Feature Game Bar Space Station - Osaka's Gaming Paradise
Cocktails and controllers to cater for all tastes
While Tokyo may be the first stop on many gamers' lists due to its numerous arcades and the famous Akihabara area, other parts of Japan also have their own little pockets of gaming heaven for locals and tourists alike. Located in Amemura - just a few minutes walk from the Dotonbori river and...
Feature Seeking Shelter Generations With Developer Might And Delight
"There’s certainly a portion of mysticism that accompanies the realism"
Pan-Pan developer Might And Delight will be bringing animal adventure Shelter Generations to Nintendo Switch on 12th April. Combining a rich, emotional story focusing on themes of survival and family with artistic, natural environments, the collection - which includes Shelter...
Feature Barking Up The First Tree With Indie Developer David Wehle
"I wanted to tell a personal story that was juxtaposed with the epic"
The First Tree is a beautiful and touching adventure centred around two parallel stories of hope and family. The game was recently announced for Nintendo Switch, so we took the chance to speak to creator David Wehle. We talk exploring the game's emotional themes, building a unique...
Review Tesla Vs Lovecraft (Switch eShop)
The Fall Of Cthulhu
Whether it's Holmes outwitting Moriarty or Danger Mouse defeating Baron Von Greenback, most of us have had an adversary or two during our lives. 10tons latest release on Nintendo Switch pits two pioneers of their respective fields against each other in a conflict of literature vs science and pen vs sword in their bizarre,...
Feature Aiming For The Stars With OPUS: Rocket Of Whispers Developer SIGONO
"We wanted players to feel “the transition from loneliness to enrichment"
OPUS: Rocket Of Whispers is an emotionally driven adventure and the second 'OPUS' title from Taiwanese developer SIGONO. Combining a rich narrative, immersive atmosphere and deep lore to unravel and dissect, you play as two survivors of an apocalyptic plague. The pair will...
Feature Exploring The Exotic Oasis Of Shirin With NAIRI Developers Homebear Studios
"Humans are animals as much as any other – why differentiate?"
NAIRI: Tower Of Shirin is an adorable-looking yet deceptively complex puzzle-adventure game coming to Nintendo Switch from Dutch developer Homebear Studios - an indie duo made up of Joshua van Kuilenburg and You Miichi. Delicately mixing an engaging story with the exploration of mature...
Feature Scratching Our Curiousity Itch With Claws Of Furry Dev Terahard
"Our games are definitely impacted by the multiculturalism of our team"
When you combine platforming, melee action at breakneck speed and a penchant for co-operative play, you're always going to grab our attention here at Nintendo Life. And Claws Of Furry, the debut game from UK and Greece-based developer Terahard Studios, has certainly caught...
Feature Retro-Inspired FPS Hellscreen Aims For Nintendo Switch
"It's my ultimate goal"
UK-based artist-turned-developer Jamie Degen has just launched a Kickstarter campaign for his project Hellscreen - a first-person shooter inspired by hellish '90's PC classics such as Doom, Quake and Unreal. With a striking duo-chromatic, pixelated art style and tons of firepower combined with a strong story and lore,...
Feature Road Tripping With Death Road To Canada's Rocketcat Games
"The game is built for weirdness and replayability"
Trekking across a post-apocalyptic wilderness has never been more fun, or more random, thanks to upcoming action-RPG Death Road To Canada from indie studio Rocketcat Games. Part roguelike, part interactive novel, each attempt will present a different ratio of resource management, characters to talk...
Feature SNES-Style RPG Hazelnut Bastille Coming To Switch With Secret of Mana Composer In Tow
"After playing the game as a kid, It's been pretty surreal"
After being teased as ’fairly likely’ on social media in February, developer Aloft Studios has officially announced to Nintendo Life that Hazelnut Bastille, a game inspired by the golden era of SNES classic action RPGs, is planned for Switch. Here's what we were told: The timescale...
Review Flinthook (Switch eShop)
A real treasure
Every possible twist on the roguelite is being represented on the Switch eShop right now, and it's fair to say that there are a few great examples. From the twin-stick robotic shooting of Neurovoider to groovy dungeon crawling in Crypt of the NecroDancer, many conventions have been tried and tested, almost to the point of saturation...
Review A Hole New World (Switch eShop)
Upside Down
Both pixel art and platformers are very well represented on Switch right now. Whether it's indie darlings such as Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and Super Meat Boy, or third-party mascots Sonic and Rayman. Jumping, running and combat feel as ubiquitous to the system as the legendary first-party side-scrollers of yore, at least until Mario...
Feature The Harp Twins Reflect On Their First Ever UK Tour
"We felt so honored to be so warmly welcomed by our UK fans"
We last spoke to The Harp Twins way back in 2012, but we've featured their music in various articles over the years since, especially when they do anything Zelda-themed! Musicians Camille and Kennerly Kitt combine the serene sound of the harp with a dynamic live shows and...
Art Check Out This Incredible Zelda: Breath Of The Wild x Splatoon Mash-Up
Inkling Boy, Inkling Girl, Inkling Bokoblin?!
As you are probably aware, we're pretty big fans of Splatoon here at Nintendo Life. Then Breath of the Wild came in to our lives, and - even though it was only one year ago - we really don't know how we coped without it. Imagine our shock and delight, then, as we stumbled upon illustrator...
Feature Getting Inside The Head Of Membrane Developer Seth S Scott
"There's always that moment when you realise how much freedom you have"
Membrane is a creative action puzzle game that's landed on the Nintendo Switch eShops and it's already made quite the impression on us - just check out our glowing review. It's the brain child of husband and wife development team Perfect Hat and it's proved to be one of the most...
Feature 7Levels Has Its Finger On The Pulse With Castle Of Heart
"Making games for Nintendo consoles has been our goal since the beginning"
Castle Of Heart is a Switch-exclusive, hack-'n'-slash platformer where you control a cursed knight under the spell of an evil sorcerer, features lush, dynamic environments and a variety of weapons to collect. Sounds intriguing, right? Well we were lucky enough to catch up...
Feature Brushing Up On Fox N Forests With Developer Bonus Level
A love letter to the 16-bit era for seasoned platforming fans.
Inspired heavily by the golden age of 2D platformers, German developer Bonus Level is bringing Fox n Forests, its gorgeous, season-changing action game to Nintendo Switch after a successful Kickstarter campaign way back in August 2016. It's already made a name for itself on Steam, so...
Feature Catching Up With Mega Ran Ahead Of His UK Tour
"I'm really excited to see places I've never seen before"
Hip hop/ nerd core artist and producer Mega Ran returns to our humble shores this month for a nationwide tour. After securing an exclusive licensing deal with Capcom, the former teacher has toured all over the world and released multiple albums inspired by some of the most revered games and...
Review Frederic 2: Evil Strikes Back (Switch eShop)
Auto tuned
Piano-playing, musically-dueling Polish composer Frédéric Chopin is back again, with a sequel to his stylish piano game Resurrection Of Music, by developer Forever Entertainment. This time, subtitled Evil Strikes Back, our heroic maestro's duty is to rescue his precious Muses from a new, sinister and enigmatic threat (weirdly...
Review Earth Wars (Switch eShop)
A.N.T.I. Heroes.
Following a 2016 release on other platforms (and known as Earth's Dawn in the West - it has been self-published on Switch, hence its original name), Japanese developer One Or Eight brings its 2D side-scrolling slash 'em up Earth Wars to Nintendo Switch, with moody, post apocalyptic sci-fi backdrop, a mix of old school brawling and...
Feature Unbinding The Fall Part 2 with Developers Over The Moon
"We're in a crazy time right now"
As a follow up to the award-winning 2014 Wii U Sci-Fi adventure The Fall, developer Over The Moon took some time to talk to us about the upcoming sequel, bound for the Switch. With an interesting mix of exploration, puzzle solving and an absorbing psychological story, The Fall Part 2: Unbound is sure to grab...
Feature This Ain't A Scene It's An ARMS Race (At EVO Japan 2018)
Switch exclusive has a competitive community to cherish following EVO Japan
Before fighting game regulars Tekken, Street Fighter and Smash Bros took to the stage at EVO Japan last weekend, a select group of a strong, committed and vocal community came together to advocate the inclusion of the newest title on the roster - Nintendo Switch exclusive...
Feature Xeodrifting Onto Nintendo Switch With Jools Watsham
"I like to challenge myself by embarking on things I've never done before"
Mutant Mudds developer Atooi will be bringing its pixel art Metroidvania-style platformer Xeodrifter to Nintendo Switch next week, so we thought it was high time spoke to Jools Watsham, developer, artist and founder the Austin-based indie studio. We talk developing for...
Feature Behind The Scares With Layers Of Fear: Legacy's Bloober Team
"It will be a descent into madness..."
Nintendo Switch has its fair share of platformers, shoot-em-ups and retro fighting games, but it's taken a while for the grisly realm of horror to finally make its gruesome home on the handheld platform. Layers Of Fear: Legacy is one of the first to make horror portable, with its unique mixture of first-person...
