News Hold Me, Virtual Console Data Has Been Discovered In The Nintendo Switch eShop
SNES! Game Boy! Game Boy Color! N64! GBA!
News - 2018, Week 39
Sunday30th Sep 2018
News Top Pokémon GO Player Has Account Suspended For Violating Terms Of Service
Niantic takes action
A famous Pokémon GO player has recently had his account suspended by Niantic for breaking the rules of the popular mobile game. According to Nintendo Soup, Singapore-based player Brandon Tan has made a name for himself by becoming the best Pokémon GO trainer in the world. As committed to the cause as he is, it appears he's...
Soapbox Why Do We Want More Games When We've Already Got Too Many?
Bring back the glory days
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 this piece, Guides Editor Glen wonders why we're constantly asking for new games when the ones we already have offer so much... There are two opposing sentiments that...
News Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn Is Actually Compatible With All 3DS Systems
Crisis averted
As brief as the 3DS showcase was in the latest Nintendo Direct broadcast, there were still a number of new announcements. Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn – a remake of the charming Wii game from 2010 – was one of them. Due out in 2019 for 3DS, all was rosy until a listing on Nintendo’s official website suggested the game would only...
News Sega Is Listening To Fans, Would Love To See Shenmue And Sequel On Switch
Fingers crossed
Prior to the 2018 Tokyo Game Show, Sega ran a poll asking what games fans wanted to see adapted to the AGES line. In case you missed it, the Jet Set Radio series was at the top of the list. This covered the original game released on Dreamcast in 2000 and also Jet Set Radio Future launched on Microsoft’s Xbox in 2002. Right below...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects - September 2018
September's best Switch eShop games!
Today marks the end of September and yet another month of amazing gaming options available from the Nintendo Switch eShop. Once again, team Nintendo Life has sat down for a good, meaty discussion about our favourite eShop games of the month, arguing and squabbling our way through the past week to bring you a...
News Minecon Earth 2018 Reveals Upcoming Content For Minecraft
Panda mobs included
Mojang has revealed its future plans for Minecraft. The new content was announced at this year's Minecon Earth - an annual event for all things related to the one and only crafting, building and survival game. Other than the announcement Panda mobs and more cats are on the way, the next update "Village and Pillage" - due out...
News Johnny Turbo's Team Battle Game Heavy Burger Comes To Switch On 4th October
Features iconic Data East games
Flying Tiger Entertainment is trying out something different next week with the Switch eShop release of Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Heavy Burger on 4th October. Instead of another port, this is apparently a new game making use of Data East IP. As described on the American Nintendo website, Heavy Burger is a team battle...
Saturday29th Sep 2018
It's kind of a thing
A few days ago, a Nintendo spokesperson said the company had nothing to say about drawings and “other things” uploaded to the internet. This was a response to a question about social media superstar, Bowsette. That wasn’t enough to stop one fan from starting a petition to make the fan-made character a legit
Review The Escapists: Complete Edition - A Likeable Prison Caper Rendered Irrelevant By Its Sequel
Old con
"I can't go back" is the common refrain of the ex-con in crime fiction. And while it remains a fine game in and of itself, Switch owners might find themselves expressing a similar sentiment about The Escapists. Team17 made the curious decision to launch The Escapists 2 prior to The Escapists on Nintendo's hybrid platform. It's a piece of...
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Has Exceeded Expectations Following Strong Sales Outside Of Japan
Future entries could take a different direction
Octopath Traveler might be the most popular JRPG released on the Nintendo Switch in recent times, but that doesn’t mean other games within the genre haven’t been performing. Monolith Soft Executive Director Tetsuya Takahashi has revealed Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and the game’s DLC,
Video Super Mario Run Makes A Big Cameo In Apple iPhone XS Commercial
Bigger and better
Prior to the release of Super Mario Run on mobile, it might have been a shock to see Mario in an iPhone commercial. Nowadays, it's not as surprising. To promote it's new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, Apple has released a commercial about upsizing - with Mario making an appearance in it just after the halfway mark. Titled "Growth...
News Bandai Namco And HTC Are Bringing Mario Kart VR To The United States
Racing in virtual reality
Following a successful launch in Japan and the UK, the Mario Kart Arcade GP VR experience is now on its way to the United States. Bandai Namco and HTC will bring the immersive Mario Kart game to the new "VR Zone Portal" in Washington, D.C. Mario Kart VR allows four players to hop into specially designed karts and race...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 29th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
As Saturday slowly but surely creeps into view, team Nintendo Life finds itself once again exploring the games that will be blazing out of our TV screens. We've got some co-op fun, RPG action, sports-based shenanigans, and much more this time around, so make sure to join in the fun by giving our entries a...
News Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aimé Inspires Students In New York
Words of wisdom
Earlier this week, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime visited the DreamYard Preparatory school located in the Bronx, New York. As explained by the New York Videogame Critics Circle founder, the students in this location are part of an “underserved community in the poorest Congressional district” in the US. The...
Friday28th Sep 2018
Review FIFA 19 - The Best Soccer Game On Switch, But It's Hard Not To Feel Short-Changed
Here we go Higuain
Last year, EA Sports reignited its relationship with Nintendo by bringing a FIFA game to one of its home consoles for the first time in half a decade. FIFA 18 delivered a solid football experience on Switch, causing us to confidently declare it “the best Nintendo FIFA ever”. This wasn’t exactly difficult to achieve, though...
Review South Park: The Stick of Truth - Blame Canada For This Excellent Switch RPG
Super cereal
With South Park: The Fractured But Whole proving that turn-based RPGs set in Colorado’s most famous made-up town really can work - and work really well, at that - it was only a matter of time before the original made its way onto Nintendo Switch. Originally developed by Obsidian - of Fallout: New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity fame -...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch Bundle Pre-Orders Now Live With Mario And Link GameCube Controllers
From the Nintendo Official UK Store
If you're feeling ready for the ultimate selection of Switch hardware bundles, you're definitely in luck today. Nintendo has now listed three awesome Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch bundles on the Nintendo Official UK Store. The new bundles are available to pre-order right now, ready to be shipped to you for...
News Epic Says Jiggle Physics Included In Latest Fortnite Update Were "Unintended"
"We are working now to fix this as soon as possible"
If you missed it, earlier this week the season six update arrived in Fortnite, adding new items and pets to the game. That's apparently not all, though. Kotaku reports how players have noticed the new Calamity skin in the game has an "undeniable jiggle" when the character performs the jubilation...
Review Banner Saga Trilogy (Switch)
A banner day
As hinted by the title, Banner Saga Trilogy is an epic Viking story where every choice you make directly impacts how your journey unfolds. It combines strategic turn-based combat with gripping text-based decision-making to draw you into a fictional world inspired by Norse mythology and filled with rich lore, as well as plenty of...
Reminder Nintendo's Mobile RPG Dragalia Lost Is Now Available, In Some Countries At Least
A free RPG on the go
Nintendo's latest offering in the world of mobile gaming, Dragalia Lost, is now available to download for free on Android and iOS. Strangely, since its initial reveal back in May this year, we haven't really seen a great deal of hype surrounding this new dragon-based adventure. Nintendo actually aired
News Golf Story Devs Celebrate One Year Switch Anniversary With Exclusive My Nintendo Gift
Hole in one (year)
Sidebar Games, the developer and publisher behind the sports-based RPG Golf Story, is celebrating the game's one year anniversary on Switch by offering an exclusive prize through My Nintendo. Yes, having a quick break from the usual trend of sharing Wii U and 3DS games at discounted prices, the European My Nintendo store has...
Random Switch Hack-And-Slash Game Warriors Orochi 4 Just Won A Guinness World Record
Which is one more than we've won
We often see big first-party games like Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild take home various awards for their design, such as 'Game of the Year' or 'Award for Innovation', but we don't often see a video game walk away with a Guinness World Record. Breaking that trend in style is Warriors...
News Junichi Masuda Remembers How A Computer Crash Nearly Wiped Out Original Pokémon Games
The struggles of development
In celebration of the November release of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Game Freak's director Junichi Masuda recently reflected on the earlier years of the series during an interview with Polygon. He explained how the team had to work on multiple projects from other companies to make ends meet, while...
News There Will Be No More Drifting Around Tokyo In Unlicensed Mario Karts, As Nintendo Wins Lawsuit
Game over
Japan can be both a weird and wonderful country at times with robot restaurants and cat cafes. You might have also heard about an unlicensed Mario Kart ride company located in Tokyo. Even the Australian actor Hugh Jackman, best known for playing Wolverine in the X-Men movies, has spotted these karts in action. Being a completely...
Gallery Now There's An 8BitDo Controller To Suit Every Mood
All the colours of the rainbow (almost)
Accessory maker 8BitDo has pretty much cornered the market when it comes to wireless controllers which ape the form and function of classic Nintendo pads, and this year it's refreshing its popular SN30 and SN30 Pro line to give it a spot of colour. The arrival of Yellow, red, blue and green SN30 pads - based...
News Vivendi Set To Sell All Shares In Ubisoft By March 2019
Safe for another day
Vivendi has revealed that it will sell all of its shares in Ubisoft by 5th March 2019, finally putting an end to the power struggle that has been taking place between the two firms over recent years. Ubisoft has been fending off an "unsolicited and unwelcome" takeover bid from Vivendi for some time now; back in 2015, the mass...
News Pokémon Let's Go Switch Bundle With Extra Goodies Available Now From Nintendo UK Store
Pre-orders are live
Following the extremely recent news that a new range of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch hardware bundles have just arrived at the Nintendo Official UK Store, we now have a new set of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! bundles with additional goodies, too. Available in Pi
News Splatoon 2 Version 4.1.0 Lands Next Week, Includes The Final New Stage
New "Booyah!" weapon announced, too!
Earlier this week, we shared the news that Nintendo had revealed "the last new stage" being added to Splatoon 2. It turns out that this new stage will be with us very soon indeed as part of a new, incoming update. On 2nd October in North America, and 3rd October in Europe and Japan, Version 4.1.0 will introduce...
News Oculus VR Chief Technology Officer Identifies Nintendo Switch As Market Competitor
VR wants to be the best
Although VR has been around for quite some time now, it's still in the early stages of development. It also continues the search for its own space within the technology market. During his keynote speech at the Oculus Connect 5 event, chief technology officer John Carmack said the company's new VR device would have to compete...
News Skullo Mania Joins The Cast Of SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy
"Enter the Skullolady"
The roster in SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy continues to expand. Leading up to the game's release earlier this month, SNK unveiled Square Enix's Thief Arthur would be added as a DLC fighter. In the latest trailer announcement, "Skullo Mania" - crossing over from Arika's Fighting EX Layer - has now be
News Pokémon GO's Next Community Day Takes Place In October With Beldum As The Star
Grab yourself a shiny
Details for Pokémon GO's next Community Day have been revealed, with the Generation 3 Pokémon Beldum being the centre of attention this time around. As is always the case for Pokemon GO Community Days, this special Beldum event will give players a great chance to catch the steel and psychic type monster on display - and...
News Fast-Paced Fantasy Action Platformer JackQuest: Tale Of The Sword Hits Switch In Late 2018
Puzzles, power-ups and massive bosses
JackQuest: Tale of the Sword, a fast-paced fantasy action platformer from Blowfish Studios and developer NX Games, is making its way to Switch in "late 2018". In this game, players must explore the cavernous depths of Korg’s slime-ridden, labyrinthine lair. Inside, you'll be solving environmental puzzles,...
News Bonkers-Looking Co-Op Platformer Tied Together Ties Down An October Release Date On Switch
You'll need some friends for this one
Headup Games has announced a release date for its upcoming co-op platformer Tied Together - you'll be able to buddy up with your closest friends on 19th October. We first reported on this one at the start of August, although we were still waiting on a confirmed release date at the time. Thankfully, we now know...
News Rowdy Roguelite Platformer Vertical Drop Heroes HD Is Landing On Switch Next Week
Battle to the bottom
Indie publisher Digerati has confirmed that Vertical Drop Heroes HD, a rogue-lite platformer, will be launching on Nintendo Switch next week. Created by Nerdook (the developer behind games such as Monster Slayers and Reverse Crawl), Vertical Drop Heroes was originally a web-based game which received over two million plays...
Thursday27th Sep 2018
News It Sucks To Say It, But Castlevania Requiem Isn't Coming To Switch
What a horrible night to beg for ports
The recent news that Konami was remastering two of the best entries in the Castlevania series - Symphony of the Night and Rondo of Blood - for PS4 got a lot of people quite excited in the world of Nintendo. The initial
News Nintendo Has Nothing To Say About Internet Superstar Bowsette, So Stop Begging For Her
When fandom goes too far
If you haven't heard about Bowsette by now, where have you been? The character has become a superstar on the internet over the past week when an illustrator located in Malaysia tweeted a comic featuring the Peach and Bowser mashup inspired by an item set to appear in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. Since then,
Random Reggie Sparks Metroid Game Awards Reveal Rumours With Tasteful Choice Of Shirt
And no, that's not Yves
If there's one game that we really can't wait to see more of, it's Metroid Prime 4. Despite only being treated to a glimpse at the game's logo so far, we, and countless others, have been desperately waiting for more news for a while now. The game wasn't present at E3, but fans are beginning to gain hope that a new reveal is...
Review TowerFall - This Couch Co-Op Classic Is Perfectly Suited To Nintendo Switch
Towering over the competition
Back in 2012, the gaming world was taken by storm by the announcement of the OUYA, a crowdfunded attempt at creating a major console platform geared specifically towards indies. Though we could easily write a thesis on all the reasons why the OUYA ended up being an enormous failure, the hardware did have some saving...
News Bowsette Now Has Her Own Online Petition And A Fan Gathering Taking Place In Japan
There's no end in sight
Yes, we know, we're talking about Bowsette again. Whether you love or hate the new craze, Bowsette has recently become a large part of the Nintendo fan community, and there doesn't seem to be any end in sight. The fan-made character, made as a mashup between Bowser and Peach, has been going from social media strength to...
Review Alwa's Awakening - An Authentic Throwback To Gaming's 8-Bit Past In More Ways Than One
Short, but sweet
There’s a fine line being walked nowadays with the proliferation of indie games modeled after the 8 or 16-bit releases of the good ol’ days. On one hand, it allows for retro games to rise above the limits of their time so that their full potential can be realized through weaving in modern game design where needed, such as in...
Review Arena of Valor - China's Megahit MOBA Shines On Nintendo Switch
A valiant effort
Mobile game ports are no stranger to Nintendo Switch. The hybrid console is practically swimming in titles that first drew breath on smartphones, but few of these touchscreen-focused pieces of software can hold a torch to the sheer significance of MOBA superhit, Arena of Valor. It is, arguably, one of - if not the - biggest game in...
News Yo-Kai Watch 3 Is Finally Headed To Europe And North America This Winter
The next mainline entry
Nintendo has revealed that Yo-kai Watch 3 is headed to both Europe and North America on Nintendo 3DS; Europeans will get their hands on the game "this winter", while a North American release date of 8th February has been confirmed. Yo-kai Watch 3 was originally released in Japan back in 2016 with two separate versions, Sushi...
Nintendo Download 27th September (North America)
FIFA 19, Mega Man 11, Arena of Valor!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and a comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch retail: FIFA 19 (Electronic Arts, Fri 28th...
Nintendo Download 27th September (Europe)
FIFA 19! Dragon Ball FighterZ! Valkyria Chronicles 4!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and a comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: FIFA 19 (Electronic...
Video First Trailer Arrives For PAW Patrol: On A Roll, The TV Series Switch Adaptation
"No job is too big, no pup is too small!"
Bandai Namco and Outright Games have shared the very first trailer for PAW Patrol: On A Roll, the game based on the popular pre-school TV series headed to Switch later this year. We first heard about this one back in July, but with only a piece of accompanying art to really go on, we weren't sure exactly...
News Shovel Knight Digs A Fight In Ubisoft's Free-To-Play Platform Fighter Brawlhalla
Will be joined by all the other knights
As you might have heard, Yacht Club Games' Shovel Knight has recently been doing the rounds in just about every fighting game under the sun. He's made cameos in Indie Pogo and Blade Strangers, got added to the Rivals of Aether roster and has even been included as an ass
Video Dragon Ball FighterZ Is Out Tomorrow On Switch, Here's A Live-Action Trailer To Celebrate
Plot twist!
In case you'd somehow forgotten, Dragon Ball FighterZ is kicking and screaming its way to Nintendo Switch tomorrow. To celebrate, Bandai Namco has shared a brand new live-action trailer. As you might expect, much of the trailer is dedicated to the way in which the Switch console can be played "anytime, anywhere, with anyone" and all...
Random Introducing The Nintendo Labo Toad Kit Of Your Dreams (Or Nightmares)
Complete with sound effects
Just in case you didn't find your Nintendo Labo set to be cute and colourful enough straight out of the box, this new Toad-based design could just be the great source of inspiration you need for a new build. Shared online by @NintenDaan and @japanese3ds, this video below shows off a Kinopio-kun version of the Nintendo...
News Super Mario Odyssey Adds Conductor Wig And Outfit
Spend those coins
Nintendo's costume releases in Super Mario Odyssey continue. A Conductor Wig and Conductor Outfit can now be purchased from any shop in the game once you've completed the main story. The Conductor Wig will set you back 500 coins, while the Conductor Outfit will cost 1,000 coins. Here's the official reveal from Nintendo below:...
News Europe Nintendo Labo Contest Winners Include Glow In The Dark Luigi's Mansion And Alien Game
Amazing creations
We've already seen the winners of the Japanese and North American Nintendo Labo contests, all of which blew us away with their incredible levels of skill and creativity and - unsurprisingly - it turns out that the European bunch of champions are just as wildly talented.
News Shin'en's Mystery Switch Game Is Physics Puzzler Art Of Balance
The WiiWare classic gets a revival
We recently reported on the fact that German developer Shin'en was teasing a new game for the Nintendo Switch. We can now reveal that the game in question is an update of Art of Balance, the physics puzzler which started life on WiiWare before being ported to Wii U and
News Psyonix Pleased About Sony's Cross-Platform Decision But Has No Update On Rocket League
"We recommend reaching out to PlayStation directly"
In case you missed it, Sony has now updated its cross-platform support on the PlayStation 4. Fortnite is the first game to utilise the feature - allowing PlayStation owners to play against those on certain other platforms (including the Switch) for the first time. Prior to this, Sony had come under...
News Nintendo Switch Online Companion App Reaches Five Million Downloads
25 percent of Switch install base
As it's now been a week since the launch of Nintendo Switch Online, Sensor Tower has taken a look at the figures for the service's smartphone companion app. Since the arrival of paid subscriptions, Nintendo's app has been installed by more than five million iOS and Android users around the globe. This roughly...
News Spintires: MudRunner - American Wilds Hits Switch 27th November With All DLC Included
The definitive edition
Spintires: MudRunner – American Wilds Edition, the definitive version of indie title Spintires: MudRunner, has now received a Nintendo Switch release date. You'll be able to grab yourself a copy on 27th November. The American Wilds Edition is actually an expansion set to be offered in versions of the game on other...
News Visual Novel Steins;Gate Elite Is Heading To The West On Switch In February 2019
With a bonus 8-bit adventure
Spike Chunsoft has revealed that its visual novel adventure Steins;Gate Elite will be making its way to the west on Nintendo Switch on 19th February 2019. A remastered version of 2009's Steins;Gate, which sadly never saw a release on a Nintendo platform, Steins;Gate Elite is set to feature animated scenes from the anime...
Feature Five Lessons From The Tokyo Game Show 2018
Take note
2018’s Tokyo Game Show wrapped up last weekend, and we were lucky enough to be in attendance. While PAX, E3, Gamescom and EGX have their own flavour, none of them quite match TGS for sheer uniqueness; perhaps that's a cultural thing - the Japanese do things very differently to the west - or maybe it's because the TGS lacks any kind of...
News Souls-Like Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption Battles Its Way To Switch Next Month
Release date and trailer revealed
Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption, the "boss battler" from Another Indie and developer Dark Star Game Studios, will arrive on Nintendo Switch on 18th October, it has been confirmed. We first heard about this one back in April, with the fact that the game is being created by a team including a former Ubisoft art...
News David Wise And More Set To Appear On Video Game Soundtrack Radio Series Diggin' In The Carts
A special eight-part series
Red Bull Radio has today announced the return of Diggin' in the Carts - a show which examines the music, creators, legacy and global impact of video game music. Several well-established guests are set to make an appearance, including none other than Donkey Kong Country composer, David Wise. Hosted by Nick Dwyer, this...
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna DLC Grabs A Spot In The Physical Release Japanese Charts
Switch still leads the console charge
Japanese sales figures are now in for the week of 17th - 23rd September, revealing that the physical version of Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country - the DLC expansion to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - has narrowly missed out on a place in the top ten chart positions. Of course, seeing a piece of DLC...
News Fortnite Season Six Arrives Today With Updated Map, New Items And Pets
Darkness Rises
Fortnite Season Six has finally arrived on Nintendo Switch (and other platforms too, of course) and it's bringing a whole wave of new ways to play along for the ride. First up, as seen in the trailer above, the map has seen some pretty big changes. We now have the addition of a 'Floating Island', along with 'Corrupted Areas', 'Corn...
News Ghost Town Games Teases A Day At The Beach In Overcooked 2
Is DLC on the way?
The 'New Game+' mode won't be the only content added to Overcooked 2 in the month of October. Ghost Town Games has released a tweet teasing what appears to be brand new content, scheduled to be revealed on 3rd October. If you take a look at the brief clip below, you'll see a chef shooting a water pistol and knocking around a...
News A New Superhero Is Headed To Switch In 2D Platformer Leopoldo Manquiseil
Arrives this November
Badlad Games has released a new teaser trailer for Leopoldo Manquiseil, a 2D platformer headed to Switch this November. A curious one to say the least, this game sees the titular Leopoldo suffering from a strange accident after returning home from work. When he wakes up he feels a little different, suddenly feeling an awful...
Wednesday26th Sep 2018
News Sakurai Warns Smash Bros. Fans That New Character Reveals Will Slow Down From Now On
So chill your beans
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is still months away from release, but we've been shown an incredible amount of content in the form of information, gameplay footage, and those juicy character reveals. The game's creator and living legend Masahiro Sakurai has issued a word of warning, however, telling fans that new character reveals...
News Switch Is Getting A Nintendogs-Style Game Called Little Friends: Dogs & Cats
Virtual pets on the go
One of the most popular and best-selling games on the Nintendo DS was Nintendogs - a pet simulation title where players can train, pet, brush, walk, and do pretty much everything else with a virtual dog. It feels like eons have gone by since those little puppy faces were smushed onto our Nintendo console screens, but this...
Review Armello - Anthropomorphic Antics In A Lush Board Game World
Crowning glory
Board games have long remained a physical alternative to the digital delights of video games, with their multi-coloured dice, cardboard pieces and overly-complicated rules, but the news that much-loved classics such as Carcassonne and Pandemic are Switch-bound means we're finally seeing the mediums united once and for all. However,...
News Switch Pro Controller Has Just Under 500,000 Registrations On Steam
"Pretty popular" for a new device
The traditional design of the Pro Controller makes it a favourable choice for classic video game experiences on the Switch. Nintendo did such a fine job, Valve added an option to pair the controller with its digital game service, Steam. Valve has now compiled all of its data about controller gaming on Steam...
Video Make Your Own Custom Bowsette amiibo With The Help Of This Quick Clip
Become a true fan
Whether you love or hate her, Bowsette is now a popular thing on the internet. Over the past week, the Nintendo community has been sharing drawings of the fan-made character via social media. In case you somehow missed this trend when it originally took off, she is a mashup of Peach and Bowser. As we previously noted, the creation...
Deals Get Crazy Savings On 400GB, 256GB And 200GB MicroSD Cards For Your Switch
400GB for just $99.99 for a limited time
As more and more games arrive for the Nintendo Switch, we find ourselves needing more and more space to store them. Luckily, some amazing deals have appeared in the US that could help you with this problem, with great savings now live across a selection of large capacity MicroSD cards. Available from...
Hands On Starlink: Battle for Atlas Feels More Like A Star Fox Game Every Time We Play It
Foxy stuff indeed
Ubisoft's upcoming Starlink: Battle for Atlas is so much more than the latest attempt at a toys-to-life game. Starlink is, if our recent hands-on preview is anything to go by, a family-friendly space opera with compelling characters, interesting worlds to explore and - for Nintendo Switch users - the best Star Fox game since Star...
News Sony Finally Gives In And Allows Fortnite Cross-Play Between PS4, Switch And Everything Else
Please make a U turn
In an interesting turn of events, Sony has announced that the PS4 version of Fortnite will receive cross-platform play starting from today, allowing players to play against those on other platforms for the first time. When Fortnite first launched on Switch, Sony came under fire from fans, press, and even Nintendo for refusing...
News Nintendo Reveals The Last New Stage Set To Appear In Splatoon 2
Say it ain't so
Splatoon 2 has been providing players with constant, fresh updates ever since its release back in July 2017, easily becoming one of the best-supported games on the platform. It appears that this process is about to start slowing down, however, as Nintendo has now shared what will be "the last new stage" added to the game. As you can...
News Fast RMX Dev Shin'en Multimedia Teases Switch Announcement To Be Shared Tomorrow
A new F-Zero?
Shin'en Multimedia, the developer behind Nintendo Switch launch title Fast RMX, has teased an upcoming announcement for the console. As the studio mentions in the tweet below, we haven't really heard much from Shin'en since Fast RMX zoomed onto our portable screens early last year. It would appear that the team has been just as busy...
Rumour Switch Firmware Update 6.0.0 Seems To Limit User Upload Speeds
According to Japanese players
Around a week ago the Switch received a firmware update, bringing the system to version 6.0.0 and kickstarting the new era of Nintendo Switch Online. Although Nintendo hasn't mentioned anything on the subject, some users have been reporting that the update has imposed a limit on available upload speeds, restricting the...
News Nintendo Keeps Switch Online Cloud Saves For 180 Days After Membership Expiry
Good news, everyone
If you've been concerned about what would happen to your Nintendo Switch cloud saves when your subscription to the online service expired - worry no more. Nintendo has provided a statement to IGN explaining what exactly happens in this scenario. It turns out you'll have plenty of time to recover your cloud saves. Provided you...
News Experience PlayStation One Era Graphics On Switch With Survival Horror Back In 1995
It really is back in 1995
Ratalaika Games has released a teaser trailer for Back in 1995 - a survival horror set to arrive on Switch which serves as a throwback to the PlayStation era. Originally released on Steam and Nintendo 3DS, the game aims to act as a throwback not only to the graphical style of that bygone era, but also to the survival...
News The Man Behind SNES Star Fox Talks About The Nintendo VR Console That Never Was
"VR gaming could have happened 20 years ago"
No images of the Super Visor exist online, but we'd like to imagine it would have looked like this Argonaut Software founder Jez San has been speaking about a hardware project he worked on with Nintendo that could have given the games industry affordable and effective home VR decades before the Oculus...
News Fake Nintendo Labo Kits Are Now Appearing With No Game Inside The Box
Don't be fooled
Nintendo Labo is, undeniably, an incredibly creative concept. Getting hold of all this creativity, though - along with the software and bundles of cardboard included - naturally isn't cheap, and some people are now falling victim to numerous fake products being sold by seemingly reputable companies. A number of fake boxes have been...
News The Walking Dead: The Final Season Pulled From Some Stores But Still Available On Switch
Following mass layoffs at Telltale
If you've been keeping up with your gaming news over the last few days, you'll likely be aware of Telltale Games' closure and the mass layoffs which followed. It appears that the studio's current project - The Walking Dead: The Final Season - has now been pulled from some digital stores but, curiously, you can...
News Former Telltale Employee Takes Legal Action Following Mass Layoffs
No surprises here
Telltale Games has now been hit with a class-action lawsuit. A disgruntled former employee is suing the San Francisco-based company on behalf of himself and his fellow laid-off workers. In the filed complaint, Vernie Roberts said Telltale let go of the employees without cause and without providing them advanced notice in writing...
News Speedrunner Beats Super Mario Bros. In 4 Minutes 55 Seconds To Claim World Record
A near-perfect run
Chances are you've probably played Super Mario Bros. - the classic NES title that helped catapult the little platforming plumber into stardom has been available to play on so many different consoles at this point that we've actually lost count. It's even available on the Switch thanks to the recent addition of NES games in the...
News Pokémon GO Players Have Apparently Spent $2 Billion To Catch 'Em All
That's a lot of in-app transactions
The mobile video game market is absolutely massive. If you're still not convinced, the latest Pokémon GO data might make you realise just how big smartphone gaming has become. According to an estimate by Apptopia, GO players have now spent a whopping $2 billion dollars on the game (via in-app purchases) since it...
News The Jackbox Party Pack 5 Launches 17th October On Switch, Official Trailer Has Landed
Eight player madness
Jackbox Games has revealed that The Jackbox Party Pack 5 will be arriving on Nintendo Switch on 17th October. A new trailer has been released to give us a quick look at the game, too. The Jackbox Party Pack 5 is, perhaps unsurprisingly, the fifth entry into The Jackbox Party series. Each title in the series contains a small...
News Auto-Runner Party Game Joggernauts Will Jump Onto Switch On 11th October
"Jog! Jump! Switch!"
Space Mace and Graffiti Games have revealed that Joggernauts will be switching things up on Nintendo's newest platform next month, releasing on Switch on 11th October. Joggernauts has players switching to the head of a jogging team of alien athletes as they navigate through deceptively difficult colour-coded platforming levels,...
Tuesday25th Sep 2018
Guide Pokémon GO Tier List: Best Attackers And Best Defenders
Gym'll fix it
Play Pokémon GO for long enough, and sooner or later you'll want to get involved in gym battles. This is where you get to put your Pokémon's fighting prowess to the test, battling other players and Pokémon to take over gyms and then defending them. Raids provide a similar kind of challenge, often pitting you against the most...
News Hold Me, Virtual Console Data Has Been Discovered In The Nintendo Switch eShop
SNES! Game Boy! Game Boy Color! N64! GBA!
Remember when Reggie said that Nintendo Switch Online was the Virtual Console's replacement? Turns out he might have been economical with the truth in that regard, as one clever devil has discovered that the Switch eShop JSON (JavaScript Object Notation, in case you were wondering) contains references to...
News Chris Taylor, The Super Smash Bros. Fan Battling Cancer, Has Sadly Passed Away
Days after his wish came true
We're deeply saddened to report that Chris Taylor, the 21-year-old Super Smash Bros. fan who has been battling cancer, has passed away. Aside from being a popular and well-loved member of the Nintendo community, Taylor hit the news recently after friends, strangers, and people around the globe joined forces to attract...
Video A Look At The Aliens, Dinosaurs And More That Were Cut From Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Things could have been very different
One of the Switch's most popular titles - and one of the most popular entries in Nintendo's 32-year-old series - is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The game is particularly noteworthy thanks to the way in which it breaks away from the norm of the series, ditching features that have been present from the...
News Sony Will Step Away From The Handheld Games Business In 2019, Leaving It All To Nintendo
2004-2019
Sony has now been in the handheld video game business for 15 years. It first began with the release of the PlayStation Portable in 2004 - a device created to tap the Nintendo dominated market and appeal to older audiences with additional features such as the ability to play music and movies. This eventually followed with a revised and...
Random Fans Ask For A Philips CD-i Classic, Philips Says "We Will Try Our Best"
Is this actually happening?
Philips, the electronics company behind the ill-fated Philips CD-i, has responded to fan requests for a classic, miniature version of the console. Amazingly, it looks like it could actually happen. A system easily forgotten about by fans, and possibly even more so by Nintendo, the Philips CD-i was initially released as a...
Random Someone Just Sold An Early Copy Of Super Mario Party On eBay For $7,100
Even though it's out in 10 days
It would appear that someone recently managed to get their hands on an early copy of Super Mario Party for Nintendo Switch, immediately jumping onto eBay and selling it for $7,100. Where to begin? Yes, despite the game not being out until 5th October, one lucky person claimed to have found a working cartridge for the...
News This Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Guidebook Will Teach You Everything You Need To Know
And look great on your shelf, too
Video game strategy guide publisher Prima Games is releasing a guidebook for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, set to release on the same day as the game itself - 7th December. If you're wanting to master everything the game has to offer and crucially defeat any opponents that stand in your way, this guide...
Talking Point What We Love And Hate About The Nintendo Switch Online Smartphone App
Appy or not?
Having banged the world to rights on thorny issues of uninspiring NES games and botched cloud save implementation, our thoughts now turn to the Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app, which has proven to be quite divisive with Switch owners since its launch last year. With the paid Nintendo Switch Online service, many assumed the app...
News Telltale Games Offered Lifeline, Might Allow The Walking Dead To Be Completed
A new hope
Telltale Games hasn't entirely closed up. Although it dismissed hundreds of staff last week, there are still 25 people who have stayed on to fulfill contractual obligations linked to a Minecraft: Story Mode project for Netflix. Other series like
A mythical Pokémon
After days of uncertainty and speculation, The Pokémon Company has now officially revealed the mystery behind the 'nut Pokémon' that has been appearing in Pokémon GO. Meet Meltan, the mythical Pokémon. As you can see in the video above, this new Pokémon has finally been officially acknowledged and confirmed to be a...
Video How Do NES Games On Switch Compare To The NES Mini, Virtual Console And More?
A detailed analysis
If you've jumped headfirst into Nintendo's new online subscription service, you've probably found yourself re-exploring the 20 NES games now available to play on Switch. Including classics like Super Mario Bros. 3, The Legend of Zelda, and Donkey Kong to name a few, this service has finally given us a way to play NES games on...
Soapbox Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Worthy of its Name
'Ultimate' indeed
Like a lot of series, Super Smash Bros. is one of those that builds upon itself every time a new entry comes out, rather than radically changing the formula a la The Legend of Zelda, but Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is taking this idea to its zenith. By including just about everything that made Smash Smash over the series and...
News Ubisoft Launches Hasbro Game Night On The Nintendo Switch On 30th October
Three games in one
Ubisoft's official website has revealed it is bringing digitalised versions of the popular board games Risk and Trivial Pursuit to the Switch eShop on 30th October. Trivial Pursuit Live! will let players take each other on in versus mode and with up to three friends in the local multiplayer mode. It's got 1,800 up-to-date...
News Mark Of The Ninja: Remastered Will Creep Onto Switch On 9th October
With a new level, character, items and more
Nintendo has revealed that Mark of the Ninja: Remastered will be sliding out of the shadows and onto the Switch on 9th October. Despite that release date coming up very soon indeed, it's been quite a while since we've seen any new announcements regarding the title. We first heard about Klei...
News Starlink: Battle For Atlas And Additional Packs Available To Pre-Order From Nintendo UK Store
With a gorgeous A2 poster included
The release date for Starlink: Battle for Atlas is coming up fast, with only a handful of weeks remaining until the big day. If you want to get ready for action, you might want to check out the pre-order options available from the Nintendo Official UK store. The star player of the bunch is the Starlink: Battle for...
News SNK's Yasuyuki Oda Unsure About One-Hit Mechanic In A Metal Slug Reboot
Could modern audiences handle it?
The first Metal Slug game was released by SNK way back in 1996. Back then, games were considered to be a lot more relentless. Commonly, a single hit would result in a character's immediate death. The Metal Slug series was not much different in this respect, but also upped the stakes with multiple enemies trying to...
News More Details And Screenshots Emerge For Nickelodeon Kart Racers On Switch
Introducing the Nickelodeon slime
July saw the surprise announcement of upcoming Switch title Nickelodeon Kart Racers - a multiplayer racing game starring characters from 12 Nickelodeon series. Now, publisher GameMill Entertainment has shared some fresh details on some of the features that will be present in the game. As it turns out, Nickelodeon's...
News Psikyo's Strikers 1999 Bringing More Shmup Action To The Switch
Finally confirmed
The Switch eShop already has a healthy selection of shoot 'em up games and soon there will be another one added to the digital library. Psikyo's arcade title Strikers 1999 (also known as Strikers 1945 III) appears to be on the way. The news was teased a while ago, and following this year's Tokyo Game Show has now been confirmed by...
News Netflix Still Considering Stranger Things Game Project, Possibly Without Telltale
Business as usual
When Telltale Games released the original Walking Dead series in 2012, it was a breakout success. The company went on to acquire the rights to franchises such as Batman, Minecraft and even Game of Thrones. Taking on so many big-name p
Monday24th Sep 2018
Gallery Bowsette Is Now A Thing Thanks To A Near-Endless Supply Of Nintendo Fan Art
A new social media sensation
Social media can be an incredibly powerful tool, bringing distant people together, giving users access to worldwide news as it happens, and providing a platform for an entire legion of Nintendo fans to descend upon the world with endless drawings of Bowsette - a new, Bowser-Peach mashup created by Super Mario fans. If...
Guide Pokémon GO Shiny Pokémon And How To Catch Them
Rise and Shiny
Shiny Pokémon are as elusive and mysterious in Pokémon GO as you'd expect. They started rolling out in March, 2017 with Shiny Magikarp and Red Gyaradaos, but now number at over 650. They're so rare though, that it might well be a long while before you encounter one – if you encounter one at all. In this guide, we're going to list...
Random Katamari Director Wasn't Impressed With Mario Or Zelda On Switch
No fun
As fun and colourful as Katamari Damacy is, that didn't stop the game's director, Keita Takahashi, from temporarily walking away from the video game industry to pursue a career in playground building. Having now returned to game design, the artist recently opened up to US Gamer about his current frame of mind. Sharing his thoughts about the...
News These Officially Licensed Switch Controllers Come With Gyro Support And Mappable Buttons
Cheaper than the pro controller
Accessory maker PowerA has unveiled another line of controllers for the Nintendo Switch, this time adding more features to get even closer to Nintendo's very own Pro Controller. These 'Enhanced Wireless Controllers' use Bluetooth 4.1 tech to provide a "virtually lag-free experience" when playing wirelessly, include...
Video Nintendo Shows The Harsh Reality Of Playing Dark Souls: Remastered In New Trailer
You did the opposite of 'lived'
Nintendo has shared a brand new trailer for the upcoming Dark Souls: Remastered, perfectly capturing the feelings of almost everyone who has ever played the game. Yes, that famous "You Died" screen is about to burn itself into the retinas of a whole new wave of fans, as Dark Souls arrives on a Nintendo platform for...
News Bandai Namco Localising Two Sword Art Online Games For Switch
Enter virtual reality
The popular Sword Art Online series is heading to the Nintendo Switch. During a stage event at the 2018 Tokyo Game Show, Bandai Namco announced Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization and Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet would both be arriving on the Switch at some point in the future. According to Gematsu, the first is a Deluxe...
News Telltale Games Voice Actor Posts Message About Incomplete Projects
"You, the fans, will not get to see Clem's journey through to the end"
A few days ago, Telltale Games revealed it had laid off hundreds of employees, with only 25 staff members remaining. The skeleton crew was reportedly staying on to fulfill contractual obligations, which allegedly includes work on a Minecraft: Story Mode project for Netflix. With...
Review Hover - The Closest You'll Get To Jet Set Radio On Switch
Jet, Set, go!
It’s telling that French indie studios Fusty Game and Midgard dropped the Revolt of Gamers subtitle for Hover. For all its attempts at coolness and swaggery, nothing screams ‘How do you do, fellow kids?’ like the use of the word ‘gamer’. It’s a term this game uses a lot in its story to denote a team of young rebels hoping...
News Monolith Soft Artist Would Like To Make Baten Kaitos 3, Asks Fans To Share Interest Online
"The flames continue to burn in my heart"
With Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - and now the newly released Torna - The Golden Country expansion - all signed, sealed, and delivered, developer Monolith Soft is setting its sights on the horizon, with new game ideas no doubt swirling around the office as we speak. One such idea is for a Baten Kaitos 3, with...
Random Pokémon GO's 'Nut Pokémon' Has Been Causing Mayhem Among Players
A mysterious turn of events
Towards the end of last week, a (potentially) new Pokémon seemed to be leaked through mobile sensation Pokémon GO. At first, the Pokémon was assumed to be the new creature destined to arrive in the upcoming Switch titles Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! - with a capture in the mobile game possibly...
Review This Is The Police 2 - An Uncompromising Look At Law Enforcement That Often Misses The Mark
Police brutality
New Sharpwood sheriff Lilly Reed is way out of her depth. She's conscientious and competent, but far too meek to corral the motley crew of misogynistic knuckleheads that make up her police force. Sheriff Reed soon makes the fateful decision to enrol the assistance of one Jack Boyd, the corrupt cop you controlled in the first This Is...
News Jet Set Radio Series Tops Sega AGES Poll As Most Wanted Retro Release
Make it happen, Sega
Before the 2018 Tokyo Game Show began, Sega ran a poll asking fans what games they would like to see adapted to the Sega AGES line. The results are now in. Out of every game in the Sega library, the funky and forever hip Jet Set Radio series took out the top spot. The Dreamcast game about inline skating was originally released...
News Nintendo Wins Big At TGS 2018's Japan Game Awards
Both hardware and software acknowledged at Tokyo Game Show
While Nintendo has been increasing their presence at consumer events in Japan - including Kyoto’s Bitsummit indie game show as part of their ”Hello Indie World” campaign - the company has never had an official showing at Japan’s flagship gaming event, the Tokyo Game Show. In 2018,...
News My Nintendo Is Giving Away Printable Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch Case Covers And Wallpapers
On the North American site
To celebrate the recent release of Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country, Nintendo is giving away Xenoblade-themed goodies on the North American My Nintendo store. The new rewards come in the form of printable Switch case covers and wallpapers for both mobile and desktop. The good news is that these can be...
News Dead Cells Meets Castle Crashers In Upcoming Post-Apocalyptic Switch Game Infected Shelter
New trailer has arrived
Dark Blue Games has released a brand new trailer for its upcoming game Infected Shelter as part of last week's EGX 2018 celebrations. If you're out of the loop with this one, Infected Shelter has been billed as a cross between Dead Cells and 2D beat 'em up title Castle Crashers, mixing rogue-lite gameplay with co-op...
Peripherals everywhere!
If you like hunting and fishing, this one's definitely for you. New trailers for Cabela's The Hunt: Championship Edition and Bass Pro Shops The Strike: Championship Edition have just dropped, showing off their gameplay and the additional peripherals you'll be able to snag for each one. You can check out these new trailers,...
News Animal Crossing: New Leaf Re-Enters UK Charts, Two Mario Titles Appear In The Top 10
But Spider-Man still leads the charge
Potentially thanks to a new boost of interest in the franchise after the recent Animal Crossing Switch announcement - and with Isabelle joining the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster - Animal Crossing: New Leaf has r
Gallery The Best Cosplay From The Tokyo Game Show 2018
Mario! Link! Toad?!
As is often the case at Japan's premier gaming showcase, this year's Tokyo Game Show had some great cosplay from a variety of Nintendo (and non-Nintendo) franchises. All of the big names were represented, including some of the company's most famous faces - and a few cult favourites, of course. Here is some of the best cosplay...
News Indie Shmup Astebreed Announced For Nintendo Switch
"Hope turns to an unlikely hero"
The shoot 'em up genre is a perfect match with the Nintendo Switch, so it should come as no surprise yet another one is on the way. Japanese indie developer Edelweiss, with the help of Active Gaming Media, will be bringing the 2014 title Astebreed to the Switch eShop in the near future. A release date has not been...
News Fortnite Had A Whopping 78.3 Million Players In August, Largest Numbers Ever Recorded
And it's only getting bigger with Switch
Despite dividing opinion with just about as much force as marmite, Epic Games' Fortnite has rather literally taken the world by storm. The developer has revealed that 78.3 million people played the game in August, easily becoming the game's "biggest month yet", and there are absolutely no signs of it slowing...
Gallery EGX 2018 Was Packed With Switch, Retro And More Than A Little Smash Bros. Ultimate
Watch the edited highlights here!
Last week was EGX 2018, the UK's biggest games show by a long margin. Nintendo had a massive presence on the show floor, erecting a massive screen for regular tournaments and filling a fair amount of square footage with new and upcoming games for the Nintendo Switch. The show took place at the Birmingham NEC, one...
Video Have A Ball On Switch With This Marble It Up! Launch Trailer, Arrives 29th September
They see me rollin'
We're happy to exclusively share a new, shiny launch trailer for Marble It Up! - the high-speed puzzle platformer from developer Bad Habit - which aims to celebrate the game's upcoming 29th September release on Switch. If you're not familiar with this one, Marble It Up! tasks players with jumping, bouncing, boosting, and rolling...
News Old School One-Button Platformer Jack N' Jill DX Jumps Onto Switch This Week
Reunite two lost lovers
Ratalaika Games has revealed that Jack N' Jill DX will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch eShop later this week, bringing a cutesy one-button platformer to the system. In Jack N’ Jill DX, players must assume the role of Jack, overcoming hazards and your usual platformer pitfalls in a bid to reach Jill. The problem is that...
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