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News Channel Your Inner 'Thing' With Super Adventure Hand, Launching This Year
It's a thumbs up from us
Developer DevM Games has announced that the wacky 3D platformer Super Adventure Hand will be making its way to the Switch later this year, sometime in Q3 2023. In Super Adventure Hand, you play as a, um... hand, and you need to find the rest of your body and reattach yourself, because that just makes sense, right? What...
News Clive 'N' Wrench Gets 8-Minute Overview Trailer Ahead Of Launch This Month
Looking pretty slick!
Publisher Numskull Games has revealed a brand new 8-minute overview trailer for Clive 'N' Wrench, launching on Nintendo Switch on February 24th, 2023. Here, you'll get a solid breakdown on how the game will control, the abilities you'll have at your disposal (all of which will be available right from the off, by the way), the...
Video 9 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In February 2023
Octopath Traveler II, Kirby and more
We're already up to the second month of 2023, so what can we look forward to in the world of Nintendo Switch games? The one and only Felix has put together a list of 9...maybe 10... exciting new games coming to the hybrid platform this month. In the first half of the month, be on the lookout for games like Life...
News Time-Travel RPG 'Loop8: Summer Of Gods' Gets Official Western Release Date
Game delayed to 1st June in Japan
Marvelous XSEED has revealed that Loop8: Summer of Gods, the time-travelling RPG from the producer of the Grandia and Lunar series, will be launching in the West on Switch on 6th June 2023. The game was originally coming to our shores sometime in the Spring, while Japan would be getting it on 16th March. However,...
News Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure Sequels Get First-Ever Western Release This Summer
Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles announced
NIS America made two big announcements during its 30th-anniversary livestream yesterday. And while Disgaea 7's Western release may have been the big reveal, Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles might have been the biggest surprise. And it's coming this summer. Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles contains the...
News Heck Yeah, Dood! Disgaea 7 Gets A Western Switch Release This Fall
Japan version launched last week
Following confirmation of a Japanese launch, Nintendo and NIS America have now officially announced Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless will be launching on the Switch in fall/autumn (depending on your region). This new entry in the epic SRPG series will include new features such as Jumbification, Hell Mode, Item...
Hands On Theatrhythm Final Bar Line Feels Like A Perfectly Tuned Final Fantasy Celebration
Encore! ENCORE!
The curtains are open and the stage is set. Theatrhythm Final Bar Line marks the return of the Final Fantasy rhythm series to Nintendo consoles after a 10-year break. We've had a chance to go hands-on with an upcoming demo for the game, which will be available on 1st February, and if the early goings-on is anything to go on, then...
News MLB The Show 23 Is Coming To Nintendo Switch This March
Thanks, Sony
It's just been confirmed Sony Interactive Entertainment's baseball series will be returning on the Nintendo Switch this year. MLB The Show 23, developed by San Diego Studio, has just been locked in for a March 28th, 2023 release with pre-orders opening next week on 6th February. The teaser trailer reveals the cover athlete as Miami...
News Square Enix Will Conduct Theatrhythm Final Bar Line Livestream Today
Tune in!
Ever since its announcement in September's Direct Showcase, we have been getting a steady stream of Theatrhythm Final Bar Line information from Square Enix — but we are always hungry for more! Fortunately, it looks like just that will be happening soon, as a Final Bar Line livestream has been announced for today at 9:00pm GMT / 1:00pm...
News Advance Wars' Delayed Switch Release Might Finally Be Reporting For Duty
Is 2023 the year?
One game we're hoping to see show up on the Switch at some point this year is Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp. The last update for this title was featured in a Nintendo financial report last November - revealing the game's release date was still "TBA". Now, in the latest development, a thread on Famiboards has apparently...
Fire Emblem director & other TRPG veterans involved
Update [Sat 28th Jan, 2023 03:55 GMT]: Binary Haze Interactive has now confirmed Reapers Redemption will arrive on the Nintendo Switch next month on 22nd February. In addition to this, a new gameplay overview trailer has been released. Check it out above. Original article [Tue 13th Dec, 2022...
News PlayStation Console Exclusive 'The Pathless' Soars Onto Switch Next Week
Physical retail edition also confirmed
Developer Giant Squid and publisher Annapurna Interactive have a treat lined up for Switch owners next week - announcing The Pathless will be coming to the hybrid platform on 2nd February. This title originally launched exclusively on PlayStation consoles as well as Windows and Apple devices in 2020. The...
Running up that hill
[Update: Thu 26th Jan, 2023 21:00 GMT] Now that the Japanese version of the remake of A Wonderful Life is out, we finally have our answer to the question "what's up the hill?" Drum roll... It's nothing. Worse than nothing, even: it just skips 6 hours of time. That's it. YouTuber Josh's Gaming Garden has been playing the game...
News Road 96: Mile 0 Is A Heartfelt Musical Prequel Launching This April
On the road again
Publisher Ravenscourt and developer DigixArt have announced that Road 96: Mile 0, a prequel to the narrative and musical title Road 96, will be launching on the Switch on April 4th, 2023. Featuring both narrative driven storytelling and psychedelic musical "rides", the game stars Zoe (a character from the original Road 96) and...
News Tactical Turn-Based RPG 'Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2' Marches Onto Switch This May
Cuddly on the surface
CyberConnect2 has revealed that it's bringing the surprise sequel to its hit RPG Fuga: Melodies of Steel to Switch on 11th May 2023 (thanks Gematsu!). Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2, and its predecessor, are part of the Little Tail Bronx series, and both games act as prequels to the PS1 game Tail Concerto and its DS spiritual...
News Bayonetta Meets Ori In Upcoming Action Adventure Game 'Strayed Lights'
With music from acclaimed composer Austin Wintory
Publisher and developer Embers has announced Strayed Lights, an upcoming action-adventure game for the Switch that is due for release in Spring 2023. With music from celebrated composer Austin Wintory (Journey, Abzu), the game looks like a cross between the high-octance action of Bayonetta and the...
News Mojang's New Action-Strategy Minecraft Legends Arrives On Switch This April
Save the Minecraft universe (again)
During Xbox's Developer Direct, Mojang confirmed Minecraft Legends would be arriving on April 18th, 2023 on Switch. In case you missed it, this is a new action-strategy game where you'll lead your allies into heroic battles and defend the famous Minecraft overworld from mobs of destructive piglins. You'll even be...
News The First Patch Notes For Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Are Already So Weird
Out now in Japan
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life is out now in Japan, although English-speaking players will have to wait until 27th June to get on board as well. After its Japanese eShop launch, the first patch has also been released, which fixes a number of bugs in the game — bugs that are quite entertaining to read about. Here's a Google...
News Celeste Gets Beautiful New Collector's Edition For Fifth Anniversary
Open for pre-order now
Celeste turns five years old today, and in celebration of the platformer being old enough to go to school, the developers have announced a totally new collector's edition of the game. Here are the contents of the anniversary edition, which can be pre-ordered through Fangamer for $64: Reflection Art Album and Journal...
News Players Are Already Getting Their Hands On Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life In Japan
The game is out now on the Japanese eShop
Today, 25th January 2023, Marvelous announced the release date of Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life in the west — just as the game came out on the Japanese eShop at 12am on the 26th January in Japan. That means that some players have decided to whip up a Japanese eShop account (
News Apocalyptic Shooter 'Remnant: From The Ashes' Gets A Switch Release Date
Three years after its launch elsewhere
Publisher THQ Nordic has announced that the apocalyptic shooter Remnant: From the Ashes will be making its way to the Switch on March 21st, 2023 for the price of € 39.99 / $ 39.99 / £ 34.99 / AU$ 59.95. The game originally launched back in 2019 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, with a direct sequel currently in...
Feature Everything Announced In Disney Dreamlight Valley's 2023 Roadmap: Multiplayer, Olaf, And More
Next update releasing in April
It looks like 2023 will be a very exciting year for Disney Dreamlight Valley, as the content roadmap released today includes a ton of new characters, new realms, new quests, and even the addition of multiplayer — and that's just in the first half of the year. The roadmap was posted today on the Disney Dreamlight...
News Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Remake Is Coming To Switch This June
Plus a gorgeous new trailer
Farm news, everyone! Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, which is a modern remake of the 2003 GameCube original, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, finally has a release date. This news comes just in time for the first reviews, as the Japanese version of the game comes out tomorrow, 26th January, on the Japanese eShop. The...
News Skater Platforming Goes Futuristic In 'Rooftop Renegade', Rolling To Switch Next Month
Get your skates on
The debut title for South Australian-based indie studio Melonhead Games, Rooftop Renegade, looks to be a mix between OlliOlli World's slick skating platforming and the art of rollerblading (or 'hoverblading', if we're being picky). What's more, publisher The IndiEXP has announced that the title will be rolling its way onto Switch...
News Caverns Of Mars Is The Latest Atari Game To Get The 'Recharged' Treatment
Launches this coming March
Publisher Atari has announced Caverns of Mars Recharged, the latest in its line of revamped classic titles for the Nintendo Switch. Launching on March 9th, 2023, the game will feature single-player and local co-op for two players as you navigate through 30 unique missions set in three core "depths" of Mars. Enemies will...
News Saga Of Sins Brings Demon Hunting And Stained Glass Window Visuals To Switch In March
Holy smokes!
It was back in August that we last heard of Saga of Sins — the demon hunting action platformer that looks like a moving stained glass window — but publisher Just For Games has now announced that this sin-slaying cleric will be bringing his religious rebellion to Switch on 30th March, 2023. For those of you who missed the initial...
News Lord Of The Rings Game Gets Release Window After Multiple Delays
Will this one stick, precious?
What has it gots in its pocketses, precious? A release date for troubled Lord of the Rings game, Gollum! Initially announced for Switch in 2020 and aiming at a release in 2021, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a Daedelic Entertainment-developed stealth-parkour game starring the titular weird gremlin on a quest to...
News Monkey Island Meets Monty Python In 'Lucy Dreaming', Launching Next Month
Featuring classic '90s point-and-click gameplay
If you've finished Return to Monkey Island and are simply itching to dive into another point-and-click adventure, then good news, because Tall Story Games' Lucy Dreaming will be launching on Switch on February 28th, 2023. Described as a mix of Monkey Island, Monty Python, and Blackadder, the game -...
News Metroidvania 'Curse Of The Sea Rats' Drops Anchor For April Release Date
Ratten down the hatches!
Petoons' beautiful hand-drawn Metroidvania Curse of the Sea Rats, which combines piracy, rodents, and platforming, will be pulling into the docks of the Switch on 6th April 2023! The upcoming game takes place in a world set along the Irish coast in the 18th century. After being shipwrecked, you'll have to explore up to 16...
News Edia Crowdfunding Telenet Shmup Collection For Nintendo Switch
Targeting a June 2023 release
Update [Tue 24th Jan, 2023 00:30 GMT]: Edia has now confirmed this collection will be arriving in Japan on 8th June 2023. It has also shared a new trailer: Original story [Tue 22nd Nov, 2022 04:45 GMT]: We've got some exciting news for fans of the shoot 'em up genre, with Edia announcing a themed collection for...
Feature 9 Unanswered Questions We Have About Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
Where's Tingle at?
We’re mere months away from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s debut on 12th May. As it is, perhaps, the biggest release on the Nintendo Switch since the console’s launch year way back, we know remarkably little about the follow-up to Breath of the Wild – a game rightly hailed as one of the best ever made. Sure,
News SteamWorld Build Announced, And It Brings A SteamWorld Twist To SimCity
City building, city digging
Thunderful has announced a brand new game in the SteamWorld series — SteamWorld Build! And it's yet another genre twist in the SteamWorld universe later this year on Switch! And it turns out it was teased last year in the company's interim report under the code name "Coffee". Moving on from action, platforming,...
News Life Is Strange 2 Brings More Magical Realism To Switch Next Month
On the road again
Square-Enix has confirmed that Life is Strange 2 will be launching on the Switch on February 2nd, 2023. The sequel, originally released back in 2018, marks developer Dontnod Entertainment's last effort with the series before the reins were handed over to Deck Nine for Life is Strange: True Colors. The game doesn't feature the same...
News Trek To Yomi, The Monochrome Love Letter To Samurai Films, Out On Switch Next Week
A samurai surprise
Devolver Digital has announced that it's bringing last year's stunning-looking action game Trek to Yomi to Switch next week. On 30th January, you'll be able to experience this gorgeous monochrome side-scroller in the palm of your hand. Heavily inspired by classic Japanese samurai films, particularly those from legendary director...
Gallery Fire Emblem Engage Main Character Designer Shares Stunning Artwork Of Heroes
Mika Pikazo has also helped design VTubers
Update [Sat 21st Jan, 2023 02:30 GMT]: Mika Pikazo has shared some new artwork to celebrate the release of Fire Emblem Engage. Below you can see Marth and Veyle: Original story [Tue 17th Jan, 2023 03:15 GMT]: It's hard to believe but we're already up to our first major Nintendo release of the year...
News One Of 2022's Best Shmups Blasts Onto Switch Next Month
Drainus, from Team Ladybug
Remember how we were begging for Team Ladybug's gorgeous-looking shmup Drainus to make its way to Switch? Well, it looks like someone was listening! PLAYISM is bringing the 2D side-scrolling shooter to the eShop on 2nd February. The port was announced a few months ago, but publisher PLAYISM only revealed the game's...
News Octopath Traveler II's Newest Character Trailer Is Absolutely Gorgeous
Meet Ochette and Castti
Octopath Traveler II's release is fast approaching, and Square Enix has dropped the next character trailer for two more of our eight protagonists — Ochette, the Hunter, and Castti, the Apothecary. There are also some brand new details about the world and characters in a new blog post (via
News 'Active-Time' Deckbuilding Game 'Brave's Rage' Deals Its Hand On Switch Soon
Launching early February
Publisher Astrolabe Games and developer ISVR have announced that Brave's Rage, an "active-time" deckbuilding game, will be launching on the Nintendo Switch on February 2nd, 2023. The game will combine an action-time bar (ATB) system that's commonly seen in traditional JRPG titles with standard deckbuilding gameplay. It's...
News Ys X: Nordics Announced For Nintendo Switch, Launching In 2023
Update: Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana locks in a date
Update [Fri 20th Jan, 2023 06:25 GMT]: Following a reveal at the end of last year, Falcom has now confirmed Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana will be released in Japan on 27th April 2023. Below is a look at the box art which will feature reversible cover classic art. Pre-orders in Japan will...
News Japanese Best-Seller 'Ninja JaJaMaru' Gets Multiple Collections On Switch
Out February
Jaleco's classic Ninja JaJaMaru series makes its grand return in February, bursting onto the Switch with three different collections that will be available on 21st February! Published by ININ Games, all three collections will be available on the Switch eShop, along with some physical releases. Many of the games on these collections...
News Dead Cells' Castlevania DLC Looks Like Symphony Of The Night Reincarnated
Short trailer reveals first glimpse at gameplay
When Motion Twin announced that it would be collaborating with Konami to bring Castlevania content to Dead Cells, you can bet we immediately started sharpening our throwing axes and stocking up on holy water. Titled Dead Cells: Return To Castlevania, the major DLC expansion is due to launch at some...
News Fashion Police Squad Stitches Fabulous February Release Date On Switch
Work it!
A first-person shooter where instead of killing your enemies you are giving them a stylish makeover is a brilliant idea on its own, but when you throw in the ability to swing around your environment — à la Spider-Man — from a designer belt, this becomes a concept like no other. Developed by the small team at Mopeful Games, Fashion...
News Fire Emblem Engage Launch Day Update Now Available, Here Are The Patch Notes
Will you be engaging?
Ahead of the game's official release tomorrow, Nintendo has released the customary day one patch for Fire Emblem Engage. The Big N has also shared the brief patch notes over on its website (thanks, Nintendo Everything!). Like most day one updates, this one preps the game for full online functionality including the Expansion...
News Surreal Musical Action-Adventure 'Figment 2: Creed Valley' Locks In Release Date
Where is my mind
The sequel to the 2017 action-adventure Figment is coming to Switch later this year, bringing with it a new co-op mode that will encourage players to discuss mental health with their loved ones. Figment 2: Creed Valley is a surreal action-adventure that takes you deep into the human psyche, in a world shattered by Nightmares...
News Helvetii Isn't Vanillaware's Next Game, But It Sure Looks Like It
A watercolour wonder
We always want more games to feature watercolour-esque or hand-drawn visuals, and Helvetii — an upcoming action game from Team KwaKwa (developers of Soup Raiders) — looks like it's going to give us our fix. And we won't have to wait long, as the game hits the Switch eShop on 3rd February! Inspired by Vanillaware's stunning...
News Sting's Wii Party RPG 'Dokapon Kingdom' Is Coming To Switch
Update: Western release confirmed
Update [Thu 19th Jan, 2023 16:35 GMT]: Idea Factory International has confirmed that Dokapon Kingdom: Connect is coming to the West! Idea Factory will be handling publishing duties for the game in the West. Along with an official English trailer, we know that this remaster will be launching (physically and...
Guide Where To Buy Fire Emblem Engage On Switch
Divine Edition already selling out fast!
Fire Emblem Engage launches on Nintendo Switch this week – and there's a lovely Divine Edition release on the way, too. Orders for both the Divine Edition and the standard physical release for the game are now live at a number of retailers. Stock for the Divine Edition is already selling out at major...
News Surprise! Bandai Namco Is Uploading The Tales Of Symphonia Anime To YouTube
Episode one is now available
Bandai Namco is getting right behind the upcoming Tales of Symphonia Remastered release next month, and in a surprising move, the company has decided to upload Tales of Symphonia: The Animation to YouTube to help promote the game. The anime is technically three separate OVA series that retell the story of Tales of...
News It's Official, PowerWash Simulator Scrubs Up On Switch This Month
And you can wash... Croft Manor?
Pack it up Zelda, Final Fantasy, Starfield, etc. — PowerWash Simulator is turning on the hoses on 31st January when it launches on Switch. Finally, a real video game that will wash the scrubs away. Joking aside, PowerWash Simulator became a bit of a surprise hit in 2021 in Early
News Brutal Pixel Art Metroidvania 'Elderand' Launches On Switch Next Month
Heads will roll
Publisher Graffiti Games and developer Mantra have announced a new pixel art Metroidvania called Elderand, due to launch on Nintendo Switch and PC on February 16th, 2023. Utilising a classic pixel art visual style, the game is a true gore-fest with blood and monsters all over the shop. It will implement RPG elements, crafting...
