
    • 3DS
    • Wii U

  • 66

    News Photorealistic Graphics Didn't Match Welcoming Nature Of Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu And Eevee

    "Just wasn't really working"

    While Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! reportedly offers plenty of challenging post-game content for veterans of the series, it's primarily being marketed as an entry-level Pokémon game - with an emphasis on providing a relaxing experience. This applies to the gameplay as well as the audio and visual...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Pokemon
    • Upcoming Releases

  • 66

    News Morphies Law Had Disappointing Launch, Devs Planning New Free Content To Bring Players Back

    "We need to make a big splash"

    When Switch-exclusive Morphies Law was first announced, and then when it surprise-launched on the eShop just a couple of months ago, its unique online shooter gameplay grabbed the attention of many - ourselves included. Shooting a particular body part sees you steal mass, reducing your opponent's stature and increasing...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Updates
    • Switch eShop

  • 40

    News This Lovely Boo Bean Bag Chair Will Steal Your Heart, And Your Money

    Pre-orders open now

    If you're looking for a great new chair for your gaming room, a bright and bold feature piece for your front room, or even if you just love cuddly Nintendo things, this Boo bean bag chair is absolutely for you. Boos may well be frightening in Mario's games (in the most adorable way possible, of course) but this one looks like...

    • Nintendo
    • Super Mario
    • Accessories

  • 64

    News Let's Go Pikachu And Eevee Will Feature 151 Post-Game Master Trainers, One For Each Pokémon

    The ultimate challenge?

    Just yesterday, we shared the news that Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! will feature 'Master Trainers' - "really powerful trainers" who can be found after you've completed the main story. New information has now been revealed for these intriguing battlers, and it sounds like we have a mighty challenge on our...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Pokemon
    • Upcoming Releases

  • 76

    News Team Cherry's Decision To Cancel Hollow Knight On Wii U Was Hard, But Ultimately For The Best

    "We’d promised to get the game on there"

    The indie title Hollow Knight has been a roaring success since it was released on the Nintendo Switch eShop earlier this year. In the first two weeks, the bug-ridden Metroidvania sold over 250,000 copies. The free and final DLC -

    • Switch eShop
    • Nintendo Switch

  • 68

    News Dragon Quest X Could Make It To The West As An Offline Version

    Says Dragon Quest producer

    Dragon Quest executive producer Yū Miyake has expressed his desire to bring the currently Japan-only Dragon Quest X to the west, suggesting that an offline version of the game could be the way to do just that. The news comes from the Super Dragon Quest X TV Fall Festival 10-Hour Special 2018 broadcast, during which...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Dragon Quest

  • 54

    News Mega Man 11 Was Developed By Just 40 People, Staff "Very Clear" On Their Own Responsibilities

    Teams often in the hundreds

    The recent launch of Mega Man 11 has brought with it an excellent resurgence for the Blue Bomber, combining the series' much-loved classic gameplay with modern twists to keep things interesting. Despite this development success, though, the team working on the game behind the scenes was made up of just 40 people - a...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Capcom
    • Mega Man

  • 19

    Video Adventure Awaits In This New Trailer For Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu And Eevee

    Not long to go now

    In the lead up to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! next month, Nintendo's UK YouTube channel has released a new trailer. This fresh clip shows some new locations and scenes that haven't previously been displayed. It also provides a glimpse of the character customisation feature - including the ability to change...

    • Video
    • Pokemon
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases

  • 36

    Video Ubisoft Releases Cinematic Starlink: Battle For Atlas Launch Trailer

    And now we want a movie

    Starlink: Battle for Atlas is out today on Nintendo Switch, and Ubisoft has shared a brand new launch trailer to celebrate the game's release. As you can see above, the new trailer goes for the epic, cinematic approach, focusing on the dreams of a young boy who wants nothing more than to fly around space in the coolest ship...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Ubisoft
    • Video

  • 15

    News Treat Yourself (And Your Ears) To This Stardew Valley Piano Collections Album

    Limited edition CDs available to pre-order

    If you, like many others, are a fan of farming sim and general time-thief Stardew Valley, then you'll no doubt love this piano rendition album of the game's soundtrack. Featuring the very same compositions heard in the game, created by the game's developer ConcernedApe, the album contains 22 tracks...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Stardew Valley
    • Music

  • 6

    News Skybound Games Hosting Reddit AMA For The Walking Dead: The Final Season

    Ask anything

    Following the news of mass layoffs at Telltale last month, Skybound Games announced it had acquired the rights to publish and develop the remaining episodes of The Walking Dead: The Final Season. The Walking Dead: Season Two and

    • Telltale
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Industry

  • 21

    News Fortnite Introduces Ranked Online Tournaments, New Two-Seater Vehicle Also Added

    Updates, updates, updates...

    Today sees the release of Fortnite version 6.10, bringing the usual dose of weekly updates to the game's performance and a whole new way to play. Perhaps the biggest inclusion from this latest patch is the addition of in-game tournaments. A new 'Events' tab has been added to the game, with a list of tournaments...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Fortnite
    • Updates
    • Switch eShop

  • 14

    News Toki Tori Developer Two Tribes Teases Mobile Game Swap This! For Switch eShop

    To be confirmed

    At the start of this month, the Dutch developer Two Tribes - best known for games like Toki Tori and RIVE - said it was bringing another one of its small-sized releases to the Nintendo Switch. A tweet has now been posted, teasing an image of a YouTube trailer: Overlooking demands for a new Toki Tori game, fans have narrowed it...

    • Switch eShop
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases

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