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August2020
News Cooking Sim Good Pizza, Great Pizza Is Getting A "Definitive" Release On Switch Next Week
"Simple, fun and challenging cooking gameplay"
You wait all this time for a pizza simulator on Switch, and then two of the things come along at once! Yes, next week sees the launch of Good Pizza, Great Pizza, a cooking simulator from TapBlaze and PM Studios. The game has players running a pizza shop, taking on challenges and fulfilling pizza orders...
News Crypt Of The NecroDancer Appears To Be Getting A Physical Release On Switch
Brace yourself for an official announcement
Brace Yourself Games appears to be releasing a physical copy of Crypt of the Necrodancer (at least in Europe) on the Nintendo Switch. There'll apparently be two different versions available - a standard edition and a collector's edition. According to Nintendeal, the standard copy will be priced at...
News Sega Says It Wants To Re-Release More Past Titles On Nintendo Switch
While confirming the Sega Ages line has "come to an end"
Herzog Zwei might seem like any other Sega Ages release, but it's actually the final game in this retro line. Sega’s Yosuke Okunari confirmed this project had "come to an end" in a recent interview with the Japanese outlet Game Watch. Although the seri
News Stylish Murder Mystery Paradise Killer Scores September Switch Release
And it's 20% off for a limited time
Publisher Fellow Traveller and indie developer Kaizen Game Works have announced that Paradise Killer will be launching on Nintendo Switch next week. A super-stylish murder mystery game, Paradise Killer has you taking on the role of Lady Love Dies, an "investigation freak" who's tasked with figuring out who killed...
News The Sinking City Is Safe On Switch Despite Delistings And Publishing Legal Battle
Developer Frogwares issues official statement
After a falling out with publisher Nacon, formerly known as BigBen InteractiveBigBen Interactive, Ukraine-based developer Frogwares has spoken out about issues surrounding the distribution of The Sinking City across multiple platforms. The game has been delisted on a number of stores as a result of this...
News Lair Of The Clockwork God Blends Point-And-Click And Platforming On Switch Next Week
And humour, too!
Next week sees the launch of Lair of the Clockwork God on Nintendo Switch, a point-and-click platformer that's bound to give you a good laugh along the way. The game, developed by BATFA-winning studio Size Five Games, follows the story of Dan and Ben, two lifelong friends setting off on a journey to save the world from multiple...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York Sinks Its Teeth Into Switch This September
Coming to Switch later this year
Update (Tue 25th Aug, 2020 09:45 BST): Draw Distance has now confirmed the release date for Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York. It'll launch simultaneously on Switch and other major platforms on 10th September. Alongside the standard edition of the game, PC players will also be treated to a deluxe version...
News Herzog Zwei Joins Japan's Sega Ages Line On 27th August
The "last announced" retro release
It's been a while since we really heard much about the Sega Ages line, but in a few day's time, the company will release Technosoft's real-time strategy game, Herzog Zwei, on the Japanese Switch eShop for 999 yen. Here's the announcement from the official Sega Japan Twitter account along with some screenshots:...
Mini Review Bite The Bullet - Looks Delicious, But Lacks Fine Flavour
Hunger pains
If we’re being honest with ourselves, we’ve all overindulged in food at some point in our lives (heck, 2020 has done a number on this writer’s belly alone). But could you imagine being able to consume literally anything and everything? You could argue that Pac-Man got there first, but Bite the Bullet is a run-and-gun action game...
News Mobile Puzzler Piffle Brings Cute Cats, Combos And Crafting To Switch
'A Cat Puzzle Adventure'
Launching next week on Nintendo Switch is Piffle, a cutesy puzzle game full of colour and adorable cats. A standard mobile puzzler on the surface, Piffle has players lining up shots to clear blocks from the screen. You'll need to collect an army of 'Piffle Balls' to help you do just that, before flinging them across the...
News OrangePixel To Launch 'A Dozen' Games On Switch, Starting With Meganoid
First game arrives next month
Dutch indie developer OrangePixel has announced that it's set to launch "a dozen" games on Nintendo Switch, and it's all kicking off next month with Meganoid. OrangePixel is a one-man team that has been in the game development biz since 2004. Its pixel-art titles have launched across PC, mobile, PS Vita, and the 3DS in...
Review Evergate - Soulful, Sumptuous, And Essential
Puzzle-platforming perfection
Amidst the din of the many exciting announcements made at Nintendo's recent Indie World Showcase it may well have been pretty easy to miss Stone Lantern Games' Kickstarter-backed Evergate. This wonderful little puzzle/platformer stealth-dropped onto the eShop during the show and not only has it turned out to be one of...
News Puyo Puyo Champions Is Getting A Spectator Mode And New Secret Characters
And it's on sale right now!
Two new secret characters, Rafisol and Paprisu Sega has announced that it will soon be launching an update for Puyo Puyo Champions, introducing a new spectator mode, new playable characters, and more. The update is planned to arrive in the Switch version of the game in Japan on 27th August, with other platforms to...
News Spiritfarer Was Thunder Lotus' "Most Ambitious Launch" Ever, And There's More Work To Be Done
"We're very proud of what we've accomplished"
Last week, the Nintendo Indie World Showcase left us with plenty of lovely surprises all ready to be played on the Switch eShop immediately after the show. Among the several games that were surprise-dropped on the day was Spiritfarer
News Pokémon HOME Will Introduce New Anti-Cheating Measures To Address Hacked Pokémon
Pokémon "with altered attributes"
Pokémon HOME, the mobile and Switch application used to store and transfer Pokémon across different games, will enforce anti-cheating measures to tackle issues surrounding hacked monsters, it has been revealed. The news comes from an update posted within the app itself, which discusses Pokémon "with altered...
News Ninjala's Rumoured Sonic The Hedgehog Collaboration Has Been Officially Confirmed
The first collab is a biggie!
Back in April, before Ninjala had even properly launched on Nintendo Switch, dataminers got to work on the game's open beta release. Amongst a number of discoveries made was a potential upcoming collaboration with Sonic the Hedgehog, which we can now confirm to be true. The game's developer and publisher GungHo Online...
Review Helheim Hassle - A Limb-Lobbing Viking Puzzle-Platformer That's Worth Sticking With
Put your body through hell
Bjørn Hammerparty is a 14-year-old boy who could fairly claim to have been born in completely the wrong time and place. The typical Viking pursuits of fighting and drinking really aren't his horn of mead, and he'd much rather find a quiet corner to relax in. And so it is that after finding himself the unfortunate victim...
Guide Best TATE Mode Nintendo Switch Games
Turn your world sideways with these amazing games
TATE mode – or 'portrait' mode if you prefer – is just one of the features that make the Nintendo Switch such an attractive system for players. While TATE games are, by and large, found in the shmup genre, there are a few notable exceptions on Switch which use the thinner-yet-taller aspect ratio...
Review Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time - Jack's Back In An Enjoyable, If Unoriginal, Slash 'Em Up
Long ago, in a distant land...
Any conversation about the greatest cartoon TV shows must inevitably make reference to Samurai Jack, the early 2000's samurai epic from Genndy Tartakovsky. Featuring Tartakovsky’s signature angular animation style and a surprisingly mature narrative, the show easily captured the hearts of millions in its original...
Guide 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; an occasionally overlooked entry in a long-running, celebrated franchise isn't a hidden gem. Of course, sometimes the game in question truly went unnoticed and unloved by the masses and is worth digging up, but more often than...
Review The Eternal Castle [Remastered] - The Cinematic Platformer Reimagined In Dazzling Style
Keep going, never stop
The cinematic platformer genre has a distinguished and well-documented history, but considering the limitations of the hardware in the years of the genre's biggest breakthrough titles really puts things in perspective. The way pioneering game designers such as Jordan Mechner and Eric Chahi were able to squeeze incredible...
News Switch Shmup Jet Lancer's Getting A Free Arcade Mode Update
Coming soon
Jet Lancer, a Code Wakers-developed shoot 'em up that launched on Switch back in May, is set to receive a mighty Arcade Mode update. The best news? It's free! This new update includes a brand-new endless wave mode featuring rogue-lite elements and "nail-biting boss team-up battles", as well as a few extra additions to the game. We've...
News Ninjala Dev Issues Second Ban Warning To Mischievous Players
'We ask that players not engage in this behaviour'
Ninjala developer GungHo Entertainment has issued another warning to its players today, saying that those who "repeatedly exit the Matching Lobby after entering" could see their accounts be banned or suspended if their actions are deemed to be malicious. The company has published a statement to its...
News New Nintendo Infographic Shows Exciting Indies Coming To Switch In 2020 And Beyond
Which ones will you be buying?
Hollow Knight: Silksong is perhaps one of the most highly anticipated indies on the list! Following on from this week's Nintendo Indie World Showcase, the Big N has released a brand new infographic showing off some of the wonderful indie titles on the horizon for Nintendo Switch. Some of these have actually already...
News The Wonderful Sayonara Wild Hearts Is Getting A Proper Worldwide Retail Release
Pre-orders have already begun
Publisher Annapurna Interactive has revealed that Sayonara Wild Hearts is set to receive its very own retail edition on Nintendo Switch next month. It was originally treated to a limited run physical release in North America earlier in the year, but this time around it'll be released worldwide in stores. Boxed copies...
Review Arcade Archives Super Punch-Out!! - Hardly A Series Highlight, But Still A Welcome Bout
Return of the Mac
If you ask us, Hamster should be getting more praise for successfully releasing a steady stream of Nintendo games in its Arcade Archives series. No fewer than 18 of Nintendo’s vintage coin-op titles have now been released on the Switch to date, with practically all of them available to buy for the first time in their history...
News Pre-Orders Go Live For Moon, The '90s 'Anti-RPG' Launching In The West For The Very First Time
It's finally time
For the first time since it originally launched back in 1997, players in the west are finally on the verge of being able to play Moon, the cult classic 'anti-RPG' that was only ever released in Japan. The Switch eShop listing for the game is now live, meaning you can go ahead and pre-purchase it ready for its release next week...
News Hypnospace Outlaw Will Support Mouse And Keyboard On Switch, At Nintendo's Request
"Nintendo suggested we do this, so we said yes ok haha"
Don't worry, you haven't gone back in time. This is a screenshot from Hypnospace Outlaw, coming to Switch next week... The Switch is a pretty flexible console when it comes to controller options, with its Joy-Con and Pro Controllers working across handheld, tabletop and docked modes, but did...
Review Peaky Blinders: Mastermind - An Addictive, Time-Bending Puzzler, Once It Gets Going
In like Finn
We're big fans of Futurlab here at Nintendo Life, with the studio's 2018 shoot 'em up Velocity 2X easily one of the very best offerings in its genre that's currently available on Switch, and so, when we heard the developer was taking the Peaky Blinders licence and turning it into a top-down puzzle game we were definitely ever-so...
News Roguelike Dungeon Crawler Runestone Keeper Launches Today On Nintendo Switch
With a 10% launch discount
Available today on Nintendo Switch is Runestone Keeper, a "challenging" roguelike dungeon crawler from CIRCLE Entertainment. The game is said to blend classic role-playing elements and turn-based combat strategy, with randomly generated dungeons offering something slightly different each time you play. CIRCLE tells us...
News Hamster's Arcade Archives Brings A Konami "Masterpiece" To Switch This Week
Get ready to shoot 'em up
The shoot 'em up library on the Nintendo Switch continues to expand - with Hamster Corporation this week adding Konami's 1990 "masterpiece" Lightning Fighters (known as Trigon in Japan) to the Arcade Archives library on the eShop. Here's a bit about it from the official press release, along with some screenshots: "SUPER...
Review Phoenotopia: Awakening - An Intelligently Crafted Metroidvania That Stands Out From The Crowd
Almost phoenomenal
It takes some going to stand out among the Switch's throng of superb Metroidvanias. When your competition includes the likes of Hollow Knight and Iconoclasts, you know it's going to be a rough ride. But Phoenotopia: Awakening somehow manages to stand out, and it does so by being a little more... low key. That may sound a bit like...
News Switch Co-Op Game Struggling Looks Absolutely Disgusting, In A Good Way
Out on Switch next week
One of the Nintendo Indie World Showcase's more disturbing titles was Struggling, an upcoming co-op game headed to Switch that you probably won't want to play just before dinner. We wouldn't blame you for missing it - it was featured in that quickfire sizzle reel near the end of the show - but it's grabbed our attention for...
News Rocket League's Tournaments Are Getting An Overhaul When The Game Goes Free-To-Play
"A whole new way to compete"
As you probably know by now, Rocket League is all set to become a free-to-play experience later this summer. Aside from the obvious price of entry change, this update will also cause various aspects of the game itself to be transformed, including the welcome addition of support for cross-platform progression. Another fe
News Switch Indie Sale Offers Up To 40% Off, Including Some Games From Yesterday's Showcase
Discounts available for a limited time
Nintendo has kickstarted an indie-focused sale on Nintendo Switch, celebrating yesterday's Nintendo Indie World Showcase. The sale offers discounts of up to 40% on some cracking indie titles on Switch, including launch window discounts for some of the games that were featured in yesterday's show. You can find...
News A Closer Look At Garden Story, One Of Yesterday's Nintendo Indie Showcase Stars
Launching on Switch in 2021
The future's certainly looking bright on the indie front, with yesterday's Nintendo Indie World Showcase showering us with plenty of exciting titles. One such game was Garden Story, a particularly charming looking game starring a cute little grape called Concord. There appears to be a nice blend of exploration and combat...
News Oceanhorn 2 Dev Shares First Official Screenshot Of The Upcoming Switch Port
A "love letter" to the classics
One upcoming release we're rather excited about here at Nintendo Life is the Switch port of Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm. This "love letter" to classic games started out on Apple Arcade and will be released on the Switch this fall. Although we've already seen plenty of gameplay footage of the Nintendo ver
News Torchlight 3 Adventurers On Switch Will Receive An Exclusive Red Fairy Pet
Game launches this fall
Another highlight of Nintendo's recent Indie World Showcase was the announcement that the third entry in the acclaimed action-RPG series Torchlight would be coming to the Nintendo Switch this fall. So, what are the extra incentives for Switch owners who purchase Torchlight III? Apart from portability, if you opt with this...
News A Subnautica Physical Release Appears To Be Surfacing On Nintendo Switch
Out of the blue
Arguably one of the best announcements during Nintendo's Indie World Showcase was Subnautica and the sequel Subnautica: Below Zero for Switch. While there was no mention of a physical release for either version during the broadcast, over on the official Nintendo website there's a box art up for the first game. Here's a look:
Round Up All The Games From The Nintendo Indie World Showcase - August 2020
Each and every title featured in the show!
Another jam-packed Indie World Showcase has now been and gone, once again providing us with more exciting games than we could ever know what to do with. More than 20 games were shown in total, so we've rounded up info for as many as we could and shared it in one handy place for you below. We've also shared...
News Indie Puzzle-Platformer Evergate Surprise Drops On Switch Today
The gate is open!
The Nintendo Indie World Showcase presentation broadcast earlier featured a cluster of indie games that are launching later today, and one of them is enchanting puzzle-platformer Evergate. Coming from Boston-based Stone Lantern Games, Evergate is a deeply personal adventure that has players exploring the afterlife as Ki, a...
News Award-Winning Puzzler Manifold Garden Gets A Surprise Launch On Switch
It's available right now!
Pretty much out of nowhere, the award-winning puzzler Manifold Garden has been released on Nintendo Switch. Described as "a game that reimagines physics and space", Manifold Garden takes you on a first-person adventure to solve physics-defying puzzles. You'll need to cultivate a garden to open new paths and, as you can see...
Review Inmost - A Haunting Tale That Stays With You Long After A Rushed Conclusion
Hope Through Pain
Hidden Layer Games’ Inmost boots up with a discretionary warning regarding the upsetting nature of some of its content and, perhaps more than any other Switch game we’ve played so far this year, it’s a warning that’s absolutely warranted. This beautifully crafted and genuinely heartfelt little pixel art adventure has some...
News Untitled Goose Game Is Getting A Free Multiplayer Update Next Month
Two honks are better than one
Ending today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase in style was a very welcome announcement for everyone's favourite honk fest, Untitled Goose Game. That's right, a free multiplayer update is on the way. Allowing both you a friend to terrorise your once-peaceful little village together, this free content arrives on 23rd...
News Roguelike Dungeon Crawler Hades Hacks 'N Slashes Its Way To Switch This Fall
From the developers of Bastion
Opening up today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase was Hades, a roguelike dungeon crawler that'll be launching on Switch very soon indeed. The game tasks players with hacking and slashing their way out of the Underworld of Greek myth, as explained in this tweet from Nintendo. The game's being developed by Supergiant...
News Surprise! Spiritfarer Launches On Nintendo Switch Today
Download it right now!
If you've been keeping an eye on Spiritfarer, the 'cosy management game about dying', you'll be pleased to know that its release date has been revealed. Oh, and that day is today. Yes, the game should be available to download later today on Switch for $29.99, as well as PS4, Steam, Xbox One, and more. It was first revealed...
Watch Nintendo Indie World Showcase August 2020 - Live!
What do you hope to see?
Update: Missed the show? Feel free to rewatch the entire thing here and view our round-up of every game that was featured. So here we are! The next Nintendo Indie World presentation is upon us with roughly 20 minutes of gaming goodness set to be beamed into our eyeballs. It all kicks off at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm BST /...
Review King of Fighters R-2 - A Pocket-Sized Fighter That Still Packs A Punch
Calm down, Star Wars nerds
The Neo Geo Pocket Color is one of the most underrated systems in video game history. Released just a few months after the Game Boy Color, its 16-bit innards meant its games looked significantly better than those on Nintendo’s handheld, and its clicky control stick was a delight too. Ultimately, though, the system was a...
News All Pokémon Café Mix Players To Receive Free Gift As The Game Hits 5 Million Downloads
Make sure to claim yours!
Pokémon Café Mix, the free-to-play puzzle game which launched for Switch and mobile devices back in June, has now reached a mighty five million downloads worldwide. To celebrate, all players can now claim a free in-game gift. By logging into the game between now and 10:59 pm PST on 29th August 2020, players can get 5,000...
News Switch Exclusive Sports Story Has Been Delayed
"The game has become rather ambitious"
Sadly, the hotly anticipated Sports Story, planned to launch exclusively on Switch this summer, has been delayed. The game was first revealed during the December Nintendo Indie World showcase, promising a brand new and more ambitious take on the much-loved Golf Story. It was originally destined for Switch in...
News Fend Off Bloodthirsty Aliens In Collapsed, An Action-Platformer Coming To Switch Next Week
Pre-purchase discount now live
Next week sees the launch of Collapsed on Nintendo Switch, a roguelike platformer full of jumping, shooting, crafting, and far too many aliens. The game puts you in the shoes of one of four Hunters, who each come with their own set of abilities, skills and combat style. Your task is to hunt down the hordes of...
Review Double Kick Heroes - Highly Original Rhythm Action Marred By Lacklustre Music And Gameplay
Shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey
Rhythm games on Switch have some strong competition, what with the excellent likes of Thumper, Taiko no Tetsujin and, of course, the immortal presence of Hatsune Miku. That said, Double Kick Heroes features heavy use of firearms, something even the mighty Miku never indulged in. Oh wait, yes she...
News QubicGames Is Giving Away 6 "Awesome" Nintendo Switch Games For Free - Offer Ends Today
Get them while you still can!
The publisher QubicGames is giving away six family games for free until the end of 16th August (that's today). The reason? It's all to celebrate the release of "new addons" and to welcome the developer and publisher Forest Spirits to the Qubic family. If you own or download Coloring Book - which is free on the Switch...
News GungHo Threatens To Ban And Suspend Players For "Unsportsmanlike Behavior" In Ninjala
Idling and similar conduct won't be tolerated
GungHo Online Entertainment has been closely monitoring its bubblegum brawler Ninjala since it was released in June and it seems there's trouble brewing. According to the latest post on the official game site, the Japanese publisher and developer has observed a number of players in recent times...
Reminder Week-Long Tetris 99 Maximus Cup Sees The Return Of Three Themes
Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion and Ring Fit are back
As much as we love the themed events in Tetris 99, we don't always catch or complete them in time. The good news is Nintendo is running a special week-long event in the game from 14th August - 22nd August, allowing players to unlock three existing themes that they may have missed out on. As...
News Commander Keen In Keen Dreams Comes To Switch Again, This Time With New Levels
Additional Definitive Edition incoming
Commander Keen came to Switch back in February last year when Lone Wolf Interactive published the 1991 DOS game Commander Keen in Keen Dreams on your favourite handheld hybrid. Originally programmed by id Software legends John Carmack and John Romero, it's safe to say the game isn't up there with DOOM in the...
News PSP Prinny Platformers Slide To Switch This October
You can really be the hero, dood!
If you can't get enough of Prinnies, the irrepressible penguin-esque doods from the Disgaea SRPG series, you've got a double helping to look forward to when spin-off platformers Prinny 1: Can I Really Be The Hero? and Prinny 2: Dawn Of Operation Panties, Dood! land on Switch on 13th October. Previously
News Dead By Daylight For Switch Is Receiving Cross-Play And Cross-Progression
Update: Cross-play is now live!
Update (Fri 14th Aug, 2020 06:55 BST): The cross-play and the cross-friends feature is now live in all versions of the game including Nintendo Switch. Here's the full message about it from Behaviour Interactive (via Nintendo Everything): Behaviour has implemented Cross-Play across PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo...
Review Faeria - A Superb Mix Of Board Game And Card-Battling Action
Faery good indeed
There are plenty of card games on the Switch, but Faeria may be the prettiest one of all in terms of sheer presentation. Everything just looks beautiful; the cards themselves are attractive, the UI is slick and very readable, and it all just runs very nice and smoothly, with visual effects enhancing the turn-based action rather...
News Contra-Inspired RPG Shooter Bite The Bullet Fires Onto Switch Today
With 50 levels and co-op included
Update (Thu 13th Aug, 2020 15:15 BST): And it's here! Bite the Bullet is now available on Nintendo Switch. You'll find it available on the eShop for $14.99 and there's even a new launch trailer to enjoy (see above). Original Article (Wed 22nd Jul, 2020 15:15 BST): Mega Cat Studios and publisher Graffiti Games have...
News Cute Multiplayer Madness Awaits In Boomerang Fu, Out On Switch Today
"Couch multiplayer chaos"
Launching today on Nintendo Switch is Boomerang Fu, a new multiplayer party game from publisher Cranky Watermelon. The Switch is becoming a truly wonderful place for local multiplayer delights, with plenty of titles fighting for your attention on the eShop. This latest release is a cute but fast-paced affair which has...
News Natsume Shares New Screens And Info For Upcoming Action-Adventure, Legends Of Ethernal
Launching this fall
More details on Legends of Ethernal, an upcoming 2D action-adventure game from Natsume and Lucid Dreams Studio, have landed in our inbox. As such, we thought we'd share everything we've learnt with you lovely lot. The new details cover some of the regions you can expect to explore when the game arrives on Switch later this year...
News Not Many Games Sound As Tasty As Pizza Simulator, Now In The Oven For Switch
Can you run the world's biggest pizza franchise?
Combining a dose of strategy, a slice of simulation, and hopefully a cheesy stuffed crust, Pizza Simulator is now in development for Switch and other platforms, it's been announced. The game has you taking on the role of a pizza restaurant manager, starting from the bottom with hardly a penny to...
News Stardew Valley Creator Shares Exciting New Detail About The Next Update
You'll be able to move your bed!
Stardew Valley keeps growing and the next patch on the way is version 1.5. We got a minor update about it last month when the creator ConcernedApe teased new end-game content and shared an image of a new door behind Willy's counter. Now, the one-person team has shared a minor but rather exciting detail. In the next...
News Ninjala Surpasses 4 Million Downloads, All Players To Receive Free Gift
"We are honored by your support"
The free-to-play bubblegum shooter Ninjala was released in June and it's already managed to rack up 4 million downloads worldwide. To commemorate the occasion, GungHo Online is gifting players 100 free Jala (that's the in-game currency). To celebrate this milestone, the official Twitter account for the game has also...
News Upcoming Fantasy Battle Royale Spellbreak Gets Another Set Of New Screenshots
Launches later this year
If last month's batch of screenshots weren't enough for you, you'll be pleased to know that a whole new set of screens for Switch's upcoming battle royale game Spellbreak have now been released. If you weren't already aware, Spellbreak is a magic combat-focused take on the battle royale genre that's set to launch on Switch...
Check out the full roster
It's been revealed that Nexomon: Extinction, a Pokémon-like monster-catching game coming to Switch later this month, will have a grand total of 381 monsters for you to discover. For comparison, that's almost as many as the first three Pokémon generations combined. That's not all, though, as the game's publisher PQube has...
News Demons Ate My Neighbors! Brings Co-Op Twin-Stick Action To Switch Next Year
Who needs zombies, right?
Developer Tuned-Out Games has revealed that it is bringing its twin-stick roguelite Demons Ate My Neighbors! to Switch in Q3 2021. Tuned-Out Games has worked in collaboration with Greg Johnson's HumaNature Studios – the team behind ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove – to create an action title which "mixes hardcore...
News Minecraft Dungeons Announces Creeping Winter DLC, Free Update And A Physical Edition
And it all arrives on the same day
Lots of lovely announcements for Minecraft Dungeons have been shared today, and we won't have long to wait before getting stuck into all of them. The game is set to receive a 'Creeping Winter' DLC, a free game update, and a physical version across all platforms all on the same day, 8th September. The physical...
News First-Person Adventure Game Adome Brings "Intense" Parkour To Switch This Autumn
Inspired by Mirror's Edge
BadLand Publishing and Timsea Studios have revealed that Adome will be launching on Switch and other platforms this autumn. The news comes alongside a new trailer (up above) giving us just a tease of what to expect when the game arrives later this year. Adome has players jumping, climbing, dropping, running up walls and...
News Co-Op Open-World RPG Cat Quest II Receives Huge, Free Update
It's a whole mew world
Cuddly co-op RPG Cat Quest II has received a free update on Switch and other platforms, adding plenty of new content and some very welcome quality of life tweaks. The update arrives as part of a celebration marking the original game's third anniversary on Steam, and just so happens to coincide with the news that the Cat Quest...
News Apple Arcade's Zelda-Style Exclusive Oceanhorn 2 Is Jumping Ship To Switch This Fall
Update: "A game made by Nintendo fans, for Nintendo fans"
Update [Tue 11th Aug, 2020 09:15 BST]: It's official: Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm is coming to Switch this fall. Heikki Repo, Creative Director of Cornfox & Brothers, had this to say: Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm is a game made by Nintendo fans, for Nintendo fans...
News Ninjala Version 2.0 Update Adds Worldwide Matchmaking, Improves UI And Much More
Better than before
If you've had difficulties matching with other players in the free-to-play bubblegum shooter Ninjala since it launched, the good news is GungHo has now rolled out a new update for the game that should make the online experience more enjoyable (and playable) at all hours of the day. It allows you to match with anyone from anywhere...
News Fantasy Twin-Stick Shooter The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines Launches On Switch This Week
Stop time and save your city
Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines, a twin-stick shooter with a time-based twist. This fantasy game revolves around the ability to stop time. Players take on the role of Gregor, a newly recruited member of the Eternal Fellowship and an Ambassador of Time, who's tasked...
News Here Are The Switch eShop's Best-Selling Games Of July 2020 (Japan)
Paper Mario enters in second place
Paper Mario: The Origami King might well have topped the list of the 15 most-downloaded Switch games in Europe for the month of July, but things are a little different over in Nintendo's home country of Japan. Below, you'll find a list of the 20 best-selling games on the Japanese eShop last month. Only paid...
Mini Review Spitlings - Great With Friends, But Not So Much Fun On Your Own
Teething difficulties
Spitting is a bit gross, isn’t it? Indeed, the notion of spitting in someone’s face is widely considered one of the most disrespectful and downright revolting things anybody could do. But could you imagine being able to spit out your teeth on demand? Most of us will only come close to such a scenario in our weirdest,...
Review Megadimension Neptunia VII - A Nice Enough JRPG, But Far From Essential
No, it's not pronounced as 'seven'
Any fan of the game industry is aware of the ‘console wars’ that have pretty much always been going on between hardware developers since gaming hardware has been available. Of course, no real wars are occurring, but imagine if the concept was taken literally. Compile Heart certainly liked the idea when it made...
Guide How To Link Your Fortnite Epic Account On Switch And PS4
Epic about turn
Sony pulled a dramatic about turn bac in 2019 and allowed Fortnite to support cross play on every single platform, including Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Mac. Not only does this allow you to play with your chums on PS4 while you're on your Switch, but it will also let you use a single account across multiple platforms. For...
Review Swimsanity! - A Wet And Wild Multiplayer Experience
Future's made of virtual Swimsanity
For a game evoking insanity in its title, Swimsanity! feels rather sedate at times, even when it's casually erasing you from the face of the planet. It's unforgiving, you see, but not in the positive, challenging sort of sense. Often, we'd see our entire team wiped in a matter of seconds by the unexpected...
News Charming 2D RPG Phoenotopia: Awakening Launches On Switch Later This Month
Switch's latest Zelda-inspired release
The Switch already has its fair share of Zelda-inspired RPGs, but the eShop will soon have another charming option for you to consider thanks to the indie release, Phoenotopia : Awakening. The game's launching as a timed-exclusive on Switch in North America and will be available to buy in just over a couple of...
News First-Person Horror Paratopic Brings Its Spooky PlayStation-Style Graphics To Switch
And it launches this month
Arbitrary Metric's award-winning horror game Paratopic is launching on Nintendo Switch later this month, it's been confirmed. The game originally launched on PC back in March 2018, but will be available to download from the Switch eShop on the 21st August. It's a short experience, with playthroughs usually lasting from...
News Wii U Indie Platformer Adventures Of Pip Makes The Leap To Switch Next Month
Shift between 1-, 8-, and 16-bit
Adventures of Pip, which first appeared on the good old Wii U back in 2015, is set to receive a new lease of life on Switch next month. Yep, even the indies are making the leap. The game is a retro-inspired platformer where you take on the r
News Crysis Remastered On Switch Updated To Version 1.3.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Control adjustments and a bug fix
Crysis Remastered has been updated on Nintendo Switch, with a new patch taking the game to Version 1.3.0. The update brings a couple of welcome control adjustments, as well as a fix to that pesky bug which affected anyone with a special character in their username. You can see the full patch notes for yourself...
News Temtem Dev Reconfirms Switch Release After Cancelling PS4 And Xbox One Versions
Launching in 2021
The developer behind the Pokémon-inspired creature collection game Temtem has announced it will no longer be releasing the title on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Instead, it's going straight to next-generation platforms (that's Xbox Series X and PS5). Temtem is dropping its support for PS4 and Xbox One, so it won’t be releasing...
News Dragon: Marked For Death Adds New Final Boss, New Quest And End-Game Weapons
Version 3.1.0 has arrived
Dragon: Marked For Death wasn't released in the best state, but Inti Creates has worked hard since then to continually improve the experience. Its latest update adds a brand new boss, a new quest, new end-game weapons, and much more. Here's the rundown: The Ver. 3.1.0 update for Dragon Marked for Death is here! Many new...
News Braid Is Coming To Nintendo Switch Next Year
Get ready to fall in love all over again
Braid was one of the first indie games on Xbox Live to really gain widespread critical acclaim and opened the eyes of many players to the potential of small-scale independent game development. Soon, those who missed it the first time will get the chance to see what the fuss is about, as Braid is getting...
Video 12 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In August
A dozen games at your disposal
Other than the newly announced, Pikmin 3 Deluxe, we really don't know a whole lot about the first party Switch lineup for the remainder of the year. Bravely Default II is supposed to rear its head at some point (but we suppose it could be Defaulting a few turns to swing harder later.) Thankfully though, plenty of...
Hammerwatch on steroids
Back in 2017, Hammerwatch released on Switch, and we thought it was pretty darn good. It delivered accessible combat and progression that anybody could jump into whilst also catering to those who were after a bit more of a challenge. Heroes of Hammerwatch is set in the same universe, and sees you scale the Forsaken Spire,...
News Ogre Tale Announced For Switch, A 'Japanese-Style Swordplay Battle Action Game'
Watch the new trailer here
Japanese developer MAGES has announced Ogre Tale for Nintendo Switch, an action title full of "Japanese-style swordplay". Coming from the same team behind Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive, Ogre Tale blends its swordplay focus with 2D sprite-based beat-em-up action. You can get a taste of it all in the new trailer...
News Drink More Glurp Is A Wacky Physics-Based Take On The Olympics, And It's Out On Switch Today
Like the Olympics, but really not
Update: As a quick reminder, Drink More Glurp is launching today on Nintendo Switch. You'll find it available on the eShop for $9.99 / £7.99 / €8.99, and you can learn all about it in our original article below. Original Article (Wed 22nd Jul, 2020 10:05 BST): Yogscast Games and developer Catastrophic_Overload...
News The State Of The Switch eShop Is "Heartbreaking" Says No More Robots Boss
"It makes me really sad for the eShop"
Since the Switch launched in 2017, it has become a go-to destination for indie developers. It's easy to develop for (and port to), has a massive userbase and is ideally suited to independent games due to its portability and accessibility. However, we've heard reports over the years that the intense competition...
News You Can Now Download A Demo Of HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed From The Switch eShop
Includes PvE, PvP and more
Earlier this year, Digital Cybercherries launched its wave-based toy box shooter, HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed. Since then, the game has received a major update based on player feedback, and now the developer has rolled out a demo on the Switch, so users can try before they buy. Considering the demo is entirely free, it's an...
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...
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