News - March, 2018
Saturday31st Mar 2018
Talking Point What Games Are You Playing This Weekend?
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Easter is upon us, so that must mean it's time for an extended Bank Holiday weekend. For those with a little free time to spare over the next few days, it's time to jump back into best of past times - a good game or two! This weekend, Team Nintendo Life is playing some Neo Geo classics, an N64 throwback,...
Friday30th Mar 2018
News Psyonix Reveals Details Of The New Graphics Update For Rocket League
What a save!
A couple months ago, Psyonix made it clear that it would be releasing a patch for Rocket League on the Switch in the future which would be adding in new video options to give fans greater controls over the fidelity of the experience. The update is due to launch on 3rd April next week, so the studio has chosen to detail what all will be...
Review Tesla Vs Lovecraft (Switch eShop)
The Fall Of Cthulhu
Whether it's Holmes outwitting Moriarty or Danger Mouse defeating Baron Von Greenback, most of us have had an adversary or two during our lives. 10tons latest release on Nintendo Switch pits two pioneers of their respective fields against each other in a conflict of literature vs science and pen vs sword in their bizarre,...
Review Arcade Archives Star Force (Switch eShop)
A shooter from older and tougher times
Released in 1984, Star Force sticks you in control of a space ship as you go through levels blasting a variety of enemy types. Yes, it’s yet another retro shmup on Switch, this time set across 25 levels and offering quite a stripped down shooting experience. In Arcade Archives Star Force your ship (the Final...
Thursday29th Mar 2018
Random There's A New Game On The Japanese Switch eShop That's Definitely NSFW
Cover your children's eyes now, please
While Nintendo has long been associated with family-friendly fun, that hasn't stopped a fair share of 'adult' titles making their way onto its consoles. Since most of these have either been ultra-violent (hello, DOOM) or uber scary (hi there, Outlast 2), we've rarely batted an eyelid, but what about adult games...
News Could Switch's Non-Compliant USB-C Spec Be To Blame For Third-Party Docks Bricking Consoles?
Nintendo may have been quite sneaky here...
Unless you've been out of the loop for a while, you'll be aware of issues regarding third-party docks being used with the Nintendo Switch. Ever since the 5.0.0 update went live, we've been seeing reports of owners bricking their consoles when using unlicensed docks produced by companies such as Nyko...
Review Penny-Punching Princess (Switch)
Money makes the world go ‘round
Imagine a world where money is at the centre of everything we do, where the rich prosper and the poor suffer. Imagine a world where a handful of cash can bribe you into, or out of, certain situations, where – hang on a minute. Yes, Penny-Punching Princess revolves around the idea of money ruling pretty much...
Random Super Mario World Kickstarter Aims To Bring The Lost Chapter To Switch
UPDATE: Campaign is cancelled
Update: Well, that didn't take long. Despite apparently having the permission of Nintendo to run this campaign, the team behind it has now cancelled the Kickstarter. Does this mean legal pressure was applied, or are they simply re-grouping with a different approach? If we hear anything, we'll update this...
Guide Kirby Star Allies Dream Friends List
Spoilers abound!
Friends are dime a dozen, but Dream Friends are absolutely worth treasuring. What are we talking about? Friends in Kirby Star Allies, of course – what did you think? Dream Friends are extra special friends that you can't find knocking about in an ordinary level. No, to grab these you have to first unlock them, then go and enlist...
Nintendo Download 29th March (North America)
Each and every new update on the NA eShops
The Nintendo Download has arrived, and the final instalment of the month brings games to the Nintendo Switch, 3DS and Wii U eShops. As usual, it's a varied bunch of titles to choose from, ranging from HAMSTER's ever reliable Neo Geo re-releases to some charming indie highlights from across the industry. As...
Review Toki Tori (Switch eShop)
An Easter time treat
Nintendo Switch has been treated to lots of Toki Tori love just recently; the end of February saw a re-release of Toki Tori 2+ with some very welcome new features, and now the original game has found its way to the console, too. If these latest versions are the first you’ve seen of the titular little chicken, and you’ve...
Nintendo Download 29th March (Europe)
All the new games, deals and DLC hitting the EU eShops
Thursday is here, in all its opulent glory, and with it comes the final Nintendo Download update of the month. April beckons, so let's ring out the month with some brand new gaming highlights on the Nintendo Switch, 3DS and Wii U eShops. As always, be sure to leave a vote in the poll below, and...
News Super Mario Odyssey Receives Two New Costumes
What to wear?
One of the most charming features of Super Mario Odyssey was the ability to change Mario’s appearance in dozens of different ways, giving player’s ample control over how to style the famed plumber. Whether it be neat throwbacks like the Super Mario 64 outfit or rather strange ones like Peach’s wedding dress, fans have loved the...
News Tactical JRPG Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs - Royal Edition Secures April Switch Release
"A modern approach to a full-blown JRPG"
Crunching Koalas has announced that Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs - Royal Edition will launch on Nintendo Switch on 12th April. Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs is a modern-style JRPG with skippable battles, aiming to deliver a mix of good old adventuring and dynamic storytelling. There is also a focus on...
News Race For The Highest Score In Mario Kart Monopoly
Do not powerslide past Go. Do not collect $200.
We're quite fond of Monopoly Gamer Edition; this collaboration between Hasbro and Nintendo was more than just a simple skinned Monopoly board. It was a fresh Mario Party-esque take on the classic property trading game, with a splash of Nintendo's most iconic IP. It looks like the...
News New Fire Emblem Warriors DLC Content Is Now Available For Purchase
There’s been an Awakening
Fire Emblem Warriors was one of those releases that seems to have gotten a little passed over at launch, as the game released only one week in advance of Super Mario Odyssey. Though we’re due to get a mainline Fire Emblem game sometime this year, Fire Emblem Warriors did a great job of finding middle ground between the...
News Nintendo Switch Has Now Sold 4 Million Units In Japan
4,037,144, to be precise
In just over a year on sale, the Switch has pushed past the 4 million units sold marker in its homeland, according to Famistu. As of 25th March 2018, 4,037,144 Switch consoles are now safely in the hands of Japanese players. When you consider that's the total for a single territory after a little more than 12 months, it's...
News Not Tonight Is A Post-Brexit Role-Playing Game With A Healthy Dose Of Political Satire
Right in The Thick Of It
Political satire can be a wonderful thing, whether it's flicking through the barbed pages of Private Eye or enjoying the foul-mouthed psychological warfare of Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It, but it's medium that's found very little exposure in the world of games. Well, indie developer PanicBarn and publisher No More...
News Bloodstained's English Voice Talent Includes Alucard, Char Aznable And Solid Snake
Well, the guys behind the voices, at least
The full English voice cast for the upcoming Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been revealed, and there are some famous faces (or should that be vocal cords?) included. The recording sessions - which have been directed by Jamie Mortellaro (Halo 4, Silent Hill: Shattered...
News Infernium Will Scare Its Way Onto The NA eShop Next Week
It'll hit the EU one on 12th April
While we've known that first-person horror experience Infernium was due to arrive in April ever since the game was announced for Switch earlier in the month, but now we've got the official release dates straight from indie developer Carlos Coronado. The game will be hitting the North American eShop next week on 5th...
News Lode Runner Legacy Sneaks Onto The Switch eShop Today
Along with a demo
Tozai Games has surprised everyone by releasing Lode Runner Legacy on the European Switch eShop today, along with a demo. The latest entry in a series which began way back in 1983, Lode Runner Legacy will cost you $11.99 USD/€11.99 EUR. Scott Tsumura, co-founder of Tozai Games, had this to say about the launch: The original...
News The Piranha Pit Returns To Splatoon 2 This Weekend Alongside A Brand New Weapon
It just keeps coming
As is usually the case, this weekend will introduce some additional content for Splatoon 2, giving players even more to think about when deciding upon their splatting strategies. This time around we have a new stage and a new weapon being added to the mix. Piranha Pit is a map making its return from the original Splatoon...
News Samurai Shodown III, Ninja-Kid And Dragon Blaze Are Next Week's Arcade Games On Switch
Transcending history, a tale of samurais, ninjas and dragons...
If you were expecting a quiet retro week after Easter, forget it. HAMSTER and Zerodiv are once again teaming up with three offerings on the same day that will be too darn sweet to pass up. Fighting, platforming and shmup-ing fans, take notice of yet another three worthy additions to our...
News Penny-Punching Princess Won't Be Getting A Physical Release In The UK After All
Digital is the only way to go, Brits
Penny-Punching Princess won't be available physically in the UK when it launches this week, it has been revealed by publisher NIS America. The company has issued a statement saying that it cancelled the release of the physical version of the game in the region when it became clear that it wouldn't be able to...
Wednesday28th Mar 2018
News Nintendo Comments On Third-Party Docks Bricking Switch Systems
Docks "do not undergo Nintendo’s testing and evaluation process"
When Nintendo pushed the 5.0.0 firmware update live for the Switch recently, it had an unwelcome side-effect for some owners - the newly-updated console doesn't seem to play nice with third-party docks. Some users have reported that third-party docks - like those from Nyko -...
News Team Xecutor Confirms Its Upcoming Switch Hacking Device Will Work With All Firmwares
Hack 'n' slash
Team Xecutor, a long-running group that specialises in creating hacking devices for consoles, is working on a new modchip for Nintendo Switch and it's taken to its official forums to reassure potential users that the piece of unofficial hardware will work with all of the current firmware updates. The team behind the device is...
News Dragon Quest XI On Switch Will Arrive "Much Later" Than Other Versions
And there are no plans for a localised port of the 3DS instalment
Finally, it's official! The Unreal Engine 4-powered Dragon Quest XI: Echoes Of An Elusive Age is coming to the West in 2018! Huzzah! But there's a catch - only the PS4 and PC versions are getting a release in September 2018. A Nintendo Switch port is still on the cards, but according...
News That Japanese "Dragon Quest Law" Is Actually An Urban Myth
The creators behind the franchise spill the beans
Those of you versed in video game history will be aware of a story relating to the astonishing popularity of Dragon Quest, one of Japan's most beloved RPGs. Back when the series was just starting out on the Famicom, kids and adults alike would bunk off school or work to buy it and spend an entire day...
News Kirby Star Allies Version 2.0 Is Now Available For Download
Try out the new characters!
Kirby Star Allies launched earlier this month, bringing with it a wonderful celebration of everything that fans love about the Kirby franchise. Part of this could be found in the Dream Palace feature, a special room that allows one to summon friends from across Kirby’s long history. Nintendo has promised to keep this...
News Splatoon 2 Producer Reveals More Details About The Octo Expansion
It can't come soon enough
During the last Nintendo Direct, Nintendo dropped the rather surprising announcement that Splatoon 2 would be receiving a new single player expansion. Details have been a bit thin on the ground, but it promises 80 new stages and a much darker tone; hopefully adding a hearty amount of content to the game’s already great...
News The Nintendo Switch eShop Prepares To Launch In Hong Kong
Bringing out the big guns
Nintendo is no doubt really keen to sell Switch in China, which could be potentially very lucrative indeed. Until then, Nintendo will have to make do with launching the handheld console in Hong Kong, which is an autonomous territory of China. The Switch eShop for the Hong Kong region will launch on 3rd April and...
Hardware Review Retro-Styled Switch Controllers from ColorWare
Back in black (and red)
Custom controllers aren't exactly a new idea; whether they're cobbled together by a passionate young player or expertly crafted by someone with serious experience, the allure of custom gaming gubbins has been around for donkey's years. Colorware apparently knows this, as they offer a wide array of custom controllers for...
News LEGO The Incredibles Will Be Plastic And Fantastic On Nintendo Switch This June
The 15th of June, to be exact
Last week we reported on an Amazon Canada listing that showed LEGO The Incredibles with a 15th June release date attached. We see a lot of these listings and many of those dates fail to come to anything, but with The Incredibles 2 opening in cinemas the day before, we predicted it was probably a legitimate date...
News Detective Pikachu Has A Much Better Launch In Japan While Kirby Remains On Top
There's still love for Pokémon spin-offs in the East
While Detective Pikachu had a lackluster debut last week in the UK, the 3DS-based spin-off fared far better in Japan with a respectable 42,013 units sold. That puts it in fourth place with Kirby Star Allies performing well enough to hold off two big releases on PS4. Hyrule Warriors: Definitive...
News Suda51 Is Working On A Secret New Game And Famitsu Is Really Excited About It
But is it a sequel or something brand new?
It was only yesterday we were reporting on the potential for the upcoming Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes to eventually hit retail with a physical release, and now the man behind it - auteur and all-round cool dude, Goichi Suda aka Suda51 - has revealed he's working on a new, as-yet-unannounced game...
News Nintendo Knows It Needs To Improve Discoverability On The Switch eShop
"There is a lot of content coming"
The Switch has had an incredible first year in terms of software, but with this flood of games comes the problem of discoverability. The design of the eShop on Switch is workmanlike at best, and many games are getting lost in the crush, robbed of their chance to shine. Speaking to Glixel, Nintendo of America's...
News Create Your Own Mario-Like Masterpieces With PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker
Create and share
PQube is pubishing Super Icon's platform game construction kit PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker on Switch eShop, it has been announced. Already available on Steam Early Acess, PlataGO! allows you to create your own 2D run-and-jump masterpieces using an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. You can piece together a fiendish...
Competition Win A Set Of Third Editions Books, Including Zelda, Dark Souls And Final Fantasy
Book worm
French publisher Third Editions does a fantastic line in deep and engaging video game books, and has previously released titles focusing on the likes of Zelda, Dark Souls and Metal Gear Solid. The company is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to translate more of its books into English, and has kindly prov
News The First Wave Of Friends Have Arrived For Kirby Star Allies Players In North America
Friend zone
Kirby Star Allies has brought the little pink ball of gluttony back into our hearts, and he's brought plenty of friends along for the ride. In fact, Kirby is getting even more pals as the first wave of additional buddies arrives for users in North America. Spotted by eagle-eyed Twitter user Ilexand, the update brings four new buddies to...
Video This Little Nightmares: Complete Edition Trailer Will Give You The Willies
Welcome to the nightmare
The news that Tarsier Studios' Little Nightmares is coming to Switch filled us with great joy, as it's one of the most stylistically engaging titles we've seen in a long time, presenting a disturbingly dark world packed with ghoulish monsters. Publisher Bandai Namco has released a new trailer in Japan for the...
News All-Star Fruit Racing Powerslides Onto Switch This July
But will miss out on online features
PQube has announced that its upcoming kart racer All-Star Fruit Racing will be zooming onto Switch this summer, with a brand new trailer revealing a July release window. We first heard about the game's upcoming Switch release a couple of weeks ago, with a Brazilian rating being given to the game for the console,...
Video Sit Back And Watch Darksiders: The Documentary For Free
Something, something, dark side...
With the Darksiders franchise due to make a triumphant return with Darksiders 3 later this year (a title, sadly, that isn't currently slated for Nintendo Switch), there's never been a better time to get to know the series, its origins, the downfall of original developer Vigil and its eventual revival. The...
News Super Rocket Shootout Will Bring Pixel Art Brawls To The Switch Next Week
Featuring destructible stages
One-man indie developer Oddly Shaped Pixels has announced that Super Rocket Shootout is headed to Nintendo Switch, releasing just next week. The game is a frantic pixel art brawler which mixes lightning-fast platforming actions with fighting game mechanics for up to four players. Players will be able to master...
Tuesday27th Mar 2018
News Nintendo Switch Version 5.0.1 Is Now Available For Download
Well, that came from nowhere
There was a lot of excitement generated around Nintendo Switch version 5.0 in the lead up to its deployment, as there’s still plenty of room left for improvement in Nintendo’s rather barebones OS, but fans were left a bit disappointed when the update came with very little in the way of new features. Those of you who...
Soapbox With Microsoft Playing Ball, It’s Finally Time For Banjo-Kazooie To Return To Nintendo
And we know just the studio that could pull it off...
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 tackles a subject very close to his heart - his rabid love for a certain seminal platformer from Rare, and...
Review Outlast 2 (Switch eShop)
Doesn't spare the rod
Outlast 2 is one of the most beautiful games on Switch, and also one of the ugliest. This sequel to the hit indie shocker Outlast (which hit the eShop earlier this month as Outlast: Bundle Of Terror) provides a strikingly evocative, bone-chillingly atmospheric game world for you to creep through. The use of light and shade...
Hardware Review The Hyperkin SupaBoy SFC Is A Portable SNES For Under £100
Third time lucky?
It's fair to say that the SupaBoy handheld is one of Hyperkin's most successful products; it initially hit the market in 2012 and has been revised once already in the form of the SupaBoy S. We're now on the third iteration of the same model, and we can imagine this fresh SKU will do the business just as well as its forerunners did...
News Here's The Top 50 Switch Games, As Voted For By Your Good Selves
What do you think was number one?
The Switch is now over a year old, and Nintendo decided to mark this event by asking the Twitter-going public to vote for their favourite titles so far. The top 50 list has now been published, and we've replicated it below for your viewing pleasure. 50. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 49.
News WayForward Reveals More Details About New Shantae: Half-Genie Hero DLC
Almost Ret-2-Go!
Though Shantae: Half-Genie Hero was an excellent game at launch, WayForward has since been working tirelessly on new modes and expansions featuring different characters and playstyles. It’s been a great run so far, though there’s been one major update left that was included as a stretch goal in the initial Kickstarter campaign...
News Of Ships & Scoundrels Could Bring Sid Meier's Pirates-Style Antics To Switch
It's currently plundering for gold on Kickstarter
If Flinthook and Shantae And The Pirate's Curse have taught us anything, it's that there's no life quite like a pirate's life. And while the likes of Sea Of Thieves won't be gracing Nintendo Switch's waters anytime soon, a new sea-faring adventure could be setting sail for Ninty's handheld port. Say...
News Developer Iconoclasts Says Porting The Game To Switch "Would Be Fun"
But won't confirm if such a port is in the works
Some guys are just made for Switch, even if - technically - they're yet to appear on the platform or have an official release announced. Such is the case for 2D platformer Iconoclasts, an indie title that's been praised for its poignant storytelling and platforming gameplay that harks back to the...
News Tiny Metal's Free Multiplayer Update Is Mobilising This May
Press will go hands-on at PAX East
Area 35 has confirmed that its Advance Wars-inspired turn-based title Tiny Metal will be getting its multiplayer update sometime in May as a free download. The feature had previously been promised by the studio, and it has also been confirmed that the mode will be available to the press at the upcoming PAX East...
News Asymmetrical Shooter/Brawler Aftercharge Is Headed To Switch For Some 3v3 Battles
Danger! Danger! High voltage!
Much like horror games (such as the recently released Outlast 2 - check our review!), shooters are finding a new and welcome home on Nintendo Switch, and Aftercharge looks to keep that trending firing on all cylinders. Coming from Canadian indie studio Chainsawesome Games, it's a 3v3 asymmetrical shooter/brawler with...
News Will Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Get A Retail Release? Suda51 Says "Maybe"
No more retail?
Due to arrive in 2018, Suda51 and Grasshopper Manufacture's latest opus - the genre-mashing world of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes - is already shaping up to be one of the year's most unusual Switch-bound games when it eventually hits the Switch eShop. Check out the trailer from the recent Nintendo Direct if you need...
News UK Retailer GAME Sees Revenue Rise Thanks To Switch, But Profit Is Down Year-On-Year
Profit down by 25.5 percent compared to the previous 12 months
UK high street retailer GAME has announced increased revenue for the past financial year, but has also reported that profits are down. Revenue was £517.4 million, but profit before tax fell from £16.5 million in 2016/2017 to £12.3 million in 2017/2018. This drop-off has been...
News Devious Dungeon's Randomised Medieval Mayhem Will Hit Switch On 30th March
Knight and day
Barely two weeks ago publisher Ratalaika Games revealed its mobile hit, Devious Dungeon, would be heading to Nintendo Switch at a later date - and now we finally have that date. And it's this week! Yes, the randomised levels and medieval combat will be heading to Nintendo Switch this Friday on 30th March. Ratalaika Games is working...
News Rogue Aces Is Cleared For Take-Off On Switch This April
Roger that
Curve Digital is teaming up with Infinite State Games to publish Rogue Aces on the Switch eShop next month. Showcasing procedurally generated levels, Rogue Aces is also coming to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. All three versions launch on April 12th, costing £9.99/€12.99/$12.99. Here's a wee helping of PR:...
News Snake Pass Is Going For Speedrunning Gold With Its New Arcade Mode Update
Slither me this
For a week or more, developer Sumo Digital has been teasing fans on Twitter in regards to some Snake Pass related news. Was the physics-based platformer getting new DLC, a brand new sequel or some mysterious update? Turns out it was the latter, and it's patching in a brand new mode that adds a speedrunning element to each of its 15...
Monday26th Mar 2018
Review The Alliance Alive (3DS)
Alive and well
In 2015, Atlus published The Legend of Legacy, a 3DS JRPG produced by a dream team of veteran developers with credits on classics like SaGa, Final Fantasy, and Chrono Trigger. The game was met with mostly positive reviews, but at the time, another game was in development from the same team. This game came to be The Alliance Alive,...
News Here's How The Nvidia Shield Port Of Mario Galaxy Handles The Lack Of Motion Controls
Retro-fitting the past
Super Mario Galaxy touched down on the Nvidia Shield in China recently as part of a deal which will see other Wii classics come to the set-top box in that region. As we all know, Galaxy made good use of the Wii's motion-sensing controller to deliver fun gesture-based gameplay - something that is impossible on Nvidia's...
Video Don't Cry Over these Top Ten Worst Mario Games
Not every game can be a winner
With over 100 games under his proverbial belt, it'd be foolish to assume that every title Mario's appeared in is an absolute winner. Edutainment title for DOS, dodgy licensed CD-based games, it's madness to think there couldn't possibly be ten Mario games worth shoving in a list to mock and lose hope over. That's why...
Rumour New Wario Land Trademark Suggests New Instalment Might Be In The Works
Super Wario Odyssey
It was only a couple of weeks ago that we were treated to the shock announcement of a new WarioWare - WarioWare Gold, to be precise - and on 3DS no less. But if a slew of recent trademarks filed by Nintendo are anything to go by, a new Wario Land could well be in the works. Nine trademarks were filed in total,...
Review Sol Divide -Sword Of Darkness- (Switch eShop)
Divided we stand
Unafraid to mix things up considerably, Psikyo’s established shmup formula was thrown out the window for this game, leaving many fans baffled when first introduced to it back in 1997. Loathed by many, but still revered by some, SOL DIVIDE -Sword Of Darkness- is now making a comeback in 2018 on Nintendo Switch. So is it a...
Video Getting Hands-On with The World's Largest Micro SD Card from Integral
512GB of goodness
As technology improves, it nearly always gets smaller unless it's a smartphone. Twenty years ago the idea of being able to store half a terabyte of information on a card the size of your fingernail was utter madness. Hell, the idea of being able to store half a terabyte at all at a consumer level was but the fevered dream of a...
News Detective Pikachu Is Off The Case As It Debuts At Number 23 In The UK Charts
And Kirby Star Allies drops to number 11
The latest UK multiformat charts are in for the last week and they show Detective Pikachu failing to break the multiformat top ten - in fact, it debuted as low as number 23. We really enjoyed our time with - and Nintendo Life's very own Ryan gave it an 8/10 - but it's clearly not proved a hit straight out of...
News Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Is Getting A Retail Ultimate Edition With All The Extras
A genie's treasure
Publisher PQube has revealed Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, the fourth entry in the platforming series, is getting a rather fancy physical edition next month. The Ultimate Edition, which arrives on 27th April in Europe, includes the official Risky Beats soundtrack CD and an exclusive 100-page artbook. The bundle also throws in lots of...
News Manticore Devs Issue Apology Following Last-Minute Delay On Switch
"We’re working hard to bring the best-possible sci-fi gaming experience"
Manticore: Galaxy on Fire was supposed to launch on the Switch last week, but was pulled at the last minute. Manticore's lead designer Patrick Imbusch has issued a statement on the delay, explaining why it didn't make it to the eShop as expected: It seems most of you...
Video Try to Remember these Top Ten Forgotten Mario Characters
Can't do Mushbert-er than these
Mario's had a lot of friends. So many in fact that you'd be pushed to remember every single one of them, and even then there's probably one or two you've just never even heard of. That's why we've teamed up with the excellent rabbidluigi so that we can collate the very finest of these Mario relics to put in front of...
News Nintendo Has Filed A Mysterious Patent For Amiibo-Style NFC Cards
A new kind of Pokémon trading card game, perhaps?
There's nothing quite like a mysterious patent to get chins wagging and brains ticking over. And this latest one from Nintendo is a right head scratcher. The patent, which was filed earlier this month to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, present a set of collectible trading cards with...
News Yu Suzuki Says There Are No Plans For Shenmue III On Switch, Unsurprisingly
It's Bayonetta, in reverse!
Shenmue III may be getting some stick of late for its rather unusual character models, but as fans of the first two games on the Sega Dreamcast, we can't wait to play this third outing. It would seem that a great many people feel the same way, and as a result we're getting into "wishful thinking" territory when it comes...
Video See RollerCoaster Tycoon Mix Classic Gameplay With Mobile Accessibility on Switch
Straight from GDC 2018
GDC 2018 has finally come to an end, but we're still getting plenty of interesting bits of information that bubbled to the surface during the big show in San Francisco. That includes some hands-off footage of Rollercoaster Tycoon for Nintendo Switch, a new version from publisher Atari (and developer Nvizzio Creations)...
News Sketch Amazing Splatoon 2 Banners (And More) With This GameTech Stylus Pen
Illustration station
Are you a budding illustrator with a Nintendo Switch in your possession? Do you wish you could put together one of those amazing banners in Splatoon 2? Well, this new stylus pen from hardware maker GameTech is going to make all your artistic dreams come true. It's out now in Amazon Japan (with a rest-of-the-world release set...
News Cube Life: Island Survival 2018 Is Building Up To A Switch Release Later This Year
With a surprisingly creepy trailer, too
Indie developer Cypronia has released a brand new trailer revealing that Cube Life: Island Survival 2018 will be making its way to Switch later this year. Cube Life: Island Survival is an open-world, block building, survival game, taking place on a beautiful remote island that can take a very dark turn...
News The Clock Tower-Inspired Horror Of Remothered: Tormented Fathers Is Switch-Bound
Mother!
Another intense horror experience is heading to Nintendo Switch, with developer Stormind Games confirming the unsettling survival nightmare that is Remothered: Tormented Fathers is headed to the plucky handheld console. Inspired by the classic point-and-click horror romp Clock Tower, with you helping unfortunate heroine Rosemary hide and...
Video Fox n Forests Is Looking Particularly Gorgeous In This Latest Footage
Foxy
It's fair to say that we're really excited about how Fox n Forests is shaping up. Inspired heavily by the golden age of 2D platformers, German developer Bonus Level appears to be doing a fine job with its gorgeous, season-changing action game after a successful Kickstarter campaign way back in August 2016. It's due to launch on Switch...
Awesome This Fan-Made Poké Ball Dock Holds Your Switch, Controllers And Games
We'll take ten!
Back in January we reported on a fan-made Super Mario Odyssey dock for your Switch that had been 3D-printed by Etsy seller Senpai3D, and now we have yet another masterpiece to drool over in the shape of a giant Poké Ball. Once again, this dock is entirely 3D-printed, designed to have a retro feel on the outside while the interior...
News After The NES And SNES, Bitmap Books' Next Tome Tackles The Sega Master System
To be this good takes ages
UK publisher Bitmap Books has confirmed that its next "Visual Compendium" will switch focus to Nintendo's rival, Sega. Bitmap's last two compendiums focused on the NES and SNES, and showcased loads of lovely screenshots, artwork, features and exclusive interviews. The next book will highlight the talents of th
News New Research Tasks Can Lead To A Date With Mew In Pokémon GO
What a breakthrough!
You'll soon get the chance to bump into the Mythical Psychic-Type Pokémon Mew on your travels in Pokémon GO, it has been revealed today. Niantic and The Pokémon Company have confirmed that trainers will begin receiving "research tasks" this week which add "new activities and challenges that can be completed for in-game...
News Spike Chunsoft Is Bringing PixelJunk Monsters 2 And Steins;Gate Elite To Switch This Year
2018 is shaping up nicely
Spike Chunsoft has revealed that it is brining two new games to the Switch this year. First up is Q-Games' PixelJunk Monsters 2, a tower defence classic which is also coming to PS4 and Steam. It launches on May 25th in North America and Europe, with a price tag of $14.99 in the former region. The next title is...
Video Here's Almost An Hour Of SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy Footage
Tagging in
If you're interested in new fighting games then SNK: Heroines will surely be on your radar; this promising-looking brawler contains some of SNK's most famous female characters in 2-on-2 tag action, and is headed to Switch this year. We've seen snippets of the game in motion before but during a Wednesday Night Fights broadcast we got...
News Max Brass Shows His Authority With A Win In The Latest ARMS Party Crash
No love for Dr. Coyle
The weekend just gone was host to a fierce competition around the world, with fans of Max Brass taking on those of Dr. Coyle for the latest ARMS Party Crash crown. Starting on 23rd March, and concluding just this morning, this Party Crash had a "Best Frenemies" theme, allowing players to raise their Lab Level and earn...
Saturday24th Mar 2018
News Super Mario Happy Meal Toys Are Coming Back To The UK This Summer
Ten new toys to collect
Thanks to our undercover reporter at McDonalds UK, we have learnt the exciting news that Super Mario is returning to Happy Meal for the fourth time! The moustachioed plumber remains a firm favourite with families and this year’s promotion has a range of ten new Mario toys available. The promotion will run for six weeks from...
Talking Point What Games Are You Playing This Weekend
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
The weekend has arrived, just in time to take the stress off a long and productive week. Of course, there's a good chance you might be working over the weekend too, so what better way to unwind when you're finally free to do your own thing than a little bit of Ninty gaming? This week, Team Nintendo Life has...
Friday23rd Mar 2018
Review Earthlock (Switch eShop)
Locked on
While the ‘J’ in ‘JRPG’ ostensibly stands for 'Japanese', it refers to a style of role-playing game rather than country of origin; strong, often linear stories and turn-based combat are the calling cards of the genre, and Western-made games such as Child Of Light and Cosmic Star Heroine follow its conventions just as much as...
News Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze's Switch File Is Almost Half The Size Of The Wii U Version
Here's some more footage, too
An update on the Japanese eShop listing for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on Switch has revealed a rather interesting fact about the upcoming port: it's file size is 6.6GB, making it almost half the size of the version that appeared on Wii U in 2014. Of course, this could be an error, but if Nintendo has...
News Nintendo's Damon Baker Explains Why Some Indie Devs Are Refused Access To The eShop
"Some of those developers do have a negative reaction"
As far as indies are concerned, Nintendo has enjoyed something of a mixed relationship over the years. Back on the Wii, the company's policies regarding development partners (such as insisting that every dev have a registered office) didn't help it secure support, but during the Wii U and 3DS...
News HAMSTER Accidentally Leaks Two Upcoming ACA Switch Releases
Retro gamers rejoice!
It did not take eagle-eyed gamers much time to spot something very interesting on the Switch dashboard HAMSTER used for the Famitsu broadcast that revealed the upcoming Arcade Archive Punch-Out!! is arriving next week. Not one but two as-yet-unannounced ACA title icons where clearly visible earlier today, and both...
Review Gekido Kintaro's Revenge (Switch eShop)
Advance-less Revenge
Update: Version 1.01 has been rolled out and along with bug fixes it now allows you to map the digital D-Pad for movement, greatly improving your character response to inputs. When the original Gekido Advance released on Game Boy Advance back in 2002 it took many by surprise. It featured beautiful side-scrolling brawler...
News The OJO Projector For Switch Has Completed Another Successful Crowdfunding Campaign
First Indiegogo, now Makuake in Japan
It was only last year that the OJO - the projector designed to take your Switch games and give them the cinema treatment - pulled off a super successful crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, bringing in a crazy $270,966 (that's 687% of its goal amount). And now it's just done it again in Japan. The Japanese...
News Punch-Out!! Is Your Next Nintendo Arcade Archive, Releases Next Week
POW! Right in the kisser!
Things have been quiet on the retro Nintendo front after the release of Arcade Archives Super Mario Bros. VS, but that silence is now coming to an end with a bang. A right hook bang probably since HAMSTER is releasing the original Punch-Out!! on the 30th March on the Switch eShop! This double-screen monstrosity is not your...
News Nintendo's E3 2018 Site Is Now Open For Business
June is closing in fast
E3 is the biggest gaming show on the planet, and is where companies like Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft show off their biggest titles and make their most significant announcements. The show takes place between June 12th and June 14th this year, and Nintendo has just pushed its E3 2018 site live. Details are a...
News Detective Pikachu: Eevee's Case Is An eBook Prequel To The Game, And You Can Read It For Free
For a limited time
Originally given out as a physical pre-order bonus for the Japanese Detective Pikachu release in 2016, Detective Pikachu: Episode 0 - Eevee's Case is a short book that acts as a prequel chapter to the events in the main game. Available for a limited time only, an English language (and other European languages) eBook version is...
News Have Your Cake And Eat It As Nintendo Listing Suggests It's Making A Game Called EclairCity
The Great Japanese Bake Off
Nintendo loves it some oddball ideas, but could one of its next games have a real cake-based premise? If a rating on the International Age Rating Coalition is to be believed, Ninty is breaking out a new signature bake. The listing has the name EclairCity, with Nintendo down as both publisher and the 'production...
News Co-Op Platformer The Adventure Pals Gets Switch Gameplay Video And April Release Date
Action-packed!
Armor Games has announced that The Adventure Pals will be launching on Nintendo Switch on 3rd April. The game is a side-scrolling, action-packed platformer about friendship and exploration, featuring RPG elements and two-player local drop-in/drop-out co-op. Players will team up with their (rather excellent-looking) giraffe,...
Video Grab A Cuppa And Enjoy 15 Minutes Of Little Dragons Cafe Footage
Dragonian times
Earlier this month we got to feast our eyes on some tasty new screens for Yasuhiro Wada's latest offering, Little Dragons Café, and now we've got another starter to enjoy before the main course arrives this summer - 15 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming Switch curio. Uploaded by the good folks at Ninte
Random Kirby Star Allies Is Getting The Twitch Plays Treatment
Switch on Twitch
Twitch Plays - where a community of viewers on the popular streaming platform use in-chat commands to control a game - have been growing in popularity for years, with both Zelda and Pokémon getting the gameplay by committee treatment over the years (among many others). Now it's the turn of Kirby Star Allies, and the
Random Splatoon's Inklings Used To Be Rabbits And Cubes That Shot Black And White Ink
Nintendo revealed the shooter's oddball origins
From Ubisoft's madcap mascots in Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle to the Broodals of Super Mario Odyssey, rabbits have had plenty of appearances on Nintendo hardware, but did you know the Inklings of the original Splatoon started out as fur-covered cottontails and cuboid creatures? In a recent...
Feature Aiming For The Stars With OPUS: Rocket Of Whispers Developer SIGONO
"We wanted players to feel “the transition from loneliness to enrichment"
OPUS: Rocket Of Whispers is an emotionally driven adventure and the second 'OPUS' title from Taiwanese developer SIGONO. Combining a rich narrative, immersive atmosphere and deep lore to unravel and dissect, you play as two survivors of an apocalyptic plague. The pair will...
News Gotcha Racing 2nd Will Speed Onto The Switch eShop on 29th March
Toy-ca touring cars
The original Gotcha Racing was a fun-filled, top-down racer that revved its way to an 8.10 review here on Nintendo Life, and now its sequel is looking to score its own podium finish as Gotcha Racing 2nd roars onto Nintendo Switch on 29th March. This cutesy racer combines gacha (capsule) toys, which you can unlock and then...
Rumour Amazon Canada Listing Suggests LEGO The Incredibles Will Start Building This June
Summer of blocks
More fuel has been added to the rumours surrounding the release date of LEGO The Incredibles on Nintendo Switch, with a new listing on Amazon Canada stating a release date of 15 June with a price tag of CAN $79.99 (£44). So is this a legit date or just placeholder? June has indeed been used as a placeholder date in the past, but...
News The Zink Mini Splatling Joins The Fight In Splatoon 2 This Weekend
Mini but powerful
As we start to count down the days to Splatoon 2's upcoming extended solo campaign, the game continues to provide us with more new weapons to test against our foes. This weekend sees the return of the Zink Mini Splatling. It will come with the Curling Bomb as its sub weapon, and the Ink Storm as its special, changing things up...
Thursday22nd Mar 2018
News Your Prayers Have Been Answered, Hori Is Making A Joy-Con With A Proper D-Pad
Retro gamers rejoice!
Japanese peripheral maker Hori is creating a left-hand Joy-Con with an old-school D-pad, it has been revealed by Famitsu. The timing is fortunate, as PlatinumGames' Hideki Kamiya only tweeted last week (with his tongue firmly in-cheek, of course) that he might lose motivation for developing
Review Castle of Heart (Switch eShop)
Made of stone
While the developers of Castle of Heart have done little to encourage it, it's easy to see why this Switch eShop release is being dubbed "the Dark Souls of platformers" by some in the Nintendo community. It boasts a very similar medieval aesthetic to the beloved Souls series and contains gameplay that is often punishing and...
Review Detective Pikachu (3DS)
A bolt of brilliance
We’re now just over a year into the Switch’s life and, despite knowing that the core Pokémon franchise will make the leap from 3DS to the new hybrid console at some point in the future, we know absolutely nothing about how the series might evolve with the huge system differences. Keeping the Poké-dream alive on the...
News Nintendo Download Special Offers: 22nd March (Europe)
Here are all the special spring discounts on the eShops
There a lot of special offers across the Nintendo eShops this week as part of a new Spring Sale. Since there are just so many, we've put together a special extra article to cover the new discounts in Europe. Let us know in the comments section below if you'll be taking advantage of any of these...
Random Switch eShop Censorship Of Metropolis: Lux Obscura Doesn't Go Far Enough
Black bars only partially effective
Once upon a time, Nintendo was such a family-friendly company that it had strict rules in place for what could and couldn't be featured in games released on its consoles, but thankfully it has moved with the times and now welcome many mature and adult-oriented titles to its platforms. That said, Nintendo still...
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Is Still Open To Banjo And Kazooie Appearing In Super Smash Bros.
Rare is also open to giving IP to third parties
As we all know, Rare used to be a solid partner for Nintendo. During the N64 years, Nintendo held a significant stake in the UK firm, which created seminal games like Donkey Kong Country, GoldenEye 007, Blast Corps, Perfect Dark and Donkey Kong 64. It was also the company responsible for the N64...
"Performance is not really the issue"
Yesterday we got the shock reveal that Ark: Survival Evolved, Studio Wildcard's open-world survival sim (with added dinosaurs, naturally), is headed to Nintendo Switch sometime in the Autumn. Abstraction Games is the studio behind the port, and in a revealing interview the dev reveals that in terms of...
Deals This Dark Souls: Remastered Metal Plate Looks Tasty
Fill your plate
It's almost time for the Nintendo Switch to visit Lordran, a Gothic kingdom filled with dangers and creatures in all manner of monstrous forms. It's a place where you'll almost certainly die, over and over again. Okay, that might not sound like an attractive premise for a video game, but its war of attrition makes for one of the most...
Nintendo Download 22nd March (North America)
Games, games and more games on the NA eShops
Thursday is here, yet again, and with it, another Nintendo Download update for North America. As per usual, it brings a whole host of new games, extra bits of DLC, demos and maybe the occasional discount and deal. As always, be sure to add your votes to the poll below and leave us a comment sharing...
News Super Smash Bros. Switch And Splatoon 2 Tournaments Will Take Place At E3 This Summer
So Smash Bros. will be at E3!
Nintendo has confirmed that it will be hosting both the Splatoon 2 World Championship 2018, and Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018, in an E3-related event in Los Angeles, CA on 11th - 12th June. This will be the first exhibition tournament featuring the recently announced Super Smash Bros. game coming to...
News Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Will Be Playable On Switch Next Month At PAX East
And you could even win this rad custom Switch
We haven't heard much news on the Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus front as of late - bar news that Panic Button (the studio tasked with porting the game to Switch) is hard at work on other titles as well - but that lack of update could mean we're set to play the game in the near future with Bethesda...
News Nintendo Reveals Splatoon’s Original Prototypes At GDC
How different things could’ve been
Splatoon is the most notable new IP to come out of Nintendo in recent times, blending ink-blasting action with a bizarre sense of style to make for a memorable experience that’s unlike any other. Of course, the project was a long time coming, and went through numerous iterations and prototypes before arriving...
Nintendo Download 22nd March (Europe)
Every game, demo, DLC and theme hitting the EU eShop today
Running out of things to play on your 3DS or Nintendo Switch? Well, we've got just the remedy - a brand new Nintendo Download update. This week's haul is an impressive one, bringing with it a ton of new additions to the eShops, ranging from Neo Geo re-releases and indie curios to bigger...
News Streets Of Red Launches On The Switch eShop On 29th March
Better late than never
Some of you may remember Streets of Red: Devil’s Dare Deluxe, a permadeath beat ‘em up that was due to release on the Switch last month. The game was supposed to launch on 27th February, but that day came and went without a peep. Though no announcement was made relating to why this date was missed, those of you that were...
News Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana Secures Late June Release Date On Switch
Revealed in a new character trailer
NIS America has revealed that Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana will be arriving on Switch on 26th June in North America, and 29th June in Europe. The JRPG series is returning with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years. Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island where he, and the other...
News Double Dose Of Sengoku Arriving Next Week On Switch eShop
HAMSTER and Zerodiv, no relation
Next Thursday there is much to rejoice if you are looking to expand your virtual Switch arcade salon since there not one, but two, Sengoku games releasing on 29th March! But don't get confused: Both are not only from completely unrelated series, but they are are also top tier within their own distinct genres. Still...
News Flip Wars Developer Over Fence Files For Bankruptcy
Studio formed by ex-Hudson Soft staffers is set to close shop
The developer behind the Switch title Flip Wars - known in Japan as Battle Sports Mekuru - has filed for bankruptcy, it has been reported. Over Fence - which was founded in 2012 by ex-Hudson Soft employees - commenced bankruptcy proceedings on 16th March with a total debt of 2 million...
Video Nintendo Shows How To Create Your Own Labo Remote Control Tank
Part two of the Toy-Con Garage series
Nintendo's running a series of videos on YouTube which looks at the ways you'll be able to create cool toys using Labo, which arrives next month. This week, it's the turn of the RC Tank. This demonstration shows how you can start with a very basic concept - such as the Joy-Con's IR camera "seeing" some...
Wednesday21st Mar 2018
News These Officially-Licensed Switch Controllers Look Absolutely Stunning
And they're available to buy now
Having a variety of different colours of Joy-Con available is one thing, but these third party Switch controllers are in a whole other league. Officially released on 23rd March in the UK - so in just a couple of days' time - these controllers are from accessory maker PowerA, which also recently designed a Super...
Review Shantae And The Pirate's Curse (Switch eShop)
It hasn't aged a day
Back in 2014, Shantae And The Pirate's Curse graced Wii U and 3DS, and many hailed it as the best Shantae release yet. Since then, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero saw a release, and while that was met with similar acclaim, some fans were displeased with the slightly more linear direction taken by the gameplay. Now, WayForward has opted...
A chilling experience
Kona seems to intent on reclaiming the term 'walking simulator,' which has become a bit of a slight of late. Describing a game as such instantly paints a picture of a barely-interactive first-person 'experience' that's more concerned with narrative than gameplay. And while it still ticks many of the aforementioned...
Video Here's How To Use An Xbox One Or PS4 DualShock 4 With Your Nintendo Switch
It's magic, I tell you!
We love the Switch Pro Controller - in fact, personally we think it's the best controller on the market, at least for our needs. But if you don't want to fork out heaps of cash and you happen to have another console's controller to hand, you might feel inclined to use that if the humble Joy-Con don't cut it for you. That's...
News Hyper Light Drifter Is Coming To The Switch This Summer
Better late than never
Hyper Light Drifter is a name that will no doubt sting a bit to many a Nintendo fan, as the game was initially due out for Wii U before being ignobly cancelled. The main issue with its initial cancellation was due to how GameMaker, the engine it was built on, was incompatible with the Wii U. This was also the case for the...
News THQ Nordic Is Reviving Its Nickelodeon Back Catalogue For Modern Systems
Avatar! Jimmy Neutron! Rugrats! Ren & Stimpy!
Publisher THQ Nordic has announced that it is partnering with children's media company Nickelodeon to revive some of the popular licensed games released during the "old" THQ era. Childhood favourites set to be resurrected include: Avatar: The Last Airbender Back At The Barnyard Catscratch Danny...
News (Pre)History Is Made As Ark: Survival Evolved Is Officially Announced For Switch
Everybody do the dinosaur
Well, that's an unexpected (but most welcome) surprise! Mere days after announcing a port for mobile devices, Studio Wildcard has only gone and officially announced a Nintendo Switch version of Ark: Survival Evolved, too! Revealed at a presentation at GDC today, the open-world survival sim will be ported to Switch with...
News What Happened To Morphies Law In The Nindies Showcase?
Needs more time to get it right
We saw lots of amazing games that are coming to the Switch eShop in the next few months in yesterday's Nindies Showcase, but eagle-eyed readers might have noticed the absence of the eagerly anticipated competitive shooter Morphies Law, which was so prominently featured in the previous Nindies Showcase. So what...
News Nidhogg 2 Hits The Switch eShop in 2018
I "nid" it
Today’s Nindies Nintendo Direct brought with it plenty of big announcements for fans of the indie scene, but it turns out that the showcase wasn’t even the end of today’s announcement plans. Not only was Hyper Light Drifter announced hours after the presentation, but it turns out that Nidhogg 2 will also be landing on the eShop...
News Aqua Moto Racing Utopia Is Finally Ready For Release On Wii U
Four years and a Switch release later
Zordix Games has revealed that Aqua Moto Racing Utopia is now complete and ready for release on Wii U, and that the game will be available on the console's eShop "soon". Aqua Moto Racing Utopia has had a very interesting few years indeed. We initially heard about the game being developed for Wii U way back in...
Reaction What Did You Think Of The Nindies Spring Showcase 2018?
Vote for your favourite game!
Yesterday, Nintendo aired a special Nindies-focused broadcast which outlined some of the new games coming to the eShop this year. Hosted by Nintendo's Damon Baker and Kirk Scott, the event had quite a few surprises to offer - including fresh announcements and more than a couple of timed Switch exclusives - and...
News Nintendo Plans To Increase "discoverability and visibility" On The Switch eShop
It's heard your views
Nintendo has done a lot of things right with Switch over the previous 12 months, but one issue has remained a negative constant: the eShop. Neither user friendly nor developer friendly, its basic design and lack of functionality has made it one of the console's few problems since launch. Well, those concerns haven't gone...
News Pokémon GO's Easter Egg Event Starts Tomorrow
Egg-citing stuff!
Details have emerged about Pokémon GO's Easter-themed event, which kicks off tomorrow. As has been the case in the past, the event will see rarer 'mon hatch from special 2km eggs, so expect to see some pretty desirable beasts appear. It hasn't been detailed exactly which will be turning up more often, but both Pichu and...
News SteamWorld Dig 2 And Stardew Valley Are Some Of The Best Selling Indie Games On Switch
Celeste, Kamiko and Golf Story also performed well
As part of a press briefing at GDC 2018 - where it was also revealed that the Nintendo Switch eShop will receive an update to improve game visibility - Nintendo revealed the top ten selling indie games, and it's a who's who of independently-developed hits. Here's the list (in no particular order):...
News Kirby Star Allies Gobbles Its Way To The Top Of The Japanese Charts
Splatoon 2 also sees a resurgance
The Media Create data for the Japanese multiformat charts is in, hot off the digital presses, and it shows Kirby Star Allies arriving on Japanese shores with quite the impressive debut. It enters the charts at number one, with 222,031 copies sold in its first week. Splatoon 2 has also had a great week, surging back...
News Rocket League's Tournaments Update Will Go Live On Switch On 3rd April
And "performance and visual quality updates"
Psyonix has revealed that Rocket League's 'Tournaments Update' - which was recently tested out in a beta on PC - will be heading to Nintendo Switch on 3rd April. Besides the much-anticipated addition of the Tournaments feature, which will allow players to create and run their own tournaments without...
News Top-Down Adventure Crashlands Will Bring Sci-Fi Survival To Switch In 2018
Crash landing
Yesterday's Nindies Showcase unveiled a treasure trove of new indie games headed to the Nintendo Switch eShop, but that's far from the only announcements. Along with the confirmation Morphies Law is still coming (despite its absence from the Showcase), developer Butterscotch Shenanigans has confirmed its own sci-fi survival adventure,
News Become A Martial Arts Master In The Melee Action Of 9 Monkeys Of Shaolin
Way of the warrior
Publisher Baku Entertainment and developer Sobaka Studios have unveiled their latest title, 9 Monkeys Of Shaolin, a melee-focused brawler with an ancient Chinese setting and a heavy dose of martial arts action. Due to arrive on Nintendo Switch in the autumn, 9MOS it mixes ground attacks, aerial manouveres and special moves...
News Vivendi Sells Ubisoft Stock As French Publisher Forms Deal With New Investor Tencent
Ubi has China in its sights
In a shock move in the ongoing Ubisoft takeover saga, French multinational corporation Vivendi has sold its entire 27.27 percent stake, effectively ending its year-long attempt to take a controlling investment in the Assassin's Creed and Tom Clancy publisher. The stock sale, which amounts to around 30.5 million...
News Action Platformer Shadow Bug Will Put Your Speedrunning Skills To The Test Next Week
"Slicing enemies to pieces"
Two-man indie developer Muro Studios has announced that Shadow Bug will arrive on Nintendo Switch on 30th March. In the game you control the overpowered ninja hero Shadow Bug, saving your home forest from the evil factory by slicing monsters to pieces. The game takes you on an adventure through a variety of attractive,...
Tuesday20th Mar 2018
News Grab Zelda, ARMS, FIFA 18 And More In The Big eShop Sale On 3DS, Wii U And Switch
Bag an EU bargain
With the Nindies Showcase arriving this week (later today, to be exact), what better way to celebrate than some much-needed discounts? Across the European Switch, Wii U and 3DS eShops over 140 titles that have had their prices slashed - including some of the biggest titles to feature on all three platforms. Here are some...
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Developers Update Fans On Release Date Announcement Plans
Not long now
Way back in 2015, industry veteran Koji Igarashi started the Kickstarter for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, a spiritual successor to the games produced during the glory days of the 2D Castlevania series. Initially, Nintendo fans were due to receive it on the Wii U, but plans eventually shifted to the Switch when the game received a...
News Hollow Knight On Switch Not Part Of The Nindies Showcase, But Release News Is Coming Soon
Update coming this week
Nintendo is broadcasting a Nindies Showcase later today which will no doubt be packed to bursting point with loads of lovely indie goodness for Switch. One game that won't be included is Team Cherry's eagerly-awaited Metroidvania outing Hollow Knight; the team behind the game - which has already had a successful launch...
Video Ever Wondered Why Joysticks Are Always On The Left?
It's probably not why you think, either...
Like night following day and grass being green, joysticks being on the left-hand side of a controller has been a solid rule in gaming since what seems like forever. While you could argue that the recent shift to twin-stick pads may run counter to this perspective, the left-hand stick is always your primary...
Live Watch The Nintendo Switch Nindies Spring 2018 Showcase Right Here
Indie-related goodness awaits...
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Review Last Day Of June (Switch eShop)
A terrible fate
Losing a loved one is hard to fathom until you actually experience it yourself. Grief is a natural reaction when you lose a person in your life that you love. It’s the heart-breaking outcome when you develop emotional connections with other people in this world including your family and friends. Last Day Of June – originally...
Awesome These Fila X Pokémon Trainers Are Far Too Cool For School
Ace footwear, I choose you!
Sometimes we get really jealous when another country or region gets a cool exclusive. Take the new Fila x Pokémon range of trainers, which are launching exclusively - and for a limited time - in South Korea. The design is based on Fila's classic Court Deluxe design with classic motifs for Pikachu, Charmander,...
Review Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut (Switch eShop)
Block-tastic brutality
From daring pop icons to Cold War politics to personal computing, the 1980s were a time of revolution and radical change. The 1980s also gave birth to some of the greatest and cheesiest slasher flicks to grace the big screen with the likes of A Nightmare On Elm Street, Halloween II and Friday the 13th striking horror into...
News The Entire Banner Saga Trilogy Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
Epic
Stoic's cult Banner Saga series is coming to the Nintendo Switch, it has been revealed. The news came during today's Nindies Showcase, with the announcement that the forthcoming The Banner Saga 3 would be arriving on the system later this year. It was also confirmed that the previous two titles in the series would be coming to the eShop...
Feature Which Games Do You Want To See In Today's Nindies Showcase?
Small is the new big
With the dust barely settled since the explosive, announcement extravaganza that was this month's Nintendo Direct, Nintendo has scheduled another broadcast, this time focused around the independently made 'Nindies' that are headed to Ninty platforms in 2018 and beyond. So which games could we see revealed or shown in greater...
Review Real Bout Fatal Fury (Switch eShop / Neo Geo)
Keeping it real
The third Fatal Fury game may have been subtitled 'Road To The Final Victory' but the Legend of the Hungry Wolf was far from over. The first game to follow that third instalment (released in the same year, in fact) was Real Bout Fatal Fury, a game that feels in part like an upgraded Fatal Fury 3. Using the same three-plane fighting...
News Futuristic Combat Racer GRIP Will Be Burning Rubber On Switch Later This Year
"Combat racing turned upside down"
Wired Productions and developer Caged Element have announced that GRIP, an upcoming futuristic racing game, will be heading to Nintendo Switch this year. Currently available as a Steam Early Access title, GRIP was inspired by the Rollcage games of the late '90s, aiming to deliver a super-fast,...
Random Kirby Star Allies Has Revealed A Rather Embarrassing Secret For King Dedede
No wonder he keeps that helmet on
Kirby is back and he's brought some friends along for the ride in his latest adventure, Kirby Star Allies. In fact, one of these friends is actually arch-nemesis King Dedede, but hey, let's not split hairs. What is important, however, is that the game reveals - shock horror - that the blue meanie is actually as bald...
News Bad North Is The Roguelite Real-Time Strategy Romp You Never Knew You Wanted
Play it first on Switch
Plausible Concept and Raw Fury have revealed that their roguelite real-time strategy title Bad North is coming to Switch this summer. The game sees you defending your island from Viking attackers. To do this you'll need to create solid defences and ensure your people are well protected when the raging Vikings land. Your...
Video Nintendo Releases Infectiously Upbeat Switch Spring Line-Up Video In Japan
Mario Tennis Aces! Splatoon 2 DLC! Donkey Kong! Kirby!
Nintendo's got a lot of forward momentum right now, but if 2018 is going to be anywhere near as successful as 2017, the company needs to keep hammering home the key "play anytime, anywhere" message of the Switch. That's precisely what it's doing in Japan with this new spring line-up commercial,...
News Be Afraid, Will.i.am Wants To Make "The Next Pokémon GO"
"What’s the other Pokémon? It doesn’t exist, right?"
Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am - real name William James Adams Jr. - has expressed an interest in creating what he feels could be the successor to the wildly popular Pokémon GO. The band have just collaborated with Marvel on the comic Masters of the Sun, which was accompanied to market...
News Fantasy Strike Is A Switch Fighter Where Anything Can Be A Weapon
Arrives this summer
Sirlin Games is bringing its fighting title Fantasy Strike to the Nintendo Switch this summer, it was revealed during today's Nindies Showcase. Set in a world where "fantasy meets martial arts", Fantasy Strike allows you to harness all manner of elements, items and concepts to create your arsenal of attacks. It focuses on...
News Feast Your Eyes (And Your Belly) On These Little Dragons Café Screens
It seemingly has an August release date, too
Last month, publisher Aksys Games confirmed the quirky world of Little Dragons Café is headed to Nintendo Switch this summer, and now we've been treated to some of the first delectable screens from the game (courtesy of Gamefly). Coming from creator Yasuhiro Wada, who brought us the enduring...
News Channel Your Inner Shinobi As The Messenger Brings 8-Bit And 16-Bit Platforming To Switch
Straddle the generations
Devolver Digital and developer Sabotage have teamed up to bring the platforming throwback that is The Messenger to Nintendo Switch. Announced during today's Nindies Showcase, the game is a 2D platformer in the vein of the classic Shinobi series, with lots of tongue-in-cheek humour, skill trees for character progression and...
News Mark Of The Ninja Remastered Is Creeping Onto Nintendo Switch This Autumn
Stealth time
Back in 2012, Klei Entertainment's Mark Of The Ninja - with its side-scrolling, stealth-orientated action - was a huge hit back when it debuted on Microsoft's once great Xbox Live Arcade. Almost six years on, that same critically-acclaimed indie is headed to Nintendo Switch as Mark Of The Ninja Remastered. It'll 'mark' the first...
News Director Josef Fares Reveals A Way Out Could Make It To Switch One Day
But it's not something the team has considered yet
A Way Out has been the talk of E3 and the wider gaming press for a couple of years now, thanks in part to its focus on local co-op gameplay and the colourful character that is director Josef Fares, but with its Xbox One, PC and PS4 release set for 23rd March, will this EA published 'indie' ever make...
News Former Super Play And Rare Artist Wil Overton Needs Your 'Get Well Soon' Wishes
"Nearly never made it but have just scraped through the other end"
Long-standing visitors to this site will no doubt be aware of the name Wil Overton - he's something of a legend if you were a UK-based Nintendo fan in the early '90s. His stunning illustrations graced every single cover of Super Play magazine, and Overton's talents would eventually...
News Light Fall Is Limbo Meets Celeste And Its Headed Straight For Nintendo Switch
Don't be a square
As part of Nintendo's Nindies Showcase today, developer Bishop Games has revealed Light Fall, a twitch-style platformer that combines the light and dark aesthetic of Limbo with the speed, precision and timing of Celeste. In other words, it looks flippin' awesome. You play a young boy who must use a special box known as a Shadow...
Video Check Out The Reveal Trailer For Squadron 51, An Extremely Retro Shmup
The 50’s called, they want their game back
The Switch has rapidly become a premier destination for fans of the shmup genre, with titles like Graceful Explosion Machine, Danmaku Unlimited 3, Steredenn: Binary Stars, and many more to offer fans a diverse range of content. It’s never a bad thing to see more shmups coming to the storefront, then,...
News Lumines Finally Brings Its Light And Sound To Switch In Lumines Remastered
Shine a light
If you're into your puzzle games, you'll know few series come as addictive and downright and time-consuming as Lumines, so you'll pleased as punch to learn Lumines Remastered as coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop as part of the new range of Nindies in 2018. With original creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi back on board, with a set of...
Video You Can Fit Practically Everything In WaterField's New SwitchPack Carry Case
Perhaps not the kitchen sink
Bag maker WaterField has been producing superb storage and travel options for Nintendo fans since the days of the 3DS, and has already given us an excellent Switch option. However, the company clearly sees room for improvement in everything it makes, as it has just released the new, larger
News Garage Is Gunning Its Way Onto Switch With Blood, Guts And B-Movie Insanity
What do you call it, Garage?
Publisher tinyBuild games has unveiled Garage, a new top-down shooter where you discover a hidden underworld full of monsters and all manner of hellish creatures. You're also an ex-drug dealer called Butch. Because why not. It's got a Dead Rising vibe with its interactive environments full of weapons and other...
News Swipe Right (And Left) To Rule In Reigns: Kings & Queens
Royal rumble
Publisher Devolver Digital is at it again, once again bringing in another indie hit to the Nintendo Switch fold. This time it's the turn of Nerial's Reigns, a strategy game where you must impose your royal will upon a seemingly never-ending stream of requests. From peasants to foreign courtiers, you'll need to swipe right and left to...
News West Of Loathing Is A Wild West-Themed RPG Full Of Stickman Cowboys
Win, lose or draw
We're partial to a little stickman-based adventuring here on Nintendo Life - Draw A Stickman: Epic 2 went down very well with editor Dom in 2017 - so the idea of exploring a crudely-drawn open-world that just happens to have embraced a Wild West theme has us sold already. Red Dead Redemption 2 eat your heart out. Okay, we...
News Bomb Chicken Is An Explosive Puzzle Platformer That's Coming To Switch First
Bomberman with poultry?
Nitrome's 2D puzzle platformer Bomb Chicken is coming to Switch first, it has been confirmed today. Described as a "fast-paced game that combines action, puzzles and arcade gameplay", Bomb Chicken looks like a cross between Bomberman and Chicken Wiggle. You'll need to lay bombs not only to create platforms for yourself, but...
News Action Platformer Spartan Will Jump Onto Switch Next Month
Created by a two-man team
Two-man indie developer Sinister Cyclops has announced that Spartan - a 2D action-platformer - will be running and jumping its way onto Nintendo Switch next month. Inspired by the likes of Ghosts 'n Goblins and Battletoads, Spartan aims to replicate the brutally challenging platformers of years gone by without...
News Pool Panic Turns A Cartoon World Into A Pool Table, And It's Coming To Switch
Sink the pink?
Rekim and Adult Swim Games are bringing the zany Pool Panic to Switch later this year. Set across more than 100 levels, Pool Panic is a giant game of pool. The cartoon-like locations are packed with rounded enemies and holes to sink them in, and it all looks rather excellent. Up to four players can get involved thanks to the game's...
News Just Shapes And Beats Brings "Music Bullet Hell" To Switch This Summer
20 chiptune artists contribute the soundtrack
Just Shapes and Beats was one of the many pleasant surprises shown off during today's Nindie presentation, and is described as a “musical bullet hell” game where you "navigate deadly shapes solo or in local or online co-op multiplayer, all to a soundtrack composed by 20 chiptune artists". Sounds like...
News Explore The Art And Culture Of Norway In The Co-Op Centric World Of Pode
Norway, man
The wonderfully-named developer Henchman & Goon is bringing an unusual new title to the Switch eShop, in the form of co-op puzzle game, Pode. Taking inspiration from Norwegian art and culture, it tells the story of a lonesome rock who wants to help a fallen star find his way home. Bulder and Glo (those names - s'cute!) will use...
Monday19th Mar 2018
News Funimation Really Wants Goku To Join The Roster In Super Smash Bros
A new foe has appeared!
Super Smash Bros. is real, it's really coming and turned that Nintendo Direct into one of the most talked about broadcasts of the year. Now we're wondering which fighters are going to be joining the fray come its release, especially when it comes to those surprise cameos. And in an innocent, lighthearted tweet at Nintendo,...
Random Wrestler Wins National Championship After Entering To The Pokémon Theme Song
The very best, like no one ever was
If, for some reason, you don't already believe that the original Pokémon theme song was made out of pure magic and dreams, then maybe this story will change your mind. University of Iowa freshman Spencer Lee defeated Rutgers' Nick Suriano on Saturday night, winning the 125-pound title at the 2018...
News Sonic Mania Plus Arrives On Switch This Summer
Physical version coming, but existing owners don't miss out
Announced during the SXSW Gaming live broadcast, one of the most requested physical editions of last year will finally become a reality during Summer 2018: Sonic Mania Plus will be available on the Nintendo Switch featuring extra content. Two new playable characters join in the existing...
Random Looks Like Bloomingdale's Couldn't Get Hold Of A NES Classic For Its In-Store Display
Thank goodness for CoolBaby, then!
Retailer Bloomingdale's is currently collaborating with Nintendo on a range of clothing and accessories under the "Let's Play' campaign, which includes everything from T Shirts to sunglasses and cups. It's a pretty cool partnership for both companies, but it would seem that the in-store promotional budget doesn't...
Review Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Bad Dudes (Switch eShop)
Who is up for some 30-year-old burgers?
Update: Version 1.01 has been rolled out and that's the version that will be available on the Switch eShop. The dashboard icon art now displays the correct title screen graphics for the game and the charge up KI attack is now accessible in-game. Sadly, you're still unable to access any DIP switch options or...
Random We Have Our First Nintendo Labo Knock-Off
With the catchy name of "Arcade Bracket"
Nintendo was kinda asking for it, really. When you make a product out of cardboard, it's insultingly easy for unscrupulous companies to jump on the bandwagon and copy the idea - after all, cardboard is pretty easy to mass-produce. Say hello to "Arcade Bracket", which is basically a cardboard stand for the...
Review Clustertruck (Switch eShop)
Get the truck outta here!
The Matrix: Reloaded will forever live in the shadow of its predecessor, but it did give us a few unforgettable moments, namely Morpheus fighting an Agent on top of a truck while trying to rescue The Keymaker. Imagine thus a video game where you are Morpheus; you can still do all those fancy gravity-defying jumps but there...
News Amazon Germany Lists Flashback: 25th Anniversary Edition For June Switch Release
Update: Publisher confirms release
Update: Publisher Microïds has confirmed that Flashback is indeed coming in June. Here's the info: Microïds and Paul Cuisset are pleased to announce that Flashback, the classic action-adventure game consistently ranked among the best 100 games of all time, will be available on Nintendo Switch starting June 7th,...
Review Sengoku 2 (Switch eShop / Neo Geo)
Test your might
You fight of waves of attackers, warp somewhere to fight some more, then back again where of course you find yet more people trying to end your existence. Along with the nifty ability to switch between characters during play, Sengoku 2 offers similar gameplay to the first title, but some tweaks have been made to offer a more...
News ARMS Producer Open To Sequel In The Future, Would Like To Reveal 'Unknown Stories'
Spring-a-ling!
The future of ARMS is one of uncertain mystery in some respects; we've already been told that there will be no more major updates, yet little tweaks and adjustments are still relatively common and support for the game's online events is still as strong as ever. Despite this lack of future updates, though, the game's producer has made...
Deals You Can Now Pre-Order HORI's Portable Table Mode USB Hub Stand For Switch
Hubba hubba
The HORI Portable Table Mode USB Hub Stand isn't the first such accessory for the Switch that we've seen, but it might be one of the most anticipated due to it being from a trusted manufacturer such as HORI, and because it also features a handy 4-port USB hub. With this device you can use USB devices such as a wired controller, USB...
News Get 30% Off Lost Sphear On Nintendo Switch Until 22nd March
A must-have bargain
We're big fans of Lost Sphear here at Nintendo Life - so much so that we gave it a glowing 8/10 review back in January - so imagine our excitement when we heard Square Enix is offering a massive discount on the game when you purchase a copy from the UK version of the Nintendo Switch eShop. It's currently 30% off, so you can
Video Check Out Blastoise In Action In The Latest Pokkén Tournament DX DLC
Having a blast
We know that Blastoise is headed to Pokkén Tournament DX as part of the two-part Battle Pack - the first of which brought Aegislash as a new playable character with Mega Rayquaza and Mimikyu back in January - and now we've got the first proper footage showing the giant Pokemon's move list. Supported by mythical Pokémon...
News Lego The Incredibles Game Is Under Construction For Switch
First time a Pixar movie has been adapted for a Lego game
The next Lego video game is based on Pixar sequel The Incredibles 2, and - surprise, surprise - it's coming to Switch. The confirmation comes from in-store promotional material for the actual Incredibles Lego toy sets; the photo above was taken by a staffer at Walmart. This is the first...
News Kirby Star Allies Denied UK Number One Chart Debut By Burnout Paradise
Mario Kart, Odyssey and Zelda also impress in the top ten
New Switch release Kirby Star Allies has made an robust start in the UK video game charts, dropping in at number two, just behind the remastered version of Burnout Paradise - which, it should be noted, launched on more than one system (Kirby is of course entirely exclusive to the Switch)...
News Get Ready To Get Inked In The Splatoon 2 European Championship
Off the hook
Splatoon 2 is just one of those games that is fascinating to watch skilled players challenge each other on. Europe’s finest Inklings will soon be splatting it out for ultimate glory when they meet at the Polymanga event in Switzerland at the Splatoon European Championship. Using their own Switch consoles and copy...
News Publisher tinyBuild Will Host Another #HelloSwitch Event This Tuesday
The games they keep a' coming
Tuesday is going to be a busy day for independent games. Not only is Nintendo planning to show its own Nintendo Showcase at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET, but now publisher tinyBuild will be revealing some of its own soon-to-be-released 'Nindies' for Switch. The first #HelloSwitch event, which kicked off back in February,...
Sunday18th Mar 2018
News Mysterious 'Project R' Sonic Racer Teased By Sega
Not a sequel to any previous Sonic games
Just as the SXSW Gaming panel was closing, Sega had time for one final tease: The only information given out is that it is 'not a sequel to any of the previous Sonic games'. That means that despite that very familiar R it is not a Sonic R remake (because there is definitely a car in there) or a new...
Saturday17th Mar 2018
Talking Point What Games Are You Playing This Weekend
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
This weekend, Team Nintendo Life are giving their respective Nintendo consoles a good workout with all manner of virtual gems. We've got plenty of Neo Geo action; some 'Nindies' for good measure; the occasional shooter; and lots and lots of a certain game involving Inklings (can you guess which one?). As...
Thursday15th Mar 2018
Guide Pokémon GO Pokédex: #101 - 150
Gotta catch 'em all
Pokémon GO is all about catching Pokémon, and there are a lot of them. Right now, Gen 1, 2, and most of 3 are available in the game, which should keep you very busy until the rest make it. To help you catch them all, we've put together a complete list of Pokémon by Gen, but split them up into lists of 50 to help keep it...
Guide Pokémon GO Pokédex: #351 - 400
Gotta catch 'em all
Pokémon GO is all about catching Pokémon, and there are a lot of them. Right now, Gen 1, 2, and most of 3 are available in the game, which should keep you very busy until the rest make it. To help you catch them all, we've put together a complete list of Pokémon by Gen, but split them up into lists of 50 to help keep it...
Guide Pokémon GO Pokédex: #201 - 250
Gotta catch 'em all
Pokémon GO is all about catching Pokémon, and there are a lot of them. Right now, Gen 1, 2, and most of 3 are available in the game, which should keep you very busy until the rest make it. To help you catch them all, we've put together a complete list of Pokémon by Gen, but split them up into lists of 50 to help keep it...
Guide Pokémon GO Pokédex: #251 - 300
Gotta catch 'em all
Pokémon GO is all about catching Pokémon, and there are a lot of them. Right now, Gen 1, 2, and most of 3 are available in the game, which should keep you very busy until the rest make it. To help you catch them all, we've put together a complete list of Pokémon by Gen, but split them up into lists of 50 to help keep it...
Guide Pokémon GO Pokédex: #51 - 100
Gotta catch 'em all
Pokémon GO is all about catching Pokémon, and there are a lot of them. Right now, Gen 1, 2, and most of 3 are available in the game, which should keep you very busy until the rest make it. To help you catch them all, we've put together a complete list of Pokémon by Gen, but split them up into lists of 50 to help keep it...
Guide Pokémon GO Pokédex: #301 - 350
Gotta catch 'em all
Pokémon GO is all about catching Pokémon, and there are a lot of them. Right now, Gen 1, 2, and most of 3 are available in the game, which should keep you very busy until the rest make it. To help you catch them all, we've put together a complete list of Pokémon by Gen, but split them up into lists of 50 to help keep it...
Friday16th Mar 2018
Review Attack On Titan 2 (Switch)
Slaying on the shoulders of giants
If the recent barrage of Dragon Ball games has taught us anything, it’s that games based on popular anime/manga are at their very best when they embrace their source material with the passion of an obsessive cosplayer. Fans aren’t just clamouring for stories set in those familiar worlds; they want the stories...
News Third-Party Nintendo Switch Docks Could Be Bricking Consoles
What's up, Dock?
If you're using a third-party dock with your Switch then you might want to revert back to the official option for the foreseeable future, as we're seeing numerous reports that said docks are "bricking" consoles after the recent 5.0 system update. A wide range of dock options are available on the market, many of which are smaller...
Thursday15th Mar 2018
Guide Pokémon GO Pokédex: #1 - 50
Gotta catch 'em all
Pokémon GO is all about catching Pokémon, and there are a lot of them. Right now, Gen 1, 2, and most of 3 are available in the game, which should keep you very busy until the rest make it. To help you catch them all, we've put together a complete list of Pokémon by Gen, but split them up into lists of 50 to help keep it...
Friday16th Mar 2018
Weirdness Mario Tennis Aces Artwork Triggers An Unlikely Discussion About Luigi's Lunch Box
New balls, please
When Mario proudly shed his overalls for Super Mario Odyssey, it almost broke the internet (OK, it didn't, but work ground to a halt in the Nintendo Life office, we can assure you of that). Now, we're seeing a discussion occur online that could potentially dwarf "nipplegate", and - as usual - it's Mario's lanky sibling who is...
Thursday15th Mar 2018
Guide Pokémon GO Pokédex: #151 - 200
Gotta catch 'em all
Pokémon GO is all about catching Pokémon, and there are a lot of them. Right now, Gen 1, 2, and most of 3 are available in the game, which should keep you very busy until the rest make it. To help you catch them all, we've put together a complete list of Pokémon by Gen, but split them up into lists of 50 to help keep it...
Friday16th Mar 2018
Guide Kirby Star Allies Special Picture Piece Locations
Find the missing pieces
Special picture pieces are the quintessential collectible in Kirby Star Allies just like the Moons in Super Mario Odyssey. Well, they're not quite as tricky to find as the latter, and there are nowhere near as many, but you get the picture (geddit?!). Most involve mastering a specific Kirby ability or combination, and for...
Guide Kirby Star Allies Beginner's Guide
Kick it to the Kirby
Writing a beginner's guide for Kirby Star Allies almost feels like a practical joke. That's how easy it is. But while writing our guides for the special picture piece and big switch locations, we realised that there are some of you that don't like to be walked through everything and just want a few tips on what to look out for...
News Nindies Showcase For Nintendo Switch Airing Next Week
What titles are you hoping to see?
Nintendo will broadcast a special Nindies Showcase next week, it has been announced. The focus will be on upcoming indie titles for the Nintendo Switch, and the video will air at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET. on March 20th. The news has been met with some interesting social media responses: We guess they're in...
Guide Kirby Star Allies Big Switch Locations
It's time to switch
If you plan on completing every single level in Kirby Star Allies, you're going to need to find the hidden big switches. Not only do these unlock Dream Fortresses, but they reveal completely new levels as well. Finding a big switch does typically involve mastering a specific ability or combination. While we've tried to point you...
Video Digital Foundry Analysis On Dark Souls: Remastered
Prepare to die
Major third-party support on the Switch is still a hot issue for fans of the console, as the debate rages on about whether Nintendo’s hybrid is capable of running the kind of games that AAA developers produce. Still, several companies have had pleasing results, and the upcoming remaster of Dark Souls looks like it will perform just...
News Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom Switch Pre-Orders Are Ten Times Stronger Than PS4
Switching it up
Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom is due for release this summer, and with a physical edition also on the cars, publisher FDG Entertainment has been keen to reveal how it's pre-orders are faring. And the data they've revealed makes for some interesting reading. Turns out the Nintendo Switch version is trending very well - so well,...
News Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Gets A Permanent Discount For Specter of Torment Owners On Switch
For shovelry!
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is one of the greatest success stories to emerge from Kickstarter, proving that fans and developers can come together to realize a shared vision. What started as a stellar action platformer has grown by leaps and bounds over the years, with the last expansion—Shovel Knight: King of Cards—due out...
Random Bad Dudes vs. DragonNinja Fan Art Is Being Used To Promote eShop Release
Update: It's also being used as the game's icon, too
Update: The game's Switch home screen icon also uses tonatello's artwork: Original story: 1988 was a very long time ago. In fact, it's last century old. As such, it is fair play if your memories of a game act up and you remember things slightly differently from the cold, harsh reality. For...
Feature CIRCLE Entertainment On Outgrowing 3DS, Embracing Switch And Maturing As A Publisher
"The Switch picture is constantly evolving"
CIRCLE Entertainment is a name that will be instantly familiar with Nintendo Life readers, not just for its range of excellent downloadable titles on 3DS and Switch, but also because it was the destination of former site editor Thomas Whitehead when he parted company with us a few months ago. With...
Video Take A Tour Of The Now Closed Final Fantasy "Memories of You" Museum
A Perfect Memory
From 22nd January to 28th February, Square-Enix hosted a special art and multimedia exhibition in Tokyo to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Final Fantasy game series. It isn’t the only way Square-Enix will celebrate these thirty glorious years, and this event follows the other big role-playing game series...
Video Get To Know The Cast Of Upcoming Switch RPG Penny-Punching Princess
And the release date, too
We first heard about Penny-Punching Princess last summer when NIS America announced the game alongside another RPG, The Longest Five Minutes. The latter arrived on the console just last month but, thanks to this brand new trailer, we also now have more details about the former. Featuring the titular character Princess (a...
News The Fight Rages On As PQube Brings BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle To The EU This Summer
Don't be blue
When BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle was announced for Nintendo Switch, fans around the world began chomping at the bit to get their hands on the latest addition to the 2D fighter's storied series. Well, for a while it looked like only Japan and North America were being invited to the party, but EU fans can now rest easy/resume their...
News Explore A Land That Grows And Evolves Around You In The Shape Of The World
Ecosystem warrior
Kickstarted to success in 2015, Hollow Tree Games has confirmed its first-person exploration sim The Shape Of The World is heading to Nintendo Switch, PC and other consoles, "in the next few months." It's a sedate, relaxing experience where you procedurally-generated world you explore changes and expands as you move through...
Music There's A Secret Of Mana Folk Album And It's Beautiful
Out today!
The soundtrack to Secret of Mana has to rank as one of the best ever committed to silicon, with stirring battle songs rubbing shoulders with soothing lullabies and bittersweet tunes. Hiroki Kikuta's work remains masterful, even after all these years. We didn't think it could get much better, but it seems we were wrong - if you take...
News Johnny Turbo's Arcade Arrives Next Week In Europe
'Gate of Doom' and 'Bad Duves vs. DragonNinja' European debut
We heard you, lovely European NL readers and so we reached out to Flying Tiger Entertainment inquiring if we would ever see Johnny Turbo's Arcade slice of Data East retro gaming heaven on European shores. The answer was the best one possible: Both Gates of Doom and Bad Dudes vs...
News Give Your Ears A Treat With The Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Vinyl Soundtrack
Relive the epic battles
Picking a single highlight of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is pretty tough; the entire game oozed brilliance from start to finish and we loved every second of it. One potential contender, though, is Grant Kirkhope's stunning soundtrack and - as luck would have it - a vinyl release is scheduled to be available in Q3 this...
Video Trailblazers' New Trailer Is All About Its Colour-Boosting Multiplayer
Rainbow road
We're only two months away from the launch of Trailblazers, the Splatoon meets WipEout racer that melds colour-coded slipstreams with ultra-fast speeds, and developer Supergonk has unveiled a brand new trailer detailing the game's unique multiplayer DNA. It's first and foremost a co-op experience, with racers taking to the track in...
News The H-3 Nozzlenose D Will Be Covering Turf In Splatoon 2 This Weekend
Keeping things fresh
As has become tradition, another weekend brings with it another new weapon in Splatoon 2, offering more and more destructive options for battling Inklings. This time around we see the return of the H-3 Nozzlenose D, making a comeback from the original Splatoon. It will come with the Suction Bomb as its sub weapon, and the...
News Max Brass And Dr. Coyle Will Heat Things Up In The Next ARMS Party Crash
"Best Frenemies"
ARMS players around the world will be noticing news of the game's next Party Crash event, as an in-game announcement has revealed that Max Brass will be taking on Dr. Coyle next weekend. As ever, this Party Crash event will give players the chance to earn brand new badges and lots of lovely in-game cash, while taking on the best of...
Thursday15th Mar 2018
News Nintendo Reveals Details About Rank X In Splatoon 2
Sounds pretty Xtreme
Alongside the standard Turf War battles, Splatoon 2 has a fierce competitive scene with a much higher skill requirement. The coveted ‘S’ rank in this mode used to be the end goal for those with their eyes set on glory, but Nintendo recently announced that it would be raising the bar even higher in a big upcoming update...
Deals Praise The Sun, You Can Now Pre-Order The Dark Souls Solaire amiibo
Hello Solaire
If you are looking forward to the release of Dark Souls: Remastered on Switch on 25 May, you'll probably want to pick up the lovely Solaire amiibo, which was announced in the most recent Nintendo Direct. Because, why wouldn't you? Solaire of Astora is a 'Warrior of Sunlight' who appears throughout the original Dark Souls...
Nintendo Download 15th March (North America)
Every new slice of gaming goodness on the NA eShops
There might not be a big Nintendo Direct dropping like we had last week, but that doesn't mean today's Nintendo Download drop is going to be any less exciting. In fact, we've got a huge haul of new titles, ranging from classic Neo Geo ports (because HAMSTER always has one of those up its sleeves),...
News New Hint Art Has Been Posted For Super Mario Odyssey
“You’ll get something good”
Super Mario Odyssey has no shortage of moons to collect, many of them are given out for doing simple, menial tasks that require very little thought or platforming prowess. On the other end of the spectrum, there’s the hint art moons, the locations of which are only shown in cryptic paintings that appear scattered...
Video Check Out This GameCube Dock For Nintendo Switch
Just in time for Smash
With the exciting news of Super Smash Bros. coming to Switch later this year, a modders thoughts turn to how to make a homemade GameCube Switch dock with working controllers naturally. We normally wouldn't cover such mods, but Rated-E Mods did such an amazing job with this one, we just couldn't resist! So what do...
News Super Bomberman R Is Coming To Rival Systems With Exclusive Characters
It was nice while it lasted
A short time ago we reported on the news that Super Bomberman R is going cross-platform, and today Konami has confirmed that report. The former Switch exclusive launches on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on June 12th in North America and June 14th globally. The Steam version is expected on June 13th. All of these versions...
Video Will Super Smash Bros. Switch Be a Port or a Brand New Game?
Alex & Arekkz are at it again
We don't think anyone was especially surprised by the news that Super Smash Bros. is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Relieved, perhaps, but we all assumed it was coming at some point. However no one is quite sure yet whether it's going to be a brand new game built from the ground up, or simply an enhanced port of the...
News The Zelda-Esque Decay Of Logos Is Headed For Switch This Autumn
Portuguese developed action RPG to be published by Rising Star
Among other game reveals, Rising Star Games has announced an official partnership with Portuguese-based Amplify Creations to publish the Zelda-like upcoming third-person action-RPG Decay Of Logos on Nintendo Switch. If you've never heard of it before, the game tasks you with exploring a...
Random These Tiny Switch Cases Are Adorable, Easily Lost
Small, smaller, smallest
When you proudly look at your shelf of physical Switch games, chances are the one thought that doesn't pop into your is: "I wish these cases were somehow smaller, man". However, Kotaku reader Mahir obviously feels differently, as they've created Switch cases so small you can only fit the game card inside (which, given...
News Pablo Escobar And The Narcos Gang Are Heading To A Nintendo Switch Near You
Pablo honey
Drug-running, gun-toting, moustache-toting drug of infamy Pablo Escobar - or, the Narcos-based version of him, anyhow - is making his video game debut in 2019. Publisher Curve Digital has teamed up with developer Kuju Entertainment to work on the project, which is set to hit PC and consoles (including Switch, naturally), but that's...
News Still Looking For A NES Classic Mini? Grab A Double Pack On The Nintendo UK Store Right Now
Less than £130 for both Classic Mini consoles
Are you still in the market for a NES Mini? The miniature throwback has become incredibly hard to find, unlike its SNES counterpart, but Nintendo has just put up a tidy little deal on its official store. Right now (if you're quick) you can head over to the Nintendo UK store and pick up the NES Mini...
Nintendo Download 15th March (Europe)
Each and every new release on the European eShops
It's Thursday once again and there's a slew of new titles, DLC packs and other digital delights coming to the European eShops. Whether you're playing on 3DS, Wii U or Nintendo Switch, this week's Nintendo Download has it all. Kirby returns for a brand new adventure; experience the heart ache of Last...
News Power Up Your Switch With The Venom Power Pack and Stand
My spider sense is tingling
We've seen quite a few Nintendo Switch charging stands, but this one from UK based gaming accessory manufacturer Venom really caught our eye. The Power Pack and Stand features a sleek and ergonomic design, perfectly complementing the Nintendo Switch and locking securely into place on the rear of the console for easy...
News Toys R Us Is Closing All Of Its US And UK Stores
So long, and thanks for all the toys
It's been coming for a long time, but we now have confirmation that beleaguered retailer Toys R Us is shutting all of its US and UK stores. Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States last year, but was hopeful that a buyer could be found or that its current debts could be restructured in a...
News Co-Op Shooter RICO Is Bringing Door-Busting And Bullet Time To Switch This Year
"An arcade-paced, action-movie inspired, sensory onslaught"
Rising Star Games is bringing Ground Shatter's RICO to Switch later this year. The title - which stands for the “Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations” Act, an actual US federal law relating to criminal organisations - sees you kicking down doors in a host of procedurally...
News If You Like Switch Shmups, You'll Want This Vertical Grip
TATE mode engaged
There are loads of amazing shmups available on the Switch eShop, and the fact that you can remove the Joy-Con and turn the console sideways means that vertical shooters are playable in all their TATE glory. However, one annoying element of this setup is that you have to rest the Switch on a surface or place it in some kind...
News Re:Legend, Southeast Asia's Most Successful Kickstarter, Is Coming To Switch
An RPG/simulation hybrid, don't ya know
Following the most successful Kickstarter campaign to originate from Southeast Asia, Kuala Lumpur-based developer Magnus Games Studio will team up with publisher 505 Games to bring the genre hybrid world of Re:Legend to Nintendo Switch. You'll set out on an adventure on Vokka Island in the land of Ethia,...
News Augmented Reality Street Fighter Is As Cool As It Sounds
Your battleground is the real world!
Augmented Reality may be old news as far as Nintendo is concerned - the 3DS had it way back in 2011 - but companies like Microsoft, Google and Apple are focused on the next generation of the technology, paving the way for incredible interactive experiences that mix fantasy with reality. With that in mind, we...
News Infernium Is Myst Meets Outlast And It's Running Scared Onto Nintendo Switch
Prepare to die
Okay, it's official: 2018 is going to be the year the horror takes hold on Nintendo Switch. And joining that fear-inducing revolution is Infernium, an indie odyssey into a nightmare filled with endless death and constant anxiety. Catalonia-based developer Carlos Coronado is aiming to bring the game to the Nintendo Switch eShop by the...
Feature Exploring The Exotic Oasis Of Shirin With NAIRI Developers Homebear Studios
"Humans are animals as much as any other – why differentiate?"
NAIRI: Tower Of Shirin is an adorable-looking yet deceptively complex puzzle-adventure game coming to Nintendo Switch from Dutch developer Homebear Studios - an indie duo made up of Joshua van Kuilenburg and You Miichi. Delicately mixing an engaging story with the exploration of mature...
News World Heroes 2 JET, Moon Patrol And Sol Divide Bring The Retro To Switch Next Week
Jet laggin', Moon patrolin' and Sol devidin'
Circle 22nd March on your calendars, NL retro enthusiast readers, because HAMSTER and Zerodiv are after your tokens. No less than three very distinct retro gaming choices await you next week (four if you have an American eShop account). With the upcoming release of World Heroes 2 JET ADK's curious...
News Gunman Clive Developer Shares Sneak Peek From Upcoming Game
Project Giant Robot
We're big fans of the Gunman Clive games here at Nintendo Life. These budget-priced titles may be a bit on the short side, but what they lack in length they make up for in fun gameplay and charming visuals. We last heard from solo developer Bertil Hörberg back in 2015 when he released both of the original 3DS games...
Video Check Out The Scope Of Nintendo Labo's Toy-Con Garage Mode
Programming with cardboard
Nintendo is kicking off a new series of videos devoted to showcasing Nintendo Labo's Toy-Con Garage mode, which allows you to create your very own Toy-Con using a basic programming tool. The first video - shown above - talks about how you can use 'nodes' to create inputs and outputs. For example, on the most basic level...
News The Bunker Will Bring Live Action Psychological Horror To Switch Next Month
The first FMV game on Switch
Wales Interactive and Splendy Games have announced that The Bunker will be heading to the Switch on 9th April (for £9.99 / $12.99), becoming the console's first FMV game. The Bunker is a completely live action experience, filmed on location in a decommissioned government nuclear bunker with a plot crafted by writers...
News Runner3 Sprints Onto The Nintendo Switch This May
Dauntless dashing
We really loved the amazingly titled BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner 2 Future Legend of Rhythm Alien when it landed on the Wii U eShop back in 2013, so we're really looking forward to getting our mitts on Runner3 when it races to the Switch eShop on 22nd May. Developed by the lovely folks over at Choice...
Video See Nintendo Labo In Action At The Science Museum In London
Hands-on with the cardboard curio
A big hands-on event for Nintendo Labo is currently being held at the Science Museum, London (it's running until tomorrow, if you're in that neck of the woods) and Nintendo UK has just posted a short but sweet little video showing the cardboard curio in action, with players of all ages and backgrounds getting to...
Wednesday14th Mar 2018
Review Kirby Star Allies (Switch)
Allies assemble!
The core Kirby series has seen something of a revival in recent years, after a long period of interesting yet different spin-off titles taking the main spotlight. Starting off with Kirby’s Return To Dreamland, this new era of mainline Kirby games has taken on a character of its own; almost standing apart as a distinct sub series...
Review Scribblenauts: Showdown (Switch)
Pure (un)imagination
Ever since the series first debuted on DS back in 2009, Scribblenauts has offered something few games ever could: an experience limited only by the boundaries of your own imagination. Even up to Scribblenauts Unlimited on Wii U in 2012, the antics of Maxwell and his magical notepad have remained fresh and bubbling with...
Guide Kirby Star Allies Compatible amiibo And What They Unlock
Just tap it in
It probably won't come as an enormous surprise to you that Kirby Star Allies supports amiibo. It wouldn't really be a Nintendo game without them! But, as is usually the case with amiibo support, it's never really clear what happens when you tap them. It's also unclear which amiibo you can use. Fear not though, because that's why...
Review World Conqueror X (Switch eShop)
Everybody wants to rule the world
While wartime strategy games are one of the evergreen genres of both board and PC gaming, they’re much less of a presence on console; outside of steadfast staples like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, historical takes on the turn-based formula are particularly scarce. CIRCLE’s Conqueror series brought...
Review The Long Reach (Switch eShop)
Something strange in the neighbourhood
Most horror games on Nintendo Switch (and gaming in general) tend to be of the schlocky supernatural jump-scare variety. There's nothing wrong with that, as Resident Evil Revelations Collection and Outlast: Bundle Of Terror will attest to, but there's ample space for a more subtle, psychological brand of...
Review Steredenn: Binary Stars (Switch eShop)
My god, it's full of stars!
In October of 2015, a French studio called Pixelnest released a space shooter arcade game called Steredenn, which blended classic shmup action with roguelike elements. The final product received high praise across the board, but Pixelnest wasn’t content to simply stop there. Over the last year, the studio has been...
News HAMSTER Acquires Rights To Complete Video System Catalogue
Releases outside Neo Geo hardware games in the future
While we eagerly look forward to tomorrow's release of Aero Fighters 3, HAMSTER has announced it has acquired the rest of Video System's arcade game library and will be republishing some of the company's greatest hits in future Arcade Archives releases. The exciting possibility of the...
Feature Retro-Inspired FPS Hellscreen Aims For Nintendo Switch
"It's my ultimate goal"
UK-based artist-turned-developer Jamie Degen has just launched a Kickstarter campaign for his project Hellscreen - a first-person shooter inspired by hellish '90's PC classics such as Doom, Quake and Unreal. With a striking duo-chromatic, pixelated art style and tons of firepower combined with a strong story and lore,...
News Thimbleweed Park Is Getting A Physical Release On Switch
Calling all collector-a-renos!
We really liked Thimbleweed Park when we reviewed it on the Switch eShop back in September last year. This point-and-click adventure game developed by genre veterans Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick certainly delivered the goods, so it is welcome news to hear that the lovely folks over at Limited Run Games will be bringing...
News The Flame In The Flood Is Getting A Physical Release On Switch
Get it before it's gone!
The Nintendo Switch eShop has played host to many fantastic digital only games, though this obviously hasn’t pleased everybody. Some Switch owners prefer their games to be physical whenever possible, whether it be for collection purposes or for a sense of security in having a hard copy that you can own. Wherever you stand...
Hardware Review Shika Arcades SOZU.S1 Isn't Just The Ultimate SNES Stick, It's A Work Of Art
Bamboo-zled
The humble video game controller is one of the most important elements of interactive entertainment; it is your interface to an immersive virtual world and any shortcomings it may have (Kinect, we're looking at you) impact massively on your overall enjoyment. It's equally true, however, that not all controllers are created equal, and as...
News Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja Punches Its Way To Switch Next Week
Are you a bad enough dude to rescue President Ronnie?
On March 21st we will be turning the clocks back to 1988, baby. The Data East classic Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja is hitting the Switch eShop thirty years after it thrilled arcade goers and entertained countless others via a series of ports. Blade and Striker must fight the army of the...
Review Arcade Archives Heroic Episode (Switch eShop)
Middling experience
HAMSTER may not release titles in its Arcade Archives series as frequently as with its ACA Neo Geo one, but it does similarly seem determined to release whatever it can. R-Type is on the way, but before then there’s this lesser-known Irem title. Originally released in Japan as Yōjūden, Arcade Archives Heroic Episode puts you...
News Flipping Heck, That Pinball FX3 Switch Patch Is Coming After All
"The community has spoken... we are listening"
Shortly after its launch last year, it was hinted that Pinball FX3 on Switch would be getting a patch to improve its visuals, which some felt were slightly lacking. Developer Zen Studios backtracked on this recently, stating that the patch was no long
News Visual Novel Song Of Memories Is Getting A Special 'Encore Edition' In The West
With lots of extra goodies
Rice Digital has announced that it will be bringing a special edition of the upcoming visual novel Song Of Memories to the Switch this year. A romantic visual novel with a dark and sinister underbelly, Song Of Memories is an adventure that will see players discovering the thrills of finding their soulmate in a musical...
Gallery The Pokémon Cafe Is Just Too Cute For Words
Japan gets all the best stuff
A few weeks ago we reported on a new Pokémon themed cafe in Tokyo which was due to open later in the month. Now that it's finally open Japanese website gamer.ne.jp paid a visit to check it out, and it certainly looks to be a rather special place indeed. Here are some of the things which caught our eye from the visit...
News The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle Is Confirmed For Switch Sleuthing
A Victorian point and click adventure, no less
Point and click adventure The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle is coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop, it has been revealed. The episodic series made its debut in 2015 on PC with Episode 1: A Dreadly Business. The second episode - A Bleaker Predicklement - launched in 2017. Oddly, the port...
News Runbow Sprints Onto Switch On 24th April, With A Deluxe Edition Hitting Retail In June
Colour us excited
Publisher Headup Games and developer 13AM Games have confirmed their colour-coded brawler Runbow will hit the Nintendo Switch eShop on 24th April. Not only that, but there's a Deluxe Edition due to arrive at retail on 14th June, complete with DLCs and some physical goodies yet to announced. If you've never played it before, it's a...
News Super Chariot Secures May Release Date And Physical Edition On Switch
Co-op coffin carrying
Microïds and Frima Studio have announced that Super Chariot, an enhanced re-release of Chariot, will be launching on Nintendo Switch in May this year - and we'll even be getting a physical edition, too! Taking on the role of the princess or her fiancé, players must take the coffin of the deceased King through platforming...
News Last Day Of June Will Test How Far You'll Go For The One You Love
And it's headed straight for Switch
Video games know how to pull on our heartstrings, and the latest offering from Italian indie studio Ovosonico (which previously worked on Murasaki Baby on PS Vita) might just be the one that makes them snap forever. Last Day Of June tells the story of Carl and June, a devoted couple who are torn apart when a car...
Deals Grab Kirby Star Allies And This Exclusive Pin Badge Set At Nintendo's Official UK Store
Nice pins
Kirby Star Allies lands on Nintendo Switch this Friday and our review will be with you later today. If you haven't pre-ordered this yet and live in the UK, you might be interested in this bundle from the Nintendo Official UK Store which includes the game in addition to a rather tempting Kirby pin bad set. <products...
News Get Ready To Share Your Emotions With Sally's Law On Switch
Award-winning title has Nintendo composer Daisuke Shiiba onboard
Japanese studio Polaris-x - which was founded in 2014 by former Capcom staffer Yasuhiro Sumida - is bringing Nanali's award-winning smartphone title Sally's Law to the Switch. Previously released on iOS and Android, Sally's Law was awarded a Top-3 Grand Prize award a
News Hoverbike Racing Meets RPGs In The Stylised World Of Desert Child
There's no release date yet, though
Ever wanted to combine your love for hoverbike racing with a penchant for sci-fi and some classic RPG tropes? Well, you're in luck because indie game publisher Akupara Games is partnering up with developer Oscar Brittain to bring the curious case of Desert Child to Nintendo Switch. Here's a cheeky official...
Feature Scratching Our Curiousity Itch With Claws Of Furry Dev Terahard
"Our games are definitely impacted by the multiculturalism of our team"
When you combine platforming, melee action at breakneck speed and a penchant for co-operative play, you're always going to grab our attention here at Nintendo Life. And Claws Of Furry, the debut game from UK and Greece-based developer Terahard Studios, has certainly caught...
Tuesday13th Mar 2018
News The Games Industry Reacts To The White House's Violent Games Showreel
"Everyone associated with those games should be ashamed of themselves"
Last week, U.S. president Donald Trump held a meeting with industry executives to discuss the issue of violence in video games, a meeting which was viewed by many as a way of scapegoating interactive entertainment in relation to the recent spate of school shootings in the...
Video Digital Foundry Considers "Nintendo Switch Pro" With NVIDIA Tegra X2 Processor
Power up!
Our good chums over at Digital Foundry certainly do like to look to the future when it comes to gaming tech. Having debated the benefits of the PS4 Pro and the more recently released Xbox One X, both of which offer substantial benefits to gameplay performance on existing games, industry veteran Richard Leadbetter turns his...
News Nintendo Switch System Update 5.0.0 Is Now Available
Social linkage, new avatar icons and a play activity fix
It seems like only this morning we were talking about how Switch system update 5.0.0 could be around the corner, and less than 24 hours later here we are - very much in the land of five-oh-oh. The update has just gone live, so if you want to download it right now then head to the Switch...
Review Danmaku Unlimited 3 (Switch eShop)
Dodge this!
With each passing day Nintendo Switch is becoming the go-to current generation console for shmup enthusiasts. Already offering plenty of old and new titles in the current library, plus the bonus of proper TATE mode being at a distance of a quick Switch flip, perhaps the time has come to turn things up a notch. Does Danmaku Unlimited 3...
Review Bit Dungeon Plus (Switch eShop)
Permadeath paradise
The Nintendo Switch eShop is home to some quality hard-as-nails roguelike titles such as Tangledeep, The Binding Of Isaac: Afterbirth+ and Darkest Dungeon but more permadeath goodness has landed on Nintendo’s latest console, albeit in a much smaller package. Bit Dungeon Plus stabs its way into the niche market and now sits...
News You Can Pre-Order the Splatoon 2 Pearl And Marina Amiibo Two Pack Right Now
And they'll arrive on 13th July
We learned back in February that everyone's favourite TV-based twosome from Splatoon 2 were getting their own 'Off The Hook' amiibo, and we've been waiting with baited breath (and baited bank balance) for more details ever since. So here's the good news: Nintendo has finally confirmed the double-pack of Pearl and...
Review Coffin Dodgers (Switch eShop)
Race for your life
Whenever a kart-racer is released on a Nintendo platform it’s pretty impossible to avoid comparing it to the Mario Kart franchise; the mustachioed plumber’s sublime series of games is almost incontrovertibly the best option available in the genre, and it would take something pretty special to knock it off the podium’s top...
News Shantae And The Pirate’s Curse Comes To The Switch Next Week
Surprise!
Shantae has already gotten some representation on the Nintendo Switch in the form of the excellent Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, but the series has a long relationship with Nintendo that dates back all the way to the Gameboy Color. The previous game, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, launched on the 3DS and Wii U, offering up a more pure...
News V-Rally 4 Drifts Onto Nintendo Switch This September
Mud on road
Bigben and Kylotonn are reviving the classic V-Rally series, and it's coming to Switch. V-Rally 4 will be the first entry in the series since 2003, and comes to Switch, Xbox One, PS4 and PC this September. The first entry appeared way back in 1997 on the original PlayStation. Here's some PR: Absent since 2003, the epic title is...
Review Neonwall (Switch eShop)
It’s all in the wrist
Silly players should know better than to play at the arcade during a thunderstorm. There is always the off-chance that a lightning strike will teleport you inside the machine you're playing. And guess what? That's exactly what happens at the beginning of Norain Games' physics puzzle/shooting offering. Stuck inside a pinball...
News Atari Flashback Classics Is Due To Launch On The Switch Later This Year
Back to the roots
The video game industry owes a lot to Atari, even if its closure was one of the most epic implosions in the industry’s history. Though the original Atari is dead and buried, the brand still lives on today in some form, and IP under its ownership are still an important piece of gaming history. To celebrate this legacy, Atari has...
Weirdness Siri Thinks Masahiro Sakurai Is Called 'Mashed Potato Samurai'
Joy contained within
Some days are average, some days are downright dull, and other days present you with the most utterly wonderful things that you could never have even dreamt of. Today is one of those fine days, ladies and gents, and we couldn't be more delighted. Yes, today brings the news that Siri - the 'intelligent personal assistant' that...
News Your Switch Now Knows What Colour Your Pro Controller Is
Pink & green in their rightful place
The latest firmware update to version 5.0.0 on the Nintendo Switch isn't as dramatic as many people were hoping, but there is one new feature that you should definitely take a look at. As you can see in the video above, the Switch is now clever enough to recognise what colour grips your Nintendo Switch Pro...
News You Can Now Buy Super Mario Cereal Without The Amiibo Functionality
You can still eat it though, thankfully
The Super Mario Cereal caused quite a stir when it hit supermarket shelves not so long ago, and not just for its nutritional value (or lack thereof) - it was the fact that the box actually came with an amiibo tag that could be used in games. This aspect made the cereal incredibly collectable, but it seems...
Review Midnight Deluxe (Switch eShop)
Driving at something different
Midnight Deluxe is a swift follow-up to last year's slight Switch eShop platformer, 36 Fragments Of Midnight. While it looks nigh-on identical, however, it's actually a very different game indeed. If 36 Fragments of Midnight was a fairly traditional bite-sized 2D platformer, Midnight Deluxe has more in common with the...
Deals Check Out These Retro-Bit Famicom And Super Famicom Cart Collections
Many games, one cart
We recently took a look at Retro-Bit's classic game collections sold in the US, classic NES and SNES games lovingly put onto reproduction carts with fancy packaging - a must-have for retro game collectors. It just came to our attention that Retro-Bit is selling a bunch of new retro classic game collections on Play-Asia which...
News Super Hydorah and Cursed Castilla EX Are Both Headed To Switch Thanks To GameMaker Studio 2
Two announcements in one!
Last week we received the news that GameMaker Studio 2 - a 2D game development engine - will soon allow the option to export creations directly to Nintendo Switch. Thanks to this, Abylight Studios has announced that indie developer Locomalito - which uses GameMaker 2 - will be bringing both Super Hydorah...
News There's A Secret Way To Access Your Twitter Feed On Nintendo Switch
Nintendo will definitely be patching this out
Nintendo has just rolled out update 5.0.0 for Nintendo Switch, adding in many a new or tweaked feature. One such addition is the ability to add friends connected to you via Twitter or Facebook, and it's come with a rather handy backdoor if you're looking to access your own Twitter feed from your Nintendo...
Review Puzzle Puppers (Switch eShop)
Dog-gone fun
Some things in life are complex. Many games require careful consideration, a deeper understanding, and a keen eye for the bigger picture. Some things, however, are simple. Puzzle Puppers is direct, uncomplicated, and pure; the perfect representation of the grinning, slobbering pooches who act as the stars of the show. It's bright,...
News Poll Data Suggests Switch Owners Are More Into Mobile Games Than Their Console Friends
Portable loves portable
Do you love Nintendo Switch? Of course you do, you're on Nintendo Life, after all. But do you love a bit of gaming on your smartphone or tablet? An ongoing poll by game market research firm EEDAR (Electronic Entertainment Design and Research) suggests Switch owners in North America are far more invested in both forms of...
News Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles Is "Coming Soon" To Nintendo Switch
A new photo mode will also debut on Switch
Back in February, an Amazon listing suggested that Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles - an open-world action adventure game from Australian studio Prideful Sloth - was potentially arrivng on Nintendo Switch in March. Well, it's now official, with confirmation that Yonder will be available digitally...
News Mario, Zelda And Mario Kart Continue To Sell Strong In The UK Charts
Not top, but still in the mix
Nintendo Switch might not have a title at the very top of the UK charts, but considering it's yet to release a major first-party title in 2018 some of its biggest releases of 2017 continue to sell confident numbers in the UK. Last week's multiplatform chart data shows Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey and The...
Feature Road Tripping With Death Road To Canada's Rocketcat Games
"The game is built for weirdness and replayability"
Trekking across a post-apocalyptic wilderness has never been more fun, or more random, thanks to upcoming action-RPG Death Road To Canada from indie studio Rocketcat Games. Part roguelike, part interactive novel, each attempt will present a different ratio of resource management, characters to talk...
News Juicy Karting Title All-Star Fruit Racing Gets Rated For Switch Release
One of your five-a-day
Bonkers karting title All-Star Fruit Racing has been rated for release on the Switch in Brazil. PQube is listed as the publisher, which makes sense - the company has given Switch a lot of love recently. The gameplay appears to borrow quite a lot of inspiration from the famous Mario Kart series, and includes 22...
News Lode Runner Legacy Dashes Onto Switch This Spring In Japan
Complete with a first-person mode
Tozai Games is bringing Lode Runner Legacy to Switch in Japan, it has been revealed. An update of the classic Brøderbund title from '80s, Lode Runner Legacy launched on PC last year and comes with a whole host of modes, including a level editor and character editor. You can even choose to experience the...
Video The Latest Trailer Proves Detective Pikachu Is No Ordinary Pokémon
The 'Chu is on the case
Detective Pikachu - the Nintendo 3DS mashup of crime investigation and talking Pokémon - is a mere 10 days away, so Nintendo has launched yet another trailer to get you in the mood for some portable sleuthing. This one is all about the titular investigator, and gives you a little insight his quirky personality and...
Monday12th Mar 2018
Feature SNES-Style RPG Hazelnut Bastille Coming To Switch With Secret of Mana Composer In Tow
"After playing the game as a kid, It's been pretty surreal"
After being teased as ’fairly likely’ on social media in February, developer Aloft Studios has officially announced to Nintendo Life that Hazelnut Bastille, a game inspired by the golden era of SNES classic action RPGs, is planned for Switch. Here's what we were told: The timescale...
News Everspace Heads To The Stars (And Straight Onto Nintendo Switch)
Roguelike space combat sim already "running smoothly"
We are currently going trough a renaissance period for the space simulator genre and one of the very best you might never have heard of is ROCKFISH Games' 2017 hit, Everspace. A beautiful space sim with roguelike features (every space sector is randomly generated), it was built on the Unreal...
Review Damascus Gear Operation Tokyo (Switch eShop)
Putting the mobile in ‘Mobile Suit’
When Xenoblade Chronicles X arrived on Wii U, it not only offered an exceptional JRPG experience but also instantly cornered the mecha game niche genre by offering a complete, fully-customisable and satisfying mech-building meta game. One year into Switch's lifespan and not a single developer has tackled the...
Video Here's More Evidence That The Switch Port Of WWE 2K18 Really Is Terrible
As if you needed it!
We'd just about gotten over the disappointment of the Switch port of WWE 2K18, which we awarded a generous 3/10 to back in December, but following a recent patch to the Switch version the lovely folks over at Digital Foundry have opened the wound again with one of their trademark comparison videos with the Xbox One...
News Switch's Stellar First Year Helps Nintendo Bag Itself An AMD Excellence Award
AMD another thing
Nintendo Switch pulled off quite the first year - just check out our extensive coverage to see just how well it did - but that success hasn't gone unnoticed. Earlier today, at the 23rd AMD Awards, the Big N took to the stage at the Meiji Kinenkan venue in Tokyo and received the prestigious AMD Excellence Award. Some big names...
Review Magical Drop III (Switch eShop / Neo Geo)
Simple, frantic fun with balloons
The lineup of retro offerings on Switch may largely be comprised of fighting games and shmups, but other genres feature too, such as platformers, sports titles and - in the case of Magical Drop III - a highly enjoyable puzzle games. With the second game in the series already receiving the ACA Neo Geo treatment,...
News Zany Super Famicom Great Battle Series Gets Translated Into English
AGTP celebrates 19 years with five simultaneous translations
One of the longest-running franchises that sadly remains niche in the West is Banpresto's Compati Hero series. Based on super-deformed gashapon toys you can still collect from vending machines across Japan, it marked the first time several franchises crossed over to create an...
News Switch Parental Controls App Update Suggests Firmware 5.0.0 Isn't Far Away
Software update coming soon?
A new update has gone live for the Switch Parent Controls app on iOS smartphones, and it directly references Switch firmware 5.0.0 - which isn't out yet. As you can see from the update notes, the new app has features which require you to update your Switch console to version 5.0.0. These include sleep-mode syncing, a...
Review Rally Racers (Switch eShop)
Reverse away from this one
If the name wasn’t already enough of an indication, Rally Racers is – for most parts – your run of the mill arcade racing game. You speed around a collection of themed tracks firing an array of weapons at opponents while trying to win each and every race. Following long-running traditions ingrained within the genre,...
News Mysterious Sci-Fi Platformer Planet Alpha Is Heading To Nintendo Switch This Year
"We are building something special"
Team17 has announced a partnership with Danish indie developer Adrian Lazar to bring Planet Alpha to Nintendo Switch in 2018. Planet Alpha is an atmospheric side-scrolling platform adventure game which combines fast platforming, creative puzzles, stealth mechanics, and a visually striking art style. Waking...
News Inazuma Eleven: Balance Of Ares Gameplay Footage Sprints Onto The Pitch
He shoots, he scores
Level 5 has released new gameplay footage of its forthcoming Inazuma Eleven sequel, subtitled Balance of Ares. The franchise began life on the Nintendo DS before leaping over to the 3DS. Balance of Ares is coming to Switch, PlayStation 4 and smart devices this year in Japan, and will be accompanied by an anime series - the...
PS4 and Xbox One ports are the priority right now
We were pleased as punch to learn that Descenders - the insane, downhill mountain bike racer - was planned for Nintendo Switch, but like all ports, we're always a little cautious when a graphically-demanding game on PC is down-scaled to meet the technical limitations of a handheld. Thankfully, the...
Review TurtlePop: Journey To Freedom (Switch eShop)
Heroes in a half-shell
Developed by ex-Melbourne House veterans, the Switch exclusive TurtlePop: Journey To Freedom appears, at first glance, to be a kid-friendly platformer featuring cute turtle heroes not of the ninja variety. However, it doesn’t take long into this rather extensive journey to figure out there is more to this title than...
News Twin-Stick Shooter Tesla vs Lovecraft Is Blasting Onto Switch This Week
Science vs Fiction
10tons has announced that Tesla vs Lovecraft, a game released a just a little over a month ago on Steam, will be hitting the Switch eShop later this week. Tesla vs Lovecraft is a twin-stick top-down shooter which sees the player, as the inventor Nikola Tesla, take on the minion hordes of horror author H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped...
News Mamma Mia! Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 Brings The Gangster Style Back To Switch
Dinner is served
Following on from a successful Kickstarter campaign earlier in the year, Crazy Monkey Studios has confirmed Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 will follow the first game onto Nintendo Switch. Unlike the original instalment, which saw you fighting hordes of zombies in the 1920s, the sequel jumps forwards in time to WW2 and tasks you with...
News First Toki Tori 2+, Now The Original Toki Tori Hits The Switch eShop This Month
Do the birdie
Two Tribes' avian adventures have spent plenty of time on Nintendo consoles, having appeared on 3DS, Wii U and Game Boy Colour, and now the original Toki Tori is following in its sequel's footsteps by making the jump to the Nintendo Switch eShop on 30th March (with a 10% pre-order/launch discount for good measure). If you've never...
News Devious Dungeon Will Soon Plunder Switch's Depths For Loot
Level randomisation, bags of loot and more
Publisher Ratalaika Games has confirmed the mobile antics of Devious Dungeon are coming to Nintendo Switch, bringing with it a ton of randomised levels spread across five unique worlds. The console port will include lots of weapons and gear to take with you into battle, RPG-styled upgrades, plenty of boss...
News Witch and Hero 3 Arrives On 3DS eShop In Europe This Week, North America "Very Soon"
Concluding the trilogy
CIRCLE Entertainment has confirmed that Witch and Hero 3 will arrive on the 3DS eShop in Europe on 15th March, with an asking price of €3.99. Concluding the trilogy of releases on 3DS, this retro-style action game shakes the series up slightly with the addition of the ‘Little’ Hero, who joins the Witch and original Hero...
News OPUS: Rocket Of Whispers Will Tug On Your Heartstrings On 22nd March
It is rocket science
OPUS: Rocket Of Whispers - the poignant, narrative-driven tale from the same team that brought OPUS: The Day We Found Earth to Nintendo's new handheld - will be bringing its own emotional story to Nintendo Switch on 22nd March, and boy, is it going to make you reach for some tissues. You'll help a man and a woman as they...
News Psyvariar Restoration Brings More Shmup Goodness To Switch This Year
A classic restored
Success Corporation's 2000 arcade shooter Psyvariar is getting updated for the Switch, it has been revealed. City Connection - the studio behind the recent Soldam and Penguin Wars revivals - are bringing the classic vertical shooter to Nintendo's console in July, under the name Psyvariar Restoration. It has only been...
Sunday11th Mar 2018
Feature A Kirby Retrospective: From Game Boy To Nintendo Switch
Kirby your enthusiasm
The upcoming Kirby Star Allies marks a triumphant return to 2D platforming for everyone's favourite inflatable pink ball, so we figured it was high time we had a good long look at the franchise to see just how far it's come. Kirby's adventures started all the way back in the early nineties on the Game Boy, and his latest...
Saturday10th Mar 2018
Review Guilt Battle Arena (Switch eShop)
Fast and furious
Guilt Battle Arena blurs the line between easy-to-play party games and Super Smash Bros.-style arena fighters, throwing you and up to three friends into a frantic, fast-paced fight to the death with a very basic set of controls. It’s all fun and games on the surface with an endearing sense of humour visible from the off, but is it...
Talking Point What Games Are You Playing This Weekend?
These are our picks, but what are yours?
It's a packed session this week as a veritable stampede of writers on Nintendo Life share their chosen gaming goals for the weekend. As you might imagine, there's a lot of Splatoon 2 to be had over the next couple of days, but there's also a handful of unexpected entries, a few predictable entries and even a...
Friday9th Mar 2018
News Masahiro Sakurai Confirms He's Working On Super Smash Bros. Switch
But his role remains uncertain...
Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai has revealed via Twitter that he is working on the Switch version of the popular fighting franchise, which was officially announced during yesterday's Nintendo Direct. According to
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Is Officially Announced, But There's No Switch Version
Waiting in the shadows, perhaps?
Activision has officially confirmed that this year's Call of Duty outing will be the fourth entry in the popular Black Ops sub-series. Black Ops 4 (or, as Activision would have us say, "IIII") arrives in October, but the publisher has only confirmed the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions so far. We know what you're...
Review Flinthook (Switch eShop)
A real treasure
Every possible twist on the roguelite is being represented on the Switch eShop right now, and it's fair to say that there are a few great examples. From the twin-stick robotic shooting of Neurovoider to groovy dungeon crawling in Crypt of the NecroDancer, many conventions have been tried and tested, almost to the point of saturation...
Feature The Big Nintendo Direct Summary - 8th March
The first big Direct of 2018 pulled no punches
Following the brief yet packed Nintendo Direct Mini back in January, we entered this month's proper-sized Nintendo Direct with equal amounts of excitement and anticipation. What we got were a handful of rumours proved true - including South Park: The Fractured But Whole and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane...
News Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Is Back On Nintendo 3DS With Added Content
"Bowser Jr.’s Journey"
Adding to the seemingly never-ending avalanche of news from yesterday's Nintendo Direct, the presentation revealed that Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey will be arriving on Nintendo 3DS in 2019 - securing a whole other year for the handheld console's life in the process. Mario & Luigi:...
Thursday8th Mar 2018
News Octopath Traveler Receives Release Date And Special Edition On Nintendo Switch
Featuring a book, CD, and more!
Today's Nintendo Direct has revealed that Octopath Traveler will be launching on Nintendo Switch on 13th July. Seemingly ditching the word 'Project' from the game's name, Octopath Traveler is one that many players have been keeping an eye on for some time now. As you can see from the video segment below, today's...
Friday9th Mar 2018
News Bandai Namco's Taiko no Tatsujin Is Coming To Switch In Japan
With songs from Super Mario Odyssey and Splatoon 2
During last night's Japanese Nintendo Direct it was announced that Taiko: Drum Master - known as Taiko no Tatsujin in its homeland - is coming to the Nintendo Switch, complete with songs from Super Mario Odyssey and Splatoon 2. Two-player support is included thanks to the fact that...
Thursday8th Mar 2018
News The Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion Will Add A Brand New Single-Player Campaign Mode This Summer
Ink-redible!
Today's Nintendo Direct revealed that Splatoon 2 will be getting a brand new solo campaign called the Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion. As you can see in the video above, the campaign features a new Octoling star called Agent 8 and seems to have players exploring brand new locations with a very menacing overall tone. The game's new area will...
Friday9th Mar 2018
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Is Getting A Bootiful Deluxe Edition On Switch
DLC as far as the eye can see
Bandai Namco has announced that One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 is getting booty-filled, EU-only Deluxe Edition in physical form for all you fans of pirate-themed anime antics - and it's due out on 11th May. If you're partial to bit of Monkey D. Luffy you'll love this stacked version of the game, which...
Random Join Us As We Do Our Best To Guess The Super Smash Bros. For Switch Roster
Or should that be our worst?
Nintendo likes to be a tease, and knows its fanbase will tear everything apart within moments of its publication. To make sure this trend continues we've painstakingly analysed the trailer for the upcoming Switch Super Smash Bros. entry in order to see if we can tell what new characters may be arriving in 2018. We're...
News GameMaker Studio 2 Comes To Nintendo Switch
Well, that explains the Undertale announcement
2D game development engine GameMaker Studio 2 is coming to Switch, it has been revealed. YoYo Games issued a press release with the good news following the announcement that Undertale - which is made using the engine - is coming to Switch. The original GameMaker Studio launched in 1999, and GameMaker...
News Toys R Us Is Preparing To Liquidate Its U.S. Business, Reports Claim
The curtain falls
Beleaguered toy retailer Toys R Us is preparing to liquidate its bankrupt U.S. operations, it has been claimed. Bloomberg is reporting that the move comes after the company - which was declared bankrupt last September - failed to find a buyer or come to any deal regarding restructuring its massive amounts of debt. The report comes...
News Tennis World Tour Is Swinging For Match Point On Nintendo Switch
Mario Tennis Aces has a new rival
The dust has barely settled on that Nintendo Direct and the announcement for Mario Tennis Aces' release date - 22nd June, don't you know - and now we've got another tennis star strolling out onto the centre court of Nintendo Switch. So polish up your racket because Tennis World Tour is swinging for aces on 22nd May...
News Kirby Star Allies Will Receive Free Updates Adding Fan-Favourite Playable Characters
The cutest character roster ever?
Kirby Star Allies is tantalisingly close to release now, with the 16th March getting literally closer by the minute, but that hasn't stopped Nintendo from giving us even more juicy details about the game. Yesterday's Nintendo Direct revealed that Kirby will be able to enter Dream Palaces where some...
News Fortnite: Battle Royale Is Coming To Mobile, So When Is It Coming To Nintendo Switch?
And it's the full game, too
Fornite - the most-watched game on Twitch right now and the only other game in the 'Battle Royale' genre giving PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds a run for its money is coming to mobile, Epic Games has revealed. The developer has revealed the mobile ports will be the full game, featuring the same-exact gameplay, weekly...
News White House Meeting With Industry Execs Focuses On Violence In Video Games
"This is violent, isn’t it?"
Yesterday, U.S. president Donald Trump held a meeting with video game executives regarding the issue of violence in video games, an event which was triggered by a recent series of high school shootings in the country. Trump himself has stated the opinion that the shooting in Parkland, Florida could have...
Thursday8th Mar 2018
News Indie Smash Undertale Is Coming To Switch "Eventually"
That's reassuring to know
Toby Fox's cult RPG Undertale is coming to Switch, it has been confirmed during today's Nintendo Direct broadcast. Inspired by the likes of EarthBound and the Mario & Luigi role-playing titles, Undertale has been a considerable critical and commercial success on other formats, such as the PS4 and PS...
News This Is What Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Looks Like In Action
Keep an eye on those toilets
New information and gameplay segments from at the latest Nintendo Direct show progress is indeed going smoothly for Suda 51's upcoming Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. Everyone's favourite Otaku will have to tackle seven different games - each with a unique boss - who were for the first time revealed during...
News Zelda's Link Is Gatecrashing A Phantasy Star Title, But Only In Japan
Breath of fresh (wild) air?
While us westerners were getting all excited about Smash on Switch, Okami HD and Dark Souls amiibo, our Japanese friends were - well, getting excited about those things, too. However, there were some Japan-exclusive pieces of news, the
Friday9th Mar 2018
News Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers Will Roll Onto Nintendo 3DS This May
They see me rollin'
Yesterday's surprise Nintendo Direct uncovered a pleasing amount of new games, as well as some great new content for those we already know and love. One new title, at least for western audiences, is Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers. Previously announced for Japan, Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers sees action meet tower-defence, as Dillon...
Thursday8th Mar 2018
News South Park: The Fractured But Whole Brings Its NSFW Antics To Switch On 24th April
Portable poo jokes
Well, the rumours were true. South Park: The Fractured But Whole really is coming to Nintendo Switch and it's bringing the full NSFW turn-based RPG experience on 24th April. Not only that, the over-the-top sequel will also come supported with both of the current DLC packs - Danger Pack: DLC 1 and From Dusk Til Casa Bonita:...
Friday9th Mar 2018
News Korean Rating Suggests That Super Bomberman R Is Jumping Ship To PS4
Bombs away?
Super Bomberman R was a bold move by Konami; the series - which was much-loved on the SNES - had fallen from grace somewhat in recent years, yet this Switch exclusive not only hit the mark with fans, but also gained a new following for the cute little bomb-chucker. Konami has since gone above and beyond when it comes to supporting the...
Thursday8th Mar 2018
News A New Splatoon 2 Update Will Soon Allow Players To Rise To 'Rank X'
New gear and stages, too
Today's Nintendo Direct gave us an ink-redible amount of news for Splatoon 2, including a brand new solo-campaign that's on its way this summer, and the fact that Inklings will be playable in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switc
Friday9th Mar 2018
News Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido Will Hit Switch And 3DS This June
With the best theme song ever
Yesterday's Nintendo Direct finally revealed the release date for Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido, which was originally shown off at last year's E3 with the trailer above, and also announced that the game will be releasing on Nintendo Switch on the same day. Hitting the console of your choice on 8th June, this game...
Thursday8th Mar 2018
News Take Centre Court And Trick Shot Your Way To Glory In Mario Tennis Aces This June
That's the 22nd June, to be precise
The March Nintendo Direct has been and gone, and it's left us with some huge new announcements, including a ton of new details for Mario Tennis Aces and a confirmation it's coming this summer on 22nd June. So what's new in the world of Nintendo-related court-side action? There are 15 playable characters to choose...
News Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Will Battle On Switch On 18th May
Not too long to wait
Earlier today we covered the trailer for Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition on Switch and we learnt that the game would launch in Japan on 22nd March. So this got us wondering when we would get a release in the West. As revealed in today's Nintendo Direct, the US release date for Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition...
News Little Nightmares: Complete Edition Mashes Horror And Puzzles On 18th May
Two does of fear in one package
Another rumoured port has proved true thanks to the recent Nintendo Direct with the announcement that Little Nightmares: Complete Edition is headed to Switch this May. The entire game will be headed to the portable console with both Six's story (the yellow-jacketed main character) and the Kid's separate tale included...
Friday9th Mar 2018
News The Neo Sploosh-o-matic Will Make A Splash In Splatoon 2 This Weekend
Even more Splatoon goodness
Splatoon 2 has had a pretty good couple of days. Yesterday's Nintendo Direct gave us a look at the upcoming Version 3.0, which is set to add a new extreme rank to the game, a new DLC expansion featuring a brand new single-player campaign,
News ARMS US And Canada Online Open Coming This Month
Plus new three-day global testpunch for everyone
US and Canada ARMS players are in for a treat this month as the American Nintendo Direct revealed an upcoming tournament for Switch users from both regions. From 8th March to 18th March, the eight top players ranked in the game's Ranked Battle mode will move on to the online final on 31st March that...
Thursday8th Mar 2018
News Super Smash Bros. For Switch Is Coming This Year, And It's Got Inklings
Get hype
Hold the front page. Nintendo has finally confirmed that Super Smash Bros. is coming to the Nintendo Switch this year. The news was revealed during today's Nintendo Direct broadcast, and was very much the "just one more thing" megaton, left right to the very end. Sadly, no gameplay was shown, but we do know that Splatoon's Inklings will...
With his tongue firmly in cheek, we imagine
We're really looking forward to Bayonetta 3 on Switch; we simply cannot wait to take on the role of the titular Umbra Witch as she fights more angels and demons in a world that exists in one of three planes of reality. After the superb first and second titles, it's sure to be her most blissfully...
News This Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Linkle Mod Isn't Official, But It Really Should Be
Cool and convincing
Ever since the Zelda: Breath of the Wild artwork for Link was first shown off, showing a slightly more androgynous look to the character than we usually see, many of us were left speculating whether the game's hero might actually be female (or at least have a female character as an option to choose from). While this, of course,...
Review The Trail: Frontier Challenge (Switch eShop)
Escape to the country
The majority of the time, the term “walking simulator” is used in a derogatory manner to downplay many quality experiences. However, in the case of The Trail: Frontier Challenge, there sadly isn’t a better fit. From developer 22cans and the legendary (though some might say infamous) designer Peter Molyneux, this...
News Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy Secures Western April Release On Switch
Believe it!
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment has revealed that Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy will be available digitally on Nintendo Switch on 26th April in the west. The collection - which includes Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 and Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst -...
News Praise The Sun, We're Getting A Dark Souls Solaire Amiibo
Network test coming ahead of May launch
During today's Nintendo Direct it was confirmed that Dark Souls: Remastered will be getting its own amiibo. Solaire of Astora - one of the most popular characters from the entire Souls series - will be immortalised in plastic form, complete in his iconic "Praise the Sun" pose. Using the amiibo in-game will...
Watch The North American Nintendo Direct Broadcast - Live!
Turn on, tune in, drop out
You wanted it, Nintendo has delivered - it's time for a Nintendo Direct! Expect Switch and 3DS news to come thick and fast as we learn more about 2018's hottest games. <liveblog id="nintendo-direct_2018-03-08_na" tags="#NintendoDirect" video="
News GameCube Classic Luigi's Mansion Rises From The Grave On 3DS This Year
With a new boss rush mode, to boot
GameCube launch title Luigi's Mansion is coming to the 3DS this year, it has been announced. The ghost-busting classic already has a 3DS-exclusive sequel, so it's nice to know we'll get to re-experience the first title on the go as well. The visuals will naturally benefit from 3D effects, but there will also be a...
Nintendo Download 8th March (North America)
Every new game and piece of DLC hitting the NA eShops
Thursday has rolled around again, bringing with it not just the Nintendo Download updates for the eShops in the West, but also a brand new Nintendo Direct. Talk about a stacked day of Nintendo goodness. So to get you in the mood for all the announcements and reveals to come (or to help you relax...
News Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Makes The Leap To Switch And 3DS
With new Super Mario Odyssey themed courses!
One of the most underrated but amazing games from the Wii U's library is making the jump to the Switch. The new version of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker includes new miniature courses based on various Kingdoms in Super Mario Odyssey, which is a welcome addition. Also, anyone can play with a...
News Looks Like 3DS Title Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido Is Getting A Switch Upgrade
Leak also confirms Mario Tennis Aces release date
Japanese online retailer Rakuten has leaked information regarding two Switch titles ahead of today's Nintendo Direct broadcast. Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido - previously confirmed for release on 3DS - has been listed by Rakuten on Switch. Both it and the 3DS...
News Nintendo's New "Extended Input" Patent Hints At Donkey Konga Bongo Support On Switch
Game Boy emulation patent also filed recently
We've already seen how Nintendo Labo is leveraging the power of the Switch hardware in new and exciting ways, but it would seem that Nintendo isn't stopping there. According to a new "extended input" patent filed by the company in August last year, the capabilities of the hardware - including the...
News Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Is Finally Confirmed For Nintendo Switch
Crashing the party in July
It might not have been much of a secret, given that it's been rumoured several times already, but today's Nintendo Direct has confirmed that Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is coming to Switch. All three games will be included, just like the incredibly successful PS4 version. That's over 100 levels of Crash action, all...
Watch The European Nintendo Direct Broadcast - Live!
Mario takes the court, but who is joining him?
It's time for some Nintendo Direct action, with a focus on Switch and 3DS games coming in 2018. Expect to see Mario Tennis Aces enter the court, but what else awaits? <liveblog id="nintendo-direct_2018-03-08_eu" tags="#NintendoDirect" video="
Nintendo Download 8th March (Europe)
All the new games, deals and DLC hitting the EU eShops
With a Nintendo Direct (and a proper-sized one at that) set to broadcast later today, this Thursday is going to be one Nintendo-packed day of announcements, reveals and confirmations. Oh, and there's the matter of the weekly Nintendo Download update, which brings a ton of new games, updates and...
News WarioWare Gold Is Bringing Minigame Madness To 3DS This August
300 games to play
The WarioWare series is making a glorious return on the Nintendo 3DS, it has been revealed. 300 games will be included in WarioWare Gold, showcasing some favourites and featuring your favourite characters from the zany franchise. It's been a while since we've seen a new WarioWare game, but were you expecting it to come to Switch?...
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 Jump Aboard This Enormous 'Absolutely Ridable Lapras' Pokémon Toy
Yes please!
Poké-fans may well lovingly remember the huge Snorlax plush from a couple of years back which could double up as a bed if you wished, instantly becoming one of the must-have items of the time, and now we have another one to join the crew, too. Introducing the wonderfully named 'Absolutely Ridable Lapras': The Absolutely Ridable...
News Code Of Princess EX Is Headed To Nintendo Switch This Summer
An action-packed hack-'n'-slasher from Nicalis
Action-RPG Code Of Princess is getting a makeover in the form of Code Of Princess EX, and it's headed straight for Nintendo Switch this summer. The remastered version will include HD graphics, a local co-op option and numerous other gameplay additions and enhancements. These improvements...
Video This New Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Trailer Is Full To The Brim
HD fairies ahoy
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition may be a triple-dip for Nintendo and Koei Tecmo, but we're nevertheless quite interested in playing it for a third time in portable HD. To drum up interest ahead of launch, Koei Tecmo has released a fresh trailer which is literally bursting at the seams with content. There's action, fairies and...
News Switch Helped Nintendo Grab 22 Percent Of The Games Market In 2017
Nintendo rises, Microsoft declines
Financial service company IHS Markit has released a report which highlights just how good a 2017 Nintendo had. According to the study, gamers spent more on consoles, software and services last year than at any time since 2011. Nintendo's share of the games market jumped from 9 percent to 22 percent, thanks to the...
Wednesday7th Mar 2018
Review Packet Queen # (Switch eShop)
A royal flush, or just a joker?
Described as a ‘competitive-type active solitaire game’, Packet Queen # is essentially a puzzle game that is trying to be a little different to your average brainteaser title. Mixing the ideas of single-player puzzle action with a Poker-inspired points system, the game certainly feels unique when looking purely at...
Thursday8th Mar 2018
News The Holy Potatoes Trilogy Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
Weapons, space and hell?!
We love a good spud-themed game here at Nintendo Life, so we were delighted to hear that publisher and developer have mashed together to digitally publish the first three titles in the fan-favourite Holy Potatoes! series, which will wing their way onto Nintendo Switch later this year. Yes that's right, Rising Star...
News "Fantastic Beauties" Await You In Enchanting Mahjong Match On Switch
140 levels to challenge yourself on
Mahjong might not have much of a following in the west, but over in the Far East, it's a big deal - hence the fact that we've seen plenty of video games based on it over the decades. We've got another one to add to that total in the form of Enchanting Mahjong Match, which is scheduled for release on the...
News '90s Classic Another World Makes The Leap To Switch This Spring
Out of this world, dude
You can play Eric Chahi's classic 1991 cinematic platformer action-adventure game Another World on practically every gaming platform known to mankind these days - except for the Switch, of course. This is all about to change as DotEmu has just announced that a Switch version of the seminal game is planned for...
News Visit A World Inspired By Neil Gaiman's Mystical Neverwhere With Another Sight
It'll look to Switch "soon"
Nintendo Switch is fast becoming the place for interesting and unusual new games, and Another Sight from Lunar Great Wall Studios looks to carry on that oddball tradition. Inspired by Neverwhere (a TV series that was adapted into a best-selling fantasy novel by author Neil Gaiman), Another Sight places you in the shoes of...
News Shifty Station Returns To Splatoon 2 For This Week's Messy Splatfest
Ideas above our station
Splatoon 2 continues to be one of the most supported games on Nintendo Switch as another Splatfest kicks off this weekend. And, to celebrate, Nintendo is bringing the Shifty Stations map back into rotation, so prepare to raise paint-caked hell in the containment chambers. On, speaking of those arena elements, the containment...
News Playdough Platformer Semblance Is Coming To Switch This Year
It's a soft, bouncy world of fun
We love a good platformer here at Nintendo Life, so we were delighted to hear about Semblance coming to Switch later this year in an announcement from publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment and South African developer, Nyamakop. Semblance is a puzzle-platformer where your soft, bouncy character and its...
News Rhythm-Action Wonder VOEZ Will Go Physical In Time For The Summer
Rhythm is a dancer
VOEZ has proved quite a sleeper hit - especially here at Nintendo Life where it got an 8/10 in our review and received a recommendation in our Switch Year One Talking Point last weekend - so it's no surprise to hear it's getting a retail edition later this year. PM Studios and acttil have confirmed the boxed version is due to...
News Eat Beat Deadspike-San To Eat Its Way Onto The Switch eShop on 22nd March
Ragna rocks
What happens when you take a fan favourite character from a popular 2D fighting game franchise - in this case, we mean the red-cloaked Ragna from BlazBlue - give him a cutesy makeover, increase his appetite and throw him into a musical rhythm game? You get Eat Beat Deadspike-San, and it's got its piggy eyes set on worldwide release on...
Wednesday7th Mar 2018
News Surprise! There's A New Nintendo Direct Coming, And It's Due Tomorrow
Half an hour of games!
Back in January we were treated to a 15-minute Nintendo Direct Mini, complete with reveals and new details for the likes of Dark Souls: Remastered and Mario Tennis Aces, but it was a tad short and left us clamouring for more. Well, Nintendo has heard your cries and it's got a dose of info coming ASAP. In fact, a half-hour...
News Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Will Get A Retail Release (But It'll Cost You $60)
Full price for DK and co
To the surprise of absolutely no one, a 'Buy physical' option has popped up on the Nintendo Switch page for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Although, if you're not a fan of ports, you'd best look away because Nintendo is slapping a full price sticker on a four-year-old Wii U port with an extra character and an easy...
Soapbox I'm Secretly Terrified Of An All-Digital Gaming Future
A digital convert questions a future without physical games
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, editorial director Damien admits he may have been wrong about gaming's all-digital future... During the 3DS era,...
Tell me, do you bleed?
Chad and Jared Moldenhauer - the creators of Cuphead - defined Bleed 2 as a game that’s, “all killer, no-filler.” After running through the pulse-pounding one-hour campaign, this couldn’t be a more apt description. Bleed 2 is a game that knows exactly what it wants to do and cuts out everything that doesn’t line up...
Weirdness We've Been Sent a Ludicrously Big Box to Open
Bloober Team delivers (indirectly)
We're used to getting the odd freebie now and then, usually in the form of press kits or t-shirts, but suffice it to say we never expected to be sent anything quite of this scale; what's more this was entirely unexpected. Make sure you check out the video above to see what's inside the goliath package, or if...
News Hori's New Tabletop Switch Stand Comes With USB Ports For Accessorising On The Move
Portable power
Japanese peripheral maker Hori has just revealed a new tabletop stand for the Switch, but this one comes with some neat additions which set it apart from the hordes of simplistic portable stands currently on the market. The most notable feature is the fact that the stand allows you to charge your Switch while you're playing (as long...
News ARMS Update 5.2 Aims For The Big Time
Party crasher
Stretchy armed brawler ARMS keeps on getting better and better, and the v5.2.0 update is available to download now. The stand-out feature here is the addition of the party crash mode called "Big Time ARMS". It's a mode originally reserved for Party Crash where all the fighter's arms are massive, and they deal...
News Battle Chasers: Nightwar Approved For Nintendo Switch, Release Date Still To Come
Please be soon
Battle Chasers: Nightwar has finally been approved for a release on Nintendo Switch, with an announcement for the game's release date to come. Initially revealed during a Nintendo Direct last April, Battle Chasers: Nightwar has had Switch fans desperately hoping to hear more news about a confirmed release date for some time...
News Co-Op Action RPG The Seashore Is Headed To Nintendo Switch
Inspired by Shovel Knight and Super Metroid
With seven days still to go at the time of writing, Boomerang Games' The Seashore has successfully reached its Kickstarter goal to secure development for Nintendo Switch. The game is an action-platformer with RPG and Metroidvania elements designed to be played in co-op mode - in fact, for this title you...
News Ace Of Seafood Studio's Fight Crab Aims To Inflict Massive Damage On Switch Soon
The first rule of Fight Crab is: You do not talk about Fight Crab
We are still recovering from the overall insanity that is Ace of Seafood but Nussoft is not letting its underwater fauna kusoge streak cool down just yet. The company's previously-announced title Fight Crab will be arriving on the Switch 'sometime soon'. The trailer above should give...
Random You Can Now Play NES Games In 3D And In Virtual Reality
The 3DNES gets a VR makeover
Back in 2016, we covered the launch of 3DNES, an emulator that took the 2D data of an NES game and rebuilt it in the wonders of three dimensions. Well, the little bit of software is still going and has just received one of its most intriguing updates - support for VR! Yes, you'll now be able to experience the likes of...
News Dragon Quest Builders Leads A Switch Takeover Of The Japanese Charts
And Switch sold the most units, too
Last week's Media Create chart data for Japan is in, and it shows Nintendo Switch making an all-out assault on the top five with no less than four titles jostling for control. And while Monster Hunter World continues to hold the top spot, Dragon Quest Builders debuted a mere 10,000 units behind Capcom's behemoth...
News Aero Fighters 3 Flying High Next Week On Switch
The power of dolphin strikes back
Shmup fans rejoice because next week HAMSTER is bringing Video System's Aero Fighters 3 (Sonic Wings 3 outside the US) to the switch eShop on 15th March under the ACA label for the price of $7.99/€6.99/£6.29. Both fresh and old faces (worry not, Spanky the Dolphin is back) are up for grabs on the player...
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...
News Sumo Digital Is Teasing Some New Content For Snake Pass
Look out for an update today
Sumo Digital's Snake Pass was one of the surprise hits on Nintendo Switch in its first few months of life, and now the developer is now alluding to some potential new updates for the physics-based platformer. The tease came through the game's official Twitter - which has recently been giving away free code's for the game...
News Nintendo UK Wants To Know Which Switch Games Made Your Top Ten
And use the hashtag #Top10SwitchGames
It's all happening this week. First Nintendo drops an announcement for a Nintendo Direct (which takes place tomorrow), then pre-orders for Nintendo Labo go live on the Nintendo UK website. And to top it all off, the big N now wants to know your favour
Tuesday6th Mar 2018
News Chicken Wiggle's Switch Kickstarter Campaign Has Taken Flight
Birds of a feather
Remember that Chicken Wiggle Switch Kickstarter we mentioned not so long ago? Well it's live, baby - and comes complete with a target goal of just over £20,000 ($30,000). Chicken Wiggle Workshop takes all of the lovely content seen in the 3DS version and gives it a welcome lick of HD paint. The "Workshop" part of the title has...
Wednesday7th Mar 2018
News The West Gets Even Wilder As Bombslinger Rides Onto Switch On 11th April
Win, lose or draw
Mode4 - a two-man indie studio based in Brussels, Belgium - is launching its debut game on Nintendo Switch next month, mashing together the top-down maze bombing of Bomberman with plenty of modern twists. Say hello to the rootin', tootin' world of Bombslinger. This four-player free-for-all romp includes procedurally-generated...
News Nintendo Labo Pre-Orders Are Now Live On The Nintendo UK Store
The age of cardboard is almost upon us
With its April release date looming in the distance, Nintendo has finally started rolling out pre-orders for Nintendo Labo on the official Nintendo UK site. Should your bank balance be suitably healthy, you can head on over there right now and secure the Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit, the Nintendo...
Video Sail Across A Flat Earth As Neo Atlus 1469 Heads For Switch This April
A port makes port
Ever wanted to try your hand at being a naval explorer? Sailing the uncharted seas as a trader and envoy in 15th century Europe? Well, you're in luck because Japanese studio ArtDink has confirmed it's bringing Neo Atlus 1469 to Nintendo Switch, with versions planned for both Japan and the West on 19th April. The game is all about...
News FRAMED Collection Is Set To Bring Noir Puzzle Action To The Switch This Spring
FRAMED and FRAMED 2 included
Loveshack Entertainment has released a new trailer to announce FRAMED Collection for Nintendo Switch - a compilation of the studio's noir-puzzle games FRAMED and FRAMED 2. Featuring some very hands-on gameplay mechanics and clever narrative puzzles in a noir-themed aesthetic, the FRAMED series has players rearranging...
Tuesday6th Mar 2018
Soapbox My Nintendo's Updated Rewards Scheme Is Anything But Rewarding
Now I’m missing the Club Nintendo days more than ever
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 looks into the option to spend virtual gold coins on the eShop and how this addition to the My Nintendo program...
News You Can Now Spend Your My Nintendo Gold Points On Digital Switch Purchases
Ker-ching!
It may well have been a whole year in the making, but you can now spend your hard-earned My Nintendo Gold Points to buy Nintendo Switch games. Yes, by purchasing your favourite Nintendo titles, you will now be saving up points towards future games. Interestingly, Nintendo seems very keen for players to be buying their games through the...
News Sounds Like Blizzard Really Is Porting Diablo 3 To Switch (Even Though It Said It Wasn't)
Diablo me down
Ah, the ol' rumour merry go round. One minute we're wondering whether a game will be coming to Nintendo Switch, only for the developer to flat out deny the rumours. Then reliable sources confirm said game really is coming to the console. What a mess. So the game is question is Diablo 3 - yes, that almost six-year-old dungeon crawler...
News 8Bitdo's New Bluetooth Adapter Lets You Use The PS4 DualShock With Your Switch
Or the Wii Remote, if you'd prefer
Accessory maker 8Bitdo is launching a new Bluetooth adapter which allows you to use all manner of controllers with your Nintendo Switch. The device - which sports a brick-like design that is no doubt inspired by Super Mario Bros. - plugs into the USB port of the Switch dock. Once connected, it allows you to link...
Random Someone Has Made A Fully Working Pinball Machine For Switch Out Of Cardboard
With a $26 budget
We're all for wonderful, whacky, homemade brilliance here at Nintendo Life, and this little oddity falls perfectly into that category. Introducing the best homemade pinball machine for Nintendo Switch using pretty much only an Amazon Prime cardboard box we've ever seen: Perfect for games such as Pinball FX3 or Stern Pinball...
News Bullet Hell Shooters Vasara And Vasara 2 Are Coming To Switch Next Year
Visco Corporation's classic titles live again
Brazilian firm QUByte Interactive has revealed that it has gained the console rights to Visco Corporation's Vasara series. Originally released in arcades in 2000, Vasara is a bullet hell shooter set in 17th century Japan. Its visuals made it unique for the time, but it would be the dual attack...
News WaterField Launches The SwitchPack Carry Case To Celebrate The Console's Anniversary
"Players need not worry about losing power"
Taking your Nintendo Switch out and about can be a dangerous business if you haven't got it safely tucked away inside a case of some sort and, luckily for us, we've seen numerous offerings from various companies to suit our portable gaming needs. While budget-priced cases are also available, San...
News Nintendo says Switch "play activity is still being recorded accurately in the background"
A future update will fix the issue
Without any sort of trophy or achievement system in place, Nintendo Switch owners only have one metric (apart from their pride, that is) to measure their dedication to a certain game: the play time activity tracker. However, a recent bug that's reset the timer for launch games such as The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of...
News Amazon Germany Lists Project Octopath Traveler For August Release On Switch
The path less travelled?
In the absence of official release dates we often rely on retailer listings to get an idea of when a particular title is launching, and while many of these are usually incorrect guesses, Amazon - by and large - gets things right most of the time. That's why we're willing to believe that a recent listing for Project...
Video New Trailer For Raging Justice Shows Off Some Of The Deadly Weapons On Offer
Baseball bats, shotguns and bears to name but a few
We recently brought you the news that Team17 would be bringing MakinGames' Raging Justice to the Switch soon. This tribute to scrolling beat 'em ups of yesterday such as Streets of Rage is still due in Q2 2018, but now we have a better look at the gameplay in a new trailer shown above...
News Switch Is A "Fantastic Platform" For Indie Developers, Says Curve Digital
"The Switch community is absolutely thriving"
The Switch's incredible commercial performance has not only given Nintendo a much-needed boost; it has also created opportunities for publishers and developers of all shapes and sizes, too. The console's eShop is packed with indie titles and we're seeing a number of those getting released in...
News Rocket League's New Update Brings Bug Fixes and Batmobiles
Justice Premier League
Rocket League continues to be one of the most popular titles on the Switch eShop, and it's about to get even popular as the much-anticipated new update is rolled out across all versions of the game. The new version 1.42 adds in the DC Super Heroes DLC, which includes: Battle-Cars ‘'89 Batmobile’ ‘The Dark Knight Rises...
Monday5th Mar 2018
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 Super Mario Odyssey's Latest Update Has Subtly Changed The Game's 100% Ending
Spoilers contained within
Super Mario Odyssey's recent update to version 1.2.0 brought with it the wonderful addition of Luigi's Balloon World - a free DLC update which tasks players with hiding and finding balloons from other players across the globe. Alongside this new mini-game of sorts, however, a change has also been made to the reward that...
Review Fear Effect: Sedna (Switch eShop)
When gene splicing goes wrong
Fear Effect: Sedna is the answer to a question only a select few dedicated gamers of a certain age were asking. It's the Kickstarter-funded sequel to two cult action games and an unreleased third game from the PS1 era. If that sounds like a slightly odd list of ingredients for a modern Switch game, then you're onto...
Review Subsurface Circular (Switch eShop)
Illustrious train riding
A little less conversation, a little more action, please. Lyrics don’t get more popular than that, and yet it’s this Elvis Presley quote that Subsurface Circular flies directly in the face of. From the mind behind Thomas Was Alone, Mike Bithell’s latest outing is all about the spoken interaction, and it makes for one...
Feature Nintendo Life's Top Ten eShop Games From Switch's First Year
Three cheers for the underdogs
It's hard to believe the Switch is already a year old. Many of us here at Nintendo Life fondly remember queuing up for our first look at the console that would capture the hearts of millions worldwide and garner both critical acclaim and massive support from developers large and small. It's no secret that games like...
Review Bridge Constructor Portal (Switch eShop)
A sturdy bridge between franchises
Valve’s Portal series is one that most Nintendo gamers likely never expected to see on their console, yet here we are with an oddly inventive spinoff that makes a surprising amount of sense. Bridge Constructor Portal is a puzzle game at heart, though here it trades first-person shooting for a more methodical...
Review A Hole New World (Switch eShop)
Upside Down
Both pixel art and platformers are very well represented on Switch right now. Whether it's indie darlings such as Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and Super Meat Boy, or third-party mascots Sonic and Rayman. Jumping, running and combat feel as ubiquitous to the system as the legendary first-party side-scrollers of yore, at least until Mario...
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
News Nintendo Is Here To Remind You Mario Is Still A Plumber (In Case You Forgot)
To plumb, or not to plumb
Considering he spends most of his time leaping off skyscrapers, beating Bowser up for the umpteenth time and collecting his 999th Power Moon in Super Mario Odyssey, you wouldn't be the first person to forget Mario still has a day job. Yes, he's still a plumber. It's now official again, with Nintendo updating his bio on the...
Freedom is slavery
Science fiction is often based on real life, modern society, real world events and proceeds to warp them into something outside our own imagination. Take no better examples than George Orwell’s 1949 novel Nineteen Eight-Four and Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune which carry topics that remain as relevant today as they were...
Feature Switch Exclusive Rogue Star ACE Aims To Out-Do Elite With Its Dynamic Universe
"Imagine a game with a narrative influenced by real-time events"
The Switch's meteoric rise has resulted in a flood of support from small-scale indie developers, some of which have swiftly ported over smartphone games which benefit from enhanced features on Nintendo's console. While a great many of these games are well worth your time, a few have...
Review Samurai Aces (Switch eShop)
Sengoku Strikers
Following the release of the shmup Aero Fighters, several members of developer Video Systems left and formed a new company: Psikyo. Aero Fighters 2 still turned out rather well without them, but Psikyo would release some high-quality titles itself. Zerodiv has already brought some of those to Switch, but now it's bringing Psikyo’s...
Preview Cracking The Case With Detective Pikachu On 3DS
Initial investigations
With no solid news as of yet on the Pokémon game(s) destined for Switch, the attention of Pocket Monster fans around the globe will no doubt be falling onto Detective Pikachu, scheduled to release on 3DS later this month. The game, which has already seen a staggered release in Japan, seems to be part of a franchise that the...
News Valkyria Chronicles 4 Combat Trailer Shows Off Larger Maps And New Features
Rolling into action later this year
Sega has released a new trailer for the upcoming Valkyria Chronicles 4, which launches on Switch later this year. The trailer focuses primarily on the game's combat system, which looks set to build on the good work seen in the previous titles. It's also clear from the footage that this sequel will benefit from...
News JRPG-Inspired Detective Game Pixel Noir Is In Development For Nintendo Switch
Another Kickstarter success
Badland Games has revealed that SWDTech's JRPG-inspired title Pixel Noir is now in development for Nintendo Switch after smashing its funding goal on Kickstarter. Pixel Noir is a detective game set against a film noir backdrop which sees your character, who has been in jail for many years, finally get a chance...
Awesome Check Out This Faithful (And Fan-Made) Fire Emblem Board Game
For Heroes only
Board games have been back in vogue for a while now, and most licenses worth their salt have their own dice-rolling, turn-taking equivalent the in the tabletop scene, but not Fire Emblem Heroes. It's proved a super hit on mobile, but with no board game equivalent on offer, one talented fan has filled the gap in the market with their...
News Fear Returns As Outlast 2 Brings The Horror To Switch On 27th March
Horror comes in twos
With the hairs on the back of our neck barely relaxing from Outlast: Bundle Of Terror launching last week (out of nowhere we might add, like some strangely satisfying jump scare), we've now got to contend with another round of fear-inducing horror as Outlast 2 prepares to hit on the Switch eShop on 27th March. If you've never...
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And Super Mario Odyssey Climb Back Up The UK Charts
You can't keep a good plumber down
It's Monday, so that can only mean one thing. UK chart data! Yaaaaaay! For the week ending 3rd March, Nintendo Switch saw two of its biggest first-party titles - namely Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario Odyssey - climbing back up the multi-format ladder to number four and number six respectively. Oh, and is that...
News Mechanica Scraps Her Way To Victory In The Latest ARMS Party Crash
Shakin' off the rust
This last weekend saw ARMS fans around the world taking part in the latest Party Crash event, with dedicated Mechanica lovers taking on Byte & Barq's trusty allegiance of followers for the crown. The event took place between 9am on 2nd March and ended at 9am this morning, allowing ARMS players to raise their Lab Level with...
Sunday4th Mar 2018
Review Super Toy Cars (Switch eShop)
Tabletop chaos
Everybody loves a bit of Micro Machines, right? Driving toy cars around the most ordinary bits of scenery you can imagine is strangely fun; many kids can happily drive their parents round the bend by whizzing little plastic vehicles up and down the walls, and a whole host of video games have tried to replicate the very idea over the...
Talking Point Nintendo Life's Favourite Games From Switch's First Year
Here are the games we loved the most on Switch
This weekend, Nintendo Switch will blow out the candles on its very first birthday cake, marking 12 months of incredible sales, a mainstream takeover and a raft of third-party support. It's been a dream scenario for Nintendo, placing the publisher firmly back in the pantheon of modern gaming, and it has...
Saturday3rd Mar 2018
Review Outlast: Bundle Of Terror (Switch eShop)
Hide and eek
As shock Switch releases go, Outlast: Bundle Of Terror didn't so much sneak up on us as jump out at us with a knife. Not that we're complaining about this surprise attack. When it comes to horror games, Switch owners have had to take the rough (Hollow) with the smooth (Resident Evil Revelations). Thankfully, Outlast joins...
Feature Nintendo Switch Year One: A Review
As Switch turns one, we look back at an incredible year
The Nintendo Switch, eh? Inaugural years don’t come much better than this. Not since the debut year of PlayStation 4 has a modern console enjoyed such a meteoric rise on all fronts. Ever increasing sales; exclusives that are both critical and commercial successes; the new wave of...
News HAMSTER Drops Next Batch Of ACA Neo Geo Titles (And The Mic)
SNK: The future is the past
Warning: Spoilers ahead! If you want to be surprised every week with upcoming Arcade Archives Neo Geo titles you should click onto the next article. If you're okay to living a life without weekly eShop surprises, read on. Coinciding with Nintendo Switch's very first anniversary, HAMSTER has revealed the upcoming ACA Neo...
News Switch Programming Glitch Is Forgetting Your Game Playtimes
Song of Time not solving the issue
You will be in for quite a shock if you happen to go revisit your memories of the first year of Nintendo Switch by taking a look at your profile, because you'll likely find your total amount of play time on The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild is now a lovely round zero. These widespread reports have...
Video Every Single Switch Game Released in Year One
No game left behind
The Switch, as it stands, is an unmitigated success both commercially and critically. Developers are flocking to release their games on the system as soon as they can, but just how many games have been released in the first year of this console's life? Short answer, 404 in Western territories. That's over 100 more than the...
Friday2nd Mar 2018
News Shopkeeping RPG Adventure Moonlighter Will Go Physical On Switch In 2018
What's in the box?
11 Bit Studios will be teaming up with fellow publisher Merge Games to bring Digital Sun Games' upcoming RPG/shopkeeping simulator that is Moonlighter to retail. The game, which is due out in 'early 2018', mashes up the responsibilities of a shopkeeper by day (including crafting items and interacting with your fellow villagers)...
News Zelda: Breath of the Wild Gets Stunning 5-Disc Soundtrack Release
Another Japan-only treat
To celebrate The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's upcoming one-year anniversary, Nintendo has announced a stunning 5-disc soundtrack which is set to be published by Nippon Columbia. The initial print run for this soundtrack will come with a fancy three-sided slipcase, a 'The Legend of Zelda Field Music Collection', and...
Awesome Meet The Ultimate Nintendo Switch Game Collector
Gotta collect 'em all
As Nintendo Switch approaches its one year anniversary tomorrow, it's a great time to take stock and consider the multitude of games which have already been released on the portable powerhouse. While many worried in the early days that there might be a Wii U style drought of games, this has definitely not been the case. Aside...
News Kirby Star Allies Has a Demo Live on the eShop Now
Give it a go!
Kirby Star Allies is the biggest release of this month on the Switch, and with just two weeks left until the game launches, excitement has never been higher. To capitalize on this, and perhaps to sway those who are on the fence, Nintendo has put out a short demo to give fans a taste of what’s to come. The demo still isn’t live on...
News Spellbound Is A Wizard School Sim From The Publisher Behind Stardew Valley
"We're all massive fans of the Switch at Chucklefish..."
There's no getting around it, Stardew Valley remains a huge hit on Nintendo Switch and continues to perform well in the eShops, and Chucklefish - the publisher behind the game - is hoping to replicate that success with its next game. A wizard school simulator with added exploration and a...
A whole other world
Mulaka is an adventure game that draws full inspiration from the Tarahumara people of Mexico, offering a very different cultural palette wrapped up in a much more commonly understood action-adventure package. The game feels like it’s trying to not only teach us about the traditions and mythology of these people, but also act as...
Rumour Is Blizzard Teasing A Nintendo Switch Port Of Diablo 3?
Update: "We can assure you we’re not that clever"
Update: Blizzard has told Polygon that the tweet was just a spot of fun: We can assure you we’re not that clever. [It was] meant to be a fun community engagement piece. We have nothing to announce. Original Story: Rumours of Diablo 3 - Blizzard's aging but still much-loved dungeon crawler -...
News Tiny Yet Beefy USB-C Power Supply Has its Kickstarter Eyes Set on Switch
And it's dock compatible as well
As most of you know, NL Towers and many of its staff are plonked lovingly in the middle of the United Kingdom, a land of fish, chips, and offensively bulky power plugs. Electronics manufacturer Mu has been producing a folding plug design for a few years now, and now they've turned their focus towards USB-C and...
News Hyperkin's New SupaBoy Has Superior Coloured Buttons And A 4:3 Screen Option
The best portable SNES just got better
The Hyperkin SupaBoy has already been revised once - resulting in 2016's SupaBoy S - but the company isn't done with the machine yet. The SupaBoy SFC is the latest variant and brings with it some notable upgrades. The most welcome is the ability to toggle between 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratio by holding down...
Review Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder Devastated (Switch eShop)
Papers, please.
War. War never changes. But Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder Devastated? No, those don’t change either. We first stumbled upon iFun4all tower defence game back in 2011 where a very wise man stated the Wiiware offering was “(...) far from the worst game ever”. Seven years later, does this new entry bring anything new to the paper...
Soapbox Nintendo Switch Learned A Lot From Wii U’s Struggles During Its Own First Year
Why the two consoles performed so differently over 12 months
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 explores the very opening 12 months of Nintendo Switch and its predecessor, Wii U. We all know Switch's...
Review Grid Mania (Switch eShop)
A puzzling great
Looks can be deceiving, and when it comes to Grid Mania, what appears to be an inherently simple puzzle game is actually anything but. With an incredibly reasonable price point to boot, developer QubicGames’ latest Nintendo Switch title deserves a place on your system. Played out on a 4x4 grid that can extend to 6x6 when things...
Gallery Tokyo's Latest Pokémon Cafe Is Full Of Delicious Poké-Treats
We'll have one of everything, please
We know, we know - Japan gets all the cool stuff! Nintendo-centric stores and restaurants aren't all that rare in Japan, with Pokémon in particular being the focus of a number of stores in the country's capital, but this new Pokémon cafe has definitely risen towards the top of our 'must visit' list. Opening...
Talking Point What Games Are You Playing This Weekend?
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
The weekend has arrived, and with it comes (we hope) a little free time to do we all love best... play video games. If you're in the UK like us, you'll likely be knee-high in snow, so get you feeling warm and toasty why don't you gather round the fire and warm your hands on our fiery hot picks for the next...
Video Koei Tecmo Unleashes New Attack On Titan 2 Trailers
Titanic stuff
Attack on Titan 2 launches on March 20th, and to drum up some interest publisher Koei Tecmo has released a trio of new trailers showing off various elements of the game. The game's online multiplayer features get detailed in one trailer. Annihilation Mode offers 4v4 action where players have to compete for the highest possible score...
Video Bask In The Gory Glory Of Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night's Soundtrack
More OST videos!
What's that? You'd like Nintendo Life to post another video offering a behind-the-scenes look at the making and recording of a video game soundtrack? Well, as we're feeling generous this Friday night, how about five minutes of insight into the new tunes of Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night? Michiru Yamane and company are on hand to...
News Nintendo Switch Horror Title Kaet Must Die! Aims To Scare You Witless And Kill You Often
"Be prepared to die. A lot."
Indie studio Strength in Numbers has revealed that its forthcoming horror title Kaet Must Die! is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Described by the developer as the most "brutal, unforgiving game ever made" and packed with "plenty of jump scares and unlimited deaths thrown in for good measure", Kaet Must...
News Flinthook Releases on the Switch eShop on 9th March
Avast!
Last month, it was revealed that Tribute Games would be bringing its latest action platformer, Flinthook, to the Switch eShop, while Limited Run Games also confirmed that it would be doing a batch of physical cartridges later on down the line. Evidently, the announcement came relatively far along in the poritng process, as the studio just...
News Neonwall Is Set To Light Up The Nintendo Switch Later This Month
Aim and shoot with the Joy-Con
Jandusoft has announced that Neonwall will be arriving on Nintendo Switch on 15th March. Neonwall tasks you with guiding a small yoyo-looking ball through neon courses, solving puzzles and overcoming a variety of challenging levels along the way. Over the course of the game you will need a combination of skill,...
News Nintendo Switch Helped UK Games Market Grow More Than 12 Percent In 2017
Market was worth £5.11 billion
The UK games market grew 12.4 percent in 2017 to £5.11 billion, thanks in part to the incredible success of the Nintendo Switch. The introduction of Nintendo's new console saw hardware sales jump 29.9 percent. Sales of physical software rose 3.1 percent, but the pre-owned market fell by 15.1 percent, a...
Thursday1st Mar 2018
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For March And April 2018
And a 3DS release for good measure!
The year may be dashing past at an alarming rate, but it's a great time to be a Switch owner; February saw the release of Bayonetta 2 (with the original Bayonetta included of course) and Payday 2. 2018 may have gotten off to a slow start compared to last year's amazing release schedule, but now we're on a roll...
News Nintendo Has No Plans For A Switch 2.0, Sources Claim
Company will use accessories to drive sales instead
Nintendo has a long history of revising its hardware; there were multiple editions of the Game Boy, DS and 3DS, and taking this into account, it's understandable that some are expecting the Japanese company to announce a "new" Switch model in the next 12 months (the DS Lite, lest we forget, came...
Feature Remembering Toys R Us, The '90s Gamer's Paradise
As the toy chain circles the drain, we remember its contribution to gaming
Retailer Toys R Us has been in dire straits for some time now, with the US side of the operation filing for bankruptcy in 2017. This week has brought us the news that the UK arm of the business is going into administration, putting 3,000 jobs at risk. You may view this news...
News NIS America's Online Stores Hacked, Credit Card Details Compromised
"We are committed to earning back your trust and confidence"
Publisher NIS America is contacting customers to inform then that the company's online stores have been hacked and user information - including credit card details - has been stolen. The attach occurred sometime between January 23rd and February 26th on the...
Nintendo Download 1st March (North America)
Every new game and piece of DLC hitting the eShops in NA
March is here, and we're only a couple of days away from Nintendo Switch's first anniversary. So to celebrate, here's a ton of new games for your favourite handheld console. Okay, it's technically Nintendo Download day, but there's still good reason to celebrate. This week there's plenty of...
Zelda: BOTW book included
If you're a fan of video game books then chances are you'll already be familiar with the name Third Editions. This French publisher has produced some incredible books in the past and recently translated some of them into English - including an excellent analysis of the Zelda series. The company is now seeking
Review The Men Of Yoshiwara: Kikuya (Switch eShop)
Kimono Friends
While we’ve seen all sorts of titles make their way to Nintendo systems in recent years, one genre that’s been distinctly underrepresented - and largely confined to PlayStation Vita - are otome games: romance titles starring female protagonists and marketed to women. D3 Publisher’s The Men Of Yoshiwara: Kikuya is the first title...
Video Check Out How Kirby Star Allies Plays Out in Co-Op
You've got a friend in me
Although the idea of a co-op Kirby game has been done before in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, it's still a fun and refreshing way to float, fly, and gorge on your enemies as the amorphous pink blob. We decided to take this feature of Kirby Star Allies for a spin in the video above to see how it stacks up, so make sure you...
Nintendo Download 1st March (Europe)
The EU eShops have been updated, and we have all the details
March is here, and while the snow is falling in the Europe as the Beast from the East brings a late haul of snow, the Nintendo Download rolls on regardless. So if you're planning to increase the games in your digital library, you'll find a must-have set of new titles to tempt you and...
News This Zelda: Breath of the Wild Guardian Nendoroid Is Much Cuter Than We Remember
"And he shall be my squishy"
Collectible figures don't usually come much cuter than Good Smile's Nendoroid range and, while we never expected to find The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Guardians cute in any way whatsoever, we suddenly find ourselves in a position where we are contemplating purchasing about 20 of the things just to dot...
Video See The Real-Life Mario Players Recording Super Mario Odyssey's 'Jump Up, Super Star'
Jump up, don't be scared
Whether it's a behind the scenes sneak peek or a director's commentary, there's nothing quite like learning how the sausages are made. Especially so when you're talking about a bona fide banger in the form of 'Jump Up, Super Star' the big band hit that plays as you finish up in Super Mario Odyssey's New Donk City. So here's...
News Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics - The Forest of Fear Is Heading To Nintendo Switch This Year
Fight the good fight
Auroch Digital and Ripstone have announced that Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics - The Forest of Fear, their collaboration with table-top gaming publisher Modiphius, will hit the Nintendo Switch later this year. Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is a World War II themed strategic role-playing game which sees players take control...
Random Nintendo Labo Isn't The Only Way To Combine Cardboard With Your Switch
That's handy, if you like Mahjong
Some days you do just have to chuckle to yourself when covering the latest gaming news. While some were skeptical of Nintendo Labo when it was first revealed, the concept seems to have won a lot of people over and the use of cardboard alongside the Labo games is genuinely innovative. And then we have the photo...
News Time To Celebrate As Happy Birthdays Brings The Party To Switch This June
Birthdays The Beginning gets a new name
Previously released on other platforms as Birthdays The Beginning, the world-building ecosystem simulator is now called Happy Birthdays and it's set to arrive in North America on 5th June and 8th June for Europe. The game will also include the 'Monuments' DLC which enables you to decorate your world with even...
News Last Year Was Particularly Good For Pokémon Sales In Europe
It's super effective!
Sometimes it's easy to just think of Pokémon as a very successful video game franchise, with recent releases such as Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon on 3DS and Pokémon GO on mobile both performing really well. Of course, the Pokémon franchise is so much more than just video games and today we got an update from...
News Goby Arena Gets Added to the Splatoon 2 Map Rotation Tomorrow
Slam dunk
Following hot on the heels of a sizable balancing update to Splatoon 2 that went live only yesterday, Nintendo has announced today that more notable content will be releasing tomorrow. Goby Arena was revealed along with the Pearl and Marina amiibo figurines earlier this month, and you’ll get to play on this basketball court-turned-turf...
News Clustertruck Has Gone Gold, Now Pending Final Approval
Now that's some bad traffic
A few weeks ago, Indie developer and publisher tinyBuild unveiled six games that it has in production for the Switch, following on from the successes of Phantom Trigger and Mr. Shifty last year. One of the titles revealed was that of Clustertruck, an odd first-person platformer wherein you must survive by deftly jumping...
News Nintendo Power Podcast Episode 3 Is Now Available for Streaming
Celeste gets the spotlight
The Nintendo Power Podcast was a lovely Christmas gift to receive from the company, starting a tradition of bringing eager fans an in-depth discussion of the hottest things happening with Nintendo once every month. Last month’s episode was focused around the recent unveiling of Nintendo Labo, and now the third episode is...
