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Friday5th Apr 2024
Guide 65 Switch Games You Should Pick Up In Nintendo's Blockbuster Sale (Europe)
Reminder: The sale ends this weekend
Just a reminder that Nintendo's Blockbuster sale on Switch eShops across Europe is ending this weekend, so if you've got something wishlisted that you wanted to pick up with a discount, the sale's ending on Sunday 7th April. Carry on! Get your pennies at the ready, folks, because Nintendo is back with yet...
News 'What They Don't Sea' Looks Like The Perfect Primer For 'Endless Ocean'
Dive into the unknown
If you're looking forward to Nintendo's Endless Ocean: Luminous on 2nd May 2024 but don't quite fancy waiting the best part of a month to play it, then you might want to check out What They Don't Sea on the Switch eShop, which has just launched for $4.99 (though live on the US store, it doesn't seem to be available in EU just...
Video Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Second Official Trailer Released
Now arriving "one week earlier"
Following the announcement of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance in February, Atlus has now released a second official trailer for the game. In case you missed it, this will be the "definitive version" of Shin Megami Tensei V - featuring a brand new storyline, new locations, new demons to add to your team, and new...
Random Nintendo Uploads Endless Ocean Luminous ASMR Style Video
Deep dive
Nintendo yesterday dropped new details about the upcoming Switch release Endless Ocean Luminous, and now it's released a new ASMR style video highlighting the "sights and sounds" of the game. This video is almost four minutes in length, and as you listen to it, you'll be able to hear all the sounds of the ocean, straight out of the game...
Thursday4th Apr 2024
News Nintendo Reveals New Details For Endless Ocean Luminous
Dive in next month
Nintendo has today revealed the Japanese website for Endless Ocean Luminous, containing new details of what we can expect from the diving sim when it makes a splash on Switch on 2nd May. The Japanese website is (shockingly) in Japanese, though TokyoGameLife has translated the newly revealed features so that we can see what's in...
News PlatinumGames' Sol Cresta Blasts Off With DLC In New 'Complete Set' Edition
Available today!
PlatinumGames launched the final wave of DLC for its free-form shoot-em-up title Sol Cresta in December 2022. Now, almost a year and a half on, the studio has returned to the space shooter with a new 'Complete Set' edition. The Sol Cresta Complete Set is now available on the Switch eShop with a special launch discount bringing the...
News Ubisoft Forward Returns This June With "Updates And Upcoming Releases"
Rumours about a new Prince of Persia game are already circulating
Ubisoft is one of the many video game companies that loves doing its own broadcast nowadays, and in a new post on social media, it has announced it's returning this year with another Ubisoft Forward presentation. This broadcast will take place live from Los Angeles on 10th June 2024...
Wednesday3rd Apr 2024
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Metroidvania Games
Or 'Castloid' if you prefer
Updated with Rebel Transmute, a brutally difficult take on the Metroid side of the formula. Enjoy! The word 'Metroidvania' might rub some core gamers the wrong way, but it's a useful catch-all to describe a very specific type of game experience. Combining elements from both the Metroid series and Koji Igarashi-produced...
News SaGa Emerald Beyond Lands Free Switch eShop Demo Tomorrow
Full game arrives this month
We are mere weeks away from the release of Square Enix's upcoming RPG SaGa Emerald Beyond on 25th April, and there's some good news for those curious about this one as it has been announced that a free demo will be hitting the Switch eShop tomorrow (4th April). The demo will be available from midnight local time and...
Exclusive Farm With Frogs In 'Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge' On Switch This Year
Ribbit-ing stuff
Do you love frogs? Have you ever wanted to raise an army of the little hoppy creatures? Developer Humble Reeds' Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge is a ribbit-ing farm sim that'll let you live out that fantasy. Originally only coming to PC, we can exclusively reveal that Kamaeru will also be hopping onto Nintendo Switch in 2024 — at the same...
News Atari's Arcade-Inspired Racer 'NeoSprint' Speeds Onto Switch This Year
Fast and curious
Atari has today announced that its arcade-inspired racing game NeoSprint will be speeding off the early access start line and heading to Switch later this year. This single-screen racer borrows a lot from Atari's Sprint arcade series with its top-down perspective (here a little more isometric, but you get the picture) and a focus...
News Rose & Camellia Collection Brings "Slap-Fight Anthology" To Switch This Month
"Slap your way to the top of high society"
Remember that game where a bunch of high society people were slapping each other? Well, it's getting a local release on the Switch later this month. Rose & Camellia Collection was previously revealed for Nintendo's hybrid system during some Japanese broadcasts and now it will be making its way across...
Tuesday2nd Apr 2024
Round Up Eastasiasoft Reveals 16 Upcoming Switch Games In Spring 2024 Showcase
Including new Switch exclusive
Publisher Eastasiasoft has today revealed its 'Spring 2024 Showcase,' highlighting all of the games that are coming our way over the next year. Of the 18 titles featured in the 15-minute presentation, 16 of them are confirmed to be coming to Switch. The Switch-bound games include the pixel art underground explorer...
News Nightdive Is Remastering One Of The Most Insane FPS Games From The '90s
Order Up
One of the best ways that studios have capitalised on April Fool's Day in recent years is by announcing a seemingly absurd project that couldn't possibly have been greenlit for real, only for it to wind up being a wonderful reality. This time, retro specialist Nightdive Studios is tackling one of the most ridiculous, polarising FPS games...
Review Freedom Planet 2 (Switch) - A Sonic-Style Platformer Exuding Passion & Quality
He better watch out
Back in 2014, a team of new developers calling themselves GalaxyTrail released Freedom Planet—a retro style platformer that captured the hearts of many classic-era Sonic the Hedgehog fans. Freedom Planet, in fact, started life as a Sonic fan game, though it established a unique identity for itself as development wore on, and...
Mini Review Screencheat: Unplugged (Switch) - Turns An Old Problem Into A Great Game
Who watches the watchers?
This game was originally covered as part of our Nindie Round Up series that sought to give coverage to a wider breadth of Switch eShop games beyond our standard reviews. In an effort to make our impressions easier to find, we're presenting the original text below in our mini-review format. An old Steam favourite comes to...
Exclusive Get A Closer Look At Double Dragon Gaiden's DLC Fighters In New Images
Sonny Lee and Chin Sei Mei join the fight
We are mere days away from the release of Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons' 'Sacred Reunion' DLC on 4th April, which is set to add new online co-op, game modes, characters and arenas to 2023's pixel art beat 'em up. In the run-up to the expansion's release, developer Secret Base and publisher...
Mini Review I Am The Hero (Switch) - A Well-Presented, Retro-Style Beat 'Em Up
Hero of crime
This game was originally covered as part of our Nindie Round Up series that sought to give coverage to a wider breadth of Switch eShop games beyond our standard reviews. In an effort to make our impressions easier to find, we're presenting the original text below in our mini-review format. I Am The Hero is an interesting beat em’...
Mini Review Storm Boy (Switch) - An Incredibly Brief But Touching Experience
Pelican't believe it
This game was originally covered as part of our Nindie Round Up series that sought to give coverage to a wider breadth of Switch eShop games beyond our standard reviews. In an effort to make our impressions easier to find, we're presenting the original text below in our mini-review format. This interactive story game is based...
News Charming Platforming Series 'Dadish' Goes 3D On Switch Later This Month
That's rad, dad
If you're fond of the charming Dadish series on Switch, then you'll be pleased to know that it's heading into the third dimension later this month with Dadish 3D. Launching on 23rd April 2024, Dadish 3D stars, well, Dadish as he embarks on his 'craziest adventure yet' to locate his missing children, who were lured away by suspicious...
Mini Review Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure (Switch) - A Crude-Humoured Point-And-Click
Cyn and out
This game was originally covered as part of our Nindie Round Up series that sought to give coverage to a wider breadth of Switch eShop games beyond our standard reviews. In an effort to make our impressions easier to find, we're presenting the original text below in our mini-review format. An enjoyably crude and dark point-and-click...
Mini Review Soap Dodgem (Switch) - A Rudimentary And Repetitive Slide-Puzzle Port
No scrub
This game was originally covered as part of our Nindie Round Up series that sought to give coverage to a wider breadth of Switch eShop games beyond our standard reviews. In an effort to make our impressions easier to find, we're presenting the original text below in our mini-review format. A puzzle game that has you cleaning up stains and...
News Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Worldwide Beta Test Demo Surpasses 500,000 Downloads
Goal!
Level-5's Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Worldwide Beta Test Demo kicked off last week and it's performing quite well. The developer behind the game has announced the total downloads have surpassed 500,000 worldwide in just four days, which is certainly a promising start for this upcoming release, due out at some point in 2024. "The worldwide...
News Konami Celebrates 60 Million Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Downloads With Free Gems & Card Packs
A "limited-time" offer for the F2P title
Konami's free-to-play title Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has reached another milestone, with over 60 million downloads since its arrival on the Switch eShop and multiple other platforms in 2022. To celebrate this latest achievement, Konami will be offering 1,000 free Gems to players who log into the title before...
Monday1st Apr 2024
Community What's The Best Switch eShop Game We Missed? (March 2024)
Your favourite game for March's eShop Selects
Once more unto the breach. It's time for you to voice your thoughts and tell us about the best eShop games released in March 2024 — the ones we missed, at least. March may have marked the Switch's 7th birthday, but it's otherwise been a bit of a calmer affair on the hybrid console. Popular indie...
Sunday31st Mar 2024
News Grounded Estimated Switch File Size Revealed
Big backyard, small download
This month sees the arrival of another Xbox title on the Nintendo Switch. This time it's the small but big co-op survival crafting game Grounded. As huge as the backyard is in this game, it seems it won't take up much space if you're planning on picking up the digital version. According to the eShop and Nintendo's...
News Pokémon TV Has Officially Ended On Nintendo Switch
"Thank you for your interest"
In case you missed it, back in January The Pokémon Company confirmed it would be discontinuing its Pokémon TV service on 28th March 2024. As we've now passed this date, the app and browser will no longer function across multiple devices including the Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android and Smart TVs. When you boot up the...
Saturday30th Mar 2024
Review Open Roads (Switch) - A Short, Evocative Trip Worth Taking
Straight and narrow
The surprising phenomenon of indies casting Hollywood talent continues with Open Roads, a three-hour narrative adventure. But then this is the latest release from Annapurna Interactive, a publisher of both films and games, which has a few similarly voice-acted examples in its back catalogue – the delectable The Artful Escape...
The team is already working on "Update II"
After a troubled launch, Aspyr has now rolled out its first major update for the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection on the Nintendo Switch. This update features "ample changes" to the multiplayer and dedicated servers, which will apparently provide a "much better experience" across all platforms...
Friday29th Mar 2024
Review Felix The Cat (Switch) - A Cute But Costly Clowder
Retro charm aplenty but no purring
As one of the earliest animated characters dating back to the silent film era, Felix the Cat’s popularity has waxed and waned over the decades. His charm, though, continues to endure beyond his centenary. He may be the only cartoon mascot older than Mickey Mouse to have also tried their hand at the Super Mario...
