Random Animal Crossing Players Are Filling Up Their Islands With Bugs And Fish
Blathers, we need you now!
One meetup already "postponed indefinitely"
News - 2020, Week 12
Sunday22nd Mar 2020
Random Animal Crossing Players Are Filling Up Their Islands With Bugs And Fish
Blathers, we need you now!
If you've played an Animal Crossing game before, you'll know the opening phases of the game can be a little slow at times. You often have to go the extra mile to get ahead early on and in the latest release Animal Crossing: New Horizons it's no different. If you take a quick look over on social media, you can see a lot of...
News Masahiro Sakurai Says "It's A Total Blank Slate" After He Finishes Smash Bros. Ultimate's DLC
What could be next?
Masahiro Sakurai is dedicated to making Super Smash Bros. Ultimate the best fighting game it can possibly be. That's why he's working around the clock, and sometimes even risking his own health to meet certain deadlines. Although there's a "high probabilit
News My Nintendo Celebrates Animal Crossing: New Horizons With Two Themed Wallpapers
Embrace island life
My Nintendo in both North America and Europe is currently offering two new themed wallpapers to celebrate the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch. One is multicolor pattern featuring many familiar faces and the other is a lovely island design. Both will set you back 50 Platinum Points and can be used...
Feature Which Nintendo Switch Game Did We Miss?
Tell us and we might cover it!
When we first started covering digital downloads back in the Virtual Console Reviews and WiiWare World days of the site’s history, we made it our goal to review everything. Every single title – no matter how small – would get a review. It was a policy that worked well in those early years, and even when the Wii U...
Mini Review Talisman: Digital Edition - A Superb Adaptation Of A Board Game Classic
You won't be bored board gaming on the go
Talisman is a superb board game that conjures forth innumerable fond memories. The vast multitude of characters to choose from, each more unbalanced than the last. The hundreds upon hundreds of Adventure Cards offering something new to see on every play. Spellcasting battles leading to pure salt from the...
Pulled punches
Few shonen anime series fit popular culture’s continued obsession with western superhero tropes quite as well as My Hero Academia. This long-running manga and anime follows the journey of Izuku Midoriya, a young boy born without powers (or Quirks, as they’re known in the series’ canon) in a world where extraordinary abilities...
News GameStop Is Temporarily Closing All Of Its Storefronts
Will continue to process orders digitally
The struggling video game retailer GameStop has tried everything possible to remain open during the COVID-19 outbreak, but as of 22nd March will be closing all access to physical stores across the US. An official PR explains how for all locations not already closed in accordance with state and local orders,...
Poll Box Art Brawl #35 - Animal Crossing
Population: indoors
Welcome to Box Art Brawl, the weekly perusal of regional retro box art variants that ends with a vote on the best of the bunch. Last week Perfect Dark for the Nintendo 64 battled itself in round #34 and, quite frankly, we thought Japan's moody red and black cover would absolutely destroy the competition, as lovely as they are...
Saturday21st Mar 2020
Random Brie Larson Says She's More Than Happy To Be In An Animal Crossing Movie
She's an original fan after all
We've already heard how the Captain Marvel star and Oscar winner Brie Larson would like to play Samus Aran in a Metroid movie, and now in an interview with People.com, she's been as
News Here Are The Full Patch Notes For Animal Crossing: New Horizons Version 1.1.0
Welcome to island paradise
Nintendo's been drip-feeding us details about Version 1.1.0 of Animal Crossing: New Horizons all week now. While we already know most things about the new update, the official patch notes over on the support page reveal a few extra details. Ver. 1.1 (Released March 20, 2020) Online connectivity features It's now...
Review Exit The Gungeon - Fine-Tuned Action That's Less Compelling Than Its Forerunner
Beating a hasty retreat
Having created one of the finest indie roguelikes of recent years in Enter The Gungeon, some might have wondered how developer Dodge Roll would follow it up. The answer, of course, is to Exit The Gungeon. This is no direct sequel, but rather more of an extended epilogue. Having faced and killed their past, our four...
News Mario Project In PS4's Dreams Comes To A Halt For Containing "Copyrighted Material"
The beginning of the end
It appears to have finally happened – after a few months of PlayStation 4 users creating absolutely any kind of game they wanted to in Media Molecule's latest hit Dreams, Sony has begun to take action against certain themed uploads. Dreams content creator @Piece_of_Craft shed some light on the situation, explaining how...
News Limited Run's Streets Of Rage 4 Physical Pre-Orders Are Now Live
Return to the streets
Update - Sat 21st Mar, 2020 01:25 GMT: Pre-orders for the Classic Edition and Standard Edition of the game are now live. The standard edition will set you back $34.99 and the Classic Edition including various extra goodies is $59.99. Pre-orders will close one week after the digital release (TBD).
News Animal Crossing Producer Hopes Fans Will Use New Horizons To "Escape" Reality Right Now
And "enjoy themselves during this difficult time"
It's hard to avoid news about a certain global pandemic right now, and while the Animal Crossing: New Horizons development team isn't exactly thrilled about this, the producer Hisashi Nogami suggests players make the most of it. Speaking to The Verge, Nogami took a moment to talk about all the...
News Drawful 2 Is Just 9 Cents On The Switch eShop Right Now (North America)
Fun for everyone
If you've ever played The Jackbox Party Pack, you might have also experienced the co-operative party game Drawful. Rather than relying on Joy-Cons, the game makes use of your smartphone or tablet device and requires players to draw a set of words and then get others to guess what they've created. The sequel - Drawful 2 - is much...
Mini Review ibb & obb - Another Co-Op Gem For The Switch
To ibb, to obb
Ibb & Obb is a clever 2D puzzle platformer in which you and a friend (or an online stranger) must work closely together in order to successfully navigate a series of increasingly complex levels. The twist here is that the levels take place across two opposing planes, each with their own gravitational pull. The two playable...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 21st)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
It's been a hugely busy week this week with all sorts of Animal Crossing shenanigans going on around the world, so we couldn't be more pleased to have finally reached the weekend. Members of Team Nintendo Life have shared their gaming plans for the next couple of days below, and we'd love for you to join in...
News The Sonic Movie Gets An Early Digital Release At The End Of This Month
Racing out of cinemas
If you weren't able to catch the Sonic The Hedgehog movie in cinemas before the COVID-19 outbreak, there's no need to worry as Paramount Pictures has decided to bring forward the film's digital release. It'll now be made available at the end of this month on 31st March, which is pretty crazy considering its theatrical release...
Video Meet The Main Composer Behind The Streets Of Rage 4 Soundtrack
"There is a big story behind me being involved"
Streets of Rage 4 might not have a release date yet, but that hasn't stopped DotEmu, Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games from revealing more about this upcoming release. Following on from the news the legendary composer Yuzo Koshiro would be
Friday20th Mar 2020
Review DOOM 64 - Will Tide You Over Until DOOM Eternal Arrives On Switch
Eternal doom
Players of a certain generation might recall just how special it was having an actual Doom on Nintendo 64. The FPS that put corridor shooters firmly on the map was pretty ubiquitous in its ports – even back in 1997 – but having a graphically superior take with bigger levels, more guns and even more challenging demons to slay made...
News NookLink Is Now Up And Running On The Nintendo Switch Online App
Link up with New Horizons today
The new Animal Crossing: New Horizons mobile service 'NookLink' is now live on the Nintendo Switch Online app. In case you've forgotten, it allows you to scan in custom design QR Code patterns from the previous games Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. In addition to t
"It's becoming very tiring and frustrating for a lot of us"
This weekend, countless UK Switch owners will flock to their local GAME store to pick up a copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, despite the fact that the rest of the country – not to mention much of the world – is currently in the grip of a coronavirus outbreak which is forcing people...
And it didn't go unpunished
Pokémon GO can be a wonderful way to pass the time, but there's definitely a time and a place. Italy is currently in lockdown following a large number of coronavirus cases being reported in the country, and has been since 9th March. At present, people have been told to stay in their homes unless they're running...
News GameStop To Stay Open During COVID-19 Outbreak Because It Is 'Essential Retail'
"Due to the products we carry"
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, stores across the country deemed non-essential are temporarily shutting up shop. According to IGN, struggling video game retailer GameStop has decided not to comply with these ordinances. Leaked internal memos, sent from GameStop corporate, inform stores to...
News Have DOOM Eternal Envy? Remember DOOM 64's Out On Switch Today For Just £3.99
Every demon has a silver lining
Today is a truly wonderful day in the world of gaming, with both Animal Crossing: New Horizons and DOOM Eternal finding their way to stores. Of course, the Nintendo Switch version of DOOM Eternal has sadly been pushed back, so if you don't have access to another console or are waiting to have the game on Switch, you...
Random Animal Crossing Characters Rocking Out To DOOM Music Is The Video We All Need Right Now
Introducing 'DOOMANIMAL'
The Animal Crossing and DOOM fanbases have been collaborating with all sorts of wonderful stuff over the past few weeks, but this latest creation might just be the cherry on top. Andrei Mishanin, a Russian artist
Video Magician's Quest - The Animal Crossing Clone You've Probably Never Heard Of
Harry Potter meets Animal Crossing?
If you’ve played an Animal Crossing game, we bet you’d probably agree that there’s nothing else out there truly like it. From the way you can interact with the animal villagers to the way the game syncs up to the internal clock in your system to make the wild world that much more immersive, it’s truly a...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Already Selling Out In Japanese Stores
Crazy scenes
With all of the crazy stuff going on in the world right now, it's perhaps unsurprising to hear that even video game stores are seeing unusually high levels of demand. Early reports coming in from Japan suggest that a number of retail stores have experienced particularly lengthy queues during midnight launches for Animal Crossing: New...
News Spyro-Inspired 3D Platformer Clive ‘N’ Wrench Comes To Switch As A Console Exclusive
Play it this year
Dinosaur Bytes Studio and Numskull Games have today revealed Clive ‘N’ Wrench, a brand new 3D platformer that'll be hopping onto a Switch near you later this year. Inspired by genre classics like Spyro the Dragon and Jak & Daxter, the game stars a rabbit and monkey duo - why do so many great platforme
Gallery Feast Your Eyes On 20 Story Of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town Screenshots
That's a lot of screenshots
Earlier this week, the western release date for Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town was finally revealed - 10th July, if you missed it - and now we've been treated to even more good news in the form of 20 new screenshots. If you're excited to check out this Game Boy Advance remake on your Switch, make sure to take...
News My Nintendo Offering Seven Day Trial For The Switch Online Service (North America)
Connect with others
If you'd like to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons or something else online and don't want to fork out for a subscription, My Nintendo in North America is currently offering a Nintendo Switch Online seven day trial that can be redeemed for 100 Platinum Points. This reward is redeemable until the end of this month and the code...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Producer Shares Special Artwork To Celebrate Today's Launch
Watch it be created before your eyes
It might have slipped under your radar, what with Nintendo, the media, and its fans not really talking about it very much, but Animal Crossing: New Horizons has launched today on Switch. Ha, yeah right. Of course you know it's out today, but that hasn't stopped Nintendo sharing a celebratory piece of art just...
News Good Smile's Isabelle Nendoroid Gets A Fourth Run, Pre-Orders Are Now Live
Don't miss out!
To celebrate the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch, Good Smile Company has re-released its Isabelle Nendoroid for the fourth time in a row. Pre-orders are now live, so if you've missed out on previous occasions, we suggest you claim one for yourself while you still can. This lovely Animal...
News Mechstermination Force Is The Latest Switch Indie To Go Physical
Pre-orders go live next week
Super Rare Games has today revealed that the next indie release to receive a limited edition physical release on Switch is none other than Mechstermination Force. Pre-orders for the new release are set to open on March 26th at 6pm GMT on Super Rare Games' website. 4,000 copies have been printed in total, and each...
News GDC Organisers Reveal New Three Day Summer Event For August
The show must go on
At the end of February, this year's Games Developers Conference – scheduled to take place this month, in March – was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. A statement on the GDC website said the plan was to host the annual event later on in summer. Everything has now been sorted and in place of the original conference...
Thursday19th Mar 2020
News Amazon Is Delaying Shipments Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Sad, but understandable
Retail giant Amazon is delaying the shipment of Animal Crossing: New Horizons pre-orders, leaving buyers without the game at launch. It's a challenging time for everyone at the moment, including retailers who are struggling to keep up with sudden spikes in demand, and we're hearing more and more reports of delivery delays...
News Nintendo Is Already Fighting Off Hackers In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Cheaters could be banned
Animal Crossing: New Horizons isn't even properly out yet and hackers are already carving their way through the game like a hot knife through butter. It seems Nintendo was well prepared for such invasions, however, with today's Version 1.1.0 patch already working towards getting rid of the issue. In just a handful of days,...
News You Can't Access Seasonal Events In Animal Crossing: New Horizons By Time Travelling
Which means no spoilers
Today sees the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons' very first update, despite the fact that the game isn't technically supposed to be out yet. It adds some pretty neat stuff, but the update's official
One meetup already "postponed indefinitely"
Earlier this week, Masahiro Sakurai's regular column in the Japanese magazine Famitsu leaked online early. While early translations indicated the development of the upcoming DLC fighters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate could potentially be impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, we've now got a full...
News You Can Now Access Your Nintendo Switch eShop Wish List Online
Nice and easy
In a bid to make things more convenient for Switch owners, Nintendo has revealed that you can now access, manage, and add games to your eShop wish list online. Adding games to your wish list from the Switch eShop has always been relatively straightforward, allowing you to keep tabs on any releases you're interested in when browsing...
News The First Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update Gifts Players A Nintendo Switch
And it's now live!
Earlier this week, Nintendo revealed it would be rolling out its first major update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons before the game was even released. This update – which is now available to download – will give you access to online multiplayer features and much more. There are also a few surprises in Version 1.1.0. To...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Director "Thrilled" By The Isabelle X Doom Slayer Artwork
"I’m in awe of how much creativity our fans have"
Ever since it was confirmed DOOM Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons would be released on the same day, fans of both games have been creating and sharing artwork featuring Doom Slayer and Isabelle together. While we've already heard DOOM Eternal creative director Hugo Martin talk about how...
Random This Free Android App Transforms Your Smartphone Into A Switch Joy-Con
Currently in the alpha stage of development
If you've got a Joy-Con that's drifting, you've lost one, or you need a few more, there's a new smartphone app that's here to solve all of your controller-related problems on the Nintendo Switch. It's called Joy-Con Droid by DeepBlue Labs and is currently in its alpha testing phase on Android devices. In...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield's Latest Event Rotates Some Version Exclusives
Fossil rewards, too
A brand new Wild Area event in Pokémon Sword and Shield has begun and this time, players have the chance to catch creatures usually exclusive to the opposite version of the game. Running until March 25th at 23:59 UTC, the 'Pokédex Completion Event' sees these usually-unobtainable Pokémon appearing in Max Raid Battles. Some...
Talking Point Jargon-Heavy Xbox Series X And PS5 Reveals Vindicate Nintendo's Approach
Show, don't tell
Cast your mind back to when Nintendo lifted the lid on the Nintendo Switch. The reveal trailer was packed with footage of people playing the console, showing how the machine seamlessly transitioned from home system to handheld in the blink of an eye. You could take your AAA games with you, finally, and the detachable Joy-Con...
News Ubisoft Hosts Major Switch eShop Sale, Up To 75% Off Top Games (North America)
Mario + Rabbids! Assassin's Creed! Rayman!
Ubisoft is currently hosting a 'Spring Sale' on the Nintendo Switch eShop in North America, slashing the prices of lots of its games by as much as 75%. The sale's been live throughout the week and will remain active over the coming weekend. We've listed all of the games included for you below, so make sure...
Hands On First Impressions Of Sea Of Stars, The Next Project From The Messenger Dev Sabotage
Hands off, actually
There is certainly no shortage of retro-inspired titles across all platforms these days. In fact, it can sometimes feel like every other game is a pixel art 'homage' to a retro classic. Still, when those games are done well and do more than fondle your nostalgia zones, the results can be potent. Sabotage Studio's first game, The...
Video Ash Ketchum Voice Actress Explains The Process Of Pokémon Anime Dubbing
From Japanese to English
In a new video from Vanity Fair, voice actress Sarah Natochenny talks us through the process of dubbing the Pokémon anime. If you're a fan of the show, or even if you're just mildly interested in anime or film at all, the video's a pretty fascinating watch. Natochenny provides the voice for lead character Ash Ketchum in...
Video Check Out DOOM 64's Brand New DOOM Eternal-Inspired Level
New lore revealed
Although Switch owners won't be able to tuck into the new and exciting DOOM Eternal tomorrow, they can enjoy the rerelease of DOOM 64. A special stage has been made for this new rerelease and we can now see it in action for the first time. We first heard about this new level earlier in the month, when senior developer
News PC Engine Mini Production And Shipment Delayed Indefinitely By Coronavirus
Update: Japanese version now available to order
Update [Wed 18th Mar, 2020]: Well, that was unexpected. The adorable Japanese white PC Engine Mini is now available to order from Play Asia. We're not sure how much stock the online retailer has, so you'd better act fast! <products id="10326"> Update [Fri 6th Mar, 2020 12:05 GMT]: Konami has...
Nintendo Download 19th March (North America)
Animal Crossing! Exit the Gungeon! DOOM 64!
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: Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo,...
Review Neon City Riders - There's Little Substance Under That Retro-Tinged Veneer
Retrograde step
Nostalgia is as potent a force in modern video games as it is in cinema, TV and music. We all appreciate a dose of something warm and familiar in these scary times. But the trouble with such rose-tinted glasses is that they can often obscure a litany of flaws and a critical lack of imagination. Such is the case with Neon City Riders...
Nintendo Download 19th March (Europe)
Exit The Gungeon! Animal Crossing! Beyond Enemy Lines!
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 eShop - New Releases: Animal Crossing:...
News Here's A Closer Look At Wingspan, One Of The Indie World Showcase's Quieter Stars
A strategy card game
This week's Indie World Showcase showed off several exciting looking games headed to Switch, and quietly nestled among them was Wingspan. It was only shown for the briefest of moments in the presentation, but we now know a little more. It's actually a strategy card game that can either be played alone or with up to five...
News EVO 2020 Will "Move Forward" With Its Plans, As It Continues To Monitor COVID-19
Fighting fit
Despite a number of high profile video games event such as E3 cancelling plans for this year to prevent the spread of COVID-19, it appears this year's EVO Championship series in North America is still "moving forward" with its plans. The official Twitter account for EVO 2020 explained how it would continue to actively monitor updates...
Wednesday18th Mar 2020
News Pokémon Sword And Shield Version 1.1.1 Is Now Live, Pokémon Home Also Updated
Gotta update 'em all
It's been a while since we've heard much about Pokémon Sword and Shield. In fact, the last major news about it was the reveal of the new mythical monkey Zarude, and before this in January, we found out about the Expansion Pass coming to the game, and the launch of
Poll Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Shipping Early, Are You One Of The Lucky Ones?
Do you have your copy already?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons isn't technically supposed to be released until Friday, but it seems that some physical copies are finding their way into the hands of eager fans slightly ahead of schedule. Over the past few hours, reports have been appearing online suggesting that select stores are already allowing...
Guide 8 Steps To Making Your Gaming Backlog A Thing Of The Past
Sure you still want everything on Switch?
The backlog is a dangerous beast, one that haunts players far and wide. You can see all of the new games upon the horizon that you’re itching to get your hands on, like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Doom Eternal and someday even Metroid Prime 4. But what about the pile of games waiting for you at home?...
News Story Of Seasons: Friends Of Mineral Town Launches This July In The West
The GBA classic returns
Marvelous Europe has revealed that the western release of Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town will launch on Switch this summer. You'll be able to pick it up from 10th July. The game, which is a remake of Game Boy Advance title Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, will be available both physically and digi
Random Sorry, The Froggy Chair Doesn’t Seem To Be In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Dataminers rip the game apart, to no avail
Dataminers have been getting their hands dirty with Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and they’ve got some bad news – the legendary Froggy Chair isn’t in the game. The chair has been part of the series since the very beginning but has more recently become something of a phenomenon when it comes to...
News With Just Two Days To Go, Animal Crossing: New Horizons Gets Another New Trailer
It's nearly time
Today is Wednesday, 18th March, and you know what that means, right? There are only two more days until Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Yes, the wait is finally almost over, and the game has been treated to yet another trailer to keep fans going in this final stretch. We see Fang and Drake having a chat with the player character, a...
Random There's Now A Grand Total Of Three Games On The Switch eShop In China
Mario, Mario, and more Mario
If you've ever complained about the games on the Switch eShop, take a moment to consider players over in China. While hundreds of games get added to the eShop across various regions on a monthly basis, the Chinese Tencent Switch has had just one game since December. Until now, that is. According to Daniel Ahmad, Senior...
News Octopath Traveler Has Sold 2 Million Copies, Game Is 50% Off For A Limited Time
Now's the time to buy!
Nintendo has revealed that Square Enix's Octopath Traveler has now sold two million copies. The turn-based RPG had shipped one million units by August 2018, three weeks after it first went on sale, but the title has been steadily selling more and more copies over the past few months to reach this latest milestone. To...
News Amazon Mexico Lists May Launch Date For Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
And it matches up with the previous listing
Once we get past this week, what Nintendo Switch games are there to anticipate? Probably the next one most likely to be released is Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. It's been rated in various regions, listed on the Sw
News Shadow Man Returns From The Deadside Next Year In A Fully Remastered Release On Switch
With cut content from the original game
Remember last August when Nightdive Studios said the 1999 Acclaim classic Shadow Man for Nintendo 64 and multiple other platforms had a chance of resurfacing on the Switch? Well, dreams – or should we say nightmares – do come true. Nightdive Studios, in partnership with Valiant Entertainment, will be...
Round Up All The Games From The Nintendo Indie World Showcase - March 2020
Trailers and info for each game
Another Indie World Showcase has been and gone, and once again we've been treated to a very welcome look at what's to come in the not-too-distant future on Switch. There were more than 20 lovely-looking indies squeezed into the under 20-minute show, and we've gone ahead and rounded up all of them for you down below...
News New Pokémon Anime Appears On YouTube In Japan For A Limited Time
As self-isolation takes over
For a limited time, the new series of the Pokémon anime currently airing in Japan is being uploaded for free viewing on YouTube. The episodes are reportedly being shared online in response to the coronavirus outbreak, giving all of those stuck inside the opportunity to check out the show in their spare time. At...
Mini Review Stela - A Pretty Platform-Puzzler That Badly Wants To Be Inside
Caught in Limbo
If Stela is wholly successful at anything, it's as a tribute to Inside. It follows Playdead's immersive platform-puzzler template to a quite remarkable degree, while its shortcomings only enhance the reputation of the 2018 eShop release. Are you someone who thought Inside was merely a generic 2D platformer with pretty window dressing...
Japanese Charts Pokémon Games Land In Second And Third As Nioh 2 Debuts On Top
My Hero One's Justice 2 debuts in fourth
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 9th - 15th March, revealing that Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX has slipped down to second place after topping the charts in its opening week. The game managed to shift an estimated 46,391 units this week, not managing to fend off the brand new PS4...
News We're Dying To Get Our Hands On I Am Dead When It Launches Later This Year
A puzzle adventure game set in the afterlife
Overlooking the morbid title, I Am Dead was perhaps one of the most charming reveals during the recent Nintendo Indie World Showcase. It's a puzzle adventure game being published by Annapurna Interactive –known for titles such as Donut County – and is being developed by Hollow Ponds and Richard Hogg...
News Cyanide & Happiness Brings Part One Of The Freakpocalypse To Switch This Summer
The whole world is against this weirdo
The popular webcomic by Explosm comes to life as a video game in the form of Cyanide & Happiness – Freakpocalypse: Part 1. It's a grim setting in this one as you take control of a "weird, unpopular, ginger-headed orphan" named Coop "Go Away, Weirdo" McCarthy, who must make the world a better place...
Video Check Out Genshin Impact’s Opening Cinematic
Setting the scene
Genshin Impact has gotten a lot of attention thanks to the fact that it looks a lot like Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but the game has slowly been shaping up into much more than that over the past few months. The developer behind this ambitious cross-platform action RPG has now relea
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate "Reflection" Tournament Begins On Friday
Right back at ya!
There have been some reasonably exciting Super Smash Bros. Ultimate events so far this year. Just last week, for example, we got three new Ring Fit Adventure spirits. While this week isn't quite as impressive, it's still an interesting premise. This week's event takes on the form of a "reflection" tournament, limiting the line-up...
News Introducing The 3D Action-Adventure Blue Fire, A Timed-Exclusive For Switch
And it's arriving this summer
Kicking off the Indie World Showcase was the premiere of Blue Fire – a 3D action-adventure from the Argentine developer, Robi Studios. It'll launch first on the Nintendo Switch this summer, as a timed-exclusive. As the player, you'll explore the mysterious and "beautiful forgotten kingdom" of Penumbra, while you...
News Pixel-Art Boss Rush Game Eldest Souls Will Slay On Switch This Summer
Another Indie Showcase star
If you watched yesterday's Indie World Showcase, you might have noticed the debut Switch footage of Eldest Souls, a boss rush action game headed for the system this summer. In the game, the Old Gods have broken free from their long imprisonment, determined to wreak a terrible vengeance on all those who defied them...
Tuesday17th Mar 2020
News Yikes, Nintendo Network Services And eShop Are Currently Down Across Switch, Wii U And 3DS
Update: And it's back?
Update (Tue 17th Mar, 2020 18:50 GMT): Nintendo has yet to announce anything officially, but it appears that services are once again running as normal. We've had success accessing the eShop, and multiple users have reported similar success stories. If you're still struggling to access the eShop or other online services...
News 87-Year-Old Animal Crossing Superfan Has Her Own Character In New Horizons
Pleased to meet you, Audie
Remember Audrey, the Animal Crossing-loving grandmother who clocked up almost 4,000 hours of playtime on Animal Crossing: New Leaf? Well, it would appear that she has been immortalised in Animal Crossing: New Horizons by getting a character named after her. Audrey rose to fame last year when her grandson,
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Street Date Broken, Inside Cover And Cartridge Design Revealed
Spoiler alert
It's not out until Friday, but it appears that physical copies of Animal Crossing: New Horizons are already worming their way out of certain retailers and into the hands of buyers. YouTube user CrocO'clock has shared an unboxing video online, giving us an early look at the inside cover and the cartridge. If you're not wanting to see...
Rumour Sony Could Be Raiding Konami For Castlevania, Metal Gear And Silent Hill IP
Smash and grab
Konami and Nintendo go back a long way. It's highly debatable whether the former would have enjoyed the success it has had over the years without the NES, as titles such as Castlevania, Gradius and Contra all found a receptive audience on the system. Likewise, you could argue that the NES (not to mention the SNES and Game Boy)...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Version 1.1.0 Update Arrives Before The Game's Even Out
New content ready for launch
Animal Crossing: New Horizons isn't even out yet, but its first major update is already locked in and ready to go. The game will be updated to Version 1.1.0 at 2am CET this Thursday, 19th March. If you're planning on buying the game on launch day (Friday 20th) or after, you'll be able to update your game as normal when...
Random Fancy This Animal Crossing Water Bottle? That Will Be $10,932.64, Please
Update: “There was an error in the bell to dollar conversion on Amazon”
Update: Looks like it was all a big mistake! Everyone get back to work. Original Story [Tue 17th Mar, 2020 11:30 GMT]: Animal Crossing fever has finally reached fever pitch this week. We've reviewed New Horizons and given it a
News EB Games In Australia Cancels Its Animal Crossing: New Horizons Midnight Launch
"Due to the government restrictions"
It should probably come as no surprise at this point, but if you live in Australia and were planning on attending the midnight launch event for Animal Crossing: New Horizons at the main EB Games store in Melbourne, unfortunately, the event has now been cancelled. This decision is unsurprisingly linked to the...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Gets Metascore Of 91, Here's How That Ranks On Switch
Compared with Switch's other stars
Yesterday, the gaming media was finally allowed to gush about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, sharing reviews of the new release ahead of this week's launch. We awarded the game full marks, and looking at reviews across the board shows that we weren't alone in giving out high praise. Now, as the review dust settles...
Review 3000th Duel - A More Approachable Alternative To Dark Souls
Karma is served
Nearly 9 years after its initial release, Dark Souls’ influence is as strong as ever. Its brutal difficulty and focus on slow, methodical gameplay have become iconic staples in modern gaming, with some games taking inspiration from the title, and others outright copying it. 3000th Duel sits somewhere in the middle. It’s a...
News Switch Timed Exclusive Baldo Is Giving Us Serious Studio Ghibli Feels
Like anime you can play!
We're massive fans of the work of Japan's legendary Studio Ghibli here at Nintendo Life, so we were pleasantly surprised when we saw footage of Naps Team's Baldo during today's Indie World showcase. The action-adventure RPG looks like an anime movie you can play (where have we seen that before?) and promises to be full of...
News A Custom Tom Nook Emoji Has Been Added To Twitter For A Limited Time
#AnimalCrossing
To help promote the upcoming Nintendo Switch release Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Tom Nook is teaming up with the social media platform Twitter. For a limited time, if you use the hashtags 'AnimalCrossing' or 'AnimalCrossingNewHorizons' the face of Nook will appear in your tweet. While it's not the first time something has been...
Watch Nintendo Indie World Showcase March 2020 - Live!
Tune in live!
It's not quite the full-fat Nintendo Direct many were hoping for, but Indie World Showcases always show off a wonderful selection of indie titles headed to Nintendo Switch. Toady's presentation is set to show roughly 20 minutes' worth of new indies headed our way, and it all kicks off at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 5pm UK / 6pm CET. Make sure...
News Bounty Battle Is Smash Bros. For Indies, And It's Coming To Switch This Summer
Starring 25 indie fighters
As part of today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase, it was revealed that Switch is getting a Super Smash Bros.-style brawler that's all about indies this summer. Bounty Battle, a game from publisher Merge Games and French developer Dark Screen Games, is a 1-4 player beat 'em up starring
Site News Say Hello To Our Resurrected Sister Site, Pure Xbox
What's in the box?
While you obviously come to Nintendo Life to get the latest news, reviews and features from the world of Nintendo, it's equally obvious that many of us will own more than one games console. To that end, the network this very site is part of has grown over time; many of you will be aware of our Sony site, Push Square, but what you...
News Save 30% On WayForward's Switch Library To Celebrate 30 Years
From now until the end of March
A few weeks after the independent developer and publisher WayForward celebrated its 30th anniversary, the Nintendo Switch eShop across multiple regions including the US and UK is hosting a special sale on select games. Save 30% on WayForward's Switch lineup to celebrate 30 years of indie excellence! Embark on a...
News No Man's Sky Dev Hello Games Is Bringing The Last Campfire To Switch This Summer
And it looks adorable
Perhaps the most adorable of all the games highlighted in today's Indie World Showcase was The Last Campfire, a new game from the developer behind No Man's Sky. The Last Campfire is set to have players heading out on a journey through a beautiful wilderness filled with lost folk, strange creatures, and mysterious ruins. Your...
News Development Of New Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Could Be Impacted By Coronavirus
New Sakurai column leaks early
The development of upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighters may be impacted by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, new translations reveal. Series director Masahiro Sakurai writes a regular column in Japanese magazine, Famitsu, and excerpts of this week's entry appear to have leaked online a day ahead of...
News Trials Of Mana Demo Releases On Japanese eShop Tomorrow, Will Include English Language Support
Update: It's now available!
Update: The demo has gone live across all regions. Once again, it includes English Language support (voice and text) and your save data will transfer across from the demo to the full version. There's also a few limitations: You can only level up to Level 7 and can only access the beginning of the story. Enjoy! Original...
Video 20 Streamers Compete In Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 'Feed All The Dogs' $1,000 Speedrun
This should be prime time TV
We often describe The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as the game that keeps on giving, largely because its players are still exploring, experimenting, and discovering new things more than three years after it first launched. The latest craze to hit the speedrunning portion of the Breath of the Wild fan community...
News Exit The Gungeon Brings Elevator Action To Nintendo Switch Today
Dungeon crawling? This is dungeon climbing!
Fans of Dodge Roll and Singlecore's gloriously OTT Enter the Gungeon will be pleased to learn that the game's madcap sequel is coming to the Nintendo Switch later today. Forget dungeon crawling, Exit the Gungeon is a bullet-hell dungeon climber which sees you trying to escape the infamous Gungeon alive...
News Team17's Moving Out Gets Free Demo, Pre-Order Bonus Revealed
Try before you buy
Team17 has announced that a free demo of SMG Studio and DevM Games’ frantic couch co-op game Moving Out is now available on Switch. The game, which looks set to be a similar experience to the wonderful Overcooked series (albeit with more moving house and less cooking), is also now up for pre-order on the Switch eShop. Every...
News Start Living The Good Life When SWERY's Next Project Arrives On Switch Later This Year
They're flocking to Switch
White Owls, the team led by cult developer Hidetaka Suehiro, AKA SWERY of D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die and Deadly Premonition fame, has confirmed via today's Nintendo Indie Direct Showcase that it is bringing The Good Life to Switch in 2020. The game, self-described as a 'deb
"effective immediately"
Last weekend, Nintendo's New York store released a message via its social media channels, explaining how it would be reducing store hours to combat the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) and protect its employees and guests. Now, in light of recent developments and the advice of health experts, it's made the "difficult...
Video Rebellion Offers Up Seven Reasons You Should Get Zombie Army Trilogy On Switch
"Slay on-the-go"
Zombie Army Trilogy is set to blast its way onto Nintendo Switch at the end of this month, and developer Rebellion has launched a new trailer to show off seven reasons it thinks you should go ahead and pick it up. The trilogy comes packed with everything previously released on other consoles including three story campaigns and a...
News Bloober Team Is Bringing Blair Witch To Switch This Summer
Must. Fight. Pun...
Blair Witch, the survival horror FPS based on the iconic found-footage movie (series, actually) with the full title The Blair Witch Project, is headed to Nintendo Switch this summer. As announced in today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase developer Bloober Team has confirmed the game, which launched originally on PC and other...
News Prepare Yourself For Curious Expedition, A Roguelike Explorative Sim On Switch In April
Curiouser and curiouser
Thunderful Games has announced that it's bringing Curious Expedition, a 'roguelike expedition sim', to Switch this April. Developer Maschinen-Mensch's game released on PC back in 2016 and the Switch version arrives on the 2nd April, sandwiched cosily between the PS4 and Xbox One releases. As you can see from the trailer...
News Pokémon: Twilight Wings Episode Three Is Now Live, And It Stars Wooloo
Watch it online for free
The third episode of the Pokémon: Twilight Wings anime has now gone live. You can watch it for yourself above. This episode stars the fan-favourite Wooloo and continues the story laid out in the first two episodes. If you need to catch up on those first, you can find them available for free right here:
News Q-Games' PixelJunk Eden 2 Mixes Grooves And Green Fingers On Switch This Summer
Synaesthesia vīnea
Q-Games has announced via the latest Nintendo Indie Direct Showcase that it is bringing a sequel to PixelJunk Eden to Switch this year. The predictably (and sensibly) named PixelJunk Eden 2 is scheduled for release this summer and it's good to see Q-Games and studio head Dylan Cuthbert, veteran of the Star Fox franch
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Review Animal Crossing: New Horizons - An Accessible And Addictive Masterpiece
The shores of Bell
Back when – what feels like forever ago – we found out that a new Animal Crossing game would be coming to Switch, we were told basically diddly squat about the whole thing, but excitement ensued nonetheless. As time went by and we learnt more and more about it, the hype reached ever higher rungs on the big ladder of...
News Nintendo Reiterates Plans For Animal Crossing: New Horizons Save Data Workarounds
Solutions planned for 2020
If there's been one minor blip on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons hype train, it's the confusion surrounding the game's options for transferring and restoring save data. Back in February, it was revealed that save data recovery is a one-time-only deal - and only for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers in special...
News Banned Horror Game Lust For Darkness Returns To Switch After Offending Content Gets Cut
The controversial title returns
Controversial horror game Lust for Darkness is set to return to the Switch eShop this week after originally being removed from the store. This new, edited release will launch under the name Lust for Darkness: Dawn Edition on 20th March. Despite being available on the European store since launch with a PEGI 18 rating,...
News Nintendo Announces Indie World Showcase For Tomorrow
20 minutes of indie gaming goodness
Nintendo has confirmed that it will broadcast a new Indie World Showcase tomorrow, March 17th 2020. The show will feature around 20 minutes of information on upcoming indie games for Switch. Here are the important times to take note of: 10am PT, 1pm ET, 5pm (UK), 6pm (Europe). As ever, we'll be covering the...
Round Up The Animal Crossing: New Horizons Reviews Are In, And We're In For A Treat
Nook will be pleased
Animal Crossing: New Horizons will finally be in our hands at the end of this week, and the reviews are now in. Hopefully, you'll already have seen our very own review where we described the game as "a masterpiece that has been well worth waiting for", but what about everywhere else? How has the game been received by critics...
UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Sales Jump By 108% To Speed Into Second Place
Pokémon drops to third
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 14th March, revealing that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has had a pretty stellar week in the region. The game saw a 108% boost in sales week-on-week as more Switch stock arrived at retail, seeing it soar up the charts into second place. The only game to sell better this week was Nioh 2, a...
News Switch Comic Book App InkyPen Adds Vertical Mode And More In New Update
TATE mode comics!?
InkyPen, the Nintendo Switch app which serves as an ever-growing comic book service, has just received a brand new update which takes it to Version 1.2.0. It's added several community-requested features and fixes, including the ability to read comics in vertical mode. The vertical mode is naturally designed for those who like to...
Random Real Football Teams Are Using FIFA To Play Matches Postponed By Coronavirus
And Football Manager, too
While the threat of the new coronavirus continues to impact major events across the globe, video games remain just as safe and fun as ever, and real sports team are using this to their advantage in rather wonderful ways. With all major English football leagues enforcing a temporary ceasefire until 3rd April, teams up and...
News Switch Was The UK's Top Console In February, Here Are All The Best-Selling Games
GTA V and FIFA still reign supreme
A GamesIndustry.biz report reveals that February was a rather quiet month in the UK this year; the 1.7 million game sales total recorded last month sees a 15.4% drop year-on-year. Just under 900,000 of those sales were digital (although this figure doesn't include sales from all publishers), with the rest being...
News Gamescom Is Still Going Ahead For Now, Coronavirus Threat Being Evaluated "Daily"
Official statement provided
With the likes of E3 2020, GDC, and more major gaming events all being postponed or cancelled by the threat of the coronavirus outbreak, the first half of the year is looking a little bare. Naturally, then, all eyes now fall to gamescom which is currently planned for August. The event organisers have issued an official...
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