Feature Best Nintendo Switch Games
As voted by you lovely people
News Indie Game Removed From Switch eShop Due To Hidden Code Editor Is Available Again
Includes co-op and new dev commentaries
News The Original DOOM, DOOM II And DOOM 3 Are Available On Switch Now
Confirmed at QuakeCon 2019
Switch eShop - News
September2019
News Undertale Songs Are Being Added To Taiko no Tatsujin As Paid DLC
Another crossover
Undertale fans got quite a surprise not long ago when Sans was revealed as a DLC outfit for the Mii Fighter (Gunner) in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. And now, just weeks later, Bandai Namco has announced three Undertale tracks will be added to its rhythm-based drumming game, Taiko no Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Version. These three...
News Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack Confirmed For The West
More information to be revealed soon
Yesterday, during a special stage event at the 2019 Tokyo Game Show, Koei Tecmo announced the Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack for the Switch and multiple other platforms. If the title wasn't already enough of a hint, this upcoming release will include the following three games: Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of...
News Hamster Is Bringing Balloon Fight, VS. Castlevania And More To Switch eShop
Retro revival
If you love playing retro games on your Nintendo Switch, you've probably tried out at least one of Hamster's games from its Arcade Archives collection over the past few years. The series does a wonderful job faithfully reproducing classic arcade experiences and enhances this era of gaming with a number of modern features. At the Tokyo...
Video Contra: Rogue Corps Has A Demo And It Isn't Co-Op
Save the Damned City
A few days ago, Konami released a demo for Contra: Rogue Corps on the Switch eShop to give fans a taste of the action prior to the full game's release on 26th September. After giving this latest entry in the series a bit of a hard time earlier this month, our American-b
Review Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition - A Pure Work Of Magic
A Switch port that Bellegar's belief
Divinity: Original Sin 2 begins with your character, a 'Sourcerer', facing a pretty difficult decision when the ship transporting them to the Divine Order-controlled prison island of Fort Joy is attacked by a huge Voidwoken Kraken and left floundering. You fight your way to the upper deck and, upon arriving at...
News Square Enix Is Releasing A Game Boy Color Dragon Quest Game On Switch eShop
Arrives in Japan next week
Following on from the news it would release the original three Dragon Quest games on the Switch, Square Enix has now announced Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland Retro is coming to the Switch eShop next week in Japan. This is the very first entry in the spin-off series and was compared to the Pokémon games at the...
Video Totaka's Song Returns In Link's Awakening On The Nintendo Switch
Have a listen
You've likely heard how the Japanese composer Kazumi Totaka is known for slipping a short melody into almost every Nintendo game he has worked on. "Totaka's Song" was originally discovered by western players in Mario Paint on the Super Nintendo, but had in fact made its debut in the Japan-only Game Boy title X, released weeks earlier...
Review The Sinking City - A Solid Port For This Lovecraftian Detective Mystery
The Cthulhu mysteries
Despite being a writer whose work has divided so many - especially when it comes to the legacy of his problematic views and the running theme of ‘otherness’ in his poems and prose - HP Lovecraft remains the go-to inspiration for anything remotely Gothic or tinged with thoughts of mania and delirium. Naturally, it's only...
News PQube Details New Features In Cat Quest II, A Co-Op Open-World RPG Coming To Switch
More content, more players!
We're getting closer and closer to the launch of Cat Quest II - it's out on Steam in a couple of weeks' time, with a Switch launch coming in "autumn" - and PQube has today shared a short list of new features that will be present in the game. You see, this open-world RPG adventure is a sequel to Cat Quest, which launched...
Hands On Overland Is A Game Where You Don't Always Get To Save The Dog
"We broke most strategy game rules"
Overland has been in development for a long time now. Developer Finji – which began life back in 2006 when it was founded by Adam and Rebekah Saltsman – has been involved in several major releases over the years, including (deep breath) Canabalt, Gravity Hook, Hundreds, Feist, Panoramical, Runaway Toad and...
News BurgerTime Party! Reimagines The Arcade Classic For Nintendo Switch This October
Anyone else feeling hungry?
Marvelous Europe has revealed that BurgerTime Party! will be launching exclusively on Nintendo Switch on 8th October. The game is a reimagining of DATA EAST's 1982 arcade game BurgerTime, which actually found its way to NES back in the day. This new release throws players into another course of food-based puzzle...
News Nicalis Investigation Reveals Tales Of Ghosting, Slurs And Mistreatment Of Staff
"It’s a small industry. Actions have consequences"
Nicalis is a company that will need no introduction to Nintendo fans. It has been responsible for bringing some amazing titles to Wii, 3DS, Wii U and Switch, including Cave Story+, Blade Strangers, Crystal Crisis, Ikaruga, VVVVVV,
News Save The Damned City In The Contra: Rogue Corps Switch Demo
Full game arrives later this month
In June, Konami revealed Contra: Rogue Corps – a new entry in the beloved run and gun shmup series that offers a top-down isometric view of the action and even a panda bear. If you're still not sure about whether this latest entry in the series is right for you, the Japanese publisher and developer has now...
News Astral Chain Was One Of The Best-Selling Games Of August In The United States
Fire Emblem had the best Switch software sales overall
August wasn't the best month for the video game industry in America, with software sales falling to their lowest since 1998 according to NPD Analyst Mat Piscatella. Despite this, Nintendo still had a good run and the Switch was once again the best-selling hardware system as well as the only...
Hands On The More We Play Streets Of Rage 4, The More We Like It
Dust off your knuckles
Boy, the streets sure have been quiet the last 25 years. That’s roughly the length of time since Axel Stone, Blaze Fielding, and Big McLargehuge roamed the streets taming, titulary speaking, the “rage”. Streets of Rage 4, similar to retro franchise revivals like Mega Man 9 and Sonic Mania before it,
News Award-Winning Fantasy Puzzle-Adventure The Eyes Of Ara Comes To Switch Next Month
Explore a mysterious castle
Launching next month on Nintendo Switch is The Eyes of Ara, a fantasy puzzle-adventure that has been receiving "very positive" reviews on Steam since it launched in 2016. The game takes place on a remote island featuring an ancient weathered castle shrouded in mystery. For years it has remained quiet and undisturbed, but...
Review Super Kirby Clash - Monster Hunter Meets The Cute Pink Puffball
And it's free to play, to boot
When Kirby: Planet Robobot launched in 2016, one of the sub-games included was a neat little RPG-lite take on a boss rush mode called Team Kirby Clash. A year later, HAL opted to expand on the concept further in a free-to-play release on the 3DS eShop called Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, which added in several more bosses,...
News Physical Pre-Orders For Downwell On Nintendo Switch Go Live Next Week
5,000 copies available
As teased last November, Special Reserve Games will soon be offering Switch owners a physical version of the critically-acclaimed roguelike, platforming and shmup mash-up, Downwell. Pre-orders for the game will go live next week on 17th September. The Switch version of the game is priced at $29.99 USD ($5.00 more than the...
News Pop Album Video Game Sayonara Wild Hearts Launches On 19th September
Feel the beat
At the Game Awards last year, the first reveal was Sayonara Wild Hearts. Annapurna Interactive and Simogo showed off a trailer most viewers struggled to make sense of and said it would arrive on the Nintendo Switch at some point in 2019. A new trailer has now confirmed this title will arrive later this month on 19th September. It's...
News Konami's Track & Field Joins Hamster's Arcade Archives This Week
On your marks, get set, GO!
If you've been craving some more classic video game experiences on your Switch, Hamster has got you covered. This week's Arcade Archives release is Konami's 1983 sports game, Track & Field. It's a game that's easy to control and can be played by up to 4 people at once! Use the RUN button and JUMP button to aim for...
Review Sydney Hunter And The Curse Of The Mayan - Indiana Jones In All But Name
“Why did it have to be snakes?”
Given the sheer rate at which the Switch’s eShop is expanding on a weekly basis, it almost seems inevitable that an Indiana Jones game will eventually make its way to owners. Until then, Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan is about as close as we’re going to get – but that’s okay because this...
News '90s Football Stars Is Now Golazo!, And It's Coming To Nintendo Switch This Week
Name change and a fresh trailer
Update (Wed 11th Sep, 2019 16:30 BST): '90s Football Stars Is now known as Golazo! and it's coming to Switch tomorrow. Here's some PR: Golazo! is a dynamic 2.5D arcade soccer game, a perfect Switch party game for a chilling afternoon with friends. With its local multiplayer modes and crazy vintage approach, Golazo...
News Delightfully Addictive 2D Adventure Forager Is Getting A Physical Switch Release Next Month
Pre-orders now live
The promised physical release for the oh-so-addictive Forager is just around the corner, with a 22nd October release date now firmly locked in. The game has started popping up at various US retailers for $29.99; a European release was also promised a while back, so we imagine that'll be available soon, too. If you want to get...
News Japanese Releases Of Dragon Quest I, II And III On Switch Will Be Playable In English
Update: Pre-orders now live
Update (Wed 11th Sep, 2019 12:15 BST): You can now pre-order the physical version of the game over at Play-Asia. <products id="10541" style="list"> Original Story (Fri 6th Sep, 2019 15:30 BST): As revealed in the Japanese Nintendo Direct earlier this week, the first three games in the long-running Dragon Quest...
News Molecats Is A Charming Looking Puzzler Where Failure Is Literally Not An Option
And it's available right now!
If you like the sound of a cute, quirky puzzle-based adventure filled with a weird and wonderful cast of critters, Molecats could well be for you. The game launched on Switch just a matter of days ago and has you interacting with its scenery to help your party of Molecats (cat-mole hybrids, apparently) reach their...
News Full Patch Notes For Fire Emblem: Three Houses Version 1.0.2
More content has arrived
One of Nintendo's latest success stories on the Switch is Fire Emblem: Three Houses. When it launched in July, it topped sales charts worldwide and received glowing reviews from fans and critics alike. Just like other major Nintendo releases, this one has additional content to keep players invested over a long period of...
News Fire Emblem: Three Houses Update Replaces Byleth's Male Voice Actor
Same protagonist, new voice
In July, Nintendo removed the voice actor Chris Niosi from the credits of Fire Emblem Heroes, after the actor, animator, and producer revealed he had abused and mistreated friends and partners over the past decade. He also played the role of the protagonist Byleth in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. At the time, Nintendo was...
Review Risk of Rain 2 - Rough 'Early Access' Edges Can't Spoil This Rewarding Roguelike
It's a wonderful day for rain
It’s always fascinating when a 2D game series makes the jump to the third dimension, as the developers are given the impossible task of keeping the gameplay more or less the same while also instituting huge change. Many franchises—such as the Sonic the Hedgehog and Castlevania series’—arguably fail to make the...
Reminder Last Chance To Save With The Ubisoft Switch eShop Sale, 16 Games Reduced
Mario + Rabbids, Assassin's Creed, Rayman Legends, more!
Update (10th Sep, 09:30 BST): As a quick reminder, Ubisoft's current eShop sale is wrapping up over the next couple of days. Those in Europe can make use of these savings up until the 11th, but our chums in North America only have until the end of today. Get on over to the eShop if you want...
News Level-5's Snack World Video Game Rated By The ESRB
Snack attack incoming
Got an appetite for more Level-5 games? Well then, be sure to save some room for The Snack World, as a western release appears to be on the way. After a rating for Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl Gold appeared on the Australian Classification Board in April, a classification has now popped up
News Say Goodbye To Celeste With The Free Farewell Update Now Available On Switch
More than 100 new levels to climb
The free farewell update for the highly-praised indie platformer Celeste is now available on the Nintendo Switch. It includes more than 100 levels, over 40 minutes of new music and various new mechanics and items. Here's an announcement from the Nintendo of America Twitter account: If you haven't already played...
Review Hyperforma - A Bit Like Atari's Breakout On Steroids
Enter the Matrix
Hyperforma, originally released on iOS back in March of 2018, is a hacking game based around block-breaking mechanics very much in the style of good old Atari classic Breakout. Set in a delightfully dark and malevolent version of cyberspace, it sees you take control of The User, who must delve deep into The Great Network – a...
News Intense Bullet Hell Shmup Ghost Blade HD Scores October Switch Release
In physical and digital form
You may recall that a Switch release was confirmed for Ghost Blade HD towards the end of last year, with features like TATE mode support, leaderboards, achievements, and more being announced. Well, we now have a solid release window for the game of October 2019. It'll be launching digitally worldwide during that month,...
News My Friend Pedro Is The Latest Switch eShop Game To Snag A Physical Release
With exclusive extras
In what is becoming something of a trend with digital releases on Switch, it has been confirmed that My Friend Pedro will receive a physical release for the system this fall. The bonkers, balletic, banana-based title will be available at retail at "all major retailers", although pre-orders have already gone live at GameStop...
Gallery Get A Closer Look At Donkey Kong-Inspired Platformer Jet Kave Adventure
New screenshots shared
Platforming fans don't have long to wait before Jet Kave Adventure, a game inspired by none other than the Donkey Kong Country series, leaps onto Nintendo Switch. Ahead of the big release, the team has been kind enough to send us a batch of new and exclusive screenshots. We thought it'd be rude to keep them all to ourselves,...
Review Blasphemous - A Nightmarishly Good Mix Of Metroid And Dark Souls
Witness the sickness
The Game Kitchen's Blasphemous opens with its central protagonist, the metal-masked Penitent One, last survivor of the Silent Sorrow Massacre, staggering to his feet atop a mass grave of bodies, each one an exact replica of himself. Here is a hero caught in an endless cycle of death and rebirth, charged with lifting a great...
News Metroidvania Mable & The Wood Hunts Down A Switch Release This October
Kill or spare your enemies
Graffiti Games and Triplevision Games have revealed that Mable & The Wood is headed to Nintendo Switch this October. The game is a Metroidvania which has you hunting down huge beasts, taking their abilities, and shapeshifting into their forms. Unlike most games of the genre, though, Mable doesn't let you run, jump or...
Review A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher - A Uniquely Taxing Twin-Stick Shooter
Double vision
The Switch is home to some fairly unique games, but A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher is undoubtedly one of the most bizarre titles to hit the console since its launch. It’s also one of the most stubbornly difficult games to wrap your head around, and without thoroughly studying the optional tutorial, newcomers will find it equally...
Review FUZE4 Nintendo Switch - A Powerful Package That's For Serious Coders Only
Binary basics
Let’s get one thing straight: FUZE4 isn’t a game. Yes, you can play small snippets of games contained within, but it’s really more of an application focused on coding. It’s designed to teach newcomers the basics and allow seasoned coders to flex their coding skills right on the Switch. It’s not the kind of thing you’ll want...
Feature Best Nintendo Switch Metroidvania Games
Or 'Castloid', if you prefer
The word 'Metroidvania' might rub some gamers the wrong way, but it's a useful catch-all term to describe a very specific type of game experience. Combining elements from both the Metroid and late '90s Castlevania series, this broad platforming genre has you using an ever-growing skill set to open up new paths across an...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects - August 2019
August's best Switch eShop games!
Yet another month has flown by (a month and a week, in fact) and the Switch eShop is as busy, confusing, and fun as ever. You know what that means: it's time for this month's Nintendo Life eShop Selects! These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo's digital store, giving some love and attention to the games...
News Microsoft Focused On Launching Ori Sequel Exclusively On Xbox One And PC
Could we still see a Switch release in the future?
Following the recent announcement of Ori And The Blind Forest for the Nintendo Switch, there have been requests for the sequel to also make the transition across to the hybrid system in the future. So, what are the chances of this actually happening? Microsoft previously stated it had no plans to...
Video Digital Foundry Takes A Look At Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
"We're not dealing with the perfect port by any means"
One other game fighting for your attention on the Switch this week is Final Fantasy VIII Remastered. It was originally released as a PlayStation title in 1999 and the new version is now available on multiple platforms including the Switch. So, how does the remaster compare to the original? The...
News Iron Galaxy Helped Bring Overwatch To Switch, Nintendo Version Runs At 30fps
Cheers, love!
At the very beginning of the most recent Nintendo Direct, it was revealed the popular team-based shooter Overwatch would be coming to the Switch. Since then, Blizzard has been answering many questions about this particular version of the game and if it will support features like
Review Legend Of The Skyfish - A Poor-Man's Zelda
Hook, line and stinker
You don’t need to look very long at Legend of the Skyfish to know which series it takes influence from. Heck, the clue is in the name itself. Taking place on a set of islands, you take on the role of Little Red Hook, a girl with a particular talent of traversing the land and vanquishing foes with – of all things – a...
Feature Best Nintendo Switch Fighting Games
The best fighters on Switch
It's ironic that one of the most violent video game genres is also one which has pulled millions of people together; ever since the early days of Fatal Fury and Street Fighter II, the humble 'fighting game' genre has created (and arguably ended) countless friendships. This style of game that is perfect for social...
Random There Are More Than 20 Flavours Of The New Fairy-Type Pokémon Alcremie
Move aside, Unown
Pokémon Sword and Shield include a lot of new pocket monsters unique to the Galar region. One of these is the Fairy-type cream Pokémon, Alcremie. Fans got their first glimpse of this creature in a special trailer showing off Gigantamaxing. While you've probably already seen this Pokémon, what you might not know is that there...
News Blizzard Has No Plans To Add Cross-Platform Progression To Overwatch Right Now
The focus has been on "trying to get Overwatch" on Switch
Blizzard has already said it's still trying to determine if "cross-system play" would make sense for Overwatch, so what about cross-platform progression? Unfortunately, if you do intend to pick up the Switch version of the game when it arrives next month, and you've already spent a lot of...
Review The Long Journey Home - A Thrilling Space Epic Undone By Its Own Spitefulness
Homeward bound
The randomised yet finely-crafted adventures found within The Long Journey Home are filled with wonder. Manoeuvring your ship through vast and numerous solar systems, navigating unexplored planets and meeting strange and wonderful alien species – it's all good stuff. But the coin is always flipping in the vacuum of space; the cosmos...
Review Creature In The Well - You've Never Played A Pinball Game Like This
Deflect and energise
If you’ve ever been fond of the classic game of pinball, then Creature in the Well may well be up your street. In a curious twist on the traditional dungeon-crawler, the game sees you take on the role of the last remaining BOT-C unit, a robot engineer, in a desolate world where sandstorms reign supreme. You’re tasked with...
Guide Looking For Super Kirby Clash Passwords? Here Are A Few To Get You Started
Get those Fragments and Gem Apples
Unless you've been living under a 'down-B' Kirby-shaped brick for the last few days, you're probably aware that a new, free-to-start Kirby game called Super Kirby Clash is now available to play on Nintendo Switch. The game has you choosing from four different roles - Sword Hero, Hammer Lord, Beam Mage, or Doctor...
News Irem's Vigilante Joins The Arcade Archives Downloadable Series This Week
Take the law into your own hands
If River City Girls is beyond your budget, and you still want some beat 'em up action on Switch this week, then it might be worth taking a look at Hamster's latest Arcade Archives game, Vigilante. It was originally released by the Japanese developer Irem (best known for R-Type) in 1988 and is designed for 1-2...
Review Torchlight II - A Brilliant Dungeon-Crawler Expertly Ported By Panic Button
Fill your boots
Looking at it from a purely objective standpoint, Torchlight II seems like a game that would grow stale within a matter of minutes. You kill, you loot, you level up, and then you do it all over again with slightly bigger numbers all around. Rinse and repeat for a few dozen hours, and that’s more or less Torchlight II in a nutshell...
News Japan-Only 'Anti-RPG' Moon Is Getting A Worldwide Switch Release 22 Years Later
As seen in the Japanese Nintendo Direct
Yesterday's Japanese Nintendo Direct was slightly different to the one we received in the west, and amongst the differences was the news that cult classic Moon is making a very welcome comeback. Described as an 'anti-RPG', the game originally released on PlayStation back in 1997. It stars a boy who is...
News Indie Game Removed From Switch eShop Due To Hidden Code Editor Is Available Again
Includes co-op and new dev commentaries
Update: Thu 5th Sep, 2019 17:25 BST: A Dark Room is now available again on the Switch eShop. Publisher Circle has confirmed the news via PR: A Dark Room was removed from the eShop earlier in 2019 due to the presence of an unapproved ‘sandbox’ tool. As highlighted upon the game’s removal on 26th April,...
Review The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter - A Brief But Striking Experience That Will Stick With You
Hiding in plain sight
Released to rapturous critical acclaim in 2014 with its heartfelt tale and stunning presentation, PC indie darling The Vanishing of Ethan Carter isn't new per se. But whilst it slowly crept onto other platforms – starting with the PlayStation 4 in 2015, and then Xbox One in early 2018 – it's only now made its Nintendo debut...
News The Sinking City Scores A September Switch Release, Physical Version "Might" Happen
There's not long to wait
A release date for The Sinking City's big launch on Nintendo Switch has finally arrived. You'll be able to get your hands on the game from 12th September. We've been keeping a close eye on this one for a while now, recently sharing Switch footage and
News Deadly Premonition 2 Is A Switch Launch Exclusive
Original game is available right now, too
Update 5/9/19 9:10AM BST: We've had confirmation from Rising Star Games that Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise is a Switch exclusive at launch. Other platforms are not being discussed at this stage, says the publisher. Original Story: 4/9/19 11:50PM BST: SWERY65's follow-up to the cult classic...
News You Can Share Switch And Steam Cloud Saves In Divinity: Original Sin 2
Keep your adventure going
One critically-acclaimed role-playing game worth checking is Divinity: Original Sin 2. It's been well received on PC and its definitive edition is now available on the Nintendo Switch for $49.99 / £44.99 – so you can slay monsters and unleash magic on the go. If you happen to have played the existing version of the game...
News The First Three Dragon Quest Games Will Be Released On The Switch eShop In Japan
Alongside Dragon Quest XI S
On 27th September, Dragon Quest fans located in Japan will be able to play the first three games in the long-running series on the Nintendo Switch. Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line and Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation will all be made available on the same day as Dragon Quest XI S:...
News Sans From Undertale Is Coming To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
But not as a regular fighter
After the reveal of SNK's Terry Bogard for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, we got a look at the new Mii Fighter costumes coming to the game. Possibly the highlight was the reveal Sans, from the cult-hit Undertale, would be an outfit for the Mii Gunner. Sans will even get his own music track and is priced at $0.75 USD. The...
News Blizzard Still Trying To Determine If Cross-Play Would Make Sense For Overwatch
And keeping close watch on the technology
During the most recent Nintendo Direct presentation, we officially found out Blizzard's team-based hero shooter Overwatch Legendary Edition would be coming to the Switch on 15th October. This announcement has re-raised questions about the possibility of Overwatch eventually receiving cross-play support,...
News Return Of The Obra Dinn Drifts Onto Nintendo Switch Later This Year
Land ahoy!
The award-winning Return Of The Obra Dinn is coming to Nintendo Switch this fall. Designed by Lucas Pope – the creator of the 2013 critical hit Papers, Please – Return of the Obra Dinn takes place on board a ghost ship from the 1800s. The ship's crew has either died or vanished, and it's up to the player to piece together what...
News Dante Returns To Switch In Devil May Cry 2 On 19th September, Pre-Purchase Now
A second helping
It looks like Capcom intends to drip-feed Switch owners each entry in the original Devil May Cry trilogy game by game – with today's Nintendo Direct revealing Dante will return later this month. As noted below, you'll be able to play the hack and slash shooter Devil May Cry 2 on the go on 19th September, and you can pre-purchase...
News Restore Order When Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Strikes Back On Switch This Month
Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy coming in 2020, too
Oldschool Star Wars fans are in for a treat later this month when Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast slashes its way onto the Switch later this month, on 24th September. You'll take control of Kyle Katarn who must restore order after a former student of Luke Skywalker has betrayed the...
News Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore Dances Onto Switch Early Next Year
Pre-orders now available
The 2016 Wii U release Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE is getting an encore on Switch. In today's Direct presentation hosted by Nintendo's Shinya Takahashi, it was revealed the game would be released on the hybrid platform next year on 17th January. Pre-orders are available now on the Switch eShop and here are some additional...
News Super Kirby Clash Is A New Free-To-Start Game Launching On Switch Today
Fight!
During today's Nintendo Direct, it was revealed that Kirby is returning to Nintendo Switch in a brand new free-to-start title called Super Kirby Clash. We've got the official description straight from Nintendo below to teach you more about the game, as well as an adorable selection of screenshots. Take a look: To defeat bosses this wicked,...
Watch Nintendo Direct September 2019 Broadcast - Live!
What's in store? Find out here!
Today's Nintendo Direct will feature "roughly 40 minutes" of information on Nintendo Switch games coming in 2019. It'll be taking place at 3pm PT / 6pm ET (so that's 11pm BST / midnight CEST) <liveblog id="nintendo-direct_2019-09-04_na" tags="#NintendoDirect" video="
Feature Best Nintendo Switch Games
As voted by you lovely people
In a little over two years Switch has amassed a huge amount of software - more than any Nintendo fan dared to dream after the slim pickings of the Wii U generation. Of course, this abundance of riches leaves us in something of a pickle - too much software, not enough time to play it all. In fairness, it's a very nice...
Review Bubsy: Paws On Fire! - How Many Lives Does This Bobcat Have?
Paws for loading
"Bubsy's back!" While that phrase might strike fear into your very soul, there must be a fair amount of readers with at least a residue of affection for the orange bobcat. Bubsy the Bobcat hails from the age of mascot platformers that has come back into vogue with the current wave of '90s nostalgia, and he somehow remains in the...
News Space RPG The Long Journey Home Launches On Nintendo Switch Today
Here's the launch trailer
Space exploration RPG The Long Journey Home is launching today on Nintendo Switch. A new trailer has been released to show the game in action. Yes, Switch owners can finally set off on the game's adventure of danger and discovery, catching up with players who have already experienced it on other platforms. The Long Journey...
News Galaxy Champions TV Might Be The Smash TV Successor We've All Been Waiting For
"Good luck! You'll need it!"
Smash TV was one of those quintessential '90s arcade titles that got ported to every console known to man and was generally hailed as a ruddy good time by all who experienced it. Despite getting an unconnected sequel in the form of 1992's Total Carnage, Smash TV was never really iterated upon in the decades that followed...
Review River City Girls - Streets Of Rage 4 Has Some Real Competition
A girls' fight out
The Kunio-kun series has been around for more than three decades in Japan, delivering a steady stream of quality titles mostly featuring its trademark art style: chunky characters with big heads. Some of the games made it to the west under various guises – Renegade, Super Dodge Ball, Crash ‘n The Boys, Nintendo World Cup and...
Hands On Sayonara Wild Hearts Is Pop Perfection In Video Game Form
Say goodbye to your eShop credit when this launches
“Sayonara” is Japanese for “goodbye". Alright, you probably didn’t need help with that one. On the other hand, with Sayonara Wild Hearts, a new video game on the Nintendo Switch developed by Swedish developer Simogo, you’ll probably need some help, both to understand it and to master it...
News Award-Winning Steampunk Adventure 80 Days Races To Nintendo Switch Next Month
And Heaven's Vault is coming next year, too
Developer Inkle's award-winning adventure game 80 Days is headed to Nintendo Switch, it has been confirmed. The good news doesn't stop there either, as the studio's open-world archaeological adventure Heaven's Vault will also arrive next year. If you've played 80 Days before, you're probably already sold...
News Omen Exitio: Plague Brings A Sinister Dose Of Lovecraftian Horror To Switch
Based on real events
If you like your horror on the more mysterious side of the spectrum, as opposed to gore and jump scares galore, you might want to take a look at Omen Exitio: Plague. The game launched on Switch in the US just last week, and a European release is just around the corner, too. It's inspired by the old gamebooks of the '80s and...
News Nintendo Reveals The Switch eShop's Most Popular Games For August 2019 (Europe)
Did you buy any of these?
Nintendo has shared a list of the top 15 most-downloaded eShop games of August 2019 in Europe, and there's a wonderful mix of games sitting right at the top. The game on everyone's lips at the moment, Astral Chain, managed to make its way to fourth place (we already know it topped the UK physical charts this week) but top...
News Watch Out Tetris 99, Sega Is Adding Two New Modes To Puyo Puyo Champions
Sharpen your skills
One tile-match puzzle game that arguably hasn't received enough attention on the Switch is Puyo Puyo Champions. Sega released this competitive take on the series earlier this year in May, but even it wasn't affordable enough to keep up with the popularity of Nintendo's online battle-royale game, Tetris 99. If you did overlook...
News The Switch Version Of GRID Autosport Will Support GameCube Controllers
Classic control
This month sees the release of the "more authentic racing game" GRID Autosport on the Nintendo Switch. While it's not a full-blown racing simulator, the team at Feral Interactive still intend to make the Switch version as realistic as possible by filling it with plenty of additional options you wouldn't often find in your average...
News Torchlight II Might Receive A Special Switch Lite Patch In The Future
Easier on the eyes
If you haven't played Torchlight II before, now is the perfect opportunity, as it has just been released on the Switch eShop. In fact, Runic Games – the company originally behind it – was founded by some of the team who previously established Blizzard North and went on to create the Diablo series. As a result, you'll feel...
Review Bulletstorm: Duke Of Switch Edition - Puerile, Crass And Bloody Good Fun
Welcome to the Sausage Fest
There are one hundred and thirty-one ways to kill a bad guy in People Can Fly’s Bulletstorm. You can fling them into spiked walls and electrical sources, kick them off cliffs and bridges, set fire to them then fill them full of holes or just good old slo-mo shoot their heads off. You can slice them, dice them, explode...
News Bandai Namco Hosts Nintendo Switch eShop Sale, Up To 50% Off Top Games (Europe)
Dragon Ball, Sword Art Online, and plenty more!
Bandai Namco has cut the prices of several of its Nintendo Switch games in Europe, with some discounts reaching a lovely 50% off. There are nine games on offer in total, with some additional content thrown in for good measure. Highlights include Dragon Ball FighterZ, as well as its additional...
Video Panic Button's Torchlight II Is Out On Switch Today, Here's A New Trailer
The award-winning game returns
Today sees the launch of Torchlight II on Nintendo Switch, an award-winning dungeon crawler originally developed by Runic Games. A new launch trailer has appeared to show it off, and we've plonked it up above for you lovely lot to check out. As you may already know, this new version of the game for Switch, PS4 and...
News Light And Shadow Guide The Way In Candleman, A Pretty 3D Platformer Headed To Switch
"This candle's on fiiirreeeee"
From developer Spotlightor Interactive and publisher indienova comes Candleman, a 3D platformer leaping onto Nintendo Switch next month. Candleman doesn't look quite like your usual platform game, with its pretty art style and use of lighting helping it to grab our attention right off the bat. In fact, the lighting...
Gallery Get A Closer Look At The Sinking City On Switch With These Exclusive Screenshots
Let them sink in
Open world investigation game The Sinking City is headed to Switch this year, and while we still don't have an exact release date locked in, all the signs are suggesting that this could well be worth keeping an eye on. Last week, we shared with you a brand new trailer which showcased the Switch version in action, alongside...
News Twin-Stick Action RPG Inferno 2 Blasts Onto Nintendo Switch Later This Month
Shoot your way through 80 levels
Launching on Nintendo Switch later this month is Inferno 2, an action RPG/shooter from Radiangames and 2Awesome Studio. With 80 levels to blast through, players will need to use the game's twin-stick mechanics to shoot everything in sight, exploring and collecting goodies as you go. Along the way, you can upgrade...
Video Take A Look At The Free Challenge Islands Update For Kingdom Two Crowns
Download it now
A free update is now available for Kingdom Two Crowns. It adds the Challenge Islands, which is said to represent the "greatest challenge" ever seen for hardened veteran monarchs. It's simply a matter of surviving long enough to claim the crown. This update includes three different islands (Dire Island, Skull Island and Plague...
News '90s Super GP Is Still Alive, And Will Now Include Online Play
Racing ahead
One game we feel like we've been waiting a lifetime for is '90s Super GP. This arcade-style game, formerly known as 90's Arcade Racer, started out as a Kickstarter campaign and was originally targeting a Wii U release. In 2017, we received
News Classic DOOM And DOOM II Ports To Receive Performance Improvements In Future Patch
Removing DOOM's gloom
As you may recall, July ended with an excitable bang as the original DOOM, DOOM II and DOOM 3 all surprise-launched on Nintendo Switch. Now, Bethesda has revealed that the first two are set to receive an update which will improve game
Chicken-Wuss!
Imagine being in the unenviable position in which Square Enix found itself following the release of Final Fantasy VII in 1997. The studio had just put out a genre-defining game that many still say they haven’t topped and had catapulted itself to a position that invited unrealistically high expectations. Gamers are a notoriously...
News Charming Hand-Drawn Puzzler The Tiny Bang Story Comes To Switch Next Month
Search for clues
Ellada Games, which recently confirmed that its side-scrolling action-survival RPG Niffelheim is headed to Switch, has now announced another title for the console: The Tiny Bang Story. The game, which has received a healthy number of 'very positive' reviews on Steam, is a puzzle title set in a hand-drawn storybook land. Players...
Feature Hidden Gems On Nintendo Switch eShop
Find these buried treasures on the Switch eShop
The term ‘hidden gem’ gets bandied around a lot, and often erroneously. Of course, sometimes the game in question truly went unnoticed and unloved by the masses and is worth digging up, but more often than not it either isn’t actually 'hidden' (for example, an occasionally overlooked entry in a...
News Ubisoft Expected More From Starlink, Plans To "Create Better Products" For Family Market
And gained a lot of experience in the process
Ubisoft had ambitious plans to revitalise the toys-to-life video game genre but unfortunately fell short when sales for Starlink: Battle for Atlas failed to take off. Nowadays, you're more likely to find the entire bundle for a heavily reduced price in a bargain bin, and while it's a game that we...
Video 14 Exciting New Games Coming To The Nintendo Switch In September
An action-packed month of releases
Hide your money, because this month is absolutely jam-packed with a selection of high-quality Switch games. Honestly, this is set to be one of the best months of 2019 – with things kicking off on 3rd September when Sypro Reignited Trilogy and Final Fantasy VIII Remastered arrive on the same day. It only gets...
Feature Best Nintendo Switch Racing Games
Feel the requirement for rapidity!
While the Nintendo Switch may lack the raw processing grunt of the Xbox One and PS4, fans of the racing genre are still well served on the hybrid console, with a steadily growing catalogue of fantastic racers. It may lack the killer driving simulators from rival consoles, but there are plenty of arcade thrills and...
News Escape From The Urlag Invasion When Greak: Memories Of Azur Arrives On Switch In 2020
Featuring traditional hand-drawn animation
Publisher Bromio and developer Navegante have revealed Greak: Memories of Azur will arrive on the Switch next year. The game is a side-scrolling single player game featuring traditional hand-drawn animation. The player takes control of three siblings and must guide them through the lands of Azur. You'll be...
News Risk Of Rain 2 Physical Switch Release Confirmed, Includes The Original Game
Double the fun
Risk of Rain 2 made a surprise splash on the Switch eShop not long ago. If you would prefer a hard copy of the game, though, you're in luck. According to a listing on Amazon, this version expected to arrive on 15th November for $39.99 USD. To top it off, the game will also include the original Risk of Rain, which was released last...
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News Castle Crashers Remastered Brings Cartoon Beat 'Em Up Action To The Switch Next Month
Defend your kingdom
Earlier this year, American-based developer The Behemoth lifted the lid on Castle Crashers Remastered for the Switch. This is the first time the company will bring one of its games to a Nintendo platform since the GameCube generation. Now, after "months of responding to questions and posts and tweets" asking when exactly the...
News Risk Of Rain 2 Makes A Surprise Splash On The Switch eShop, Includes Scorched Acres Update
It's out now!
Bulletstorm isn't the only Gearbox-published title that received a surprise release on the eShop this weekend. Risk of Rain 2 also made a splash on Nintendo's hybrid device. This game was previously featured during the recent Indie World Showcase and is a sequel to Hopoo Games' roguelike 2
News Bulletstorm Just Blew Up On The Switch eShop, And Here's What It Looks Like
Fancy biting the bullet?
Bulletstorm has stealth-launched on the Switch eShop today, bringing with it some seriously over the top FPS action. The "Duke of Switch Edition" subtitle may give you a clue about what makes this version so special - it's got the one and only Duke Nukem in it, see? It costs £24.99 in the UK and $29.99 in North America...
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