August2022
News The Brilliant Couch Co-Op Game 'Moving Out' Is Getting A Sequel With Online Multiplayer
And they said FART
We love a good couch co-op game here at Nintendo Life, and Moving Out is one of our favourites. So we're delighted that SMG Studio is developing a sequel to this delightful little game. Moving Out 2 was announced during Opening Night Live 2022 at Gamescom, and you'll be able to play both online and locally on your own, with a...
January2021
News Switch eShop Game Prices Can No Longer Be Below $1.99, Says Death Squared Dev
Nintendo has supposedly implemented "new rules"
Nintendo is supposedly putting a stop to small-time developers gaming the Switch eShop charts with dirt-cheap deals by placing a limit on pricing. This information comes from SMG Studios via Reddit. In a brief reply message, it's highlighted how a 99 cents sale on the game Death Squared would be its...
December2020
Feature How Do Switch eShop Discounts Impact Game Sales?
A developer's perspective after three years of experimenting
The success of Switch has led to a sea change in the way Nintendo approaches digital sales. While deep discounts on first-party titles are unlikely to materialise any time soon, it's now relatively common to see the company's big-name evergreen games with 1/3 off their normal price. Other...
Feature Switch Developers Open Up About The Impact Of COVID-19
We speak to Dotemu, Image & Form, SMG Studio and Playtonic Games
Most of you reading this will have encountered some sort of social restrictions over the past month or so due to the COVID-19 pandemic the world is currently experiencing. While security measures designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus vary on a per-country basis, necessary...
July2020
News Team17 And SMG Studio Unpack Version 1.2 Of Moving Out For Nintendo Switch
Includes a new mover, four new dance moves and more
If you love high-tension co-op games like Overcooked, Team17's other multiplayer game, Moving Out - by SMG Studio, might be worth a look. We rather enjoyed the game, when it first arrived in April - awarding it seven out of ten stars - but said it was a shame there wasn't more to sink our teeth...
February2020
News Moving Out, The Next Couch Co-op Game From Team 17, Relocates To Switch In April
Pack up, we're leaving
When it comes to couch co-op gaming, Switch is your console and we've been looking forward to getting our hands on the next co-op game from Team 17 ever since it was revealed as coming to Switch in the middle of last year. It has now been confirmed that we'll be getting the removal firm in and
September2019
Hands On The Most Fun Game At PAX Was About Helping People Move Out
Making the move
Here are the most dreaded five words in the English language: “Can you help me move?” So hey, why not make a video game about it? Australian developer SMG is doing just that with its upcoming Switch game, titled Moving Out. It takes the concept of helping people move and puts it on its head... and its side, and its face, and...
August2019
News SMG And DevM Partner With Team17 To Release Moving Out On Switch Next Year
Get packing
Ever fancied becoming a removalist? Well, now you can when the chaotic "simulator" Moving Out shows up on the Switch and multiple other platforms at some point in 2020. The game is a collaboration between the Aussie studio SMG (Death Squared) and Swedish studio, DevM Games (Extreme Forklifting 2). In the latest update, it
May2019
Random Death Squared Dev Promotes Its New Switch Game OTTTD With 25-Minute ASMR Video
Listen, relax and get a free code
If you're not familiar with ASMR, it stands for autonomous sensory meridian response and by definition is characterised by a static or tingling sensation on the skin. There are a vast amount of ASMR videos on YouTube, which relax listeners with both gentle and soothing sounds. Even video game companies have been...
March2019
News Death Squared Dev SMG Studio Teases A New Surprise-Launch For Switch
Days before a Nindies Showcase...
We've been wearing our investigatory caps and uncovered what appears to be a tease for a very imminent surprise game launch on Switch; if we had to, we'd take a guess that it's coming tomorrow. As regular visitors are likely already aware, we'll be treated to a brand new Nindies Showcase presentation tomorrow (you...
November2018
News Indie Devs Explain Why Their Games Are Successful On Nintendo Switch
Aspiring developers take note
It's evident indie games are selling well on the Nintendo Switch with ongoing reports of successful sales, but why exactly do these games continue to perform so well on this particular platform? At PAX Australia in October, a bunch of indie developers got together for a special panel in an attempt to shed some light on...
July2018
News Death Squared First Year Switch Sales Significantly Increased SMG's Revenue
Another successful Nindie
Despite the lack of financial support from the government, the Australian games industry continues to thrive. SMG Studios - a local developer behind Death Squared - has revealed it sold 52,000 copies of the game in its first year on the Nintendo Switch. Even though this amount might not seem impressive in contrast to other...
May2018
News Here's How A Nindie Developer Thinks The Switch eShop Could Be Improved
Nindie tough love
We recently stumbled across a list of ideas on Reddit from the studio head of SMG Studios (Death Squared, Super One More Jump) which set out a few practical (and some not so practical) ways in which the Switch eShop could be made a bit better for both consumers and indie developers. Nintendo has, of course, made great efforts...
July2017
Feature Solving the Puzzle of Death Squared on Nintendo Switch
"It's the perfect gateway game to play in co-op"
The Nintendo Switch eShop has had a couple of busy weeks, with a pleasing range of quality titles arriving on the hardware. One to land in North America and Europe on 13th July is Death Squared by SMG Studio. A puzzle game previously well received on PC, it works nicely as either a co-op...
June2017
News Death Squared is Confirmed for a 13th July Release on Nintendo Switch
Be there or die square
Death Squared is another interesting title heading to the Switch eShop, having previously landed on other current-gen systems and PC. It's a co-op puzzle game that allows up to four players, which will work nicely with the local multiplayer focus of the Switch. Developer SMG Studio has now confirmed a 13th July release date...
