Nintendo Switch News
April2019
UK Charts Nintendo Labo VR Fails To Enter Top 40, Yoshi Slips Down To Fifth Place
Neither VR Kit made the cut
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 13th April, revealing that both of the two Nintendo Labo VR Kit releases have failed to make it into the top 40. Nintendo's other recent major release, Yoshi's Crafted World, has slipped down to fifth place this week, while Tom Clancy's The Division 2 remains at the top, seeing...
Review My Time At Portia - An Engaging Life Sim That Will Eat Up Your Spare Time
Take a load on
The life sim genre is fairly under-represented on Switch. We’re still eagerly awaiting the arrival of Animal Crossing, and the only Harvest Moon game on the system is a half-hearted affair that doesn’t really do the old Marvelous-developed games justice. At the moment, the only real heavyweight available is Stardew Valley, but...
News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Technical Director Reveals More About The Labo VR Update
More screenshots, too
Nintendo has shared some new screenshots and more information about the upcoming Labo VR update for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in a blog post on its official Japanese website. Apart from the new in-game screens (see above and below), the latest post by the game's Technical Director Takuhiro Dohta explains how this...
News Nintendo Switch System Update 8.0.0 Is Now Live
New and improved
Nintendo has rolled out a new system update and for once it's not just stability improvements to enhance the overall user experience. There's also an update for the Joy-Con controllers. Version 8.0.0 allows you to sort the order of your software in the All Software menu, transfer your save data for individual games from one system...
News Sunnyside Brings Action-Shooter Towaga 2 To The Nintendo Switch This Summer
A sequel to the mobile sensation
Sunnyside Games has announced it is releasing a sequel to its Android and iOS hit Towaga on the Nintendo eShop this summer - with the assistance of Forever Entertainment and TA Publishing. Towaga 2 is described as an action-shooter where the fate of your tribe lies sorely in your hands. Using your focus, accuracy...
News Masquerada: Songs And Shadows Casts A Tactical RPG Spell On Switch Next Month
With "a vibrant, hand-drawn art style"
Ysbryd Games and Witching Hour Studios have today announced that Masquerada: Songs and Shadows will launch on Nintendo Switch next month. You'll be able to pick it up for yourself on 9th May. We first heard about this one coming to Switch way back in August 2017, when the PS4 launch for the game came alongside
News Dragon's Dogma And Travis Strikes Again Combine For Crossover Goodies On Switch
For fans of both games
A new presentation focusing on Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes has revealed a couple of crossover events which will combine the No More Heroes spin-off with the upcoming Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on Switch. First up, a t-shirt featuring the Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen logo will soon be appearing in Travis Strikes...
News New Yo-Kai Watch 4 Characters, Explorable World And More Revealed
Launches in Japan this June
Yo-kai Watch 4 will be launching in Japan in just under two months' time and, while we still haven't heard any news of a western release just yet, Level-5 has shared some new information about the game. First up is 'Yo-makai', the fourth world that you'll be able to explore and home to the Yo-kai. This world was first...
Video Nintendo Shares Ten Minutes Of Juicy SteamWorld Quest Gameplay
10 days until launch!
Image & Form's latest project SteamWorld Quest is just ten days away from release on Nintendo Switch. If you're as excited as we are, you'll likely want to check out this lovely new video from Nintendo Minute. Featuring around ten minutes of gameplay footage in total, the video takes us through how the game's deck building...
News My Time At Portia Will Receive An Early Switch Patch To Improve Poor Loading Times
Update: Patch now live
Update: We have received confirmation from My Time at Portia's publisher, Team17, that the patch is now live on Switch. This means that you'll be able to update your game from day one. Original Article: My Time at Portia is launching on Nintendo Switch tomorrow, bringing Pathea Games' much-loved crafting sim to a whole new...
News Mario Tennis Aces Version 3.0 Adds New Opening Movie, Ring Shot Mode And More
Including a special Yoshi variant
Mario Tennis Aces has received a brand new update taking it to Version 3.0. As well as the usual character balance tweaks, this update brings some decent new content to the court. First of all, a new intro movie has been released featuring Wario and Waluigi. The dastardly pair are seen exploring a mine when they...
Random This Fan-Made LEGO GameCube Stores Nintendo Switch Game Cartridges
A literal game cube
There are plenty of ways to store your favourite Switch games - whether that be with official merch, just in their boxes, or even in an old Game Boy cartridge case - but here's a particularly creative solution. Reddit user, squid5
News GRID Autosport Might Be Receiving A Retail Release On The Switch
Burn some rubber
When it comes to more serious racing games on the Switch, it's admittedly slim pickings. GRID Autosport - the ninth entry in Codemasters' long-running TOCA series - hopes to improve the situation for automotive fans who own Nintendo's hybrid device. The latest version of this racing simulator, originally released on multiple other...
News German Publisher First Press Games Will Distribute Physical Releases For Switch
Welcome to the club
On Friday, we found out First Press Games had begun a Kickstarter campaign for a physical version of the 2D platformer Tobu Tobu Girl Deluxe on Game Boy Color. Following on from this announcement, the German-based publisher has now revealed its intentions to distribute physical limited releases of indie games for the Nintendo...
News God Eater 3 Producer Promises The Switch Version Will Be “The Same” As Other Platforms
There will also be some unique content
Bandai Namco surprised Switch owners a few days ago by announcing it would be bringing the action hack-and-slash RPG God Eater 3 to the Nintendo Switch. This version of the game will allow up to eight players to battle alongside each other anytime and anywhere thanks to the portable nature of the hybrid device...
News Respawn Entertainment Is Well Aware Of The Demand For Apex Legends On Switch
"We are hearing all the Switch players"
During an interview in February this year with Eurogamer, Respawn Entertainment's lead producer Drew McCoy said his team would "love" to bring its first-person battle royale game Apex Legends to the Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. In a Wired Tech Support video posted earlier this week on YouTube, McCoy...
News Cytus Alpha Physical Release Due Out In North America Next Month
After a slight delay
Earlier this year in January, PM Studios and acttil announced a physical and digital version of Cytus Alpha (or 'Cytus α') would be coming to the Switch in North America this April. Over the past few days, there have been reports the physical version had been delayed, and it's now
News Bethesda Confirms Wolfenstein: Youngblood Will Include A Download Code Instead Of A Game Card
It's the digital way
Last weekend, various retailer listings suggested the physical Deluxe Edition of Wolfenstein: Youngblood for Switch might not actually include a game card and would instead come with a download code. This also applied to the game's Standard Edition physical release. Bethesda has now decided to clarify what exactly is going on...
News Kitana Graces Us With Her Presence In The Latest Mortal Kombat 11 Trailer
Royalty has arrived
Earlier this week, we got a glimpse of Kitana in action in a Mortal Kombat 11 promotional trailer and now NetherRealm Studios has officially revealed the fighter during the latest Kombat Kast live stream. In the video below we get to see Lady Kitana - who started out in Mortal Komba
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 13th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Here we are at the end of yet another week, finally winding down and getting ready to enjoy some of those video game thingies we seem to talk about so much. As always, team Nintendo Life has gathered around to discuss our gaming plans for the weekend, and we'd love for you to get involved in the comments and...
News Ubisoft CEO Remains Tight-Lipped About Possible Sequel To Mario + Rabbids
"Let's see what will come"
Since the Switch generation began, Ubisoft has teamed up with Nintendo on a number of occasions. The first time around was for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and more recently Starlink: Battle for Atlas received exclusive Star Fox content. If you've been wondering about the next potential collaboration between the two...
Random Switch Owner Finds Half A Game Card Inside Their Copy Of Civilization VI
What the?
Well, this is incredibly odd. A Reddit user by the name of chico24 recently purchased a physical copy of Sid Meier's Civilization VI on the Switch and found half a game card inside their case. There's no information about how this loose chip got inside the case in the first place, but it's safe to say it shouldn't be in there. It's also...
News Super Neptunia RPG Comes To Switch This Summer With A Lovely Physical Release
From 3D to 2D
Idea Factory has announced that Super Neptunia RPG will be coming to Nintendo Switch this summer, both digitally and physically. Developed by Artisan Studios in Canada, this game is said to bring the characters of the Neptunia series to life in "a whole new 2D way". Each character was hand-drawn by Tsunako, the artist behind the...
News Remothered: Going Porcelain Will Bring More Psychological Horror To Switch
A follow-up to Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Indie publisher Modus Games has today announced that it will release Remothered: Going Porcelain, the second chapter in the psychological horror series, on Nintendo Switch. The game arrives as a sequel to 2018's Remothered: Tormented Fathers, a survival horror available on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Tormented...
News Fans Create Website With Descriptions For All Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirits
Doing what Nintendon't
With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the series' trophies were entirely scrapped, replaced instead with Spirits. Collecting all of these Spirits is one heck of a challenge, and there are plenty of characters featured that many will be discovering for the first time, but the descriptions of each character - which used to be...
Video Feast Your Eyes On This Brand New Shakedown: Hawaii Trailer
Coming to Switch and 3DS
A successor to Wiiware's Retro City Rampage, Shakedown: Hawaii is firing onto Switch and 3DS this spring. Keeping us in a state of excitement for its release is this brand new trailer, which we've shared for you up above. The game is a 16-bit, destructible, open-world adventure that parodies big business and the white...
News Watch Top Pokémon Players Battle It Out In Livestreams Later This Month
The Europe International Championships
From 26th to 28th April, some of Europe's best Pokémon players will be competing at the Estrel Berlin in Germany to be part of the Pokémon Europe International Championships. If you can't attend the event, don't worry! The whole thing will be livestreamed so that you can watch the action from home. All the...
Reminder Switch Enters The World Of VR Today With Nintendo Labo
Available now!
Today's the day, folks. The Nintendo Labo VR Kit is officially out in the wild, available from gaming retailers and Nintendo's very own store. Yes, for the very first time, Nintendo Switch players will have the opportunity to experience virtual reality with specially designed games and activities. If you're still undecided on picking...
News Sega Shares Wisp Circuit Song From Team Sonic Racing Soundtrack
A new upbeat anthem
Apart from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, there aren't really any other respectable kart racing games available on the Switch right now. Very soon, though, there should be quite a few. One of these is Team Sonic Racing by Sega. Although the game was delayed towards the end of last year, the Japanese company has made good use of this time...
News Super Rare Games Announces A Handful Of Physical Releases For Nintendo Switch
More information coming soon
Super Rare Games has announced five new physical releases coming to the Nintendo Switch in the near future. More information about all of these releases will be revealed soon, including how and when to pre-order each one. For now, here are the games that will be receiving a physical makeover: RIVE: Ultimate Edition...
Random Cool Virtual Boy Easter Egg Discovered In Nintendo Labo VR
All hail the Virtual Boy
The Virtual Boy is arguably the worst video game system Nintendo has ever released. It completely bombed in terms of sales and was widely panned by critics and gamers alike due to the discomfort caused by its red monochrome head-mounted display. Despite its lack of success, Nintendo still likes to reference it from time to...
News Move Aside Netflix, Disney Wants To Bring Its Own Streaming Service To The Switch
The mouse is in the house
During an investors briefing, Disney officially revealed its new digital streaming service Disney+, due out on 12th November this year. The service will include five main hubs covering Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic. The best news about this reveal for Nintendo fans is the company's intentions to...
News Our World Is Ended Launches On Switch Next Week, New Trailer Released
After a slight delay
Visual novel Our World Is Ended is launching on Nintendo Switch in exactly one week's time. To celebrate, a new trailer has been released showcasing the members of in-game developer Judgement 7. We were originally told that the game would arrive in March, but a new digital release date of 18th April has now been set. The game...
News "Intense" Side-Scrolling Shoot 'Em Up Black Paradox Fires Onto Switch In May
With co-op and a boss rush mode
Indie publisher Digerati has revealed that upcoming shoot 'em up Black Paradox, developed by Fantastico Studio, will be blasting onto Nintendo Switch on 3rd May. We first heard about this one last summer, when the game was preparing to enter Steam Early Access and carried a promise of a future release on consoles...
Hands On Third Time's A Charm With Dragon's Dogma On Switch
Back to Gransys, yet again
I've got quite an odd relationship with Dragon's Dogma. When it was originally released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 way, way back in 2012, I was fresh off the back of Dark Souls and was hungry for a similar swords-and-sorcery experience. With its grim fantasy setting and frenetic third-person combat, Capcom's...
News Witch Thief Sneaks Its 3D Shmup Gameplay Onto Switch Next Week
With flexible difficulty settings
Witch Thief, an "intense but humorous story-driven 3D shooter", is blasting its way onto Switch next week, it has been confirmed. Featuring plenty of 3D bullet hell action, the game sees players heading on a quest to steal an enchanted grimoire, playing as a snarky sorceress exploring five perilous zones. You'll...
News God Eater 3 Hacks And Slashes Its Way To Switch This July
Get exclusive costumes when you pre-order
Bandai Namco has revealed that God Eater 3 will be released on Nintendo Switch. A launch date of 12th July has been confirmed. Originally launching on PC and PS4 this February, the game is unsurprisingly the third entry in the God Eater series. It's an action-RPG with hack-and-slash gameplay present...
News Mortal Kombat 11's $100 Premium Edition Contents Revealed
Is it worth it?
Earlier this week, we spotted a $100 Premium Edition of Mortal Kombat 11 sitting patiently on the Switch eShop, just waiting for customers to come along and snap it up. Data mining efforts just hours before gave us an indication of what this edition might include, but now we have official word
News Star Wars Pinball Is Coming To Switch With Exclusive Features And A Physical Edition
In a galaxy very, very close
Zen Studios has revealed that it will be giving Nintendo Switch its very first taste of Star Wars action in the form of Star Wars Pinball. The game will feature 19 digital tables for you to enjoy, has features exclusive to the Switch, and will even benefit from a physical release for anyone who loves to collect new...
Nintendo Download 11th April (North America)
Hellblade, My Time at Portia and more Final Fantasy!
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 Retail: Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD...
Nintendo Download 11th April (Europe)
Phoenix Wright! Hellblade! Vaporum!
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: Vaporum (Merge Games, €19.99 / £15.99) -...
Hands On Going Beyond The Blaster With Nintendo Labo VR On Switch
A deeper dive
If you’re a long-time reader of the site, you’ll probably know that we’ve spent a decent chunk of time talking about Labo VR already when we got a chance to have a go with it at Nintendo UK’s headquarters. But now we actually own the blooming thing and have spent more time than we’d deem healthy having a good old rummage with...
News Build Your Own Crazy Racing Tracks On The Fly When Fromto Hits Switch In Q3 2019
Made by a developer and his two kids
Headup Games has revealed that its bonkers-looking, upcoming racing game Fromto will be speeding onto Switch in Q3 2019. We first heard about this one just a couple of months ago, with its crazy combination of racing game and physics-based mayhem leaving us feeling rather intrigued. At first, players choose...
News Classic Board Game Catan Settles On A June Release Date On Switch
A digital makeover
As originally promised in a Nintendo Direct back in September, Asmodee Digital has partnered with Nintendo to bring Catan to the Switch. The game will launch on 20th June. The Settlers of Catan is a multi-million selling board game created by Klaus Teuber, where players assume the roles of settlers, hoping to build and develop...
News Animal Crossing And Labo VR Combine With These Pocket Camp Gifts
Animal Crossing Switch VR please?
We've only known about Nintendo Labo VR for just over a month, but its release date is now just one day away. As part of the celebrations, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is providing players with some free in-game gifts. The gifts feature two of the Toy-Con from the Labo VR kit, with nice little replicas of the...
News Square Enix Reveals Beautiful Reversible Cover For Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Pick a side
If you're planning to add Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age to your game library on the Nintendo Switch at the end of this month, you might want to consider purchasing a physical copy. This version of the game comes with a reversible inside cover and has completely new artwork on it created by the series' art director Hideo Minaba. It...
News Super Meat Boy Forever Slightly Delayed, Expected To Arrive After April
"Game delays blow, we know"
In 2017, Super Meat Boy Forever - a sequel to the brutal and bloody 2D platform game Super Meat Boy - was announced during a Nindie Summer Showcase. The game stars Meat Boy and Bandage Girl and tasks them with saving their baby from the evil Dr. Fetus. Team Meat was originally aiming to release this title on multiple...
News Super Mario Odyssey Labo VR Update Will Add A Theatre Mode To The Game
A whole new perspective
The Japanese Super Mario Odyssey Twitter account continues to drip feed information about the upcoming Labo VR update due out on 25th April. It turns out this update will add a special theatre mode, where you have the option to view the game's cutscenes with the Toy-Con VR Goggles. Here's the option on display in the...
News This Adorable Yoshi's Crafted World Diorama Is Now Available On Play Nintendo
Craft a scene from the game
Play Nintendo is an official subsite where you can go to download fun art activities and participate in silly polls. Not long ago, it was offering instructions and a printable design to create a Peachette paper craft super crown. Now, to promote Yoshi's Crafted World, Nintendo has uploaded a free printable diorama. If...
Feature 10 Games We’d Like To See Come To Labo VR
Virtual insanity? Who can say anymore…
Well, this was certainly unexpected. After very carefully laying out our modest expectations for Labo VR on Switch, Nintendo casually tweeted news that both Super Mario Odyssey and
News Play As Gaming's Weakest Enemy In Slime Tactics, Out On Switch Tomorrow
A successor to Ambition of the Slimes
Flyhigh Works has confirmed that Slime Tactics will be sliding and slithering onto Nintendo Switch tomorrow, 11th April. The game is a successor to Ambition of the Slimes, an interesting little release which arrived on Switch early last year. It's a real-time strategy game in which you control and lead the...
Video Explore The Basics Of BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL! In This Brand New Trailer
Out later this month
Nintendo UK has uploaded a brand new trailer for the upcoming BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!, one of the many games shown off in the February Nintendo Direct. The video shows off some of the basic manoeuvres you and a friend will be able to pull off when the game arrives later this month. If you haven't played any of the previous games in...
Japanese Charts Super Dragon Ball Heroes Kicks Yoshi Off Top Spot
Nine Switch games in top ten
Japanese chart figures are now in for 1st - 7th April, revealing that Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission has knocked Yoshi's Crafted World off top position. The game debuted with an estimated 70,990 sales on Switch, which is comfortably higher than the figure Yoshi achieved in its debut last week. As you may...
News A Brand New Story Of Seasons Game Is Currently In Development, Says Marvelous
Separate to the Doraemon crossover
As you may well be aware, Doraemon Story of Seasons - a crossover title featuring elements of both Japanese manga series Doraemon and Story of Seasons - is launching in Japan this June. In case that wasn't enough for you, it has now been confirmed that another Story of Seasons game is currently in development,...
News Suda51 Says Switch Is "Awesome", Looking Forward To Doing More With The Console
"I'm really looking forward to doing more with the Switch."
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes has only been out in the wild for a few months, but director Goichi 'Suda51' Suda already appears to have one eye on the future. In a recent interview with Gamereactor, the man behind the likes of No More Heroes and killer7 spo
News The Next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Event Will Have You Searching For 'The Right Staff'
Kicks off this weekend
Nintendo has revealed the next themed event coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and this time it's all centred around staff-wielding spirits. The event is called 'The Right Staff' and will kick off this Friday, 12th April. As always, the event will last for three days, giving you the chance to pick up any of these...
News Fans Will Get The Chance To Name A New Move In Pokémon Sword And Shield
It's contest time!
It already feels like forever ago since the Pokémon Sword and Shield reveal, but if the build-up to the release of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! is anything to go by, we can expect to see lots more footage and information ahead of the games' release later this year. Before The Pokémon Company showers us with...
News Table Top Racing: World Tour - Nitro Edition Speeds Onto Switch With New Features
A Switch exclusive
Greenlight Games and Playrise Digital have revealed that Table Top Racing: World Tour - Nitro Edition is speeding onto a Switch near you early next month. If that wasn't enough, the Switch release will also feature a brand new splitscreen mode. This 'Nitro Edition' of the game is a Switch-exclusive affair, featuring the main game...
Video Learn More About 10 Exciting Indie Games Coming To Switch
Cuphead, Stranger Things, Darkwood, more!
Earlier this week, we shared our impressions of UK event EGX Rezzed, highlighting how impressed we were with Nintendo's progress in the indie gaming space. The Nindie presence was also high at last month's GDC event, which just so happened to take place at the same time as March's Nindies Showcase. There's a...
Reminder Three New NES Games Hit Switch Today, Plus A Special Version Of Kid Icarus
Update now live
It's that time of the month once again, folks. If you update your Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online app, you'll notice three new games (and a little bonus) are waiting for you. As promised by Nintendo last week, the three main new additions are Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Punc
News Giga Wrecker Alt. Is Receiving A Limited Run Physical Release
Pre-orders open later this week
Limited Run has announced it will be handling the physical release of Game Freak's Giga Wrecker Alt. for the Nintendo Switch. Pre-orders go live on 12th of April (aka. this Friday). Below is the official announcement tweet along with a few extra details: The 2D action side-scroller first arrived on the Steam...
News Fresh Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Screenshots Showcase New In-Game Area
Sink your teeth into this
The side-scrolling action RPG Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night emerges from the shadows this summer. Following private hands-on demos at PAX East and EGX Rezzed, the team behind the game has now shared some fresh screenshots of a new area in the game. This new section is known as 'The Tower of the Twin Dragons' and...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Commercial Confirms The Return Of Stage Builder
Put on your hard hat
Remember the rumour last month about the stage builder and home run contest mode being added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in a future update? Well, it looks like one of these modes has been confirmed. After dataminers found files within the 'How To Play' section of Ultimate referencing the two modes, a new commercial for Smash...
News Rocket League's Third Rocket Pass Introduces Weekly Challenges
Unlock more items faster than ever before
For some people, Rocket League is just another video game. For others, it's a way of life. If you do live and breathe this rocket-powered take on soccer, you're probably busy grinding away on a regular basis trying to unlock rarer cars and cosmetics. If you're looking to stand out from the rest of the...
Video Here's Your First Look At Mortal Kombat 11 Running On The Nintendo Switch
All three seconds of it...
If you're going to fork out $100 for that fancy premium edition of Mortal Kombat 11 on the Switch, surely you would like to know what the game looks like beforehand, right? The co-creator of the series Ed Boon has even said himself this version of the game is "looking great" so when can we see it?
Talking Point Super Mario Maker 2 Should Finally Enable Us To Craft The Perfect Mario Mixtape
Side One, Track One, One-One
This will come as little surprise, but we here at Nintendo Life really quite liked Super Mario Maker. An outstanding game and one of only a small handful to truly make use of the Wii U GamePad, we spent countless hours tinkering with levels, running the 8-bit mushroom courses as-and-when they came out and playing the...
Video See Brawlhalla's Hellboy Characters In Action, Available From Tomorrow
New skins, mode and more
You may remember that just a few weeks ago, we shared the news that Hellboy movie characters were coming to free-to-play fighter Brawlhalla on Switch. Well, Ubisoft has now confirmed that the characters will be available from tomorrow, 10th April, and a new trailer has been released to celebrate. A press release for the...
Video A Lack Of Miiverse Leaves Us Wondering How We'll Share Levels In Super Mario Maker 2
Mii-diocre methods
For all its flaws, there was one thing that Miiverse was undeniably quite competent at, and that's sharing and hosting Super Mario Maker levels. You could fire that puppy up, see a post with a load of buzz around it, or even just one that looks vaguely interesting, and download it straight to your now-dusty Wii U console. It was...
News Sniper Elite V2 Remastered Pricing And Release Date Revealed For Switch
With a brand new trailer
Rebellion has today confirmed the release date for Sniper Elite V2 Remastered on Switch. It'll be available both digitally and physically on the same day as all other platforms, 14th May. The news comes alongside a brand new trailer (which you can see for yourself above). Of course, Switch owners won't benefit from the 4K...
News Mortal Kombat 11 Will Have A $100 Premium Edition On Switch
DLC everywhere!
Mortal Kombat 11 has now appeared on the North American Nintendo Switch eShop, revealing its pricing, file size and more. The main game is available to pre-purchase as we speak for $59.99, with the required amount of space currently set at 22.5GB (Nintendo notes that this is subject to change). It confirms that 1-2 players are...
News Xenon Racer To Receive Three Free Content Updates
Post-release plans revealed
Xenon Racer has had a rough opening lap on Switch - the game came under fire for being entirely misrepresented on the eShop, and we didn't exactly fall in love with it in our review - but things certainly seem to be on the up. The team is
News Catch Hearts And Shoot Bad Guys When Super Weekend Mode Hits Switch This Week
A quirky arcade shooter
Launching this week on the Switch eShop is Super Weekend Mode, an arcade game developed by Pixelteriyaki. The game is said to have a plot which centres around a bad guy stealing a princess' possessions. To reclaim what she's lost, the princess must take on a selection of arcade shooter levels, catching hearts, crushing...
News Mortal Kombat 11 Day-One Patch Will Be More Than Double The Size Of Base Game, Says Data Miner
13 DLC entries also discovered
We're now just a couple of weeks away from Mortal Kombat 11's North American launch on Switch. While we haven't seen any footage of the Switch version in action yet, early impressions did sound pretty positive. Now, though, another potentially alarming discovery has been made concerning the game's file size. Twitter...
News Colourful Retro-Inspired Platformer Furwind Blasts Onto Switch This Summer
A foxy adventure
Eastasiasoft has confirmed that Furwind, a platformer developed by Boomfire Games, will be headed to Nintendo Switch this summer. The game has players taking control of a cute little fox as he explores a retro-inspired world full of dangerous platforms and ghoulish foes. You'll need to power yourself up to reach secret locations,...
News Warped Metaverse Is A Promising 3D Action-Adventure Raising Funds To Shine On Switch
Kickstarter now live
Kickstarter has become a weird and wonderful place for upcoming games, with more and more developers opting to use the platform to let their games truly come to life. The most recent project which has caught our attention is Warped Metaverse - an action-adventure that could be a great fit on Switch. The game is expected to...