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News Switch eShop Racer 'New Star GP' Unlocks Frame Rate Ahead Of Switch 2's Launch

Time extension

The Virtua Racing-like release New Star GP, which made its debut on the Switch eShop last March, has recently received a new update with some extra "performance improvement options". According to a post on ResetEra, you can now unlock the frame rate in the game - apparently suggesting the developer behind the title could be getting...

• Fri 16th May 2025
• Switch eShop
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Updates

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (New Year Edition)

Looking forward '2' the new year

This is it, folks - our final WAYP feature for 2024. 2025 is going to be a pretty huge year for Nintendo fans, with the likes of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, and Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition all launching within the coming months. Oh, and...

• Sat 28th Dec 2024
• Features
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (Christmas 2024 Edition)

Holly *and* Jolly? In this economy?

Christmas is right around the corner and we're feeling sufficiently merry and bright, so it's time for another edition of What Are You Playing! This week on Nintendo Life, we all questioned our sanity as we checked out our Nintendo Switch Year in Review, a new Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket expansion ha

• Sat 21st Dec 2024
• Features
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (14th December)

2025 draws near

We're back with a fresh look at our weekend gaming plans in the latest edition of What Are You Playing! Before we dive into things, however, let's recap this past week. Mr. Video Games himself, Geoff Keighley, was gracing our screens once again at The Game Awards, and while it was far from a Switch-fest, we did get a look at a new...

• Sat 14th Dec 2024
• Features
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing

Round Up Every Switch Announcement From Future Games Show: Spring Showcase 2024

Every game, trailer, and release date

The first Future Game Show presentation of the year is here. The Spring Showcase 2024, which was broadcast earlier today, gave us a look at over 40 different games across all genres and platforms. Broadcast live at PAX East 2024, the showcase was hosted by Samantha Béart (Baldur's Gate 3) and Ben Starr (Final...

• Thu 21st Mar 2024
• Features
• Round Up
• Nintendo Switch
• Switch eShop
• Upcoming Releases

Nintendo Download 7th March (North America)

Unicorn Overlord! Snufkin! Llamasoft!

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 comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Unicorn Overlord (SEGA, 8th Mar,...

• Thu 7th Mar 2024
• Nintendo Download
• Nintendo Switch
• North America

Feature "We’ve Tried To Do Something Very Different" - Rivalry & Drama In Arcade Racer 'New Star GP'

Fasten your seatbelts

Being a fan of sports games can be a tricky business. AAA publishers roll out the same full-price titles year-on-year with fewer improvements and added pay-to-win incentives, all bundled up in a package that is regularly less-than-optimal on Switch. Fortunately, in the darkest of days, the indie scene is there to illuminate us...

• Fri 2nd Feb 2024
• Features
• Interviews
• Switch eShop
• Upcoming Releases

News New Star GP's Retro Racing Speeds Onto Switch This March

Get your motor running

New Star Games has today announced that its upcoming retro-inspired racer, New Star GP, will be speeding off the start line on Switch in March 2024. As we have come to expect from the studio, the upcoming racing title takes a classic arcade approach to its gameplay and then adds levels of customisation and reward on top...

• Wed 17th Jan 2024
• News
• Switch eShop
• Upcoming Releases

News New Star GP Brings Retro-Inspired Racing To Switch Later This Year

Start your engines

New Star Games and Five Aces Publishing have announced that New Star GP will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch later this year following a Steam launch on August 8th, 2023. Boasting gorgeous retro-inspired visuals, the game features locations such as Brisbane, Quebec and Côte D’Azur with races taking places in both the...

• Thu 20th Jul 2023
• Nintendo Switch
• Upcoming Releases
• Switch eShop