April2018
News Pix'n Love Is Creating A Limited Edition Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Package
Artbook and lithographs ahoy!
French firm Pix'n Love - famous for its excellent video game books - has been commissioned by Capcom to produce a special limited edition version of the upcoming Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. The package will contain a physical copy of the game itself, a special box, an 80-page artbook and four...
News Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 And 2 Confirmed For Switch
X Gon' Give It to Ya
Capcom announced that all of the Mega Man X games would be coming to Switch late last year, but stopped short of actually explaining how they would be distributed. We now confirmation that these titles will be released in two packs, thanks to Japanese publication Famitsu. Mega Man X Legacy Collection will include Mega Man...
March2018
News Capcom Classic Okami HD Stalks Its Way To Switch This Summer
With touch and motion controls in place
When Okami HD arrived a short time ago many Nintendo fans wondered why it wasn't coming to a Nintendo system - after all, the original version was on Wii. Thankfully, this wrong has been righted by the news that the game is coming to Switch eShop this summer. The gorgeous title will benefit from improved...
News This Faithful Fan-Made Brawler Is Mega Man Meets Smash Bros
Blue Bomber beatdown
Do you love yourself a bit of Mega Man? Can't wait until the release of the Mega Man Legacy Collection and Mega Man Legacy Collection 2? Well, how about a fan-made creation that takes the classic retro platforming of the Blue Bomber and transforms it into a multiplayer brawler, a la Smash Bros? Mega Man Arena - which you can...
Rumour Is This Really Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Running On Switch?
A Pinch Of Salt Might Be Advisable
Footage has surfaced online of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 running on what appears to be a Nintendo Switch console. The video shows the fighting title running on Switch - complete with the correct button prompts - and even shows the game's icon at the end, when whoever is recording the footage exits to the home menu...
News The Studio That Ported Skyrim To Switch Wants To Tackle Monster Hunter World Next
"Give us a shot & we won’t let you down"
Capcom's been pretty clear (on more than one occasion) about the fact that Monster Hunter World is aimed at consoles like the PS4 and Xbox One, and is unlikely to ever be ported to the Switch. The company's stance hasn't changed in the recent months, despite many
February2018
News You Can Now Pre-Order An EU Retail Copy Of Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
Let's get physical
If you're counting down the days until Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection rumbles onto Nintendo Switch - and you happen to live in the EU - you'll be pleased as punch to learn you can now pre-order a retail version of the game direct from lesser-known retailer Base. There was some concern as to whether the EU was going to...
News Mega Man Composer Addresses Similarity Between Elec Man's Theme And Journey's "Faithfully"
Manami Matsumae breaks her silence on plagiarism claims
With the great news about Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 and 2 coming to Switch being announced recently, we've got another slice of Blue Bomber-related news - this time going all the way back to the first NES game. In the world of games, a lot of minuscule things get dug up,...
News The Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 Are Headed To Switch On 22nd May
There's even a rad retail version, too
Mega Man is celebrating his 30th anniversary in style. First there's news of a MM-themed bike and range of ride wear, and now the biggie - confirmation that Mega Man Legacy Collection (which previously appeared on 3DS in 2016) and Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 will launch on Nintendo Swi
News Mega Man Legacy Collection Might Be One Release on Switch
All in one place
Yesterday brought with it the fascinating news that the upcoming re-release of the Mega Man X series will likely be split between two separate collections, echoing the predecessor collection for the classic Mega Man series. It was assumed that Mega Man Legacy Collection would simply be re-released in two parts as it appeared on...
News Mega Man X Collection May Be Coming in Two Separate Releases
Zero might have cut it in half
The end of last year was a great one for Mega Man fans, as Capcom announced that the classic series would be continuing with Mega Man 11. Switch owners were given plenty to look for to as well; not only would Mega Man Legacy Collection and its sequel be coming to the platform, but the Mega Man X games were revealed for...
News Look, Capcom Knows You Really Want Monster Hunter World On Switch
"We’re aware of that request"
Jeez, you guys. Can you, like, stop with all this "when is Monster Hunter World coming to Switch?" nonsense for just one second? Poor old Capcom's sick to death of hearing about how much you want it on Nintendo's machine, OK? And who came blame Capcom, right? Monster Hunter World has been a complete and...
News This Face-To-Face Cabinet From Japan Is How Local Multiplayer Should Be Played
It's due out in May
We all know local multiplayer is one of Nintendo Switch's most attractive features - especially while we wait until September for the Online Service to finally go live - so imagine our surprise/excitement when we got wind a firm in Japan is manufacturing a cabinet that houses two Switches and their Joy-Cons and creates the...
News Megadriver's Latest Album Is All About Shmups
And Great Justice For All
Nintendo Life shmup heads rejoice as Brazilian metal band and inventors of the game metal genre Megadriver have just released their latest album. For Great Justice is a twenty track metal cover album with some very iconic tunes from several classic shmups, including songs from Thunder Force IV,
News MSU1 Support For Yoshi's Island, Seiken Densetsu 3 And Final Fight 2 Is Here
Dinosaur babysitting, action RPG perfection and Mike Haggar's world tour
The Zeldix MSU1 community continues its incredible streak of MSU-1 audio project releases, with this week seeing the conclusion of two major projects from Conn and a nice Capcom surprise from Kurono and PepilloPEV. Without a doubt one of the greatest Super Nintendo (perhaps...
January2018
News Capcom Sees 36.9% Operating Income Surge, Ultra Street Fighter II On Switch A "Smash Hit"
Rolling in Bison dollars
Capcom's financial report for the nine months that ended on 31st December 2017 are in, and they make for some interesting reading - especially if you're a Street Fighter fan and a Nintendo Switch owner. The company posted some impressive figures, including a substantial increase to its operating income of ¥7 billion...
Video This Heartwarming Home Movie Shows The Moment Mega Man 2 Changed Everything
State of the art high resolution memories
Mega Man turns 30 this year, an event which will no doubt make many players feels really, really old. Capcom's series may be undergoing a revival of late thanks to the announcement of an all-new entry, but for many fans it never got any better than the NES sequel, which still ranks as one of the best action...
Soapbox Monster Hunter World Has Claimed Its Prize, But Capcom Shouldn't Forget Nintendo
3DS helped make the series what it is today
Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot topics, opinions that may not necessarily be the voice of the site. In today's article, editor Dom argues that Monster Hunter World needed to leave Nintendo behind to make a different success of itself, but that the wider...
News Capcom Explains (Again) Why Monster Hunter World Isn't Coming To Switch
"We don’t have any plans for the Switch at the moment"
Monster Hunter World is shaping up to be pretty special indeed, but for Nintendo fans missing out on this blockbuster title it's something of a sore point - especially when you consider how the 3DS iterations of the series did so much to expand its core audience. Well all know that the game...
December2017
Editorial Trying to Play Monster Hunter XX in Japanese on the Nintendo Switch
When the World beta isn't an option
It's fair to say that a group of Switch gamers are rather annoyed at Capcom, even as the company has recently reversed course from minimal support to offering more backing for the popular system. Many are likely Monster Hunter fans that have been used to the series gracing Nintendo hardware and now face a harsh...
News Capcom on the Audio Design of Mega Man 11
The first game in the series to use real world sounds
The Mega Man franchise is iconic for many reasons, one of which is the chiptune soundtrack that accompanies each game. Though there have been highs and lows with the different soundtracks, they’ve all captured that mechanical, synthesized sound, and it’s expected that the upcoming Mega Man 11...
News Some Japanese Gamers Aren't Happy About Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
Including Hideki Kamiya
The fact that we're getting a compendium of every Street Fighter game should be cause for celebration, but in Japan some fans are less than happy about the upcoming 30th Anniversary Collection. The problem stems from the fact that Capcom is using the "international" versions of each game. In the small print relating to the...
Video Mega Man 11’s Art Director Explains the New Look
Better than 8 bit spritework?
Capcom took the industry by surprise with its announcement of Mega Man 11, the continuation of the classic run ‘n’ gun series. Though it appears that it will adhere quite closely to the beloved template that all its predecessors used, the new art style has divided opinion with its 2.5D style. It’ll still be quite...
News Capcom Could Be Bringing Even More Ports To Nintendo Switch
Ones that haven't already appeared on Nintendo consoles, that is
It was only a few hours ago we reported on Square Enix expressing renewed interest in opening up its digital back catalogue to Switch thanks to a very strong first nine months for the console, and now it looks like it's not the only Japanese publishing powerhouse potentially...
News Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Rumbles Onto Switch May 2018
Twelve games in the series anytime, anywhere.
Get your arcade sticks ready, because the Mega Man collections were just the beginning: Capcom will bring Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection onto the Nintendo Switch in May 2018! This compilation will contain no less that twelve arcade perfect ports of the series as follows: Street...