Guide Famicom Detective Club Guide - Walkthrough, Tips And Hints
I solve crimes with a little help from my friends
Rumour The Next Donkey Kong Is Being Developed By The Super Mario Odyssey Team
Update: Another source chimes in
News Surprise! Nintendo Confirms That "Many" New Games Are Coming This Year
Games company is making games, hoorah!
Guide Nintendo Switch System Update 12.0.2 Is Now Live
Fancy some more stability?
News Nintendo Acknowledges Blue Switch Lite Colour Argument With Handy Comparison Video
"Waluigi vs Nintendo Switch Lite Blue"
News - 2021, Week 19
Monday17th May 2021
Guide New Pokémon Snap Florio Pokémon List / Pokédex - 001 – 040
You're just getting started
In this lush, sun-kissed region, you'll find famous Pokémon like Scorbunny, Sylveon, Eevee and Pikachu. Be sure to check out our Photodex hub page: New Pokémon Snap Photodex / Pokédex - Pokémon List For All Monsters Florio Pokémon List / Pokédex - 001 – 040 < YOU ARE HERE Belusylva Pokémon Lis
Guide New Pokémon Snap Belusylva Pokémon List / Pokédex - 041 - 079
Jungle business
In this jungle-like area, you'll find the likes of Aipom, Arbok, Toucannon and Venusaur. Be sure to check out our Photodex hub page: New Pokémon Snap Photodex / Pokédex - Pokémon List For All Monsters Florio Pokémon List / Pokédex - 001 – 040 Belusylva Pokémon List / Pokédex - 041 - 079
Guide New Pokémon Snap Durice Pokémon List / Pokédex - 155 - 200
Better wrap up warm
This snow-covered environment is populated by Pokémon like Mamoswine, Abomasnow, Vulpix and Snom. Be sure to check out our Photodex hub page: New Pokémon Snap Photodex / Pokédex - Pokémon List For All Monsters Florio Pokémon List / Pokédex - 001 – 040
Guide New Pokémon Snap Maricopia Pokémon List / Pokédex - 080 - 122
I do like to be beside the seaside
This seaside area showcases Pokémon such as Machamp, Raichu, Squirtle and Sandygast. Be sure to check out our Photodex hub page: New Pokémon Snap Photodex / Pokédex - Pokémon List For All Monsters Florio Pokémon List / Pokédex - 001 – 040
Guide New Pokémon Snap Voluca Pokémon List / Pokédex - 123 - 154
It's getting hot in here
In this hot and arid area, Pokémon such as Tyranitar, Onix and Aerodactyl make their homes. Be sure to check out our Photodex hub page: New Pokémon Snap Photodex / Pokédex - Pokémon List For All Monsters Florio Pokémon List / Pokédex - 001 – 040
Guide New Pokémon Snap Aurus Pokémon List / Pokédex - 201 - 214
You're almost done...
Here, you'll find some of the most elusive Pokémon in the game, such as Houndoom, Noivern and Sigilyph. Be sure to check out our Photodex hub page: New Pokémon Snap Photodex / Pokédex - Pokémon List For All Monsters Florio Pokémon List / Pokédex - 001 – 040
Sunday16th May 2021
News A New Limited-Time Pokémon Sword And Shield Item Distribution Event Has Begun
A one-day offer!
There's a new item distribution available in Pokémon Sword and Shield and it's only on offer for a single day - so be sure to act fast! This time around it's a Life Orb. As explained by Serebii.net, this item was given out in the Spring Single Tournament livestream from Pokémon Korea. The code you'll need this time around is:...
Random Nintendo's Doug Bowser Introduces His Parents To Mario Kart 8 On Switch
Family fun for all ages
If you wanted to get a friend or loved one hooked on the Nintendo Switch, what game would you choose for them? For some, it might be The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but for Nintendo of America's current president Doug Bowser, the top pick is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. In his latest post on...
Soapbox Be Happy, This Is The True Golden Age Of Gaming
Technology has transformed gaming and made it better than ever
Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot topics or random stuff they've been thinking about, opinions that may not necessarily be the voice of the site. Today, Tom talks about why this is the greatest era of gaming. So stop complaining, ok? I'm...
News Blizzard To Showcase New PVP Overwatch Maps In Special Fifth Anniversary Livestream
A developer AMA will follow on May 24th
Although many within the Overwatch community are still recovering from the departure of game director Jeff Kaplan last month, the latest developer update has now been posted. It's hosted by Aaron Keller - a founding member of the original Overwatch team and Jeff's replacement - and focuses on "what's next"...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Voice Actors Tease "Fun New Project"
Could it be another Crash game?
At the start of this month, Crash Bandicoot's resurgence was thought to be over, and then an Activision spokesperson denied a report about "layoffs" at Toys for Bob - stating how the studio would continue to support Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. Now, just a week later, the voice actors of Crash and Dr. Neo...
News Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure Adds Hot Wheels Booster Pack DLC
Unleash your inner speed demon
Hot Wheels' latest crossover is with Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure - the kart racing game we described as a "surprisingly decent" alternative to the Mario Kart series. In this latest DLC offer for the game, you can get 7 Hot Wheels vehicles, four brand new tracks, all-new missions, new achievements "and more"...
Saturday15th May 2021
Rumour Sega Will Re-Release Sonic 3 & Knuckles In A New Sonic Collection
Leaker says "it's back"
This year marks Sonic the Hedgehog's 30th anniversary. Sega has previously said it's got some "exciting news" that it can't wait to share and has told fans to expect plenty of major announcements - including new games, digital content and more. There's already been a rumour ab
News HAL Laboratory Looking Forward To Sharing Kirby's "Next Phase" With Fans
More adventures starring the pink puffball are on the way!
Nintendo's pink puffball Kirby hasn't been sighted since the surprise release of Kirby Fighters 2 on the Switch last year. This doesn't necessarily mean HAL Laboratory has forgotten about him, though. Following on from an interview late last year, when the company teased new games,...
News Koei Tecmo's President Would Love To See A Super Mario Musou Crossover
But isn't sure how to "make this a reality"
Ever since Koei Tecmo teamed up with Nintendo to release Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, fans have been wondering what other IPs from the Nintendo library could be adapted into a Musou game. In a recent interview with JP Games, Koei Tecmo president (and the producer of Samurai...
Soapbox Game Genres Are Broken
I love AAA F2P VR PvE FPS MMORPGs
If your mum asked you if you wanted to watch a romantic period drama with her for Mother's Day, you'd know what to expect. Two hours of unrelenting pining between two extremely good-looking people in silly outfits, kept apart by some ridiculous social convention, at least one ludicrously sexy scene where one of the...
News Did You Find The Easter Egg Hidden In Famicom Detective Club?
SPOILERS FOR BOTH GAMES WITHIN!
We hope you've been enjoying Famicom Detective Club as much as we did, and if you've finished both games — or if you're at least halfway through both of them — then there's a neat little Easter Egg that you might have already found yourself. In The Missing Heir, you're given a speed dial number to reach the...
News Mobile Dev DeNA Wants To Make Its "Relationship" With Nintendo "Even Better" Going Forward
The alliance grows stronger every day
Nintendo's mobile partner DeNA - known for past releases such as Miitomo, Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes - has been quizzed about the future plans for the "Nintendo Alliance" during a Q&A session of its fourth-qu
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 15th)
Solving the mystery of what to play
Well, another week of Nintendo news and quirky weirdness has passed. We had even more stability for the Switch thanks to a firmware update, rumours of the Super Mario Odyssey team making a DK title, the internet making a meme out of an overprice
News Knockout City Goes Live On Switch Next Week With A Ten-Day Free Trial
A special launch promotion
EA has announced it will offer a 10-day free trial for Velan Studios' upcoming release Knockout City when it arrives on Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms on 21st May. This is the "full game" - allowing you to try out everything. "Remind your friends to set their alarm clocks for noon UTC on May 21 so the...
Friday14th May 2021
Guide Famicom Detective Club Guide - Walkthrough, Tips And Hints
I solve crimes with a little help from my friends
After many years as Japan-only adventure games that released for the Famicom Disk System, Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind have been remade and brought to the West for the first time with a new localisation. Want to know which one to play...
Random Fans Are Having A Field Day Reviewing Nintendo Switch's Calculator
"GOTY"
An official screenshot of 'Calculator', now available on Nintendo Switch. Earlier this week, Nintendo Switch got its very own Calculator. It's oddly pricey, and arguably entirely unnecessary, but the absurdity of it all turned it into one of the week's most-talked-about Nintendo Switch releases. We're being serious – news is slow right...
Random Check Out These "Mock-Ups" Of Game Boy Advance For Switch Online
Please Nintendo, we're begging you!
If you're like us, by now, you're probably missing Game Boy Advance games. Nintendo made them available during the Wii U generation on the eShop and also gave them to 3DS ambassadors in 2011. So, what about the Switch Online? Could we perhaps see them on this paid service one day? We're evidently not the only...
News Mediatonic Accidentally Leaked The Fall Guys Source Code
BackUpThisFolder_ButDontShipItWithYourGame
Someone — or potentially multiple someones — are having a really, really bad day at Mediatonic HQ, as the latest patch for Fall Guys included... their entire source code. Oops. As you can see on SteamDB, a website which tracks changes to Steam's database, Fall Guys was updated with a bunch of new...
News Katy Perry's Pokémon Song 'Electric' Is Out Now
Feat. Pikachu and Pichu
Update #2: The moment has arrived, folks – Katy Perry's 'Electric' is out now. Enjoy! Update: Good Morning America has shared a sneak peek at Katy Perry's upcoming music video for 'Electric', the song created in conjunction with Pokémon (thanks, Serebii). Remember that you can pre-save the song at the link in our...
Video Pokémon Fan Reimagines The Diamond And Pearl Remakes As Full 3D Games
Introducing "Pokémon Adventures Sinnoh"
When Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl got revealed earlier this year, one of the major talking points was about the graphics and top-down chibi art style. In our very own poll, fans said they expected more from Pokémon games on Switch and wanted the remakes to look more like
News There's An Animal Crossing Glitch That Lets You Sit In The Hot Tub
The Nintendo Switch is now a "hot tub time!" machine
YOU CAN NOW SIT IN THE WATER IN ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS. This is not a drill, folks — though it is a glitch, and we can't promise that it won't break your game, so be careful if you want to try it out. New Horizons players have figured out a new glitch in the game that lets you clip...
News Nintendo Switch AniMAY Sale Discounts Lots Of Anime Games, Up To 84% Off (North America)
Dragon Ball, Naruto, Sword Art Online, more!
Another welcome sale has appeared on the Nintendo Switch eShop, this time discounting plenty of anime-inspired games. Jumping on the AniMAY trend, the sale includes all sorts of fan-favourites like Dragon Ball, Naruto Shippuden, Sword Art Online, Digimon, and more. We've got all the details for you...
Feature Castlevania Season 4 Review - An Epic Ending To Netflix's Hugely Satisfying Series
Netflix's adaptation comes to its dramatic conclusion
And so it ends. After four seasons which have defied expectations of what a long-form episodic adaptation of a video game series can really be, Netflix's macabre vision of Konami's Castlevania comes to a close in a 10-part epic which does a better job than you might expect of tying up all those...
News Last Year, Roughly 20% Of Switch Console Sales Went To Households That Already Owned One
And Nintendo expects this demand to increase
With the Switch doubling up as a home and handheld games console – and especially now that the portable-only Switch Lite is available – it's easy to see why multiple people in the same household would want their own system. Having multiple Switches in the house provides better multiplayer experiences,...
News You Can Now Get A Platinum And Gold Point Coin Pin Set From My Nintendo (US)
Or a New Pokémon Snap zipper case
My Nintendo in North America is offering some new rewards for its members. The highlight is a physical Platinum and Gold Point Coin Pin Set. You know, the currency you use on the online store to buy various wallpapers and items? Yeah, that. "Show off your My Nintendo pride with this exclusive pin set featuring a...
News Ace Attorney Games Are Now On Sale Across Switch And 3DS (North America)
Four games on offer for a limited time
In the mood for a bit of Ace Attorney? Well, what great timing you have! For a limited time, four Ace Attorney games across Nintendo Switch and 3DS have been discounted in the US. We've got the full list for you below – feel free to click on any games that pique your interest to read our further coverage and...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Yuri's childhood friend is here in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, but now what? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask Katsuko everything: She'll tell you about a postcard — but she doesn't have it now. Ask her about Yuri again:...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Stuck at the clifftop in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir yet again? We got you. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask him about everything: Kumada really wants to be a detective. Indulge him. Examine that thing on the left side of the...
News Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed Gets A Western Switch Release This July
Launching in Japan this month
Update [Fri 14th May, 2021 00:55 BST]: XSEED Games and Acquire Corp have announced Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed will be released in North America for Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms on 20th July. It will set you back $39.99 USD. Marvelous Europe has not yet confirmed if its local release date...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
This gosh darn clifftop! It's not the first time you've come here in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, but just like every time before, there's nothing to see, right? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Examine your surroundings at the...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
The mean assistant in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir won't let you look at the file. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Talk to her: It's not going to get you anywhere, but give it a go. If she's not helping, go back to the Ayashiro...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Eleven - How Do I Solve The Puzzle?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Good job, detective! You've made it to a new area in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir. But the puzzle is a little hard to decipher, eh? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. "Take" the lock to unlock the door, then open it: Just in case you...
Poll The Famicom Detective Club Games Are Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting Them?
Have your say...
It can be easy to get frustrated with Nintendo and the way in which it treats its legacy content – sure, you can play Super Mario Bros. on every system under the sun, but plenty of the company's more obscure titles are just impossible to enjoy legitimately these days. Thankfully, then, today's Famicom Detective Club launches are a...
News Sam & Max Save The World Gets A 'Beefy' Demo On Switch
Way to take the short view, little buddy
In the history of Telltale Games, which ultimately had a rather sad ending, it was Sam & Max that gave the studio one of its earliest hits, which itself was a revival of the classic '90s IP. When Sam & Max Save The World arrived last year on Switch, remastering all of the content from that first...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Your first meeting with Kanji may go on longer than expected in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir. After exhausting all of your dialogue options — and "remembering" why you're here — you'll want to keep chatting with him. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you move...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Six - I Have The Mirror. Now What?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You found a new clue in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, but what are you supposed to do now that you have it? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Show the mirror to the villagers at the station: Don't worry too much about their reaction!...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Creepy old Heikichi is being cagey about his "secret" in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, but you can make him spill the beans. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask him about everything: He'll say he has a "secret" about Yukiko. Ask...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
It's chapter seven of Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and you're still no closer to figuring out whodunnit. Now you're here on the hill, the site of the suicide, to talk to some guy's cousin... but where is he? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to...
Nintendo Download 14th May (Europe)
Famicom Detective Club! Subnautica! Calculator!
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: #1 Anagrams (Eclipse Games, 14th...
News Here's A Look At The Rockin' Opening Movie For NEO: The World Ends With You
Game launches this July
In addition to a number of first-party titles coming to the Switch between now and the end of the year, there are also plenty of third-party offerings. One of them happens to be NEO: The World Ends with You - a sequel to the original 2007/08 DS title. Ahead the NEO's July 27th release, Nintendo and Square Enix have decided...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Amachi's away, and the clifftop is empty. If you're stuck here, wondering where to go next in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, worry no longer. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. "Remember" at the clifftop: You'll do exactly that...
News Harvest Moon: One World Update Promises Longer Days And More Time With Your Animals
Tweaks based on player feedback
If you've been enjoying Harvest Moon: One World on Nintendo Switch, you'll be pleased to know that Natsume has dropped a new update addressing a couple of quality of life issues raised by player feedback. The patch, available to download as we speak, focuses on the length of your in-game days and the lifespan of your...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You're interviewing Azusa in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir while Zenzou looks on, but Azusa is refusing to talk to you because of her sore throat, and Zenzou doesn't have much to tell you. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask him about...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
ANOTHER twist in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir! But, of course, that twist comes with being stuck... again. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Talk to Genshin: Oh, he really doesn't want to do what you're asking... "Open" the grave...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Six - The Clinic Is Closed, What Do I Do?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Oh no! Kumada's Clinic is closed in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir! Are you stuck talking to the villagers outside the station? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask the Station Clerk about everything: He'll tell you he saw Kumada take...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Playing Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind will often leave you wondering "how do I get this person to talk to me?" Today, it's Hayama — a teacher who's seen some things in her time, but doesn't seem willing to talk about them. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You may find your first sticking point in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind when you're asked to examine the body of a young drowned woman. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Examine her uniform: Not much to...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Once you've met Ayumi outside the school in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, she'll tell you that the girl who stands behind loves rainy days... As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. "Think" to yourself: The...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Eight - How Do I Get Akane To Calm Down?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Akane's having a rough time in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, and no matter what you say to her, she's not having any of it. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask her everything: She's too afraid to tell you. Show her Kiku's mirror:...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Seven - I Have The Postcard. Now What?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Hey, you did it! You got the postcard in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir. But now, Zenzou just keeps telling you to "go to Yatsuka", but you can't... As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask him about everything: He's still pretty shaken...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Six - Genshin's Acting weird!
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
If you're stuck at Kagura Temple in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir because Genshin keeps telling you to go home, we've got you. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask him about everything: He'll just say it's all nonsense, and tell you...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
It's Chapter Ten in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, and you're visiting Ryoko, an old school friend of some of the characters you're investigating. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Examine the...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You might be 15 years old in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, but you certainly spend a lot of time at the bar. These two customers aren't saying much, though. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Examine the...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Eight - How Do I Examine The Body?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
MORE THINGS have happened in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir! This guy won't let you take a look at the body, though, even though you're clearly a teenage detective. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask him about everything: Cause of...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Things are going from bad to worse in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir. If you're stuck on the tragic scene of what looks to be a suicide, you're in the right place. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Talk to Forensics and Kumada: You'll...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Two - I'm Stuck At Myoujin Station... Again!
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
If you're playing Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and you're already at chapter two, you probably already know that sometimes you have to pester people to get information out of them. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we can help you escape from an endless loop of talking to villagers about...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind Chapter Ten - What Do I Do In The Bar?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Eventually, in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, you'll get to go to a bar — even though you're only 15! The bartender won't talk to you, though... As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. OPTION ONE: Tell...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You're in trouble in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, and you can't get this weird student to let you go. What now? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Try everything: Ask all your questions, examine the...
News Chess Knights: Shinobi Is Making Its Move On Switch Soon
Check it out, mate
It may be that Chess Knights: Viking Lands passed you by on Switch in March, but if you actually like chess you should look it up. At an extremely budget price you get a whole lot of chess-style puzzles to solve against some nicely themed backdrops. It does its job admirably, even if it's a very niche job. If, like this writer,...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You may find yourself stuck at the law firm in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, because you have no way of checking if Jiro visited last night. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask the assistant about everything: She doesn't know much...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Every now and again in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, you'll be stuck between two places, seemingly with nothing to do. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask Genshin everything: He won't be helpful, but he will leave. Go to the...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
The old lady in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir might be the key to Yuri's location, but her memory ain't what it used to be. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask her about Yuri: So far so good... Show her the postcard: She remembers...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Eight - Zenzou Is Sad! What Do I Do?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Zenzou has been through so much in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir that he's completely stopped talking. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask him about everything: Eventually, he'll give up. Awww, Zenzou, it's okay! They were all bad...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Kumada has the autopsy in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, but even after he tells you what he knows, you're still unable to leave. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask him about everything: The usual, of course — but he doesn't have...
News Super Rare Games Confirms A Physical Edition Of Inmost
5000 copies in total, with 2000 steelbook versions
Inmost, from developer Hidden Layer Games, is an intriguing title that tells a dark and at times troubling tale. It does so with a great deal of style and some impressive narrative moments, as we explained in our Inmost review. It's now getting a physical release via Super Rare Games; as is the...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind Chapter Eight - I Think I Upset Hitomi...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Did you take Hitomi's cigarette away in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind? You monster. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Examine Hitomi: He looks upset. Examine his face: Ask him everything, and show him...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You may find your first sticking point in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir being the conversation with Zenzou, the Ayashiro family's butler. After exhausting all of your dialogue options — and "remembering" why you're here — you'll want to keep chatting with him. As part of our Famicom Detective...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You've reached chapter seven in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, but you're back to square one. What happens now? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Talk to Ayumi: You know the drill: ask her everything!...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
It's day two of the investigation in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, and you're trying to figure out how to get Komada, the art teacher, to return from his meeting. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Go to...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Four - What Do I Do At The Station?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
The villagers are going wild in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir because they think they saw a ghost roaming around. But how do you get them to tell you something useful? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask the station clerk and the...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You're in the teachers' lounge again in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, but there's just this old guy here — and he doesn't seem to know much. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Ask him everything: Yep,...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Four - What Do I Say To Kaori?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
A new character has arrived in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, but she's obviously got the memo on "don't say anything useful until you've been asked the same question three times." Sigh. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask Kaori...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Three - How Can I Make Jiro Be Cooperative?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Another day, another new character in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir: Jiro, the businessman brother of Kanji and Azusa. He's pretty grumpy, and won't be very helpful. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask him about everything: He'll...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Once again, you find yourself stuck in the Kumada Clinic in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir... how do you leave? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask Kumada about everything: You'll get an EXCITING new clue about what's going on. Make...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Four - What Do I Do In The Office Building?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
It's the start of Chapter Four in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, but you're stuck in the foyer of the Ayashiro Corporation office. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Examine your surroundings: A guy will turn up. Talk to the employee:...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You're trying to get a hold of Principal Urabe, but he's not in the teacher's lounge. There is this random, unnamed teacher here — but you can't work out what to ask him. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Ask about...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You've managed to make Tazaki furious at you — good job! But now you're stuck outside the school in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, waiting for the students to get out of class. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You've been talking to a lot of teachers in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, but Hibino — the guy who discovered the body — is clammed up. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Ask him all your questions:...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Five - Kumada Just Keeps Saying "Hmm..."
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Kumada is deep in thought in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, so how do you snap him out of it? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask him about everything: He'll have a little bit to say about Yuri, Kazuto, and Azusa. Try "Calling"...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Poor Zenzou has been through so much in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir. Talking to him in the Storage Room doesn't seem to be going anywhere, though. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask him about everything: As always, he'll tell you...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
It's time for a very relatable issue in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, as you attempt to make a belligerent drunk man leave you alone. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Try "Think"ing a few times:...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Three - What Do I Say To Azusa?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Azusa, Kiku's niece in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, is pretty unpleasant. So, how do you make her tell you anything? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask her about everything: Most topics of conversation are dead ends, of course...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter Five - What Do I Say To Zenzou?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Poor Zenzou is having yet another rough day in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, and you just want to finish the conversation so both of you can go to bed, right? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask him about everything: He'll wearily...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Chapter One - I'm Stuck At Myoujin Station!
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Are you stuck at Myoujin Station, not sure where to go next in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we can help you get back to the investigation. "Remember" that you were supposed to talk to Akane.: This will unlock new dialogue with the station master and...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Time to chat to art teacher Komada in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind... but what new information can you get from him? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Ask him about the man and Yoko a couple of times:...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
The nervous, easily-upset maid Akane is not a very useful witness in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir. She's still not got much to say, even after everything that's happened. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask Akane about everything:...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You've probably had enough of teachers being cagey in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind. But Komada is once again telling you to "forget it" when you ask about a potentially vital piece of evidence! As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You're already on your third day of investigating in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, but elusive art teacher Komada is not where he's supposed to be... again. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Talk to the...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Another day, another fruitless conversation with this old guy teacher in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind. He still has nothing to say, so what do you do? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Talk to the...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Are you stuck on the conversation with the Ayashiro family doctor in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir? Sometimes people just need a little reminder of something important. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you advance the plot with Kumada. Exhaust all your dialogue...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
In the Faculty Lounge, you're stuck talking to this unnamed teacher again. If you need help progressing in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, you're in the right place. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Ask...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Back in the Faculty Lounge once more in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, and this poor old teacher's probably had enough of you. Here's how to get it over with quickly. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Things are heating up in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir. But in the Storage Room, you're stuck talking to Forensics. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask about everything: He'll give you the basic details. Examine everything in the...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind Chapter Ten - What Do I Say To Hibino?
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
It's time to talk to Hibino, the mild-mannered teacher, in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind... but he's one tough nut to crack. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Ask him everything, a couple of times: Try...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
In Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, you'll end up in Myoujin Station a lot, surrounded by gossiping villagers. But how do you leave? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Call nearby people: Your friend, the old lady villager, will come...
Guide Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind Chapter Nine - Ayumi Isn't Saying Anything!
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Ayumi wanted to talk to you in the art room, but now she won't say anything. If this is where you're stuck in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, we can guide you out of this conversation. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Once you call for Hitomi outside the old school building (if you've already spoken to Hayama), he'll turn up looking... different. Here's how to progress past this point in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind. As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
In Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind Chapter Nine, Komada won't let you leave, saying "we're not done talking"... what are you supposed to ask? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Ask everything: He won't...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
By now, you've probably realised that a lot of Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind is about people who just won't say more than "..." and you might be a little frustrated. Don't worry! As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You're trying to grill Hibino, one of the teachers, in Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, but he just says "..." over and over again, right? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out what you're supposed to do to advance. Ask him everything: You'll see...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
You've come to the Kagura Temple in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and met the head monk, Genshin. He mentioned a legend amongst locals, but won't tell you more, because you're an "outsider". As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to get that legend out of...
Thursday13th May 2021
Rumour The Next Donkey Kong Is Being Developed By The Super Mario Odyssey Team
Update: Another source chimes in
Update: Highly-respected Donkey Kong fansite DK Vine has chimed in on our report, and adds the following information: Development of the new Donkey Kong game purportedly began around 2017 or 2018, when Nintendo decided to bring Donkey Kong back internally for the first time since Nintendo EAD's Donkey Kong Jungle...
News Surprise! Nintendo Confirms That "Many" New Games Are Coming This Year
Games company is making games, hoorah!
You're not going to believe it, but Nintendo's releasing lots of new games this year. Thank goodness. Yes, as you may well have seen thanks to our coverage of his comments surrounding Nintendo's increased R&D expenditure and its struggles keeping up with hardware demands, company president Shuntaro...
News Black Isle Says A Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II Re-Release Is "On The Table"
And provides an update on the first game's Switch release
Last week, the original Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance made a return on all console platforms (except the Switch) after 20 years. The Nintendo version of the game got delayed due to an "unforeseen issue" on the Switch digital store. Although we're still waiting for the first game, in an...
News Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary Stream Will Reveal New Game Information
Yes, we're all thinking about XII
The last few years have been rather good for Dragon Quest series fans on Switch, with Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition being a fantastic version of the main-series game, alongside Dragon Quest Builders and its sequel. Like many franchises this year is a big anniversary for DQ as it...
News Rise Eterna Is A Tactical RPG Out Now On Switch eShop, Has A Gorgeous Physical Edition
Including a "3D frame with an adjustable battle scene"
Today is eShop download update day, and the dizzying list and the day-to-day overload of game details can cause some titles to get overlooked. Perhaps one of them is Rise Eterna, a tactical RPG inspired by the 16-bit era that is being published by Forever Entertainment; it's priced at $19.99USD...
Review Deiland: Pocket Planet Edition (Switch) - Princely Patience Is Required
Waiting for Space-Godot
Another day, another Animal Crossing-meets-Harvest Moon-with-a-twist game. Deiland: Pocket Planet Edition is a farming, fighting, fishing and foraging game set in space, with a tiny, spherical planet upon which to do all of those activities: New Leaf by way of Le Petit Prince, if you will. And you are, in fact, a petit...
News Latest Kemco Sale Discounts 11 RPGs Across Switch And 3DS
Another day, another sale
Just like Monday mornings, the sun, or an angry internet commenter hellbent on ruining everyone's day, you can always rely on a digital Kemco sale to be just around the corner. Yes, the publisher is back with yet another sale on the Nintendo eShop, this time slashing the prices of 11 RPGs across Switch and 3DS by as much...
News Sega Looking To Release Brand New "Super Game" In The Next Five Years
As well as reviving "dormant" classics, like Crazy Taxi and Virtua Fighter
Sega has revealed that it's planning on releasing a new "super game" in the next five years (thanks, VGC). The plans were published as part of the company’s recent financial results briefing, which also outlines precisely what Sega has planned for its short-term future...
News Target Temporarily Suspends Sale Of Pokémon Trading Cards In The US
Customers will still be able to purchase them online
Pokémon fans located in America have recently noticed Pokémon Trading Cards are no longer available at Target stores around the country. It's all to ensure the "safety" of guests and team members, and will take full effect on May 14th. "To ensure the safety of our guests and team members...
News BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION Is An Intriguing Sci-Fi Adventure That Looks Tasty On Switch
The all-caps is the way the title's written, by the way
May has been a decent month on the eShop with a variety of intriguing new releases either out now or arriving imminently, and another title is looking wishlist-worthy. BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION, aside from its insistence on all-caps - ASTRAL CHAIN says hi - looks like a rather fascinating top-down...
News We're Getting A New Fatal Frame, But It's A Pachinko Machine
Aww, snap!
Fatal Frame – also known as Project Zero – is one of the horror genre's most famous franchises. Created by Koei Tecmo, it began life on PlayStation 2 in 2001 but has more recently been exclusive to Nintendo hardware, as Nintendo has co-funded and co-developed recent instalments. 2008's Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was exclusive to Wii,...
News Nintendo President Outlines Reasons For Increased R&D Spend, Including Next-Gen Hardware
Next-gen development "needs to begin years before launch"
Last week Nintendo delivered its annual financial results, and it's fair to say it had a spectacular year. We wrote about some key takeaways, and one that was worth noting was that Nintendo had set a new record for its spending on R&D (research and development). Many leap to conclusions...
News Here's How E3 2021's Online Portal And App Will Work, Including Its Virtual Exhibitor Booths
Details on E3's all-digital event revealed
As we already know, E3 is back for 2021 but with an all-new digital format. With publishers, developers and presenters all showing off this year's new games remotely, the event hopes to get fans involved more than ever before by offering up an interactive online portal and a special app. Today, the ESA has...
News Cave's DoDonPachi Is Coming To Switch, But It's Not The One You Want
Another 'feature phone' port for Japan
Cave's DoDonPachi series really pushed the 'bullet hell' shmup style back in the '90s, and the company has kept the franchise going over the years with sequels and ports – including the 2002 arcade release DoDonPachi Blissful Death, known as DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou in Japan. The good news is that the Switch is...
News HD Remaster Of Xbox Live Arcade Hit Toy Soldiers Announced For Switch
Re-enlist this August
Back in 2010, Signal Studios released a game called Toy Soldiers on Xbox Live Arcade, with the help of Microsoft. While it remained exclusive to Xbox 360 on console platforms, a few years after this it was released on Windows. It seems now every platform will finally be able to enjoy this action strategy game - with a...
News Sega Wants To Release Atlus Games Simultaneously Worldwide
Yakuza: Like A Dragon paid off
Sega's Yakuza: Like A Dragon has become the most successful title in the series' history, and it's apparently thanks to its global launch. As a result, Sega is now keen to see its subsidiary, Atlus - best known for series like Persona and Shin Megami Tensei, release its games simultaneously around the world, rather...
Japanese Charts New Pokémon Snap's Off To A Good Start, But Resident Evil Village Is A Major Threat
Monster Hunter Rise settles for second
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for the two weeks spanning 26th April - 9th May, revealing that New Pokémon Snap has had a great start to life in Nintendo's home country. In the ten of those 14 days that Snap was available, the game managed to shift a total of 194,385 copies to top this...
News Nintendo Switch Production Is Struggling To Keep Up With Demand
"The fact is that our production plans are more uncertain"
Though it's not a particularly glamorous topic and isn't talked about as much as it should be, there is currently a manufacturing crisis engulfing aspects of the technology industry, including video games. The woes of Sony and Microsoft in trying to produce enough new consoles to meet demand...
Nintendo Download 13th May (North America)
Famicom Detective Club! Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield! Subnautica!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Famicom...
News Momotaro Dentetsu Surpasses Three Million Sales On Switch, Yet It's Still Exclusive To Japan
Global launch when?
Anyone who follows our regular Japanese chart updates will likely remember Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!, Konami's super-popular train simulator exclusively available on Switch. The game was hoovering up sales like crazy for months, fending off the competition to remain in first place for eleven consecutive...
News Sonic's Second Movie Wraps Up Production In Vancouver, Canada
Next stop - Hawaii
Paramount Pictures announced last year that it planned on releasing its Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie in cinemas by April 2022. Things are now speeding along, and it seems the production has already wrapped up in Vancouver, Canada. Keep in mind, it only began in March this year. The film's director, Jeff Fowler, confirmed this in an...
News Outbreak: Endless Nightmares Brings Co-Op Survival Horror To Switch Next Week
With free DLC on the way
Launching next week on Nintendo Switch is Outbreak: Endless Nightmares, a new co-op survival horror from Dead Drop Studios. Set right after the events of Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles, Endless Nightmares kicks things off with players trapped inside the remains of Arzt Memorial Hospital – a hub where you can organise...
News Mojo Bones Is Working On A New Switch Project - Chrono Faction
"A completely unique fusion of action/strategy"
Way back in the distant mists of time, also known as 2013, Nintendo first introduced Siesta Fiesta - by developer Mojo Bones - on 3DS as part of its Indiecade showcase; we then saw it at a Post-E3 'Nindie' event the following year, and rather enjoyed it in our review. It was a fun game that took the...
News This Year's Guerrilla Collective Indie Showcase Will Feature Over 80 Games
Kicks off this June
Although E3 is back this year, last year's indie showcase Guerrilla Collective will also be making a return over three days. This year's showcase will take place on the 5th, 6th and 12th June at 8 AM Pacific / 11am Eastern / 4pm UK. There'll be more than 80 games featured - with developers such as tinyBuild, Innersloth, Humble...
News Koei Tecmo's Guzzler Joins Hamster's Arcade Archives Range On Switch Today
38 years since its original release
This week's Arcade Archives eShop release is none other than Guzzler, an action game originally released by Koei Tecmo. Of course, this first launched back when Tecmo was known as Tehkan, and appeared in arcades in 1983. The game has players taking control of Guzzler "the merry firefighter" as they attempt to put...
Wednesday12th May 2021
Guide Nintendo Switch System Update 12.0.2 Is Now Live
Fancy some more stability?
Last month, Nintendo released its big 12.0.0 update for the Nintendo Switch. This was followed by a stability update, but there was believed to be a lot more going on behind the scenes. Now, it's rolled out its very first update for the month of May, and it's yet another stability update. Yes, who needs things like...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield Version 1.3.2 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today!
In addition to a Nintendo Switch firmware update, we've also got a new patch for Pokémon Sword and Shield. This is the first update for Sword and Shield in 2021 and follows on from version 1.3.1 in December. This latest patch contains a little extra - fixing an issue with icons not displaying properly during wireless battles,...
Review Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir (Switch) - A Delightful And Silly Mystery
Ace Attorney's grandfather returns triumphant
Famicom Detective Club is brilliant. Famicom Detective Club is also incredibly stupid, sometimes. But it's still brilliant. It's both, at the same time, like a child who's just argued that, if glue is non-toxic, then there's really nothing wrong with them eating a whole cup of it. Sure, sticky child!...
Review Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind (Switch) - This Is The Spooky One
A game about murder, and proper queueing technique
We've already covered a lot about the history and provenance of the Famicom Detective Club remakes in our review for The Missing Heir — the first game in the duology, released solely in Japan in 1988 — so you might want to read that review as well if you want the full picture, or you're...
News Minecraft Receives How To Train Your Dragon DLC
Grab it now from the Minecraft Marketplace
Just in case Minecraft didn't already have enough content for you to enjoy, a new slice of DLC is now available based on DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon. The new DLC lets you fly on dragons, take part in new adventures and missions alongside the series mascot, Hiccup, and also includes characters like...
News F4F Reveals Banjo-Kazooie Mumbo Jumbo And Crocodile Banjo Statue
Pre-orders are now live
Update [Wed 12th May, 2021 04:55 BST]: Following on from last week's teaser, First 4 Figures has now officially revealed its Mumbo Jumbo statue and a Crocodile Banjo one. Pre-orders are now live on the official F4F website. The Mumbo Jumbo statue will be available as a standard and exclusive edition. Crocodile Banjo can be...
News Bustafellows Brings 80 Hours Of "Steamy" Visual Novel Gameplay To Switch This July
"Romance, mystery and dangerous relationships"
PQube has now confirmed the western Switch release date for Bustafellows, the "steamy and thrilling" visual novel that first launched in Japan back in 2019. Thankfully, otome fans don't have long to wait before they get stuck in, as the game will hit the eShop and retail stores on 30th July. The game...
News Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin Edges Towards One Million Sales
Gradual growth
It's financial results season, the most wonderful time of the year! Well, maybe not, but the report from publisher Marvelous! was nevertheless interesting as it gave updated sales figures on its most recent titles. As the report only runs up to the end of March there was no further update on sales figures for Story of Seasons:...
News Limited Run Games Confirms E3 2021 Livestream
Expect a stack of physical game announcements
Around the same time EA announced EA Play Live would be returning this year, physical distributor Limited Run Games confirmed its own E3-style presentation would be back. Yes, the LRG3 show will be streamed on Twitch on 14th June. The same tweet also seemingly confirms LucasFilm Games: Zombies Ate My...
News Huntdown Will Add An Arcade Mode In Switch Update
"It’s you versus the world"
Huntdown is a bit of a favourite in Nintendo Life Towers - oh, alright, it's a favourite of a couple of the team. With stylish retro visuals and difficulty that will make you hurl your Pro Controller out of the window, it's a run 'n gun that's dripping in style while being fun solo or in co-op. It's been on lots of...
News 'Game Tengoku' Physical Release In Europe Teased, Despite American Copies Still Being MIA
The Dispatch Games saga rumbles on...
If you've been following the drama surrounding publisher Dispatch Games, you'll be aware that the company doesn't have the best reputation right now. It has offered physical releases of cult Japanese Switch titles like Psyvariar Delta and Game Tengoku, but has failed when it comes to actually delivering the...
News "Several" New SteamWorld Games Are Currently In Development
A welcome reminder
SteamWorld series developer Image & Form – now part of the Thunderful Group – has confirmed that "several" new games are being developed for the franchise. This isn't the first time the studio has revealed plans to launch more SteamWorld games (the team was hiring for new talent to work on an unannounced SteamWorld game...
News Ubisoft Has Major Free-To-Play Plans Across "All" Franchises And Platforms
Insert your own Splinter Cell request here
Ubisoft is one of the world's biggest publishers, yet has largely struggled to make a major breakthrough in the lucrative free-to-play space. The one exception currently is Brawlhalla, which is enjoying a resurgence after 5+ years on the market and plenty of investment. There's more on the horizon, too,...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Next Event Tourney Should "Pack A Wallop"
Time for some batting practice
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is not only the 3rd best-selling Switch game of the system's life to date, but it's also right at the top among the most active online communities. Fighters keep fighting, Nintendo keeps the DLC coming, and there aren't many complaints. There are also regular 'official' online tournaments,...
News EA Play Live Returns Later This Year On July 22nd
"Save the date"
2021 sure is going fast, and now that it's May, it means E3 is just around the corner. The main all-digital event is scheduled to take place between 12th-15th of June, but not every publisher and developer is necessarily participating in the main show. One company that will be doing its own thing again is Electronic Arts. This year...
News Horror Title 'Layers Of Fear 2' Will Spook Your Switch This Month
And it's getting an eShop discount, too
Bloober Team, the studio behind The Medium and Observer, has just revealed that Layers of Fear 2 is coming to the Switch eShop on May 20th. Developed for Switch in conjunction with Dreamloop Games, this first-person psychological horror game takes place on a lavish ocean liner, with the player assumed the...
Tuesday11th May 2021
Review Subnautica + Subnautica Below Zero Double Pack (Switch) - An Accomplished Double Dive
What Lies Beneath
One of the very best survival titles currently available on any platform, Subnautica is a hugely immersive underwater epic that combines survival, crafting, open world exploration and an intriguing narrative to truly spectacular effect. It's one of our all-time favourite games and so, when we heard that both the original and it's...
News No, We're Probably Not Getting An "Island Expansion" In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
At least for now...
Nintendo has released countless updates for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but for some players, it's still not enough. With this in mind, there are rumours currently floating around the internet about a possible update in the future that could lead to a "huge" island expansion. A recent datamine of the game's 1.10.0 patch notes...
News So, What's Happened To Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time's Physical Version In Europe?
Update: It's finally happening!
Update 2 (Tue 11th May, 2021 14:15 BST): Finally, two whole months after the game's initial release, we now have confirmation that a physical version of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is set to arrive in Europe. Reliable UK retailer The Game Collection has started to take pre-orders for the title, with a retail...
News "Nintendo Switch Has Games" - And Now It Has An Expensive Calculator, Too
How much?!
As you're no doubt aware, the Nintendo Switch eShop gets a new boatload of titles to choose from with every passing week. Naturally, each week's new arrivals vary in genre, budget, and quality (keep an eye on our eShop Selects series for the best of the latter), but this week sees something a little different appearing on the store...
News Sega Is Still Cool With Sonic Fan Games, Provided "No Profit Is Involved"
"there is usually* no issue with y'all using our blue boy"
When it comes to mods and fan-made creations, Sega takes a slightly more relaxed approach. Rather than issuing cease and desist notices at the drop of a hat, it allows fans to let their creativity run wild with its blue boy. In fact, Christian Whitehead - the Australian video game...
Rumour Get That Salt Ready, Apple Is Reportedly Working On A Nintendo Switch-Style Hybrid Console
With Ubisoft being consulted, apparently
No, this isn't the rumoured Apple hybrid console, but a Razer Kishi controller bolted to an iPhone Just in case you hadn't noticed, Apple is a pretty massive company right now. The firm's revenue for 2020 was a staggering $274.5 billion, and it is believed that there are currently 1.65 billion Apple products...
News Disney And Dotemu Releasing LucasArts Classic Games On Switch eShop Next Month
Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol are back!
A new listing on the Switch eShop has revealed Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm is bringing not one, but two LucasArts classics to the Nintendo Switch on 29th June. They include Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol in a double-pack "Lucasfilm Classic Games" collection. Dotemu (Streets of Rage...
Mini Review Subnautica (Switch) - A Wondrous Trip Under The Sea
The Life Aquatic
Subnautica really is one of the great indie early access success stories, a game honed to near perfection during a long gestation period on PC, with lots of input from avid fans helping to shape the core experience as it exists today. As a result what we've got here is a confident and constantly thrilling marriage of addictive...
Poll Are You Excited About E3 2021?
Come for the reveals, stay for the cringe-factor
It perhaps wasn't surprising that E3 2021 was announced as an online-only affair; the logistics involved in staging an expo, not to mention all of the preparation and traveling for global exhibitors, made an in-person event impossible in the current circumstances. For the vast majority of those that...
News 505 Publishing New Game From Metroid And Castlevania Developer MercurySteam
What could it be?
It has been discovered the Spanish-based developer MercurySteam is working on a "brand-new" game for consoles and PC. This information was found within a Digital Bros. financial results PR - with its subsidiary 505 Games acting as the publisher. Digital Bros S.p.A. announces the contract between its subsidiary 505 Games and...
News Flowstone Saga Is A JRPG With Tetris-Style Combat, And It's Coming To Switch
In the Tangledeep universe
Tangledeep was an interesting roguelike that arrived on Switch back in 2019 after a successful Kickstarter campaign. It was a solid game with some nice 16-bit era visuals, though was pretty hardcore and challenging as well. Now the development team at Impact Gameworks is back with another project, albeit this time it's...
News "The Best Version" Of Turn-Based Strategy Adventure Pathway Comes To Switch This Month
Pre-orders go live today
Robotality and Chucklefish have revealed that Pathway, a turn-based strategy adventure that first launched on Steam in 2019, is headed to Switch later this month. The really good news? The Switch edition is said to be "the best and most complete version" yet. Set in the 1930s, where Nazi influence has spread far and wide,...
Random You Can Now Get Paid For Finding Rare Pokémon Cards
As long as you're 18 or older, of course
Lockdown has had an incredible impact on many industries, with video games (and related sectors) benefitting massively from the fact that people haven't been able to leave their homes for months. One of the more unexpected beneficiaries of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the world of Pokémon trading cards,...
Mini Review Subnautica: Below Zero (Switch) - A Rather Cool Sequel
Deep Blue Sequel
In Subnautica: Below Zero, the sequel to Unknown World's superlative Subnautica, you're once again back on planet 4546B, crash-landing rather spectacularly on the frozen far side of the alien world this time around where you're immediately thrown into a mystery surrounding the fate of your missing sister, Sam. It may have a slightly...
Video Pokémon Launches New 'PokéToon' Animation Starring Pancham
Watch it here
Last June, The Pokémon Company launched a new series of animations called 'PokéToon', reminding us of old classics like Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes. The first show starred Scraggy and Mimikyu, and seemed to go down really well with fans. Now, the series has returned with a new, longer animation starring Pancham (thanks, link3710). It...
News Here Are The Switch eShop's Best-Selling Games Of April 2021 (Japan)
Monsters and pocket monsters reign supreme
Nintendo has released an updated list of its best-selling titles in Japan, this time covering April 2021. Monster Hunter Rise remains the country's biggest eShop game for a second consecutive month, with New Pokémon Snap earning a second-place spot despite only launching on the last day of the month...
News Rune Factory 5 Live Stream To Share New Info Ahead Of Next Week's Japanese Release
Now we just need a western release date
If you've been holding out for Rune Factory 5, the good news is it's arriving at some point here in the west this year. And for anyone in Japan, it's actually out next week on the Nintendo Switch. While we've already seen some of the combat and gameplay (above), later this week, on 15th May, there'll be a...
News Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2 Nets A Switch Release In 2022
Looks a bit more complicated than Animal Crossing fishing
Some game titles just put it all out there, no ambiguity or mystery - like Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2, for example. There's no doubt about the subject matter, that's for sure. Just like its predecessor, this one will be casting its lure onto the Switch eShop, with Ultimate Games S.A...
News Base One Brings Interstellar Colony Building To Switch This Year
No giant sarcastic robot, it seems
If you like managing farms, towns, cities, train services and far more besides, the good 'ol Switch has you covered. Later this year interstellar colony building will come into the mix, with Base One launching on Switch and pretty much every other console. It actually arrives today on PC and Mac, so it'll be...
News Japanese Board Game Company Oink Games Wants To Put Their Games On Switch
Step aside, Clubhouse Games
If you're a board game aficionado, you might have the work of Oink Games on your radar. Their compact, stylish game boxes are much more fun to pull out at a party than a massive Monopoly box, and much easier to learn, too. And now, they're hoping to bring those board games to Switch, with a Kickstarter goal of just...
News Trigger Witch Shuns Magic For Guns, Aims For Switch This Summer
Shotgun spell
Nintendo Switch already has some high quality top-down shooters, but another hoping to get some love when it arrives is Trigger Witch. It'll have an open world, local co-op support and some fun looking twists in order to try and stand apart from the crowd. It's due on Switch and pretty much every other system this Summer, with...
A perfectly normal query, if you ask us
Listen, we're well aware that big companies like to do odd promotional stunts to gain attention – who could forget Jedward starring in Nintendo commercials? – but the latest campaign by The Pokémon Company's UK arm really has us scratching our heads. It has enlisted the aid of the England Football Team...
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News Nintendo Acknowledges Blue Switch Lite Colour Argument With Handy Comparison Video
"Waluigi vs Nintendo Switch Lite Blue"
As it so often does, the internet had a minor meltdown when Nintendo officially unveiled its latest console last month; the new Switch Lite Blue immediately divided fans thanks to its colouring which, in some official promo images, looked slightly more purple than its blue namesake would suggest. Just like the...
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has taken Nintendo's laid-back life-sim franchise to incredible new heights, not only smashing sales records but also introducing more players to its welcoming world than ever before. With the game recently celebrating its first anniversary, Japanese publication
News Apparently The Fortnite Banana Man Is Important In The Epic V Apple Trial
Ally McPeel
You know that moment where Phoenix Wright, apparently an ace attorney, decided to cross-examine a parrot in the first Ace Attorney game? Or the time where he accepted a case that would lead to him defending an orca in court? You know how everyone, from the players to the in-game characters themselves, noted how extremely silly all of...
News OLED Display Firm Mentions 'Switch Pro' During Its Q1 Investors Call
A matter of when, not if?
While Nintendo continues to focus on the current Switch model and the Switch Lite – both of which are selling better than expected – reports that it's working on a new 'Pro' model refuse to go away. During Universal Display Corp's recent Q1 investors call (thanks,
Review Raiden IV x Mikado Remix (Switch) - Another Astoundingly Good Shmup For Switch
Mix it up
Back in the late eighties when 2D shooting games were a dominant form rather than a somewhat niche genre, a particular kind of shmup became very popular indeed. While the likes of Capcom’s 1942 certainly set the groundwork, the success of Toaplan’s separate 1987 arcade releases Twin Cobra and Flying Shark made hard-nosed, unembellished...
Random This Rare Accessory Lets You Play Modern Consoles Through Your Nintendo DS
4K, 120fps output has never looked so good
We've seen some pretty crazy console setups in our time, but we didn't expect to see an Xbox Series X running on a Nintendo DS when we woke up this morning. YouTube channel The Retro Future has shared a new video (above) that showcases Microsoft's latest machine – claimed by the company to be the world's...
News Editor On Netflix's Castlevania Discusses The Potential For A Legend Of Zelda Anime
"Anyone would chomp at the bit to make a show like this”
There have been plenty of rumours and mumblings over the past few years suggesting that The Legend of Zelda might end up getting its very own TV series – remember the live-action Netflix show that was going to be like a friendlier Game of Thrones? – but no such thing has materialised...
News Nintendo Reveals The Top 15 Most-Downloaded Switch Games In April 2021 (Europe)
The eShop's biggest games
Nintendo has shared an updated list of Europe's most-downloaded Switch eShop games, revealing which titles were the most popular during April 2021. Last month's top game, Monster Hunter Rise, has to settle for second place this time around as Mojang's ever-popular Minecraft grabs number one. Interestingly, New Pokémon...
Hardware PowerA Fusion Pro Review - A Customisable Pro Controller Rival With A Steep Price
Swap shop
Despite being available the same day the Nintendo Switch hit store shelves back in 2017, the official Pro Controller remains the interface of choice for the many people who prefer to play docked – and with good reason. It's a comfortable controller with decent battery life and support for a robust range of features – including HD...
News A Rare SNES SA1 Demo Cartridge Has Been Found And Preserved
Power preservation
The Bit Wars were an intriguing time in gaming, particularly in the era of one-upmanship between the Super NES and the SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis. While there could be arguments over sound chips, BLAST processing etc, we also saw special enhancement chips produced that'd go within the game cartridges to improve performance or make...
News Monster Hunter Rise Helps Capcom Hit Record Profits Once Again
Expects another record Rise next year
Capcom has been on a bit of a roll in recent years. There have been multiple notable releases, but the company's success in making Monster Hunter and Resident Evil current-day must-haves has helped deliver its profits to new heights. Monster Hunter: World was undoubtedly a Western breakthrough for the IP on PS4...
Soapbox I Miss My Friends, But I Don't Want To Kill Them
Well, maybe a little bit
I highly doubt any of the people reading this have the power to change anything in the games industry, but just in case: my thesis here is that the world is craving online co-op games, and it's crazy that we don't have more of them. Or, at least, more of them that don't involve shooting my friends in the face, or hanging out...
News Hitman 3 - Cloud Version Now Includes 60FPS Performance Mode On Switch
Smooth stealth
Though the Switch doesn't have the raw power for some multi-platform games, a couple of titles have taken the opportunity to release streaming editions, including Hitman 3 - Cloud Version; it's actually not bad on the system, assuming you have a solid internet connection. Pleasingly the Switch cloud version (along with Stadia) seems...
News Hotel Transylvania: Scary-Tale Adventures Gets Spooky On Switch This Halloween
An all-new 3D platform adventure
Outright Games has announced Hotel Transylvania: Scary-Tale Adventures for Nintendo Switch, launching just in time to tie in with the series' upcoming final film, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. The new game, which will join 2018's Hotel Transylvania 3 Monsters Overboard on Nintendo's platform, will take players...
UK Charts Resident Evil Village Spooks New Pokémon Snap Out Of Top Spot
But it's still going strong
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 8th May, revealing that New Pokémon Snap has been knocked off top spot. The Switch exclusive finds itself in second this time around, as Capcom's new multiplatform release Resident Evil Village gobbles up first place. Despite its weekly sales falling 63% week-on-week...
News Port Royale 4 Confirmed To Be Sailing Onto Switch Very Soon
With full touchscreen support
The Nintendo Switch, through its solid capabilities and huge popularity, has been able to welcome quite a few new franchises that previously skipped Ninty hardware. Another joining the list is Port Royale 4, though its arrival on the hybrid system has taken longer than originally expected. It released on other...
News Build-A-Bear's Launching New Animal Crossing Winter Outfits Tomorrow
Original bundles currently in stock
Here are the original summer outfits... Completely in love with your new Animal Crossing Build-A-Bear(s)? Still need to grab one? Well, you might want to get yourself on the Build-A-Bear website tomorrow for an exciting new launch. New winter clothing for both Isabelle and Tom Nook is arriving on the store's...
News Trials Of Mana 25th Anniversary Concert Virtual Tickets Go On Sale
Live Tokyo concert cancelled
Trials of Mana was a notable release on Nintendo Switch last year, serving up an impressive remake of the third game in the series. This year brings the 25th Anniversary of the game's original release in Japan, and Square Enix has provided an update on the planned Tokyo orchestral concert that was planned...
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