Review Night In The Woods (Switch eShop)
You can't go home again
News The Dream Of Crowdfunded Switch Dock SFANS Has Turned Into A Nightmare
"I don’t even want to look at this thing. Just makes me mad"
Video The 26 Best Game Boy Advance Games of All Time
Advance to the next level
Random Dragon Ball FighterZ On Low PC Settings Gives Us Hope That A Switch Port Could Happen
Or even a Nintendo DS one, for that matter
News - 2018, Week 05
Sunday4th Feb 2018
Review Night In The Woods (Switch eShop)
You can't go home again
Make no mistake about it, Night In The Woods will stay with you. There aren’t very many games out there that manage to leave an imprint on the people who take the time to experience them, but Infinite Fall’s emotional adventure into rural isolationism, palpable Americana and the melancholy of long lost youth does just...
Feature Behind The Scares With Layers Of Fear: Legacy's Bloober Team
"It will be a descent into madness..."
Nintendo Switch has its fair share of platformers, shoot-em-ups and retro fighting games, but it's taken a while for the grisly realm of horror to finally make its gruesome home on the handheld platform. Layers Of Fear: Legacy is one of the first to make horror portable, with its unique mixture of first-person...
Saturday3rd Feb 2018
Talking Point What Games Are You Playing This Weekend?
Here's what Team Nintendo Life is playing...
After a long vacation overseas, our weekly 'What Games Are You Playing This Weekend?' feature is back, refreshed, revitalised and ready to go it again in 2018. Talking of 2018, we're barely a month in and we've already been treated to some great new games on Nintendo Switch, with countless more gems on...
News Next Week's European Splatfest Is All About Gherkins
Quite the pickle
Nintendo has announced that the next Splatfest in Splatoon 2 will be kicking off next weekend, asking the age-old question of 'gherk-IN', or 'gherk-OUT'. Taking place in Europe only, this Splatfest will provide definitive proof as to whether or not gherkins deserve a place inside a delicious burger - something we're sure you'll...
Friday2nd Feb 2018
Random Orchestra Pranks Conductor With An Impromptu Rendition Of The Mii Channel Tune
Bach to reality
You know it's Friday when you log onto social media and see a video about an orchestra playing Nintendo music is going viral. Oh internet, never change. The prank was pulled off by the Wind Symphony, a college orchestra based in Lynchburg, Virginia, who decided to troll their conductor with a rendition of the Mii Channel...
Review Fantasy Hero ~unsigned legacy~ (Switch eShop)
A Vita throwaway
Fantasy Hero ~unsigned legacy~ arrives on Nintendo Switch four years after its original release on PlayStation Vita, where it received a rather middling reception at best. Some praised its varied stats, skills and upgrade customisation, while others criticised it for a bland plot and uninspired combat mechanics. So in 2018, how does...
News Check Out All These New Discounts on My Nintendo in North America
Switch is still MIA
It’s been a number of years since Nintendo shuttered its Club Nintendo loyalty program, replacing it with the new and improved My Nintendo. Though the service started out quite anemic, it’s slowly gained in relevance and value, although many would no doubt say that it has yet to eclipse the quality of its predecessor...
News Atari Has Reached the Minimum Goal for RollerCoaster Tycoon on Switch
Also, an explanation on why crowdfunding was used
Last week, we reported on a new effort from Atari to bring the Rollercoaster Tycoon franchise to the Switch via an investment campaign like Kickstarter. The minimum goal was set at $10k, an extremely reasonable goal that was passed in a matter of hours. The usage of crowdfunding certainly raised a...
News Pokémon GO Finally Lets You Dress Up As A Fisherman
Perfect for hunting Magikarp
Three new avatar outfits have been added to Pokémon GO. The outfits are all linked to specific medals in the game - Battle Girl, Jogger and Fisherman - and can be purchased using in-game currency. Battle Girl and Jogger are OK we suppose, but Fisherman - now that's an outfit you can be proud of. Look at...
News CyberConnect2 Announces 'Trilogy of Vengeance' Titles For Nintendo Switch
Fuga on the Battlefield, Tokyo Ogre Gate, and Cecile
CyberConnect2, a Japanese developer perhaps best known for its .hack and Naruto titles, has announced a completely new vision for the company going forward, including the news that it will be bringing its 'Trilogy of Vengeance' games to the Switch. This new business strategy is a celebration of...
News Visual Novel Song Of Memories Is Getting A Western Release On Switch This Year
"Juggle love and death"
PQube has announced that Song Of Memories, described as a 'romantic visual novel', will be releasing on Nintendo Switch in North America and Europe in 2018. Song Of Memories tasks you with finding your soulmate in a musical love story, although you'll need to prepare to fight for your love in the most testing of times...
Review Black Hole (Switch eShop)
Gravity always wins
The shmup has been a gaming staple for decades, and it has found something of a welcome new home on Nintendo Switch with many a retro port and and a fair few modern throwbacks nestling in the warmth of its hybrid bosom. Revived indie twin-stick affair Black Hole falls comfortably into the latter, but does its bullet hell in space...
News Design Your Own Cardboard Creations With Nintendo Labo's Toy-Con Garage
There's no limits
Nintendo Labo turned plenty of heads when it was unveiled back in January, and whether you're sold on the premise or not, there's no denying it's peak Nintendo. There was, however, some concern that users were going to be limited to the Toy-Con templates designed by Nintendo. Well, Nintendo has firmly quashed those fears with the...
Hardware Review Does The Retro-Bit NES Power Stick Give You The Advantage?
Microswitched marvel
These days, gamers are pretty comfortable with the fact that there are multiple control options available when it comes to playing on their console of choice. The basic, in-the-box pad isn't always the best that's on offer, and there are myriad official and unofficial controllers doing the rounds, each claiming to hold a...
News Smartphone Firm GREE Is Bringing Fishing Star To The Switch eShop
It's a catch
GREE is bringing its smartphone series Fishing Star to Switch, it has been revealed. Launched back in 2007 and already available on iOS and Android, Fishing Star tasks the player with capturing 100 types of fish. To achieve this you can use various rods and work with other players to gain rare fish. Due for release...
News Studio Pixel's Kero Blaster Will Be Shooting Up The Switch eShop Soon
Physics puzzler TorqueL and RPG Croixleur Sigma also coming
Publisher Playism has confirmed that it is bringing Studio Pixels' Kero Blaster to Switch. Created by the same talent that gave the world Cave Story, Kero Blaster puts you in the role of a bipedal frog who has to fix a series of teleporters. Back in 2013, it was ho
News These New Layers Of Fear Screenshots Might Keep You Awake At Night
View with the lights on
The Switch needs a few more genuinely scary games, and it looks like Layers of Fear: Legacy is going to fit the bill quite nicely. Bloober Team's first-person psychological horror game puts you in the shoes of an insane painter who is "bent on finishing his masterpiece". By exploring a creepy Victorian-era mansion...
News Give Your Good Boys A Welcome Stretch As Puzzle Puppers Bounds Onto Switch
A dog's life
We all know we don't deserve dogs and their endless ability to bring joy to our lives with their good boy and good girl antics. Well, with Nintendogs yet to make the jump to Switch, Puzzle Puppers is here with the next best thing - digital dogs stretching all over the shop in search of a doggy treat. It's an isometric puzzler that's...
News MixedBag and Adventure Productions Join Forces To Bring Point & Click Adventures To Switch
Two are better than one
MixedBag and Adventure Productions have announced today that they will be working together to bring two brand new point and click adventure games to Nintendo Switch later this year. Inspired by recent releases such as Thimbleweed Park which arrived on Switch last year, the two studios have decided to take on the challenge of...
News Springtron and Kid Cobra Will Put The Pedal To The Metal In The Next ARMS Party Crash
Sparks will fly
After the very recent update to Version 5.1, ARMS fans now have even more to cheer about as the latest Party Crash is about to take place with a brand new theme: 'Innovative Metal'. As ever, this Party Crash will allow players to earn brand new badges, a ton of in-game cash, and learn the ins-and-outs of the two featured fighters...
News The Heavy-Hitting .96 Gal Deco To Splash Down Onto Splatoon 2 This Weekend
Another week, another gun
Nintendo continues to show its favourite first-party multiplayer shooter a lot of love, and it's carrying on that trend with another new weapon makeover. Say hello to Splatoon 2's new .96 Gal Deco. Hot on the heels of the Rapid Blaster Deco (which launched last weekend with a Suction Bomb sub and an Inkjet special), this...
Thursday1st Feb 2018
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For February And March 2018
Lots to look forward to!
Can you believe it's February already? It's a great time to be a Switch owner; 2017 saw the release of lots of amazing games and there's even more to look forward to this year. So, what's on the horizon for Nintendo Switch fans, then? We've complied a list of all the good stuff coming out at retail in February and March, so...
Review Sky Force Reloaded (Switch eShop)
Repetitive, enjoyable shooter
Starting on mobile before turning up on Wii U, the first Sky Force game was a decent shmup and now the sequel arrives on Switch. As you would expect, the aim of the game in Sky Force Reloaded is to blow away waves of enemy forces and take down the tricky boss characters. Soon after you boot it up the camera sweeps down...
Review SteamWorld Dig (Switch eShop)
Time to dig in once more
SteamWorld Dig hardly needs any introduction; Image & Form’s 2013 Metroidvania-platformer has cemented itself as part of a much beloved series of games that brightly shine with polish and pedigree. With SteamWorld Dig 2 recently strutting its stuff on Switch, it makes a lot of sense that the developer has decided to...
News Sega Is Getting Ready To Show Us What's Next For Sonic The Hedgehog
"Sonic is back, and ready to take 2018 by storm"
Sonic had a mixed 2017. Sonic Mania was amazing, but his "big" game - Sonic Forces - was met with less enthusiastic reviews. The character remains a cash-cow for Sega however, and we're going to hear very soon what it has planned for Sonic in 2018. A SXSW panel will deliver a...
News Nintendo Switch Online Service Will Go Live This September
The future of Nintendo Switch online is eight months away...
The Nintendo news is coming thick and fast in the early hours of this morning, with Nintendo confirming that the long-gestating Nintendo Switch Online service will launch in September 2018. Earlier this month a posting on the official Nintendo website seemed to reveal the service would be...
News Kimishima Talks Nintendo’s 3DS Strategy Going Forward
It’s not going anywhere
The release of the Nintendo Switch was an unprecedented moment for Nintendo, as it represented the merging of its previously separate home and handheld divisions. It was clear from the get-go that Switch would be replacing the ailing Wii U, but the fate of the 3DS has been left up in the air. With no replacement on the...
Nintendo Download 1st February (North America)
Every new digital download on the Switch, 3DS and Wii U eShops
February is finally here - and what's that? It's arrived just in time for the very first Nintendo Download update of the month? What fortuitous timing! This week's big update includes a ton of new games for the Nintendo Switch-based eShop, as well as a slew of titles for the Wii U eShop...
News Raise The Chequered Flag Because Mario Kart Tour Is Racing Onto Mobile Soon
It's set to arrive between April 2018 and March 2019
Nintendo has just unveiled its next plan to take over the smartphone market, and it's bringing karts, shells and coins to the party. Mario Kart Tour is the name of the new mobile title, with Ninty confirming it'll be hitting a handset near you sometime in FY 2018/2019 (so that means it'll arrive...
Soapbox The Super Mario Movie Might Not Be All That Great
“The perfect mix of terrible”
Mario had a film before, and it wasn't exactly stellar, and so when the news was confirmed this morning that Nintendo is partnering up with the studio responsible for such products as Minions and The Secret Life Of Pets, it was hard for me to contain my scepticism and frustration. I can't personally see how a film...
News Mario Is Heading To The Silver Screen, With Help From The Studio Behind Minions
Despicable Mario
Nintendo has dropped a ton of new announcements today - including the official launch date for Nintendo Switch Online and the announcement of the Mario Kart Tour mobile title - and now it's confirmed it's partnering with Illumination to make a brand new Mario film. Illumination is the same studio that brought the world the...
News The Town of Light: Deluxe Edition Is Coming Exclusively To Nintendo Switch This Spring
An exploration of mental health
Wired Productions has announced that it will be bringing psychological horror The Town of Light: Deluxe Edition exclusively to the Nintendo Switch this spring both digitally, and physically. The Town of Light, originally released on PC in 2016 and other consoles in 2017, is an historically inspired exploration...
Nintendo Download 1st February (Europe)
The EU eShops have been updated, and we have all the deets
February has arrived and it's brought with it the very first Nintendo Download update of the month. And it's a huge haul too, with all sorts of new digital editions being uploaded across Nintendo's various eShops. As usual, your friends at Nintendo Life have gathered together every new game,...
News Rocket League Is Getting Some New Graphics Options This Spring
Ooh, shiny
Psyonix has been fantastic about keeping Rocket League relevant ever since launch, regularly updating the game with loads of new content and modes that keeps giving longtime players reason to stay involved. The Switch port has received plenty of the studio’s attention as well and following hot on the heels of the announcement of...
Gallery Leafing Through Bitmap Books' SNES / Super Famicom Visual Compendium
You can order it from today
The SNES is so hot right now. Not only have we seen the SNES Classic Edition fly off the shelves amid rave reviews, we've also got the lovely new Analogue Super Nt to look forward to. To cap it all off, today sees the launch of Bitmap Books'
News ARMS Version 5.1 Adds Gallery Feature, New Badges And Tournament Mode
And this is a "minor" update, apparently
A whole bunch of new stuff has been added to ARMS, despite the fact that Nintendo has stated no more "major" updates would be forthcoming. You can read the complete patch notes below, but the highlights of Version 5.1 are a gallery feature for viewing game artwork and a new tournament mode. Here's a list of...
News Team17 Is Bringing Raging Justice To Switch This Year
Former Rare developer's take on Streets of Rage and Final Fight
Team17 has revealed that it is bringing Makin'Games' side-scrolling fighter Raging Justice to Switch this year. The creation of Nic Makin - a former Rare staffer - Raging Justice is a spiritual successor to the likes of Streets of Rage, Double Dragon and Final Fight.
News Nintendo Software Dominates The Week's Japanese Charts
Even if Ninty lost the top spot to Monster Hunter World
Hats off to Capcom and the PS4/Xbox One release of Monster Hunter World. The returning co-op-centric franchise has stormed the Japanese charts according to the latest Media Create figures, taking the number one slot from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (which held the position for just one week...
News Pokémon GO's Gen III Trailer Is Narrated By Stephen Fry, Because Why Not
Closer to nature
Pokémon GO has a brand-new trailer, shot in the style of nature documentaries Frozen Planet, Blue Planet and Planet Earth. Stephen Fry supplies the vocal duties - we assume David Attenborough must have been busy getting groceries or having his hair trimmed. The trailer showcases new Gen III monsters Minun, Plusle, Wailord and...
News Co-op Action Game Claws of Furry Will Be Slashing Onto Switch This Spring
Ninja kittens!
Terahard Studios has announced that its upcoming multiplayer, beat 'em up title Claws of Furry will be releasing on Nintendo Switch this spring. With fifty levels of catastrophic mayhem, players will be punching and scratching their way through enemies to rescue their Master from the evil claws of an unknown boss. The...
Previous recipients include Howard Lincoln and Satoru Iwata
Genyo Takeda may not be a household name in quite the same way as Shigeru Miyamoto, but he's been an incredibly important staff member at Nintendo for the past few decades and his contribution to the games industry in general is being recognised by The Academy of Interactive Arts &...
News Muse Dash Brings Cute Rhythm Action To Switch This Year
Set to music by Chinese and Japanese artists
X.D. Network has gotten in touch to reveal that it is publishing PeroPero Games' Muse Dash on the Switch eShop this year. Set to an infectiously upbeat soundtrack composed by Japanese and Chinese musicians and singers, Muse Dash is a simple rhythm action title with bright visuals and gameplay that...
News Word-Based Puzzle Platformer Typoman Is Heading To Nintendo Switch This Month
With a pre-purchase discount available
Wales Interactive has announced a collaboration with Brainseed Factory to bring the award-winning puzzle platformer Typoman, previously released on Wii U, to Nintendo Switch on 22nd February 2018. With an overly artistic and creative approach to puzzle action, Typoman uses the power of letters and words to...
News Twin Robots: Ultimate Edition Brings Its Mechanical Platforming To Switch
The 2.5D Wii U platformer returns
Thrice Games' 2.5D platformer Twin Robots is getting a sequel-cum-remake on Nintendo Switch with publisher Ratalaika Games bringing an extended port to Nintendo Switch. Twin Robots: Ultimate Edition, which is currently in development, will include twice as many levels as the original version so you're getting a lot...
Wednesday31st Jan 2018
Video The 26 Best Game Boy Advance Games of All Time
Advance to the next level
Every Nintendo system has its gems, but to say we were a bit spoilt with the Game Boy Advance is an understatement. Game after game after game kept being released, and there were so many incredible ones our original list was well over double the size of this one. For the sake of brevity and my own sanity, we cut it down...
Biggest third quarter operating profit for eight years
Nintendo has released its Third Quarter Results for this financial year, and the big headline is that in less that a year on sale the Switch has managed to surpass the lifetime sales of its forerunner, the Wii U. The figures show a company in rude health, with net sales up 175.5 percent...
Reminder Time To Purchase Wii Shop Points Is Running Out
They'll be gone soon
A few months ago, Nintendo made the expected announcement that it would begin the process of shuttering the Wii Shop Channel, following on from the DSi shoppe which met a similar end. Now that all other online applications for the Wii have been discontinued, those who still purchase games on the Wii Shop have until January 31st,...
News Nintendo Has Plans For More Switch Peripheral Hardware
Nintendo Labo might be just the start
We hope you like peripherals, because it seems like Nintendo has plenty more up its considerable sleeve. Check out this interesting line from Takashi Mochizuki's Wall Street Journal report on Nintendo's latest good fortunes: People familiar with the development plans said new peripheral hardware devices...
Easter eggs everywhere
Nintendo has always been known for hiding small easter eggs and messages within their games, consoles, and even peripherals, but one which may have been easily overlooked concerns the creation of an online account. Used to purchase games from the Nintendo eShop, play games online, and interact with the recent wave of...
Review 10 Second Run Returns (Switch eShop)
Do the running man
Long before Nintendo Switch swaggered into our lives with its eShop bursting at the seams, there was a little thing called the Nintendo DSi. It was Ninty’s first foray into the world of proper online connectivity in handheld form and with it came the DSi Shop, delivering a slew of digital delights (and a fair few stinkers). One...
News RiME's Developer Has Been "Working Tirelessly" On A New Patch To Fix The Buggy Switch Port
It's huge too, and might not get cleared by Nintendo as a result
It's fair to say Nintendo Switch has had a mixed bag of ports in the last 10 months - mostly good ones, but the occasional stinker has bound to creep in over time. RiME, the chilled platforming puzzle adventure from Tequila Works, was one such unfortunate example and it seemed like...
News Capcom Sees 36.9% Operating Income Surge, Ultra Street Fighter II On Switch A "Smash Hit"
Rolling in Bison dollars
Capcom's financial report for the nine months that ended on 31st December 2017 are in, and they make for some interesting reading - especially if you're a Street Fighter fan and a Nintendo Switch owner. The company posted some impressive figures, including a substantial increase to its operating income of ¥7 billion...
News Fire Emblem Heroes' First Anniversary Update Detailed by Nintendo
Happy birthday, Feh
In celebration of Fire Emblem Heroes' first birthday, which happens on 2 Feburary, Nintendo will release an update to Fire Emblem Heroes for iOS and Android. Quite a bit of information was divulged in this surprise announcement, so without further ado, let's jump right into it. First Anniversary Present Nintendo announced...
News Mercenaries Saga Chronicles Invades The Switch eShop On February 8th
With a discount for those who pre-order, too
Circle Entertainment has revealed that its tactical offering Mercenaries Saga Chronicles will arrive on the Switch eShop in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand on 8th February. This pack includes not one, not two, but three games from the cult tactical RPG franchise, which was...
News Valve's Gabe Newell Once Met With Nintendo About A "Joint Project"
"This was like probably seven years ago. It was super casual"
Gabe Newell's son Grey has revealed that the Valve boss once met with Nintendo in Japan to discuss a joint venture between the two companies which sadly went nowhere. Speaking on a stream with Valve News Network, Grey casually revealed that he once got the chance to play Super Mario...
Feature Skin Deep With The Exciting World Of Nintendo Tattoos
Inking boys and inking girls
Die hard fans of any medium or facet or popular culture have been known to take their passion to the next level, and Nintendo fans are no different. A Portsmouth tattoo parlour has seen an increase in the number of requests for some of Nintendo's most famous mascots. Nintendo Life decided to go under the proverbial...
Soapbox Nintendo's Riding High On Switch's Wave, But What Does It Need To Do To Stay There?
It’s time to change the playbook
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 mulls over Nintendo Switch's big sales milestones and how Nintendo needs to adopt new tactics to stay relevant in the months...
News Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap Gets A Physical Release On 13th February
Just in time for Valentine’s
Still one of the best releases to be found on the Switch eShop is Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap, a modern remaster of a classic game. Though a little on the short side, we were won over by the delightful gameplay and hand drawn artstyle, and the game has since acquired quite a following. A physical version has been...
News Death Road To Canada Brings Roguelike Zombie Survival to Nintendo Switch
The pixelated dead will walk the Earth
PC roguelike Death Road To Canada is coming to Nintendo Switch (and some other consoles) this spring, where you'll need to fight your way through waves of the undead as you attempt to survive on a long journey from the Florida coast to the cold embrace of Ontario. You'll be unleashing, "hyper-violent combat...
Video This Heartwarming Home Movie Shows The Moment Mega Man 2 Changed Everything
State of the art high resolution memories
Mega Man turns 30 this year, an event which will no doubt make many players feels really, really old. Capcom's series may be undergoing a revival of late thanks to the announcement of an all-new entry, but for many fans it never got any better than the NES sequel, which still ranks as one of the best action...
Deals Detective Pikachu amiibo And More Great Bargains On Nintendo UK Store
Another chance to pick up a SNES Mini!
Detective Pikachu launches on the 23rd of March and looks like its going to be an absolute blast. As exciting as the game is, Pokémon fans will no doubt be even more excited to get their hands on the MASSIVE Detective Pikachu amiibo which is 13.6cm tall... this positively dwarves the original Smash Bros...
News Sleep Kirby's Sleep Copy Ability Will Be Coming To Kirby Battle Royale
Sleep tight on Nintendo 3DS
Kirby Battle Royale has finally arrived in North America - check out our review from last year if you haven't already - so now that we're all able to lay the smack down with a variety of pink balls of doom. Best of all, we're getting another new ability as well. The power, Sleep Copy, was voted for by fans following...
News Hardcore One-Button Music Game Rhythm Doctor Is Heading To Switch
Featuring complex, off-beat rhythms
7th Beat Games has announced that it will be releasing Rhythm Doctor on Nintendo Switch later this year. Inspired by games such as Rhythm Heaven (known as Rhythm Paradise in Europe), 7th Beat Games has created a 'one-button' rhythm game that aims to teach the player complex music theory. The title...
Video Check Out Pokkén Tournament DX's Latest DLC Pokémon In Action
Aegislash, Mega Rayquaza and Mimikyu all feature
Pokkén Tournament DX has found a great new home on Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo continues to show support for the arena brawler with some new Pokémon that recently arrived as DLC. If you're as yet undecided on the game, or you've yet to get the new downloadable content, then this new footage...
News Spread The Love (And Some Bullet-Hell) As The Void Rains Upon Her Heart Targets Switch
We heart indies
Indies are finding a new and welcoming home on Nintendo Switch, and there's another exciting and unusual game planning on to join that throng in the form of The Void Rains Upon Her Heart. It's a side-scrolling shmup, with the twist being you play an actual heart that will attempt to teach monsters to love again by shooting them to...
News Black Hole's Twin-Stick Shootathon Arrives On Switch Next Week
And here's a new trailer for your troubles
The shmup (that's shoot-'em-up to you young 'uns) is one of the oldest genres in the industry, but that hasn't stopped it from shooting up various storms on Nintendo Switch over the last 10 months. Black Hole is one, and it's coming to the hybrid Nintendo hardware on the 6th February for EU eShoppers and...
Tuesday30th Jan 2018
News Ark: Survival Evolved Spin-Off PixARK Will Roar Onto Switch This Year
Open-world sandbox survival, plus dinosaurs!
Snail Games has announced that its upcoming open-world sandbox survival game PixARK will be heading to Nintendo Switch in 2018. The game is inspired by the world of Ark: Survival Evolved, an action-adventure survival title that was released on various non-Nintendo platforms in August of last year. Peter...
Rumour Get That Pinch Of Salt Ready, Apparently Microsoft Is Preparing To Buy Electronic Arts
Keep a straight face
While the Switch and PlayStation 4 continue to sell robustly, over in the land of Xbox things aren't looking quite as rosy. Even the most ardent supporter of Microsoft's console hardware would admit that there's a serious shortage of quality first-party exclusive games on the machine right now and that's only going to hold the...
Review Strikers 1945 II (Switch eShop)
Superb shmup action
Thanks to HAMSTER’s Arcade Archives and ACA Neo Geo series there are a number of retro titles available on Switch, but they’re not the only company providing games from yesteryear. Zerodiv have slowly been adding high quality titles from Psikyo’s back catalogue such as Gunbird and Zero Gunner 2. One of their first releases...
News Banjo-Kazooie Are Back On Nintendo... Switch's Version Of Minecraft
Halo and Fable are also joining the party
We know, we wish Microsoft didn't own Banjo-Kazooie either, but that's what happens when you buy Rare and (if the rumours are true) even bigger publishers and studios, but that doesn't mean we can't have some form of the much loved bird 'n' bear pairing. We have Playtonic's Yooka-Laylee and now we have some...
Video Square Enix Discusses The Response To Project Octopath Traveler
Still no name, though
Late last year, Square Enix released a demo for an upcoming traditional JRPG called Project Octopath Traveler, and it was met with plenty of positive reception. The full release is being worked on by the team behind the Bravely Default games, and much of that quality seems to be showing through in this new project, with some...
Review Her Majesty's SPIFFING (Switch eShop)
Brexiting orbit
Video games aren't often particularly topical. A tendency towards juvenile themes like shooting aliens and saving princesses - not to mention the protracted development process - generally leads developers into safer narrative waters. The most bracingly fresh thing about Her Majesty's SPIFFING, then, is that it's built upon one giant...
Review Space Dave (Switch eShop)
"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
Some games take inspiration from those of yesteryear, weaving in classic elements or perhaps adorning a retro aesthetic to show its love for what came before. Then there are games that want to be part of a bygone era, and do such a convincing job you half expect to see them glowing, blinking and blooping...
News Cartoons Get A Horror Makeover As Bendy And The Ink Machine Comes To Switch In 2018
You'll never look at toons the same way
First-person horror has helped breath new and fetid life into the world of jump scares and virtual fear on other platforms, and now Nintendo Switch is finally getting in on the action. We've already got Layers Of Fear: Legacy, Outlast and Outlast II out later this year and now we've got one of the most unusual...
Review Oh...Sir! The Hollywood Roast (Switch eShop)
Not worthy of a closeup
To make it in Hollywood, you gotta grow a thick skin. You need to be able to take criticism from fans, friends, and rivals alike, and dish it out in return. From movie sets to award ceremonies, there's always going to be someone looking to take your crown, and make you feel more like a bumbling extra than a true superstar...
News SNES Classics Illusion of Gaia And Mystical Ninja Receive MSU1 Audio Support
Will and Goemon join the high fidelity club
Another week and another two major MSU-1 Audio projects released by Super Nintendo fans. Considering both these classic soundtracks come in at nearly one hundred tracks each this is no small feat. Two epic quests featuring brand new audio possibilities await you. Caught between the brilliance of both...
News This Is The Police 2 Has A Real Fargo Feel About It And It's Coming To Nintendo Switch In 2018
Enforcing the law in Sharpwood
The original This Is The Police brought a unique balance of procedural police investigation and resource management when it was ported over to Nintendo Switch last year, and it was clearly a great fit because publisher THQ Nordic and developer Weappy Studio has confirmed the sequel - This Is The Police 2 - is slated...
News Hotel Transylvania Will Sink Its Teeth Into Nintendo Switch This Summer
Monster mash
With a new instalment in the animated Adam Sandler series set for release this year, publisher Outright Games has revealed a video game tie to Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation in will be hitting PC and consoles - and that includes Nintendo Switch, naturally - just in time for the summer. According to the official announcement, the...
News Get Ready To Batter Up, 2020 Super Baseball Is Coming To Switch Next Week
Home plate or land mine? Only one way to find out!
Hey batter, batter, batter... please swing and miss my face! Baseball fans (with very, very loose regulations) rejoice for Hamster is bringing SNK's classic 2020 Super Baseball to Switch next week under the Arcade Archives label. Going for the futuristic sports trifecta along with Soccer Brawl...
News The Original AeternoBlade Is Heading To Nintendo Switch This Week
Sales will help to fund upcoming sequel
Corecell Technology has announced that its 2014 Nintendo 3DS release AeternoBlade has been ported to the Nintendo Switch and will be releasing this Thursday, February 1st. For those who may have missed it the first time around, this Metroidvania/JRPG mash-up plays through the journey of Freyja, the game's...
News Investigate Some Stranger Things As The Darkside Detective Heads To Switch
The tongue-in-cheek adventure arrives 7th Feb
If the likes of Thimbleweed Park proved anything, it's that there's always going to be a place for point-and-click adventure games on Nintendo Switch - especially when they're heavy in black humour and suitably retro in appearance. The Darkside Detective, which is slated for release on 7th February, fits...
News Atooi Is Bringing 2-On-2 Footie Action To Switch With Soccer Slammers
Inspired by NBA Jam, and just in time for the World Cup!
Atooi's Jools Watsham has revealed that he's hard at work on Soccer Slammers, a 2-on-2 arcade soccer (or football, depending on your linguistic preference) title for Switch. Described as a "fun side project", Soccer Slammers is inspired by the likes of NBA Jam and is focused on "fast,...
News Jools Watsham Gives An Update On Atooi's Magnum Opus, Treasurenauts
"It is a game that is truly special to me"
Remember Treasurenauts? Originally revealed way back in 2013, the game has been bubbling under at Atooi for years, and recently resurfaced via conformation that it would be coming to Switch. Atooi boss Jools Watsham has given us another update now, and while it's short on groundbreaking anno
Feature Shooting Up A Storm On Switch With Aperion Cyberstorm's aPriori Studios
To infinity, and beyond!
With an explosive combination of a stylish neon aesthetic and an enticing wealth of co-operative as well as competitive game modes, sci-fi twin-stick shooter Aperion Cyberstorm blasts on to the Nintendo eshop next week. Nintendo Life was lucky enough to catch up with aPriori Studio's Jack Davis to talk the game's journey...
News Here Are Your New Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Residents
Hip to be square
If you're still glued to your phone playing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp then the news that six (count 'em!) new villagers are being introduced should make your day - possibly even your entire week. These new denizens all come with the "Hip" essence, and their arrival brings the total number of animals in the game to a whopping 61...
News Slime-San's First Free DLC Pack To Make A Mess On Nintendo Switch Mid-February
Gunge on the go
As developer Fabraz gears up to release its second wave of free DLC for Slime-san - Sheeple's Sequel - on PC, the indie developer has confirmed the Switch version will getting the first instalment - Blackbird's Kraken - around mid-February. If you've yet to pick it up on the Switch eShop, it's a twitch-style platformer that shares a...
News 2D Puzzler Sling Ming Is Hooking Up With The Switch This Spring
Get hooked on Oxylane
Good Night Brave Warrior has revealed that it is bringing Sling Ming to the Switch eShop this spring. This 2D puzzler sees you using a transit system known as the Oxylane to transport Princess Ming through a series of tricky levels. Using the Oxylane, you can "fly through the air, swing around corners and defy gravity" in...
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Review Darkest Dungeon (Switch eShop)
Hard luck story
Darkest Dungeon might just have you questioning your sanity. This is a game that delights in making you feel wretched, whether through its brutal difficulty or its oppressively bleak atmosphere. And yet before long you'll swear blind that you're having the time of your life. Sanity plays an integral part in DD. This brutal...
News The Dream Of Crowdfunded Switch Dock SFANS Has Turned Into A Nightmare
"I don’t even want to look at this thing. Just makes me mad"
Remember SFANS? Billed as the Switch dock that's small enough to fit in your pocket, it was crowdfunded last year to the tune of $130,000. We were lucky enough to get our hands on a pre-release version and came away sufficiently impressed to give it a hearty recommendation. The trouble...
Random Dragon Ball FighterZ On Low PC Settings Gives Us Hope That A Switch Port Could Happen
Or even a Nintendo DS one, for that matter
Dragon Ball FighterZ is pretty special, but it's not coming to Switch - not yet, anyway. While Bandai Namco continues to mull over the potential of a Switch port, fans have been digging into the options of the PC version to come up with some interesting findings - one of which relates to scalable graphics
Review Oh...Sir! The Insult Simulator (Switch eShop)
Sharpen your wits, not your sword
Video games frequently rely on a good old-fashioned fist fight in order to resolve conflict, relishing the chance to set up riotous action scenes at the drop of a hat. In all of that excitement it's often too easy to forget that most demoralising of attacks; the humble insult. If someone takes your seat on the...
Soapbox Monster Hunter World Has Claimed Its Prize, But Capcom Shouldn't Forget Nintendo
3DS helped make the series what it is today
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 argues that Monster Hunter World needed to leave Nintendo behind to make a different success of itself, but that the wider...
News Eiji Aonuma Says Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Is "Maybe The Most Fun" He's Had Making Games
"The people who made this game didn’t have troubled faces"
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was one of 2017's video game highlights, giving millions of players hours upon hours of top-quality adventuring in a new-look version of Hyrule. It would seem that Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma had almost as much enjoyment making the game as we...
News This Could Well Be The Ultimate SNES Arcade Stick, And It's Made Of Bamboo
Wood you believe it
UK company Shika Arcades has produced what is shaping up to be the very best arcade stick option for SNES players - and it's made from bamboo. We're no strangers to gaming hardware fashioned from wood here at Nintendo Life, but this example looks like it could take things to the next level. Featuring Sanwa parts and...
News Circle Is Bringing Shelter Generations To Switch As A Console Exclusive
Paws for thought
Circle Entertainment is bringing Might and Delight's Shelter Generations to Switch later this year, it has been announced. Shelter Generations includes Shelter 2 and Paws: A Shelter 2 Game and will be a console exclusive on Switch. Shelter 2 originally launched on Steam in 2015 and places you in the role of a...
News EVO Japan Trailer For SNK Heroines Turns The Fan Service Up To Eleven
Now with added Nakoruru from Samurai Shodown
SNK has published a new trailer for its upcoming fighting title SNK Heroines to coincide with EVO Japan 2018, and the level of fan service on display is off the chart. As well as showing plenty of gleefully bouncing flesh, the trailer also details how you can customise your fighter and gives a little bit...
Random Leaked Photos From The Detective Pikachu Movie Tease Some Pokémon Policing
Ryme City's criminals better watch out...
With Detective Pikachu - complete with a new voice, no less - set to arrive on Nintendo 3DS in March, production has already begun on a certain film version starring none other than Ryan Reynolds as the titular Poké sleuth. Shooting started a couple of weeks ago in London and one Twitter...
News Tiny Metal Update Brings New Maps, Balancing Changes And Much More Besides
"We're dedicated to making it the best experience possible"
Tiny Metal developer Area 35 has detailed the first major update for the game, Patch 1.0.10. This patch comes with a wide range of fixes, changes and new content. The most noticeable update is that the opening cinematic has been replaced by a more traditional loading screen. Balancing...
News Horror Adventure The Long Reach Will Haunt Your Switch On March 14th
Welcome to Baervox
Merge Games is bringing Painted Black's The Long Reach to Switch on March 14th, it has been announced. Boldly described as a "thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a sceptical view on the human psyche", The Long Reach is inspired by the likes of Lone Survivor and The Cave, and...
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Breath Of The Wild And Pokémon Crystal Ride High In The UK Charts
Switch games still holding their own
The latest GFK Chart Track figures are in for last week and they make for some interesting reading if you're a Nintendo Switch fan. Sure, Monster Hunter World takes the top spot with Dragon Ball FighterZ coming in second, but both Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild hold their own as...
Video West Ham United Fans Welcome New Player João Mario With Open 8-Bit Arms
The Portuguese playmaker gets a really unusual tribute
When a Premier League side signs a new player - especially one as capped and experienced as Portuguese midfielder João Mario - fans often find unusual ways to welcome the new footballing talent. And when that player happens to share a name with a certain mustachioed plumber, well you can...
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