TodayFri, 10th May 2024

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  News Two Classic ARPG Fantasy Games Are Coming To Switch In A New Collection

  Update: Pre-orders in North America go live

  Update [Fri 10th May, 2024 02:30 BST]: Following this collection's announcement earlier this week, it's now been confirmed VGP will be handling the physical distribution in North America. Pre-orders are now live (thanks for the heads up, Nintendo Everything). Original ar

  • 2h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  News Hatsune Miku's Fitness Boxing Game Gets English Language Release This July

  The famous virtual idol is ready for a workout

  The superstar virtual idol Hatsune Miku got her own Fitness Boxing game not long ago, and if you've been wanting to join in on the fun, it seems you'll soon be able to. After an ESRB rating popped up in North America for this title last month, Imagineer has now confirmed a version of the game with...

  • 3h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Hatsune Miku
  • Virtual Idol

YesterdayThu, 9th May 2024

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  Soapbox Square Enix's "Extraordinary Losses" And This Whole Xbox Mess Have Me Scared For The Future

  Who wants to be a gillionaire?

  Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Alana fears for Square Enix's smaller-budget titles and is worried about the rest of the industry as a result. What on earth is going on with Square Enix? I asked...

  • 7h ago
  • Features
  • Soapbox
  • Square Enix
  • Xbox
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  Nintendo Download 9th May (North America)

  Little Kitty, Big City! Animal Well! Biomutant!

  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! Switch eShop - Highlights: Little Kitty, Big City...

  • 9h ago
  • Nintendo Download
  • Nintendo Switch
  • North America
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  Review Little Kitty, Big City (Switch) - Repetitive, But Oozes Charm From Every Paw

  An adventure with cat-titude

  When playing through Little Kitty, Big City, it’s difficult to avoid drawing comparisons with Untitled Goose Game. Both see you play as a cute, mischievous animal, and both have you tackle a series of emergent tasks that often come at the expense of the poor humans that inhabit the surrounding area. With Little Kitty,...

  • 10h ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  News Reynatis Launches September With Bonus 'NEO: The World Ends With You' Content

  Neat!

  Publisher NIS America Inc. has announced that REYNATIS will launch on the Nintendo Switch on 27th September 2024. Not only that, but the game will also come packing some bonus content from NEO: The World Ends With You. The crossover content will feature characters, locations, and enemies from the 2021 Square Enix title. For the physical...

  • 12h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  Japanese Charts Eiyuden Chronicle Starts Strong As Stellar Blade Takes The Crown

  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is also doing well, surprising no one

  The latest Japanese Charts are in, and since the region recently celebrated its annual Golden Week holiday, we're covering two weeks' worth of sales from 22nd April to 5th May 2024. The PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade managed to come out on top with a total of 67,131 sales, while Eiyuden...

  • 13h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Japan
  • Charts
  • Sales
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  The Making Of Animal Well, 2024's Most Unique Metroidvania

  Time Extension "I took a vow that I would do this at some point in my life"

  In our experience speaking with passionate game creators big and small, one thing is a constant: they’re more than happy to tell you all about where the idea of their game came from. This is also true of Billy Basso (AKA: Shared Memory), the sole developer behind the hard-to-define...

  • 14h ago
  • Features
  • The Making Of
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  Review Animal Well (Switch) - An Exceptional Metroidvania That Stands Out From The Pack

  Zoophoria

  From the moment we got a glimpse of Animal Well during an Indie World Showcase last April, it sent tongues wagging with its unique premise and visual identity, becoming an easy add to plenty of ‘Most Anticipated’ lists. Its association with indie publishing label Bigmode, run by popular YouTuber Jason 'Dunkey' Gastrow, added to the...

  • 14h ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  32

  News The Resident Evil Franchise Has Sold An Astonishing 157 Million Units

  Capcom's S.T.A.R player

  Capcom has confirmed that the Resident Evil franchise has now sold a ridiculous 157 million units since the franchise's launch back in 1996. Granted, we can't imagine a huge percentage of sales have come from the Switch, where several titles were sadly relegated to 'Cloud Versions', but it's still an impressive feat...

  • 17h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Capcom
  • Financials
  • Business
  • Japan
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  News Localiser '8-4' Offers To Help Translate 'Retro Game Challenge 1 + 2 Replay'

  Game currently not planned for Western release

  Tokyo-based localiser 8-4, Ltd. has offered to assist in translating Retro Game Challenge 1 + 2 Replay after Bandai Namco had confirmed that the game was not being planned for a Western release. Likely due to soft sales of the original Retro Game Challenge on DS (which publisher XSEED had previously...

  • 18h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Japan
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  News New Soulslike Another Crab's Treasure Surpasses 100k Sales In Opening Weekend

  Update: Sales have now gone past 150k

  Update [Thu 9th May, 2024 06:00 BST]: The new title Another Crab's Treasure has surpassed 150k in sales across all platforms. This was announced the first week after its launch. Here's a message from the team about this latest milestone (via Steam): "We've hit over 150,000 sales across all platforms, and the...

  • 22h ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
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  News Nintendo Discontinuing 'X' Integration On Switch Next Month

  The social media platform was formerly known as Twitter

  Nintendo has announced it's discontinuing support for the social media platform 'X' (formerly known as Twitter). This will come into effect on 10th June 2024, and as of this date, Switch users will no longer be able to post screenshots and videos to X from the system's album. This also...

  • 1d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Updates
  • Twitter
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  News Wargroove 1+2 Super Rare Physical Switch Release Announced

  4000 copies will be made available next week

  We've already had some physical Switch announcements this week and to add this Super Rare Games has now revealed a two-in-one physical release containing Wargroove and Wargroove 2. It's officially titled Wargroove 1+2 and will be available for purchase on 16th May 2024 for $37.49 (or the regional...

  • 1d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Super Rare Games
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  News Nintendo World Championships: Famicom Special Edition Includes NSO Controllers

  Switch Famicom controllers will also be sold to the "general public"

  Japan often gets different game bundles, and it seems this trend is set to continue with the upcoming Switch release, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. It's been revealed the 'special' Famicom Edition actually comes packaged with two Famicom wireless controllers. These...

  • 1d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch Online
  • NES
  • Famicom
  • Nintendo

Wednesday8th May 2024

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  News Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Launches On Switch In July

  Play it like it's 1990!

  Nintendo has confirmed Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition for the Switch following a rating from the ESRB. Launching on 18th July 2024, the game will include over 150 challenges across 13 NES titles, drawing inspiration from the original Championship tournament back in 1990. You'll be tasked with completing challenges...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  News Rare SNES Prototype Auction Cancelled After Passing The $2 Million Mark

  Time Extension Update: "The designated auction has been closed"

  Update #2 [Wed 8th May, 2024 16:55 BST]: The auction has now been cancelled. Update #1 [Wed 8th May, 2024 09:05 BST]: The auction for a super-rare Super Famicom prototype is approaching the $2 million mark with four days remaining on the clock. At the time of writing, the auction has reached

  • 1d ago
  • Nintendo
  • SNES
  • Japan
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  News Tomb Raider I-III Remastered And Lara Croft Collection Getting Physical Releases

  Update: Tomb Raider social media account confirms

  Update [Wed 8th May, 2024 06:30 BST]: Well, in a bit of a surprise update - the official Tomb Raider account on social media has confirmed what everyone wants to hear - we're getting a physical version of Tomb Raider I-III Remastered! This will also be a partnership with Limited Run Games, with more...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Tomb Raider
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Limited Run Games
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  Soapbox Are We Ready For A 3D Super Mario Maker?

  Super Mario Maker 3(D)

  Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Kevin wonders if Nintendo is ready to bring another dimension to its Maker series... If you can believe it, Super Mario Maker was released for the Wii U nearly nine years...

  • 1d ago
  • Soapbox
  • Features
  • Nintendo
  • Super Mario
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  News Nintendo's Profit During The Switch Generation Is Absolutely Wild

  It's apparently surpassed the "combined profit" of previous eras

  The latest financial earnings release is now live, and in case you missed it, the Nintendo Switch has officially surpassed 140 million sales worldwide. The hybrid system has performed tremendously over the past seven years, and it's now not far off the lifetime sales of the Nintendo...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo
  • Industry
  • Hardware
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  News Switch Online App Gets A New Update (Version 2.10.0), Here's What's Included

  Landscape mode added to Android devices

  Apart from the Switch, Nintendo has a bunch of mobile apps it's still maintaining and one of them happens to be the Switch Online app, which allows users to connect and interact with others online in select multiplayer games. While updates for this mobile application don't normally do much, the latest one...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Mobile
  • Nintendo
  • Updates
  • Android
  • Apple
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  News Sega Is Bringing Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance To... Download Festival?

  Donningtooooooon!

  Picture this... You're at Download Festival in Donnington Park, you're rocking out to a bit of Queens of the Stone Age, and suddenly you have an urge, a need, to play Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. But, oh no! You don't have your Switch with you. Furthermore, you didn't want to bring your Switch to Download Festival for fear of...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Sega
  • UK
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  Review Rainbow Cotton (Switch) - The Definitive Version Of This Dreamcast Shooter

  I can sing a rail shooter

  Developer Success’s flagship franchise since 1991, Cotton's enigmatic Halloween world and cutesy-witchy theme struck a chord with fans of the shoot-'em-up genre. Its zany premise of broomsticking across badlands in search of delicious candy, coupled with a magical mix of coloured gem grabbing, weapon power-ups, flashy...

  • 2d ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  Review CorpoNation: The Sorting Process (Switch) - A Corporate Conspiracy Worth Getting Embroiled In

  Work hard and carry on

  ‘Cost of living multiplier’ is not a setting you expect to see in an options screen, but this is one of the numerous difficulty tweaks in CorpoNation. Canteen Games' dystopian employment simulator deftly balances mundane repetition and creeping dread. It looks and feels like a shadowy corporate follow-up to Lucas Pope’s...

  • 2d ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  News Lovely-Looking Point-And-Click Adventure 'The Night Of The Rabbit' Is Out Now On Switch

  Grabbit

  Daedalic Entertainment has brought fantasy point-and-clicker The Night of the Rabbit to Switch and it's available on the eShop from...today! Originally released on PC back in 2013, it's a beautiful-looking thing, as you can tell from the Switch release trailer above. Described in the blurb as being "reminiscent of classic LucasArts...

  • 1d ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Out Now
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  News Stunning Metroid Prime 'Meta Ridley' Statue Up For Pre-Order, But It'll Cost You

  Money, that is, not Chozo Artifacts

  A gorgeous statue of Metroid Prime's Meta Ridley is now available for pre-order via Big Bad Toy Store for the measly price of $599.99 (say what now?!). Yes, the latest masterpiece from First 4 Figures is a beautiful work of art, but again, it's a costly one. If you've got the cash, though, then it might well...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo
  • First 4 Figures
  • Metroid
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  News New Mortal Kombat 1 Update Includes Switch Fixes, Adjustments And More

  Mavado also joins the Kameo Fighter roster

  Following the first proper look at the DLC fighter Homelander earlier this week, NetherRealm has now rolled out a new update for Mortal Kombat 1. Since launching on the Switch in September last year, the title has already received a number of improvements and there are even more Switch-specific fixes in...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Mortal Kombat
  • Updates