Switch eShop - News
August2020
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.4.1 Patch Notes - Hacked Trees Are Gone
No more Star Fragment trees
A week after Nintendo released wave two of the summer update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it's now rolled out version 1.4.1. It contains a bunch of fixes - most notably, resolving an issue where trees could mature and contain things other than normal fruit. Players who have updated to the latest version of New...
Review Samurai Shodown Neo Geo Collection - A Strong Lineup Of Brilliant Fighters
Seven Samurai
Although these days most gamers would associate SNK with the King of Fighters or Fatal Fury series, there’s still a sizeable following for the third major string in its fighting game bow, Samurai Shodown. Focusing more on weapons-based combat and less on having all the W’s in its title, the Samurai Shodown series is much loved for...
News Take To The Skies In Panzer Dragoon: Remake With This Limited-Time Discount
33% off!
After a surprise landing on the Nintendo Switch in March, Panzer Dragoon: Remake has received a number of updates improving the overall experience. The most recent one in May added an option to enable 60 frames per second, added HD Rumble, Gyro controls, and much more. If you haven't got around to trying out this release yet, now is the...
News Nintendo Reveals The Top 15 Most-Downloaded Switch Games In July 2020 (Europe)
The eShop's biggest games
Nintendo of Europe has shared a list of the most-downloaded Switch eShop games during July 2020. Animal Crossing: New Horizons can usually be found at the very top of these lists, but it's actually been knocked down to second place this time around. Instead, Nintendo's latest major release, Paper Mario: The Origami King,...
News The Alto Collection Introduces Two Award-Winning Mobile Hits To Switch
Alto's Adventure and Alto's Odyssey
Team Alto has announced that it will be bundling its award-winning games Alto's Adventure and Alto's Odyssey into one complete package, launching them on Switch as The Alto Collection. The Alto games have you setting off on an endless snowboarding journey through beautiful landscapes such as villages, ancient...
News Spitlings Brings Chaotic Multiplayer Mayhem To Switch, And It's Out Today
If one fails, everyone restarts
Spitlings, a chaotic co-op action-arcade game, launches today on Nintendo Switch. Designed for one to four players, Spitlings puts you in control of one of the strange titular creatures, spitting their teeth at bubbles or using them to jump around (it's already sounding a bit barmy, isn't it?) Your main goal is to...
News Blasphemous Gets New Stir Of Dawn DLC, Adding New Game Plus, New Story Content And More
Available now!
Update (Tue 4th Aug, 2020 14:00 BST): Blasphemous' free Stir of Dawn DLC is now available to play on Nintendo Switch. It adds a number of new features and a New Game+ mode called ‘New Torment’. Here are all the details: Blasphemous: Stir of Dawn key features: Experience a new level of torment: Those who have completed the main...
News Carrion's Controversial Nintendo Switch Menu Icon Has Been Changed
Gone and perhaps best forgotten
Towards the end of last month, Devolver Digital released Carrion on Nintendo Switch, a reverse horror game where you play as the final boss. With an intriguing concept, great art, and even better gameplay, it topped the list of our favourite eShop games of the month, but it has had one glaring issue not related to the...
News Wargroove Players On Switch Can Finally Invite Their PS4 Buddies To Battle
Thanks, Sony
Although Wargroove players on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC have been able to play alongside each other for some time now, one party missing from the battle was the PlayStation 4. As with all cross-play titles, it's tied to Sony's restrictive stance on this feature, which it now appears to be relaxing. We've seen this in the...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects - July 2020
July's best Switch eShop games!
With July all wrapped up, it's time once again for us to take a look back at all the great games launching on Switch over the last 31 days with our latest edition of the Nintendo Life eShop Selects! These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo's digital store, giving some love and attention to the games that...
News Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Director Explains Why Remaster Cut Local Co-Op
A "one or the other" kind of situation
Last month, Square Enix dropped quite the bombshell when it revealed Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition wouldn't support offline or local multiplayer due to development reasons, it chose not to elaborate on at the time. Now, in an interview with Destructoid, the game's
News Start Menu Screen For LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Supposedly Leaked
Fulfill your destiny and view this image
One game we would certainly love to see and hear more about is Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. The last proper information we got was back in May when TT Games showed fans key artwork along with some new screenshots. It also revealed there would be "nearly" 500 characters featured and many of them would...
Feature Best Nintendo Switch Demos - Try Before You Buy On Switch eShop
Play before outlay
After three short years, the amount of quality games available on Switch is simply staggering. Nintendo's system has quite literally thousands of titles to enjoy, many of them absolutely free to download and play, and many of the others with free demos available on the Switch eShop, so you can try before you buy. Below we've...
Reminder Unlock A Special Paper Mario Theme In Tetris 99 This Weekend
Limited-time only
Nintendo's latest Maximus Cup for its addictive battle royale game Tetris 99 is officially underway. This time around it's for its latest Switch release, Paper Mario: The Origami King. Take a look below: You have until 3rd August to collect at least 100 points. Once you've done this, you'll unlock a one-of-a-kind in-game theme...
July2020
And lots of other discounts, too
Arc System Works has kicked off a lovely sale on the Switch eShop in North America, discounting the prices of a number of games that could well be worth a look for fighting fans. You'll find all of the discounts available below, although we want to make sure you spot the discount on Dragon Ball FighterZ - Ultimate...
News Banner Of The Maid Brings Bodice-Busting Tactical Action To Switch Next Month
Take the role of Napoleon Bonaparte's sis
Tactical role-playing title Banner of the Maid finally has a confirmed release date: August 12th, 2020. It will cost $16.99 in North America. Set during the French Revolution and starring Pauline Bonaparte, sibling of the famous Napoleon Bonaparte, the game mixes real-life characters and events with fantasy...
News Kaiju-Battling Strategy Title Volta-X Hits Switch On August 12th
With a free limited preview event just beforehand
GungHo Online has revealed that its real-time strategy title Volta-X launches on Switch on August 12th, with a price tag of $19.99. On August 7th, GungHo will be holding a special preview event between 5 p.m. to August 8, 9 p.m. PDT, but this will be accessible to PC players only. The game features...
News 'Anti-RPG' PlayStation Title Moon Arrives On Switch eShop This August
Its first English release since 1997
Tokyo-based developer Onion Games - which previously worked on games like Little King's Story, Chibi-Robo! and even Super Mario RPG - has announced its cult-classic 'anti-RPG' Moon will be released on the Switch eShop (here in the west) next month on 27th Augus
News Fight Crab Dev Explains Why The Game Is About Crabs Fighting
It all makes sense now
One upcoming Switch game we're looking forward to getting our claws on this September is Fight Crab. In this title, two crustaceans enter an arena and only one comes out the victor. So how did this concept come about and why are crabs the star of the show? In an email interview with USgamer recently, Japan-based indie...
Review Rogue Company - A Solid, If Unspectacular Hero Shooter With Plenty of Potential
Derivative delight
Hi-Rez Studio's Rogue Company arrives on Nintendo Switch in paid beta form with three tiers of Founder's Packs – starter, standard, and ultimate – available to competitive shooter fans whose trigger fingers are too itchy to wait for the free to play version slated to arrive later this year. This one's an absolute mish-mash of...
News Worm Jazz Mixes Bomberman With Snake, And Yes, It's Slithering Towards Switch
Starring a "boogie-woogie worm"
Worm Jazz – a puzzle title which was created during a game jam event – has been confirmed for release on the Nintendo Switch. Described by its developer – Inconspicuous Creations – as a cross between Bomberman and Snake, it features a "boogie-woogie worm" called Mr. Mark who has to steer his elongating body...
News Peaky Blinders: Mastermind Brings The Hit TV Series To Switch This August
Release date now confirmed
Curve Digital has announced that Peaky Blinders: Mastermind, a game based on the hit TV drama, will be launching on Switch next month. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 20th August. The game is a puzzle-adventure title developed by FuturLab, which has worked in collaboration with the creative and production...
Three previously-unannounced titles break cover
The Taiwanese ratings board has done it again. Days after revealing that the superb Crimzon Clover is coming to Switch, we've got three new ratings for the previously-unannounced Liege Dragon, Redout: Space Assault and World of Tanks Blitz. Liege Dragon is another JRPG from Kemco which aims to...
News BPM: Bullets Per Minute Dev Wants To Bring The Rhythm Action FPS To Switch
"We don't want a bad port"
Ever wondered what would happen if Doom and Guitar Hero got it on and had a baby? BPM: Bullets Per Minute is what. It's an FPS roguelike with a focus on shooting, reloading and jumping to the game's music, and it looks pretty incredible – as you can see from the trailer for the PC version shown below. As is tradition...
News Inti Creates Rolls Out Version 1.3.0 Update For Bloodstained: Curse Of The Moon 2
Adds Legend style and fixes some bugs
The updates for Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 just keep on coming. Following on from the introduction of a Boss Rush mode earlier this month, Inti Creates has now rolled out the version 1.3.0 update. It adds "Legend" style, fixes a display bug and multiple other issues, here's the full rundown: Ver. 1.3.0...
Download it now
A few days after it was announced, the Wave 2 summer update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has now been released. As previously mentioned it adds firework shows and dreaming. Save data is also protected thanks to the new island backup & restoration service. In addition to this, Nintendo has released the full patch notes on...
Review Carrion - A Shockingly Violent Metroidvania Where You're The End Boss
Carrion screaming
We haven't played a lot of games that made us feel like a monster. A real predator. The measured and ultimately law-abiding stealth of the Batman: Arkham series had its power-fantasy moments, but nothing that made us sit back and think for a minute about what we've done. Enter Carrion. Taking control of an amorphous,...
News Nexomon: Extinction Gets Three New Trailers And A Confirmed Release Date
A new take on Pokémon's monster-catching
A small wave of new trailers have appeared for Nexomon: Extinction today, the Pokémon-like monster-catching game that's headed for Switch. Oh, and speaking of heading for Switch, we now have a confirmed release date, too. The game will be launching on 28th August, so we won't have long to wait to check it...
Fixes multiple issues, improves the online experience and more
Nintendo has just released another update for the recently released game compilation, Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics. This updates the game to version 1.1.2. According to Nintendo's supports official patch notes, this fixes multiple issues with particular games, fixes several...
News Blue Characters Star In This Week's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Event
Starts this Friday
This week, Nintendo is hosting a special Super Smash Bros. Ultimate event featuring all sorts of blue characters. While Sonic the Hedgehog didn't make the cut, Metal Sonic and Chaos did. So did Krystal from Star Fox Adventures, Rover from the Animal Crossing series, Dialga from the Pokémon series, and Jack Levin from the F-Zero...
News Megadimension Neptunia VII Celebrates Switch eShop Launch With A 20% Discount
Dimension hop on your Switch today
Today sees the release of the "beloved" Neptunia RPG, Megadimension Neptunia VII, on the Nintendo Switch eShop. To celebrate the occasion, Idea Factory is offering a three-week-long launch discount of 20% off the $29.99/£26.99 standard price - reducing it to $23.99/£21.59 (offer expires on 17/08/2020). If you'd...
Review Ageless - Not Quite The Next Celeste, But Worth A Look All The Same
Another hidden gem?
Though it still certainly occupies a niche, it’s been fascinating to see how 2018’s seminal Celeste has begun to influence the design of platformers in the time since its release. That unique blend of approachable but punishing gameplay and a surprisingly emotional story was something that had never really been done before,...
News Magical Puzzle-Platformer Ageless Launches Today On Nintendo Switch
"A pixel-art world of wonder"
Update (Tue 28th Jul, 2020 13:35 BST): And it's here! Ageless launches on Nintendo Switch today; you'll find it available for £10.99 on the eShop and there's a new trailer to be seen above. We'll have a full review of the game for you very soon, so keep an eye on our homepage if you want to read our thoughts...
News Point-And-Click Horror Saint Kotar Smashes Kickstarter Goal To Launch On Switch
A 'frightening tale'
Nintendo Switch will be receiving a brand new choice-driven point-and-click adventure next year thanks to a very successful Kickstarter campaign. Saint Kotar, a "modern 2.5D story-driven" take on the genre, generated a total of $58,000 (or 129% of its funding goal) to secure a release on Switch. It's all set within a...
News CrossCode Patch For Switch Fixes Crashes, Performance Issues And Multiple Bugs
Expect more updates in the future
Earlier this month, Deck13 Interactive and Radical Fish Games their 2D action RPG CrossCode on the Nintendo Switch. As much as we enjoyed the game, admittedly it contained some annoying performance issues and a few other problems. Developer Deck13 has now submitted patch 1.0.8 to Nintendo, and it's expected to go...
News Cuphead's 'Delicious Last Course' DLC Will Arrive 'When It's Ready'
StudioMDHR provides an update
Update (Tue 28th Jul, 2020 16:00 BST): Sorry folks, while Geoff did indeed talk about Cuphead and announce the game for the PS4 during his latest Summer Game Fest broadcast, unfortunately - we're going to have to "wait a little bit longer" for the DLC. StudioMDHR's Maja Moldenhauer said 'The Delicious Last Course' will...
News Bullet-Hell Shmup Crimzon Clover Is Heading To Switch, According To New Rating
"Take the role of a skilled pilot in the fight to destroy massive waves of enemies"
The Taiwanese ratings board has listed a rating for Crimzon Clover World Explosion, a bullet-hell shmup which appears to be headed to Switch thanks to publisher Degica. Originally released on PC back in 2014, Crimzon Clover World Explosion is a vertically-scrolling...
News Ultra Foodmess Brings Chaotic Multiplayer Shenanigans To Switch Next Month
11 'crazy' modes to explore
Launching on Nintendo Switch early next month is Ultra Foodmess, a competitive party game for up to four players. The title probably gives it away somewhat, but the game has players taking on the roles of a variety of food characters, battling each other in what appears to be a pretty chaotic looking set of game modes...
Review Crysis Remastered - A Technical Miracle And One Of The Best Shooters On Switch
Switch Mode Engaged
Of all the big-name ports that have arrived on Switch thus far, there's something about Crysis that makes it feel a little extra special. Here is a game that absolutely beasted even the most high-end PCs when it released back in November of 2007 with its GPU-melting graphics – light-years ahead of everything else at the time...
Review Creaks - A Masterfully Told Dark Fairytale Packed With Clever Puzzles
Finely oiled
Amanita Design has made quite a name for itself producing distinctive, visually alluring and extremely intuitive point-and-click adventure-puzzlers for PC and mobile. Across the likes of Botanicula, Samorost and Machinarium there's an evident shared love for the absurd and a predilection for charming wordless narratives. Now, the Czech...
News Here Are The Full Patch Notes For Cadence Of Hyrule Version 1.2.0
Download it today
Earlier this week, during the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, we found out Cadence of Hyrule would be receiving three new paid DLC packs this year. As you probably already know, the first character pack is now available for $5.99 USD (or your regional equivalent). It contains Impa, Federick (the Shopkeeper), Aria, Shadow...
Mini Review Monster Prom: XXL - A Silly, Knockabout Experience That's Perfect For Parties
John Hughes' worst nightmare
While going back to school is certainly not a desirable concept, it would certainly hold more appeal to find it populated by literal monsters, rather than the lousy figurative ones who made school life so difficult. Thankfully, Monster Prom: XXL offers a welcome opportunity to right those wrongs and ask a fantasy...
Mini Review Neversong - A Lovingly-Crafted Metroidvania Which Sadly Ends Too Soon
Nightmares and dreamscapes
Neversong is an atmospheric adventure game from developers Atmos Games and Serenity Forge, in which a young boy by the name of Peet is searching for his kidnapped girlfriend, Wren. Set in various mysterious locales, the game is primarily a Metroidvania in design, but one which strikes a nice balance between narrative and...
Review Lost Wing - A Beautiful Score-Based Challenge That Almost Touches Greatness
It's OK, you can get it back
Some games are really difficult to review. This isn't self-important whining, we promise. Okay, maybe it is. A bit. But it's true – there are so many games out there that slot into their genre or type so neatly, so functionally, that sometimes one will come along where we found ourselves wondering what on earth there...
News Get Ready For Cyberpunk RPG Action With This Dex Story Trailer
Explore the streets of the dark Harbor Prime
Cyberpunk RPG Dex launches on the Switch eShop today, which we thought was rather good in our Dex review. It's a charming mash-up of Metroidvania and RPG, and well worth a look if you ask us. To celebrate the launch, QubicGames has released a story trailer which you can view above. It aims to...
News Fight Crab Scuttles To Switch This September
Giant Enemy Crab!
Here at Nintendo Life we've been anticipating the release of zany physics-based battler Fight Crab for a while now - over two years, in fact. Today publisher and developer Mastiff and partner Calappa Games have announced that the 3D crustacean-based scrapper will be arriving on Switch eShop on 15th September in North America,...
News Spike Chunsoft's Summer Sale Offers Up To 80% Off Selected Switch Titles
STEINS;GATE! AI: The Somnium Files! Pixeljunk!
Not to be outdone by rival publishers Team17, Warner Bros and Square Enix – all of which are holding summer sales of their own right now – Spike Chunsoft has slashed the cos
News Square Enix Is Offering Up To 50% Off Final Fantasy, Trials Of Mana And More
Big savings to be had
Publisher Square Enix is having another one of its eShop sales, with players being offered up to 50% off the price of some pretty amazing titles. Highlights include Trials of Mana, Collection of Mana, several classic Final Fantasy titles and a few unique JRPGs, such as I Am Setsuna and Oninaki. If you've been holding off...
Making it XSEED's fastest-selling title on a single platform
XSEED Games has revealed its latest release Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town has become its fastest-selling title to reach 100,000 sales on a single platform in North America. Gematsu reached out to XSEED, and was told it was the Nintendo Switch version that achieved this...
News New Story DLC For The Outer Worlds Is Coming To Nintendo Switch In The Future
"No confirmed date"
Obsidian Entertainment has officially revealed its first expansion for The Outer Worlds. Peril on Gorgon is coming to the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 9th September, so what about a Switch release? According to the publisher Private Division, Nintendo's hybrid system will also be receiving this DLC in the future (thanks,...
Review Dex - A Compelling Cyberpunk Mash-Up
Augment your Switch with this cracking cyberpunk chronicle
Gaming and cyberpunk go hand in cybernetically-augmented hand. Like dystopian peanut butter and electric jelly. Our beloved medium has always been well-served with the genre, from Megami Tensei to Shadowrun to Deus Ex all the way up to the forthcoming Cyberpunk 2077. While it's not
News Free GRID Autosport Updates Will Add Multiplayer And Labo Support On Switch
Update: Online multiplayer and wheel support coming next week
Update #2 [Thu 23rd Jul, 2020 13:20 BST]: The much-anticipated online multiplayer update for GRID Autosport releases next Thursday, July 30th. This update also brings with it support for Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit, the HORI Pro Deluxe wheel and the HORI Pro Mini wheel
Fixes are still in the works
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was released on the Switch and multiple platforms just over a year ago. Despite this, it's still got its fair share of problems that need to be sorted out. In an attempt to keep the game's community up to date, 505 Games Senior Community Manager has opened up a 'current status' page. It...
News Ninjala Shares More Details On Season 2, Crow Tengu DLC And In-Game Event
Season 2 launches next month
A brand new episode of the Ninjala Dev Diary series has been released, sharing more in-depth news surrounding the game's upcoming content. We have a full rundown of all the news for you below. Dedicated players will likely already know about the Crow Tengu DLC which actually launched yesterday, but the video also...
Update: Dangen responds
Update: Dangen Entertainment's Head of Operations Dan Stern has contacted us directly presenting the publisher's side of the story in response to our original article (below) concerning the ongoing situation between the company and Protoculture Games. Below is the main body of his correspondence detailing the situation from...
News The 30 Most-Downloaded Switch Games During The First Half Of 2020 (Japan)
Both retail and digital-only games included
In some ways, 2020 has felt like a pretty quiet year on the Nintendo front, but that doesn't mean that Switch owners have been starved of content. We'd argue that the opposite is true, in fact, especially if you're using this slight lull in major new releases to pick up games you might have missed, and...
Review Waifu Uncovered - A Puerile Pin-Up Shooter That's Surprisingly Satisfying
Saucy shooter
One has to admire a developer who gives their game a title that lets you know exactly what to expect from the experience. Waifu Uncovered, a new release from the delightfully named developer One-Hand-Free Studio and indie/niche publisher eastasiasoft, does indeed boast a fine selection of attractive female characters and the gradual...
News Adult Swim Brings Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time To Switch Next Month
Experience Jack's "untold final adventure"
Earlier this year, we found out Samurai Jack would be making a comeback on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms in a brand new video game published by Adult Swim Games and developed by Soleil Games. Now, it's been confirmed Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time will officially arrive on all...
News 2D Cyberpunk Action-RPG DEX Is Receiving A Physical Release On Switch
Pre-orders open on 23rd July
The 2D cyberpunk action-RPG DEX arrives on the Switch eShop later this week. Now, Red Ant Games has announced it's teaming up with QubicGames to release a limited-edition physical version in Q4 2020. It's available for pre-order on Red Art Games from 23rd July and will be priced at 29.99€ (or your regional...
News Fantasy Strike Is Now Free-To-Play, Download It Today From The Switch eShop
Two new fighters have also joined the battle
The Switch library has a great selection of top-quality fighting games, but one title you may have overlooked is Fantasy Strike. It was designed by David Sirlin, the lead designer of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, and comes with cross-play support. If you haven't tried out yet, the good news is...
News Surprise! Rocket League Is Going Free-To-Play This Summer
Cross-platform progression is also on the way
After five years, Psyonix has revealed the next chapter of its popular "soccar" game, Rocket League. Later this summer, it will be going free-to-play across all platforms. This will also line up with its release on the Epic Games Store. Psyonix says the core gameplay will remain the same, but it will...
News Visual Novel KukkoroDays Confirmed For Switch Release This August
"It’s a little serious, a little sad, and a little sexy, but most of all, it’s fun!"
Japanese developer Qureate has confirmed that it is bringing its visual novel KukkoroDays to the Switch later this year. The game places you in the role of a young man who happens to find a "lady knight from another world" has arrived in his bedroom. Very much...
News Turn-Based RPG Crown Trick To Launch On Switch This Year
"Roguelike royalty"
Team17 has announced that it'll be bringing Crown Trick, an upcoming RPG roguelike, to Nintendo Switch later this year. Said to be "steeped in strategic, synchronous, turn-based gameplay", Crown Trick has been developed by Tencent Games’ NExT Studios. It's set in a procedurally generated maze-like dungeon where enemy...
Review Panzer Paladin - A Joyfully Unpretentious And Exuberant Action Title
Battling mythical creatures? That's a paladin
Big. That's probably the best word to describe Tribute's latest action platformer. Big and chunky. Everything's bold, brash and refreshingly straightforward. Of course, there's no shortage of pixel-heavy games on the Switch, but there are few that feel quite so immediate and responsive. Joymasher's...
News Untitled Goose Game Physical Edition Pre-Orders Are Now Live
Two options to choose from
Update (Tue 21st Jul, 2020 12:30 BST): And just like that, pre-orders for the physical edition of Untitled Goose Game have now gone live. You'll actually find two different options available; the cover we initially reported on below is for the standard release from Skybound Games (pre-order here, $34.99), and there's also...
News Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin Locks In November Release, After Skipping Local Nintendo Direct Mini
Get ready to farm, craft and fight
Yesterday's Nintendo Direct Mini had a runtime of about eight minutes, but did you know the Japanese video went for more than 12 minutes? It filled in this extra time with a number of additional games, and one of them happened to be the beautiful-looking action, crafting and farming title, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin...
News Horror Adventure Mundaun Announced For Switch, Here's A First-Look Trailer
"A lovingly hand-pencilled horror tale"
A brand new horror game, Mundaun, has been revealed for Switch. It's expected to launch on Nintendo's platform in Q1 2021. Mundaun is the first full-length title from Hidden Fields, a one-man studio founded by Swiss programmer and illustrator Michel Ziegler. The characters, scenes and environments you see in...
Review 1993 Shenandoah - One For Hardcore Amiga Fans Only
27 years in the making
To own a Commodore Amiga in the late '80s / early '90s was to be part of something truly special. You might have been lucky and previously stumbled upon a ZX Spectrum or Commodore 64 at home, but you had to use your imagination to make those arcade home conversions look, sound and play anywhere near the real deal. The Amiga...
Update: And it's available now!
Update: And the game has now appeared on Switch eShop in three guises: the Starter Founder's Pack (£13.49 / $14.99), the Standard Founder's Pack ($29.99) and the Ultimate Founder's Pack ($59.99). Original Story (Mon 20th Jul, 2020 15:35 BST): Following last month's new footage of Rogue Company, the upcoming...
Review Vigor - Stealthy Scavenging Marred By Technical Issues
Bohemian Rhapsody?
Bohemia Interactive's Vigor, originally released on Xbox back in August of last year, finally arrives on Switch in this paid Founder's Pack edition - with a free to play version due sometime before the end of this year - and what we've got here is a pretty decent looter shooter premise with some good ideas thrown into the mix,...
News Team17 And SMG Studio Unpack Version 1.2 Of Moving Out For Nintendo Switch
Includes a new mover, four new dance moves and more
If you love high-tension co-op games like Overcooked, Team17's other multiplayer game, Moving Out - by SMG Studio, might be worth a look. We rather enjoyed the game, when it first arrived in April - awarding it seven out of ten stars - but said it was a shame there wasn't more to sink our teeth...
Mini Review Rez Plz - Not Quite A Game To Die For
In need of a jolt
Searching for a dose of that old The Lost Vikings magic on your Nintendo Switch? We'd love to push Rez Plz forward as a blood-soaked candidate, but unfortunately there are just too many sore points for our liking. In this co-op puzzle-platformer, you'll find yourself guiding a pair of wizard twins through a SNES-era fantasy world...
News Waifu Uncovered Temporarily Pulled From Japanese eShop Due To Explicit Scene
Naughty, naughty
This week saw the release of One-Hand-Free Studios' Waifu Uncovered on the Nintendo Switch eShop. As you might recall, it mixes bullet-hell shoot 'em up action with "a light-hearted story" in which you de-robe one of eight "beautiful females" by blasting away their virus-infected clothing. It even comes with a "one finger mode" for...
Feature Upcoming Nintendo Switch RPGs To Look Out For In 2020
Still plenty more to come
Since launching in 2017, we’ve seen some outstanding games launch on Nintendo Switch, becoming home to many fine RPGs in the process. We’ve previously explored the best Nintendo Switch RPGs and best action-RPGs, but 2020 alone has already been filled with great examples, and all catering to the different sub-genres...
Review Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus - A Rare Gem In The 40K Video Games Catalogue
In the grim darkness of 2020, there are still good games
Bulwark Studios' Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus throws players into the great big metal shoes of Magos Dominus Faustinus, chief commanding Tech-Priest aboard the monolithic Ark Mechanicus, who's just discovered a mysterious signal emanating from deep within the bowels of the planet Silva...
News Colors Live And The Colors SonarPen Are Now Available To Pre-Order
For those who missed out on the Kickstarter
If you missed out on the Colors Live Kickstarter campaign but wish you could have secured a copy for yourself, you'll be pleased to know that general pre-orders have now gone live. The team behind the game has opened pre-orders on its very own store via Gamefound. There are two different options to choose...
News Moderate A Streamer's Chat In Gamer Girl, Coming To Switch This September
A "multi-branching" live-action game
Wales Interactive and FMV Future have revealed Gamer Girl, a new live-action FMV game headed to Switch this September. The game is said to be the first live-action title to have been entirely improvised by the cast, in a production style similar to The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity. Players take on...
News SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated Has Been Patched On Switch
Better than before?
As fun as SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated has been, as noted in our review, the Nintendo Switch version admittedly had some technical issues holding it back from true greatness. Though Battle for Bikini Bottom doesn’t bring anything new to the table as a 3D platformer, its strong level desi
News 2D Open-World Crafting Game Forager Receives A Major Update
New modes, pets and more
If you love games like Minecraft, Stardew Valley, Terraria now might be the perfect time to take a look at Hopfrog's 2D open-world crafting game, Forager. The game arrived on the Switch eShop roughly one year ago and has just received a major update across all platforms. Here's the full rundown from Humble Games:
News Save Chefs From Crazy Bunnies In Radical Rabbit Stew, Out On Switch Today
A "hare raising action-arcade game"
Update (Thu 16th Jul, 2020 19:00 BST): Today sees the launch of action-arcade puzzler Radical Rabbit Stew on Nintendo Switch. A new launch trailer has been released to celebrate (see above) and those who download the game during its first week on the Switch eShop will receive a 10% launch discount, taking the...
News Pokémon-Like Nexomon: Extinction Shows Off Three Of The Game's Regions
Fire, desert and ice areas revealed
Several regions available to players in upcoming monster-catcher Nexomon: Extinction have been unveiled, giving potential players a good look at some of the areas and monsters they'll find on their journeys. Each area in the game is said to be home to different creatures, challenges, and stories. We've already...
News Pirate RPG King Of Seas Announced For Nintendo Switch
"Our most ambitious project to date"
Italian developer 3DClouds has today announced its latest and "most ambitious" project, King of Seas. The game is an action RPG set in the golden age of pirates, throwing players into ferocious sea battles as they search for lost islands and hidden treasure. It's all set in a procedurally generated world - we...
Review CrossCode - The Zelda-Like RPG You Never Knew You Wanted
A Role Playing Game Game
A little over five years ago, a new studio named Radical Fish Games unveiled its dream concept for a new game. Called CrossCode, it promised to merge the RPG trappings and graphical style of '90s SNES RPGs with the world and puzzle design of the Zelda series. An ambitious goal, to say the least, and one that approximately...
News New Screenshots Released For Fantasy Battle Royale Game Spellbreak
Coming to Switch later this year
Developer Proletariat has shared a new selection of screenshots (as well as a short trailer) for Spellbreak, an upcoming magic-focused battle royale game launching on Switch. The game was first revealed for Switch just last month, swapping the assault rifles and rocket launchers found in Fortnite for magic-based...
Now with 100 levels in total
Streamline Games has unveiled a tasty-looking dollop of fresh content for its upcoming party brawler Bake 'N Switch, a game which first appeared in December's Nintendo Indie World Showcase. Today, we learn that the game will include a second world, complete with new characters and plenty more levels. It's all shown off...
News Get Saucey In Overcooked 2's New Free Update - Sun's Out Buns Out
Now available!
A new and free update for Team17's delicious and ever-expanding game Overcooked 2 is now available. Introducing Sun's Out Buns Out - a new summer parade themed pack. It includes two new canine chefs, summery recipes, five new levels, and kitchens on top of parade floats. There are also new hazards like fireworks and confetti to...
News Kangaroo Hops Onto Hamster's Arcade Archives Collection This Week
Hop on
This week Sun Electronics' 1982 action arcade release, Kangaroo, joins Hamster's Arcade Archives collection on the Switch eShop. Here's a description from the official PR: A mama kangaroo must pummel her way through enemy monkeys to save her baby kangaroo. Jump and use ladders to make your way up. Punch enemy monkeys to defeat them, and...
News The Remaster Of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Won't Support Local Multiplayer
Due to "development reasons"
Oh dear, we've just found out Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition won't support offline or local multiplayer. Despite claims from the official PlayStation website last month that "couch co-op play" would be included in this next-gen remaster, Square Enix has now revealed that this n
News Cel-Shaded Visual Novel Necrobarista Launches On Switch In 2021
New date, new trailer
Update (Wed 15th Jul, 2020 16:30 BST): Route 59 Games has provided an update on the Switch edition of Necrobarista, confirming that it's now scheduled to launch for the system in 2021. A new trailer has been released today to celebrate the game's launch on Steam next week. You can check that out above. Discover a tale of...
News One Line Coloring Is A Connect-The-Dots Style Puzzler Coming To Switch
With over 100 models to draw
If you prefer life on the more relaxing end of the gaming scale, you might want to keep an eye out for One Line Coloring which launches on Switch next month. Inspired by Connect-the-dots (or dot-to-dot, as you might call it), One Line Coloring has players drawing objects line-by-line, slowly transforming them from a...
News Play As A Boss And Battle Against Your Friends In Bossgard, Launching Today On Switch
1v5 battle mayhem
If you're looking for something new and a little different on Switch, you might want to take a look at Bossgard which launches on Nintendo's platform today. Bossgard is a party-style, asymmetrical multiplayer game which has one player taking on the role of a big, bad boss. The boss player will face off against all other players...
News Natsume's Legends Of Ethernal Gets New Screenshots And Story Details
"Who is friend? And who is foe?"
Natsume Inc. and indie developer Lucid Dreams Studio have shared a selection of new screenshots and story details for Legends of Ethernal, a 2D action-adventure game heading to Switch this fall. We'll kick things off with the new story info. Below, you'll learn about the game's protagonist, Wilfred, as well as the...
News Dark Open-World RPG Vampire’s Fall: Origins Launches On Switch This Autumn
A tribute to classic RPGs
Indie developer Early Morning Studio has announced that its dark, gothic, turn-based RPG Vampire’s Fall: Origins will be sinking its teeth into Nintendo Switch this autumn. Already available on Steam, the game is described as "a 2D open-world RPG featuring tactical turn-based combat set in a medieval fantasy world"...
News Deadly Premonition Origins Is On Sale For Half Price Until 26th July
Solve the original case
There's been a lot of concerns raised over the past week about the performance of Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise. If you're still interested, but a bit worried about this aspect of the game, why not opt with the original outing until the sequel is p
Review Neon Abyss - A Fun Romp, Even If It Doesn't Glow With Originality
It's Abyss of alright
The Binding of Isaac begat Enter the Gungeon, which begat Neon Abyss: you could almost end this review there. Neon Abyss is so similar to Enter the Gungeon that we were fairly taken aback at first. Being a side-scroller, though, it's actually closer to its less-beloved spin-off Exit the Gungeon. So yes, this is another...
News Curse Of The Sea Rats Smashes Its Kickstarter Campaign, Will Sail Onto Switch In 2021
Break the magic spell
The Kickstarter campaign for Curse of the Sea Rats has officially ended. As you might recall, it achieved its original goal of €15,000 in just nine hours. So how did it wrap up? It absolutely smashed this target in the end by 1600% - reaching all of its stretch goals. Thanks to the support of almost 6,000 backers, it has been...
News Game Director Swery Will Rewrite At Least One Scene In Deadly Premonition 2
"I am really sorry"
Update: Version 1.0.2 is now available. Original Article: Deadly Premonition 2 was released on the Switch last week, and as you might have heard, the frame rate isn't the best. Now, along with this, the director and writer Hidetaka 'Swery' Suehiro has taken to Twitter to apologise for his
News Ninjala Reaches 3 Million Downloads, Another In-Game Gift Promised For All Players
Claim it by 26th August
GungHo Online Entertainment has announced that Ninjala has now surpassed a new milestone, with a total of three million downloads now being recorded on Switch. The news comes just a couple of weeks after the game celebrated reaching the 2 million mark, showing that it's still gaining plenty of new fans. Just like last time,...
News Cheap, Simplistic Puzzler Get 10 Quest Could Be Your Next Addiction On Switch
And it's only $3
Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is Get 10 Quest, a simplistic puzzler from indie publisher Fantastico Studio and Inlogic Games. Said to be a "fun and addictive" number puzzle, Get 10 Quest includes two different game modes across 80 levels. You can catch a glimpse of the gameplay in the trailer above, where the player...
News Wipeout-Inspired Shooter Lost Wing Speeds Onto Switch Later This Month
"A shot of pure unadulterated adrenaline"
2Awesome Studio has announced that Lost Wing will be speeding and blasting its way onto Switch at the end of this month. Originally planned to release last year, Lost Wing's development was extended thanks to community feedback given during a closed beta. It may well have put the game
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