TodayWed, 6th Jul 2022

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  17

  News The DioField Chronicle Launches Worldwide This September, Pre-Orders Live

  Update: Western release is confirmed

  Update [Wed 6th Jul, 2022 17:35 BST]: Square Enix has now confirmed that The DioField Chronicle will be launching in the west on the same day as it is in Japan, 22nd September. The publisher has also opened up pre-orders for physical copies of the game on its website. The standard Switch version will cost...

  • 15 mins ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Demos
  • Japan
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  8

  News Fall Guys Reaches 50 Million Players In Two Weeks Since Going Free-To-Play

  A number worth falling for

  Fall Guys went free-to-play just over two weeks ago when it finally debuted on Switch in June. Mediatonic's colourful multiplayer game has already hit a milestone of 20 million players within 48 hours, and those numbers have more than doubled since then. Mediatonic celebrated with a rather bright and bean-y visual of a...

  • 50 mins ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Fall Guys
  • Switch eShop
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  14

  News Nostalgic N64-Inspired Platformer 'Frogun' Leaps Onto Switch In August

  Low-poly, with the soul of the 90s

  We need more frog-influenced platformers in our lives, right? Well, Frogun might just have us covered then. Even if you aren't controlling an actual frog... Today, developer Molegato and publisher Top Hat Studios announced that this nostalgic 90s-style platformer will be launching on the Switch on 2nd August. The...

  • 1 hour ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  24

  News Rejoice, The Wii Shop Channel And DSi Shop Are Finally Back Up

  After months of being down

  Yes, your eyes aren't deceiving you — the Wii Shop Channel and DSi shop are finally accessible again after the two were suffering outages for months. The stores were first reported as offline back in March. Then, in May, GameXplain reached out to Nintendo, who stated that it had "nothing to announce", but thanks to

  • 2 hours ago
  • Nintendo
  • Wii
  • DS
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  5

  News KURSK, A Docu-Game About The Nuclear Submarine Disaster, Is Coming To Switch

  "The first ever proper documentary game"

  First released elsewhere in 2018, Kursk, a game described by its makers as "the first ever proper documentary game", is coming to Switch on 14th July. Exploring the tragic real-life story of the Russian submarine which sank in August 2000, the game casts you as a spy that finds his way onto the ill-fated sub...

  • 3 hours ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  112

  News Nintendo Reveals A New And Colourful Splatoon 3 Switch OLED

  Plus a blue and yellow Pro Controller

  Nintendo has just unveiled a brand new Switch OLED with a shiny lick of paint! The new Splatoon 3-themed Switch OLED features some gorgeous-looking Joy-Cons with gradient colourations and splats of paint all over them. The dock itself also has a lovely dollop of sunny yellow paint on it complete with all of the...

  • 4 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Splatoon
  • Hardware
  • Upcoming Releases
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  7

  News Fall Guys Gets An Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  Includes improved vibration on Switch

  In case you missed it last month, Fall Guys is on Switch now in its updated free-to-play form — and it's good! But that doesn't mean it couldn't be better, and as a service game it's subject to regular updates that come with — you guessed it — big ol' lists of patch notes. As posted on Twitter, the July...

  • 4 hours ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Fall Guys
  • Updates
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  6

  News Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Delves Into Unique Monsters, Ouroboros, And Colonies

  Even more to chew on...

  The Xenoblade Chronicles 3 news isn't dying down anytime soon! And, at the time of writing this, we're only 23 days away from the release of the upcoming JRPG. The official Japanese Twitter account has been sharing more tidbits from the game, both new and returning from previous entries. And, as always, Perfectly Nintendo...

  • 4 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Xenoblade
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3
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  22

  Hands On 'Live A Live' Gives A Unique 16-Bit RPG A Gorgeous New Lease Of Life

  We're LIVE from the past, present, and future

  If you have any interest in Super Nintendo RPGs, then you’ve likely heard of Live A Live. Released in 1994 for the Super Famicom in Japan, it came out during what many claim is Square Enix's — then known as Square, or Squaresoft in the West — 'Golden Era', launching just under a year after Secret...

  • 5 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Hands On
  • Features
  • Previews
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  19

  News Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion To Get A New Menu-Based Battle System

  Other changes incoming for the remaster

  Square Enix's PSP prequel to the PlayStation smash Final Fantasy VII was recently announced to be getting a remaster during FFVII's 25th-anniversary stream. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion is the first time that Zack Fair's tale has been available outside of Sony's handheld, and it's also coming to...

  • 5 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Final Fantasy
  • Square Enix
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  17

  News Danny Phantom, Rocko, And More Nickelodeon Favourites Join 'Smite' In New Crossover

  "Wait, you're not Dib!"

  The Godly free-to-play MOBA Smite has just revealed its next crossover event coming later this month, and it might just be one of the most unexpected ones yet. Nintendo Everything reports that coming this July to the MOBA are Nickelodeon favourites Rocko, Danny Phantom, Invader Zim, Jenny (or XJ9), and Powdered Toastman...

  • 6 hours ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
• 

  16

  News Type-Moon's 'Witch On The Holy Night' Receives Western Release In December

  Type-Moons first localised visual novel

  Developer Type-Moon, known for the Tsukihime series (which includes the fighting game series Melty Blood) and the Fate series, has never really cracked the Western market with its visual novels. While beloved worldwide by genre fans, the developer's VN output has never been localised. Which makes this...

  • 7 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  16

  News NBA 2K23's Cover Star Is Michael Jordan, Scores September Release On Switch

  There's a Michael Jordan Edition, too

  Can you have too much Michael Jordan in your life if you're a basketball fan? 2K don't think so! Yesterday, the sports game publisher announced a release date for the next NBA title, NBA 2K23, and it's exactly when you think it is — September! On 9th September, you'll be able to shoot as many hoops as you...

  • 7 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  24

  News Creator Of Philips CD-i Game 'Hotel Mario' Talks Getting Approval From Nintendo

  "They were pleased as far as I knew"

  The Philips CD-i is one of the rare consoles that has the distinction of having played host to a few officially licensed Nintendo games. And not just any old Nintendo licenses, either, but Zelda and Mario. The latter of the two only got one game on the system — Hotel Mario, which is often considered one of the...

  • 8 hours ago
  • Super Mario
  • Retro
  • CD-i
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  75

  News Suda51 And James Gunn Aren't Involved With The 'Lollipop Chainsaw' Remake

  Update: "Grasshopper Manufacture has nothing to do with development"

  Update [Wed 6th Jul, 2022 09:00 BST]: Both Suda51 and James Gunn have taken to Twitter to clarify that neither of them has any involvement with this remake project. Suda's company, Grasshopper Manufacture, also has "nothing to do with development". Answering a follow-up tweet,...

  • 9 hours ago
  • Upcoming Releases
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  19

  News Microsoft Renews Trademark For Rare's Classic N64 Game Blast Corps

  Viva Piñata, too

  Video game trademark renewals are always happening, and while they don't necessarily mean something is on the horizon, they do tend to create some excitement whenever it's a classic game or series we haven't heard about for some time. The latest ones, as highlighted by Game Rant, are tied to iconic British developer Rare - owned...

  • 11 hours ago
  • Rare
  • N64
  • Nintendo 64
  • Industry
  • Trademarks
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  47

  News Nintendo Sets Switch Trailers To Private, But It's "Most Likely Nothing"

  Former Nintendo employee chimes in

  A Nintendo fan on the Famicom Boards has discovered the Switch OLED reveal trailers for North America and Japan were recently set to private on the company's official YouTube channels. It's seemingly been enough to fuel a new round of "Switch Pro" rumours - with some anticipating...or at least hoping for a big...

  • 13 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch OLED
  • Nintendo
  • US
  • Japan
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  35

  News Nintendo Supply Chain Disruptions See Switch Sales Fall By 33% In Japan

  Procuring parts has been a struggle

  Nintendo is reportedly experiencing supply chain disruptions in Japan again. According to a new report from Nikkei, the company is currently experiencing a "frustrating" sales slowdown - shifting 33% fewer units in April - June compared to a year ago. Famitsu data reveals Switch unit sales totaled around 840,000...

  • 15 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo
  • Japan
  • Sales
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  20

  News Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Is The Next Switch Online Trial

  Update: Confirmed for US and Europe

  Update [Wed 6th Jul, 2022 02:15 BST]: Nintendo has now confirmed Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle will be the next free trial game for North America. It's available to Switch Online subscribers at no additional cost from now until 12th July. Enjoy! Original article [Tue 5th Jul, 2022 04:30 BST]: Mario + Rabbids...

  • 16 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch Online
  • Switch eShop
  • Ubisoft
  • Super Mario
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  16

  News Ubisoft Forward Returns September 10th, Expect News, Gameplay, Reveals & More

  Save the date

  It's that time of year where video game companies normally host their own 'Direct-like' presentations - revealing new and upcoming projects. The French publisher and developer Ubisoft announced last month it wouldn't be hosting its usual E3-style presentation in June and would wait until "later this year". Now, in an update, it's been...

  • 16 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Ubisoft
  • Industry

YesterdayTue, 5th Jul 2022

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  232

  Guide Nintendo Switch Online Missions And Rewards: July 2022 - Animal Crossing, Super Mario Odyssey

  Earn Platinum Points to unlock new 'user elements'

  Nintendo first added 'Missions' and 'Rewards' to its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service in April 2022. These elements can be accessed by navigating to the NSO icon on your Switch home screen, then selecting the 'Missions & Rewards' section. Here, you'll find a list of available...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch Online
  • Guides
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  60

  Reminder Nintendo's "Super" Switch Sale Ends Soon, Up To 50% Off Some Huge Games (North America)

  Roll up for the "Big Ol' Super Sale"

  Update [Tue 5th Jul, 2022 15:05 BST]: There's not much time left on the "Big Ol' Super Sale" on the North American eShop, so this is your last chance to get some amazing deals on some big Nintendo releases. The sale ends tomorrow, 6th July at 11:59pm PT. Make sure you check out our original story below to see...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Sales
  • North America
  • Reminder
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  65

  News Nintendo Files Trademark Application For 'NSW'

  Commonly used as an abbreviation for Switch

  Donkey Kong isn't the only thing Nintendo has filed a trademark for recently. As spotted on ResetEra, the Japanese company recently applied for to trademark 'NSW' in Europe. VGC points out how this is commonly used as the abbreviation for Switch. While there's speculation from some fans it could be a new...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo
  • Trademarks
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Europe
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  43

  Guide Where To Pre-Order Splatoon 3 On Nintendo Switch

  Best deals and cheapest prices

  Kids and squids alike will no doubt be looking forward to Splatoon 3, the latest game in Nintendo's family-friendly shooter series that's headed to Switch later this year. If you're super keen, you'll be pleased to know that pre-orders for the title have started to appear at a number of retailers. Nintendo has now...

  • 1 day ago
  • Guides
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Splatoon
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Pre Orders
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  68

  News Yuji Naka Erases Former Co-Worker And Sonic Creator Naoto Ohshima From Team Photo

  Update: Naka adds more detail

  Update: Naka has posted some tweets which appear to give a little more insight into the altered photo: It would seem that Naka is referring to the fallout surrounding the release of the much-derided Balan Wonderworld, which was created alongside Ohshima. Original Story [Tue 5th Jul, 2022 21:30 BST]: Things are...

  • 20 hours ago
  • Yuji Naka
  • Industry
  • Sonic
  • Sega
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  54

  News NieR:Automata For Switch Handled By Nintendo Port Specialist Virtuos

  It was meant 2B

  Throughout the lifespan of the Nintendo Switch, there have been a number of "impossible" ports released. We're talking games like The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt and the new version of DOOM, developed by specialist teams such as Saber Interactive and Panic Button. One other developer who is also known to work miracles on Nintendo's...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Square Enix
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  6

  News Made In Abyss RPG Details 'Deep In Abyss' Cave Raiding Mode

  We're goin' down...

  Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness is coming to the Switch on 2nd September! This action RPG, which recreates the events of the Made in Abyss manga/anime series universe, features two different story modes — one following main characters Riko and Reg as they journey into the Abyss, and a second which sees you...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Anime
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  21

  News The Pokémon Company Combats Card Shortage By Printing 9 Billion Pokémon Cards

  A super effective strategy

  You may have noticed plenty of stories over the past year or so covering Pokémon cards and scalpers. Extremely rare cards going for absurd prices, and even Target stores in America suspending sales of the cards due to high demands and safety. The Pokémon Company acknowledged these issues and the shortages that were...

  • 1 day ago
  • Pokemon
  • Pokemon TCG
  • TCG
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  29

  Random Witness The Star Trek DS9 Intro In Glorious 64-Bit, Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Style

  It is not linear

  A little while ago we covered the incredible work of @SpinaSanctuary and their Zelda 64-inspired, low-poly Star Trek creations. The last batch focused on the crew of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek: The Next Generation, rendering them in brilliantly blocky 64-bit form with a variety of instruments — Data with his violin, Riker...

  • 1 day ago
  • Random
  • Zelda
  • N64
  • Retro
  • Star Trek
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  42

  Review Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition - A Cyberpunk Classic, Compromised On Switch

  Zoom and enhance… Yuck! Zoom out!

  Cyberpunk is an inherently old-fashioned genre. Its iconic works draw on futuristic ideas that have either become unremarkable, like essential spheres of life based on tech owned by megalomaniacal corporations, or been superseded, like an obsession with cybernetic enhancements instead of codified social status...

  • 1 day ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  28

  Guide Best Space And Sci-Fi Games On The Nintendo Switch

  The answer to the Ultimate Question

  Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the — sorry, er, these are the best space and science fiction games that can be found on the Nintendo Switch, despite the fact that none of the developers in this list has actually been to space. What makes a good space game? Well, first it has to take place...

  • 22 hours ago
  • Features
  • Guides
  • Switch Essentials
  • Best Switch Games
  • Nintendo Switch
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  18

  News PowerA Celebrates Cuphead's DLC With A Brand New Wireless Switch Controller

  Update: We've been sent one to try out!

  With the arrival of the long-awaited Cuphead DLC – The Delicious Last Course – accessory manufacturer PowerA has released an appropriately-themed enhanced wireless controller for the Nintendo Switch. We were fortunate enough to be sent one of these controllers, and we've been trying it out. On the plus...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Controllers
  • PowerA
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  48

  Rumour Planned Remasters For GTA IV And Red Dead Redemption Have Apparently Been Scrapped

  Well, that's a shame

  Rumours have been swirling for quite some time regarding a potential remaster for Red Dead Redemption. The game originally launched over twelve years ago on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and followed the exploits of ex-outlaw John Marston as he hunts down his former gang members. The sequel, launched in 2018, showcased John's gang...

  • 1 day ago
  • Rumour
  • Nintendo Switch
  • GTA
  • Red Dead
  • Rockstar
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  63

  Rumour Potential Mario Kart Tour PC References Found In Datamined Details

  Mario Kart: Master Race?

  Okay, grab yourself a big ol' fistful of salt, everyone. A little datamined detail which is just plausible enough to be true suggests there might be a Nintendo game coming to PC at some point in the nearish future. According to datamined information from the latest update to the mobile free-to-play racer Mario Kart Tour,...

  • 1 day ago
  • Rumour
  • Mario Kart
  • Nintendo
  • Mobile
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  25

  Random This Incredible Super NES Manual Archive Will Get You All Nostalgic

  All 844 English language manuals

  We really miss physical game manuals. There was always a particular kind of joy that came from opening the box of a brand new video game and flicking through the pages of a manual to find out what the game was going to be like. Some of our favourites would get dog-eared, and torn up, but they were always well-loved...

  • 1 day ago
  • Random
  • SNES
  • Retro
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  37

  News Taito & M2 Bringing Shmup Collection 'Ray'z Arcade Chronology' To Switch

  Due out in Japan next year

  Update [Tue 5th Jul, 2022 15:30 BST]: Taito has announced a Japanese release date for Ray'z Arcade Chronology — 9th March 2023 (thanks, Gematsu). It'll cost 7,480 yen, although there's a fancy special edition version with a Blu-ray, a two-disc CD set, a guidebook, and other printed goodies that will set you back 18,480...

  • 1 day ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Shmup
  • Japan
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  36

  News Shuntaro Furukawa Reveals What Nintendo Is Doing To Combat Info Leaks & Security Threats

  "We are taking a variety of initiatives"

  Nintendo has arguably been one of the biggest victims of video game industry leaks - with inncidents like the 'Gigaleak' revealing years of company secrets across multiple generations - including concepts, prototypes and even

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Shuntaro Furukawa
  • Leaks
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  15

  News Grab 22 Fighting Classics With The 'Capcom Fighting Bundle'

  Hadoooken!

  With the recent launch of Capcom Fighting Collection - which includes the likes of Darkstalkers, Cyberbots, and Red Earth - Capcom now boasts an incredible 22 classic fighting games on Switch alongside the previous launch of Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. The good news is you can now pick up both collections in one go with...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
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  19

  News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Surpasses 2 Million Units Shipped

  Main game also breaks 10 million

  The Monster Hunter franchise continues to demonstrate its monumental success with the release of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, a major expansion for Switch and PC that introduces new monsters, weapons, story elements, and more. We love it here at Nintendo Life and called it "a success in multiple ways" in our...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Monster Hunter
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  11

  News Toy Soldiers HD Finally Shoots For An August Switch Release Date

  After multiple delays

  The last we heard from Toy Soldiers HD, an upcoming tower defense-FPS-strategy game, was that the Switch version had been pushed back from the intended October 21st release date, needing further testing. It's good news at last, as Accelerate Games today announced that the game would be coming out on the Nintendo Switch on the...

  • 21 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
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  11

  News PlatinumGames' Shmup Sol Cresta Receives An Update, Here's What's Included

  Bayonetta 3 can wait

  In case you missed it, Sol Cresta actually got a release on Switch earlier this year (after starting out life as an April Fool's joke). Since then, PlatinumGames has been issuing updates for this new shoot 'em up, and we're now up to the next major one (Version 1.0.4). The Japanese publisher and developer has shared the full...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Updates
  • PlatinumGames
  • Shmup
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  14

  News This Latest Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Track Will Get You Seriously Pumped

  Hmm, that title is familiar..!

  Nintendo has shared a brand new track from the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 OST and its title might be familiar if you're a fan of the series. Titled 'You Will Know Our Names - Finale', the track will play when you encounter unique monsters as you traverse the land of Aionios. Of course, if you've played the first Xenoblade...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
• 

  8

  Exclusive Sing-Along To This Brand New 'Time On Frog Island' Trailer

  Hip-hoppin', flip floppin'!

  Publisher Merge Games has shared a brand new video of the rather delightful-looking Time on Frog Island as pre-orders go live on the US and UK Switch eShops — an exclusive trailer that includes a little sing-along with an overview of what the game is all about. Talk about a frog chorus, eh? If you've somehow

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
  • Exclusive
  • Video
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  17

  News 'Emo' Visual Novel Gloom And Doom Brings Slacker Movie Vibes To Switch

  Apocalyptic

  Publisher Viridian Software is bringing its new visual novel Gloom and Doom to the Switch on July 19th, promising throwbacks to '90s slacker movies but with a supernatural twist. It stars Winona, an ordinary 'emo' teenager who is secretly an immortal doom-bringer who could bring about the end of the world - except she doesn't want to...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop

Monday4th Jul 2022

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  53

  Guide Where To Pre-Order Xenoblade Chronicles 3 On Switch

  Best deals and cheapest prices

  The next game in Monolith Soft's Xenoblade series is just around the corner, with Xenoblade Chronicles 3 now launching earlier than originally planned. Nintendo has announced that the game will now release on Switch on 29th July 2022, earlier than the September release window that was given earlier this year. Here's...

  • 2 days ago
  • Guides
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Xenoblade
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Pre Orders
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  87

  Random The World's First 'NFT Console' Has A Very Familiar-Looking Logo

  Born to play?

  It's happening, alright. Polium, a Web 3 company (Web 3 is an idea of a new version of the internet that we know today, with a form distributed in the blockchain) has revealed the very first NFT video game console this weekend. Called the Polium One, this little black box is meant to be "a multi-chain console for Web 3 gaming" and...

  • 2 days ago
  • Random
  • NFT
  • GameCube
• 

  0

  News Nintendo Halting Operations In Russia Has Reportedly Had 'Negligible Effect'

  No products are currently being shipped to the region

  Since the commencement of Russia's invasion into its neighbouring country of Ukraine back on February 24th, Nintendo has gradually halted operations within the country. Roughly one week after the invasion started, it was reported that eShop payments had been suspended within the region, with...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
• 

  30

  Review Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak - A Deliciously Difficult, Must-Have Expansion

  An expansion with bite

  Monster Hunter Rise has proven to be a welcome continuation of the IP's global growth in popularity, following the breakout mainstream success of 2018's Monster Hunter: World and its Iceborne expansion on non-Nintendo platforms. Rise itself brought some interesting evolutions from World, retaining more of the quirky charm we...

  • 2 days ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
  • Capcom
  • Monster Hunter
  • DLC
• 

  39

  Guide Where To Pre-Order 'Live A Live' On Switch

  Best deals and cheapest prices

  Square Enix's latest RPG heading to Switch is Live A Live (actually stylised as LIVE A LIVE), which launches on the console on 22nd July 2022. It's not technically new, of course, being a revival of the original Live A Live that launched on the Super Famicom exclusively in Japan. This new version finally gives those...

  • 3 days ago
  • Guides
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Square Enix
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Pre Orders
• 

  84

  News Trademark For Intellivision Amico Has Been Abandoned

  It's not looking good, folks

  In the latest sign that the Intellivision Amico is unlikely to ever release, its trademark has now been marked as "abandoned" by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. As reported by VGC, the trademark was originally filed by Intellivision Entertainment on October 19th, 2018 and subsequently accepted on...

  • 2 days ago
  • Intellivision
  • Amico
  • Hardware
• 

  40

  Review Cuphead - The Delicious Last Course - Short, Sweet, And Utterly Essential

  You'd be a mug to ignore it

  There’s a section near the end of one of the new stages in Cuphead’s DLC that made us shout a four-letter word at the screen extremely loudly, and that word wasn’t ‘cups’. Being the level-headed types we are, it’s very rare for a game to make us resort to such outbursts, but there we were, bellowing the sort...

  • 2 days ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
  • DLC
  • Cuphead
• 

  21

  News Bandai Namco Shares First Gameplay Of Pac-Man World: Re-PAC

  Showing improved UI and returning abilities

  Bandai Namco had some new details to share at Anime Expo 2022 this weekend on the upcoming Pac-Man World: Re-PAC, a remake of the PlayStation platformer. And this new version of the classic 3D platformer had a few bells and whistles added that'll make the game feel that much smoother. This is the first...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Bandai Namco
  • Pac-Man
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  21

  UK Charts Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Crashes Out Of Top Ten

  Right down to fourteenth

  Although it's only been out for little over a week, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes has fallen from the top spot all the way down to fourteenth place in the UK charts, below the likes of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and Mario Strikers: Battle League Football. It's perhaps the biggest drop we've...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • UK Charts
  • UK
  • Charts
• 

  24

  News Splatoon 3 Introduces New Multiplayer Map 'Mincemeat Metalworks'

  Sorry, what kind of Metalworks?

  Splatoon 3 is looking to close out Nintendo's summer offerings with a paint-splattering bang, and Nintendo UK has shown off another stage coming to the third paint-blasting multiplayer game. Called the 'Mincemeat Metalworks' (yep, reread it), we hope the stage isn't as brutal and gory as it sounds! Luckily it isn't...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Splatoon
• 

  16

  Watch This Insane "Triforce%" Speedrun Turns Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Into Breath Of The Wild

  Breath of the Ocarina of Wild Time

  SGDQ, or Summer Games Done Quick, is a speedrunning charity fundraising marathon that wrapped up last weekend with a total of over $3 million raised for Doctors Without Borders. It included a run of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, a tense relay race in Super Mario Maker 2, and an absolutely nuts...

  • 2 days ago
  • Watch
  • Zelda
  • Speedrunning
  • SGDQ
• 

  12

  Random Could Cellular Automaton Determine The Best Pokémon Type?

  Yeah, science!

  Man, Pokémon types... If you're super into the Pokémon franchise, you'll know that a strong knowledge of the various types can often mean the difference between failure and success within both the campaign and online community. Of course, there are many other variables that ought to be considered when jumping into the world of...

  • 2 days ago
  • Random
  • Pokemon
• 

  15

  Feature What It Takes To Be A Zelda: Breath Of The Wild World Record Speedrunner

  BOTW's best 'runners talk tricks and clips

  It’s 1 AM and you have just spent the past 12 hours replaying the same segment of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. In your mind, there is no stopping until perfection is achieved – or the more likely option – you pass out from sleep deprivation. For the next few weeks, you continue to hone...

  • 2 days ago
  • Features
  • Zelda
  • BOTW
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  News Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope, NieR: Automata File Sizes Seemingly Revealed

  Glory to Rabbids

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  News PowerA's Kirby Controller Is The Perfect 30th Anniversary Accessory

  Plus a lovely little case!

  PowerA is joining in with the pink puffball's 30th-anniversary celebrations in its own way! The accessory manufacturer has created a brand new wired controller to celebrate Kirby's birthday. Everything about the controller is peak Kirby; pink buttons, splashes of different shades of pink and blue, a little warp star in...

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  Gallery First 4 Figures' 'Life Size' Samus Helmet - The Ultimate Metroid Collectable?

  If only you could actually wear it...

  Last year, First 4 Figures revealed the latest product in its line of Metroid-related items: Samus' Helmet. It's basically a scale model of the helmet Samus Aran wears in the Metroid Prime series, with one unfortunate omission – you can't actually wear it.

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