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News Bandai Namco Announces Switch Demo For SD Gundam Battle Alliance
English version available now in Japan
Update [Sat 23rd Jul, 2022 02:45 BST]: It seems this demo has already gone live on the Japanese Switch eShop. Provided you have access to a Nintendo account in this region, you can download it right now and play it with English subtitles. Enjoy! Original article [Fri 22nd Jul, 2022 01:55 BST]: Following on...
Watch Live A Live's Demo Is Worth Checking Out (And So Is The Game)
Kate, Kevin, and Zion discuss the JRPG for a whole hour
Back in a Nintendo Direct earlier this year, Square Enix revealed that they were remaking the little-known 1994 SNES RPG Live A Live, in their trademark HD-2D style. Not a lot of people watching the Nintendo Direct knew what it was, and although many of us were curious about the game, it seemed...
News The DioField Chronicle Launches Worldwide This September, Pre-Orders Live
Update: Western release is confirmed
Update [Wed 6th Jul, 2022 17:35 BST]: Square Enix has now confirmed that The DioField Chronicle will be launching in the west on the same day as it is in Japan, 22nd September. The publisher has also opened up pre-orders for physical copies of the game on its website. The standard Switch version will cost...
PSA Monster Hunter Rise Switch eShop Demo Getting Removed Next Week
Sunbreak demo will "continue to be available"
Next week sees the long-awaited release of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. This is new DLC for Monster Hunter Rise adding new monsters and much more to the existing game. Ahead of the launch, Capcom shared some news about the game's demos. As of 30th June (the same date as the DLC release), the original...
News New Figment 2 Trailer Drops Ahead Of The Musical Game's Fall Launch
I think, therefore I solve puzzle-platforming challenges
Figment 2: Creed Valley is out this October, and in anticipation of the release, Bedtime Digital have put out a new trailer alongside a demo for the game on Switch. The game is a sequel to the original action-adventure musical game Figment, and follows returning protagonist Dusty and his...
News Capcom Offering Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Demo 'Item Pack' Bonus
A special DLC launch promo
Here's one extra reason why you should download and try out the new Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak demo. The save data from this demo can be used to unlock some extra goodies in the full DLC when it arrives next week. This is what you'll get in this special bonus items pack: 60 mega potions, 15 pitfall traps, 30 energy...
News Point-And-Click Adventures 'Unavowed' And 'Primordia' Get Free Demos On Switch
Plus a 25% off sale
Point-and-click adventure superstars Wadjet Eye Games recently announced that their latest game, Old Skies, would be coming to the Nintendo Switch. In celebration of the good news, their previous two games are going on sale and getting generous free demos. Unavowed and Primordia will both be on sale on the Nintendo eShop for the...
News Capcom Announces Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Demo, Now Available
Sample some battles & multiplayer
Update [Wed 15th Jun, 2022 03:00 BST]: This demo is now live - head on over to the Switch eShop to download it. Enjoy! @monsterhunter - The Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak demo is now available to download on Nintendo Switch and Steam! Find it on the Monster Hunter Rise store page on your platform of choice. To...
News Sonic Frontiers' Demo Title Screen Surfaces On Social Media
Take a look...
Sega has shared quite a bit of footage of Sonic Frontiers now, but one thing blue blur fans haven't seen yet is the title screen. If you have been wondering what it might look like, you're potentially in luck. Screenshots are surfacing on social media of the demo's title screen. It comes via the in-person Summer Game Fest 'Play Days'...
Reminder Mario Strikers: Battle League 'First Kick' Demo Event Starts This Weekend
Accessible to Switch Online members for six hours in total
With only a week to go until kick-off in Mario Strikers: Battle League, Nintendo dropped a surprise demo for the game that'll let you get your keepie uppies in before the whistle blows on 10th June. Where To Pre-Order Mario Strikers: Battle League On Switch This limited-time demo will...
News New Action RPG Trinity Trigger Scores A Nintendo Switch Demo, Out Now (Japan)
A new game by Xenoblade, Mana and Pokémon alumni
Following on from the accidental leak earlier this week, a demo for the new action RPG Trinity Trigger has now been released on the Nintendo Switch eShop in Japan. Although it's mostly in Japanese, you can still get an idea of how it plays. This new game published by FuRyu and developed by Three...
News Spike Chunsoft Releases "Free Demo" For Research And Destroy On Switch eShop
Download it today
In addition to a new trailer for AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative, Spike Chunsoft has also released a new demo for Implausible Industries' new spooky-themed turn-based action game, Research and Destroy. This demo should be available to download now from the Switch eShop and Nintendo's website and comes packed with the...
News Koei Tecmo's Touken Ranbu Warriors Gets Free Demo On Switch Today
Flex those musou-les
Koei Tecmo has released a free demo for its upcoming game, Touken Ranbu Warriors. A collaboration between the Musou (Warriors) series and Touken Ranbu — a free online browser card game — launches on Switch on 24th May, so this will give fans a taste of what's to come a week ahead of time. The demo will let you carry over...
Rumour Is A LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Demo Incoming?
UK eShop listing suggests so
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has just launched for the Switch and by all indications, it's looking to be a cracker of a LEGO game. We gave the game a 9/10 in our own review, calling it a "fantastic experience on Switch" and "a great big celebration of everything Star Wars". Read more - LEGO Star Wars: The...
News City Connection Announces Multiple 'Saturn Tribute X Taito' Releases For Nintendo Switch eShop
Layer Section & Galactic Attack S-Tribute arrives 28th April
Japanese publisher City Connection has announced it will be bringing Layer Section & Galactic Attack S-Tribute to the Nintendo Switch eShop and multiple other platforms on 28th April. It follows on from a rating earlier this year in February. Layer Section is a 1995 home console port...
Reminder You Can Now Download A Free Lite Version Of Chocobo GP On Switch
Head over to the eShop
Chocobo GP is out now on the Nintendo Switch, and if you're still on the fence about it, there's no need to worry because Square Enix is offering players a chance to play the game before they buy the whole thing. In fact, the free 'Chocobo GP Lite' offering isn't a bad offering - it actually gives players access to the Story...
News Frantic Party Game 'Baby Storm' Gets A Demo, Out Now On Switch
Kind of a digital 'open day'
Kids, eh — who'd have 'em? In real life, there's not really any opportunity to 'try before you buy' with children; sure, you can look after your adorable niece or nephew for a few hours before chucking them back to their parents, but it will never quite give you a clear idea of what it would be like to have your own...
News A Kirby And The Forgotten Land Demo Is Out Now
Nintendo unleashes an excellent new overview trailer, too
As you may have seen, we've shared our first hands on impressions of Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and it's looking like it could be a hoot later this month. We can all see for ourselves, though, as a demo is out now on the eShop (we've checked it's there for both EU and NA stores)! It had...
Hands On Triangle Strategy Delivers Deep Turn-Based Combat To Match Its Incredible Art
For Norzelia!
As we've already reported, a brand new demo for Square Enix's upcoming tactical RPG, Triangle Strategy, dropped onto the Switch eShop during the latest Nintendo Direct and it's a pretty generous offering, giving players a chance to dig into the game's
News NIS America Releases A Switch eShop Demo For The Upcoming JRPG 'MONARK'
Digital pre-orders are also live
A demo of MONARK - an upcoming JRPG published by NIS America - can now be downloaded from the Nintendo Switch eShop. The title will be officially released next month in February and can now be digitally pre-ordered on the store as well. In addition to this, the publisher has shared a brand new trailer of the game...
News Goku Fans Can Now Download A "Free Demo" Of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot On Switch
Relive the events of DBZ
The latest Dragon Ball game released on the Switch was 'Kakarot' - a video game retelling of Goku's story in the Dragon Ball Z anime series. If you're still not sure whether this would interest you or not, then why not give the newly available demo a try. Yep, that's right - Bandai Namco has made a "free demo" of the Switch...
News Surprise! Nintendo Has Released A Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain Demo
Download it from the eShop today
Following on from the Metroid Dread demo late last month, Nintendo has now released another one - this time for its upcoming title Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain. If it looks or sounds familiar, it's because it was originally released during the Nintendo DS era way back in 2005/06. The new version arrives on the...
News Happy Halloween! Nintendo Has Released A Free Metroid Dread Demo
"All treat, no trick"
Well, this is a nice surprise! If you haven't already picked up Metroid Dread on the Switch, Nintendo has now released a free demo on the Switch eShop - allowing you to try before you buy. This Halloween, suit up as Samus Aran and see what goes bump in the night on planet ZDR with a fun-sized bite of the Metroid™ Dread...
News The Fan-Made 2D Metroid Prime Game Has Been Forced To Shut Down
"The announcement you have been dreading"
Back in April, we covered a story about a talented group of developers known as "Team SCU" who were working hard on a 2D version of the Nintendo GameCube hit, Metroid Prime. It was called 'Prime 2D' and at the time, the first demo of the game had just gone live. It was quite impressive, we might add. SCU...
News Wah! A Free Demo For WarioWare: Get It Together Is Now Available On Switch
Try before you buy
WarioWare: Get It Together! is bringing mini-game mayhem to the Nintendo Switch this September. It's a little different this around - requiring players to take control of Wario and his friends in order to tackle each microgame. If you're still not sure if this will be your kind of thing, Nintendo is now offering a free demo on...
Reminder A Demo For Jupiter's Sega Picross Is Now Available On Switch eShop
Try before you buy
Update [Sat 31st Jul, 2021 20:00 BST]: This demo is now available on the Switch eShop in Europe and North America. It will require around 170MB of free space. Enjoy! Original story [Thu 29th Jul, 2021 01:53 BST]: Yesterday, Sega finally locked in a local release date for Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition (also known...
News Samurai Warriors 5 Demo Allows Players To Transfer Progress To The Full Game
Arriving on the Switch eShop next week
Samurai Warriors 5 will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch later this month, and ahead of its release Koei Tecmo has announced a special demo. It will be made available on the Switch eShop on 20th July and allows players to experience two stages and try out multiple different characters. Your progress will...
News Square Enix Has Released A Demo For NEO: The World Ends With You
Progress will carry across to the full game
Update: This is your reminder that a demo for NEO: The World Ends With You is now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop. It will require around 1.7GB of space. So, what are you waiting for? Head on over and get downloading! Next month sees the release of NEO: The World Ends With You
Reminder Trial Version Of Monster Hunter Stories 2 Available On Switch
Get hunting!
Capcom's next release Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is arriving on the Nintendo Switch next month. For anyone who is interested in this turn-based RPG spin-off, you might want to check out the free trial version which is now available on the Switch eShop in certain regions. It will be rolled out in other locations later...
News Sam & Max Save The World Gets A 'Beefy' Demo On Switch
Way to take the short view, little buddy
In the history of Telltale Games, which ultimately had a rather sad ending, it was Sam & Max that gave the studio one of its earliest hits, which itself was a revival of the classic '90s IP. When Sam & Max Save The World arrived last year on Switch, remastering all of the content from that first...
News Nintendo's Just Dropped A Free Demo For Miitopia On Switch
Try before you buy
Looking forward to checking out Miitopia on Nintendo Switch? Well, wait no longer, as Nintendo's just dropped a free demo. That's right, beginning today, you can jump into this teasing taster session by downloading the new demo from the Switch eShop. The demo lets you play through the main game's first area, letting you create...
News King Of Seas Demo Arrives Today On Nintendo Switch eShop
Try before you plunder
It was only earlier this month that the rather promising pirate RPG King of Seas got a confirmed release date of 25th May on Nintendo Switch. Developed by 3DClouds and published by Team17, it's definitely caught the eye and will hopefully hold up well on Nintendo's system. When that announcement was made it was also confirmed...
News The Balan Wonderworld Demo Is Being Taken Down Today
Gone for good
The demo for Balan Wonderworld will be removed from the Switch eShop and digital stores across all consoles today, it's been confirmed. The news comes from the official Balan Wonderworld Twitter account, which notes that the demo will be discontinued at 23:59 JST on 14th April; the Steam version will also be taken down a couple of...
News Demo For Stunning Fan-Made 2D Metroid Prime Game Released
Return to Tallon IV
Nintendo made the tough decision at the beginning of 2019 to restart the development of Metroid Prime 4 with the help of Retro Studios. Since then (and even before), there's been very little activity on the Metroid front. Fortunately, there is a passionate Metroid fanbase and one talented group of developers known as "Team SCU"...
News The R-Type Final 2 Demo For Switch Can Now Be Downloaded In The West
Full game arrives April 30th
It's a new month and that means a bunch of brand new games are en route to Switch. With this in mind, Granzella and NIS America have kicked things off with the local release of the R-Type Final 2 demo, ahead of the game's full launch. The demo can be downloaded via the Nintendo game page, or by heading on over to the...
Reminder Version 2 Of The Monster Hunter Rise Demo Is Now Live
Magnamalo has arrived!
Following on from Capcom's announcement earlier this week, the second demo for Monster Hunter Rise is now live. It's appropriately named "Monster Hunter Rise Demo Version 2" and adds a challenging "Advanced" quest where players can take on Magnamalo. "Monster Hunter Rise - Demo Version 2 differs in some ways from the full...
News Nintendo Wants To Know What You Think About The Demo For Square Enix's New Tactical RPG
Go on, tell 'em
One of the many games revealed during last week's Nintendo Direct was Project Triangle Strategy. It's a turn-based tactical RPG by Square Enix, which is expected to launch exclusively on the Nintendo Switch in 2022. It's already drawn comparisons to games like
News Capcom Reveals Average Completion Time For Monster Hunter Rise Demo Quests
Were you ahead of the pack?
Since Capcom ended the online portion of the Monster Hunter Rise demo, it's been sharing some interesting player stats. Last week, we found out the top three most used weapons (the Long Sword was out in front), and now, in its latest tweet, Capcom has shared the amount of time (on average) it took players to complete the...
News A Bunch Of Upcoming Switch Games Have New Demos During The Steam Game Festival
Only on PC, mind you, but why not try before you pre-order
The latest Steam Game Festival just went live, with a load of livestreams, developer chats, and demos for upcoming games to play. Many of these games will also be coming to Switch, so if you're the type who likes to sample the cheese before buying the goat, you might want to take a look...
Reminder Enjoy Capcom's "Limited Time" Monster Hunter Rise Demo While You Still Can
Update: Online Play has been disabled
Update: Online Play may no longer be available in the Monster Hunter Rise demo, but if you did download it during the "limited-time" period, you can still quest via solo or local play (depending on the number of turns you have remaining). Here's the full message clarifying this at the start of the demo:...
Reminder You Can Now Download A Demo Of Immortals Fenyx Rising From The Switch eShop
"Come get a taste of Fenyx’s godly powers"
In case you missed it, Ubisoft has now released a demo for Immortals Fenyx Rising on the Nintendo Switch eShop. This free demo has been released alongside the game's first DLC expansion and appears to be the same one originally launched on Google Stadia. If you're more interested in the actual g
Video We're Not All That Impressed With Balan Wonderworld's Free Demo
2002 called
Balan Wonderworld's free demo has landed on the Switch eShop, and after a bit of hesitant excitement for the game, we were keen to get our hands on this freebie to see what Yuji Naka's been cooking up. Unfortunately we don't come bearing a glowing recommendation from what this demo has to offer. After spending quite a bit of time with...
News Switch eShop Demo Now Available For "Charming" Horror Game Little Nightmares II
Try before you buy
Update [Thu 14th Jan, 2021 01:30 GMT]: With less than 30 days until the game's release official release, Bandai Namco and Tarsier Studios have now released the demo for Little Nightmares II. It's a 1.8 GB download. Original article [Thu 10th Dec, 2020 00:05 GMT]: The Little Nightmares II Twitter account has revealed a...
News Frame Rate And Resolution For Monster Hunter Rise Demo Revealed
What's the verdict?
Capcom has launched the highly anticipated demo for its upcoming Nintendo Switch release Monster Hunter Rise. Now that the download issues on the eShop have been sorted, VG Tech - the same YouTube channel that investigated the performa
News The Monster Hunter Rise Demo Is So Popular It's Apparently Causing The Switch eShop To Struggle
Update: eShop maintenance over
Update #2 [Fri 8th Jan, 2021 11:05 GMT] It looks like maintenance is finally over - you should now be able to download the Monster Hunter Rise demo. Update [Fri 8th Jan, 2021 06:30 GMT]: If you've been having trouble downloading the demo, you're not alone - as the eShop is now undergoing maintenance. It seems the...
News Nintendo Switch Online Members Get Free Trial Of Crash Team Racing
Update: Now includes Europe!
Update: Europe is now included in this offer, too. Original Story [Mon 28th Dec, 2020 20:30 GMT]: Starting this Wednesday, December 30th and ending on January 5th, anyone from Canada, the US, and Mexico with a Nintendo Switch Onli
News You Can Now Download Bravely Default II's 'Final Demo' From The Switch eShop
Grab it before launch to receive 100 platinum points
One game arriving exclusively on the Nintendo Switch early next year is Bravely Default II by Team Asano and Square Enix. Although a demo was already released earlier this year, there's now a "final demo" up on the eShop in North America. This will give you a taste of the game's "vivid art,...
News Persona 5 Strikers Supposedly Won't Be Getting A Demo In The West
Atlus reportedly has no plans to release one locally
Last week, we finally got confirmation Persona 5 Strikers would be getting a western release on 23rd February 2021. If you were hoping to try out this game before you commit to purchasing it, well... you might just have to settle with the Japanese demo instead. RPG Site staff member Cullen Black...
News Capcom Is Releasing A Demo For Monster Hunter Rise, Will Be Available For A "Limited Time"
Launches January 2021
Capcom games featured prominently throughout this year's Games Award show and one other title you might have noticed on display during the presentation was the upcoming Switch exclusive Monster Hunter Rise. To celebrate the annual awards ceremony, Capcom shared a new trailer of the game showing off new monsters, familiar foes...
News Overcooked 2 Trial Coming To The Nintendo Switch Online Service In Japan
Get cooking
Nintendo is at it again, offering some extra incentives to subscribe to its online service. Members located in Japan will soon be able to download a trial of Overcooked 2 on the Nintendo Switch. This offer will be available from 7th December through to 13th December, and during this period the game will be on sale. Nintendo has...
