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August2019
News Square Enix Confirms Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Will Be A Digital-Only Release
Physical release not happening
Not long after Square Enix revealed Final Fantasy VIII Remastered for multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch at its E3 2019 live presentation, there were murmurs about a possible physical release. DotEmu, the developer helping out with the remastered version of the game, even responded to a fan question...
News Limited Run Reveals River City Girls Collector's Edition, Pre-Orders Open 30th August
Get ready to kick some butt
The beat 'em up genre is alive and well on Nintendo's hybrid device. Earlier this week, DotEmu confirmed Streets of Rage 4 for the system and now the girls from the River City series are vying for your attention as they gear up for their big September release. To ensure you side with Misako and Kyoko in this fight,...
Review Hotline Miami Collection - Ready Up For Some Of The Old Ultra-Violence On Switch
Shut up and Drive
You’ve died. You keep dying. But every death imparts a new piece of knowledge. Sneak through that corridor. Use a door to take that guard out. Smash his brains out on the floor, then use his baseball bat to take out the gunmen in the next room. Blast the Doberman as its passes, then take the remaining enemies out before making a...
Review FAR: Lone Sails - A Glorious Mix Of Genres That Captivates Without Saying A Word
Ship-shape
The terrain is cold and unyielding here, the horizon sprinkled with the snapped struts of an industrial era gone by, resentful reminders of what used to be but is unceremoniously no more. As you journey onward – because that's all you do here; you just journey onward, forever rumbling towards the right of your screen – you'll see them...
Review SEGA AGES Puyo Puyo - You Can't Polish A Puyo This Plain
Less ‘yo’, more ‘pu’
We’ve now reached the tenth game in the Sega Ages series, and it’s safe to say the project has been a resounding success. Over the course of the past year, Sega and the retro wizards at M2 have released a steady stream of old-school ports that have had us using the phrase ‘definitive version’ more times than...
News Conker's Creator Needs A Break From The Unlikely Legend Of Rusty Pup
But what about the Switch version?
It seems like The Unlikely Legend Of Rusty Pup might not be released on a Nintendo platform after all. Following on from the cancellation of the 3DS version and a development swap from Wii U to Switch, Gory Detail's Chris Seavor – best known as the creator of Conker – has now said he needs a break from Rusty...
News Creature In The Well's Pinball / Hack-And-Slash Mash Surfaces In September
There's something down there
Described as 'a top-down, pinball-inspired, hack-and-slash dungeon crawler' or 'pinbrawler', Creature In The Well isn't shy about blending genres, but after getting our hands on it back at E3 2019, we came away extremely impressed. As featured in
News AeternoBlade II Is Whipping To Switch In October
A gameplay trailer lands alongside the release date
As well as announcing the release date for hack-and-slash puzzle platformer AeternoBlade II, publisher PQube and developer Corecell Technology have released a new trailer giving us a taste of its time-twisting, dimension-switching gameplay. Landing on Switch on 11th October, the trailer above...
Review SEGA AGES Space Harrier - A Tremendous Port Of An Okay Coin-Op
The real dragon quest
We’ll spare you the usual spiel about how the Sega Ages series is offering definitive versions of Sega classics on the Switch: given we’re approaching the 10th release in the series, you probably get the idea by now. Game number 9 is Space Harrier, Sega’s 1985 coin-op that blew arcade-goers away back in the day with its...
Video Bee Sure You Point Your Compound Eyes At This Co-Op Bee Simulator Trailer
For when you're in Geneva, chairing a conference on nuclear fission
Simulators are a wonderful idea, the ability to take on a realistic or unrealistic role with as much granular detail as possible? That's something we can seriously get behind here at Nintendo Life Towers. With that in mind, Bee Simulator! Yes, the only simulation where you can bee...
News Freedom Finger Puts A Musical Spin On The Shmup Genre In September
Rhythm based chaos
We love a good shmup here at Nintendo Life Towers, and the upcoming Freedom Finger from Wide Right Interactive looks like a refreshing spin on the genre with the addition of melee combat. With a crazy soundtrack featuring a whole host of famous musicians and voicework from none other than Nolan North, this looks like one to watch...
Review Superhot - Super Fun, Sort Of Brief
SUPER HOT
Putting everything on the Nintendo Switch may have started out as a joke, but now it’s becoming painfully obvious that life imitates memes more than the other way around. With the latest cult classic Superhot catapulting itself onto the Switch at its own very figurative pace, what’s next? We’re not here to discuss that right now, but...
News Hotline Miami Collection Removed From The Australian Switch eShop
The second game is still banned...
Australian Switch owners got quite the surprise a few days ago when the Hotline Miami Collection was made available on the local eShop shortly after the Indie World presentation. You see, back in 2015, the second game – Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number – was actually refused classification for depicting sexual...
News Sega Ages Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R Coming Soon To Japanese Switch eShop
Includes Mega Drive mode
Sega has revealed Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R is "coming soon" to the Japanese Switch eShop. This upcoming Sega Ages release started out life in the arcades in 1994 and was eventually made available on the Game Gear and Mega Drive (Genesis). The Switch eShop version will feature an arcade mode, Mega Drive mode...
News Fire Emblem: Three Houses Experiences "Best Digital Launch" In Franchise's History
Sales soar
It just keeps getting better and better for Fire Emblem: Three Houses. After recent success in the UK and Japanese charts, last week the NPD revealed the Switch release was the largest launch for a Fire Emblem game in US history. Now, Nielsen company SuperData has revealed the game sold an estimated 800,000 digital units worldwide in...
News Get Ready To Eat Some Dirt When The Second Trials Rising Expansion Arrives Next Month
And break every bone in your body, again
Trials Rising on the Switch might be a little rough around the edges, but it's still an incredibly fun game with a large number of challenging courses to complete. If you have been chipping away at the game since its February release, you've probably seen everything it has to offer by now, including the first...
News Microsoft Has "No Plans" To Bring More First-Party Exclusives To Other Consoles
Ouch!
Current relations between Nintendo and Microsoft appear to be better than ever, but there's a chance Ori And The Blind Forest might be the last Xbox title published on the Nintendo Switch. In a statement provided to GamesIndustry.biz yesterday, Microsoft played down the idea of more games from Xbox Studios coming across to other consoles...
Review Pandemic - A Too-Simple Conversion That's Looking A Little Green
Down with the sickness
When deciding to bring a popular board game such as Pandemic to a new platform one of the first questions you’ve got to be asking yourself is what can this version add to the already existing game to make it worth a purchase; more specifically, what can the move to digital bring to the table? How do you utilise the...
News Preorder Zelda: Link's Awakening In Europe And Nab Double Gold Points
Build your own cave and save
Nintendo of Europe has announced that not only are preorders now open for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on Nintendo Switch, but if you do fancy buying it in advance from the European eShop you'll get double the usual Gold Points to spend however you wish (within reason). NOE has the tweetails: If you want to...
Review PC Building Simulator - A Surprisingly Decent Rig
Have you switched it off and on?
The Switch is home to a vast variety of games encompassing all sorts of genres from first-person shooters to visual novels, but we can probably all agree that PC Building Simulator is a game that none of us were expecting to see pop up on the eShop (then again, we got Car Mechanic Simulator, so apparently anything's...
Video New Windjammers 2 Trailer Introduces Two New Characters
This ain't your grandma's air hockey
Windjammers is a series that has a special place in many olde-timey retro-minds, and for good reason. Its particular brand of high-octane and frankly ludicrous air hockey-like gameplay is uncommon to say the least, and with the impending arrival of Windjammers 2 the nostalgia glands of many are fit to burst. So...
Reminder Fire Emblem Themed Maximus Cup Starts Later This Week In Tetris 99
Unlock a special in-game theme
Later this week, on 23rd August, Nintendo is hosting its sixth Tetris 99 Maximus Cup. This time it's a crossover event with Fire Emblem: Three Houses. If you earn 100 points during this limited-time event, you'll be able to unlock a special Fire Emblem: Three Houses theme, featuring unique art, music and Tetrimo...
News The Witcher 3 Switch eShop File Size Revealed
It's a big one
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition is obviously a massive open-world RPG, so just how much of your precious microSD memory will it take up if you decide to go with a digital copy? According to the Switch eShop listing, the game requires a whopping 28.1GB of free space. It's not all that surprising when you consider the fact...
News Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Arrives On Switch This September
The mega-hit RPG returns
During the Square Enix Live event at this year's E3, it was revealed Final Fantasy VIII Remastered would be coming to the Switch and multiple other platforms. In the latest update, a release date has now been locked in. This title, based on the 1999 PlayStation original, will arrive early next month on 3rd September and...
News Who Needs Tony Hawk? Skater XL Kickflips To Switch Next Year
Sit down Tony
Update: Now with the proper 60fps trailer - the Nintendo one was apparently cut to 30. Enjoy! The absence of a truly great skateboarding game in the vein of the classic Tony Hawk's or Skate is a great and continuing shame for many '90s kids who recall kickflipping and grinding through the urban polygonal playgrounds back in the day...
News Gurgamoth Brings Frantic Multiplayer Carnage To Nintendo Switch This Week
The level is your only weapon
We love a bit of a party game here at Nintendo Life Towers, that hectic, frantic feeling is difficult to top when you've got a bunch of chums over for a lemonade or two. Gurgamoth is just that sort of game, but this time around your only means of besting your opponent is the environment: Full game details and...
News Yuzo Koshiro Thinks You're Going To Love Streets Of Rage 4
"It is very close to Streets of Rage 2"
Today, the news we had all hoped and prayed for was confirmed: Streets of Rage 4 is coming to Nintendo Switch, along with a new playable character. A collaboration between Lizardcube, Guard Crush Games, DotEmu and Sega, this side-scrolling brawler aims to resurrect one of the most beloved Mega Drive / Genesis...
News Eastward Is Bringing A Lovely-Looking Apocalypse To Switch Next Year
No relation to Clint
Eastward, an indie adventure game with RPG trappings is Nintendo Switch-bound. Announced earlier today in the Indie World broadcast, Pixpil Games had previously announced the game back in April for PC and Mac, but Chucklefish is now publishing the game on Nintendo's platform. As you can see from the original trailer above, it...
News Stylish Shooter Superhot Takes Aim At Nintendo Switch Today
Slow it down
Just as the rumours suggested, Superhot Team's iconic FPS title Superhot is coming to the Nintendo Switch today. Superhot is quite unlike any FPS title you've played before, in that time only moves when you do. This mechanic is evolved further by the fact that one bullet can kill you and ammo drops don't exist; instead, you must weave...
News Xbox Title Ori And The Blind Forest Is Making The Leap To Switch Next Month
And we're getting the "Definitive Edition" to boot!
Well, this is nice. Moon Studios' dream-like Ori And The Blind Forest is coming to the Nintendo Switch, and it's being published by Xbox Game Studios. Set in the Forest of Nibel, this award-winning action-platformer boasts gorgeous artwork, a fully-orchestrated score and tight, rewarding gameplay...
News Hotline Miami Collection Bludgeons Your Switch Into A Bloody Pulp Today
"Get out of here if you don't want to die!"
Devolver Digital has revealed that it is bringing Dennaton Games' super-brutal Hotline Miami series to the Nintendo Switch eShop today. This pair of top-down action titles have been blessed with commercial and critical success on other systems in the past thanks to their retro-style visuals, fantastic...
Watch Nintendo Indie World Showcase - August 2019
What indie delights await within?
At 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST today, Nintendo will be showing "roughly 20 minutes of information about indie games coming to Nintendo Switch". Excited? You should be. You can watch it all right here! <liveblog id="nintendo_indieworld_aug2019_nintendolife" tags="#IndieWorld" video=" />
News Tutor Your 2.5D Girlfriend In Please Teach Me Onedari Shogi, Coming To Nintendo Switch
"I would be happy if you played with me!"
Puzzle games and slightly risqué images of female models go together like strawberries and cream, or minced beef and custard, depending on who you ask. Assuming the latter is a peach worth plucking, SilverStarJapan have decided to bring Please Teach Me Onedari Shogi to the Nintendo Switch on the North...
Rumour The Time-Bending FPS Superhot Might Be Getting A Switch eShop Release
Update data discovered
It looks like an 'Indie World' Showcase announcement might have been leaked ahead of schedule. A Twitter user by the name of itssimontime was poking around the Switch eShop and discovered update data for the unique time-bending first-person shooter Superhot - which isn't even available on the Switch yet. Here are the...
Review Gravity Duck - Finite Flashes Of Fowl Fun
Quack and easy
Gravity Duck is an odd little game, but a rather enjoyable one. It’s a 2D, pixel platformer in which you play as a duck gifted with the power to control gravity. After being promised riches in exchange for some golden eggs, the duck sets off to find those eggs in dozens of gravity-bending levels. The gameplay in Gravity Duck...
News Tetris 99 Teams Up With Fire Emblem: Three Houses For Special Grand Prix Event
Win an exclusive theme
If you enjoy a round or fifty of Tetris 99 and just so happen to be a fan of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, you'll definitely want to add this special event to your diary. Nintendo of Europe has revealed that a new crossover event will be held in Tetris 99 which will give you a chance at winning an exclusive theme. It'll run from...
News "Cute-As-Heck" 3D Platformer A Hat In Time Comes To Switch This October
Heck, it's about time!
Gears for Breakfast has been teasing A Hat In Time for Nintendo Switch since last August. After a brief update earlier this year, saying it was "coming soon" to the hybrid system, it's now finally been confirmed the game will arrive on 18th October. A Hat I
News You No Longer Need A Bethesda Account To Play DOOM And DOOM II On Switch
A "more permanent fix" is on the way
Around the time of this year's QuakeCon, Bethesda announced DOOM, DOOM II and DOOM 3 would all be made available on the Switch eShop. Unfortunately, it all went to hell, when players discovered the original two games required a Bethesda.net login to play. Bethesda quickly responded to the uproar
Review Ittle Dew - A Colourful And Funny Little Zelda-Like
A hero and a drunkard awaken...
When Ittle Dew launched on the Wii U back in 2014, we really enjoyed it, praising the game’s art style, soundtrack and puzzle design. It’s a clear homage to earlier Legend of Zelda titles - most specifically A Link to the Past - borrowing heavily from the classic SNES game, but at the same time retaining its own...
Video Watch Exclusive Gameplay Footage Of DK-Inspired Platformer Jet Kave Adventure
Pretty prehistoric platforming
If you're looking forward to upcoming Switch exclusive Jet Kave Adventure as much as we are, you'll definitely want to check out this gameplay trailer, kindly shared with us by the talented folks who are hard at work making the magic happen. The video takes us through three of the game's levels, giving us a let's...
News "Savage" Arena Shooter Demon Pit Brings Hellish FPS To Switch
Send demons to their DOOM
Indie publisher Digerati has announced Demon Pit for Nintendo Switch, an "intense, arcade-style arena shooter" launching later this year. If you've watched the trailer above, you'll have instantly noticed that '90s FPS aesthetic and style - an era of games from which Demon Pit is heavily inspired. Players will need to...
News Curse Of The Sea Rats Is An All-New Metroidvania Headed To Switch
With lovely 2.5D animation
Curse of the Sea Rats, the "first Metroidvania starring rats", has been announced for Nintendo Switch. The game has a tentative release window of 2021. The game is an exploration-focused side-scroller with RPG elements, which focuses on a group of heroes who are transformed into rats by a pirate witch. Players are tasked...
News Epic Pulls Fortnite Dog From Sale After Player Backlash, Compensation Being Provided
Tut tut
In a slightly bizarre series of events, Fortnite developer Epic Games has back-pedalled on its decision to sell the 'Gunner' pet cosmetic item in-game. The item arrived in the game's shop yesterday, but fans were quick to notice that it looked very similar to an item previously released as part of the game's Season Six Battle Pass. Reddit...
Review VASARA Collection - A Welcome Pair Of Bullet Hell Curios
Fly me closer, I want to hit them with my sword!
Visco Corporation may be best known for making 'unremarkable' games. We don’t mention this in a derogatory fashion; the games under their belt are far from bad, just arguably derivative and somewhat “safe”. Most of their arcade games were never given home conversions to begin with, making their...
News Play An Unannounced Team17 Game At PAX West Later This Month
And try out the new Overcooked 2 DLC
As we get closer to PAX West 2019 at the end of this month, more developers and publishers are beginning to reveal their game line-up for the big event. The latest company to share its plans is Team17. All up, it will have seven titles on display – including one yet to be announced release. If you visit...
News VS. Gradius Joins Hamster's Arcade Archives Series On Switch eShop
Destroy an invading force and save the planet
Hamster's Arcade Archives series on the Nintendo Switch continues to grow in size. This week, the slightly enhanced retro game is Konami's horizontal scrolling shoot 'em up, VS. Gradius. This title was first released in 1986 and requires you to take control of Vic Viper, who must destroy an invading...
News WayForward Reveals Shantae And The Seven Sirens, The Half-Genie Hero's Next Adventure
New locations, abilities, and friends await
Back in March, WayFoward announced Shantae would be making a return "later this year" on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. Tentatively titled Shantae 5, the new game has now been officially revealed as Shantae and the Seven Sirens. This action-adventure-platformer sends the belly-dancing,...
Review DC Universe Online - A Full Fat, Old-School MMO Featuring Your DC Favourites
Super friends (and foes)
Who would have thought when Nintendo Switch first launched in 2017 that we’d have practically every genre imaginable represented in some shape or form. Online shooters. Competitive fighting games. Full fat ARPGs. The lot. Who would have thought we’d have fully fledged MMORPGs on a portable Nintendo console? And DC...
News Plunge Brings Quirky Turn-Based Puzzling To Switch Next Week
See it in action
Launching on Nintendo Switch next week is Plunge, a "turn-based isometric rogue-lite" that has grabbed our attention thanks to its quirky art style. The game is set in a medieval prison, with players needing to use swipe-based movement to defeat guards, avoid traps, obtain the key, and continue plunging down to escape. As you can...
Review Exception - A Sumptuous-Looking Platformer With A Twist
Circuit breaker
With so many games being released on the Switch on a weekly basis, it takes an awful lot to stand out from the crowd. It only takes one unique idea, though, and what could well have turned out to be a fairly bog standard game is transformed into a unique, compelling experience. Exception is exactly that. A game that quite literally...
News Introducing Invisigun Reloaded, A Stealth Adventure Where Everyone's Invisible
Coming to Switch next week
Launching on Nintendo Switch next week is Invisigun Reloaded, a game where everyone is invisible. Jumping into the game's single-player campaign will have you heading out on a journey with a 'risk vs reward' theme at its core. You'll be relying on environmental details like footprints or other disturbances to spot your...
News WayForward Announces Vitamin Connection Exclusively For Switch
A bacteria-busting game for one or two players
The talented independent studio WayForward has officially revealed Vitamin Connection, a new two-player action title exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. It promises to deliver thrills, laughs and varied gameplay "unlike anything else" on the system and is receiving a Limited Run physical release. Right...
Review Never Give Up - The Game That Wants You To Fail
Adorable brutality
Never Give Up wears its inspiration on its sleeve. Displaying quirky visuals and rock-solid gameplay, Armor Games' new platformer directly calls back to the surprise hit Super Meat Boy. However, Never Give Up takes the basic premise of Super Meat Boy and tweaks it just enough to avoid feeling like a carbon copy. You're tasked...
Review Pillars Of Eternity: Complete Edition - The Game That Saved Obsidian Comes To Switch
To Infinity and Beyond
The game that saved Obsidian, Pillars of Eternity was originally released back in 2015. It quickly broke records for a crowdfunded title when it was first announced, with over 77,000 backers raising a cool $1 million in the first 24hrs of its Kickstarter campaign to put the studio – which had been limping along after a...
News Surprise! PC Building Simulator Launches On Switch Today
Build the PC of your dreams... On a Switch
We hope you're ready to build your dream PC, because PC Building Simulator is launching today on Nintendo Switch. Yes, initially revealed ahead of time by an official Nintendo document of all places, PC Building Simulator has now been properly confirmed by publisher, The Irregular Corporation. The game...
News RPG Vambrace: Cold Soul Scores Switch Release Date And Major Gameplay Improvements
Switch benefits from early PC release
Headup and Devespresso Games have revealed the release date for upcoming Switch RPG, Vambrace: Cold Soul. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 29th August for £19.99 / €24.99 / $24.99. The game has you taking on the role of Evelia Lyric, embarking on several expeditions that said to truly test your...
News Vigil: The Longest Night Brings Castlevania-Inspired 2D Side-Scrolling To Switch
Check out its debut trailer
Taiwanese developer Glass Heart Games has revealed its debut title Vigil: The Longest Night. The game will be launching on other platforms in early 2020, with a Switch release planned for "later". Inspired by classics like Castlevania and modern hits like Salt and Sanctuary and Bloodborne, Vigil
News New Switch RPG Silk Promises The "Biggest Handcrafted Open World Of All Time"
Does size matter?
Launching next month on Nintendo Switch is Silk, a new RPG that is said to offer the "biggest handcrafted open world of all time". Supposedly fifty times larger than The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, the game will have you exploring three million square miles of uncharted terrain from Roman Damascus to Three Kingdoms China as an...
News Dan Fornace Reconfirms Smash-Style Brawler Rivals Of Aether For Switch
It's on the way
The 2D pixel brawler Rivals of Aether was first confirmed for the Switch in January last year, but since then, there have been no further updates. The game's creator - Dan Fornace - at the time said the Nintendo version of the game was a priority and explained how he was looking for developers to help out with the port. Now, in the...
News Mojang Cancels The Super Duper Graphics Pack For Minecraft
"sorry for not following through on our plans"
Mojang's latest Minecraft blog post has revealed the cancellation of the Super Duper Graphics Pack. This "ambitious initiative" was meant to bring a new look to the open-world survival crafting game, but unfortunately has proven too technically demanding to implement. The main reason it has been axed...
Feature WayForward On River City Girls, Its "Crazy Interpretation" Of The Kunio-kun Brand
Let's hear it for the girls
River City Girls, as you might have already guessed, isn't your average Kunio-kun entry. It swaps out the series' heroes for heroines and has been created by WayForward, overseen by the talented team at Arc System Works. With the River City Girls due to arrive early on in September, the game's director, Adam Tierney, was...
Review Turok 2: Seeds of Evil - A Painfully Incomplete Version Of An N64 Classic
Multiplayer goes extinct
The first-person shooter has become so prevalent on consoles in today’s market, it’s bizarre to think back to a time where PC gamers held the lion’s share of the genre. By 1998, the desktop faithful were gorging on Half-Life and Unreal, but a little console by the name of Nintendo 64 wasn’t about to bow down to the...
News Decide Which One Of You Gets Sacrificed In New Co-Op Platformer, Rez Plz
Who dies? YOU decide
A new co-op platformer with a pretty killer twist is on the way to Nintendo Switch. Yes, Rez Plz has been revealed for Nintendo's system today, a pixel art puzzle-platformer where you and a friend control two apprentice wizard brothers. These wizards have the power to resurrect their friends, which is lucky considering that the...
News Murder, Mystery And The Paranormal Await When Ellen Spooks Switch Next Month
Creepy stuff
Next month sees the launch of Ellen on Nintendo Switch, a 2D pixel horror game which throws a nice bit of investigation into the mix. In the game, you'll be helping a young investigator called James to uncover the dark truth behind the murder of the Smith family. Years have passed since all family members but the daughter were found...
News Cave's Legendary Shmup ESP Ra.De. Is Coming To Switch, Courtesy Of M2
Update: Pre-orders now live, December release expected
Update: Retailer Play-Asia has added pre-order pages for the standard and limited-edition versions of the game, with a release date of 19th December 2019. Original Story: Emulation expert M2 has revealed that it is bringing Cave's 1998 vertical shooter
Video Fight Crab Gets Second Ridiculous Trailer, Now With Added Lightsabers
Poetry in motion
No matter how many times we see Fight Crab, we can't help but fall in love with it all over again. A new trailer has been released for the upcoming title and it's just as bonkers as ever. If you've missed our previous coverage of the game, Fight Crab has players taking control of two feisty crustaceans and stepping out onto a...
News Sickhead Games Helped Out With The Grandia HD Collection
It's in safe hands
Next week, JRPG fans get a double dose of nostalgia when the Grandia HD Collection arrives on the Switch eShop. If you're wondering about the accuracy of this high-definition makeover and how it compares to the source material, there's no need to worry. Speaking to Nintendo Everything, GungHo Online Entertainment revealed it...
News There Are Now More Than 5 Million Courses In Super Mario Maker 2
And it's all thanks to the community
Nintendo of America's Twitter account has revealed the Super Mario Maker 2 community on Nintendo Switch has now uploaded more than five million custom courses in less than a few months. To celebrate, it's shared some codes for a couple of levels that are apparently worth checking out. The first is Thwomp's...
News Turok 2 On Nintendo Switch Doesn't Include Multiplayer
Hunting for answers
When a listing for Turok 2: Seeds of Evil appeared on Nintendo's UK website at the end of last month, oddly there was no mention of the game's multiplayer options. Now that the game is out in the wild, it has been confirmed the Switch eShop version doesn't include the classic split-screen mode or the online and cross-play modes...
News Get Some Extra Goodies With Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition
Pre-order now
During the "Future of Digimon" panel at this year's Anime Expo, Bandai Namco announced Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition for the Nintendo Switch. It's arriving on 18th October and brings together Cyber Sleuth and Hacker's Memory. Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth first arrived on the PlayStation Vita in 2015 and Digimon Story:...
News The Remake Of The Stylish Cel-Shaded Shooter XIII Has Been Delayed Until 2020
It slipped...
The remake of the cel-shaded first-person shooter XIII (pronounced thirteen) for Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms has been delayed. After locking in a 13th November release date earlier this year, the title – which originally started out on the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC in 2003 – has now been pushed back to...
News Beauty Bottler Bonza! TY The Tasmanian Tiger Has Already Been Funded For Switch
And a new stretch goal has been added
The Switch version of TY the Tasmanian Tiger has been successfully funded on Kickstarter in less than a week. To celebrate the project meeting its $50,000 USD goal, Krome Studios has added a new stretch goal. Thank you to everybody who has pledged so far! We are humbled and honored to have your support in...
News Space Harrier And Puyo Puyo Get Added To The Sega Ages Line Later This Month
Two classics return
The next Sega AGES titles coming to North America and Europe have finally been dated. On 22nd August, you can look forward to the return of Space Harrier and Puyo Puyo. According to the official press release, both titles will be available for $7.99 USD, with commensurate European pricing. Space Harrier promises to recapture the...
News Agent A: A Puzzle In Disguise Brings Stylish Super Spy Adventure To Switch This Month
Play through 100 inventory-based puzzles
Super spy adventure-puzzle game Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise is stalking onto a Nintendo Switch near you later this month, it has been confirmed. The game has you playing as Agent A in a stylish world full of retro-futuristic contraptions, hidden gizmos, gadgets, and more. You'll need to explore a labyrinth...
News Bite The Bullet Is An RPG Where You Eat Enemy Corpses To Power-Up
And it's coming to Switch
RPGs and food go perfectly hand-in-hand - who doesn't love exploring Hyrule with a pizza on the go? - but Bite The Bullet combines those two hobbies in a completely different way. And yes, pizza is a hobby. Previously announced for PC, but confirmed for Switch as of today, Bite The Bullet has players satisfying their...
News Harvest Moon: Mad Dash Will Get European Switch Release Thanks To Rising Star Games
Fast-paced farming on the go
Natsume and Rising Star Games have announced a partnership which will bring Harvest Moon: Mad Dash to Europe this autumn. The game, which was first revealed just days before E3 this year, is described as a fast-paced farming game. It allows players to go solo or take a few friends along for some harvesting, fishing, and...
News Try Cadence Of Hyrule For Free With New Switch eShop Demo
Give it a go!
If you're still yet to experience the wonderful Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda for yourself - we haven't had to type all of that out for a while - then you're in luck, as a demo has now been released to let players check it out for free. A demo for the game appeared the on Japanese eShop...
News River City Melee Mach!! Arrives On The Japanese Switch eShop This October
Prepare to fight!
Earlier this year, prior to the reveal of River City Girls, Arc System Works announced Downtown Rantou Koushinkyoku Mach!! – a new entry in the Kunio-kun series – for the Switch and multiple other platforms. This title goes by the name River City Melee Mach!! here in the west and according to news within the latest issue of...
News WWE Superstars Join Brawlhalla In Special SummerSlam Crossover
New mode also added
Ubisoft has announced its free-to-play arena fighter Brawlhalla is teaming up with WWE superstars in a special crossover. This collaboration sees Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, John Cena, Becky Lynch and Xavier Woods added to the game as part of a new themed event. In addition to these new playable fighters, you'll also get access...
News Samurai Shodown Director Says A Perfectly Balanced Fighting Game Would Be Boring
"we're never going to make it completely flat"
While games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate strive to be as balanced as possible, one fighting game not as concerned about keeping the playing field level is the Samurai Shodown reboot, coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. Following on from six Genjuro Kibagami players making the finals...
Review Hamsterdam - Lengthy Loads And Mobile Tropes Hamper This Hamster
Rats on, rats off
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A spellbinding adventure?
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News PQube Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Switch Sale, Up To 60% Off 18 Different Games
Here's the full list of offers
UK-based publisher PQube is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and to share those celebrations with players, the studio is hosting a lovely sale on the Switch eShop. It all kicks off tomorrow, 8th August, and will last until the 22nd. You'll find fighting games, visual novels, Japanese goodness and more...
News SteamWorld Quest Gets New Game+ Mode, Legend Remix Difficulty And More In Free Update
And we really don't have long to wait
Image & Form has announced that its latest title SteamWorld Quest will be receiving a free update to make the game even more enticing than it was before. The best news? You'll be able to check it out starting from tomorrow. The update will take the game to Version 2.0, with the main new addition being a New...
Review Subdivision Infinity DX - A Decent Port Of A Tight Little Dogfighter
Infinity gauntlet
If there’s one genre that fills our hearts with glee and childlike joy, it’s the good old fashioned space dogfighter. From the early days of Elite and Star Wars: TIE Fighter all the way to EVE: Valkyrie and Rebel Galaxy, taking to the stars and blowing other starships into crystalised bits has never really lost its lustre...
News Construction Simulator 2 US - Console Edition Gets Planning Permission For Release On Switch
With 60 "challenging" jobs to complete
We hope you really dig the idea of construction, because Construction Simulator 2 US - Console Edition is building up to a release on Switch. OK, that's all the puns safely out of our system. "Due to popular demand", the game's Console Edition - which is currently available on PS4 and Xbox One - will now be...
News Live The Life Of A News Editor In Headliner: NoviNews, A Simulation Game Coming To Switch
Well, this sounds familiar
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News The Original Ittle Dew Brings Its Zelda-Inspired Adventure To Switch Next Week
Play it all over again
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News The Grandia HD Collection Arrives Next Week On The Switch eShop
Updated and enhanced
Fans of the JRPG genre are in for one heck of a treat next week when Grandia HD Collection arrives on the Switch eShop on 16th August. GungHo Online Entertainment originally revealed this collection back in August 2018 and more recently in June this year said the title was coming soon. This collection includes the first and...
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"we are dedicated to creating the best possible experience"
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Return to the land down under
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Something special
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Roguelife
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No Switch Online subscription required
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Arrives on Switch this September
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Can you survive the night?
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From Mario to Monopoly
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