News Limited Run Games Publishing Dragon's Lair Trilogy Physical Edition
Nintendo website makes it official
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News Limited Run Games Publishing Dragon's Lair Trilogy Physical Edition
Nintendo website makes it official
Last week, we found out Dragon's Lair Trilogy would be released on Switch eShop on 17th January after a listing on the European Switch eShop. With the game now available on Nintendo's digital platform, many fans of the classic series are probably wondering when they can get their hands on a physical release. The...
News Roguelike Dungeon Crawler Tangledeep Launches On Switch eShop This Month
Classically inspired
The roguelike dungeon crawler Tangledeep, previously described as a tribute to the golden age of RPGs, is finally being released on the Nintendo Switch eShop later this month on 31st January after missing its Q2 2018 window. The developer Impact Gameworks first showed interest in bringing the game to the Switch in October 2017...
One for the physical collectors
Arc System Works and PQube have shared more details surrounding the releases of both Guilty Gear and Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R on Switch, revealing that they'll actually be available together as part of a very special bundle. Launching this spring, both the original Guilty Gear and XX Accent Core Plus R - the...
Available separately, too
Developer JoyMasher has partnered with Digerati to bring two of its retro-inspired games to Switch next month. The two games in question are Oniken: Unstoppable Edition and Odallus: The Dark Call, both of which arrive on the console on 8th February (other platforms are getting it later in the year). You'll be able to snag...
Inspired by Monkey Island
The Switch is about to play host to another point-and-click adventure in The Mystery of Woolley Mountain, but this is one of the craziest looking ones we've seen so far. The game is described as "an otherworldly point-and-click adventure" which takes inspiration from the likes of Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle and The...
With a power-up twist
Retro-style Nindie developer Ultra Dolphin Revolution has revealed its latest project Real Men Use Items!, a Super Smash Bros.-like fight to the death planned exclusively for Nintendo systems. Featuring a complete 8-bit aesthetic, the game has you relying on your reflexes and using anything you can find to survive. Rather than...
News Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid Morphs Classic Franchise Into A Fighting Game
Arrives on Switch this April
Power Rangers has had somewhat of a resurgence in recent years with a live action movie in 2017. Now, nWay - the developer and publisher behind hit multiplayer mobile game Power Rangers: Legacy Wars - is teaming up with Hasbro and Lionsgate to release Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid on multiple platforms including the...
Video Get Over Here And Watch More Footage Of Mortal Kombat 11
All is revealed
If didn't tune into the Mortal Kombat 11 live stream earlier on, the official YouTube account for the game has now uploaded several clips. Combined, it provides a prolonged glimpse at what the new entry in the long-running fighting series will be like when it finally arrives this April (and possibly in May, for anyone located in...
Video Watch The Official Reveal Of Mortal Kombat 11
Live at 10:30 PST / 18:30 GMT
Developer NetherRealm Studios is hosting a 'Mortal Kombat 11 - The Reveal' stream today to show off the game and get us unhealthily excited for the big release this April. The show is scheduled to start exactly 45 minutes after this article goes live (so that's 10:30 PST / 13:30 EST in North America, 18:30 GMT / 19:30...
News Get The Party Started With Stunt Kite Party, A Four-Player Game Coming To Switch Next Month
There ain't no party like a Stunt Kite Party
HandyGames has announced Stunt Kite Party, a new party game heading to the Nintendo Switch early next month. If you're starting to get a little tired of the same old boards in Super Mario Party, this one hopes to grab your attention with the subtle art of kite flying. That's not all you'll be doing,...
News Xenon Racer Aims To Scratch That Futuristic F-Zero Itch On Switch This March
Release date now confirmed
Publisher Soedesco has revealed that its upcoming racing game Xenon Racer will be speeding onto Switch on 26th March. A new trailer has been released to celebrate. The game takes place in the near future, where an official racing federation has allowed teams to transition from the cars we know today to flying vehicles...
News Wii U's Getting A New Game Tomorrow, And It's All About Bashing People On The Head With Chairs
El Silla - Arcade Edition
Put down your trusty Nintendo Switch for just a moment, folks; the Wii U's getting a new game tomorrow and it looks fittingly bonkers. Meet El Silla - Arcade Edition, an arcade game where your one and only task is to whack everyone in the head with a chair. It really is as simple as that; players need to help the titular...
News The Physical Edition Of Trüberbrook On Switch Sees The Return Of A Proper Game Manual
Oh, how we miss these
We still don't have an exact release date for this one just yet, but it has already been confirmed that upcoming title Trüberbrook will come with a proper game manual in the box (and we're not talking just a single-sided controller input sheet, either). Publisher Headup Games has noted that development on the game is...
News Partner Up In Bleep Bloop, A Cute Co-Op Puzzler Coming To Switch This Month
Single-player available, too
A brand new co-op puzzle game called Bleep Bloop is soon to be released on Nintendo Switch and we've got a new trailer for you to check out above. The game sees the titular Bleep and Bloop helping each other to overcome the puzzling challenges in their way, using each other to successfully slide around each level...
News Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Rated By The Australian Classification Board
A local release nears
In addition to Joker being added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in the near future as the game's first DLC fighter, it looks like Persona fans in the west can also look forward to the eventual arrival of Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth on the 3DS. After being revealed in Japan last August and then locally released on 29th...
News Ronda Rousey Teases Mortal Kombat 11 Invitation
Not long until the big reveal
Ronda Rousey is best-known as an Olympic medal-winning martial artist in Judo and UFC Women's Batnamweight Champion. In more recent times she's appeared as a professional wrestler in WWE. It's also well documented how the talented fighter and actress enjoys playing a variety of video games in her downtime. With this in...
News Dust Off Your Nintendo Labo Rod For Fishing Star: World Tour, Coming To Switch This Month
Gone fishin'
Smartphone firm GREE's first console release is just around the corner with Fishing Star: World Tour heading to Switch later this month. Excitingly, it has been revealed that your Nintendo Labo Fishing Rod Toy-Con will be compatible with the game. The news comes from this week's Famitsu magazine in Japan, with a product listing now...
News Enjoy Portable Co-Op Tower Defence When Defense Grid 2 Comes To Switch Next Month
With 'Aftermath' expansion included
Tower defence-strategy title Defense Grid 2 launches on Nintendo Switch early next month, it has been confirmed. This new edition of the game (it originally launched on other platforms back in 2014) combines the base game with the five-mission expansion 'DG2: Aftermath' which was previously only available in VR...
News Suda51 Reveals Zelda: Majora's Mask T-Shirt Design For Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
A terrible fate
With just a couple of days to go until the release of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, game director Suda51 has revealed that the game will feature a Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask t-shirt design. The game arrives on Nintendo Switch on 18th January (which is now less than 24 hours away in Japan), providing Suda51 with the...
News Dysmantle Is A Zelda, Stardew Valley And Dark Souls Mash-Up Coming To Switch This Year
An open-world action RPG
Indie developer 10tons has today announced a brand new open-world action RPG for Nintendo Switch called Dysmantle, and we've got its debut trailer for you up above. With your regular RPG aspects such as fighting, levelling up, and crafting better gear, as well as an emphasis on being able to completely destroy more than 99%...
News A Universe 11 Team Warrior Is Coming To Dragon Ball FighterZ
Plus new Dragon Ball Z action RPG in the works
It seems we did not have to wait after all for the official reveal later this month since the following tweet most certainly confirms a second season of characters DLC is on the way to Dragon Ball FighterZ. While there are several candidates available to pick from the Universe 11 team, our top...
News Little Legend Is An Intriguing 2D Adventure Hoping To Launch On Switch In 2020
Kickstarter now live
2020 feels like it's ages away, and Q4 2020 feels even further away, but Little Legend is hoping to plonk its name down for that specific release window on Switch. It just needs a little help to get there. The game is a 2D adventure title taking place in a "dream-like open world" setting. You play as Pimpim, a young girl with...
Video Ghostbusting Twin-Stick Shooter Dead End Job Gets New Musical Trailer
Coming to Switch later this year
A brand new trailer has been released for Ant Workshop and Headup Games' upcoming Switch title Dead End Job; we hope you're ready to (ghost) bust a move to this one. The musical number above hopes to demonstrate exactly what players will be getting up to in the game, a procedurally-generated twin-stick shooter which...
News Doctor Eggman, Metal Sonic And Zavok Join Team Sonic Racing
Triple trouble
Since the official delay of Team Sonic Racing last October, Sega has continued to release more information about the game via its social media platforms. Following on from a number of character and song reveals, the latest update over on the Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account confirms the mad scientist and main antagonist of the...
News IHUGU Arrives On Switch Next Week, Tasking Players With The Simple Art Of Hugging
And a Switch-exclusive multiplayer mode
From indie developer Kool2Play, IHUGU is set to launch on Nintendo Switch next week. There's none of your typical fighting, battling, or zombie survival antics to be seen here, though, as this game is all about hugging. The rules are refreshingly simple, tasking players with hugging everyone they meet, but...
News At Sundown Is A BAFTA-Winning Hide-And-Seek-Style Shooter Firing Onto Switch Next Week
Deathmatch in the dark
Publisher Versus Evil and indie developer Mild Beast Games have announced that their arena shooter game At Sundown: Shots in the Dark will be firing its way to Switch next week. The game is a top-down, stealth-based arena shooter which pits up to four players against each other in online and local deathmatch games. Players...
News Cursed Castilla EX Brings Its Arcade Brilliance To Switch Next Week, Pre-Orders Get 10% Off
Now in 60fps in docked and handheld
Abylight Studios has revealed that Cursed Castilla EX is headed to Nintendo Switch very soon indeed, with a release date now locked in for 24th January. Yes, Don Ramiro is back, but this time on Switch. Loved by critics and fans alike when the game launched on 3DS in 2017, Cursed Castilla EX has you banishing...
News Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission Unleashes Card Battles Locally On 5th April
It's over 9000!
The month of April just got a little bit busier, with the Bandai Namco's "Dragon Ball Games Super Showcase" live stream confirming Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission will arrive on the Nintendo Switch here in the west on 5th April. As previously revealed, Japan will receive the game on 4th April. This Dragon Ball themed arcade...
News Bedtimes Blues Is A Five Nights at Freddy's-Inspired Horror Scaring The Switch This Week
What was that noise?
Forever Entertainment is bringing HANNMADE Studios' upcoming horror game Bedtime Blues to Nintendo Switch later this week, no doubt hoping to scare you silly in the process. Described as a "great mix of classic Five Nights at Freddy's games with new mechanics", Bedtime Blues has you playing as a child surviving through the...
News Our World Is Ended Release Date And Day One Edition Announced For Switch
Get exclusive goodies
PQube and Red Entertainment have today revealed the Switch release date for Our World is Ended, while simultaneously sharing details of a special day one edition with exclusive goodies. The game will become available in Europe on 22nd March, with the North American release following just after on the 26th. Anyone who...
News Mortal Kombat 11 On Switch Appears To Have Been Delayed Until May In Europe
No issues for other platforms
Despite initially receiving an official worldwide release date of 23rd April, it would appear that Mortal Kombat 11 has been delayed until 10th May in Europe. Several European retailers have simultaneously updated their product listings for the Switch version of the game, changing the expected release date from 23rd...
News Switch Exclusive Dragon: Marked For Death Was Originally Planned For PSP 10 Years Ago
An unexpected journey
Dragon: Marked For Death may be about to launch as a Nintendo Switch exclusive at the end of this month, but recent findings have revealed that the game's development actually dates back as far as ten years, with the title originally being destined for Sony's PSP. The news comes from this tweet shared by Inti Creates president...
News Run A Mega Mall When Kairosoft's Next eShop Game Opens For Business Later This Week
Micromanagement at its best
Japanese developer Kairosoft continues to release its small-sized but highly addictive simulation games on the Switch eShop. Starting out with Game Dev Story, Hot Springs Story and Dungeon Village in October, followed by
News Dragon: Marked For Death Physical Release Arrives In February
Finally
Dragon: Marked for Death by Inti Creates was first announced during the 2017 Nindie Summer Showcase. Since then, its release has been repeatedly pushed back. Fortunately, the digital version was locked in for 31st January 2019 not long ago (in both Europe and North America) and now a listing on
News Switch eShop Lists Estimated Release Dates For Four THQ games
More digital offerings
2019 is shaping up to be busier than ever for the Nintendo Switch, with dozens of games already arriving each week on the eShop. Publisher THQ isn't wasting any time, either. In the 'Coming Soon' sections of Nintendo's digital platform, the estimated release dates for four THQ titles have been listed. They include Sphinx and...
Video Get To Know Travis Strikes Again In The Latest Episode Of Nintendo Minute
Suda51 shares a special message as well
The No More Heroes spin-off Travis Strikes Again lands exclusively on the Nintendo Switch next week. In preparation for this launch, Nintendo Minute's Kit and Krysta have taken an in-depth look at what this game has to offer. If you are still on the fence about the latest outing starring Travis, this video...
News Management-Sim Holy Potatoes! We’re In Space?! Arrives On Switch eShop Next Week
Starch Wars
Last year in July, potato lovers worldwide rejoiced when Daylight Studios and Rising Star Games released Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! on the Switch eShop. In this wacky potato-themed game, you had to grow a weapon shop while expanding your business across the universe. Now, the second entry in the trilogy series will arrive on the...
News Call Off The Search, The Best Yoshi's Crafted World Bundle Has Well And Truly Been Found
That's a lot of Yoshis
If you're a huge fan of Yoshi - and we mean a huge fan of Yoshi, then this Yoshi's Crafted World bundle will most likely, probably, absolutely be for you. Releasing on the same day as the standalone game, and melting our hearts with pure joy, this bundle includes the game and no less than ten Yoshi plushies for your cuddles...
Video Bandai Namco Shares 11 Minutes Of Super Robot Wars T Footage In New Trailer
And it's looking pretty epic
Bandai Namco has shared a brand new trailer for the upcoming Super Robot Wars T on Nintendo Switch, giving us an extended look at its gameplay and characters. Perhaps the most notable thing about the trailer is that it fully introduces the game's original mecha and characters. A Japanese website for the characters has...
News Headup Games Is Bringing Four Games To Switch Over The Next Few Months
An exciting year ahead
Headup Games has brought a lovely little collection of games to Switch over the past year and a half, publishing the likes of Runbow, Slime-san, The Inner World, Bridge Constructor Portal, and
News Charming Dystopian Adventure Awaits Nintendo Switch When Pikuniku Launches This Month
"A fun little revolution"
Devolver Digital has revealed that the upcoming puzzle-exploration game Pikuniku will be bringing its quirky antics to Switch later this month. The game takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. You'll need to help peculiar characters (who can apparently high-five with their...
News Sega Teases New Ocean View Map And Music Track For Team Sonic Racing
Life's a beach
Continuing its recent trend of releasing videos every few weeks, Sega has shared another tease for the upcoming Team Sonic Racing, once again showing off one of the tracks coming to the game and its accompanying soundtrack. This time around we're all heading to the beach with a breezy new 'Ocean View' track; Sonic and friends will...
News Enter The Dragon's Lair When The Classic Trilogy Arrives On Switch eShop Next Week
Timeless
Developers just can't stop re-releasing trilogies, double-packs and even entire retro libraries on the Switch lately. Just this week, a bunch of Final Fantasy games got release dates, Roll7 announced the two-in-one pack OlliOlli: Switch Stance and Nintendo's latest release New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe includes the original Wii
News Ed Boon Shares Official Cover Art For Mortal Kombat 11
Get over here!
Last December, fighting game fans got quite the surprise when Ed Boon walked out on stage at the 2018 Game Awards and revealed Mortal Kombat 11 would be released worldwide on multiple platforms - including the Switch - on 23rd April 2019. With only months to go until the next entry's launch, the series co-creator has once again taken...
News Super Meat Boy Switch Physical Edition Now Available To Pre-Order From Best Buy
Savour the moment
Super Meat Boy has come a long way since it was first released on the Xbox 360 way back in 2010. Nintendo fans got their first taste of this meaty experience during the Wii U generation and a second serving at the beginning of last year when the game arrived on the Switch eShop. In the latest update, Team Meat's ruthless 2D...
News Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster And Final Fantasy XII Both Dated For Nintendo Switch
April's gonna be a good month
Square Enix has revealed the release dates for both Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age on Nintendo Switch. As it happens, they'll be releasing just weeks apart this April. Both titles were first announced for Switch back in September last year during a Nintendo Direct - the...
Video Action-RPG Dragon: Marked For Death Gets An Epic Official Music Video
Ahead of this month's release
If the recent news of Dragon: Marked for Death's unfortunate delay on Nintendo Switch has been getting you down, fear not: this new music video hopes to drum up the hype once more ahead of its release. Originally due for release on 13th December, but delayed for unknown reasons just weeks before that very date, this...
News Anima: Arcane Edition And Ginger: Beyond The Crystal Both Get Physical Releases On Switch
Expand those shelves
Badland Games has confirmed that both Anima: Arcane Edition and Ginger: Beyond the Crystal are making the leap to physical on Nintendo Switch. Yes, appealing to physical indie collectors everywhere, these two releases will both appear in stores from 14th January. Anima: Arcane Edition actually includes the two, previously...
News Pumped BMX Pro Tricks Its Way Onto The Switch Next Month
Extreme!
It’s been an extreme week of announcements for Switch owners in more ways than one. Following on from Roll7's OlliOlli: Switch Stance reveal for Nintendo’s hybrid platform, Curve Digital and Yeah Us! Games has now unveiled Pumped BMX Pro (the sequel to Pumped BMX+) will also be arriving next month. Pumped BMX Pro
News Game Freak Registers Trademarks For Giga Wrecker And Giga Wrecker Alt.
Now make it official
Yesterday, the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee lifted the lid on Giga Wrecker Alt. Originally arriving on Valve’s Steam platform in 2016 as Giga Wrecker, the game is now seemingly headed to multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch. If the game rating alone wasn’t convincing enough, Game Freak has now...
Physical western release confirmed
A listing for the recently-announced Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on Amazon has revealed that the game will indeed receive a physical release in the west. Not only that, but extra information provided suggests that players won't need an online subscription to enjoy the game's online features. Yesterday, Capcom's...
News "Merciless" Action-RPG Dark Devotion Fights Its Way To Switch In Early 2019
Dark is definitely the word
Publisher The Arcade Crew and developer Hibernian Workshop have announced that Dark Devotion is headed to Nintendo Switch in "Q1 2019". The game is a sidescrolling action RPG which depicts a society’s commitment to a macabre religion. The new gameplay clip above shows off a few of the pivotal battles awaiting those...
And Australia, too!
The twin-stick, base-building shooter Sleep Tight is finally headed to Nintendo Switch in Europe and Australia this month, it has been confirmed. This one sees players constructing elaborate pillow forts during the day, using them to defend kids’ bedrooms after dark from the things that go bump in the night. With an arsenal of...
News Yoshi's Crafted World File Size Revealed, Almost 3GB Smaller Than Yoshi's Woolly World On Wii U
And other details, too
The adorable Yoshi is back on Nintendo Switch - Yoshi's Crafted World is launching for the system on 29th March - and we now have some extra little details surrounding its release. One particular tidbit which is always of interest for those who prefer to purchase their Switch games digitally is the file size, and we now know...
News Arcade Stunt-Racer FutureGrind Slides Onto Switch Later This Month
New launch trailer has arrived
Just a couple of months ago, we reported on the fact that FutureGrind will soon be speeding onto a Switch near you. That day is getting ever closer and, to celebrate, a new, fast-paced launch trailer has landed. If you missed the news last time, FutureGrind is an arcade stunt-racer all about tricks, skill, and speed,...
News Legrand Legacy: Tale Of The Fatebound Brings PS2-Inspired JRPG Action To Switch This Month
With a "tear-jerking storyline"
Legrand Legacy: Tale of the Fatebound now has a firm release date for Nintendo Switch, officially arriving on the platform on 24th January. This one aims to transport you back to the "golden era" of PlayStation JRPGs with a familiar, 3D polygon style mixed with a hand-drawn world full of scenery to explore. It was...
News Visual Novel Song Of Memories Has Been Cancelled On Switch, PS4 Version Still Going Ahead
Due to "development complications"
Publisher PQube has revealed that the Nintendo Switch version of Song of Memories has officially been cancelled due to "development complications". Originally expected to launch for the system last year, Song of Memories is a visual novel game that tasks you with finding your soulmate in a musical love story. The...
News Fantasy RPG Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force Hits Switch Next Week, New Screenshots Shared
And info on battling
Idea Factory has revealed that fantasy RPG Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force will launch on Nintendo Switch next week, arriving slightly later than the originally-planned "fall" release. The news comes from a new press release in which Idea Factory has also shared some new screenshots and information surrounding the game's...
Video New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe May Not Be All As Easy As You Might Think
Tough nuts amongst the easy-peelers
The 'New' branch of the Super Mario brand has garnered quite the reputation for being easier than its older counterparts, and that reputation continues to hold true for New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe on the Switch. Not only did the Wii U original bear the stigma, but this ported version offers even more in the way...
News Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Will Get Lovely Collector's Edition Bundles On Switch In Japan
And they're pretty pricey
Yesterday saw the shock announcement that Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is headed to Nintendo Switch this April. While western release options are still unknown at this point, it has been confirmed that Japan will receive no less than four different physical editions to choose from. First up, and the biggest set of them all,...
Video Learn The Essentials Of Mega Man-Like Platformer Double Cross In This New Upgrades Trailer
Ahead of tomorrow's release
Runbow developer 13AM Games' latest project Double Cross arrives on Switch tomorrow and, to get you as prepared as possible for the game's big release, the studio has shared with us a brand new Upgrades Tutorial trailer. While playing through the game as Zahra, players are able to collect a rare element called Upgradium...
News Yoshi’s Crafted World Is Getting A Physical Release In Japan With Just A Download Code Inside
No cartridge, no hassle
Several hours ago, Yoshi's Crafted World was finally given a solid release date for Nintendo Switch, with the game officially launching on 29th March. If you happen to live in Japan, or if you really enjoy import fees, you'll be able to get your hands on a rather special version on that very day. Alongside the traditional...
News Yoshi’s Crafted World Launches Exclusively For The Switch On 29th March
New story trailer also released
Nintendo has confirmed Yoshi's Crafted World for the Nintendo Switch will launch on 29th March 2019. In celebration of the announcement, a new story trailer has been uploaded. Here's the description: It all started when Kamek and Baby Bowser set out to steal a gem-set stone. Legend has it that this fabled artifact...
News Blaster Master And Zelda II Arrive On The Switch Online NES Service This Month
Two classic adventures
The library of NES games on the Switch Online service continues to grow, with Nintendo revealing Blaster Master and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link are making their way to the digital platform next week on 16th January. Here's some information about each game from the Nintendo PR: Blaster Master – It’s panic or perish...
News Game Freak's Giga Wrecker Alt. Has Been Rated For The Switch In Taiwan
Published by Rising Star Games
Game Freak's lesser-known 2D action-adventure puzzle sidescroller Giga Wrecker Alt. appears to be making its way across to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other consoles in the near future, after being rated by the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee. Giga Wrecker was first revealed in 2016 and debuted on Valve's...
News Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Is Slashing Its Way To Nintendo Switch This April
Well, we didn't see this one coming...
In a shock announcement, Nintendo and Capcom have revealed that Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is arriving on the console this April. For those not in the know, Dragon's Dogma is an action, role-playing, hack-and-slash title that was developed and published by Capcom back in 2012. The 'Dark Arisen' edition...
With DLC included
Klabater has today announced that Apocalipsis: Harry at the End of the World is set to launch on Nintendo Switch just two days from now on 10th January. The game is described as "an adventure game where medieval art comes alive to tell a timeless story of love, loss and sacrifice", and sees you play as the titular Harry as he...
Video Samurai Warriors 4 DX's First Trailer Gives Us A Peek At Its 150 Pieces Of Included DLC
DLC for days
Upcoming hack-and-slash title Samurai Warriors 4 DX has received its first trailer, showing off some of the action you can expect to find in the game as well as a quick glimpse at some of the included DLC. If you've missed the news on this one, this is a "complete edition" of the previously released Samurai Warriors 4, a game which was...
Reminder Buy A Digital Copy Of New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe To Receive Double Gold Points
Offer ends soon
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe arrives on the Nintendo Switch later this week. You'll be able to read all about this enhanced Wii U game in our review which goes live later this week. If you still haven't decided which version of the game (physical or digital) is the right one for your collection, Nintendo of America has issued a...
News Bravely Default Twitter Account Confirms A New Game Is In Development
Details not yet revealed
The Bravely Default Twitter account is at it again. Following last year's tease in August hinting at upcoming games in the series, it's now officially confirmed a new game is in development: According to Japanese Nintendo, there's no word on the platform or series. When it will arrive is also unknown. Given the fact this...
News Grab Lab Brings A Crazy Blend Of Arcade And Puzzle-Based Action To Switch This Week
Spikes and saws aplenty
It's time to put your thinking caps on because arcade puzzle game Grab Lab is figuring out a path to Nintendo Switch this week. After having some slight issues with a time machine, Grab Lab's protagonists find themselves exploring a world where something's wrong with the gravity, something's wrong with the laboratory, and...
News Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 2 Gets New Trailer And Pre-Order Bonus Info
Releases next month
Milestone has shared a brand new trailer for the upcoming Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 2, which arrives on Switch next month. The video gives us our first look at the game's adrenaline-filled Championship, while also revealing that those who pre-order the title will gain access to a little dose of extra...
News Atooi Details Its 2019 Plans Including A Mysterious Physical Release On Switch
And "one new little gem of a game"
Indie developer Atooi has shared its plans for 2019, providing us with updates on its current Switch projects and hinting at some exciting things that are still being kept under wraps. The studio, which has already released the likes of Mutant Mudds Collection, Soccer Slammers, and Xeodrifter on Switch, looks set...
Reminder Brutal Roguelike Caveblazers Is Coming To Switch eShop On 10th January
An unpredictable adventure
European and American eShop listings have reconfirmed Caveblazers is making its way to the Switch on 10th January. UK-based developer Deadpan Games also mentioned the fantasy game's release via its official Twitter account: If you haven't heard about this popular indie title before, it's described as a brutal and...
News Sabotage Might Release More DLC For The Messenger
Provided the free pack drives sales
The Messenger was one of the indie highlights of 2018. The developer Sabotage poured a lot of love into this title while drawing inspiration from the original Ninja Gaiden game. If you haven't already played it, you might want to hurry up. As pr
News NIS Delays Western Release Of RPG Maker MV, Due To Ongoing Development Issues
Playing the waiting game
NIS America has announced the western release of RPG Maker MV for the Nintendo Switch has been delayed. In a news announcement on the company's website, it was revealed the game's launch was being pushed back in order to deliver the best product possible. The update cited ongoing issues with development as the main reason...
News The Adventure Pals Gets Physical On Switch Thanks To Super Rare Games, Pre-Orders Open Soon
Only 4,000 copies available
Super Rare Games has revealed that its next physical release for Nintendo Switch will be The Adventure Pals, with pre-orders going live very soon indeed. The Adventure Pals is a quirky platform-adventure game about friendship involving a small boy, his backpack helicopter-tongued giraffe, and his pet rock. On paper, it...
Video You Can Actually Play Games With The NES Controllers Still Attached To Your Switch
A weapon to surpass Metal Gear
Peripherals come and peripherals go, and one of this we thought would be going very swiftly out of people's minds was the NES Controllers for Nintendo Switch. They look clunky, they were reportedly only going to work with NES games via Nintendo Switch Online, and the price didn't fill a lot of fans with confidence...
News SteamWorld Dev Image & Form Says 2019 Will Be "Huge", News Coming "Sooner Than You Think"
The big teases...
Image & Form Games, the studio behind indie favourites like SteamWorld Dig, SteamWorld Heist, and more, has shared an incredibly teasing message to fans which hints at things to come in 2019. The last we saw from Image & Form was the Nintendo Switch port of SteamWorld Dig, with SteamWorld Dig 2 launching not long before...
News Can You Click Once A Second, Every Second? Clock Simulator Arrives On Switch Next Week
A "minimalistic rhythm game"
A new listing on the 'Coming Soon' section of the Nintendo Switch eShop in Europe has revealed that Clock Simulator will be ticking on over to the console next week. The game's developer Kool2Play describes Clock Simulator as "one of the most original game concepts on the Switch", rather literally tasking players with...
News Team17 Outlines Its Exciting Plans For 2019, Some "Amazing" Games In The Works
New games and more DLC on the way
UK developer and publisher Team17 had a pretty fantastic year in 2018 with a number of great titles arriving across Nintendo Switch and other platforms; Overcooked 2 actually jumped straight into second place in our list of the Best Switch Couch Co-Op Games, remaining a firm favourite ever since. It seems like 2019...
News Former SSX And Skate Devs Are Bringing Snowboarding The Next Phase To The eShop Next Week
The white stuff
Red Bull and Session Games are bringing Snowboarding The Next Phase to the eShop on January 10th, it has been revealed. Created by developers who have previously worked on EA's SSX and Skate franchises, this adaptation of the smartphone title Snowboarding The Fourth Phase combines sports with RPG elements to create what is perhaps...
Video Just 10 Of The Lovely Games Coming To Switch This January
Plenty more besides
2019 has finally poked its nose into our affairs, and is bringing with it large, dripping mucus-loads of new games for that most lovely of consoles that we understandably don't shut up about on this site. As is tradition at the end of an old month or the start of a new one depending on how the schedule's looking, we've compiled a...
News Trine Triple Pack Rated For Nintendo Switch
Fantasy fun
Frozenbyte's action puzzle-platformer series Trine appears to be receiving a trilogy collection, according to a recent PEGI rating. Based on an existing Steam listing, the Trinelo
Video Get A Closer Look At The Contra And Metal Slug-Inspired Blazing Chrome
Coming to Switch "soon"
Indie developer JoyMasher has released a brand new gameplay video for the upcoming Blazing Chrome, a retro run and gun title heading to Switch "soon". The game is actually inspired by, and is acting as an homage to, Contra and Metal Slug - two run and gun classics which have stayed firmly in the minds of fans since launching...
News Elli Is A Whimsical Puzzle-Platformer Coming Exclusively To Nintendo Switch Next Week
Gems and hidden coins aplenty
Elli, a brand new puzzle-platformer, is just a handful of jumps and tricks away from a release on Nintendo Switch. You'll be able to get your hands on it as early as next week. The game sees the titular Elli going on a journey through the land of the Mandragora. As Elli, your task is to reclaim the stolen Crystals of...
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News PlatinumGames Executive Producer Says 2019 Will Be "An Intense Year", Announcements Coming
We certainly hope so
With 2018 coming to a close today, it's time to look forward to the exciting possibilities of 2019. In many ways, we're actually rather in the dark about what's to come - we'd expect Nintendo to unleash some more big name reveals to fill current gaps - but we do know about several releases which have the potential to arrive on...
News Atlus Teases Persona 5 R, More Information To Be Revealed March 2019
PS seemingly confirmed, but what about Switch?
Earlier in December, when it was revealed Joker from Persona 5 would appear as a fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate during the 2018 Game Awards, rumours about the game itself coming to Nintendo's hybrid platform began to surface. These rumours only intensified as the month went on and now we've...
News Grasshopper Manufacture Shares Another Mini-Game Trailer For Travis Strikes Again
Side-scrolling beat 'em up action
No More Heroes spin-off Travis Strikes Again arrives on the Switch early next year. Over the past few weeks now, Grasshopper Manufacture has been releasing trailers for each of the mini-games starring Travis and Badman, who are trapped inside the Death Drive Mark II - a phantom console from the '90s. In the latest...
Gallery There’s No Need To Bash These New Streets Of Rage 4 Screenshots
Promising stuff
In case you forgot, Lizardcube and DotEmu - the studios behind the Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap reboot - are reviving Sega’s beat ‘em up series Streets of Rage. Streets of Rage 4 will be developed in conjunction with Guard Crush Games and uses familiar hand-drawn visuals. While we wait for more information about this project,...
Feature Behind The Scenes On Streets Of Rage 4, The Sequel We Thought We'd Never See
"We're constantly comparing our game with the originals"
No, you're not suffering from déjà vu; this article originally appeared on the site in September this year, and we're republishing it as part of our 'Best of 2018' series which celebrates what we feel were our finest features of the past twelve months. Enjoy! Flashback time. My friend had...
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Development Has "Reached Its Peak"
Working towards a 2019 launch
Last time we got an update on the Kickstarter project Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Producer Koji 'Iga' Igarashi revealed WayForward would be assisting with the development by stamping out some really tough bugs. In the final
News Dive Into The Unknown When Mobile Hit Downwell Arrives On Switch In January
TATE mode included
After being announced for the Switch in September, the critically-acclaimed mobile sensation Downwell will make its way to the Switch next year on 31st January. The publisher Devolver Digital reportedly confirmed the date over on its Discord channel. The title is a roguelike, platforming, s
Random Ed Boon Finds Recent Mortal Kombat 11 Roster Leak Laughable
What a joke
When any fighting game series is announced nowadays, a leak inevitably follows, often revealing information about the character roster or a surprise the developer intended to reveal later down the line. A lot of the time, these leaks can also turn out to be completely fake. On the Mortal Kombat front, it's no different. Series...
Video Chucklefish Prepares For Battle With A New WarGroove Gameplay Trailer
Still targeting a Q1 2019 release
To kill some time between now and the Q1 2019 release of WarGroove on the Switch, Chucklefish has released a new gameplay trailer for the long-awaited title. Based on the one-minute clip, the strategy game drawing comparisons to Intelligent Systems' Advance Wars and Fire Emblem series looks incredibly promising...
News New 'Life Is Destroy' Trailer Showcases Another Game In Travis Strikes Again
Weird and wonderful
The No More Heroes spin-off Travis Strikes Again is one of the first titles arriving on the Switch in 2019. The Grasshopper Manufacture release is essentially a bunch of mini-games starring Travis and Badman, who find themselves trapped inside the Death Drive Mark II - a phantom console from the '90s. In the previous trailer, we...
News New Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission Trailer Shown At Jump Festa 2019
The power of cards
For a game about digital card battles, Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission looks rather dramatic based on the new six-minute trailer Bandai Namco released at Jump Festa 2019. This second official clip about the Dimps developed title runs through the basics of the game in Japanese while showcasing plenty of new footage. If you...
News Square Enix Preparing Dragon Quest XI S Surprise For 1st January
Launching in Japan next year
We last heard about Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age S in September, when the name for the title was officially confirmed at the 2018 Tokyo Game Show. At the time, the series creator Yuji Horii said the Switch version would take much longer for Square Enix to develop, but could not lock in when exactly it would...
News Turns Out The Switch's Wireless NES Controllers Will Work With New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Teach your old controller new tricks
As you may well know already, subscribing to Nintendo's Switch Online service presents you with the wonderfully generous option of spending even more money on a set of NES-style controllers for your Switch. These are, of course, designed to make your collection of online NES games feel more authentic, and double...
A Kickstarter campaign is now live
We're seeing more and more titles using crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter to get up and running these days, and the latest project to catch our attention is Freja and the False Prophecy - a hand-drawn Metroidvania game that is aiming to launch on Switch. The game will have players exploring the magical and...
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