TodayThu, 22nd Aug 2019

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  News Meet The Good, Bad And Ugly Survivors You'll Encounter In Disaster Report 4

  Groundbreaking interaction

  Nothing brings people together like a crisis, apparently, although there's always a bad egg or two to stink the situation up even further. NIS America's new trailer for Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories gives you an idea of the lovely (and not so lovely) people you'll be interacting with as you try to escape from a...

  • 36 mins ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  Deals Pick Up SUPERBEAT: XONiC For Just $0.89 On The US Switch eShop

  Transistor and Bastion also get tasty discounts

  Another week, another Switch eShop sale. While the various regional eShops often throw up different deals, sometimes there's one that's too good to pass up, even if you live on a different continent. Stalwart video game news and deals sentinel Wario 64 noticed that rhythm game SUPERBEAT: XONiC is...

  • 1 hour ago
  • Deals
  • eShop
  • US
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  25

  Review SEGA AGES Puyo Puyo - You Can't Polish A Puyo This Plain

  Less ‘yo’, more ‘pu’

  We’ve now reached the tenth game in the Sega Ages series, and it’s safe to say the project has been a resounding success. Over the course of the past year, Sega and the retro wizards at M2 have released a steady stream of old-school ports that have had us using the phrase ‘definitive version’ more times than...

  • 4 hours ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
  • SEGA AGES
  • Puyo Puyo
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  36

  News NBA 2K20 Developer Is Dedicated To A Quality Switch Version

  "I think when the demand is there... you take advantage of it"

  We've discussed our disappointment with EA's approach to Switch at length before. The company's unwillingness to invest in Nintendo's hit console by giving us a FIFA in line with versions on other platforms feels counter-productive, and for every glimmer of hope we get that things migh

  • 4 hours ago
  • Upcoming Releases
  • NBA 2K20
  • Nintendo Switch
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  4

  News Get Your House In Order With Wilmot's Warehouse On Switch Next Week

  Warehouse-scale inventory Tetris

  Indie developer and publisher Finji has announced that Wilmot's Warehouse, a puzzle game 'for people who like to organise stuff' is dropping on Switch (and PC) next week on Thursday 29th August. You play as Wilmot, a square employee at A5 Logistics responsible for keeping a warehouse in order. Products are delivered...

  • 5 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Wilmots Warehouse
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  32

  Random SpongeBob Artist Mashes Smash Bros. And Nickelodeon Characters

  How many can you name?

  Well here's an ambitious crossover (they seem to be all the rage these days). In honour of Nickelodeon's annual Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament, SpongeBob Squarepants storyboard artist Kurt Snyder has created a poster for this year's internal studio event featuring famous Nickelodeon characters cosplaying as Smash...

  • 5 hours ago
  • Random
  • Super Smash Bros
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  News Capcom Takes A Bite Out Of Its Resident Evil eShop Prices In Europe

  But are they still infected?

  It's Thursday, which means it's download update day, where Nintendo announce the horde of games shuffling their way onto the eShop over the coming days. This week was no exception and, like usual, us mere survivors were thrown some scraps in the form of sale items, (AKA: health items for our weary wallets). Whilst...

  • 6 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Sales
  • Resident Evil
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  25

  Nintendo Download 22nd August (North America)

  Hotline Miami! Superhot! Puyo Puyo!

  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: Superhot (SUPERHOT, Mon 19th August, $24.99)...

  • 6 hours ago
  • Nintendo Download
  • Nintendo Switch
  • North America
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  7

  News Pig Eat Ball Will Hog Your Nintendo Switch In October

  Get ready to barf

  The Switch continues to bring us interesting new games which aren't quite like anything we've seen before, and Pig Eat Ball from publisher Mommy's Best Games looks like it's going to be a fun slice of multiplayer madness when it comes to the Switch on 18th October, priced at $14.99. The game is an insane action-adventure about...

  • 7 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  32

  Nintendo Download 22nd August (Europe)

  ONINAKI! RAD! Snooker!

  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: Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution!...

  • 7 hours ago
  • Nintendo Download
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Europe
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  19

  News The Ninja Saviors: Return Of The Warriors Gets A Delay In North America

  Due to "unforeseen logistical challenges"

  It has been revealed that The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors will be subject to a delay in North America, while the European release remains unaffected. The game – which is a sequel to the brilliant SNES title – hits Europe on August 30th, as was originally planned. However, the North American...

  • 8 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Ninja Warriors
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  73

  Random We've Now Seen Wario Topless, And We Have All Kinds Of Questions

  2019's version of Nipplegate?

  Remember when Mario went topless and the entire internet seemed to grind to a halt in order to discuss his nipples? What a ride that was. Well, 2019 has its own version of 'nipplegate', although this time around, it's the lack of nipple that is causing consternation. Recent footage from Switch exclusive

  • 9 hours ago
  • Random
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Wario
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  26

  News This Super Mario Maker 2 Level Flips An Old Classic On Its Head

  On the up and up

  How many times have you played through the opening level of Super Mario Bros. on the NES? Considering how many systems it has been released on over the years, we're willing to be that it's more than just a handful. World 1-1 lays down the foundations for what has become one of the most famous video game franchises of all time, and...

  • 11 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Super Mario Maker 2
  • Super Mario
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  6

  Guide How To Get Jirachi In Pokémon GO: Step-By-Step For Completing ‘A Thousand-Year Slumber’ Special Research

  Thousand Year D'awwwww

  An eventful summer of Pokémon catching once again comes to a close and as in previous years, players are being treated to a special appearance by a mythical Pokémon. Previously available to long-time Pokémon fans only through in-store events and now obscure Gamecube releases, the absolutely adorable Wish Pokémon Jirachi is...

  • 12 hours ago
  • Guides
  • Pokemon Go
  • Features
  • Nintendo Mobile
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  108

  News As You Probably Guessed, Need For Speed Heat Isn’t Coming To Switch

  “No plans” for other versions

  EA’s on-off relationship with Nintendo platforms has been quite a rollercoaster ride over the years. Past talk of unprecedented partnerships has given way to almost total apathy, although very recently the company has gone on the charm offensive to assure Switch owners that it is still keen to bring its best games...

  • 12 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Need For Speed
  • EA
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  58

  News Play The Dragon Quest XI S Demo And Receive A Special Spirit In Smash Bros. Ultimate

  Offer extends to the full game

  If you're not sure whether the Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition demo on the Nintendo Switch is worth your time, here's one extra reason why you should check it out. Provided you own a copy of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and play either the demo or full version of the new Dragon Quest...

  • 15 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Super Smash Bros
  • Dragon Quest
  • Nintendo
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  26

  News Conker's Creator Needs A Break From The Unlikely Legend Of Rusty Pup

  But what about the Switch version?

  It seems like The Unlikely Legend Of Rusty Pup might not be released on a Nintendo platform after all. Following on from the cancellation of the 3DS version and a development swap from Wii U to Switch, Gory Detail's Chris Seavor – best known as the creator of Conker – has now said he needs a break from Rusty...

  • 16 hours ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
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  News Pokkén Producer Gifted Notebook Filled With Heartwarming Messages From Game's Community

  Long live Pokkén

  Masaaki Hoshino with pro player Allister While there's been a lot of uproar in recent times regarding Pokémon Sword and Shield on the Switch, on the fighting front it's all love. At the recent Pokémon World Championships last weekend, the Pokkén Tournament DX community took the opportunity to thank one of the game's team...

  • 17 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Pokemon
  • Masaaki Hoshino
  • North America
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  40

  News Smash Bros. 64 Tournament Starts Later This Week In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

  Retro glory

  Update 22/08: The Nintendo Versus Twitter account has now revealed how exactly this tournament will work. The three-day event titled "Original Class of '64" only includes fighters, stages, and items from the first Smash Bros. outing on the Nintendo 64. The further you advance, the better the spirit you'll win. The artwork for this...

  • 18 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Super Smash Bros
  • Nintendo
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  65

  Reminder Two More NES Games Hit The Switch, Plus Another Special Version Of Gradius

  Play 'em today

  It's that time of the month again when Nintendo adds more classic titles to the NES library on the Nintendo Switch Online app. Along with the two previously announced games, this update also adds in another special version of an iconic shoot 'em up. In terms of the new games, we have Culture Brain's action-arcade title Kung-Fu Heroes...

  • 19 hours ago
  • Reminder
  • Nintendo Switch
  • NES
  • Nintendo Switch Online
  • Nintendo

YesterdayWed, 21st Aug 2019

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  65

  Review ONINAKI - A Decent Daemon Distraction

  Continuing the cycle of rebirth

  The JRPG genre is one that’s gone through immeasurable change in the few decades that it’s been around, but there’s something about the ‘old school’ style of 90’s turn-based RPGs that still holds a lot of sway with modern fans. To cater to this demographic, Square Enix formed Tokyo RPG Factory in 2015 to...

  • 1 day ago
  • Reviews
  • Nintendo Switch
  • ONINAKI
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  28

  News Catch Generation V Pokémon In Pokémon GO Starting 16th September

  Unova batch to catch

  Niantic, the makers of a little app that seems to have caught on - GO Pokémon, is it? - has announced that Pocket Monsters from the Unova region will start appearing on 16th September. As part of the rewards (as if they weren't coming regardless!) for completing all three parts of the recent Global Challenge, three weeks of...

  • 1 day ago
  • Pokemon
  • Pokemon Go
  • Mobile
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  97

  News Microsoft Has "No Plans" To Bring More First-Party Exclusives To Other Consoles

  Ouch!

  Current relations between Nintendo and Microsoft appear to be better than ever, but there's a chance Ori And The Blind Forest might be the last Xbox title published on the Nintendo Switch. In a statement provided to GamesIndustry.biz yesterday, Microsoft played down the idea of more games from Xbox Studios coming across to other consoles...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Microsoft
  • Xbox
  • Nintendo
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  123

  Video Explore Dragon Quest XI S With The Series' Creator And Download A Demo Now

  A guided tour of a massive title

  Coming from Gamescom 2019 in Cologne, Germany, Nintendo has posted a 35-minute video showing off the world of Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition featuring the game’s producer Hokuto Okamoto as well as series creator Yuji Horii. The guided tour features various areas of the game's...

  • 1 day ago
  • Video
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Dragon Quest XI S
  • Gamescom
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  49

  Review Superhot - Super Fun, Sort Of Brief

  SUPER HOT

  Putting everything on the Nintendo Switch may have started out as a joke, but now it’s becoming painfully obvious that life imitates memes more than the other way around. With the latest cult classic Superhot catapulting itself onto the Switch at its own very figurative pace, what’s next? We’re not here to discuss that right now, but...

  • 1 day ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
  • Superhot
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  36

  Video Gorge Yourself Stupid On 30 Minutes Of Zelda: Link's Awakening Gameplay

  Toys-to-life

  The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening feels like it's just around the corner now, possibly because it is, but that hasn't stopped us getting absolutely ravenous over new gameplay footage whenever it appears, and appear it has. Nintendo UK have produced a whopping 30 minute presentation of the game from Gamescom, looking at some of the...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Nintendo
  • Gamescom
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  48

  News Warner Bros. Reveals Full DLC Roster For Mortal Kombat 11's Kombat Pack

  Arnie, Sindel... and Joker's little brother?

  Following a leak earlier today (through the thumbnail of the official YouTube trailer, no less), Warner Bros. has posted the full line up for its DLC Kombat Pack for Mortal Kombat 11, confirming the release timing for all characters. None of them are a surprise, having been previously announced (or...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • DLC
  • Mortal Kombat 11
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  26

  Video Check Out 30 Minutes Of Ghoul-Filled Gardens In Luigi's Mansion 3

  The grass is greener with Gooigi at Gamescom

  After a couple of in-depth looks at The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition, Nintendo us rounding out its Gamescom 2019 video offering today with a half-hour deep-dive into Luigi's Mansion 3. In this sequel to the Gam

  • 1 day ago
  • Video
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Luigis Mansion 3
  • Gamescom
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  62

  News Fire Emblem: Three Houses Experiences "Best Digital Launch" In Franchise's History

  Sales soar

  It just keeps getting better and better for Fire Emblem: Three Houses. After recent success in the UK and Japanese charts, last week the NPD revealed the Switch release was the largest launch for a Fire Emblem game in US history. Now, Nielsen company SuperData has revealed the game sold an estimated 800,000 digital units worldwide in...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo
  • Fire Emblem
  • Sales
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  49

  News Hotline Miami Collection Removed From The Australian Switch eShop

  The second game is still banned...

  Australian Switch owners got quite the surprise a few days ago when the Hotline Miami Collection was made available on the local eShop shortly after the Indie World presentation. You see, back in 2015, the second game – Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number – was actually refused classification for depicting sexual...

  • 2 days ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Australia
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  73

  Review SEGA AGES Space Harrier - A Tremendous Port Of An Okay Coin-Op

  The real dragon quest

  We’ll spare you the usual spiel about how the Sega Ages series is offering definitive versions of Sega classics on the Switch: given we’re approaching the 10th release in the series, you probably get the idea by now. Game number 9 is Space Harrier, Sega’s 1985 coin-op that blew arcade-goers away back in the day with its...

  • 1 day ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
  • SEGA AGES
  • Space Harrier
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  16

  News Learn More About Pokémon Sword & Shield By Visiting A Galar Visitors Center In Real Life

  Que Galar, Galar...

  Pokémon Sword & Shield aren't out just yet, and we've still got a few lingering questions about some of the finer details surrounding the games. Whether we'll have them answered before release or not is impossible to say, but if you'd like to learn more about the games and the Galar region in which they take place, Nintendo...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Nintendo
  • Pokémon
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  29

  Video Digital Foundry Takes A Detailed Look At The Updated Switch SKU

  More battery life for your buck

  We've been keeping a very close eye on the new Nintendo Switch SKU that's in the process of hitting store shelves, and it certainly seems to make multiple minor improvements to the launch model, but is it worth buying as a replacement if you already own a Switch? After taking delivery of a new model fresh from the...

  • 1 day ago
  • Video
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Digital Foundry
  • Hardware
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  9

  News Nintendo Switch Lite Accessories Ready For Launch From HORI

  Pimp your Switch (Lite)

  HORI has announced its initial line of officially licensed accessories for the upcoming Nintendo Switch Lite. From cases to screen protectors, it's all here, and it's all accessory-y: Screen Protective Filter for Nintendo Switch Lite - $7.99 USD MSRPDuraFlexi Protector for Nintendo Switch Lite - $12.99 USD MSRPHybrid System...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Hardware
  • Hori
  • Accessories
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  36

  News SEGA's Yu Suzuki Would Like To Revisit Out Run And Virtua Fighter

  Splash wave

  Good old Yu Suzuki, the legendary SEGA designer has been responsible for some of the great arcade franchises of all time such as Out Run, After Burner, Space Harrier and Virtua Fighter. Suzuki-san is currently putting the final touches on to Shenmue III, but this hasn't stopped him dreaming of revisiting some of the classics which he...

  • 1 day ago
  • Sega
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Retro
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  9

  News AeternoBlade II Is Whipping To Switch In October

  A gameplay trailer lands alongside the release date

  As well as announcing the release date for hack-and-slash puzzle platformer AeternoBlade II, publisher PQube and developer Corecell Technology have released a new trailer giving us a taste of its time-twisting, dimension-switching gameplay. Landing on Switch on 11th October, the trailer above...

  • 1 day ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  16

  Video Check Out The Previously Unseen File 06 In Astral Chain

  Off the chain

  Gamescom is now well underway and director Takahisa Taura of PlatinumGames has been busy showing off some new exciting gameplay in the upcoming action game Astral Chain, which is headed to the Switch on 30th August. The video shows the previously unseen File 06, with Mr Taura demonstrating some high-level play against the boss of this...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Videos
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  33

  News Sega Ages Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R Coming Soon To Japanese Switch eShop

  Includes Mega Drive mode

  Sega has revealed Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R is "coming soon" to the Japanese Switch eShop. This upcoming Sega Ages release started out life in the arcades in 1994 and was eventually made available on the Game Gear and Mega Drive (Genesis). The Switch eShop version will feature an arcade mode, Mega Drive mode...

  • 2 days ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Sega Ages
  • Sega
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  Video Check Out The Explosive Fights Awaiting The Straw Hats In One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4

  Let’s get Big Mom good this time!

  Bandai Namco has released the first gameplay trailer for One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 at this year's Gamescom. The title was originally announced for the Switch and multiple other platforms at Anime Expo in July and promises to elevate the series to new heights with a brand new graphics engine, epic boss battles...

  • 2 days ago
  • Video
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Bandai Namco
  • One Piece
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  14

  News Creature In The Well's Pinball / Hack-And-Slash Mash Surfaces In September

  There's something down there

  Described as 'a top-down, pinball-inspired, hack-and-slash dungeon crawler' or 'pinbrawler', Creature In The Well isn't shy about blending genres, but after getting our hands on it back at E3 2019, we came away extremely impressed. As featured in

  • 1 day ago
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
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  26

  Video Bee Sure You Point Your Compound Eyes At This Co-Op Bee Simulator Trailer

  For when you're in Geneva, chairing a conference on nuclear fission

  Simulators are a wonderful idea, the ability to take on a realistic or unrealistic role with as much granular detail as possible? That's something we can seriously get behind here at Nintendo Life Towers. With that in mind, Bee Simulator! Yes, the only simulation where you can bee...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
  • Gamescom
  • Video
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  17

  News Freedom Finger Puts A Musical Spin On The Shmup Genre In September

  Rhythm based chaos

  We love a good shmup here at Nintendo Life Towers, and the upcoming Freedom Finger from Wide Right Interactive looks like a refreshing spin on the genre with the addition of melee combat. With a crazy soundtrack featuring a whole host of famous musicians and voicework from none other than Nolan North, this looks like one to watch...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
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  17

  News Get Ready To Eat Some Dirt When The Second Trials Rising Expansion Arrives Next Month

  And break every bone in your body, again

  Trials Rising on the Switch might be a little rough around the edges, but it's still an incredibly fun game with a large number of challenging courses to complete. If you have been chipping away at the game since its February release, you've probably seen everything it has to offer by now, including the first...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • DLC
  • Ubisoft
  • Gamescom

Tuesday20th Aug 2019

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  2653

  Community Pokémon GO Friend Codes - Share Yours Here To Gain Easy XP

  Level up quickly and make a new friend for the Jump-Start Research quest

  The introduction of a 'Friendship' system in Pokémon GO was one of the biggest changes since the game began. Making a new friend is the very first task of the recent Jump-Start Research quest, so many of us are scrambling to find someone we haven't already added over the past...

  • 2 days ago
  • Pokemon
  • Pokemon Go
  • Features
  • Guides
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  80

  Guide Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch Lite

  Update: Nintendo UK Store pre-orders added

  If you're hoping to grab a Nintendo Switch Lite all for yourself, you've certainly come to the right place. Pre-orders for Nintendo's latest console are now popping up all over the place and we're gathering them for you below. At the time of writing, all three standard colours of Switch Lite are available...

  • 3 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch Lite
  • Features
  • Guides
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  78

  News The Witcher 3 Switch eShop File Size Revealed

  It's a big one

  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition is obviously a massive open-world RPG, so just how much of your precious microSD memory will it take up if you decide to go with a digital copy? According to the Switch eShop listing, the game requires a whopping 28.1GB of free space. It's not all that surprising when you consider the fact...

  • 3 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Witcher 3
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  88

  News Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Arrives On Switch This September

  The mega-hit RPG returns

  During the Square Enix Live event at this year's E3, it was revealed Final Fantasy VIII Remastered would be coming to the Switch and multiple other platforms. In the latest update, a release date has now been locked in. This title, based on the 1999 PlayStation original, will arrive early next month on 3rd September and...

  • 3 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Final Fantasy
  • Square Enix
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  71

  News Pokémon Sword And Shield Won't Support Pokémon Global Link

  Pokémon HOME and Switch Online to pick up the slack

  The Pokémon Company has released a statement informing players that Pokémon Global Link will not be supported by the upcoming Gen VIII Switch pair Pokémon Sword and Shield. Instead, it seems that the new service Pokémon HOME will be inheriting some of the functionality you'd expe

  • 2 days ago
  • Pokemon
  • Pokemon Sword and Shield
  • Pokemon Global Link
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  52

  News See Dan Aykroyd In The New Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered Trailer

  He just popped in there

  Saber Interactive, the developer behind the upcoming Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered, has dropped a new trailer for the game as pre-orders go live on Switch and other consoles. The HD remaster of Terminal Reality's ten-year-old game (which reunited most of the original cast) is getting a rerelease on 4th October. The...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Ghostbusters
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  64

  News Check Out The Classic 2D Action In Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

  Long jumping like it's 1964

  Who can forget the first time when the unthinkable happened and Mario and Sonic appeared together in a video game? It all seems like a distant memory now, but the latest trailer for the upcoming Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 makes it look like one of the most fun instalments yet. The game will offer...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Videos
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  48

  Video The Latest Pokémon Sword And Shield Video Shows A Railway Town Up Close & Personal

  Choo choo, Mothim-Furrets

  As the Gamescom event gets underway in Germany, we're getting all sorts of lovely video game news. Not to be left out Game Freak's Director of Pokémon Sword and Shield Shigeru Ohmori is featured in a video which shows off a bit more of the game to eager Pokémon fans. In the video Ohmori-san takes us on tour of a...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Videos
  • Pokémon
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  43

  News Preorder Zelda: Link's Awakening In Europe And Nab Double Gold Points

  Build your own cave and save

  Nintendo of Europe has announced that not only are preorders now open for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on Nintendo Switch, but if you do fancy buying it in advance from the European eShop you'll get double the usual Gold Points to spend however you wish (within reason). NOE has the tweetails: If you want to...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
  • Europe
  • Zelda
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  49

  News DOOM Eternal Will Keep You Decimating Demons For Up To 22 Hours

  Raze hell

  If the original conversion of DOOM for the Nintendo Switch is anything to go by (as well as the Wolfenstein ports that fulfil a similar ideal), then DOOM Eternal should be a seriously saucy romp through Hell and back, and what's more you could be doing so for up to 22 hours. In an interview with QconForums.com, Id Software's Marty...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • DOOM
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  44

  News Authentic Racer GRID Autosport Speeds Onto The Switch Next Month

  Get ready to race

  Have you got the need for speed? Then there's no need to worry because GRID Autosport has got you covered. The ninth entry in the TOCA series is scheduled to arrive on the Switch this summer and is described as a "more authentic racing game" by its publisher, Codemasters. So, when exactly is it due out? According to a tweet by...

  • 3 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  40

  Review PC Building Simulator - A Surprisingly Decent Rig

  Have you switched it off and on?

  The Switch is home to a vast variety of games encompassing all sorts of genres from first-person shooters to visual novels, but we can probably all agree that PC Building Simulator is a game that none of us were expecting to see pop up on the eShop (then again, we got Car Mechanic Simulator, so apparently anything's...

  • 2 days ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
  • PC Building Simulator
  • Mini Reviews
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  15

  Review Pandemic - A Too-Simple Conversion That's Looking A Little Green

  Down with the sickness

  When deciding to bring a popular board game such as Pandemic to a new platform one of the first questions you’ve got to be asking yourself is what can this version add to the already existing game to make it worth a purchase; more specifically, what can the move to digital bring to the table? How do you utilise the...

  • 2 days ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
  • Pandemic
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  44

  Feature The History Of Streets Of Rage

  Mmm... trashcan chicken

  For a lot of us more ‘seasoned’ gamers, the announcement of Streets of Rage 4 brought a tear to the eye. The original Mega Drive/Genesis games hold a special place in our hearts and after all these years the prospect of returning to take on Mr X’s mysterious Syndicate with our bare knuckles makes us quite... emotional...

  • 2 days ago
  • Feature
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Mega Drive
  • Streets of Rage
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  26

  News The Witcher 3 Switch Port Started Development Just 12 Months Ago

  Saber doesn't hang around

  We recently sat down to try out a preview build of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt on Switch and just yesterday we published our hands-on impressions. Spoilers! It's pretty remarkable. Our friends over at Digital Foundry also got the chance to sit down with se

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Witcher 3
  • Digital Foundry
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  News "Charming" Horror Game Little Nightmares II Will Terrify Switch Owners Next Year

  Face your fears

  A sequel to Little Nightmares, stylised as Little Nightmares II, is making its way to the Switch next year. Bandai Namco dropped this terrifying surprise on the opening night of Gamescom. The second game by Tarsier Studios is described as a "suspense-adventure" and sees you take on the role of Mono - a young boy trapped in a world...

  • 3 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Bandai Namco
  • Gamescom
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  News Kalypso Brings Port Royale 4 To The Nintendo Switch In 2020

  And a barrel of rum

  During Gamescom's opening night, Kalypso shared a trailer for Port Royale 4, revealing the game will be sailing onto the Switch and multiple other platforms in the third quarter of 2020. The trailer captures the journey of a barrel of rum. See for yourself below: This series combines business simulation with real-time battles...

  • 3 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Gamescom
• 

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  Video New Windjammers 2 Trailer Introduces Two New Characters

  This ain't your grandma's air hockey

  Windjammers is a series that has a special place in many olde-timey retro-minds, and for good reason. Its particular brand of high-octane and frankly ludicrous air hockey-like gameplay is uncommon to say the least, and with the impending arrival of Windjammers 2 the nostalgia glands of many are fit to burst. So...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
  • Gamescom
• 

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  Reminder Fire Emblem Themed Maximus Cup Starts Later This Week In Tetris 99

  Unlock a special in-game theme

  Later this week, on 23rd August, Nintendo is hosting its sixth Tetris 99 Maximus Cup. This time it's a crossover event with Fire Emblem: Three Houses. If you earn 100 points during this limited-time event, you'll be able to unlock a special Fire Emblem: Three Houses theme, featuring unique art, music and Tetrimo...

  • 3 days ago
  • Reminder
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Tetris 99
  • Fire Emblem
• 

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  News Ghostrunner Brings Cyberpunk Parkour Action To Switch Next Year

  Are you the Keymaster?

  If you've been hankering for a bit of Mirror's Edge-style parkour action on the Switch, then Ghostrunner looks like it will be worth keeping your eye on. In this first-person action game from developer One More Level, you'll be wall-running like a boss with your electric knife taking down anyone who stands in your way in a...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
• 

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  News Crikey, This Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz Theme Music Is Infectious

  Banana Fritters for dinner

  It's fair to say that some modern video games can often be a bit of a gloomy affair, with serious undertones and lots of shades of brown and grey in the textures. Good-old SEGA are keen to bring back the more colourful arcade days with Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD of course, and it's got a ridiculously upbeat...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Music
• 

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  News Ready Your Tin Foil Hats For The Bradwell Conspiracy On Switch This Fall

  A night in a museum

  Coming from Bossa Studios, the makers of Surgeon Simulator, in partnership with new outfit A Brave Plan made up of veteran game devs, The Bradwell Conspiracy is bringing its first-person narrative adventure to Switch later this fall. After an explosion at the Bradwell Stonehenge Museum, the player awakens to find themselves...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • The Bradwell Conspiracy
• 

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  News Overpass Gameplay Trailer Kicks Up Dust As The Game Slides Into 2020

  Looking quite tasty, though

  We've reported before on Overpass, a four-wheel drive off-road racer from Swedish outfit Zordix (the team behind such racing titles as Aqua Moto Racing Utopia and Snow Moto Racing Freedom). While the studio's previous titles failed to im

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Overpass
• 

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  News Mantis Burn Racing Gets A Physical Release In North America On 12th December

  Partnering with PM Studios and acttil

  PM Studios and acttil are teaming up with the developer VooFoo Studios to release a retail copy of the mico-racing game Mantis Burn Racing in North America, on 12th December. The price of the physical version has not been revealed. Here's a bit about the game, along with the box art: "Mantis Burn Racing®" is...

  • 3 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • North America
• 

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  News Retrieve Lost Memories In Headspun On Switch Later In August

  Rebuild Cortex

  If you're looking for something a little different to play on your Switch, Wales Interactive's next project might just be the perfect thing. We've got a trailer just above these little words here for you to watch, but bear in mind there's some mild profanity to endure. As part of a collaboration with developer Superstring, the...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases