Switch eShop - News
February2019
News Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Switch eShop Listing Reveals April Release
Three ace games in one
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is already in the hands of Switch owners located within Japan, so when will the western fans get to play this glorious three-in-one package originally released on mobile devices and 3DS? According to a listing under the 'coming soon' section on the Australian Switch eShop, Capcom's title...
News Become A Giraffe Detective In Lord Winklebottom Investigates, Coming To Switch Next Year
This looks absolutely bonkers
Charlotte Sutherland, solo Developer at Cave Monsters, has revealed that her first release, Lord Winklebottom Investigates, is heading to Nintendo Switch next year. If you haven't already watched the trailer above, get on it pronto. The game features classic point-and-click adventure gameplay, all wrapped up in a world...
Review Modern Combat Blackout - Call Of Duty Has Little To Worry About
Out for the count
By now, we emphatically know that first-person shooters can work on Nintendo Switch. The console’s positioning as a semi-handheld platform – and the realistic limitations of its hardware – simply aren’t an issue when an FPS is developed in the right way. Heck, even PS Vita got a great shooter in the form of Killzone:...
News Colourful Management Sim World Tree Marché Is Cooking Up A Treat On Switch This Week
With six unique storylines
Flyhigh Works and CIRCLE Entertainment have revealed that World Tree Marché is landing on Switch later this week. The game is described as a "warm-hearted management simulation" in which you run the market of a struggling ‘world tree’ together with six chefs. You'll be taking the role of Royal Food Adviser, tasked...
News Horizon Chase Turbo ESRB Classification Suggests A Physical Release Is On The Way
Racing ahead
It appears the Brazilian-based developer Aquiris is moving forward with a Horizon Chase Turbo physical release after a listing for the title has been spotted on the Entertainment Software Rating Board in the US. The Switch and PlayStation 4 hard copy will be published by PM Studios, which is known for previous physical releases such as
News Gunman Clive Will Be A Playable Character In Mechsternmination Force
But there's a catch...
Last Friday, Swedish-based developer Bertil Hörberg announced his new platform action title Mechsternmination Force would be arriving on the Switch eShop this Spring. The game is described as a cross between the Contra series and Shadow of the Colossus on the PlayStation 2, and will apparently be "a lot bigger" than his...
Video Digital Foundry Puts The Trials Rising Open Beta On Switch To The Test
Extreme in more ways than one
Prior to the release of Trials Rising, Ubisoft ran an open beta allowing players on all platforms to get a soil sample. Digital Foundry took this opportunity to see how the Switch beta stacked up against the competition. If the beta is anything to go by, the image quality and frame rate are the main concerns. The game...
Review Devil Engine - A Brutal Yet Rewarding Tribute To The Likes Of Thunder Force And R-Type
The devil is in the detail
Long before 'bullet hell' shooters became the flavour of the month, Technosoft's Thunder Force series took an almost perverse delight in humiliating players who foolishly believed they had the skills to beat even the toughest shmup challenge. Titles like Thunder Force III, IV and V were the pinnacle of 2D shooting...
News Fortnite Season 8 Arrives This Week, Pirate Theme, Snakes And Bananas All Teased
And no more planes?
Fortnite's eighth season is just three days away, with players across Switch and all other platforms gearing up for a brand new set of challenges, skins, and crazy shooter antics. Epic Games has been leaving teasers for the new season on the official Fortnite Twitter account over the last couple of days. The first one clearly...
News A Trio Of Classic Resident Evil Games Is Coming To Switch This May
"Play all three masterpieces anywhere"
Capcom is bringing Resident Evil Zero, Resident Evil and Resident Evil 4 to the Switch in May, it has revealed. The three games will hit the eShop on May 21st. In North America, there will be the option to purchase Zero and RE1 in a box under the title Resident Evil Origins Collecti
News Mysterious Sci-Fi Adventure Trüberbrook Gets Switch Release Date And New Details
Take a peek behind the scenes
Headup Games has shared some new details, behind-the-scenes info, and a confirmed release date for its upcoming title, Trüberbrook. The game can be yours on Switch from 17th April, just a month or so after its 12th March release on PC. If you haven't heard about this one before, Trüberbrook is described as a...
News Bandai Namco Reveals Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission Pre-Order Goodies
Power-up your deck
If you are an avid Dragon Ball fan, happen to live in the United States and are looking forward to the release of Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission on the Nintendo Switch this April, you're in for quite the treat. Publisher Bandai Namco has taken to Twitter recently to share the game's pre-order goodies. If you do decide to...
Video Did You Know Gaming Takes A Look At Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Smashing stuff
Now that the majority of Switch owners have played Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Did You Know Gaming recently uploaded a lengthy video sharing a bunch of interesting facts, secrets and easter eggs about the game. It turns out the project plan for this game was dated around the same day as the final Super Smash Bros. presentation for...
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Physical Pricing Won't Include "Switch Tax"
Save your pennies
The Switch's popularity has come at a high price. The majority of multi-platform releases in both physical and digital form often cost more on Nintendo's hybrid platform. Eurogamer even investigated why this was happening on the physical front in 2017, only to discover game cards cost more to produce than discs and vary in terms of...
Feature Why Image & Form Is Taking A Risk With SteamWorld Quest On Switch
"Everyone only lives once"
The latest entry in the popular SteamWorld saga, SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech is coming to Switch later this year and promises to deliver a fun take on the otherwise well-worn RPG genre. We were lucky enough to get some quality time with Image & Form's Brjánn Sigurgeirsson and chat about the game, its origins...
News Shakedown Hawaii Dev Talks About Old-School Cart Release And Porting RCR To Game Boy Advance
“I love tinkering with old hardware”
Brian Provinciano from Vblank Entertainment recently appeared on Electric Playground Live to demo and talk about his upcoming multi-platform release, Shakedown Hawaii. One of the more interesting parts was when he was asked if it would be possible to run the "open-world comedy" on the Super Nintendo or Sega...
News Super Kickers League Trailer Shows Off Outlandish Team Abilities
Playing fast and loose with the offside rule
The above trailer for Xaloc Studios' upcoming soccer game, Super Kickers League gives us a far better look at the previously announced title, including special team abilities, plus a 'spring' 2019 release window. The team acknowledges Super Mario Strikers (or Mario S
News 12 Is Better Than 6 Brings Wild West Action To Switch In March
"I'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6"
If you ever wanted a Western take on Hotline Miami, then upcoming Switch game 12 Is Better Than 6 might be just the ticket. This hand-drawn pen-and-ink shooter with stealth elements takes place in the Wild West and looks pretty cool (and bloody!). Here's what the game has to offer according to...
News Gunman Clive Creator Brings Mechstermination Force To The Switch This Spring
Take down mechs and save the world
Bertil Hörberg recently released the Gunman Clive HD collection on the Switch eShop, so what's the Swedish-based developer up to now? It turns out he's actually been working on a new game for the past one and a half years, with two others. Mechstermination Force is a platform action title where you take on...
News Rhythm Game VOEZ Gets Updated With Yet Another Bunch Of Free Tracks
16 new additions to its considerable tracklist
VOEZ, the rhythm game from Rayark Inc., has received an update with 16 new songs added to its already substantial catalogue. These tracks and the ones added previously now take the total number to a whopping 201 by our count. Below is the full list of additions in version 1.6: energy by...
News Beyond Enemy Lines Looks To Capture The Feel Of Classic Call Of Duty
You know, before the spectacle or the lasers or Frank Underwood
If you're tired of all the Hollywood spectacle of modern shooters and long for a simpler time without frame-sapping particle effects and or scripted sequences, you might want to keep an eye out for Beyond Enemy Lines: Covert Operations. An Unreal Engine 4 game which saw release on PC...
Review Final Fantasy IX - A Strong Entry In The Classic Series Despite Some Rough Edges
PRINCESS!?!?
In January of 2000, Square (not yet merged with Enix) made big waves in the industry with the official announcements of its next three main Final Fantasy projects, each of which was being developed with different audiences in mind. Final Fantasy X was to continue pushing the series towards new horizons by releasing on a next gen...
News Assault Android Cactus Finally Blasts Onto Nintendo's eShop This March
And it's enhanced
The frenetic sci-fi bullet shooter Assault Android Cactus was first announced for Wii U eShop in 2016, but never actually saw the light of day. Earlier last year, the game's Australian-based developer Witch Beam said a Switch release was a possibility and now we've finally got a release date. Assault Android Cactus+ will...
News Untitled Goose Game Will Not Be Arriving Until Later On In 2019
"We'll get this goose to you as soon as we can"
At the Nintendo Switch Nindies Summer Showcase last year, there was one game about a goose that captured everyone's hearts. Developed by the Melbourne-based Australian developer House House, Untitled Goose Game was originally due to arrive early on in 2019. Unfortunately, in the latest update, this...
Nindie Round Up Inops, The Raven Remastered, Utopia 9, Heroes Trials and Debris Infinity
More indie hits than you can shake a joy con at
This week, we have some solid entries from the Indie scene, bringing you five more lovely titles to potentially add to your library. Atmospheric puzzler Inops delivers some quirky brain teasers via platforming, The Raven Remastered offers a Switch port of a mystery solving classic, Utopia 9 – a...
News Go Back To The Future In Fortnite With This Limited Time Driftboard
It's like 1080° or SSX with guns
After coming under fire for allegedly stealing dances from famous people and taking ideas from other battle royale shooters, Fortnite appears to be coming up with more and more inventive ideas on a regular basis. This includes recently hosting its very own in-game Marshmello concert, with more than 10 million...
News Red Hook Studios Announces Sequel To Darkest Dungeon
No platforms or release date announced
Early last year, the Switch eShop received the brutal role-playing game Darkest Dungeon and this followed up with a physical release a few months later. Red Hook Studios, the developer behind the title, has now announced a sequel to the multi-platform game first launched in 2016. A release date for Darkest...
News Black Future '88 Brings An Alternate Past To Switch This Year
There's no future, or past, without neon or roguelike elements
Coming to Switch and PC later this year, self-described 'roguelike action shooter' Black Future '88 is set in an alternate reality where, it appears, it's always 1988. Presumably this is an alternate 1988 after Biff stole the Sports Almanac and gifted it to his past self because things...
News Isometric Puzzler Golf Peaks Tees Off On Switch Soon
Become a mountaineer and a golfer in one!
If you're in the market for a nice relaxing round of golf on your Switch, then Polish publisher 7lvls.com has you covered with their upcoming Golf Peaks, which looks rather nice indeed. Let's find out a bit more about this upcoming puzzler from their press release: No understanding of golf is required –...
Review Away: Journey To The Unexpected - A Colourful Roguelike Plagued By Bad Design Choices
Go away
On paper, roguelike game design sounds like a fantastic idea. Most small developers don’t have access to the finances or resources of big studios, so it takes considerably more time to produce a quality, lengthy video game. The shortcut, then, is that smaller developers can utilize procedural generation to make a little bit go a lot...
News Awesome Pea Is Rolling Onto Switch At The Start Of March
Busting for some retro platforming?
Coming from Sometimes You on 1st March, Awesome Pea embraces the classic platformers and green monochrome of the original Game Boy screen, as you've quickly deduced from the screenshots and the trailer above. You'll be rolling through the terrain and dungeons of the Awesome Islands in glorious widescreen,...
News Devil Engine Is The Closest We'll Get To A New Thunder Force Game In 2019
Feel the thunder
DANGEN Entertainment is bringing Protoculture's 2D shooter Devil Engine to the Nintendo Switch this week, it has been confirmed. 'Heavily-influenced' by shooters from the 32-bit era of consoles, Devil Engine comprises of six levels with multiple bosses. Three different shot types are promised – each with its own unique smart bomb...
News Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom Appears To Be Getting A Switch Demo
Try before you buy
Not long after December release of Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom, publisher FDG Entertainment said the number of copies sold on Switch was eight times the amount of combined sales on other platforms. In an attempt to boost sales on Nintendo's hybrid device even more, it appears the publisher is releasing a demo for the game...
News Yacht Club Games Has Delayed Shovel Knight: King Of Cards
And everything else
Scratch the 9th of April release date from your calendars, as Yacht Club Games has revealed the next major update for Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove – comprised of Shovel Knight: King of Cards and S
Soapbox My Love Affair With Tetris, Probably The Best Video Game Ever Created
More than 30 years of block-dropping fun
Like millions of players all over the world, my relationship with Tetris began with the Game Boy. Alexey Pajitnov's famous puzzler may have begun its life on computers in 1984, but it would find a whole new level of fame thanks to the fact that it was bundled with Nintendo's million-selling monochrome...
News Super Kickers League For Switch Channels The Spirit Of Super Mario Strikers
No referees, no rules, just goals!
If you were a fan of the arcade sports action found in Super Mario Strikers for the GameCube, you might be wondering why Nintendo hasn't given us a sequel yet, given the popularity of football (or soccer) across the globe. Stepping into the void, Spanish developer Xaloc Studios will soon be bringing Super Kickers...
News Braveland Trilogy, A Turn-Based Tactical RPG Collection, Is Coming To Switch In March
Plenty more for tactics fans
There’s no shortage of turn-based tactics games on the eShop, but if you’ve exhausted the bulging catalogue of options already, you’re in luck – Ellada Games is bringing Tortuga Team’s Braveland Trilogy to Switch. It’ll include the three Braveland games previously released on PC and mobile in one package,...
News Feast Your Eyes On This Box Art For Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night
Simply stunning
Last week, during the Nintendo Direct Presentation, we got an update on Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night for the Switch. The team has been hard at work and the game is now expected to arrive this summer. After ongoing requests from fans, the official Bloodstained Twitter account has now revealed the final box art for the game,...
News OlliOlli Developer Roll7 Ready To Consider More Skateboarding Games
"You've got to be excited about these things"
The OlliOlli games by Roll7 were somewhat of a tribute to classic skateboarding titles such as the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series, which was once the leader of this insanely popular genre. Of course, OlliOlli is also one of the few skateboarding video games taking a 2D design approach to the genre,...
News Four New DLC Fighters Join BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle This Spring
The more the merrier
Sure enough, there was a DLC announcement at EVO Japan 2019, which recently took place in Fukuoka. Arc System Works revealed Naoto Kurogane (BlazBlue: Central Fiction), Teddie (Persona 4 Arena), Seth (Under Night In-Birth) and Heart Aino (Arcana Heart 3) will all join BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle as DLC fighters this Spring in...
News Umihara Kawase Joins The Crystal Crisis Roster As The 20th Character
Out this May
In case you forgot, last May, Nicalis announced a new game called Crystal Crisis would be coming to the Switch. This crossover puzzle-fighter was scheduled to arrive this April and is now actually due out
News Chucklefish Outlines Upcoming Quality Of Life And Community Feedback Patch For Wargroove
Release date to be confirmed
Wargroove is still less than a month old and already the team at Chucklefish are eager to share information about the future of the game with the player base. During a recent Twitch live stream, followed by a summary post over on the Wargroove subreddit, the developer outlined the upcoming quality of life and community...
Review Q.U.B.E. 2 - A Well-Engineered Tribute To Valve's Physics-Based Masterpiece, Portal
Opening a Portal to fun
It's something approaching a tragedy that no Nintendo platform has ever played host to one of Valve's two Portal games. All platform allegiances aside, these are two of the finest first-person physics puzzlers ever committed to ones and zeros. Fortunately, they're also two of the most influential. Nintendo fans were able to...
News Dead Cells Switch Update Adds 60fps And Custom Game Support
It’s finally here
Shortly after the Switch release of Dead Cells in August last year, the game's developer Motion Twin was forced to issue an apology because of the frame rate issues. In certain areas of the title, players were reportedly experiencing significant dips in performance, resulting in entire sections of the game running well-below...
Review Tetris 99 - A Revolutionary Take On A Puzzle Classic
Apex who?
If you’d have asked us, just a few days ago, for a comprehensive list of video game series which we could imagine in a 'Battle Royale' format, Tetris would have been right at the bottom. Splatoon could be a good shout with a lot of tweaking, and maybe even an ultra-cruel Pikmin showdown – heck, we’d even put
News Tetris 99 Datamine Suggests Three New Modes Will Be Added In A Future Update
Team Battle, COM Battle and Marathon
One of the more surprising announcements during the recent Switch-focused Nintendo Direct was the reveal and of Tetris 99 - a battle royale take on the classic tile-matching puzzle game originally created by Russian video game designer and engineer, Alexey Pajitnov. If the name wasn't already enough of an...
News Jade Returns As An Undead Revenant In Mortal Kombat 11
Did you miss her?
During the latest Kombat Kast for Mortal Kombat 11, the team behind the game dropped a brand new trailer to announce the return of Jade. She's armed with her iconic bo staff and serves the Netherrealm as an undead revenant. Although she's sporting a new look, she's still as lethal as ever. She first appeared in 1993's Mortal...
Gallery Phoenix Wright Is Looking Mighty Sharp In New Ace Attorney Trilogy Screens
We're a long way from the GBA original...
We know that Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is coming to Switch and other platforms very soon (21st February in Japan). It first collected all of the original games in one glorious package on mobile before gracing the 3DS with its objection perfection. Gematsu has posted some HD screens of the...
Review Aragami: Shadow Edition - What We Do In The Shadows
Sadly not about a ninja folding up paper
Stealth is a difficult thing to get right in gaming, and it’s something developers have been trying to nail for decades. Do you go down the GoldenEye route and encourage the player to sneak around while still giving them the option to go all guns blazing should they so desire? Or do you go for a strictly...
News Hamster's Next Batch Of Switch Arcade Releases Includes None Other Than Ice Climber
Vs. Ice Climber, actually
As has become tradition, Hamster has revealed its next batch of arcade titles set to delight and amaze on Nintendo Switch. From a Nintendo perspective, one game that will no doubt instantly catch your eye is Ice Climber - even if your experience with Popo and Nana is limited to just Super Smash Bros. loveliness. This...
Review Goat Simulator: The GOATY - A Mildly Amusing Waste Of Time, But Not Much Else
Gruff around the edges
Goat Simulator: The GOATY is the kind of game you'll either get or you won't. It's either a hilarious way to kill time and affect some form of skill amid the chaos, or it's just a jumped up joke that's outlived the laughter. Wherever your thoughts might ultimately land, there's no denying that Coffee Stain Studios has produced...
Video Feel The Love With My Time At Portia's Brand New 'Relationships Trailer'
Coming to Switch this spring
Team17 has shared a brand new trailer for My Time at Portia, a sandbox RPG heading to Switch this spring. The trailer, which you can check out for yourself above, focuses on the unique villagers you'll meet, befriend, and possibly even romance during your time with the game. You can build these relationships by getting...
News Alex Kidd In Miracle World Is Your Next Sega Ages Classic
Ready for a game of rock, paper, scissors?
Ah, poor Alex Kidd. He was once the toast of the world of Sega; a worthy rival to Mario who starred in a series of likeable games on the Master System, as well as a cool arcade exclusive. But that was before Sonic turned up, and Alex Kidd was quickly forgotten as Sega's outgoing mascot. Still, we've got a...
News Enjoy Some Lovely Co-Op Puzzling This Valentine's With Degrees Of Separation On Switch
A cosy night in?
Launching today on Nintendo Switch, incredibly fittingly for Valentine's Day, is Degrees of Separation. With one of the game's protagonists wielding the forces of heat and the other manipulating cold, players must work together with a partner or friend to overcome puzzling obstacles while exploring a gorgeous fantasy world. If...
News EA's Puzzle-Platformer Unravel Two Releases On The Switch eShop This March
Unravel the goodness
At E3 2018, Electronic Arts revealed the co-op puzzle-platform game Unravel Two would be released on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. As always, it raised questions about a potential Nintendo Switch port later down the line. The latest Nintendo Direct has now officially confirmed Coldwood Interactive’s puzzle-platformer...
News Undertale Creator Brings Deltarune To Switch eShop On 28th February
Download the first chapter for free
Toby Fox, the creator of the award-winning indie hit RPG Undertale is bringing the first chapter of Deltarune - an expansion of the series, set in a different world - to the Nintendo Switch eShop on 28th February. The announcement was made during the latest Nintendo Direct presentation in the form of a...
News Travel Between Worlds When Square Enix's Oninaki Arrives On Switch This Summer
Go beyond life
During the latest Nintendo Direct presentation, it was announced Square Enix would be publishing the new action role-playing game Oninaki this summer. The title is being developed by the talented team at Tokyo RPG Factory, who are previously responsible for I Am Setsuna and Lost Sphear. Here's more information about Oninaki, courtesy...
News Final Fantasy IX Is Out On Switch Right Now, Final Fantasy VII Launches 26th March
What are you waiting for?
Final Fantasy fans certainly had plenty to be happy about during today's Nintendo Direct presentation, most notably thanks to the fact that Final Fantasy IX stealth-dropped onto Switch immediately after the show. Yep, it's out now. It only received the briefest of segments in the Direct, but we can confirm that it has...
Watch Nintendo Direct February 2019 Broadcast - Live!
35 minutes of greatness awaits
The much-delayed Nintendo Direct is finally here, and we'll be live-streaming it from this very page. Tune in, leave some comments in the chat and make sure you've got a hot beverage ready - it's going to be 35 minutes of pure gaming greatness! <liveblog id="nintendo-direct_2019-02-13_na" tags="#NintendoDirect"...
News Wargroove Dev Says Sony Refused Cross-Platform Play Despite Chairman's Comments
"We were told no"
Just yesterday, we shared a snippet of a Game Informer interview with Sony Interactive Entertainment Chairman, Shawn Layden, pointing out his praise for other platforms (including Switch) and comments on Sony's future. That very same interview also touched on the topic of cross-platform play, with Layden suggesting that Sony is...
Review Iron Crypticle - A Smashing Tribute To The Twin-Stick Shooters Of Yore
A real thriller
Last year, Tikipod graced Switch users with the seminal Aqua Kitty UDX, a silly and extremely enjoyable take on the classic arcade game Defender which had that perfect blend of old-school design principles and modern game standards. Now, the developer has chosen to do a modern take on another arcade shooter classic, Smash TV, and the...
News Free Update For Top-Down Action RPG Moonlighter Arrives In Time For Valentine's
Enjoy new enemies, upgrades and story now with a loved one
Digital Sun has released a free downloadable update for its beautiful dungeon crawler, Moonlighter. It includes a grand total of nine new companions to aid your adventures and a host of new minibosses, so as not to make its rogue-lite action too easy. There are a load of minor additions to...
News All Three Trine Games Are Coming To Switch On Just One Cartridge
All games available digitally, too
Frozenbyte has revealed that its super tasty 'Trine Series 1 - 3' bundle, which unsurprisingly contains all three previously-released Trine games, will be getting a physical release. The best news is that all three will be available on one cartridge - so no pesky downloads required! Combining puzzle, platforming,...
News Colt Canyon, A Twin Stick Shootin' Western, Is Coming To Switch in Q3 2019
Rogue dead redemption
For those of you eyeballing the Old West action on other consoles with jealousy, there's a 2D stranger just waltzed into town. Colt Canyon is a retro-flavoured roguelike where you take control of various gunmen and bring justice to the West, pixel-by-pixel. Headup Games has released details describing a handcrafted world with...
Nindie Round Up Pumped BMX Pro, Bleep Bloop, Bad Dream: Coma, Airheart And Big Crown: Showdown
All aboard for this week’s indie reviews
This week we have some great entries, with the stand out of Big Crown: Showdown, boasting some really great party game fun. Also featured are twin stick shooter, Airheart – Tales of Broken Wings, simple puzzler, Bleep Bloop, point-and-click horror goodness in Bad Dream; Coma and a disappointing arcade...
News Rocket League's Cross-Platform Friends List Arrives Next Week, Here Are All The Details
Friends to the end
Rocket League's promised Friends List feature, which provides an easier way for players across multiple platforms to play together, has been given a solid release date. That special day is 19th February. Developer Psyonix has put together the handy video up above to guide you through what you can expect to see; it's a feature...
News Respawn Would "Love" To Bring Apex Legends To Switch But Has Nothing To Reveal Right Now
The new battle royale on the block
One free-to-play battle royale game taking the world by storm right now is Apex Legends. It's published by EA and developed by the talented team at Respawn Entertainment - also known as the studio behind the Titanfall series. For most parts, it's made up of the standard battle royale formula, where you drop into a...
News Pokémon: Let’s Go Demo Now Available From The Switch eShop
Try before you buy
A free demo for the recent Switch release Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! is now available to download from the eShop. If you haven't had the chance to experience these new entries yet, now is the chance to see what they're all about. The demo itself will introduce you to the game's unique gyro mechanics and...
Review OlliOlli: Switch Stance - A Grind In The Best Possible Sense
Fail faster
Remember OlliOlli? Its addictive 2D take on the trick-combo formula that fuelled the Tony Hawk franchise for a good fifteen years launched on PS Vita back in 2014 and then got ported to pretty much everything else, including Wii U and 3DS. For a game so suited to portable play sessions, it’s taken a remarkably long time to come to your...
News Minesweeper Genius Brings The Classic Computer Game To Switch, But With A Twist
And it's out today
Minesweeper Genius is making its explosive debut on consoles today, blasting down the Switch eShop with the classic gameplay you'd expect from any Minesweeper-inspired release. A modern take on the classic game of logic, Minesweeper Genius has players sweeping their way through more than 130 levels, 55 of which are...
News Rad Rodgers Radical Edition Gets Switch Release Date And Gameplay Trailer
Totally tubular
Rad Rodgers Radical Edition will be locking and loading on Nintendo Switch very soon indeed, with a brand new trailer (up above) confirming that the game will be available from 26th February. As had already been revealed towards the end of last year, the Switch version will boast all-new content in the form of local co-op support, a...
News Arcade Survival Racer BlazeRush Is Smashing Its Way To Switch Next Week
No health, no brakes
Targem Games has revealed that it will be bringing its arcade racer BlazeRush to Nintendo Switch, the first of its games to arrive on the console. The game is described as a "dynamic arcade racing survival game" with no health, no levelling up and, terrifyingly, no brakes. There's quite an emphasis on local and online...
Review The King's Bird - A Crafty Quest For True Challenge-Seekers
Taking flight
Some video games gently pull you through a narrative experience, offering the player everything they need along the way without any barriers or fuss. Movement is unrestricted, the environment is an ally, and there are no pressures of failure or time in sight. And then there is The King's Bird. Developer Serenity Forge has thrown their...
News Summer In Mara Will Bring Zelda: Wind Waker Vibes To Switch This September
Kickstarter smashed in under 48 hours
Summer In Mara, a tropical adventure game inspired by the likes of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Stardew Valley, has managed to smash its Kickstarter goal in less than 48 hours to secure a release on Switch. The game has you taking care of your very own island, customising it however you like and...
News Thea: The Awakening Sold "Noticeably Better" On Switch During Its First Week
Another Nindie success story
We've heard numerous indie developers talk about the surprising sales they've managed to rack up on Switch in the past, with many finding that their games can reach sales milestones significantly quicker on Nintendo's machine than on other platforms. While that's not always the case, today brings yet another Switch...
News Limited Run Reveals The Collector's Edition For ToeJam & Earl: Back In The Groove
Pre-orders open later this week
After multiple delays dating back to 2017, ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove is finally arriving on the Switch in both digital and physical form this March. If you haven't heard, Limited Run Games will be handling the release of the physical version. Standard editions will be available over a 45-day pre-order...
News Roguelike RPG Alchemic Dungeons DX Gets Revamped Release On Switch This Week
Some dungeon exploration this Valentine's?
Flyhigh Works has revealed that Alchemic Dungeons DX will be its next game headed to Nintendo Switch, and it's set to launch on the system later this week. Originally launching on 3DS as just Alchemic Dungeons, this updated Switch version has been revamped with new content and updated aesthetics. The new...
News Team Cherry Teases Hollow Knight Hornet DLC Reveal Coming Later This Week
"Ready your needle"
Mark your calendars, Hollow Knight fans, because it looks like a first, juicy reveal of the upcoming Hornet DLC is just around the corner. Yes, if you're a fan of Hollow Knight's dark, sinister, and yet oddly adorable Metroidvania ways, you may already be aware that a Hornet DLC package has been promised for some time. Serving...
Video Image & Form Shares More Details And Gameplay Footage For SteamWorld Quest
A SteamWorld RPG
Back in January as part of the Nintendo Indie Highlights presentation, Image & Form revealed its latest project coming to Nintendo Switch:
Review The Liar Princess And The Blind Prince - An Alluring Fairytale With A Sad Ending
Cool story bro
Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin. Once upon a time there was a game called The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince. When you looked at a screenshot of this game, or perhaps a brief video of it in action, it seemed the fairest Switch game in all the land. Alas, that beauty hid a mortal ailment, for The Liar Princess and the...
News More Than 1,800 Games Have Now Been Released On The Nintendo Switch
Something for everyone
The Nintendo Switch isn't even two years old and already it's got a library of more than 1,800 games. According to Perfectly-Nintendo's list covering every region, the Switch now has a total of 1,868 titles. Nintendo Soup points out how 100 games have been added to this list in about one month. Here are the regional...
News Hollow Knight ESRB Classification Suggests A Physical Release Is Finally Happening
Good news, everyone!
If there's one indie game that is more deserving of a physical release than any other, it's probably Hollow Knight. Following the game's successful digital debut on the Switch and multiple other platforms, the talented people at Team Cherry released a number of free content packs for the title. The cherry on top was the...
Another indie success story
Earlier this week, we found out the turn-based tactical game Wargroove had covered its development costs in its launch weekend and now the roguelike RPG indie title Tangledeep by Impact Gameworks has had a similar level of success. The developer revealed
Nice one
2K has released another free DLC update for NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, bringing a nice selection of new content for players to enjoy completely free of charge. Lovely stuff. The new DLC adds the 2019 NBA All-Star playground in Charlotte and a special Valentine’s Day playground, all ready for the big, romantic day next week. A host of new...
News Commander Keen Creator Would Love To Make A New Game But Doesn't Have The Rights
It's up to id Software and Zenimax
In case you missed it, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams has surprisingly appeared on the Switch eShop. The Nintendo port of the 1991 id Software MS-DOS game has been developed by Lone Wolf Technology. In celebration, one of the game's creators - Tom Hall - chimed in on the
News Gravity-Puzzle Platfomer Etherborn Leaps Onto The Nintendo Switch This Spring
Developer signs with FoxNext
In case you forgot, last May, the Barcelona-based indie developer Altered Matter announced its beautiful puzzle platform game Etherborn was coming to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. Nearly a year later, the official Nintendo channel has now uploaded an announcement trailer for this title, revealing it...
News Skybound And Beamdog Bring Six Classic Dungeons & Dragons Games To Switch In 2019
Each one is enhanced
Skybound Games - best-known in recent times for taking over the development of The Walking Dead video game series from Telltale - has announced it is teaming up with Beamdog to bring a selection classic role-playing computer games to the Switch and multiple other platforms later this year. The publishing partnership between the...
News Battlloon Is A Chaotic Party Game For Up To Four Players, And It's About To Blow Up On Switch
Launching with a bang
Battlloon is just weeks away from bursting onto the Nintendo Switch scene, setting its rubbery sights on a 28th February release date. This one has you gathering up to four friends for an almighty balloon battle (hence the Battlloon name, you see). You'll be choosing from six different characters and propelling foes into the...
News R-Type Dimensions EX Is Getting A Very Limited Collector's Edition On Switch
Just 2,000 copies!
Stuttgart-based publisher Strictly Limited Games has revealed that it will be releasing two physical editions of R-Type Dimensions EX on Switch later this month. R-Type Dimensions EX contains both R-Type I and R-Type II in one lovely shoot 'em up package, both of which are regarded as being up there with the most influential...
News Doom & Destiny Coming To Switch, But Not Those Ones
Well, DOOM is but that would spoil the headline, no?
Turn-based RPG Doom & Destiny - the self-described 'Flying Spaghetti-Fantasy Adventure' - drops onto the eShop tomorrow. A farcical take on the old-school JRPG formula, your party of four friends encounter all the classic things you'd expect to find on a perilous top-down adventure - dragons,...
News Retro-Flavoured V.O.I.D. Side-Scrolls Onto Switch At The End Of February
With a 15% pre-order discount, if you're into that sort of thing
Nape Games and Jandusoft are prepping their action side-scroller V.O.I.D. for release later this month (the 28th, to be exact). Offering the choice between two characters, they promise different gameplay depending on your character's abilities that recalls the classic platforming...
Review City Of Brass - An Action-Packed Roguelike That's Worth Its Weight In Gold
A diamond in the rough
City of Brass is all about greed. Naturally, you love pilfering shiny and sparkling trinkets, but just how close will you tread into the unknown to sate your desire for wealth? Will your avarice help break an age-old curse and claim limitless riches, or condemn you to an eternity of torment? It's an intriguing premise, and one...
News Get Great Discounts On Top Multiplayer Switch Games With The 'Play Together' Sale In Europe
Donkey Kong! Diablo! Captain Toad!
Once again, the European Nintendo Download was so huge, we simply couldn't fit everything onto a single page. The main reason for this is a new 'Play Together' sale, in which a whole collection of multiplayer games have been discounted for a limited time. There are some seriously great offers in here, with lots of...
News Solve Physics-Based Puzzles And Make Your Own Moldable Worlds In Claybook, On Switch Next Month
Something a little different
Independent studio Second Order, founded by former Ubisoft veterans, has announced that its colourful, clay physics-based puzzle game Claybook is headed to Nintendo Switch next month. The game has players solving "brain-bending" puzzles in a world made entirely of clay; a custom 'Clayfield' technology has been used to...
Review Observer - An Ambitious Cyberpunk Horror That Overcomes Its Faults To Provide Solid Scares
Tears in game
Here at NL Towers, we’re partial to a bit of Blade Runner. We love the original 1982 film, in all its guises, and we adore the 2017 sequel. Oh yes, we can recite the C-beams speech verbatim, and more besides. However, we must concede that we probably don’t like Blade Runner quite as much as Bloober Team does. References aren’t...
News Ubisoft Outlines Extreme Post-Launch Plans For Trials Rising
Eat more dirt than ever before
Trials fans are in for an extremely challenging treat on 26th February when Trials Rising arrives on the Switch and multiple other platforms. To kill some time before it crash-lands, Ubisoft has shared new information about the future for the title, in the form of a post-launch plan. The idea is to release an...
News Image & Form Wants Fans To Create A Background NPC For SteamWorld Quest
Only one robot can win
If you love what Image & Form Games has done with the SteamWorld series over the years, you're no doubt keeping tabs on its next release, SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech. This Switch title - recently
News To The Moon Developer Has "Some Arrangements" For A Switch Release
We have lift-off
Just days after it was revealed SpeedRunners was likely to come to the Nintendo Switch when a fan reached out to the game's publisher tinyBuild via email, the award-winning PC and mobile indie title To The Moon has now been confirmed the same way. Apparently, all it takes nowadays to find out if a game is coming to the Nintendo...
Reminder You Can Now Merge Your Accounts In Fortnite
Finally
In December, Epic Games announced it would delay the release of Fortnite's account merge feature until early 2019. In case you missed the news, this feature aims to assist anyone who had been forced to create a new account on the Switch after Sony blocked all accounts that had be
Talking Point What Does The Nintendo Seal Of Quality Mean In 2019?
A guarantee of quality, or a relic from the past?
Picture the scene; it's the mid-'80s, the American home video game market is in the pits, and Nintendo – an upstart Japanese company that only really has Donkey Kong to its name in terms of global commercial success – is trying to sell consoles to people who still remember the video game crash of...
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