Review Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection (Switch)
Handsome fighters never lose battles
Video Completing Zelda: Breath Of The Wild In Under 40 Minutes By Flying On Trees
Speedrunning at its finest
News Never-Before-Seen Pokémon Designs Show How Gold And Silver Could Have Been Very Different
Different starters, babies and more
News Fifa 18's World Cup Update Is Out Today On Switch, But It's Crashing People's Consoles
Might be best to wait until EA provides a fix
News Nintendo Switch Version: 5.1.0 Is Now Live
Guess what? Stability.
News - 2018, Week 22
Sunday3rd Jun 2018
Rumour Charles Martinet Will Be Voicing Mario In The Wreck-It Ralph 2 Movie
Breaking the internet
It’s already been confirmed by Nintendo and Illumination that Mario will be making his grand return to the silver screen in his own outing at some point in the near future and now according to a listing on IMDB, the voice behind Nintendo’s well-known mascot – Charles Martinet – will voice the iconic character in...
News SEGA Live Stream Provides More Details About Team Sonic Racing
E3 will reveal more
After the initial Walmart leak earlier this week, followed by the official announcement including a trailer, there’s been much buzz surrounding SEGA and Sumo Digital’s new game, Team Sonic Racing. With only a limited amount of information about the tit
News Arc System Works Lays Down The Law With Streaming Guidelines For BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
Restrictions in place for Episode Mode
In preparation for the western launch of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Arc System Works has announced its streaming guidelines in an attempt to restrict the amount of campaign spoilers floating about the internet. Streamers will not be allowed to broadcast the game’s Episode Mode. At most, players can display...
Video Capcom’s Retrospective Look At Street Fighter III
The 30th anniversary celebrations continue
As you might have heard, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection was recently released on the Switch. We gave it a nine star rating, touting it as an “utterly essential purchase” for any fan of the series or the fighting game genre. Capcom looks to be continuing celebrations of the anniversary...
News Shinyuden and Ratalaika Games Announce Heroes Trials Is Coming To The Switch
Arrives this summer
In partnership with Ratalaika Games, Japanese-based studio Shinyuden has announced it will be bringing its brand new adventure game – Heroes Trials – to the Nintendo Switch this summer. Heroes Trials promises to incorporate only the best elements of traditional role-playing games in order to deliver a compact and frantic...
Saturday2nd Jun 2018
News Spin Like Crazy With The Official Crash Bandicoot Wired Controller For Switch
Releases on the same day as the trilogy
Following the news of Astro Gaming’s Zelda-themed headset yesterday, a new GameStop exclusive listing has now revealed an officially licensed Crash Bandicoot wired controller by PowerA for the Nintendo Switch. The release of the controller will coincide with the launch of the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane...
News Ubisoft Shows Support For Switch As Legendary Fishing Surfaces On Korean Classification Board
Catch ‘em all
As we get closer to this year’s E3, new game announcements and leaks are starting to become more and more frequent. It was only yesterday Fortnite for the Switch appeared on the Korean Ratings Board after a rumoured leak in the form of an E3 document and now it seems like o
News FIFA's Rival Pro Evolution Soccer Takes Another Hit With Loss Of Dortmund License
A dip in form
While FIFA 18 producer Andrei Lazarescu and his team have been making headlines for all the right reasons in recent times, Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer hasn’t been performing so well on field. Following recent issues including the inability to secure high-profile licenses and a ten year reign as the Champions League license...
News Westworld’s James Marsden Will Star In Live-Action Sonic The Hedgehog Movie
Gotta sign on fast
Video game movies currently seem to be experiencing somewhat of a renaissance in Hollywood, with the live-action Detective Pikachu film starring Ryan Reynolds due to arrive next year on the silver screen on 10th May, followed by the “Sonic The Hedgehog Movie” scheduled for release on 15th November. With Sonic’s film now
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 2nd)
These are our picks, but what are yours?
It's the weekend once more, which means it's time to break out your favourite Nintendo console and catch up on some of that much-needed gaming time. This week, Team Nintendo Life are giving a new free-to-play title through its paces, joining up for a tennis tournament and playing some rather unexpected games...
News GungHo Online Entertainment America Announces GALAK-Z: Variant S For Switch
A space-shooter action-RPG experience
The GALAK-Z universe will soon be expanded from mobile to the Nintendo Switch, with developer 17-BIT and GungHo Online Entertainment America announcing GALAK-Z: Variant S. If you’re lucky enough to be heading to this year’s E3, you’ll be able to have a hands-on session with the game from the 12th to...
Friday1st Jun 2018
Video Completing Zelda: Breath Of The Wild In Under 40 Minutes By Flying On Trees
Speedrunning at its finest
We love to see a good speedrun attempt here at Nintendo Life, probably because we know that we'll never manage anything close and watching other people is as good as it will get for us. This latest attempt, which just so happens to be the second fastest time ever recorded for the game, is a particularly impressive effort...
News Niantic Is Deleting Players' Pokémon Illegally Obtained In Pokémon GO
To prepare a "fun and fair" environment
Niantic has announced that it will be cracking down on players who are using 'illegal' methods to obtain their favourite monsters in Pokémon GO, and players are starting to notice that their prized collections have been rendered useless. A tweet from the Japanese Pokémon GO Twitter account has stated that...
Review Pokémon Quest (Switch eShop)
Gotta (pay to) catch 'em all
Pokémon Quest is a traditional mobile collect 'em up that's launched early on Nintendo Switch ahead of its mobile release in about a month's time. It doesn't quite offer enough to fill the Pokémon-shaped void on your Switch, but it's more than good enough to plug the gap between now and November, when Pokémon: Let's...
Rumour Leaked E3 Document Suggests Fortnite, Dragon Ball FighterZ And More Are Switch-Bound
Who needs surpises, eh?
While Wednesday was the day for seemingly every official game announcement on the planet -including a ton of new Pokémon games - Thursday followed suit with a megaton of leaks and swiftly unveiled secret games. While the next Assassin's Creed was revealed by a keyring, a document has surfaced that suggests some heavily...
News This Homemade Nintendo Switch XL Takes 1080p Gaming On The Go
From the man that brought you a playable coat
Remember earlier this month where an extremely talented inventor with perhaps a little too much time on his hands created a coat with a Wii U hooked up inside of it? Well, he's back and he's having another go and building a working Nintendo Switch XL. YouTuber My Mate VINCE is the channel in question,...
Reminder The Mario Tennis Aces Pre-launch Online Tournament Begins Today
Check out the times for your area
With Mario Tennis Aces' release just around the corner, Nintendo is giving fans the chance to try out the game in a pre-launch online tournament. In case you'd forgotten, or in case you hadn't heard about the event at all, here's a friendly reminder to show you when you can start playing. For European players,...
News Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu And Eevee Creators Share All The Details You Need In New Q & A
Update: The games will need online subscription for some features
Update: After the initial confusion mentioned in this article below, with The Pokémon Company's president mentioning that they "don't have any plans" to use the Nintendo Switch online service despite contradicting reports, a new statement has now confirmed that the...
Video Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu And Pokémon Yellow Side-By-Side Comparison
How times have changed
For anyone of a certain age, everything about the original Pokémon games ooze with a level of nostalgia that is surely dangerous to the human mind. As if to have a poke at this, Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! have been confirmed to take place in the same region as the original titles, and this video shows...
News Fortnite For Nintendo Switch Has Now Appeared On The Korean Game Ratings Board
Surely? Surely!
Adding to the very recent potential E3 leak, which suggests that games such as Fortnite, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Overcooked 2, and many more besides will be shown for Switch at the event, a Korean game rating listing now lists the ever-popular Battle Royale sensation is indeed headed to the console. The image below...
News Astro Reveals Gorgeous Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Headset, Available Later This Year
Will be shown at E3
Astro Gaming has revealed the latest product to be added to its growing library of Nintendo related goodies - a Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild-inspired headset. Adding to the previously announced NES-themed headsets and speaker tags, this new set is the beginning of a further partnership with Nintendo that is also expected...
News Pokémon Quest Has Already Been Downloaded Over One Million Times On Switch
In just two days!
Pokémon Quest only launched a couple of days ago, becoming instantly available to download after the Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! reveal. As it turns out, people are definitely craving Pokémon action on their Switch. It has been reported that the game has already been downloaded over one million times,...
News June's European My Nintendo Rewards Include ARMS, Mario, Zelda And More
Celebrating ARMS' one year anniversary
On 16th June 2017, Nintendo's latest bright and bold creation ARMS punched its way onto the Switch, introducing a rather different take on the fighting genre. Now, to celebrate its upcoming anniversary, My Nintendo has released a bunch of ARMS-based rewards alongside the usual game discounts. The ARMS...
News Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Was The Best-Selling Game For May In Japan
Switch the best-selling console, too
Sales figures have been released for software and hardware sales in Japan for the month of May, and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze has smashed and ground-pounded its way to the number one slot. Famitsu has shared the latest numbers and chart positions for the month, which actually cover the four week...
News The Mega Man Legacy Collections On Switch Debut At Number Nine In Japan
Bombing Blue Bomber
It's been another strong week for Nintendo Switch software titles in Japan, with half the top ten comprised of games on Ninty's hybrid hardware. However, Mega Man didn't perform quite as well as Capcom was probably hoping, with the combined Mega Man Legacy Collection debuting at number nine. In other words it failed to sell as...
News Arena Of Valor's Closed Beta Kicks Off This Summer With Rewards Galore
A MOBA on Switch, you say?
We've known portable MOBA Arena of Valor has been Nintendo Switch bound for some time, and that it's due a beta in the US and the UK, and now we can confirm said closed test will take place shortly for players in both North America and in Europe. You can follow the link in the embedded tweet below to be taken to a short...
News Check Out Some Of Splatoon 2's Fresh New Cuts And Threads
Fro rider
Octolings are set to arrive in Splatoon 2 as part of the incoming - and hotly anticipated - Octo Expansion, and it looks like the newcomers are going to be getting some rad new haircuts to help them stand out from the ink-stained crowd. The fresh cuts were revealed via a series of promo images on the Japanese Splatoon Twitter account,...
News Chameleon Run Sprints Onto Nintendo Switch With A Deluxe Edition
Its due on 14th June
Indie developer Hyberbolic Magnetism has announced award-winning smartphone autorunner Chameleon Run is headed to the Nintendo Switch eShop on 14th June with a new Deluxe Edition. This new version will include six new levels unique to Switch, and a special fourth objective to complete on each level (although you'll need to...
Hands On Getting Our Just Deserts With NAIRI: Tower Of Shirin
We get an exclusive preview of the new demo
Whether you’re a slightly more seasoned gamer with memories of the Broken Sword series, or a relative newcomer who’s found their love for the genre through the likes of Night in the Woods, there’s nothing quite like the casual yet immersive storytelling of a visual novel/adventure. So that’s why we...
News Mushroom Wars 2 Brings Fungal Warfare To Switch In July
Short-session RTS action on-the-go
Nintendo Switch is set to get a new real-time strategy title in the form of Mushroom Wars 2, which is due to make war upon the Switch eShop on 5th July. The cross-platform title already has 1.8 million players on other platforms, so Ninty's console is about to join the short-session fungal warfare party... There's...
News Things Are About To Get Sketchy As Drawful 2 Heads To Nintendo Switch
It's party time
Looking for a silly multiplayer party game to add to your collection this summer? Well, publisher and developer extraordinaire Jackbox Games has revealed Drawful 2 will be getting a Nintendo Switch port later this month. The announcement was made during a recent livestream. It works a bit like the board game Pictionary, where you or...
Thursday31st May 2018
News Never-Before-Seen Pokémon Designs Show How Gold And Silver Could Have Been Very Different
Different starters, babies and more
The Pokémon hype is wild and overflowing at the moment with the recent reveals of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, but forgive us for just a moment as we take a quick look back to Pokémon Gold and Silver - and how they could have been very different. Fans at The
News Nintendo Switch Version: 5.1.0 Is Now Live
Guess what? Stability.
Anyone who lingers on the pages of Nintendo Life will know that we love ourselves a good Switch update, especially when one golden word is mentioned: "stability". Yes, Version 5.1.0 has now gone live and is available to download to your console, although there isn't all that much to shout about. Here are the full patch notes...
Review Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (Switch eShop)
Out with the new, in with the old
Without context, Bloodstained: Curse Of The Moon sounds horrendous. A title that offers nothing other than a few words thrown together seemingly on a whim, it may as well just be another under the radar game that comes and goes without anyone realising. With context, however, it’s a sleeper hit that celebrates the...
Guide Pokémon Quest - How To Get Free PM Tickets And What To Spend Them On
A quest for free-dom
Pokémon Quest is a free to start game, which means that at some point you're probably going to have to drop a bit of cash to get the most out of it. You can comfortably play for free, but your progress will be super duper slow unless you buy an expedition pack or three. There is a way you can mitigate this though, and that's...
News EA Says FIFA 19 On Switch Will Build Upon Its Custom Engine To Improve Graphics
Not 'closing the door' on Frostbite in the future
Despite the almost inevitable FIFA 19 not receiving any official announcement or specific platform confirmation, it appears that a Switch version of the game is firmly in the minds (and therefore development) of the team at EA Sports. Speaking to DreamTeamFC, FIFA 18 producer Andrei...
News Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee Launch Shipments Will Be Larger Than Any Switch Game To Date
Things are gonna get crazy!
If one thing in this world is certain, it's that Pokémon games sell by the bucketload. If you can slap a Pikachu face on something, chances are it will sell quicker than a Rapidash running away from a water gun. As if to prove this point, data showing the initial shipment numbers for Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and...
Review Smoke And Sacrifice (Switch eShop)
Drear, there and everywhere
Sachi lives in a perfect, pastoral village. The inhabitants worship a mechanical Sun Tree that powers the community with its benevolent light. Everything’s hunky dory except for one thing: prosperity depends on firstborn children being sacrificed to the Sun God via a big laser. Sachi accepted this when she surrendered...
News Programmer Gets SNES Games Running On The NES With A Little Bit Of Hacking
SNES-ception!
Wherever you look, people seem to love hacking into games systems and cartridges to create gameplay experiences that just would never be possible through official means. This latest project is no exception, and amazingly allows SNES games to be played on a real, unmodified NES console. Tom Murphy, aka Tom7, has found a way to...
Review Yesterday Origins (Switch)
Die another day
Do you like inspecting the bottom of objects? Do you enjoy looking at things with your eyes? Do you revel in the idea of browsing a person’s body and finding out information about their knees? If you answered yes, then here’s a game for you. Admittedly, much more happens within Yesterday Origins than just wandering and poking...
Nintendo Download 31st May (North America)
All the new games, deals and demos arriving on the NA eShops
It's the time of the week yet again as the Nintendo Download update brings in all manner of fresh games and other virtual delights to an eShop near you. This week we've got something for everyone, ranging from Switch indies to 3DS titles and Wii U oddities. As always, drop a vote in the...
Random Fans Have Made A Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Cookbook Full Of Real Recipes And Artwork
A perfect gift for the household's chef?
In today's episode of 'what crazy, awesome stuff will Nintendo fans come up with this time', we find ourselves gazing into the pages of a mock cooking magazine based on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. And it looks pretty authentic, too! 'HYRULE: Taste of the Wild' is an unofficial art book featuring...
Review Shift Quantum (Switch eShop)
Do androids dream of black and white puzzle rooms?
The quest for happiness is no easy feat. It means so many different things for every single individual on this Earth. But what if you could bottle it? Would you blissfully ‘buy happiness’ from someone, or is it the quest itself rather the destination that will bring you an eternal smile to your...
Soapbox Pokémon GO’s ‘Casual’ Influence On The Mainline Series Is A Good Thing, At Least For Now
A chance to rediscover the magic?
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, staff writer Ryan explores the new approach to gameplay found in the upcoming Pokémon games and why they might just be the moment of relief the...
Video Sega Shows Off First Shining Resonance Refrain Trailer For Nintendo Switch
Just over a month to wait!
With little over a month before Shining Resonance Refrain hits western shores, Sega has released the very first trailer showing the game running on Nintendo Switch. For anyone who needs a quick catch up, Shining Resonance Refrain is an expanded, remastered version of Shining Resonance, a JRPG that was released exclusively...
Nintendo Download 31st May (Europe)
Grab a new game or two from this week's eShop updates
It's time for another Nintendo Download update on the Switch, 3DS and Wii U eShops, which brings with it all manner of new games, demos, discounts and themes to add to your virtual collection. We're sure you'll find something to your liking in this week's haul. As always, be sure to leave a vote...
News Samurai Defender: Ninja Warfare Arrives On The Switch eShop 7th June
Pre-order for a discount
Previously released on the 3DS eShop in 2015, Samurai Defender: Ninja Warfare - developed by Link Kit - will be arriving on the Switch eShop on 7th June for $7.99USD / €7,99, with a 10% discount for anyone who pre-orders. If you didn't play the original release by Flyhigh Works and CIRCLE Entertainment, this is a...
Video Here's A Glimpse Of Battle Princess Madelyn's Swashbuckling First Level
Girl power
Nintendo Switch has so many exciting new indie titles headed its way in the months to come, we're practically spoiled for choice. One such awesome looking title, Battle Princess Madelyn, is shaping up nicely with its Ghouls N' Ghosts-esque gameplay and developer Casual Bit Games has unveiled an exciting glimpse at the game's opening...
News MUSYNX's Song Library Grows As It Prepares To Rock Out On Switch
Three more tracks!
Nintendo Switch has already had a decent run of musical-minded games action-rhythm titles, and it's set to another this year in the form of MUSYNX. We already know its due to get a physical copy with limited edition art, and know we've learned its library of songs has grown three new tracks. These challenging compositions include...
News Iro Hero Brings Throwback Vertical Shmup Action To Nintendo Switch On 7th June
I can be your hero, baby
Nintendo Switch is getting a brand new shump next week, one that aims to hark back to the classic days of the genre's heyday, while adding in a handful of modern systems for a veritable smorgasbord of things to shoot. Iro Hero is its name, and its due to arrive on the Switch eShop from 7th June with a price tag of $12.99...
Video Feeling Hungry? Learn How To Play Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido With This New Trailer
Only a week until lunch- er, launch!
We're just one week away from the launch of Nintendo's latest Switch and 3DS offering Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido, and this brand new trailer has arrived just in time to teach you the basics. You'll get to see the setup of conveyor-belt sushi lanes, plate-colour matching, and how to utilise the different...
Wednesday30th May 2018
Guide Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu And Let's Go Eevee: Everything We Know
Let's Go!
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have finally revealed more of their plans for the future of Pokémon at the Pokémon 2018 Video Game Press Conference, and it looks very bright indeed. While we were all speculating about the announced Pokémon on Switch, Nintendo hoodwinked us and announced a whopping three titles for the hot new...
News Nintendo Announces Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu! and Let’s Go Eevee! For Nintendo Switch
Launching worldwide on 16th November
A few weeks ago, leaks started coming out for the Pokémon games that Nintendo promised would be coming this year, and indeed, those leaks seemed to be a little out of left field. Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee were the rumoured names, and there was plenty of talk about how the two games would...
News Meet The Pokéball Plus, A New Tool For Aspiring Trainers With Pokémon GO Or A Switch
Just try not to throw it at real animals
Alongside the announcement of Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu! and Pokémon Let’s Go Eevee!, Nintendo and Game Freak showed off the Pokéball Plus. Functioning as both a Joy-con for catching Pokémon in the freshly unveiled console games and as an updated version of the Pokémon GO Plus from Nintendo’s mobile...
News Pokémon Quest Is A New Free-to-Start Game for Nintendo Switch & Mobile Devices
Out now on Switch
The Pokémon Company has revealed two new titles at the 2018 Pokémon Video Game Press Conference today, with the first being the free-to-start game Pokémon Quest for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. Out now on Nintendo Switch and available in late June on mobile devices via the App Store & Google Play, the...
News Hyper Light Drifter Will Feature Exclusive Content On Switch With 1080p Docked Resolution
Exclusive new area, new weapon, 60fps
It has been confirmed that Hyper Light Drifter, the Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past and Diablo-inspired action RPG, will feature some exclusive goodies when it arrives on Switch this summer. We've known that the title is coming to Switch for a couple of months now - after the
News Pokémon Core Series RPG Will Arrive In The Second Half Of 2019
Even more Pokémon!
Following the announcements of Pokémon Quest, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! at the 2018 Pokémon Video Game Press Conference, The Pokémon Company has revealed the beloved core series will make its grand return in the second half of 2019.
Talking Point What Do You Make Of The Three Big Pokémon Games Coming To Nintendo Switch?
Team Nintendo Life has its say
The Pokémon Company almost broke the internet earlier today when it unveiled three - yes, count them three - new games for Nintendo Switch and smartphones. Pokémon Quest (which is out right now) brings a cute, cuboid take on the franchise; Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu! and Let's Go Eevee! and its motion-control wonder...
News Fallout 76 Straps On Its Pip-Boy With A Mysterious Teaser Trailer
We'll learn more at E3...
While most people are still picking pieces of their blown minds off the walls following the reveal of no less than three new Pokémon games earlier today, there was still that mysterious 'Please Stand By' stream that Bethesda had recently launched. Well, to no one's surprise it's been revealed to be a new Fallout game,...
News Team Sonic Racing Leaked By Walmart Before It Leaves The Garage
Take one for the Team
SEGA has been teasing the return of Sonic Racing for a while now - as have plenty of toy makers at trade shows - but it looks like North American retailer Walmart has rained on the publisher's parade with what appears to be a new entry in the series, Team Sonic Racing. According to the details leaked with the images and box...
News Nintendo's Share Price Sees Dramatic Rise After Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee Reveals
Up by over 4%
The Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! game reveals have obviously had quite the effect on fans of the series across the globe, but it seems that investors are thoroughly behind the games, too. Since the reveal, which happened just as we reached the 30th May in the image below, Nintendo's share price spent the...
Video Watch the Pokémon 2018 Video Game Press Conference Right Now
The full rundown
If the announcements and game trailers weren't already enough, The Pokémon Company has just uploaded a full recording of its 2018 Video Game Press Conference to YouTube. This full recap of the event includes English translations and lasts for a total of 45 minutes. There are plenty of notable faces throughout including The...
News We Almost Had Street Fighter On The NES But The Project Was Cancelled
Here's what it would have looked like
Street Fighter is about as big as it gets in the fighting game world, and the recently released Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection has made it possible to play every single mainline title prior to the series' fourth entry on your Switch. Amazingly, though, information has surfaced revealing that...
News Team Sonic Racing Arrives This Winter With Sumo Digital In The Driving Seat
Er, surprise?
Surprise, there's a new Team Sonic Racing game! Perhaps one of the worst kept secrets in gaming this year has been a new Sonic the Hedgehog racer from Sumo Digital, and after toymakers letting slip secret details and Walmart basically all-out revealing it, SEGA has finally officially announced Team Soni
News NIS America Announces Yomawari: The Long Night Collection For Nintendo Switch
"A childhood horror experience"
NIS America has announced Yomawari: The Long Night Collection for Nintendo Switch, a bundle of two survival horror games previously released on Steam and PlayStation platforms. The two games in question are Yomawari: Night Alone and Yomawari: Midnight Shadows, both of which centre around the horrors which lurk...
News Four Brand New Weapons Will Soon Be Spicing Things Up In Splatoon 2
That's a lot to learn
Towards the end of last month Nintendo revealed that Splatoon 2's weapon distribution system would be changing, and sticking to its word, the game is about to receive four brand new weapons in one big tasty dollop of content. Here goes... The four weapons in question are the Custom Dual Squelcher, Rapid Blaster Elite...
News LEGO DC Super Villains Finally Gets Official Reveal, Headed To Switch In October
"Everything is not OK"
After the initial rumours that a LEGO game featuring DC villains would be releasing at some point, last week saw a tease be shared with the world hinting at an official release. Now, just a few days later, the reveal is finally here - LEGO DC Super Villains is definitely a thing, and it's coming to
Feature Unravelling The Crossover Fisticuffs Of Blade Strangers
Diverse roster aims to cut its teeth among the genre's elite
Studio Saizensens new fighting game, Blade Strangers, brings together a diverse and interesting mix of established characters in their own respective universes, but are new to the fighting game genre. Teaming up with publisher Nicalis has further bolstered the roster to include the...
News Just Shapes And Beats Brings Musical Bullet Hell Action To Nintendo Switch On 31st May
Throw some shapes
Musical rhythm games are coming thick and fast on Nintendo Switch, with Just Shapes and Beats preparing to add to the beat this week. Developer Bezerk Studios had teased a release for the Switch version last week, and finally we've got a concrete release - and it just so happens to be tomorrow! Check out the release date trailer...
Tuesday29th May 2018
Review Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection (Switch)
Handsome fighters never lose battles
Street Fighter may have been surpassed by the likes of Resident Evil and Monster Hunter in Capcom's enviable stable of IP, but for gamers of a certain age, the merest mention of the name itself is enough to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand to attention. In the early '90s, Street Fighter was...
News Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion Is Starting To Look Rather Like Zelda: Breath Of The Wild's Shrines
Puzzles aplenty
Nintendo has been giving Splatoon 2 fans plenty of juicy details lately, slowly teasing more and more of the upcoming Octo Expansion with videos appearing regularly over the last few weeks. Another one has now been shared via Nintendo's official Twitter accounts, and we've started to notice a recent trend. In the video below, you'll...
News Fifa 18's World Cup Update Is Out Today On Switch, But It's Crashing People's Consoles
Might be best to wait until EA provides a fix
With the World Cup fast approaching - taking place just as E3 is winding down, as it so happens - the recently announced free update for Fifa 18, bringing a playable version of tournament along for the ride, should have been a nice way to warm up for the big event. Today is the day of the update's...
Review Yoku's Island Express (Switch eShop)
A pinball-metroidvania that really delivers
It's safe to say that Yoku's Island Express is the first pinball-Metroidvania game we've ever played. We sincerely hope it's not the last. Swedish indie studio Villa Gorilla has produced an improbable mash-up that succeeds through an uncommon combination of charm and inventiveness. Beyond all that, though,...
Review Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux (3DS)
A Place Further Than the Universe
By now, ATLUS’ long-running Shin Megami Tensei series should be a familiar name for 3DS owners; from the Sega Saturn-remake of Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers to Shin Megami Tensei IV and its direct sequel Apocalypse, these darkly stylish, demon-collecting JRPGs have...
News Japanese TV Show Oha Suta To Share "Shocking" Pokémon News On 31st May
Update: TV episode description suddenly changed
Update: It appears that the description of this TV show, which originally mentioned "shocking Pokémon news" and "a moment a new story begins", has now been replaced. The description now reads "Full of Pokémon Information", suggesting that either a mistake was made, or this little snippet of...
News A 'Hylian Shield Edition' Legend Of Zelda 2DS XL Is Coming Exclusively To GameStop In The US
A Link Between Worlds included
Nintendo has revealed the latest addition to its ever-growing catalogue of cosmetic options for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. This time around sees a Legend of Zelda-inspired New Nintendo 2DS XL, and it's certainly rather eye-catching. Designed to look like Link's famous Hylian Shield, the system is launching...
Review Die for Valhalla! (Switch eShop)
I live. I die. I live again
In 1991, Jaleco published Avenging Spirit for arcades and one year later for the humble Game Boy. What set this cute platformer apart from the rest of the bunch was the ability to possess enemies, thus offering up a varied roster of characters with different abilities to navigate each level. So it's a pleasant surprise to...
Hands On Breaking Racquets and Hearts in Mario Tennis Aces
Ace in the hole
Let's be honest - Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash on Wii U wasn’t exactly what we all wanted, and that’s putting it gently. On the opposite end of the spectrum, when Mario Tennis Aces was announced not too long ago it looked like it could hold some real promise. Now we’ve had a chance to have a ruddy good go at...
Gallery Feast Your Eyes On These Gorgeous Sega AGES Screenshots
Sonic! Alex Kidd! Phantasy Star!
The surprise announcement of Sega AGES last month - a range of digital-only re-releases of classic titles coming to Switch - had fans of the company's old favourites practically drooling over the thought of portable, Switch-style Sega goodness. Now it's time to sit back, enjoy, and soak in some screenshots of the...
News You Can Play As Either A Male Or A Female Octoling In Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion
Pick your poison
While you can choose to play as either a male or female inkling in a regular multiplayer match-up in Splatoon 2, it was less clear if there would be the same gender diversity in the upcoming Octo Expansion, a DLC add-on that introduces a huge number of new solo missions. While going hands-on with the recent expansion in a
Turn it up to 11
Following on from an unfortunate leak on a Singapore branch of the PlayStation Network, Capcom has officially confirmed that Mega Man 11 is arriving on 2nd October, 2018 with a new trailer and the ability to pre-order the game as you count down the next six months until the full return of Rockman. You can watch the trailer...
Hands On Prepare For the Fight of Your Life in Octopath Traveler
Eight ways to die
JRPGs have been having a bit of a renaissance recently haven’t they? The genre’s been dying for a good bit of mixing up, and we’ve seen a bit of that in games such as Bravely Default, but with Octopath Traveler things have really begun getting refreshed. The same basic mechanics you’d expect from a turn-based JRPG are...
Review White Night (Switch eShop)
Are you afraid of the dark?
The year is 1938; the economic tsunami that is the Great Depression is sweeping over America and late one night a man finds himself driving home from a local bar, located on the outskirts of Boston. As he crosses over a bridge at a steady pace in his automobile, a ghostly silhouette of a girl walks out, leaving the man...
Hands On Getting Tubular in Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion
Tenticular fortitude
Single-player gubbins in the Splatoon series has always been ruddy good fun, but always feels like it’s playing second fiddle to the online multiplayer, which is largely to be expected but it’s still a shame that it gets forgotten from time to time. Splatoon 2’s Hero Mode was a strong evolution on the first game’s...
Exclusive Shelter Generations Is Getting A Wild New Physical Edition On Nintendo Switch
But it's limited to 3,000 copies...
The really wild world of Shelter Generations will be getting a special console-exclusive physical edition on Switch, we can exclusively reveal. The set (which is limited to just 3,000 copies) will include both Shelter 2 and its expansion content alongside two soundtracks and two 'living' books. Some...
SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?
Go up to any of your tech-savvy friends and whisper, “STUXNET!” in their ear and don’t be surprised if they break out in cold sweats. This nasty little number was first discovered back in 2010 and it used no less than four zero-day exploits on Windows operating systems to spread and lay dormant in thousands of systems,...
News Pokémon Company Profits May Be Down, But They're Still Riding The Pokémon GO Wave
$80 million is nothing to sniff at
The annual fiscal results of The Pokémon Company have been published a recent issue of the Japanese government’s Official Gazette, with net profits of US$80 million posted for the company's 20th fiscal year (which ended on 28th February). Enduring mobile mega-hit that is Pokémon GO is the main driving force...
News The Original Professor Layton Game Is Getting A Mobile HD Remake In Japan
Will this come to the west?
It has been revealed that Professor Layton and the Curious Village - the very first title released in the series around a decade ago - will be receiving a mobile HD remake. The news comes from the latest issue of the weekly Famitsu magazine, which states that Level-5 intends to release the remake on mobile platforms...
News DKC: Tropical Freeze And Hyrule Warriors On Switch Crash Out Of The UK Charts Top Ten
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe just makes the cut
The latest UK video game charts are in, with the multiformat listing showing Nintendo Switch titles struggling against a wave of first-party exclusives and triple-A hits on other platforms. There is one saving grace in the top ten, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe just managing to secure a tenth place slot. However,...
Review Nihilumbra (Switch eShop)
Nothing to see here
Artistic video games aren’t something you see all too often from major video game companies, but indie studios are quite the opposite, being far more daring and bold in their pursuits. Sometimes these artistic games are done in a meaningful way, like with Journey, and other times they don’t quite seem to reach what they were...
News Nintendo Of Japan Teases The Next Addition To The Kirby Star Allies Dream Friend Lineup
It’s Jigglypuff, viewed from above!
About a week ago, Nintendo of Japan teased the first character that’s due for inclusion in the upcoming Kirby Star Allies update, which will be adding in a handful of new playable Dream Friends to run through Guest Star Mode with. The first character was revealed to be Daroach, of Kirby Squeak Squad fame,...
News The Latest Japanese My Nintendo Rewards Include Discounts On Those Precious Micro SD Cards
Jealous of Japan?
The My Nintendo rewards system is an ever-increasingly debated topic among Nintendo fans; we've seen numerous comments of upset and even anger from our fine collection of readers over the last few months, with discussion usually suggesting that players aren't happy with the offerings in Europe and North America - despite the...
Random You'll Soon Be Able To Dress Up Your Cat Like Kirby And Friends
Because of course you will
Here's the story you've all been waiting for, folks: official headdresses featuring Kirby and friends have been revealed for Japan, designed for your precious little kitten chums. As you can see, the lineup includes designs for Kirby, wide open-mouth Kirby (if that's how you'd choose to describe it), Waddle Dee,...
News Control Two Characters At Once In Night & Day, A Narrative-Driven Runner Headed To Switch
"Complexity never seen before in the genre"
Madrid-based development studio Ikigai Gameworks has unveiled information surrounding its very first title Night & Day, a narrative-driven runner game coming to Switch early next year. The game mixes environments in which day and night collide, containing your usual gameplay elements such as...
News Physical Release Of SteamWorld Dig 2 Gets Delayed In North America
The wait continues
One of the best indies available on the Nintendo Switch eShop right now is SteamWorld Dig 2, the seminal follow up to Image & Form’s popular 3DS Metroidvania. A couple months ago, Rising Star Games revealed that it had partnered with Image & Form to bring SteamWorld Dig 2 to retail, releasing it on 27th April in Europe...
News Get Ready For The World Cup With World Soccer Pinball, Shooting Onto Switch This Week
Featuring online leaderboards for bragging rights
EnjoyUp Games and Super Power Up have today announced that World Soccer Pinball will soon be pinging itself onto the Nintendo Switch eShop. World Soccer Pinball aims to be a perfect reproduction of a real pinball machines, with all the graphic details and sounds you'd expect from the real...
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News Nintendo Has No Plans To Bring Dockless Switch Bundle To The West
It's exclusive to Japan for now
Nintendo wants every house to have more than one Switch console, and fulfilling that ambition involves new SKUs - the first of which has just released in Japan. This new pack is aimed at homes which already have a Switch, as it comes without the all-important dock. This strategy makes perfect sense, but it would seem...
News Suda51 GameCube Title killer7 To Be Remastered
Coming to Steam this fall
Originally published by Capcom for Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2, killer7 was a visually striking action-adventure developed by Suda51's Grasshopper Manufacture. Rumoured for quite a while, but after 13 years NIS America have now announced that a remaster is underway and will be heading to Steam later this...
News Wulverblade Developer Highlights Success On Switch
Defend the North
Ever since the launch of Nintendo Switch there has been an influx of releases into the Nintendo eShop. It's appeal is obvious, a growing, dedicated user base hungry for games that can be played both on the move and in your living room. Now, both PlayStation and Xbox have had success in the past with the "indie" market, but...
News Exploring Ubisoft's Unreleased Wii U Game, Know Your Friends
With Game History Secrets
Ubisoft were big supporters of Nintendo during the Wii era which continued during the launch window for Wii U, however after sales of the system quickly dropped away the relationship between the two companies also cooled. This was further demonstrated by an infamous situation where Ubisoft had a completed, ready for...
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