TodayMon, 6th Feb 2023

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  News Capes Could Fill The Switch's Superhero Tactics Gap While Waiting For Marvel's Midnight Suns

  Coming this year

  Last year, Marvel's Midnight Suns launched on Playstation and Xbox consoles to high levels of praise. It is still coming to Switch at some point (we assume) though word on the Nintendo release has dried up ever since the "at a later date" announcement appeared last August. Seeing a console in need of some superhero turn-based...

  • 2 mins ago
  • News
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Indie
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  Exclusive 'Tiny Thor', A Gorgeous 16-Bit-Style Platformer, Announced For Switch

  Puny god packing some veteran talent

  Publisher Gameforge has announced Tiny Thor, a beautiful 2D pixel art platformer that's coming to the Switch as part of the company's brand-new publishing label, IndieForge. Developed by German studio Asylum Square, Tiny Thor sees you take on the role of the "small but mighty" God of Thunder as you traverse...

  • 32 mins ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
  • Exclusive
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  News Cel-Shaded Twin-Stick Shooter 'Dust & Neon' Saddles Up On Switch Next Week

  Rootin' tootin' shootin'

  Dust & Neon rides onto the Switch and PC on 16th February 2023, publisher Rogue Games has announced. Announced last summer and revealed to be coming to Switch as part of Nintendo's House of Indies over the holiday season, this twin-stick roguelite sports gorgeous cel-shaded visuals and hectic gameplay to keep you on your...

  • 1 hour ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  5

  Review Akai Katana Shin - One Of CAVE’s Very Best Horizontal Bullet Hells

  Live by the sword

  CAVE Co. Ltd, the pioneering, god-tier arcade developer that reignited the shooting game genre in the '90s, has a portfolio to die for. After 17 years of cast-iron quality and unceasing invention, the sound of gunfire finally rang silent in 2012 with their swansong, Dodonpachi SaiDaiOuJou. Among Cave’s output, only a few entries...

  • 2 hours ago
  • Reviews
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Import
  • Japan
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  8

  Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of GoldenEye 007 On Switch

  Shaken or stirred?

  GoldenEye 007's release on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack (and Xbox) has stirred up a lot of talk among us video game enthusiasts, and naturally, Digital Foundry is weighing in on the situation. Dropping on the service just over a week ago, both the Xbox and NSO versions have come under a lot of flack for the controls,...

  • 2 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • N64
  • Digital Foundry
  • Video
  • NSO
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  22

  News Star Fox 64 Follow-Up Title Was Pitched For Wii U, But Retro Studios Passed On It

  Planned with a puppet aesthetic

  It has been a good few years now since we last checked in with everyone's favourite fox fighter pilot in Star Fox Zero (seven years, to be precise) and the chances of him returning to the Switch seem to lessen everyday. In the ensuing period while we wait (fingers tightly crossed) for news of a series reboot, the good...

  • 3 hours ago
  • News
  • Nintendo
  • Star Fox
  • Retro
  • Video
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  20

  Random Saturday Night Live And Pedro Pascal Deliver A Gritty Take On Mario Kart

  "I need to feel big!"

  HBO's adaptation of The Last of Us has been receiving rave reviews since its debut in January - deservedly so - with critics and audiences alike praising the show for its faithful take on the franchise along with its bold deviations (hello, episode 3!). It's clearly gotten some folks wondering just what else could potentially...

  • 4 hours ago
  • Random
  • Mario Kart
  • Video
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  News Toaplan's Arcade Bullet Hell 'Batsugun' Is Coming To Switch In May

  Update: Following rating in Korea last week

  Update [Mon 6th Feb, 2023 10:00 GMT]: It's happening — City Connection has announced BATSUGUN Saturn Tribute Boosted for Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and Steam, and it's launching worldwide on 25th May 2023. (Thanks Gematsu!) This is following reports last week that the game was rated in Korea. Saturn Tribute...

  • 5 hours ago
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
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  18

  UK Charts Fire Emblem Out Of Top Ten While SpongeBob Sells Well On Switch

  Making a splash

  The UK charts are in and the Switch's big hitter for January — Fire Emblem Engage — has slipped out of the top ten. After taking number one on its debut week and dropping to seventh last week, the strategy RPG is now charting in 16th on the UK's weekly boxed charts. FIFA 23 is back on top after being pushed out of the number one...

  • 5 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo
  • Charts
  • UK Charts
  • UK

YesterdaySun, 5th Feb 2023

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  News Nintendo Wins "Switch Joy-Con Drift" Class Action Lawsuit

  Drift? What drift?

  Remember a story we ran about some parents in the US who were trying to get their kids to sue Nintendo over "Joy-Con drift" in a class action lawsuit? Well, it seems the video game giant has come out on top. In November last year, a federal judge ruled in favour of Nintendo in the 'Sanchez et. al. v. Nintendo of America' case...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Joy-Con
  • Legal
  • US
  • North America
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  21

  Review The Pathless - Slick, Open-World Traversal Transitions To Switch Solidly

  A Link to the Path

  Having hit it out of the (water) park with its debut ABZÛ in 2016, Giant Squid landed The Pathless on PS5 just as the console launched in November 2020. The game provided the kind of audiovisual spectacle that would satisfy early adopters hankering after something to show off their next-gen kit, so you’d be forgiven for...

  • 1 day ago
  • Reviews
  • Nintendo Switch
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  Video MVG Checks Out "Awesome" Update For GameCube Emulator On Xbox

  Can we have GameCube now, Nintendo?

  The GameCube might not have had much success in terms of sales, but it was actually home to quite a lot of amazing first-party titles. To this day, many of them are still essentially locked off on the same Nintendo platform. This includes games like Eternal Darkness, F-Zero GX, and even third-party hits such as...

  • 1 day ago
  • Video
  • GameCube
  • Dolphin
  • Xbox
  • Emulation
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  21

  Guide Best Bad Guy Games On Switch

  It's good to be bad

  Don't you get so tired of being the hero all the time? Do you ever look at Bowser and think, "man, King Koopa's got it all figured out"? Does your life philosophy tend to lean more towards "nice guys finish last"? Then boy, have we got the games for you! So if you're itching to do crimes and evil deeds, then here are the best...

  • 21 hours ago
  • Guides
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch Essentials
  • Best Switch Games
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  Feature Nintendo eShop Selects - January 2023

  Our picks for the best Switch eShop games in January!

  Thank goodness January is over, hey? It always feels like it's twice as long as it actually is, and it doesn't help that it's cold and a little quieter on the gaming front. So it's time to dig deep and take a look back at last month for our monthly eShop Selects picks! In New Year's traditions,...

  • 23 hours ago
  • Features
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
  • eShop Selects
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  18

  Video Take A Look At Atelier Ryza 3's Stunning New Opening Cinematic

  Now launching in March

  Following the delay of the RPG Atelier Ryza 3 last month, Koei Tecmo this weekend showcased the game's opening cinematic at the Taipei Game Show. It's at least something to entertain fans until the big launch. Instead of arriving this month, Ryza 3 has now been pushed back to 24th March 2023. According to the game's producer,...

  • 22 hours ago
  • Video
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Koei Tecmo
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  52

  Poll Box Art Brawl: Killer7

  Lucky for some..?

  Hello folks, welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we perused over the three box art designs for Viewtiful Joe, one of the 'Capcom Five' titles for the Nintendo GameCube. North America came out on top this time, winning 57% of the vote. Japan took the silver medal with 24%, and Europe closing out with the...

  • 1 day ago
  • Poll
  • Box Art Brawl
  • GameCube
  • Capcom
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  News Award-Winning Co-Op Adventure 'It Takes Two' Surpasses 10 Million Sales

  "Thank you for all the love"

  Josef Fares award-winning cooperative title It Takes Two has hit a sales milestone recently - with developer Hazelight Studios announcing it has now sold over 10 million copies around the world. According to an official tweet from the company, that's "potentially twice as many players" as it ever dreamed of playing the...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Sales
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  News Pikmin Bloom Celebrates Valentine's Day With 'Present Sticker' Gold Seedlings

  Love is in the air... and the ground

  Valentine's Day is just around the corner and Pikmin Bloom is about ready to celebrate in style. Starting tomorrow (February 6th) until February 26th, you'll be able to try out special Valentine's Day missions and bag yourselves some 'Present Sticker' gold seedlings. Here's some more information from Niantic:...

  • 1 day ago
  • Mobile
  • Pikmin
  • Nintendo
  • Niantic

Saturday4th Feb 2023

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  News Nintendo Reveals Official Poster For The Super Mario Bros. Movie

  Arriving in theatres "soon"

  The Super Mario Bros. Movie is out next month in certain parts of the world and in the lead-up, Nintendo has been sharing more and more about this upcoming film. The latest reveal is the movie's "official" poster - showing off many of the main cast. As you can see below, we've got Mario, Luigi, Peach, Donkey Kong, Toad,...

  • 3 days ago
  • Super Mario
  • Mario Movie
  • Nintendo
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  13

  Feature 25 Stardew Valley Secrets And Easter Eggs You Might Not Have Known About

  More like ConfidentialApe

  Fancy yourself a Stardew Valley nerd? Do you feel like you know the game inside and out? We're here to challenge that, with 25 niche and surprising things that you may (or may not) already know about the game! 25 Things You Didn't Know About Stardew Valley: Rarecrow references The Rarecrows, which as rare scarecrows...

  • 2 days ago
  • Features
  • Stardew Valley
  • Secrets
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  35

  Mini Review PowerWash Simulator - Scrubs Up Well On Switch

  Hashtag satisfying

  In 1998, The Simpsons made a throwaway gag about Bart refusing to perform yard work at home for his mother, then demanding she let him join the queue for the yard work simulator at a local fairground. It’s funny because who would develop a virtual experience of a chore? Moreover, who would want to actually play it? So anyway,...

  • 2 days ago
  • Mini Reviews
  • Switch eShop
  • Square Enix
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  58

  News Square Enix Planning "Multiple New Titles" And New IP

  Following a slump in sales

  Square Enix has had a solid run on the Nintendo Switch over the past year with releases such as Live A Live, NieR:Automata, Tactics Ogre: Reborn and more recently Crisis Core, but it seems it's not been enough. The Japanese publisher and developer has reported a drop in net sales in its latest financial results period (up...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Square Enix
  • Industry
  • Sales
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  84

  Talking Point Who Did You Marry In Fire Emblem: Awakening?

  Fire of love

  For better or for worse, Fire Emblem today is a different beast to what it was a decade ago. Fire Emblem Engage brought back the weapons triangle, a combat-first focus, and the wonderful Engage mechanic, but at what cost? The social aspect (one of the biggest selling points in previous games) takes a tumble in the most recent entry. The...

  • 2 days ago
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • Nintendo
  • Fire Emblem
  • Anniversary
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  24

  News Among Us Shares Its Roadmap For 2023

  Nothing sus here

  It's a new year and that means there's a new roadmap for the popular multiplayer indie hit Among Us. So, what's on the agenda for 2023? Coming soon are user interface and user experience updates. This includes "cleaning up the account merging flow, updating the store to be easier to navigate, making it easier to see how you can...

  • 3 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Among Us
  • Updates
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  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 4th)

  Game on!

  Well folks, we made it through January and the upcoming months are looking bright (in gaming, at least). It's now fewer than 100 days until the release of Tears of the Kingdom so the countdown is well and truly on. This week at Nintendo Life, we had a chance to get hands on with Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, and we also

  • 2 days ago
  • Talking Point
  • Nintendo Switch
  • What Are You Playing
  • Features
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  News Play MLB The Show 23 On Switch For Free Later This Month (North America)

  Join in on the technical test

  If you're excited for the release of MLB The Show 23 and happen to be located in the US or Canada, it seems you won't have to wait long to try out this latest version. Just like the previous year, there'll be a technical test taking place ahead of the game's launch. Players across all platforms (including Nintendo...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • North America
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  News Square Enix Rolls Out Chocobo GP Version 1.4.1, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  Download it now

  Square Enix released another update for its Switch-exclusive Chocobo GP. This is the first update of 2023, bumping the title up to Version 1.4.1. This patch contains multiple fixes, here's the full rundown courtesy of the Square Enix support page: Chocobo GP - Version 1.4.1 (1st Feb, 2023) Thank you for playing “Chocobo GP”...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Final Fantasy
  • Square Enix
  • Updates