Nintendo Download 18th April (North America)
Cuphead, Mortal Kombat 11 and Katana ZERO!
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Review Cuphead - The Xbox Masterpiece Becomes An Essential Purchase On Switch
It’s a mug’s game
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Feature What Developers Really Think About The Nintendo Game Boy
"It was literally a game changer"
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Review Katana ZERO - A Razor-Sharp Action Platformer That Everyone Should Play
A much-needed shot in the arm for sidescrollers
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Nintendo Download 18th April (Europe)
Final Fantasy X/X-2! Cuphead! My Time at Portia!
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Rumour Did Reggie Just Give Us Our First Glimpse At A New Retro Studios Project?
VR? Robots? What?
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Review Katana ZERO - A Razor-Sharp Action Platformer That Everyone Should Play
A much-needed shot in the arm for sidescrollers
The '80s was a decade that modern media seems to be overly enamoured with, to the point that it becomes almost tiresome to see yet another game or movie that makes its '80s influence a big selling point. Often, these works merely pander to nostalgia, going after the low-hanging fruit in an effort to...
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Rumour Did Reggie Just Give Us Our First Glimpse At A New Retro Studios Project?
VR? Robots? What?
Hold on to your Diddy Kong Nintendo hats, folks. It's Retro Studios speculation time! Early this morning, we shared with you a tweet from ex-Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aimé. The tweet gave us a look at some of his retirement gifts, which included a Virtual Boy, a lovely notebook, and a giant plastic bottom (yeah,...
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Random The Switch Won't Let You Download More Than 64 Games In One Go, Apparently
Well, there go our weekend plans...
Unless you happen to be some kind of big shot with more money lying around than a ten-year-old Animal Crossing save file, you've probably never realised that the Switch actually has a limit on how many games can be downloaded at the same time. Apparently, if you try to download more than 64 games at any one time,...
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News Shadows Of Adam Is A Modern Take On SNES-Era JRPGs, And It's Coming To Switch Next Month
With all DLC included
CIRCLE Entertainment and Something Classic Games have revealed that Shadows of Adam will be bringing its stylish take on the JRPG formula to Switch early next month. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 3rd May. The game features multiple playable characters, fast-paced battles, SNES-style graphics, a soundtrack made up...
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- Switch eShop
Nintendo Download 18th April (Europe)
Final Fantasy X/X-2! Cuphead! My Time at Portia!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD...
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News After More Than Two Years Of Waiting, Anti-Grav Racer Redout Finally Gets A Switch Release Date
Worth the wait?
Developer 34BigThings has announced that Redout, a game first announced for Nintendo Switch before the console was even on sale, will finally launch on the platform on 14th May. Back in January 2017, Nicalis revealed that it would be bringing the futuristic racer to Switch that spring, around the time of the console's launch...
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Nintendo Download 18th April (North America)
Cuphead, Mortal Kombat 11 and Katana ZERO!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch Retail: Mortal Kombat 11 (Warner Bros, Mon...
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Review Cuphead - The Xbox Masterpiece Becomes An Essential Purchase On Switch
It’s a mug’s game
It’s a well-known fact that teamwork makes a dream work. Console wars are all well and good, but when great games are made available on multiple systems, the ultimate winner is the player. The recent love-in we’ve been seeing between Nintendo and Microsoft started a while back when Minecraft was released on Nintendo...
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News Here's The Full Lineup For Castlevania Anniversary Collection On Switch
Fangs for the memories
We've been looking forward to more news on the upcoming Castlevania Anniversary Collection since it was revealed to be coming to the Switch earlier this year. Thanks to the PlayStation blog (of all places!), we now know which classic Castlevania games will be included on the collection. The collection includes the following...
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News Sega Mega Drive Mini Launches Worldwide This September, 10 More Games Revealed Today
Thunder Force III! Super Fantasy Zone! Aleste! Mickey Mouse!
Update: Sega has confirmed the next 10 games for the upcoming Genesis / Mega Drive Mini in the west. They are: Earthworm Jim Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Contra: Hard Corps
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News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Stage Builder Is Already Home To Some Inappropriate Content
Because of course it is
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 3.0 has only been live for a matter of hours, but players are already misusing one of the update's biggest features. The Stage Builder, which returns to the series after initially being left out of Ultimate, allows players to create their own custom stages and share them with the world...
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News Nintendo Appears To Be Making Positive Steps Towards Breaking Into The Chinese Market
A potentially lucrative plan
The Chinese video game market has been considered to be something of a potential gold mine for a while now; there's a huge audience of gaming fans residing in the country and, as of yet, no major console manufacturer has really asserted any kind of dominance there. As Nintendo has explained in the past, though, breaking...
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Feature What Developers Really Think About The Nintendo Game Boy
"It was literally a game changer"
The Nintendo Game Boy turns 30 this Sunday, and to celebrate this amazing occasion we'll be running a series of related features this week, right up to the big day. The Game Boy turned 30 at the weekend, marking three wonderful decades of portable brilliance. Released in 1989, this monochrome marvel is arguably one...
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News Cricket 19 Secures May Release Date On Switch
The official game of the Ashes
Big Ant Studios has revealed that Cricket 19 will be bowling its way to victory on a Switch near you next month. The game's release date has now been confirmed as 28th May. Launching just in time for the 2019 Ashes, cricket fans will be able to play along with all the action that will take place throughout England and...
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News The First Of Konami's Anniversary Collections Lands On Switch Today
Eight games in one tasty bundle
Just last month, we shared the news that Konami plans to launch a series of Anniversary Collection releases on Nintendo Switch. The first of these collections arrives today, so let's remind ourselves what we can expect to find, shall we? This first bundle comes to the eShop under the title 'Arcade Classics...
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News Full Patch Notes And All Fighter Adjustments In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 3.0
Here's everything that has changed
As you'll no doubt be aware by now, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has now been updated to Version 3.0. If you managed to update your game despite Nintendo's servers buckling under the pressure (things should be fine now), you'll notice a few new additions. You probably already know about Stage Builder coming back and...
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Cheaper model expected to arrive this fall
Not very long ago, we reported on the rumour that Nintendo is working on not one but two new Switch models – a 'Lite' version apparently aimed at the younger end of the market and a 'Pro' edition with enhanced features. Now, Japanese business journal Nikkei has offered up some more nuggets of info...
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Random Reggie Shows Off More Of His Retirement Gifts On Twitter
He even got a Virtual Boy
Reggie Fils-Aimé has now officially left the building. After many years of "kickin' ass", "takin' names" and "makin' games", he's finally retired from his role as the president at Nintendo of America. On the plus side, he's decided to open a Twitter account and is already bombarding his followers with lots of interesting...
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News Katana Zero Is Devolver Digital's Most Pre-Ordered Switch Game So Far
Serious demand
Although the Switch version of Kantana Zero was refused classification in Australia and New Zealand yesterday, it's unlikely to impact the overall sales of the game elsewhere. In fact, the game's already done incredibly well in terms of pre-orders. According to the game's publisher Devolver Digital, Katana Zero has quickly become the...
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News A Demo For BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL! Is Now Available On The Switch eShop
Try before you buy
The charming puzzle-platform game BOXBOY! originally started out life on the 3DS eShop in 2015. It then received a sequel in 2017 titled BOXBOXBOY! and in 2018 the final chapter BYE-BYE BOXBOY! was released. A physical compilation was also made available in Japan, along with a Qbby amiibo (the main character in the series). The...
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Rumour Nintendo Has Reportedly Axed Its Quality Of Life Department
Sleep monitoring device also cancelled
Nintendo's 'Quality of Life' initiative has been dragging on for years now. Last June, there were suggestions the project was dead, after a dramatic fall in the company's share price. Nintendo's hardware partner Panasonic also reportedly bailed on the project and the last official announcement about 'QoL'...
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Reminder You Can Now Play As Joker In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Version 3.0 has arrived!
Update: Nintendo's servers appear to be experiencing some technical difficulties. After months of rumours, speculation and teasers, Version 3.0 of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has finally arrived. What does this mean? Most of all it means you can play as Joker from Persona 5 if you've purchased the first Challenger Pack or...
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Video Here's The Mortal Kombat 11 Gameplay Reveal For Nintendo Switch
Cutting it fine
For months now, Switch owners have been begging NetherRealm Studios to share some proper footage of Mortal Kombat 11 running on Nintendo's hybrid device. Last week, we got a measly three-second look at the game up and running on this platform and now a slightly more substantial clip has been uploaded to YouTube the week before the...
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YesterdayWed, 17th Apr 2019
News Capcom Home Arcade Is A Plug-And-Play Arcade Stick, But Is The Emulation Legit?
UPDATE: Confusion over licencing of Final Burn Alpha emulator
Update #2: We’re hearing reports that while the version of Final Burn Alpha emulator that ships with the Capcom Home Arcade stick has been properly licenced, some of the developers currently involved with the software haven’t been contacted. Initially, reports suggested that FBA was...
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News Joker Steals The Show In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate This Week
Releasing alongside Version 3.0
Following on from the render spotted within the source code on the European Nintendo website, Nintendo has now revealed Version 3.0 of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will arrive in the US today on 17th April and tomorrow in the UK on 18th April. Alongside this update is the release of Joker, the first paid DLC fighter...
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News A Full Rundown Of Joker's Smash Bros. Ultimate Moveset And Final Smash
And how to use Arsene
If you missed the news, Persona 5's Joker is making his way into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Nintendo Switch today. Frankly, we'd be amazed if you have missed the news because we've been prattling on about it all day (you can check out more Joker content at the bottom of this article) but now it's time to really get stuck...
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Feature The Konami Hyperboy Is A Dumb But Loveable Throwback To A Bygone Era
Turns your Game Boy into an arcade machine! Kinda!
The Nintendo Game Boy turns 30 this Sunday, and to celebrate this amazing occasion we'll be running a series of related features this week, right up to the big day. Whenever a new piece of gaming hardware is successful, it naturally attracts a lot of attention – both in terms of games (because...
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News This Is Joker's Full Render For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Best Buy wasn't joking
Update: It's now been confirmed Joker and version 3.0 of Ultimate will be released on 17th/18th April. Click here to find out more. Remember when a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate render of Joker appeared on the Best Buy website at the end of
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News Bowser Begins His First Day On The Job As The President At Nintendo Of America
Bow down before your king...err, president
It's a new era at Nintendo of America. Reggie has left the building and the appropriately-named Doug Bowser is now officially at the helm as the president. To celebrate his first day in this role, @thetruebowser shared a photo of his new office on Twitter. We're not entirely sure what's going on, though,...
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Gallery All Of Joker's Smash Ultimate Alternate Costumes, Kirby Hat And Mii Outfits
Stealing the show
The day is finally here, folks! Joker is arriving in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a playable character today. A star of Persona 5, Joker is arguably one of the flashiest fighters on the Smash scene. We're completely down for the red and black theme presented in his main costume and stage, but there are plenty more costumes...
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News Warframe Gets A Huge Graphical Overhaul In The Plains of Eidolon Remaster Update
And it's free!
Warframe has now received its new Plains of Eidolon Remaster update, renewing the open-world in-game location with a pretty mighty graphical overhaul. The update is said to deliver "dynamic lighting, textures and atmosphere, resurfaced terrain for better K-Drive Hoverboard action, and introduces conservation and a new Grineer menace,...
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Random Check Out The Retirement Gift Geoff Keighley Gave Reggie Fils-Aimé
Nintendo's one and only "big man"
Reggie appears to have received a rather impressive gift from his good friend Geoff Keighley - the host and creator of the Video Game Awards. Geoff worked with the wonderful artist Sam Spratt on the above painting to commemorate Reggie's retirement. This was what Reggie had to say about the special painting: One...
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News Here's A Closer Look At Joker's Mementos Stage In Smash Ultimate, All 11 Music Tracks Listed
Change colours with the music
One of the more interesting parts of today's full Joker reveal for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, in our eyes at least, was his stage. Called Mementos, this new stage has a few tricks up its sleeve and is arguably one of the most eye-catching designs in the game. So, let's take a look shall we? In Joker's reveal video, it...
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- Joker
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News Katana Zero Refused Classification In Australia And New Zealand
No issues outside of this region
Katana Zero is due out worldwide in less than two days and the Switch release has just been banned in Australia and New Zealand. The indie game's publisher Devolver Digital revealed this over on its official Twitter account earlier today. "Heads up to folks in Australia / New Zealand - Katana ZERO has a...
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News Saints Row: The Third Gets New Switch Trailer And Fancy Physical Deluxe Pack
"Super excellent!"
Note: This trailer contains a small amount of bad language. A brand new trailer for the upcoming Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package has just been released, coming alongside the announcement of the game's Deluxe Pack which is available to pre-order from GAME starting today. The game is set to launch on 10th M
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News The Live-Action Minecraft Movie Is Due Out In 2022
It's going to be a blockbuster
In case you forgot, a live-action Minecraft movie is on the way. It was actually confirmed by the game's creator Markus "Notch" Persson back in 2014 and has since experienced multiple delays. In an official update on the Minecraft website, it's now been revealed the movie will arrive on 4th March 2022. To be precise,...
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Feature The Handheld Rivals Which Tried And Failed To Beat The Game Boy
A Game (Boy) of Thrones
The Nintendo Game Boy turns 30 this Sunday, and to celebrate this amazing occasion we'll be running a series of related features this week, right up to the big day. Context, they say, is for kings, and history can easily be misunderstood if we gloss over the specifics of how things relate to the time they're from. It’s...
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News This Switch Case Aims To Protect Your Console And Store Games For Portable Play
And you can use it while docked, too
There are a surprising number of Switch cases and accessories available on the market, all offering slightly different ways to look after your pride and joy, and the latest to hit stores is this Protective Shell Case from gaming accessory maker, Venom. The case aims to keep the Switch and both Joy-Con...
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Japanese Charts Nintendo Labo VR Constructs A Second Place Debut
Beating Final Fantasy
Japanese chart figures are now in for 8th - 14th April, revealing that Nintendo Labo VR has managed to enter the charts in second place in its opening week. The game managed to sell more units that this week's other big Switch release, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, with Famitsu's estimates reporting a total of 26,634 sales...
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News Samurai Shodown V Special Is Your Next Switch Retro Fix From Hamster
Available tomorrow
Hamster has revealed that Samurai Shodown V Special is fighting its way to Switch incredibly soon. So soon, in fact, that you'll be able to get your hands on it tomorrow, 18th April. The ninth entry in SNK's Samurai Shodown/Samurai Spirits series of fighting games, Samurai Shodown V Special is an upgraded version of the original...
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News Pichu, Isabelle And Pokémon Trainer amiibo Arrive In North America This July
Collect 'em all
If you're still collecting Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo and happen to be located in North America, you'll be interested to hear Pichu, Isabelle and Pokémon Trainer will be arriving on 26th July. This announcement was made over on the Nintendo of America Twitter account: New Super Smash Bros. series #amiibo are on the way!...
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News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Celebrates All Things Castlevania This Weekend
'Castlevania: Spirit Nocturne'
We may well have finally been given a release date for Joker's arrival in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as well as the lovely sounding Version 3.0 update, but the excitement doesn't end there. Nintendo has also revealed details for the next Spirit Board event. This time, Smash is celebrating all things Castlevania, with...
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News Europe Will Get The Pichu, Isabelle And Pokémon Trainer amiibo Before North America
All dates now confirmed
Alongside the Joker and Version 3.0 shenanigans earlier today was the announcement of the next wave of amiibo, all from the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate series. The effortlessly cool Pokémon Trainer will be joining the effortlessly adorable Pichu and Isabelle for a new batch of figures releasing this summer. Originally, we...
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News Explore And Save An Underwater World In Koral, A New Puzzler Coming To Switch
Developed entirely at sea
A brand new puzzle game is on the way to Switch next month called Koral, allowing players to explore a "beautiful" underwater world. A release date of 16th May has been confirmed. To be a little more clear, the player's goal is actually to bring life back to coral reefs underwater. You'll need to solve puzzles to heal the...
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News The Second Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes DLC Is Launching Earlier Than Planned
Get it tomorrow!
Grasshopper Manufacture has revealed that the second batch of DLC for Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes will be available from tomorrow, arriving earlier than expected. Originally, this DLC was scheduled to arrive on 30th April, but we definitely aren't complaining. This new content arrives under the name 'Bubblegum Fatale' and
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Review The Padre - A Clunky But Scary Survival Horror Offering
Daddy issues
If there's one genre that truly feels at home in the interactive world of videogames, its horror. Reading a spooky tale from Edgar Allen Poe or sitting down to watch something from the ingenious mind of Jordan Peele might get your senses on edge, but feeling intrinsically part of that terror is something else entirely. It's a unique...
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Tuesday16th Apr 2019
News Nintendo Switch System Update 8.0.0 Is Now Live
New and improved
Nintendo has rolled out a new system update and for once it's not just stability improvements to enhance the overall user experience. There's also an update for the Joy-Con controllers. Version 8.0.0 allows you to sort the order of your software in the All Software menu, transfer your save data for individual games from one system...
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News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Technical Director Reveals More About The Labo VR Update
More screenshots, too
Nintendo has shared some new screenshots and more information about the upcoming Labo VR update for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in a blog post on its official Japanese website. Apart from the new in-game screens (see above and below), the latest post by the game's Technical Director Takuhiro Dohta explains how this...
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- Labo
- VR
Review My Time At Portia - An Engaging Life Sim That Will Eat Up Your Spare Time
Take a load on
The life sim genre is fairly under-represented on Switch. We’re still eagerly awaiting the arrival of Animal Crossing, and the only Harvest Moon game on the system is a half-hearted affair that doesn’t really do the old Marvelous-developed games justice. At the moment, the only real heavyweight available is Stardew Valley, but...
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- My Time at Portia
News SNK Is Making New Neo Geo Hardware, As Well As A New Metal Slug
Neo Geo '2 and 3' on the way, apparently
SNK is making a new version of its legendary Neo Geo system, it has been revealed. The announcement came from SNK Corporation chairman Ge Zhihui, who also revealed that a new Metal Slug title is in development for the new console, as well as other systems. The news came during an investor relations press...
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Random Amazon Accidentally Sends Customer An Entire Box Of Ken amiibo Figures
Lucky, or unlucky?
A number of us here at Nintendo Life have ever-growing amiibo collections that fill us with far too much joy, and some of us have definitely overdone it with the odd purchase here and there, but we've never had a moment quite like this. Twitter user, @AWDtwit, has shared the moment they received a whopping ten copies of the same...
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News Dawn Of Survivors Is An Intriguing Online-Based Zombie Survival Switch Game, And It's Only $2
A potential bargain
Releasing in just two days' time on Nintendo Switch is Dawn of Survivors, an online-based zombie survival game that could turn out to be something of a steal thanks to its low price point. The game is a survival of the fittest, with each player scavenging for resources in the wastelands of a zombie apocalypse. From decaying...
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- Upcoming Releases
- Switch eShop
News Switch Exclusive Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Secures A July Release Date
Switch players, assemble!
Nintendo Switch exclusive Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order has just received a confirmed release date. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 19th July. The game was initially revealed at The Game Awards back in December and will have players assembling their ultimate team of Marvel superheroes from a huge...
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- Upcoming Releases
Random This GameCube Logo Storage Unit Is One Of The Best Things We've Ever Seen
Yes please
If you're spending your valuable time reading this site, you're probably pretty keen on those video game thingies. And if you like games, you probably have a collection of cartridges, discs and consoles lining various shelves or cabinets in your home. What you (almost) certainly don't have, though, is this amazing GameCube logo storage...
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News Reggie Fils-Aimé Packs Up His Office And Reflects On The Good Times At Nintendo
The Master Sword stayed behind for the next hero
Earlier on, the former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé set up a Twitter account. He's already putting it to good use by sharing some photos of himself packing up his office. Here's everything he has posted so far: Reggie starts by showing us his E3 2004 pass where he announced to...
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News The Legend Of Zelda Champions amiibo And Wolf Link Are Back In Stock At Nintendo's UK Store
Pick up some rare figures
If you're working on a healthy collection of amiibo figures, or even if you're just a super Legend of Zelda fan, you'll be pleased to know that both Wolf Link and the Champions amiibo set are now back in stock at the Nintendo Official UK store (at the time of writing, at least). These particular figures aren't the easiest...
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- amiibo
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News A Spiritual Successor To 1080° Snowboarding Might Be In The Pipeline
We'll take ten...eighty
Back during the Nintendo 64 generation, Nintendo EAD released Wave Race 64 and then followed it up a few years later with the extreme sports title 1080° Snowboarding. A second installment called 1080° Avalanche (developed by NST) was then published for the GameCube in 2003. Since then, Nintendo’s done pretty much nothing...
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UK Charts Nintendo Labo VR Fails To Enter Top 40, Yoshi Slips Down To Fifth Place
Neither VR Kit made the cut
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 13th April, revealing that both of the two Nintendo Labo VR Kit releases have failed to make it into the top 40. Nintendo's other recent major release, Yoshi's Crafted World, has slipped down to fifth place this week, while Tom Clancy's The Division 2 remains at the top, seeing...
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- Nintendo Labo
- Charts
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Random Mario And Friends Cause Metrolink Mayhem In Manchester
Hilarity ensues
We can only imagine what Mancunians such as Liam Gallagher or Professor Brian Cox might have thought after the mayhem caused in Manchester, UK the other day by Mario and friends. These mischievous cosplayers renamed many of the city centre's tram stops with a video game twist. Let's take a look at some of their antics: Of...
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News Beyond Enemy Lines: Covert Operations Brings Tactical Shooter Gameplay To Switch Next Week
Adapted especially for Switch
Beyond Enemy Lines: Covert Operations is firing onto Nintendo Switch on 23rd April, it has been confirmed. That means we have just one week to go to check it out for ourselves. We first mentioned this one just a couple of months ago, with its tactical twist on the shooter genre leaving us feeling rather intrigued. The...
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- Upcoming Releases
- Switch eShop
Review Shadow Blade: Reload - Fast-Paced Ninja Action, But There Are Better Versions Elsewhere
The quick and the dead
Shadow Blade: Reload has no time for the weak or the slow. It’s an action-platformer that demands you move at lightning speed, leaping from platforms, collecting items and dealing out ninja-themed death like a cracked whip. There’s a clock ticking away at the top of the screen, urging you to run faster, bounce off walls...
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News New GRID Autosport Trailer Shows Off Its 'Freedom Of Control'
Different ways to play
A new trailer has been released for the upcoming GRID Autosport on Nintendo Switch, showing off the multiple ways players will be able to enjoy the new racer. As you can see for yourself, there are plenty of different options for you to choose from. Whether you're a fan of traditional racer controls, motion steering, or...
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News Natsume Announces Indie Partner Program, Cosmic Defenders Revealed As First Game
Working alongside indie devs
Natsume, the publisher behind franchises such as Harvest Moon and Reel Fishing, has today announced the creation of the 'Natsume Indie Program', an initiative which "partners the company with independent developers around the world to introduce creative, innovative games to a wider audience". Further details - such as...
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- Upcoming Releases
- Switch eShop
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News Sunnyside Brings Action-Shooter Towaga 2 To The Nintendo Switch This Summer
A sequel to the mobile sensation
Sunnyside Games has announced it is releasing a sequel to its Android and iOS hit Towaga on the Nintendo eShop this summer - with the assistance of Forever Entertainment and TA Publishing. Towaga 2 is described as an action-shooter where the fate of your tribe lies sorely in your hands. Using your focus, accuracy...
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- Nintendo Switch
- Upcoming Releases
News Trials Rising's First Expansion Lets You Cruise And Crash Down America's Route 66
Available today
Today, Ubisoft has released 'Trials Rising Sixty-Six', the first expansion for the latest entry to the series which launched on Switch in February. This new expansion allows players to ride along the most legendary road in the United States: Route 66. You'll be performing your usual backflips and racing to the finish line, but this...
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- Updates
- DLC
News Iron Snout Brings "Fast-Paced Bacon-Flavoured Combat" To Switch This Week
A button-mashing beat 'em up
SnoutUp Games and Ratalaika Games have revealed that Iron Snout will be fighting its way to Nintendo Switch later this week. One of very few games said to offer "fast-paced bacon-flavoured combat", Iron Snout has you taking on the role of a porky protagonist who isn't afraid to deal some damage to his pesky enemies...
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