Nintendo Switch News
March2020
News This Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch Dock Has Just Melted Our Little Hearts
And no, it's not a cake
The official Animal Crossing-inspired Switch dock on the way from Nintendo is truly lovely, but this fan-made effort is also a wonderfully adorable alternative. Reddit user Minituo has shared the image above online, showing off their creation for the world to see (and presumably for them to fall in love with immediately)...
News DOOM Eternal Will Let You Customise The DOOM Slayer, Even As A Unicorn
So, Isabelle costume for Switch, right?
DOOM Eternal is set to be one of the biggest, baddest, brutalest(?) games coming to Switch this year, but even the mighty DOOM Slayer can't say no to the cuddly cuteness of a unicorn. That's right, the upcoming sequel to 2016's DOOM will allow you to use special in-game skins to customise your character as...
News Graph Shows All Nintendo Switch Game Metascores Over Three Years
The very best (and worst)
The Nintendo Switch is now a little over three years old, and over that time we've been treated to a pretty huge number of games. Some have been real winners, like Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey, for example, while others have been... Well, a bit pants. Of course, one of the many ways we can assess the...
News Get Four Nintendo Switch Games For Free When You Buy Trancelation At Launch
And it'll be discounted, too
Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is Trancelation, a game that aims to expand your language skills and vocabulary in a arcade-like setting. You'll be able to grab it starting from this Friday, and there's a pretty special bonus in place for those who do. Let's quickly discuss what the game's all about first...
News Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries Of New York Sinks Its Teeth Into Switch This Month
A single-player narrative experience
After originally being planned for a 2019 release, Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York has now received a more solid launch date for Nintendo Switch. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 24th March. The game is a single-player narrative experience set in the universe of tabletop
News Have Yourself A Wonderful MAR10 Day!
Do do do dodo do, do.
It's the most wonderful time of the year for Nintendo's biggest star, as MAR10 Day pops up on our calendars once again. Yes, as is now tradition, this particular day of the year is cause for celebration for those who love Super Mario. Why? Well, because 'MAR 10' looks just like 'Mario', so why not? If you've missed the news,...
Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube769k Watch on YouTube News Here's How Racing Apex Became Hotshot Racing
"You could see the potential there, and what this could become"
Lucky Mountain's low-poly speed-fest Racing Apex is a game we've been keeping a close watch on for quite some time now, and has recently evolved into Hotshot Racing. The brainchild of former EA, Rockstar and Sony London staffer Trevor Ley, Racing Apex was an attempt to capture the...
Competition Celebrate MAR10 Day And Win Super Mario Odyssey Art Prints
Super Mario art prints up for grabs
Today is 10th March, otherwise known as Mario Day, and in honour of the occasion we're teaming up with the Nintendo Official UK Store to give away a prize bundle of the 6 Super Mario Odyssey-themed A3 art prints. But why is it Mario Day on 10th March? you might well ask. Well, the fine people of the Americas...
News The First Animal Crossing: New Horizons Review Is In, And It Might Surprise You
Japanese magazine Famitsu gives its verdict
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is days away now, and the wait is proving to be unbearable for some fans. Will this latest instalment in the long-running series live up to the incredible hype? Can it possibly top the superb New Leaf on the 3DS? Will it be the Switch's must-have title for 2020? We can't...
News Capcom Updates Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition To Version 1.0.1
Fixes a few bugs
Capcom gave the Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition quite a lot of attention leading up to its release last month. The game's producer revealed style and weapon switching and also a Bloody Palace local co-op mode. In addition to this, the team has now released Version 1.0.1. According to patch notes via the official Capcom Twitter...
News Hell Yes! Doom 64's Re-Release Includes An Entirely New Chapter
Defeat the Mother Demon's sister
Switch owners might not be getting their hands on DOOM Eternal later this month, but they'll at least be able to relive the hellish Nintendo 64 title DOOM 64 for just $4.99 / £3.99 (or the regional equivalent). If the game itself wasn't already enough, Nightdive Studios – the talented team behind this port –...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Approves Of People Uploading Gameplay Videos
"I think it’s good that there’s a variety of ways to enjoy things"
While streaming and uploading footage of video games online has become a common practice nowadays, not every company is necessarily thrilled about it. For example, a number of Japanese companies like Arc System Works and Atlus have released special recording and streaming...
News Limited Run Announces Tiny Metal Physical Compilation For Switch, Pre-Orders Open This Friday
Two-in-one
If you enjoy modern turn-based experiences like Advance Wars, one game worth taking a look at is Tiny Metal. It was first released in December 2017 and received a sequel titled Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble in March 2019, adding more maps, units, and carnage to the game. Both of these titles will now be released on the Nintendo Switch in...
News Nintendo Discounts Top Games For MAR10 Day On Switch eShop And In-Store (North America)
A tasty $20 off in-store and online
Tomorrow sees the grand return of 'MAR10 Day' (because it's March 10th - get it?) and Nintendo is celebrating by slashing the prices of some of its biggest Switch games. Available from now until 14th March at 11:59pm PT, you can grab the following discounted games from the Switch eShop. Seeing Mario games with a...
Random The Latest Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Craze Is Seeing How High You Can Flip A Guardian
The only way is up
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild may be three years old now, but that doesn't mean people aren't discovering new things about it – as well as amusing new ways to pass the time. Only last week, we saw one man beat the game without allowing Link to take a single step, and this week, we've got the craze that some (well, us)...
News You Can Now Stream Songs From Pokémon Mystery Dungeon's OST For Free On YouTube
A very welcome surprise
In what is a very unusual move from The Pokémon Company, a selection of music from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team has been shared to YouTube for free streaming. The uploads are almost certainly in place to celebrate the recent launch of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon:...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Treated To New 'Personal Island' Commercials
The launch is near
With no Nintendo Direct to speak of and a relative lack of major releases in the coming months (that we know about, at least), Nintendo's marketing has been largely centred around Animal Crossing: New Horizons lately. That trend is continuing, too, with a new series of 'Personal Island' commercials beginning to surface. The...
News PSVR Survival Horror The Persistence Is Coming To Switch This Summer
In physical form, too
Developer Firesprite Games has announced that The Persistence, a sci-fi horror experience that originally launched on PlayStation VR, is headed to Switch and other platforms this summer. The game has players trying to survive onboard a doomed, deep-space colony starship in the year 2521. Unfortunately, this ship is overrun...
News Rocket League's March Update Goes Live Tomorrow, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Quality of life improvements aplenty
Rocket League developer Psyonix is set to launch its March update tomorrow, 10th March, and has provided a list of all the changes set to appear in-game. The update sees a number of tweaks and quality of life changes designed to improve players' experience with the game, including setting adjustments and new...
News Nintendo Reveals The Top 15 Most-Downloaded Switch Games In February 2020 (Europe)
And Mario Kart's nowhere to be seen
Nintendo has shared a list of the top 15 most-downloaded Switch eShop games of February 2020 in Europe, and the usual suspects haven't made it to the top. Instead, this month sees Unravel Two take top spot as the most downloaded Switch game of the month, with DOOM 3 - no doubt boosted by the huge, recent DOOM...
Video New Mortal Kombat 11 Trailer Shows Off Spawn With Debut Gameplay Footage
Available later this month
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios have revealed a brand new trailer for Mortal Kombat 11, giving us a first proper look at upcoming character, Spawn. The video comes from Final Kombat 2020, the championship finale of the Mortal Kombat 11 Pro Kompetition eSports series, and shows us just how...
News Peggle-Inspired Dungeon Crawler Roundguard Bounces Onto Switch This Week
"Intuitive pinball physics-based gameplay"
Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is Roundguard, an indie roguelike that blends dungeon-crawling with gameplay inspired by Peggle. Described as "a bouncy, cartwheeling cascade of heroes and treasure", the game has players pinging themselves around monster-infested rooms in an attempt to reach...
UK Charts Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX Goes Straight To Number One
In a successful week for Nintendo
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 7th March, revealing that Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX has debuted at the very top of the pile. The game managed to outsell last week's number one Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to take the crown, knocking the likes of that and FIFA 20 down a place or two in the...
IMMORTALIZE!
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late is the third iteration of the indie visual novel/2D-Fighter from developer French Bread which was first released in Japanese arcades all the way back in 2012. An update in 2017 added four new characters, a bunch of new modes and gameplay tweaks for console versions, and this latest iteration adds yet...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects - February 2020
February's best Switch eShop games!
Yet another month has flown by (and a whole other week at this point), and there were plenty of cracking games flooding onto the Switch's eShop over that time. These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo's digital store, giving some love and attention to the games that could so easily be missed in the...
News Assault Android Cactus+ Physical Pre-Orders For Switch Open On 12th March
Super Rare stock
Following on from its reveal of seven new titles in February, Super Rare Games has now shared details on the first release of the lot, Assault Android Cactus+. Pre-orders will go live for the game on 12th March, exclusively on the Super Rare Games website, and it will set you back £29.99 / $32.62 USD (or the regional equivalent)...
Review Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo (Switch) - A Fine Shmup Selection, But Input Lag Remains An Issue
Continued delay
Just as Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo is the companion game to the earlier release of Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha, what you're reading now should also be considered the companion to our earlier review of the latter title. We suggest, to help digest the full context of this review, that the reader also hop over and read this companion...
News We're Getting Serious Captain Toad Vibes From New Switch Puzzler Mekorama
100 levels to solve
Later this month sees the launch of a cute little puzzler on Switch called Mekorama, and this new trailer is giving off some serious Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker vibes. The game has you guiding 'B', a little robot who bears a striking resemblance to Star Wars' BB8 in our opinion, around a variety of rotatable, isometric puzzle...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 7th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Yet another week has flown by, with several interesting tidbits from a Shigeru Miyamoto interview appearing online and even news of an upcoming
Video Alex Answers Your Questions About Animal Crossing: New Horizons
21, to be precise
There are only a few more weeks until the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Switch now. To tide you over until then, our lovely senior video producer Alex Olney has taken time to answer 21 of your questions, now that he has gone hands-on with it. Unfortunately, he's still under embargo, so he can't answer every...
After six years the team wants to do something else
At this year's PAX East, Yacht Club Games said it was "absolutely" considering a direct sequel to Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. Now, in a Reddit AMA on the Nintendo subreddit, the talented indie developer and publisher has added to this previous c
Random Zelda Fan Beats Breath Of The Wild Without Link Taking A Single Step
A small step for Link?
Beating Zelda: Breath of the Wild isn't especially hard, but it takes a moderate amount of effort – especially if you want to do it in style. That's precisely what YouTuber PointCrow has done – he's bested this classic action-adventure without allowing Link to take a single, solitary step. Naturally, he couldn't help it...
Video Hideki Kamiya Talks All Things Wonderful 101 As Kickstarter Comes To A Close
"I think it's one of my very best games"
After a month of tremendous success, PlatinumGames' The Wonderful 101: Remastered Kickstarter campaign is coming to close. As the team prepares for the next chapter of the game's release - presumably chuckling to themselves as they think about the $2 million they've just acquired - the studio has released a...
News Rainbows, Toilets & Unicorns Is A Real Video Game, And It's Coming To Switch Next Week
Nope, it's not April Fools yet
Where do we even start? Indie publisher Fantastico Studio has revealed that Rainbows, toilets & unicorns, a bullet hell shoot 'em up, is coming to Switch next week. Described by its developers as "the most irreverent shooter ever", Rainbows, toilets & unicorns tasks players with making their way through enemy...
News 2020 Pokémon Europe International Championships Are The Latest Coronavirus Victim
Safety is "top priority"
We've already seen several gaming events cancelled, postponed, or otherwise affected by the coronavirus outbreak, and today sees a familiar fate for the 2020 Pokémon Europe International Championships. In a statement issued today
News Switch Metroidvania Dandara Gets Free 'Trials Of Fear Edition' Update
Here's what you'll get for free
Dandara, a Metroidvania title that launched on Switch in 2018, has just been treated to a brand new update known as Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition. The best news? It's completely free. The update adds a whole bunch of new content to the base game available on Switch, Xbox One, PC and mobile, including three new...
News Nintendo Scores Publisher And Platform Of The Year Awards At MCV/Develop 2020
Here are all the winners
Last night, Thursday 5th March, saw the MCV/Develop Awards 2020 take place at The Brewery in central London, UK. Dating back almost 20 years, the MCV and Develop Awards were combined this year into a single event, aiming to "bring together every aspect of our multi-faceted, multi-talented industry". Nominees for the awards...
Poll Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
Come vote in our Em-poll-eon
Today sees the launch of the latest Pokémon game on Nintendo Switch, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. As such, we thought it'd be a good idea to bring back our good old launch day poll. With Pokémon Sword and Shield quickly becoming one of the Switch's best-sellers, it's hardly surprising that The Pokémon...
News Switch NES Controllers Are Back In Stock With 50% Off (Europe)
Update: Offer now live in Europe
Update (Fri 6th Mar, 2020 11:20 GMT): More stock of the NES controllers for Nintendo Switch are now available in Europe. As before, the price has been slashed by 50%, meaning you can grab a pair for £24.99.
Video Three New Animal Crossing: New Horizons Commercials To Brighten Your Day
Good things come in threes
With exactly two weeks to go until the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, fans of the series really are starting to be spoiled with exciting new marketing material. The latest content to be thrown our way is a set of three commercials from Japan, all of which show off a variety of things you can see and do in the...
News Tiny Font Won't Be A Problem When The Outer Worlds Arrives On Nintendo Switch
Easier on the eyes
Overly small text can quite frustrating when it comes to certain releases on the Nintendo Switch. Often when you swap a game from docked to handheld mode, the user interface isn't properly scaled. It's led to some developers issuing updates for certain Switch releases which increases the size of the text or overlay. One common...
News Nintendo, Microsoft And Multiple Third-Party Publishers Commit To This Year's Gamescom
The first exhibitors have signed up
As more video game developers and publishers cancel their convention appearances worldwide due to the coronavirus outbreak, Gamescom – the annual European video game trade fair held in Germany – has decided to share a list of the first exhibitors who have signed up for this year's event. Smack bang in the...
News Miyamoto Says The Success Of The Switch Was All Thanks To The "Good Timing" Of Its Release
Gauging the mobile market
The one and only Shigeru Miyamoto has been in the headlines a few times already this week, speaking about how he's broken his habit of "upending the tea table" and how Nintendo has worked hard to escape its 'childish' reputation. Now, in the same interview with Japanese magazine Famitsu (as translated by
Random You Can Run Around With A Paper Bag On Your Head In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The ultimate fashion statement
We've heard how Animal Crossing: New Horizons has a lot of different character customisation options and won't lock options behind gender, and now to follow on from this, it's been discovered you can run around in the game with a paper bag on your head. This
News Numskull Games Is Bringing Holy Potatoes! Compendium To Switch This May
Spud you like a new collection?
Numskull Games has announced that it is publishing Holy Potatoes! Compendium on the Nintendo Switch this May. A collection of three titles originally released in digital form only, Holy Potatoes! Compendium is yet another physical release to add to your groaning shelves, and is made up of the following titles: Holy...
News Prinny 1•2: Exploded and Reloaded Brings Two PSP Disgaea Spin-Offs To Switch This Fall
Dood! DOOD!
Switch already boasts a plethora of Prinnies in the three Disgaea games already on the system, but the Prinnies are irrepressible and NIS America has announced that it is bringing two spin-off platformers from the PSP to Switch this autumn in the form of Prinny 1•2: Exploded and Reloaded. Dood! Combining both humorously named entries...
Video Switch's Trials Of Mana Remake Gets Brand New Gameplay Trailer
Combat, upgrades and abilities
Square Enix has released a brand new trailer for the upcoming Trials of Mana remake on Nintendo Switch, showing off almost four minutes of gameplay. The trailer gives us a look at some of the features we can expect to enjoy in the game, including your party of three - who are chosen from six heroes available to you in...
News Wonderful 101 Kickstarter Hits $2 Million Dollars, 'Luka's Second Mission' Unlocked
Another stretch goal complete
With just 30 hours left to go before the campaign wraps up, the Kickstarter for The Wonderful 101: Remastered has crept over the $2 million line. Wowzers. PlatinumGames has taken to social media to thank all of the backers who have made the campaign such a mighty success. Director Hideki Kamiya recently revealed that...
News Zombie Army Trilogy Marches Onto Switch Later This Month
Take down Hitler’s Nazi zombie army
Back in December last year, we brought you the news that Zombie Army Trilogy would be making its way to the Switch. Now we have a firm date for the launch - indie UK studio Rebellion has announced that the cult Sniper Elite spinoff will be available both digitally and at retail
Nintendo Download 5th March (Europe)
Pokémon! After Party! Ibb & Obb!
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: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team...
Hands On Dipping Into Island Life In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Book with the Nook
Animal Crossing games don’t come around all that often – at least not mainline games – so it’s hardly an understatement to say that hype surrounding Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a touch feverish recently. Well, we were lucky enough to get our hands on i
Nintendo Download 5th March (North America)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Murder by Numbers, Afterparty!
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: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon:...
News Space Robot Puzzler Factotum 90 Crash Lands On Switch Later This Month
Use two robots as a team to progress
Previously available on a number of platforms - including the good old Wii U - Factotum 90 is back once again, this time launching on Nintendo Switch. If you haven't checked this one out before, Factotum 90 is a puzzle game which has you controlling two cute little robots as you explore 30 different levels. You...
News Darius Cozmic Collection 2 Confirmed, Existing Collection Getting New Games Today
New content is approaching fast!
Taito has revealed that it is working on Darius Cozmic Collection 2, with a release expected this winter. No games have been confirmed at present (one would assume 1997's excellent G-Darius will make the cut), nor has it been specified which consoles it will be launching on. The company has also revealed that the...
News Slice Of Life Is A New Arcade-Style Tennis Game Coming Exclusively To Switch
With a story mode to boot
Launching exclusively on Nintendo Switch later this year is Slice of Life, an arcade-style tennis game. The game tells the story of Drake Lacasse who is rebuilding his life after an unfortunate mishap. Players are tasked with balancing their time between making new friends, getting in their essential tennis training and...
News Co-Op Gravity Puzzler Ibb & Obb Is Launching On Switch Today
Check out the launch trailer
Update (Thu 5th Mar, 2020 10:00 GMT): As a reminder, ibb & obb is launching on Nintendo Switch today. To celebrate, the team has released a brand new trailer which you can check out above. Original Article (Mon 17th Feb, 2020 14:00 GMT): Quicky co-op puzzler ibb & obb is set to jump (and fall) onto a Nintendo...
News PlatinumGames Was "Really Terrified" The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter Wouldn't Be A Success
"Thankfully, it was"
It might be hard to believe considering the project has now raised nearly $2 million USD, but PlatinumGames was actually "really nervous" about The Wonderful 101: Remastered Kickstarter prior to its launch. The main concern was that it wouldn't be successful and could potentially flop due to a lack of interest. Speaking with...
News Miyamoto Has Broken His Habit Of "Completely" Reworking Games Mid-Development
No more “upending the tea table”
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto currently acts as a 'Creative Fellow' at the Japanese video game giant – passing on his ideas and knowledge to the next generation of game designers. As a result, he's not quite as involved as he used to be. For example, he no longer comes in mid-development to "completely" rework...
News P.O.W. Prisoners Of War Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release On Switch
"Experience an intense jailbreak"
Hamster's Arcade Archives release on the Nintendo Switch eShop this week is P.O.W. Prisoners of War. It's a side-scrolling action beat 'em up by SNK that was originally released in arcades in 1988. It followed with a home console release on the NES a year later. This standalone Switch version will be available on...
Random Masahiro Sakurai Was So Tired He Passed Out While Bathing At The Gym
Oh dear...
For the past year now, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai has been working around the clock to develop additional DLC fighters. He puts excessive hours in the game's creation and often doesn't take breaks. He has even spoken about his health issues previously and how it has required him to rethink his work-life balance...
News Ubisoft Confirms Its Free-To-Play Team-Based Sports Title Roller Champions For Nintendo Switch
Roll on
Last year, around the time of E3, a new Ubisoft IP known as Roller Champions was leaked ahead of its official reveal. Pro Controller assets were also discovered, seemingly confirming the free-to-play team-based sports game for Switch. Now, many months on, a Ubisoft press release has confirmed the game is indeed coming to Nintendo's hybrid...
Japanese Charts Pokémon Sword And Shield Return To The Top, Switch Sales Still Suffering
Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection takes sixth
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 24th February - 1st March, revealing that Pokémon Sword and Shield have returned to the top of the pile. The two games shifted an estimated 24,886 units between them this week, overtaking last week's number one, Persona 5 Scramble. Mega Man Zero/ZX...
News 80's Overdrive Is Speeding Onto Switch, If This Cheeky Tease Is To Be Believed
We see what you did there
When we first started this site way back when, we never expected to find out about new games coming to Nintendo platforms via hastily-put-together images of everyday objects, yet here we are. Insane Code, the development team behind arcade racer 80's Overdrive (their strange contraction, not ours), appears to have revealed...
News Ratalaika Games' Direct-Style Showcase Reveals Seven Visual Novels Coming To Switch
Here's the full rundown
Yesterday, we shared the news that indie publisher Ratalaika Games was planning to host a Nintendo Direct-style presentation to show off several games coming to Switch. That presentation has now gone live, revealing a whopping seven new visual novels headed for our favourite hybrid console. You can watch the show in full...
News A "Furry Adventure" Is Coming To A Nintendo Switch Near You
'Nekojishi: Lin & Partners'
If you like anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities and characteristics then you're in luck. Nekojishi: Lin & Partners looks certain to be funded on Kickstarter soon, so it looks like you won't have to wait too long to play with furries on the go on your Nintendo Switch. The team behind the...
News Introducing Dongii, The Dinkiest Nintendo Switch Dock We Ever Did See
Docking on the move
We love the official Nintendo Switch Dock, but honestly, it's a bit of a faff to take along with you on a journey if you want to dock your Switch outside of your home. Don't even get us started on the lack of stock for buying a second Switch Dock either - Nintendo just doesn't seem to keep them around for us to buy. While this...
Review Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (Switch) - Fun, But Only In Short Doses
Titled Zangoose Game
When it comes to Pokémon spin-offs, the Mystery Dungeon series is probably the lengthiest. For every short-lived game like Pokémon Dash or Pokkén Tournament, there’s a Mystery Dungeon title offering potentially hundreds of hours of gameplay. Of course, whether you’d actually want to play one of them for hundreds of hours...
News 10-Character Island Names For Animal Crossing: New Horizons Now Confirmed
The best of upgrades
Animal Crossing: New Horizons might well have received upgrades in the more traditional game departments - like shiny HD loveliness and new character customisation options - but one more welcome upgrade has been confirmed today. Yes, your island name can be up to ten characters in length. Get in. Eagle-eyed viewers of
News Twin-Stick Shooter HyperParasite Blasts Onto Switch Next Month With Early Bird Discounts
Release date locked in
Twin-stick shooter HyperParasite has received a solid, final release date for Nintendo Switch. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 3rd April. Described as a "fresh take" on the familiar twin-stick shooter, HyperParasite is said to offer "incredibly slick fast-paced action" and "responsive controls". Back in October, a...
News Pokémon Home Will Be Temporarily Down This Week To Fix Pokédex Glitch
And a future update is planned too
Pokémon Home is set to undergo a spot of maintenance later this week in order to fix a glitch that has been affecting a number of players across the globe. From Friday 6th March at 01:30 UTC to 08:00 UTC, the service will be taken down as developers get to work implementing the fix. The bug in question concerns...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch Stock Might Not Be As Limited As We Thought
Nintendo's Hong Kong webpage says more systems will be made
You'd be forgiven for thinking the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch is a limited one-time offer, but it turns out this might not actually be the case. A Nintendo Switch subreddit user by the name of hlin1993 recently spotted an interesting footnote on the bottom of the Hong...
News Spiky And Round Fighters Clash In This Week's Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament
Starts this Friday
This week's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament focuses on spiky and round fighters. On one side, you've got characters like Sonic the Hedgehog, Bowser, Cloud, Ridley and even the famous blue shell from the Mario Kart series, and the competition is comprised of characters such as Kirby, Pac-Man, Jigglypuff, Meta Knight, and a...
News Here Are The Full Patch Notes For Luigi's Mansion 3 Version 1.3.0
New features, fixes and more
Alongside the release of Luigi's Mansion 3 part one multiplayer DLC is version 1.3.0. It's the biggest update released for the game since its arrival last Not only does it add and unlock the new multiplayer content, but you also get a few additional features here and there. There's been a number of fixes made to the...
News Boo! Conjure Up Fun Today With Part One Of The Luigi's Mansion 3 Multiplayer DLC
Now available on Switch
Whether or not you've been excited about the release of the DLC multiplayer pack for Luigi's Mansion 3 on the Nintendo Switch, it's now been released on the eShop. This first part adds three "bone-chilling" new costumes (Mummigi, The Green Knight, Groovigi) that Luigi can wear in the ScareScaraper mode and also includes some...
News Save The Date, Rhythm RPG Nocturne Aims For A 2023 Release On Switch
Three years and counting
It's not often that we hear about an indie game coming to Switch three years before its planned release date, but that's the exact situation we find ourselves in with Nocturne. This story-driven rhythm RPG has just seen its 'Prelude' - essentially the first chapter of the game - launch on Steam today, alongside news of a...
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