January2020
Gallery Unboxing Samurai Shodown's Japanese Limited Edition
To call it "awesome" is an understatement
There's not long to wait for Samurai Shodown's Switch release in the west, but if you're willing to pay a little more over the odds and like getting limited edition junk, then you might want to invest in the Japanese version – known as Samurai Spirits – which comes with full English language support (it...
News Samurai Shodown Launches In The West Next Month On The Nintendo Switch
Ready your blade
One of the many games to look forward to on the Switch this year is Samurai Shodown. SNK's latest entry first arrived in June last year on multiple other platforms and followed with a Japan-only Switch release in December. The game was targeting a Q1 2020 release here in the west, and now Nintendo's official North American website...
December2019
Feature Why You'll Never Get To Play Your Favourite Retro Game On Switch
Companies really do want your money, but at the right price
A few weeks ago while scrolling through Twitter, a particular video clip caught our eye. It showed Slipstream, a 1995 F1 arcade game from Capcom. Using Sega’s System 32 board, it was produced in very limited quantities for the Latin American market and never saw wide release. As you can...
News Fatal Fury's Mai Is Receiving Her Very Own "All Ages" Birthday Pop-Up Shop In Japan
Everyone is welcome
Remember last month when Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai said the all-star fighting game was for "good boys and girls of many different ages" when he explained why Mai Shiranui from SNK's Fatal Fury and King of Fighters
News Get 50% Off The First Three Samurai Shodown Games On The Switch eShop
Slashed prices
If you love old school SNK fighters, there's a sale happening right now on the North American and European Switch eShop that you might want to check out. You can get the Arcade Archives versions of Samurai Shodown, Samurai Shodown II and Samurai Shodown III for 50% off the regular prices. Thanks to the price cut, each one is £3.14 /...
November2019
News Samurai Shodown Is Still On Course For 2019 Release In Japan, Pre-Load Now Available
While the western version is scheduled for early 2020
Update (Wed 20th Nov, 2019 18:00 GMT): The news that the western launch of Samurai Shodown wouldn't be happening until 2020 had some people assuming the that the Japanese version – pencilled in for 12th December – would also be impacted. However, that's not the case and you can pre-load the...
Reminder Select ACA Neo Geo Fighting Games On The Switch eShop Are Currently 50% Off
Celebrating the release of Terry Bogard in Smash Ultimate
Original Story Thu 7th Nov, 2019: At the beginning of yesterday's Terry Bogard showcase, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game director Masahiro Sakurai spoke in detail about the history of the character, including the system he started out on and the series he's featured in over the years. Mr...
Gallery Finally, Metal Slug Has The Official Book It Deserves
"Thank you!"
Metal Slug is arguably one of the few series from the '90s which has managed to endure and persist despite the passage of time and the advances of technology; it seems that blowing up 2D sprites has a timeless quality to it, and we've personally been really enjoying revisiting these classic games on Switch. If you're a fan of the...
News SNK's T.N.K III Brings Tank Warfare To The Arcade Archives Series This Week
Destroy everything
This week, it's been a celebration of all-things SNK, with the release of Terry Bogard in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and select fighting games on the eShop currently half price until 20th November. To go out with a bang, Hamster has now added one of the company's top-down vertically scrolling shmup to the Arcade Archives...
News Kirby Transforms Into A Fatal Cutie When He Uses His Copy Ability On Terry Bogard
A smashing new look
We've seen some fatal cuties in certain other games in the past, but this one is perhaps the cutest of them all. Following the release of the DLC fighter Terry Bogard in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Nintendo Versus Twitter account has uploaded a few screenshots to showcase what exactly the pink puffball Kirby looks like as...
Feature Just Who The Heck Is Terry Bogard, Smash Bros. Ultimate's New DLC Fighter?
Update: Terry comes to Smash today - but do you know who he is?
The news that Terry Bogard has joined Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has triggered some rather polarising responses from Nintendo fans. For gamers of a certain vintage, Bogard's name is synonymous with SNK's superb lineage of one-on-one fighting games, stretching all the way back to 1991's
October2019
News SNK Eager To Revive Metal Slug, But Still Unsure About One-Hit Mechanic
"We want to bring it back"
At the Tokyo Game Show last September, SNK's Game Division Deputy General Manager Yasuyuki Oda spoke about the possibility of reviving the Metal Slug series but questioned if modern audiences would be able to handle the ruthless one-hit-kill mechanics. He's now been asked again by Twinfinite if a Metal Slug revival is...
September2019
News SNK's New Neo Geo Might Not Be What You Were Expecting
Update: All pre-loaded games revealed!
Update (20th Sep, 16:15 BST): SNK has now revealed the 20 games that will be pre-loaded on the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro. Here's the full list: The King of Fighters '95 The King of Fighters '97 The King of Fighters '98 The King of Fighters '99 The King of Fighters 2000 The King of Fighters 2002 Fatal Fury...
News SNK's Terry Bogard Joins Smash Bros., And There Are Even More Fighters To Come
Further DLC characters are in the works
Challenger #4 for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been confirmed as SNK favourite Terry Bogard, in development now and scheduled to release this November. Terry (of Fatal Fury and King of Fighters fame) is one of SNK’s biggest characters, so it seems that Nintendo UK's website s
Rumour The Next DLC Fighter For Smash Bros. Ultimate Might Be Representing SNK
Update: The page has been taken down
Update (1st Sep, 23:55 BST): The Challenger Pack 4 page appears to have been taken down from Nintendo's UK website. Original story (1st Sep, 21:15 BST): If Nintendo's UK website is anything to go by, it looks like the next DLC fighter coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate after Banjo-Kazooie could be from SNK...
August2019
News Samurai Shodown Director Says A Perfectly Balanced Fighting Game Would Be Boring
"we're never going to make it completely flat"
While games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate strive to be as balanced as possible, one fighting game not as concerned about keeping the playing field level is the Samurai Shodown reboot, coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. Following on from six Genjuro Kibagami players making the finals...
News SNK Announces A Second Season Of DLC For The Samurai Shodown Reboot
Game arrives on Switch later this year
In case you forgot, the Samurai Shodown reboot slashes its way onto the Switch in the fourth quarter of 2019. Despite the fact Nintendo fans are still waiting for the base game to be released, SNK at EVO 2019 announced a second season of DLC for the game. It includes four additional characters and will arrive...
News SNK's New Neo Geo Console Will Boast "A Modern Design And Wonderful Play Feeling"
Will also connect to the Neo Geo Mini
Earlier this year, SNK announced that it was working on new console hardware after the Neo Geo Mini had sold better than expected. Two new system variants were confirmed, and it was stressed that these would be 'new' and would be independent of the existing Neo Geo Mini system. Today, the company has posted a...
News SNK's Action Game Victory Road Is The Latest Arcade Archives Release
And it's out today
Hamster's latest Arcade Archives release for the Switch eShop is this time the 1986 SNK action game, Victory Road. It's a sequel to Ikari Warriors, which was released on the Switch eShop earlier this year. This story continues on from the first game. After Ralf and Clark finish their mission, they suddenly find themselves dragged...
May2019
News SNK Releasing Transparent Neo Geo Mini To Celebrate The Samurai Shodown Series
See everything
Ever since the release of the Nintendo Switch in 2017, SNK has worked hard to make its retro library of Neo Geo games readily available on the eShop. In between all of these classic and slightly enhanced releases, the Japanese company found time to release two different miniature systems. Now, in an attempt to build hype for the...
April2019
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...
March2019
News SNK's Samurai Shodown Reboot Slashes Its Way Onto Switch In Q4 2019
Hitting PS4 and Xbox One in June
SNK has confirmed that its Samurai Shodown reboot will be coming to Nintendo Switch in Q4 2019, slightly after the release of the PS4 and Xbox One versions. Powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 4, the title is set in-between the events of the original Samurai Shodown and its fifth mainline entry. 16 fighters will make...
February2019
Random Plush Neo Geo Mini Arrives To Steal Your Heart And Wallet
Falling asleep at the arcade was never this comfy
We're as partial as the next gamer to quality video game merch, however needless or useless it may be. Make a cool, smaller version of some retro hardware and we'll snap it up, as the growing collection of mini consoles around the Nintendo Life offices attests. We're also not averse to tiny rubber...
December2018
News Hamster Reveals Latest Batch Of Neo Geo Titles Heading for Switch
All the puzzles, all the bobbles
As per tradition, Hamster has revealed its next batch of Neo Geo titles heading for the Nintendo Switch eShop in its latest Nico Nico live presentation. We're certain there are lots of smiling faces thanks to the reveal that both Puzzle Bobble (or Bust-a-Move in North America) titles are on the cards, with the first...
Rumour SNK's Samurai Shodown Might Be Released On Switch In 2019
Sharpen your blade
In September, SNK announced a new Samurai Shodown game making use of Unreal Engine 4. The working title - known in Japan as Samurai Spirits - was scheduled to arrive next year on the PlayStation 4. It's now believed the title will be released on multiple other systems including the Nintendo Switch in the second quarter of 2019...
