News Over 150 Switch Games Discounted In Nintendo Cyber Deals Sale (Europe)
Up to 70% off top Switch titles
Guide Where To Buy The New Nintendo Switch With Better Battery Life And Screen
Want the new Switch SKU? We're here to help you track it down
Feature The Story Behind New Super Mario Land, The Homebrew Marvel Intended As A Christmas Gift
"As far as I'm concerned, the project is terminated already"
News This Official Switch Lite Flip Cover Looks Perfect For Keeping Your Console Safe
Update: Confirmed for UK, AUS and now North America
Random Super Mario Land Has Been Ported To The SNES, And It Looks Amazing
If only it were official
News - 2019, Week 47
Sunday24th Nov 2019
News Miyamoto Would Rather Focus On New Nintendo Experiences Than Old Ones
Paving the way
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa recently stated in a follow-up Q&A to Nintendo's six months earnings report how important it was for the company to create new game experiences. In a rare western interview with TIME in October, he also mentioned how it was vital for Nintendo's development teams to "try something new" and ste
Random Insomniac Discovers Gunship "Drift" Glitch In Metroid Prime
Years after its release
Metroid Prime was a massive game during the GameCube era, generating a huge following and a sequel on the same system. Despite this, one glitch in the first entry which has seemingly gone unnoticed over the years has now reportedly been discovered by a Reddit user known as angelar_ who suffers from insomnia. You see, one...
Random The Console War Is Over, WWE's Seth Rollins Prefers Switch To PS4 And Xbox One
"I stick where it is simple and easy on the Switch"
The Switch and professional wrestling have become somewhat intertwined of late. Nintendo's console benefitted from the promotional push of the one and only John Cena at launch, and more recently it has been used to fuel storylines. Heck,
News Pokémon Sword Is The Most Popular Version In Japan
Digital sales not included
It's safe to say the new Pokémon entries on Switch have been a huge success. Sword and Shield broke records across Japan, Europe, and North America on release, and experienced more than six million sales in the first week while becoming the fastest-selling games on Switch. Focusing on Japan, Famitsu earlier this week
Poll Box Art Brawl #18 - Donkey Kong 64
Walnuts, peanuts, pineapple smells
He-he-here we go! It's time for Box Art Brawl, our weekly look at which region got the best box art of a particular retro release. Last week the North American version of Ninja Gaiden on the NES absolutely trounced the competition, with the Japanese variant a distant second and Europe left stumbling in a daze...
Feature Hands-On With Tobu Tobu Girl Deluxe, A Challenging New Game Boy Title With A Cute Look
You go, girl
Making a new Game Boy game in the modern era takes a lot of guts, but Tangram Games has done just that with Tobu Tobu Girl Deluxe. Successfully crowdfunded to the tune of €40,972, this is a simplistic yet challenging action title which tasks you with getting to the top of the screen using a wide range of skills while avoiding hazards...
Review Construction Simulator 2 US - Console Edition - A Celebration Of The Mundane
Building your construction empire has never been so fun
“Magnificent,” says Pete, your flatbed truck driving instructor and future foreman. “Congratulations on passing basic training. Now you can go ahead and fulfil your dream of running your own construction company.” You’ve never even thought of going into the construction business...
Mini Review Raining Blobs - Can't Compete With The Best The Genre Has To Offer
Familiar territory
Anyone even remotely familiar with game franchises like Puyo Pop and Tetris will feel right at home with Raining Blobs. It’s a puzzle game in which you need to match up coloured globules that fall down the screen in order to wipe them from the board, scoring combos and points in the process. That’s more or less all there is to...
News Zavvi Launches Mario Kart Racing Merch Range
Just in time for Christmas
UK online store Zavvi has been busy this year launching various officially licensed Nintendo merchandise for Super Mario, Legend of Zelda and more recently Luigi's Mansion. But now the design boffins hav
News You Can Now Store 3,000 Pocket Monsters In Pokémon GO
New item capacity upgrades as well
One gripe we've had with Pokémon GO since it was released, is that there's never enough storage space for all of the Pokémon you catch and items you obtain. As more updates have been released, it's only become more difficult to store it all. With Niantic adding new Pokémon and items to the popular augmented...
Saturday23rd Nov 2019
Guide Where To Buy The New Nintendo Switch With Better Battery Life And Screen
Want the new Switch SKU? We're here to help you track it down
You have probably heard about a new version of the Nintendo Switch that's on store shelves now, and we don't mean the handheld-only Switch Lite that launched in September. Over the summer Nintendo rolled out an update to the standard Switch model with some changes under the hood which...
Mario's virtual world is still a no-go for some children
Shigeru Miyamoto, who last month was recognised as a Person of Cultural Merit in Japan, has revealed at the same event he would one day like Nintendo to have the same level of appeal and acceptance as Disney. As reported by Nikkei, Miyamoto explained how the main hurdle Nintendo had to...
Mini Review Zumba Burn it Up! - Ring Fit Adventure Too Crazy For You? Try This Instead
Rhythmic calorie counting
Out of all of the family-centric games introduced during the lifetime of the absurdly popular Nintendo Wii, only a handful have seemingly thrived and continued into the present day. Perhaps the most prevalent is the Just Dance franchise, which releases every year like clockwork, but the Zumba series is just about hanging by...
Feature Donkey Kong 64 Devs On Bugs, Boxing And 20 Years Of The DK Rap
Put your hands together if you want to clap
In the last few days we've had a spate of video game anniversaries with Pokémon Gold and Silver, Super Smash Bros., Donkey Kong Country and
Guide Pokémon GO Maps And Trackers: How To Track Pokémon
What's the best way to find spawning Pokémon nests?
Back when Pokémon GO launched back in 2016 a plethora of 'companion' apps and tools which tapped into the game's API quickly followed to help you track certain Pokémon and find out where the monsters were spawning outside your immediate vicinity. However, Niantic caught on to this booming market...
News Former Game Freak Illustrator Reveals He Designed The Legendary Pokémon In Sword And Shield
He also helped out with Marnie's look
Yusuke Ohmura might not necessarily be a household name like Shigeru Miyamoto or Junichi Masuda, but he's definitely made some significant contributions to the Pokémon video game series over the years. This former Game Freak illustrator started out on Pokémon Diamond & Pearl and contributed to various...
News Masahiro Sakurai Reminds Us He's Still Working Hard On DLC Fighters For Smash Bros. Ultimate
No time to rest
As you might recall, this week the Japanese magazine Famitsu was hosting a special 'corporate' Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament featuring a number of local firms. One rather big surprise included Nintendo's competitor PlayStation. In the end, Taisho Pharmaceutical wo
News Physical Copies Of Ikaruga For Nintendo Switch Are Now In "Active" Production
Get ready to shoot 'em up
Publisher Nicalis has been teasing a hard copy of Treasure's sublime shmup Ikaruga for Switch since it showed off a gigantic Switch game case at PAX West 2018. It sent fans of this iconic game – first published as an arcade title in 2001 – into an absolute frenzy. Roughly a year later, Nicalis officially
Review Yaga - An Average Action Adventure Saved By Its Engaging Sense Of Humour
Ivan the (Not So) Terrible
Yaga is an action RPG steeped in Slavic folklore that tells the story of Ivan, an unlucky one-armed blacksmith who becomes accidentally embroiled in a supernatural beef and ends up on the adventure of his lifetime. You see the Baba Yaga, that mysterious old woman who dwells deep in the forest in a house built on chicken...
News Junichi Masuda May Not Have Composed Music For Pokémon Sword And Shield
The end of an era?
Game Freak director and Pokémon series producer Junichi Masuda is best known for his music contributions to the series. Since Pokémon Red and Blue first debuted on the Game Boy, Masuda's compositions have given atmosphere to every mainline game he's been involved with. Last year, Masuda said, "...it’s important to have the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 23rd)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
It's been an eventful anniversary-filled week! Pokémon Sword and Shield got off to a sterling start despite its mixed reception, we reported on a stunning Zelda Breath of the Wild bedroom mural that had us looking at our dreary walls in envy, and a remarkable
News Race Into Your Nearest Arby's Restaurant This Winter And Grab A Sonic-Themed Kids Meal
Featuring an exclusive disc toy
Sega of America has teamed up with Arby's Restaurants across the United States to offer an exclusive toy line based on its iconic video game series, Sonic the Hedgehog. These collectible disc toys include Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy Rose, Dr. Eggman, Shadow, and Super Sonic, and will be offered in kids meals from 1st...
Friday22nd Nov 2019
Feature The Story Behind New Super Mario Land, The Homebrew Marvel Intended As A Christmas Gift
"As far as I'm concerned, the project is terminated already"
Yesterday's news that a talented modder had managed to 'update' (if such a term could be used) Super Mario Land in the form of New Super Mario Land – and get it working on a SNES, no less – caused quite a stir online. We've been lucky enough to not only play this incredible feat of...
News Nintendo Opens Official Merchandise Store On Amazon And We've Picked Out The Best Stuff
Apparel, toys and accessories galore
In recent years, we've noticed quite a surge in officially licensed merchandise. Nintendo appears to be more relaxed with its own IP signing off on many more products than ever before. Its latest move in the US is to highlight many of those products in a new official Amazon US storefront. The "Nintendo Official...
Gallery This Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Bedroom Mural Is Absolutely Stunning
Wildly artistic
Would you like to fall asleep in the kingdom of Hyrule every night? Perhaps you've already done this during a prolonged session of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch or Wii U. If so, you'll likely appreciate this absolutely stunning bedroom mural based on the land of Hyrule in Breath of the Wild. It's been created by...
Reminder A Hat In Time Nyakuza Metro DLC Is Out Now On Nintendo Switch
The adventures of Hat Kid continue
Update - Fri 22nd Nov, 2019 00:50 GMT: Humble Bundle and Gears for Breakfast have now officially released the Nyakuza Metro DLC for A Hat In Time on the Nintendo Switch. This $6.99 / £3.99 DLC includes a new chapter, 10 new Time Pieces, a new sticker system, new flairs, new dyes, a new weapon, and a new purple...
Review Disney Tsum Tusm Festival - A Colourful Party Game That Isn't As Fun As It Looks
Less 'Heigh Ho', more 'hey ho'
Like the toys themselves, Disney Tsum Tsum Festival is a mutated mess that is both adorable and yet utterly bewildering. On the face of it, this is a collection of mini-games populated by stylised versions of your favourite Disney characters, yet it doesn’t quite live up to that promise. This is in part down to its...
News CD Projekt's Revenue Jump Aided By Sales Of Witcher 3 On Switch
Company "encouraged" by the "positive reception"
Polish studio CD Projekt has just published its third-quarter earnings report for 2019, and has cited the release of Witcher 3 on Switch as one of the key reasons for a 38% revenue jump year-on-year. In the last quarter, CD Projekt Capital Group posted 92.9 million PLN in sales revenues, scoring a...
Review Narcos: Rise Of The Cartels - An XCOM-Style Outing That Doesn't Live Up To The Show
Plata o plomo?
Remember when licensed games used to be all the rage? A generation ago, practically every film worth its salt had a tie-in video game, and while there were the occasional good ones – GoldenEye 007 anyone? – for the most part, they were a cheap and forgettable way to boost your Gamerscore while simultaneously filling up the shelves...
Deals Black Friday Madness Means Cheap Micro SD Cards For Your Switch
More storage for your money
Black Friday isn't officially here yet, but that hasn't stopped companies like Amazon jumping on the bandwagon early. The online retail giant is already offering some tasty deals, and if you're in the market for Micro SD cards, then you'll want to check out these offers. SanDisk's excellent 128GB and 200GB cards have...
News Eevee Is Your Next Pokémon Funko Pop
Coming soon to a store near you
One of the most popular, cute and adorable Pokémon is the normal-type Eevee. This pocket monster has been around since the first generation and nowadays has its very own video game, Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! One thing Eevee hasn't got is its very own Funko Pop. At least until now. Following on from Pikachu, Funko...
News Chinese Nintendo Switch Packaging Appears Online Ahead of Release
The Chinese market prepares for the Switch
As you may already know, the Chinese company Tencent is preparing for a Nintendo Switch launch in the Chinese market. Images have now appeared online for packaging of the Nintendo Switch and accessories for the Chinese market. These products include: Nintendo Switch with Neon Joy-Cons Nintendo Switch...
News Trover Saves The Universe Is Coming To Nintendo Switch On 28th November
From the co-creator of Rick and Morty
Squanch Games, established by Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland in 2016, has announced it is bringing its comedic and foul-mouthed adventure game Trover Saves the Universe to the Nintendo Switch later this month, on 28th November. If you buy the game when it is released, you'll get a special launch...
News Strictly Limited Is Bringing Darius Cozmic Collection To The West In Three Different Forms
And they're strictly limited editions, of course
German publisher Strictly Limited Games is marking its second birthday with a pretty special announcement – it's bringing Taito’s Darius Cozmic Collection to the west. Previously only available in Japan, where it was initially released in physical form only, Darius Cozmic Collection brings...
News Playtonic's Steve Mayles Releases Special Donkey Kong Country Artwork To Mark Its 25th Birthday
As other staffers share mementoes from the period
Donkey Kong Country turned 25 yesterday, an event which is sure to have made many of us feel very old indeed. To celebrate the anniversary, Playtonic's Steve Mayles – who worked on the game during his tenure at Rare – has posted a special piece of artwork showcasing the game's heroes: Mayles...
News Pokémon Center London Will Return For The 2020 Pokémon World Championships
Let's hope the queues are less painful next time
The recent opening of the Pokémon Center London was something of a mixed bag; while it was great to have a dedicated (if temporary) store in the UK for Pokémon goods, the queues, l
Gallery Here's A Wee Look At Wargroove's Delightful Deluxe Edition
Getting physical with Chucklefish's strategy classic
Until a new Advance Wars appears, Chucklefish's superb Wargroove is here to scratch your tactical itch on Switch – and it does that brilliantly. Previously a digital release, a physical 'deluxe' version is now available – courtesy of Sold Out – which packs in some neat bonus items, and...
News Hamster Is Bringing Konami's Hyper Sports To The Switch eShop Next Week
On your marks, get set, go!
Hamster is next week releasing Konami's 1984 title Hyper Sports on the Switch eShop for $7.99 / £6.29. The title arrives on 28th November and will allow up to four players to participate in seven events. These sports include swimming, skeet shooting, long horse, archery, triple jump, weight lifting, and pole vaulting...
News Expect Even More Team Rocket Carnage In Pokémon GO This Sunday
They're here to ruin your weekend...
Team Rocket – or Team 'GO' Rocket, to be precise – has been causing all kinds of trouble in Pokémon GO lately, taking over PokéStops and capturing Pokémon to take part in their evil plans. Niantic has now announced that Team GO Rocket act
News Bomberman-Inspired Multiplayer Game Ponpu Targeting A 2020 Switch Release
"1 match easily turns into 20"
Purple Tree Studio has revealed it is bringing its Bomberman-inspired multiplayer title Ponpu to the Switch and multiple other platforms in Q2 2020. Zordix will be responsible for the publishing side of things. In an official press release, the game was described as being hard to put down: It’s the kind of game...
News Fortnite's Fishing Frenzy Contest Kicks Off Today
Sleep with the fishes
Epic Games has just announced that Fortnite's Fishing Frenzy Contest starts today. During the contest, you'll be able to win special items and the focus – as you might have guessed – revolves around Fortnite's recently-introduced fishing mechanic. Here's some more information: Things are about to get reel! Triggerfish...
Thursday21st Nov 2019
News Over 150 Switch Games Discounted In Nintendo Cyber Deals Sale (Europe)
Up to 70% off top Switch titles
Earlier this week Nintendo of Europe announced a number of first-party games on sale on the Nintendo eShop but now the full "Cyber Deals" sales list is here with over 150 games on sale from tomorrow. It's a big list, so search the page if you are looking for a specific title or sort using the column headings...
Random Super Mario Land Has Been Ported To The SNES, And It Looks Amazing
If only it were official
Super Mario Land is one of the most beloved entries in the early Mario canon, despite the fact you can finish it in an evening and it has rather crude visuals, even by Game Boy standards. Still, it was, for many gamers, their first taste of 'Mario-on-the-move', and its gloriously oddball shooter levels, engaging soundtrack...
Review Romancing SaGa 3 - A JRPG Classic That's Often Quite Hard To Love
"You and me could write a bad romance"
It would take years to fully play through the entirety of Square Enix’s seemingly bottomless back catalogue of RPGs, and though the company is best known for genre stalwarts such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, there’s also a staggering number of ‘other’ offerings that – for some reason or another...
Hardware Hyperkin Admiral Review - Wireless N64 Controller Goodness
Cut the cord
Anyone who's ever crammed around a TV with a Nintendo 64, GoldenEye 007 and a few friends will know the struggles that the short cord on the N64's controller caused. Few companies have tried to remedy this in the past with controller extensions – and controllers that just don't hit the mark – but no one has really succeeded...
Review Black Future '88 - A Frantic Cyberpunk Classic
Cyber delight
Everybody’s been bitten by the cyberpunk bug recently, with CD Projekt Red’s long-awaited Cyberpunk 2077 finally being unleashed on the world next year. There’s no word as of yet regarding whether the futuristic adventure will be following The Witcher 3's leather-booted footsteps over to Nintendo’s machine, but those waiting...
News Alien: Isolation Release Date Confirmed For Nintendo Switch
Not long to wait now...
Update (Thu 21st Nov, 2019 11:30 GMT): Alien's Isolation's release date has been confirmed for 5th December 2019. Original Story (Thu 31st Oct, 2019 16:20 GMT:) Given all of the amazing games we've had this year on Switch, it's easy to forget that the superb Alien: Isolation is still on its way in 2019 – but thankfully,...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield Is The Fastest-Selling Switch Game Yet
Update: Over 6 million sales, the 'highest-grossing' Pokémon launch in the US
Update: Pokémon Sword and Shield certainly got off to an excellent start in Japan (see the original story below), and the country's official Pokémon Twitter account has now tweeted that sales have been very good elsewhere, too. According to the tweet and an official...
News Shiny Pokémon Have Two Types Of Animations In Pokémon Sword And Shield
Squares and stars
Can you believe it? Pokémon Sword and Shield are nearly one week old. In this short time frame, players have learned a lot about the new entries. One of the more interesting discoveries is the two different types of shiny animations. This adds an extra layer to the hunt for shiny Pokémon. If you do encounter a shiny in the wild,...
Guide Pokémon Sword And Shield's Sinistea: How To Find And Evolve Into Polteageist
More left-handed tea, vicar?
Pokémon have always had various ways of evolving into new beasties, and Pokémon Sword and Shield are no different. One of these curious contenders is the tiny and wonderful Sinistea, which can be found primarily in Glimwood Tangle, just south of the town of Ballonlea. Pokémon don't really like showing their faces in...
Nintendo Download 21st November (North America)
The Touryst! Narcos! Black Future '88!
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! Nintendo Switch: Narcos: Rise of the Cartels (Curve Digital,...
News Famitsu Reveals New Details About Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore
New screenshots also shared
After the troubled Wii U generation, Nintendo seemingly decided to port all of its major titles from this console across to the Switch. It started out with games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and followed on with titles such as Pokkén Tournament DX and eventually New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. One of its next releases to...
Anniversary It's Been 20 Years Since We First Glimpsed Johto In Pokémon Gold And Silver
Two decades of Gen II
November has historically been a busy month for big video game releases as companies look to get their marquee titles on shop shelves in the run-up to the holidays. Earlier this week the European version of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 64 celebrated its 20th anniversary and today its the turn of Pokémon Gold and Silver to...
Video Nintendo's Latest Switch Commercial Perfectly Underlines The Console's Broad Appeal
"Play together anytime, anywhere"
Remember how muddled the marketing was for the Wii U? Nintendo didn't have a clue how to 'sell' the concept of the system, and this undoubtedly contributed to its lacklustre commercial performance. However, with Switch, the company isn't making the same mistake twice and its promotional activities have been pretty...
Anniversary Feel Old Everyone, Donkey Kong Country Turns 25 Today
And the birthdays keep on comin'!
Hmm. It's almost like video games themselves are conspiring to make us feel our age recently. Earlier this week Super Smash Bros. turned 20 in the PAL region, and today we posted about Pokémon Gold and Silver re
Japanese Charts Pokémon Sword And Shield Debut In Top Spot, As Switch Sales Continue To Rise
And Minecraft reaches one million sales
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 11th - 17th November, reconfirming the strong start for Pokémon Sword and Shield. As previously revealed, the new entries have now sold more than 1.3 million copies, making it the fastest-selling Switch title within this region. Luigi's Mansion 3 has now d
Congratulations Microsoft
Microsoft has had a tough time in Japan on the video game front. The latest iteration of its Xbox system shifts a handful of units per week within the region and the company's first-party offerings often struggle to appeal to Japanese players. While it's not going so well for the Xbox or its library of games, one...
Nintendo Download 21st November (Europe)
Children of Morta! Narcos! Bubble Bobble 4 Friends!
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: Children of Morta (11 bit...
News Nintendo Stock Value Rises Thanks To Pokémon Sword And Shield Success
Increased Switch sales will have helped, too
The robust performance of Pokémon Sword and Shield combined with increased hardware sales has caused Nintendo's stock price to jump to its highest point since May 2018. Nintendo's stock price is currently $49.54, while at the close of May 2018, it rose to $50.05 before dropping down to a low of $31.91...
News Langrisser I & II Lands A 2020 Release Date In The West
Check out the changes
It has been confirmed that Langrisser I & II will launch on March 10th, 2020 in North America and March 13th in Europe, while Australia and New Zealand will get the game on March 20th. A double-pack which remasters two classic Mega Drive SPRGs from the '90s, this collection features new visuals and voice acting, as well as...
Deals Get A Year Of Switch Online Family Membership For Under £25
That's £3.10 per user
Nintendo Switch Online is slowly but surely evolving into something pretty special, thanks to the recent addition of SNES games and the fact that it enables you to store save data in the cloud (oh, and play online, of course). One of the best ways of getting fully involved is to get yourself a
News Get Christmas And New Year Wrapped Up With Goodies From The Japanese My Nintendo Store
Platinum points at the ready, Japan!
The abundance of cool little physical things turning up on the Japanese My Nintendo store is certainly nothing new. While it rarely contains things to truly make us consider how many platinum points we've got sitting on our mostly dormant Japanese Nintendo account (let alone work out how we'd get them shipped to...
News Nyan Cat: Lost In Space Brings Rainbows, Pop-Tarts And Memes To Switch Next Week
Vintage 2011 memery
Internet denizens who can remember back 8 long years ago will no doubt recall the rainbow-trailing, Pop-Tart-bodied feline Nyan Cat which took over the world wide web for a good while. Originating in an animated GIF before being set to music in a YouTube video, Nyan Cat is now headed to Switch in the appropriately titled Nyan...
Wednesday20th Nov 2019
News Get The Black Friday Feeling Early With The Switch eShop Cyber Deals Sale
Starts Friday in Europe, over 150 digital discounts
With Black Friday looming upon us, Nintendo has announced its Cyber Deals sale for 2019 and it looks to feature some choice cuts from the Switch's considerable library. We've already seen Nintendo's North American Black Friday sales plans and now Europe is getting in on the action. Over 150 games,...
Review Animus: Harbinger - A Budget Dark Souls Clone Which Needed More Polish
Diet Souls
Animus: Harbinger attempts to take the well-worn Dark Souls style of slow, methodical combat and create a boss-rush game that sees you battle your way through a total of twenty-one small arena levels, defeating a handful of run-of-the-mill enemies before taking on an area boss in order to gain new weapons, grab upgrade shards and money to...
News Samurai Shodown Is Still On Course For 2019 Release In Japan, Pre-Load Now Available
While the western version is scheduled for early 2020
Update (Wed 20th Nov, 2019 18:00 GMT): The news that the western launch of Samurai Shodown wouldn't be happening until 2020 had some people assuming the that the Japanese version – pencilled in for 12th December – would also be impacted. However, that's not the case and you can pre-load the...
News Sakurai On Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Becoming Best-Selling Fighting Game of All Time
His thoughts on Terry's inclusion, plus more
The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu has been released, and once again we are treated to a column written by Masahiro Sakurai. This is a summary of the column, as translated by Nintendo Life. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has exceeded the lifetime sales of Street Fighter II to become the best-selling...
Rumour Crash Bandicoot Might Be Returning In A Completely "New" Game
Comeback king
At the start of this year, Activision revealed the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy had shifted more than 10 million units worldwide. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled followed this and managed to finish in first place on multiple occa
News Brand New Pokémon Sword And Shield Spirits Are Being Added To Smash Bros. Ultimate
Gotta catch 'em all
Following on from last week's generic Pokémon event, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now hosting a special Pokémon Sword and Shield event. The best news is it adds brand new spirits to the game! The event itself starts this Friday on 22nd November and will run for a total of five days, so you have plenty of time to catch 'em...
News Sonic's Movie Redesign Reportedly Cost Paramount Less Than $5 Million
Not the rumoured $35 million
When the Sonic movie director Jeff Fowler announced the blue blur would receive a makeover, it admittedly left us wondering how much it was going to cost Paramount Pictures, financially. There was a tweet that went viral, suggesting the redesign would cost $35 million – increasing the film's total budget to $125...
News Level-5's Snack World Is Finally Making Its Way To The West
Coming to Switch early next year
Level-5's Snack World is finally making its western console debut in Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl – Gold, which is due to launch Nintendo Switch on 14th February 2020. A fantasy RPG with a storyline that combines humour and technology, Snack World is part of a multimedia franchise which includes toys, TV shows...
Pre-orders open on 26th November
Idea Factory International has teamed up with Limited Run Games to release its dungeon-crawling RPG Moero Chronicle Hyper on the Nintendo Switch in physical form. Pre-orders for the standard version of this game will start on 26th November alongside a physical pre-order of Mary Skelter 2 on the Switch and will set...
News Bandai Namco's Latest Switch Game Will Turn Your Joy-Con Into A Fishing Rod
But it's only coming to Japan at the moment...
Remember that wacky Bakuchou Bar Hunter title Bandai Namco released on the 3DS in Japan, complete with bolt-on fishing rod accessory? Well, the series is now making the leap to Nintendo Switch in the form of Bakutsuri Hunters, which launches in Japan next month. The game is a fishing RPG which comes...
Random Smash Bros. Melee Player Invents Hand-Warming GameCube Controller
Warm-up
Have you ever played a game of Smash Bros. until your hands were numb? Well then, this might be the controller for you. Introducing the hand-warming GameCube pad – an invention by a competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee player known as Morne, who is located in Southern California. Morne has been working on a prototype for a year now, and...
Review Thief of Thieves: Season One - More Of A Snore Than A Score
Like Inspector Clouseau, but without the comedy
It's not hard to see what Rival Games was thinking with Thief of Thieves. Take a long-running comic series by Robert Kirkman, co-creator of The Waking Dead, give it the Telltale Games treatment with fancy cel-shaded comic book stylings, add some Hitman-lite sneaking about in trendy European locations...
News The Co-Op Mechanics Of Gears 5's Robot Assistant Were Inspired By Super Mario Galaxy
"We thought about how we would deal with this from a beginner's perspective"
Super Mario Galaxy was a groundbreaking video game for a number of reasons, but one of the key innovations was the fact that a second player could join the fun even if they lacked the skill to control Mario's planet-hopping abilities. By connecting a second Wii Remote, the...
News R.B.I. Baseball 20's Trailer Is Curiously Lacking In Gameplay Footage
But hey, it's got lots of Christian Yelich!
It's fair to say that the R.B.I. Baseball series hasn't had the best run on Switch. We gave the 2017 edition was given a scathing 3/10 review, while R.B.I. Baseball 18 did little better, chalking up 4 out of 10. Still, with last year's game improving enough to score 6/10 in our review
News Another Free Labo VR Mini-Game Has Been Released
Explore the moon in VR
Nintendo has done a great job of supporting its innovative Labo VR kit with free mini-games, and we've just been gifted yet another today. Dubbed 'Lunar Exploration', the game tasks you with hopping into a lunar rover and exploring the surface of the earth's only natural satellite. To download the game, head over to the...
News Fantasy Strike Brings The Fight To All Platforms Next Month With Full Cross-Play Support
"Sony has finally allowed us to convert to full crossplay"
Cross-play is a great way of uniting and sustaining video game communities for prolonged periods. We've seen it in big-name titles like Fortnite and Rocket League, and as of next month, the indie fighting game Fantasy Strike will include full cross-play support. While cross-play was already...
News Pikachu Brings Miles Of Smiles To This Year's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Bigger than its Gigantamax form?
This year, for the 19th consecutive year in a row – no, we can't believe it either – Pikachu will be taking part in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Perhaps this gigantic Pikachu is more appropriate than ever, now that Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon exist. Here's the announcement via...
Floating in a most peculiar way
What do you do if you've got issues and want to escape them? Why go into outer space of course! No-one can hear you scream (or do anything at all) there! Unfortunately, as we've learned from many a science fiction film, space is filled with psychological trauma and point-and-click adventure game Still There taps into...
Tuesday19th Nov 2019
Random Now People Are Blaming Pokémon Sword And Shield For Bricked Consoles
The drama never stops
Despite lighting up the sales charts and earning decent reviews, Pokémon Sword and Shield has been the subject of some pretty negative press recently. Some of its appears justified – such as reports that the digital version of the game is
Random Pokémon Sword And Shield Players Are Reportedly Experiencing Issues With Their Roku Devices
Update: A fix has arrived
Update 2 - Tue 19th Nov, 2019 03:25 GMT: Roku has now released a fix (via The Verge): We are aware of an issue when using Nintendo Switch and the latest Pokémon game impacting a limited number of Roku devices. We are rolling out a software update to resolve it and impacted users can check for the update by going into...
Random Pokémon Sword And Shield's Ending Has A Pretty Embarrassing Mistake
How soon before Nintendo fixes it?
We're firmly of the opinion that Pokémon Sword And Shield – while not perfect – is a fine video game that has clearly had a lot of blood, sweat and tears invested in it. However, it would seem that in the effort to get the title to market, developer Game Freak slipped up a little when it came to creating the...
News You'll Need Hi-tech Earbuds To Adjust The Volume In Pokémon Sword And Shield
Find this item or go without volume sliders
If you've been playing Pokémon Sword and Shield since it was released, you've probably already got the Hi-Tech Earbuds. If you haven't found them or heard about what they do though, you might want to keep reading. In order to adjust the volume in Sword or Shield, you'll need to first locate this in-game...
Review Bee Simulator - An Interesting Idea That Never Really Takes Flight
To Bee or not to Bee? That is the question
For many years, simulator games were previously the preserve of uber-serious players, keen to try out loving recreations of pastimes that could charitably be called dull. If a game had ‘Simulator’ in the title, it was a clear sign that it’d be an admirably straight-faced experience, with a focus on...
Review REKT! High Octane Stunts - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Meets Rocket League
Big stunts with tiny cars on the cheap!
The eShop’s virtual shelves are getting ever more crowded with each passing week. Can the extremely inexpensive game REKT! possibly be anything other than another putrid attempt to break into the Switch Shovelware Hall of Shame? Get ready for a shocker: good things sometimes do come in cheap packages. There...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield's Pokédex Contains A Dire Warning About Climate Change
Take heed...
Pokémon Sword And Shield may be set in a fantasy world that, in many ways, is quite different from our own, but it would seem that even the realm of Pocket Monsters has the same worries and concerns as ours – and that includes the thorny issue of global warming. The game's Pokédex is being used to illustrate the dangers of climate...
News Nintendo's Tokyo Store Is Set to Open This Friday, And It's Looking Amazing
More merch than you can toss a Pikmin at!
The Parco Store in Shibuya, Tokyo has been closed for renovations since spring of this year. However, that will change this Friday, November 22nd. With its grand reopening, the public will finally have access to the Nintendo Tokyo Store. Journalists in Japan have recently had the opportunity to go in and...
Are we back?
There's a new tactical RPG coming to Switch in 'early 2020' and it's taking us back to World War II. Broken Lines takes place in a different World War II, though; an alternate WWII. How exactly it differs from the established history and timeline isn't outlined in the official press release (maybe Old Biff travelled back even further?),...
News Sonic X Is Headed To Netflix Next Month
In North America, at least
With all of this chatter regarding the upcoming live-action Sonic movie, it's easy to forget that there have been other attempts to bring the character to life outside of video games – including more than one animated cartoon series. With that in mind, it's worth noting that on December 1st, seasons one and two of Sonic...
Guide Pokémon Sword And Shield's Milcery: How To Find And Evolve Into Alcremie
Don't -cery for Mil- Argentina
Pokémon have always had various ways of evolving into new beasties, and Pokémon Sword and Shield are no different. One of these curious contenders is the easily overlooked Milcery, which can be found primarily on Route 4, just south of the town of Turffield. You won't see them in the overworld walking about, so...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Leads Nintendo's Nominations For The Game Awards 2019
Plenty of Nintendo nom nom noms
The nominations for this year's Game Awards, the annual show hosted and organised by Geoff Keighley, have been posted and Nintendo has a good showing with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate gaining a nomination for Game of the Year. One of six games to receive a nomination, the others are Remedy's Control, Hideo Kojima's...
Pikachu, I choose you! Again!
You may have heard that any Pokémon Sword and Shield players that also have a Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu! or Let's Go Eevee! can claim a free Pikachu or Eevee depending on the save file they have on their Switch. This is indeed true! Anyone with a save file for either Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let's Go...
News Mario Kart Tour Celebrates The Festive Season In Its Latest Update
And updates the controls
Lakitu's latest video for Mario Kart Tour has revealed the next big update (out today) is the Winter Tour. This update adds in the Mario Kart DS track DK Pass, three new drivers, new karts and gliders, and updates the control system. Here's a bit about the control update at the 1:30 mark: Now you can steer and drift...
News High-Quality Super Nintendo Poster Set Up For Grabs On My Nintendo (Europe)
And go in the draw to win a SNES Mini
Fancy some new Super Nintendo games for the Switch Online service? How about some themed posters instead? If you happen to be located in Europe, you can now redeem and order an exclusive set of posters from the My Nintendo Store. This poster set is priced at 300 Platinum Points and features three iconic SNES...
News Nintendo Switch Looks Set To End PS4's Five-Year Reign In The UK
UK Switch sales spike 30%
For the past five years, Sony has ruled the roost in the UK hardware sales charts. The PS4 is the territory's undisputed champion with millions of consoles safely installed in millions of living rooms. However, it would seem that Nintendo's recent robust performance is going to change things up a little. Retail data...
Random So, Someone Made A Portable SNES Out Of... A SNES
Because why not?
Over the past few years, we've seen hackers and modders create some pretty impressive pieces of hardware based on existing classic systems. Portable N64s, GameCubes and even Wii Us have come and gone, each one trying to turn a beloved platform into something subtly different.
News The Witcher Showrunner Doesn't See "Rabid" Fans As The Enemy
"I really want to take their enthusiasm and grow"
Despite the fact the upcoming Netflix series The Witcher is an adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's best-selling fantasy novels, there's still likely to be fans of the popular video game series tuning in next month to see Henry Cavill's performance as Geralt. Obviously, there are high expectations from...
News Finally, We're Getting A Game Where The Objective Is To Say No Rather Than Yes
Don't be a 'Yes Man' any longer
We're so used to saying 'yes' to everything in video games – and life – that it's refreshing to hear that someone is actually making a game where the opposite objective is key. Say No! More from Thunderful Publishing and Studio Fizbin is exactly that; it's a title "about defending yourself against mean colleagues...
News Beam Kirby Joins Good-Smile's Ever-Expanding Collection Of Nintendo Nendoroid Figures
Absolutely beaming
The Good-Smile Company has been steadily adding Nintendo characters both classic and new to its cute series of Nendoroid figures and earlier this year we saw a collection of planned figures revealed from series such as Splatoon, Fire Emblem, The Legend of Zelda an
Anniversary Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 64 Is Now 20 Years Old In Europe
Smashin' it mate
It's time for the birthday bumps! Yes, with time moving irrevocably and irritatingly forward, the original Super Smash Bros. turned 20 today - or a version of it did. Having had its Japanese launch in January 1999 and its North American debut in April, Europe finally received the N64 crossover brawler on 19th November exactly two...
Video Check Out Darksiders Genesis' New Creature Core System
Tailor the game to your style
Airship Syndicate and THQ Nordic have just released a new trailer for the upcoming Darksiders Genesis which shows off the game's innovative new "Creature Core" system. This feature allows players to upgrade their character's battle skills by collecting the titular cores after killing enemies and end-of-level bosses...
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News This Official Switch Lite Flip Cover Looks Perfect For Keeping Your Console Safe
Update: Confirmed for UK, AUS and now North America
Update (18th Nov, 14:45): Already confirmed for other parts of the world, we've now had word that the stylish Switch Lite Flip Cover is coming to North America on December 8th, with a retail price of $39.99. Update (3rd Sep, 10:45): Great news, folks! The official Switch Lite Flip Cover has been...
Review Children Of Morta - This Enjoyable Rogue-Lite Is A Family Affair
The family that slays together stays together
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News Axed Pokémon Are Being Added To Sword And Shield By Industrious Modders
Where there's a will...
As we're all painfully aware by now, Pokémon Sword and Shield does not include a complete National Pokédex, and a great many veteran 'mon have been left out of the game. However, where there's a will, there's a way, and modders are already hard at work filling in the gaps where they can. Twitter user SciresM has been...
News Luigi Almost Looked Very Different In Super Mario Odyssey
"We considered a drastic costume change for Luigi"
Luigi has long since moved on from being a palette-swapped second player to a fully-fledged hero in his own right – heck, he even has his own series of video games these days – but he sadly isn't a playable choice in Super Mario Odyssey, the most recent mainline Mario title. However, while he m
UK Charts Pokémon Sword And Shield Beats Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order To Claim Number One Spot
Second biggest launch for the series in the region
Pokémon Sword and Shield has enjoyed a massive opening week in the UK sales charts, holding off Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order to claim the number one spot – making it the biggest system exclusive game of 2019. Pokémon Sword on its own is the third biggest physical game launch of the year,...
News Jeff Kaplan Answers Which Nintendo Character He'd Most Like To See In Overwatch 2
A link between franchises
In a recent quick-fire video interview with Overwatch's Game Director Jeff Kaplan, Game Informer asked the Blizzard VP not only which Overwatch character he'd love to see join the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster (which
Gallery Casio Celebrates 25 Years Of Baby-G With This Amazing Pokémon Watch
Complete with a hidden Pikachu!
As one of gaming's leading franchises, it's no surprise that Pokémon has enjoyed some eye-catching crossover collaborations over the years – and now we've got another. To mark the 25th anniversary of its Baby-G watch range, Casio has created a limited edition watch which focuses on the 25th Pokémon in the...
Review Headsnatchers - Multiplayer Mayhem Mangled By Manky Controls
Don’t lose your head
Headsnatchers is a surprisingly unique party game in which you need to, er… snatch the heads off your opponent’s bodies in order to score points. This may be by kicking the head into a football (soccer to those on the other side of the pond) goal, slam-dunking the head into a basketball hoop, or climbing to the top of a...
News A Sonic Mania-Style 'Drop Dash' Almost Made It Into Sonic 3
New Sonic 3 prototype surfaces
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