TodayThu, 13th Jun 2024

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  1

  Poll So, Will You Be Getting Monster Hunter Stories For Switch?

  Capcom's 3DS title returns this week

  Capcom's 3DS title Monster Hunter Stories returns this week as a new remastered release for the Nintendo Switch. It's now fully voiced and comes with a Museum mode, allowing players to view over 200 pieces of concept art and listen to additional BGM. The game's existing updates are also included, making this a...

  • 16m ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Monster Hunter Stories
  • Switch eShop
  • Capcom
  • Polls
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  News Universal Orlando 'Epic Universe' Preview Event Shows Off Super Nintendo World

  Scheduled to launch in 2025

  In an update last month, it was confirmed Universal Orlando's Super Nintendo World was still on track for its 2025 opening. It teased what fans could expect with some animated footage and now in an update courtesy of Theme Park Insider, we've got another look at the plans for this park thanks to a new model featured at a...

  • 1h ago
  • Super Nintendo World
  • Super Mario
  • Donkey Kong
  • Universal
  • Nintendo
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  News Summer Game Fest Will Return To Los Angeles In June 2025

  Geoff Keighley confirms

  Summer Game Fest had all sorts of surprises this year and if you're wondering about the future of this event, Geoff Keighley has already confirmed it will return to Los Angeles in June 2025. In a brief post on social media, he mentions the event will continue to help "build what's next" alongside the games industry: In...

  • 3h ago
  • Summer Game Fest
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Industry
  • US
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  News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door Icons

  Update: The final wave of icons is now live

  Update #3 [Thu 13th Jun, 2024 02:15 BST]: The fourth and final wave of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door icons are now available. Once again, there are various icons up for grabs (for 10 points each) along with some borders and backgrounds (for 5 points each) This wave will be available until 19th June...

  • 4h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Paper Mario
  • Switch Online
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  8

  Round Up The Reviews Are In For Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

  Here's what the critics think

  There are plenty of games coming to the Switch this month and this week marks the arrival of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. In case you've missed our previous coverage so far, this game is an enhanced version of the 2021 title featuring a brand-new storyline, new locations new demons to negotiate and add to your...

  • 4h ago
  • Round Up
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Atlus
  • Switch eShop
  • Shin Megami Tensei

YesterdayWed, 12th Jun 2024

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  22

  News Dead Cells Designer Reveals Beat 'Em Up 'Tenjutsu', And We Really Hope It Comes To Switch

  Gnarly!

  Publisher Devolver Digital and developer Deadnight Games have revealed Tenjustu, a stylish roguelike beat 'em up from Dead Cells designer Sébastien Benard. We don't have a release date for this one just yet and it hasn't even been confirmed for the Switch at the time of writing, but good lord, it looks so good that we simply have to...

  • 11h ago
  • Upcoming Releases
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  News Grasshopper Manufacture Is "Definitely Gonna Cook" For 'Switch 2', Says Suda51

  "I’m really looking forward to seeing what Nintendo does with it"

  Rumblings of the Switch successor reached fever pitch last month when Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa took to Twitter to reveal that a console announcement is coming "this fiscal year". We are still in the dark about what games will be coming to said console (though we have our...

  • 12h ago
  • News
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Suda51
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  36

  Hands On 'LEGO Horizon' Builds A Welcome Entry Point To Sony's Series

  Building Zero Dawn

  While rumors for LEGO Horizon Adventures had been making the rounds the week leading up to Summer Game Fest, we never could have imagined we’d see the Nintendo Switch logo appear at the end of its hilarious reveal at the live show. PC, for sure, but Aloy on Nintendo? This made us wipe our eyes in amazement, as other than the...

  • 13h ago
  • Previews
  • Features
  • Hands On
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  12

  News Hatsune Miku's Fitness Boxing Game Officially Comes West This Autumn

  Released in Japan this March

  It's official, folks. After being rated by the ESRB back in April, Aksys Games has today announced that Fitness Boxing feat. HATSUNE MIKU will receive a Western release this Autumn. The game was originally announced in last year's Japanese September Direct with an

  • 13h ago
  • News
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  28

  Rumour New Leaked Codenames Suggest Turok, Tomb Raider, DOOM & More Are Inbound

  According to EpicDB

  Those who are well-versed in Steam will likely be familiar with SteamDB. This publicly-available, unofficial database provides all sorts of figures and information about the games available in the storefront and now, a similar tool for Epic Games exists. At least, it existed. The newly established EpicDB (which is now offline)...

  • 14h ago
  • Rumours
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Leaks
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  Review Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (Switch) - Even Better Than The Stellar Original

  Another HEE-HOme Run

  It’s been nearly three years now since the launch of the original Shin Megami Tensei V and as is tradition at Atlus, the obligatory enhanced re-release (complete with a new storyline centered around a new girl) has now come to all modern platforms in the form of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. Boasting a full-length,...

  • 15h ago
  • Reviews
  • Nintendo Switch
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  News 'Master Key' Is An Intriguing Monochrome Take On Classic Zelda Gameplay

  And it's out now

  Okay, we're not sure how this one slipped through the net, but we've just caught wind of a rather interesting new eShop game called Master Key. Released on 30th May 2024, it's a monochrome take on classic top-down Zelda gameplay in which you take on the role of a fox who discovers a mysterious key hidden in a cave. To find out what...

  • 15h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
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  20

  Hands On 'Gris' Devs Are Ready To Make Us Cry Again With The Beautiful 'Neva'

  Cry me a Neva

  Just two games in, and Nomada Studio has already established a brand for itself. GRIS, the developer’s first game, explores the five stages of grief beautifully, allowing colour to paint a grey world of pain – it’s a stunning piece of art and a game that’s almost guaranteed to make you cry. The studio’s next project, Neva,...

  • 16h ago
  • Previews
  • Features
  • Hands On
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  Poll What's The Best Ganbare Goemon / Mystical Ninja Game?

  Time Extension It's a mystical mystery

  When you consider that only a handful of the games that make up Konami's Ganbare Goemon series have been released outside of Japan, it's amazing that the franchise is held in such high regard in the West. With its uniquely Japanese sense of humour and constant references to the country's complex history and deep folklore,...

  • 18h ago
  • Goemon
  • Konami
  • Polls
  • Mystical Ninja
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  News Outer Wilds' Final Switch Update Improves Visuals, Gameplay, And UI

  Out now

  A new update for Outer Wilds on Switch is out now and it's a doozy. As detailed on Mobius' website (thanks, Nintendo Everything), patch 4 introduces a swath of improvements to visuals, gameplay, and UI while squashing a bunch of bugs in the process. It's also been reiterated that this will likely be the last update for Outer Wilds,

  • 20h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Update
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  News Nintendo Is Seeking More Talent To Help Run Its Switch Online Service

  It wants to create a "lasting relationship" with consumers

  The Switch Online service will seemingly be carried over in some way or form to the next hardware generation, and as we get closer to the reveal of a "successor" system at some point this fiscal year, Nintendo is now seeking recruits in Japan to help sustain its subscription-based offering...

  • 23h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch Online
  • Nintendo
  • Business
  • Industry
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  65

  News Capcom's 'Super Elections' Reveals Fan Favourite Characters, Games And More

  "The results are in"

  Earlier this year, Capcom launched a special survey titled 'Super Elections' via its Capcom Town website, where fans around the globe could vote on their favourite characters, series and what sequel or new game they would like to see the most. The votes are now in and the results have been shared across 10 different questions...

  • 1d ago
  • Capcom
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Survey
  • Random
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  News Sonic Team Open To More Characters From Comic Series Appearing In Games

  Takashi Iizuka already works closely with IDW

  The Sonic video game series has introduced all sorts of iconic characters over the years, but there's even more featured in the official IDW comic series. Speaking to Sonic Stadium recently, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka was asked if any of these other Sonic characters could one day appear in the...

  • 1d ago
  • Sonic
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • SEGA
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Comics
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  29

  Round Up The First "Hands On" Impressions Of Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Are In

  The spooky 3DS outing returns later this month

  Luigi's Mansion 2 returns later this month on the Nintendo Switch in HD, and we've now had the chance to go "hands on" with it. If you haven't already seen our feature here on Nintendo Life, we mentioned how we couldn't wait to continue our playthrough. It's still stuffed "full of charm and atmosphere"...

  • 1d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Luigi
  • Luigis Mansion
  • Nintendo
  • Upcoming Releases
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  28

  News Atooi's Switch Game 'Hatch Tales' Has Been Delayed (Again)

  A special showcase will now take place this month

  Atooi's latest game Hatch Tales was meant to be arriving on the Switch eShop this month, but it's now been delayed again. It will now apparently be releasing on 23rd August 2024. This follows a last-minute delay at the end of March this year, which led to the game being pushed

  • 1d ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
  • 3DS
  • 3DS eShop
  • Upcoming Releases

Tuesday11th Jun 2024

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  Talking Point What We Expect From The Upcoming June Nintendo Direct

  We know it's coming

  In a rather unusual move for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa himself took to Twitter as the firm's end-of-year financials went live in May to confirm two things: a new hardware announcement would be made before the end of the current fiscal year (so, by April 2025 at the latest), and that such an announcement...

  • 2d ago
  • Talking Point
  • Features
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Poll
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  News Nintendo Switch System Update 18.1.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  Download it today

  Nintendo has updated its Switch firmware to Version 18.1.0. As you might have already noticed, this one is a little bit different. It's tied to the previous announcement in May about the Switch's discontinuation of 'X' (formerly Twitter). It means Switch users will no longer be able to post screenshots of videos to X from the...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo
  • Updates
  • Firmware
  • Smash Bros
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  Guide 109 Switch Games You Should Pick Up In Nintendo's Summer Sale (Europe)

  Every game we scored 9/10 or higher

  Start checking your wish lists, because Nintendo is back with a fresh batch of European eShop discounts. The 'Summer Sale' kicked off on 10th June and will be bringing sweet savings to thousands of eShop delights until 23rd June. This one is only available on the European eShop, though our friends across the pond...

  • 2d ago
  • Guides
  • Nintendo
  • Switch eShop
  • Sales
  • Europe
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  80

  Hands On Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Delivers More Than Just A Hi-Def Upgrade

  Dark Moon rising

  As well as PJ's opinion below, check out Alex's take on the game in his hands-on preview video There's always been something very tactile, very tangible about the Luigi's Mansion experience. It comes mostly, we guess, from how this most terrified of heroes chooses to tip-toe and panic-run around levels. He moves differently, is...

  • 2d ago
  • Hands On
  • Features
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Previews
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  107

  News Nintendo Issues Multiple DMCAs On The Modding Site 'GameBanana'

  Smash Bros. Ultimate and Zelda: TOTK targeted

  Nintendo has seemingly issued multiple DMCA takedowns against mods hosted on the community site GameBanana. As member 'Waikuteru' highlighted, more than 60 separate DMCA takedowns have been issued over just a few days with 40 directed at them specifically, rendering their GameBanana profile empty of mod...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Zelda
  • Mods
  • Legal
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  44

  News Konami Promises To Continue Improving Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1

  "We're very sorry that the game wasn't up to standards"

  The Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection didn't get off to the best start when it arrived on the Switch last year, but Konami has been slowly improving the overall experience with regular updates. In a new video update, Konami producer Noriaki Okamura has touched this, admitting the team got "a...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Updates
  • Metal Gear Solid
  • Konami
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  Round Up Every Switch Announcement At Ubisoft Forward (June 2024)

  Prince of Persia, Monopoly and more!

  Ubisoft Forward has now officially wrapped and it included a handful of Nintendo Switch-related game announcements. While it's not quite as big as certain other years on the Nintendo front, we still got a look at the DLC on the way to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, a new Monopoly game reveal, another look at...

  • 2d ago
  • Round Up
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Ubisoft
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  News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night's Final Content Update Is Out Now

  End of an era

  Five years after its initial release, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has just received its final content update in the form of 'Classic II: Dominique's Curse', available now for $9.99 / €9.99 / £7.99. Building upon the first Classic mode (which essentially arranges the game's environments into a more linear, 'classic' format),...

  • 1d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Update
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  Hands On Silent Hill Meets Teen High School Horror In Blumhouse's 'Fear The Spotlight'

  Spotlighting old-school horror

  Blumhouse Productions exploded onto the scene in 2009 as a big deal in the horror film world. The studio had been around since 2002, but Paranormal Activity put it on the map. The use of home cameras to create something that felt much older than it actually was recaptured interest in the 'found footage' genre a decade...

  • 1d ago
  • Previews
  • Features
  • Hands On
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  31

  News Retro-Style Racer 'Victory Heat Rally' Power Slides Onto Switch Winter 2024

  Published by Playtonic Friends

  Victory Heat Rally has been a long time coming but the indie title published by Playtonic Friends has finally locked in a Switch eShop release date. It will be speeding onto Nintendo's hybrid system at some point in "winter 2024". The exact date will apparently be shared "very soon". As previously mentioned, this game...

  • 2d ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Indies
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  21

  Video Can We Find An eShop Gem By Playing Random Games? Alex Investigates

  The good, the bad and the ugly

  The Switch eShop can be a dark and dreary place. The storefront is home to some absolute gems, but a multitude of rushed, rip-off and scam games can turn these beauties from a shining beacon to a needle in a haystack. Here to prove that there are still some good games out there, our video producer Alex set out on the...

  • 1d ago
  • Videos
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
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  38

  News Ubisoft Is Releasing A New Monopoly Game On Switch This September

  Monopoly is back!

  Ubisoft has announced the famous board game Monopoly is returning to Switch in September 2024. This "new" Monopoly game will come with improved graphics and gameplay to really help "bring the tabletop experience to life". You'll be able to play with up to six players in your living room (with the ability to share a single...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Ubisoft
  • Ubisoft Forward
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  8

  News 'Among Us' Switch Update Is Supposedly Releasing On 18th June

  But the official announcement was removed

  A new update for Among Us on Nintendo Switch is supposedly launching later this month on 18th June 2024 (thanks, GoNintendo). The problem, however, is that it seems as though the official announcement for the update was uploaded online prematurely. At the very least, we do know what it will entail, and...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Among Us
  • Update
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  4

  Random Sakurai Demonstrates The Importance Of The Finer Details

  Breaking the fourth, fifth, sixth wall

  Masahiro Sakurai is known for his keen eye for detail and staunch perfectionism, but his latest YouTube video demonstrates just how many revisions are required for even the smallest details. The majority of the video focuses on one particular example of this. He discusses the Mishima Dojo stage from Super...

  • 2d ago
  • Random
  • Sakurai
  • Videos
  • Smash Bros
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  13

  News The Animal Crossing Aquarium Experience Is Heading On Tour (US)

  Kicking off this week

  If you cast your mind back to last year, you might remember Nintendo and the Seattle Aquarium teaming up for an Animal Crossing: New Horizons event. Well, that very event is hitting the road as Nintendo has announced that the 'Animal Crossing Aquarium Tour' will be heading to seven different North American cities in the coming...

  • 2d ago
  • News
  • Nintendo
  • Animal Crossing
  • North America
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  25

  Anniversary Mario Golf On N64 Is Now 25 Years Old

  Par-fect

  Believe it or not, Mario Golf for the N64 is now 25 years old following its Japanese release on 11th June 2024. 25 years! A quarter of a century! We need to sit down... The game has received multiple re-releases since on the Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, so if you're a paying member of the higher tier on Switch,...

  • 2d ago
  • Anniversary
  • Nintendo
  • N64
  • Mario
  • Mario Golf