Nintendo Switch News
December2019
News Redeem This Pokémon Sword And Shield Code To Receive Some Free Poké Balls
Thanks, Ball Guy
If you've played through the main game in Pokémon Sword and Shield, one character you should remember is the Ball Guy who appears at every stadium in the game and gives you unique Poké Balls every time you see him. Over on the official @poke_times Twitter account at the moment, Ball Guy has shared a code, which will give you one...
News Hamster Is Bringing VS. Balloon Fight To The Switch eShop Next Week
Likely to be the last Arcade Archives release of 2019
Like many other companies, Hamster looks like it'll be working right up until the end of 2019. Its next classic game (arriving in all regions next week on 27th December) is likely to be the final Arcade Archives release of the year. It's Nintendo's 1984 arcade release VS. Balloon Fight. This...
News You Can Now Dress Up As Sothis In Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Provided you've purchased the Expansion Pass
Nintendo's certainly been busy with a lot of smaller announcements and reveals this week. Just yesterday, Cadence of Hyrule scored free DLC adding Octavo as a playable character and spooky
News Fatal Fury's Mai Is Receiving Her Very Own "All Ages" Birthday Pop-Up Shop In Japan
Everyone is welcome
Remember last month when Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai said the all-star fighting game was for "good boys and girls of many different ages" when he explained why Mai Shiranui from SNK's Fatal Fury and King of Fighters
Feature How Super Smash Bros. Became The Ultimate Fighter
The path of a champion
What do you do if you’ve been fighting with the same people for 20 years? If you’re Nintendo, you hand out some weapons, get an announcer, and invite your friends over to watch. The Super Smash Bros. series, Nintendo’s perennial Saturday-morning-cartoon take on how fighting video games can work, turns a whopping 20...
News Fortnite's Giving All Players Free Skins And Other Goodies For Christmas
Winterfest 2019 begins!
As the famous song goes, it's the most wonderful time of the year, and Fortnite developer Epic Games is celebrating by giving out lots of freebies to eager players. Winterfest 2019 is now upon us, and should you drop into the in-game lobby, you'll find a brand new snowflake tab waiting for you. Click on that, and you'll be...
News New Nintendo Website Shows Your 2019 Switch Gaming Stats (North America)
Log in and see your hours, games and more
This last year has brought with it plenty of great gaming moments, and sometimes it's nice to look back over everything you've played and achieved during that time. A new tool from Nintendo has now gone live which allows you to do that - as long as your Nintendo account is based in North America, that is...
News Nintendo Has Just Surprise-Dropped Some Free Cadence Of Hyrule DLC
Download now!
Nintendo has just dropped a brand new update for Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda. The best news? It's free! That's right, if you own the base game, you can go ahead and update the software to receive 'Octavo's Ode' without having to pay a single penny. It's a brand new storyline available to...
News Nintendo Asks Fans To Share Their Favourite Switch Online Memories Of 2019
SNES games? Tetris 99?
2019 has been a pretty great year for Nintendo fans, with lots of wonderful games to keep us busy and even a shiny new console to get excited about. The team here at Nintendo Life is currently hard at work putting together some end-of-year celebration content for you lovely readers (you can already start voting for your...
Japanese Charts Pokémon Sword And Shield Still Dominate As Switch Takes Nine Of Top Ten
OG Switch model surpasses 10 million sales
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 9th - 15th December, revealing that Pokémon Sword and Shield has managed to fend off the competition for another week at the top. The two titles sold an estimated 231,578 physical copies this week, which is actually higher than last week's total. Elsewhere,...
News Nintendo Releases Free Christmas VR Game For Labo On Switch
And it's even called 'Christmas'
Wanting to get into the Christmas spirit and also get more playtime out of your fancy Nintendo Labo VR Kit in equal measure? Well, you've certainly found the right place. Nintendo has released a new - and free - VR game for its Labo VR Kit on Switch. Simply called 'Christmas', the game has appeared on the Japanese...
News Nintendo Tweet Shows Off Pokémon Forms Not Yet Available In Sword And Shield
A sign of things to come?
Perhaps one of the best things about Pokémon Sword and Shield is the new cast of creatures themselves; from the adorable Sobble and the hilarious Cramorant to the new Galarian forms of old classics, we've been pretty impressed with the new designs this time around. Nintendo has decided to use two of these Galarian designs...
News Dual Brain Vol.1: Calculation Offers A Cheaper Switch Alternative To Nintendo's Brain Training
But which will offer better value?
Tomorrow sees the launch of Dual Brain Vol.1: Calculation, a brain training game not unlike Nintendo's very own franchise known as Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training in Europe (Brain Age in North America). Of course, we're being treated to a brand new Brain Training game from
News Overcooked 2's Winter Wonderland Update Is Now Available For Free On Switch
New chefs and all the trimmings
It's that time of year where certain games celebrate Christmas. We've seen it in Overwatch, Rocket League and now it's time for Overcooked 2 to receive some free content for holiday season. Similar to previous free seasonal events in the original game and last year's update in the sequel, this new festive update –...
News Get Excited Dood, NIS America Is Teasing New Announcements For PAX South 2020
Could they be Switch related?
NIS America – a subsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software – is teasing new announcements for an upcoming video game event. This time all will be revealed at a PAX South 2020 panel, which takes place in San Antonio, Texas on 17th January next year. According to a press release via email, the localisation, marketing and...
News Super-Sized Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament Taking Place Later This Week
Bigger and better
This week's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate event is a a lot bigger than normal. As you can see above, it'll feature super-sized characters including the likes of Jigglypuff, Pac-Man, Isabelle and R.O.B. As noted in the tweet below, the big brawl rule set will be active and the more matches you win, the better the spirits you'll...
News Nintendo Shares Spooky New Details About The Multiplayer DLC Coming To Luigi's Mansion 3
Pre-order now to get a special Polterpup flashlight
As you might recall, Luigi's Mansion 3 is receiving additional DLC next year. Today, Nintendo has rolled out a press release revealing more information about what to expect from this paid content. This special multiplayer pack includes part one and part two and will not be available for individual...
News Nintendo Switch's Online Activity Leads To Break In Murder Case Mystery
Police tracked the system's network activity
Just about any form of technology can be tracked nowadays if it's connected to the internet and the Switch is no exception. With this in mind, Nintendo's hybrid system recently provided the key break in a homicide case that had previously stumped investigators. University of South Alabama professor...
News Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road To Boruto Announced For Nintendo Switch
And two new characters appear!
Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has announced that Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road To Boruto is making its way to the Nintendo Switch next year. It promises to bring all of the over-the-top fights and anime-style graphics available on other platforms, and includes all the content from the previous...
News Explore Beautifully Mystical Landscapes In Lumini, Coming To Switch In 2020
Puzzles and exploration await
2Awesome Studio has revealed that it will be bringing Lumini to Nintendo Switch in early 2020. The game was developed by Netherlands-based developer Speelbaars, a company which sadly had to close its doors back in 2017. In a statement released back then, Speelbaars noted that it had a fully functional version of the...
News Sniper Elite Spin-Off Zombie Army Trilogy Fires Onto Switch Next Year
A tactical stealth shooter
UK developer and publisher Rebellion has revealed that it's bringing Zombie Army Trilogy to Nintendo Switch in 2020. The game, which originally launched on PC, PS4 and Xbox One back in 2015, has players taking part in "frenzied undead-shooting action" across three story campaigns and an unforgiving Horde mode. It features...
News One Of Pokémon's Largest Fan Communities Bans Dynamaxing In Competitive Matches
A majority vote settles it
Members of one of the world's largest competitive Pokémon communities, Smogon University, have voted to ban one of Pokémon Sword and Shield's new and prominent gameplay mechanics from its online matches. The feature in question is Dynamaxing (a new mechanic which temporarily boosts a Pokémon's power and allows a number...
News PS4's Untitled Goose Game Theme Makes Us Want Switch Themes More Than Ever
A goosey greeting
It's almost 2020, and it's almost three whole years since the Nintendo Switch first burst onto the scene, and a large part of us is still desperately hoping for themes for the system. Talk of features like themes and folders can almost always be found in our forums and comment sections, and today has brought yet another reason for...
News New Nintendo Switch Trailer Shows Off Cross-Save Functionality With PC Games
Take your PC games on the go with Switch
Nintendo has released a brand new trailer for its Switch and Switch Lite systems, highlighting the way in which players can take their PC game save files with them on the go with select titles. It's a feature which we hardly ever hear players talking about, possibly because the number of games that actually...
News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Studio Is Still Hiring Staff, Likely For The Upcoming Sequel
What does this mean for the release date?
We have no idea when it'll launch, what it'll end up being called, or even what it will be about, but The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 is already one of the most anticipated Switch games for many. With the first one receiving more praise than a cute dog performing backflips, it's not hard to see...
News Animation Effect From No More Heroes 3 Extended Cut Trailer Surprises Studio
Update: "The matter has been officially resolved"
Update - Tue 17th Dec, 2019 04:00 GMT: According to tweets by the Grasshopper Twitter account, Studio Plumeau and Suda51, this matter has now been resolved. Studio Plumeau explained how the animation had "indeed" been purchased on Envato, and the user selling it was also selling assets made by other...
News The PM Studios Christmas Sale Is Now Live, Get 24% Off The Holiday Story Bundle (North America)
Offer ends 6th January
It's that time of year when every game company holds a sale to celebrate the holiday season. PM Studios this year is offering a special Holiday Story Bundle, which includes a copy of Opus Collection and a limited edition of WILL: A Wonderful World. Instead of paying $129.99, you can get this deal for $99.99 – which is 24%...
News Stardew Valley's Version 1.4 Update Is Now Available On Nintendo Switch
Return to the farm
The update Stardew Valley fans on the Switch have been waiting for has finally arrived. Yes, after being released on the PC last month, the Version 1.4 update has now rolled out for Nintendo's hybrid system. As previously explained, this update adds brand new content and brings with it plenty of quality-of-life features, bug...
News The Witcher Netflix Series Definitely Won't Be Adapting The Video Game Storylines
"That would be an adaptation of an adaptation"
Later this week, Geralt makes his Netflix debut in The Witcher. If you've previously played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on the Switch or another platform, we're guessing you're at least curious to see what his new web television series is like. Although it's already been stated how the series will draw on...
News Never Again Kicks Off Switch's New Year With Some Spooky First-Person Horror
Something's terribly wrong...
Launching on Nintendo Switch early next year is Never Again, a first-person horror that first appeared on Steam back in May. The game combines its spooky horror with puzzle-solving and exploration; you'll be uncovering the story of a little girl suffering from asthma, which isn't helped by the fact that things appear...
News Nintendo Reveals Plans For A Huge Christmas Switch Sale
Update: And it's live!
Update 2: The huge sale is now live. Head on over to start making some amazing savings! Update 1: Well, that didn't take long! Nintendo of Europe has now shared the tweet once again, keeping it live this time. As we mentioned previously (original story below), we'll make sure to provide more info on the sale this Thursday...
UK Charts Four Nintendo Switch Exclusives Make It Into The Top Ten
But Activision gets number one
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 14th December, revealing that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remains the best-performing Switch exclusive in the region. The game joins both Pokémon Sword and Shield and Luigi's Mansion 3 in the top ten, still performing very well indeed more than two and half years after it launched...
News Producer And Composer Of Bravely Default II Share Their Thoughts Following The Big Reveal
"People reacted so loudly"
The major news at this year's Game Awards for Nintendo fans was the reveal of Bravely Default II on the Switch. According to Square Enix, it's a successor to the original 3DS outing, even if Bravely Second: End Layer already exists. In case you missed the news the first time around, t
Video This Golden Lynel Never Stood A Chance Against Link's Breath Of The Wild Boomerang Attack
Stunning skill
We've seen some fancy tricks in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild since it was launched in 2017, but this is quite possibly the most impressive one we've ever witnessed in the game. As highlighted by Nintendo UK, the above video shows a skilled player, known as Peco, using multiple boomerangs at the same time to take down a...
News Switch Recognised As One Of The "Most Important And Influential Gadgets" Of The Decade
TIME's top ten
Reflect on 2017 and you might remember this was the year Nintendo launched the Switch. It also happened to be the same year TIME named the system the top gadget. The device managed to beat Apple's iPhone X and Microsoft's Surface Laptop. Now, TIME has put together a top ten list of the decade's most important and influential gadgets...
Mini Review Heroland - A Fun Twist On The RPG Genre Which Loses Its Novelty Too Quickly
See you on Monday. Bring a sword
Video games really are magical. In a mundane world, they’re a wonderful form of escapism where anyone and everyone can be a hero. This is particularly true in the legendary resort known as Heroland, where folks from all walks of life are encouraged to visit and live out their best hero life. Except, you’re not...
News Feral Interactive Has No Plans To Adjust "Small Input Delay" In Alien: Isolation On Switch
Smooth framerate and input stability was prioritised
At the start of this month, Sega and Creative Assembly released Alien: Isolation on the Switch with the help of Feral Interactive – also known for its recent work on the Nintendo version of GRID Autosport. As solid as this port is, and as stunning
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 14th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Another week has come and gone as we tumble inexorably towards 2020, and this one gifted Nintendo a few choice gongs at The Game Awards and all 10 spots in the Japanese All-Format game charts. We also saw the announcement of a raft of indie titles as part of
News Gleamlight Publisher Responds To Accusations Of Game Being A Hollow Knight "Ripoff"
"the game has nothing to do with that title"
One Switch announcement you might recall from Nintendo's 'Indie World' showcase earlier this week is Gleamlight, created by the developers of
News The Latest Patch For Civilization VI On Switch Resolves Victory Crashes
Well, kind of...
Last week, you might recall an issue affecting the Switch version of Civilization VI, which resulted in the game crashing right before a victory. The development team was quick to provide an official response, explaining how you had to "declare war" against the crash-causing civilization before the end of your turn. Thankfully, you...
News The Pokémon Company Is Taking Legal Action Against Sword And Shield Leakers
It just needs to name them first
Update - Sat 14th Dec, 2019 03:30 GMT: The Pokémon Company has been given the green light to take further action against the leakers. The following update is via the PokéJungle Twitter account: The @Pokemon Company has been granted the ability to subpoena Discord and 4chan to unmask the identities of the leakers...
Video Let's Play Legend Of Zelda Levels In Super Mario Maker 2
A legendary update
It's been another busy week in the world of Nintendo, with the release of more SNES and NES games on the Switch Online service, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate winning an award, and Bravely Default II b
News Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Rise Of The Phoenix DLC Releases On 23rd December
Play as four iconic mutants
To kick-off this year's Game Awards, we got a look at the upcoming DLC for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. This is the second DLC Pack coming to the game and will contain four iconic X-Men. These mutants include Phoenix, Gambit, Iceman and Cable. In addition to this are new Gauntlet missions and a...
News Luigi's Mansion 3 Wins Best Family Game Of 2019
Nintendo dominated the category
Unsurprisingly, a Nintendo game won the best family game award at the 2019 Game Awards. The company filled every slot in this particular category, and in the end, Luigi's Mansion 3 took out the title. It beat Ring Fit Adventure, Super Mario Maker 2, Yoshi's Crafted World and the best-fighting game award-winner,
News Fire Emblem: Three Houses Crowned Strategy Game Of The Year
A critical hit
It's been a great year for the Nintendo Switch, with many top tier games released just about every month. One of the biggest highlights was Fire Emblem: Three Houses, developed by the talented team at Intelligent systems. We praised the game itself when it arrived in July and we're glad to say it's now been recognised at this year's...
News Bravely Default II Is Coming Exclusively To Nintendo Switch Next Year
Didn't we already get a sequel?
Geoff Keighley surprised JRPG fans at this year's Game Awards with the announcement Square Enix would be bringing Bravely Default II exclusively to the Nintendo Switch in 2020. It's a successor to the original 3DS outing, despite the fact Bravely Second: End Layer on the 3DS already exists. This next entry in the...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Awarded Best Fighting Game Of 2019
Bowser takes to the stage
Nintendo's all-star brawler Super Smash Bros. Ultimate might not have taken out GOTY at this year's Game Awards, but it's at least picked up the best fighting game award. Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America's president, took to the stage to receive this award on behalf of Nintendo and thanked Masahiro Sakurai and his team for...
Video No More Heroes 3 Gets An Extended Cut Trailer, Introduces Alien Space Baddie
Still on-target for a 2020 release
At this year's Game Awards, we got a look at an extended cut of the upcoming Switch exclusive, No More Heroes 3. Thankfully, it's still on track for a 2020 release. The clip caught a lot of viewers off-guard when it was first shown because as you can see above, the beam wielding assassin Travis Touchdown doesn't...
News Three New Star Wars Outfits Have Been Added To Fortnite's Item Shop
Rey, Finn and the Sith Trooper
The collaboration between Fortnite and Star Wars continues. Following on from the addition of the stormtrooper outfit in November, Epic Games is now adding three more Star Wars skins to the game, this time based on the upcoming movie release, The Rise of Skywalker. These three outfits are based on Rey, Finn and the...
Watch The Game Awards 2019 - Live!
Will Nintendo reveal anything special?
The Game Awards 2019 is taking place today and you can watch the entire event unfold right here. As well as the awards themselves, we know that "around 10 new games" will be revealed and Nintendo has been hinting to us that we should watch the show. We don't know about you, but we think that means there's a...
News Batman's Telltale Series Gets A Noir-Style Visual Makeover And It's Coming To Switch
The bat is back
Athlon Games and Telltale Games appear to have revealed an announcement ahead of schedule. According to a now-removed press release, Batman - The Telltale Series is receiving a noir-style visual makeover and graphical upgrade, and it is expected to be released on the Switch and multiple other platforms soon. This release – known...
News Convert Your Switch Into A Portable Arcade Unit With Gametech's Mini Arcade Stick
Supports standard and Lite models
The Switch has a lot to offer in terms of arcade experiences. There's a growing list of fighting and shmup games being released on the system on a regular basis. On top of this, Hamster continues to add more titles to its Arcade Archives collection. Realising arcade gaming is alive and well on the Switch, accessory...
News Top Nintendo Switch Games Are Now Up To 50% Off To Celebrate The Game Awards (North America)
Discounts aplenty!
The Game Awards 2019 is just hours away from kicking off at the time of writing - you'll be able to watch it live right here on our very site - and to celebrate, Nintendo is offering discounts on several critically acclaimed Switch games. From now until 18th December at 11:59pm PT, you can save money on the following games:...
News Looks Like Fortnite's Annual Battle Pass Won't Be Launching After All
But the Bao Bros skin will?
Update: Eurogamer has now received a statement from Epic Games which notes that the 2020 Annual Pass will not be released. Apparently, the pass was considered - which explains why evidence of its existence was found within the game's code - but has ultimately been scrapped. Here's the statement: "We've seen discussions...
News La-Mulana 1 & 2 Launches On Switch In March, And It Even Comes With A Jigsaw Puzzle
And other things, too
NIS America has revealed that La-Mulana 1 & 2 will be available on Nintendo Switch and other platforms in March 2020, with a 17th March release date planned for North America, and 20th March scheduled in for Europe. We'll leave official descriptions for both titles for anyone not in the loop just below, but before we get...
Nintendo Download 12th December (Europe)
Shovel Knight! Dauntless! Football Manager!
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: Shovel Knight: King of Cards (Yacht...
Nintendo Download 12th December (North America)
Dauntless! The Talos Principle! Dead End Job!
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: Dauntless (Phoenix Labs, Tue 10th...
Reminder Nintendo Switch's NES And SNES Library Gets Six New Games Today
Star Fox, Kirby and more!
Just in case it had slipped your mind over the last week or so, we thought it best to remind you that you can now get stuck into six new (well, old but new) games on your Nintendo Switch. Today sees the release of Star Fox 2, Super Punch-Out!!, Kirby Super Star, Breath of Fire II, Journey To Silius, and
News Bethesda Is Updating DOOM And DOOM II On Switch With Some Hellish Add-Ons
Includes Final DOOM and SIGIL
The DOOM series didn't experience the best launch when it got a surprise release on the Switch, but since then, Bethesda has continued to enhance each one of the games with small updates. Now, in celebration of DOOM's 26th anniversary, Bethesda has revealed during a livestream that both DOOM and DOOM II
Credit returns also offered
Although Rocket League is now officially an Epic game, Psyonix wants to ensure fans nothing has changed on the development side of the fence. Last week, as you might recall, it rolled out its long-scheduled update, which removed randomised loot crates and replaced them with a transparent
News Square Enix Delays The Release Of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition
Until summer next year
One Switch release we're eager to get our hands on in the new year is Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition. If you have fond memories of the multiplayer action-RPG first released on the GameCube back in 2004, you're probably already on board this hype caravan. Unfo
Delivering happiness and smiles
For 27 years now, Nintendo of America has been helping the Starlight Children's Foundation bring seriously ill children joy, through the power of play. Today, the newest addition in the Starlight Gaming program was revealed: the Nintendo Switch Gaming station. It was officially unveiled at the Mary Bridge Children's...
News Switch Estimated To Have Sold More Than 50,000 Units On Launch Day In China
Welcome to club
Update - Thu 12th Dec, 2019 02:00 GMT: Following on from last week's Switch pre-order data for China, Niko Partners now estimates "more than 50,000" Nintendo Switch Console (Tencent China Version) were sold to consumers in the country on launch day. This data comes from online retailers and Niko's own market model. Online retailer...
News Mojang's Buzzy Bees Update Is Now Live In Minecraft
Absolutely buzzing
A number of years ago, Minecraft started out with a couple of basic animals like sheep and pigs. As development progressed, marine life was added to the game, bamboo-chomping pandas showed up and even red foxes appeared. Now, in the latest update (following on from the update for the PS4 version earlier this week), Mojang has...
News Nintendo's Taking Ring Fit Adventure On A Tour Of The US
Try before you buy
If you still haven't had the chance to check out Ring Fit Adventure, Nintendo's latest fitness game that blends exercise with RPG gameplay, you might want to consider getting yourself to one of these upcoming events. Nintendo is taking a 'Ring Fit Adventure Play Experience' on a tour of the US, running from 13th to 29th December...
Random Nintendo Promotes SkateBIRD With '< 3 birbs' Social Media Post, Then Deletes Tweet
Come on, who hacked the account?
Well, here's a weird one for you. Earlier today, Nintendo posted a - shall we say - 'down with the kids' style tweet to promote SkateBIRD, one of the games announced during yesterday's Indie Showcase. Now it's disappeared, which has us wondering what on Earth just happened within Nintendo's social media department...
News Nintendo Reveals The Top 30 Switch eShop Games Of November 2019 (North America)
Number one's a familiar sight
Nintendo has shared a list of the top 30 most-downloaded games on the Nintendo eShop for November 2019. As you can see, Fortnite has once again taken top spot thanks to its free price point and huge popularity, followed by a list of Nintendo first-party favourites. It's interesting to see that the two Pokémon games...
News Two Point Hospital Now Launching In February With Two Expansions Included
New trailer released
Sega has released a brand new trailer for Two Point Hospital on Nintendo Switch and other platforms, alongside news of its new release date and info on its included content. You'll be able to get your hands on the upcoming hospital sim from 25th February 2020. It was originally expected to arrive on Switch in 2019, but...
Japanese Charts Nintendo Switch Games Take All Top Ten Spots, Pokémon Leads The Charge
Holy moly...
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 2nd - 8th December, revealing that Pokémon Sword and Shield is once again sitting right at the very top of the charts. The two titles sold an estimated 201,838 physical copies this week, pushing the lifetime total up to an impressive 2.22 million. Pokémon wasn't the only success for...
News The Utterly Ridiculous Fight Crab Will Finally Launch On Switch In Summer 2020
And we can't wait!
We've been talking about Fight Crab since way back in March 2018 here at Nintendo Life, and every time we see it pop up on our feeds it makes us want it even more. Thankfully, it looks like we won't have too long to wait. During the Japanese version of December's Nintendo Indie World showcase, which featured a completely...
Round Up All The Games From The Nintendo Indie World Showcase - December 2019
Trailers, info and more for each game
From its Golf Story sequel opening to the juicy Axiom Verge 2 reveal, the December Nintendo Indie World showcase gave us plenty of things to be excited about. When you've got announcements flying at you from all directions in such a short amount of time, though, it can be pretty difficult to actually take in...
News Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince Gets Free Toby The Dog DLC, Available To All Players Now
'Toby's Dream'
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince has been treated to its very own free slice of DLC, with 'Toby's Dream' now being available to download from the Nintendo Switch eShop. The content is available to all owners of the game, regardless of whether you bought the standalone title or the Trine: Ultimate Collection bundle. It stars Nine...
News Tech-Noir Graphic Novel Liberated Will Launch On Nintendo Switch First In 2020
An Indie Direct hidden gem?
Yesterday's Nintendo Indie World showcase introduced a nice selection of brand new games, but it also provided welcome updates for one or two we'd heard about before. Falling into the latter category was the news that Liberated will release on Switch first, before any other platform. The announcement came alongside some...
News Timed Switch Exclusive Murder By Numbers Mixes Phoenix Wright With Picross
Piece together the truth one pixel at a time
During Nintendo's Indie World showcase, we got our first look at the timed Switch exclusive, Murder By Numbers. The game is set in the '90s and takes place in Hollywood. The story is about an actress who finds herself starring in her very own murder mystery. Your job – with the help of your robot...
News PAYDAY 2 On Switch "Very Unlikely" To Receive Any Of The New Updates
"we’ve been forced to make many hard decisions"
Overkill Software – the team behind the cooperative first-person shooter PAYDAY 2 – has revealed it will most likely be ending updates for the Switch version of the game. Instead of quietly dropping the platform, the developer chose to be upfront about what was going on in a recent news post...