Switch eShop News (Page 4)
News Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition Brings Match-3 RPG Fun To Switch This Month
"The classic Puzzle Quest game is back"
Puzzle Quest is returning to its roots, with 505 Games and Infinity Plus 2 announcing Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition. This "definitive" version of the Match-3 RPG classic features "brand new content and all previous adventures", and it's arriving on 18th September 2025. It will be available across multiple...
News Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition Switch Physical Pre-Orders Now Live
Here's a look
[Tue 10th Jun, 2025 01:35 BST]: During the PC Gaming Show earlier on, the team at Aspyr lifted the lid on an enhanced edition of Obsidian Entertainment's 2006 fantasy RPG Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter Nights 2. Following the release of the original game's enhanced release on the eShop in 2019, the sequel's new version will be...
News Stardew Valley's Creator Has A Small Voice Role In Hollow Knight: Silksong
A star is born
Hollow Knight: Silksong, much like its predecessor, is known for featuring quirky voice roles to represent the numerous NPCs you'll encounter along your journey. One these roles features a developer with which you might be quite familiar: Eric Barone, A.K.A. ConcernedApe, A.K.A the creator of a little game called Stardew Valley. As...
Managing expectations
After an exceptionally long wait, Hollow Knight: Silksong is out now on the Switch and Switch 2, and perhaps one of the most pleasantly surprising aspects of its launch is its price. You're looking at $19.99 / £16.75 / €19.99 / ¥2300 for the new release which, given the sheer length of its development and presumptions...
News The Switch eShop And Steam Are Buckling Under The Weight Of Silksong
Single file!
Hollow Knight: Silksong is out now on Switch and Switch 2. And you'll know this because you're either playing it right now, or you're simply trying to navigate an eShop that's positively buckling under the weight of such a monumental launch. Word has it that other digital storefronts like Steam are also having a real hard time keeping...
Round Up Pour One Out For These 6 Brave Games Launching On 'Silksong Day'
Godspeed
For many of you, today – 4th September, 2025 – will forever be known for one reason: the day that Hollow Knight: Silksong finally launched on Switch and Switch 2. But of course, while Silksong will undoubtedly soak up a heck of a lot of attention, the day doesn't just belong to one game. In fact, there are quite a few titles launching...
Reminder Here's When Hollow Knight: Silksong Releases In Your Time Zone
Update: It's live, but the eShop is struggling
The day is finally upon us! Hollow Knight: Silksong arrives on the Switch 2 (and Switch 1, have no fear) in just a few hours, with Team Cherry doing a global drop later on today. Now, there's no eShop page currently live, nor are there any pre-order options for this one, so if you want to dive into the...
Not all songs are silky
Spare a thought for Adventure of Samsara, Atari’s newest retro-styled Metroidvania. Developed for over a decade by the Brazilian studio Ilex Games, it has the unlucky distinction of releasing on the very same day as ultra-anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong, which is bound to take all the oxygen out of the room among the...
News Yuzo Koshiro's Shmup 'Earthion' Finally Has A Switch Release Date
According to the eShop
Did you know that Yuzo Koshiro, legendary video game composer, has made a Sega Mega Drive / Genesis shmup? It was released on Steam back in July, with our friends over at Time Extension giving it a glowing review. It was due to launch on consoles, including Switch, at the same time, but was pushed back to "mid-September"...
Review SHINOBI: Art Of Vengeance (Switch) - A Beautifully Crafted Return For Joe Musashi
Knives out
Regarding modern augmentations, SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound — released not even a month apart — have a lot of overlap. Yet, after 45 minutes of play, I was convinced that Art of Vengeance is one of the finest 2D Ninja action games ever made. Perhaps the finest; and such praise doesn’t come lightly. After...
Feature The Road To Silksong: Remembering Seven Years Of Hope, Hype, And Clown Makeup
Nothing but Hornet
In case you somehow missed it, today is Hollow Knight: Silksong Eve Eve. Yes, it's a term that I've just made up, but I've been waiting for this one for the past seven years, so you'll have to forgive me for counting down the days as if I'm on the run up to Christmas. Team Cherry's surprise announcement two weeks ago might have...
News Team Cherry Provides One Last Silksong Update Before Launch
Backers, listen up
With just two days (!) remaining until the launch of Hollow Knight: Silksong on the Switch and Switch 2, Team Cherry has provided one final Kickstarter update to run through a bit of last-minute housekeeping. Naturally, the update mostly concerns backers who supported the project back in the 19th century, with Team Cherry...
News More Mega Evolution Pokémon Are Coming To Pokémon Unite
Starting with Mega Lucario this October
It's been announced the free-to-play Switch and mobile MOBA Pokémon Unite will be getting "more Mega Evolution Pokémon" soon. Mega Lucario will join the fray on 3rd October 2025, and this Pokémon will be followed by Mega Charizard X on 24th October 2025. After this, there'll be two more Mega Evolution...
News Word Game Showcased In Japan's 'Indie World' Is Coming To The West
Well, in the US at least
The recent Indie World showcase featured a rather curious word game for the Switch eShop, but chances are you may have missed it thanks to its initial exclusivity in Japan. Fear not, dear reader! According to a new listing on the US eShop, '文字遊戲 Word Game' is heading to the West (well, the US, at least – we've not...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects (August 2025)
Our top eShop games on Switch and Switch 2 in August!
We're dreaming of crisp leaves, hot chocolate, and video games by the fire right now. Autumn approaches, but we have one more summer month to look back on in this edition of eShop Selects! August has been a bountiful one, with an Indie World dropping some surprise hits and announcements. So...
Review SHUTEN ORDER (Switch) - An Audacious Swing That Doesn't Quite Connect
Aw, shoot
Leave it up to Kazutaka Kodaka to come up with one of the weirdest stories in gaming, huh? Following on from the outrageously ambitious The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy, the creator has now joined forces with developer Neilo on the new visual novel Shuten Order. I say ‘visual novel’, and that’s absolutely the overarching...
News Surprise! PS1 Cult Classic 'Fear Effect' Just Shadow-Dropped On Switch
Nothing to fear here!
Almost out of the blue, Limited Run Games' Fear Effect port has arrived on the Switch eShop... right now! Yep, you can go and download the PS1 classic from the eShop for just $9.99 / £8.99 (thanks Gematsu). The release comes with almost no fanfare, as neither Limited Run Games nor developer Implicit Conversions (who is...
News System Shock 2 Has Been Updated On Switch, Here Are The Patch Notes
Fix this, insect
Following the rollout of a new patch on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC last week, the same has now been applied to System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster on the Nintendo Switch. Patch 1.2 offers up a healthy batch of fixes and improvements, including gameplay tweaks, visual updates, and quality-of-life additions such as a separate...
News Fitness Boxing 2 To Be Removed From The eShop This November
Punched-out
Nintendo has announced that Fitness Boxing 2 will be taken down from the eShop later this year. On 23rd November 2025 at 23:59 (local time), it will no longer be possible to buy the Nintendo-published game from the
News Natsume's Next Harvest Moon Game Arrives On Switch This October
Home Sweet Home
Harvest Moon is returning to the Switch next month with two 3DS games, but it looks like there could be even more on the way. According to a new rating that's popped up in Taiwan, the mobile game Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home is making its way across to the Switch and PlayStation 5. As mentioned by Gematsu, this game originally made...
News Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Team Returns With A New Multiplayer Action RPG
Update: Here's every character reveal so far
[Sat 7th Jun, 2025 07:25 BST]: At the Summer Games Fest Showcase today GameMill and friends (aka the "creative forces" behind Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2) announced Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny. This is a brand new fantasy action RPG featuring "epic combat" and four-player co-op action starring...
Poll Ahead Of Silksong's Release, Are You 'Finally' Playing Hollow Knight?
It's a deep nest
In case you've been living in the deepest, darkest cave imaginable, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally launching next week, on 4th September 2025. Fans have been waiting years to get their hands on the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Hollow Knight, and suddenly, we have just over a week to go. Team Cherry has sold almost 15...
News "We Are Not Delaying" - Dark Deity 2 Dev Stands Firm Against Silksong
Godspeed
Finally receiving a firm release date for Hollow Knight: Silksong is one thing, but to hear that it'll be launching in less than two weeks is something else entirely. Yes, after years of speculation, Silksong has finally been confirmed to launch on the Switch and Switch 2 on 4th September 2025. Its mere presence is causing other developers...
Review Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution (Switch) - A Cool Time Capsule Of A Game
Better late than never
Though Shantae has become well-established today as a recognisable indie gaming icon, there was once a time when the purple-haired half-genie hero struggled to find an audience. The original Shantae released for the GBC in 2002 and suffered poor sales, which led to publishers being unwilling to pick up the tab for funding the...
News Demonschool Gets Last-Minute Delay To Avoid Silksong
Now coming in November
Demonschool can't catch a break, can it? The upcoming tactical RPG, inspired by classic Persona, SMT, and Italian cinema, was due to release on 3rd September 2025, but today, publisher Ysbryd Games has announced that it's pushing Necrosoft Games' release back to 19th November 2025. Why? One Hollow Knight: Silksong, which is...
Review Roadwarden (Switch) - A Fascinating And Quite Special Text-Based RPG
And I'll take the low road
Cast your minds back, if you're still able, to the year of our lord 2022 and the release of Moral Anxiety Studio's tremendous Roadwarden. Yes, you know the one, that PC game you may not have played but certainly heard plenty about, as it garnered a whole bunch of Very Nice Reviews™. And here, to be blunt, is another for...
News Nintendo To Officially Launch eShop In Taiwan
Digital doors open in September
Nintendo has announced plans to open the Nintendo eShop in Taiwan next month, on 9th September 2025 (thanks, GoNintendo!) Previously, fans would have had to visit the eShop in either Japan or Hong Kong, but with a dedicated Taiwanese storefront, they'll have a much easier option. In the announcement (translated by...
Review Herdling (Switch) - A Serene, Soothing Animal Trek With Some Rough Edges
Have you herd?
The last time I tried shepherding an unruly beast, I wasn’t exactly a fan. It was midnight, I was exhausted, and my dog simply refused to come back inside. Typical. Thankfully, Herdling offers a much cosier alternative, replacing a stubborn pup with fantastical beasties that actually listen to me. Developed by Okomotive, the studio...
News Beautiful Disney-esque Horror 'Bye Sweet Carole' Gets Suitably Spooky Release Date
Bunny hop
Maximum Entertainment and Little Sewing Machine have announced that Bye Sweet Carole, a horror game inspired by Don Bluth and animated Disney movies, is launching on Switch on 9th October 2025, just in time for Halloween. The date was announced yesterday via the IGN Live Showcase, with Maximum Entertainment sharing the trailer earlier...
News Hollow Knight Has Now Sold Almost 15 Million Copies
HorNET profit
It would come as no surprise to hear that Hollow Knight is one of the most successful indie games of all time, right? An immensely popular Switch launch (a quarter of a million sales in its first two weeks) and six years of waiting for one of the most hyped-up sequels ever is bound to do that. But it turns out that the melancholic...
News Hollow Knight: Silksong "Special Announcement" Is Coming Today
ACTION STATIONS
No, this is not a drill. Team Cherry has shared that a "Special Announcement" about Hollow Knight: Silksong is coming our way on 21st August (that's this Thursday)! Very little is known about what the announcement will entail at the time of writing, though the YouTube stream is now live on the official Team Cherry account, so you...
News Disco Elysium-Inspired Narrative RPG 'Rue Valley' Gains A Switch Release
Update: Release date confirmed
Rue Valley, a narrative RPG heavily inspired by Disco Elysium, has been confirmed for the Switch in addition to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. No release date has been set at the time of writing, but we're keeping a close eye on this one. It looks pretty awesome; definitely a little more upbeat and comedic than what...
News Dead Cells Dev's 'The Rogue Prince Of Persia' Leaps Onto Switch 2 Later This Year
What a surprise!
As a part of today's Xbox Gamescom showcase, Dead Cells dev Evil Empire finally lifted the lid on The Rogue Prince of Persia, revealing that it will be coming to Switch and Switch 2 "later this year". While every other platform landed the full release of this Prince of Persia roguelike today, we're pleased to see it finally...
News Fantasy Life i's New Update Is Finally Live On Switch 1 & 2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Photo Mode arrives
Remember last month when Level-5 said that it would be adding a Photo Mode to Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time in a July update? That patch got hit with a last-minute delay, but today, it has been released in all its glory. The ver. 1.5.0 update is now live on Switch and Switch 2, adding the long-awaited Photo Mode,...
News Comic Adaptation 'I Hate This Place' Stalks Onto Switch This November
I hate this wait
Skybound Entertainment and Broken Mirror Games have announced that I Hate This Place, the adaptation of the comic series from writer Kyle Starks and artist Artyom Topilin, will launch on the Switch on 7th November 2025. The new trailer also gives us a further glimpse at the craft-based survival horror gameplay, with an isometric...
News He-Man Is The Next '80s Icon Getting His Own Stunning Arcade-Style Retro Revival
I HAVE THE POWER!
Limited Run Games and Mattel are teaming up with Bitmap Bureau to bring us a brand new pixel art side-scrolling He-Man game in 2026 on Switch. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction will feature 12 stages from the iconic toy line and cartoon where you'll be able to play as He-Man, Teela, Man-At-Arms,...
News Stylish Beat 'Em Up Roguelike 'Absolum' Magics Up Switch Release Date
Frog wizard? We're in
Dotemu, Guard Crush Games, and Supamonks have dropped a brand new trailer for their stunning beat 'em up roguelike mash-up, Absolum. Plus, the game is launching on Switch on 9th October 2025. The news dropped during Gamescom's Opening Night Live pre-show, and the trailer has us desperate to play as the frog wizard. Give him to...
News Nightdive's Latest Remaster Is A Rip-Roaring Wild West Cult Classic
Eat your heart out, Red Dead
During today's Opening Night Live showcase for Gamescom, Nightdive Studios confirmed its latest release: Outlaws + A Handful of Missions: Remaster. Originally launched in 1997 and built with LucasArts' Jedi engine, Outlaws received positive acclaim for its soundtrack and gameplay, though gained some criticism for its...
News Geoff Keighley Either Knows Something About Silksong, Or Is Just Being A Tool
We can't decide which right now
With yet another major games showcase just around the corner, Hollow Knight fans are once again hoping against hope that a release date for Silksong will be confirmed. This time, however, something feels different. We're mere hours away from Gamescom's Opening Night Live showcase, and host Geoff Keighley has posted a...
News Nightdive Studios And Limited Run Revive System Shock 2 With A 'Big Box Edition'
Play like it's 1999
Nightdive has called on physical distributor Limited Run Games to help out with its latest hard copy release. This time it's for System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster and apart from the standard physical version, there'll also be a classic "Big Box Edition" on offer. This will be available for Switch, PlayStation 5 and PC...
News Bandai Namco And Brownies Reveal Mystical New Roguelite-RPG For Switch
Update: Switch eShop demo now available
[Sat 7th Jun, 2025 07:55 BST]: Bandai Namco and Brownies have today revealed the new roguelite action title Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree. It will be making its way to the Switch on 19th September 2025 and includes melodies from Hitsoshi Sakimoto (Final Fantasy). You can check out the new...
News Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance To Get Classic SEGA Villains Stage DLC Next Year
Dr. Eggman is first up
Joe Musashi has fought countless demons, strange lifeforms, and ninja clans across the Shinobi series' vast history. But in SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance — which launches on Switch at the end of August — his greatest threat awaits in some DLC. Coming in early 2026, Sega has announced the SEGA Villains Stage, and first up for...
News Shin'en Announces 'The Touryst: Deluxe', Exclusive To Switch 2
New content, improved visuals, and more
Shin'en Multimeda, refusing to rest after the launch of Fast Fusion on the Switch 2, has announced The Touryst: Deluxe. Launching exclusively on the Switch 2, The Touryst: Deluxe will come with brand-new content, including a new island and monument to explore, new items and quests, plus improved visuals in...
News Annapurna's Delightfully Weird Creature Collecting Roguelite Scores Switch Release Date
Mouse in the house
Annapurna Interactive has today announced that Furcula's weird roguelike-meets-creature collector Morsels will be landing on Switch on 18th November. This one briefly popped up in the August 2024 Indie World showcase, where it was accompanied by a 'February 2025' release date. That wasn't meant to be (obviously), but it's nice to...
News 'Bad Cheese' Is Another Survival Horror With Cuphead-Inspired Visuals
Launching next month
Publisher Feardemic has announced that Bad Cheese, a new survival horror from developer Simon Lukasik, will launch on the Switch (with backwards compatibility on Switch 2) on 1st September 2025. Much like Bendy And The Ink Machine before it, Bad Cheese utilises old-school 'rubber hose' animation, which was perhaps most notably...
News Pokémon Champions Confirmed For Switch 2, Includes "Free-To-Start" And "Paid" Digital Version
More details will be "shared in the future"
We've just had an update about the new battle-focused game Pokémon Champions at the World Championships, and apart from the news it will lead as the main title for the VGC next year, along with a Mega Evolution update, we've also got details about platforms and pricing. According to the latest press...
Review Discounty (Switch) - Chilled Out Supermarket Sim Is A Decent Deal
While Stocks Last
No one who has ever worked in retail would compare the experience to a cosy life management sim. I used to have nightmares about stock variance and queues of angry customers who seemed determined to ruin my day as much as they felt I had ruined theirs. Yet, Danish developer Crinkle Cut Games seems to think that managing a busy...
News GungHo's Switch Free-To-Play 'Ninjala' Looks To Be Winding Down Major Support
"Season 21 will run indefinitely"
GungHo Online's free-to-play multiplayer title Ninjala is now in its fifth year, and it looks like the development team will be winding down major support after 21 seasons. In a new update, bumping the game up to Version 21.0, an official announcement mentions how the team has decided Season 21 and the latest...
News Bubsy In: The Purrfect Collection Slinks Onto Switch This September
Naughty kitty?
Bubsy, depending on your age, is either gonna be one of those video game mascots that you're very excited about or, well, not so much. Is that harsh? Absolutely not. In fact, it's sort of the premise, or so it would seem, of Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection, which delivers up four of the character's adventures and posits the...
Guide 59 Switch Games You Should Pick Up In The 'Play Together' eShop Sale (North America)
Update: Ends this weekend
Update: The Play Together sale ends this Sunday, 17th August, so you've only got a few days left to nab some bargains! It's time once again for Nintendo of America's Play Together sale! From today until August 17th at 11:59 pm PT the Play Together sale slashes the price of multiple multiplayer games so you and your...
