Review Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch)
Is the Switch feeling it?
News Teacher Whose Son Has Leukaemia Fights Back Tears After His Students Buy Him A Switch
"You know I just walk by the Switches at Target every time I'm there?"
Guide Super Mario Odyssey: Metro Kingdom Power Moon Locations
Every Power Moon location revealed and explained
News - 2017, Week 48
Sunday3rd Dec 2017
Review Snow Moto Racing Freedom (Switch)
Snow joke
Without the spectre of Wave Race lurking over its shoulder (unlike label-mate Aqua Moto Racing Utopia), Snow Moto Racing Freedom would seem to be free to carve out its own arcade racing niche on Switch. In this case developer Zordix shifts its attention from jet-ski to snowmobile racing, and the result is a slightly rough arcade racer...
News Zelda: Breath of the Wild Broadcast Confirmed for Japan on 12th December
Will hopefully include a look at the Champions' Ballad DLC
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild could lift a number of Game of the Year awards over the coming weeks, a fitting reward for a wonderful adventure. It's not over, of course, with the Champions' Ballad DLC due in December; the question is when in December. Well, those of us hoping for...
Feature Nodding Heads Games and the Quest to Bring Ancient India to Consoles
"Our aim is to provide a fresh and unique universe"
Nodding Head Games is a console developer based in India, with a talented team that has experience with companies like Rockstar, Ubisoft, EA and Zynga. It's aiming to be one of the first studios out of India to release a high profile game on consoles, and to do so with a tale rooted in ancient...
News It's Film vs. Book in the Next European Splatoon 2 Splatfest
Time to pulp fiction?
The Splatoon 2 Splatfest events have been pretty darn quirky so far, with topics ranging from fun to outright bizarre. The next event in Europe is playing things relatively safe, though it's still a good showdown. Kicking off on 9th December at 3pm UK / 4pm CET, it's a battle of films against books. So, will you be Team...
Saturday2nd Dec 2017
Guide Super Mario Odyssey: Seaside Kingdom Power Moon Locations
Every Power Moon location revealed and explained
Welcome to our ultimate guide for collecting every Power Moon from the Seaside Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey! Below, you'll find maps detailing the exact location for all 71 of the Power Moons located in this Kingdom, as well as descriptions on how to get each and every one of them. The numbers on...
Friday1st Dec 2017
News Teacher Whose Son Has Leukaemia Fights Back Tears After His Students Buy Him A Switch
"You know I just walk by the Switches at Target every time I'm there?"
Make sure you've got some tissues handy for this one, because there wasn't a dry eye in the house when we watched this video at the Nintendo Life Towers. Nathan Neidigk, a teacher at Volcano Vista High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, lost his wife a few years ago...
News Nintendo Reveals the Ages of Pearl and Marina
Welp…
After Callie and Marie played the part of the hosts of Splatoon, they moved into a different role in Splatoon 2, leaving the space open for two new stars. Pearl and Marina, the two members of “Off the Hook”, were the ones to replace them, and have since picked up the roles of announcing stages and Splatfests. Naturally, internet fandom...
Thursday30th Nov 2017
Review Serial Cleaner (Switch eShop)
Cleaning is bad for your stealth
The stealth genre is predominantly associated with gruff, grizzled, highly trained assassins with a renegade attitude, stern demeanour and corrupt superiors. Normally involving sneaking or silently killing to get out of dark and tight spots, the tension, evasion and strategy of a well executed infiltration garners a...
Friday1st Dec 2017
Review Xenoraid (Switch eShop)
Four's company
Another week, another indie shooter drops on the Nintendo eShop. While it would be rude to complain about the number of games coming to Nintendo's newest console, the roguelike shooter has been more than popular among developers and publishers on the machine. With that in mind, there is a balance to find between tapping into a beloved...
News You'll Be Able To Dress Miriam Up In Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night
Oh, and there are going to be some rats, too
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will give you the chance to indulge your sense of style via a series of costumes, weapons and even hairstyles, and a short video has been released which shows off some of these changes. Lead character Miriam is shown changing elements of her outfit and experimenting...
News They'll Sure See You Coming With These Super Mario Switch Quick Pouches
Mario or Luigi, you decide
While we don't make a habit of covering every single accessory released for Switch, we're perfectly happy to make an exception every now and then - and this is one of those times. The moment we saw these officially licensed Super Mario Quick Pouches for Switch we knew we had to own them. Produced by Keys Factory, each...
News 80’s Overdrive Comes to North America on 14th December
A little earlier for Europe
Some of you may remember 80’s Overdrive, an Out Run-esque racer set for release on the 3DS. Though it was announced over a year ago, the developers were suspiciously quiet for much of that time, leaving many fans to wonder whether the title would be seeing a release at all. Then in September, the silence was broken and...
News Final Fantasy Creator Hironobu Sakaguchi Is Interested In Working On Switch
"I do want to develop games on console again at some point"
Hironobu Sakaguchi is something of a legend in Japanese video game circles. He created Final Fantasy - arguably one of the most popular franchises to emerge from the Land of the Rising Sun - and has also been involved with classics such as Super Mario RPG, Xenogears, Blue Dragon and The...
Talking Point What Games Are You Playing This Weekend - Countdown to the Holidays
Yep, it's December
Over the past couple of months we've brought back WGAYPTW™, in which a number of our team talk about the games they'll be playing over the weekend. With Switch and 3DS releases we haven't exactly been short of options, and as we head into December there's plenty to play. The big arrival this week is certainly Xenoblade...
News The Sexy Brutale Will Bring Mystery to the Switch Next Week
Relive the same day over and over again
The best download titles find a clever hook, and then naturally use a lot of solid design and skill to make it work. For The Sexy Brutale (developed by Cavalier Game Studios) it's all about repeating the same 12 hours over and over again, during which you need to solve and prevent the murders of multiple...
News Sega Lowers Full Year Forecast Amid Pachinko Performance Problems
Sales and profit predictions both take a dive
Sega has reduced its full year sales and profit forecasts for the current financial year amid struggles in the pachinko industry. Full-year net sales of $3.38bn and profits of $98.1m were originally predicted by the Japanese veteran, but it has now revised these totals to $2.94bn and $44.6m...
Random Of All the Games, Nintendo Uses Milking in 1-2-Switch to Promote Festive Gaming
They must know what they're doing...
Nintendo pays some very smart people a lot of money to promote its products, and it knows how to 'play' the internet and get our attention in the wrong ways. That must be the thinking behind this 1-2-Switch trailer, called "Fun for all the family this Christmas", released by Nintendo UK. It's suitably...
Weirdness Pikachu Is Now A Cultural Ambassador For The City Of Osaka
Don't worry, they've got some actual humans involved too
Pikachu - the world's most famous Pocket Monster - has been made a Cultural Ambassador for the City of Osaka. No, you're not dreaming. Foreign Minister of Japan Tarō Kōno presented Pikachu with the position at a ceremony recently. Hello Kitty (but of course!) was also given...
News The Symphony of the Goddesses Producer Hopes to Move On to Mario in the Future
"Hopefully it will stick"
The Symphony of the Goddesses concerts have been an ongoing success for quite a few years, combining iconic music from The Legend of Zelda franchise with orchestral arrangements and performances. It sets off around the world each year - though a hiatus seems likely in 2018 - and often shakes things up to keep fans...
News Tennis In The Face Will Open Service On Switch Next Week
New balls, please
Finnish studio 10tons has revealed that its "full contact tennis game" Tennis in the Face will launch on the Switch next Friday, priced $4.99. Described as a "physics based puzzle game with slapstick humour" and boasting 120 "increasingly challenging levels", Tennis in the Face places you in the plimsoles of former tennis star...
Random An In-Depth Look at Kato-chan & Ken-chan, Another Strange Classic Game From Japan
They’re still kicking
Time again for a look back at some retro gaming! There was a TurboGrafx-16 game that graced the Wii Virtual Console back in 2007 called J.J. & Jeff. That game was originally known as Kato-chan & Ken-chan, and was quite well-known back in Japan. The game was changed in a few key areas when brought to the West - namely...
Video Nintendo Releases More Footage of Splatoon 2 Soundtrack Performances
It's oh so serious
Splatoon and Splatoon 2 are fantastic games, establishing a new franchise that'll likely run on for many years to come. A big part of the games, apart from splatting things, is the music - from day one the IP has had its own distinct style that goes from strength to strength with each added track, while live performances are...
Thursday30th Nov 2017
Review Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch)
Is the Switch feeling it?
It seems so long ago now, but the latter half of the Wii lifespan had an overarching tale focused on localisation. Fans in the West kicked off 'Operation Rainfall' when it was clear that three intriguing Nintendo-published games would be Japan-only. Eventually they made their way to the West, and of the three titles...
Rumour Leaked EA Email Apparently Confirms January Nintendo Direct
Fe given screen time, too
A Reddit user by the name of OldSoul 2 has apparently been accidentally sent an email by an EA employee which reveals the timing of the next Nintendo Direct, as well as confirmation that Fe is to be shown during the broadcast. Fe is also given a release date of February 18th. While it's hard to verify that...
Review Mantis Burn Racing (Switch eShop)
Burns brightly
Sometimes a game really suits a system. Mantis Burn Racing may have arrived last year on other platforms, but on Switch it shines, feeling like it has found its true home. Featuring all the top-down racing action of the other versions (with the complete DLC already included) it allows cross-network play with Xbox One and PC (Steam)...
Review Aqua Moto Racing Utopia (Switch)
Just wave as it races past
From one perspective Nintendo's Switch is slowly striking the N64 classics off its hit list - in the nicest possible way. Over the past year the likes of Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time have passed the torch to the likes of Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 De
News Super Mario Cereal Will Start Milking the Franchise on 11th December in the US
"We are thrilled to pack so much fun into one box of cereal", apparently
It's been a crazy week in the world of themed cereals, as rumours of a Super Mario Cereal with an amiibo box turned out to be true - though it's only confirmed for the US. It brings to mind Nintendo's pomp in the late '80s and early '90s when it dominated popular culture and...
News Capcom Hosting Mega Man 30th Anniversary Livestream That "You Won't Want To Miss"
We've been here before...
Capcom has announced that it is broadcasting a livestream event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Mega Man, one of its most iconic characters. The event takes place on December 4th between 11AM and 12PM PST. The venue is Capcom's community Twitch account. Capcom has been spreading the word by sending out...
News Nintendo of America Adds Nindie Game Rewards 'Volume 2' to My Nintendo
Four more titles to choose from
One of the nicer developments in recent times on My Nintendo has been the addition of full 'Nindie' games that can be picked up in exchange for Gold Points. Yes, they're all Wii U and 3DS titles, but it's a nice way to try something different for free. The European service added its latest batch of free downloads...
Nintendo Download 30th November (North America)
Xenoblade Chronicles 2! Serial Cleaner! Star Ghost! Retro Bomberman! More!
It's time for another North American Nintendo Download Update, and this week has some high profile and intriguing options. Monolith Soft's latest epic leads the way on Switch, but there are also some interesting download-only options on the system that are vying for your...
Nintendo Download 30th November (Europe)
Xenoblade Chronicles 2! Resi Revelations 1 & 2! LEGO Marvel 2! Much more!
It's time for European Nintendo Download Update, and this week has a number of tempting Switch releases both at retail and as download-only titles. The 3DS and Wii U don't entirely miss out, while there are also plenty of DLC options and discounts to consider - let's get into...
News My Hero Academia: One's Justice is Headed to the Switch
In Japan, so get those language lessons
With its early momentum the Switch is earning solid third-party support, and Bandai Namco is among the most enthusiastic backers. It has another title on the way to the system, albeit it's not certain whether it'll be localised to the West. It's My Hero Academia: One's Justice, which was announced through the...
News PayPal Launches Another Offer for Free eShop Credit in the UK
Get £20 of credit for £15
Update: And it's maxed out, which is a shame! Some seem to have gotten through, but a few have got the notification that it's expired (including us when we checked it). We'll double check at a later hour in case it triggered incorrectly, but it seems the offer may have run out. Original Article: Back in September...
Video MUJO Could Be Switch's Laziest Smartphone Port Yet
In-app purchases, despite it costing you ten bucks
MUJO hits the Switch eShop this week and, in terms of presentation at least, looks pretty appealing. It's got a cool mythology theme going on and the puzzle-based gameplay is twinned with some neat, RPG-lite elements. The big problem - as you can see from NintenDaan's video above - is that it's...
News Super-Hard Action Title Furi Is Hacking Its Way To Switch In 2018
"You can take the game and all of its boss fights with you wherever you go"
Tough-as-nails 3D brawler Furi is coming to the Switch next year, it has been announced. Featuring character designs by Takashi Okazaki (Afro Samurai) and boasting a soundtrack which contains the likes of Carpenter Brut and Danger, Furi focuses on intense one-on-one...
News ARMS Version 4.1 Is Now Available
More than meets the eye
A couple of weeks ago, ARMS got a massive update to version 4.0 which, among other things, added in the new fighter, Misango. Not ones to rest on their laurels, the development team has since been hard at work on a smaller update that would bring a wealth of smaller, yet still important changes and tweaks that would improve...
News The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker Will, Erm, Infect Switch Next Spring
Doctor Doctor, please...
Remember FMV games? They were all the rage in the early '90s when some industrious person discovered that CD-ROMs could be used for storing oodles of grainy video footage featuring struggling actors reading from dodgy scripts, and now they are making a mini-comeback thanks to the likes of the award-winning Her Story. Wales...
News Street Heat Will Burn Some Rubber On Switch Next Year
"Neon-noir top-down arcade racing"
PQube has just launched Astalo Games' top-down racer Street Heat on Steam, and has announced that it will also be coming to Switch in early 2018. Very much like the recently-released Mantis Burn Racing, Street Heat is all about old-school action with a focus on quick gaming sessions and multiplayer. Up to four...
News The Adventure Pals Will Bring a Zany Adventure to Switch in Spring 2018
We're not sure what is happening
Plenty of publishers are recognising the merits of bringing download games to the Switch eShop, with a number of studios enjoying plenty of success on the store. Armor Games Studios is getting in on the act, confirming that it's bringing the Massive Monsters-developed title The Adventure Pals to the Switch in Spring...
Wednesday29th Nov 2017
News Traverse USA Is Your First Irem ACA Release On Switch
Tate bike antics begin this week
HAMSTER has been rather busy with Arcade Archives titles on the Switch, with a lot of Neo Geo releases and a planned roll-out of Nintendo arcade classics. Now Irem's debut title as part of the Arcade Archives line-up is on the way with Tate functionality (hold the Switch vertically); Traverse USA will be...
Thursday30th Nov 2017
News Black Hole Aims To Swallow Up Your Time When It Comes To Switch In January
"To launch our first game on the Nintendo Switch is such a great honour"
If you're a fan of twin-stick shooters then you might be interested to learn that Dufgames is bringing Black Hole to the Nintendo Switch eShop early next year. Originally released in 2016 on Ouya and Razor Forge TV, Black Hole contains 40 levels spanning...
Wednesday29th Nov 2017
News ActRaiser and Wolfchild Get The MSU1 Digital Audio Enhancement Treatment
Of Gods and human-wolf hybrids...
A couple of rather interesting MSU-1 audio enhancement patches released this week. The first is one of the most often requested patches ever since byuu released the chip itself, while the second will surely bring fond memories to Commodore Amiga and Atari ST owners. ActRaiser remains a unique work of art; it...
Random You've Seen The NES Classic, Now Check Out The CoolBaby HDMI HD Video Game
Cool, baby!
While Nintendo's U-turn on discontinuing the NES Classic Edition means that the thousands of people who missed out last year will now get a better chance of owning one, for a time it seemed like the Japanese company really was going to walk away from a profitable revenue stream. In that void came the clones; cheap knock-off replicas of...
Guide Super Mario Odyssey: Snow Kingdom Power Moon Locations
Every Power Moon location revealed and explained
Welcome to our ultimate guide for collecting every Power Moon from the Snow Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey! Below, you'll find maps detailing the exact location for all 55 of the Power Moons located in this Kingdom, as well as descriptions on how to get each and every one of them. The numbers on the...
News Super Mario Cereal Has Shown Up in Target’s Online Inventory
Update: It's real!
Update: It's real! But only for the US at present. Boo. Original story: Yesterday saw the arrival of an odd rumour that Nintendo is producing a Super Mario themed cereal in partnership with Kellogg’s, with each box containing an NFC chip that has amiibo functionality. Though the evidence for it was a little shaky, it was an...
News Nintendo Tops Toyo Keizai's List Of Japan's Richest Companies, While Sony Is Fourth
Jump up, Super Star!
Japanese business publication Toyo Keizai has released its list of the 500 richest companies in Japan, and Nintendo has come out on top. Nintendo has a whopping 946 billion Yen in net cash reserves, and is - as we know - currently raking it in thanks to the incredibly successful Switch. Nintendo's closest rival in the video...
News Nintendo Switch Hardware Sales Reach Another Level in Japan
It's taking off
With the middle of the week coming around it's time for the Media Create chart results in Japan. It was a week with a number of new releases, but it's the Switch hardware sales that really catch the eye. We'll start off with software as we normally do, and this week sees Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon unsurprisingly...
Review Ginger: Beyond the Crystal (Switch)
Beyond redemption
The resurgence of collectathon 3D platformer is something the gaming community has seen in recent months, with the acclaimed release of Super Mario Odyssey and the high profile releases Yooka-Laylee and A Hat in Time. Even smaller indie titles like Poi have made their mark in this new 3D platforming renaissance. However,
Review Crimsonland (Switch eShop)
Hopefully not doomed...
It was once said that imitation is the highest form of flattery, and with the icon / box art being a homage to a certain hellish current-gen first-person shooter, 10tons' most recent port - Crimsonland - tries to establish its similarly savage tone and style right from the off. It's such a brazen reference that you'll feel...
News Wizard Of Legend Will Cast A Spell On The Switch Early Next Year
For my next trick...
Humble Bundle is bringing Contingent99's Wizard of Legend to the Switch eShop, it has been revealed. The 2D action title mixes intense combos with more than 100 customisable spells in a roguelike setting, and also offers both single and co-op modes. It's the work of high school chums Bundy Kim and Dahoon Lee, and will be...
Feature Figment - A Switch eShop Game With Imagination and a Mind Of Its Own
"It feels so right on the Switch"
In this era of accessibility for development studios of all sizes, games are more varied than ever. If you divert your gaze away from retail outlets and towards download stores you're met with a dizzying array of experiences. We may still be in the first year of the Switch eShop, but it's contributing a lot to that...
News Atlus Confirms That Shin Megami Tensei V is Heading to the West on Nintendo Switch
So don't worry
A little while ago there was the exciting announcement in Japan that Shin Megami Tensei V is coming to the Nintendo Switch, with the hybrid being the only confirmed platform to date. It's a franchise that's enjoyed a rich history on Nintendo portables, in particular, so it's undoubtedly a good fit. Now Atlas has confirmed that it...
News It's Going To Be Hard To Resist These Super Mario 3 Pin Badges
Pixel perfection
Super Mario Bros. 3 was, for a time, regarded as the best video game ever to emerge from Nintendo's development studios, and it arguably remains one of the finest 2D platformers in existence. All of which naturally means that any piece of official merchandise related to this esteemed NES classic is going to catch our attention and...
Review Spellspire (Switch eShop)
Worth its weight in words
Put down those pens; when it comes to traversing dangerous towers it's the wand that's mightier than the sword. Blending together Scrabble and sorcery, Spellspire is the latest title from prolific indie developer 10tons. Light on story and setup, it relies on its central concept to hook the player in for...
News The Latest Zelda: Breath of the Wild Gift is For Your Lovely Horse
I want to shower you with sugar lumps
When Nintendo started a 'SpotPass' of sorts with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild news posts on the Switch, it was tempting to get carried away and fantasize about new weapons and exclusive goodies. In reality the 'Tips from the Wild' are charming but mostly offer unremarkable gifts, but it's a nice...
News Stardew Valley Patch Targets Save Times, Bugs and Adds Video Capture
Time for a new harvest
Stardew Valley was one of the most eagerly anticipated Switch eShop releases this year; it delighted plenty of gamers and rose up the charts. It wasn't quite a perfect port, despite the game's excellence, and so a patch that's now rolled out is very welcome indeed. As previously reported the update adds support for the...
News Top Hunter Is Your Next Neo Geo ACA Release On Switch
Grab it, attack it.
Looks like Hamster is starting of December in a big way with SNK's 1994 delightful (and somehow still sadly overlooked) dual plane grab'em up Top Hunter: Cathy & Roddy as they try to "grab" (arf!) our hard earned eShop funds on December 7th. Taking control of the titular bounty hunters, it is your mission to take on the evil...
News Put Up Your Dukes, ARMS Update 4.1 Is Coming Tomorrow
With a "surprise addition"
ARMS version 4.1 is due to go live tomorrow (Thursday 30th), it has been revealed. The update appears to contain some gameplay tweaks but the game's Japanese Twitter account is hinting that a "surprise addition" to the "familiar balance adjustment" will "add element" (at least that's what Bing's translation service tells...
News Nintendo Launches Some Charming Festive Switch Commercials in Japan
Happy times
We're into the final few weeks before the festive season - that's another month of shopping before some much needed downtime to wrap up the year. Nintendo's had a fantastic 2017 with the launch of the Switch, and is naturally hoping to finish it strongly. Perhaps due to the different shopping habits in Japan - some of the biggest...
News Crawl Will Pit Friends Against Each Other on Nintendo Switch
The fight to die
Combat-heavy dungeon games are plentiful across various platforms, so finding a neat hook is always a priority. Crawl arguably has that hook, as it blends its awesome visual style with a clever local multiplayer concept - one player is the main protagonist, but up to three friends possess traps and monsters to try and kill...
News Win a Cool Customised Switch in This Stick It to The Man Contest
Signed by the Zoink team, too
Stick It to The Man was a memorable download title on the Wii U, and the quirky puzzle platformer has transitioned rather well to the Switch. To celebrate the release Zoink Games has now launched a neat contest on YouTube with a unique prize. The developer has created custom skins for a Switch (covering the dock,...
Tuesday28th Nov 2017
Video Meet the Crew in the Latest Floor Kids Gameplay Trailer
Feel the beat
Nintendo has given a high profile to a number of fascinating download games this year through Direct and Nindie Showcase broadcasts, and one title that we've been looking out for is Floor Kids. Due out this Holiday season, it boasts a cool art style and a funky soundtrack. The latest trailer for the game gives a brief insight...
Review Resident Evil Revelations Collection (Switch)
Split personalities
Like one of its famously implacable boss creatures, the Resident Evil series keeps mutating into new shapes. It also has the uncanny habit of getting back up again when you think it's done and dusted. Which brings us to Resident Evil Revelations Collection, a loose splicing together of two well-regarded franchise spin-offs...
Feature Yooka-Laylee Jumps Onto Switch in December - We Learn All About It
Resolution, unique features and hopes for the future
Yooka-Laylee was one of the most high profile and successful Kickstarter campaigns of 2016, but its path to Nintendo systems has been a little troubled. The planned Wii U version eventually bit the dust, with confirmation coming after it was already suspected, and the game had a mixed critical...
Review Resident Evil Revelations 2 (Switch eShop)
A geniune revelation?
Like one of its famously implacable boss creatures, the Resident Evil series keeps mutating into new shapes. It also has the uncanny habit of getting back up again when you think it's done and dusted. Resident Evil Revelations 2 was a cross-generational console game that launched a few years after the 3DS original. It remains...
Deals Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For December
Jingle bells!
It's time for our regular 'Deals' article, but we're a little early this month - you can blame Xenoblade Chronicles and its release date, though we're not actually complaining... Can you believe it's nearly December already? It's a great time to be a Switch owner; we've recently seen the release of Super...
Feature Take A Look At The Awesome NES Splatoon We Never Got To Play
"I caught them when they were probably very busy finishing the game"
Splatoon is fantastic in 3D, but what exactly would it look like in 2D? That's what former Vitei (Steel Diver, Tank Troopers) staffer Nathan Heckel pondered last year. "While I was at Vitei wrapping up work on Tank Troopers as a gameplay programmer, I wanted to start my...
Rumour Super Mario Cereal is On the Way With an 'amiibo' Box
Say Cheerio to Corn Flakes
In the late '80s and early '90s Nintendo had an iron grip on gaming culture, and merchandised the heck out of it - that was especially the case in North America. There were lunchboxes, official magazines, loads of console accessories and, of course, cereal. Those days have been gone for a long time, to varying degrees,...
News Nintendo Switch and Super Mario Odyssey Among the Big Sales Winners Over Holiday Weekend
Adobe reckons it was a record-breaking weekend online
The biggest shopping weekend of the year has now passed, from Black Friday to Cyber Monday. It's a hugely important period for retailers, and the shift to online shopping continues to gain momentum; data from Adobe suggests that's the case. In a press release outlining its estimates for the...
Review Resident Evil Revelations (Switch eShop)
The former Nintendo exclusive gets reanimated for Switch
Like one of its famously implacable boss creatures, the Resident Evil series keeps mutating into new shapes. It also has the uncanny habit of getting back up again when you think it's done and dusted. The first Resident Evil Revelations was made for the Nintendo 3DS and released back in 2012,...
Weirdness When The Masses Get Hold of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Strange Things Happen
Lamps and prisons, mainly
For many, the first thing they aim for in an Animal Crossing game is to make the town better. Fulfilling animal requests, paying for some fancy amenities, and sprucing up a pricey home are part of the grind - a delightful grind, admittedly. The game pushes you towards having a benevolent spirit, too, just from being so...
Review Green Game: TimeSwapper (Switch eShop)
Tick, tock, flock
The Nintendo Switch hardware has provided developers with a range of different inputs to utilise; we've seen games previously released on mobile taking advantage of traditional sticks and buttons, while the touchscreen has also been put to work. There have been some interesting examples - the wonderfully kooky touch-only adventure...
News Fire Emblem Heroes Version 2.0 Is Available for Download
What an overhaul
Fire Emblem Heroes turned out to be a surprisingly good adaptation of the core Fire Emblem gameplay, and Intelligent Systems has been doing a fantastic job of keeping the game updated with regular bouts of new content and heroes in the months since launch. All of those content updates have been leading up to today’s, though, as...
News Vostok Inc Will Make Switch Owners Stinking Rich on 7th December
Virtually, of course
We've had our eye on Vostok Inc for a little while - it blends twin-stick shooting with a quirky dose of capitalism as you try to exploit various planets in order to get rich. Nosebleed Interactive and Wired Productions recently confirmed some quirky exclusive content for Switch - the inclusion of Pluto as a planet - and...
News Creative 3D Brawler Heart&Slash Hits the Switch eShop in December
Every run is different
Plenty of genres have been covered already on the Switch eShop, but a bit of 3D brawling certainly won't go amiss. With that in mind it's good news that BadLand Games is publishing Heart&Slash on the system, with release set for December. This brawler is treated as a roguelike, so each run throws up different stage...
Monday27th Nov 2017
Guide Super Mario Odyssey: Metro Kingdom Power Moon Locations
Every Power Moon location revealed and explained
Welcome to our ultimate guide for collecting every Power Moon from the Metro Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey! Below, you'll find maps detailing the exact location for all 81 of the Power Moons located in this Kingdom, as well as descriptions on how to get each and every one of them. The numbers on the...
Hardware Review 8Bitdo SN30 Pro Gamepad: The Best Switch Pro Controller?
One pad to rule them all
If you take your video game controllers seriously, then chances are you won't need any introduction to 8bitdo. This peripheral maker has been crafting superb pads and accessories for some time now, many of which take more than a little inspiration from Nintendo's own controllers. Over the years we've seen excellent...
Deals Grab A Cyber Monday Bargain With This Nintendo Switch Bundle From Amazon UK
Only £299 for Switch Neon with Super Mario Odyssey & Mario Rabbids
Update: The deal is now 100% claimed. Thanks for playing. The only deal that remains is Nintendo Switch with Mario + Rabbids for £279.99 Are you exhausted from all the excitement of the Black Friday sales dear reader? Well the fun isn't over yet, today is Cyber Monday and the...
Random Model Chrissy Teigen Rants About Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp's "Jerks"
"I'm actually getting angrier about this as I type it"
We quite liked Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp when we reviewed it recently, but it would seem that not everyone is pleased with Nintendo's latest mobile outing. Model Chrissy Teigen, for example, has given up on the game because of the "jerks" which populate it and their increasingly selfish...
Review Letter Quest Remastered (Switch eShop)
I’ll have a consonant please
As many a great philosopher will have once said (we imagine), “words are the world’s most powerful weapon”. Taking that statement rather literally, Letter Quest Remastered is a game that is built around using words and spelling to dish out damage to opponents – longer words with rarer characters within them can...
Talking Point The Dust Settles on a Giddy Retail Period for Nintendo Switch - What's Next?
Looking ahead with the hybrid delight
We are, slowly and surely, exiting the 'silly season' of game releases. From late September to mid/late November each year all of the biggest companies push out their premium games, hoping to capitalise on the tendencies of many to spend big ahead of the festive period. It works, too, and every year we see...
News Ubisoft Launches Cyber Monday Discounts on the Switch eShop
Live until 4th December, with a couple of Wii U games thrown in
For those of you hunting bargains this Cyber Monday, Ubisoft has thrown its hat into the ring with some discounts in the North American Switch eShop, with a couple of Just Dance discounts also arriving on Wii U. We don't think there are any knockout deals here, but they could be...
News Sega Finally Embraces Sanic Hegehog With Sonic Forces DLC
Cumon step it up!!!!!
Sanic Hegehog's twisted and tortured history isn't one we're comfortable with explaining here - just check out the always-reliable Know Your Meme for the full low-down - but Sega has finally embraced this distorted version of the character by including it in Sonic Forces. That's right, you can now clad your avatar in a...
News Pokémon and Nintendo Titles Held Back By Black Friday Deals in UK Charts
Sony and Xbox titles benefitted from numerous discounts
It's a rather common tale that Nintendo doesn't 'do' seasonal discounting, at least not as aggressively as other companies. Occasionally there's a cracking hardware deal - such as the smaller New Nintendo 3DS in North America last year that disappeared promptly - but Nintendo (and by extension...
News Switch On Track To Exceed 10 Month Wii Sales By 20 Percent, Says NPD Analyst
"I can easily see Switch outpacing Wii"
We'll spare you the usual intro about how well Switch is doing commercially - suffice to say, it's selling like cakes that are quite hot. The yardstick against which Nintendo console sales are judged is obviously the Wii, the company's most successful domestic system with over 100 million units sold. US Video...
News We're A Little Bit In Love With These ARMS Mobile Phone Keychains
Only in Japan, of course
In the next thrilling instalment of "Japan gets all the cool stuff", we have these amazing mobile phone keychains (not sure if it's even accurate to call them that, but we were stumped on any other description) based on weapons from ARMS, which is officially 2017's most underrated video game (OK, semi-officially). Produced...
Video Nintendo Goes for Drama in Its Latest Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Story Trailer
Some minor spoilers included
Earlier today we shared a lovely video with music from Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which gave an idea of some of the melodic and calmer parts of the game. Of course, it's also a story full of drama and raging battles, and Nintendo goes for that angle in its latest story trailer. We think this one has some...
News Slain: Back From Hell is Out on Switch Soon
Retro-styled action with a heavy metal soundtrack
Plenty of quality download titles have been realised thanks to crowdfunding, though it's also a route that can lead to some disappointment. Slain: Back From Hell, a Castlevania-style title with a heavy metal soundtrack, was delayed a little before eventually getting released, and the Wii U...
Music Sample the Delights of the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Soundtrack With 'Shadow of the Lowlands'
Gorgeous
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is just days away - yes, our review will be live before its release - and fans of incredibly complex and lengthy RPGs will soon be rejoicing. It's a game with plenty of promise, but one area perhaps overlooked in the official overview videos / Nintendo Direct is the soundtrack. It's hard to focus on it, sometimes,...
News Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is Drawn In for a Festive Release on Switch
Joins recent console releases
The Switch eShop, with various success stories to its name, is attracting a host of multi-platform Indie releases. Another to join the list is Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, a clever puzzle platformer in which a coloured 'magic marker' allows for various abilities. Check out a trailer below. This originally came out...
News Pokémon GO Global Catch Challenge Ends In Success
Sounds Farfetch'd, but it's true!
Pokémon GO's recent Global Catch Challenge has ended in triumph, with over 3 billion monsters bagged and tagged over the past week. Because of this, Farfetch'd is now available worldwide while Kangaskhan is available in East Asia - but only for 48 hours. As well as these two monsters being available outside of...
News Video Recording Is Coming To Shovel Knight On Switch
Record your best bits, sire!
Yacht Club Games has revealed that video recording is coming to Shovel Knight next year. The studio says that the feature - which was recently enabled on Switch via new firmware - will most likely come as part of the King of Cards update. So there you have it - soon you'll be able to record your best Shovel...
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