Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Best Custom Design Codes - Zelda, Mario, Pokémon and More
Deck yourself out in the best designs the web has to offer
News One Month Later, Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Review-Bombing Is Only Getting Worse
"Sorry but this is an instant 0/10"
It’s all coming up (hybrid) roses
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: How To Get A 5-Star Island Rating And Grow Lily Of The Valley
Written in the stars - and Isabelle's evaluation notes
News - April, 2020
Friday1st May 2020
News The Retail Release Of The Wonderful 101: Remastered Has Been Delayed
Physical backers may also have to wait
There's been a lot of disruptions here and there since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. Unfortunately, it's now also impacted the retail release date of The Wonderful 101: Remastered by PlatinumGames. If you've backed this game, you've likely already...
Thursday30th Apr 2020
News Nintendo Switch System Update 10.0.2 Is Now Live
Fixes a Pro Controller issue
Since rolling out Version 10.0.0, Nintendo has been releasing minor system updates for the Switch on a weekly basis. Apart from the usual stability update, this latest one also resolves an issue tied to the Pro Controller. Below are the full patch notes from the official Nintendo support page: Ver. 10.0.2 (Released...
News Boo! Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has "Haunted" Paintings And Art
Where's Luigi when you need him?
With the introduction of art in Animal Crossing: New Horizons version 1.2.0, we've seen the return of Redd and his questionable selection of items to purchase. We've already catalogued all of the fake and real paintings and statues available in the game, and in that guide, we noticed that some pieces appeared to have...
Teaser website also launched
The Mother series, as we know, hasn't really been acknowledged by Nintendo since EarthBound Beginnings was released on the Wii U eShop back in 2015. Fortunately, it's not been completely forgotten about. Although the series' creator Shigesato Itoi has said he's not particularly interested in making a fourth entry, his...
News We Won't Get A Nintendo Direct This June For E3, Says Report
An event was reportedly in the works
Despite being a yearly tradition at this point, it would appear that we might not be getting a Nintendo Direct presentation this June around the time that E3 2020 should have been taking place. The information comes from a new report shared by Venture Beat, who says that "Nintendo is telling partner developers...
News The Second Multiplayer DLC Pack For Luigi's Mansion 3 Is Available Now
The most chilling challenges yet
Alongside the latest firmware update for the Switch, Nintendo and Next Level Games have released the part two multiplayer DLC pack for Luigi's Mansion 3. This second pack includes new costumes, new floor themes, new ghosts, and new mini-games in both the ScareScraper and ScreamPark Modes. Here are the details from...
News 2K Reveals WWE 2K Battlegrounds, A Brand New Arcade-Style Game
Update: Switch confirmed!
Update (Thu 30th Apr, 2020 11:30 BST): It has now been confirmed that WWE 2K Battlegrounds will be launching on Nintendo Switch. The news comes from a newly-discovered ESRB rating which also confirms the existence of versions for Windows PC, PlayStation 4, Stadia, and Xbox One (thanks, Japanese Ninte
Review Ministry of Broadcast - A Grim But Enjoyable Cinematic Platformer
"I'm not into politics. I'm into survival"
Charm goes a long way in our illustrious hobby. A game with – let's be generous – difficult mechanics can be forgiven quite a lot of sins if it's got plenty of character. Ministry of Broadcast most certainly has difficult mechanics, but it positively oozes charm. Almost every screen is interesting, the...
News The Paper Mario Lookalike Bug Fables Launches On Switch At The End Of May
Small heroes, big adventure
We first heard about Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling last May, and now a year later its developer Moonsprout Games and publisher Dangen Entertainment have locked in a release date (after seemingly skipping the original console launch in 2019). This charming adventure RPG which has received "overwhelmingly positive"...
News Human: Fall Flat Gets A Brand New Level In Free Update
'Thermal'
No Brakes Games and Curve Digital have revealed that Human: Fall Flat has just been treated to a brand new level, completely free of charge. The level, called 'Thermal', was created Manuel Nowak aka. Święty Krab in a Worldwide Workshop competition last year. It's already been downloaded more than 280,000 times on Steam, but now it's...
News Kemco And City Connection Apologise Over New Switch JRPG Revenge Of Justice
The game launched just last month
The teams behind new Switch JRPG Revenge of Justice have both issued statements to their official websites today, apologising over content found within the game. Both Kemco, the game's publisher, and developer City Connection have acknowledged reports that said the new game has a number of similarities to PC game,...
News Burnout Paradise Remastered Speeds Onto Switch This June, But It's Pretty Pricey
The "definitive Burnout Paradise experience"
Despite the initial confusion earlier in the month, it has now been confirmed that Burnout Paradise Remastered is indeed racing onto Nintendo Switch this June. It's set to launch on the 19th, but it'll come at quite a price. The game's release date briefly appeared on the US Switch eShop a few weeks...
News Urban Flow Brings Multiplayer Mayhem Exclusively To Switch This Year
Campaign and endless mode included
Indie publisher Baltoro Games has lifted the lid on a brand new multiplayer game headed to Switch as a console exclusive. Introducing Urban Flow. Playable either alone or alongside friends in a "scalable" drop-in, drop-out local co-op mode, the game has you manning traffic lights in a bid to prevent catastrophic...
Which racing series would you most like to ride again?
In this Soapbox feature, Gavin reminisces about the old days when Nintendo made multiple racing games... Earlier this week was the 20th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, but there's another Nintendo 64 game that debuted exactly two decades ago, albeit on the other side of the...
News Ninjala Datamine Suggests A Sonic The Hedgehog Collab Might Be Happening
Microtransactions and gacha mechanics also uncovered
If you participated in the open beta of Ninjala this week, you might have noticed the bubblegum shooter's emphasis on fashion. You can dress up your character and customise their look. With this in mind, Switch dataminers LeanYoshi and OatmealDome have discovered evidence of a special...
News Nintendo Could See Profits As High As The Wii Era Thanks To Global Lockdown, Analysts Say
An 80% jump in profits is predicted
Next week on 7th May, Nintendo will release its fourth-quarter financial results, revealing just how successful business has been from January to March. Analysts are predicting big things for the company's financial report, with the expectation being that Nintendo could see an 80% jump in operating profit for the...
News The Wonderful 101: Remastered File Size And Other Details Revealed
Only a few weeks to go!
We're only a handful of weeks away from the launch of The Wonderful 101: Remastered on Nintendo Switch, and several new details have now been confirmed thanks to the game receiving a pre-purchase page on the Japanese eShop. Launching on 11th June in Japan (Europe and North America get it slightly earlier in May), the game...
Nintendo Download 30th April (North America)
Streets of Rage 4, Levelhead and Arcade Spirits!
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: Streets of Rage 4 (DotEmu, Today,...
Nintendo Download 30th April (Europe)
Streets of Rage 4! Moving Out! Book of Demons!
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 eShop - New Releases: Arcade Spirits (£17.99 /...
News Neo Geo Pocket Color Title SNK Gals' Fighters Is Available Now On Nintendo Switch
Sisters are doing it for themselves
Not so long ago, SNK's portable fighter SNK Gals' Fighters was rated by the Korean Game Rating and Administration Committee, hinting that a release was happening soon. Well, guess what? The game has just appeared on the Nintendo Switch eShop. First released on the Neo Geo
News Serena And Venus Williams To Play In $1 Million Mario Tennis Aces Charity Tournament
And they'll be paired with celebrities
With real-life sports tournaments being put on hold all around the world at the moment, more and more professional organisations have been starting up video game tournaments in their place. Forget your licensed games like FIFA, though, because the next eSports replacement event will use none other than Mario...
News Classic Streets Of Rage Soundtracks Are Being Rereleased On Cassette And CD
Remember cassettes?
If today's release of Streets of Rage 4 on Switch has you feeling all nostalgic for earlier games in the series, you might want to take a nosey at these tempting soundtrack offerings. Wayô Records is set to rerelease the classic Mega Drive soundtracks to both Streets of Rage and Streets of Rage 2 composed by Yuzo Koshiro...
News EGX Rezzed 2020 Cancelled, Flagship EGX Event Still Planned For Later This Year
Tickets will be upgraded or refunded
Friends of Nintendo Life and EGX event organisers, Gamer Network and ReedPOP, have today announced that EGX: Rezzed 2020 has been officially cancelled. The event was to take place at Tobacco Dock, London from 2nd to 4th July, but with ongoing concerns surrounding the current coronavirus pandemic still very much...
Wednesday29th Apr 2020
News Animal Crossing's Tom Nook Made The Front Page Of The Financial Times Today
Next step? World domination
Fans of Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be more than familiar with raccoon overlord Tom Nook by now - the series' mortgage lender and island-starting entrepreneur who probably spends his weekends swimming in piles of cash - but now he's really made it, being recognised by real-life, economics-focused media. The...
Review Streets of Rage 4 - A Perfect Modernisation Of A Beloved Franchise
Street Kings
It may be twenty-six years since Streets of Rage 3 released back in the spring of 1994, but jumping into this brand new chapter in the series, a joint venture between Lizardcube – makers of the excellent Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap – Dotemu and Guard Crush Games, it genuinely feels as though very little time has passed since we...
News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Voted Among The Top Stress-Relieving Games In New Study
Call of Duty voted most stressful
We all play video games for different reasons, but one particularly common reason is to unwind and de-stress after a busy working day. The specific games or genres we play to do this will naturally differ from person to person, but a new study conducted by Comfy Sacks has found that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of...
News Have You Seen The Size Of This Animal Crossing: New Horizons Strategy Guide?
That's even bigger than our loan!
A brand new strategy guide for Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released in Japan yesterday, and would you take a look at the size of the thing?! This new guide, which has more than 1,000 pages, allows you to look up every character, piece of furniture, and even furniture variants. It comes with a handy index...
Gallery Take A Look At The Streets Of Rage 4 Characters That Didn't Make The Cut
Plus alternate designs for some of the main cast
Streets of Rage 4 launches this week, bringing to an end a 26-year wait that has been pretty unbearable for hardcore fans. Created by Lizardcube, Dotemu and Guard Crush Games, this fourth entry in the series brings Alex, Blaze and their friends into the HD era – and we think it's pretty special, as...
Random Switch Fans React To EA's Partnership With Google Stadia
Will bring three games to the cloud service
Google's video game cloud service Stadia admittedly received a lukewarm reception when it launched in select locations last November. Since then, the search engine giant has revealed more than 120 games are on the way to the platform in 2020. Now, to add to this, EA has announced it's teaming up with...
News Limited Run Games Reveals Streets Of Rage 4 Collector's Edition
Secure this and cancel your existing order
Limited Run Games has lifted the lid on its limited Streets of Rage 4 Collector's Edition for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. This product will be available in limited supply (1,500 units for Switch), contains a lot of goodies, and will set you back a whopping $149.99 USD. It'll be made available later...
News Banjo-Kazooie's Classic Box Art Gets A Fantastic Pokémon Makeover
The most ambitious crossover event in history?
We do love a good bit of fanart here at Nintendo Life, so it felt only right to share this wonderful take on classic N64 platformer Banjo-Kazooie's box art. Twitter user @Petey_Pariah has transformed the game's famous cover, replacing all of its box star characters with the Pokémon which most closely...
News Masahiro Sakurai Celebrates Kirby's Birthday With An Amusing Smash Bros. Pic
28 years on
While it's not exactly a major milestone, Masahiro Sakurai – the creator of Kirby – has decided to celebrate the pink puffball's 28th birthday on Twitter, by sharing a funny Smash Bros. Ultimate screenshot replacing the heads of Ganondorf and Cloud. In a follow-up tweet underneath this, Sakurai mentions how it can often be a...
News QubicGames Kicks Off Huge Month-Long Switch Sale, Get Up To 95% Off
Sales revenue will help the fight against COVID-19
Publisher QubicGames has today kickstarted a huge sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop, giving players the chance to pick up lots of games at ridiculously low prices and give to good causes in the process. The almost month-long sale is split into two parts; for the first week (29th April - 5th May),...
Reminder Splatoon 2's Free Demo Goes Live Tomorrow Ahead Of Next Month's Splatfest
Play free for a whole week
Just in case it had slipped your mind, here's a reminder that the Splatoon 2 Special Demo 2020, available to download from the Switch eShop as we speak, will be going live tomorrow. By downloading this special software option from the eShop, you'll be able to jump online and splat it out in 4-on-4 Turf War battles with...
Random Someone's Made A Game Boy Game That Can Control Their Air Conditioning
And it doesn't sound easy to do
No matter how many Game Boy games you have knocking around at home, we bet you don't have any quite like this one. After receiving a Game Boy Color as a gift, Singapore-based developer JinGen Lim decided to make use of the system in a pretty unexpected way. You see, in addition to the Color's new processing speeds...
News Reggie Fils-Aimé Reveals New Gaming Podcast For Charity
'Talking Games with Reggie and Harold'
Ex-Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé has announced a brand new podcast called 'Talking Games with Reggie and Harold'. Hosted alongside award-winning author/journalist Harold Goldberg, the podcast is helping to raise money for the New York Videogame Critics Circle nonprofit's mentoring work in the...
News Free-To-Play Switch Shooter Warface Adds 32-Player Battle Royale Mode
Be the last survivor
The Nintendo Switch version of the free-to-play first-person shooter Warface has just received an update that adds a 32-player Battle Royale mode. Below is the official announcement followed by a rundown of it: The Battle Royale mode is a unique game mode, completely unlike any of the others. Your goal is to eliminate all...
Hands On Sci-Fi Horror FPS The Persistence Makes A Good, If Familiar, First Impression
Making the Switch from PSVR
You know how it is: you go to sleep on a creepy space-faring colony vessel which has a run in with a spacial anomaly and you wake up to find the halls of the ship stalked by a nightmarish enemy. Before you know it you're in a violent, existential fight for survival. That old chestnut. Actually, that does sound familiar...
News Donkey Kong And Kirby Duke It Out In This Week's Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament
Begins this Friday
This weekend in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo is hosting a tournament that sees two of its most famous characters face-off against each other. It means you can only use the fighters from these particular series. As you can see in the graphic above, you'll be able to select Donkey Kong, his sidekick Diddy Kong, and the...
News We Speak To The Man Behind The Initiative That's Giving Free Games To UK Health Workers
"The whole thing grew arms and legs in the most amazing way"
The current coronavirus pandemic is causing untold stress and suffering for millions, but in the UK, something is being done to make life a little easier for the brave and committed health staff who are on the frontline of the crisis. NHS workers in the UK are being gifted access to over...
Tuesday28th Apr 2020
Random The Switch Gets A Name Change In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
From Switch to Light Switch
Here's a funny story – some Animal Crossing: New Horizons players, including our very own American-based video producer Zion Grassl, have noticed a certain item in the game has recently undergone a name change. You see, prior to the 1.2.0 update, there was a light switch (see above) simply labelled 'Switch' – as you...
News Nintendo To Shutdown "Limited" Wii U And 3DS eShops In Select Countries
By 31st July 2020
Nintendo has announced it will shutdown the limited eShops for the Wii U and 3DS family of systems in certain Latin American and Caribbean countries by 31st July 2020. The brief summary on the Nintendo Support page explains how users in affected regions will no longer be able to redeem codes, redownload software, or update...
Random You Can Now Hire A Company To Weed Your Island In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
WeedCo to the rescue!
Since Animal Crossing: New Horizons launched last month, we've seen plenty of wonderful designs, islands and funny moments created by fans of the game. Despite all of that, we still never expected to see something quite like this. As spotted by Eurogamer, a Reddit user going by the name of
Video 19 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In May
The more the merrier!
After a somewhat lackluster month, May is shaping up to be quite the exciting month for Switch releases. There's quite a healthy dose of indie and third-party offerings that should keep Switch owners busy for a real chunk of time and we're even being treated to the definitive edition of a fan favorite RPG. Our collective wish...
Random Track Your Animal Crossing: New Horizons Progress With This Fun Bingo Card
Which tasks have you completed?
Not many things feel quite as satisfying as checking something off your Animal Crossing to-do list, especially when your chosen activity grants you some handy Nook Miles or improves the look of your island. But just how many things have we accomplished in the month-or-so that the game's been out? Well, Nintendo has...
Reminder Ninjala's Open Beta Starts Today, Join In On Switch For Free
Here are the times you need
Update (Tue 28th Apr, 2020 17:00 BST): As a quick reminder, today sees the start of Ninjala's open beta on Nintendo Switch. If you're wanting to take part, make sure to download the relevant software from the Nintendo eShop and join in at the times below. Original Article (Tue 21st Apr, 2020 13:45 BST): An open beta for...
News It's Been Three Years Since Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Was Released On Nintendo Switch
Time flies when you're having fun
Three years ago, the eighth major installment in the Mario Kart series got a major speed boost when Nintendo released Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch. The 'Deluxe' version includes all of the existing DLC, sees the return of the proper battle mode, adds new characters like the Inklings, and updates the...
News Creator Of New Checkout Bot Targeting Online Switch Stock Discusses Backlash
"Some people were calling me a scalper"
A few weeks ago, the VICE website Motherboard shared a story about a checkout bot that was believed to be at least partly responsible for the current Nintendo Switch shortages within North America. If you missed our own coverage, it automatically notifies users when a system becomes available online at...
Random Nintendo's European Twitter Accounts Are Having Too Much Fun With Animal Crossing
A marketing masterclass
After hours and hours of meticulous solo play in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be super exciting to finally invite a friend or two to visit your beautiful island. There are new sights to see, new fruits and items to trade and more, so it perhaps comes as no surprise that even Nintendo's official channels are getting...
And it's all looking glorious
Tomorrow we'll be exactly one month away from getting our hands on Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch, and if you're really feeling it, you'll be happy to know that plenty of new screenshots have arrived courtesy of Nintendo itself. The following images have all been shared to the official...
News English Gamers Are The Best At Mario Kart, New Study Says
But US players are better at Pac-Man
The data is in, and we're happy to confirm that English gamers have been declared the best Mario Kart players the world has ever seen. So that's that. Yes, data-focused gaming publisher Kwalee has put together a study taking a close look at more than 16,000 different games, looking into top-ranking achievements...
Review Telling Lies - Sam Barlow's FMV Detective Thriller Translates Smoothly To Switch
Virtual desktop
Chances are that the very screen you're reading this review on has a camera either built into the shell or sitting in close proximity, and its the notion that government agencies are capturing our every action through the devices we use everyday that gives Sam Barlow's Telling Lies its central conceit. Following the static,...
News Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Sequel Not In The Works, But Its Director Would "Love To Do More"
So you're saying there's a chance?
Despite all of the initial backlash and the whole redesign fiasco, this year's Sonic the Hedgehog movie went on to be a big success at the box office. The film managed to beat records set by the gaming world's other recent successful film, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, and went on to earn around $210 million in just...
News 3D Realms' Ion Fury Brings Old-School FPS To Switch Next Month
And a physical edition arrives in June
Ion Fury will be firing its way onto Nintendo Switch and other platforms next month, it has been confirmed. The game, an old-school first-person shooter developed by Voidpoint, has players taking on the role of Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison as she takes down the cyber-cultist army of the sadistic Dr. Jadus...
News Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise Comes Exclusively To Switch This July
A sequel and a prequel in one
Rising Star Games and TOYBOX Inc have today revealed the release date for Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise. It'll be launching exclusively on Nintendo Switch both digitally and at retail on 10th July. The game is a follow-up to Deadly Premonition, which also came to a Nintendo platform for the first time...
News EA Adds FIFA 20 To Its Nintendo Switch 'Best Hits' Line In Japan
Same game, cheaper price
On 25th June 2020, Electronic Arts is adding FIFA 20 to its 'Best Hits' Nintendo Switch line in Japan. It will see the game's price dropped reduced from ¥5,500 down to just ¥3,080. The digital version of the title on the eShop is also expected to be reduced. As you can see above, the physical Legacy Edition is still...
Watch Nintendo Life Visits Your Animal Crossing: New Horizons Islands - Live!
Will Alex pay you a visit?
One of the amazing things about Animal Crossing: New Horizons is that you can pop over to another player's island and have a mooch around – and that's exactly what our very own Alex Olney is doing today! From 3:30PM UK time, Alex will be randomly selecting a bunch of islands and dropping by to say hello. He's not house...
News Moving Out Delivers Fresh Couch Co-Op Fun On Switch Today, Here's A Launch Trailer
Pack away that boredom
If you're looking for a brand new co-op game to pass the time in isolation, Moving Out could well be the ideal choice for you. Thankfully, this latest effort from Team17 and SMG Studio is out on Switch today. A brand new launch trailer has been posted to Nintendo's official UK YouTube channel (so make sure to give that a...
Monday27th Apr 2020
News One Month Later, Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Review-Bombing Is Only Getting Worse
"Sorry but this is an instant 0/10"
Update (Mon 27th Apr, 2020 10:30 BST): Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been available for just over a month now and negative user reviews (as well as a good number of unjustified negative scores) are continuing to fly in. Last month, we reported that Nintendo's latest major release was being review-bombed by...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: DIY Recipes - How To Get More DIY Recipes And DIY Workbenches
Craft all the things!
Although not entirely new to Animal Crossing (let us not forget dear old Cyrus), crafting has certainly become an unprecedentedly huge part of the game in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Specifically, crafting DIY recipes is an entirely new concept for the series — one which we all agree has been an extremely addictive...
Reminder Bandai Namco's Huge Nintendo Switch Sale Ends Today, Get Up To 75% Off
Lots of great deals to be had
Update (Mon 27th Apr, 2020 17:00 BST): Just as a quick reminder, Bandai Namco's mighty Switch sale is about to come to an end. The deals found below ended in Europe a few days ago, but those of you in North America can still get in on the action until the end of the day. Oh, and remember that you can currently get...
News Persona 5 Scramble Localisation 'Still Being Planned', According To Koei Tecmo Report
Could the game be heading to the west?
Ever since it launched in Japan back in February - and most likely before then, too - fans of Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers have been hoping to see the game release in the west. Thankfully, a new financial report from Koei Tecmo appears to give a fresh burst of hope for a localised port. The company...
Review Moving Out - Good, Old-Fashioned Fun That Just Falls Short Of Greatness
We quite like to move it, move it
You get an idea of Moving Out's tone when you're designated a F.A.R.T in the first sixty seconds; a Furniture Arrangement and Removal Technician. Much like that joke, the game is is silly, puerile and, unfortunately, a little bit lacklustre. Taking its cues from the frantic likes of Overcooked, Moving Out sees you...
News Nintendo Goes Big With Latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons TV Ad Campaign
And it seems to be paying off
With more people stuck inside these days, gaming companies have been seeing large boosts in TV ad impressions just lately. In the US, Nintendo has been top dog in terms of ad impressions for a while now, as these latest statistics continue to prove. New data from VentureBeat and iSpot.tv, covering 16th March to 15th...
News Fancy Splurging $300 On A SpongeBob Game? You're In Luck
Included statue comes with a "flexible tongue"
We're just under two months away from the launch of Spongebob Squarepants: Battle For Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated, and if you consider yourself to be a superfan of the show - and perhaps, only if you consider yourself that - you might want to check out this particularly pricey limited edition. The...
Community We Want To Visit Your Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island
Throw open those gates in a next live stream
If you're particularly proud of your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island then you might want the opportunity to show it off – and we're about to give you that chance. Tomorrow (Tuesday 28th April) we'll be running a livestream on our YouTube channel where the one and only Alex Olney will be visiting...
News 8-Bit Brawler Jay And Silent Bob: Mall Brawl Gets Its Own Switch eShop Release Next Week
Play solo or team up with a friend
Next week, retro-inspired beat 'em up Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl is getting its very own digital release on the Nintendo Switch eShop. The game, which is an 8-bit companion brawler to Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch, actually started out as a free digital bonus for backers of that game's crowdfunding...
News SNES-Inspired Puzzle-Platformer Mushroom Heroes Leaps Onto Switch This Week
Toad, is that you?
Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is Mushroom Heroes, a puzzle-platformer inspired by the 16-bit classics of the genre. The game stars three of these titular mushroom heroes in total and players can switch between each of them to make use of their different abilities. The unique techniques each one can pull off will...
UK Charts Animal Crossing: New Horizons Topples FIFA To Reclaim Number One
A solid week for Nintendo
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 25th April, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has managed to charm its way back to number one. The game managed to climb back ahead of last week's number one FIFA 20 to sit at the top of the chart, with Ring Fit Adventure saw similar success jumping up from tenth place...
News My Nintendo Is Giving Away Printable Trials Of Mana Switch Case Covers (Europe)
Print it yourself!
Mixing things up a little bit, the latest offering from My Nintendo's European rewards page gives you the chance to grab alternative covers for your copy of Trials of Mana on Switch. The game launched for the platform just last week, and if you own - or are thinking about picking up - a physical copy, these covers could come in...
Video Secret Of Mana Fan Creates Stunning 2D Animation Tribute
Straight outta the '90s
If you've been following the Mana series ever since Secret of Mana came to the SNES in the early '90s, you might want to prepare yourself for a wonderfully nostalgic trip down memory lane. YouTube user Benoit Tranchet has created a lovely 2D animation based on the classic RPG, releasing it on the platform just as the series'...
Sunday26th Apr 2020
News A Cool Animal Crossing: New Leaf Feature Might Be Coming To New Horizons
Could it be making the Switch?
There's the chance for a lot of things to make a return in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The art gallery update for the museum was caught out ahead of its release, so what else could be on the way? The dataminer Ninji has a theory that one particular feature from
Review MotoGP 20 - Tremendous Two-Wheeled Racing Action On Your Switch
Hello, Moto
With over 25 years of experience in the racing game development scene, it’s safe to say Italian studio Milestone has cemented its place as one of its most prevalent developers. Outside of the official F1 and WRC games, it’s established a foothold in almost every facet of modern motorsport and while double-A budgets haven’t always...
Poll Box Art Brawl #40 - Mega Man
It's not like 'Phil Megaman'
Are we back? We're back. Yes, it's time for another edition of Box Art Brawl, the weekly public vote where you decide the best (or 'least bad') of three regional box art variants. Last week we watched cult classic Wetrix take itself to task. Following a wet and wild wrestling match, the Japanese cover emerged soaked but...
News Ty The Tasmanian Tiger 5 Could Happen, But Would Require "A Much Bigger Budget"
And development team
As we already know, Krome Studios would like to port Ty The Tasmanian Tiger 2 and 3 to the Nintendo Switch – provided the original sells enough, but what are the chances of a brand new entry in the Aussie-made 3D platformer series happening? According to the creator Steve Stamatiadis, the studio is open to a fifth entry in...
News Hamster Is Adding A Handful Of Data East Classics To The Arcade Archives
More retro goodness
In recent weeks, Hamster Corporation has experienced some minor setbacks due to the suspension of the CERO (Computer Entertainment Rating Agency) in Japan. Apart from a reshuffle in its development schedule, it appears to be business as usual for the company. In the coming months, it will be adding a handful of Data East...
News Retro-Inspired Racer 80's Overdrive Speeds Onto The Switch eShop Early Next Month
Clear up May 7th
After a cheeky tease in March, it's now official – on 7th May, the retro racer 80's Overdrive pulls up on the Switch eShop in North America, Europe, and multiple other locations. There's currently no word on the price. If you enjoy classic racing games like Out Run and Top Gear
News Atooi Explains Reasoning Behind Chicken Wiggle Workshop Name Change
Now known as 'Hatch Tales'
After a successful Kickstarter, Atooi recently decided to change the name of its upcoming Switch release, Chicken Wiggle Workshop. It's now officially known as Hatch Tales. At the time, the developer said it was to avoid customer confusion. Over on the official Atooi website, the reason for this decision has been explained...
Saturday25th Apr 2020
News Animal Crossing Appears To Have Nerfed Tarantula And Scorpion Spawn Rates
Data mine of recent update reveals all
Earlier this week, Nintendo rolled out Version 1.2.0 of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It added Leif, Redd, new seasonal events, and the 'Bank of Nook' even lowered the interest rate for all savings accounts. These wer
Insists he was "just poking some fun"
Update: Jules insists this was a joke specifically targeting a friend of his and further explained how he thinks time travel is still a valid way to play and enjoy Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Original article: One heated topic that keeps resurfacing on a weekly basis is time travelling in Animal Crossing:...
Random Accurate Portrayal Of Famous Statues Send Animal Crossing Fans Wild
"i need the animal crossing **** statue"
The latest update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has reduced the interest on all savings accounts, nerfed bug spawn rates, and now the Redd's statues appear to be causing a stir on social media. Famous statues like Michaelangelo's 'D
News The Pokémon Company Apologises For Featuring Dewgong In The Fourth Episode Of Twilight Wings
As it's not available in Sword and Shield
Earlier in the week, The Pokémon Company aired the fourth episode of its online anime series, Pokémon: Twilight Wings. It's been created to help promote Pokémon Sword and Shield on the Nintendo Switch. The latest ep starred the Water-type Gym Leader, Nessa, and as beautifully-told, as the story was, fans...
Community Tried Super Mario Maker 2's World Maker Yet? Share Your Codes Here
Share and play creations from all over the world
Earlier this week, we were treated to Super Mario Maker 2's final major update - and wow, what an update it is. Alongside a number of new power-ups and course parts, we can finally do the one thing we've always dreamt of doing ever since the original Mario Maker came out on Wii U -
News Street Fighter Producer Says He's Open To More Entries On Nintendo Switch
"we do see Switch as an important platform"
In the first month of this year, EB Games Canada tweeted news about Street Fighter V: Champion Edition coming to the Nintendo Switch. It caused quite a stir on social media until it was confirmed as an error. Street Fighter's executive producer Yoshinori Ono even joked how it was news to his own team at...
Review Picross S4 - More Of The Same, But That's Fine
The strongest entry yet
The Picross series has become a rather expected staple of Nintendo’s digital release schedule by now. Every few months, you can reasonably expect another mainline entry or spin-off to show up, and you more or less know exactly what that next new entry will be offering: a substantial new set of nonagram puzzles for you to...
Reminder Grab Three New Trials Of Mana Spirits In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
The latest spirit event is now live
To promote the release of Trials of Mana on the Nintendo Switch this week, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is hosting a limited-time spirit event that adds three new and appropriately-themed spirits to the game. The event lasts a total of five days and is now officially live. Defeating each of the spirits in battle...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 25th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Yet another week has passed by, this time with the return of Crazy Redd in Animal Crossing, a welcome Switch eShop update and concerning reports of Nintendo Account hacks
Friday24th Apr 2020
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Shell Prices - How Much Do Shells Sell For?
Shell yeah
Many players may have noticed that shells seem to be worth a significant amount of Bells in Animal Crossing: New Horizons - specifically certain types of shell. In fact, we've found this to be one of the quickest and easiest ways to make a little extra cash in the game. But which shells are worth picking up, and which are just a waste of...
Emails, date of birth and more may have been accessed
This week, an increasing number of Nintendo account holders have been reporting suspicious activity on their accounts, sometimes including unauthorised logins and payments used to buy digital goods on Nintendo's digital stores. In response, Nintendo advised players to set up 2-Step Verification...
Video A Closer Look At The Mini Nintendo Switch Dock With GameCube Ports
And a handle, too
Earlier this month, we highlighted a third-party Switch dock like no other. The 'Power-Bay' from Taiwan-based accessory maker Brook is just like the official dock, but as we noticed the first time around, it looked just like a mini GameCube. Our lovely senior video producer Alex Olney has now got hold of this unique-looking...
News Frustrated Super Smash Bros. Fans Get #FixUltimateOnline Trending On Social Media
"We pay for this service Nintendo, sort yourselves out."
Fans of Nintendo's super-popular, franchise-crossing fighter Super Smash Bros. Ultimate have taken to Twitter to express their frustration over the game's online play. Over the past few hours, more and more tweets have been flooding in using the hashtag '#FixUltimateOnline', sometimes...
Direct from Driftwood
The American actor Elijah Wood, best known for his role as the hobbit Frodo in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, appears to be playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch like the rest of us. According to Polygon, Wood recently visited the island of Twitter user directedbyrian, after the Animal Crossing player...
Random Nintendo Says Streets Of Rage 4 Is Out On Switch, But It Definitely Isn't
Here we go again
It would appear that Nintendo is still confused over the official release date of Streets of Rage 4 on Switch, following up on its initial erroneous eShop listing with a new, incorrect news post. You may remember that at the start of the month, the Nintendo Switch eShop updated to reveal that Streets of Rage 4 would be coming out...
News Bandai Namco Offers "More Fun For Everyone", Except Switch Owners
A lovely offer, but Switch gets left out
Bandai Namco has kicked off a lovely new initiative which promises "more fun for everyone" by giving players access to a free game. Sadly, though, "everyone" doesn't seem to include Switch owners. The company is offering up PAC-MAN Championship Edition 2 for free starting from today until 10th May. A press...
News Sega Shiro Needs To Stop Sega Going Bankrupt In This New Video
"Sega Shiro, is that a Switch?"
Sega is currently celebrating its 60th anniversary and is having a whale of a time making off the wall videos to celebrate Hiroshi Fujioka, an actor who played the role of Sega Saturn's mascot back in the day. In the video above we see his son Maito Fujioka reprise the role of the biggest Sega fan to grace the school...
Review Billion Road - Like Pokémon Meets Monopoly, But Not As Cool As It Sounds
Does it deserve to Monopolise your time?
In a world where Switch owners already have access to both a serviceable version of Monopoly and Pokémon Sword and Shield, do we really need a game that combines the two? For most people, the answer is "probably not". But that's got nothing to do with Billion Road's concept, and everything to do with its...
News Dr. Mario World Continues To Deliver With New Character 'Dr. Goomba Tower'
Pink Gold Peach is a distant memory now
Earlier in the month, Nintendo revealed Dr. Nabbit as a playable character in smartphone game Dr. Mario World. As cool as Nabbit is, we thought that having him as a new doctor might be pushing things just a tad. How wrong we were. Yes, introducing Dr. Goomba Tower, an actual, real character that will now...
News The PM Studios "Stay Safe" Sale Is Now Live, Save Up To 50% On Physical Switch Games
Keep calm and buy now
PM Studios is currently hosting a special "Stay Safe" sale on its online store. This sale covers huge discounts, last chance offers on rare stock, new merch, and preorders. It runs from now until 1st July, so you've got plenty of time to order something that might interest you. Some titles on sale for the Nintendo Switch...
Random Former Halo Composer Would "Love To" Work On The Zelda Series
"I've played all the Zeldas"
The former Halo composer Martin "Marty" O'Donnell says he would love to one day work on music for The Legend of Zelda series. Speaking to the YouTube channel The Act Man yesterday, O'Donnell spoke about how he had played all of the Zelda games, and would happily compose music for them, if given the opportunity: "I'd...
News SuperMash, The "Game That Makes Games", Launches On Switch May 8th
Mash together different genres
Developer Digital Continue has announced that SuperMash, star of December's Indie World Showcase, will be launching on Nintendo Switch on 8th May. If you need a recap, SuperMash is described as a "game-making game", where players will experience randomly generated games called Mashes. Essentially, the game creates...
Take your pick
Yesterday, a number of official Nintendo Twitter accounts shared a quick glimpse at Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition's remastered soundtrack, offering up a short clip of the newly produced Colony 9 theme. Intriguingly, a similar tweet has now appeared from Nintendo's Australia and New Zealand account, but this time it comes...
News The Japan Retro Game Association Offers Super Famicoms To Avoid Lockdown Boredom
Donkey Kong Country saves the day
Despite all the difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation has also brought out some amazing acts of human kindness. Now we can add the Japan Retro Game Association to our list of lovely people, as they have offered to loan out 100 slightly yellowing Super Famicom consoles to Japanese residents...
Reminder Tetris 99's Special Ring Fit Adventure Event Kicks Off Today
Earn a new in-game theme
Update (Fri 24th Apr, 2020 14:30 BST): As a quick reminder, Tetris 99's 12th Maximus Cup begins today. You can find all the details you need in our original article below - make sure you compete to add that lovely Ring Fit theme to your collection! Original Article (Tue 21st Apr, 2020 02:45 BST): Nintendo's exercise game...
News Put The Pedal To The Metal When Lonely Mountains: Downhill Rides Onto Switch Next Month
It's all downhill from here
If you're in the mood for some mountain biking fun on the Switch, then you're going to want to check out Lonely Mountains: Downhill when it bunny hops onto Nintendo's portable powerhouse in May. It was the winner of ‘Best Indie Game’ at the German Developer Awards and was nominated for ‘Excellence in Design’ at...
Thursday23rd Apr 2020
News Bank Of Nook Reduces The Interest Rate In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
No reason provided
Before you download the latest update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you might be interested to know Tom Nook's bank has decided to lower the interest rate for all savings accounts within the game. It means you'll no longer earn as many extra Bells as you previously did. Here's the letter in full (thanks, GameXplain): To...
The April update is here
Nintendo's been very busy this week releasing multiple updates for many of its major games. One of them is for Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the good news is it's now live. This free update adds Leif's Garden Shop,
Not everyone's a fan
As you'll know if you've been merrily browsing our home page today, Animal Crossing: New Horizons' latest seasonal event, Nature Day, has started today. It offers players the chance to unlock new challenges, meet a friendly sloth, and buy bushes to plant around their islands. It all sounds - and indeed, plays - like any other...
That's a lot of Bells
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has reportedly made video game history in the month of March, shifting an estimated five million copies digitally. According to a market report from Nielsen's Su
Random A Fresh Line Of Pokémon Lingerie Is Coming To Japan Next Month
"Pokémon Girls" line goes on sale soon
Pokémon is one of those brands that is so insanely successful that it finds its way onto pretty much any product, and in Japan, that includes lingerie and nightwear. Underwear maker Peach John – which also has One Piece trollies in its catalogue – is launching a new range of Pokémon-themed undergarments...
News Here's When And How You Can Watch The New Pokémon Journeys Anime Series In The US And UK
It'll air in the US first
The new series of the Pokémon anime currently airing in Japan has been treated to its very first western trailer, alongside the news that it'll be heading to both the US and UK later this year. Known as 'Pokémon Journeys' in the west - the show will begin airing on 12th June in the US and on 1st September in the UK...
News Sounds Like Digimon Survive Isn't Being Delayed Again After All
Update: Bandai Namco responds
Update (Thu 23rd Apr, 2020 03:30 BST): A Bandai Namco representative in the United States has confirmed to Gematsu that Digimon Survive is still on track for a 2020 release. It turns out the original source, Famitsu, actually made an error: "the switch from 2020 to TBA is a typo on Famitsu’s side" Original...
Japanese Charts Animal Crossing: New Horizons Overtakes Pokémon Sword And Shield's Lifetime Sales
And it only took a single month
Sometimes you just have the perfect image waiting to be used in your database. Today's one of those days. Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 13th - 19th April, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons once again dominated weekly sales. The game shifted an estimated 286,586 copies in Japan last week,...
News Super Mario Odyssey Player Discovers A Way To Skip A Chunk Of The Final Boss Sequence
Here's something new to try
Ah, Super Mario Odyssey. It's one of those games that we don't find ourselves thinking about particularly often, but when we do, wow does it bring back good memories. As you'll know if you've played it yourself, the game is full of standout moments that help it to be one of Mario's finest platforming outings. One of...
Random Mario And Bowser Get Reimagined As Tokusatsu Characters
Say hello to "MA-NULTRA" and "KOOBALA"
Japanese toymaker Bid Toys is famous for its pop-culture mash-ups and bizarre figures, and the company's next project uses two of Nintendo's most famous characters in a slightly different way to what we're used to. Super Mario and his nemesis Bowser (or King Koopa, as he's known as in Japan) have been...
Reminder Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Nature Day Event Starts Today
Have you got the update ready to go?
For anyone not stuck in a routine of playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons in every single second of spare time they have available, here's a quick reminder that the game's Nature Day event is kicking off today. The event introduces special Nook Miles challenges, Leif the Sloth, the ability to buy bushes and...
News Employee At Pokémon Dev Game Freak Tests Positive For Coronavirus
A statement has been issued
Pokémon developer Game Freak has announced that an employee working in its Setagaya, Tokyo office has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). The studio has issued a statement on the matter on its official website, noting that thanks to social distancing measures and as a result of staff working from home for the...
News A New Fox Emerges On Switch This Spring In Explorative Adventure Spirit Of The North
Update: May release date revealed
Update (Thu 23rd Apr, 2020 15:15 BST): Merge Games has now revealed that Spirit of the North will arrive on Switch on 7th May, with pre-orders going live on the eShop from 30th April. It'll be priced at £19.99/ €20.99/ $24.99. Original Article (Tue 18th Feb, 2020 18:30 GMT): Following its PS4 launch last year,...
Music Treat Yourself To A Taste Of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition's Remastered Soundtrack
Nintendo shares a quick tease
We're only a month-or-so away from getting our hands on Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition and reliving every wonderful moment from the Wii original. It seems like Nintendo wants to get us in the mood, too, offering up a quick tease at the new release's soundtrack. Nintendo's shared a 30-second tease of a...
Nintendo Download 23rd April (Europe)
Code: Realize! Ultimate Ninja Storm 4! Trials of Mana!
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 eShop - New Releases: Code: Realize...
Nintendo Download 23rd April (North America)
Trials of Mana, Moving Out and PICROSS S4!
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: Trials of Mana (Square Enix, Fri 24th...
News Hamster Adds A Slice Of Gaming History To The Switch eShop This Week
"the first game circuit board to have a 3D rotation function"
Tube Panic is this week joining Hamster's Arcade Archives collection on the Nintendo Switch eShop. The 1984 arcade shooter was originally released by Nichibutsu (long before Hamster Corporation acquired its entire library in 2014) and is considered to be the first game circuit board to...
News Streets Of Rage 4 Soundtrack Listing Reveals The Mix Of Old And New Artists
Music to punch people by
Streets of Rage 4 hits the Switch and other systems on April 30th, the same day that the game's official soundtrack album goes live on services like Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes and Amazon Music. We already know that legendary series composers Yuzo Koshrio and Motohiro Kawashima are involved, but the man guiding the project is...
News The Third Season Of Castlevania On Netflix Was More Popular Than Season Two
"season 3 did, really, shockingly well"
At the end of last month, Netflix confirmed season four of the Castlevania animated series was happening. It seemingly confirmed the third season had done well, but just how well? According to the writer and producer, Warren Ellis, it's managed to outperform the previous season – with the number of viewers...
"We’re super proud of the result on Nintendo Switch"
Last month Firesprite Games announced that it was bringing its first-person sci-fi horror game The Persistence to Switch in 2020, and the release date has now been confirmed for 21st May. The studio, originally formed by veterans of
News Mail Mole Delivers Charming New 3D Platforming On Switch Later This Year
Inspired by the classics
Launching later this year on Nintendo Switch is Mail Mole, a brand new 3D platformer starring a very cute - and very fast - delivery mole. He might not be the most orthodox of heroes, but Molty is set to take on lots of demanding platforming challenges to get to each and every mailbox in Carrotland. As you'll no doubt...
News Robotics;Notes Double Pack Brings Two Visual Novels To Switch In One Physical Bundle
Two for the price of one
Spike Chunsoft has announced that ROBOTICS;NOTES Double Pack, a bundle of two visual novel games, will be headed to Switch this October. Available in physical form - with a collector’s pin badge set included, no less - the bundle includes both ROBOTICS;NOTES Elite and ROBOTICS;NOTES DaSH. The pin badges will be exclusive...
Wednesday22nd Apr 2020
News This Small Switch eShop Update Makes It A Lot Easier To See What Games Look Like
It's the little things that count
When it comes to the Switch eShop, there's plenty of room for improvement. In the past, many users have complained about how hard it is to navigate the store, sift through all the shovelware, and find what you actually want. With this in mind, Nintendo appears to have released an incredibly minor update for its...
News Nintendo Switch System Update 10.0.1 Is Now Live
Sweet stability
Roughly a week after the big 10.0.0 system update for the Switch, Nintendo has now rolled out version 10.0.1. According to the official patch notes, this latest patch will improve the stability of the system. General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience. Your Nintendo Switch should automatically download...
Review Trials of Mana - Old And New Combine To Create A Fine RPG Adventure
A potent blend
It seems that Square’s cult favourite Mana series has been enjoying something of a renaissance of late, and the latest product of this resurgence is a new remake of Trials of Mana. Seiken Densetsu 3 – as it’s known in Japan – never saw a release in the west when it first debuted in the ’90s, and only got introduced to...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players Are Using Nook Miles To Buy Villagers On The Internet
Sometimes even real money changes hands
Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans are probably pretty used to hearing about the game's Stalk Market by now - where dedicated players will hunt down others' islands with high turnip-buying prices to make a killer profit each week - but some are taking online trading deals to whole new levels. There are a fair...
News A "Bonus One-Off" Splatfest Will Take Place In Splatoon 2 Next Month
Get ready for another condiment battle
Last week, Nintendo released a sizable patch for Splatoon 2, rebalancing multiple weapons in the game. If you thought that was it, though, think again. Although the team-based squid shooter hosted its final Splatfest last July (Pearl won, by the way), it'll be doing a special "bonus one-off" event from 22nd May...
News Super Mario Maker 2's Final Major Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Let's-a-go!
Following the official announcement and reveal yesterday, Nintendo has now released its final major update for Super Mario Maker 2. As previously noted, it adds a World Maker mode - allowing up to 40 courses to be linked together, all seven Koopalings, and some additional power-ups based on both new and old Supe
Gallery Animal Crossing Fans Are Reimagining Classic Albums As K.K. Slider Releases
The internet can be good after all
Once again, the Animal Crossing fan community has gone above and beyond with its creativty, this time starting a new trend of redesigning classic album covers as if they had been released by K.K. Slider. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, players can collect a wide range of K.K. Slider songs which can be registered...
News Capcom Is Hosting A Huge Spring Sale, Super Savings On 32 eShop Titles (North America)
Street Fighter, Resident Evil and much more
To celebrate Spring, Capcom has reduced the price of select titles across the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS in North America. These super savings apply to 32 titles and the sale runs from now until 28th April. As you can see below, pretty much every major Capcom franchise is covered. There are savings...
News Nintendo Is The Next Disney+, Says Activist Investor Which Now Has A $1.1 Billion Stake
"Nintendo will be one of the largest digital media services in the world"
North American 'activist investor' firm ValueAct Capital Partners LP has nurtured a $1.1 billion stake in Nintendo, it has been revealed. According to a latter sent to its own investors, ValueAct first began buying the stock in April 2019 and grew its position in the Japanese...
Poll Is It Cool To Time Travel In Animal Crossing: New Horizons?
"What about all that talk about screwing up future events?"
Given that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been available for a while now, it's time to address the elephant in the room: time travel. Just as Marty McFly discovered all those years ago, zipping forwards and backwards in time has serious consequences, such as neglected islanders and...
News Can't Get An Animal Crossing Switch? Try These (Not) Animal Crossing Dock and Joy-Con Skins
The Nooks look... different?
Accessory maker dbrand has released a collection of hardware skins called '(Not) Animal Crossing', an alternative to Nintendo's very own official Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch console that looks, well... Different. As you'll be aware if you've been trying to get your hands on one, the real Animal Crossing Switch...
UK Charts Normal Service Resumes As FIFA Keeps Animal Crossing: New Horizons Off Top Spot
Luigi and Ring Fit return to top ten
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 18th April, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has climbed back up into second position. The game managed to jump ahead of both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and last week's number one, Final Fantasy VII Remake, but couldn't keep up with FIFA 20 which finds...
News TV Drama Peaky Blinders Is Getting Its Very Own Video Game This Summer
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
Curve Digital has revealed plans to release a video game based on hit TV drama Peaky Blinders. Called Peaky Blinders: Mastermind, it'll be launching on Switch and all other major platforms this summer. The game is a puzzle-adventure title set right before the events of the show's first season. You'll be joining the...
Video Pokémon: Twilight Wings Episode 4 Is Now Live
Featuring Gym Leader Nessa
The fourth episode of the online exclusive Pokémon: Twilight Wings anime is now available to watch on YouTube. You can view it for free above. This latest episode stars Pokémon Sword and Shield's Water-type Gym Leader, Nessa, and is titled 'Early-Evening Waves'. Here's the episode description: Reintro
News Monstrum Brings Permadeath Survival Horror To Switch Next Month
This sounds tense
Publisher Soedesco has announced that Monstrum, a survival horror game which has been reviewed well on Steam, is coming to Switch on 22nd May. Combining deadly AI-driven predators, permadeath and a procedurally generated world, Monstrum aims to create "a truly re-playable horror experience". As we mentioned above, users have been...
Tuesday21st Apr 2020
News Nintendo Switch Players Advised To Secure Accounts After Numerous Unauthorised Login Reports
Update: Nintendo responds
Update (Tue 21st Apr, 2020 12:30 BST): Nintendo has offered a statement to VGC, explaining that it is aware of the reports (original story below): “We are aware of reports of unauthorized access to some Nintendo Accounts and we are investigating the situation. In the meantime, we recommend that users enable two-step...
We're going to the chapel
Wedding Season comes to Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the entire month of June. Yes, the Bells will be ringing as happy couples (or the happy couple, to be precise) celebrate their love in the most romantic event on the Animal Crossing calendar. Originally arriving as part of the 23rd April update (which included the...
News Brand New My Nintendo App Lets You Buy Games, Watch Directs And View Your Playtime
Now live in Japan
Nintendo has released a brand new 'My Nintendo' app which offers a number of handy services to those who own a Switch, 3DS or Wii U. Currently available exclusively for Android and iOS users in Japan, the app delivers news on Nintendo and its products, will let you watch videos - including Nintendo Direct presentations, and allows...
Random Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is "Dumb" And "For Children" Says Business Insider Column
"Frustrating, tedious, and immensely boring"
Animal Crossing: New Horizons may be the talk of the town right now, but like any video game, it's not going to suit everyone's tastes, as is evidenced by a recent opinion piece over at Business Insider. The feature, entitled "It's time to admit 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' is a dumb, boring game for...
News Best Buy Lists Super Mario 3D World For Nintendo Switch, But We're Not So Sure
The same retailer 'leaked' the Metroid Prime Trilogy...
At the end of last month, VGC published a report claiming Nintendo was set to remaster the majority of Super Mario's catalogue to celebrate the series 35th anniversary this year. It was then backed up by Eurogamer, and after this VentureBeat's staff writer Jeff Grubb c
News Nintendo Just Launched Two Special Fire Emblem Game Variants On Switch In Japan
'Triangle Attack' and 'Climax'
On 20th April 1990, the world was given its very first Fire Emblem game in Japan and to celebrate, Nintendo has released two new Fire Emblem offerings for Nintendo Switch Online users in the country. Intelligent Systems and Nintendo's R&D1 group co-developed Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light...
...and so much more!
Super Mario Maker 2 was one of the Switch highlights in 2019, but Nintendo has announced it will soon wrap up its support for the game – with one "free final update" (aka. the last major one), arriving on April 22nd. It adds a World Maker mode – allowing up to 40 courses to be linked together, the Koopalings as enemies (all...
News Lack Of Switch Stock In Japan Is Driving Up The Value Of Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Second best is better than nothing?
The arrival of Animal Crossing: New Horizons has triggered a surge in demand for the Switch in Japan, but, thanks to the recent coronavirus outbreak, demand has increased to the point where consoles are incredibly hard to come by. With everyone talking about the new entry, interested players in Japan are having...
News Fans And Analysts Ponder The Eternal Question: Can Nintendo Survive Without Shigeru Miyamoto?
"Shigeru Miyamoto is like the Walt Disney of Nintendo"
Nintendo is a company built on the talents of many, many individuals, but some of its past and current employees are more important than others. Hiroshi Yamauchi, former president of Nintendo, guided the firm from its core playing card and board game business into the wacky world of interactive...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update Brings Museum Art Gallery, Weddings Season And Much More
It's official!
Nintendo has lifted the lid on "a series" of free updates headed to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, including the return of the much-loved art gallery in Blathers' museum - as we had already kind of expected. Plenty of special seasonal events are headed our way, bringing new characters, flora and the aforementioned art to your island...
News Developer Creates New SNES Game In Just 10 Hours
And you can play it for free
It's not often you hear about developers working on new SNES games these days, and it's even rarer to hear about one that was fully created in just ten hours. 'Keeping SNES Alive' is a brand new game from developer Dr. Ludos, who recently released another game for the SNES called Yo-Yo Shuriken - which came on a...
Random Animal Crossing: New Horizons Player Hosts Amazing Game Of Deal Or No Deal
Complete with studio, Banker and everything!
The creativity being shown by Animal Crossing: New Horizons players is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down, as proven by this amazing recreation of popular gameshow Deal or No Deal inside the game itself. Content creator Miki Ljuljdurovic, known as xwater on Twitch and YouTube, invited...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Had The Third-Biggest US Launch Of Any Nintendo Game In History
It's already outsold all past Animal Crossing games
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' huge success has been clear to see for some time now, but new data from The NPD Group shows just how tremendous it really is. NPD gaming industry analyst Mat Piscatella has shared a number of statistics relating to the game's launch in the US, revealing that it was...
News Nintendo Will Boost Switch Production To Combat Global Shortages
But it "can't forecast" how many systems will be supplied
If you're trying to find a brand new original model Switch at the moment, you're probably not having much luck. Just last week, Nintendo was forced to issue an apology for ongoing shortages and promised more systems were on the way. Nikkei has now been informed by parts suppliers that the...
News Nintendo Should Create An Apple Arcade-Style Subscription Service, Claims Analyst
"One thing they have that nobody else has is a gigantic library"
Nintendo's in a pretty good place right now. The Switch is selling well and is providing a solid platform for the company's games, and the firm has other projects – such as movies and theme parks – which are helping to broaden its stream of revenue. However, the Japanese giant is...
News Golf With Your Friends Brings Multiplayer Mini-Golf To Switch Next Month
Up to 12 players can play together
Team17 and Blacklight Interactive have revealed that Golf With Your Friends, a multiplayer mini-golf game, will be launching on Switch next month. It'll be teeing off on 19th May, but you can actually go ahead and pre-purchase the game from the eShop as we speak. If you do, you'll receive ‘The Caddy Pack’...
News Recent Classification Suggests EA Is Bringing The Original Unravel To Switch
Is Yarny returning?
EA might not have released many games on the Switch so far, but it looks like it could be making an effort to improve the situation. If you've been wondering about the original Unravel game since the second one arrived on the platform last March, it's now reportedly been rated for the Switch and multiple other platforms by the...
Random Japanese Orchestra Performs 20-Second Mario Theme To Promote Good Hand Washing
Stay safe with Mario
If you're looking for an inspirational piece of music to wash your hands to, this'll certainly do the trick. The New Japan BGM Philharmonic Orchestra, known for being the first professional Japanese video game music orchestra, has uploaded a performance of the classic Super Mario theme tune to promote good hand hygiene. As you...
News Annapurna Is Bringing Narrative Thriller Telling Lies To Switch At The End Of April
Porkie pies
Telling Lies, the narrative FMV thriller from the developer of Her Story, is landing on Switch and other consoles courtesy of Annapurna Interactive at the end of the month. Set to drop on 28th April, the game came out on PC and iOS last year to positive reviews and picked up a host of award nominations for its design and performances...
Monday20th Apr 2020
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: How To Get A 5-Star Island Rating And Grow Lily Of The Valley
Written in the stars - and Isabelle's evaluation notes
In every iteration of Animal Crossing, there has always been some form of rating system in place to judge how well players organize and take care of their towns. These evaluations have become increasingly more complicated with each entry — and New Horizons is no different. Whether you're...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Coelacanth - Where, When And How To Catch The Rare Coelacanth
More to the point, how do you say it?
There are several rare fish to find in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the Coelacanth is one of the most sought-after. It's a huge fish and a satisfying catch, although it only spawns under certain conditions. If you're wondering how, when and where to catch a Coelacanth, just follow the steps below and you'll...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: How To Time Travel - What Happens When You Time Travel?
Don't do the time crimes if you can't do the... time
Although Reggie says he would "Never!!" time travel in Animal Crossing, jumping forwards or backwards within the game's "real time" clock system is definitely a possibility - and fairly easy to accomplish, if we're being honest. However, there are many consequences to consider - both from...
Uh... she's kind of busy right now
When you first begin visiting the tailor's shop on your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you'll notice Sable - forever found sewing at the back left of the shop - will be a bit hesitant to talk to you from the outset. Often, when you attempt to speak to her, the younger Able sister - Mabel - will intervene...
News Massive Animal Crossing: New Horizons Datamine Reveals Exciting Potential Features
A sign of things to come?
Dataminer Ninji has discovered a whole host of new content hiding in the deepest, darkest recesses of Animal Crossing: New Horizons' code, some of which could potentially point to upcoming features. A list of the exciting new features appears below (thanks, Nintendo Everything), but be warned – while not all of th
The artist formerly known as Labelle
Label is the stylish middle child in the lovable Animal Crossing family of hedgehog tailors known as the Able Sisters. First introduced in City Folk at GracieGrace, she has since made appearances in New Leaf selling accessories at the shop, and now in Animal Crossing: New Horizons with some exciting new fashion...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Able Sisters - How To Unlock The Clothing Shop
Access more fashions made lovingly by claw
Let's be honest: one of the best parts of Animal Crossing: New Horizons is definitely the improved clothing, accessories and outfit-changing interface (except for that fitting room... can we please buy more than one of each type of item at a time? Is that too much to ask, Mabel??) We'd be lying if we said...
News Here's How Super Mario Odyssey Might Have Looked If It Launched On Nintendo 64
See Odyssey running within Mario 64's engine
Super Mario Odyssey is one of the Switch's finest looking games (and finest games full stop, we might add), but strip away all of its shiny HD polish and you can end up with a version that looks like it would have been right at home on the Nintendo 64. Modder Kaze Emanuar, known for tinkering around with...
Random The Official Animal Crossing: New Horizons Guide Puts To Rest One Bit Of Romantic Speculation
Business not pleasure?
If you're deep into Animal Crossing: New Horizons like the rest of the Nintendo-loving world, then you might have pondered what kind of relationship the characters Flick and C.J. enjoy. The pair appear on the island for fishing and bug-catching activities, but some of the dialogue spouted by the pair hints that they are more...
News Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix Launches On Switch This May, Free Demo Now Live
Western release date confirmed
Sega has revealed that Nintendo Switch exclusive Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix is launching in the west next month. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 15th May. The game, which has been available in Japan for some time now, brings the series' rhythm action gameplay to Switch for the first time. It...
Video Nintendo Offers Up Animal Crossing: New Horizons Multiplayer Ideas
Nothing to do? Try these
Joining up with your friends in Animal Crossing: New Horizons can be a lot of fun, especially as you explore their islands, gather up resources that are new to you, and see how differently you've tackled the design aspect of the game. Things can dry up pretty quickly, though, with a lack of real multiplayer options slowly...
News Production Of The Pokémon Anime Has Been Put On Hold, Reruns To Be Shown In Japan
It's currently unclear when it'll return
Production of the Pokémon anime series has been temporarily put on hold due to the current global pandemic's impact in Japan. TV Tokyo, the Japanese network which broadcasts Pokémon in the region, has updated its upcoming schedule, removing already-planned episodes and replacing them with reruns (thanks,...
Mini Review Later Daters - A Poignant Dating Sim That's Over Far Too Quickly
A short-lived romance
Later Daters argues that it's never too late to find love. From developer Bloom Digital Media, you take on the role of an ageing pensioner settling into life at Ye Olde Retirement Community, where the prospect of romance fills the air. The game plays out as a visual novel, presenting you with a vast array of choices and...
News Piko Interactive Secures The Rights To ODT: Escape Or Die Trying's Scrapped N64 Version
Will we get a release 20 years later?
Publisher Piko Interactive has revealed that it has acquired the rights to O.D.T. (or O.D.T.: Escape... Or Die Trying as it's known in North America). Interestingly, the deal also includes the rights to the scrapped Nintendo 64 version. Originally published by Psygnosis, O.D.T. is an action-adventure game that...
News Stunning Platformer GRIS Surpasses One Million Copies Sold
Celebratory artwork shared
Nomada Studio's GRIS, a lovely platformer that launched on Switch towards the end of 2018, has now sold more than one million copies across all platforms. The Spanish indie developer has taken to social media to reveal the news, thanking players by posting a special piece of celebratory art. "We are thrilled to announce...
News Soedesco Postpones Upcoming Physical Switch Releases
Digital releases will go ahead as planned
Games publisher Soedesco has announced that it will postpone the physical edition releases of upcoming titles thanks to disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak. In a press release, the studio says that it "is taking all the maximum precautions" to look after its staff as the pandemic continues to...
Sunday19th Apr 2020
News Sega Open To Reviving Sonic's 1993 Arcade Game, But Needs Your Support
Depends on the success of existing Sega Ages Sonic titles
Back in 1993, when arcade gaming still played a significant role within the video game industry, Sega AM3 released a title called SegaSonic the Hedgehog. The platformer-action game got compared to Marble Madness and was the first time players were introduced to Mighty the Armadillo and Ray...
News Cuphead Celebrates One Year On Nintendo Switch With A Special Anniversary Sale
25% off until April 25th
There's another anniversary taking place and this time it's to celebrate Cuphead on the Nintendo Switch. Yep, believe it or not, but Cuphead and Mugman have now been on the hybrid system for an entire year! One year ago, this news was the headline act of a Nindies broadcast - with Nintendo thanking its friends over at...
News Streets Of Rage 4 Appears To Be Getting A Day-One Update
And you'll need 1 GB of free space
As you might have heard, Dotemu, Lizardcube, and Guard Crush have finally locked in the launch date for Streets of Rage 4. It's arriving on the Switch and multiple other platforms on 30th April and will retail for £22.49 / $24.99. Alongside this announcement was the first look at the game's Battle Mode - which we...
News The Next Update For Kingdom Two Crowns Is A Bloodstained Crossover Event
Discover the Dead Lands on 28th April
Raw Fury - the creator of Kingdom Two Crowns - has announced it's rolling out a free update that will add a Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night themed crossover event to the game. It's officially titled 'Kingdom Two Crowns: Dead Lands' and will become available on the Switch, Xbox One, PS4, and PC on 28th April...
News Burnout Paradise Remastered Launches On June 19th, According To US eShop Listing
Update: Now says TBD
Update (Sun 19th Apr, 2020 08:30 BST): The listing for Burnout Paradise Remastered on the US Switch eShop has now been changed to TBD. EA's Polish website still has it down for a June 2020 release. The game will also require 3.9 GB of free space, according to the eShop. Original story (Fri 17th Apr, 2020 03:05 BST): Last week,...
News Atooi's Delayed Switch Game Chicken Wiggle Workshop Has Been Renamed To Hatch Tales
To avoid customer confusion
After experiencing low sales on the Nintendo 3DS, Chicken Wiggle decided to give it another shot on the Switch. The official Kickstarter for Chicken Wiggle Workshop took flight on Kickstarter in March 2018 and was funded within a month, and this followed with a delay later on in the year. While there's still no release...
Poll Box Art Brawl #39 - Wetrix
Wet weekend
Welcome one and all to the 39th edition of Box Art Brawl, a weekly bout between box art variants from around the world where you vote for the victor... Last week Mario threw one of his dos on the N64 with Mario Party 2, a swinging shindig from before the formula palled a bit. Looking back we can say with certainty that Japan's cover was...
Saturday18th Apr 2020
Update: Now's your last chance!
Update 2 (Sat 18th Apr, 2020 09:00 BST): As a quick reminder, Nintendo's huge Spring Switch Sale comes to an end this weekend. You only have until Sunday 19th April to snap up these deals, so take a browse through the highlights below and look out for more on the eShop, too! Update 1 (Thu 9th Apr, 2020 14:35 BST):...
News New Checkout Bot Targeting Online Switch Stock Is Driving The Scalpers Market In North America
Creator says they made it "as a joke"
There's a new open-source tool on the block and it's said to be at least "partly" responsible for the current Nintendo Switch shortages in North America at the moment. What it does is automatically notify users when a Switch becomes available online at specific retailers in the US (such as Best Buy and Walmart)...
News M2 Is Making A Stupidly Expensive Shooter More Affordable On Home Consoles
Along with some other amazing Toaplan titles
A while back, emulation expert M2 announced that it had acquired the rights to bring a bunch of classic Toaplan shooters to home consoles. Toaplan – famous for hits such as Hellfire, Zero Wing and Snow Bros. – folded in the mid-'90s but would spawn Cave and Raizing, as well as other shooter companies...
Random Rockstar San Diego Founder Reveals What It's Like To Be Rejected By Miyamoto
"My balls got frozen"
In a lengthy but insightful interview with Polygon recently, Rockstar San Diego founder Diego Angel spoke about the time Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto came to visit his studio (then known as Angel Studios) about a Nintendo 64 racing title called Buggy Boogie. This project was part of the "Dream Team" - 10 third-party studios who...
Random Super Mario Reimagined With Striking 'Cel-Shaded' Look By Cosplayer
Even Bowser wouldn't want to mess with him
We're often amazed by the talent within the cosplay scene. Recently, we saw that US-based cosplayer Akellyz was featured on Gamer Network's new Cosplay Central website for his Borderlands-style depiction of Mario himself. The cosplayer wore the outfit during events in 2019 and was even crowned winner at...
News The Voice Actor Of Leon Kennedy In Resident Evil 2 Has Passed Away
RIP, Paul Haddad
The Resident Evil series has resurfaced in recent years – with Capcom remaking and re-releasing a number of classic entries. There have even been rumours about more remakes, and a completely new game, in recent weeks. With this in mind, it's incredibly sad to hear P
News Minecraft Dungeons Won't Let You Team Up With Random Players Online
And cross-platform play will not be available at launch
Minecraft Dungeons arrives on the Switch and multiple other platforms next month. It's inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and allows you to fight hordes of nasty mobs by yourself, or team up with three other players online or locally. According to the game's official FAQ, though, you won't be...
Feature Trials Of Mana Producers On The Challenges Of Remaking A Classic 16-Bit RPG
"We wanted to give the player more freedom and made drastic changes to the overall direction"
Last year Switch owners in the West were able to get their hands on a previously-unavailable RPG treasure for the first time when Square Enix put out an official localisation of Super Famicom classic Seiken Densetsu 3 from 1995, renamed Trials of Mana and...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield Wins Famitsu Dengeki 2019 Game Of The Year
And takes out best role-playing game award
Pokémon Sword and Shield has taken out the game of the year award and best role-playing game of 2019 during a livestream award ceremony held by Famitsu and Dengeki. Apart from this, Nintendo's exercise game Ring Fit Adventure tied with Square Enix's mobile title Dragon Quest Walk for the Special Award,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 18th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
After a new Nintendo Switch update (remember to update those Joy-Con, too!), rumours of a Resident Evil 4 remake and the last few days of the
News HAL President Shares His Thoughts On The Company's History And Future
"HAL Laboratory is a company where everyone is a creator"
In celebration of HAL Laboratory's 40th anniversary, Famitsu recently sat down with HAL Laboratory president, Kawase Shigefumi. Surrounded by familiar sights and sounds in the Kirby Café, President Kawase shared his thoughts on the history and future of the beloved game developer. First...
Friday17th Apr 2020
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: How To Upgrade Nook's Cranny
More nooks & crannies for your shopping pleasure!
In each Animal Crossing game, there's something for everyone to love, and that's never been more true than with Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Some enjoy fishing, others spend their days breeding flowers or hunting fossils. However, we have a feeling that — like
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Diagonal Rivers And Cliffs - How To Build Bridges At An Angle
Ground force
If you've unlocked the ability to change the terrain and waterways on your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you may be wondering how to cut diagonal riverbanks and shave sharp sides off cliffs. There's no specific 'diagonal cut tool', but it's easy when you know how and it will enable you to build bridges at an angle, too...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: How To Catch An Ant
A turnip for the books
If you're looking to catch an ant or two in Animal Crossing: New Horizons to add to the list of bugs in your Critterpedia you're not going to find them as easily as other bugs on your not-so-deserted island. In fact, much like catching a fly, you'll need to attract the creepy crawlies with some bait. In this case, rotten...
Random Neighbour Sends Apology Pokémon Cake After Calling Police On Pokémon GO Players
"Sorry we called the cops on you"
A Minnesota resident called Amy Kellems has hit the news this week after receiving an apology Pokémon cake from one of her neighbours. As reported by Fox35Orlando, Kellems decided to make full use of her neighbourhood's current quietness by taking her daughter outside to play Pokémon GO, driving around in a car...
Random Nintendo's Hotline Guided Super Metroid Players With This Forbidden Map
Featuring an extra room
Before we had the internet at our fingertips, players had to call up companies and ask for some assistance when they got stuck in a video game. One Nintendo game a lot of people found a little confusing at times was the 1994 title, Super Metroid. Back in the day of the Nintendo Power hotline, gameplay counselors were using a...
Random Animal Crossing: New Horizons Even Looks Amazing On A Toilet Roll
An entire island made out of clay
We've seen plenty of fantastic Animal Crossing: New Horizons creations from fans and players around the world - like a full recreation of Zelda's Hyrule and the most delicious-look
Random Paper Mario: Sticker Star's Serial Key Mystery Remains Unsolved 7 Years Later
Seriously, what could it be?
Paper Mario: Sticker Star launched on the Nintendo 3DS back in late 2012, bringing the Paper Mario series to a handheld console for the very first time. It doesn't tend to be remembered quite as fondly as some other titles from the series, but still to this day it holds one of its greatest mysteries. If you played...
News Create Your Own Games On Switch With SmileBASIC 4, Available Next Week
Using 'SmileBASIC' programming language
Launching next week on Nintendo Switch is SmileBASIC 4, a programming application that lets you play and design your very own games on the console. Using its very own 'SmileBASIC' programming language, the tool is said to be easy to understand even for beginners. It includes various materials and tools to...
News Miyamoto Congratulates HAL Laboratory On Turning 40, Speaks Of Iwata, Smash Bros. And More
"I could take a bath within full view of Mt. Fuji"
This year, HAL Laboratory - most known for the Kirby and EarthBound series, as well as its work on the early Super Smash Bros. games - celebrates its 40th anniversary. Back in February, near the specific anniversary date, the company launched a celebratory website alongside a lovely p
News Get Two Classic Mario Game Boy Games For Less Than £5 With My Nintendo (Europe)
And a Mario Kart 7 discount, too
New offers available through the European My Nintendo Rewards scheme have discounted two classic Mario Game Boy games by 50%, meaning you can play both for less than £5. Not bad. Both Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and Mario Golf are available at reduced prices as we speak, going for just £1.79 / 2.24...
Tom Nook will be happy
For months now, the Nintendo Switch and a number of select titles have been selling out. It should be no surprise then to hear the company's share price has achieved a "52 week high" according to Niko Partners senior analyst, Daniel Ahmad. As noted, strong demand for the Switch and the lifestyle simulation Animal Crossing:...
News Streets Of Rage 4's Leaked Release Date Was Wrong After All, New Date And Battle Mode Revealed
Watch the new trailer
After all the confusion at the beginning of the month, we now finally have a solid release date for Streets of Rage 4 on Nintendo Switch. It'll be released on 30th April and will retail for $24.99. The news has been confirmed by publisher and co-developer Dotemu, alongside co-developers Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games. It'll...
News Witcher 3 Switch Dev Saber Interactive Is Co-Developing Crysis On Switch
It's in safe hands
By now, you've probably heard one of the hardest-to-run titles in the history of video games is getting a remaster on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms this Summer. Obviously, we're referring to the upcoming release Crysis Remastered. If you're wondering how Crytek has been able to get its CryEngine powered game up...
News Void Bastards Brings Space Strategy Shooter Action To The Switch Next Month
Misfit prisoners out of this world
Following on from a classification last month, Blue Manchu's "revolutionary" strategy-shooter Void Bastards has now been officially confirmed for the Nintendo Switch. It's arriving on 7th May. The game is created by the development director of Bioshock and inspired by other titles such as System Shock 2. The "Bang...
News Games Done Quick Kicks Off Special 'Corona Relief' Speedrunning Stream
Plenty of Nintendo games featured
Games Done Quick, a fundraising organisation which has been raising lots of money for charity through speedrunning livestreams over the past few years, has kickstarted a brand new stream to help fight against the current coronavirus pandemic. The stream, which you watch via Twitch below, is raising money for Direct...
News Sega Ages G-LOC: Air Battle Is Getting A Western Switch Release Later This Month
Release date confirmed for Europe / NA
After launching on the Japanese Switch eShop towards the end of last month, it has now been revealed that SEGA AGES G-LOC: Air Battle will be released in the west on 30th April. The game, created by acclaimed designer Yu Suzuki, has you dodging and weaving your way through treacherous skies, taking control of...
News Gamescom 2020 Officially Cancelled, Digital Event Now In The Works
"We must stand united"
Following in the footsteps of other major gaming events like E3 2020 and GDC, gamescom 2020 has now been officially cancelled. In a statement issued online, event organisers say that the event will "under no circumstances take place on site" this year as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic remains a serious threat. Instead, a...
Thursday16th Apr 2020
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Balloons - Balloon Spawn Rate, Hunting And Colour Guide
[ominous whooshing sound]
The sight and sound of a balloon floating overhead is a cause for celebration in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, for shooting it down with a trusty slingshot means you'll get a present. But what presents are you likely to get? Do different colours drop different presents? How often do balloons spawn? In this Animal Crossing...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: How To Catch A Fly
Flies undone
If you're looking to catch a fly in Animal Crossing: New Horizons but can't find one, that's because you'll need to attract it before you can add it to the list of bugs in your Critterpedia. If you haven't seen a fly on your island yet, you should take it as a compliment! The absence of this bug is an indicator that you and your town...
Avoid scammers ruining your game
The newest instalment of the series, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, debuted in March 2020 and offers a tropical escape at a time when anxiety and stress are high. While the game is relaxing and offers dozens of low-key activities like fishing and gardening to enjoy, some players have experienced in-game scams that...
Random Reggie Says Animal Crossing: New Horizons Should Give Out More Star Fragments - Do You Agree?
Nintendo's ex-president weighs in
If you've been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you may well have found yourself gazing up at the night sky and seeing the occasional shooting star. Wishing upon these stars can reward you with Star Fragments - a material used to craft several sought-after recipes - but getting your hands on them isn't always...
Random Reggie Tells Fans He Would "Never" Time Travel In Animal Crossing
Leading by example
Nintendo's taken a few extra measures in its latest Animal Crossing game to prevent time travellers from spoiling the experience for others, but there are obviously some players out there who still prefer to play the game this way. If you head over to YouTube or search Animal Crossing on social media, you'll no doubt come across...
News Splatoon 2 Version 5.2.0 Update Patch Notes
Everything that's new and different
Nintendo has revealed that Splatoon 2's next update will arrive next week, with changes set to go live from 22nd April. The update, which was seemingly accidentally mentioned by Nintendo on social media ahead of time last week, will be distributed at 10am on 22nd April in Japan (so that's 2am BST / 3am CEST in...
News Seven Classic NES Titles Just Appeared On The Switch eShop
Arc System Works opens up its brawler collection
Arc System Works has just casually dropped seven NES games on the Switch eShop (as well as other digital storefronts). The games are all part of the company's Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle, but thanks to these new releases, you can purchase the titles individually at €4.99 /...
News Cuphead Lookalike Enchanted Portals Is Heading Back To Kickstarter
Update: And it's live!
Update: The Kickstarter is now live, with a €120,000 / £104,659 goal. Original Story [Fri 3rd Apr, 2020 11:00 BST]: Enchanted Portals – the 2D platformer that caught heat for looking a lot like Cuphead – is heading back to Kickstarter, developer Xixo Game Studio has announced. The game was
Mini Review Anodyne - A Unique Zelda-Style Adventure That Keeps You Guessing
High-rule
We recently asked if there were any Switch games we'd missed which you thought were worthy of a review. Anodyne was one of the most-requested games, so there we are! Anodyne may at first glance look like just another retro dungeon crawler; a Legend of Zelda tribute act designed to scratch a particular old-school itch, however, getting to...
Nintendo Download 16th April (North America)
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope, Later Daters and Super Pixel Racers!
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: Shovel Knight:...
News Star Wars Episode I: Racer Speeds Onto Switch Next Month
Release date confirmed
Aspyr has today revealed the release date for Star Wars Episode I: Racer on Nintendo Switch. The N64 classic will be playable on the go from 12th May. As you'll know if you played the original back in the day, the game has you taking control of a podracer speeding through various locations like flaming methane lakes,...
News Jump Force Deluxe Edition Brings Goku, Naruto And More To Nintendo Switch
With 50+ characters
Bandai Namco has revealed that Jump Force Deluxe Edition is headed to Nintendo Switch later this year. As you may know, Jump Force is a crossover fighting game developed by Spike Chunsoft which stars a number of characters from popular manga series. Essentially, it's the Super Smash Bros. of manga and it launched on PS4 and Xbox...
Exclusive QubicGames Reveals Five New Games Coming To Switch In 2020
Something for everyone
Indie publisher QubicGames has a pretty busy schedule when it comes to Nintendo Switch this year, with five previously unannounced games all now in the works for a 2020 release. The team has shared with us a new Indie Direct-style presentation video which you can check out for yourself above. It reveals all five games, and...
Japanese Charts Nintendo Switch Sales Plummet As Shipments Get Put On Hold
Animal Crossing drops to second
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 6th - 12th April, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has missed out on the first-place spot for the first time since it released. The game sold an estimated 292,876 copies in the region last week, which is still an impressive total considering it's now been on...
News Crysis Remastered For Nintendo Switch Revealed By Hidden Webpage
With Switch's first ray-tracing solution
It looks like Crysis Remastered is headed to Nintendo Switch, according to information on the game's official website. A potential remaster for Crytek's first-person shooter series was rumoured earlier this week after a cryptic tease from the franchise's official Twitter account, but this new information...
News SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated Release Date Confirmed
Update: Publisher confirms today's leak
Update: THQ Nordic has now confirmed that SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated is indeed launching on 23rd June, as we suspected in our original article below. Pre-orders will go live on Switch from 21st April - although you already order a physical copy from Amazon (UK / US) - and a...
News Planet Entertainment Says It's "Fully Within Its Rights" To Publish Cooking Mama: Cookstar
"Office Create has our total respect"
Yesterday, the rights holder of the Cooking Mama series - Office Create - issued an important notice about how Cooking Mama: Cookstar was an "unauthorized release" by Planet Entertainment. Now, Planet Entertainment has shared its own statement, which attempts to clear up "the
News Stardew Valley Creator Open To A Physical Switch Release In The West
Currently exclusive to Japan
Stardew Valley might only be available from the Switch eShop locally, but over in Japan, you can buy a physical copy of the game on Nintendo's hybrid system. This version was released last January. So where's our own hard-copy of the popular farming and lifestyle simulator? According to the game's created Eric...
News Port Specialist Saber Interactive Is Bringing World War Z To The Switch
"the hardest thing that we have had to do"
Saber Interactive made a name for itself on the Nintendo Switch when it successfully ported The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition to the system with some guidance – and a little bit of help – from CD Projekt Red. At the time of this release, it was proof the hybrid system was capable of running...
Video New Streets Of Rage 4 Footage Shows Off Pixel-Art Character Gameplay
12 characters return in pixel form
The folks over at IGN have shared a brand new gameplay video for Streets of Rage 4, giving us our first proper look at the game's pixel-art characters. Earlier this month, it was revealed that 12 former Streets of Rage characters would be returning to the series as unlockable and playable fighters in their...
Site News If You've Got A Moment, Could You Complete This Reader Survey?
Please understand
Yes, it's that time of year (again). Our partners over at Gamer Network have put together another thrilling reader survey and we'd really, really appreciate it if you filled it out – mainly so we look like the most popular site on the network in their stats. If you hadn't realised we are currently solely funded through...
Nintendo Download 16th April (Europe)
Theme Park Simulator! A Fold Apart!
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 eShop - New Releases: A Fold Apart (£16.99 / €17.99) -...
But fans must show their support for the series
In the same Weekly Famitsu interview where the Bravely Default producer Tomoya Asano apologised for End Layer not living up to fan expectations, he was asked if there were plans for a 'Bravely Third' game, once Bravely Default II
News 2120 MARS: Project Colonies Is A New 2.5D Side-Scroller Inspired By Super Metroid
Coming to Switch later this year
QUByte Interactive has revealed a brand new original game called 2120 MARS: Project Colonies, a 2.5D side-scrolling action-adventure game inspired by the likes of Super Metroid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and Guacamelee!. In the game, players take on the role of Lt. Anna “Charlot
News Nintendo Switch Gets Its Fourth Picross S Series Game Next Week
Picross S4
Switch owners are about to receive yet another Picross title to play on the go, as Jupiter confirms that Picross S4 is set to launch on the platform next week. The game features all four game modes we've come to expect - Picross, Mega Picross, Color Picross, and Clip Picross - and presents brand new puzzles to complete for each. It also...
News Cute Side-Scroller Fledgling Heroes Takes Flight On Switch Next Month
With 90+ levels to master
Australian indie studio Subtle Boom has revealed that it'll be bringing its debut title Fledgling Heroes to Switch next month. The game is a cutesy-looking side-scroller featuring a charming cast of feathery friends. Players must navigate their way through more than 90 levels, dodging pirate 'lizARRrds' as they explore...
News Lead Your Own eSports Team With eSports Legend, Coming To Switch Next Week
Take them from zero to hero
Ever wanted to be part of a successful eSports team? Think you've got what it takes to lead your very own team to the top? Keep an eye out for eSports Legend, coming to Switch next week. The game has players taking an amateur team from being practically unknown, all the way to being world-famous. It's essentially an...
Wednesday15th Apr 2020
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Best Custom Design Codes - Zelda, Mario, Pokémon and More
Deck yourself out in the best designs the web has to offer
The ability to make and share your own custom designs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (or import designs from Animal Crossing: New Leaf via the NookLink app) has given the Animal Crossing community another chance to showcase its creativity. The results have been impressive, most impressive...
The will of the Wisp
If you're playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons of an evening, you may well have run into Wisp, a benign and easily-startled spirit wandering around your deserted island in the dark. If you speak to this friendly ghost, Wisp will shed five pieces of his spirit in fright and ask you to retrieve them for him. In this guide we'll...
Random This Tiny Update Would Make A World Of Difference In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Game changer
We can hear this image... Most of Animal Crossing: New Horizons is pretty perfect - even if there are one or two things that have really upset some players - but this one little idea could go an awfully long way in terms of making the daily grind more enjoyable. The latest game in the series has introduced item durability, whereby...
And there's "evidence of a secondary display of sorts"
The new firmware update for the Switch may not have given us folders or themes, but Nintendo could have something far more exciting planned. According to a story via Nintendo Everything, a UK-based dataminer/reverse engineer named Mike Heskin has discovered the latest system update adds...
Soapbox This Little Plastic Disc Has Enriched My Animal Crossing: New Horizons Experience
Should you also join the (N2) Elite?
The arrival of Animal Crossing: New Horizons has predictably triggered a surge in demand for Animal Crossing amiibo cards required to invite certain villagers to your island, so much so that some of them are now trading hands for
Review Totally Reliable Delivery Service - Return To Sender
FedEx-cruciatingly bad
We’re quite sure game devs don’t go out of their way to make a bad game. Normally, a game’s quality – or lack thereof in many cases – is a direct result of budgetary limitations, time restrictions, unexpected bugs, and many, many more variables. It really feels, though, that We’re Five Games are playing some kind...
Can Bravely Default II get it right?
At last year's Game Awards, the reveal of the show for many Nintendo fans was the Switch exclusive, Bravely Default II. As much of a surprise as this was, at the time, we couldn't help but wonder why the other previously released sequel wasn't being acknowledged. Now that the 2015 3DS entry
News Sword Of The Necromancer Kickstarter Suffers Heavy Blow From "Troll" Backer
'We tried to contact Kickstarter but got no response'
Last week, we reported on Sword of the Necromancer, a new Kickstarter campaign for an upcoming dungeon-crawler RPG hoping to launch on Switch. In particular, the game caught our eye thanks to the developer's promise to make use of the Switch's IR camera, something that is rarely seen even within...
News Lots Of Sega Games Are Reduced Right Now As Part Of Nintendo Switch's Spring Sale (Europe)
23 games reduced
Nintendo's huge Spring Sale is still in full force at the moment - we'll make sure to give you a heads up when it's about to come to an end - and Sega has reminded us that plenty of its own titles can be found at reduced prices as part of the offerings. We've grabbed all of Sega's discounted games and plonked them in the table...
News Nintendo Switch Shortages Are Driving Up The Price Of 3DS In Japan
There's still some demand
The coronavirus outbreak has created a lot of chaos since it was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. On the gaming front, it's made certain systems like the original model Nintendo Switch near impossible to buy. In Japan last week, we heard how one local retailer ran an online lottery to simply purchase...
News Cooking Mama's IP Holder Evaluating Legal Options, After "Unauthorized Release" Of Cookstar
Mama is mad!
The IP holder and creator of Cooking Mama, Office Create, has released an important notice explaining how Cooking Mama: Cookstar was an "unauthorized release" by Planet Entertainment. The statement also mentions how the Japanese-based company is now evaluating all of its legal options against Planet, in order to protect its customers,...
News Japanese Animal Crossing Account Shares Adorable Art To Celebrate 1 Million Followers
Everyone is here
Just when you thought Animal Crossing: New Horizons couldn't get any more adorable, the team behind the game go ahead and turn the cute factor up to eleven with a brand new piece of lovely artwork. The Japanese Animal Crossing Twitter account - @doubutsuno_mori - has just surpassed one million followers. To celebrate, it has just...
News Super-Rare And Supersized Pre-Nintendo Game & Watch Goes Up For Auction
Bidding has begun
An ultra-rare Game & Watch build, actually dating back to before Nintendo had its branding involved with the hardware, has been put up for auction. While Nintendo and the Game & Watch series of handhelds are practically synonymous these days, the earliest Game & Watch machines were built by North American toy company,...
News Pokémon GO Stay-At-Home Changes Detailed, Remote Raid Pass, Field Research And More
Take part in Raids from home
As promised at the end of last month, Pokémon GO developer Niantic has detailed a number of changes coming to the game to keep players involved while stuck at home. While Pokémon GO usually rewards you for getting out and about, these new tweaks will allow you to take part in Raid Battles and train up your favourite...
News Be Like Samus In The Upcoming Smash Bros. Ultimate Screw Attack Tournament
Starts later this week
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is back with another weekly event. This time around it's a "Screw Attack" tournament - based on one of Samus Aran's most iconic moves in the Metroid series, and featuring the item of the same name. As usual, this event will start on Friday (in this case, 17th April) and will run for a total of three...
Talking Point What Does That New ESRB Loot Box Warning Actually Mean?
Or 'surprise mechanics', as certain companies prefer
A few days ago, the ESRB made a blog post detailing a new descriptor it will be adding to many game ratings going forward, which essentially is going to be a loot box warning. Many have praised this move, as the prevalence of loot boxes in modern games is something that’s met with casual...
News Alwa’s Legacy, Successor To Retro-Inspired Platformer Alwa's Awakening, Arrives This Summer
"A contemporary take on the Metroidvania genre"
After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Alwa’s Legacy has been confirmed for Nintendo Switch with a summer release window being announced today. The game is a successor to Alwa's Awakening, an 8-bit inspired platformer that is perhaps
News Guard Duty Is A Love Letter To '90s Comedy Point-And-Click Games, And It's Coming To Switch
Featuring 6,000 lines of fully voiced dialogue
If you're a fan of classic point-and-click games that were all the rage in the '90s, you might want to keep an eye on Guard Duty. The game's set to launch on Switch next week and is said to be a love letter to the point-and-click genre's humorous side. Players will take on the role of both Tondbert, a...
News "Mind-Bending" Puzzler Damaged In Transit Has You Controlling Two Characters At Once
Solo or local co-op
Launching next week on Nintendo Switch is Damaged In Transit, a new "mind-bending" puzzler that's sure to test your hand-eye coordination. The game has you simultaneously controlling two drones who need to deliver cargo across a number of different settings. You'll find spikes, pitfalls, flamethrowers, and more in your way, with...
Tuesday14th Apr 2020
News Nintendo Switch System Update 10.0.0 Is Now Live
Transfer software data, remap buttons, and more!
Update: Nintendo's server seems to be having issues and it's preventing some Switch owners from downloading the update. If this is happening to you, keep trying to perform the update and it should eventually work. Here's the error message: The server is currently undergoing maintenance. We apologise...
PSA Remember To Update Your Joy-Con Today, As Well As Your Switch
Controller updates arrive with Version 10.0.0
Just as a quick reminder, new Switch firmware updates often bring controller updates, too. With Switch's Version 10.0.0 firmware update now available to download, you'll find that your Joy-Con can also be updated. After updating to Version 10.0.0. ourselves, we've noticed that all of our Joy-Con needed...
Random Pokémon Gold And Silver Recreated In Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Absolutely Mindblowing
Just... wow!
You know how we always describe The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as the game that keeps on giving? Well, it looks like Animal Crossing: New Horizons has well and truly qualified to join the club, too. Earlier today, we shared a player's island which had faithfully recreated the classic World 1-1 stage from
Random Finally, You Can Play Dark Souls On Switch The Way Nature Intended
Praise the sun for firmware update 10.0.0
If you cast your mind back to 2018 and the release of the excellent Dark Souls: Remastered for Switch, you might remember a tiny issue we (and many other players) had with the game. Oh, for the most part the Switch port of FromSoftware's inscrutable masterpiece was just fine and dandy, but beyond any frame...
News The Voice Behind Star Fox 64's Most Famous Line Has Died From Coronavirus
RIP, Rick May
The man who provided the voice for Peppy Hare and Andross in Star Fox 64 has passed away at the age of 79 due to the coronavirus, it has been revealed. Rick May – who uttered the immortal "do a barrel roll" line in the classic N64 game – suffered from a stroke in February of this year and was moved to a nursing home in order to...
Review Overcooked 2: Gourmet Edition - The Perfect Recipe For Multiplayer Fun
A full course meal
After nearly two years of regular post-launch support, it seems that Team17 and Ghost Town Games are finally ‘finished’ with Overcooked 2. The developers have provided some excellent additions in the time since launch, and all of it is now being tied together with the aptly named Overcooked 2: Gourmet Edition. For the purposes...
News More Switch Consoles Are On The Way, Promises Nintendo
"We apologize for any inconvenience"
With the world in lockdown at present, the Nintendo Switch has become a hot item as people try to find ways of keeping themselves entertained during this period of isolation. Demand for the system has outstripped supply for the past few weeks, and we've therefore seen crazy lottery systems in Japan and a hike in...
News Experts Comment On Animal Crossing: New Horizons' "Overwhelming Sales Momentum"
"It’s clear the franchise is getting a lot of new fans"
Thanks to an immense amount of hype building up to launch, universal praise from critics, or perhaps perfect timing as everyone is forced to remain indoors - or, indeed, all of the above - Animal Crossing: New Horizons has had a phenomenal launch. We'll get our hands on official figures from...
News The Reason Why Nintendo's Games Are So Good? Devs Are Given "As Much Time As They Need"
It seems Miyamoto's philosophy is still driving the company
If you look back on the best video games of all time, Nintendo is a name which crops up several times over. Super Mario 64, Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Zelda: Breath of the Wild are just three of many Nintendo titles which have had praise heaped upon them over the decades. Nintendo as a...
News A Real-Life Aquarium Is Streaming Educational Tours Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Museum
Watch online for free
With so many public spots currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, fun and informative locations like museums are currently inaccessible. For those playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons, though, the in-game museum ran by very-good-owl Blathers offers a digital escape to something fairly close to the real thing. Now,...
Random Of Course Someone's Made Super Mario Bros. 1-1 In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Every pixel of the classic level returns
We've seen so many wonderful designs from Animal Crossing: New Horizons players over the past few weeks, so it's only right that one of Nintendo's most iconic level designs joins the list. Yes, a Japanese player named だいち has transformed their once peaceful island into a world of bricks, Goombas and...
Poll Does Resident Evil 4 Really Need The REmake Treatment?
And why isn't Capcom bringing them to Switch?
Following whispers last week that the next numbered Resident Evil game was in the works, further rumours surfaced over the weekend of an incoming remake of Resident Evil 4, a game originally developed as a GameCube exclusive as part of the fabled
Rumour Pokémon Yellow Datamine Unearths Potentially Scrapped Pokémon Pink Version
With Clefairy or Jigglypuff as its star
A new datamining effort has potentially revealed the existence of a scrapped counterpart to 1998's Pokémon Yellow for the Game Boy, with evidence suggesting a Pokémon Pink Version was at one time in development. Source code from both Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Yellow has supposedly leaked online over the...
News Claim A Free 7-Day Trial For Switch Online Through My Nintendo Rewards (North America)
Points mean prizes
My Nintendo account holders in North America can currently get their hands a free seven-day trial of Nintendo Switch Online. The offer is live from now until 30th April on the My Nintendo website. To claim the reward, you'll need to hand over 100 Platinum Points (which can easily be amassed at no cost by visiting the site each...
News Theme Park Simulator Brings The Fun Of The Fair To Switch This Week
Rollercoaster Tycoon gets a new rival
Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is Theme Park Simulator, where players can simulate the running of a theme park. What do you mean, 'that was obvious'? The game includes eleven different rides which can all be viewed in first or third-person; players can manage each ride's performance in real-time,...
UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Returns To Top Ten With 317% Weekly Sales Boost
Animal Crossing climbs back to third
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 11th April, revealing that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has raced past the competition to make a top ten comeback. The game saw a mighty 317% leap in sales week-on-week as Nintendo managed to temporarily overcome recent Switch stock issues. The restocks also saw a boost for...
News Murder Mystery Game The Sexy Brutale Gets Physical On Switch
Pre-orders go live this week
The latest indie game to receive a physical edition on Switch is The Sexy Brutale, with a brand new release headed our way from Super Rare Games. The physical release specialist will be releasing a limited number of physical copies on its official website, with pre-orders actually going live later this week at 6pm GMT...
News Super Pixel Racers Brings Nostalgic Top-Down Arcade Racing To Switch This Week
Complete with a 16-bit soundtrack
If you're into your top-down arcade racers, Super Pixel Racers looks like it could well be worth a go when it launches on Switch later this week. With 2D pixel graphics and a 16-bit soundtrack sure to have you reminiscing over the good old days, Super Pixel Racers has players taking on a range of different race...
Monday13th Apr 2020
News Controversial "Adults Only" Murder Simulator Hatred Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
We say 'yes, it is a game about killing people'
Polish studio Destructive Creations' twin-stick murder simulator Hatred is coming to the Nintendo Switch, it has been confirmed. Released in 2015, the game gained notoriety for its glorification of violence – something which caused Valve to remove it from their Steam Greenlight service. It was later...
News Capcom's Former GameCube Exclusive Resident Evil 4 Is Reportedly Getting A Remake
Surprise, surprise
One of the standout releases during the Nintendo GameCube generation was Resident Evil 4. It's probably hard to believe nowadays, but back then the fourth mainline entry in Capcom's survival horror series was a temporary platform exclusive. If you played the original in 2005, you might be interested to hear it's getting a remake...
Random Hey LEGO, The Next Nintendo Set We'll Take Is Hyrule Castle From Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Link in brick form
Even before LEGO and Nintendo officially partnered to release themed Super Mario sets, fans of both worlds have been dreaming about kits based on The Legend of Zelda universe. We've seen some stunning LEGO Ideas proposals in the past and while a lot of them were quite impressive, one concept that always stood out was the
News Gravilogic Unveils Its Matte Black Switchblades For The Nintendo Switch
Show your support
Remember Gravilogic's stylish "Switchblade" rail covers/kickstand we shared way back in October 2018? The Switch accessory started out life as a Kickstarter campaign and was fully funded by the end of its first day. According to an update on the Kickstarter page, the company is now working on a highly requested aluminum matte bla
"There is definitely room for us to consider other titles for [Switch] going forward"
Last year NIS America confirmed that it was bringing JRPG The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III to Switch in 2020, with the game scheduled to arrive on 30th June. The long-running Legend of Heroes series has over a dozen entries to its name, and for fans...
News Tom Nook Encourages Nintendo To Increase Its Television Advertising During The Month Of March
Doom Eternal was runner-up
March was a big month for Nintendo with the launch of its long-awaited island life simulator Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It must have been borrowing from the bank of Tom Nook, as it spent an estimated total of $14.6 million in North America over the 30 days. According to iSpot.tv, this was $3 million more than what it...
Mini Review Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse-Bouche - A Surprisingly Fun Shooter
You want fries with that?
Boasting what is quite possibly one of the most ridiculous titles ever, Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse-Bouche actually started life as an April Fool’s joke back in 2013. Skip ahead seven years, and it’s now an actual, tangible game; a really good one at that. It’s a shoot-em-up at heart, but its gameplay is also...
Mini Review Songbird Symphony - Platforming And Music Take Flight Together
Cheep thrills
We recently asked if there were any Switch games we'd missed which you thought were worthy of a review. Songbird Symphony was one of the most-requested games. Songbird Symphony is an indie rhythm-action platformer by three-person team Joysteak Studios. You play as Birb, an adopted chick in search of its birth paren
Poll Nintendo Labo VR Celebrates Its First Anniversary, Are You Still Using Your Toy-Con VR Goggles?
A headset like no other
Whether it feels like yesterday or a lifetime ago, the Nintendo Labo VR kit is now officially one year old. In this time, it has received a standalone Labo kit and Nintendo has released multiple free updates for its existing Switch game line-up that add VR support. It started out with a free update for Super Mario Odyssey...
News ESRB Ratings Will Now Warn Players About Loot Boxes And Other Random Items
No more hiding
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board in North America might be working from home, but as noted yesterday, it's still business as usual. With this in mind, the organisation has just revealed it will now attach a warning to all of its ratings if a video game contains in-game purchases – including randomised items. This builds...
Mini Review Chapeau - Multiplayer Fun Ruined By Awkward Controls And Limited Scope
If you want to get ahead, get a hat
Chapeau is quite possibly one of the most bizarre multiplayer games we’ve played in a good while. Pitting up to four opponents against one another, you take control of a sentient hat, with the aim of the game being to ‘tag’ as many humans as possible by leaping onto their heads. It’s a chaotic game that...
Sunday12th Apr 2020
Random #RipFortnite Is Trending On Twitter, As Players Protest Against Current State Of The Game
"Is this the end?"
The hashtag #RipFortnite is trending on Twitter – with more than 30k tweets at the time of writing – as players protest against the current state of Epic's free-to-play battle royale, Fortnite. Admittedly, quite a lot of these tweets are also asking what the tag is referring to, while some players are even using the same tag...
Reminder Today Is Bunny Day In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Zipper comes to town
Happy Bunny Day! Yep, if you've been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the past few weeks, you'll know there's been a special seasonal event where you gather as many eggs as possible and then craft them into bunny-themed items and furniture. Today is the final day, and to go out with a bang, Zipper has returned to your...
Mini Review Snakeybus - All Aboard For Some Undemanding But Enjoyable Action
A lengthy bus journey
As vehicular nomenclature goes, 'Snakeybus' is just about as apt as 'Boaty McBoatface'. Your primary means of locomotion in Snakeybus is a bus that's well and truly snake-like. It's a snakey-bus. Not that it eats mice or hisses at you or anything. Rather, your physics-defying vehicle stretches out to improbable, city-enveloping...
Poll Box Art Brawl #38 - Mario Party 2
Mario parties
Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl, the weekly vote to find the best of three regional retro game box art variations. Last week we ran away from the headliner in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. For the first time ever in this series the votes resulted in a dead heat between North America and Japan, both tied...
Review Gunbrick: Reloaded - A Painfully Tedious Puzzler Which Isn't Worth The Effort
Square goes
Following the formerly-exclusive (and really rather good) Bomb Chicken, developer Nitrome has returned with a whole new puzzle-platformer in Gunbrick: Reloaded. Well, we say "new", but that "Reloaded" in the title should really cue you in that we're dealing with the redux of an existing game, here – and if it didn't, one look at the...
News ESRB And PEGI Will Continue To Assign Ratings Remotely
"Thanks to a good deal of advance planning"
If you're wondering what's going on with classification boards around the world now that CERO in Japan has been temporarily closed, it's business as usual. An update from IGN reveals the ESRB in America has been working from home in recent weeks. So far, it's had no issues assigning ratings...
News Yooka-Laylee Is Now Three Years Old
Happy Birthday!
Can you believe it? Playtonic's unlikely duo Yooka-Laylee is now three years old! The original game of the same name was first released on the 11th of April 2017 after a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign. And although it never saw the light of day on Nintendo's Wii U, it did eventually show up on the Switch. To celebrate this...
News Aspyr Rolls Out Fix For Cross-Play Loophole In Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy On Switch
Version 1.0.2 now live
Aspyr Media has finally rolled out an update for Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy on the Switch. It reportedly fixes the cross-play bug, which allowed PC players to join the same servers as Nintendo players. Version 1.0.2 also includes additional multiplayer security and some minor bug fixes. Here are the full patch...
Saturday11th Apr 2020
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Tarantula Island - How To Spawn And Catch Tarantulas
Terrifying, but rewarding
Note: Nintendo altered the spawn rates of bugs in an update. While it is still possible to 'create' a tarantula island (or a scorpion island, depending on the time of year), an increase in Giant Water Bugs will make it a little more difficult to chase off bugs that you don't want to catch (like Wharf Roaches). Throw in...
News Nintendo Tells Customers To Stop Using Alcohol-Based Products To Clean The Switch
A "soft dry cloth" is the solution
Nintendo's Japanese customer service Twitter account is at it again – this time issuing a warning about disinfecting Switch consoles and Joy-Con controllers with alcohol, after receiving multiple questions asking if it was safe. Here's the full message, courtesy of Kotaku: Recently, customers have been asking...
Review In Other Waters - A Chilled-Out Journey Of Discovery Quite Unlike Any Other On Switch
A real treasure of the deep
In Other Waters is not an easy sell. A game where you explore the vast expanse of an alien sea? Sounds awesome, right? Something like 2016's Abzu, or the Wii's Endless Ocean series would be perfect for the Switch. Imagine that sense of freedom, the spectacle of magnificent aquatic creature drifting past you in such an...
Video Animal Crossing amiibo Are Selling For More Than The Game Itself
Time to dig through your collection!
A few months back during a special Animal Crossing themed Nintendo Direct, the world learned that all Animal Crossing amiibo that released back with amiibo Festival, Happy Home Designer and New Leaf: Welcome amiibo
Reminder Animal Crossing: New Horizon's Fishing Tourney Starts Today
Hook 'em, Danno
Fishing tournaments have been part of the Animal Crossing series for a while, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons is no exception. Today sees the first fishing tourney to come to the Switch game, with the aim being to hook as many fish as you can in 3 minutes. With the event now underway in New Horizons, it's the perfect time to get...
Video Uncovering The Fun Little Secrets In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Tips, tricks, and more
Our lovely senior video producer Alex Olney has had Animal Crossing: New Horizons a little bit longer than the rest of us, and in this time frame has discovered a few extra little secrets about the game. We're not really talking about spoilers here, more like tips and tricks. Did you know, for example, that you can hit...
News Team Xbox Shares Custom Shirt And Jumper Designs For Animal Crossing: New Horizons
"From our island to yours"
Team Xbox might be busy preparing for its next-generation of gaming, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily forgotten about its old pal Nintendo. Its official Twitter account recently shared two custom designs for the latest Switch release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. One is a shirt and the other is a jumper. Green...
News Burnout Paradise Remastered Could Be Speeding Onto The Switch This June
Ready to burn some rubber?
One of the highlights of the Nintendo Mini Direct presentation was the announcement EA would be bringing Criterion's Burnout Paradise Remastered to the Switch at some point this year. The reveal trailer simply said it was coming in 2020, but what month exactly? Well, according to the EA Poland website, the game will be...
News Hamster's Arcade Archives Release Record Might Be Disrupted By CERO Ratings Suspension
160 weeks and counting
Earlier this week, the Japanese video game rating organisation CERO (Computer Entertainment Rating Agency) announced a temporary closure, which at the time was expected to have a significant impact on the release schedules of many upcoming games – including Nintendo ones. It seems the first company that could be affected by...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 11th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Another busy week has flown by, with Cooking Mama's troubling cryptocurrency allegations, Pokémon player ban threats and a ridiculously large Switch sale
Friday10th Apr 2020
News Nintendo "Unwilling" To Confirm If 88-Year-Old Grandma Has Her Own Character In Animal Crossing
Was it all just a coincidence?
Last week, there was a story doing the rounds about an 88-year-old grandmother named Audrey Buchanan, who received a brand new themed Switch after she became famous for clocking up more than 3,500 hours in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
News China Bans Sales Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons In Suspected Censorship Scuffle
Political messages most likely the cause
Imported sales of Animal Crossing: New Horizons have been banned in China, it has been reported. The instruction filtered through Alibaba's e-commerce platform Taobao to sellers yesterday (April 9th) and is expected to come into full effect today. According to screenshots posted online by Taobao sellers, the...
News Super Mario And Levi's Join Forces For A Mushroom Kingdom Clothing Collaboration
Update: Now available in the US and Canada
Update (Fri 10th Apr, 2020 04:30 BST): Levi's Super Mario clothing range is now available in the US and Canada. Check out its online store to see the full range and prices. Update (Wed 11th Mar, 2020 10:00 GMT): A second teasing tweet from Levi's has shown off another couple of items set to join the...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield Is Running A Special Max Raid Battle Event This Easter
Gotta hatch 'em all
From now until 16th April, Pokémon Sword and Shield is hosting a special max raid battle event themed around Easter. It'll be focused on egg exclusive Pokémon, and will seemingly include pocket monsters such as Togepi, Cleffa, Riolu, and Pichu. There's no additional information just yet, but with any luck, all of the...
Trust Mama
If you're still at all interested in picking up a copy of Cooking Mama: Cookstar on the Nintendo Switch after all the commotion, but can't seem to find one, publisher Planet Entertainment is now selling physical copies for $59.99 USD on the game's official website. Here's the apparent reason behind this decision: Planet Entertainment
News Nintendo Tweets About Splatoon 2's April Update, Then Deletes It
Promises "minor adjustments to a variety of weapons"
It seems like someone at Nintendo HQ got a little ahead of themselves with regards to a social network post for an upcoming Splatoon 2 update. A tweet went out today which mentioned a patch containing "minor adjustments to a variety of weapons" for the popular online shooter, but the tweet was...
News Demand For The Switch And Ring Fit Adventure In Japan Is Absolutely Crazy Right Now
Even lotteries to buy the products are causing chaos
As you've likely heard, there have been Nintendo Switch and Ring Fit Adventure shortages around the globe for months on end. Over in Japan, though, the situation sounds like it's got even worse. As highlighted by Niko Partners Senior Analyst Daniel Ahmad, the Japanese retailer Yamada Denki...
Review Curious Expedition - A Return To The Punishing Origins Of Table-Top RPG Gaming
Call of the wild
It can be easy to fall into a certain rhythm with modern RPGs, especially after series such as Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy more or less codified a sort of ‘blueprint’ that players come to expect. However, RPGs in general vastly predate this blueprint, having received their start in a more social setting via tabletop games...
News Mojang Delayed Minecraft Dungeons To Deliver "A Better End Product"
And to ensure the team was proud of its work
Next month on 26th May, Minecraft Dungeons will finally be released on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms including Xbox Game Pass. It was actually due to arrive this month but was delayed at the last minute. Why was this? Speaking to Eurogamer recently, Mojang's executive producer David...
News Take To The Skies In Hamster's Latest Arcade Archives Release MX5000
A Konami shmup
Hamster has added another Arcade Archives game to the Switch eShop. This time around, it's Konami's 1987 shoot 'em up, MX5000 (otherwise known as FLAK ATTACK). Like previous releases, this one will set you back $7.99 / £6.29 and supports up to two players. You'll take control of "the latest fighter aircraft" of the Roufanis...
Thursday9th Apr 2020
Laying down the law
Last week, news surfaced about an exploit in Pokémon Sword and Shield on Nintendo Switch, which allowed players to disconnect from competitive matches right before their opponent could take out the victory. This also stopped players from losing or gaining points. It seems The Pokémon Company has now confirmed all of this and...
Get crafty
Veterans of the the Animal Crossing series may be wondering where to find Pitfall Seeds in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or even if they're in the game at all. Well, we're pleased to confirm that the nuisance item is present and correct in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Switch. Below we will give a quick overview of what Pitfall...
News Nintendo Switch 'Update Data' Maintenance Scheduled For Later This Month
Not a stability update, then?
We like to imagine Nintendo's maintenance process looks a little something like this Nintendo has confirmed an upcoming spot of network maintenance which could have a minor impact on Switch's online services. On Monday 20th April from 6pm - 8pm PT (that's 3am - 5am the following morning CEST), maintenance is planned...
Review Cooking Mama: Cookstar - Definitely Needed More Time In The Oven
Undercooked
It’s been rather fascinating to follow the slowly unfolding trainwreck of Cooking Mama: Cookstar over the past week or so. What began as an innocuous and unassuming new release in a beloved series has quickly grabbed headlines after its mysterious and sudden disappearance from storefronts. Conspiracy theories around copyright...
News New Sword And Shield Mythical Pokémon Zarude Will Learn A Brand New Move At Level 90
And it looks pretty epic
The Pokémon Company has teased a new piece of information for the upcoming mythical creature, Zarude. The Pokémon, which still isn't available to obtain in Pokémon Sword and Shield on Switch, will learn a brand new move called 'Jungle Healing' when it reaches Level 90. The move recovers HP and status conditions of Zarude...
News Animal Crossing Villagers Are Now Referencing Brewster, Is A Coffee Shop Update Imminent?
There's nothing like a fresh brew
If Animal Crossing: New Horizons isn't the first entry you've played in Nintendo's lifestyle simulation series before, you'll probably know that quite a lot is missing from the game in its current state. While there's no guarantee certain characters and buildings will return, recently discovered villager dialogue...
News Rhythm Heaven Creator Asks Fans To Show Their Support For A Switch Release
"Raise your voice together"
Alongside the WarioWare games, probably one of the weirder but strangely addictive series Nintendo has released over the years is Rhythm Heaven. While the original Game Boy Advance title was never localised, the west did end up receiving the DS sequel followed by Rhythm Heaven Fever on the Wii, and
News Yooka-Laylee And The Impossible Lair Update Makes The Final Stage Easier To Beat
And it's completely optional
The folks over at Playtonic Games have unleashed several announcements for the Yooka-Laylee series of games, including an important update for Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. The first announcement regards Impossible Lair's erm... impossible lair, with a new update allowing players to dial down the difficulty if...
Reminder Abylight's Switch And 3DS Sale Ends Today, Up To 50% Off Select Games (North America)
Including Hyper Light Drifter
Update (Thu 9th Apr, 2020 16:00 BST): Abylight's Switch and 3DS sale ends today. If you're thinking of grabbing any of these games at their discounted prices, this is your last chance! Original Article (Mon 30th Mar, 2020 17:00 BST): Publisher Abylight has kickstarted a brand new sale across Nintendo Switch and 3DS,...
Reminder CIRCLE Entertainment's Switch Spring Sale Ends Today, 16 Games Reduced
Get up to 80% off!
Update (Thu 9th Apr, 2020 09:30 BST): Just as a quick reminder, today is the final day of CIRCLE Entertainment's Switch eShop spring sale. If you're wanting to get your hands on any of the games below at reduced prices, make sure to download them today. Original Article (Mon 23rd Mar, 2020 14:45 GMT): CIRCLE Entertainment has...
News 11% Of Witcher 3 Sales Last Year Were For The Nintendo Switch
Equates to about 700,000 units
The most ambitious third-party game we've seen on the Nintendo Switch so far is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition. CD Projekt Red and port specialist Saber Interactive released the entirety of the game on a single card (DLC and all), and in terms of gameplay – it's the exact same experience offered on other...
News Playtonic Games Isn't Working On A New Banjo-Kazooie Game, Despite The Rumours
"They're rumours."
Ever since Banjo and Kazooie were officially confirmed as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighters last summer, rumours and speculation surrounding new games and remasters for Rare's legendary series have been doing the rounds online. One such rumour suggests that Playtonic, a studio housing plenty of ex-Rare staff, is helping Rare,...
Nintendo Download 9th April (North America)
Gunbrick: Reloaded, Black Rainbow and Path of Giants!
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: 12 Labours of Hercules II: The...
News Banana Trees Are Being Added To Stardew Valley's Next Update
The mango was runner-up
Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone recently ran a poll asking the game's player base what fruit tree it would like to see added to the popular farming simulator and bananas managed to take out a narrow victory against mango, avocado, and passionfruit. To celebrate, Barone showed off a picture of a Stardew...
Nintendo Download 9th April (Europe)
Disaster Report 4! Battle Princess Madelyn!
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 eShop - New Releases: Disaster Report 4: Summer...
News Notorious "Video Nasty" Cannibal Holocaust Is Getting An Interactive Sequel On Switch
Directed and written by Ruggero Deodato himself
In 1980, Italian director Ruggero Deodato made cinematic history with the release of Cannibal Holocaust, a film in which a documentary crew goes missing while investigating cannibal tribes in the Amazon rainforest. The movie – which laid down the foundations of the 'found footage' genre which would...
Video What Is XCOM 2? Publisher 2K Games Tells You Everything You Need To Know
The award-winning strategy game comes to Switch
First revealed in last month's Nintendo Direct presentation, XCOM 2: Collection is headed to Nintendo Switch on 29th May. Fans who have played this critically-acclaimed strategy title on other platforms will know exactly why this new release presents cause for excitement, but just in case you've never...
News Tower-Defence Game Dungeon Of The Endless Comes To Switch With A 20% Launch Discount
And there's a Signature Edition, too!
Playdigious has revealed the Switch release date for Dungeon of the Endless, a game brought to Nintendo's platform in partnership with SEGA and Amplitude Studios. It'll be available from 15th May with a launch discount to boot. The game is a roguelike tower-defence title which sees you and your team of heroes...
News "Intense" Cyberpunk Roguelite Danger Scavenger Revealed For Nintendo Switch
Launches later this year
Danger Scavenger, a brand new cyberpunk-themed roguelike, is headed to Nintendo Switch and other platforms this year. Said to be an "intense" affair, Danger Scavenger has players joining up with The Scavengers, a group of outcasts who intend to overthrow evil corporations that rule over the game's dystopian setting...
News EGX, The UK's Biggest Games Show, Confirms 2020 Event In London
Dates and location revealed
The UK's biggest gaming expo, EGX, is set to return to London this September. Event organisers Gamer Network and ReedPOP have revealed that the show will once again be held at ExCeL London, tentatively scheduled to take place from 17th - 20th September. As you may know, ExCeL London is currently leading the way in...
Wednesday8th Apr 2020
News This Nintendo Switch Dock Looks Just Like A Mini GameCube, Comes With Four Controller Ports
Perfect for Smash on the go?
We've seen an awful lot of third-party Nintendo Switch docks come and go over the years, but this one might just win you over if you're a Super Smash Bros. fan. The 'Power-Bay' from Taiwan-based accessory maker Brook works just like the official Nintendo Switch dock, but as you can see from the images on this page, it...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Villager Potentially Leaks Museum Art Gallery Update
Could the art gallery be coming back?!
Ever since the game launched last month, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players have been wondering where the series' famous art gallery has gotten to. An ever-present feature of previous games, the art gallery has been a much-loved part of Blathers' museum - fake paintings and all - but it's nowhere to be seen...
Random This Animal Crossing Island Is Probably As Close As We'll Get To A New EarthBound Game
Onett in paradise
Last week, we heard how a creative Animal Crossing: New Horizons player recreated Hyrule from The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, and now this week, a Japanese player has transformed their island paradise into a place that looks similar to
News Ubisoft Is Hosting A Major Switch eShop Easter Sale, Great Savings On Top Games
Hop on over and grab a bargain
Easter might be as good as cancelled this year, but that won't stop Ubisoft from celebrating it anyway with some egg-cellent sales on the Switch eShop. Its 'Egg-tastic' sale, taking place in North America and Europe, reduces certain games by up to 82%. This sale runs until 21st April in North America and until 29th...
News Team17 Is Publishing Hokko Life On PC, And It Sure Gives Us Animal Crossing Vibes
Right down to the Animalese!
Team17 has confirmed that it is bringing Wonderscope's Hokko Life to PC. Described as a "colourful community life simulator", Hokko Life lets players "create, craft, and explore" within the town of Hokko, interacting with its animal inhabitants, catching bugs, fishing, building houses and even creating unique items –...
News Streets Of Rage 4 Is Getting Classic Characters, But Confusion Reigns Over Release Date
Update: Publisher weighs in on release date leak
Update: Intriguingly, publisher DotEmu has now sent us a press release stating that the release date listed on the Nintendo eShop "is not correct", going on to say that it is releasing "soon". Similarly, the studio has taken to Twitter saying that it "cannot confirm" the release date. Here's DotEmu's...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Player Commits To Two Whole Weeks Of Non-Stop Livestreaming
That's 336 hours!
There's been a lot of talk lately about how Animal Crossing: New Horizons has arrived at the perfect time, helping us to occupy ourselves and escape from the craziness of the real world at the moment. Being stuck indoors means that plenty of us have been playing the game for hours and hours, but we're guessing you haven't been...
Mini Review Ty the Tasmanian Tiger HD - A Competent Remaster That Lacks Bite
The real tiger king?
Two of the biggest trends in gaming right now are developers making use of Kickstarter campaigns and studios bringing back their classic, nostalgia-inducing properties. TY the Tasmanian Tiger HD is a product of both of these trends. Originally released in 2002 for GameCube, Xbox and PS2, TY the Tasmanian Tiger is a 3D mascot...
Japanese Charts Animal Crossing: New Horizons Surpasses Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Lifetime Physical Sales
3 million in three weeks
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 30th March - 5th April, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still having a wonderful time at the top. The game sold an estimated 423,367 copies in the region last week, taking its Japanese physical sales total to just over 3 million. Amazingly, this means that -...
Random PS5 Controller's Create Button Looks Honkingly Familiar
What else could that symbol mean?
Yesterday, Sony revealed the upcoming PlayStation 5's brand new controller, the DualSense. Our chums over at Push Square have details on everything you need to know about if you're thinking of grabbing a PS5 later this year, but we couldn't help but notice one small - and very silly - detail ourselves. Actually...
Mini Review HyperParasite - Proof That It's Fun To Be Bad
Host with the most
We’ve seen quite a lot of rogue-lite games in the past few years, but HyperParasite is quite a unique one. Taking place within a typical cyberpunk cityscape, an alien parasite has invaded the planet and is looking to leech onto every unfortunate soul that happens to get in its way. The twist here is that you get to play as the...
News Ace Angler's Fishing Rod Accessory Is Giving Us The Dreamcast Feels
The 'Get Bass' successor the world needs in 2020?
Fishing fans who were hoping to get a western release of Bandai Namco's Fishing Spirits will be delighted to hear that it's on its way under the new name of Ace Angler. The game is also getting a re-release in Japan along with a quirky Hori-made peripheral called the 'Ace Angler Dedicated Joy-Con...
News Switch Stock Shortage Is Pushing Buyers Towards PS4 and Xbox One, Claims Retailer
Sales jumped 150% in March
The Nintendo Switch is in high demand right now, but stock is hard to come by – and that's causing buyers to turn to other options. Covering the recent announcement by Nintendo that Switch stock would be limited to those who had placed reservations in Japan this week, Gamesindustry.biz expanded on the situation, stating...
News Dragon Marked For Death Is No Longer Exclusive To The Nintendo Switch
And sales have surpassed 120,000 units
Earlier last month, Inti Creates announced its side-scrolling action-RPG Dragon: Marked for Death would be receiving a massive update on 21st April, bumping it up to version 3.0.0. On the same day as this, the game will officially lose its exclusivity to Switch – with the developer announcing it would be...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Announces A Special Brawl Tournament, Starts This Friday
Celebrating the 2008 Wii entry
Years before Masahiro Sakurai and his talented team released Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch, they created Super Smash Bros. Brawl. This game saw the introduction of characters like Sonic the Hedgehog, and was the first entry in the series to include online play. Now, to celebrate this title, which...
News Here's Your First Look At The LEGO Super Mario Monty Mole And Super Mushroom Expansion Set
A pre-order bonus with the starter set
Yesterday, it was announced LEGO would be launching its brand new Super Mario sets on 1st August. With the release date now locked in, the focus has turned towards the first batch of sets. As you might have heard, if you end up pre-ordering the 231-piece Starter Course for $59.99 / 59,99 € / £49.99 directly...
Video What Island Life Is Like In Animal Crossing: New Horizons One Month Later
Life after launch
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been out now since 20th March, so how is it holding up? Our lovely senior video producer Alex Olney has played the game for more than a month now (he got a review copy early) and is pleased to report it's still as enjoyable as when he first started it. While he's documented everything possible at...
UK Charts Animal Crossing: New Horizons Slips To Fourth, Only Nintendo Game In Top Ten
Call of Duty remains at number one
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 4th April, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has slipped down to fourth place. The game has taken a slight tumble from last week's third position, making way for PS4's shiny new entry, Resident Evil 3. It's actually the only Nintendo game to make it into the...
News New Kickstarter RPG Promises To Make Use Of Switch Joy-Con's IR Camera
Scan IR codes for in-game goodies
Today sees the launch of a new Kickstarter campaign for Sword of the Necromancer, a dungeon-crawler action-RPG hoping to release on Switch. The game itself revolves around a mechanic which allows you to revive your defeated enemies to make them fight alongside you. You'll be using this power - granted to you by the...
Video Speedrunner Beats Super Mario Sunshine With A Guitar Hero Controller
In just over three hours
With all of the hype surrounding the supposed Super Mario remasters headed to Switch this year, we've been feeling pretty tempted to fire up the likes of Super Mario Sunshine for another spin. After playing it for an unhealthy number of hours in our youth we'd like to think we're pretty good at the game by now, but this just...
News Nintendo To Release Fiscal Year Earnings After State Of Emergency Lifts
No word on financial results briefing
Nintendo's annual Fiscal Year Earnings Release is currently set for May 7th, the day after the state of emergency in seven of Japan's prefectures is scheduled to by lifted. However, this release was scheduled prior to the issuance of the state of emergency. Kyoto, where Nintendo Co. Ltd. is based, is not...
News Apocalyptic Farming Sim Atomicrops Explodes Onto Switch Next Month
Not every farming sim is peaceful
Atomicrops, Switch's upcoming action-roguelike farming simulator, has been treated to a final release date on Nintendo's platform. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 28th May. We first heard about this one back in March of last year, noting that it appears to be an intriguing blend of Stardew Valley and...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is The Most Talked-About Video Game On Twitter Right Now
The perfect way to socialise
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has got off to a tremendous start on the Nintendo Switch with strong sales around the world, and over on Twitter, it's now become the most talked-about video game release of 2020. Keep in mind, it hasn't really had much competition so far and we're only into the fourth month of the year. In...
Tuesday7th Apr 2020
"As everybody is aware, the whole world is upside down with delays right now"
Cooking Mama: Cookstar has gone from eShop also-ran to front-page news in the space of a weekend. A few days ago, IGN reported that the Switch title was released on the US Switch eShop last week, but has since been pulled. This extends to multiple other regions including...
News Nintendo Warns Of An Increasing Number Of Credit Card Fraud Reports, Offers Advice
Make sure your account is secure
Nintendo has today issued a warning to account holders regarding the dangers of credit card fraud, noting that the number of user inquiries relating to the matter has been increasing. The message comes from Nintendo's customer support team and highlights the fact that people have been accessing others' Nintendo...
News It's Official: The Super Mario LEGO Sets Are Launching This August
Expansions detailed and free app announced
After an insider tip last week, LEGO has officially announced its Super Mario line will launch on 1st August. This will include the Mario Starter Course (59.99 USD/EUR), the Piranha Plant Power Slide Expansion Set (29.99 USD/EUR), and the Bowser's Castle Boss Battle Expansion Set (99.99 USD/EUR). According...
Review Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories - A Totally Unique Experience Marred By Technical Problems
I feel the earth move under my feet
Let’s get one thing out of the way immediately. It’s by far the least interesting thing about Granzella’s Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories, the revival of a PlayStation 3 title originally set to come out in 2011, but your reaction to it will likely be the biggest factor in terms of whether or not you’re...
Random LEGO Mario Set Gets Its First Angry User Review, Despite The Fact It Isn't Out Yet
Mamma mia
Pre-orders for the awesome looking Mario LEGO set went live today, alongside a new video which gives us a good look at what we can expect to enjoy when it launches this summer. Amazingly, it's already received a negative user review despite the fact that it isn't even out yet. Yes, checking out the Mario Starter Course on
Talking Point We Should Brace For A Huge Games Industry Knock-On Effect Following The CERO Shutdown
Down to CERO
Today's news that Japanese video game rating organisation CERO--that's the 'Computer Entertainment Rating Organization'--is closing temporarily in response the COVID-19 pandemic will likely have far longer lasting repercussions on the video games industry than recent cancellation of annual events such as E3 and GDC. Japan's response to...
News Pokémon Community Bands Together For Weekly Online Sword And Shield Event
And you can get involved, too
Having to stay indoors presents a number of challenges, not least having to deal with an increasing feeling of loneliness as you find yourself staring at the same four walls. Sure, the gamer stereotype suggests we're all pretty well equipped for staying inside all day, but in reality it's understandable to be struggling...
News Nintendo Switch Stock Concerns Grow As Shipping Gets Temporarily Halted In Japan
Only pre-existing reservations will be fulfilled
Nintendo has issued a notice to fans in Japan this morning regarding the current status of Switch console shipments, revealing that shipping will be temporarily put on hold. The message, which was shared on Nintendo's official Japanese Twitter account, says that both the Switch Lite and standard...
Random "One-Line Code Fix" Resolves Super Mario 64 Smoke Bug
A long time coming
An apparent "one-line code fix" for Super Mario 64 has supposedly fixed a visual bug in Mario's first 3D outing. The smoke Mario emits when he makes contact with lava or anything else hot has been replaced with a "much better looking" particle that's reportedly been within the game all along, according to Polygon. All it took was...
News The Multi-Award-Winning Disco Elysium Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
"It's going to happen soon"
ZA/UM’s RPG Disco Elysium has caused quite a stir on other formats, even going as far as to claim three BAFTAs and four Game Awards – and it has now been confirmed for release on Switch. The welcome news came during a chat with BBC 5live’s ‘Game On’ podcast, during which the game’s art director Aleksander...
News Overcooked 2 Has Just Received A New 'Gourmet Edition' Release On Switch
All DLC included
One of Switch's top multiplayer co-op games, Overcooked 2 has just received a brand new release on the Nintendo eShop. The 'Gourmet Edition' will include all pieces of DLC on top of the base game. The game has been receiving regular DLC updates ever since it launched on Nintendo's platform, and piecing it all together makes for one...
Competition Win Uniqlo's Entire Super Mario 35th Anniversary Range
UK & Ireland Only
Yesterday Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo launched their Super Mario 35th Anniversary range of T-Shirts for both adults and kids. The range included 8 adult designs and
News Sakurai To Work On Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Remotely Due To Coronavirus
Japan poised to declare state of emergency
With Japan set to announce a state of emergency for seven prefectures – including the gaming hubs of Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka – Masahiro Sakurai has announced via Twitter that he will be picking up the development of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate remotely. He goes onto say that security su
News PowerA Releasing Minecraft Enhanced Wireless Controller For Switch, Out Later This Week
Just in time for Minecraft Dungeons
Have you been waiting for a Minecraft themed Pro Controller for the Nintendo Switch? Well, here's an enhanced wireless one from the accessory manufacturer PowerA. It's due out in the US later this week on 10th April, according to a listing on Amazon, and will be priced at $49.99. As you can be seen, it resembles...
News Wave of Closures And Possible Development Delays Follow CERO Shutdown In Japan
The safety and health of the gaming community is the highest priority
Following the issuance of a state of emergency in seven of Japan's prefectures due to the Coronavirus outbreak – including the game development hubs of Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka – many video game developers and affiliates have announced temporary closures. As we mentioned in...
Video Ring Fit Adventure User Discovers A Healthy Way To Play Dark Souls III
But it sure is punishing
Most people don't like games that are seemingly unfair, but one exception seems to be the Dark Souls series. Over the years, it's become famous for its challenging and often overly harsh gameplay. For some players, though, that's still not enough. YouTuber Super Louis 64 – a guy who likes to play games with bananas, dance...
News Pokémon Staff Will 'Stay Connected' During Tokyo's Emergency Lockdown, Says Masuda
Encourages fans to stay home
Today, the Japanese government issued a state of emergency across its Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka prefectures, urging people to practice social distancing to fight the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Junichi Masuda, director of Pokémon developer Game Freak, has now commented on the situation...
Random Relive One Of Mario Voice Actor Charles Martinet's Darker Video Game Roles
The voice of Mario mixes things up
He may well be best-known as the voice of Mario (and Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi, mind you) but Charles Martinet has starred in a number of different video games over the years from a variety of genres. One such game was Shadow of Memories (or Shadow of Destiny, as it's known in North...
Video See The LEGO Mario Starter Course In Action
And check out the first two expansions
If you're wanting to get a proper look at what you can get up to with the new Super Mario LEGO set, this new video from LEGO itself should do the trick. The project's lead designer Jonathan Bennink talks us through how the Starter Course brings Mario to life and also shows off two expansion sets that will soon...
News New Games Could See Delays As Japanese Rating Organisation CERO Temporarily Shuts Down
State of emergency declared in Tokyo
Japanese video game rating organisation CERO (Computer Entertainment Rating Agency) has today announced a temporary closure, potentially having a significant impact on the release schedules of upcoming games. The closure has been revealed in response to the Japanese government's decision to issue a state of...
News Shantae The Half-Genie Hero Is Now Available In Funko Pop Form
What video game Pop should be made next?
Just about every video game series is getting the Funko Pop treatment nowadays and the most recent one is WayForward's half-genie hero, Shantae. Yep, after being confirmed as a Pop! back in February, this character is now available for purchase. Funko is also asking which video game Pop it should make next...
News E3 2020 Won't Get An Official Digital Replacement, Despite Initial Plans
Plans move to 2021
When E3 2020 was cancelled earlier in the year, event organiser Entertainment Software Association said that an "online experience" which could replace the physical event was being explored. It has now been confirmed that no such digital event will be happening this year. The news comes from an E3 representative, who shared the...
Monday6th Apr 2020
Turnip those bulbs into bread
Have you brave souls been attempting to get rich off the Stalk Market in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, only to end up wasting all of your Bells on bad luck and timing? Wanting to dig yourself out of that pitfall hole of debt with Tom Nook? As many of us are undoubtedly familiar, the Stalk Market is an invaluable –...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: How To Choose Your Villagers
Give them their (amiibo) green card
If you've been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons for some time now you're probably set up with at least a few villagers (or should that be islanders?) and have a fairly cosy existence, but for a game that allows you to customise so much of your life, you might be feeling a bit miffed at some of the so-called...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.1.4 Patch Notes - We Bring Egg-Cellent News
A cracking update
Following hot on the heels of Versions 1.1.2 and 1.1.3, Animal Crossing: New Horizon Version 1.1.4 is now available. Those of you who have been slightly annoyed by the game's recent
Blooming wonderful
At the start of April many of the trees on your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island turn a beautiful pink hue and cherry-blossom petals begin lilting around on the breeze. That's because cherry blossom season arrives each year from 1st - 10th April (running concurrently with the Bunny Day event). You can collect this cherry...
Gallery New Screens Show Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition's Gorgeous Environments
And it's looking lovely
With Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition launching on Nintendo Switch next month, what better time to take a good long look at some of the game's gorgeous updated scenery? The official Japanese website for the game has been updated with fresh images of some of the locations you'll be exploring in the HD remaster. You'll...
Video Billie Eilish's Bad Guy Gets A 'Bass Guy' Animal Crossing Parody
"They’re the hell type, just 400 bells type "
Before balloons and eggs took over pretty much everything, Animal Crossing: New Horizons' biggest annoyance was bass. No matter where, when, or how you decided to fish
News Nintendo Reveals The Top 15 Most-Downloaded Switch Games In March 2020 (Europe)
You know which game came top
Nintendo has shared a list of the top 15 most-downloaded Switch eShop games of March 2020 in Europe, and you can probably guess which game has taken top spot. Yes, Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the most-downloaded game of the month, with Nintendo's other big release Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX coming in...
News Coronavirus Isolation Seems To Be Causing A Spike In Wii Sports' Resale Value
Prices have been rising since Feb
This November, Wii Sports will turn 14 years old, but the game is seeing a sudden spike in interest and resale value. The game, which had people all around the world swinging their arms about to play tennis, golf and more in their front rooms back in 2006, has been rising in price on resale websites since February...
News Get Zelda: Oracle Of Seasons And Oracle Of Ages For Just Over £5 With My Nintendo (Europe)
Two Zeldas for about £5? Yes please
If you're looking for your next Legend of Zelda fix, the European My Nintendo rewards scheme may just have the perfect deal for you. Right now, you can go ahead and download Game Boy Color games The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages on your 3DS for just £2.69 / 2.99€...
News Uniqlo Celebrate Super Mario 35th Anniversary With New UT Range
It's a-me, Uniqlo!
It should be an exciting year for Super Mario fans as the capped mascot reaches another milestone. Popular Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo is getting in on the action early with a new UT range featuring the man himself. "Since its creation in 1985, Super Mario has been loved by people all around the world and beyond the boundar
News Nintendo UK Reveals Mario Kart 8 Deluxe VS Cup, Take Part To Win eShop Credit
Worth a shot, right?
If you have a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sitting at home and feel up for jumping into a race or two, you could net yourself some lovely eShop credit to spend on your next favourite game. Nintendo UK has announced the 'Nintendo UK VS Cup', in which players will be able to get stuck into some friendly Mario Kart 8 Deluxe online...
News Here Are The Switch eShop's Best-Selling Games Of March 2020 (Japan)
Animal Crossing and Pokémon top the list
Earlier today, we shared a list of the top 15 most-downloaded Switch games in Europe last month and now have yet another list, this time from Japan. Below, you can see a list of the 20 best-selling games on the Switch eShop in Japan throughout the month of March, 2020. Also included are each game's release...
Random Animal Crossing's Isabelle Makes Resident Evil 3 Even More Terrifying
Nope
We don't care what the subtitles say, that's definitely not Jill. The new, shiny Resident Evil 3 remake landed on other platforms towards the end of last week, bringing its fair share of scary moments and stunning visuals, but this particular sight is arguably more terrifying than anything else the game has to offer. Modder Crazy Potato has...
Random A New Ice Climber Game From SteamWorld Dev Image & Form? We Wish
Now there's an idea!
Despite appearing in a number of other titles over the years like Super Smash Bros., Popo and Nana have only ever had the one game under the 'Ice Climber' name (well, two if you count the Vs version). So when should this IP be revisited? And why hasn't that happened already? Sadly, as with other series like F-Zero, Ice Climber...
News Switch Shooter Jet Lancer Mixes Dog Fighting, Giant Robots And Advance Wars-Style Visuals
Coming to the eShop this May
Indie studio Code Wakers and publisher Armor Games Studios have announced today that aerial combat shooter Jet Lancer will be coming to the Switch on May 12th. Set in a world overcome by giant robots, Jet Lancer is a bullet hell blaster where players will dog fight with enemy pilots, take down massive robot bosses and...
News Minimalistic Bullet Hell Shooter Null Drifter Blasts Onto Switch This Week
"Simple yet nostalgic"
eastasiasoft is bringing its upcoming bullet-hell twin-stick shooter Null Drifter to Nintendo Switch later this week and a brand new trailer has been released to celebrate. The game promises "simple yet nostalgic presentation while shooting and dashing through single-screen bullet-hell action". Players will be able to test...
Sunday5th Apr 2020
Random Stephen Fry Is Somewhat Perplexed By Animal Crossing: New Horizons
"Is it, in this sense, a metaphor for life itself?"
We've heard how the Captain Marvel star Brie Larsen has been enjoying Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but did you know there are other famous people out there playing it? Yep - it's true, other people who also have attained celebrity status in this world seem to like Nintendo Switch games. The...
News You'll Be Able To Buy The Borderlands And Bioshock Games Separately On The Switch eShop
Or you can stick with the collections
Last week, during Nintendo's Mini Direct presentation, the publisher 2K confirmed it would be releasing the Bioshock: The Collection, XCOM 2: Collection and Borderlands Legendary Collection on the Switch. All of these are coming to the hybrid system on 29th May. It sounds fantastic
News Xbox Adaptive Controller Allows Inspiring Gamer To Play Animal Crossing On Switch
Island life is for everyone
We've heard previously how the Xbox Adaptive Controller is compatible with the Nintendo Switch, and it seems players far and wide have been making good use of this nifty tool ever since. Yesterday, Pure Xbox shared a story about a disabled gamer – by the name of EyeGazeGirl on Twitter – who has been using this...
Review Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition - A Gorgeous Love Letter To JRPGs Which Just Falls Short
Ara Fell, not awful
There's a comforting familiarity to Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition that lends the whole game a veneer of nostalgia. That's not just in terms of its debt to classic JRPGs – which, naturally, it has in spades – but also in its character writing, which conjures up memories of old-school webcomics, fanfiction and English-translated...
News Fatal Frame's Return Is Up To Nintendo, Says Series Producer Keisuke Kikuchi
That includes a new entry and remasters
Last October, the series producer of Fatal Frame, Keisuke Kikuchi, said he'd be open to revisiting this horrifying IP. Now, in a follow-up exchange, he's explained as much as he personally would like to see another game happen, ultimately it's Nintendo's decision, as it has the publishing rights to the...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects - March 2020
March's best Switch eShop games!
March was a yet another busy month on the Switch eShop, with plenty of seriously exciting titles popping up all over the place. As such, there's never been a better time to dig out the good old Nintendo Life eShop Select awards! These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo's digital store, giving some love and...
News "They're Burying Pokémons" Jibe During Chinese Coronavirus Tribute Causes Uproar In France
"I allowed myself to say something totally inappropriate"
French journalist Emmanuel Lechypre has apologised after making a jibe about "Burying Pokémons" during BFM TV's coverage of China's day of mourning for coronavirus victims. The business reporter made the comment on Saturday as the channel was broadcasting live footage of a three-minute...
Poll Box Art Brawl #37 - Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Nemmy gonna get ya
Welcome once again to Box Art Brawl, the weekly poll which places three regional box art variants before the eyes of you lovely people and awaits your "yay"s and "nay"s. Last week we took to the streets with Axel, Blaze, Zan and Sammy (and Roo) in Streets of Rage 3. We looked at three very different covers, but Japan emerged from...
Guide Luigi's Mansion 3 Walkthrough - A Guide To Surviving The Last Resort Hotel
Boo!
Luigi, his pet ghost dog Polterpup, his brother Mario, Princess Peach and a group of Toads receive an invitation to the luxurious high-rise hotel of the Last Resort, and decide to visit it for a vacation. What could possibly go wrong? In our Luigi's Mansion 3 review for Switch we gave it a stonking 9/10, calling it Excellent. The game itself...
News SNK Gals Fighters Gets Rated For The Nintendo Switch In South Korea
A Neo Geo Pocket Color revival
The Neo Geo Pocket Color exclusive 'SNK Gals' Fighters' has been rated for the Nintendo Switch in South Korea and officially confirmed by the Korean Game Rating and Administration Committee. The game was first released in the year 2000 and is a one-on-one fighting game with a 2D chibi art style. The all-female SNK...
News ESA Locks In The Dates For E3 2021, Will Take Place Next June
And this year's digital event seems unlikely
Following on from IGN announcing its own 'Summer of Gaming' event yesterday, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has locked in the dates for its next E3 conference. With this year's E3 officially cancelled, the next "reimagined" version of it will be taking place between 15th - 17th June 2021...
Saturday4th Apr 2020
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: How To Get An Axe And Stone Axe
An axe to grind
You're not going to get far in Animal Crossing: New Horizons without an axe, and the good news is that it's one of the first tools you'll be getting your hands on. To unlock the axe recipe – basically the document required to craft an axe – you'll need to speak to Tom Nook in the Resident Services tent. Give him fish or
The old trick still works a treat
If Animal Crossing: New Horizons is your first experience of Nintendo's sedate life-sim series, you may be struggling to find materials you need to craft essential tools. Hitting rocks is one way to gather valuable resources like iron nuggets, clay, stones, several bugs and even
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Tool Ring - How To Quickly Switch Between Tools
The right tool for the job at hand
Tools are a key part of Animal Crossing: New Horizons – you'll need them to do things like catch bugs, snag fish, chop wood an
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Stringfish - Where, When And How To Catch The Rare Stringfish
String(fish) section
There are a bunch rare fish to find in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, including the Stringfish. It's only available for four months of the year which will be different depending on your hemisphere) and then only in one specific location on your island, which makes it a touch rarer than the Golden Trout, a fish you catch in...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Bells - How To Make Bells Fast, Nook Miles And Money Explained
Get rich quick in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons took the world by storm and many of you will no doubt have landed and taken up residence on your new island already. While there's a focus on crafting in the Switch entry in the series, you'll still find yourself needing Bells, the main currency in Animal Crossing. So what...
Plunder another paradise for iron nuggets
If you're running low on resources — iron nuggets, stone, wood — or you want to brighten up your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island with some different fruit trees, bamboo or flowers, the easiest way is to use a Nook Miles Ticket and go on an excursion to a randomly generated Mystery Island. If you're...
Give your Animal Crossing island more character
When you begin your new life in Animal Crossing: New Horizons you'll start with just two villagers joining you on your not-so-deserted island. However, in order to make progress and turn your paradise into a bustling hub of activity, you will need to attract new villagers to your Animal Crossing...
Tree lugging
Animal Crossing: New Horizons offers more customisation tools and opportunities to shape the form of your town to your liking than ever before. It used to be that arranging your Oaks and Douglas Firs (Cedars, actually) involves careful and considered planting and patience as your seed became a sapling and eventually took root to become...
The first stumbling block?
If you've picked up Animal Crossing: New Horizons recently, before you get to rare fish and bugs or deciding where to put your tent (don't worry too much —
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Shovel Tool - How To Unlock And Upgrade Your Shovel
Shovel it
You've just started Animal Crossing: New Horizons and looking to get your hands on a shovel. You'll need to craft your tools using the DIY recipes you find or are given by characters as you progress through the first hours of the game. To unlock the shovel recipe you'll need to have done two things already — crafted yourself a Flimsy...
Island paradise is better together
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is one of the best games on Nintendo Switch. Excitingly, the game rewards you for connecting with other players in several ways. For example, non-native fruit collected on friends’ islands will earn you more Bells when you sell it relative to native fruit harvested from your own...
Guide Animal Crossing: amiibo And Harv's Island - How To Use amiibo In New Horizons
Those cards you've been hoarding will come in handy after all!
Let's face it — many of us Animal Crossing fans made a fairly significant financial investment in Animal Crossing amiibo cards and amiibo figures during the New Leaf days. We then held onto our hoards, hoping they would come in handy once the mythical new Switch game released. So, now...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Custom Designs - How To Customize Furniture And Import Designs
NookLink and importing custom designs explained
Just as with previous entries in Nintendo's sedate life-sim series, Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch enables you to make custom designed art to use throughout the world as clothing, paving, skins for your items or just the beautiful works of at they are proudly displayed on a canvas. With people...
Big decisions
Anyone playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons will have faced several key decisions before embarking on their adventure, from choosing a tent location to deciding which hairstyle to go with. Naming your Animal Crossing island, though, is perhaps the biggest decision of all. You don't want to be stuck on a deserted island with the vil
Gotta slog to get that dog and scrap to get that app
Ever since terraforming was first revealed in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct, fans have been desperate to tinker with their island’s geography. Similarly, everyone wants their favourite guitar playing doggo K.K Slider to visit their island, but how can you make both of these...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Ladder Tool - How To Unlock The Ladder
Moving on up
So, you've already crafted your axe, shovel and vaulting pole to get yourself over rivers and explore your love new island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, yet there's still that raised bit at the back that remains inaccess
Lessons learned
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a game all about kicking back, hanging with your friends and exploring an island you’ve decided to start a new life on, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. The series has been known to sneak in plenty of extra features and ways to get things done and since the game doesn’t always...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Tents - Can I Move My Tent?
Relocation, relocation, relocation
So, you're settling down to several hundred hours on your deserted island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. You've landed, been given the brief from your guides, but now it's time to set up your tent. Veterans will know that your tent will eventually become your bricks-and-mortar house, so deciding where to pitch...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Gulliver Souvenir List - How To Wake Gulliver
Wasting shovels digging up the entire beach?
Many Animal Crossing: New Horizons players have had the fortune of randomly stumbling upon a washed-up seagull by the name of Gulliver on their shores. Waking Gulliver and helping him will get you an exclusive souvenir from the sailor's worldwide travels, so it's well worth the effort to give Gulliver a...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Pockets Inventory Upgrade - How To Expand Your Item Storage
To have and to hold
Item storage has been something of a headache in Animal Crossing games since they began, and when you boot up Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the first time, you'll notice that you only have two rows of storage – that's space for 20 items in total. That might seem like a lot initially, but you'll soon fill that up as you go...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Golden Tools - How To Get Golden Tools Explained
Go for gold
So, you've been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons for a while and you're fed up of your axe, shovel and fishing rod breaking every five minutes. You're probably wondering how to craft Golden Tools. On this page we'll look at the different methods and requirements to unlock every Golden Tool available
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Swimming - Can You Swim?
How about a paddle?
If you played Animal Crossing: New Leaf on 3DS and are now taking your first steps on your new desert island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you may well be looking forward to diving into the lovely HD ocean of the Switch entry in Nintendo's life sim series. The question "Can you swim in Animal Crossing: New Horizons?" was one...
How to get everyone's number one waifu
Let's face it, Isabelle is a huge part of the Animal Crossing world – she's everyone's favourite dependable helper and her positive outlook makes light work of even the hardest in-game task. However, upon firing up Animal Crossing: New Horizons you might be disappointed to discover she's nowhere to be seen...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Iron Nuggets - How To Get Iron Nuggets, Gold Nuggets And Ore
Strike while the iron is hot
Early on, iron nuggets are both one of the most necessary, and hard-to-come-by, crafting ingredients in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (besides gold nuggets, that is). Not only is it required for many essential upgrades to progress your island - including those (30!) needed to build Nook's Cranny - but it is also one of...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Vaulting Pole - How To Pole Vault Across Rivers
Pole position
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has loads of lovely rivers in it, but there's one big problem – because there are no bridges (at least not at the start of the game), you can't cross them without the proper gear. That gear is the Vaulting Pole, which is an item you'll want to get your grubby hands on as soon as possible. As with the...
Face full of wasp stings? We've got the something for that
Oh dear. Been shaking trees and bothering bees, have you? Or perhaps just harvesting wood for crafting? Fortunately, you're not doomed to forever wander your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island for eternity with a face full of wasp stings. In fact, you've got a couple of options for ridding...
Find the code to get Pocket Camp goodies in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
If you play Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp on your iOS or Android phone (or have every played it, or fancy playing it now), you are able to get your hands on special in-game items and swag in the Switch game Animal Crossing: New Horizons. On this page we'll take you...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Blathers - How To Unlock The Museum And Blathers
How to access that most famous of buildings
Animal Crossing's museum is one of the most important buildings in the game – but when you boot up Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you might be surprised by the fact that it's not present from the beginning. To get the museum, you'll need to undertake a series of steps. Animal Crossing: New Horizons...
Random Modder Guts A Nintendo GameCube And Turns It Into A Modern Gaming PC
The power button and controllers still work
We're used to seeing console and PC mods but this design is a little different. The YouTube channel Tech by Matt decided to gut a Nintendo GameCube and turn it into a fully-functioning gaming PC. While not everyone will agree with this decision, the system – to be fair – is described as a broken one...
Feature Why We Think Crazy Redd Will Bring His Artwork To Animal Crossing: New Horizons
We're Redd-y for ya, cousin
For those who have played any of the previous entries in the Animal Crossing series, you're all-too-familiar with that crazy black market-dealing fox named Redd. Love him or hate him, he carries wares that are impossible to find anywhere else – including counterfeits and fakes. The paintings, statues and sculptures –...
Video 11 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In April
Plenty to choose from
Following on from the games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, DOOM 64. Saint's Row IV: Relected, the month of April appea
News Xenoblade Studio Monolith Soft Actually Helped Out With Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Embracing island life
Here's something you probably didn't know, Monolith Soft – the talented company behind the Xenoblade Chronicles series – helped out with Animal Crossing: New Horizons. No, this isn't some late April Fool's joke, it's all according to a new listing on the Japanese developer's website. Unfortunately, there are no extra...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Hair Guide - How To Get More Hairstyles And Colors Explained
Get yourself a new 'do
One fantastic upgrade in Animal Crossing: New Horizons from previous generations of Animal Crossing games has been the ability to choose your own hairstyle; however, the options can feel a bit limited at the start. From the beginning of the game, you'll be able to choose between eight different hairstyles (four more longer...
"we are charged up and full of talent"
Port specialist Virtuos has made quite a name for itself during the Switch generation - helping bring across games like Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Dark Souls: Remastered and L.A. Noire. The company's vice president of games, Elijah Freeman, has also previously told other developers not to treat Nintendo
Mini Review Wandersong - This One Can Really Hold A Tune
Pitch perfect
We recently asked if there were any Switch games we'd missed which you thought were worthy of a review. Wandersong was one of the most-requested games, so there we are! They say that music heals the soul, but can it actually save the entire universe? Wandersong seems to think so. You take on the role of a passionate bard who uses his...
News IGN Announces Its New 'Summer Of Gaming' Digital Event, An E3 Replacement Starting This June
Multiple third-party publishers involved
Last month, E3 2020 was officially cancelled due to "increased and overwhelming concerns" about the coronavirus outbreak. Various video game companies, such as Nintendo, responded to the news with official statements saying they would explore other ways to engage with fans and share new announcements. Now,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 4th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
What a crazy week we've had this week with a huge Switch eShop sale, ridiculous levels of Animal Crossing creativity, and even reports suggesting that 2020 is set to bring l
Friday3rd Apr 2020
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.1.2 Patch Notes - What's Fixed And Changed
Update: Full patch notes now available in English
Nintendo has just issued Animal Crossing: New Horizons update 1.1.2, which fixes some bugs found within the game since launch. (UPDATE: Version 1.1.3 has also just been released, but it's less grand than this particular update, with only a single bug fix.) The
Video Areas You Weren't Meant To See In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Things get weird beyond your usual line of sight
If you're interested in game development or simply getting to see things that you're not supposed to, you'll definitely want to give this video a watch. YouTuber user Shesez has shared a new video which takes the camera of Animal Crossing: New Horizons to places that it shouldn't ordinarily go. For...
Random Please Nintendo, Animal Crossing: New Horizons Needs A Balloon Nerf Right Now
And patch that glitch while you're at it
Have you taken a look at the skies above your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons recently and noticed there are continual balloon fly-overs? Well, you're not alone. There appears to have been an increased rate of balloon spawns in the lead-up to Bunny Day and it's starting to drive some players...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.1.3 Patch Notes - Update Fixes An Annoying Bug
That was quick!
Nintendo isn't hanging around when it comes to patching Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Only yesterday did we get Version 1.1.2 which fixed the 'villager moving out' bug, and today we've got another patch which solves the irksome problem of
"I'd rather be able to set more of an Xbox-level expectation for our fans"
Nintendo and Microsoft have teamed up on a number of occasions to achieve the impossible. Last year, for example, Rare's iconic mascot Banjo-Kazooie debuted in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Along with this, was the release of games like the run 'n gun platformer Cuphead and the...
News Harry Potter-Style Wizard RPG Witchbrook Gets A Fresh Look, And It's Pretty Magic
Spellbinding
Chucklefish's 'magical school sim' Witchbrook has a fresh new look, it has been revealed. The game – which is being developed at Chucklefish's London-based HQ – has been in development for a while now, and previously sported a top-down 2D look. That's now been replaced in favour of an isometric viewpoint which looks pretty great in...
News Nintendo Comments On Switch Stock Issues, Delay Situation "Has Not Changed"
It's not looking great
With the impact of the coronavirus having ever-increasing effects on the production and distribution of gaming hardware, getting your hands on a Nintendo Switch is now proving to be quite the challenge in some areas of the world. Major retailers across the UK and US are struggling to keep up with the demand at present, and...
Random Pokémon's Pallet Town Looks Adorable In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
A wonderful recreation
For most of us, creating an in-game living space that resembles anything remotely appealing is probably cause for celebration, but some Animal Crossing: New Horizons players are just painfully creative. Earlier this week, we saw someone transform their New Horizons island into a faithful recreation of The Legend of Zelda's...
Review Shinsekai: Into The Depths - A Watery Twist On The Metroidvania Format
Unsplashy adventure with hidden depths
We shouldn't be surprised any longer when a mobile-to-Switch port turns out to be decent. There are far too many examples to list here, but just recently both Exit The Gungeon and Oddmar have acquitted themselves admirably. Even so, we're as surprised as you are to note that the latest must-have Metroidvania...
News Image & Form Gives Away 2,000 SteamWorld Games, Codes Now Sent Out To Winners
Were you one of the lucky ones?
Update (Fri 3rd Apr, 2020 15:30 BST): Image & Form's SteamWorld giveaway turned out to be a resounding success, with the studio reporting "tens of thousands of requests" over the qualifying period. Thanks to this, the team decided to double the number of free games being given away from 1,000 to 2,000, with all...
Random Animal Crossing's Grandma Superfan Receives Limited Edition New Horizons Switch
And she's shared an unboxing video
One of the best things to come out of the Animal Crossing community over the past year or so is the story of Audrey (or Audie, as she's known in-game), the now 88-year-old grandma who first rose to fame for clocking in a whopping 3,500+ hour playtime on Animal Crossing: New Leaf. She's become something of an...
Video This Incredible Fan-Made Trailer Reimagines Zelda As A Paper Mario Game
Check this out, Nintendo
Earlier this week, we heard some rumours about the potential revival of multiple Mario games. One, in particular, was Paper Mario. While many fans would love to see it return to form, what would it be like if Nintendo decided to turn one of its other major franchises into a paper-crafted RPG experience? On 2nd April, the...
News The Super Mario LEGO Sets Could Be Arriving In North America This August
Let's-a-go!
For a long time now, Nintendo fans have been crying out for themed LEGO sets based on their favourite video games. While Super Mario probably wasn't the number one request, that's how this collaboration between the two famous companies will begin. Right now, apart from the initial reveal, there's been nothing officially mentioned about...
News Castlevania-Like Platformer Rogue Legacy Is Getting A New-Look Sequel
Thankfully it wasn't an April Fools' joke
Cellar Door Games has revealed that a sequel to roguelike action platformer Rogue Legacy is now in development. The announcement began on 1st April when the following tease appeared on social media. At the time, it wasn't exactly clear whether or not the tweet was actually an April Fools' prank...
News Panzer Dragoon: Remake Will Patch In Saori Kobayashi's Remixed Soundtrack
Update: And it's live!
Update: The update is now live: Original Story [Sun 29th Mar, 2020 09:05 BST]: Panzer Dragoon: Remake made a surprise landing on the Nintendo Switch earlier this week as a timed-exclusive, and while it doesn't quite match the Sega Saturn original, there's a patch on the way that will hopefully make it a little bit better...
It creates "a better flow"
For a very long time now, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has been sharing a 'Pic of the Day' over on Twitter. While he's previously explained how a lot of these screens were never intended to be shown outside of the office, in his most recent Weekly Famitsu column, he revealed the idea behind it –...
News PlatinumGames Has A Special 'Bonus Stage' Announcement To Make, What Could It Be?
No, we're not joking
After teasing its fanbase earlier this week on April Fool's Day, it appears PlatinumGames really does have one more surprise lined up. Out of nowhere, a 'bonus stage' has suddenly appeared on its promotional website. As you can see above, it remains a mystery and is simply dated 2020, so we can't even say when exactly it will be...
News Switch Owners Can Get A Free Month's Comic Book Subscription With Izneo
Get a free premium sub
Izneo, one of the comic book apps currently available on Nintendo Switch, is offering up a month's free premium subscription as part of its Stay At Home campaign. A premium subscription gives readers access to 1,800 comics both offline and online, including the likes of Thorgal, Aldebaran, Black Moon Chronicles and Carthago...
News Fantasy RPG Monster Viator Soars Onto Switch Next Week
With a 10% launch discount
The Switch eShop is about to get a new fantasy RPG next week in the form of Monster Viator, a game which originated as a mobile title and wound up on Steam earlier this year. Another release from the RPG-making factory that is Kemco, Monster Viator stars a protagonist who's able to talk to monsters. The game has you going...
Thursday2nd Apr 2020
Random Design Your Own Animal Crossing Villager With This Online Tool
Design your own dream team
Everyone has their favourite and least favourite villager designs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons - ostriches are the best and we won't hear any other arguments - but what if you could design your own set of animals to live with you? Well, now you (sort of) can thanks to this new fan-made tool. Created by ipzy, the tool...
Poll Animal Crossing: New Horizons - What Would You Like To See Added In An Update?
Solid suggestions or gilding the lily?
It's safe to say that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has gone down rather well with fans of the series and new players alike. Social media has been absolutely swamped posts as people get busy on their deserted islands, filling their Critterpedias with bugs and fish, designing their own clothes, remodelling their...
News Some Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players Are Reporting A New Progress-Stopping Glitch
Update: Nintendo swoops in with a fix
Update: It would appear that Nintendo heard you loud and clear, as a new patch - taking the game to Version 1.1.3 - has now fixed the issue. That was fast. Original Article: Animal Crossing: New Horizons has taken the world by storm, but that's not to say it hasn't had one or two minor hiccups along the way,...
News There's A New Exploit In Pokémon Sword And Shield That's Ruining Competitive Play
Players now calling out for a fix
If you've played a video game online before, you might have been in the situation where a player has decided to disconnect right before you can take out the victory. Sometimes, it can even deny you of points. At the moment, in Pokémon Sword and Shield, this exact type of issue is impacting the game's online...
News Four Of The World's Best Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Players Create Epic Gameplay Montage
We're getting shivers
Ever since it launched back in March 2017, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has felt like a title that will always be remembered as a true classic. Over the years, it's given us so many great moments as players continue to discover new things, and this new video sums things up very nicely indeed. Four content creators...
Review One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 - Exactly What You'd Expect, No More, No Less
Maybe the real treasure is the friends we made along the way
The One Piece franchise is truly something to behold. Nearly a thousand episodes of the anime have been produced and the manga – which has been running since 1997 – has nearly a billion copies in circulation. Despite series creator Eiichiro Oda’s initial wish for it to run for only...
Random Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Easter Bunny Really Doesn't Like His Job
Give Zipper a break, will ya?
With Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Bunny Day event now in full swing, it's hard not to notice the brand new elephant - or rabbit - in the room. Yes, Zipper has been bouncing around everyone's island over the past day or so, and he's incredibly enthusiastic about, well... Pretty much everything. As you'll know if...
News FDG's DuckTales Joke Was Actually A Real Pitch To Disney, But It Never Got The License
"Maybe someday Disney will reconsider"
FDG was one of the many video game companies that ran an April Fool's joke yesterday. If you missed it, it was a pretend announcement for a new game called DuckTales QuackShots, which was apparently being co-developed by Game Atelier (best known for Monster Boy). At the time, a lot of fans were confused as to...
News Hideki Kamiya Explains PlatinumGames' Disappointing April Fools' Joke
Thought process revealed
Yesterday, PlatinumGames revealed the fourth and final part of its much-hyped 'Platinum4' series of announcements, and the whole thing turned out to be an April Fools' joke. It didn't seem to sit particularly well with fans who were hoping for something more, but Hideki Kamiya has taken to social media to explain the thought...
News Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Appears To Be Getting A Physical Release
More bang for your buck
Last week, perhaps one of the most unexpected announcements of the Nintendo Direct Mini was Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics. Switch eShop pre-orders went live right after the presentation for $39.99 USD, but there was no mention of a physical release at the time. Nintendo of America has now shared a picture of the...
News No Joke, WayForward's Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse-Bouche Is Out Now On Switch
Download it today
Yesterday, while a lot of other video game companies were joking about, the Shantae developer WayFoward actually released Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse Bouche on the Switch eShop for $7.99 USD. This title originally started out as an April Fool's gag in 2013 and was later brought to life on PC. It combines classic 2D shoot-'em-up...
News Krome Studios Says It Would Like To Port Ty 2 And 3 To Nintendo Switch
But it needs your support
After a successful Kickstarter, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger HD has been released in North America on the Switch eShop. It'll arrive later this week in Europe and Australia on 4th April. Now that the first game is on the Switch, what are the chances of the second and third games also being made available? A fan asked this on...
Nintendo Download 2nd April (North America)
Disaster Report! Cat Girl Without Salad! Good Job!
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: Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories...
Nintendo Download 2nd April (Europe)
Zombie Army! Operencia! HyperParasite! In Other Waters!
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 eShop - New Releases: Zombie Army...
"We are working in unprecedented times"
UK video game retailer GAME has furloughed its staff on full pay until the end of April due to the coronavirus outbreak but cannot say for sure if they will have jobs beyond that point. GAME was forced to close every one of its 247 stores on March 24th when the UK government issued a call to shut all retail...
News VOEZ Gets Free Shovel Knight DLC Update On Switch, Flyhigh Works Launches Spring Sale
Two lovely announcements in one
Flyhigh Works has released a brand new piece of DLC for its delightful rhythm game VOEZ, and it features a very familiar indie star. Yes, Shovel Knight has made its way into VOEZ in the form of a brand new track for you to tap and slide along to. Updating the game will reward you with a playable level of Jake...
News Capcom Employee Contracts Coronavirus, Says It Will Prioritise Preventing Further Infection
Located at the company's headquarters
In a press release issued today, Capcom President and CEO Haruhiro Tsujimoto has confirmed that an employee at the company has contracted coronavirus (COVID-19). The release notes that one employee working at Capcom's headquarters in Chuo-ku, Osaka has tested positive for the virus. Capcom promises to work with...
News Dandy Dungeon Gets Free DLC Which Doubles The Size Of The Game
And it's just gone on sale, too
The quirky, 'romantic comedy roguelite-RPG' Dandy Dungeon has been treated to a pretty substantial update today on Nintendo Switch, and the base game's been put on sale, too. The update, called 'Dandy Dungeon II: The Phantom Bride', is said to more than double the size of the original game. Intrigued? Well, here's...
News Taito's 1983 Western Shooter The Tin Star Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release
Take out a gang of thugs as the town sheriff
Hamster's retro release this week is The Tin Star. It's an old western-themed shooting originally released by Taito in arcades in 1983. You take control of the town sheriff who must take out a gang of thugs. Here is a description from the PR: Skillfully utilize features in the main stages, such as...
Wednesday1st Apr 2020
It’s all coming up (hybrid) roses
No Animal Crossing: New Horizons island would be complete without a dash of floral colour. Thankfully, there are flowers aplenty to choose from right from the start of the game and, if you’re clever about it, lots of rare hybrid varieties as well. But how do you go about growing flowers and breeding hybrids?...
Bibbity-bobbity-boo
There are many great things about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but one of them is the ability to create a huge and varied wardrobe. When the game launched it was hard to avoid the amazing number of Custom Designs players have created and shared online, but even if you're not the creative type to import or make your own cust
Random Someone's Made The Entirety Of Zelda's Hyrule Within Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Truly terrific terraforming
The new terraform ability in Animal Crossing: New Horizons allows players to make their digital homes even more personalised than ever before, but while the majority of us will simply tinker about with the new tools to see what's what, others are going above and beyond. Take this fantastic recreation of Hyrule, for...
You thought it was over?
Last month, we heard how Nintendo had won a lengthy legal battle against the peripherals manufacturer Gamevice, who accused Nintendo of America and Nintendo Co. Ltd in Japan of violating its patent on a "combination computing device and game controller" with a "flexible bridge section". At the time, it was thought to be...
Better hop to it!
Whilst island life may never get old for some players, a number of Animal Crossing: New Horizons festive events exist to help keep gameplay fresh, and Bunny Day — which starts every year on April 1st — is just one of them. April marks several changes to your island, including cherry blossom colouring some of your trees and...
Rumour Nintendo Is Bringing Some Of Mario's Most Obscure Adventures To Switch Online
Mama mia!
Update: Yep, this was an April Fool's prank – not that many of your were fooled! Original Story: Following the report from a few days ago that Nintendo is planning to bring some major Mario titles to Switch this year to mark the character's 35th birthday, we've been given a bit more information from a source familiar with the matter...
News Flipnote Studio Isn't Coming To Nintendo Switch, Because It Was All For April Fool's Day
The fake is revealed!
Update: It was all for April Fool's Day! This has to rank as one of the most elaborate fakes we've seen in a long time, so congratulations to all involved. We'll even let you off for the fact that you didn't actually pull the stunt on April Fool's Day. (We're not bitter about being caught out, honest.) "We faked a Flipnote...
Review Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy - Back To School
A mature student
Years ago, when the Star Wars franchise wasn’t under the world-dominating scrutiny of the House of Mouse, developers were farming out all games like no one’s business. And while that did mean we were ‘treated’ to the likes of Star Wars: Demolition and Kinect Star Wars, it also meant the long-defunct LucasArts produced some...
News Flipnote April Fools' Prank Results In Immediate Backlash And Abuse Towards Its Creator
Nintendo fans aren't happy
Earlier this week, Nintendo fans went into a bit of a frenzy thanks to a rumour which suggested Flipnote, a popular animation sharing app that appeared on DSi and 3DS, would be coming to Switch. Images 'leaked' online looked to be authentic in the eyes of many, and excitement quickly began to grow among those who enjoyed...
Random Animal Crossing: New Horizons Player Makes In-Game Shop That Takes Real Money
A true entrepreneur
Earning Bells is the name of the game for some Animal Crossing: New Horizons players, but this entrepreneurial genius has really taken things up a notch. According to industry analyst Daniel Ahmad, a Chinese player has designed and set up their very own in-game store that accepts real money from others who vi
Reminder Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Bunny Day Event Starts Today
Don't miss out!
Today may well be a day full of elaborate - and really frustrating - April Fools' Day pranks, but it's also the day that brings us our very first seasonal event in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. As shown
News PlatinumGames' Fourth Reveal Turned Out To Be An April Fools' Joke
Well, that's disappointing
Last week, PlatinumGames revealed that it would be sharing news on the fourth and final announcement in its Platinum4 saga and that the announcement would arrive on 1st April. We were sceptical right from the off, but we never quite believed that it really would turn out to be an April Fools' prank. As it happens, it...
Random Animal Crossing Player Makes All Of Ash Ketchum's Outfits, And You Can Get Them Too
Gotta wear em' all
As you may well be aware, one of Animal Crossing: New Horizons' coolest features - and indeed, one of the entire series' best features - is the ability to design and create your very own clothing. We've seen all sorts of wonderful designs over the years, and this new set of custom-made Pokémon outfits from Twitter user...
News Terraria Has Sold 30 Million Copies Worldwide
An incredible achievement
Terraria might have started out as a 2D take on Minecraft when it first launched in 2011, but since then it's morphed into its own style of game and has been ported to just about every platform possible including the Nintendo Switch, 3DS, and Wii U. It looks like all the hard work for Re-Logic and 505 Games has paid off...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For April And May 2020
Trials of Mana, Wonderful 101 and lots more
With 2020 grinding to something of a halt for many people around the world, the upcoming Switch game releases for April and May are perhaps more interesting than the average springtime months for many of us. Fortunately, we've got some gems to look forward to in the coming weeks. Animal Crossing: New...
News Another Hellish Update For Doom And Doom II Is Now Available On Switch
Includes performance optimisation and much more
While you wait for the arrival of DOOM Eternal on the Switch, how about another round of Doom or Doom II? Bethesda's just rolled out a new update for both games, across all platforms. It includes audio improvements, quality of life features, and some minor performance optimisation. Along with this is...
News The Legend Of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Confirmed For Nintendo Switch
Coming in 2021
NIS America has revealed that The Legend Of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV, unsurprisingly the fourth game in the Trails of Cold Steel series, is coming to Nintendo Switch. Of course, we already know that The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is launching on Nintendo's platform this summer, but it's very welcoming indeed to...
Japanese Charts Animal Crossing: New Horizons Looks Unstoppable With Mighty Second Week On Sale
This could become Switch's best-seller
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 23rd - 29th March, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is going from strength to strength. The game has managed to shift another 727,791 physical copies in Japan alone in its second week on sale, down from last week's tremendous 1.8 million-strong debut...
News Nintendo Reveals Dr. Nabbit As An Official Dr. Mario World Character (Seriously)
Will be available this week
Dr. Nabbit has been officially unveiled as the next character to arrive in Dr. Mario World (and before you ask, no, this isn't an April Fools' joke). Nintendo's smartphone game, which will actually reach its first anniversary this summer, will receive the new character from 2nd April at 5pm JST (thanks, Japanese...
News Minecraft Dungeons Launches On The Nintendo Switch Next Month
May is the new April
After a delay in 2019, Mojang locked in a new release date for the upcoming "action-adventure" Minecraft Dungeons. It was meant to launch this month, but instead, will now be appearing on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms on 26th May. Here's the official confirmation: This Minec
News A Fix For The Cross-Play Loophole In Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Is Now In The Works
"and will be available soon"
Last weekend, there were reports of an issue with the online multiplayer component of Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy on the Nintendo Switch, which allowed PC players to join the same servers. Our friends over at USgamer reached out to Aspyr
News Four New Animal Crossing Spirits Join Smash Bros. Ultimate Later This Week
Get them while you can
It's become a tradition for Nintendo to release new spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate whenever the latest game arrives, and this time around it's no different. To celebrate the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Switch, there'll be a total of four new themed spirits up for grabs later this week. As you can...
News Bethesda Isn't Hosting A Digital E3 Event This Year
Still has "lots of exciting things to share"
With the traditional E3 event we all know and love being cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, a number of publishers have committed to sharing digitally streamed events in its place. Bethesda will not be one of them. Bethesda's vice president of marketing and communications, Pete Hines, has taken to...
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