TodaySat, 14th Dec 2024

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  48

  Talking Point Is It Time For HD-2D To Take A Break?

  HD-TooMuch?

  Cast your minds back: it’s January 2017, and while the Switch isn’t on store shelves yet, we’re beginning to get a taste of what to expect on the hybrid console. As part of the build-up to the console, Square Enix announces a brand new IP from the team behind the Bravely Default series – Project Octopath Traveler. I, and many...

  • 5pm
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • Poll
  • Square Enix
  • Nintendo Switch
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  62

  News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Speeds Onto Nintendo Switch "Soon"

  Update: New info has surfaced

  At this year's Game Awards show, SEGA announced it would be releasing a new racing game officially titled Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. We've only got a cinematic trailer so far, but as you can see, Shadow the Hedgehog features. It will be "coming soon" to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. Sega has also...

  • 1:55pm
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Nintendo Switch
  • SEGA
  • Upcoming Releases
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  Mini Review Chernobylite Complete Edition (Switch) - Ambitious, But Not A Great Fit For Switch

  Lite and dark

  Chernobylite launched back in 2019, bringing with it mostly positive reviews and an interesting hook for a 3D survival game laced with a touch of horror – it was made using 3D scans of the real-life Chernobyl exclusion zone. This hints at an intriguing attention to detail from the developers, and on more powerful hardware, the effort...

  • 1pm
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  73

  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (14th December)

  2025 draws near

  We're back with a fresh look at our weekend gaming plans in the latest edition of What Are You Playing! Before we dive into things, however, let's recap this past week. Mr. Video Games himself, Geoff Keighley, was gracing our screens once again at The Game Awards, and while it was far from a Switch-fest, we did get a look at a new...

  • 10am
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • Nintendo Switch
  • What Are You Playing
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  104

  News After Sharing Switch 2 Images, Dbrand Is Back With Actual Measurements

  Update: It's bigger overall, but not much thicker

  Canadian accessory manufacturer Dbrand — known for its controversial social media stunts — has shared images of what it claims is a case for the upcoming successor to the Nintendo Switch. As VGC reports, the company shared a teaser for the case on Thursday on X (formerly Twitter) along with the...

  • 9:55am
  • Hardware
  • Switch 2
  • Rumours
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  10

  Reminder Sonic X Shadow Generations 'Sonic 3 Movie Pack' DLC Now Available

  "Featuring the voice of Keanu Reeves"

  In case you missed the initial announcement, Sega is celebrating the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie this week with special DLC for Sonic X Shadow Generations. It allows you to "dash through the streets of Shibuya" in a unique stage inspired by the events of third live-action movie. Shadow is also...

  • 7:30am
  • Sonic
  • Nintendo Switch
  • DLC
  • SEGA
  • Reminders
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  Gallery Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Screenshots Show Off "Razor Sharp Pixel Art Excellence"

  Coming to Switch 'Summer 2025'

  One of the many surprise announcements for Switch at The Game Awards yesterday was Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. This is a brand new 2D side-scroller starring the new hero Kenji Mozu and will be launching on the hybrid platform and other systems at some point in Summer 2025. The story focuses on Mozu protecting his village...

  • 6:35am
  • Gallery
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Ninja Gaiden
  • Upcoming Releases
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  21

  News Pac-Man's New Game 'Shadow Labyrinth' Is Getting A Physical Switch Release

  Including a "Secret Edition"

  Bandai Namco shared a major surprise yesterday during The Game Awards - revealing a new 2D action platformer Pac-Man game called Shadow Labyrinth. Tekken's Katsuhiro Harada is the executive producer and the title has creators, directors and game designers from series like Samurai Shodown,

  • 4:05am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Pac-Man
  • Bandai Namco
  • Upcoming Releases

YesterdayFri, 13th Dec 2024

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  News 'Hyperdimension Neptunia' & 'Death End' Switch Releases Scrapped For "Not Complying With Nintendo Guidelines"

  Death end re;Quest: Code Z still on for PS5/4, though

  Idea Factory International has released a statement saying that a quartet of previously announced titles won't be releasing for Switch in the West after all. Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2 Sisters Generation, and Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V...

  • Yesterday, 5:30pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • North America
  • Europe
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  84

  News Bandai Namco Unveils New Pac-Man Game, And It's Probably Not What You Expect

  What the...?

  One of the earlier announcements during this year's Game Awards show was Bandai Namco lifting the lid on a new Pac-Man game, and well...it's not exactly the regular outing for the famous pellet eater. This new game is officially called Shadow Labyrinth and is described as a "genre-twisting alternate take" on the iconic mascot. As many...

  • Yesterday, 12:55am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Bandai Namco
  • Pac-Man
  • Upcoming Releases
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  31

  News Nintendo Shares Special Message: "Thank You For Joining Us Now And Into The Future"

  The Switch might be winding down, but more games are on the way

  Nintendo may not have really been present at this year's Game Awards, but there was one brief Switch trailer featured during the event. While the company is in the process of signing off from the current Switch generation, this trailer was still busy hyping up the many third-party...

  • Yesterday, 6:05am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch 2
  • Nintendo
  • The Game Awards
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  53

  Random PlayStation's Astro Bot Director Pays Tribute To Mario And Nintendo In GOTY Speech

  "I didn't plan to say it, but I'm going to say it anyway"

  There have been a lot of comparisons this year suggesting the PlayStation hit Astro Bot is more like a Super Mario or Nintendo game than a Sony one. With this in mind, it seems the game's director Nicolas Doucet might have finally put all of this debate to rest. In a surprising moment during...

  • Yesterday, 5:15am
  • Random
  • Nintendo
  • Super Mario
  • PlayStation
  • Sony
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  71

  Reaction The Game Awards Left Us With One Big Question: Will Any Of This Run On Switch 2?

  How would you rate the show?

  It was never going to be a Nintendo night and, as predicted, Switch announcements were thin on the ground during last night's TGA 2024 presentation. Nintendo failed to win a single award, but looking back on 2024's first-party releases, you could argue that if there's a year Nintendo didn't deserve to win

  • Yesterday, 1:05pm
  • Reaction
  • Features
  • Poll
  • Nintendo Switch 2
  • The Game Awards
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  72

  News The Game Awards GOTY For 2024 Is Astro Bot

  Here's the full list of winners

  The Game Awards for 2024 is now over and Asobi's Astro Bot has officially won Game of the Year. It was up against Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth,

  • Yesterday, 4:05am
  • The Game Awards
  • Industry
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  77

  News Okami Sequel Announced, Will Be Directed By Hideki Kamiya

  Here's the project teaser trailer

  One of the highlights of this year's Game Awards show was Capcom revealing a sequel to the legendary action-adventure game Okami is now in development. The original game's director Hideki Kamiya (Devil May Cry, Bayonetta) will return for this new project. No platforms or release date have been announced just yet,...

  • Yesterday, 3:45am
  • Capcom
  • Upcoming Releases
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  7

  Random Upcoming Banjo-Kazooie Mod Is A Nostalgic Trip Through A Bunch Of N64 Classics

  Get jiggies with it

  Back in 2021, modder Mark Kurko revealed a first look at his monster project, 'BK Nostalgia 64'. This love letter to the N64 and Banjo-Kazooie (whodathunkit with a title like that?) was originally slated for a Christmas 2024 release, though through a variety of complications, the modder has decided to push things back to 2025...

  • Yesterday, 4:15pm
  • Random
  • Nintendo
  • Banjo-Kazooie
  • Rare
  • Mod
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  News New Side-Scroller Entry In Legendary Ninja Gaiden Series Announced For Switch

  "Coming summer 2025"

  To kick off this year's Game Awards, Koei Tecmo, Dotemu (TMNT: Shredder's Revenge) and The Game Kitchen (Blasphemous) announced a new entry in the legendary Ninja Gaiden series. Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is coming to the Switch and multiple other platforms in Summer 2025 and is a brand new 2D side-scroller

  • Yesterday, 12:35am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Ninja Gaiden
  • Upcoming Releases
  • The Game Awards
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  Watch The Game Awards 2024 - Live!

  Gong show

  It's time for The Game Awards, the annual bash that sees a load of industry people head to LA to showcase their upcoming games and accept awards in the company of their peers (and sometimes some random who managed to get on stage). Geoff Keighley's main show officially kicks off at 5pm PST / 8pm EST / 1am GMT (Fri) / 2am CET (Fri) / 10am...

  • Yesterday, 12am
  • Live Chat
  • Watch
  • The Game Awards
  • The Game Awards 2024
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  News Meow! New Open-World Cat Game 'Catly' Prowls Onto Switch, Release Date TBA

  Update: Questions raised about use of AI

  If you love cats (and there are plenty of us here at Nintendo Life who do), then you might be interested in checking out this upcoming open-world title known as Catly. There's no release date just yet, but during The Game Awards this year it was confirmed for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms...

  • Yesterday, 1:25am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • The Game Awards
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  News Is Elden Ring: Nightreign Coming To Switch 2? FromSoftware Knows Nothing About The Console, Apparently

  "So it's difficult to say right now"

  One of the biggest news stories to come out of last night's Game Awards was the announcement of Elden Ring: Nightreign, a new standalone, co-op Elden Ring experience coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC next year. Our lucky friends over at

  • Yesterday, 2pm
  • Switch 2
  • Elden Ring
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  44

  News Sega President Talks Reviving Video Game "Rock & Roll" To Contrast Nintendo's "Pop Music"

  Battle of the bands

  After a night of hot SEGA announcements at The Game Awards, the company's newly-appointed president and COO, Shuji Utsumi, sat down with Eurogamer to talk about his plans for the future. The chat covered all things from Utsumi's previous work with SEGA and the upcoming line of revival projects, to the announcements from The Game...

  • Yesterday, 11am
  • News
  • SEGA
  • Nintendo
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  41

  Video Here's Your First Look At The Witcher 4's Cinematic Reveal Trailer

  "A new saga begins"

  At The Game Awards this year, CD Projekt Red lifted the lid on its next big game The Witcher IV with an action-packed cinematic trailer focused on Ciri. It will continue the legendary video game adaptation of the Polish fantasy series with "a new saga". No platforms or release date have been announced just yet, but the previous...

  • Yesterday, 2:30am
  • The Witcher
  • Upcoming Releases
  • The Game Awards
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  News 2024 Has Been The Busiest Year Yet For Nintendo Switch Online In North America

  More games have been added than previous years

  If you're subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online, you might be feeling like this year has been pretty stacked for new games on both the regular tier and the Expansion Pack. Sure, not all of them have been all-timers — we don't expect many people were asking for Urban Champion or Alleyway — but the...

  • Yesterday, 3:30pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch Online
  • North America
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  Mini Review Pine: A Story Of Loss (Switch) - An Evocative But Oddly Anti-Immersive Tale

  Pining for the fjords

  'Game' is a funny word. On its face, it describes lighthearted, fun, frivolous things. Even a very serious game of snooker, in which people wear waistcoats, is 'just a game' on some level. But of course video games can be very different, and Pine is one such game. The subtitle gives it away – A Story of Loss – and it does...

  • Yesterday, 8:30pm
  • Mini Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  News Dave The Diver 'In The Jungle' DLC Swims Onto Switch In "Late 2025"

  Surf and turf

  Dave The Diver has quickly become one of the most bankable titles for an appearance at each and every game showcase since it arrived on PC and console last year, and The Game Awards was no exception. Developer MINTROCKET popped up at this year's Geoff-fest to reveal the upcoming 'In the Jungle' DLC, an expansion that will see Dave and...

  • Yesterday, 11:45am
  • News
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • DLC
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  News Overcooked Dev Is Teaming Up With Hello Games For More Couch-Co-Op Chaos In 'Stage Fright'

  Relationships will be broken

  Well here's a surprise from The Game Awards! The team behind Overcooked, Ghost Town Games, has announced that it's teaming up with No Man's Sky's Hello Games on an all-new couch co-op experience, Stage Fright. From what we've seen so far, this isn't Overcooked (nor is it Overcooked 2), but it does look just as chaotic...

  • Yesterday, 3am
  • News
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases

Thursday12th Dec 2024

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  News No Gravity Games Is Giving Away 11 Free Switch Games This Month (North America)

  Ho ho holy moly

  Christmas is upon us once again, which means that No Gravity Games is back with another generous offer of free Switch games; eleven of them, to be precise. Yes, the company's 'Switchmas Giveaway' is back, opening on 9th December 2024 at 12am PT and giving away one free game on each of the following eleven days (until 19th December)...

  • Thu, 12:30pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • North America
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  Guide The Game Awards 2024: Time, Date - How And When To Watch

  Glitz, glamour, games, even gongs

  Well, folks, Geoff Keighley is back once again with another round of The Game Awards. This year's event marks the 10th Anniversary of The Game Awards, so we're expecting some big surprises (not necessarily game announcements, mind) and spectacular celebrations. Naturally, with a boatload of sponsored ads sprinkled...

  • Thu, 10:15am
  • Guides
  • The Game Awards
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • The Game Awards 2024
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  News Nintendo Switch Online's NES And Genesis Apps Get Updated To Fancy New NPLN Servers

  NEX level!

  Nintendo is slowly but surely updating its Nintendo Switch Online apps to new servers, OatmealDome has spotted. The NES NSO app has been updated to version 7.0.0, which converts it from NEX (the old servers) to NPLN (the new servers). This follows in the footsteps of the Genesis / Mega Drive NSO app, which was also recently updated to...

  • Thu, 4:30pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch Online
  • Updates
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  44

  Review Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (Switch) - The Mightiest Morphin Ever

  What is it with you hero types? Always the same line

  Being from the UK, the name 'Rita' never quite sat right with us for Power Rangers. It sounds too much like Rita from down the chip shop, who might ask if you want salt and vinegar with that; or Rita from round the corner, who may or may not be a juvenile delinquent wearing altogether too much...

  • Thu, 1pm
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
  • Power Rangers
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  16

  News Mew EX Heads To Pokémon TCG Pocket Next Week In New Booster Pack

  Mew-sic to our ears

  Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has announced its first new Booster Pack, and it's coming to the game on 17th December 2024. The new expansion is called Mythic Island and stars Mew EX, alongside Celebi EX, trainer card Blue, Aerodactyl EX, Marshadow, Morelull, and a handful of other newcomers. New cosmetic items and new solo...

  • Thu, 2:05pm
  • Pokemon
  • Mobile
  • TCG
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  23

  News Every 'Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection' Game Boy, GBC And GBA Title Officially Confirmed

  See the full list of games

  Following a leak in November, Konami has now officially confirmed the full list of games in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection. As previously revealed - there'll be 14 titles in total, with games from across the Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance era. Here's the full rundown (via Gematsu): Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel...

  • Thu, 3:55am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Yu-Gi-Oh!
  • Konami
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Game Boy
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  24

  Round Up The First Reviews For Super Nintendo World: Donkey Kong Country Are In

  Here's what the critics had to say

  Super Nintendo World's Donkey Kong Country expansion has officially opened its doors in Japan and the first reviews are now rolling in. This new area in Super Nintendo World comes packed with new activities, exclusive food and merchandise, and a new Mine Cart Ride. Generally, the impressions seem to be quite...

  • Thu, 2:55am
  • Round Up
  • Super Mario World
  • Donkey Kong
  • Nintendo
  • Japan
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  News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's NES And Game Boy Color Library With Two More Classics

  And a special message from Alexey Pajitnov

  To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Tetris this year, Nintendo has added Tetris (NES) and Tetris DX (Game Boy Color) to the Switch Online service this week. As part of this, Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov has also shared a special message - thanking fans for being part of the Tetris legacy for all of this...

  • Thu, 1:30am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch Online
  • NES
  • Game Boy Color
  • Game Boy
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  Mini Review Victory Heat Rally (Switch) - Great Looks, But Can't Quite Make The Podium

  Scaled back ambition

  When Victory Heat Rally first appeared on Kickstarter back in 2020, the game appeared set to pay homage to Sega's wonderful Super Scaler range of arcade games from the 1980s. In the four years that have followed between that Kickstarter launch and this Switch release, something appears to have been lost along the way. Rather...

  • Thu, 6pm
  • Mini Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  News Zelda: Majora's Mask Decompilation Project Now At 100%

  Unmasked for fan PC ports

  The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask joins other N64 classics Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Perfect Dark, and Banjo-Kazooie in being 100% decompiled (via ReCollect64). Handled by the same that worked on the Ocarina of Time decompilation project — ZeldaRET —

  • Thu, 5:15pm
  • N64
  • Zelda
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  Talking Point Are Nintendo's Legal "Ninjas" Stifling The Creativity Of Tomorrow's Game Makers?

  Time Extension Spanish students voice concern

  Video game historian and Time Extension contributor John Szczepaniak was recently invited to the TecnoCampus University in Mataró, Spain to give a guest lecture to the students studying there. You'll be able to read his full report this weekend, but one particular part of the trip stuck out like a sore thumb – it...

  • Thu, 3:05pm
  • Legal
  • Nintendo
  • Talking Point
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  News Balatro Gets More Free 'Friends Of Jimbo' With Cult Of The Lamb, 1000xResist, And Shovel Knight

  Hello JimBen (Starr)

  Do you need yet another reason to go back to the incredibly moreish poker roguelike Balatro? Yes? well how about eight more Friends of Jimbo! Friends of Jimbo 3 is out now for free, and it adds eight new cosmetic flairs that you can apply to your cards. And at last, Shovel Knight has managed to dig his way into the game — it...

  • Thu, 7:30pm
  • Switch eShop
  • Updates
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  18

  Japanese Charts FANTASIAN Sneaks Into The Top 10 As Mario Party Rolls Another Winner

  Lucky dice

  Well, this is becoming something of a trend, isn't it? After retaking the throne last week, Super Mario Party Jamboree has stuck around at the top of the Japanese charts in Famitsu's latest look. In fact, the top three are unchanged this week, with Jamboree, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe all maintaining their...

  • Thu, 2:45pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Japan
  • Charts
  • Sales
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  18

  News Sonic, Tails And Knuckles Get The Stop-Motion Treatment In This New Festive Movie Promo

  Five gold RINGS

  We're almost halfway through December, so you know what's almost upon us? That's right, it's nearly time for Christmas Day Sonic the Hedgehog 3's theatrical release! Before the blue blur arrives on the big screen for the third time on 20th December, Paramount Pictures is filling the holiday season with festive tie-ins, including the...

  • Thu, 11am
  • News
  • Sonic
  • Sega
  • Movies
  • Upcoming Releases
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  Nintendo Download 12th December (North America)

  Chernobylite! Fairy Tail 2! Victory Heat Rally!

  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 - Highlights: ANTONBLAST (Summitsphere,...

  • Thu, 3:30pm
  • Nintendo Download
  • Nintendo Switch
  • North America
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  News Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Is Getting A Sweet Photo Mode Update

  Smile, Juliet

  The Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP developer Dragami Games has not only continued to address various issues with multiple patches but it's also adding additional content to the game. With this in mind, Dragami Games company CEO Yoshima Yasuda has now announced the team will be adding a photo mode "soon". Nothing else was detailed, but...

  • Thu, 4:55am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Updates
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  News Sonic-Style Platformer 'Freedom Planet 2' Scores Limited Run Physical Switch Release

  Pre-orders open next week

  In some surprising news, the excellent Sonic-style platformer Freedom Planet 2 will be getting a Limited Run Games physical release for the Switch. This game originally launched on the eShop earlier this year and received a 9 out of 10 from us here at Nintendo Life. The physical launch will include a standard edition for...

  • Thu, 6:55am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Limited Run Games