February2020
Video Bandai Namco Shows Off The First DLC Character In Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 3
Universe 6's last resort
Earlier this month, Bandai Namco announced a series of updates for Dragon Ball FighterZ, which are all part of the game's third season of DLC characters. All up, there'll be five new fighters. While we already know who two of them are, Bamco has now released four minutes of the first fighter Kefla (see below). In the anime...
News Bandai Namco Announces Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 3, Kefla Joins The Battle This Month
And Ultra Instinct Goku will follow
Following on from yesterday's news that Dragon Ball FighterZ would be receiving a new "Z Assist Select" feature, Bandai Namco has now revealed the third season of DLC for its popular fighting game. The third pass will contain five new fighters. A Saiyan's power has no limits, prepare for Ultra Instinct Goku's...
News Bandai Namco Is Adding A New "Z Assist Select" Feature To Dragon Ball FighterZ
And aims to prevent one-sided matches
Dragon Ball FighterZ is easily one of the best-supported fighting games available. Since it was released in 2018, Bandai Namco and Arc System Works have released two seasons worth of fighters and rolled out new updates on a regular basis. If you thought that was it, though, think again. At the Dragon Ball...
News SoulCalibur VI Producer Still Not Sure About Porting The Game To Switch
"the situation hasn’t changed much"
The Switch is home of many fighting games, but one series that hasn't been released on the hybrid platform yet is Bandai Namco's SoulCalibur series. Last year, SoulCalibur VI producer Motohiro Okubo said he was open to the idea of the new entry coming to the Switch, if it was possible, and now in a more recent...
January2020
News Bandai Namco Wasn't Planning On Localising Captain Tsubasa's New Game In North America
But changed its mind
Earlier this week, football fans got quite a surprise when Bandai Namco announced it would be releasing Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions on the Nintendo Switch. If you didn't know, it's been ten whole years since the release of the last
News We've Been Waiting 40 Years For This Pac-Man Tamagotchi To Be Released
Not really, but it's still pretty neat
This year is the 40th anniversary of Pac-Man. He's already got his own special music video to celebrate the occasion and now to kick-off the year-long event, he's teamed up with Tamagotchi to bring "Tama-Lovers" a whole new virtual pet experience. In addition to a Tamagotchi pet, this one also stars Pac-Man...
News Goku (Ultra Instinct) Is Joining Dragon Ball FighterZ As A DLC Character
The ultimate fighter
It's been an exciting week for fans of fighting games with Joker unveiled for Mortal Kombat 11, Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses announced for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (even if Sakurai doesn't necessarily think it's always a fighting game), and last but not least, another Goku teased for Bandai Namco's 2018 release,...
News Bandai Namco Could Be Reviving The Japan-Only GameCube Exclusive Mr. Driller: Drill Land
Will we finally see a localisation?
Towards the end of last year, Bandai Namco filed trademarks in Japan for multiple classic titles including the puzzler Mr. Driller. Now, in the latest update, the video game publisher and developer has gone and trademarked Mr. Driller Drill Land in Europe. As explained by Gematsu, Drill Land is the name of a Mr...
Feature Game Of The Decade Staff Picks - Dark Souls
Praise the sun!
Following on from our reader-voted Top 50 Games of the Decade, Nintendo Life staff members will be picking their personal favourite Nintendo games between the years 2010-2019. Today, Damien tries his hardest to remember where the nearest bonfire is before he runs into another angry skeleton... Games are supposed to be fun,...
December2019
News A Xenosaga Collection Was Scrapped Due To Profitability Concerns
"Sorry guys"
A collection of games in the "Xeno" series was canned because Bandai Namco was concerned it wouldn't sell in the numbers required to turn a profit, according to general manager Katsuhiro Harada. The series - which began life on the PlayStation in 1998 with Xenogears and includes six entries on the PlayStation 2 - laid the foundations...
News Save Big On Bandai Namco Switch Games This Winter, With Up To 75% Off (North America)
Dragon Ball, Ni no Kuni and much more
Bandai Namco is currently celebrating the holiday season on the Nintendo Switch eShop with a special sale. It runs from now until 30th December, so grab a great deal while you still can. Here's the sale description via the Nintendo website: 12/19 at 9:00 am PT to 12/30 at 11:59 pm PT - Get ready to celebrate...
News Solatorobo Developer Open To The Idea Of Remaking Nintendo DS Exclusive
"the possibility is there"
Reflect on the Nintendo DS generation and you might remember the system exclusive Solatorobo: Red the Hunter. The action-RPG by CyberConnect2 was well-received across all regions but only sold around 100,000 copies worldwide. Is there a chance of the game ever getting a remake, though? CyberConnect2 boss Hiroshi Matsuyama...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ DLC Reveals Controversial Voice Actor's Replacement
A new voice for Broly (DBS)
Following the confirmation that Broly (DBS) is joining Dragon Ball FighterZ, it has been revealed that the character's lines have been recorded by a new voice actor, after Vic Mignogna – who has been the voice of Broly for video games as well as anime releases – was dropped by Funimatio
News The Legendary Super Saiyan Broly (DBS) Joins Dragon Ball FighterZ Next Week
Update: Release date trailer confirms the news
Update Sun 1st Dec, 2019 05:30 GMT: Bandai Namco has now made the news official, with the above trailer showing the legendary Saiyan's power and at the same time confirming he'll be arriving next week, on 5th December. Original Story Fri 29th Nov, 2019 01:30 GMT: More than a year after its release,...
Rumour Ridge Racer 8 Might Not Be Drifting Onto The Nintendo Switch After All
Speeding away
Last year, there was a rumour Bandai Namco was bringing Ridge Racer 8 exclusively to the Nintendo Switch. While there was never any official announcement made, this project has now been axed, according to the YouTube channel Doctre81. This update comes from the LinkedIn profile of a former Bandai Namco Singapore Studios employee, who...
November2019
News Bandai Namco's Latest Switch Game Will Turn Your Joy-Con Into A Fishing Rod
But it's only coming to Japan at the moment...
Remember that wacky Bakuchou Bar Hunter title Bandai Namco released on the 3DS in Japan, complete with bolt-on fishing rod accessory? Well, the series is now making the leap to Nintendo Switch in the form of Bakutsuri Hunters, which launches in Japan next month. The game is a fishing RPG which comes...
News Bandai Namco Celebrates Pac-Man's 40th Anniversary With Official Theme Song And Music Video
"Join the PAC"
Next year in May, Bandai Namco's mascot Pac-Man turns 40. At this point, he's pretty much done it all. Heck, he's even become a regular fighter in the Super Smash Bros. roster. To celebrate the upcoming occasion, Bamco has launched an official PAC-MAN 40th Anniversary theme song as part of its new campaign "Join the PAC". It was...
October2019
News Fourth Free Update For Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission Includes 99 New Cards
Plus new missions and much more
Although the Switch still doesn't have a certain digital card game on it, there are still plenty of other ones to enjoy if you are a fan of this genre. One of these is Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission. This Dimps-developed Bandai Namco title arrived on the Switch in April and will be receiving its fourth free...
News Bandai Namco Shares First Screenshots Of Broly (DBS) In Dragon Ball FighterZ
Coming soon to the second season pass
The legendary Super Saiyan Broly (DBS) will soon join Dragon Ball FighterZ as a DLC character. He follows on from the recent release of Gogeta and is featured in the second season pass. To help build the excitement for the release of this character, Bandai Namco has shared a first-look over on Twitter. Power...
News Undertale Song Pack Arrives In Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! As Paid DLC
Includes three tracks and four difficulties
Update - Sun 13th Oct, 2019 10:55 BST: Following the reveal in September, the Undertale-themed songs for Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! have now been released worldwide. The pack will set you back £2.49 / $3.99 and includes three tracks – Megalovania, Heartache and Hopes and Dreams – and four...
News Get Up To 75% Off Bandai Namco Games In This Super Switch eShop Sale (North America)
Powerful savings
Bandai Namco is currently holding a huge sale on the Switch eShop in North America and has cut some games by 75%. In addition to the below games on sale, there is plenty of DLC available for half price. This covers games like Dragon Ball and Taiko no Tatsujin: Drun 'n' Fun! The sale ends on October 21st, so be sure to take...
News Bandai Namco Confirms My Hero One's Justice 2 For Nintendo Switch
Get ready for some quirky battles
Bandai Namco has announced a sequel to last year's fighting game My Hero One's Justice is coming to Switch and multiple other platforms. Fans of the popular anime and manga series can expect more of the same from My Hero One's Justice 2. You'll assemble a team of three fighters from a huge roster of heroes and...
September2019
News Gogeta The Powerful Fusion Warrior Joins The Battle In Dragon Ball FighterZ
Paid DLC free trial campaign also announced
Earlier this week, Bandai Namco and Arc System Works bolstered the roster in Dragon Ball FighterZ with the release of Gogeta. The character is part of the second season pass and joins Goku (GT), Janemba, Jiren, Videl (including Great Saiyaman) and will be followed by Broly (DBS). As previously noted,...
News So, AtGames Is Having A Crazy Week
Sued by Bandai Namco and Walgreens, but it got what it wanted
AtGames is a name that will be familiar to those who have a keen interest in the retro gaming sector; the company has been making licenced hardware for years, working with the likes of Namco and Sega to repackage classic titles for the modern audience – often with less than impressive...
Rumour The Sailor Moon Manga In Punch-Out!! That Allegedly Cost Nintendo Millions
Breaking boundaries
Boundary Break – best known for going beyond boundaries in video games – recently uploaded a video to its YouTube channel about a Sailor Moon reference in Punch-Out!! on the Wii, that allegedly caused Nintendo and Next Level Games serious financial grief. The story itself stems from a Boundary Break Punch-Out!! video dating...