Abzu News
August2021
Quick Beats 'Journey' And 'Abzu' Composer On Star Wars, Neil Young And Podcasts
Rapid-fire composer quizzing with BAFTA winner Austin Wintory
Throughout the Nintendo Life Video Game Music Festival we'll be speaking to a range of composers and musicians with a mixture of in-depth interviews and shorter, sharper (and perhaps a little goofier) Q&As where we ask just ten rapid-fire personal questions; we're calling these...
April2021
News Gorgeous Exploration Game Abzu Is Getting A Physical Edition On Switch
Orders open next week
Abzu, one of the Switch eShop's more unique experiences, is being treated to a new physical edition release thanks to Super Rare Games. Super Rare's partnership with publisher 505 Games will see Abzu launch in physical form for the first time on Nintendo's platform. Only 5,000 copies will ever be printed, and these will go on...
News Super Rare Games Announces Five New Physical Releases For Nintendo Switch
Clear some space on your shelf
Super Rare Games has announced not one, two, three, or even four physical games for Nintendo Switch, but five - yes, five brand new hard copy releases for the hybrid platform. In order, there's one from 505 Games, one from Daedalic Entertainment, another from Chucklefish, a fourth from Vertex Pop and last but not...
November2020
News Abzu Is Just $1.99 On The Switch eShop, That's 90% Off
Dive in
If you haven't played the meditative oceanic adventure ABZÛ and happen to be located in North America, now is the perfect time to check it out. From now until November 19th, the game is available on the Switch eShop for just $1.99, instead of its regular price of $19.99. This sale extends to the UK - dropping the price from £14.99 to...
July2019
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 20th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
What a week it's been! Nintendo revealed a Switch revision with improved battery life, locked in the release date for Luigi's Mansion 3 and announced two new sets of Joy-Con. On the third-party front, we found
June2019
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 8th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Phew, thank goodness it's the weekend! This week has brought with it all the drama of a Pokémon Direct, fresh Banjo-Kazooie rumours and even more games for the Sega Mega Drive Mini, but now we can finally calm down and talk about o
December2018
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Christmas? (Special Edition)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
As regular readers will know, each Saturday we all get together to discuss our weekend gaming plans and see what our fellow community members are up to. This week is a little different, however, with many of us taking a little time away to celebrate the holidays and enjoy time with friends or family, or even...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 15th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
As we come to the end of yet another week, it's time to take a moment or two to discuss which amazing games we'll be enjoying over the weekend. That "Ultimate Smashing" game may well have released just last week, but there are plenty of other experiences being had by Team Nintendo Life this time around. Turns...
November2018
Nintendo Download 29th November (North America)
Monster Boy, Superbrothers and ABZU!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and a comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch retail: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (FDG...
Nintendo Download 29th November (Europe)
Abzu! Professional Farmer! RollerCoaster Tycoon!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived (not quite on time), and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and a comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: 3D...
News Switch Port Of ABZÛ Created Many "Technical Challenges" For The Dev Team At Room 8
Had to be drastically optimised
In celebration of the meditative oceanic adventure ABZÛ arriving on the Nintendo Switch eShop at the end of this month, the creative director Matt Nava at developer Giant Squid and the team at publisher 505 Games recently held a Reddit AMA. When asked a
News Dive Into ABZÛ When It Swims Onto Nintendo Switch At The End Of November
From the creative minds behind Journey
Out of the blue, the appropriately-named developer Giant Squid, in partnership with independent publisher 505 Games, have announced the 2016 title ABZÛ will make a splash on Switch on 29th November for $19.99. Several members of the development team previously worked on the highly-praised 2012 PlayStation...
