Review Dragon Quest Builders (Switch)
Crafting your own destiny
News Behold The Majesty Of The Zelda 'Green Goddess' Ladies Satin Robe
Time to become a true Twilight Princess
Review Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology (3DS)
You can go home again
Review The Longest Five Minutes (Switch)
Is it worth your time?
News - 2018, Week 06
Sunday11th Feb 2018
News Splatoon 2's Pearl And Marina Are Getting Their Own amiibo And They're Off The Hook
Plus a new weapon variant a brand new stage!
Surprising absolutely no one Nintendo has just announced that Pearl and Marina from Splatoon 2 will become the latest addition to the plastic revolution known as amiibo. At the time of writing we don't know when they'll be dropping or what goodies they'll unlock, but we do know that the two inkling celebs...
Saturday10th Feb 2018
Soapbox What Happened To All The Great Baseball Games On Nintendo Consoles?
Ian Cortina laments the lack of decent sluggers on Switch
“Right! Try and get your heads round this, okay? Imagine the sun setting on the vast waters of Lake Victoria... A hundred thousand wildebeest grazing on the Masai Steppe, yeah? A misty, sleepy dawn rises to reveal Kilimanjaro in all its hypnotic majesty…” Lovely stuff. Those are the...
Talking Point What Games Are You Playing This Weekend?
Here's what Team Nintendo Life is playing...
Talking Point is back (and fashionably late) so it's time for team Nintendo Life to share the games they're playing here in the warm embrace of the weekend. This week, we've got Darren heading back to a neon-tinted co-op shmup, Glen strapping on his golden boots, Dom continuing his Dark Brotherhood...
Friday9th Feb 2018
News Sounds Like Bandai Namco Really Is Working on Metroid Prime 4
Those rumours finally proved true
Metroid Prime 4 is one of the next big games coming to Nintendo Switch, but all that lack of concrete detail has led to countless rumours. At one point we learned Retro Studios (which worked on the original Metroid Prime trilogy) wouldn't be on development duties, then there were murmurs that id Sof
News Daruk Voice Actor Had No Idea That He Was Auditioning For Breath of the Wild
Not a bad secret to find out
Thanks to the nature of the gaming industry at present, playing host to constant leaks of information and having rumours flying around all over the place, it is perhaps unsurprising that Nintendo would hold back as much information on its major projects during development as possible. It would seem that even those lucky...
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Version 1.3.0 Will Go Live Next Week
New Game Plus! QoL Improvements! New Blades!
Monolith Soft promised that it would be supporting Xenoblade Chronicles 2 plenty in the months following launch, with the first major addition being a New Game+ mode. This rather substantial update to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was expected once the new year rolled over, and though it missed the month of...
Review Samurai Shodown II (Switch eShop / Neo Geo)
Sensational samurai
With its weapon-based combat and gameplay that often rewarded patience, Samurai Shodown was a different type of fighting game, but a very good one. SNK thought they could do better however, so went away and came up with Samurai Shodown II, a game similar to its predecessor but with some additions to the lineup and gameplay...
News The Snack World Trejarers Gold Will Scoff Its Way Onto Nintendo Switch On 12th April
It's just for Japan, though
We've known for a little while that a port of The Snack World - a Japan-only RPG that's evolved into a multimedia hit brand with its own film and a line of super popular toys - will be getting a Nintendo Switch port, but now we finally have a date. Developer Level 5 has confirmed the game - called The Snack World...
News Donkey Kong Scorekeeper Rubbishes Billy Mitchell's Claims Of Fabricated Footage
Mitchell's defence "does not make sense"
The saga of Billy Mitchell's Donkey Kong high score continues to rumble along following accusations from score-verifier Jeremy Young that Mitchell - who was a key figure in the cult movie King of Kong - used MAME to record his record-breaking runs on the game, as opposed to original hardware, as...
News Nvidia Shares Swell As Nintendo Switch Continues To Sell Like Hot Cakes
That Tegra processor is doing very well for Nvidia
Nintendo Switch continues to sell in strong and impressive numbers across the world, but all that success has also helped out the other companies involved in its hardware - specifically PC component giant Nvidia, which included its Tegra X1 processor in Switch's architecture. Nvidia has now...
News Joe Dever's Lone Wolf Leaps On To The Switch eShop Next Week
Choose your own adventure
If you're a bit of a smartphone gamer, you will have likely heard of Joe Dever's Lone Wolf by developer Forge Reply, which has been a popular game pushing the boundaries of what is possible on those platforms. The game features a unique blend of non-linear storytelling and RPG combat and is coming to the...
News FDG Is Teaming Up With Sega To Publish Monster Boy In Physical Form On Switch
Digital and physical versions launching at the same time
FDG Entertainment has revealed that the upcoming Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom will launch in both digital and physical formats, with Sega helping in the publication of the latter. Monster Boy is seen as the spiritual successor to the famous Wonder Boy series, which Sega owns the rights...
News Legend Of Kay Anniversary Will Claw Its Way Onto Nintendo Switch in 2018
The rezzed up platformer hits another Nintendo platform
10 years after its initial release on PS2, THQ Nordic revived and rezzed up martial arts platformer Legend Of Kay Anniversary for Wii U. Now, a good three years later, the publisher is bringing the game back yet again with a Nintendo Switch slated for sometime in 2018. If you've never played...
News Indie Dev tinyBuild Is Announcing Six New Switch Games In Live A Stream Tomorrow
SIX?!
Indie developer and publisher tinyBuild has announced that they will be revealing a whopping six games coming soon to the Nintendo Switch in a live stream tomorrow. The publisher, which already has the existing Switch titles Phantom Trigger and Mr. Shifty under its belt, will be hosting the live stream under the name '#HelloSwitch' on the...
Random U.S. Curling Team Member Matt Hamilton Sure Reminds Us Of Someone
It's-a Matt
The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will be making sports headlines for the next few days, but one story we didn't expect to see is the fact that a Super Mario lookalike is taking part. U.S. Curling Team member Matt Hamilton - alongside his sister Becca - holds the distinction of winning the first Olympic mixed...
Feature Unbinding The Fall Part 2 with Developers Over The Moon
"We're in a crazy time right now"
As a follow up to the award-winning 2014 Wii U Sci-Fi adventure The Fall, developer Over The Moon took some time to talk to us about the upcoming sequel, bound for the Switch. With an interesting mix of exploration, puzzle solving and an absorbing psychological story, The Fall Part 2: Unbound is sure to grab...
Community Strap In Pilots, We're Looking For Shmup Top Guns
Are you the top NL shooter head? Time to prove it
You might have noticed that besides many other things, the Nintendo Switch is becoming quite a treasure trove for shmups both old and new. Thankfully it seems we're not likely to run out of aliens or evil dictators to shoot down any time soon on Nintendo's current console, so to spice things...
News Flipping Death Will Take Physical Form On Retail Shelves In Time For Its Spring Release
Flipping 'ell
Zoinks Games is hard at work on Flipping Death, a black humoured platformer much in the same vein as Stick It To The Man, and it's just announced a partnership with publisher Rising Star Games to launch a physical edition alongside the eShop version. Both versions are due to arrive in Spring 2018, with the physical edition packing...
News Fire Emblem Heroes Has Passed Five Million Installs on Android
Critical hit!
Fire Emblem Heroes was an interesting project from Intelligent Systems, managing to adequately miniaturize the depth of a Fire Emblem game while still having the accessibility of a mobile game. It certainly isn’t a stand in for the full retail game due out on the Switch sometime this year, but it no doubt went a long way towards...
Thursday8th Feb 2018
News Behold The Majesty Of The Zelda 'Green Goddess' Ladies Satin Robe
Time to become a true Twilight Princess
Our chums over at Merchoid have surpassed themselves this time with the creation of the Zelda 'Green Goddess' ladies satin robe, which we are assured will make the wearer feel like true Hylian royalty. The robe features an oversized elf hood, flowing short sleeves and rests just...
News Rejoice, Soon You'll Be Able To Use Your My Nintendo Gold Points On The Switch eShop
Finally, something useful!
Since the launch of My Nintendo in 2016, Nintendo fans have benefitted from a range of rewards, including in-app items, exclusive discounts and more. But lately it's been a bit tricky to find anything useful to spend the points on, and many folks have just left them to expire in desperation, like this humble...
Review The Darkside Detective (Switch eShop)
Scooby dude
The Darkside Detective really wants you to know that its development team grew up watching TV and movies from the ‘80s and ‘90s. Whether it’s the point-and-click based gameplay that hearkens back to classics such as The Secret Of Monkey Island and Day Of The Tentacle or the referential-heavy dialogue, there’s always a pop culture...
Nintendo Download 8th February (North America)
All the digital games hitting the NA eShop today
Another week, and another impressive new haul of digital delights have arrived in the North American eShop. This week's updates brings it with a selection of new interactive experience, including a handful of Neo Geo classics from HAMSTER, some twin-stick shooters from the indie scene, a sci-fi sports...
News Billy Mitchell Reacts to Accusations of Fake Donkey Kong High Score
"I’ve never even played MAME"
Billy Mitchell is a famed name in the competitive gaming scene, both for the records that he set on arcade games and for the role that he played in the story behind The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Recently, Mitchell’s achievement with setting the Donkey Kong high score has been called into question, with...
News Famitsu Interview Hints That Masahiro Sakurai Could Step Back From Directing Games
"It might be good to take on more of a consulting role"
Masahiro Sakurai has created some incredible games, but he's most commonly connected with the Super Smash Bros. series. Sakurai is forever hinting that he can't be in charge of Smash forever, and in a recent interview with Japanese magazine Famitsu - which is in the process of being...
News Put Your Wallet Away, Mario Kart Tour Will Be "Free To Start"
No pay drivers here
The news that Nintendo and mobile partner DeNA are currently working on a smartphone Mario Kart came out of the blue, even if it's not all that surprising given Nintendo's current smartphone strategy of using its biggest brands. Details on Mario Kart Tour are thin on the ground, but we now have a little more information...
News Owlboy Is Getting A Physical Edition, But You'll Have to Wait Until 29th May To Own It
Fly, owlboys, fly
Developer D-Pad Studio has confirmed upcoming platformer Owlboy is getting a physical retail release - only it's arriving two months after its eShop release next week. The much anticipated indie hit is due to arrive on the Switch eShop on 13th Feb, but it won't hit retail shelves until 29th May. So if you're a physical edition...
Nintendo Download 8th February (Europe)
Every game, demo, DLC and them hitting the EU eShop today
It's that time of the week once again as the European eShops get a brand new blowout of must-own digital titles, demos, DLC and more. This week we've got some huge new games, including a new and rewarding approach to the Minecraft formula, some gravity-defying platforming and plenty of Neo...
Review ATOMIK: RunGunJumpGun (Switch eShop)
GunPack Joyride
Few games have a more apt, succinct title than ATOMIK: RunGunJumpGun. In it you play as a fellow with a death wish and a mini-gun who must traverse trap-laden stages while automatically running. It’s your job to ensure he makes it by using said mini-gun to either blast past obstacles by pointing said firearm forward or to point it...
News Take-Two "Impressed" With Switch, But Has No Games To Announce Right Now
"We’re very sanguine at this point"
Take-Two Interactive is one of the world's biggest publishers of video games thanks to its ownership of Rockstar and 2K Games, and owns some of the biggest properties in the business - including Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption. The company has supported Switch during its first year with the likes...
News Victor Vran: Overkill Edition Brings The Late, Great Lemmy From Motörhead To Switch
Rock on
Wired Productions is bringing Haemimont Games' action RPG Victor Vran: Overkill Edition to Switch, and with it, one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Victor Vran owes a debt to titles like Diablo and allows you to team up with up to four players online to take down hordes of enemies. You'll be able to customise your...
Video Get Hyped For Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition On Switch With This New Trailer
Characters galore!
A new English trailer has been released for Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition on Switch, and it's all looking rather lovely. Featuring new outfits based on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a good look at some of the 29 playable characters, and more fighting action than you can shake a Master Sword at, this trailer will...
Review Aperion Cyberstorm (Switch eShop)
Shooting up a storm
One glance at Aperion Cyberstorm running at its fullest and you’d be tempted to think you were looking at an incomprehensible explosion of noise, colour, bullets and techno. Five different player controlled ships, decked out in neon colours, countless enemies spitting death across the screen and all manner of pick-ups...
News Data East Makes Its 2018 Debut On Switch Next Week With Gate Of Doom
Isometric RPG-light dungeon crawler on the go
Retro gaming fans rejoice, because next week will see Flying Tiger Entertainment joining Namco, Hamster and Zerodiv in the exclusive club of publishers bringing arcade game content to Nintendo's hybrid system. Gate of Doom (know as Dark Seal outside the United states) was released back in 1990 and along...
News Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza Comes To Pokémon GO
Along with more Hoenn buddies
Niantic has announced that the the Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza will be available in Pokémon GO from tomorrow. This mythical beast originally appeared in Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire and will be joined by several Dragon and Flying-type Pokémon from the Hoenn region. From February 9th until March...
News Niantic Confirms Those Pokémon GO EX Raid battle updates were just a "bug"
Confused? You're not the only one
This week, Pokémon GO players have reported receiving updates to the mobile game's least popular feature - EX Raid battles with the legendary Mewtwo. However, when a large number of these battles appeared to be taking place in more remote locations - rather than the accessible locales used previously -...
News Zerodiv Will Unleash Samurai Aces On The Switch eShop Next Week
Great shot kid!
The wait for Strikers 1999 just got a whole lot easier since ZeroDiv is bringing Psikyo's brilliant 1993 Samurai Aces next week. We already knew it was coming, but we are pleased to see it land sooner rather than later on the Switch eShop. Know in Japan as Sengoku Aces, this was the first shmup Psikyo published after the team...
News Fire Emblem Warriors' Second DLC Pack Will Be Released Next Week
Inspired by Shadow Dragon
Fire Emblem Warriors fans rejoice! Nintendo has revealed that the second DLC pack for the game will be released next week just in time for some Valentine's Day mayhem. This second batch of DLC is all inspired by Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, a game released on Nintendo DS in 2008. The pack features three new characters...
News This Week's Japan Charts Show Nintendo With Eight Games In The Top 10
Unfortunately, it missed out on the top two
The latest Media Create figures are in for this week's Japanese charts and they show Nintendo holding onto a whopping 80% of the top 10. The only caveat is the two places Nintendo hasn't claimed are slots number one and number two, which went to Monster Hunter World and Dragon Ball FighterZ respectively...
News Russian Super Mario Odyssey Commercial Was Created By The "Banana Switch" Team
Behind the scenes feature reveals more about this important advert
As 2017 was coming to the end, Nintendo’s Russian division made the surprise decision to produce its own TV commercial for Super Mario Odyssey, a first for the company in that country. The ad, which we’ve covered alongside other tactics designed to win over hearts of many...
Random The SNES, Famicom And Mega Drive Are Reborn In These Custom Painted Gundam Figures
Mobile suit retro
Often described as the Japanese Star Wars, Mobile Suit Gundam is one of the longest-running sci-fi properties in the Far East and has millions of fans all over the globe. Gamers will of course be intimately familiar with the franchise thanks to the multitude of officially-licensed games that have appeared on practically...
News Rain Games Announces Its Next Game, Mesmer
Making it rain
Rain Games, much like Image & Form, has opted to try something a little different in the way it produces games, aiming for a shared universe concept much like we see in the film industry. It all started with Teslagrad and recently got another entry with World to the West. Now, Rain Games has announced a third game, which will be...
News Bridge Constructor Portal Is Coming To Switch On February 28th
The bridge is a lie!
Headup Games has announced that Bridge Constructor Portal will be releasing on Nintendo Switch on 28th February. This unique merging of Portal's classic blue and orange tunnels and the physics-based Bridge Constructor series was released on PC, MacOS, Linux, and smartphones in December, receiving mostly positive reviews...
News Noire Point-And-Click Adventure Bear With Me Is Heading To Switch
Warning: UnBEARable puns contained within
Exordium Games has revealed that Bear With Me, a noire, point-and-click adventure game, will be released on Nintendo Switch. The game is currently scheduled to launch in 'Q2 2018'. Bear With Me follows the story of Amber, a young girl who is trying to find her missing brother, aided by her trusty detective...
News Aqua Kitty UDX Will Give You Paws For Thought On Switch Next Week
The cat that got the cream (with lasers)
Acclaimed 2D shooter Aqua Kitty is coming to the Switch eShop on February 15th, it has been revealed. Already a hit on Sony systems, the Switch version will benefit from a host of improvements - hence the "UDX" at the end of the title. In fact, the developer is calling it the "best version on any format"...
News 14 New Genre-Spanning Tracks Added To VOEZ On Switch
Don’t stop the moment
We really loved the Switch rhythm game VOEZ when we reviewed it way back in March last year. Since then the game has been getting a steady stream of free updates to improve the game experience, along with new music tracks to enjoy. The latest v1.4 update which is now available for free to download, includes 14 new...
Wednesday7th Feb 2018
Review Dragon Quest Builders (Switch)
Crafting your own destiny
Having spent plenty of time questing, building and defending its virtual settlements on myriad other platforms - including fellow portable, PlayStation Vita - Dragon Quest Builders has finally brought its masonry wares to Nintendo Switch. Question is, can Square-Enix’s genre mashup add anything new to the handheld’s...
News Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition Arrives On Switch This May
With brand new features
Natsume Inc. and Rising Star Games have announced that Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition will be releasing on Nintendo Switch in May 2018, hitting stores at $39.99/ €39.99. After a successful launch on Steam last year, this 'Special Edition' of the game will feature some brand new features that are only available...
News Hackers Get Linux Running On Switch And Claim Nintendo Can't Patch The Exploit
Wide open
No piece of hardware is totally hack-proof but Nintendo's consoles usually put up a pretty good fight - this a company that is prepared to offer a reward to people who find exploits, lest we forget. However, the Switch has fallen to the hackers pretty swiftly. Last year it was reported that a homebrew launcher was incoming, and we've...
Review The Analogue Super Nt Is The Ultimate Way To Play SNES Games In 2018
Reborn, remastered, remarkable
If you're seriously into audio visual entertainment then chances are you'll have gone through the exciting (yet mildly scary) process of blowing an entire month's pay cheque on the latest television, Hi-Fi or associated piece of audio visual hardware. Like everything in life, how much you want to spend on this kind of...
News Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Will Light Up The Nintendo Switch This Holiday Season
Building on classic Dungeons and Dragons gameplay
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, an upcoming RPG from Obsidian, will be heading to the Switch this holiday season according to Game Informer. A direct sequel to 2015's Pillars of Eternity, this game will see players once again assuming the role of the Watcher, a character with the
Review AeternoBlade (Switch eShop)
Needs more sharpening
Back in 2014, the 3DS eShop received AeternoBlade, a hack ‘n’ slash focused Metroidvania that’s centered around the gameplay concept of controlling time. After a failed attempt at Kickstarting a sequel, Corecell Technology has opted to port the game to the Switch eShop, no doubt in hopes of building up the fanbase...
Soapbox Call Of Duty Can Work On Switch, Activision Just Needs To Pull The Trigger
And it deserves more than a straight port
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 - and long-time Call Of Duty advocate - Dom goes beyond the rumours and investigates the reality of whether the shooter franchise...
Rumour Ridge Racer 8 Could Be Exclusively Drifting Onto Nintendo Switch
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidge Racer!!!!
Who knew one man's LinkedIn page could cause so much furor in the world of Nintendo Switch rumours? Well, Bandai Namco Singapore Studios' Shawn Pitman is at it again with his profile showing he's working on a brand new Ridge Racer that also happens to be a Switch exclusive? The same page has also revealed the...
News Switch Surpasses Wii U Lifetime Sales in UK, But Its Dominance Isn't As Strong As Elsewhere
Another country down
According to a report from GamesIndustry.biz, Nintendo has now sold over 700,000 Switch consoles in the UK since its launch last March. Following the recent trends happening in other countries, this means that the overall lifetime sales of the Wii U have now been overtaken by the new system in the UK, too. This news also...
Review Mad Carnage (Switch eShop)
A bit of a tame road
It’s safe to say that Mad Max: Fury Road has become a bit of a modern classic in the years since its 2015 cinema launch. Praised for its exhilarating action, humour, and narrative focus, its influence can of course be felt the most in the film industry, but videogames are also looking for a piece of the action. Mad Carnage is...
Video Digital Foundry Weighs In On Bayonetta 2 Switch Improvements
You can look, but you can't touch
One of the greatest (and most unexpected) exclusives on the Wii U was that of Bayonetta 2, the sequel to Platinum Games’ bombastic and violent flagship title. Fans were ecstatic when it was confirmed to be coming to the Switch, and many hoped that it would benefit from some performance and visual upgrades in the...
Rumour Bandai Namco Could Be Working On An Unannounced Switch-Exclusive Shooter IP
Could it be Metroid Prime 4 or something else?
Ah, good ol' LinkedIn - the business-focused networking site that constantly wants you to congratulate someone on a new job while consistently revealing new games that should still be a secret. Today's potential victim comes from Bandai Namco, where the profile of lead designer Shawn Pitman at the...
News EVO 2018 Will Feature Two Super Smash Bros. Games
Guess which ones?
EVO is one of the biggest fighting game tournaments in the world, bringing together the best of the best across several different fighting games and franchises. Super Smash Bros. has long since been a staple of the tournament, specifically the latest entry and Melee. EVO 2018 will be taking place this summer from 3rd August to 5th...
Video Get An Official Glimpse Of Castle Of Heart's Gameplay In Action
Tonight's the knight
Polish developer 7LEVELS has unveiled the first official gameplay footage for upcoming side-scrolling action-adventure Castle Of Heart. It's a short one, but it does show off the game's meaty combat and platforming action in the early stages of its opening level. Here's a tasty snippet from the official synopsis to whet your...
News Chance The Rapper Really Wants Epic To Bring Fortnite's Battle Royale Antics To Nintendo Switch
Chance would be a fine thing
Chance The Rapper - a rapper, who happens to be called Chance - is known for his incredible skills on he mic, his work as an activist and as the lead vocalist of The Social Experiment, but he also happens to be a pretty big gamer, too. In fact, the man known at home as Chancelor Jonathan Bennett wants one of the...
News Nintendo Switch Will Up The Horror Ante When Layers Of Fear: Legacy Arrives 21st Feb
Horror, whenever, wherever
With Outlast I and II due to arrive on Nintendo Switch sometime in the undetermined future, we'll be getting one of our first tastes of first-person horror in the form of Layers Of Fear: Legacy. And you won't to wait long to curdle your blood because Bloober Team has revealed the game hits Switch on 21st February. The...
News Pokémon GO Could Be Getting New Story Quests
Professor Willow might actually have something to do
Dataminers have uncovered evidence within the latest Pokémon GO update that the game will be getting story quests involving some of the human characters. According to the Silph Road subreddit, the system appears to feature multiple quest steps and animations for characters such as Professor...
News Channel That Rage As Fatal Fury 3 Gets A HAMSTER Re-Release on Switch
One, twice, three time's a Fury
HAMSTER continues its long game to bring almost every Neo Geo title of note to the Nintendo Switch eShop, and Fatal Fury 3: Road To The Final Victory is the next classic ready for porting. And you won't have to wait long because it's hitting those digital shelves next week. The only caveat is said game - known...
Tuesday6th Feb 2018
Review The Longest Five Minutes (Switch)
Is it worth your time?
The Longest Five Minutes has one of the most interesting concepts we’ve seen from an RPG in some time. Starting immediately at the final boss battle, the game’s almost cringefully named protagonist ‘Flash Back’ has no memory of why he is suddenly fighting the Demon King, or even who any of his friends and allies are...
The strangest dream
One of the defining attributes of any 'Metroidvania' platformer is freedom, but Dandara is built around a rather striking limitation. Our titular heroine can neither run nor jump. Dandara is a mystically empowered figure who's been awoken from her slumber to rescue an oppressed dream-like world from wicked supernatural beings...
News SteamWorld Dig 2 Is Getting A Physical Release With Extra Goodies
In the "USA, Europe, and beyond"
Rising Star Games has announced that it will be publishing Image & Forms' SteamWorld Dig 2 in a physical release on Nintendo Switch. Being one of the highlights of the Nintendo Switch eShop, SteamWorld Dig 2 is perhaps an obvious choice for game that deserves a physical release. Arriving in spring 2018,...
News Switch Now Has Three Times As Many Games as Wii U Did At This Point In Its Lifecycle
And they're far higher in quality, too
This little milestone isn't an official figure from Nintendo or anything, but it's still a cool little comparison to make. The stats come from Kotaku, who sampled data from 18,000 games and 250,000 reviews taken from Metacritic and compared the number of games released by the same point in Switch, Wii U...
News Sounds Like We Might Be Getting A New Sonic & All-Stars Racing Game Soon
Hog roast
It's always the way with as yet unannounced videogames. A leaked slide here, an official dismissal there, and all the while a toy maker reveals its working on a toy line for said new game. Of course, at this stage in the familiar cycle we don't if we really are getting a new entry in the Sonic All-Stars karting series, but the evidence is...
News Mobile RPG Seven Knights Is Now In Development For Nintendo Switch
No release date as of yet, though
Netmarble Games has announced that a Nintendo Switch version of its smartphone RPG Seven Knights is currently in development. The news comes as part of a new business strategy in which the company will aim to actively develop and invest in releasing titles for consoles and Steam. You can check out a trailer for the...
Video Super Mario Odyssey Producer Finally Addresses Mario’s Nipples
Praise be
In the build up to Super Mario Odyssey, there was an amusing meme that emerged from some prerelease footage of the game which showed off Mario running around on the beach with his shirt off. Naturally, the internet immediately went wild over the fact that Mario’s nipples were so prominently displayed, and now Yoshiaki Koizumi,...
News Analogue's Christopher Taber Opens Up On The Super Nt And Future Projects
"I’m a Sega kid. Who knows? Maybe we’re already working on it"
Tomorrow, Analogue will start shipping its latest system, the Super Nt. Like the company's other consoles - such as the wooden Neo Geo and Analogue Nt Mini - this is a classic reborn; Nintendo'
Preview Fighting Foes With Friends In Kirby Star Allies For Nintendo Switch
Three's company, four's a party
With the first month of 2018 having gone by, many of us are looking to the horizon for the next big Nintendo Switch games to hit. The console remains every bit as popular as it nears the end of its first year on store shelves as it did in the weeks and months following in its launch. At E3 2017, Nintendo...
Feature This Ain't A Scene It's An ARMS Race (At EVO Japan 2018)
Switch exclusive has a competitive community to cherish following EVO Japan
Before fighting game regulars Tekken, Street Fighter and Smash Bros took to the stage at EVO Japan last weekend, a select group of a strong, committed and vocal community came together to advocate the inclusion of the newest title on the roster - Nintendo Switch exclusive...
News MSU1 Support For Yoshi's Island, Seiken Densetsu 3 And Final Fight 2 Is Here
Dinosaur babysitting, action RPG perfection and Mike Haggar's world tour
The Zeldix MSU1 community continues its incredible streak of MSU-1 audio project releases, with this week seeing the conclusion of two major projects from Conn and a nice Capcom surprise from Kurono and PepilloPEV. Without a doubt one of the greatest Super Nintendo (perhaps...
Video Gobble Up these 26 New Facts About Kirby Star Allies
Pink power
Kirby's had a bit of a hard time historically on home consoles. Kirby's Return to Dream Land went through so much developmental complications we assumed we'd never get it, and the only outing he received on Wii U was the spin-off Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. But that's all about to change with Kirby Star Allies, so we've rifled through...
News Hand-Illustrated Survival RPG 'Smoke And Sacrifice' Coming To Switch Soon
Explore ecological fantasia and themes of motherhood!
The onslaught of quality eShop games for Nintendo Switch continues with Smoke And Sacrifice, which is being published by Curve Digital and has been developed by London-based independent studio, Solar Sail Games. In the game players assume the role of Sachi, a young mother on a quest to...
News Rise & Shine In Development For Switch, But It's Still "Hanging By A Thread"
It's developer has managed to get the title screen working, at least
Spanish developer Super Mega Team has revealed its platformer-cum-bullet hell title Rise & Shine is coming to Nintendo Switch, but that development has really only just started. In fact, upon further investigation the studio revealed it's only just received dev kits so there's...
News Zerodiv Is Bringing Samurai Aces, Sol Divide And Taisen Hot Gimmick To Switch
Coining it
Japanese publisher Zerodiv has revealed that it is bringing three more Psikyo arcade titles to the Switch eShop. Samurai Aces, Sol Divide And Taisen Hot Gimmick are the trio in question. Samurai Aces (also known as Sengoku Ace) and Sol Divide are both horizontally-scrolling shooters while Taisen Hot Gimmick is a rather naughty...
News Fox N Forests Is Bringing Season Swapping Platforming Fun To Switch Soon
Do you remember 16-bit?
Way back in 2016, Bonus Level Entertainment put out a Kickstarter for a retro styled platformer known as Fox N Forests which was successfully funded. It's now been confirmed that the game will be coming to the Switch eShop in Spring this year. Just in case the latest trailer above didn't make it obvious, this is a...
News Premium Pool Arena Pops Up On The Switch eShop Today
In off the red
If you are partial to a cheeky game of pool (or 8-ball to our North American chums) then you might want to check out Bigben Interactive's Premium Pool Arena which has popped up on the Euro Switch eShop today for £8.89. There is no news on a North American release just yet. Here is a bit of info on the game from the eShop...
News Megadriver's Latest Album Is All About Shmups
And Great Justice For All
Nintendo Life shmup heads rejoice as Brazilian metal band and inventors of the game metal genre Megadriver have just released their latest album. For Great Justice is a twenty track metal cover album with some very iconic tunes from several classic shmups, including songs from Thunder Force IV,
News Landflix Odyssey Mashes Cult TV Shows With 2D Plaforming, And It Could Be Switch-Bound
The Italian indie title is now on Kickstarter
Rome-based indie dev Fantastico Studio has unveiled Landflix Odyssey, a 2D platformer that parodies your favourite cult TV shows while you explore a mock version of Netflix. And it could be headed to Nintendo Switch if its freshly launched Kickstarter campaign raises enough money. The game has five...
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Review Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology (3DS)
You can go home again
The 3DS may be getting on these days, but it’s certainly got plenty to show for its half-dozen years on the scene, including an astoundingly impressive collection of RPGs. ATLUS has been a prolific contributor to this corner of its library, and alongside original titles such as Shin Megami Tensei IV, Persona Q, and Stella...
News Saucy Visual Novel Nekopara Is Coming To Switch With Extra Content
Cat's got the cream
Neko Works confirmed that it is bringing its visual novel series Nekopara to Switch a short while ago, and it has now been revealed that the Nintendo port will benefit from additional content. Set in a world where humans live alongside catgirls known as "Nekos", Nekopara has already been a considerable success on...
Video Feast Your Eyes on Bayonetta 2 on Switch Compared to Wii U
Climax for your console
Bayonetta 2 may once have been a Wii U exclusive, but all of that is about to change with the unsurprising re-release of this excellent game on Nintendo's latest machine. It's still sporting a 720p resolution just as the original did, but various little details here and there have been improved to make it shine brighter than...
Rumour Call Of Duty 2018 Could Be Black Ops 4, And It Might Be Headed To Switch
Is there life after Declassified?
So we're taking this story with a pinch - no, a fistful of salt - but it's an exciting one nonetheless. Writer and 'industry insider' Marcus Sellars claims he has insider information on the next Call Of Duty, namely that it's going to be the fourth entry in the Black Ops subseries, it's set in the modern day and...
Video A Speedrunner Has Completed Super Mario World In Under A Minute
Super Mario Woah!
Speedrunning can be a thing of pure beauty; by studying every last detail of a game, and performing incredibly precise actions that seem almost impossible to us mere mortals, players can make even the hardest of games look like a walk in the park as they clear them in a matter of minutes. One such player, SethBling, has taken on...
Rumour Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Might Be Spinning Its Way Onto Switch
Wumpa fruit cocktail
Nintendo Switch's continued success has opened the doors of possibility to all manner of ports and potential system exclusives, but here's one we weren't quite expecting: a potential portable version of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. The rumour - which originates from one Max Arguile, licensing manager for GB Eye (a UK-based...
News Billy Mitchell's Donkey Kong High Scores Come Under Doubt Amid Accusations Of Monkey Business
Meanwhile, Robbie Lakeman extends his world record score
Billy Mitchell is a video game icon who needs little introduction; he was one of the first players to gain mainstream recognition for his skill at arcade games, and more recently found fame in the documentary King of Kong, where he was positioned as the antagonist to Steve Wiebe's heroic...
News Got Bob Wakelin's Original Art For NES Contra? You're Sitting On $100,000
Game art collector wants to hear from you
When the legendary Bob Wakelin passed away last month he left behind an incredible legacy of artwork. Wakelin's associating with British publisher Ocean resulted in a flood of amazing covers, but he also did work for other companies, with the NES version of Contra being one of his most famous pieces. Now,...
News Nintendo Wants To Make Greater Use Of Downloadable Content In The Future
But what does that mean for us gamers?
While last week's Nintendo earnings call produced some huge news stories - including the announcement of a mobile Mario Kart title, the launch date of Nintendo Switch's online service and Mario's new movie deal with the makers of Mini
Random Check Out This Awesome Fan-Made Super Smash Bros. Board Game
Deal a master hand
With no announcements or mumblings of a new Super Smash Bros. game coming to the Switch just yet, fans of the series may well be starting to desperately crave something new. While this isn't the game you've likely been dreaming about for months, this fan-made board game adaptation is certainly a fun twist on our favourite brawler...
Review World Heroes 2 (Switch eShop)
An improvement over the first game, but it's not Perfect
Of the many one-on-one fighters released on Neo Geo (and now filling up the Switch eShop), World Heroes was far from top of the pile. It could still entertain however, and its colourful cast of characters inspired by historical figures helped it stand out. World Heroes 2 provides the same best...
Review Arcade Archives Kid Niki Radical Ninja (Switch eShop)
A ninja throwback
Kid Niki: Radical Ninja is a bright cartoony platformer that has you run and jump through levels, dispatching a range of foes with your spinning sword attack before a showdown against a boss character. This Arcade Archives release also offers those thrills and adds in HAMSTER’s usual options and extra modes, but the interesting...
News Both The Room And The Amnesia Games Are Being Considered For Nintendo Switch
A handheld machine for pigs
Horror could be the genre to watch on Nintendo Switch in 2018. Not only have we Layers Of Fear: Legacy on the horizon - check out our interview with the developers for more info - and the first two Outlast games, but now we've got the potential to add some more psychological fearscapes to the mix in the form of
News Switch Scrapper Brawlout Is Getting A Physical Release
Arrives in May
UK publisher Merge Games has revealed that it is bringing Angry Mob Games' Brawlout to physical retail. The fighting title has been compared to Smash Bros. and has already amassed quite a following via its recent eShop release. Merge Games’ Managing Director, Luke Keighran, had this to say about the news: We are delighted to...
News Something Sure Does Look Familiar About This Streets Of Red Intro
Permadeath multiplayer horror beat'em up action for Switch
Wouldn't it be great to get a new Streets Of Rage game for Switch? As that's unlikely to ever happen, Streets Of Red: Devil's Dare Deluxe might be the next best thing. It's got the classic Streets of Rage intro nailed anyway! Alas the gameplay looks much different from SOR. Singapore...
News UK Charts Show Mario Kart 8, Zelda And Super Mario Odyssey Are Still Selling Strong
Switch is still in the mix
The latest UK chart data, direct from Gfk/Ukie, are in and while they don't show a Switch-specific title in the top five (Monster Hunter World, UFC 3 and Call Of Duty WW2 claim the gold, silver and bronze spots, respectively) three of Nintendo's biggest 2017 hits are still very much in the top 10 mix. Mario Kart 8...
Feature Xeodrifting Onto Nintendo Switch With Jools Watsham
"I like to challenge myself by embarking on things I've never done before"
Mutant Mudds developer Atooi will be bringing its pixel art Metroidvania-style platformer Xeodrifter to Nintendo Switch next week, so we thought it was high time spoke to Jools Watsham, developer, artist and founder the Austin-based indie studio. We talk developing for...
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