News Gaming Analysts Predict 'Switch Pro' And 'Switch Lite' Revisions For 2019
And more third-party support
News Future Business Shift Could See Nintendo Move Away From Home Console Development
And increase the amount of games on smartphones
News - 2019, Week 01
Sunday6th Jan 2019
Random Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Pays Respects To The Nintendo Switch
Will we ever see the real thing?
In February last year, there was a rumour floating about Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 would be released on the Nintendo Switch. In the end, Treyarch’s design director David Vonderhaar ended up laughing off a question about the title possibly coming to the hybrid vide
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects - December 2018
December's best Switch eShop games!
With 2018's Game of the Year awards now well and truly handed out, it's time to return to our usual, monthly Nintendo Life eShop Selects. Don't worry December, we hadn't forgotten about you! These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo's digital store, giving some love and attention to the games that could...
News Nintendo Banked $348 Million In Mobile Revenue Last Year
Serious business
We've already heard how Pokémon GO captured close to $800 million in global revenue last year and now the marketing analysis firm Sensor Tower reports Nintendo's mobile games made a total of $348 million in 2018. According to the firm, $117 million was made in the fourth quarter alone - resulting in a 47 percent increase compared...
News Sabotage Might Release More DLC For The Messenger
Provided the free pack drives sales
The Messenger was one of the indie highlights of 2018. The developer Sabotage poured a lot of love into this title while drawing inspiration from the original Ninja Gaiden game. If you haven't already played it, you might want to hurry up. As pr
Reminder Brutal Roguelike Caveblazers Is Coming To Switch eShop On 10th January
An unpredictable adventure
European and American eShop listings have reconfirmed Caveblazers is making its way to the Switch on 10th January. UK-based developer Deadpan Games also mentioned the fantasy game's release via its official Twitter account: If you haven't heard about this popular indie title before, it's described as a brutal and...
News DOOM Eternal Composer Recruiting Heavy Metal Choir For Unspecified Project
It’s probably DOOM
Last year, Bethesda announced DOOM Eternal would be coming to the Nintendo Switch at QuakeCon. Once again, the studio handling the Switch port will be the specialists at Panic Button. The hellish soundtrack for the game is being handled by the returning composer Mick Gordon. In what is quite possibly related news, Gordon is...
Saturday5th Jan 2019
News Future Business Shift Could See Nintendo Move Away From Home Console Development
And increase the amount of games on smartphones
Shuntaro Furukawa replaced Tatsumi Kimishima last year as Nintendo's global president. Shortly after he was appointed, Furukawa mentioned how he "grew up" with Nintendo and would respect its traditions: originality and flexibility. With this in mind, during a recent interview with Nikkei - as...
News Revisit The Past In Diablo III's Darkening Of Tristram Anniversary Event
Relive the glory days
For the first time ever, the Nintendo Switch version of Diablo III: Eternal Collection will play host to the Darkening of Tristram anniversary event. This limited-time event - which runs until 31st January - allows veterans and newcomers alike the chance to explore the franchise's past history by playing through the original...
News NIS Delays Western Release Of RPG Maker MV, Due To Ongoing Development Issues
Playing the waiting game
NIS America has announced the western release of RPG Maker MV for the Nintendo Switch has been delayed. In a news announcement on the company's website, it was revealed the game's launch was being pushed back in order to deliver the best product possible. The update cited ongoing issues with development as the main reason...
Random Totaka's Song Has Been Discovered In Pikmin 2, Again
Nearly 15 years after the game's original release
A famous melody which has appeared in multiple Nintendo games over the years is Totaka's Song. It was originally created by Nintendo composer and sound director Kazumi Totaka and first appeared in X - a 1992 shooter on the original Game Boy - as a secret. Since then, it's become somewhat of an iconic...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 5th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Here we are once again, happily lounging around for another weekend of gaming bliss. As always, team Nintendo Life has gathered around our enormously large table of chatter to discuss our weekend plans, sharing the games we hope to get stuck into and even some stories of picking up great games on sale. Feel...
News Nintendo Labo Nominated For GDC Innovation Award
Smash Bros. Ultimate Receives an honourable mention
The organisers of the 19th Game Developers Choice Awards have announced this year's nominees. The winners of each category will be announced on 20th March at the San Francisco Moscone Center during the 2019 Game Developers Conference (GDC) event hosted by Tim Schafer, founder of Double Fine...
Friday4th Jan 2019
Rumour The Next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Fighter Has Been Datamined
More evidence?
In the second half of December, there was a reported "leak" for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, originating on the Japanese textboard 5channel. It was regarding one of the extra fighters expected to appear in the game. The rumour gained traction because the apparent leaker posted information that was then of
News Gaming Analysts Predict 'Switch Pro' And 'Switch Lite' Revisions For 2019
And more third-party support
In March, the Nintendo Switch will have been on the market for two whole years. With advancements in technology being as fast as they are, and with demand for bigger and better gaming experiences growing at a similar rate, seeing console revisions midway through a system's life has become almost guaranteed in recent...
Random Nintendo Confirms Only Toadette Can Wear The Super Crown, Bowsette Officially Debunked
Sorry Bowsette lovers
In what is surely the most important news of the day so far, we now have confirmation that Bowsette is technically impossible and will absolutely not be appearing in the upcoming New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe on Nintendo Switch. Gah. We imagine most of you remember last year's social phenomenon Bowsette, but for anyone who...
News Looking For A Brand New Wii U? That'll Be $800 Please
How much?
We may well have just entered 2019, a whole two years since Nintendo's Wii U was officially discontinued, but the console's value has slowly been creeping up in price ever since, now reaching near unfathomable numbers. The story of the Wii U will be well known among the regular readers of Nintendo Life; what once looked like a promising...
Random This 1991 Nintendo Calendar Is Pretty Bizarre, And It Can Be Used Again In 2019
Samus, is that you?
Rummaging through your basement to look back over old goodies can be a wonderful experience - you should see some of the relics we have knocking about at Nintendo Life HQ - and can sometimes reunite you with things long forgotten. One such basement search has uncovered this Nintendo calendar from 1991, and some of the designs...
"I cried when I found out what the project was"
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has more than 800 songs. If there's one standout track, it's arguably "Lifelight" - the main theme for the latest entry. Last November, we found out the English-language version of the track was performed by the singer and voice actor, Abby Trott. Previously, she's been...
News Some Regional Exclusive Pokémon Might Soon Swap Locations In Pokémon GO
More details to come
If you're a keen Pokémon GO player, you'll no doubt be aware that some of those elusive critters can only be obtained in certain parts of the world. While it hasn't been confirmed just yet, it looks like some of those exclusive to particular regions could be about to have a bit of a swap around. As reported by Serebii.net, a...
News Nintendo Participating In Virtual Reality "VRM Consortium" As An Observer
Japanese companies establishing a joint enterprise
A total of 13 Japanese companies are joining forces to establish a joint enterprise known as the "VRM Consortium" in February 2019. The aim is to develop an international virtual reality business that has a special focus on 3D avatars. Another objective of the enterprise is to advocate the file...
News It Is Now Illegal To Sell Unauthorised Game Keys In Japan, Save File Editors Also Banned
No more cheating
Japan has revised its Unfair Competition Prevention Act, introducing several changes which will significantly affect the modding scene and, potentially, several wider gaming circles, too. Essentially, game save editors and console-modding services are now declared illegal, with offenders potentially facing fines of up to five...
Random Two Nintendo Presidents Are Listed In The End Credits Of Starlink: Battle For Atlas
A rare sight
Starlink: Battle For Atlas arrived in October last year. Since then, many players have no doubt completed the game. In the end credits, an interesting discovery has been made in the Nintendo Switch version. As this iteration features exclusive Star Fox content, it's widely known there was ongoing communication between Ubisoft and...
News Pokémon Quest Is Off To A Shaky Start In China As Potential Players Receive Scam Message
Taken to a knock-off game
Just yesterday, it was revealed that smartphone and Nintendo Switch free-to-play title Pokémon Quest would be hitting iOS and Android in China. Unfortunately, though, it appears that things aren't off to the best of starts. The game is just over three days away from launching in the region - a countdown clock is ticking...
News Bethesda's Fallout Shelter Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Has Now Been "Amicably Resolved"
Official statement released today
You may remember that in June last year, Bethesda filed a lawsuit against Behaviour Interactive and Warner Bros. over the new Westworld mobile game. Over half a year later, Bethesda and Behaviour Interactive have now stated that the lawsuit has been "amicably resolved". Originally, Bethesda argued that Behaviour...
Video This Fitness Boxing Overview Trailer Is Here To Motivate You
Knockout your workouts
If you're trying to improve your fitness in the new year, perhaps Fitness Boxing for the Switch might be worth checking out. It may not offer quite the same level of variety as the Wii Fit series, but it can at least provide you with an intense physical workout. If you have been on the fence about this Imagineer-developed...
Nindie Round Up Catastronauts, Overdriven Reloaded, Julie's Sweets, Oxyjet And Wondershot
Let's party-game like it's 2019
We’re starting 2019 off in the right way with some stellar indie games in our second Round Up this week, accommodating for a lack of a Nindie Round Up goodness over Christmas. We have brilliant party action in Catastronauts, Wondershot and Oxyjet, some manic, shoot 'em up fun in Overdriven Reloaded: Special Edition,...
News Pokémon GO Captured Close To $800 Million In Global Revenue Last Year
Easy money
Month after month in 2018, we heard how Pokémon GO continued raking in piles of cash and often outperforming its earnings in the previous year. Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data has now confirmed the game's revenue has grown by 35 percent over the past year, bringing in an estimated total of $795 million worldwide. Niantic's mobile...
News The Adventure Pals Gets Physical On Switch Thanks To Super Rare Games, Pre-Orders Open Soon
Only 4,000 copies available
Super Rare Games has revealed that its next physical release for Nintendo Switch will be The Adventure Pals, with pre-orders going live very soon indeed. The Adventure Pals is a quirky platform-adventure game about friendship involving a small boy, his backpack helicopter-tongued giraffe, and his pet rock. On paper, it...
Thursday3rd Jan 2019
Random People Are Making Meme-Worthy Smash Ultimate Tier Lists And They're Utterly Wonderful
Which characters can solve a Rubik's Cube?
If you're aware of Super Smash Bros. tier lists, and especially if you're of the opinion that they're essentially rather useless, then this article is absolutely for you. For anyone in the dark here, Smash tier lists are designed by players - usually those who play at a competitive level - to inform others...
Random This Couple Have Been Playing Mario Kart 64 Every Day Since 2001 To Decide Who Makes The Tea
Beats rock-paper-scissors
We've all been there, arguing over who has to do the cooking, cleaning, and washing for what feels like the 657th time this week, but this adorable couple seem to have the chore-deciding formula absolutely nailed down. It turns out the answer is simple: Mario Kart 64. Reddit user u/bork1138 has shared the story of their...
Video Unlocking The "Minus Worlds" In The NES Version Of The Legend Of Zelda
Exploring the uncharted
If you haven't heard about the "minus worlds" before, it's basically a glitch found in multiple classic games such as Super Mario Bros. on the NES. Now, decades after the release of The Legend of Zelda on the same platform, the minus worlds in this title have been discovered. YouTube channel Skelux has accessed the minus...
News Get Juicy Discounts On Top Nintendo Switch Games With The 'Happy New Year Sale' In Europe
Mario Kart 8! Splatoon 2! ARMS!
Nintendo's current trend of hosting huge sales in Europe continues with a 'Happy New Year Sale'. Alongside the usual new games in this week's European Nintendo Download, several big-name Switch games have seen discounts that can be claimed until next week. Here's all the info you need: Happy New Year Sale: Game...
News Treat Yourself To A Bargain Or Two With The Nintendo New Year's Sale In North America
Even more discounts!
Earlier today, we shared the news that Nintendo of Europe is hosting a 'Happy New Year Sale', applying discounts to a ridiculous number of great games. Now, Nintendo of America is joining in the fun, too, hosting its very own New Year's Sale with a completely different set of discounts on offer. You'll find some decent savings...
Video You Can Actually Play Games With The NES Controllers Still Attached To Your Switch
A weapon to surpass Metal Gear
Peripherals come and peripherals go, and one of this we thought would be going very swiftly out of people's minds was the NES Controllers for Nintendo Switch. They look clunky, they were reportedly only going to work with NES games via Nintendo Switch Online, and the price didn't fill a lot of fans with confidence...
News Amazon Reveals Top 100 Gaming Products Sold In 2018, Smash Bros. Ultimate Takes Top Spot
Mario Kart Wii amazingly makes the list
Retailing giant Amazon has shared a list of the 100 best-selling products under its 'Video Games' category throughout 2018 in the US. Nintendo has an impressively large presence in the list overall, even managing to snag the number one spot. While this list obviously only covers this one particular store,...
News Former SSX And Skate Devs Are Bringing Snowboarding The Next Phase To The eShop Next Week
The white stuff
Red Bull and Session Games are bringing Snowboarding The Next Phase to the eShop on January 10th, it has been revealed. Created by developers who have previously worked on EA's SSX and Skate franchises, this adaptation of the smartphone title Snowboarding The Fourth Phase combines sports with RPG elements to create what is perhaps...
Review Super Hero Fight Club: Reloaded - A Pop-Culture Mash-Up That Frustrates And Thrills
Clubbed to death
Super Hero Fight Club: Reloaded knows exactly what it is. With tongue ready to burst from cheek, it happily pastiches all manner of popular characters from games, TV and film while slathering it all in enough neon and ’80s-style synth to make Nicolas Winding Refn green with envy. But beneath the satirical exterior lies a solo and...
News Team17 Outlines Its Exciting Plans For 2019, Some "Amazing" Games In The Works
New games and more DLC on the way
UK developer and publisher Team17 had a pretty fantastic year in 2018 with a number of great titles arriving across Nintendo Switch and other platforms; Overcooked 2 actually jumped straight into second place in our list of the Best Switch Couch Co-Op Games, remaining a firm favourite ever since. It seems like 2019...
Nintendo Download 3rd January (North America)
Fitness Boxing, Catastronauts and Animated Jigsaws!
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 - Retail: Fitness Boxing...
News Get Discounts On Zelda, Mario Kart And More With The Latest European My Nintendo Rewards
Chibi-Robo makes an appearance, too
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab some 3DS and Wii U games at discounted prices. There are seven games up for grabs this time around, including a couple of Zelda greats, a nice dose of Mario Kart, and even some love for the...
Random Project Cars Studio Is Creating Its Own Games Console, The Mad Box
Wait, it's not April yet, is it?
Project Cars never did make it onto a Nintendo console in the end, but some of you may be familiar with the game's creator, Slightly Mad Studios. As well as making a well-received sequel, the UK firm has built up quite a fanbase around its racing property and is now eyeing a rather more taxing challenge – a move...
News Trine Triple Pack Rated For Nintendo Switch
Fantasy fun
Frozenbyte's action puzzle-platformer series Trine appears to be receiving a trilogy collection, according to a recent PEGI rating. Based on an existing Steam listing, the Trinelo
Video Just 10 Of The Lovely Games Coming To Switch This January
Plenty more besides
2019 has finally poked its nose into our affairs, and is bringing with it large, dripping mucus-loads of new games for that most lovely of consoles that we understandably don't shut up about on this site. As is tradition at the end of an old month or the start of a new one depending on how the schedule's looking, we've compiled a...
Nintendo Download 3rd January (Europe)
Overdriven Reloaded! Samsara! Xenon!
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 eShop - New Releases: Overdriven Reloaded: Special Edition...
Random Mario Holds Seven Jobs And Still Saves The Mushroom Kingdom Regularly
Super talented
Mario might have previously been known as a plumber, but nowadays he's more of a jack-of-all-trades. In 2017, the official Japanese Nintendo website even clarified the Mario brothers had moved into other areas. When this news eventually spread, it naturally caused a lot of confusion. Nintendo has followed up on this by sharing a list...
News Pokémon The Movie: I Choose You! Is Now Available On Netflix
If only Netflix was available on Switch...
If you're a fan of the monster-collecting ways of Pokémon, you may well be happy to know that one of the franchise's most recent movies has now appeared on Netflix. That's tonight's plans sorted. Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! is the first film in the series' newly-introduced alternate timeline, which...
News 80% Of UK Gaming Revenue Came From Digital Sales In 2018, Industry Made Almost £4bn In Total
Top 20 best-selling games of the year shared
New statistics from The Entertainment Retailers Association have revealed a variety of staggering facts concerning UK gaming in 2018, perhaps most notably confirming that 80.1% of revenue was made through digital sales. The study compares information across video games, film, and music in the UK, with...
News New Nintendo Patent Improves Stability Of Passive Walking Apparatus
Taking stability to the next level
Siliconera has made an interesting discovery dating back to 2017. Nintendo filed a patent that reportedly improves an existing Japanese patent for a passive walking apparatus, designed to carry various objects. The original patent was filed in the US in May 2017 and was published during the month of December 2018...
Talking Point It's A Pretty Sweet Time For 'New' Retro Games, But What Does It Mean For Collectors?
Are you a fan of 'official' repro releases?
One of the most annoying things about collecting and playing vintage games is the cost. While a great many classic carts are available at cheap prices on the second-hand market, the most desirable examples are rising in value all of the time, which means many people simply don't bother with physical games...
News Start The New Year With The Pokémon GO Adventure Sync Hatchathon
Gotta hatch 'em all
To celebrate the start of the new year, Niantic's mobile hit Pokémon GO is hosting a special Adventure Sync Hatchathon. From now until 15th January, players will be able to enjoy bonuses for hatching eggs. During this event, trainers are also more likely to receive 5km and 10km eggs from PokéStops and Gyms. If you want to make...
News SteamWorld Dev Image & Form Says 2019 Will Be "Huge", News Coming "Sooner Than You Think"
The big teases...
Image & Form Games, the studio behind indie favourites like SteamWorld Dig, SteamWorld Heist, and more, has shared an incredibly teasing message to fans which hints at things to come in 2019. The last we saw from Image & Form was the Nintendo Switch port of SteamWorld Dig, with SteamWorld Dig 2 launching not long before...
News Can You Click Once A Second, Every Second? Clock Simulator Arrives On Switch Next Week
A "minimalistic rhythm game"
A new listing on the 'Coming Soon' section of the Nintendo Switch eShop in Europe has revealed that Clock Simulator will be ticking on over to the console next week. The game's developer Kool2Play describes Clock Simulator as "one of the most original game concepts on the Switch", rather literally tasking players with...
Wednesday2nd Jan 2019
Random 87-Year-Old Grandma Clocks In A Whopping 3,580 Hours On Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Here's to 5,000!
Animal Crossing: New Leaf is arguably one of the most addictive games on the planet, slowly but surely sucking you in until you can't go more than a day or two without checking in on the adorable little critters roaming around inside your 3DS. Many of us will no doubt be guilty of putting unhealthy amounts of time into the game, but...
Feature 30 Third-Party Nintendo Switch Ports We'd Love To See In 2019
Port-able gaming at its finest
In a spectacular turnaround from last generation, Nintendo’s newest console has hosted a wide variety of third-party titles since launch, many of them ports and several of them genuinely surprising; could anybody have predicted Wolfenstein II would come to a Nintendo console, and a handheld one at that? We’ve seen...
News Sonic Team's Takashi Iizuka Wants To Remake Sonic Adventure
Reviving a classic
Arguably one of the standout Sonic games is the 1998 Dreamcast release, Sonic Adventure. This was Sonic's first mainline outing to feature 3D visuals and went on to become the best-selling title on the system. In a recent interview with Retro Gamer about the Dreamcast classic, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka mentioned how this...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For January And February 2019
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Travis Strikes Again and more!
2018 was an amazing year for the Nintendo Switch, with so many great games getting released on the portable powerhouse, not least of which was Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in December. So now that the Christmas tree has been taken down and you've vowed to not look at another mince pie for...
Rumour EA Working On Frostbite Engine Support For Nintendo Switch
Stronger commitment
Now the Nintendo Switch is a proven success after being on the market for nearly two years, more companies are open to the idea of porting bigger and better games to the system. Third-party industry giant EA looks as if it might also be upping its game. According to NintendoSoup, a Youtuber by the name of Doctre81 has made an...
News Carry Your Switch Games In Style With This Cute Little Pokédex Game Card Case
Available now
As is usually the case with any major gaming console release, you can now find near-countless ways to carry around your Nintendo Switch and games. While there are plenty of traditional carry cases and accessories available for your console that give you more for your money, this little Pokédex design might just win any Pokémon fans...
Feature Whatever Happened To The Sega-Style Racer '90s Super GP?
The title formerly known as '90s Arcade Racer has slipped off the radar
Hey, remember '90s Arcade Racer? This Sega-inspired speed-fest first slid into our collective consciousnesses way back in 2013, when it hit Kickstarter and was quickly
Review Omega Strike - A Metal Slug-Style Metroidvania That Offers Throwaway Fun
Three's company
With so many games styled as ‘2D Metroidvania platformers’, any title hoping to make even the smallest of impact these days needs a USP that really makes it stand out from the crowd. A striking art style. An engaging and original story. New and innovative mechanics. Just something. Sadly, just being a decent and enjoyable...
Video This Pocket-Sized Portable Plays GameCube And Wii Games
But you can't buy it
Portable Wii consoles aren't a new thing – we've seen one that fits inside a coat, lest we forget – but few fan-made mods come as elegantly packaged as this one. The PiiWii Pocket is the creation of YouTuber Shank Mods, and uses actual Wii internals rather than emulation. It comes with a suite of controls, internal cooling...
News Elli Is A Whimsical Puzzle-Platformer Coming Exclusively To Nintendo Switch Next Week
Gems and hidden coins aplenty
Elli, a brand new puzzle-platformer, is just a handful of jumps and tricks away from a release on Nintendo Switch. You'll be able to get your hands on it as early as next week. The game sees the titular Elli going on a journey through the land of the Mandragora. As Elli, your task is to reclaim the stolen Crystals of...
News Harvest Moon: Light Of Hope Sets New Sales Record, Several New Natsume Games On The Way
"The title performed well beyond our forecast"
The future is looking bright for Natsume fans, as the game publisher reveals that "several new titles" are currently in development following the success of Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition. The news comes from a blog post shared by Natsume Inc president, Hiro Maekawa. In the post, Maekawa...
News This Custom Game Boy Cartridge Turns Your Old Handhelds Into GameCube And Wii Controllers
Play Virtual Console with a real Game Boy
Ever played an old Game Boy classic on the Wii's Virtual Console and thought, "hey, this is great, but it still doesn't feel quite like it used to in the good old days"? Well, this custom cartridge could well solve that dilemma as it allows players to use any Game Boy system as a controller for your GameCube...
News Downwell Creator Leaves Nintendo To Pursue Indie Development
"I found my passion"
Last Friday, publisher Devolver Digital confirmed Downwell would arrive on the Switch on 31st January. Now, in a bit of a surprise announcement, the creator Ojiro Fumoto has revealed he's officially left Nintendo, after being picked up by the Japanese company about a year ago. He explained the reason behind this decision in a...
Reminder Nintendo's Huge Festive Sale In Europe Ends Tomorrow, Last Chance To Grab A Bargain
Over 700 games discounted!
If you're hoping to grab one last festive bargain, now would definitely be the time to do it as Nintendo of Europe's mega Festive Offers sale is about to come to an end. There are some particularly juicy offerings available across Nintendo Switch, 3DS, and Wii U, such as FIFA 19 for £27.49, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle...
Rumour Super Lucky's Tale Could Be Making The Switch
A playground platformer
Following the rumour EA is working on Frostbite engine support for the Switch, a separate finding linked to two completely different LinkedIn profiles suggests Playful Corp's 3D platform game Super Lucky's Tale is making its way across to the Switch in the near future. Playful Corp concept artist Taylor Smith reportedly...
Video Get A Closer Look At The Contra And Metal Slug-Inspired Blazing Chrome
Coming to Switch "soon"
Indie developer JoyMasher has released a brand new gameplay video for the upcoming Blazing Chrome, a retro run and gun title heading to Switch "soon". The game is actually inspired by, and is acting as an homage to, Contra and Metal Slug - two run and gun classics which have stayed firmly in the minds of fans since launching...
News Physical Nindie Publisher Super Rare Games Launches Exclusive Members Club
Aims to "remove potential stress" when buying
Publishing company Super Rare Games, known for releasing indie favourites in physical form on Nintendo Switch, is launching a Super Rare Club Membership which hopes to "remove any potential stress associated with purchasing items" from the store. As any collectors of physical Nindies will know, securing...
UK Charts Yearly Physical Switch Game Sales Increased By 90.1% In 2018
Smash Ultimate still sits strongly in top 10
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 29th December, giving us the final sales totals for the year 2018 and revealing which game enters the new year at number one. Unsurprisingly, the new year's number one honour goes to Red Dead Redemption 2, which has had a fantastically strong presence in the...
News Upcoming Spirit Event In Smash Bros. Ultimate Celebrates The NES And Famicom
Now you're playing with power
The themed events for the spirit mode in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate continue, with Nintendo's official Japanese Smash Twitter account revealing the next spirit board event will spotlight classic game characters from the NES and Famicom era. Here's the official announcement tweet: The event will begin on 4th January...
News Happy Birthday To Suda51 Who Turns 51 Today
What a special day
Today, video game designer and director Goichi Suda - best known under the name 'Suda51' - is celebrating his 51st birthday. We couldn't just let that slip by without a quick mention, right? Suda51 first found his way into the video game development world as a designer at Human Entertainment, a Japanese studio which eventually...
Tuesday1st Jan 2019
Review Fitness Boxing - Rhythm Trappings Help This Limber Wii Fit Successor Land Its Punches
Wii Fit Trainer has left the building
As 2019 dawns and gamers the world over wake up after New Year celebrations, Fitness Boxing arrives in time to take advantage of resolutions to get in shape. From the moment it boots up, anyone who’s ever baulked at their BMI beside a frowning Mii or stamped an onscreen calendar following a daily workout will...
Feature Our 15 Most Anticipated Nintendo Switch Games of 2019
Goodbye 2018, Hello 2019!
Happy New Year folks, welcome to 2019. Pretty good so far, isn't it? You've probably noticed, but over the past couple of weeks we've done an awful lot of retrospective articles, looking back over the previous year and reminiscing with a cosy feeling of hindsight. Well, that all ends right now; it's time to look forward and...
Feature Things We Wish Nintendo Would Do In 2019
From plainly obvious to pie-in-the-sky
After a barn-storming 2017 with both Zelda and Mario arriving on the console, Switch’s ‘difficult second’ year has been notable for a few things: the belated launch of the online service in September, the recent one-two punch of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Eevee! and
Video Can Fitness Boxing On Switch Help You Achieve Your New Year's Resolution?
Your fitness, all boxed up
A new year has hit us like a more-literal-than-usual gravy train, and suffice to say despite this happening every year, next year we promise we'll be better. Before then, it would no doubt do us - and anyone else who perhaps indulged a bit too much - some good to start of the new year proper; a healthier outlook could...
Guide How To Install A Micro SD Card In Your Nintendo Switch And Increase Your Storage
32GB just doesn't cut it
The Nintendo Switch is a fine piece of gaming hardware, and host to some incredible titles. However, one of its biggest weaknesses is a lack of storage space; it comes with just 32GB of internal storage, of which only 25GB is actually accessible by the end user. That's such a low amount of space that certain games won't...
Monday31st Dec 2018
News Soulja Boy Forced To Pull Knock-Off Consoles, Website Now Redirects To Nintendo's 3DS Store
What a surprise...
One of the weirder stories to pop up during 2018 was the recent Soulja Boy saga, in which the rapper decided to try his hand at flogging knock-off game consoles which came pre-loaded with hundreds of unlicensed ROMs. Originally, this business venture comprised of just two different machines, but this soon expanded to include the...
News Nintendo President Believes Switch Can Meet Sales Goal Before End Of Fiscal Year
Smash Bros. Ultimate driving sales
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa recently spoke with the Japanese publication Sankei about the success of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and the Switch. He believes the strong launch sales for Ultimate can be credited to returning fans who may have played certain entries throughout the history of the series and...
Feature Reader's Choice Game Of The Year 2018 Results
You voted, we counted
Yesterday, we revealed which games took the staff votes in our Game Of The Year; today we reveal your results. We've had over 15,000 votes this year, which is by far our widest ever pool. Thank you for taking the time to vote! The votes were cast in each category with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranking system. Ranking a game 1st gives...
Review Donut County - A Sweet Little Puzzler In Need Of Extra Filling
Short, but sweet
The modern game industry seems to be obsessed with the idea of constantly pushing the higher limits of how much content can be packed into a game, with both AAA and indie developers constantly finding new ways of making games that are exhaustingly long. Often, this leads to inevitable repetitiveness - do we really need sixty...
Video Pokémon The Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution Gets Its First Official Trailer
The Legend is back
The first official trailer for the next Pokémon film - Pokémon The Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution - has now been released, giving us a juicy tease of things to come. Make sure to check it out above. This film will be the 22nd movie in Pokémon's cinematic history and the third movie in the franchise's recent alternate...
News PlatinumGames Executive Producer Says 2019 Will Be "An Intense Year", Announcements Coming
We certainly hope so
With 2018 coming to a close today, it's time to look forward to the exciting possibilities of 2019. In many ways, we're actually rather in the dark about what's to come - we'd expect Nintendo to unleash some more big name reveals to fill current gaps - but we do know about several releases which have the potential to arrive on...
Feature Nintendo's 2018: A Remarkable Year In Review
All the games, news and events from a bumper year
After an extraordinary first year on the market, which saw it smash sales expectations and play host to some amazing games, the Nintendo Switch could have endured a torrid sophomore slump in 2018. However, that wasn't the case and the console's commercial success was maintained for the majority of...
Rumour Level-5 Game Delays Linked To Mass "Employee Exodus"
Tough times ahead?
Another day, another rumour. This latest one is somewhat different and arguably more believable, as it's not about a specific game series making its way across to the Nintendo Switch and the source is a Japanese media outlet rather than a random listing by a distributor or retailer. The rumour stems from the delays of Yo-Kai...
News Ryan Reynolds Shares Behind-The-Scenes Image Of Detective Pikachu Movie
Tracking his every move
We may well have just received the very first trailer for the upcoming film Pokémon The Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution, but there's another 2019 Poké-movie also getting a little bit of love as we approach the new year. Remember Detective Pikachu? Of course you do. The film is set to arrive in cinemas on 10th May...
News First 4 Figures Reveals Gorgeous Conker's Bad Fur Day Figure, But It'll Cost You At Least $430
Pre-orders now open
If you're familiar with First 4 Figures, you'll know that the company produces beautifully detailed figures of characters from the gaming world. The latest star to get the First 4 Figures treatment is Conker (of Conker's Bad Fur Day fame) with the usual high level of detail - and high price - perfectly intact. The figure is...
Video Nintendo Celebrates The Best Indie Hits Of 2018
And there's a lot of them
2018 has been another stellar year for gaming with a mixture of major releases, remakes, and more indie gems than we know what to do with all clamouring for our attention (and our hard-earned cash). To celebrate, Nintendo has put together this short video, showcasing some of the very best Nindies to grace the Switch this...
Nindie Round Up Solar Flux, Dreamwalker, Bring Them Home, Rain World And Mech Rage
A trio of puzzlers, a shmup and a platformer
After an absence for the holiday period, the Nindie Round Up is back for a double whammy this week to see you into the new year. Today’s entry gives us three puzzle games with varying degrees of quality in Solar Flux, Dreamwalkers and Bring Them Home; the standout title of the week, Rain World - a...
News Motion Twin Not Interested In Making A Sequel To Dead Cells
No need to dwell on success
Reflect on the indie releases of 2018 and one of the standout games was the roguelike action title Dead Cells by French-based developer Motion Twin. The title was praised by critics and sold incredibly well, especially on the Switch eShop where it managed to outsell the PlayStation 4 version. When a game has this level...
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