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February2020
News New Lawsuits Claim FIFA Is Built On "Illusionary And Addictive" Pay-To-Win Mechanics
"The amount I have spent has made me fall behind on my rent payments"
EA's FIFA series may be one of the best-selling video game franchises on the face of the planet, but it has come under fire in recent years for the loot box mechanics which underpin its popular Ultimate Team mode. In this mode, players assemble a dream team based on random 'packs'...
News Sakurai Knows Smash Bros. Has Too Many Fire Emblem Characters, But It's Nintendo's Fault
A character he liked 'wasn't given preference'
With the addition of Fire Emblem: Three Houses' Byleth, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate now features eight playable fighters from the Fire Emblem universe. The situation has frustrated fans for a while now, with the most vocal believing that characters from other series deserve recognition in place of more...
News Sega Laments Poor Performance Of Its Console Releases In Latest Financial Report
Mario & Sonic can't boost the company
Sega Sammy's financial results are out, and the company has stated that sales of its console titles "went below expectation" during the third quarter period, which runs between October and December 2019. During this time, Sega released Persona 5 Royal and Sakura Wars for the
News To The Moon Returns To Switch eShop After Mysterious Disappearance
Update: All has been explained
Update (Wed 5th Feb, 2020 10:00 GMT): We've now received a response regarding To The Moon's disappearance from the Nintendo eShop last month. In a statement provided to Nintendo Life, X.D. Network has shared the following: "The reason of the issue that To the Moon was taken down from Nintendo EU eShop was that the...
Reminder Nicalis' Switch eShop Sale Ends Today, Almost All Games Discounted (Europe)
Up to 66% off games like Cave Story+
Update: As a reminder, Nicalis' European eShop sale comes to an end today. Make sure to snap up these offers before the end of the day! Original Article (Wed 22nd Jan, 2020 10:00 GMT): Publisher Nicalis is currently hosting a mighty sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop in Europe, slashing the prices of almost...
News Full EVO 2020 Line-Up Revealed, Smash Bros. Ultimate Will Represent Nintendo
Mortal Kombat 11 gets dropped
It's been revealed the king of fighters Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is returning to this year's EVO Championship Series. Apart from Nintendo's all-star brawler, the following games have been locked in once again: Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late,
Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube769k Watch on YouTube News Fight Like Byleth In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Upcoming Tournament
Starts this Friday
It's now been exactly a week since Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses was added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster as a DLC fighter. To continue celebrations, this week Nintendo is hosting a special tournament for fighters who wield bows, spears, and axes. According to Japanese Nintendo, the event is officially tit
News Nintendo Was "Fine" With Platinum Releasing The Wonderful 101 Remaster On Other Platforms
It was just a matter of reaching the stretch goals
In a recent 4Gamer interview translated by Siliconera, PlatinumGames' head Atsushi Inaba spoke about getting permission from Nintendo to release The Wonderful 101: Remastered on other platforms alongside the Switch version. Surprisingly, Nintendo had no problems with it: I know it??
News Florence Brings An Intimate Tale Of Love And Life To Switch Next Week
An interactive story
Annapurna Interactive has revealed that Florence, described as an "interactive storybook", is launching on Nintendo Switch next week. The game has players experiencing every moment of Florence and Krish’s relationship through a series of gameplay vignettes, following the couple as they grow together, drift apart, and...
News This Pokémon Quest Labo Kit Comes With Pikachu, Eevee And Bulbasaur RC Cars
And now we want more
With its build-it-yourself cardboard packs and quirky gameplay, Nintendo Labo is one cool piece of kit. There's one way to make it even cooler, though, and that's by turning it into a Pikachu. Obviously. In the March 2020 issue of Japanese kindergarten magazine Yochien, which hit the market just days ago, readers found...
Feature It's Been Nearly Five Years, So Where In The World Is Pikmin 4?
We propose and pick apart Pikmin 4 theories
Last year we looked at the dormant Nintendo franchises we'd like to see return on Switch, and our desire to see any or all of those series again still burns strong in 2020. With Nintendo's biggest money-spinners having received a Switch entry already, it's now time to bring back some of the company's...
News Nintendo Reveals The Top 15 Most-Downloaded Switch Games In January 2020 (Europe)
Mario and Minecraft reign supreme
Nintendo has shared a list of the top 15 most-downloaded Switch eShop games of January 2020 in Europe, and it's a familiar Switch frontrunner that's taken pole position. Yes, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has grabbed a Bullet Bill and zoomed right to the very front of the queue this month, possibly as new Switch owners head...
News Amazon Listing Appears To Reveal Saints Row IV: Re-Elected For Nintendo Switch
Update: And it's official!
Update: Deep Silver has now confirmed the existence of Saints Row IV: Re-Elected on Nintendo Switch. It'll be launching on 27th March 2020 and comes with a massive 25 pieces of DLC as standard. Here are more details from the press release: Story: You are the President of the United States of America, and you must save...
Video Watch The Moment PlatinumGames Saw The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter Reach 100 Million Yen
Smiles all round
As you've no doubt realised if you've been anywhere near the internet over the past few hours, the big story doing the rounds in the Nintendo-sphere at the moment is PlatinumGames' recent The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter campaign. The crowdfunding effort has seen immediate success, smashing its goals to confirm the release of a...
News Circuit Dude Brings Top-Down, Tile-Based Puzzles To Switch This Month
With 120 levels to beat!
Circuit Dude - a top-down, tile-based puzzler which originally launched on Steam in 2017 - is set to arrive on Nintendo Switch later this month, it's been confirmed. The game has you helping the titular Circuit Dude to build his ultimate secret invention. As you can see in the trailer above, you'll be doing this by plugging...
News Cinematic Platformer Ministry Of Broadcast Gets An April Release Date And A Steelbook Edition
A natty Steelbook with every pre-order
Revealed last year to be coming to Switch and Steam in Q1 2020, story-driven cinematic platformer Ministry of Broadcast is coming to Switch on 28th April this year. Not only that but if you're a fan of all things physical, you can currently pre-order the game and get the natty Steelbook Edition for the same...
Poll The Wonderful 101 Is The First Game From 'Platinum4', What Do You Think Is Next?
One revealed, three to go
Yesterday, just hours before the new Wonderful 101 Kickstarter campaign went live, PlatinumGames opened a mysterious 'Platinum4' website. With a large, swirly number 4 and little else, the page left us with more questions and theories than we knew what to do with, but things are now starting to make a little more sense...
News Three Years After Launch, Switch Is Still Experiencing Stock Issues In Japan
Demand remains high
Switch may be three years old now, but the stock shortages that plagued the console’s early life in Japan don’t seem to have gone away. Reports have been coming out of Nintendo’s homeland that the console is currently sold out at retailers like Amazon and Rakuten. Stores such as Nojima Online, Yodobashi and BicCamera still...
News Wonderful 101 Kickstarter Campaign Raises More Than $1 Million In Just Over 12 Hours
With more than 15,000 backers
Yesterday, PlatinumGames revealed a Kickstarter campaign for The Wonderful 101, allowing backers to pledge their support and get a remastered version ported to Switch, PS4 and Steam. The campaign appears to have took the world by storm, amassing an incredible $1 million in just over 12 hours. As this article goes live,...
Random Back The Wonderful 101 Remaster On Kickstarter And Get Blocked By Hideki Kamiya
Are you insects listening?
In what's possibly a Kickstarter first, you can now pay money to get blocked. If the headline wasn't enough of an idea about what's going, we're referring to the recently launched project for the remastered version of The Wonderful 101. For tiers over ¥11,000 you will get "blocked" by the TW101 director Hideki Kamiya on...
News Temtem Developer Lays Down The Law And Bans "Almost 900" Cheaters
But will allow players to appeal
You might have heard about the indie hit Temtem. It's a game "inspired by" Game Freak's long-running Pokémon RPG series and wants to be the very best creature collection MMO on the market. While it's still yet to arrive on the Switch, the title recently launched on Steam. On its first day, its servers
News The Wonderful 101 Remaster Gets Two New Kickstarter Stretch Goals
Time attack and first mission
At the time of writing, the Kickstarter campaign for a remastered version of The Wonderful 101 has now been backed by more than 12,000 people. Platinum has already followed this up by taking to Twitter and thanking everyone for the tremendous amount of support. Now that the stretch goa
"too early to say"
Now that a Kickstarter campaign for a remastered version of The Wonderful 101 has been officially launched, there's talk about what other Platinum-developed Nintendo exclusives could potentially be released on other platforms. One game that many people would like to play (who don't seem to own a Switch, we might add) is Astral...
Video Nintendo's Latest Ad For Animal Crossing: New Horizons Gives Us A Look At The Title Screen
We'll take anything at this point
Can you believe it? Animal Crossing: New Horizons is due out on the Switch next month and we're still waiting for Nintendo to show and tell us more about this anticipated release. In the latest ad for the game, we get a look at the title screen in New Horizons. Yes, exciting stuff! It shows one of the Nooklings...
News Daemon X Machina Is No Longer A Switch Exclusive, Arrives On PC This Month
Less than six months after its release
Exclusivity can make or break a video game console. In the case of the Switch, it's made a name for itself over the past few years thanks to a number of highly successful exclusives. One title that wasn't as positively received, though, was Daemon X Machina. The game was published by Nintendo, developed by...
Talking Point What We Expect From The First Nintendo Direct Of 2020
We're still waiting
Update: January came and went with the announcement of Pokémon Sword and Shield DLC in a dedicated Pokémon Direct and news that Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses was
News Wonderful 101 Confirmed For Nintendo Switch
Update: Kickstarter is successful!
Update: The Switch version has been secured, but the Kickstarter continues to gain traction. Original Story (Monday 3rd Feb): Last week, it was rumoured that PlatinumGames had acquired the rights to the
News Cyberpunk 2077 Producer Says It "Might Be Too Heavy" For Switch, But Doesn't Rule It Out
"We thought that" about The Witcher 3
One of the most talked-about upcoming games for rival platforms is Cyberpunk 2077, an open-world RPG from CD Projekt Red. We wouldn't have ever expected to see the game arrive on Switch, but the studio has once again refused to completely write off the possibility. In a new interview with OnMSFT, the game's...
News Switch Will Have A Longer Life Cycle Than Previous Consoles, Says Nintendo President
"Future console development" also under discussion
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has stated that although the company is considering what steps to take with future console development, the Switch will be the company's focus for quite some time yet. Speaking to investors in a Japanese Q&A – which has been translated by our friends over...
News Goblin Sword Brings Castlevania And Mega Man-Inspired Platforming To Switch Next Week
A pixel-art action platformer
Launching next week on Nintendo Switch is Goblin Sword, a pixel-art action-platformer that's set to bring another dose of classic retro vibes to our favourite hybrid console. Complete with light RPG elements, the game sees an army of monsters led by an evil wizard invading your hometown. It's up to you to slay as many...
News Nintendo Doesn't Think PS5 Or Xbox Series X Will Have A Significant Impact On Its Business
But a "change in the environment" is expected
2020 is set to be a huge year for gaming, with both Sony's PlayStation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X planned to launch towards the end of the year. As its largest rivals release upgraded tech, it would be understandable for Nintendo to be concerned about what impact this might have on Switch as we...
UK Charts Nintendo Switch Has Hugely Successful Week As Stock Shortages End
15 exclusives make the top 40
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 1st February, revealing that Nintendo has had a mightily successful week in the region. A number of top Nintendo games have been hard to come by in recent weeks following a very busy Christmas period, but as stock finds its way back to store shelves, 15 Switch exclusives have...
News Soul Axiom Rebooted Revealed For Nintendo Switch
And it's launching this month!
Soul Axiom is about to make its grand return on Nintendo Switch in the form of Soul Axiom Rebooted, an enhanced version of the game we first saw on Wii U. This new version is planned for release on 27th February 2020 - so we don't have long to wait - and will also release on Steam. Publisher Wales Interactive has...
News EA Art Director From DICE Signs On With Retro Studios
To help out with Metroid Prime 4, right?
It's been just over a year since Nintendo announced it had restarted the development of Metroid Prime 4. Since then, Retro Studios has been recruiting like no tomorrow. Now, according to VGC, the Texas-based studio has hired DICE's art director Jhony Ljungstedt. He's helped with the art direction for...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects - January 2020
January's best Switch eShop games!
We find ourselves firmly inside a brand new year - and a brand new decade, even - but one thing has certainly remained the same: the Switch eShop is positively bursting with lovely games to play and enjoy. These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo's digital store, giving some love and attention to the...
News You Don't Need To Play Persona 5 To Enjoy The Story In Persona 5 Scramble
According to the game's producer
As grateful as we are that Atlus decided to release Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers on the Nintendo Switch, we can't help but wonder how new players will cope with the story in this upcoming action-RPG spin-off if they've never played the mainline entry before. Fortunately, it shouldn't be a problem...
News There Are Now Well Over 250 Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Combinations
What's your favourite set?
Last July, it was discovered there were around 110 different Joy-Con colour combinations for the Switch and now we've got an updated list following on from Nintendo's announcement of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons themed system. According to a post on the Nintendo Switch subreddit, by the user Link2Sora, there's now...
Rumour Wonderful 101 On Switch Teased (Again) By PlatinumGames
Update: A new report seemingly confirms Kickstarter launch
Update - Sat 1st Feb, 2020 15:45 GMT: Following on from yesterday's teaser, an anonymous source (via 4Chan), is claiming there will be an announcement for a Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 version of The Wonderful 101, and it will be crowdfunded via Kickstarter. GameXplain has...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For February And March 2020
Darksiders Genesis, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and more!
Welcome to the future! Yes, we're a month into 2020 and what a treat it has been to finally get our hands on our jet packs, silver jumpsuits and brain chips! Our lives have improved immeasurably with all this future tech, although we're already dreading next year's service bill on our...
News You Can Only Have One Island Per Console In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Learning about the limits
Article Updated - Sat 1st Feb, 2020 12:00 GMT: Nintendo's been drip-feeding us information about Animal Crossing: New Horizons for some time now, and the latest information about this upcoming release comes from its Aussie web page, on the official Nintendo Australia website. While we already know the game will support up...
Rumour The Major Switch Title This Holiday Season Could Have "Tires" In It
Well, that rules out F-Zero
A few weeks ago, the "prolific" leaker Sabi – who has a strong track record – said a new Paper Mario game and 2D Metroid title would be released this year. Just days ago, the same individual claimed
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 1st)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
We've had a super-busy week full of news on that gorgeous Animal Crossing-themed Switch, details on Pokémon Home, and even a new Super Smash Bros. fighter, but now it's time to take a breather and enjoy so
News Yacht Club Happy To Continue Making Shovel Knight Games "Forever And Ever"
He's here to stay
After a five-year development cycle, Yacht Club Games has finally completed Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. That doesn't necessarily mean it's done with the iconic indie character altogether, though. In fact, it already announced Shovel Knight Dig – a joint project with the talented team at Nitrome (known for titles such as Bomb...
News Embrace Island Life With Officially Licensed Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch Skins
Peel, press, and play
Yesterday, Nintendo revealed an adorable new Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch. Depending on where you live, it may or may not come with a download code for the game. Either way, it's a rather expensive purchase and if you already own a standard Switch, you might be struggling to justify why you need this new...
January2020
Video Check Out Adam Hunter's Return In This Streets Of Rage 4 Gameplay Footage
Presented by the game's lead programmer
Streets of Rage 4 has been in development for quite a while now, and while we're anxious to get our hands on it, as fans of the series we're happy to wait while joint developers Guard Crush Games, DotEMU and Lizardcube polish it to the Nth degree. The original Mega Drive / Genesis beat 'em ups are a classic...
News Want One Of These Lovely Final Fantasy VII Watches? That'll Be $2,500 Please
Good luck
With the game finally launching on a Nintendo system last year, and with protagonist Cloud being a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Final Fantasy VII has never been more popular with Nintendo fans. Perhaps you'd like to celebrate that fact with one of these lovely looking watches? Perhaps you'd also like to consider...
Random Nintendo's Selling Empty Boxes Of The Animal Crossing Edition Switch
Just the box, no console...
If you've been anywhere near the internet over the past few hours, we imagine you've already seen the recently-announced Animal Crossing-themed Switch console. Isn't it just the loveliest thing you've ever seen? Anyway, if you can't quite afford this latest model, or if you want to pretend you have one without having to...
News Rare Explains How It Worked With Nintendo On Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Banjo-Kazooie DLC
"We ended up with something that was really great"
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has given us plenty of cool surprises when it comes to DLC characters, but the addition of Banjo and Kazooie has been perhaps the most noteworthy. While the dynamic animal duo is famous for two critically-acclaimed N64 adventures, when Rare was bought by Microsoft the...
News Speedway Racing Will Bring Daytona USA-Style Action To Switch Soon
Comes with "arcade driving" and "rock music"
Sega's Daytona USA is one of the most successful arcade games of all time, and it's easy to see why; it combines slick, intuitive racing gameplay with eye-catching visuals and surprisingly deep mechanics. While the game was updated for the HD generation on PS3 and Xbox 360, it hasn't (so far) been...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Joy-Con And Switch Dock To Be Sold Separately In Japan
Fingers crossed for a western release
We've woken up to news of a rather lovely Limited Edition Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch that will be released to coincide with the launch of the game in March, and now we can't help but eye our boring standard Switch with contempt. The Animal Crossing bundle sure looks lovely, and we're doing out best to...
News Third-Party Switch Game Sales Have Increased By More Than 50% Year-On-Year
The Wii U days are long gone
If you've been keeping up with the avalanche of information coming out of Nintendo's recent earnings release, you'll probably be aware that the Switch is having a grand old time. Lifetime Switch console sales have now surpassed the SNES, and Nintendo's strong lineup of first-party titles are comfortably selling by the...
News Sony Is Asking PS4 Owners If They Want Remote Play On The Nintendo Switch
A 'DualShock with a screen' is also mentioned
Sony's Remote Play feature is a cool idea which perhaps doesn't get enough attention – it allows you to stream gameplay from your PlayStation 4 to your PS Vita or smart device. It would seem that the platform holder is keen to expand the remit of Remote Play in the future, as it has been quizzing PS4...
News Nintendo Says It's Focused On "Initiatives" To Keep Consumers Playing
Like add-on content
Nintendo wants to keep consumers playing its games for a prolonged period of time. It's previously done this by launching expansion content for titles such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Splatoon 2 and more recently has made DLC available for newer first-party releases. If you are eager to see more add-on packs...
News President Of Nintendo Compares Sales Of Luigi's Mansion 3 To Previous Entry On 3DS
A scary feat
We know Luigi's Mansion 3 has done tremendously well on the Switch. It's won awards, set new sales records and was highly praised by fans and critics alike. To add to this, Nintendo has now confirmed the total sell-through of this game in Japan, North America, and Europe has exceeded four million units in just nine weeks. All up,
News Ring Fit Adventure's Healthy Sales Continue, As Nintendo President Apologises For Shortages
"Many consumers are still waiting"
Ring Fit Adventure doesn't look like it'll be slowing down anytime soon – with Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa revealing sales have continued to grow since its release on the Switch last October. The game has been particularly popular in East Asia and has rapidly sold out on a number of occasions. At...
News The Switch Online Service Now Has More Than 15 Million Subscribers
But not everyone is renewing their membership
Nintendo's Switch Online service appears to be growing by the day – with the Japanese company revealing it now has more than 15 million paid subscribers. During Nintendo's latest financial results briefing, president Shuntaro Furukawa touched on both the positives and negatives of the service –...
News Nintendo Has "No Plans" To Release A New Switch Model This Year
The focus is on the existing line
Despite ongoing rumours about a pro model Switch arriving at some point this year, Nintendo hasn't said anything about it. If it does exist, though, don't expect it to be released anytime soon. During the company's latest financial results briefing today, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said there were "no...
News EA Has More Planned For The Switch, But Is Still Conscious Of First-Party Dominance
"you will hear more things in the future"
For a while now, a number of third-party developers and publishers have been making easy money by re-releasing and porting select games to Nintendo's hybrid platform. One of the biggest companies that's held off, though, is Electronic Arts. So far, it has published some watered-down FIFA experiences and a...
News Start Your Island Life With This Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch
Update: Pre-orders now live!
Update: In the UK, GAME and the Nintendo UK online store are the first to open pre-orders, while in North America, Best Buy also has pre-orders open for this gorgeous bundle. You can secure yours by using the links below. We'll add more store links as and when they appear online, so keep checking back. <products...
News ESRB Rating Suggests Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD Is Coming To Switch
That's one sorted, then
Earlier this month, we shared the news that a small selection of Oddworld games were headed to Nintendo Switch. The first of those was Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD, which launched last week, but it looks like we now know the second, too. An ESRB rating has been spotted online for Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD on Nintendo...
News The Switch Is "Teetering On The Brink Of Becoming Outdated", Says The Financial Times
Says Nintendo is "on pause" and investors should look elsewhere
Nintendo's recent financial report gave us some pretty positive news; the Switch has sold over 50 million units in three years, digital revenue is up and new IP – like Astral Chain – is
News Arc System Works' Code Shifter Has Launched On Switch Today
Complete with crossover characters
Update (Thu 30th Jan, 2020 15:15 GMT): When we said it shouldn't be too long before we hear more about Code Shifter, we didn't expect it to be quite this soon. The game has appeared on the Switch eShop today and is available to download as we speak. You can secure your copy for £17.09 / $14.99. More details can...
Talking Point Switch's Success Vindicates Nintendo's New Hardware Approach, But Does It Have Legs?
Wii is still a way ahead, not to mention every other Nintendo handheld
Another quarter, another round of financial reports. This morning Nintendo released its nine-month earnings figures from April to the end of December 2019 and things are looking rather rosy for the company. Switch has overtaken Super NES in terms of lifetime console units sold...
News Switch Production Has Been Impacted By The Coronavirus Outbreak, Admits Nintendo
Outbreak has claimed 170 lives so far
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has revealed that production of the Switch in China has been impacted by the recent coronavirus outbreak. The admission came during a news briefing following the publication of Nintendo's financial results, according to Reuters. The co
News Poetic Puzzle-Adventure EQQO Heads To Switch This February
DLC lets you plant a real-life tree
The Nintendo Switch is about to get a new puzzle-adventure in the form of EQQO, the latest game from indie developer, Parallel Studio. The team - founded by ex-members of DontNod Entertainment, Ubisoft and Quantic Dream - originally created the game for VR devices, but this latest version is headed to Switch and...
Reminder Yooka-Laylee And The Impossible Lair Demo Is Now Available On Switch
Try before you buy
Update (Thu 30th Jan, 2020): As promised, a free demo for Yooka-Laylee And The Impossible Lair is available to download on Switch as of today. If you haven't tried this one out yet, what are you waiting for? Original Article (Mon 20th Jan, 2020 14:45 GMT): When we reviewed Yooka-Laylee And The Impossible Lair back in October...
Nintendo Download 30th January (North America)
The Dark Crystal, Skellboy and Willy Jetman!
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: Monster Energy Supercross - The Official...
Nintendo Download 30th January (Europe)
Phar Lap!? Ash of Gods! Kentucky Route Zero!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: PHAR LAP - Horse Racing Challenge...
News Nintendo's Digital Sales Have Increased Almost 50 Percent Year-On-Year
Switch Online played a part
Switch owners sure do love boxed games, perhaps more so than their PS4 and Xbox One-owning friends. However, the rise of digital sales is still apparent even on Nintendo's turf, and the company's recent financial report shows that downloadable content is generating plenty of cash for the firm. According to Nintendo,...
News Nintendo Raises Annual Switch Sales Forecast After Stronger-Than-Expected Nine Months
Both hardware and software targets raised
Nintendo has raised its fiscal year sales forecast for Nintendo Switch hardware following impressive sales throughout 2019. As we shared earlier today, lifetime sales of the Switch have reached 52.48 million since it launched in 2017. 17.74 million of those sales have come between April and December 2019,...
News Turn-Based Tactical RPG Battle Brothers Charges Onto Switch This Year
Permadeath included
UKIYO Publishing and Overhype Studios have announced that Battle Brothers, a turn-based RPG, is headed to Nintendo Switch in 2020. First appearing on PC back in 2017, the game is a procedurally-generated, tactical affair in which players must gather up their very own crew in a medieval fantasy world. You get to choose who you'd...
News Astral Chain And Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Both Surpass One Million Sales
Lifetime figures released
Last summer, Switch owners were treated to two particularly intriguing Nintendo-published exclusives - PlatinumGames' Astral Chain and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order from Koei Tecmo. It has now been confirmed that, as of December 2019, both games have managed to surpass one million sales. Astral Chain has sold...
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of December 2019
Lifetime sales listed
As part of Nintendo's latest financial report, which has revealed that the Nintendo Switch has now surpassed the SNES' lifetime sales, the company has released an updated list of its best-selling games on its latest system. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe still reigns supreme as the console's best-selling title, but a couple of newcomers...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield Sold A Phenomenal 16 Million Copies In Under Two Months
Here's how that compares to past games
Nintendo has released its nine-month earnings report, kindly sharing the latest official sales figures for us to explore, and one game in particular has absolutely blown us away. It has been confirmed that Pokémon Sword and Shield sold 16.06 million copies between launch day, 15th November 2019, and 31st...
News The Switch Has Overtaken The SNES In Lifetime Hardware Sales
It's now Nintendo's third-best-selling home console
The Nintendo Switch's robust performance over the Christmas 2019 period has given it the momentum to overtake the SNES in terms of total lifetime sales. Thanks to sustained demand and the timely arrival of the cheaper Switch Lite, the Switch enjoyed its strongest quarter so far during the festive...
