News Nintendo's Market Value Drops By $1 Billion After Animal Crossing Switch Delay
Tom Nook won't be best pleased
News Mega Drive Mini Games List: All 42 Titles Revealed
Yes, 42! Extra games for all!
News Is This Our First Real Look At Nintendo Switch Mini? Update: Company Responds
HonSon has based designs on "secret" information
Guide E3 2019 Nintendo Direct Times And Event Schedule
Plus E3 2019 conference times for Ubisoft, Bethesda, Square Enix and Microsoft!
News Nintendo Finally Opens A Second Official Retail Store
14 years after the first one arrived
News - June, 2019
Sunday30th Jun 2019
News Nintendo Has No Plans To Censor Video Games Like Sony
The official systems are already in place
Although Sony is clamping down on saucy content in PlayStation games, Nintendo appears to be quite happy to leave any censorship decisions to rating systems. The Japanese company recently reaffirmed this during its 79th Shareholders meeting, when president Shuntaro Furukawa was reminded about "other...
News Sony Doesn't See Nintendo As A Major Rival, More Worried About Microsoft Next Generation
And the potential threat of Google
The Wallstreet Journal has published a detailed report about Sony's next-generation PlayStation. According to the source, the company's aim is to target hardcore gamers and double down on big exclusives and publishers. In regards to market competition, a Sony representative explained how Microsoft was seen as its...
News Kamiko Has Now Sold More Than 250,000 Copies On The Switch eShop
Slow and steady
When we last checked up on Kamiko Switch eShop sales in the first half of 2018, we found out the Skipmore-developed game had sold more than 200,000 copies. Now, in the latest sales update, Flyhigh Works has revealed the game has now sold "well over" 250,000 copies on the eShop. Kamiko was one of the earliest indie
Review Mainlining (Switch) - A Rare Example Of A Game That Doesn't Belong On Switch
Crime and self-punishment
Mainlining places players in a world where the Government has introduced the BLU Pill Act and reactivated the secret service network known as MI7, giving them full and unadulterated access to the personal online information and lives of the population within their jurisdiction on the internet. You play as a member of MI7...
Video The Secret Super Mario Maker 2 Power-Ups We Couldn't Talk About
Spoilers ahead
Now that Super Mario Maker 2 has been released, our lovely senior video producer, Alex Olney, has uploaded a video about two particularly interesting items you eventually unlock in story mode. The first is the Super Hammer, which is exclusive to the Super Mario 3D World extra theme. It allows you to use a hammer to destroy a variety...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects (June 2019)
June's best Switch eShop games!
While we imagine a fair few of you reading this are already tucking into this month's mega Mario release, there have been plenty of wonderful games also appearing on the humble eShop. With the month of June now officially coming to an end, it's time once again for the Nintendo Life eShop Select awards! These awards...
News Disgaea 4 Complete+ For Switch Comes To North America And Europe This October
Now give us the rest of 'em, dood
At E3 2019, Nippon Ichi announced Disgaea 4 Complete+ was coming to the Nintendo Switch. Weeks later, it has now been confirmed the game will arrive in North America and Europe on 29th October. Fans in Oceania will, unfortunately, have to hold out until 5th November. The updated version of the fourth entry includes...
Saturday29th Jun 2019
Review World End Syndrome (Switch) - A High School Summer Holiday Murder Mystery Love-In
The world ends with you
Ah, young love! Fixing eyes in freshman class… Inventing excuses to meet your crush… Daring to hope they like you back… Collecting and cataloguing candid photos of every girl you know… World End Syndrome successfully bottles the bristling potential of the summers of youth: before school’s back, perhaps you’ll...
News Junichi Masuda Releases Official Statement About Limiting Sword And Shield's Pokédex
"This was a very difficult decision"
During a Nintendo Treehouse Live segment at this year's E3, Game Freak producer Junichi Masuda shocked fans when he revealed Pokémon Sword and Shield would not include every pocket monster. Before this, long-time players were expecting to be able to catch 'em and even transfer 'em all. In an interview with US...
Reminder Piranha Plant Codes For Smash Bros. Ultimate Expire At The End Of June
Redeem this fighter for free
If you've got a copy of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and still have a code for the DLC fighter Piranha Plant, you should probably redeem it right now. After 30th June, Piranha Plant download codes – sent out to players who registered their copy of Ultimate before the end of January – can no longer be redeemed. So, if...
Video Digital Foundry Finds Crash Team Racing On Switch Easy To Recommend
"Well-tailored to the system"
After a look at Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One earlier this week, Digital Foundry has now had enough time to see how the Switch version compares. With all versions running at 30fps, the focus is on the resolution. In docked mode, the Switch release runs at 720p and maintains 1280x720...
News Crash Team Racing Gets Its First Major Update Early Next Month
Racing ahead
Beenox has done a great job reviving Crash Bandicoot's original PlayStation racing game and mixing it together with content from the 2003 release, Crash Nitro Kart. Following on from last week's launch of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled on the Switch and multiple other platforms, the Activision blog has now revealed what's planned for...
The results are in
Japanese video game company Atlus – responsible for the recent 3DS title, Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth – has published its financial statement for the previous fiscal year, which began on 1st April 2018 and ended on 31st March 2019. According to a translation of the report over on Persona Central, the company experienced...
News Nintendo's Quality Of Life Initiative Is Still Alive, But Has No Link To Pokémon Sleep
Development continues on
In April, a report from Japanese business journal Nikkei suggested Nintendo's 'Quality of Life' department had been axed. Now, at Nintendo's 79th Shareholders meeting, the company has provided an update on the current state of its 'QoL' initiative, briefly explaining how "development is continuing" and clarifying it is not...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 29th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Ah, yet another week down and yet another huge game to get stuck into on Switch. As well as Mario's latest outing, this week brought with it a brand new Nintendo retail store and even a Wii U firmware update of all things, but now it's time to sit back and chat about our weekend plans. The NL team have done...
Friday28th Jun 2019
Video Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Is Stunningly Beautiful Even In Places You're Not Meant To See
An underwater world of wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a gorgeous game. Sure, the artistic direction might not be to everyone's taste, but we'd argue that it oozes a sense of wonder and adventure with every field, forest, or open vista. It turns out that even the areas we were never meant to see are just as lovely. Twitter user...
News Nintendo Thinking About Extending Switch Online Retro Library Beyond NES Software
Are more legacy platforms on the way?
At Nintendo's 79th annual general meeting of shareholders yesterday, company president Shuntaro Furukawa was asked about the possibility of retro software from platforms such as the Nintendo 64 and GameCube era appearing on the Switch in future. In response, Furukawa said he had no "new information" to share,...
News Super Mario Maker 2 Has Already Received Its First Update
Providing a more pleasant experience
Nintendo has issued its first update for Super Mario Maker 2. Version 1.0.1 provides a more pleasant game experience. Here's the full rundown, courtesy of the official support page: Issues have been fixed to make for a more pleasant gaming experience. It's unknown at this point in time if this patch will...
News Digital Foundry Investigates New Chip Potentially Destined For Switch Mini And Switch Pro
More and more a question of 'when', not 'if'
It's interesting to watch the language around the rumoured Nintendo Switch hardware revision(s) slowly morph from that of cautious speculation to confident prognostication. More recently its turned to downright open discussion and with Nintendo itself playing the coy 'no comment' card, the scent of new...
News Super Mario Maker 2 Currently Lets You Upload Just 32 Courses
And fans aren't happy
Today finally sees the launch of Super Mario Maker 2, allowing us all to play a practically infinite number of levels and design our very own courses. It's pretty safe to say that we're immensely happy with how the game has turned out, but one little aspect has already started to create a bit of drama online. Folks on Reddit h
Review Citizens Of Space (Switch) - Fans Of The Super Mario RPGs, Take Note
Higher, further, faster, baby
Four years ago, the 3DS and Wii U were graced with a JRPG from Eden Industries called Citizens of Earth, which emulated the offbeat style of Nintendo’s cult-classic EarthBound to wonderful effect. Still, it was a bit of an uneven experience at times, with a series of niggling little issues that a sequel would likely...
News Pre-Orders Go Live For Three Beautiful Switch Signature Edition Releases
Soundtracks, artbooks and lots more
Three physical indie releases have become available for pre-order today through Signature Edition Games, giving you the chance to pick up beautiful collector's items and another red spine for your shelf at home. The three games in question are Sparklite - we actually shared the announcement for this one just a...
News Headup Hosts Anniversary Sale, Up To 92% Off Switch eShop Games
In Between, Slime-san, Earth Atlantis and many more
To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Headup Games is hosting a rather generous sale on the Switch eShop. There are a number of games which have been discounted, with up to 92% being slashed off the full price. You can scroll through all the deals on your Switch by heading to the eShop and searching...
News Tetris 99 Will Soon Have A Tetris Battle Royale Rival
A new challenger approaches
Nintendo Switch Online's killer app, Tetris 99, is about to come up against a brand new rival. We never would have expected there to ever be a battle royale version of Tetris on the market, never mind two! The newcomer is simply called Tetris Royale, a mobile game that has been born thanks to a partnership between The...
News A Sonic GameCube Controller For Nintendo Switch Is On The Way This Summer
With swappable C-stick
A retailer listing has revealed that the next GameCube-inspired Switch controller from gaming accessory maker PDP will feature a design based on none other than Sonic the Hedgehog. The controller looks set to join PDP's Wired Fight Pad Pro Controller collection, which already has designs featuring Mario, Zelda, and Pokémon,...
Random Banjo-Kazooie Meets The Wind Waker In This N64-Compatible Mod
A delightful crossover
Ever wondered what a mash-up of Banjo-Kazooie and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker might look like? Yes, no, maybe? Well, this mod – The Legend of Banjo-Kazooie: The Bear Waker – by Mark Kurko shows us a location from Wind Waker inside Banjo's game. The demo (see the video below) takes place on Outset Island – the...
News What Remains Of Edith Finch Revealed For Nintendo Switch
Update: Worldwide release confirmed
Update: It has now been confirmed that the game will be receiving a worldwide release on 4th July. It'll cost $19.99 in the US, with European pricing still to be confirmed. Original Article: A Japanese eShop listing has revealed that What Remains of Edith Finch is set for release on Nintendo Switch...
News All 151 Original Pokémon Star In This New Smartphone Case Collection
Plus reimagined designs
Tech accessory brand CASETiFY is back again with more Pokémon smartphone cases, and this time each of the original 151 Pokémon has received its very own design. You may remember that last month, we shared news of the company's first partnership with the Pokémon brand which saw an initial batch of phone case designs be...
News 2D Open-World Crafting Game Forager Comes To Switch eShop On 30th July
Craft and survive
Argentine studio HopFrog and Humble Bundle have locked in a 30th July release date for Forager on the Switch eShop. As you might have already guessed, it's a 2D open-world crafting game where you gather, collect and manage resources to craft useful items and structures. Along the way, you'll level up, learn new skills and...
News Castlevania Netflix Producer Thinks Pokémon Could "Absolutely" Explore More Adult Themes
When Pokémon gets real
Indian-American film producer Adi Shankar – known for the Netflix adaptation of Castlevania – most recently worked on a Pokémon anime parody, titled: The End of Pokémon. In an interview about the Bootleg Universe Fan Trailer with Comicbook.com, Adi was asked if he thought a more mature-rated Pokémon game would ever...
News Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & The Secret Hideout Secures October Switch Release
The 21st game in the series
The latest entry in the ever-growing Atelier series, Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout, has received a finalised western release date for Nintendo Switch. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 29th October. The game sees the beginning of an all-new storyline arc in the series - if you can believe...
News Luigi's Mansion 3 Wins Best Family / Social Game At E3 2019
Final Fantasy VII Remake awarded 'Best of Show'
Following on from the news about the 'best of E3' nominees, we've now got the full list of winners selected by 64 global media and influencer outlets. In the end, the Nintendo and Next Level Switch title Luigi's Mansion 3 won the award for best family/social game. This was the only first-party...
Reminder Now Is Your Last Chance To Register For The Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Open
Fight your way to EVO 2019
Earlier this month, Nintendo of America's president Doug Bowser announced Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players located in the United States, Canada and Mexico would be able to keep on smashing following the World Championship, in the Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Open. Registration is closing soon, so if you would like to...
Video It's All About Robotnik In Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games 2020
The bad guy sometimes comes first
We recently got the chance to go hands-on with Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games on Switch, and we had a jolly good time indeed. Sure, there were some unwelcome flashbacks to Wii-era waggle, but the game is so packed with joy and humour that it's easy to overlook that – especially when you're playing with a...
News Fantasy Strike Takes The Fight To Nintendo Switch Next Month
A friendly fighter with plenty of depth
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix lead designer David Sirlin is releasing his own fighting game – Fantasy Strike – on 25th July on the Switch eShop and multiple other platforms. The game will be priced at $29.99 USD / €32.99 / £28.99. We last heard about this title during the Nindies Showcase in...
Thursday27th Jun 2019
News Super Mario Maker 2's First Game-Breaking Bug Has Already Been Found
And it was actually in the original, too!
Super Mario Maker 2 hasn't even been officially released yet (although we are tantalisingly close) but a game-breaking bug has already been found. The glitch was discovered by Twitch streamer CaptainMK, who we can only hope has received a retail copy slightly early. As Twitter account @MarioBrothBlog...
News Sakurai Says Getting Banjo-Kazooie In Smash Bros. Ultimate Came "Quite Easily"
Was nervous to work with Dragon Quest
Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai has explained that securing Banjo and Kazooie as playable characters for Ultimate came "quite easily", despite the IP now being owned by Microsoft. The information comes from Sakurai's latest column in Japanese magazine Famitsu. In the column (which has been...
Review SEGA AGES Virtua Racing (Switch) - A Truly Historic Remaster Effort By M2
It’s hip to be square
The Sega Ages series has quickly established itself as the premium name when it comes to retro gaming on the Switch. While each release is generally more expensive than other old-school offerings on the system, it’s worth it for the pristine emulation, the extreme attention to detail and the way developer M2 improves each...
Review Devil May Cry (Switch) - A Stone-Cold Classic That's Trapped In Time
Better the devil you know?
A good 18 years on, it’s mind-boggling to think Devil May Cry was once destined to become what we now know as Resident Evil 4. Capcom clearly wanted to take the series in a new direction at the turn of the millennium – and it did four years later, although in a more traditional and now much-beloved form – but a...
News Nintendo Acknowledges Switch Mini Rumours, Says It Is "Always" Developing New Hardware
But still won't confirm either way
For some time now, all evidence has been pointing towards an upcoming 'Switch Mini' console revision which will offer a cheaper option for buyers at retail. Nintendo has refused to comment on any speculation up until this point, as is the norm, but the company has now acknowledged the reports that have been flying...
News Get Your Hands On Real-Life Splatoon 2 T-Shirts And Posters To Celebrate The Final Splatfest
My Nintendo Europe's first physical reward
Nintendo has revealed that physical goods are coming to the My Nintendo store in Europe for the first time, with the introduction of special Splatoon 2 goodies on the way next month. You'll be able to get your hands on t-shirts and posters as Nintendo celebrates the game's final Splatfest event - which is...
News Mario Maker Producer Thinks Nintendo Has "Probably Been Influenced" By Community Creations
Inspired by you
The producer of the Super Mario Maker series, Takashi Tezuka, recently spoke to Game Informer about the sequel, due out very soon on the Nintendo Switch, as well as the original Wii U release. To this day, Tezuka is still surprised by the creative creations the community has come up with in the first game –
News Nintendo, Sony And Microsoft Band Together To Fight Tariffs On Video Game Consoles
United as one
If you keep up with global politics or happen to live in North America, you might have heard about recently proposed tariffs on Chinese goods by the Trump administration. In a rare display – Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have joined forces (in a seven-page letter) to warn the American government about the impacts this could...
Nintendo Download 27th June (North America)
Super Mario Maker 2, Virtua Racing and erm, Dream Daddy!
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! Nintendo Switch: Super Mario Maker 2...
News EA CEO Defends Microtransactions, Says It’s "Actually Possible" To Do It Right
A candid conversation
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson recently sat down for his first interview “in a couple of years” with GameDaily.biz to discuss the company’s mistakes and accomplishments in recent times. He’s been at EA for 19 years, was the former head of EA Sports and has now led the global video game giant for the past six years...
News PlatinumGames' Astral Chain To Be The First Of A Trilogy, Depending On Its Success
Update: Director clarifies statement further
Update: Takahisa Taura has taken to Twitter to explain that early reports of this story have been slightly mistranslated. Rather than a trilogy being the set plan, Taura is simply thinking of ways that the game could be expanded into a three-part series or more. Original Article: One of the more...
News Pokémon Masters Launches Summer 2019, Core Gameplay Explained
3v3 battles in real-time
The Pokémon Company has shared a brand new presentation for its upcoming smartphone game, Pokémon Masters. You can watch the entire show (which is only eight minutes long) above. The game comes from both The Pokémon Company and DeNA, and is aiming to create a gameplay experience where players can befriend other trainers,...
Review Furwind (Switch) - Likeable Platforming Action That Dulls Too Quickly
Outfoxed
Animals make wonderful game protagonists, this much is certain. From classic games like Frogger to evergreen mascots like Sonic the Hedgehog, animals have enjoyed the spotlight in games for decades. Just recently, cats were well represented in the delightful Gato Roboto, and of course we have Animal Crossing: New Horizons to look forward to...
News God Eater 3 Demo Now Live, Pre-Purchase Full Game To Unlock Tales Of Vesperia Costumes
Test out the local multiplayer feature
Next month, Bandai Namco releases God Eater 3 on the Nintendo Switch. To help introduce newcomers to this well-established series before this particular launch, the Japanese publisher has uploaded a demo to the Switch eShop in North America and Europe. It's the same one teased last month during an official...
Friday28th Jun 2019
News Get Four Games In One When Mighty Switch Force! Collection Arrives On The eShop This July
Switch it up on Switch
Following a PEGI rating in May, the Mighty Switch Force! Collection for Switch and multiple other platforms has now been confirmed. The collection will launch digitally on 25th July, for a total of $19.99. As already revealed, it will include four games in one. You can expect Mighty Switch Force!,
Thursday27th Jun 2019
Nintendo Download 27th June (Europe)
Mario Maker 2! Bloodstained! Devil May Cry!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe 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 Retail - New Releases: Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo,...
News My Friend Pedro Clears 250,000 Sales Across Switch And PC In Its Opening Week
Devolver Digital's biggest Switch launch
Devolver Digital has revealed that its latest release My Friend Pedro has had a tremendous opening week on Switch and PC, selling more than 250,000 copies. Last weekend, the publisher revealed that the game had given it its "biggest launch to date" on Switch, without sharing any official figures. Now that we...
News Weekly Famitsu Drops The 3DS From Its Release Schedule Section
A sign of the times
One noticeable difference at this year's E3 was the absence of the 3DS. Although the five-in-one Atooi Collection was announced for the platform during the Limited Run presentation, Nintendo did not showcase any new games for its 3D device. If it wasn't already evident the handheld system has come to the end of
News Wolfenstein: Youngblood Will Feature Uncensored Nazi Imagery In Germany, A Series First
A censored version will also be released
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is set to be the first game in the series to include uncensored Nazi imagery in Germany. The game centres around the story of two girls who are on a mission to take down Nazis in 1980s Paris. Nazi imagery is featured rather prominently throughout the game, and while past titles in the...
News High-Definition Remaster Of The Alliance Alive Arrives In The West This October
New comparison trailer also released
Following on from the confirmation The Alliance Alive HD Remastered would be made available on the Switch this Fall, the game's western publisher NIS America has now confirmed the local release dates. The remaster will arrive in North America on 8th October, in Europe on 11th October and in Oceania on 18th...
Video Raiden V: Director's Cut Treated To A New And Hectic Switch Trailer
Less than a month to go!
Raiden V: Director's Cut is now just under a month away from launching on Switch. To whet our appetites for the release, developer Moss has shared a brand new trailer. It's about as busy as a trailer can get, with the bullet hell action blending with graphics and text in an almighty attack on your senses, but you can...
News Clu Clu Land Joins Hamster's Arcade Archives Range On Switch
Arcade and NES now both available
Hamster's latest Arcade Archives release on Switch has been revealed, and this time we're being treated to 1984 arcade title, Clu Clu Land. The game released both as an arcade game and on the NES in the same year, and has actually recently joined the Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online line-up of...
News Mudkip Stars In The Next Pokémon GO Community Day Event
Start time pushed back as summer rolls in
Niantic and The Pokémon Company have revealed that the next Community Day event in Pokémon GO will feature none other than Mudkip. As always, you can expect to find plenty of the featured Pokémon available for a limited time in the wild, sitting there patiently waiting for you to come along and catch...
Wednesday26th Jun 2019
Review Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch) - The Last 2D Mario Game You'll Ever Need
Build your own adventure
If there was one game designed with the Wii U Gamepad in mind right from the very start and used it to its fullest potential, it was ZombiU. If there were two games that did that, it would be ZombiU and Super Mario Maker. Everything about the feel of the game and the interface screamed that this is a title that is best...
News Play Your Nintendo 64 On Modern Displays With The Super 64 HDMI Adaptor
Just plug in and play
Depending on your setup at home, getting your beloved Nintendo 64 to work on a modern display isn't as easy as it once was. Some fancy monitors just aren't expecting you to plug in a 23-year-old machine (we can't relate) but this little adaptor should sort out any issues wonderfully. The EON Super 64 is a plug-and-play...
Review Blade II - The Return Of Evil (Switch) - A Diablo-Style Action RPG That Might Surprise You
Evil intentions
The words ‘mobile game’ almost always come with unwelcome connotations when they’re ported over to another platform. For us Nintendo Switch owners, we’ve seen plenty of poorly executed optimisations pop up on the eShop, so we’re naturally a little hesitant whenever another free-to-play ‘hit’ gets the console treatment...
Random Rare's Logo Is Actually A Golden Toilet Roll
Can't unsee!
Despite being gobbled up by Microsoft back in 2002, Rare remains one of the most important and loved developers in the Nintendo scene to this day. For years, the studio created classic after classic - games like Battletoads, Donkey Kong Country, GoldenEye 007 and Banjo-Kazooie instantly spring to mind - and the company logo was commonly...
News Team Cherry Shares More Hollow Knight: Silksong Details, Will Launch "When It's Ready"
Healing, cocoons and more
Hollow Knight: Silksong looks set to be yet another wonderful Metroidvania headed to Nintendo Switch. It certainly seems that fans of the original Hollow Knight will be right at home here, with the recent Nintendo Treehouse demo (below) making us want to jump right back in, and the developers have now shared a few more...
News Bloodstained Team Releasing Multiple "Small Updates" To Fix Performance Of The Switch Version
"We have been listening to the feedback"
Last week, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players encountered a "game-breaking bug" in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. With this problem now resolved, Koji Igarashi and his team have shifted their attention to the Switch release. According to an article over
News Terraria Arrives On The Switch eShop This Week
Physical version arriving a bit later
505 Games has confirmed Terraria will be released on the Switch eShop on 27th June. Prior to this, we found out the alpha build of the game had been sent to the original developer Re-Logic at the start of this year. In the same announcement post, it was also revealed a physical version of the game would be...
Japanese Charts Yo-Kai Watch 4 Takes Number One Despite Lower-Than-Usual Series Sales
Switch takes nine of the top ten
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 17th - 23rd June, revealing that Yo-Kai Watch 4 has jumped straight to number one in its first week on sale. The game sold an estimated 150,721 copies during its opening week, easily fending off second place title Yakuza 5 - which also released as a new title this...
News SolSeraph Is The ActRaiser Spiritual Successor You've Been Praying For
And Yuzo Koshiro is involved
Well, that was unexpected. Sega has just revealed that it is publishing ACE Team's SolSeraph next month, and it's the closest thing we're going to get to an ActRaiser sequel in 2019. Placing you in the role of Helios, Knight of Dawn, the child of god and man, and all-round good egg, SolSeraph mimics the dual gameplay...
News Ice Age: Scrat's Nutty Adventure Scrambles To Switch This Fall
A 3D platformer featuring a squirrel, you say?
We've seen plenty of video games based of the phenomenally successful Ice Age movies over the years, some more successful than others. Now developer Just Add Water is winding up for a swing at the franchise with the freshly-announced 3D platformer Ice Age: Scrat’s Nutty Adventure coming to Switch (and...
News Aonuma Discusses Zelda: Link's Awakening's Dungeon-Making Feature
Super Zelda Maker
One of the brand new ideas coming to The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is the Chamber Dungeon concept; a new gameplay feature which allows players to design their very own dungeons in a way which reminds us of a slightly more simple take on Super Mario Maker. Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma has
News Toy Story Mash-Up Pack Now Available In Minecraft
To infinity and beyond!
To promote the arrival of Toy Story 4 in cinemas, Disney has teamed up with Mojang to release a special Toy Story themed mash-up pack in Minecraft. Here are the details from the Minecraft blog: Woody, Bo Peep, Buzz Lightyear, and some of the other charismatic characters you know and love have taken a detour to the world of...
News Pokémon Detective Pikachu Gets An Electrifying Digital Release Next Month
Blu-ray release scheduled for August
If you haven't been to see Pokémon Detective Pikachu in-cinema yet, you might want to hold out for the digital release arriving next month, on 23rd July. Following this is the release of the Blu-ray version, on 6th August. Here's the official announcement from the Detective Pikachu Twitter account: It’s...
News Luigi's Mansion 3 And Link's Awakening Nominated For 'Best Console Game' Of E3
Switch nominees across multiple catogories
Now that E3 2019 has wrapped up, 64 judging publications for the Game Critics Awards have selected this year's 'best of E3' nominees. The winners will be announced on 27th June. First party Nintendo titles are featured across multiple categories. Luigi's Mansion 3 is up for best console game, best...
News "Metroidmania" Spirit Event Starts Later This Week In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Celebrate Samus
Metroid Prime 4 might have been delayed, but that won't stop Nintendo from spotlighting Samus in the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit event. Here are the details: The three-day #SmashBrosUltimate spirit event "Metroidmania" starts on 28/06! Check your Spirit Board, because #Metroid characters are coming out of the walls!...
News Watch Levels Transform Before Your Eyes In Exception, A New Platformer Headed For Switch
A very cool concept indeed
Traxmaster Software has revealed its debut game Exception, a platformer that will be launching on Nintendo Switch this summer. The game is set inside an elderly woman's computer which has been overrun by a deadly virus, leaving you to run, jump and fight your way through a variety of platforming levels to rid the problem...
News Arena Battles Await In Attack Of The Toy Tanks, Firing Onto Switch This Week
Featuring a 60-level campaign
Launching on Nintendo Switch this Friday is Attack of the Toy Tanks, an arena battle game developed by Petite Games. It features 60 levels set out in a full campaign, where players must take control of a titular toy tank and battle it out to be the last tank standing. Once you're done fighting the AI, you can also jump...
News Get Tactical And Stealthy When Alder's Blood Drops On Switch Later This Year
Victorian fantasy meets Wild West
Freshly announced as the debut title from Shockwork Games, Alder's Blood is a turn-based tactical game with a large dose of stealth and strategy. It's set in a grim world that has come to the End Times with monsters attacking humanity and taking it to the brink of extinction. The only remaining hope against these...
Tuesday25th Jun 2019
News Police Confirm That YouTuber Desmond "Etika" Amofah Has Died
YouTube star went missing 6 days ago
Update: New York Police Department's Twitter account has confirmed the news we'd all been fearing: Original Story: Police investigating the disappearance of YouTuber Etika have revealed that a body has been found in New York City's East River, reports the BBC. Etika – real name Desmond Amofah – has been...
News The Wii U Just Received Its First Firmware Update For 2019
Stability is all you need
It appears Nintendo hasn't completely forgotten the Wii U, as a new firmware update has just been rolled out for the system. This is the first one for 2019 and quite possibly the last, based on its recent history. If you can't already guess where this is going, Version 5.5.4 improves stability and makes various other minor...
Preview Astral Chain Is The 2019 Switch Game Everyone Should Be Talking About
Off the chain
When Astral Chain was announced earlier this year, it was easy to forgive some mild scepticism from Nintendo fans. Wait, another anime-styled action title from PlatinumGames, and one that's less than a year from release? While the studio has built up an incredibly solid reputation with titles like Bayonetta, The
News Japanese Mega Drive Mini Collector's Edition Comes With 22 Tiny Cartridges
A framed set of cute (mock) carts
The Mega Drive Mini is shaping up to be an excellent tribute to Sega's classic 16-bit console, and it's taken many years of sub-standard efforts (and, arguably, the huge success of Nintendo's HDMI-friendly Mini Classic consoles) to get to this point. With M2 taking charge of emulation on this one, Mega Drive /...
News Tweet Analysis Reveals Controversial Pokémon Cull Has Fans Evenly Split
Hard Pokéscience using AI, language processing and bar charts
Update: It appears that we misinterpreted this data in our original story, specifically the ‘sentiment’ analysis. After reviewing the findings again, the zero value tweets that display “no emotion at all” appear to include the #BringBackNationalPokedex example itself, which we...
Feature Meet Axe, The Smash Bros. Underdog Who Changed The Competitive Scene Overnight
"I see myself as an underdog every time"
There must be something in the water lately at Super Smash Bros. Melee tournaments. A few weeks ago, Melee player Wizzrobe, real name Justin Hallett, won Smash’N’Splash 5, a major Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament with over 800 entrants. His character of choice was Captain Falcon, a mid-tier staple...
News Details On Smartphone Game Pokémon Masters Coming This Thursday
An incoming video presentation from The Pokémon Company
The Pokémon Company has announced that it'll lift the lid on its upcoming mobile game Pokémon Masters in a video presentation this Thursday. The presentation is scheduled for 6am PT / 2pm BST / 10pm JST on 27th June and will be approximately 8 minutes long, so we should get plenty more...
News Sega Not Worried About Overwhelming Audiences With Retro Content
"We're never going to saturate the audience"
Sega is quite happy to re-release its retro library of games on each and every system. If you're like us, you've probably played the original Sonic the Hedgehog on a dozen different devices over the years. In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz at E3 2019, Sega Europe's John Clark defended the...
Reminder Devil May Cry Is Out Today On Switch
Capcom drops a bunch of short trailers
Capcom's PS2 action game Devil May Cry has received the Switch port treatment and launches today on your favourite hybrid handheld. To celebrate this fact (and get newbies up to speed on some of the principal players in the game), Capcom has released some short trailers on the Devil May Cry YouTube channel...
News Digimon Survive Producer Answering Online Fan Questions At Anime Expo 2019
What will you ask?
Digimon fans eager to find out more about the history of the video game series or the upcoming Switch release, Digimon Survive, will be pleased to hear Bandai Namco is currently accepting online questions, which will be answered by the producer at "The Future of Digimon" Anime Expo 2019 panel. For anyone interested in learning...
News Port Specialist Iron Galaxy Helped Phoenix Labs Bring Dauntless To The Switch
Calling on experience
During an interview with Twinfinite, Chris Fox of Phoenix Labs – the developer behind the upcoming free-to-play Switch release, Dauntless – revealed Iron Galaxy had helped port the game to Nintendo's hybrid device. "We’ve been really fortunate to be working with Iron Galaxy to bring it to the Switch and like, they...
Wednesday26th Jun 2019
News Special Reserve Games Has Delayed The Physical Release Of The Messenger
Minit still on track
Alongside the reveal of multiple GRIS physical editions for Nintendo Switch yesterday, Special Reserve Games also sent out an email to customers who pre-ordered hard copies of The Messenger and Minit - providing them with an update abo
Tuesday25th Jun 2019
News Projectile-Fighting Game Lethal League Blaze Expected To Release In The West Next Month
Out soon in Japan
Last September, we found out the obscure fighting game Lethal League Blaze would be coming to the Switch in 2019. Publisher Oizumi Amuzio has now confirmed it will be released in Japan on 12th July, for the price of 2,000 yen. This will follow with a physical release on 12th September. The developer, Team Reptile, has also...
Deals Get €35 / £30 eShop Credit With A New Nintendo Switch (Europe)
A limited time bundle at select retailers
Nintendo of Europe has announced a new Switch bundle which comes with a download code for eShop credit to the tune of £30 or €35. Available for a non-specific 'limited time', you'll be able to pick up a brand new console with Neon Red and Blue Joy-Con (or the grey ones if you prefer your on-the-go gaming...
News Close To The Sun Brings Tesla-Inspired First Person Horror To Switch This Year
Would you kindly not mention Bioshock?
Coming from developer Storm in a Teacup, Close To The Sun has been confirmed to arrive on Switch along with the previously announced platforms some time later this year. It follows a journalist called Rose on a mission to save her sister in an alternate 19th century that's been revolutionised by futurist Nikola...
News Zany Shmup Q-YO Blaster Fires Onto Switch This Week
Echoes of Parodius
Fans of shmups are being well catered for on Switch with a plethora of excellent shooting games hitting the console over the past two years, including classics and brand new titles. The latest contender will arrive this Thursday 27th June on eShop and it looks to be a little more lighthearted than many other games in the genre...
News Lost Orbit: Terminal Velocity Embarks On A Perilous Journey To Switch Next Month
A definitive edition of the game
Lost Orbit: Terminal Velocity is set to arrive on Nintendo Switch and other platforms on 16th July, it has been confirmed. A definitive edition of the game which first appeared on Steam back in 2015, Lost Orbit: Terminal Velocity has players boosting, swimming, bouncing, leaping, smashing and teleporting their way...
News Tricky Kitchen Puzzler Automachef Secures A Tasty July Release On Switch
Feel the heat this summer
Team17 has revealed that its upcoming puzzler Automachef will be cooking up a treat on Switch next month. You'll be able to get your cleverly programmed robot arms on it from the 23rd July. If you've missed our previous coverage on this one, the game comes from indie developer Hermes Interactive and has players...
Monday24th Jun 2019
News Nintendo Finally Opens A Second Official Retail Store
14 years after the first one arrived
Today sees the grand opening of a new, official retail store for Nintendo, fourteen years since the first one arrived back in 2005. The store is located at the Dizengoff Center, a shopping mall in Tel Aviv, Israel. It'll be opening at 6pm local time today (so that's 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm UK / 5pm CET) and a...
News More Than 52,000 People Voted For Their Favourite Pokémon, Here Are The Results
Spoilers: Four didn't receive any votes at all
The upcoming Pokémon Sword and Shield have the series' fanbase in an uproar at the moment after it was revealed that the games wouldn't feature every single monster. We've already spoken about the topic at length should you wish to join the discussion, but wherever you st
Guide Where To Buy Super Mario Maker 2 And Receive Extra Goodies
With a Switch stylus, Switch Online memberships and more
Super Mario Maker 2 launches exclusively on Nintendo Switch on 28th June, letting us dive into the crazy world of Mario level creation once more. If you're hoping to grab yourself a copy, you're in luck! Below you'll find some of the best deals available, including options which throw in extra...
News Fire Emblem: Three Houses File Size Revealed, DLC Also Confirmed
And amiibo support, too!
Fire Emblem: Three Houses is now just over a month away from release and you may well be starting to think about the age-old question: to go physical, or digital? Hopefully helping your decision, a Japanese download card for the game has now been spotted, giving us the all-important file size. In Japan, a digital copy will...
Review Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Switch) - A Karting Treat For Fans And Newcomers Alike
It’s got loads in it (literally)
Although it doesn’t look like there’s going to be a Mario Kart 9 any time soon, the Switch is starting to grow its own roster of licensed karting games in a way not seen since the GameCube days. Just last month we got Team Sonic Racing, for example, and even though the likes of Nickelodeon Kart Racers and Hello...
Feature It's Time To Lay Down Your ARMS
We hang up our gloves in Nintendo's OTHER larger-than-life brawler
After two years and 30 Party Crashes, Gonçalo “Shiryu” Lopes finally gives his ARMS a rest, long after everyone else did, and looks back on his time with the game... Until June 2017 the humble Switch was known by fans (and non-fans alike) as “the Breath of the Wild...
News Limited Run Games To Release Physical NES And Game Boy Star Wars Cartridges
Get your orders in this week
During E3, physical indie publisher Limited Run Games teased what appeared to be a huge Star Wars announcement. The reveal showed that the company would be teaming up with Lucasfilm Games for some physical releases, but it wasn't 100% clear how this would actually work. Today, Limited Run has shared the news that...
Talking Point The Sound Strategy Behind 2DS Points To A Switch Mini
Serving an audience the current model doesn’t
The Switch Mini rumours have been coming thick and fast over the last week or two. Despite Nintendo plainly stating that the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct would not feature a new hardware reveal, it was half expected there might be a cheeky announcement. We’ve heard multiple stories from respected outlets...
Tuesday25th Jun 2019
News Special Reserve Reveals GRIS Signature Edition For Switch, Priced At $249.99
Get a signed painting from the creative director
Special Reserve Games has finally revealed the physical editions it will soon be selling on its website for the Nintendo Switch version of GRIS. For $249.99, you can pick up the Signature Edition, which includes a copy of the game, iam8bit's limited Deluxe Edition vinyl soundtrack and an exclusive...
Monday24th Jun 2019
News Taiwanese Memory Chip Supplier Reports Stronger Than Expected Demand From Nintendo
More fuel for the Switch Mini fire?
An awful lot has been said about the Switch Mini over the last few days - a rumoured revision to Nintendo's hybrid console expected to be revealed this year - and this latest little nugget of information from a Taiwanese memory chip supplier only adds even more fuel to the ever-raging fire. Macronix - a memory...
Review We. The Revolution (Switch) - A Dense Historical Romp That's Certainly An Acquired Taste
J'adore?
Video games have the incredible ability to transport players to periods of history that would otherwise be almost completely inaccessible outside of books or film. From exploring the Ancient Greek Islands in Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey to taking on the roles of various World War I combatants in Valiant Hearts: The Great War, games give us...
UK Charts Crash Team Racing Speeds Straight To Number One, Destroys Team Sonic Racing's Debut
The bandicoot is back
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 22nd June, revealing that Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has raced past the competition to secure a might first place. The game generated the second highest week-one sales the franchise has ever seen in the UK, only being beaten by Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy before it, and has...
Review Cybarian: The Time Traveling Warrior (Switch) - A Short But Sweet Action Throwback
Cyberpunk 577BC
Joining a seemingly never ending list of retro-inspired platform games, Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior has perhaps one of the most far-fetched premises around. You play as Cybarian, a butch barbarian from olden times who discovers the coveted Sword of Ages. Upon wielding the mighty sword, he suddenly gets magically transported...
News A Book Celebrating The Life Of Satoru Iwata Announced For Release In Japan
With words from Shigeru Miyamoto
A book aiming to celebrate the life of late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has been revealed. It will be released in Japan, although no launch date has currently been set. The book comes from Japanese company Hobonichi - which was founded in June 1998 by EarthBound creator, Shigesato Itoi - and will collect words...
News Contra And Metal Slug-Inspired Platformer Blazing Chrome Comes To Switch This July
Running and gunning fun
Publisher The Arcade Crew and developer JoyMasher have today announced that Blazing Chrome will be blasting its way onto Nintendo Switch and other platforms on 11th July. The game is a run-and-gun platformer heavily inspired by - and acting as an homage to - retro classics Contra and Metal Slug. Its enemy-infested act
News Woodle Tree 2: Deluxe Is A 3D Platformer With RPG Elements Coming Exclusively To Switch
60fps and multiplayer included
Indie developer and publisher Chubby Pixel has revealed that it will be bringing Woodle Tree 2: Deluxe exclusively to Nintendo Switch next month. Said to feature a blend of platforming, open-world adventure, and RPG elements, Woodle Tree 2: Deluxe has been born thanks to the success of Woodle Tree Adventures - a game...
News Action-Adventure Game Sparklite To Receive Gorgeous Signature Edition This October
Pre-orders go live this Friday
Publisher Merge Games and developer Red Blue Games have revealed that upcoming action-adventure Sparklite will be receiving a delightful Signature Edition this October. Pre-orders will be going live later this week. You can see the Signature Edition release for yourself below; it contains a region free copy of...
News Never Give Up Brings Death-Defying Twitch Platforming To Switch This August
Up for a challenge?
The Switch eShop is about to get battered, beaten and bruised thanks to the arrival of a new death-defying platformer. Never Give Up arrives on Nintendo's hybrid machine this August. The game comes from Armor Games Studios - creators of the original Give Up web game series - and Massive Monster, which last year released the...
Sunday23rd Jun 2019
News Super Mario Battle Royale Game Receives Takedown Notice From Nintendo
Surprise, surprise...
Earlier this week, we found out about a free-to-play fan-made 'Mario Royale' online game, allowing roughly 75 players to jump into a single level at the same time and race to the flagpole. Obviously, we've seen Nintendo take swift action against projects that 'borrow' assets and code in the past, and sure enough, the creator...
News Nintendo Is Waiting For Next Level Games To Let It Know When Luigi's Mansion 3 Is Ready
"Let us know and we’ll solidify the release date”
Although Luigi's Mansion 3 is targeting a 2019 launch on the Nintendo Switch, there's still no solid release date. If you've been wondering why this is, according to a statement made by Bill Trinen within a Polygon interview last week, it's because Nintendo wants Next Level Games to "put the...
News NBA 2K19 Newcomers Outraged By In-Game Video Advertisments
Disable these clips in the settings menu
Remember the unbelievable sale last week for NBA 2K19 on the North American eShop and multiple other digital platforms? The game received a limited-time 95 percent discount, taking it from the regular price of $59.99 all the way down to just $2.99. Even people who don't play sports games on a regular basis...
News Risk Of Rain 2 Has Been Rated For Nintendo Switch
Is an announcement on the way?
Last September, Switch owners were treated to a pleasant surprise when Hopoo Games' acclaimed action-platformer Risk of Rain suddenly appeared on the Switch eShop. Now, it seems like Nintendo's hybrid platform could be receiving the 3D sequel in the near future. Risk of Rain 2 for Switch has been recently rated by the
News Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Is On Sale For $14.99 On The North American Switch eShop
And the DLC is half-price
The North American Switch eShop has hosted a number of sales over the past few weeks, including some insane discounts on standalone games. The latest one up for grabs is Bandai Namco's Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. If you already own it, it might still be worth taking a look at the DLC currently on-sale. Right now, the game...
News Engine Software Handling The Switch Version Of Ni no Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch
In cooperation with Bandai Namco
When Bandai Namco officially confirmed Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch was coming to the Switch later this year, it also revealed this version of the game would run at 30fps and maintain a 720p resolution in both docked and handheld mode. Adding to the existing information about this upcoming release, it's now...
News Dream Daddy Arrives On The Switch eShop At The Start Of Next Month
“Meet and romance other hot Dads”
A few weeks ago, Game Grumps revealed it would bring its popular title Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator to the Switch and mobile devices in the “very” near future. The estimated release date of 2nd July has now appeared on the North American eShop. It will set you back $14.99 and is expected to take up...
Saturday22nd Jun 2019
Soapbox Why Sword And Shield's Pokémon Purge Will Benefit Everyone
And how the cull draws focus from more significant issues
When you're trying to please a fanbase that's been around for over 20 years, any major change to the status quo will always divide opinion. Pokémon is a series that’s kept under heavy scrutiny by its loyal community, with each minute detail studied under a Silph Scope with no place for...
News Switch Mini Rumours Escalate As Spanish Arm Of GAME Lists Accessories
Update: The listings have been removed
This is a rather nice Switch Mini mock-up we created ourselves, before you get too excited Update: Sorry folks, it looks like the listings have now been removed from the Spanish GAME website. Original Story: The Spanish arm of gaming retail specialist GAME has added a whole bunch of Switch Mini accessories...
News Banjo-Kazooie's Smash Bros. Reveal Was One Of The "Biggest" Moments In Grant Kirkhope's Career
Up there with Mario + Rabbids
In a recent interview with the YouTube channel Shesez, Banjo-Kazooie composer Grant Kirkhope was asked about how he felt when he heard his music in the character reveal trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and how it compared to his other career highlights. According to the living legend himself, it’s on par with...
News Sonic Team "Now Preparing" For The Blue Blur's 30th Anniversary
Expect a "big year"
In March, Sonic Team's Takashi Iizuka confirmed the development of the next entry in the mainline Sonic the Hedgehog series was officially underway. Since then, there's been no other information about this game. When Iizuka caught up with Game Informer at E3 2019 last week, he was queried about the next major entry in the...
News Cuphead Developer Dreams Of Making A New Zelda Game
More than a pipe dream?
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer has become an instant success on the Switch eShop. It's already dominating the download charts in multiple regions and has been well received by fans and critics alike. Being an indie-made title, it's obviously got a lot of smaller-sized developers thinking about what they would...
News Switch Version Of Crash Team Racing Receives Early Patch To Improve Online Multiplayer
"Thank you for your patience"
If you've tried out the online portion of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled on Nintendo's hybrid video game system, you may or may not have had a bumpy ride. Well, the good news is, developer Beenox has already released an update to improve this part of the game in the Switch release. To download it, all you need to do...
News My Friend Pedro Is Devolver Digital's "Biggest Launch To Date" On Nintendo Switch
It's also one of the best launches yet
Devolver Digital's ongoing support for Nintendo's hybrid platform appears to be paying off – with the publisher revealing the recently released slow-mo shooter My Friend Pedro – by DeadToast Entertainment – has become the company's "biggest launch to date" on the Switch. At this point in time, it's...
News Nintendo, Creatures And Game Freak Apply For 'Dynamax Band' Trademark In Japan
Increase the size of your Pokémon
One of the new features in Pokémon Sword and Shield is the "dynamax" ability – allowing trainers to transform their pocket monsters into giants on the battlefield for a short period of time. There are also raids in the game where you can fight alongside other players to defeat these overly large Pokémon. With...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 22nd)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
After another busy week full of Switch Mini suspicions and a Mario Kart Hot Wheels announcement of all things, it's time for us to sit back and talk over our weekend plans. Members of the team have shared their entries below, and we'd love for you to get involved via our comment section and poll, too. Enjoy!...
Friday21st Jun 2019
Random HBO Uses Wii U Controller To Promote Streaming App Only On PS4 And Xbox
They're all the same, right?
The Wii U - in our eyes, at least - deserved so much better than to be forgotten in a dusty heap in the attic, and today it's been spotted in an advertisement for a major television network. We almost cheered for it, happy to see its grand return, before we realised that the whole thing was just a mistake. The poor thing...
Review The Last Remnant Remastered (Switch) - An RPG With Fine Ideas Scuppered By A Lack Of Clarity
A remnant of a different time
You’d be forgiven if, when watching the surprise announcement of The Last Remnant Remastered coming to Switch, your first thought was “What?” Though the The Last Remnant has largely been forgotten in the current gaming industry, it once hopefully represented the future of Square Enix, with the president of the...
"We want to keep that quality bar high"
Not long after we found out the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons had been delayed until next year, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser said the company would not "bring a game to the market before it w
Larry loner
The Leisure Suit Larry games are one of those things no one really admits to liking. There’s clearly an audience for them - you don’t release roughly 10 games over the last 30 years without gaining a decent following (yes, they’ve been around that long). However, the mixture of school playground humour and Carry On levels of sexual...
News Here Are The Top 10 Best-Selling Third-Party Switch Games As Of May 2019
Life-to-date sales in the US
We're often treated to official data showing the best-selling Nintendo-published games for Switch, but it's far less often that we get to hear about third-party games. As keen players will know, third-party hits help to add variety and new experiences to any console, so it's about time we celebrated the best of the bunch...
Review Slender: The Arrival (Switch) - A Bland And Bare Take On Slenderman Horror
Eight Pages? We’d rather read a whole book
It’s impossible to deny that the black-suited, faceless Slenderman is an iconic horror figure. Ever since its creation on the Something Awful forums, the cultural phenomenon made waves throughout the internet, helped by the 2012 freeware horror game Slender: The Eight Pages. Over the years, the...
Preview Things We've Learned Playing Super Mario Maker 2
Five tidbits from our time with the game so far
Super Mario Maker 2 is a game we've hardly been quiet about, except maybe during that whole 'E3' thing. Well, now we can say with confidence that we actually have the game in our collective hands, and we've been digging right ruddy deep into it and learning as much as we can. In short (and before the...
Video Digital Foundry Takes A Look At The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening E3 Demo
"It's a beautiful take on a classic game"
The next Zelda game due out on the Switch is the remake of Link's Awakening. After playing the demo of it at E3 2019, Digital Foundry has now uploaded a video comparing this new version to the Game Boy original, while taking a look at how it's shaping up in terms of performance. In docked mode, the game...
News Switch JRPG Oninaki Gets Gorgeous New Screenshots And Character Info
From Square Enix and Tokyo RPG Factory
Upcoming JRPG Oninaki is now just a couple of months away from launching on Nintendo Switch. In preparation for the release, new screenshots and character details have been revealed. Let's kick things off with those lovely screenshots. We've handpicked a few which represent both the story elements present in...
News Friday The 13th: The Game Ultimate Slasher Edition Is Getting A Physical Switch Release
Pre-orders live in North America
Third-person survival horror Friday the 13th: The Game Ultimate Slasher Edition is eyeing up a release on Switch this summer and a physical edition has now been revealed which is packed with lots of juicy contents. Originally planned to launch in spring, the game has now been pushed back for a 13th August release...
News Realm Royale Is Now Available As A Free Download On Switch
Ready up!
Last month, after a series of rumours and leaks, Hi-Rez Studios released the Realm Royale Founder's Pack on the Switch eShop. This paid version of the game gave Nintendo owners a helping hand with additional goodies and essentially early access ahead of its free-to-play launch on the system. If you are one of the individuals who has been...
News Cadence Of Hyrule Was The Most Downloaded Game On Switch Last Week In Japan
An instant success
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the Necrodancer had a cracking debut in Japan, debuting at number one in the Switch eShop charts for the region last week. The news comes from Nintendo's regular Japanese eShop update, which has revealed the top ten most downloaded games for the period of 13th - 19th June. It sits just ahead of...
News Ubisoft Is Still Releasing Just Dance On Wii Because The "Audience Wants It"
That makes sense
Ubisoft might have dropped support for the Wii U, but it continues to release Just Dance games on Nintendo's original Wii device. Why is that? According to a Ubisoft representative who was contacted by Polygon recently, it's simply because there's still demand for the series on this platform: “Just Dance 2020 is coming to the...
News Secret Of Mana Veteran Recalls How Game Releases Have Changed
Brownies boss Shinichi Kameoka looks back 26 years
The lovely looking Doraemon: Story of Seasons launched this week in Japan (jumping right to the top of the charts, no less), and Shinichi Kameoka, boss at developer Brownies, has been reminiscing about video game eras past and how releases have changed over the years. Writing on the company's blog...
News Find Your Way Out Of A Maze In The New Nintendo Labo VR Minigame
Download it from the Switch news channel
Nintendo has released a new Labo VR minigame. This one requires to find your way out of a 3D maze. If you would like to check it out, click on the Switch news channel, find the Labo article, press the "receive sample" button within it and then boot up your copy of the game. From here, you'll need to select...
News PQube To Release More Switch eShop Games Physically In Europe, Two Launch Today
Physical collectors rejoice!
Today, publisher PQube has announced that it will be releasing more of its previously digital-only games in physical form on Nintendo Switch in Europe. PQube tells us to expect more titles to appear over the course of the year, but it's kicking things off with two games in particular. Both of these have launched today;...
Thursday20th Jun 2019
News Is This Our First Real Look At Nintendo Switch Mini? Update: Company Responds
HonSon has based designs on "secret" information
Update: We've spoken to a HonSon representative about the product listings in question, and have been told that the company has based these products on "secret" information and that it is waiting for Nintendo to officially confirm the system before putting these items into production; HonSon will then...
News Official Mario Kart Hot Wheels Tracks And Cars Are On The Way
And they look amazing
Nintendo and Hot Wheels have today announced a partnership which will see a global release of Hot Wheels Mario Kart die-cast vehicles and tracks. The collection will be made up of three Mario Kart game-inspired track sets and plenty of characters from the franchise. At launch, Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, and Bowser will all be...
Review My Friend Pedro (Switch) - Totally And Utterly Bananas
Let's split
Devolver Digital’s latest death spectacular, My Friend Pedro, starts as it means to continue – with a masked protagonist roused into consciousness from his slumber in the basement of a murderous criminal’s hideout by his only friend, a floating sentient banana called Pedro. The pair quickly purloin a pistol and make for a quick...
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Has Game-Breaking Bug, Advice Given To Switch Owners
Make sure you're prepared
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night arrives on Nintendo Switch next week on 25th June. PS4 and Xbox One players already have their hands on it, however, and a game-breaking bug has been found which will affect every version. An update for the game, taking it to version 1.02, appears to be the problem. Essentially, if players...
Friday21st Jun 2019
Reminder Get Up To 80% Off In This Switch eShop Sale Celebrating Indie Devs Down Under
That's a ripper of a sale, mate
There's a rather large amount of Australian and New Zealand developers releasing games on the Switch eShop on a regular basis. To celebrate, all of the studios down under and across the ditch have joined together to offer Switch owners "twenty of the best" games from the region at great prices. The sale covers a wide...
Thursday20th Jun 2019
News It Looks Like The Final Japanese 3DS Title Has Been Canned
The true end of an era?
While Nintendo won't come out and actually say it, the 3DS is pretty dead now. All of the major publishers and developers have shifted their attention to the Switch, and as a result, the older handheld system has seen its list of releases dry up completely. 2019 is looking pretty barren for 3DS owners as far
News Side-Scrolling Hack And Slash Dead Or School Is Getting A Physical Release In Japan
Comes out this August
Update: It has been confirmed that Dead or School is getting a physical release in Japan on August 29th. Here are some gameplay details, direct from the developer: Defeat enemies, grow your own character. Collect items, create your own most powerful weapons! Hack and Slash X Girl's action Gear obtain with money or gears,...
Bullet Heaven
The year is 2061 and a fully automated energy system known as BAC has gone rogue, mankind teeters on the brink of extinction unless one hero pilot, (that’s you by the way), can manoeuvre their STORK fighter, equipped with the newly developed Rolling Gun, deep into enemy territory to face off against a sentient robotic terror and save...
Feature The Best Movie Licences On Nintendo Systems
They're not all awful, honest
There are a number of video game maxims that you'll see crop up time and again on the internet, many of which are rooted in truth. Gameplay, for example, really is more important than graphics, and a delayed game does indeed have the potential to be good, while a rushed one is forever bad. The old chestnut we're looking...
News Flyhigh Works Hosts ‘Summer Sizzlers’ Sale, 11 Switch Games Discounted
Up to 60% off
Flyhigh Works has announced that it'll be kicking off a 'Summer Sizzlers' sale on Nintendo Switch, discounting a healthy number of its games for your consideration. The best news? It starts today. You can get a taste of each of the discounted games in the fancy trailer up above, but we've got the full list and their discounts for you...
News Pokémon Was The Second Most Pre-Ordered Title At GameStop During E3
Call of Duty takes out the top spot
Video game retail giant GameStop has revealed the most pre-ordered upcoming releases shown during E3 2019. Three Nintendo titles made the cut and one third-party release also coming to the Switch was featured. Activision's next entry in the Call of Duty series took out the top spot and Pokémon Sword and Shield...
News Devil May Cry Unleashes Stylish Hack And Slash Action On The Switch Next Week
File size also revealed
Following on from Capcom's May announcement, it has now been confirmed Devil May Cry will be arriving on the Switch eShop in Japan, Europe and Australia next week. The title is due out on 25th June locally and will be released a few days later on 27th June in Japan. The Switch eShop exclusive requires a massive 9.2GB of free...
Nintendo Download 20th June (North America)
Bloodstained, Crash Team Racing, My Friend Pedro!
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! Nintendo Switch: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night...
News PlatinumGames Has Been Doing "A Lot Of Intel Gathering" For The Wonderful 101
And it's no secret they want it on Switch
The idea of porting The Wonderful 101 to Switch seems to be brought up surprisingly often. Indeed, it was only a couple of weeks ago when we last heard about it, as PlatinumGames executive director Atsushi Inaba said that he was "glad" he has spoken about it in the past and asked fans to be patient. This...
Nintendo Download 20th June (Europe)
Crash! Team! Racing! Nitro! Fueled!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe 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 Retail - New Releases: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Activision,...
News Natsume Shares More Details On Harvest Moon: Mad Dash
Coming to Switch this fall
Natsume has shared some fresh details on Harvest Moon: Mad Dash which was shown for the first time during E3 last week. If you're not caught up on this one, Mad Dash is described as a "fast-paced farming game" that is set to launch for both Switch and PS4 in fall 2019. You'll be able to play the game alone or with friends...
News Puzzle & Dragons Gold For Switch Releases In North America Later This Year
A competitive take on the series
In 2013, GungHo Online Entertainment released Puzzle & Dragons Z on the 3DS. It followed this up in 2015 with a local release of the game and also added in a special Nintendo-themed bonus title: Puzzle & Dragons Z: Super Mario Bros. Edtion. Now, GungHo has announced it will release Puzzle & Dragons Gold...
News We Believe In E3, Says Nintendo
"We’re bullish on the show. We’re here. We believe in it."
Sony was a conspicuous absence at this year's E3 event in Los Angeles, and with a trend of other companies reducing their presence at the show, the notion that the expo is losing relevance certainly isn't new. The dates for next year's event have already been announced, but it's hard to...
News Astral Chain Director Reveals Neat Trick Which Will Let You Play In Co-Op
A "challenging" way to play
PlatinumGames' upcoming release Astral Chain left a pretty strong impression on us after E3; the game is being directed by Takahisa Taura, the lead designer on NieR: Automata, and it certainly looks like it could be strong enough to tide us over until the studio's next Bayonetta effort comes along. As you'll know if...
News Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories Is Heading To Switch In The West
How will you cope in a crisis?
Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories is making its way to the west next year, it has been confirmed. The game will be launching on Nintendo Switch, PS4 and PC. With devastation and destruction everywhere you look, Disaster Report 4 has you trying to escape from the destroyed city around you. You'll be looking out for...
News Table Top Racing: World Tour Gets Permanent Switch Price Cut, Refunds Issued To Early Buyers
In reaction to community feedback
Greenlight Games and Playrise Digital have today announced that Table Top Racing: World Tour - Nitro Edition will be receiving a permanent price drop in reaction to feedback from the Switch community. The game will now be available to download from the eShop for £19.99 / €22.99 / $24.99, down from its initial...
News Sega Ages Space Harrier "Coming Soon" To The Switch eShop In Japan
Relive the third-person rail shooter
The game site for the Sega Ages Space Harrier is now live. The third-person rail shooter is "coming soon" to the Japanese Switch eShop and will set you back 925 yen. This new version captures the spirit of the original 1985 arcade version while also adding in features from the 2012 3DS title such as widescreen...
News Nintendo Labo Wins GOTY At The 2019 Games For Change Awards
Paving the way
Nintendo Labo might not have been quite as successful in terms of sales as certain other first-party releases on the Switch, but it has certainly won plenty of awards since the original kits were launched in April last year. Since then, it's taken home two BAFTA awards and a GDC innovation award. Now, at the 2019 Games for Change...
News Banjo-Kazooie Composer Grant Kirkhope Says He'd "Love" To Write Music For Cadence Of Hyrule
Let's hope for a sequel then!
Cadence of Hyrule has been available on Switch for a little while now, and we don't know about you, but we're still happily bopping along to its wonderful soundtrack on a daily basis. We're not the only ones who love it either; in an interview with Miketendo64, Grant Kirkhope - composer for games like Banjo-Kazooie,...
Video Learn How To Make Your Very Own Doug Bowser amiibo
Add the real Bowser to your collection
Earlier this week, we shared a special moment at E3 2019 when DIY expert GandaKris presented the Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser with his very own custom-made amiibo. If you've been wanting to add this exclusive amiibo to your own collection, well now you can. The talented amiibo maker has uploaded a...
News Lines X Is A Relaxing Puzzle Game Coming To Switch Next Week, And It's Less Than $1
Worth a try?
Launching next week on Nintendo Switch is Lines X, a relaxing puzzler that could be a great little choice to pass the time. The game features a series of Numberlink puzzles which have players finding paths to connect coloured tiles in a grid. There are 100 puzzles for you to explore in total, wrapped up in a game which plays host to...
Video Here's What We Got Up To At E3 2019
Talking to the public! Talking to Luigi! Talking to the voice of Luigi!
E3 2019 already feels like a distant memory, despite being one of the most fun-packed events in recent times for Nintendo fans. We got Banjo and Kazooie in Smash, confirmation of a Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel and much more besides. All in all, it was an excellent show and...
Wednesday19th Jun 2019
News Fan Makes Free-To-Play Super Mario Battle Royale, And It's Surprisingly Great
Well, while it lasts
The battle royale genre comes in all shapes and sizes - it might have been made popular by shooters like PUBG and Fortnite, but Tetris 99 showed that it can also be successful in completely unexpected ways. Reinforcing that point with style is 'Mario Royale', a fan-made, free-to-play online game which has multiple players all...
News CD Projekt Red "Not Really Cutting Anything" From The Witcher 3 On Nintendo Switch
The "biggest changes" are tied to the UI and interaction
During a recent interview with VGC, CD Projekt Red UI Coordinator Alvin Liu explained how the biggest adjustments made to The Witcher 3 on Nintendo Switch are tied to the user interface: “The biggest changes that we made involve the user interface and how you interact is a bit different on...
News Metroid Prime Developer Andy O'Neil Passes Away, Aged 47
"Andy’s contributions to the gaming industry will never be forgotten"
Bluepoint Games has revealed that its co-founder Andy O'Neil passed away on June 10th, aged 47. O'Neil is perhaps most famous to Nintendo fans as the technical lead on Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2, and as principal engineer on Metroid Prime 3. Originally from Birmingham...
News The Sonic Anniversary Nintendo eShop Sale Is Now Live (North America)
Discounts on Switch, 3DS and Wii U eShop games
Sega is running a Sonic anniversary sale in North America from now until June 24th. For owners of Nintendo platforms, this sale includes discounted Sonic games on the Switch, 3DS and Wii U eShops. Take a look at the 12 games on sale in the list below which includes Sonic's latest racing game:...
News Breath Of The Wild's Sequel Came From Having Too Many DLC Ideas, Aonuma Says
"DLC is not enough"
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild remains one of the most magical experiences available on Switch. When it's sequel was revealed at E3, we were pretty surprised - it's not every day the Zelda franchise introduces a direct sequel - but here we are, with a continuation of Link and Zelda's latest adventure on the horizon...
Guide How To Find Your Rhythm In Zelda: Cadence Of Hyrule
Beginners' tips for starting out in the latest Zelda adventure
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda (to give it its full, unruly title) is an excellent game that combines the classic adventure of top-down Zelda with the beat-based gameplay for Brace Yourself Games’ indie hit Crypt of the NecroDancer. It...
Deals This 256GB Micro SD Card Is Dirt Cheap And Perfect For Your Switch
Only £24.99 today
With so many amazing upcoming games revealed for the Nintendo Switch during E3, it's going to be a big strain on your wallet and also your Switch internal storage as so many of these games are eShop only. With Super Mario Maker 2, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Luigi's Mansion 3 on the horizon, you may wish to download...
Random Turns Out Super Mario Odyssey's Dog Started Its Career As A Nintendogs Star
Here's a fun fact for you
Remember the wonderful little good boy in Super Mario Odyssey? The one that ran around and played with you at the beach? Of course you do. Well, as it turns out, this very dog was actually already a famous Nintendo star, likely explaining its talent and confidence on screen when playing fetch with Cappy and digging up...
Feature Behind The Scenes On Collection Of Mana And Trials Of Mana
"The original games were very popular"
Of the many surprises we got at E3 2019, the confirmation that the Mana series would be getting a much-needed shot in the arm was one of the most pleasant. Not only was it revealed that Collection of Mana – containing the localised version of the legendary Seiken Densetsu 3 – was coming to the West, we...
News Retro Studios Is Seeking An Art Director For Metroid Prime 4
A long road ahead
Texas-based developer Retro Studios has tweeted a job listing for Metroid Prime 4. This minor update on the project follows on from April when the company posted multiple job listings on its official Nintendo careers webpage. Months later, the developer appears to still
News Japanese Developer Grezzo Handling The Switch Version Of Link's Awakening
And there are "no plans" for Oracle remakes
Japanese video game developer Grezzo has made a name for itself over the years re-releasing older Zelda games on newer Nintendo systems. It started out with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D in 2011 and followed this up with The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D in 2015. In between, it has worked on...
Japanese Charts Switch Games Take The Top Nine Spots, Story of Seasons Debuts In First
Another solid week
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 10th - 16th June, revealing that Nintendo has had another stellar week in the region. Doraemon: Story of Seasons managed to jump right in to first place this week, comfortably outselling the game in second place which just so happens to be the mighty, evergreen Super Smash Bros...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate's Cape-Themed Spirit Board Event Starts Later This Week
Become a caped crusader
This week's spirit board event is all about caped-themed spirits. Expect to see Wario's alter-ego (Wario-Man), Ghirahim from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and many other classic video game characters who wear capes. This event starts on Friday and runs for the entire weekend. If you play Smash during this period you'll...
News Narrative-Driven Space Puzzler Professor Lupo And His Horrible Pets Hits Switch Next Month
From the dev behind Nihilumbra
Nihilumbra studio Beautifun Games is back with its latest puzzle adventure; Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets arrives on Switch next month. The game sees players take on the role of a professor's personal intern, dealing with the ferocity of his collection of so-called horrible pets along the way. These pets are...
News This £125 Pac-Man Sculpture Looks Like It Belongs In An Art Gallery
Available to order now
Bandai Namco is releasing a brand new Pac-Man figurine this week, available to pre-order as we speak. If you like to decorate your house with quirky, artistic pieces, perhaps this would be something to consider? The sculpture has been designed by Richard Orlinski, a French contemporary artist whose art can be found in more...
News Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior Brings Cyberpunk Platforming To Switch This Week
Bosses and battles aplenty
Launching this Friday on Nintendo Switch is Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior, a platforming beat 'em up with a cyberpunk twist. With a graphical style and general feel hoping to play on your old school nostalgia, Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior is a mash-up of action, platforming, and arcade fun. You'll be...
Tuesday18th Jun 2019
News Nintendo Switch System Update 8.1.0 Is Now Live
Fancy some stability?
Nintendo has rolled out its latest firmware update for the Switch. Version 8.1.0 promises to make your system even more stable than it was before. Here are the official patch notes: General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience If we find out anything else about what this latest update does, we'll...
News Dr. Mario World Only Launching For Specific Mobile Platforms In Some Countries
And not at all in Belgium
Just a few hours ago, Nintendo released the first gameplay footage and details for its upcoming smartphone game, Dr. Mario World. An official site for the game has gone live alongside the announcement, revealing some extra little details not mentioned in the trailer. Perhaps the most notable of these details is the country...
News Pre-Orders Now Live For Hori's Dragon Quest Slime And Daemon X Machina Switch Controllers
Looking for something a little different?
Fed up of fitting in with everyone else? Feel like going against the grain to stand out from the crowd? Then these weird and wonderful Switch controllers are probably for you. Both of these designs were revealed over the course of last week and come from Japanese accessory maker, Hori. Just looking at the...
Video Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Launch Trailer Shows Off Shovel Knight Collab
And Konami gets tortured (seriously)
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been treated to its very own launch trailer - it releases on PS4, PC and Xbox One today - bringing the hype ahead of its release on Switch next week and giving us a look at Shovel Knight in action. Things begin with game creator Koji Igarashi seemingly torturing a Konami...
News Ubisoft Happy To Be "The Last Game On Wii" With Just Dance 2020
"There still a lot of fans wanting to play on it"
At E3 this year, Ubisoft revealed Just Dance 2020 for Switch, PS4, Xbox One, the upcoming Google Stadia, and Wii. Yes, an almost 13-year-old console is still being treated to the newest releases of one of gaming's biggest franchises. The Wii first arrived on the scene back in 2006; the original...
Review VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action (Switch) - One Large Cutscene With A Gameplay Chaser
Blade Runner, Akira and Cocktail collide in this visual novel
VA-11 HALL-A from Sukeban Games features a future UseNet group on which games by Sukeban are criticised for lacking any gameplay. So you can’t say they didn’t realise, but can that self-awareness excuse a near-absence of interactivity? Even by visual novel standards, this is light...
News Doug Bowser Presented With His Very Own Custom-Made amiibo At E3 2019
Welcome to the Nintendo family
Nintendo DIY expert GandaKris has welcomed Doug Bowser into his new role as Nintendo of America president by presenting him with his very own custom-amiibo last week, at E3 2019. Take a look at the exchange below: If the name rings a bell, it's likely because you've seen GandaKris featured here on Nintendo Life...
Feature Xeno Crisis Is Smash TV Meets Aliens, And It's Looking Incredible
It's coming to Mega Drive, NEO GEO and... Switch?!
It's hard to make games. When you have absolutely no idea how to actually make a game, that might seem like a naive understatement, but we imagine it's true. Games today are massive, epic ventures; collaborations between hundreds, if not thousands of talented individuals all striving toward a common...
Hands On Creature In The Well Is The Most Beautiful Game We Played At E3
Stick with us on this one
You read that title right. Creature In The Well is indeed the most beautiful game we played at E3. Yes, we're aware of the shiny, toy-box wonderland that is the Link’s Awakening remake. We all know Cyberpunk 2077 is next level. Mosaic, the upcoming, multi-platform indie game that transforms
News Dr. Mario World For Mobile Devices Arrives On 10th July, Pre-Registration Now Open
Catch the virus
In February, Nintendo revealed Dr. Mario would receive his very own free-to-download entry on mobile devices later this year. Now that E3 2019 has come and gone, the Japanese company has revealed the first gameplay footage and announced Dr. Mario World will be released worldwide on both Android and iOS devices next month, on 10th...
News First Footage Of Milla Jovovich's Monster Hunter Movie Breaks Cover
At least the monsters are looking good, right?
Remember that Monster Hunter movie we told you about a while back? Well, it hasn't gone away, no matter how much you wished it. In fact, early footage from the flick has surfaced online thanks to the fact that it was recently shown at the Shanghai International Film Festival. The very short teaser...
News Konami's Castlevania, Contra And Arcade Collections Now Include Japanese Game Versions
Choose your preference
As had been previously promised by Konami, all three of the company's recent Anniversary Collection releases on Switch now include the Japanese versions of their games. Yep, Castlevania Anniversary Collection, Contra Anniversary Collection, and
Random The Ultimate Way To Play Cadence Of Hyrule? With A Dance Mat, Of Course
Feel the rhythm
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda (seriously, what is with the length of that title) has now been available for a good few days. If you've already tried it out for yourself, you'll know that it hits all the high notes and provides a stonking good time. If you have checked it out, we imagine...
News Senran Kagura Peach Ball Gets Down And Dirty On Switch This July
EU, NA and AUS release date confirmed
Marvelous Europe has confirmed that Senran Kagura: Peach Ball will be launching in Europe and Australia on 9th July, joining the release already penned in for North America. With pricing now also confirmed to be £35.99 / €39.99 / $60.00 (AUS), the game sees Asuka, Yumi, Murasaki, Ryona, and Yomi all being...
Video Witness Annihilation In The New Daemon X Machina Story Trailer
Meching it right
Despite everything we already know about the ravaged world of Daemon x Machina – even after the latest E3 Treehouse Live presentation which showed us an extensive look at the mechanized destruction ballet – the producers remain tight-lipped about the player's role in the single-player campaign. Sadly, Nintendo's new story...
News Looks Like Tetris 99 Is Getting A $30 Physical Edition In Japan
Will it make it to the west?
A new listing on Nintendo's Japanese website suggests that a physical edition of the Nintendo Switch Online exclusive game Tetris 99 will soon be available to purchase. The listing shows a 'boxed edition' which is scheduled to release on 9th August for 3,148 yen before tax (approx. $29 / £23). It includes the main...
News Win More My Nintendo Gold Points In The 4th Tetris 99 Maximus Cup
Starts later this week
If you're still playing the addictive battle royale game Tetris 99 months after its release and have been training up in preparation for the next big event, you'll be pleased to hear Nintendo has now revealed the 4th Maximus Cup will be taking place later this week on 21st June. Below is the official announcement for North...
News Nintendo Is Seeing A Consistent Year-On-Year Increase In Media Coverage During E3
On the up for three years on the bounce
E3 is an exciting time for everyone involved, but also a very busy one for anyone working in gaming media. We're not afraid to admit that the days surrounding the event can often turn into one huge ball of stress, as announcements, reveals, leaks, and Keanu Reeves come flying at you from every angle just...
News Nintendo Shares Three More Teaser Videos For Dr. Mario World
Featuring those pesky Viruses
If you missed the news, Nintendo's upcoming smartphone title Dr. Mario World was given a confirmed release date of 10th July earlier today. Alongside the main announcement, Nintendo has released three little teaser trailers to hype up the game ahead of release. All three videos star the Viruses that were present in the...
News Level-5 Is Appearing At Anime Expo For The First Time Ever
"Stay tuned for more details"
Level-5, the Japanese developer and publisher best known for Yo-Kai Watch, Professor Layton and the Inazuma Eleven series has announced it will be appearing at next month's Anime Expo in Los Angeles. It revealed this information over on the Layton series Twitter account and informed followers to "stay tuned for more...
News Taito's Ninja Warriors Reboot Will Make Its Way To Europe And North America
The SNES beat 'em up returns
Last month, we shared the news that Taito's Ninja Warriors sequel is gearing up for a release on Switch in Japan in July. Now, the company has revealed that the very same game will also be arriving in Europe and North America, acting as the first western release for Taito's mighty return to home console development. The...
News The Queen Of Ramen Min Min Takes Out The Final Party Crash Bash Event In ARMS
A fan favourite
Not long after Nintendo launched the Switch in 2017, the company released a new fighting game called ARMS. This new IP utilised the gyro feature in the Switch Joy-Con controllers and introduced us to a bunch of energetic characters such as Spring Man and Ribbon Girl. Now, a few years on, it appears the live competitive online events...
Hands On Mosaic Is A Game That Wants You To Feel Insignificant
Rage against the machine
There’s this split moment right after you wake up where you aren’t completely awake, but you’re not totally asleep. Mosaic, an indie game by Krillbite Studio, wants to take you there. In fact, it strongly suspects you’re probably living that moment right now. Mosaic is a single player, semi-linear narrative game...
News Earn Exclusive Skins And Gear In Mortal Kombat 11's Brand New Seasonal Mode
'Twas the season... of blood!
Originally announced within the game's news section, the Mortal Kombat 11 Kombat League is at last upon us. The first season has been (unsurprisingly) branded "The Season of Blood". Starting from 18th June and running for the next four weeks, all players will be able to climb from Apprentice to Elder God rank...
Video Explore The Musical History Of The Elite Beat Agents
Agents are... GOne?
If you have fond memories of the Elite Beat Agents or are yet to discover the delights of this male cheerleader series which was localised in 2006, the latest 'Did You Know Gaming?' video by Nintendo Life contributor Liam Robertson is definitely worth a watch. Over roughly half an hour, Robertson investigates the entire history...
News Rotating Platformer Alien Escape Twists And Turns Onto Switch Next Week
And we have a brand new trailer
Launching next week on the Nintendo Switch eShop is an intriguing little platformer called Alien Escape. A brand new trailer has been shared to show you what it's all about. The game features a group of partying aliens who have landed on an unknown planet after crashing their UFO. They hope to find help at a nearby...
Monday17th Jun 2019
Reminder Nintendo's E3 Sale Ends Tomorrow, Save Up To 50% On Switch Games (North America)
Discounts on Cuphead, Mario Kart, Final Fantasy and more until 18th June
Update: As a reminder, Nintendo's E3 sale ends tomorrow, 18th June. If you're wanting to grab any of the deals listed below, now's your last chance! Nintendo has launched its week-long E3 2019 eShop sale and there's a nice mix of quality first and third-party games...
Review Contra Anniversary Collection (Switch) - Run 'N Gun Perfection
Gunning for glory
And so we come to the end (for now) of Konami’s triple helping of retro compilations. After giving us an arcade collection that was heavy on the shooters and a Castlevania collection that celebrated the spooky series’ early days, the same treatment has now been given to the Contra series, which offers some of the finest run...
Rumour New Nvidia Shield TV Could Share The Same Chipset As The Upgraded Switch
New hardware on the way
As we all know, the Nintendo Switch and Nvidia Shield TV share the same chipset – the Tegra X1. Nvidia leveraged its knowledge of mobile chipsets to held Nintendo create its hybrid console, and as a result, hasn't refreshed its own Shield line in what feels like forever. That appears to be changing this year. Evidence has...
News Spyro Reignited Trilogy To Require Additional Download In North America, But Not Europe?
A tale of two box arts
Last Tuesday, as part of the Nintendo E3 Direct, Spyro Reignited Trilogy was confirmed for release on Nintendo Switch. Soon after, the game was listed on North American retailer Best Buy's website and the box art revealed that an additional download was required when buying the game physically.
Reminder Nintendo's E3 Sale Ends Tomorrow, Save Up To 50% On Switch Games (Europe)
Deals on Final Fantasy, Mario Tennis, Mario Kart and more
Update: As a reminder, this sale ends tomorrow, 18th June. If you're thinking about grabbing any of the deals below, make sure to act fast! Original Article: Below we've collected all the E3 deals currently on the European Nintendo Switch eShop. While the selection isn't quite as...
News Super Mario Maker 2 File Size And Other Details Revealed
Physical or digital?
Super Mario Maker 2 is fast approaching, with that juicy 28th June release date just around the corner. If you haven't already, we imagine you'll soon start to think about how you might want to pick up a copy of the game - physical or digital? Well, the Nintendo Switch eShop listing for the game has now updated to reveal its...
UK Charts Sony's Days Of Play Sale Wipes Nintendo Out Of The Top Ten
A harsh week for the house of Mario
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 15th June, revealing that PlayStation's Days of Play sales have completely dominated the UK retail space over the last seven days. Last week, when the sale was first introduced, PS4 titles started to rise up the charts and dampen Nintendo's chances at reaching the high...
News Niantic Files Lawsuit Against Pokémon GO "Hackers" Helping Players To Cheat
Get Officer Jenny on the line
Ever since Pokémon GO launched back in 2016, numerous third-party apps and services have found their way online, aiming to give players an unfair advantage or to cheat the system. Aside from essentially breaking the game's infrastructure, these services can sometimes also infringe upon intellectual property rights, and...
News Nintendo's Doug Bowser Shares Fun Little Anecdote About His E3 Direct Performance
"I can’t tell you how many takes we had to do"
While upcoming games are obviously the focus of any Nintendo Direct, the E3 show's opening sequence featuring Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser alongside actual, Peach-napping bad guy Bowser was a fun little thing to behold. You can remind yourself here. Over the last few days, we've already...
News A Forgotten (And Kirby-Free) HAL SNES Title Has Been Preserved For The Ages
Anyone for golf?
Some great news for retro gaming enthusiasts as the year of noteworthy Super Nintendo efforts continues unhinged. Reports of successful preservation of HAL Laboratory's Special Tee Shot prototype and subsequent public release means that we can all now enjoy the isometric mini-golf game that was meant to show up as a regular SNES...
Hands On Empire Of Sin Is A Complex Crime Caper Created By Video Game Royalty
"Prohibition strategy" is a genre now
During one of our E3 appointments, we sat in a tiny, packed room to observe a 20-minute gameplay demo for Empire of Sin, the upcoming 1920s-themed strategy game slated to release Spring 2020. Surrounding us were no fewer than five developers, including John Romero, famed creator of the original DOOM and Quake...
Video The Making Of SNES Classic Star Fox And The Super FX Chip
And so, the Lylat System was born
Whether you're a diehard fan of the series, or even just familiar with the team thanks to the Super Smash Bros. games, Fox, Falco, Slippy, and Peppy hold a special place in the hearts of many Nintendo fans (yes, we're including Slippy here). The series' Lylat System was born in 1993, when Star Fox (known as Starwing...
News Mario Stars In The Latest My Nintendo Reward Discounts For Europe
With just a splash of Disney
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are five new discounts up for grabs this time, all for games which Nintendo has described as "magical". Ooer. As always, you can take advantage of these...
News Luigi's Mansion 3 Boss Battles Will Be More Exciting Than Dark Moon, Says Producer
Sounds good to us
Perhaps one of Nintendo's strongest-looking games at E3 was Luigi's Mansion 3. From every drop of footage we've seen so far, as well as what Nintendo has revealed in terms of its gameplay and focus, we're starting to believe that this could well end up being the best in the series by a considerable distance. Time will tell, of...
Gallery A Closer Look At The Characters And Dialogue Scenes In Super Neptunia RPG
Meet the cast!
Super Neptunia RPG is just days away from launching on Nintendo Switch, bringing the characters of the Neptunia series to life in a "whole new 2D way". As such, Idea Factory International has shared some new screenshots and information about characters in the game. Let's kick things off with those characters. In the image below,...
Sunday16th Jun 2019
News Bethesda Might Have More Surprises For Nintendo Switch Owners In The Future
Ongoing support
Bethesda's been one of the top third-party supporters for the Switch, releasing games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and DOOM on the hybrid system. It followed this up with other titles like Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and even a port of the mobile game, Fallout Shelter. While many fans of the co
Feature Tetris Creator Alexey Pajitnov On Tetris 99, Tetris Comics And His Favourite Tetris Piece
"I don’t like the square. It’s dumb"
How long does it take for someone to realize they’ve made something that will outlast themselves and everyone they know? For Alexey Pajitnov, the creator of Tetris, he is on a mission to make sure that moment of realization lasts his entire lifetime. So far so good; the simple block-stacking puzzler has...
Review Super Neptunia RPG (Switch) - An Easygoing Take On A Cult JRPG Series
The Console War rages on
For those that haven’t stumbled across this side-scrolling RPG series, the Neptunia games have been knocking around since 2010. Originally created by Compile Heart, Idea Factory and various other Japanese studios since, the adventures of chirpy goddess Neptune and the ongoing Console War have been a PlayStation console...
News Dotemu "Honored" To Team Up With Square Enix For Remastered Version Of Final Fantasy VIII
The French company behind Streets of Rage 4
During Square Enix Live at E3 2019, it was revealed Final Fantasy VIII Remastered would be released on the Switch later this year. Since then, it's been discovered the French developer and publisher Dotemu will be helping out with this version – with the company revealing it was both "proud and honored"...
News Former Epic Games Director Says He Tried To Axe Fortnite
"That game would not have passed my bar"
What would gaming be like right now if the insanely popular title Fortnite didn't exist? It's obviously something we'll never know, but if the former Epic Games production director Rod Fergusson had got his way, we might have found out. In a recent interview on the Game Informer Show podcast at E3 2019,...
News Eiji Aonuma Still Excited To Collaborate With Shigeru Miyamoto After Many Years
Who wouldn't be?
Earlier this week at E3 2019, Game Informer spoke to The Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma and was asked about what it was like to work with other Nintendo producers such as Takashi Tezuka (responsible for Super Mario Maker 2) and the one and only Shigeru Miyamoto. Teaming up with such famous faces within the video game...
News Mario & Sonic Producer Talks About Motion Controls And Costumes In The Switch Entry
Go for gold this November
Long-time Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games producer Nobuya Ohashi sat down with IGN earlier this week at E3 2019 to discuss the finer aspects of the latest entry in the series, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. As this is the sixth instalment and the last one since the 2016 Wii U entry, there was a...
Review PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker (Switch) - An Awkward Super Mario Maker Clone
All the tools you need to create something you wouldn’t want to play
The definition of karma is giving a reviewer who has handed out their share of 4s and 6s in the last month a review copy of a platform game creator and effectively saying ‘you do better’. While PlataGo! presents an ample feature set that leaves mean critical types with few...
Saturday15th Jun 2019
Random Have We Been Missing A Zelda Easter Egg In Mario 64 All These Years?
Amazing planning, or sheer coincidence?
Easter eggs in video games aren’t a new thing, but it’s rare to spot one decades after the event – but that’s what Twitter user Hitei he’s found in Super Mario 64. There’s a picture in Peach’s castle which we’ll all have dashed past many, many times over the years, and Hitei thinks this image...
News Nintendo Shares Colourful Graphic Outlining Upcoming Switch Releases
Hide your money
At E3 2019, Nintendo showed off a lot of brand new and previously announced first and third-party titles. To provide a much clearer idea of what's coming out and when, it's now shared a graphic on its social media account, which places each of these upcoming releases in the remaining quarters of this year. As you'll see below, we...
Review Phantom Doctrine (Switch) - XCOM Meets James Bond In This Scrappy Strategy Epic
Spooks show
While our interactive medium has played host to a fair few ‘spy games’ over the years, most have opted for stealthy infiltration (hello Splinter Cell and Metal Gear) or all-out gunfights with the occasional silencer thrown in for good measure (see just about every James Bond game ever made). However, it’s the games that dig deep...
Feature The Making Of The PC Engine, The 8-Bit Wonder That Took On Nintendo
With new 'Mini' hardware on the way, we look back at this 8-bit wonder
This piece was originally published in 2012. With the news that Konami is producing a PC Engine Mini, we thought you might like a fresh look. Enjoy! Western gamers tend to consider Nintendo and Sega as the two major players in the 16-bit war. On European and American soil this...
Random Astral Chain Is Filled With Hidden Toilets And "Lots Of Cats"
Um, what?
While the majority of PlatinumGames fans are eagerly anticipating the release of Bayonetta 3 on the Switch, the next title the Japanese company is actually releasing on Nintendo's hybrid platform is the synergetic action game Astral Chain. It's being directed by Takahisa Taura, who was the lead designer on NieR: Automata. During the...
News Eiji Aonuma And Multiple Others Have Been Promoted At Nintendo
Climbing the ladder
There are a lot of employees at Nintendo who have spent their entire adulthood at the company. As many of these individuals grow in experience and age, they help create more games and rise up the ranks. Recently, a number of these well-known individuals have been promoted. Nintendo's E3 2019 press website reveals new positions...
News Spike Chunsoft Has "Exciting News" To Share On 19th June
Could it be Switch related?
You normally wouldn't expect a live stream the week after E3, but that's exactly what Spike Chunsoft has planned. The Japanese developer will be sharing some "exciting news" via Twitch.tv on 19th June. The company has previously worked on the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, is known for the Danganronpa series and will...
About time!
If you had your doubts about Tom Nook in the past, the first-look at Animal Crossing: New Horizons earlier this week probably didn't change your opinion about him. This time around, he's offering players a deserted island lifestyle package and is selling it as if it's the opportunity of a lifetime while demanding 49,800 Bells to set up...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 15th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
What a busy, busy week it's been in the Nintendo world. E3 has now come to an end, and a good 90% of the Nintendo Life team is feeling ready to retire to our beds for long, well-deserved naps. Before that, though, it's time once again to share with you our weekend gaming plans. As always, we invite you to join...
Friday14th Jun 2019
Review Collection Of Mana (Switch) - Expensive, But Ultimately Worth Every Penny
It's Mana from Heaven
While Square's Seiken Densetsu series continues to this very day, it's the two SNES / Super Famicom outings on which the franchise arguably built its enviable reputation. Seiken Densetsu 2 – better known in the west as Secret of Mana – is one of the finest RPGs ever made, while its sequel has only been held back from global...
Striking a chord
From the opening menu that uses not the rousing Zelda overworld music but the understated theme from Ocarina of Time's title screen, you know you’re about to go on a special journey. Cadence of Hyrule (we won’t bother with its ludicrously long official moniker) takes the music we all know and love and remixes it with the...
News Phil Spencer Says Microsoft Had No Problem With Banjo-Kazooie Appearing In Smash Bros. Ultimate
The two companies are on "great" terms
Following the official reveal of Banjo-Kazooie as a DLC fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer caught up with Kotaku to discuss how exactly the Microsoft and Rare-owned character was able to make an appearance in the popular Nintendo fighter. According to Spencer, the story isn't as...
News Hyperkin Isn't Quite Sure What Route To Take With Its N64 Clone Console Yet
"We don't we know what the end solution might be"
At E3 2019 this week, our video producer Zion Grassl had the chance to catch up with Terence Calacsan from Hyperkin and have a chat about the Retron Ult - an N64 clone that is "super early" in development. It's compatible with Nintendo 64 cartridges, controllers, targeting 720p HD output and will...
Random Zelda: Link's Awakening Features Some Interior Decorating Changes On Switch
It's all in the detail
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening has easily become one of our most anticipated Switch titles over the last few weeks, and this feeling has only grown after our hands-on time with the game at E3. It's shaping up to be a wonderful retelling of the 1993 classic on Game Boy, but more and more subtle changes are being spotted...
News Banjo-Kazooie Switch Listing Appears On Amazon Germany, But We Wouldn't Count On It
Guh-huh
The hype surrounding Banjo-Kazooie is through the metaphorical roof at the moment, all thanks to the duo's reveal as a new, upcoming fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Heck, we're pretty sure Nintendo's NYC store almost collapsed under the pressure of fans jump
News Phantasy Star Online 2 "Will End Up On All Platforms" Eventually
No longer a fantasy?
When Phantasy Star Online 2 was announced for North America during the Xbox conference, it left a lot of western fans of the series wondering if the game would also be released on other platforms locally. Now, based on a comment made by Phil Spencer during an interview on Giant Bombcast, it has seemingly been confirmed the game...
Video Here's How The Witcher 3 On Switch Compares To The PS4 Version
Saber Interactive is working wonders
When it was rumoured that The Witcher 3 was coming to Switch, there were many who flatly refused to believe it was even possible to cram CD Projekt Red's epic open-world fantasy into Nintendo's hybrid console – especially when you consider that on PS4 and Xbox One, the game often has issues running at a stable...
News Have The Post-E3 Blues? The Dates For E3 2020 Have Already Been Confirmed
Mark your calendars
E3 2019 was a pretty wild time for Nintendo fans yet again; with Switch riding high and a decent number of top-name games on the horizon, there was plenty for the Japanese giant to shout about this year. But what about next year? If there's one thing we've learned in the 13 or so years of running this very site, it's that people...
Random Animal Crossing's Angry Mole Mr. Resetti Has Lost His Job
"This will be a positive thing"
One of the angriest Nintendo characters is probably Mr. Resetti from the Animal Crossing series. If you've ever encountered him yourself, you'll know he's the guy that pops up out of the ground and tells you off when you forget to save. You might have even met his brother Don Resetti if you were particularly naughty...
Random God Of War Artist Shows Us How The Battletoads Reboot Should Have Looked
Can you imagine?
Beloved Rare franchise Battletoads made an appearance at this year's E3, albeit sadly not for a Nintendo platform, in the form of a new three-player beat 'em up. It all looks pretty fun and all, but just imagine if it looked like this. The artwork comes from Raf Grassetti, Art Director at God of War studio Sony Santa Monica. We've...
News Nicalis Reveals Ikaruga Physical Release For Switch
Yes please
If you love the juicy, vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up action of Ikaruga on your Nintendo Switch, or if you've been holding out on picking it up all this time, you'll probably be pretty pleased to know that a physical release is on the horizon. There are no concrete details just yet on when it'll be launching or where you can expect to...
Feature We Don’t Want To Be Shackled To Our Rare Past, Says Yooka-Laylee Studio Playtonic
"Everything we do from this point on is a brand-new concept for us"
A lot has happened since we last had the good fortune to visit Playtonic Games. The previous time we popped by the studio's offices outside the rural English town of Burton-on-Trent (acclaimed actor Paddy Considine was born and still lives there, fact fans), the team was still in...
Video Cadence Of Hyrule Guitarist And Grant Kirkhope Combine For Epic Banjo-Kazooie Collab
Turn it up to 64
In what is quite possibly one of the best videos of all time, and amazingly relevant considering what's been going on in the world of Nintendo this week, you're about to see Cadence of Hyrule guitarist FamilyJules rock out to a classic Banjo-Kazooie track with none other than the game's original composer, Grant Kirkhope. Unless...
News Overcooked 2's Latest DLC Adds Horrifying Horde Mode
And it's available now
If you tuned into the final day of Nintendo Treehouse Live at E3 2019, you will have seen a segment featuring Ghost Town Games showcasing a "first-look" at its new DLC for Overcooked 2. Overcooked 2: Night of the Hangry Horde sees players face the most "terrifying" threat to the Onion Kingdom yet – the unbread. The DLC adds...
News Take On An Isometric Survival Adventure When Distrust Crash-Lands On Switch
Multiple endings to discover
Heading to Nintendo Switch next month is Distrust, an isometric survival adventure which looks set to bring a frosty chill to proceedings this summer. The game follows a group of explorers stranded near an Arctic research station after their helicopter crashes; the team must escape the dangers of the long polar night...
Video Nintendo Staff Have A Blast With Super Mario Maker 2's Multiplayer Mode
Teamwork makes the dream work
Whether you're a legendary game developer, a world famous series producer, or even the president, working at Nintendo involves a healthy dollop of fun. As such, some of the company's most well-known faces have been getting involved with fun activities throughout the course of E3. Recently, we shared a video of the real...
News Rolling Gunner Brings Side-Scrolling Bullet Hell Shmup Action To Switch Next Week
Western release locked in
Blasting its way onto Switch in western territories next week is Rolling Gunner, a side-scrolling, bullet hell shoot 'em up which has only been available in Japan up until now. You'll be able to pick this one up from 20th June as a digital download, although a physical release is also planned for "late 2019" if you'd...
Thursday13th Jun 2019
Random Did Nintendo Just Show Off A New Switch Dock?
On a Treehouse livestream? Probably not, no
If you've been watching Nintendo Treehouse Live at E3 2019, you'll have probably caught a few glimpses 'behind-the-scenes' on the livestream. A power outage in the hall gave us all a look at Nintendo's error screen, for example. While demoing a new level in New Super Lucky's Tale during Day Two, the d
Hands On Zelda: Link's Awakening On Switch Treads A Fine Line Between Remake And Reimagining
Impressions from the E3 show floor
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could play a Zelda game on the go? Okay, okay, we know what you're thinking. Today, you could fill up a whole stadium with portable Zelda games alone. But in 1993? How would anyone ever get a Zelda game to fit onto a Game Boy cartridge? Impossible. Well, they obviously figured it out...
"Very disappointing and frustrating"
Do you know an individual who happens to be working on a small-scale video game and aspires to one day publish it on the Nintendo Switch eShop? Well, the above video might be of interest. It has been uploaded by an up-and-coming indie developer named Adam Ashbaker and talks about what is supposedly "bad news"...
News Eiji Aonuma On Returning To The Hyrule Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
"It will be a continuation"
Eiji Aonuma, the man who's been in charge of the Zelda series for more than twenty years now, has spoken about the reasoning behind making a direct sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Teased near the end of Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct presentation, we saw both Link and Zelda from that game descending beneath...
News Pokémon's Junichi Masuda Explains The Decision To Limit Sword And Shield's Pokédex
It was always going to happen sometime
Earlier in the week, as Pokémon Sword and Shield was shown off during Nintendo Treehouse Live at E3, it was revealed that not all Pokémon would be featured in the game. Rather than having the usual, complete Pokédex available by transferring your old catches over, only those found in the new Galar region...
News The Entirety Of Witcher III Will Be Squeezed Onto A Single Switch Cartridge
No downloads required
The Witcher III: Wild Hunt is a large game in several ways. Before its announcement during Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct, many doubted its huge world could be squeezed onto Switch's mobile chipset, but it seems that Saber Interactive has (hopefully) found
News Phil Spencer Comments On The Possibility Of Xbox Game Pass Coming To Nintendo Switch
"I love the role that Nintendo plays in the industry"
Microsoft and Nintendo's burgeoning relationship continued at E3 this year, with the news that Minecraft Dungeons is Switch-bound and that Banjo and Kazooie – characters owned by Microsoft, lest we forget – are joining the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster. It's tempting to consider how far...
News Nintendo Moves Switch Manufacturing Out Of China, Two New Models Reportedly In Production
Meanwhile, Doug Bowser dodges "New Switch" questions at E3
Rumours of new Switch hardware have been swirling around for months now, with reports suggesting that the company is set to release a cheaper "Lite" edition of the console as well as an updated variant with slightly improvement internals. While we've had several outlets corroborating these...
Done and dusted?
Although the 3DS appears to be on its last legs following the recent launch of Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth, it still managed to get some spotlight at this year's E3 when Limited Run announced the Atooi Collection, featuring five games in one physical release While it's clear third-party publishers are still releasing games for...
News Dragon Quest XI S Is Getting A Lovely Switch Hardware Bundle In Japan
For when your Slime Pro Controller isn't enough
During Nintendo's E3 Direct, it was revealed that Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (which still needs a bit of a title trim, in our opinion) is headed to Switch this September. Not content with having just a release date announcement,
News Trials Of Mana Coming To Nintendo Switch, Collection Of Mana Out Now
Update: Collection of Mana physical pre-orders are live
Update: Pre-orders for the physical version of Collection of Mana – due to launch on 27th August – are live now. It will cost £34.99 in the UK and $39.99 in North America.
News Nintendo Ran With A Zelda II Joke When The Power Went Out At E3 2019
"I am Error"
Can you imagine the amount of power consumed inside of the Los Angeles Convention Center around this time of year? It's probably a lot – considering all of those big screens and video game kiosk showcasing a bunch of brand new titles. Sure enough, though, there's been a power outage at this year's expo. On Wednesday, E3 2019 was sent...
Review Radiation City (Switch) - A Bug-Ridden Clone Of DayZ That's Laughably Overpriced
We built this city on meat and booooones!
No matter what your thoughts are on the open-world zombie survival game DayZ, there’s no denying its cultural importance. Ever since Bohemia Interactive first released the original ARMA 2 mod for PC users, there’s been a countless number of copycats and “spiritual successors” releasing on every...
News The Original Crypt Of The NecroDancer Is 80% Off As Cadence Of Hyrule Arrives On Switch
Worth buying the pair?
Today sees the launch of Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer on the Nintendo Switch eShop, the game which takes characters we know and love from the Legend of Zelda series and throws them into a world of rhythm-based dungeon crawling. With that release no doubt catching the eye of many, the original Crypt of the...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Won't Have Direct Connectivity With The Mobile Entry Pocket Camp
But there will be "collaboration items"
Many mobile games nowadays often connect with the main release, which is normally available on more advanced hardware. For example, we've seen The Pokémon Company encourage compatibility between Pokémon GO and Pokémon: Let's Go on the Nintendo Switch in recent times. It appears the upcoming Switch game...
Nintendo Download 13th June (North America)
Cadence of Hyrule, Collection of Mana, Contra Anniversary Collection!
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! Nintendo Switch: Cricket 19 (Big...
Watch Nintendo Treehouse Live - Day 3 @ E3 2019
Dawn of the final day
All good things must come to an end - join us for the third and final day of Nintendo Treehouse Live, direct from the E3 show floor in LA. There's a focus on indie games today, so perhaps we'll get a few surprise tidbits announced on the stream as they dive into the games on show this year. Enjoy! <liveblog...
Nintendo Download 13th June (Europe)
Collection of Mana! Cadence of Hyrule! Contra Anniversary!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe 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 Retail - New Releases: Collection of Mana...
Feature The Big Nintendo Summary From E3 2019 - Day Two
Juicy details, sales and hands-on with Pokémon, Luigi's Mansion 3 and more
With the excitement of the Direct out of the way, we've settled into the comfortable trickle of additonal announcements and details that follow the opening bonanza. The Treehouse livestream has thrown up the odd tidbit of information and publishers are sending out further...
Random Gotta Slice Fast With This Official Sonic The Hedgehog Pizza Cutter
A cut above the rest
Combining two of our favourite things, and actually coming in pretty handy in the kitchen, is this official Sonic the Hedgehog pizza cutter. If you're looking for a way to spice up your pizza-cutting endeavours at home (and let's face it, who isnt?) this is probably a cool way to go. You likely don't need us to tell you that...
News GRIS Physical Edition Switch Pre-Orders Will Soon Be Going Live
Your next Switch purchase?
Earlier this year, a physical release for gorgeous platformer GRIS was announced for Nintendo Switch. Back then, we didn't have an expected release date apart from the wonderfully vague "2019", but it looks like we won't have too long to wait. The game's developer, Nomada Studio, has shared the following graphic on...
News Nintendo "Looking" At Game Streaming But Is Focused On "Seamless" Play Experiences For Now
"We’re looking at those technologies"
A lot of news coming out of this year's E3 has been about game streaming services. The search-engine giant Google kicked things off when it gave the world its first proper look at Stadia and since then we've heard Microsoft talk about its xCloud service and even Bethesda chime with its new Orion technology...
News Competitive Multiplayer Will Come To DAEMON X MACHINA Post-Launch
Mech-on-Mech action arriving sometime after 13th September
After receiving a limited time (and somewhat underwhelming) demo earlier in the year, DAEMON X MACHINA has been confirmed to arrive on Switch on 13th September. The game's director Kenichiro Tsukuda has also confirmed that in addition to launching with 4-player co-op missions, the game will...
News Square Enix Also Exploring The Idea Of Its Own Subscription Or Streaming Service
An inevitable future?
If we were asked to list the most prolific video game developers and publishers we could think of, Square Enix would be right up there somewhere near the top. Its catalogue of games is enormous, and over the last couple of years we've seen plenty of games - new and old - make their way to Switch. With franchises like Final...
Video Watch Miyamoto And Tezuka "Spin The Wheel" At E3 2019
What fun Super Mario Maker 2 facts will be revealed?
If you're one of the lucky people attending this year's E3, you may or may spot Nintendo's legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and the producer of Super Mario Maker 2, Takashi Tezuka. While the annual event is intended to be a business trip for most people within the industry, that won't...
Wednesday12th Jun 2019
News Nintendo's Market Value Drops By $1 Billion After Animal Crossing Switch Delay
Tom Nook won't be best pleased
During its E3 Direct presentation, Nintendo revealed that the hotly anticipated Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been delayed until 2020. Some fans were left upset, and others excused the delay if it means we'll get the best possible final product, but it would appear that investors were not happy with the news at...
News Original Banjo-Kazooie Team "Pleased" About Duo's Return, But Unsure A New Game "Would Sell"
Also doubts about Rare's interest
In the same VGC interview featuring the former Rare composer Grant Kirkhope, Steve Mayles and Chris Sunderland shared their own thoughts about Banjo-Kazooie being added as a DLC fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Steven Mayles, the original character designer of the bird and bear, said he was "pleased" to see...
News NBA 2K19 Is On Sale For $3 On The North American Switch eShop
95 percent off the retail price can't be bad, right?
2K Games' NBA 2K19 is currently on sale on the North American eShop for just $2.99. The massive reduction – spotted by reader Nintendoforlife – means the title costs 95 percent less than its typical retail price of $59.99. Sadly, the offer doesn't extend to the European eShop, where NBA 2K19...
News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Sequel Inspired By Red Dead Redemption 2, Says Aonuma
Yee-haw!
Zelda is a series that has inspired countless other games over the years, but series producer Eiji Aonuma has revealed to IGN that the team currently working on the Breath of the Wild sequel have been inspired by one notable game in the process of development. Speaking in an interview with the outlet, Aonuma w
Random Playing Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Sequel's Trailer In Reverse Is Absolutely Terrifying
A darker game than we thought?
Nintendo's E3 Direct ended in style, teasing us with the news that a direct sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was in development. The video featured some pretty creepy audio and, while watching the show live, we suspected that it may well hide some little secrets. It sounded like the audio may have...
Random Here's How Nintendo's Bowser Gag Went Down In Japan, Where He's Known As Koopa
Context is key
Early on in Nintendo's big E3 Direct, a fun little segment saw Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser and Nintendo's Super Mario supervillain (also called Bowser) battling it out to present the show. Doug may have won, but the whole thing was a little different over in Japan. As you may be aware, Bowser is simply known as 'Koopa'...
News Nintendo Comments On Animal Crossing Delay, Says Employee Work-Life Balance Comes First
Amen to that
If you keep up with your wider gaming industry news, you'll know that crunch and less-than-ideal workplace environments have been prominently discussed as of late. More and more workers within the industry have felt brave enough to come forward about such issues, and while we hope this will create huge steps forward for gaming work...
News We're In Awe Of Hori's Massive DAEMON X MACHINA-Themed Switch Joy-Con
Absolute units
The Switch Joy-Con are marvellously tiny, right? Dinky, even. Small and perfectly formed. However, Japanese accessory maker Hori think we might occasionally want something a little bigger, so it is releasing a special set of HUGE Joy-Con to tie-in with mech shooter DAEMON X MACHINA. The controllers – which launch in September and...
News Nintendo Throws In A Surprise NES Game With This Week's Switch Online Update
Another stealth launch
As we already know, Nintendo has added three new NES games to its Nintendo Switch Online service this week: Double Dragon II: The Revenge, Volleyball, and City Connection. However, as it has done before, the company has thrown in a bonus game for good measure. TwinBee SP, a revised version of Kon
News Why Was Bayonetta 3 Missing From E3? PlatinumGames Explains All
"I know a lot of people are asking for it"
Bayonetta 3 was one of the more notable absences from Nintendo's E3 showing this year. That, along with the hotly anticipated Metroid Prime 4, weren't exactly the most likely to appear thanks to their unknown release dates, but fans were unsurprisingly a little saddened by the lack of footage nonetheless...
News Grant Kirkhope Explains How He Got To Compose Banjo-Kazooie Music For Smash Bros. Ultimate
The Mario + Rabbids creative director got in contact
Not long after Banjo-Kazooie was revealed for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate during Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct presentation, VGC reached out to the composer, Grant Kirkhope, to hear his side of the story and find out what it was like create music for Nintendo's all-star fighting game. It all started...
News Konami Just Revealed The PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 Mini
UPDATE: Japanese titles also confirmed
Konami – which holds the rights to the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 brand via its ownership of the now-defunct Hudson Soft – has lifted the lid on yet another retro-themed micro-console. This time, it's NEC / Hudson's legendary PC Engine, the system which took Japan by a storm in the late '80s and came to the...
News This Dragon Quest Hori Slime Controller For Switch Is Hella Cute
You can even dress it up
Yesterday, Nintendo gave us a solid release date for Dragon Quest XI S, which arrives on Switch on September 27th. It was also revealed that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is getting a
Guide All The Games Featured In The E3 2019 Nintendo Direct
Every last title from the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct presentation
This year's Nintendo Direct featured a varied and wonderfully large number of games - some already known, some brand-spanking-new. If the excitement of the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC announcement somehow overwhelmed your memory banks (don't worry, we understand), fear not -...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Caters For Players In The Southern Hemisphere, Finally
To make our dreams come true
If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, in most games that run on a seasonal calendar, you’ll be used to experiencing a cold period in-game, when in reality you’re actually dying of the heat. Animal Crossing is a key title where this occurs if you (like the writer of this piece) happen to live in countries like...
News Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Gets A Cred Boost After Fans See Square's Effort
I am Iron Man('s stunt double)
The internet can be a merciless place. For all the hype and goodwill an incredible reveal can generate from fans, if there's something not quite right about a game or its trailer, the mood can turn very quickly. Square Enix's upcoming Avengers game isn't coming to Switch, but its E3 reveal trailer has arguably given...
Watch Nintendo Treehouse Live - Day 2 @ E3 2019
Hopefully some more surprises
After yesterday's opening gambit, join us for the second day of Nintendo goodness live and direct from the E3 show floor in LA. As well as getting a better look at the gameplay of some upcoming titles featured in the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct, yesterday we also gleaned some extra details from the Treehouse stream,...
News The Witcher 3 On Switch Runs At 540p Portable, 720p Docked
File size and cross-save info also revealed
It has been revealed that Witcher 3 runs at 720p in docked mode on Nintendo Switch, with the handheld resolution capped at 540p. Compared to the 1080p output of the PlayStation 4 version, that's clearly lacking – but when you consider that the Switch is powered by a mobile chipset, it's amazing we're...
Video Banjo's Smash Reveal Made For Some Crazy Scenes At Nintendo NYC
A pretty popular choice, then?
One of the best moments of Nintendo's E3 Direct for many of us was the reveal of Banjo-Kazooie as an upcoming character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Indeed, just this morning we had to buy a load of replacement equipment for the office after our excitement caused us to throw drinks, desks, and pretty much everything...
News Did Nintendo Just Spoil Fire Emblem: Three Houses' Killer Twist?
Back to school
A short time ago, Nintendo revealed a large helping of info about Fire Emblem: Three Houses, showcasing the game's school-based setting. While we can't wait to get our hands on the finished product, we have to admit that the setup did seem to be a little underwhelming; it felt like tactical title set in the Harry Potter world, almost...
News Some History About Saber Interactive, The Developer Porting The Witcher 3 To Nintendo Switch
Have a little faith
The biggest question so far about the Switch version of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, is who is handling the Nintendo port? Well, it didn't take long for the official Witcher Twitter account to answer this. For those who missed our previous post, the developer working on it is Saber Interactive, in "close...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield's Steelbook Is A Thing Of True Beauty
It holds both game carts, too!
If you consider yourself to be something of an hardcore Pokémon fan, then the Official Nintendo UK Store has you covered with the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Dual Pack which comes with both flavours of the game and a rather fetching gold coloured steelbook case which stores both game carts. Priced at £99.99,...
News Nintendo E3 Demo Reveals Brand New Pokémon For Sword And Shield
Is that a corgi?
Two brand new Pokémon have been discovered by fans at E3 thanks to a playable demo of Pokémon Sword and Shield. The two Pokémon are known as Yamper and Impidimp. Both Pokémon will be part of the Galar Pokédex alongside the three starter Pokémon - Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble - and all of the
News Lineup For Space Invaders: Invincible Collection On Switch Is Revealed
Includes a game new to consoles
The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu in Japan has revealed that Space Invaders: Invincible Collection is headed to Nintendo Switch. Currently a tentative title, Space Invaders: Invincible Collection will feature six different games including Space Cyclone - a game which has never been ported to console before. Weekly...
News Alien: Isolation Is Coming To Switch This Year With Gyro Aiming And HD Rumble
Game over, man
Update: We've had some more details on the Switch port of Alien: Isolation, which is due for release thanks to publisher Feral Interactive. It has been confirmed that the Switch edition will boast "gyroscopic aiming and HD rumble to immerse players in its terrifying world wherever they play". We've also had a new trailer (shown...
Hands On Luigi’s Mansion 3 Is Shaping Up To Be The Best In The Series
Can someone get Luigi a real estate agent?
Luigi’s Mansion 3 for the Nintendo Switch is exactly that: the third entry into the bizarre Nintendo series where brother Luigi is left to scour haunted locations in search of missing friends. It’s a game where you use a vacuum cleaner (The Poltergust 3000, mind you) to suck up ghosts, sort of like a...
Video We Have 10 Delightful Minutes Of Zelda: Link's Awakening Gameplay For You
From E3 with love
Like the coolest kid on the playground giving you a glimpse of their shiny Charizard Pokémon card, we've snook around Nintendo's E3 show floor, grabbed some Zelda: Link's Awakening gameplay footage, and decided to share it with you lovely lot. Aren't we just the bestest? You can check it out yourself in the video above. We've got...
Hands On Pokémon Sword And Shield’s Dynamax Mode Has Us Shook
Adding a whole new dynamic to battling
As our first Galar stadium demo battle began – our on-screen character stepping into the crowded arena to a roar of cheers – the ground was quite literally shaking beneath our feet. No, that’s not a metaphor. Thanks to the subwoofers installed in our station at Nintendo’s E3 booth, and the more...
Feature The Big Nintendo Summary From E3 2019 - Day One
Zelda, Animal Crossing, Witcher 3, No More Heroes III, Banjo and much more
And they're off! E3 2019 is officially one day old and all the big presentations have given way to Treehouse broadcasts and demos on the show floor. Yesterday's Nintendo Direct and following Treehouse livestream gave as a proper look at several games we already knew about,...
News "Luigi Assist Mode" Makes Super Mario Maker 2 More Accessible
And reinforces the fact it's a game about building
There was a lot to learn about each of Nintendo's upcoming Switch titles on the first day of Nintendo Treehouse Live at E3 2019. When the localisation team sat down alongside Super Mario Maker 2 producer Takashi Tezuka, viewers were able to learn a little bit more about what to expect from the...
News Atari's Take On The "Classic Edition" Trend Will Cost You At Least $250
Or $390, if you want to go all-in
We've reported on the Atari VCS (not that one, the new one) in the past, mostly out of morbid curiosity; it's not a Nintendo system but given the popularity of 'classic' retro consoles – such as the SNES Classic Edition and Mega Drive Mini – we found the whole concept incredibly interesting, as well as little...
News The Color Dungeon Returns In Link's Awakening On Nintendo Switch
Dampé from Ocarina of Time also makes his debut
If you tuned into Nintendo's Treehouse Live Broadcast following the big E3 2019 Direct presentation, you likely saw the same segment we did highlighting upcoming September release, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. While there was a lot revealed about this Switch title in the half-hour demo, one...
Random Bowser Nailed His First Appearance As Nintendo Of America's President
All hail our new overlord
If it wasn't already official enough, it's now 100% confirmed – Bowser is Nintendo of America's president and there's no turning back. If you caught Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct presentation, you most-definitely saw Doug Bowser – Reggie's replacement – appear in his first Direct as the head of the American subsidiary...
Hands On DC Universe Online Is Paving The Way For MMOs On Switch
The future of massive online multiplayers is mobile
When you ask Creative Director S.J. Mueller and Executive Producer Leah Bowers what makes them passionate about DC Universe Online, their reasons are as vast as the game itself. There is a definite shimmer in Mueller’s eyes as she recounts her comics-filled childhood memories with her sister, or...
Random Nintendo Switch Now So Popular It's Fuelling WWE Feuds
Broken Switch causes a rift backstage, hold the front page
You know your console is hot stuff when it's making its way into the storylines of the sports entertainment world, and that's precisely what has happened with the Switch. Nintendo latest system – despite missing out on any WWE video game action in 2018 – has found itself embroiled in a...
News Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition Gallops Onto Nintendo Switch This September
The luminary rides again
At Square Enix Live yesterday, Dragon Quest fans were presented with a brief trailer reinforcing the fact Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition was coming to the Switch this Fall. It was at this moment there was a collective sigh, with everyone assuming there wouldn't be a release date reveal...
News Nintendo's Bill Trinen Talks About Indie Collaborations, Microsoft Partnership And More
But lips are sealed when it comes to BotW 2
Nintendo's E3, and specifically the games and reveals that were showcased during the Direct, have left us with more questions than we could ever have anticipated. From new partnership deals to high profile releases, the next few months feel like they're about to be hugely exciting for fans of the company...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Spirit Board Event Is Zelda: Link's Awakening-Themed
"Let's go to that island again!"
Nintendo has announced that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's next Spirit Board event with be themed on The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, which is coming to Switch in remastered form later this year. The event is called "Let's go to that island again!" and it commences on Friday. Koholint island-related Spirits will...
Japanese Charts Smash Ultimate Gets Knocked Off Top Spot By Rage 2
But Switch still dominates
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 3rd - 9th June, revealing that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been booted off top spot. That particular honour goes to newcomer Rage 2 this time around, which sold an estimated 12,146 copies to get there. Another PS4 title, Everybody's Golf VR is the only other newcomer,...
Video Discover More About The Elder Scrolls: Blades
Zion chats with Matt Carofano from Bethesda
The Elder Scrolls is a colossal series with a following of passionate fans for each of its multiple entries. We've seen the seminal Skyrim come to Switch already, but now The Elder Scrolls: Blades is scheduled to arrive on Nintendo's console. While the former was a fully-fledged open-world epic, this new...
Tuesday11th Jun 2019
News The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening's Limited Edition Comes With A Game Boy Steelbook
Update: And a different bundle for North America
Update: The North American limited edition bundle has also been revealed. It appears to contain the artbook (which looks lovely) but not the Game Boy steelbook. Original Article:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is undoubtedly one of the most exciting releases on the Switch horizon for plenty...
Nothing hollow about this one
Sword Art Online has been around for quite a while now; what started in 2002 as a simple light novel series has gone on to span a multimedia franchise including several books, manga adaptations, video games, movies, and – yes – an impending live-action Netflix series. It was only a matter of time before the...
News You Cannot Have A Complete National Pokédex In Pokémon Sword And Shield
Some 'mon are missing
Potentially putting a bit of a downer on our otherwise positive early impressions of Pokémon Sword And Shield, it has been revealed that not every Pokémon will be obtainable in the game. The news comes from the Nintendo Treehouse livestream, where game producer Junichi Masuda confirmed that not all Pokémon will carry over...
News The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Remake Lands On Switch In September
Update: The date on that Amazon Japan listing was correct
Update: Nintendo has confirmed in its E3 2019 Direct that the date leaked by the Amazon Japan listing is indeed correct - the game is coming on 20th September! Original story: Potential release date spoilers ahead! While we can't verify the date below, you might want to look click away...
Watch Nintendo Direct & Nintendo Treehouse Live @ E3 2019
Bodies at the ready...
Yep, this is the big one. For 40-ish minutes we can expect a smorgasbord of upcoming 2019 Switch titles such as Animal Crossing, Luigi’s Mansion 3, Astral Chain, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening and more, plus
News Roller Champions Is Ubisoft’s New IP, But Console Platforms Are Yet To Be Confirmed
Switch controller assets discovered during pre-E3 leak
Update: The leak was real, then. Ubisoft revealed Roller Champions during its E3 press conference, alongside the trailer shown above. A demo is available on PC right now, but console platforms are yet to be revealed. The game will be free-to-play, which suggests that micro transactions are going...
News A Full Sequel To The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Is Now In Development
Breath of the Wild 2?
Ending Nintendo's Direct presentation was the reveal of a full sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Very little was teased (we imagine we're still several years away from seeing the game appear, after all) but the footage that was shown seemed to suggest a slightly darker tone than that seen in the original...
News Zelda Spin-Off Cadence Of Hyrule Launches On Switch This Week
Music to our ears
Update: Our hunch was right! Cadence of Hyrule launches this week, on June 13th. Original Story: Ever since its shock reveal earlier this year, Cadence of Hyrule has been at the top of many a Switch owner’s wish list. We know it’s coming this month, but we now also know how much it will cost when it hits the eShop
News Nintendo Details Several Future Smash Bros. amiibo Releases
Eight release dates revealed
As well as the reveal of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening's utterly adorable Link amiibo set to release this September, Nintendo has shared details surrounding some more of the Smash Bros. amiibo line. Release dates have now been provided for Snake, Ivysaur, Squirtle, Incineroar, Simon, Chrom, Dark Samus and...
Random The Nintendo Wii Simply Refuses To Die
13 years on, and Nintendo’s waggle-loving system still lives
What were you doing 13 years ago when the Nintendo Wii was first released to an unsuspecting world? It's a long time ago, right? We have fond memories of the time, getting to grips with the motion controls of the Wii Remote with the excellent Wii Sports and waving our arm around with...
Gallery Luigi's Mansion 3 Artwork Appears Out Of The Shadows
Mm..mm..mario?!
During today's Nintendo Direct, Nintendo gave us a peek into Luigi's latest ghostly adventure in Luigi's Mansion 3 that will come to Switch later this year. Along with the reveal trailer, a bunch of artwork was released which we've compiled here ready to give you nightmares.
News Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Is Coming To Nintendo Switch This Year
Add another one to your collection
During the Square Enix Live event, it was revealed Final Fantasy VIII Remastered will be coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. Right now, there is no information about when exactly this classic will be released, so you'll just have to enjoy the description and trailer below. Experience Squall, Rinoa, and...
News Surprise! The Last Remnant Remastered Is Now Available On The Switch eShop
The JRPG from 2008 returns
During the Square Enix Live E3 2019 presentation, the company surprised Switch owners when it revealed The Last Remnant Remastered would be released today on the Nintendo Switch eShop. After being made available on the PlayStation 4 late last year, the enhanced version of this JRPG is now also available on the Switch. The...
Feature Nintendo E3 2019 - What Are You Hoping For?
New IP? Returning favourites? Reggie's replacement?
As LA slumbers ahead of the first day of E3 2019, us Europeans are already up and hyped for this evening's Nintendo Direct. We've already seen some presentations, with big ones from Ubisoft and Square Enix last night providing some Switch-based announcements, as you can see from the main page of...
News Spyro Is Headed To Crash Team Racing As Post-Launch Grand Prix Content
Well, we're kinda getting Spyro after all
Spyro is coming to Switch, but not as we might have one day expected. The lovable dragon has been confirmed as an upcoming character in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. Publisher Activision and developer Beenox have shared details surrounding the game's free seasonal post-launch content (which you can see...
News It's Official: The Witcher 3: Complete Edition Is Coming To Nintendo Switch This Year
Geralt has arrived!
After ongoing rumours and some wild speculation, today's Nintendo Direct E3 2019 showcase has finally confirmed Geralt of Rivia is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Yes, that's right – at some point later this year, Nintendo Switch owners will be treated to CD Projekt Red's open-world RPG masterpiece, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt –...
News Spyro Reignited Trilogy Is Coming To Nintendo Switch After All
What took so long?
As part of Nintendo's E3 Direct presentation, it was revealed that Spyro Reignited Trilogy is indeed coming to Nintendo Switch. This one has had a particularly confusing history; Switch rumours started to appear way back in February 2018, and then the game appeared on
News The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening Is Getting An Adorable amiibo
Launching alongside the game
Despite the figure not being shown in the Nintendo E3 Direct, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is getting its very own amiibo release. And wow is it adorable. As you can see, it's based on Link's cutesy design from the new Switch release, which was confirmed to be releasing on 20th September during the show...
News Banjo-Kazooie Confirmed For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate This Fall
Straight from the Nintendo Direct! The bear and bird join the fight!
No you’re not dreaming – it really happened. Nintendo has confirmed that Banjo the bear and his sarcastic breegull pal Kazooie are joining the fight in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate this autumn. The duo from Rare's classic N64 platformer Banjo-Kazooie were teased with a troll...
News Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition Releases This Winter
Online play included
One game we got a small update on during the Square Enix Live E3 2019 presentation was Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition. It's now scheduled to arrive this winter. To celebrate, Square Enix shared a new trailer featuring development footage of the game. In addition to this, it revealed an online multiplayer...
Well, that's lucky
Nintendo and Microsoft really are best buds at the moment; we've already had the amazing Cuphead on Switch, as well as Hellblade – both of which are Microsoft-published properties. We've also today had the welcome news that Banjo and Kazooie are coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. However, the blooming
Watch Square Enix E3 2019 Conference - Live!
You can't argue with Huey Lewis
It's time for the Square Enix E3 2019 presentation! We can expect to see some of the publisher's biggest names, from Dragon Quest to Kingdom Hearts, Just Cause to Final Fantasy and more. Join us at 18:00 PT / 21:00 EST / 02:00 BST (Tue) / 03:00 CET (Tue) to see how the Final Fantasy VII
News Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Arrives On Switch This September
Level-5's PS3 classic comes to Nintendo's console
As previously reported, Bandai Namco has now confirmed that Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch will be coming to your favourite handheld hybrid and it's got a release date: 20th September. You can check out the full reveal trailer above. While PS4 and PC will be receiving a 'Remaster' of the ori
Video Nintendo's E3 Direct Went From Pedestrian To Perfection
Getting Jiggy with it
When things first kicked off with Nintendo's Direct this year, I personally wasn't bubbling with excitement. For my sins, Dragon Quest isn't a series that has really gripped me in the past, and feeling that that was the big announcement for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate took the wind out of my sails. Oh how naïve I was. The last...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Finally Shown Off For Nintendo Switch, Delayed To 2020
Ups and downs
Well, Animal Crossing was finally shown off during the Nintendo E3 Direct, but the news is both good and bad. The upcoming Switch title will be called Animal Crossing: New Horizons; you can get a first look at it in the video above. It appears to feature all of the cuteness and chores you'd expect to see, although this early footage...
News Atooi Collection Keeps The 3DS Alive By Throwing Five Games On One Physical Cart
Limited Run's first 3DS title
During Limited Run Games' E3 conference, it was revealed that the company would be entering the world of physical Nintendo 3DS releases for the first time. The first game (or should we say 'games) coming to Limited Run's 3DS line-up is Atooi Collection, which sees five of the Texas-based studio's games arrive on one...
News Contra Anniversary Collection Is Available On The Switch eShop Right Now
War never changes
If you're a fan of Konami's Contra series, then today is your lucky day. Not only did we get confirmation that a new entry in the franchise is Switch-bound, but it was also revealed that Contra Anniversary Collection – the latest in Konami's series of M2-developed retro compilations – is available to purchase on the eShop...
News Get Ready For A Scare Or Two, Because The Sinking City Is Headed For Switch
A lovely (but scary) surprise
As part of Nintendo's E3 celebrations, it has been revealed that AAA investigative horror game The Sinking City is headed for Nintendo Switch. Inspired by the works of horror author H.P. Lovecraft, The Sinking City is described as a "story-rich, free investigation horror game". We've known about its upcoming release...
News Dragon Quest's 'The Hero' Revealed As The Next Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Character
In multiple forms
In today's Nintendo Direct presentation at E3, it was revealed that The Hero from Dragon Quest will be the next DLC character available in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Introduced simply as 'The Hero', the character will actually be available in several different forms. In the flashy trailer shown in the Direct, multiple heroes were...
News Today's Nintendo Direct Will Feature Pokémon Sword & Shield News
It's a (Pokémon) fact
Last week's Pokémon Direct was packed to bursting point with news about Pokémon Sword & Shield, including new 'mon, new moves and
News Panzer Dragoon: Remake Landing On Switch This Winter
Winter is coming and now you've got a dragon to keep you toasty
Classic Sega Saturn rail shooter Panzer Dragoon is getting remade by Megapixel Studios and we now know it's being brought to Switch by Forever Entertainment. Scheduled for release this winter, it'll boast improved graphics (obviously) and controls, bringing the game into the 21st...
News Super Mario Maker 2 Will Let You Play Online With Friends After Update, Nintendo Confirms
Your prayers have been answered
Praise the Nintendo gods. Super Mario Maker 2 will feature the ability to play online with your friends. Last month, a Nintendo representative mentioned that you would not be able to play with or against your friends in the game online, with that feature instead being restricted to local play. As such, it was...
News These Pikachu And Eevee Pokémon Protector Sets Are Must-Haves For Your Switch
Coming at the end of July
Remember those rather fetching officially-licenced Switch protector sets Keys Factory released in Japan last year? Well, the company is back with two more designs, this time based on the famous Pokémon Pikachu And Eevee – you know, the cover stars of last year's Let's Go title on Switch. Each set comes with a front...
News Disgaea 4 Complete+ Announced For Nintendo Switch
Now just 2 and 3 to catch 'em all, dood!
Prepare yourselves, doods - Nippon Ichi has announced that Disgaea 4 Complete+ is coming to Switch this autumn with the above trailer. This updated version of the original strategy RPG game not only brings the same idiosyncratic characters and world to Switch, but it's also getting post-launch social...
News Resident Evil 5 & 6 Are Heading To Switch This Fall
Another couple of Evils for ya, stranger
In the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct it's been confirmed that Capcom is bringing both Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 to your favourite hybrid handheld console this autumn. The segment started off with a young couple heading to a mansion to play the recently released original Resident Evil on their Switch,...
News This Fall, The Luminary Rides Again In Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition
Playing the waiting game
At Square Enix Live, we were treated to another look at Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition. Noticeably, the release date has now been narrowed down to this Fall. So, when will exactly will we get to see it? It looks like we'll just to wait a little bit longer. In the meantime, take a look at...
News Cris Tales Is An "Indie Love Letter To Classic JRPGs", And It's Coming To Switch
Combat, strategy and a fantastical world
Indie publisher Modus Games and developers Dreams Uncorporated and SYCK have announced Cris Tales, a new RPG which harks back to classic JRPGs. The game was revealed during yesterday's PC Gaming Show at E3. The game follows its heroine’s quest through past and future visions of her world where she hopes to...
News Download A Demo Of Dragon Quest Builders 2 On 27th June
Game arrives on 12th July
If you're still on the fence about Dragon Quest Builders 2, perhaps a demo will help you decide whether or not you're ready to move onto the second entry in this relatively new Minecraft / Dragon Quest crossover series. At Square Enix Live, the Japanese company announced a demo for the game would be released here in the...
News Wake Up With One Night Stand On Switch This Summer
Coffee or the walk of shame?
Coming to Switch and other consoles this summer, One Night Stand is a visual novel that has you waking up next to a complete stranger after an eventful night on the town. It's up to you to piece together exactly what happened, all from the comfort of a stranger's bed. Suffering from a thumping headache (no doubt due to...
News Raiden V Is Getting A Physical Release On Switch, But Don’t Dilly-Dally
One print run, and that’s it
Raiden V: Director’s Cut is coming to Switch – we knew that already and are are sufficiently excited about the prospect – but it has now been confirmed by publisher UFO that it will be getting a physical release on the system, too. The catch is that the release will be a single print run, so once it’s gone,...
News Luigi's Mansion 3 Sees The Green Plumber Take A Dream Vacation
I ain't afraid of no... run away!
Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct offered some new footage and details on the upcoming Luigi's Mansion 3 today. The mansion is actually a hotel this time around! It seems Luigi is holidaying with his brother (they do everything together) when the hotel they're staying at - the Last Resort - turns out to be more than it...
News Contra Rogue Corps Will Kick Alien Butt On Switch This Year
Pandaing to the crowd
Not to be content with only bringing us the retro Contra Anniversary Collection this year, Konami are treating us to whole new game by the name of Contra Rogue Corps which will land on the Switch on 26th September this year. As revealed in today's Nintendo direct, Contra Rogue Corps offers a top-down isometric view of the...
News New Trailer Drops For Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Did you catch retro screen during the Direct reveal?
The above reveal trailer for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 dropped in the middle of Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct presentation. While it didn't tell us much that we didn't expect, it gives us a nice look at the characters and the events they'll be participating in when the official...
News Romancing SaGa 3 and SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions Are Being Localised
The more the merrier
If you're a fan of the SaGa series you're in for a treat, at Square Enix Live, the company revealed Romancing SaGa 3 and SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions would both be released in the west. There's no information about when exactly these games will arrive. The third game was exclusively released in Japan in 1995 and was previously...
News Travis Touchdown Returns In No More Heroes 3 Next Year
We've been waiting 10 years for this
After ongoing teases from Goichi "Suda51" Suda and an intriguing ending in Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, it's now been confirmed the beam wielding professional assassin will be making a mainline return at some point next year. Yes, after a ten-year absence in the series, we're finally going to be seeing...
News Learn How Death Is Tied To Life When Oninaki Releases On Switch This August
Discover the mysterious realm beyond
We first found out about action role-playing game Oninaki during a Nintendo Direct presentation earlier this year, in February. With this in mind, Square Enix Live has now locked in a release date. It's arriving in a few months time, on 22nd August. To help promote the launch announcement, Square Enix released a...
News Square Enix Collective Is Publishing Circuit Superstars On The Switch In 2020
Micro simulation
One particular announcement during Square Enix's E3 2019 presentation which seemed slightly different to the rest was Circuit Superstars. This top-down physics-based racing title by Original Fire Games is channelling certain micro-sized classics of yesteryear and is coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2020. It'll also be published by...
News Netflix's Dark Crystal Prequel Series Is Getting Its Own Switch Game
A tactical release
Children of the '80s will no doubt still have nightmares about Dark Crystal's evil Skeksis, and Netflix is preparing to give a whole new generation the willies thanks to a prequel TV series, which airs on August 30th. That series is also getting its own Switch game in the form of Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, which was...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield Will Make Use Of Your Poké Ball Plus, But Not Completely
Take your 'mon for a walk
With Pokémon Sword and Shield getting its own Direct recently, it would have been foolish to expect a whole segment dedicated to even more footage. Despite this, the game was mentioned briefly with new info being shared about the Poké Ball Plus. Released with Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the Poké...
News Astral Chain Brings An Interdimensional Invasion To Switch On 30th August
It's humanity’s last chance
In today's Nintendo Direct we got to see a bit more of Astral Chain, the new synergetic action game from PlatinumGames headed to the Switch on 30th August this year. You can see the latest footage in the video above. In the game humanity’s last chance against an interdimensional invasion is a sentient weapon called...
News Empire of Sin Brings Organised Crime To Switch Next Year
In the empire business
Featuring in today's Nintendo Direct was Empire of Sin from Paradox Interactive and Romero Games. In this character-driven strategy game set in 1920s Chicago, players build their own ruthless criminal empire as one of 14 distinct bosses vying to run the seedy underworld of organized crime in the city. With randomly generated...
News DAEMON X MACHINA Brings Mech Suit Action To Switch On 13th September
Get ready to defend the planet
In today's Nintendo Direct it was revealed that the upcoming mech battler DAEMON X MACHINA will land on the Switch on 13th September. Here's some info on the game to whet you appetite: When the moon tore apart, the sky bled red with light, ushering in an apocalyptic new age…and to survive, you must fight. As a...
News Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Lands On Switch On 19th July
Marvellous
In today's Nintendo Direct we saw some more enticing footage from the upcoming Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order which you can see above. The game features an ultimate team of Marvel Super Heroes from a huge cast including the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men and more. You can team up with friends to prevent galactic...
News A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher Works Both Sides Of Your Brain On Switch
Brain training with a shmup four years in the making
Nearly two years on after its initial announcement for Switch, A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher is finally available on Nintendo Switch eShop. Self-described as a 'Split Screen Single Player Twin Stick Risk 'Em Up', Ask an Enemy Studios has spent over four years developing the game which has you...
News Pun-tastic Rhythmic Rodent-Based Beat 'Em Up Hamsterdam Comes To Switch
Ham it up in August
Landing on Switch on 1st August, Hamsterdam is a rhythmic beat 'em up which has you using gesture controls to exterminate the Vermin Gang and its leader, a stinking Chinchilla named Marlo. You take control of heroic hamster Pimm on a mission to save his grandpa from the furry clutches of the aforementioned ne'er-do-wells. Pimm...
Monday10th Jun 2019
News Nintendo Takes Legal Action On Prolific E3 Leaker Ahead Of Tomorrow's Direct
Cease and desist
It's E3 season, and that means the air is full of brand new games, new console teases, and more leaks than a sinking ship. As it happens, Nintendo appears to be taking that last point very seriously indeed. Twitter user Sabi, also known as PolarPanda across other channels, has been leaking pretty much every major story to come out...
News Check Out These Officially-Licensed Nintendo Switch Protectors
No scratches or dust in sight
Accessory maker Keys Factory has released a new range of Nintendo Switch protection covers, helping you to look after your console's screen and Joy-Con from unwanted scratches and dirt. There are five separate designs set to be available featuring some of the biggest names in Nintendo's gaming library - Mario, Yoshi,...
News Microsoft Details Xbox E3 Schedule, Lists Nintendo Direct As A Place You "Need To Be"
Well, this could be interesting...
Following on from the utterly bizarre scenes yesterday, where it was rumoured that Miyamoto would appear during Microsoft's E3 presentation (spoiler: he didn't), the official Xbox Twitter account has now given a nod to Nintendo's Direct taking place tomorrow. The tweet shows "where you need to be for #XboxE3" and...
Video 4chan And Its Totally Real E3 2019 Leaks
"Fire Emblem is there, takes up about 30 minutes"
During this E3 time, amidst all the people claiming they have insider knowledge, the people who actually do have insider knowledge, and the swathes of poor saps like us that are caught in the middle of it all, there is some appropriately themed respite to be found if you look for it. Rather than...
Deluxe Edition is confirmed, though
Update: It doesn't look like Switch owners will be getting the fancy Collector's Edition of the game, which comes with a frickin' Doom Guy helmet you can actually wear on your bonce. Boo. Original Story: This just in: DOOM Eternal will be released on the Switch on 22nd November. The game's Creative Director Hugo...
Tuesday11th Jun 2019
News Limited Run Announces Multiple Physical Game Releases For Nintendo Switch
Forever physical
As there were so many physical game announcements at the Limited Run Games E3 2019 Showcase, we've decided to group them together. So, without further ado, here are all the Switch-related physical game reveals announced during the event. Night In The Woods (Q4, 2020) Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid (Available now to...
Monday10th Jun 2019
News Limited Run Partners With Lucasfilm To Re-Release Classic Star Wars Games
Fingers crossed for a Switch release
Limited Run Games today held its second annual E3 2019 video presentation. Right before the end of the showcase, the physical distributor made an incredibly exciting announcement, revealing it would be teaming up with Lucasfilm Games to release definitive collector's editions of classic Star Wars titles. As...
Guide E3 2019 Press Conference Schedule: Nintendo, Ubisoft And Square Enix
Don't miss a thing
E3 2019 is now well underway with Microsoft and Bethesda leading the charge. But you're mostly interested in what Nintendo's bringing to the table, aren't you? Below we've rounded up all of the E3 press conferences which you won't want to miss. As always, we'll be live-blogging during the events, so make a note of the time below...
News Be Wary Of Inserting Faulty Switch Game Cards Into Your Console, Warns Japanese Repair Store
Common sense, you could argue...
One of the big advantages the Switch has over its rivals is the fact that it uses reasonably robust game cards as the delivery method for its software, rather than delicate and easily-damaged optical media. However, even Switch carts can be abused and misused, and recent spate of faulty games damaging consoles has...
Soapbox The Nintendo World Championships Is Tired, And So Am I
Alan Lopez reports from the event
I just went to the Nintendo World Championships and I am tired. This ballyhooed Nintendo game extravaganza, typically hosted on the same week as the gaming industry’s flagship Electronic Gaming Expo, originated from a fandom-fueled 1990 tournament of the same name. Way back then, the Nintendo World Championships...
News Zelda-Like Open-World Adventure Gods & Monsters Arrives On Switch Next February
From the creator of Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Move aside Kid Icarus - Ubisoft's 2019 E3 Press Conference has just revealed Gods & Monsters is coming to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms next year, on 25th February. Here's the rundown, courtesy of Ubisoft's website: In Gods & Monsters, the Greek gods have fallen, and it's up...
News The Elder Scrolls: Blades Slashes Its Way Onto The Switch Later This Year
And it's free!
To kick-off its 2019 E3 press conference, Bethesda announced the free-to-play mobile title The Elder Scrolls: Blades would be coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. This version will also be free and will include motion controls, cross-play and cross-progression support - meaning you can swap between the Switch and mobile...
Review Battle Worlds: Kronos (Switch) - A Hex-Based Tactical Title That's Tough As Old Boots
When worlds collide
“Battle Worlds: Kronos is a hard game,” reads an ominous opening message. “But if you can’t beat it, that’s not because it is too hard.” That warning might sound a little cocky, but there’s truth to it, too. Because beneath its wonky CGI cutscenes and well-worn sci-fi setting lies a turn-based strategy game that...
Watch Ubisoft E3 2019 Conference - Live!
Dancing pandas? Rabbids? Another Miyamoto appearence?
E3 has already kicked off and now it's time for Ubisoft's E3 2019 conference! Are we likely to see the obligatory lycra-clad Just Dance pandas this year? Almost certainly. Beyond Good and Evil 2 on Switch? Probably not, but Nintendo and Ubisoft are best buds and we'd wager we'll be seeing some...
Random Fan Spends Over $1,000 On Every Johto Pokémon Plush, And That's Just The Start
Ho-oh my goodness
Last month, we shared the news that every single Johto Pokémon was set to launch in Japan in plush form, joining the original Kanto set which was released last year. One lucky soul has done what many of us wish we could do, but never would: buy every single one of them. Yes, Twitter user
Review Bullet Battle: Evolution (Switch) - A Cut-Price Call Of Duty That Fails On Almost Every Level
Dishonourable discharge
Mobile games have come a long way in the last two decades. There was a time when Snake was the only option for on-the-go phone-based entertainment, but over the years the games on offer have grown more profound in their scope as handsets have turned ever smarter. Now we have fully-fledged racers, shooters and MMOs, right...
News Just Dance 2020 Arrives On Switch And Nintendo Wii This November
Yes, Nintendo Wii!
Ubisoft's latest Just Dance release has been officially confirmed for the Switch, Nintendo Wii and multiple other platforms at the company's 2019 E3 Press Conference. Just Dance 2020 celebrates the series' 10th anniversary and will be filled with 40 new songs from a variety of artists. Here's a taste of what you can expect: God...
UK Charts PlayStation's Days Of Play Sale Leaves Little Room For Nintendo To Shine
Persona Q2 debuts in 18th
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 8th June, revealing that Nintendo's titles have struggled to keep up with PlayStation's Days of Play sales. Despite its absence at E3 this year, Sony has slashed prices and introduced money-saving bundles during the event. This sale has seen a healthy number of PS4 exclusives...
Soapbox EA’s Approach To FIFA On Switch Is Typically Short-Sighted
Used to be in the game
'EA Sports: it’s in the game'. Ah, we all remember that slogan from the old days, although the news over the weekend that FIFA 20 on Switch will be a ‘Legacy’ rehash makes you realise that while EA’s head might be ‘in the game’, its heart certainly isn’t. We won't get the new Volta mode on Switch or any of the...
Feature Looking Back On Nintendo’s E3 2018
Remembering Reggie and that Smash Bros. deep dive
It’s been quite a year for Nintendo fans, with a bounty of software coming to Switch from every direction. While things have been relatively quiet on the first-party front (especially considering the one-two punch of flagship Zelda and Mario games in 2017), Switch is enjoying the sort of...
Random Fans Discover Long-Forgotten F-Zero Webcomic, Or What's Left Of It
Forgotten? Oh, the irony
While we're sure there are plenty of you reading this who would love to see a juicy F-Zero reveal or two during tomorrow's Nintendo E3 Direct, chances are you might have to settle for this little slice of retro news instead. One of our lovely readers has brought this long-lost F-Zero webcomic to our attention. Previously...
News The Messenger's Free Tropical DLC Launches On 11th July
Panic at the picnic
In December last year, Sabotage revealed its hit 2D side-scroller The Messenger would be receiving an entirely free tropical DLC pack titled 'Picnic Panic' in 2019. Now, many months later at Devolver Digital's over-the-top E3 parody conference, it's been confirmed this new content will be released on the Switch, PlayStation 4 and...
News Gear.Club Unlimited 2 Update Adds Fresh Features, Free DLC Coming Later This Month
New cameras, music and cars
Nintendo Switch-exclusive racer Gear.Club Unlimited 2 has received an update which takes the game to Version 1.4. Available for free, the update adds several fresh additions. You can check out a full list of the changes below. Alongside the new features, you'll find a handful of tweaks designed to improve your experience...
News Jake, Finn And Princess Bubblegum From Adventure Time Come To Brawlhalla
Oh my glob!
Jake the Dog, Finn the Human, and Princess Bubblegum from the animated fantasy series Adventure Time are now available in Brawlhalla as playable characters. Ubisoft revealed this during its E3 2019 Press conference. As of right now, you can participate in this limited-time Adventure Time event, ending on 25th June. The new crossover...
News Machinarium Is The Latest Game To Get A Super Rare Physical Release On Switch
Pre-orders open this week
If you enjoy picking up physical editions of indie games on Nintendo Switch, Machinarium is set to be your next juicy purchase. Super Rare Games has revealed that it'll be partnering with Amanita Design to physically release Machinarium on Nintendo's console. The game originally released in 2009, and this physical edition...
Tuesday11th Jun 2019
News Surreal Platformer Etherborn Will Turn Your Switch Upside Down Next Month
Release date now revealed
As part of the Kinda Funny Games E3 Showcase, it has been revealed that Etherborn will be arriving on Switch and other platforms on 18th July. We've been keeping an eye on this one for a while, with its pretty, gravity-defying platforming having us intrigued since a Switch version was first teased last summer. If you've...
Monday10th Jun 2019
News Wolfenstein: Youngblood E3 Trailer Shows Off Feisty Nazi-Blasting Co-Op Adventure
Tag a friend
As part of Bethesda's E3 conference, Wolfenstein: Youngblood received a brand new trailer. You can check it out for yourself above. The video shows off the game's co-op adventure, which has players taking control of one of BJ Blazkowicz’s twin daughters and undertaking a do-or-die mission to find their missing father in 1980s Paris...
Sunday9th Jun 2019
Random PETA Makes Woolly Statement About Sheep Pokémon Wooloo, Backlash Ensues
Trainers unite!
American animal rights organisation PETA is once again using a video game to make a controversial statement. This time the target is Pokémon Sword and Shield and its new sheep pocket monster Wooloo – which was revealed to the world during the most recent Pokémon Direct presentation. You see, Wooloo has wool and PETA doesn't...
Rumour Shigeru Miyamoto Will Be On-Stage During Microsoft’s E3 Briefing (Spoiler Alert: He Wasn't)
We got our hopes up then
Update: Well, that was a nice enough E3 presser. We saw some of Microsoft's new games, got a little bit of hype for Project Scarlett and saw in-engine footage of the new Halo. But Miyamoto? Nope. Nintendo wasn't even mentioned once. So much for that. Original Story: Microsoft and Nintendo have been getting pretty friendly...
News Future Versions Of FIFA On Switch Could Be Legacy Editions, Just Like FIFA 20
"Where it goes in the future, we don't know"
EA has revealed that FIFA 20 is coming to Switch, but not in the form fans will have been hoping for - and this could be the case moving forward on the console, too. The company has just lifted the lid on this year's edition of its insanely popular football sim, and while the PS4, Xbox One and PC are...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
Nine films, one epic game
During today's Xbox E3 2019 Press Conference, Microsoft showed footage of a new LEGO Star Wars game. It's called Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and is once again being handled by TT Games. While it was confirmed for the Xbox One during the show, a new trailer uploaded on the official TT Games YouTube channel has now...
News Nintendo Announces Splatoon 2's Final Splatfest, Chaos Vs. Order
The Splatocalypse has arrived!
If you watched the live stream of the Splatoon 2 World Championship 2019, you probably saw the Japanese team, known as the "GG BOYZ", defend their title and out-splat teams from the United States, Europe and Australia/New Zealand. After the championship trophy had been awarded, Nintendo announced what we had all...
Monday10th Jun 2019
News The Nintendo Direct Presentation For E3 2019 Will Be About 40 Minutes
Focusing on this year
With Nintendo's World Championship Tournaments done and dusted, the focus is now on the big Direct presentation for E3 2019. In case you're wondering what to expect, the company's social media accounts have issued an update. It'll apparently be around 40 minutes and will discuss the Switch games releasing this year. Here's the...
Sunday9th Jun 2019
News The Next DLC Fighter For Smash Ultimate Will Be Revealed At Nintendo's E3 Direct
In case you were wondering...
At major fighting game tournaments nowadays, developers and publishers tend to reveal new content once a winner has been crowned. While Nintendo fans were hoping this would happen at the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship, unfortunately, it didn't. Instead, we got a brief message from the game's director...
Video Digital Foundry Compares The Switch Version Of Octopath Traveler To The PC Release
Revisiting Square Enix's JRPG
Octopath Traveler might have started out life as a Nintendo Switch exclusive, but less than a year after its release, it has become available on the PC. With Square Enix's JRPG now even more accessible, the experts over Digital Foundry decided to compare the two versions. The PC release of Octopath unleashes the full...
News Expect The Next Game From Cuphead's Developer To Feature "2D Hand-Drawn" Animation
Thinking about the future
The developer of Cuphead is currently hard at work on the game's 'Delicious Last Course' DLC expansion. Once this is out, though, what exactly is StudioMDHR's plan for the future? It's to create another game! During an interview with the Japanese magazine Famitsu, the siblings Chad and Jared Moldenhauer who founded...
Review Super Skelemania (Switch) - A Metroidvania That Doesn't Hang About
A bare-bones, budget take on the Metroid formula
Despite their content-filled, often weightily atmospheric and sprawling worlds, the non-linear platform games we commonly call ‘Metroidvanias’ have a long-running association with quick completion times. From the original Metroid’s multiple completion time-based endings to the speedrunning...
Random Respawn's New Star Wars Title Is Inspired By Metroid And Dark Souls
Role model games
Yesterday, Electronic Arts kicked-off its E3 2019 celebrations with its 'EA Play' event and the gameplay reveal of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. While it's already been confirmed the title won't be coming to Nintendo's hybrid system, there's still an interesting link this game has with one of the Japanese company's famous series...
News Minecraft Dungeons Confirmed For Nintendo Switch
Coming Spring 2020
Microsoft has just shown off the next instalment in the Minecraft series during its E3 brieflng, but what it didn't mention was that the game – Minecraft Dungeons – is also coming to Nintendo Switch. This "all-new action-adventure game" takes inspiration from "classic dungeon crawlers", and certainly looks like a lot of fun...
News Yooka-Laylee And The Impossible Lair Isn't A Direct Sequel To The First Game
It's a "fresh take"
A few days ago, Playtonic Games revealed its new title to the world. The 2.5D game is called Yooka-Laylee And The Impossible Lair and is a follow-up to the original 2017 3D platformer. Is it a direct sequel, though? Apparently not. An FAQ on Playtonic's
News Jotun Developer Announces Spiritfarer For Nintendo Switch, Due Out In 2020
A management game about dying
During Microsoft's 2019 E3 Xbox Conference today, Thunder Lotus announced Spiritfarer, a "cozy" management game about dying. The game is scheduled to arrive in 2020 on the Switch and multiple other platforms. Here's a bit about it, straight from the PR: In Spiritfarer, you play Stella, ferrymaster to the deceased...
News North America's Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Open Starts Later This Month
Smash your way into EVO 2019
During the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship, Nintendo of America's newly-appointed President Doug Bowser announced players located in the United States, Canada and Mexico would be able to keep on smashing in the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Open. The event starts in June (aka. this month) and...
Saturday8th Jun 2019
Random The Internet Thinks The Grass-Type Gym Leader In Sword And Shield Is Actually A Ditto
Say what?
Since we were first introduced to the grass-type gym leader in Pokémon Sword and Shield earlier this week, something has been bugging us. No, he’s not secretly a bug-type expert. It’s something else altogether. You see, if didn’t already notice, this odd-looking fellow named Milo seems rather familiar. After a few days, diehard...
Feature Dormant Nintendo Franchises We'd Like To See Return On Switch
No, not just F-Zero
Nintendo is such a celebrated and storied developer that there’s very little in its back catalogue that lies undisturbed. The company is adept at recycling their vintage IP and adapting it with new mechanics and a fresh lick of paint, and even long-forgotten peripherals turn up in Smash or make surprise appearances in WarioWare...
News Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch Will Grace The Switch This Fall
Another JRPG masterpiece is on the way
Seems someone at Bandai-Namco is having a very, very bad day since most (if not all) their entire E3 2019 line-up has quickly and steadily leaked online for all to stumble upon. Among such titles is none other than acclaimed 2010 PlayStation 3 exclusive Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch which is gaining a...
News PlatinumGames Talks About Bayonetta 3, Astral Chain And Reviving The Wonderful 101 On Switch
The future is now
During an interview with Gematsu at BitSummit 7 Spirits in Kyoto last weekend, PlatinumGames' executive director and producer Atsushi Inaba and game designer Takahisa Taura were queried about the company's upcoming projects. When asked about how Bayonetta 3 for the Nintendo Switch was coming along, Inaba simply said development...
Rumour Spyro Reignited Trilogy Targeting A September Release On Switch
The purple dragon could also be joining CTR
Rumours about the Spyro Reignited Trilogy coming to the Switch first surfaced in February 2018. Since then, listings for a hybrid version have popped up on Nintendo's official website, the Spyro
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Has Now Sold More Than 1.7 Million Copies Worldwide
Exceeding expectations
One of the best role-playing games on the Nintendo Switch that also happens to be exclusive is Monolith Soft's Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The title made its debut on the system in December 2017 and is still considered a "must-have" game for seasoned adventurers. In terms of sales, we already heard last September how the sequel...
News The Dating Simulator Dream Daddy Hooks Up With The Nintendo Switch
Who will you choose?
Game Grumps is bringing its popular dating simulator Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator to the Nintendo Switch and mobile devices in the "very" near future. More precise information about the release date is on the way. Below is the official announcement and trailer: If it wasn't already obvious enough, Dream Daddy is all...
Watch The Nintendo 2019 World Championship Tournaments - Live!
Duke it out!
Watch Nintendo's 2019 World Championship Tournaments right here. The action starts with the Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational, continues on with the Splatoon 2 World Championship and ends with the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament. <liveblog id="nintendo world championships_2019-06-09_na" tags="#Nintendo 2019 WC" video="
Feature Bit Summit 7 Was Bigger, Better And Packed With Switch Goodness
Our report from the show floor
Based in beautiful Kyoto, Japan, in what started out as a sparse event in something close to a gymnasium, Bit Summit has rapidly become the second-largest independent games showcase in the country, just behind the grand spectacle that is Tokyo Game Show. Now situated in central Kyoto's Miyakomesse event centre, this...
News XSEED Games Cops Backlash Online For Not Crediting Former Employee
Oh dear...
XSEED Games is currently under fire for not crediting former members of staff. This is all tied to its policy to only acknowledge its current members of staff. According to Eurogamer, the US company which specialises in the translation of Japanese games has been attacked on social media, after former localisation producer Brittany Avery...
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
Friday7th Jun 2019
Feature E3 2019 Nintendo Switch Games Lineup: Pokémon, Mario, Zelda And More
The big games confirmed for E3 2019, plus the ones we expect to see...
What games are Nintendo showing at E3 2019? Freshly minted Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser has said that “Games available this holiday season will be the focus of our booth”, as has been the case for the last few years. The confirmed lineup of playable games. Show...
News There Is "No Plan" To Bring Persona 5 Royal To Other Consoles, Atlus Reiterates
So that's that
No matter how many rumours, rumblings, and exciting bits of speculation you see dotted around the internet suggesting it might be, Persona 5 Royal is not planned for a release on Nintendo Switch. Developer and publisher Atlus has shared a new FAQ section on its official site for the game, with one answer going out of its way to...
News Yooka-Laylee And The Impossible Lair Is Playtonic's Next Game, And It's Coming To Switch
Physical version coming thanks to Sold Out
Team17 and Playtonic Games have today announced a sequel to the popular 3D platformer Yooka-Laylee – and it's coming this year. Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair follows on from the events of the first game, but it's not a 3D platformer this time around; instead, it mixes 2.5D levels with a Zelda-like...
Rumour Is The Grass-Type Gym Leader In Sword And Shield Teasing The Date Of The Next Pokémon Direct?
Some fans seem to think so
Remember the overly buff child-like gym leader featured in Nintendo's recent Pokémon Direct? In case you need reminding, we're talking about the Grass-type expert named Milo, who is one of the eight leaders you'll have to defeat on your path to the Galar Region's Pokémon League. Well, there appears to be a wild theory...
Review Warlocks 2: God Slayers (Switch) - Magic Mayhem That Would Have Benefitted From Online Play
A gathering of magic
Once upon a time, there was a game that arrived on Kickstarter, and with added promise of a Wii U version to bolster its cause, it successfully funded itself – much to the happiness of its backers. Three years later, said game finally emerged from development, by which time it had assumed a slightly different name and...
Random Animal Crossing Fan Inspires Us All By Maintaining GameCube Town For 17 Years
Animal Crossing's biggest fan?
As you can probably imagine, several members of the Nintendo Life team have pretty wild play times registered on our Animal Crossing games. Despite this, none of us can even come close to the tremendous amount of effort displayed by this Animal Crossing superfan. Jeff, known as jvgsjeff online, has been regularly...
News XSEED Announces The Switch Games It Will Showcase At E3 2019
A "grand new title" will also be revealed
XSEED Games will showcase a total of five Switch games at E3 2019. Three of these games have just been announced for Nintendo's hybrid platform. Here's what you can expect: BurgerTime Party!, Heroland, Rune Factory 4 Special, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin and Senran Kagura: Peach Ball. In addition to this, XSEED...
News Sega Will Feature Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games 2020, Mega Drive Mini And More At E3
100m sprint to be first in line
Sega and Atlus have shared their line-up and show floor activity plans for E3 2019, revealing that they will include the Switch-exclusive Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Yes, the latest in the Mario and Sonic crossover series will be present on the show floor, with attendees getting the chance to...
News Splatoon 2 Happy Meals Are Headed To McDonald's In Japan
Watch the TV commercial
McDonald's restaurants in Japan are set to release brand new Splatoon 2 Happy Meals next week, and we're not jealous at all. Starting from 14th June, lucky visitors will be able to get their hands on McDonald’s Happy Meals based on Nintendo's cool and colourful online shooter. The meals come with one of five different...
Video Ok, We're Hyped About Pokémon Sword & Shield After That Direct
Yoshi's Wooloo World
Pokémon Sword and Shield have been announced for a while now, but with everything else going on with the success of the Switch it's been pushed somewhat to the back of our minds. Thankfully the recent Nintendo Direct themed all around those games really helped drag it back in front of our eyes again, even if we have potentially...
News Radiation City Brings The Horror Of Chernobyl To Nintendo Switch Next Week
A successor to Radiation Island
Radiation City, a successor to last year's Radiation Island, is headed to Nintendo Switch next week. It'll be available directly from the Switch eShop from 13th June. In the game, players must scavenge and fight their way through the nuclear fallout of the Chernobyl power plant, with events being based on the 1986...
News Sega Trademarks Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Is the 2006 Wii game making a return?
It looks like something really is going on with the Super Monkey Ball series. Following on from Sega filing a trademark for Tabegoro! Super Monkey Ball at the start of May, Gematsu has discovered the company also trademarked Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz in the same month, on 21st May. Whil
News Lion Castle Reveals Racer, A Follow-Up To Super Street: The Game
Burn even more rubber
It seems like the free-to-download title Asphalt 9: Legends will have some friendly competition in the near future, with publisher Lion Castle announcing Racer is speeding onto the Switch at the end of 2019. The arcade street racing game will be available in both physical and digital form. Racer is built on the foundations of...
News Save The Entire Galaxy When Citizens Of Space Arrives On 18th June
From the developer of Citizens of Earth
Sega has announced Citizens of Space is coming to the Nintendo Switch later this month on 18th June for $14.99. If the name sounds familiar, it's because this is a follow-up to the 2015 release, Citizens of Earth. The new game is also being developed by Eden Industries. Below is a rundown of the story: It's...
News Story-Driven Platformer Ministry Of Broadcast Leaps Towards A Physical 2020 Switch Release
And steps on the bodies of its victims
PM Studios and acttil have revealed that Ministry of Broadcast is headed for Nintendo Switch next year. Want more good news? It'll be available in lovely physical form. The game "embodies the spirit of classic cinematic platformers", with players needing to finely tune their run-and-jump reflexes. The...
News Brand New Turn-Based Strategy Game Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars Heads For Switch
Brand new IP shared ahead of E3
Kalypso Media and Palindrome Interactive have revealed that Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars, a brand new strategy game, is headed for a release on Nintendo Switch. Described as "an engaging strategy game set in a dark vampire world in turmoil", Immortal Realms will combine empire management and turn-based combat with...
News Human Rocket Person Developers Say You'll "Hate" Them By The End Of The Game
A worthy challenge?
Pogo jumping onto a Nintendo Switch near you at the end of the month is Human Rocket Person, a 3D, single-player platformer designed to anger your very soul. Usually, we'd give you a quick summary of what the game's all about here, but the official Nintendo eShop listing puts it better than we ever could: Human Rocket Person...
Thursday6th Jun 2019
Review Slay The Spire (Switch) - A Sublime Fusion Of Genres You Simply Have To Experience
Dungeon Master
There are a handful of Switch games we know we’ll likely never uninstall from our systems; an elite list of titles so addictive and so well suited to the portable nature of Nintendo’s system that they’ll always have a special place allocated on that MicroSD card. We’re talking about games like Mario Kart 8, Celeste, Axiom...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield, Zelda: Link's Awakening And More To Be Playable At E3
First chance to go hands-on
Nintendo has shared some fresh details regarding its plans for E3 next week, revealing just a handful of the games you can expect to go hands-on with at the event. Major games confirmed to be playable so far are as follows (expect there to be plenty more dotted around the showfloor, too): Pokémon Sword Pokémon...
News Get Pokémon Sword And Shield For Less With Nintendo's Money-Saving Switch Voucher Deal
A tempting offer
Remember the Nintendo Switch Game Voucher offer that was introduced last month? Well, Pokémon Sword and Shield have now appeared on the list of eligible titles, meaning you can pick up both games for significantly less than the standard price. In case you missed the news the first time around, Nintendo Switch Online subscribers...
Gallery Fan Embarks On Year-Long Project To Draw Every Smash Bros. Ultimate Character
And they're all rather lovely
Over the past couple of weeks, we've been sharing galleries of fan-made art a little more frequently than usual and the response from you lovely lot has been nothing but wonderfully positive. Continuing this current trend, we've stumbled across a project encompassing every character from
News Asphalt 9: Legends Speeds Onto Switch This Summer For Free
Up to 8 players across 42 tracks
Mobile racing franchise Asphalt is speeding onto a Nintendo Switch near you this summer, with a new port of Asphalt 9: Legends. The series has appeared exclusively on smartphones and PC for the last few years, with earlier editions making it to the Nintendo DS around a decade ago. Its return to a Nintendo platform...
News The Grandia HD Collection Is "Coming Soon" To Nintendo Switch
More information will be revealed at E3 2019
The Switch is quickly becoming the platform of choice for JRPG fans. Square Enix has shown ongoing support by releasing multiple Final Fantasy games on the system and more recently it announced Star Ocean: First Departure R would arrive in the near future. GungHo Online Entertainment has now revealed the...
Rumour Buster Don't Panic, Animal Crossing On Switch Has Not Been Delayed
Recent 'delay' video is a big, fat fake
Animal Crossing is right at the top of many people's 'must have' lists on Switch, so anyone cold-hearted enough to create a fake video stating that the game has been delayed must surely have no feelings. But that's exactly what has happened; a rather official-looking video hit YouTube today which features...
News Darksiders Genesis Seemingly Leaked For Nintendo Switch
Update: And now it's confirmed!
Update: And just like that, an official announcement has arrived. IGN has shared an official trailer for the game, describing it as a "Diablo-style action-RPG spinoff". Check it out below. Original Article: A listing on retail giant Amazon's website has seemingly leaked an upcoming Darksiders game for Nintendo...
Random In Netflix's Black Mirror, Switch-Style Game Cards Are All The Rage
Digital downloads? Pffft. Not in this future, chum
Striking Vipers is the name of one of the three new episodes from season five of Netflix's Black Mirror and, as usual, it is just as bleak as ever about how technology might impact our lives in the near-future. With a stellar cast featuring Anthony Mackie (Falcon from the MCU) and Yahya...
News Save Up For Your Switch Games With This Officially Licensed Donkey Kong Money Box
Super Mario Savings!
Saving up for all of your favourite video games can be tricky, and while even the coolest of money boxes can't help you to buy them all, it can certainly help you store your cash in style. This officially licensed Donkey Kong money box is set to release next month, available directly from Merchoid. It stands at 30cm tall and...
News Yooka-Laylee Dev Playtonic Games Teases New Game Reveal
And we won't have long to wait
Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic Games looks set to share details on its next game as soon as tomorrow, according to a cheeky tease. Lovingly crafted from some of the creative talent behind games like Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country, Yooka-Laylee is currently the first and only game from the UK-based studio...
News Merge Games Releasing Dead Cells - Action Game Of The Year Edition
Includes Rise of the Giant DLC
Update: Merge Games has now clarified the Rise of the Giant DLC will still need to be downloaded. The Action Game of the Year Edition is aimed at players who haven't tried the game yet, and celebrates Dead Cells' 1 year anniversary! If you haven't picked up a physical copy of the wonderful roguelike / Metroidvania...
Video Digital Foundry Ponders A Witcher 3 Switch Port
Do you really wish to know?
With rumours doing the rounds that CDProjekt's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt might be Switch-bound, the internet is whipping itself into a frenzy of tinfoil hats and speculation. In order to assess if a potential port would even be viable on Nintendo's handheld hybrid, our friends over at Digital Foundry have taken a look at...
Nintendo Download 6th June (North America)
Battle Worlds: Kronos, Slay the Spire and Super Skelemania!
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! Nintendo Switch: Battle Worlds: Kronos...
Nintendo Download 6th June (Europe)
Persona Q2! Slay the Spire! Timespinner!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe 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 Retail - New Releases: Summer Sports Games (Joindots,...
Review Hue (Switch) - An Inventive Indie Puzzler That's A Few Shades Away From Greatness
Hue and Cry
The most terrifying explanation of blindness is that you don’t see endless blackness; it’s been described as seeing nothing. If black and white are still colours on the visible spectrum, if those colours are still seen by light bouncing off our retinas, then to see nothing means those would be absent. No constant black, no constant...
News Geralt's Voice Actor Says He "Wants To See" The Witcher 3 On Nintendo Switch
Fueling the rumour
The rumours about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt coming to the Switch just won't go away. Following on from multiple online listings for a Nintendo version of CD Projekt's magnificent action-adventure game, we now have Geralt of Rivia's voice actor – Doug Cockle – talking about a potential port. Yep, he's literally asking who else...
News My Friend Pedro Gracefully Obliterates A 20th June Release Date On Switch
This is just bananas
Developer Deadtoast and publisher Devolver Digital have revealed the release date for the upcoming slow-motion carnage that is My Friend Pedro. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 20th June. To celebrate, a brand new trailer has been released (which you can watch above) and an early discount has been detailed for those...
News Brace Yourself Games Talks About The Zelda Lore And Music In Cadence Of Hyrule
Extra insight
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer might be arriving on the Switch eShop later this month, but there’s still a lot we don’t know about the rhythmic action-adventure game. During an interview with 4Gamer at Bitsummit 7 Spirits in Japan, Brace Yourself Games revealed more about the development process and what players could...
News Virtua Racing And Wonder Boy: Monster Land Arrive In The West At The End Of June
That felt like AGES
After launching in Japan in April, the excellent SEGA AGES version of Virtua Racing will finally come to the west on 27th June. As you can see in the trailer above, we'll also be getting SEGA AGES version of Wonder Boy: Monster Land on the same date (they're both in the 'Coming Soon' section at the end). Both ports were handled...
News Mario Maker 2 Isn't The Only Platform Game Creator Coming To Switch In June
PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker finally sees release next week
PQube and developer Super Icon are sneaking their 2D platform game creation tool onto Switch just before Nintendo's plumber arrives to soak up everybody's payday cash; PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker is launching next week on 13th June. Channelling the same creative spirit...
News Super Skelemania Brings Bite-Sized Metroidvania Adventure To Switch Today
Play in a single sitting
Jumping and rolling its way onto Nintendo Switch today is Super Skelemania, a Metroidvania from Grimorio Games and Hidden Trap. Taking control of a cute little skeleton, you'll need to jump over pits of thorns, headbutt those pesky enemy spiders, and even roll your skull around like a bowling ball to make it across various...
News Solomon's Key Joins Hamster's Arcade Archives Series On The Nintendo Switch
Magical
Hamster is adding Tecmo's 1986 release Solomon's Key to its Arcade Archives line on the Nintendo Switch. The title supports 1-2 players and will set you back $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29. From June 6th, 2019, Arcade Archives Solomon's Key will be available digitally for Arcade Archives, the downloadable series by HAMSTER for Nintendo Switch...
News Bullet Battle: Evolution Brings 8-Player Team-Based Shooting To Switch Today
"50,000 people used to live here..."
Coming to Switch today from developer Forza Games (yep, good luck googling that) and publisher TROOOZE, Bullet Battle: Evolution is a 4v4 online deathmatch game where you work with your team to capture as much territory as possible and wipe out the competition. The screenshots show a set of realistic-looking...
Fancy a laugh?
Bringing something a little bit different to Switch this summer is Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet, a pirate adventure with a healthy dose of comedy thrown in for good measure. Created by comedian and filmmaker, Alasdair Beckett-King, the game sees the titular Nelly setting off on an adventure to rescue birds who have been hypnotised...
Wednesday5th Jun 2019
News Mega Drive / Genesis Mini Gets Tiny Mega CD, 32X, And Carts, But There's A Catch
Update: Now available for pre-order on Amazon Japan!
Update: The bundle is now available for pre-order on Amazon Japan. Feast your eyes on these shots: While the cartridge included is for Sonic the Hedgehog, it's notable that the game isn't actually on the Japanese version of the console. Seeing as most people will already own multiple versions,...
Random Bandai Namco Thinks Pokémon's New Legendary Looks Pretty Familiar
Haven't we seen you before?
Unless you somehow missed the bombardment of Pokémon news today, you're probably already pretty familiar with the newly revealed Legendaries. As it turns out, it seems that Bandai Namco is pretty familiar with one of them, too. The new Pokémon Sword star, Zacian, appears to resemble a giant wolf which holds a sword in...
News New Banjo-Kazooie Merch Fuels Fresh Speculation Over A Series Revival
Update: Banjo teased as Smash DLC by prominent leaker?
Update: In the original version of this article (which you can read below), we speculated that - if anything - the new Banjo-Kazooie merch might be linked to a potential remake. Now, it would seem that the idea of Banjo appearing as a DLC fighter in Smash Ultimate is perhaps the more likely...
Review PixARK (Switch) - A True Survival Horror, And Not In A Good Way
Let this one go extinct
In 2009, the gaming industry was forever changed when a humble indie game called Minecraft was first made available to the public, introducing the world to a new genre of sandbox gaming that would go on to be cloned and mimicked to death in the ensuing decade. One of the most recent offshoots of this concept is PixARK, a...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield Gets November Release Date And Special Double Pack Release
Here's a first look at the boxart
As part of the Pokémon Direct which aired just moments ago, it was confirmed that Pokémon Sword and Shield will be arriving for Nintendo Switch this November. The exact date is 15th November, with both games releasing simultaneously worldwide. That's not all, though. As it was also confirmed that both games...
News Hyperkin's Next Party Trick Is A Nintendo 64 Clone
Say hello to the 'Ultra Retron'
Console and accessory maker Hyperkin has revealed the next entry in its long-running line of clone systems: the Ultra Retron. This N64 clone plays original carts and outputs over HDMI. It has four controller ports and is compatible with original N64 pads, although Hyperkin is also shipping the system with its own...
News Here's Your First Look At Pokémon Sword And Shield's Champion, Rival, Professor And More
Get familiar with the cast
We weren't quite sure what to expect from today's Pokémon Direct, but we were certainly treated to a very generous dollop of new information. As part of the presentation, we were given our first look at Pokémon Sword and Shield's new Professor, Champion, Rival, Professor's Assistant and a Gym Leader, and even more...
News Here Are Your Nintendo Switch Online NES Games For The Month Of June
Fight, drive and play
Nintendo has announced the three games coming to the Nintendo Switch Online NES service in the month of June. Both North America and Europe will receive Double Dragon II: The Revenge, Volleyball and City Connection. These games will be released on the service on 12th June. Below are the full details about each title, courtesy...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield Introduces Open World Area, Multiplayer Raids And Dynamax Battles
Here's the full lowdown
We've already taken a look at the brand new Pokémon coming to Pokémon Sword and Shield, as well as several of the key people you'll be meeting on your journey, so let's now turn our attention tow
News SpongeBob Squarepants Battles For Bikini Bottom Again Next Year On Switch
Are ya ready kids?
In the first of THQ Nordic's three planned announcements, the company has revealed that SpongeBob SquarePants is back in a remake of a 2003 3D platformer featuring the yellow one and his underwater pals, coming to Switch in 2020. SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated is a remake of the original console game...
News Brand New Pokémon And Legendaries Revealed For Pokémon Sword And Shield
Seven brand new faces
Today's Pokémon Direct gave us our first look at some brand new monsters set to appear in Pokémon Sword and Shield, as well as the two Legendaries which will grace the box art for each game. Let's take a proper look, shall we? Kicking things off with those Legendaries, we have Zacian and Zamazenta. As you can see, these...
News There's Actually A Third Version Of The Sega Mega Drive Mini
The Asian variant also has exclusive games
With all the news yesterday concerning the final games announced for Sega's upcoming Mega Drive / Genesis Mini console, it's easy to get a little confused over the regional exclusives for each version of the console. To add to that confusion there's also a third version of the plug-and-play mini console to...
News Koji Igarashi Still Wants To Finish Two Castlevania "Episodes" With Konami
Please do!
Koji "Iga" Igarashi is best known for his work on the Castlevania series over the years, but right now, is exceptionally busy promoting Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, due out later this month on the Switch. During an interview with Gematsu, though, he was asked if he would ever make another Castlevania if his former employer Konami...
Watch Pokémon Direct June 2019 - New Details On Pokémon Sword And Shield Revealed!
Watch it right here, with added chatter!
Guess what? A brand-new Pokémon Direct is set to air today, Wednesday 5th June! The Direct will focus on the upcoming Pokémon Sword and Shield games for Nintendo Switch and will feature "roughly 15 minutes of new information" for us to devour with giddy excitement. <liveblog...
News Mega Drive Mini Port Of Darius Is "Totally New" And Not Based On "Fan Work", Says Sega
A new conversion is approaching fast!
Update: A few eagle-eyed Darius fans have noticed a striking similarity between the new version of Darius included on the Mega Drive / Genesis Mini and an unofficial port created by 'bedroom coder' Hidecade. This has led to some assuming that Sega and M2 have used Hidecade's work as the basis for this port...
Guide Pokémon GO Adventure Week - Research Tasks, Rewards, Shiny Pokémon And More
Bonuses, new shinies, new eggs and more!
It's Adventure Week in Pokémon GO, and that means there are plenty of uncommon Pokémon to catch, research tasks to complete, and other lovely bonuses to find while out and about. In this guide, we'll go over everything you need to know to make the most out of Adventure Week. There are new shiny Pokémon to...
News Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Car Pack And More Coming To Rocket League
Knight Rider, Karate Kid and more in ‘80s summer event kicking off on 10th June
Coming to Rocket League this summer is a 9-week-long event named Radical Summer and it's celebrating the season '80s style. That's right, if you've had your fill of '80s nostalgia you should look away now because Psyonix will be pumping its motorised soccer game full...
News Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition Rated By The Australian Classification Board
It's on the way
For some time now, we've known Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition would be released on the Switch in the west this Fall with exclusive content. If you've been wondering how the localisation process is going, it's been discovered the Australian Classification Board recently rated the game. With E3 just...
News Dandy Dungeon Gives New Meaning To The Term "Fantasy RPG", And It's Out This Month
From the creator of Black Bird
Yoshiro Kimura's studio Onion Games – previously responsible for the superbly bizarre Switch shooter Black Bird – has revealed that Dandy Dungeon is headed to the Nintendo Switch eShop on June 27th for $24.99. A roguelite RPG which places you in the role of a programmer who dreams of becoming a fantasy hero, the...
News R-Type Final 2 Kickstarter Campaign Begins, Already Set To Smash Its ¥45 Million Goal
Update: It's a success!
Update: And just like that, the campaign has well and truly flattened its initial goal. This means that R-Type Final 2 is now definitely happening, arriving on Nintendo Switch with an estimated launch date of December 2020. Original Article: The Kickstarter campaign for R-Type Final 2 is now underway, and wow is it off...
Japanese Charts Smash Ultimate Fends Off The Competition For Another Week At The Top
Switch takes nine of the top ten places
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 27th May - 2nd June, revealing that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate remains at number one. It was a pretty quiet week in the Japanese retail space this week, with no new games making a dent on the top ten. Instead, nine of the top ten spots have been taken by some of...
News Check Out Upcoming Switch RPG Vambrace: Cold Soul With This Three-Part Video Series
Available later this year
With an expected Switch release date of "Q3 2019", it shouldn't be too long before we can try out Headup Games and Devespresso Games' Vambrace: Cold Soul, a roguelike RPG adventure. If you've been hoping to see more of the title ahead of release, or even if this is the first you've heard of it, you may want to check out...
News Make A Splash In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Spirit Board Event
Starts later this week
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate came out in December and since then there's been an onslaught of spirit events. This week is no different, with Nintendo announcing via social media the next three-day event "Making a Splash" starts this Friday. Here are the details: The three-day spirit event "Making a Splash" starts on...
News Get A 20% Discount When The Puzzle Game Forest Home Arrives On The eShop Later This Month
Out 20th June
Australian developer The Binary Mill – responsible for various bite-sized and VR-based experiences such as Mini Moto Racing, Rush, Gun Club, and Assault Squadron – has revealed it is bringing its "bright and colorful" mobile puzzler Forest Home to the Switch this month, on 20th June. This will be the company's very first release on...
News Physics-Based Puzzle Platformer Deleveled Launches On Switch eShop This Autumn
More than 100 levels to work through
If you prefer your puzzle experiences to be mixed with some platforming action, the momentum and physics-based puzzle platformer Deleveled might be worth keeping an eye on. The game launches on the Switch eShop this Autumn for $9.99 and is from The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild – previously responsible for The...
News First-Person Puzzle-Platformer Neon Junctions Leaps Onto Switch This Week
With increasingly challenging levels
From Ratalaika Games and 9 Eyes Game Studio, puzzle-platformer Neon Junctions is headed to Nintendo Switch later this week. Blending a first-person approach to puzzles and platforming with an '80s-inspired art style and synthwave soundtrack (is anyone else getting Stranger Things vibes from that music?), Neon...
Tuesday4th Jun 2019
News Mega Drive Mini Games List: All 42 Titles Revealed
Yes, 42! Extra games for all!
Update #3: The final 10 games for the upcoming Sega Mega Drive Mini have been revealed including two surprise extra games in the form of a brand new port of Darius from Taito - a game which never originally came to the Mega Drive (although Darius II did) - and possibly the rarest game on the system, Tetris! Here is the...
Review Timespinner (Switch) - Another Superb Metroidvania For Your Nintendo Switch
Timespinphony of the Night
In Timespinner, the player steps into the shoes of Lunais, a young woman in a nomadic society that trains talented magical youth like her as Time Messengers – people prepared to be flung back in time to warn of dangers to the clan. The spacefaring Lachiemi empire has become one such danger, and is obsessed with...
Gallery Artist Imagines The Skeletons Of All 151 Original Pokémon, And It's Terrifying
Ever wanted to see the inside of a Ditto?
If you've ever felt the very specific desire to examine the insides of the cute, cuddly monsters from the Pokémon world, this gallery is absolutely for you. Instagram artist Quincy Robinson, a toy developer from South Florida, has been working on an almighty Pokémon skeleton project, drawing up one...
Review Cricket 19 (Switch) - Performance Woes Can't Dampen This Decent Sports Sim
Bowled over
While cricket may have spawned a few video game duds over the years, we’ve also been treated to some of the best sports sims ever made. Super International Cricket set the standard early on with some fine form on SNES, Brian Lara Cricket on PlayStation rounded off ’90s era crease battling with style and Ashes Cricket proved a decent...
News Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled File Size Revealed
Ahead of the pack
An updated listing for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled on the North American eShop reveals the game's digital file size will take up 5.7GB. As NintendoSoup notes, this file size may differ from region to region. Assuming the listing is accurate, it means Crash Team Racing is the smallest out of the main kart racing games on the...
Reminder Pokémon Direct To Air Tomorrow, 5th June
Here are all the times you need
Just in case you'd somehow forgotten, here's your friendly reminder that a Pokémon Direct is set to air tomorrow, Wednesday 5th June. The Direct will focus on the upcoming Pokémon Sword and Shield games for Nintendo Switch and will feature "roughly 15 minutes of new information" for us to devour with giddy...
News Switch Players Struggling To Connect To Mortal Kombat 11 Servers After Recent Update
Online troubles
Last week's update to Mortal Kombat 11 on the Switch was meant to stamp out various bugs, but it might have actually caused more harm than good. Since patch went live, some Nintendo users have reportedly been struggling to connect to the MK11 servers, locking them out of multiple modes due to the online nature of the game. One...
News The Mega Drive Mini Ships With A Version Of Tetris We Were Never Meant To Play
Micro-console suddenly becomes amazing value
Before Nintendo licenced Tetris for the Game Boy, the Russian puzzler was subject to some pretty shady licencing deals which involved several different individuals trading global rights to a game they didn't really own. The fallout of this was that the arcade and Japanese home system rights went to Sega,...
News Jumanji: The Video Game Comes To Nintendo Switch This November
Based on the film franchise
From Bandai Namco, Outright Games, and UK developer Funsolve, Jumanji: The Video Game has today been announced for Nintendo Switch. The game has been developed in collaboration with Sony Pictures and is an officially licensed title based on the Jumanji film franchise. It'll put you in control of the film’s heroes as...
News Support For Minecraft: Story Mode Ends On 25th June
Download it while you still can
Update: In a statement provided to US Gamer, Mojang said it "no plans" to take over Minecraft: Story Mode from Telltale. A news update over on Minecraft.net has revealed support for Minecraft: Story Mode will end on 25th June 2019. Mojang, on behalf of the now-defunct publisher Telltale Games, explained how both...
News "Brutal" Hack And Slash Game Blasphemous Will Torment Nintendo Switch This Year
"A dark and punishing Metroidvania"
Team17 has revealed that it has added The Game Kitchen's upcoming hack and slash game, Blasphemous, to its game label. The partnership will see the game launch on Nintendo Switch later this year. In the game, players take on the role of The Penitent One in the dark gothic land of Cvstodia, where a foul curse...
News Vampire: The Masquerade Is Getting A New Single-Player Experience On Switch
'Coteries of New York'
Polish indie studio Draw Distance, formerly known as iFun4all S.A., has revealed that it will be bringing Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York to Nintendo Switch later this year. Set in the universe of tabletop RPG Vampire: The Masquerade's fifth edition, this new game is described as a "unique, atmospheric,...
News THQ Nordic Will Reveal Three New Games Over The Next Three Days
What could they be?
THQ Nordic has revealed that it will be revealing three new games over the next three days. We'd love to give you more info on what these could possibly be, but the press release sharing this announcement is purposely vague and teasing. It simply reads, "Three games, three days. Because the best things come in threes". Luckily,...
Gallery Fresh New Screenshots Appear Online For Zelda Crossover Cadence Of Hyrule
A feast for the eyes
The Legend of Zelda and Crypt of the NecroDancer crossover Cadence of Hyrule was last week confirmed for a June release, during a trailer broadcast at the Japanese Indie World presentation. While we wait for
News WayForward Celebrates 17 Years Of Shantae Video Games
Happy birthday!
Put your hands together for the half-genie hero, Shantae, who celebrated her 17th video game birthday a few days ago. Yes, the WayForward mascot created by Erin and Matt Bozon started out life on the Game Boy Color in 2002. Although the character's first game sold poorly due to the fact the Game Boy Advance was already out, Shantae...
Watch Mega Drive Mini's Final 10 Games Are Revealed
Watch the Japanese livestream here, with added Yuzo Koshiro!
Sega is about to reveal the final 10 games for its Mega Drive Mini! Check out the full list here, and place your pre-order here! <liveblog id="megadrivemini_2019-06-04_na" tags="#MegaDriveMini" video="
News Switch Has Now Been The Best-Selling Console In Japan For 15 Months In A Row
May chart data revealed
Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in Japan in May, meaning that it has now outsold all other platforms for 15 months in a row. Famitsu has released a report containing data which combines all chart figures released throughout May (which technically covers 29th April - 26th May). According to Famitsu's estimates,...
Random Looks Like Sonic Might Be Getting His Own FunkO's Cereal
Start your day right
If you're a fan of both Funko Pops and food, you might want to keep an eye out for a new Sonic the Hedgehog release expected to arrive on store shelves soon. Not content with dominating the walls of every gaming store, comic store, or any shop selling anything even remotely nerdy with its line of standalone figures, toy company...
News Visual Novel Raging Loop Brings Its Psychological Horror To Switch In Physical Form
Western release confirmed
Psychological horror game Raging Loop will be launching physically and digitally for Nintendo Switch in Europe and North America, it has been revealed. Originally released in Japan, this one tells the story of graduate Haruaki Fusaishi who finds himself stuck in the mountains with a broken motorbike. He soon finds a girl...
News 2D Platformer Even The Ocean Will Bring Its Thought-Provoking Narrative To Switch
Exploring identity, balance and the environment
Ratalaika Games has revealed that it will be bringing Analgesic Productions' 2D platformer Even the Ocean to Nintendo Switch. Released on Steam a few years ago and generating 'very positive' user reviews, Even the Ocean is said to tell "a unique narrative about identity, balance, and important...
Monday3rd Jun 2019
Guide E3 2019 Nintendo Direct Times And Event Schedule
Plus E3 2019 conference times for Ubisoft, Bethesda, Square Enix and Microsoft!
It’s that time of year when we climb aboard the E3 hype train and head to LA for the biggest show on the video games calendar. While it isn’t quite the behemoth it used to be, it’s an exciting time for gamers the world over, with the event at the LA Convention...
Random We Really Hope The New Nintendo Switch Looks Like This
Can we have one in Iggy Green please, Santa?
Nintendo is almost certain to release a new Switch SKU this year, with rumours suggesting that it will be a "brighter, thinner and more energy-efficient" take on the current version. While we ponder exactly what form this new console will take, industrial designer Olivier Raymond has allowed his...
News Marvel Discusses Potential Smash Bros. Ultimate Crossover, But Don't Count On It
"Anything could happen"
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a pretty big deal. Actually, it's a very big deal, and Marvel is now the latest in a string of companies which has had a representative discuss how great it would be to form an alliance (no pun intended) with the Nintendo heavy hitter. In recent months, we've seen the folks be
Tuesday4th Jun 2019
Review Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth (3DS) - The Last Picture Show
You'll find me in the matinée, the dark of the matinée...
Atlus has been one of the strongest supporters of Nintendo’s 3DS handheld over the years, keeping RPG fans busy with a total of seventeen stellar RPGs from the company. These releases have been coming at a consistent and reliable pace since the 3DS’ first year, so it's only fitting that...
Monday3rd Jun 2019
News Get Discounts On Zelda, EarthBound And More With My Nintendo Rewards (North America)
And physical Super Mario Maker 2 stuff, too
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for North America has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices and some additional extras to celebrate Father's Day. Let's kick things off with the games, shall we? There are eight on offer in total - some...
A brawl in the family
For a system that's no longer in active production, the Nintendo 64 has sure seen a lot of new controllers recently. We reviewed the Tribute64 pad not so long ago, and now it's the turn of the Retro Fighters Brawler64 – a pad that was crowdfunded on Kickstarter as a "next generation" offering for Nintendo's much-loved 64-bit...
News The First Ever Digital UK Chart Shows A Surprising Top Ten
This is just bizarre
If you follow our regular UK chart updates, you're probably aware that the data compiled within those lists only takes into account physical sales. The UK charts have been this way since - well, forever - but things are slowly starting to change. For the very first time, a UK digital chart has been presented. It's still very...
News Sexy Shmup Caladrius Blaze Is Getting An English-Language Release
From the team behind Raiden, no less
If you're a fan of vertically-scrolling shooters then the name MOSS will surely mean something to you. Formed in 1993 by ex-Seibu Kaihatsu staffers, the company is the current custodian of the Raiden franchise – which, as it happens, is coming to Switch soon. One of MOSS' other shooters is also landing on...
Review Golem Gates (Switch) - A Unique Twist On The RTS Formula That Takes Away More Than It Adds
My Precious?
Golem Gates, the second game from indie developer Laser Guided Games, was originally released in March of 2018 on PC and now makes the jump to Switch with its unique BattleForge-esque twist on the usual RTS formula, adding a deck-building mechanic which see players contend with the random nature of how attack cards are dealt out in...
News Dragon Quest Is Getting A Pokémon GO-Like Mobile Game, XII Preparations Underway
First trailer released
Square Enix has revealed Dragon Quest Walk, a brand new entry in the series developed for smartphones. Just like Pokémon GO, this game uses your location to bring elements from the Dragon Quest universe to your local area. The game is being developed by Japanese mobile studio Colopl - the company which Nintendo took to court...
News Get Discounts On Pokémon, Pikmin And More With The Latest My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
And an Animal Crossing 3DS theme
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are seven new discounts up for grabs this time, all for the Nintendo 3DS (it would seem that My Nintendo has given up on Wii U at this point). As always,...
News Suda51 Teases E3 Reveal With Intriguing Character Art
No More Heroes 3? Something entirely different?
Goichi 'Suda51' Suda, director of games such as No More Heroes, Killer7, and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes on Nintendo Switch, has given us the first tease of something new set to appear during E3 next week. We've known that he's been planning on sharing something during the time of the event...
News Pokémon GO Is Dropping Its Apple Watch Support
In favour of using just one device
Pokémon GO might still be one of the biggest games on the planet, but one of the app's supported devices is soon to be cut from the roster. From 1st July, trainers who like to keep a watchful eye on their Pokédex journey using their Apple Watch will no longer be able to use the device. Plenty of other options...
News The Pokémon Company Rakes In $124 Million Net Profit, A 50% Year-On-Year Increase
An impressive financial year
Newly released details have revealed that The Pokémon Company generated $124 million in net profit during the last financial year. The news comes from the Japanese government's Official Gazette (thanks, KantanGames), with that figure including profits earned through Pokémon GO and Switch games Pokémon: Let's Go,...
UK Charts Team Sonic Racing Comes In Third As A VR Game Takes Pole For The First Time
Still on the podium
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 1st June, revealing that Team Sonic Racing has managed to stay in the top three in its second week on sale. The game dropped 46% in sales from last week when it debuted at number one, with the Switch version narrowly outselling the PS4 version to make Nintendo this week's most popular...
Sunday2nd Jun 2019
News GameStop's Database Lists More Than 20 Unannounced Switch Titles Ahead Of E3
That's a lot of games!
The American video game retailer GameStop has reportedly revealed the number of major releases that will be announced for the Nintendo Switch at this year's E3. According to the same leaker, who last weekend shed light on a brand-new Ubisoft IP, GameStop's internal database has added SKU placeholders for more than 20 Nintendo...
Video What We Expect To See From Nintendo At E3 2019
Zion and Alex want all of the games!
E3 2019 is just around the corner, so what are we expecting on the Switch front? Zion and Alex have teamed up to predict a bunch of announcements that might be on the way. They’re covering all bases – from the realistic to not so realistic reveals and even what’s been rumoured in the lead-up to the big...
News Leaked NBA 2K20 Promotional Materials Confirm Switch Version And Release Date
Slam dunk
Annual sports game releases are a staple of every video game system's library and for the Nintendo Switch, it is no different. It typically means we see slightly improved titles year after year, including new faces, team outfits, commentary and featuring more social and gameplay features than before. With this in mind, the next entry in...
News Celeste's Free DLC Update Will Contain More Than 100 Challenging Levels
Prepare to suffer
The uphill indie platformer Celeste will soon grow in size, with the creator Matt Thorson - on behalf of the team at Matt Makes Games - revealing the free ninth chapter DLC will include more than 100 levels. The current game already has more than 700 levels in it and the next chapter is expected to ramp up the difficulty yet...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects (May 2019)
May's best Switch eShop games!
Another month down and yet another bumper list of eShop releases worth sinking your teeth into. Yes, May has now been and gone and the Switch is once again overflowing with new releases to check out and play. As such, it's time to bring out the trusty Nintendo Life eShop Selects awards. These awards aim to celebrate...
Video Digital Foundry's Analysis Of Team Sonic Racing On The Switch
"Very consistent"
Now that Team Sonic Racing has been out for a few weeks, the technical experts over at Digital Foundry have been able to test out the game on each platform. The Switch version is "basically" the same as the other versions – with matching content, lighting and effects on display. In docked mode, the Switch resolution is 1600x900...
Site News Say Hello To Zion, Our New Video Guy
(It's 'Zee-On', in case you were wondering)
You may have noticed we've got a new face around these parts, especially if you're a keen follower of our burgeoning YouTube channel. Unfortunately, because we're horrendously disorganised we haven't done a proper introduction, so here goes: say hello to Zion, who, practically overnight, has literally...
Saturday1st Jun 2019
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For June And July 2019
It's Mario Maker time, finally!
Can you believe it's June already? Where is the time going? It's only gonna be flippin' E3 soon! Anyway, another month means more lovely stuff to buy, which is presumably why you clicked this link. May saw the release of the lovely Team Sonic Racing, the fiendish Resident Evil Origins Collection and the slightly...
News Previously Unseen Footage Of EarthBound 64 Emerges Online
Take a trip back to 1996
One Nintendo 64 game that never saw the light of day, in the end, was EarthBound 64 – also known as Mother 3. The project started out life as a Super Nintendo release before being moved across to the Nintendo 64 and was eventually axed in August 2000. It ended up arriving on the Game Boy Advance in 2006 and since then, all...
News Super Famicom Exclusive Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 English Fan Translation Released
The epic tale of Prince Leif, twenty years later
You might have noticed that the first half of 2019 has been rather exciting for Super Nintendo fans worldwide – with several new hardware and fan projects ensuring that the old 16-bit powerhouse remains relevant to this day and age. This latest news will do very little to dimmish such a trend...
Feature Here's Why Perfect Dark Has Three Different Covers
Three regions, three covers - but why?
Perfect Dark is perhaps one of the most accomplished games in the N64 library. It built on the solid work seen in the sublime GoldenEye 007, pushing the host hardware to its limits and making excellent use of the N64 Expansion Pak to deliver the kind of visuals that rival systems could only dream of. It remains...
Review TT Isle Of Man (Switch) - The Safest Way To Experience The World's Deadliest Motorsport Race
Mad Manx
In the motorsport racing calendar, few courses hold quite as much infamy as the Isle of Man TT. Described as "38 miles of terror" by one Sports Illustrated reporter in 2003, the time trial course has been running on and off since 1907 and sees superbikes racing past front doors and around country lanes at breakneck speeds. It’s one of the...
News Mario Kart 8 Is Now Five Years Old
We're ready for a new entry
Sure, Mario Kart Tour is coming to mobile devices later this year, but right now, we're still technically playing the same Mario Kart game we were on the Wii U five years ago. Yep, on 30th May 2014, Mario Kart 8 was released in North America and Europe on a Nintendo system that was at the time struggling to appeal to the...
News Mortal Kombat 11 Shows Off Shang Tsung And Confirms Additional DLC Fighters
Switch version receives a patch as well
Mortal Kombat 11 managed to survive its launch, despite a few problems tied to the reward system and a number of reports about the toxic workplace culture at NetherRealm Studios. Brushing aside these launch issues, the team behind the game has now shown off the first Komba
News Nintendo, Creatures Inc And Game Freak Apply For 'Pokegenic' Trademark In Japan
Gotta trademark 'em all
Update: Serebii.net webmaster Joe Merrick has explained what exactly the 'Pokegenic' trademark is linked to over on Twitter. It's being used to highlight the photo spots at this year's Pikachu festival in Yokohama. Earlier this week, The Pokémon Company made four major announcements during its 2019 press conference. If...
News Bandai Namco Might Be Releasing Existing Physical Games With Download Codes
Six titles listed on Amazon Spain
If there is one thing a good amount of video game collectors don't particularly appreciate, it's finding a paper code instead of a cartridge inside a plastic case. Since Nintendo's hybrid device has taken off, this has become an increasingly common practice. Now, six peculiar listings have popped up on Amazon Spain,...
News Square Enix Has Just Filed A Trademark For Collection Of Mana In Europe
A small but significant development
Square Enix has been busy filing Final Fantasy and Mana trademarks for almost half of the year now and this latest one seems to be yet another sign the collection will be released here in the west. Following on from the "Collection of Mana" trademark in Japan in February, the company has now trademarked the same...
News Shovel Knight Update Coming To Musical Bullet-Hell Game Just Shapes & Beats
Shovel to the beat
Everyone's favourite indie hero Shovel Knight is at it again, this time collaborating with the musical bullet-hell game, Just Shapes & Beats. Yes, Yacht Club's fearless knight will soon appear in his very own update for Berzerk Studio's game, fittingly titled: Just Shovels & Knights. This update was revealed during Nin
News New Trailer And Release Date For Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
Launches in September
Inti Creates has revealed more info on its upcoming entry in the Gunvolt series at Bitsummit 2019. Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX was revealed at the Kyoto-based indie game festival last year and it is now confirmed to be launching on 26th September. The first game in the series since Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 in 2016,...
Video See How The Digimon Games Have Evolved Over The Past 20 Years In This Developer Diary
Celebrating the anniversary of the series
Nintendo fans might be more familiar with pocket monsters, but digital monsters have also been quite popular in certain parts of the world for many years now. To be more precise, we're talking about the Digimon series. These video games started out life exclusively on the PlayStation in 1999 and eventually...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 1st)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Well, with one thing and another it's been a busy ol' week. We had some Pokémon announcements early on followed by some hands-on time with the upcoming Super Mario Maker 2 (plus some disappointing details, too), and not to forget the
