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News Turn-Based RPG Crown Trick To Launch On Switch This Year
"Roguelike royalty"
Team17 has announced that it'll be bringing Crown Trick, an upcoming RPG roguelike, to Nintendo Switch later this year. Said to be "steeped in strategic, synchronous, turn-based gameplay", Crown Trick has been developed by Tencent Games’ NExT Studios. It's set in a procedurally generated maze-like dungeon where enemy...
News Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin Locks In November Release, After Skipping Local Nintendo Direct Mini
Get ready to farm, craft and fight
Yesterday's Nintendo Direct Mini had a runtime of about eight minutes, but did you know the Japanese video went for more than 12 minutes? It filled in this extra time with a number of additional games, and one of them happened to be the beautiful-looking action, crafting and farming title, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin...
News Horror Adventure Mundaun Announced For Switch, Here's A First-Look Trailer
"A lovingly hand-pencilled horror tale"
A brand new horror game, Mundaun, has been revealed for Switch. It's expected to launch on Nintendo's platform in Q1 2021. Mundaun is the first full-length title from Hidden Fields, a one-man studio founded by Swiss programmer and illustrator Michel Ziegler. The characters, scenes and environments you see in...
News Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & The Secret Fairy Flutters To Switch This Winter
Ryza-gain
Koei Tecmo Europe and developer Gust Studios have announced a sequel to Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & The Secret Hideout coming to Switch (and PS4 and Windows PC) "this Winter". Described as a direct sequel, Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy sees Ryza return as the protagonist, the first character in the history of...
News Shin Megami Tensei V Is Getting A Simultaneous Global Launch On Nintendo Switch Next Year
Here's a new trailer, too
Atlus has confirmed that Shin Megami Tensei V will be getting a simultaneous global launch on Nintendo Switch in 2021, and has released fresh footage of the title. A Switch exclusive which was first announced way back in 2017, the game will be joined by stablemate Sh
Update: And it's available now!
Update: And the game has now appeared on Switch eShop in three guises: the Starter Founder's Pack (£13.49 / $14.99), the Standard Founder's Pack ($29.99) and the Ultimate Founder's Pack ($59.99). Original Story (Mon 20th Jul, 2020 15:35 BST): Following last month's new footage of Rogue Company, the upcoming...
News '90s-Inspired Platformer Kaze And The Wild Masks Will Hop Onto Switch
"A satisfyingly smooth, but challenging platformer"
Soedesco and developer PixelHive have today announced Kaze and the Wild Masks for Nintendo Switch. The game has had a console release in mind since early development, and PixelHive CEO, André Schaan, says that "both the Steam and console versions will truly complement the game in their own way."...
News Gamer Girl Developer Removes Trailer And Marketing Materials Following Online Backlash
"Online abuse is real and is still happening every day"
Wales Interactive has pulled the announcement trailer for its upcoming FMV title Gamer Girl following a backlash online. Revealed last week, the game places you in the role of a livestream chat moderator who must guide the choices of novice female streamer Abicakes99 while tracking an unknown...
Feature Upcoming Nintendo Switch RPGs To Look Out For In 2020
Still plenty more to come
Since launching in 2017, we’ve seen some outstanding games launch on Nintendo Switch, becoming home to many fine RPGs in the process. We’ve previously explored the best Nintendo Switch RPGs and best action-RPGs, but 2020 alone has already been filled with great examples, and all catering to the different sub-genres...
Video Crysis Remastered 'Tech Features' Trailer Shows The Game Running On Switch
See the tech used to bring the game to life
Developer Crytek has shared a brand new video for Crysis Remastered, which just so happens to be launching on Nintendo Switch next week. The video takes a look at some of the tech being utilised to make the game run as well as it can on Nintendo's portable console. Apparently, the game will feature...
News Colors Live And The Colors SonarPen Are Now Available To Pre-Order
For those who missed out on the Kickstarter
If you missed out on the Colors Live Kickstarter campaign but wish you could have secured a copy for yourself, you'll be pleased to know that general pre-orders have now gone live. The team behind the game has opened pre-orders on its very own store via Gamefound. There are two different options to choose...
News SteamWorld Dig And SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition Are Getting Physical Switch Releases
Update: Pre-orders now live
Update (Fri 17th Jul, 2020 13:45 BST): Following a slight hiccup last week which forced Super Rare Games to temporarily halt pre-orders, the two SteamWorld releases are back up on the site and are available to pre-order. At the time of writing the collector's double pack has sold out, but both titles can still be...
News Moderate A Streamer's Chat In Gamer Girl, Coming To Switch This September
A "multi-branching" live-action game
Wales Interactive and FMV Future have revealed Gamer Girl, a new live-action FMV game headed to Switch this September. The game is said to be the first live-action title to have been entirely improvised by the cast, in a production style similar to The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity. Players take on...
News Merge Games Delays Its All-Star Indie Brawler Bounty Battle
"we still had significant improvements to make"
At Nintendo's Indie World Showcase in March, publisher Merge Games revealed the indie brawler, Bounty Battle. The Dark Screen-developed multiplayer brawler is inspired by games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate but replaces all of the famous industry mascots with indie icons. The game was scheduled to...
News Pokémon-Like Nexomon: Extinction Shows Off Three Of The Game's Regions
Fire, desert and ice areas revealed
Several regions available to players in upcoming monster-catcher Nexomon: Extinction have been unveiled, giving potential players a good look at some of the areas and monsters they'll find on their journeys. Each area in the game is said to be home to different creatures, challenges, and stories. We've already...
News Series Producer Suggests Metroid Prime 4 'Won't Ignore Casual Players'
Kensuke Tanabe discusses Nintendo's game creation philosophy
Series producer Kensuke Tanabe has hinted that the upcoming Metroid Prime 4 won't ignore casual players, despite being a title that could be perceived as an experience for 'core gamers'. Tanabe, who is responsible for franchises such as Metroid Prime, Donkey Kong and Paper Mario, has...
News Pirate RPG King Of Seas Announced For Nintendo Switch
"Our most ambitious project to date"
Italian developer 3DClouds has today announced its latest and "most ambitious" project, King of Seas. The game is an action RPG set in the golden age of pirates, throwing players into ferocious sea battles as they search for lost islands and hidden treasure. It's all set in a procedurally generated world - we...
News New Screenshots Released For Fantasy Battle Royale Game Spellbreak
Coming to Switch later this year
Developer Proletariat has shared a new selection of screenshots (as well as a short trailer) for Spellbreak, an upcoming magic-focused battle royale game launching on Switch. The game was first revealed for Switch just last month, swapping the assault rifles and rocket launchers found in Fortnite for magic-based...
Now with 100 levels in total
Streamline Games has unveiled a tasty-looking dollop of fresh content for its upcoming party brawler Bake 'N Switch, a game which first appeared in December's Nintendo Indie World Showcase. Today, we learn that the game will include a second world, complete with new characters and plenty more levels. It's all shown off...
News Human: Fall Flat Is Getting Another Special Physical Release This September
The 'Anniversary Edition'
If you're a physical collector who missed out on Human: Fall Flat's physical release back in 2018, you'll be pleased to know that you'll have another chance to grab a boxed copy of the game this year. Curve Digital's physics-based platform-puzzler originally received the physical treatment thanks to Super Rare Games - it...
News The Remaster Of Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Won't Support Local Multiplayer
Due to "development reasons"
Oh dear, we've just found out Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition won't support offline or local multiplayer. Despite claims from the official PlayStation website last month that "couch co-op play" would be included in this next-gen remaster, Square Enix has now revealed that this n
News Cel-Shaded Visual Novel Necrobarista Launches On Switch In 2021
New date, new trailer
Update (Wed 15th Jul, 2020 16:30 BST): Route 59 Games has provided an update on the Switch edition of Necrobarista, confirming that it's now scheduled to launch for the system in 2021. A new trailer has been released today to celebrate the game's launch on Steam next week. You can check that out above. Discover a tale of...
News One Line Coloring Is A Connect-The-Dots Style Puzzler Coming To Switch
With over 100 models to draw
If you prefer life on the more relaxing end of the gaming scale, you might want to keep an eye out for One Line Coloring which launches on Switch next month. Inspired by Connect-the-dots (or dot-to-dot, as you might call it), One Line Coloring has players drawing objects line-by-line, slowly transforming them from a...
News Natsume's Legends Of Ethernal Gets New Screenshots And Story Details
"Who is friend? And who is foe?"
Natsume Inc. and indie developer Lucid Dreams Studio have shared a selection of new screenshots and story details for Legends of Ethernal, a 2D action-adventure game heading to Switch this fall. We'll kick things off with the new story info. Below, you'll learn about the game's protagonist, Wilfred, as well as the...
News Dark Open-World RPG Vampire’s Fall: Origins Launches On Switch This Autumn
A tribute to classic RPGs
Indie developer Early Morning Studio has announced that its dark, gothic, turn-based RPG Vampire’s Fall: Origins will be sinking its teeth into Nintendo Switch this autumn. Already available on Steam, the game is described as "a 2D open-world RPG featuring tactical turn-based combat set in a medieval fantasy world"...
News Twin-Stick Arcade Racer Inertial Drift Delayed Until September
"We're in the home stretch now"
Publisher PQube has announced that its upcoming twin-stick arcade racer Inertial Drift will no longer be launching next month as planned. The studio took to social media last night to inform fans that the game has been pushed back from a 7th August release to the 11th September. We've been keeping our eye on this...
News Crysis Remastered's 'Improved Destructible Environment' Shown Off In Short Switch Clip
Plus 'vegetation bending features'!
With Crysis Remastered's July launch date being pushed back on other systems but remaining safely intact on Switch, it's easy to see why fans might be a little concerned over the game's performance on Nintendo's machine. The game was delayed on other consoles in a bid to meet fan expectations, so how come the...
News Curse Of The Sea Rats Smashes Its Kickstarter Campaign, Will Sail Onto Switch In 2021
Break the magic spell
The Kickstarter campaign for Curse of the Sea Rats has officially ended. As you might recall, it achieved its original goal of €15,000 in just nine hours. So how did it wrap up? It absolutely smashed this target in the end by 1600% - reaching all of its stretch goals. Thanks to the support of almost 6,000 backers, it has been...
News Cheap, Simplistic Puzzler Get 10 Quest Could Be Your Next Addiction On Switch
And it's only $3
Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is Get 10 Quest, a simplistic puzzler from indie publisher Fantastico Studio and Inlogic Games. Said to be a "fun and addictive" number puzzle, Get 10 Quest includes two different game modes across 80 levels. You can catch a glimpse of the gameplay in the trailer above, where the player...
News Wipeout-Inspired Shooter Lost Wing Speeds Onto Switch Later This Month
"A shot of pure unadulterated adrenaline"
2Awesome Studio has announced that Lost Wing will be speeding and blasting its way onto Switch at the end of this month. Originally planned to release last year, Lost Wing's development was extended thanks to community feedback given during a closed beta. It may well have put the game
News Devolver Digital Brings Reverse Horror Game Carrion To Switch On 23rd July
Assume the role of an amorphous creature
During yesterday's Devolver Digital broadcast, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer made a surprise appearance and announced a release date for the upcoming reverse horror game, Carrion. It will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch on 23rd July. So, how exactly does a reverse horror game play out? Instead of taking...
Random Suda51 Appears In Devolver Direct Credits, Shows Two Seconds Of No More Heroes 3
He's at it again
Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Gochi Suda keeps popping up in places we least expect. This time around it was during the credits of Devolver Digital's Direct presentation. Why was he present? To show off another two seconds of No More Heroes 3 footage, of course. Yep, we actually got a whole two seconds of No More Heroes 3 footage...
News Paper Mario: The Origami King Leaked Online Ahead Of Next Week's Release
How will this unfold?
Oh no, Paper Mario: The Origami King has been leaked online less than a week out from its official release. This has been confirmed by a well-known dataminer over on Twitter, who is now sifting through the Switch game's files. Gaming Reinvented adds to this - revealing how late-game content is already circulating on the...
News Don't Worry, Crysis Remastered Is Still Coming To Nintendo Switch On July 23rd
Crisis averted
Last week, we got our first look at Crysis Remastered. After seeing fans' reactions, Crytek decided to delay the game "by a few weeks" - explaining how it was committed to delivering a high-quality experience, across all platforms. So what's going on with the Switch release now? Well, according to Crytek's official Crysis account on...
News WayForward's New Switch Game Is Bakugan Champions Of Vestroia, Coming In November
A Switch exclusive
If you tuned in to the 30-minute Nintendo Treehouse July 2020 presentation earlier, you may have been eager to see more of the imminently-releasing Paper Mario: The Origami King, which was the main focus of the broadcast. However, yesterday Nintendo teased an announcement
News Superhot: Mind Control Delete Will Come To Nintendo Switch, Eventually
"Before we port, we must finish the game on Steam first"
The team behind the excellent slow-motion shooter Superhot has just announced a sequel of sorts. Superhot: Mind Control Delete is due to hit PC, PS4 and Xbox One on July 16th – and it's also coming to Switch, in the fullness of time. Originally intended as free DLC, Superhot: Mind Control...
News "Inappropriate" Stealth Game Don’t Get Caught Won't Be Coming To Switch After All
Update: Listing was an "accident" and has been removed by Nintendo
Update: Ultimate Games have gotten in touch to let us know that Don’t Get Caught will not be released on the eShop, and the listing was an "accident". The listing has since been removed by Nintendo. Original Story [Thu 9th Jul, 2020 15:30 BST]: It's long been said that Nintendo's...
News WayForward Confirms River City Girls Will Be Returning To The Streets
"stay tuned for updates in the future"
One of the beat 'em up highlights last year was River City Girls by WayForward. It put a fun twist on the classic Kunio-kun series - requiring Misako and Kyoko to fight their way across the city in order to rescue their boyfriends Kunio and Riki. During this week's Limited Run Games 'LRG3' livestream, it was...
News Giraffe And Annika Promises A "Magical, Mystery-Filled Adventure" On Switch Next Month
Check out the new trailer
NIS America has shared a brand new trailer for the upcoming Giraffe and Annika, set to launch on Switch on 28th August. The video gives us a chance to check out a few of the locals and learn the basics of exploring Spica, the island on which the game is set. If you're unaware, players will follow the story of Annika, a...
News Elden: Path Of The Forgotten Brings "Brutal, Technical Combat" To Switch Today
With a nice sprinkle of horror thrown in
Launching today on Nintendo Switch is Elden: Path of The Forgotten, a retro-inspired action-adventure game that could well be worth your time. It has you guiding the titular Elden on a mission across a blighted land to save their mother from ancient horrors. Promising "brutal, technical combat", the game...
News After 27 Years, Amiga Shmup 1993 Shenandoah Finally Launches On Switch
Good things come to those who wait
We love a good shmup here at Nintendo Life towers and the Switch is home to some of the finest examples of the genre known to mankind. We've seen some big names like Ikaruga, R-Type Dimensions EX and SEGA AGES Thunder Force IV make the jump over to the Switch over
News Scratch That 8-Bit Itch With Panzer Paladin, Side-Scrolling Onto Switch This Month
Use your enemies' weapons against them
Tribute Games has revealed that Panzer Paladin will be bringing its retro-inspired platforming action to Switch on 21st July. The game has you piloting your very own Paladin power armour to fight off giant demons and use their own weapons against them. There's a core swordplay mechanic present throughout, and...
News Every Nintendo Switch Physical Release Announced During Limited Run Games' Livestream
Castlevania, Bug Fables and more
Limited Run Games today revealed more than 30 physical games during its LRG3 livestream. Many of these are coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year, so we've rounded them all up into a single post. Enjoy! Shantae - Pre-orders open this September You asked for it, you got it! The original GBC Shantae will be...
News WayForward Is Releasing Two Classic Shantae Games On The Nintendo Switch
And one is returning to GBC
If you've been wanting to relive some of the half-genie hero's earlier adventures on your Nintendo Switch, we've got some exciting news to share. WayForward has announced it will be bringing Shantae and Shantae: Risky's Revenge to the system. Pre-orders for the original game on Switch (both physically and digitally) will...
News WWE 2K Battlegrounds Scores September Switch Release, New Trailer Appears
Featuring more than 70 WWE superstars
2K has revealed that the upcoming arcade-style brawler WWE 2K Battlegrounds will be launching on Nintendo Switch and other platforms on 18th September. The game will feature a roster of more than 70 WWE superstars and legends at launch, with additional characters to be added at a later date. When the game was...
News Demon-Slaying RPG Ys Origin Announced For Nintendo Switch, Physical Editions Confirmed
Launching in 2020
Ys Origin, the prequel to the popular action-RPG franchise's entire series, will be launching on Nintendo Switch later this year, it has been confirmed. The news comes from publisher Dotemu, which has revealed that alongside a digital eShop release, fans will be able to pick up one of two physical versions from Limited Run Games...
News Award-Winning And Utterly Bonkers Kart Racer Supermarket Shriek Announced For Switch
Here's something a little different...
PQube and Billy Goat Entertainment have revealed that Supermarket Shriek is screeching and shouting its way to Switch later this year. The game has you taking control of a man and a goat in a shopping cart (yep, the absurdity is already strong with this one). It's a physics-based experience in which making...
News Adventures Of Chris Is A '90s-Inspired Platformer Starring A Charmingly Unlikely Hero
Everyone loves an underdog
Graffiti Games and Guin Entertainment have revealed that Adventures of Chris, a new and upcoming platformer, will be launching on Switch this summer. You'll be playing as the titular Chris, a "chubby underdog kid with wacky superpowers", taking on platforming challenges and villains aplenty. Chris has an intriguing skill...
News Waifu Uncovered Mixes Bullet-Hell With Boobies, And Even Comes With A "One Finger" Mode
"Destroy the clothes, save the waifus!"
Eastasiasoft has confirmed that it is bringing One-Hand-Free Studios' Waifu Uncovered to the Nintendo Switch eShop on July 16th, with digital pre-load starting this week, on July 9th. Described as a "sexy and naughty" shmup, Waifu Uncovered mixes bullet-hell action with "a light-hearted story" in which you...
News Retro-Style RPG CrossCode Gets Treated To Some Lovely Physical Editions On Switch
Pre-orders now live!
If you're wanting to get your hands on a physical edition of CrossCode, the retro-inspired 2D action RPG launching on Switch later this week, you're most certainly in luck. A number of different options are available to pre-order as we speak. Three different editions are available in total - the Retail, Steelbook, and...
