News Nintendo Reconfirms Switch Release Windows For Metroid, Pokémon, Animal Crossing And More
Bayonetta 3, Luigi's Mansion 3, Dragon Quest
News Download Warning Ruins Box Art For Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster
North America likely to receive the same treatment
Review Wargroove - A Turn-Based Strategy Classic That Intelligent Systems Would Be Proud Of
Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war
Random Looks Like Amazon Didn't Get The Memo About Metroid Prime 4
Available in the past, present and extreme future
News - 2019, Week 05
Sunday3rd Feb 2019
News Import Copies Of Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster Include Two Game Cards
One game per card
Earlier this week, we got a look at the updated European box art for the physical copy of the Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster coming to Switch this April. The overly large download warning completely ruined the artistic beauty of this cover art. If you've now decided to import a physical copy of the game to avoid this ugly box...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Balance Isn't A Concern For Masahiro Sakurai
It’s doing just fine according to battle data
Competitive games can be an absolute nightmare to balance due to a number of different factors in play. In the case of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, you would think it would be near impossible to keep each fight fair when there are now 75 playable characters. Apparently, though, each of the fighters in...
Rumour Hi-Rez Fantasy Game Realm Royale Is Switch-Bound According To Latest Datamine
Following in the footsteps of Paladins and SMITE
For the third time now, it looks dataminers have uncovered Hi-Rez’s next project for the Nintendo Switch. These latest findings suggest the free-to-play multiplayer fantasy title Realm Royale is Switch-bound. The following line “Merge Nintendo crown” was found within the latest datamine,...
News Wargroove Will Receive Regular Updates, Free Content And DLC
Chucklefish commits
To celebrate the release of Wargroove this week, the team at Chucklefish held a Reddit AMA. One of the most commonly asked questions was if the game would receive post-release support. The good news is the team are “definitely interested” in supporting Wargroove with ongoing updates in the future, but wanted to first take in...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects - January 2019
January's best Switch eShop games!
And just like that, the first month of 2019 has already whizzed by. It might be a traditionally quiet month, but this January still packed quite the punch on the Switch's eShop with some truly great picks to choose from. These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo's digital store, giving some love and...
Saturday2nd Feb 2019
News Nintendo Readying One Unannounced Switch Title “Fans Would Be Delighted To Know" About
What could it be?
According to Wall Street Journal's Takashi Mochizuki, who is based in Tokyo, Nintendo has “at least one unannounced title for Switch” planned for the next fiscal year, starting in April. Apparently, it’s one "fans would be delighted to know" about. Below is the translated tweet: “Nintendo said it is preparing at least...
News Pokémon Sales Slump To All-Time Low In Japan, Despite Strong Worldwide Performance Of Let's Go
Gotta sell some more
Nintendo’s latest financial data has revealed Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! has now shifted around 10 million units worldwide. This places these latest entries in the series as the fifth best-selling games on the Nintendo Switch. It's quite an achievement. As rosy as it might sound for the new Pokémon...
News Multiple Retailers Reconfirm Crash Team Racing Release Date For Nintendo Switch
Start your engines this June
In December last year, concerns were raised when multiple retailers removed pre-order options for the Switch version of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – with some even going as far as cancelling customer pre-orders. Soon after this, it was discovered the game’s official website was displaying a ‘Coming Soon’...
Review Thea: The Awakening - A Flawed World-Builder Which Tries To Do Too Many Things At Once
Diet Civ
Games developers love a bit of survivalism. We’ve helped solo protagonists endure dangerous asylums. We’ve guided grizzled duos through zombie apocalypses. We’ve even kept entire households alive in more pedestrian fashion. But Thea: The Awakening takes a very different approach to the whole concept, casting you as a god who must...
News Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth On 3DS Won’t Include English Voice Work
Japanese voice track, English subtitles
After being rated by the Australian Classification Board last month, it was yesterday confirmed Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth would be released on the 3DS in both North America and Europe later this year. If you want to find out more information about this title, check out the
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Surpasses Five Million Sales In The US
Smashing stuff
If you hadn’t heard, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is already the third best-selling Switch game as of 31st December 2018. It managed to shift 12.08 million copies worldwide in a single month, placing it right underneath Super Mario Odyssey on 13.76 million
Random Sonic Team Composer Gets Masahiro Sakurai To Sign His Copy Of Smash Bros. Ultimate
What a nice guy
Masahiro Sakurai - the creator of the Super Smash Bros. series - isn’t only idolised by fans of his games, there are also people within the video game industry who consider him to be a living legend. One of these individuals is Sonic Team composer Tomoya Ohtani, who provided some remixed tunes for Sakurai's latest release on...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 2nd)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Once again, we've successfully made it all the way through the week to the glorious weekend. As is tradition, Team Nintendo Life has gathered together to talk about our weekend plans, this time featuring friendly tournaments, dungeon-crawling, TATE mode goodness, and planty fighting machines. Feel free to give...
Friday1st Feb 2019
News Nintendo's Stance On Directs Hasn't Changed Despite Gap Between Presentations
It'll happen when it's ready
Nintendo fans are hungry for a Nintendo Direct right now. You know that, we know that, and we're pretty sure Nintendo knows that, but there's still no sign of a presentation in our near future. So what's going on? The last Direct presentation we received was on the 1st November - a special Direct which was the last one...
Talking Point What Do You Want From A Switch Mini?
No dock? Fused controllers? Or something different?
Earlier today, we reported on a rumour from Japanese outlet Nikkei that suggests what many of us have been expecting for quite some time now: Nintendo is working on a smaller, cheaper Switch console and it may even be coming early this year. This isn't exactly groundbreaking news; Nintendo has a...
Review Tangledeep - A Challenging Roguelike That's Best Appreciated By Grizzled Genre Veterans
Tangle tamer
On the surface, Tangledeep might seem like yet another very generic addition to Nintendo Switch’s vast eShop offerings. 16-bit graphics? Check. Turn-based combat? Check. A vast RPG-driven world to explore? Check. Myriad subsystems and mini-games scattered throughout? Check, check and check. But Impact Gameworks' pixel art adventure is...
Review Unruly Heroes - If You Loved Rayman Origins, You'll Love This
Born to be wild
Ubisoft made big waves in the industry when it released Rayman Origins, a triumphant return to the company mascot’s 2D platforming roots. Blending goofy humour with thrilling platforming sequences, it captured the hearts of millions, but perhaps the most stunning aspect of the release was the flash new engine that it ran on. UbiArt...
News Piranha Plant Is Now Available To Purchase As Paid-For Smash Ultimate DLC
In case you missed it
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's latest star, Piranha Plant, is now available for all players as paid-for DLC on the Nintendo Switch eShop. As you'll no doubt be aware, Piranha Plant joined Smash's roster earlier this week for all players who had purchased the game and registered it to
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For February And March 2019
Get your cash ready
Can you believe it's February already? 2018 was an amazing year for the Nintendo Switch with the console enjoying bumper sales at Christmas, and January got off to a strong start with the delightful New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes leading the charge. So what's next for Switch? We've...
Competition Celebrate The Launch Of Wargroove And Win Yourself A Nintendo Switch
A bundle of Wargroove merchandise is up for grabs too
To celebrate the launch of the excellent turn-based strategy game Wargroove on Nintendo Switch our friends at Chucklefish have teamed up with us to give away a Nintendo Switch, along with a bunch of Wargroove goodies. To be in with a chance of winning, we'd like you to get creative and create an...
Rumour Nikkei Suggests Smaller And More Affordable Switch Hardware Is On The Way
As early as this year
Last October, The Wall Street Journal reported the Nintendo Switch would be receiving a makeover towards the end of 2019. The report said the new system would be “brighter, thinner and more energy-efficient” and was likely to include an improved LCD display. It wasn’t exactly a surprise, as Nintendo has been known to...
News Nintendo's Mobile RPG Dragalia Lost Is Finally Being Released In The UK, Canada And Australia
It's been 3,000 years...
Smartphone game Dragalia Lost is scheduled for a release in the UK, Canada, and Australia, Nintendo has confirmed. Dragalia Lost initially launched on 27th September 2018, but was restricted to just the US, Japan, Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Fans from other regions have been hoping for a release for some time, so we're...
News Side With Pancakes Or Waffles In The Upcoming Splatoon 2 Splatfest
A breakfast battle for the ages
Following the arrival of version 4.4.0 in Splatoon 2 earlier this week, which gave Kelp Dome a slight makeover and made multiple adjustments to the weapons, gear and modes in the game, Nintendo has now revealed the next Splatfest. Players in both North America and Europe will be required to side with team pancakes or...
News Super Nintendo World Will Be Ready In Time For The 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Animated movie targeting a 2022 release
Nintendo has big plans to expand its business with theme parks and lots of them. Transforming the brand into an experience won't just be happening in a single country, though - it'll be occurring in different places all over the world. In regards to the Super Nintendo World planned for Universal Studios in...
News Dr. Mario World Announced For Mobile Devices, Targeting An Early Summer 2019 Global Release
The doctor is in!
Nintendo might have delayed the release of Mario Kart Tour until summer 2019, but to make up for it, it has now revealed a classic series dating back to the NES era is targeting a global release on iOS and Android devices around the same time. If you haven't caught the Dr. Mario puzzle bug before, you might have a real chance this...
News Nintendo Sees Stock Fall By 9% After Cutting Its 20 Million Switch Sales Target
Ouch
Yesterday, Nintendo shared financial data, sales figures and more from its Nine Months Earnings Release, revealing that it has slashed its bold 20 million Switch hardware sales target for the financial year. As is becoming a somewhat usual occurrence, the company's stock has fallen by a dramatic amount as a result, with investors seemingly...
Video Messing Around With Piranha Plant In Smash Bros. Ultimate, For Science
#plantgang
Piranha Plant has arrived in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and it's utterly, undeniably, unashamedly glorious. Yep, earlier this week, Piranha Plant joined the Smash Bros. roster as the first DLC character released for the Switch's biggest fightathon. The release has been an interesting one; the arrival has generated a heartwarming amount...
News Smartphone First-Person Shooter Modern Combat Blackout Is Firing Onto Nintendo Switch
In a Switch exclusive version
Gameloft has revealed that it will be bringing its hugely popular smartphone FPS series, Modern Combat, to Nintendo's hybrid console, with Modern Combat Blackout serving as a Switch exclusive. The game is based on Modern Combat 5: Blackout, a game which launched across iOS, Android and Windows 10 in 2014 and went on to...
News Nintendo Tokyo Store Opening This Fall
Expanding business
During Nintendo's latest Corporate Management Briefing, the President of the company Shuntaro Furukawa announced Nintendo would be opening a store in Tokyo this fall. Despite being the homeland of the company, Nintendo Tokyo will unbelievably be the first official Nintendo shop in Japan. It aims to be accessible to a wide range...
News Pokémon GO Update Makes Raid Bosses Harder To Beat, New Sinnoh Pokémon Now Available
We hope you have a Sinnoh Stone or five
New Sinnoh Pokémon and a variety have updates have been introduced to Pokémon GO, allowing players to snag more monsters for their collection and changing up battles in a number of ways. Many of the new Pokémon added to the game are evolutions which require the Sinnoh Stone, an item which isn't the easiest...
News More Than 8 Million Accounts Are Subscribed To Nintendo Switch Online
Including Family accounts
Nintendo has finally provided figures relating to its Nintendo Switch Online service, revealing that more than eight million users have signed up since launch. The news comes from a corporate management policy briefing held today by company president, Shuntaro Furukawa. He states that the total number of subscribers -...
News Retro Action-Platformer Ghoulboy - Dark Sword Of Goblin Lands On Switch This Month
Bosses, chiptune, the works
The retro-inspired action platformer Ghoulboy - Dark Sword of Goblin is planning a nostalgic trip to the Nintendo Switch later this month, it has been confirmed. Said to combine elements from the action-RPG genre with hack 'n' slash style gameplay, Ghoulboy features all the heroic characters, gloomy environments, and...
Video 7 Things You May Not Know About Wargroove On Switch
Groovy
Chucklefish's Wargroove arrives on Switch today, and boy was it worth the wait. Dubbed the spiritual successor to Intelligent System's Advance Wars series – with a spot of Fire Emblem thrown in for good measure – we awarded it a thoroughly-deserved 9/10 rating in our review. If that glowing critical appraisal still wasn't enough to...
Feature What The Creator of Ecco The Dolphin Did Next
"It is still 'us', the original Ecco the Dolphin team!"
Ed Annunziata's career spans all the way back to the early '90s, and includes titles such as Spider-Man, Chakan: The Forever Man, Cyborg Justice and Kolibri, all games that appeared on Sega hardware. However, his name is most closely associated with the groundbreaking Ecco the Dolphin, a 1992...
News Knife Fighter Kano Returns To Mortal Kombat 11
That’s not a knife... that’s a knife
In January, NetherRealm Studios held an event showcasing the gameplay of Mortal Kombat 11 for the very first time. During this, it was revealed a special Kombat Kast would take place on 30th January, sharing more information about the characters and content coming to the game. Unfortunately, due to wild...
News Devolver Digital's Ultra-Violent Ape Out Has Been Slightly Delayed
Anger intensifies
One of the most intriguing games on the Switch's release schedule horizon is Ape Out, an ultra-violent smash 'em up that was originally planned to release next week. Sadly, the game has been delayed slightly, pushing its launch date back to 28th February. The game is a wild mash-up of striking colours, frantic jazz music and...
News Sega Shares Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Making Of Team Sonic Racing's Soundtrack
Pedal to the metal
Continuing the recent trend of musical love, Sega has shared a new video today giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Team Sonic Racing's soundtrack. The video features Sonic Team Sound Director Jun Senoue on guitar, Act. on drums, and Takeshi Taneda on bass, all jamming along to songs from the game during the...
Thursday31st Jan 2019
News Nintendo Reconfirms Switch Release Windows For Metroid, Pokémon, Animal Crossing And More
Bayonetta 3, Luigi's Mansion 3, Dragon Quest
As part of Nintendo's newly-released financial report, an up-to-date launch schedule of "primary" Nintendo products has been shared. The schedule shows the expected release windows for all major Nintendo-published games that have already been announced. Aside from Metroid Prime 4, which Nintendo recently...
A bit of a drag
Inti Creates has made quite a name for itself on the Switch with quality titles like Mighty Gunvolt Burst, Blaster Master Zero, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, and Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack all offering up some excellent retro run ‘n’ gun action. Going back further, however, the company put itself on the m
News Dead Or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet Won’t Be Released In Europe Or North America
Times are changin’
Despite the fact Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet is not a mainline entry in the DoA series, there’s still admittedly some interest in the upcoming release here in the west because the existing entries have been made available outside of Japan in the past. For anyone who was looking forward to some fun in the sun on the Switch...
News The Latest Smash Bros. Ultimate Update Removes "Jack" And "Brave" Codenames
Both are gone
Ever since Nintendo announced there would be multiple DLC fighters added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, there have been rumours and predictions about the next lot of characters on the way. One reported "leak" that gained plenty of traction, originated on the Japanese textboard 5channel. It was all because the apparent leaker posted...
Review Downwell - The Ultimate Version Of Everyone's Favourite Potholing Roguelike Shooter
Get down and TATE
Imagine for a moment that you’re taking a stroll in the countryside and you happen upon an old well – what do you do? At the very least, you wander up and take a peek; you might drop a pebble down there, or even a cheeky loogie if nobody’s around. Why? It’s tough to say exactly, but Downwell taps into that human fascination...
News Spoiler Alert Is Like A Reverse Version Of Super Mario Bros. Due Out On February 1st
“You played the game... Now it's time to unplay it!”
Imagine a scenario where you boot up Super Mario Bros. for the first time and Peach has already been saved, every coin has been collected and every single goomba has been stomped on. What would you do? Spoiler Alert, arriving on the Switch eShop on 1st February for $4.99, is a Megafuzz...
News Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Officially Confirmed For The West, Premium Edition Detailed
No joke
As expected thanks to its recent western classification, it has now been confirmed that Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth is coming to Nintendo 3DS in North America and Europe later this year. The game acts as a sequel to 2014's Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
News Smash Ultimate Exceeds 12 Million Worldwide Sales, Top Ten Best-Selling Switch Games Revealed
Mario's all over the shot
Newly updated sales figures for Nintendo Switch software has revealed that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has already shifted a whopping 12.08 million copies worldwide, making it the third best-selling game on the platform despite releasing just last month. The figure is even more impressive when you realise that the chart...
News Get Up To 66% Off Some "Weird And Wonderful" Switch Games In Nintendo's Latest Sale
Europe only, but NA to follow?
Today sees the introduction of another sale across the Nintendo eShop, with the Japanese gaming giant discounting some of the more 'Weird and Wonderful' games available on Switch. We've got all the games included listed below, as well as links to stores for your region so that you can check all prices; interestingly,...
News The Top 10 Best-Selling 3DS Games (As Of December 2018)
Pokémon here, Pokémon there
As part of its Q3 2019 financial update, Nintendo has provided up-to-date lists for its best-selling games across current consoles. We've already shared the current top ten best-selling Switch games, but what about the 3DS? Well, as it happens, the top ten 3DS games are exactly the same now as they were three month
Now aiming for 17 million
Nintendo has shared its Nine Months Earnings Release for the financial year ending March 2019, giving us plenty of insight into how the company is performing in terms of sales across all consoles and other forms of income. Perhaps the most interesting news to come of the financial report is the fact that Nintendo has...
News Darksiders: Warmastered Edition Launches Physically On Switch In April, Will Retail For $30
Properly confirmed this time
Remember yesterday, when Darksiders: Warmastered Edition was accidentally leaked early by its own publisher? Well, today the game has been truly confirmed - properly this time - and it's set to arrive on Switch in April. Already available on PC and other consoles, the game will launch on Switch on 2nd April b
Feature Chucklefish On Wargroove, Advance Wars And Making Tools That Turn Players Into Creators
"It’s important to us that we make games we’re truly passionate about"
It's fair to say that Wargroove has been near the top of many of a Switch owner's 'most wanted' list for quite some time; it was initially revealed way back in February 2017, the same month the console was launched. Right from the off, its eye-catching visual style and...
News Nearly Half Of All Switch Owners Have A Copy Of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Software attach rates revealed
Despite only being on the market for just under two years, the Nintendo Switch has already produced some must-have titles. Even top games originally brought to life on Wii U have been given a glorious second chance on Switch and, for the most part, they've taken that chance with open arms and impressive sales. But just...
Nintendo Download 31st January (Europe)
Wargroove! Dragons Dawn of New Riders!
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 comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy (THQ Nordic,...
Nintendo Download 31st January (North America)
Wargroove! Dragon Marked For Death!
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 comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop: Wargroove (Chucklefish, Fri 1st February, $19.99)...
News Mario Kart Tour Has Been Delayed Until Summer 2019
Blue shell reportedly to blame
While we're still yet to see or hear the slightest trickle of info surrounding how it will play, Nintendo's upcoming mobile app Mario Kart Tour has been delayed until this summer. Originally scheduled to arrive in the financial year ending March 2019, the app has been pushed back to the summer to improve its overall...
News Limited Run Reveals Another World Collector’s Edition For Nintendo Switch
Pre-orders go live on 1st February
Last weekend, it was revealed Limited Run Games was handling the physical release Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition for Nintendo Switch. If you’re interested in picking up the Collector’s Edition of the game, it will set you back $59.99. This bundle becomes available for pre-order in the US on 1st...
News Take To The Skies In Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight, Blasting Onto Switch On 21st February
Flight combat on the go
Flight combat action game Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight is soaring onto Nintendo Switch on 21st February, it has been confirmed. The game has you taking the controls of a warplane and jumping into the battlefields of World War 2. With campaigns for Great Britain, USSR, and Germany all featured, you will assume the role of a pilot...
News Bandai Namco Unleashes Adjustment Patch Alongside Second Season Of Dragon Ball FighterZ
Jiren and Videl join the battle!
If there's one other fighting game on the Nintendo Switch worth checking out besides Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it's arguably Dragon Ball FighterZ. The game is the definitive Dragon Ball fighting game, with an all-star cast and ongoing patches to ensure battles continue to be as fierce, fast and frantic as possible...
News Award-Winning Precision Platformer The King's Bird Flies Onto Switch This February
Momentum-driven movement
Serenity Forge and publisher Graffiti Games have announced that the award-winning platformer The King's Bird will be soaring onto Nintendo Switch next month. The King's Bird is described as a momentum-driven, precision-platforming game in which players must use aerial movements to dash, glide, and flow through a mysterious...
Wednesday30th Jan 2019
Review Wargroove - A Turn-Based Strategy Classic That Intelligent Systems Would Be Proud Of
Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war
Intelligent Systems has always been known for its strategy game IP, with Fire Emblem naturally being the most popular, but that esteemed series might never have made it West were it not for the more colourful and militaristic antics of the Advance Wars franchise. Unfortunately – despite its similarities to...
News Unreleased N64 Game Dragon Sword Might Finally Be Completed 20 Years Later
Source code acquired
Around 1997-98, a hack-and-slash game under the name Dragon Sword was in development for the Nintendo 64. Sadly, it was never completed, and players never got to see it as it was truly intended, but that might be about to change. The game was originally being created by Team Storm at Interactive Studios, the team behind 1998...
News Some Players Are Experiencing Corrupted Save Files After Using Piranha Plant In All-Star Mode
Be careful!
For the last few glorious hours, players all over the world have been enjoying the bitey, leafy ways of Piranha Plant in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The character was added in an update to Version 2.0.0 just hours ago, but some players are experiencing a pretty nasty and worrying issue. As reported by unofficial account @SSBUNews,...
News Fresh New Splatoon 2 Update Splashes Onto The Switch
Version 4.4.0 is here!
There's been an onslaught of updates this week and to top it off, a new one is now available for Splatoon 2. Version 4.4.0 gives Kelp Dome a slight makeover and specifications for some of the main weapons, special weapons and gear in the game have been changed. There have also been adjustments to the Ranked Battle and Salmon...
News Piranha Plant Is Now Available In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Version 2.0.0 has arrived
So much for a February release, as it looks like Piranha Plant is available right now in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate alongside the launch of version 2.0.0. Other than the addition of the 75th playable character, there are a number of fixes and adjustments to the online and offline experience. Nintendo has also shared...
News So Long Wii Shop Channel, And Thanks For All The Games
Closing down after more than 12 years
Today sees the discontinuation of the Wii Shop Channel, an online service for the Wii which has hosted a wonderful and quirky collection of digital games since December 2006. Back in September 2017, Nintendo announced that the Wii Shop Channel would be closing in 2019. The closure would mean that players would...
News THQ Accidentally Confirms Darksiders: Warmastered Edition For Switch, Then Removes Evidence
Oops
It would appear that Darksiders: Warmastered Edition is well and truly on the way to Nintendo Switch, after what appears to be something of a slip up by publisher THQ Nordic. The Warmastered Edition, which is an enhanced version of the series' first game that has already seen a release on Wii U in the past, has been rumoured to be coming to...
Review New Star Manager - Football Management At Its Most Tactile
The Jurgen Klopp of football management games
Leicester City (in 2016) and Manchester City (in 2018) are two recent Premiership-winning teams that went about their footballing business in completely different ways, and there's a neat parallel to be drawn here with New Star Manager and Football Manager 2019 Touch. Both are ostensibly playing the same...
Japanese Charts Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Sales Exceed 300,000, Kingdom Hearts 3 Takes Top Spot
Switch hardware sales return to normal
Japanese chart figures are now in for 21st - 27th January, revealing that New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe has now sold more than 300,000 units in the country alone. The game shifted another 57,725 copies this week, taking its total up to 312,869 and keeping it safely within the top three positions at retail...
Video 10 Exciting Games Coming To Switch In The Month Of February
What will you play?
February is upon us, so what’s there to look forward to in terms of video game offerings? Following on from the releases such as New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes in January, our bubbly video producer Alex Olney has taken time to compile a list of ten exciting games being released on the...
News Game Developer Survey Shows That Nearly Half Of Devs Are Most Interested In The Switch
Switch game sales still performing well
A survey asking a large number of video game developers for their views on the current climate of game development has revealed that almost half are most interested in releasing a game on the Nintendo Switch. This information comes from the 2019 GDC State of the Game Industry survey, which polled nearly 4,000...
News The Pokémon Company Is Now Hiring For An "Upcoming Mobile Game"
What could it be?
A new job listing has revealed that The Pokémon Company International is working on an "upcoming mobile game". Posted just hours ago, the listing is looking for a Principal Game Designer who will work "within a team of designers, engineers, artists, producers, and testers to create an upcoming mobile game". The job description...
Feature Predicting Super Bowl LIII with Super Smash. Bros Ultimate
Madden, schmadden
Super Bowl LIII is upon us all! This Sunday, the New England Patriots square off against the LA Rams for NFL supremacy. (As a Seahawks fan, barf.) It’s anyone’s guess who will take it all, but in the meantime, we can read the digital tea leaves with video game simulations. Ain’t the future grand? While, yes, EA Sports’s...
News The Next Update For Mario Tennis Aces Is Arriving This Week
Boom Boom also confirmed for February
Mario Tennis Aces might have been slightly underdone when it arrived in June last year, but since then, Nintendo has bolstered the experience with a number of content updates. Version 2.2.0 for the game is due out tomorrow in North America, according to the Nintendo support website. This update will also be made...
News Nintendo's UK Store Appears To Have Confirmed Mortal Kombat 11 Switch Delay In Europe
No concerns for North America
Mortal Kombat 11 was expected to arrive worldwide on the Switch in April until several European retailers updated their product listings for the Switch version of the game, changing the launch date to 10th May. At the time, these retailers included Amazon and even the Warner Bros. store (the company responsible for...
News Shoot 'Em Up Bundle Vasara Collection Is Getting A Physical Release On Switch
Vasara and Vasara 2
Back in March of last year, QUByte Interactive revealed that it had acquired the console rights to Visco Corporation's bullet hell series, Vasara, noting that a collection containing both Vasara and Vasara 2 would be headed to Switch. We now have a little more information about the release, and it's good news for physical fans...
News Snag Your Favourite Mega Man Characters In The Next Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirits Event
A three-day event
The next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Board event has been revealed, this time smothering the board with fan-favourite characters from the Mega Man universe. The news comes from an in-game message (we've grabbed a screenshot for you below), where it is explained that defeating these Spirits in battle will net you more gold...
Nindie Round Up Bedtime Blues, Apocalipsis, My Memory Of Us, JackQuest And The Shrouded Isle
Scares, sacrifices and Sir Patrick Stewart
This week we have a game heavily influenced by WWII, one paying homage to the writings of H.P Lovecraft and one with a visual style based on 15th-century wood carvings. If that doesn’t cement the level of variety and creativity in the indie scene, then we don’t know what does. Let’s dive in…...
News Team17 Teases Yet Another Free Update For Overcooked 2
Overcooked 2 Ultimate
Team17 has revealed that yet another free update will arrive in Ghost Town Games' Overcooked 2 with a tease very reminiscent of December's Kevin's Christmas Cracker update. Last month, the UK-based publisher shared the teeniest, tiniest of teases hinting at something festive; four days later
News Vectronom Is A Psychedelic Rhythm-Based Puzzle Game Coming To Switch This Spring
Solve puzzles to the beat
Note: This video contains flashing lights and rapidly changing colours. Publisher ARTE and German indie developer Ludopium have announced that their upcoming rhythm-based puzzler Vectronom is headed to Nintendo Switch. In Vectronom, players must memorise patterns and solve environment-specific puzzles while moving their...
Tuesday29th Jan 2019
News It Looks Like Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 2.0.0 Will Drop Tonight
Biggest update so far?
At the end of last week, an in-game message for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate revealed that an update to Version 2.0.0 would be released within the next seven days. It would appear that the update is now just hours away, with new information suggesting that it could land tonight. The news comes from an automated system set up by...
News Download Warning Ruins Box Art For Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster
North America likely to receive the same treatment
If you’re a fan of Final Fantasy, you’ve probably heard about how American and European physical copies of Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster will include a single-use download code for the second game. It somewhat defeats the purpose of owning a physical copy. If that wasn’t already insulting
News Nintendo Switch Firmware 7.0.0 Already Hacked Just Four Hours After Going Live
Worrying times
The Nintendo Switch's security issues appear to be going from bad to worse, as the very recently implemented 7.0.0 firmware update has already been compromised. Launching just hours ago, firmware version 7.0.0 brought with it the usual system stability improvements and new security codes to fend off any potential hacking threat...
News Nintendo Switch System Update 7.0.0 Adds New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Icons
Language support and stability also improved
As we reach the end of the first month of the year, Nintendo has released a new system update for the Switch. Version 7.0.0 is a little bit more exciting than you might think. In this firmware update, Nintendo has added six New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe icons for your user. Additional language support...
News Pipeworks Has Sent The Switch Alpha Build Of Terraria To Re-Logic For Review
Slow progress
The release of Terraria on the Switch eShop is well overdue. After being confirmed for the platform last August, Pipeworks Studios has now hit a major milestone in the Switch port’s development cycle. The alpha build has been sent to Re-Logic - the original developer - for review. Here’s the full update posted on the Terraria...
News Open-World Adventure Windscape Is An Homage To Zelda, And It Arrives On Switch This March
NPCs, dungeons, the works
Headup Games has announced that the upcoming open-world adventure game Windscape will launch on Nintendo Switch on 27th March, releasing a brand new trailer in the process. Windscape is a first-person exploration adventure set in a world made up of floating islands in the sky. The game is heavily inspired by the likes of...
News Fitness Boxing Faces Stock Shortages In Japan After Players Share Weight Loss Stories Online
A sudden hit
After a very slow and steady start, Imagineer's Nintendo-published title Fitness Boxing appears to be blooming in Japan, all thanks to players sharing their weight loss stories online. Since its release in the country last month, Fitness Boxing has been slowly gathering a small handful of sales each week without making much of a dent...
News Damon Baker Joins The Xbox Team
"The future looks amazing!"
At the end of last year, Damon Baker announced he would be leaving Nintendo after more than 12 years to pursue a new opportunity in 2019. He started out at the company in 2006 as the global manager of brand licensing and became head of third-party marketing and communications after three years, until taking up the head of...
Review Swords & Soldiers - A Blast From The Past That's Worth Plundering Again On Switch
Meat, might and marauders
If fiction has taught us anything, it’s that Vikings have all the fun. Pillaging gold. Killing enemy soldiers by the dozen. Getting drunk before, during or after said events. They’re living the reaver’s dream. So, of course, they make a fine fit for video games with their love of violence, alcohol and cooked meat –...
Video Why You Should Be Pleased The Development Of Metroid Prime 4 Has Been Restarted
"There's a bright side to all of this"
Last week, Nintendo’s Senior Managing Executive Officer Shinya Takahashi revealed development of Metroid Prime 4 had been restarted. The game was apparently not up to the required standards and Nintendo has now appointed Retro Studios to take control of the project. The downside of this is the delay, with the...
News Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Champions Will Soon Conquer Nintendo Switch, Cross-Play Included
Battle on the go
PlayFusion and Games Workshop have announced that the super-popular and hugely successful trading card game Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions is headed to Nintendo Switch. For those not in the know, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions is a collectable card game that blends physical and digital card collections; essentially, players...
News Nintendo Was The Fourth Best-Scoring Major Publisher Of 2018 On Metacritic
Smash takes highest-scoring Nintendo game
Review aggregator site Metacritic has published its yearly rankings of video game publishers, providing a list which shows how well each company performed as a whole throughout the year based on average review scores. Nintendo ranked fourth amongst all "major publishers". For the rankings, all game...
Review Mages of Mystralia - A Colourful Spellcasting Adventure That Just Falls Short
Spellcrafting 101
A young woman looks to the stars one night and finds herself imbued with their celestial power – so much so, in fact, that she accidentally burns her house down and must flee town as an outcast. The use of magic is banned in the land of Mystralia, after all, leaving our hero Zia to seek her fate by herself. Once she encounters...
News Iron Crypticle Brings Smash TV And Ghosts 'n Goblins-Inspired Arcade Fun To Switch Next Month
Get 10% off pre-orders
We're happy to exclusively share the first Nintendo Switch trailer for Iron Crypticle, an arcade twin-stick dungeon shooter arriving on the console next month. In the game, the glorious Royal Treasures of Cryptonia have been stolen, and now the King’s washed-up knights must suit up and descend into the ancient palace crypts...
Video Splatoon 2 Producer Hisashi Nogami Shares His Top Five Things About The Octo Expansion
Not eight, sadly
Last summer, Nintendo released the Octo Expansion DLC for Splatoon 2, giving all squids and kids the chance to tuck into some great single-player content. In case you'd forgotten and hadn't got round to it yet, the game's producer has shared his five favourite things about the expansion. As you might expect, Nogami-san's choices...
News Show Off In Front Of Your House Guests With This Sleek NES Controller Bottle Opener
Crowdfunding campaign launched
If you happen to enjoy your gaming with the odd beverage or two, this NES controller-shaped bottle opener might come in particularly handy - and it just so happens to be one of the coolest takes on a generic household item we've seen, too. Part of a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign which has gone live today, the...
News Be The Talk Of The Town With These Eye-Popping Pikachu Sneakers And Sweater
Pika Choo
If you're a Pokémon fan, chances are that you have a bit of a soft spot for Pikachu. If your love for the little electric bundle of cuteness goes beyond mild adoration, though, then these new clothing options might be just your thing. Launching in Japan later this year, these new trainers and jumper (or sneakers and sweater, for our...
News Sinner: Sacrifice For Redemption Is Adding A Giant Armoured Chicken Boss In Free Switch Update
And modes and weapons, too
Dark Souls-inspired action RPG Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption is receiving a new, free update next month, bringing with it a whole host of new content including a giant armoured chicken boss. Yep. As well as this giant chicken beast (which you can experience in all its glory in the GIF below), you can also expect to...
News Tunche Is An Action-Filled, Hand-Drawn Beat 'Em Up Aiming To Release On Switch
Kickstarter now running
As more and more indie games hope to make their way to Switch, crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter are becoming increasingly important for developers to realise their early goals. The latest crowdfunding project to catch our attention is Tunche, a hand-drawn beat 'em up which has Switch firmly in its sights. The game is...
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Random Looks Like Amazon Didn't Get The Memo About Metroid Prime 4
Available in the past, present and extreme future
Unless you've been fast asleep since last week, you've probably already heard the news that the development of Metroid Prime 4 is being entirely restarted. Nintendo issued an official statement on the game's progress last Friday, telling us that Retro Studios would now be working on the title and...
News A Hat In Time Is Coming Soon To Switch, According To The Gears For Breakfast Support Page
We can't wait!
Last August, developer Gears for Breakfast confirmed A Hat In Time was heading to the Switch after initially posting a tweet suggesting it would be skipping Nintendo’s hardware. While there’s still no date indicating when exactly this game inspired by
Review Sphinx And The Cursed Mummy - A Bit Musty Due To Age, But Still Worth A Look
Mother may I
No one really remembers Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy, which makes it rather odd property to raise from dead. Originally released on the GameCube back in the early 2000s, it came out during the renaissance for action platformers, with the likes of Ratchet & Clank, Sly Cooper and Jak & Daxter cementing PS2 as the place to be. Add...
Rumour Frostbite Engine Support For Nintendo Switch Seemingly Reconfirmed
Is it really happening?
At the start of this month, there was a rumour EA was working on Frostbite engine support for the Nintendo Switch. It began to circulate when YouTuber Doctre81 found an interesting detail on an EA Software Engineer’s LinkedIn webpage, revealing how the individual had been working on bringing existing software development...
News Japan's Kirby Cafe Is Being Updated With Adorable New Merch And Menu Items
Squee!
Sitting proudly on our list of must-do things in Japan is the Kirby Cafe, a restaurant dedicated to our favourite pink sphere of joy and related, yummy-looking food. Starting on 27th February, the cafe is seeing a bit of an overhaul, introducing new menu items and even some new merchandise which you can take home after you've eaten. You can...
Video Nintendo Hires None Other Than Ash Ketchum To Promote Pokémon: Let's Go On Switch
His rates must be through the roof
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! have been out in the wild for just over two months now, giving us yet another excuse to explore the magical world of Kanto and catch 'em all. Of course, being one of the Switch's biggest games (or two biggest, we guess), these new Pokémon adventures are still being...
News Don't Expect A Game Card If You Buy One Of These PlayIt Budget Titles For Switch
Download only
For most video game developers, digital distribution is the most convenient and affordable way to make a game accessible to the masses. The downside here is that the majority of online game stores are now inundated with multiple new releases on a daily basis. It can make finding the game you actually want a real hassle. On the plus...
News Modder Tries To Create A First-Person 8-Bit Zelda Game Inside DOOM Engine
A new perspective
The Legend of Zelda series has taken some interesting new steps in recent years - Breath of the Wild was an entirely different take on the franchise's usual setup - but one thing we wouldn't expect to see is a first-person adventure. And especially not a first-person adventure with NES-style graphics. As it so happens, though,...
Review When Ski Lifts Go Wrong - This Fiendish Physics Puzzler Is Snow Joke
Eddie the Eagle’s Bridge Constructor
Known as Carried Away in its early access PC guise, Hugecalf Studios’ renamed When Ski Lifts Go Wrong is a node-based physics puzzler that has you constructing chairlifts over terrain to get riders to a finish line in one piece. Questionable construction will cause your passengers to collide with obstacles or...
News Splatoon 2 Hackers Are Disconnecting Opponents To Claim Victory In League Battles
Unacceptable
Splatoon 2 has been subject to much more than its fair share of hacking issues since its release on Switch around a year and a half ago, and the problem doesn't seem to be going away any time soon. As reported by OatmealDome, a data miner well-known within the Splatoon community, some players are entering League Battles and manually...
News Humble Store Considering Selling Nintendo Games To Customers Outside Of The US
Expanding business
Not long after 2019 began, the store side of the Humble Bundle began selling digital codes for Switch and 3DS games. Disappointingly, Nintendo purchases on the Humble Store are limited to customers in the United States. Fortunately, Switch and 3DS owners outside of this region may one day be able to purchase games from this...
News Love The Sega Ages Range? Then 8Bitdo Has Made Your Dream Controller
As well as a new Retro Receiver for the Genesis / Mega Drive
If you've been loving Sonic and Thunder Force IV on your Switch lately, you might be interested to learn that 8Bitdo – makers of many a fine controller – are releasing a Sega-inspired pad which will no doubt become the interface of your dreams. Based on the design of the fantastic...
News Nintendo Releasing Week-Long Splatoon 2 Demo In Japan
10 classic weapons are also on the way
Splatoon 2 is easily one of the best games available on the Switch. Since it launched, there's been more weapons, customisation options and levels added to the game. Nintendo even went as far as releasing a DLC expansion. Although major development on the title is now complete, Splatoon 2's time in the...
Guide How To Beat Every Boss In Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
Squash every bug
If you picked up Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes and are looking to give those bugs a sound thrashing, we've got some tips to get you on the right track. It's not the most complex game, but it's easy to get stuck in a rut and forget the variety of options at your disposal to approach each encounter. As well as general pointers...
News The Walking Dead: The Final Season Is Coming To Switch In Physical Form
Releases this March
The Walking Dead: The Final Season has been on an incredibly bumpy ride over the last few months; original developer Telltale Games sadly closed its doors last year, putting the game's future in doubt, before Skybound Games saved the day by promising to complete it. Things are definitely looking up now, though
UK Charts New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Loses Out As Resident Evil 2 Takes The Crown
Three Nintendo games in top ten
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 26th January, revealing that New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe has been knocked off top spot for the first time since its release earlier this month. Mario and friends actually find themselves down several places this week to fourth in the charts following a 44% drop in...
News Sci-Fi Action Shooter Solstice Chronicles: MIA Blasts Onto Switch Early Next Month
Local co-op supported
CIRCLE Entertainment has revealed that its upcoming action shooter Solstice Chronicles: MIA will be firing onto Switch early next month. Developed by Ironward, Solstice Chronicles: MIA is a sci-fi action shooter that features "smart mechanics and skills" which aim to give you multiple ways of tackling the game's challenges. It...
Exclusive The Making Of Observer, A Cyberpunk Horror Set To Terrify The Nintendo Switch
A visit to Bloober Team in Poland
One of several upcoming Switch games which has really grabbed our attention over the last few weeks is Observer, a psychological horror heading to the console later this year. We were lucky enough to be invited to Kraków, Poland for a quick snoop around the Bloober Team office (and by "we", we mean Alex - the lucky...
Demo available now
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