Gallery Here's How Nintendo Switch Game Cards Compare To Practically Everything Else
Warning: Photo overload awaits
News It's Time to Claim Your Nintendo Account User ID for Nintendo Switch
Availability of iluvpeach28 is currently unconfirmed
News Wonder What Zelda: Breath Of The Wild's New amiibo Do? Wonder No Longer
Needless to say, spoilers contained within...
Feature FAST RMX - The Price, Modes and Performance of Switch's Futuristic Racer
Shin'en Multimedia aims to hit top speed
Retro This Is Why We Should Probably Be Glad Nintendo Stuck With Carts For The N64
Think optical media is indestructible? Think again
News - 2017, Week 08
Sunday26th Feb 2017
News E3 2017 Floor Plans Show Another Sizeable Nintendo Booth
Right next to the equally bold Sony
E3 2017 is still quite a while away, but you can bet that won't stop the chatter around the event. With the expo actively selling public tickets for the same event as the media, it promises to be a crowded and rather excitable event this year. It could be a big one, regardless of which platform manufacturers draw...
Poll Nintendo Switch Countdown - Less Than a Week to Go, Is the Hype Building?
It's all getting very real
With the non-stop circumspection, leaks and debates we have online, at times it can feel as if system launches will never actually arrive. For Nintendo fans, though, it's getting very real, as we enter the final week before Nintendo Switch launches. It's getting so close, and in the past week we had our hardware and The...
Saturday25th Feb 2017
News Nintendo Switch Now Reportedly Adds 25% Extra GPU Power for Developers in 'Mobile' Mode
A little extra oomph on the go
As we close in on Nintendo's latest console release the final technical specifications for the Switch are still yet to be confirmed, and it'll likely be unofficial diagnostics that try to pin them down. Digital Foundry has been digging deep into the subject, trying to obtain as much information as possible about the...
Friday24th Feb 2017
News Don't Worry, The Nintendo Switch Kickstand Is Designed To Snap Off
Phew
Those of you lucky enough to have gone hands-on with the Switch at one of Nintendo's recent public events may well be concerned about the robustness of the console's kickstand, especially after seeing this post on Reddit which shows the stand popping clean off when placed into the dock. However, we're happy to report that the kickstand is...
Feature FAST RMX - The Price, Modes and Performance of Switch's Futuristic Racer
Shin'en Multimedia aims to hit top speed
The launch line-up of the Nintendo Switch continues to evolve and grow, with FAST RMX by Shin'en Multimedia being a recent addition to the 3rd March line-up. A 'remix' of the excellent FAST Racing NEO, it's an exciting one for fans of the original fast-paced racer as it will add new content and improved...
News Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons Are Disconnecting, And No One Seems To Know Why
Teething troubles
New console hardware is often subject to teething troubles, and it would seem that the Nintendo Switch is no exception. During our time with the system we've noticed that the left Joy-Con sometimes disconnects entirely from the console for no reason, and we're not alone - other outlets with early access to the new machine are...
News The Nintendo Switch's Sleep Mode Is Extremely Power Efficient
No worries there, then
One of the rather divisive points that was raised at the Switch event in January was that the battery life would be technically the lowest in Nintendo's portable history, clocking in at about two and a half to six hours, depending upon the power settings and what games are being played. Now that Switch units are out in the...
Preview Immersing Ourselves in the World of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
A potential game changer
Nintendo faced a big challenge when developing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Primarily a Wii U project, since Summer 2014 series producer Eiji Aonuma has spoken of the most ambitious title yet in the franchise, of an open world that's truly alive and fantastical. Some remarked that we'd heard bold statements...
News Japanese Nintendo Switch Owners Will Be Playing Neo Geo Games Next Month
And Blaster Master Zero, too
UPDATE: As several you have pointed out, this is part of the "Arcade Archives" range which is listed on Nintendo of America's official site. ORIGINAL STORY: Yesterday Nintendo revealed that the Switch Virtual Console won't be active at launch, with more information on the service coming in the future. However, we may...
News USPS Recovers Lost Package Containing $10,000 in Rare SNES Cartridges
All is well
Some of you may remember the unfortunate news last week that a SNES archiving project was essentially destroyed when the US Postal Service lost a package containing $10,000 in rare SNES cartridges. The package had been sent from a private collector in Germany and vanished shortly after it made it to US soil. Heartbroken over the loss,...
News Snipperclips Confirmed For Nintendo Switch Launch
UPDATE: UK PR confirms pricing, Joy-Con bundle, NA launch announced
UPDATE 2: Nintendo of America has confirmed this will be a launch game in North America, priced at $19.99 USD; there'll also be a free demo. Nintendo of America makes no mention, however, of any equivalent Joy-Con bundles like those coming to Europe. UPDATE: The UK PR is in:...
Parent Trap A Family Gamer's Perspective On The Nintendo Switch
Andy Robertson has a new console in the house
Putting the Nintendo Switch in front of the kids was a fascinating experiment. They had, of course, heard of the console but beyond that knew very little about it. So far Nintendo aren't again the talk of the playground - although give it a few months and that seems likely to change. I got the console...
News You Can Toggle Between HD And 8-bit Versions Of Wonder Boy: Dragon's Trap At Will
Your old passwords will work, too!
Lizardcube and DotEmu have revealed that it will be possible to toggle between the original 8-bit version of Wonder Boy: Dragon's Trap and the new HD remake at the push of a button. That's not all; it will be possible to play the HD version with the original Master System music and sound effects, and vice versa...
Random The Joy-Con Dog Sticker Kickstarter Has Been Successfully Funded
Poochy ain't stupid
When the Nintendo Switch was first revealed back in the fall, it didn't take long after that initial showing for the internet to point out how the Joy-Con Grip looks a lot like a dog's face if you look at it right. Since then, plush toys and t-shirts with a Joy-Con dog have begun popping up here and there, and now, a sticker will...
News Switch Won't Suffer From Early Hardware Shortages, Says Nintendo UK Boss
"This is not a sprint but a marathon"
Nintendo's UK general manager Nicolas Wegnez has assured MCV that the Switch won't suffer from the hardware shortages which impacted the Wii and Wii U at launch. Wegnez claimed that pre-orders for the new console were strong, but he expected retailers to still have available stock on day one, with more...
News Pokémon Scoops Two Wins at the D.I.C.E. Awards
Portable power
Game of the Year awards keep on coming and the D.I.C.E. Awards are the latest to be announced, the lucrative ceremony also serving as the conclusion to this year's D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit. Nintendo has managed to scoop some awards from this event in the past, and despite a relatively quiet 2016 has...
Wednesday22nd Feb 2017
News Wonder What Zelda: Breath Of The Wild's New amiibo Do? Wonder No Longer
Needless to say, spoilers contained within...
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is almost upon us, and the game is being accompanied by a range of everyone's favourite frivolous use of plastic: amiibo. Nintendo has been rather cagey about revealing exactly what these figures unlock in the game, but GameXplain has decided to spoil everyone's...
Thursday23rd Feb 2017
News Matching Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons Sure Look Pretty
Two of a kind
As we all know, the Nintendo Switch comes in two SKUs at present - one with (boring) grey Joy-Cons and the other with totally rad neon blue and red controllers. Nintendo is also selling an extra pair of Joy-Cons in the neon colour scheme, but with a twist - the colours are reversed, giving you the option to have an all-red or all-blue...
News Downloadable Games for the Switch Will Be Locked to One Console at a Time
"Unfortunately, I can't provide any concrete answer for you right now."
There was much rejoicing to be had when it was recently revealed that the Nintendo Switch would be employing an account based purchasing system for eShop games, as opposed to the hardware ties that have been prevalent with all of Nintendo's previous online-capable platforms...
Preview Nintendo Switch Hands-On: UI, Size, Mii Maker, Micro SD Cards And More
Take a tour of Nintendo's new console
March 3rd is hurtling towards us and with it comes that most tantalising of promises: fresh Nintendo hardware. The Switch is just a matter of days away but we've been lucky enough to spend a substantial amount of time with the new hybrid console, putting it through its paces to give you - our dear readers - an...
News Virtual Console Will Not Be Ready For Nintendo Switch Launch
"We will share more information in the future"
Nintendo has revealed that its retro-focused Virtual Console service will not be ready for the Nintendo Switch launch. The company has stated that it will share more information on this service "in the future". In slightly better news, Nintendo has also revealed that funds currently held on 3DS and Wii...
News Sumo Digital Reveals Price Of Snake Pass On Nintendo Switch
Snaking closer to launch
Sumo Digital has confirmed the pricing for its upcoming physics-based platformer Snake Pass, which launches on March 28th in North America and March 29th in Europe. The game - which features music by former Rare staffer David Wise - will cost £16.99 / $19.99 / €19.99 on Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC. Sumo has also...
News Eiji Aonuma Lists His Top Three Favorite Zelda Games
"I could just say it in in the order of my wife's preference"
Eiji Aonuma is a developer who has been overseen production of several games in the Zelda series for many years, and has obviously built up quite a resume in the process. Still, at the end of the day, he has personal tastes in games, too, so it stands to reason that certain games within...
News Bethesda's Todd Howard "Can't Say" If Skyrim on Switch is the Special Edition
Oh, boy…
It goes without saying at this point but The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is not a new game by any stretch of the word. The original release came out back in 2011, and the game only recently re-entered headlines when Skyrim: Special Edition saw a release this past fall. When it was announced that Skyrim would be coming to Switch, many assumed...
News FAST RMX And Shovel Knight Join Nintendo Switch Launch Game Line Up
More games to play on day one
The launch of the Nintendo Switch is rapidly approaching on the 3rd of March and today Nintendo have confirmed that the Nintendo eShop will be ready to go from day one, complete with a lineup of downloadable indie games. It's been confirmed that this year the Nintendo eShop will be home to more than 60 indie games, in...
Nintendo Download 23rd February (North America)
forma.8! Ghost Blade HD! Harvest Moon 64!
It's that time, once again, for the Nintendo Download Update details for North America. This week offers up a few interesting choices, so let's get to it. Missed the European Nintendo Download Update? Turn that frown upside down, the details are still waiting for you right here. 3DS eShop: Go! Go!...
Gallery Let's Compare The Nintendo Switch To Other Handhelds
Because it's fun, that's why
Yesterday we gave you an exhaustive photo gallery which showed how Nintendo Switch game cards - and their packaging - compared to pretty much every other cartridge and card we could lay our hands on. Today, we're seeing how the console itself shapes up when placed alongside other systems. We've tried to include a good...
News Lego City Undercover Makes The Jump To The Nintendo Switch On 4th April
Co-op mode included
The former Wii U exclusive Lego City Undercover now has a release date for its Nintendo Switch debut: 4th April 2017. The trailer below is via the Kotaku channel. The updated version also brings with it a couple of new additions, most notably the ability to play the whole game cooperatively with a friend. The trailer shows off...
News Nindies Video Showcase Coming Later This Month, Expect Lots Of Nintendo Switch Games
Just in time for launch
Nintendo has confirmed that it will be hosting a Nindies Showcase video presentation on Tuesday, February 28th - just before the launch of the Switch on March 3rd. If you're in the US then you'll want to tune into at 9 a.m. PT. The UK 'localised' presentation will happen over at www.nintendo.co.uk at 17:30 GMT. Needless to...
Wednesday22nd Feb 2017
News TowerFall Creator Bringing "Hardcore Mountain Climbing Platformer" Celeste To Nintendo Switch
Hop to it
TowerFall developer Matt Thorson has revealed that his latest project - described as a "Hardcore Mountain Climbing Platformer" - is coming to the Nintendo Switch this year. Celeste may be billed as "a game about climbing a mountain", but as you can see from the trailer above, things get pretty intense at times. Your character can perform...
Thursday23rd Feb 2017
Video You Are Cordially Invited To The Nintendo Switch Unboxing Ceremony
RSVP
So we may have been beaten to it by some naughty people but that hasn't made us any less excited about unboxing the Switch here at Nintendo Life Towers. We got our best man on the job - the one and only Alex Olney - and tasked him with making the entire process as thrilling as possible. Have a watch and let us know what you think about the...
News Pokémon and 3DS Continue on Their Merry Way in a Quiet Week for Japanese Charts
For Honor leads for PS4 with modest sales
A little later than normal on our part - apologies for that - we have the Media Create chart results out of Japan. There's not a huge amount of movement this time around, with new releases outside of Nintendo hardware having a rather limited impact. Starting with the software top 20, For Honor makes its...
Video Enjoy These Epic Puyo Puyo Tetris Battles
You don't have to speak Japanese to enjoy this, but it might help
Puyo Puyo Tetris is set to be a welcome addition to the Nintendo Switch library when it arrives late April this year. If you were curious to know how the game plays out then footage from this recent Japanese tournament which SEGA has put up on its YouTube channel might be of interest...
Wednesday22nd Feb 2017
Gallery Here's How Nintendo Switch Game Cards Compare To Practically Everything Else
Warning: Photo overload awaits
The Nintendo Switch is mere days away from release and many of you will no doubt have your pre-order secured, ready to collect the shiny new system on March 3rd. One of the biggest questions many prospective owners will have is which route to take when it comes to software; given the portable nature of the console you...
Guide Nintendo Switch Launch Games: The Complete List
Zelda! Snipperclips! Bomberman! Skylanders! FAST RMX!
The Nintendo Switch is so close we can almost feel the HD Rumble, and the hype is building. This may be an era of 24/7 opinions and debates online, but beyond all of that there are few things more exciting - in gaming, at least - than the arrival of new hardware. The Switch has huge potential, of...
News Even When Under Pressure The Nintendo Switch Isn't Too Hot To Handle
Cool runnings
We're a bit late to the party with this one, but for anyone who was worried that the Nintendo Switch might run quite hot during prolonged gaming sessions, this will come as welcome news nonetheless. Imgur user throwmeawaywouldyoukindly helpfully took a thermal imaging infrared camera with him to a Nintendo Switch hands-on event (as...
News Battle Princess Madelyn To Bring Classic Ghouls 'n Ghosts Action To Switch
Yes, girls can be knights too!
Add yet another fun looking indie game which is coming to Nintendo Switch later this year. Causal Bit Games' Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. They set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches...
News GameStop Director on Demand and Timing for the Switch
"We have a ways to go before we satisfy all the demand that's out there"
Excitement is at an all-time high right now for the Nintendo Switch, as fans all over the world count down the days left until the console hits store shelves. Following on from the flat performance of the Wii U, the Switch's impending launch has understandably gotten retailers...
News Troll and I To Bring Mythical Adventures To Switch In Spring
No we're not trolling you!
The list of upcoming games for Nintendo Switch continues to grow as we learned today that Troll and I will be bringing havoc to Nintendo's new wonder console this Spring. The game has been developed by UK based Spiral House and will be published by Maximum Games. In Troll and I, players will be tasked with strategically...
Guide Here's Every New Pokémon GO Gen 2 Monster, From Johto With Love
Going for gold (and silver)
Pokémon GO's new Gen 2 update is finally here, and brings with it 80 new monsters to catch as well as new special items and avatar customization options. If you don't know your Quilava f
Video Watch Eiji Aonuma Unbox The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Limited Edition
Da da da daaaaa!
It's not long now until The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild hits store shelves and many of you dedicated Zelda fans will no doubt have preordered the limited edition. But - quote Brad Pitt - what's in the box? Thankfully Zelda series director Eiji Aonuma is at hand to do the world's first unboxing video for us. In addition to...
News Nintendo France Expects Switch To Beat Wii U's Lifetime Sales In Region By Year End
Also sees a bright year ahead for the 3DS
Nintendo France's Philippe Lavoue expects the Switch to clear the Wii U's lifetime sales in that region by the end of 2017. Speaking to Gamekult, Lavoue says that Nintendo France anticipates end-of-year sales of 800,000 units, which includes 95,000 units sold on day one. He also predicts a near 1:1 attach...
News Alan Stone, Co-Founder of Nintendo of America, Passes Away at Age 71
Thank you for everything, Mr. Stone
Nintendo is a company that's been a foundational contributor to the game industry for just about as long as video games have been popular, but things weren't always that way. Once upon a time, Nintendo was just an odd little Japanese company that sold Hanafuda cards, with plans to break into the arcade business...
Interview Tanukii Studios on Go! Go! Kokopolo 3D's Slow Dash to the 3DS eShop
"I always knew it would eventually be completed"
When considering the best DSiWare games, we think Go! Go! Kokopolo is most definitely in the discussion. A 'chase 'em up', it combined tough difficulty and twitch gameplay with an excellent sense of style and humour. Its high speed, quick-thinking strategy and elements of platforming made it an easy...
Tuesday21st Feb 2017
News Nintendo Addresses the Question of Link's Green Tunic in Breath of the Wild
If you don't want a small spoiler, don't click
First of all, small spoiler alert. We're not even sure it's a spoiler, but it's a sensitive topic for some so we're calling it one anyway. If you go further than this it's on you... The moment we had our very first glimpse of the next iteration of the Zelda series way back in 2014, something didn't...
News TheMexicanRunner Is One Game Away From Finishing Every NES Title On Twitch
714 games, three years, one epic journey
Way back in May 2014, TheMexicanRunner began his NESMania project with the ultimate objective of completing every single officially licensed western NES game live on Twitch. That's a whopping 714 games in total, in case you were wondering. After three epic years, he's now one game away from achieving that...
News RiME Will Take Around 10 Hours To Complete "If You Really Want To Take Your Time"
"It could take a couple hours fewer or a couple hours more"
Tequila Works is bringing RiME to the Nintendo Switch this year (with help from Tantalus), and the game is shaping up very nicely indeed, calling to mind the likes of ICO and Zelda. Comparisons with the latter have been coming thick and fast over the past few months, but it would seem that...
Video New Japanese Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Commercial Contains A Massive Reveal
Consider this a spoiler warning
A new TV commercial for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has just gone live in Japan and it contains the usual mixture of sweeping scenery, epic set-pieces and action-packed gameplay. It also features a pretty juicy reveal which hasn't been seen in any other footage so far, so here's another spoiler warning...
Switch "calls for a unique series of celebrations", says Bowser
Nintendo of America has been doing some pretty decent promotion for the Nintendo Switch, and now it's planning a somewhat random set of PR-friendly pop-up previews in 'surprising places' around the US. Basically, a temporary living room will pop up in a pre-planned 'surprising' place,...
News Bill Trinen on the Addition of DLC to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
"It would be a waste to just make one game and have that be it"
One of the rather surprising announcements of last week was that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild would be receiving some rather sizable DLC in the coming months after launch. Seeing as how this is more or less a first for the series, the announcement drew lots of debate over...
News FAST RMX is Still 'Coming Soon' and Will Utilise HD Rumble
Still pegged for March by Nintendo
FAST RMX is an early Nintendo Switch download that's been relatively low-key to date - Shin'en Multimedia is adopting the excellent FAST Racing NEO for the new system and adding some extra content and features. Having confirmed the title in mid-January - it was then playable at press / public events - the studio...
News Ultra Street Fighter II Will Let You Play As Green Ryu, If That Takes Your Fancy
And monochrome Chun Li
Ultra Street Fighter II continues to give up its secrets, with details regarding its gallery and colour edit modes joining the news of a first-person, motion-controlled section known as Way of the Hado. The first-person mode sees you fighting against waves of Shadaloo thugs, using certain motions to defeat them. Success earns...
Feature Nintendo Switch Countdown - 1-2-Switch Would Have Been Ideal As 'Free-to-Start'
Even though some of us have succumbed to pre-orders
Slowly and surely, in the build-up to its launch on 3rd March, we're working through some 'countdown' articles around the Nintendo Switch. This time we're going to consider 1-2-Switch, and a similar angle to our first impressions article from back in January. In that piece we said it was an ideal...
News Pokémon + Mega Bloks Is A Reality, And We're Totally Cool With That
We need that Charizard
We're getting Pokémon-themed Mega Bloks later this year, and we don't know about you but that makes us very happy here at Nintendo Life. Announced at the 2017 New York Toy Fair, these kits have recently been shown off at Mattel's Toy Fair event, where Kotaku got the chance to have a close-up look. The sets announced so far...
Monday20th Feb 2017
News Suda51 Talks Up Nintendo Switch Development Tools and Utilising The Hardware for No More Heroes
Plans to bring back popular characters
Suda51 is currently promoting a rather intriguing remaster on PS4 that's coming to the West - The Silver Case is a title that he originally created 17 years ago. When speaking to IGN on that, the iconic game creator was also asked about Nintendo Switch and its No More Heroes game, which was announced in January...
Tuesday21st Feb 2017
Still due in March
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, for those in need of an update, is the latest version of the iconic title that'll include the content from its various prior releases and also 'booster packs' featuring stand-out mods from the PC scene. Previously outlined as a launch release on Switch, it's now confirmed to have slipped back to...
News Harvest Moon 64 Heading to Wii U in North America This Week as Part of Anniversary Celebrations
More surprises promised throughout 2017
This week's European Nintendo Download Update details included the happy news that Harvest Moon 64 will be heading to the Wii U Virtual Console; that was a welcome surprise as the title originally skipped the region and it was previously thought that plans to release it as a download had been dropped. North...
News Pokémon GO Experiences a Big Boost in Revenue with the Generation II Update
Meowth used Pay Day!
As most of you know, Pokémon GO received a substantial update last week that finally rolled out the Pokémon from the Johto Pokédex, along with many other tweaks and additions. It could be argued as being the biggest update the game has yet received since launch, and certainly got many fans back into the game to catch all the...
News Smartphone Music Title VOEZ Is Going On Tour With The Nintendo Switch
Get your J-Pop game on
Flyhigh Works is bringing Rayark's iOS and Android music title VOEZ to the Nintendo Switch, Famitsu has confirmed. This rhythm action release is free-to-play on smartphones, and offers new tunes on a monthly basis. The story (yes, it has a story) involves the titular band VOEZ and their quest to "fight hardships together" and...
Monday20th Feb 2017
Video Atooi Provides Another Showcase of the Chicken Wiggle Level Editor
Getting a wiggle on
Chicken Wiggle is a rather promising title from Atooi that's making its way to the 3DS eShop - from the same team that produced Mutant Mudds as part of Renegade Kid, it adopts that title's style while also introducing new ideas. The Chicken and Worm combo throws in some alternative controls and moves, while it also boasts a full...
News It's Time to Claim Your Nintendo Account User ID for Nintendo Switch
Availability of iluvpeach28 is currently unconfirmed
Nintendo is shaking up its online services with the Nintendo Switch, planning a paid service that will include access to lobbies and voice chat via a smart device app, for example. Part of the updated online system will evidently be a User ID, which will likely pop up in place of your account name...
Retro This Is Why We Should Probably Be Glad Nintendo Stuck With Carts For The N64
Think optical media is indestructible? Think again
Compact discs might not be considered new technology these days, but when they were first released they were marketed as practically indestructible. Compared to the two other audio storage mediums of the time - cassette tape and vinyl - that certainly seemed to be a easy claim to make. CDs later...
News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild's ESRB Rating Makes It Sound Like A Proper Laugh Riot
"If I have to have something pounce on me, why couldn't it be a lady?"
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is mere days away from release, and the Entertainment Software Rating Board's description for the game has recently gone live. The ESRB rating states that the epic adventure contains "Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of...
News You'll Only Have Access To 25.9GB Of The Nintendo Switch's 32GB Of Storage
OS and other files take up 6.1GB of space
The Nintendo Switch comes with 32GB of internal storage, but the end user will only have access to 25.9GB of that total because the OS and other files gobble up 6.1GB of storage. The information comes from the recent leak which showed off the console's UI menus, and was spotted by IGN. The Switch comes...
Gallery Go On, Feast Your Eyes On The Nintendo Switch Packaging
Boxing clever
The Nintendo Switch comes out in a matter of days, and we can confirm that Nintendo has been kind enough to send us a review unit for our resident video guru Alex to fondle lovingly. It goes without saying that we'll be running an exhaustively in-depth look at the console very soon, but in the meantime we thought you might like get a...
News Dragon Quest Heroes I | II Download on Nintendo Switch Will Definitely Need a Micro SD Card
Other confirmed file sizes will go easier on the console
When the 8GB model of the Wii U arrived at the system's launch in 2012, right off the bat some retail game downloads necessitated an external hard drive. The Nintendo Switch supports micro SD cards, of course, and in Japan one launch title will definitely need expanded memory for its eShop...
Nintendo Download 23rd February (Europe)
forma.8! Harvest Moon 64! Vaccine! Much more!
As a fresh week begins we have the European Nintendo Download Update details to consider, showing us the digital goodies on the way later this week. This time around it's the Wii U that gets most of the new content, with some DLC and discounts also on the list - let's get to it. Wii U eShop: forma.8...
News Turns Out That Leaked Nintendo Switch Was Stolen And Illegally Resold
Those responsible "under investigation by local law enforcement"
Remember that Switch console which got opened up and recorded by NeoGAF user hiphoptherobot? Turns out it was actually stolen by an employee of a U.S. distributor in an "isolated incident", and was illegally resold. The individuals responsible are apparently "under investigation" and...
News 2013 Kickstarter Success Soul Saga Is Still Coming To The Wii U eShop
No news on Switch version, though
Soul Saga was successfully funded on Kickstarter way back in 2013, with 5,631 backers pledging $195,528 to make Disastercake's love letter to classic titles like Final Fantasy a reality. A Wii U version was secured even before the campaign had ended, with the developer outlining some fairly bold plans for how the
News Yoku's Island Express, an 'Open World Pinball Adventure', is Coming to Nintendo Switch
It stars a heroic dung beetle and looks rather charming
In the past few weeks there's been a pleasing trend of download developers including the Nintendo Switch in their multi-platform release plans. No doubt helped along by the system's support of Unity and Unreal Engine 4, some studios in the Indie space are embracing Nintendo's upcoming system...
Random Here's What Happens When A Toyota Takes On Street Fighter Baddie M. Bison
(Or Vega, if you'd prefer)
Wacky advertising crossovers are all the rage in Japan - we've already seen Mario hopping into a Mercedes, for example - and now it's the turn of Capcom's Street Fighter, which features heavily in this commercial for the Toyota C-HR. The clip uses graphics from the 1991 arcade smash hit Street Fighter II, with Ryu hopping...
News Dragon Ball Fusions Sneaks Into UK Top 40
Pokémon Sun is still outshining Pokémon Moon
The hope is that, in two weeks, we'll be looking at a UK top 40 games chart that has a decent number of Nintendo Switch releases near the top end. Time will tell on that, but for now we're limited to a small number of 3DS titles carrying the fight. Dragon Ball Fusions finally arrived in Europe and,...
News GameRaisers Will Battle Olympic Medalist Louis Smith in Smash Bros., for Comic Relief
The Pommel expert trying out some cartoonish pummeling
Comic Relief / Red Nose Day isn't far off in the UK, with the main event taking place on 24th March. It raises tens of millions of pounds for good causes every year (also in its Sport Relief guise), not only on the night but in various events leading up to the main broadcast. Gaming will play...
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