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News Action RPG The Princess Guide Battles Its Way To Switch In March 2019
Guide your princess to victory
NIS America has revealed that its upcoming action RPG The Princess Guide will be arriving on Nintendo Switch in March 2019. If you're not clued up on this one, The Princess Guide sees four princesses from four different kingdoms needing to learn how to lead their people to victory in a war-filled land. As an...
Video Gorgeous Platformer Gris Receives Launch Trailer Ahead Of Tomorrow's Switch Release
Not long to wait
Devolver Digital has shared a launch trailer for Gris, a highly anticipated platformer set to arrive on Nintendo Switch tomorrow. We've been keeping an eye on this one for some time here at Nintendo Life, instantly captivated by its gorgeous art and sound and the potential for an emotionally driven narrative truly worth exploring...
The show will be two hours long
Suda51 has revealed that a two-hour long presentation for Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes will be taking place on YouTube on 20th December. The news comes from the developer's personal Twitter account, where he notes that an English interpretation of proceedings will be provided. Perhaps the most exciting part...
News New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe File Size Revealed, Just 100MB Larger Than On Wii U
With Luigi DLC included
The upcoming New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe has now been added to the Nintendo Switch eShop, revealing some interesting little nuggets of information surrounding Nintendo's next major release. As you may already know, this game is set to launch on 11th January 2019 - just one month from today. With time flying by quicker...
News Battle Princess Madelyn Has Been Delayed On Switch Yet Again
"Unfortunately, the delay was unavoidable"
Upcoming title Battle Princess Madelyn has seen its second delay in as many weeks, publisher Hound Picked Games has confirmed. Just last week, the game was delayed from its original release date of 6th December to 13th December, which means that we should have been able to buy the game this Thursday...
News Catastronauts Is Bringing Its Crazy Co-op Space Action To Switch This Christmas
Teamwork makes the dream work
Inertia Games Studios has revealed that its upcoming multiplayer party title Catastronauts will be arriving on Switch later this month. The game is described as "a fast-paced, chaotic couch co-op experience" with one to four players assuming the role of an intergalactic starfleet, locked in an epic battle with an...
News GameStop Italy Listing Reveals New Information About Mortal Kombat 11
More violent than ever before
Last week during the 2018 Game Awards, Ed Boon - one of the co-creators of the Mortal Kombat series - walked up on stage and surprised everyone with the reveal of the 11th entry in the series. Apart from the overly violent announcement trailer above, which has received much criticism online for not including the series'...
News Free Multiplayer Patch For Stardew Valley On Switch To Release On 12th December
Join us. Thrive.
On 12th December, you'll be able to enjoy the simple life in the valley with up to three friends, on a communal farm of your own – and no, not as part of a cult (unless you’re into that sort of thing). Announced just days before its release, the free patch for Stardew Valley on the Switch will be available to download this...
News Pipe Push Paradise Brings Peculiar Puzzling Play To Nintendo Switch This Month
Peter Piper pushed a pipe in Push Paradise
Indie publisher Digerati has revealed that puzzle game Pipe Push Paradise is set to arrive on Nintendo Switch just in time for Christmas. The game offers an open-world island which just so happens to need your specific plumbing talents. Your job is to help its quirky residents, with Pipe Push Paradise’s...
News YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG Brings "Surreal Japanese-Style" Gameplay To Switch Next Month
Not your typical RPG
Ysbryd Games and Ackk Studios' YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG will be landing on Nintendo Switch in just over a month's time, it has been revealed. Featuring "surreal Japanese-style RPG set at the end of last millennium", YIIK has players traversing dungeons littered with puzzles, traps, and bizarre monsters while utilising a...
News Qubic Games Is Releasing Three Very Different Switch Games On 22nd December
And a 50% discount is available
Qubic Games is set to release three new games on Nintendo Switch all on the same day later this month. To make things even better, you'll be able to snag some very tasty discounts if you already own any one of a selection of games from the publisher. We've gathered some details for each of the three games below, but...
News The First Two Panzer Dragoon Games Are Getting Remade
First game coming "before the end of 2019"
Forever Entertainment has announced that it is remaking the first two entries in Sega's Panzer Dragoon series. The Polish company is working with Sega to remaster Panzer Dragoon and Panzer Dragoon Zwei, both of which originally appeared on the Sega Saturn in the '90s. Here's the official word: Forever...
News Deep Space Puzzle Game Solar Flux Lands On Switch Tomorrow, Here's A Brand New Trailer
Can you save the stars?
You may remember that just last month, we reported on an upcoming, challenging puzzler called Solar Flux. Well, the game arrives on Switch tomorrow and we've got our hands on a brand new launch trailer to share with you lovely lot ahead of release. If you missed the news last time around, the game sees players heading out on...
News Away: Journey To The Unexpected Brings Its "Feel-Good" Adventure To Switch On 7th February
Friendship over fighting
Indie developer Aurélien Regard and publisher Playdius have revealed that the upcoming adventure game Away: Journey to the Unexpected will launch on Nintendo Switch on 7th February. If you haven't heard of this one before, the game has you playing as a protagonist with no heroic or skilled fighting traits - instead, your...
News Horror Adventure Viviette Brings The Scares To Switch Next Week
No map, no help, just you
Horror adventure game Viviette is set to spook a Nintendo Switch near you next week, it has been confirmed. Blending exploration, puzzles, and "a touch of classic horror", Viviette will have you uncovering the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. You'll need to test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and...
News Gunman Clive HD Collection Is Finally Making Its Way Across To The Switch
Two games for the price of one
The Gunman Clive HD Collection creator Bertil Hörberg recently revealed on Twitter how he had sent his game to Nintendo for Switch approval. Having previously stated in April how he had been sitting on a "near complete port" that was running on the hardware before the hybrid device's official launch, he's now finally...
News NIS America Brings Lapis x Labyrinth To The West In 2019
Stack, raid and get paid
The 'Kinda Funny Video Game Showcase' was able to include a Nippon Ichi Software announcement with the assistance of NIS America. If you're one who embraces the grind in role-playing games, the dungeon-diving action title Lapis x Labyrinth is now officially arriving here locally on the Nintendo Switch at some point in 2019...
News Skybound Releasing Episode Three Of The Walking Dead: The Final Season On 15th January 2019
Still not bitten
After Skybound Games CEO Ian Howe mentioned how disappointed he would be if episode three of The Walking Dead: The Final Season wasn't released this year, the company behind the former Telltale project has now revealed the next chapter will launch on 15th January. This announcement was made during the 'Kinda Funny Video Game...
News Limited Run Games Releasing Physical Editions Of Celeste And Windjammers
Pre-order soon
During the 'Kinda Funny Video Game Showcase' on Twitch, Limited Run announced physical editions for the indie game of the year Celeste and the retro hit Windjammers. Windjammers, developed by DotEmu, will be available to pre-order from LRG website on 21st December and Celeste by Matt Makes Games can be secured from 1st
News The Messenger Is Embarking On A Sunny Holiday In 2019
Free DLC is on the way
During the 'Kinda Funny Video Game Showcase' the developer Sabotage Games and publisher Devolver Digital lifted the lid on the next outing for The Messenger. The 2D side-scroller inspired by the original Ninja Gaiden game will receive an entirely free DLC pack titled 'Picnic Panic' in 2019 that takes players on a trip to...
News Gobble Up Donut County When It Arrives On Nintendo Switch Later This Month
Become a hole in the ground
Annapurna Interactive is bringing Ben Esposito's Donut County to the Nintendo Switch on 18th December. In Donut County, you take control of a hole in the ground that won't stop growing. This is a story-based physics puzzle-game where you meet cute characters, steal their trash and then throw them into a hole. Here's the...
News Diggerman Bringing Arcade Digging Action To Switch eShop Soon
An arcade story of love and mud!
Don't you hate it when you are just minding your own business and then a huge angry mole kidnaps your sweetheart? This is the dilemma that Diggerman finds himself in, and his solution, of course, is to dig. Forever Entertainment will be bringing this arcade-style game to the Switch just in time for Christmas, it...
News Monster Hunter-Style Online RPG Dauntless Is Coming To Switch With Cross-Platform Play
Join the hunt next year
Phoenix Labs confirmed last night at The Game Awards 2018 that it is bringing its free-to-play online action RPG Dauntless to Switch next year. Inspired by the likes of Monster Hunter, Dark Souls and World of Warcraft, Dauntless sees players assuming the role of 'Slayers' who are tasked with hunting and killing monsters...
News Get Over Here! It Looks Like Mortal Kombat 11 Is Switch Bound
Bring it
Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon walked out on stage at this year's Game Awards to announce a winner of a select category and instead presented us with the surprise reveal of Mortal Kombat 11 - the next entry in the long-running bloody and brutal fighting series by NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. The game is arriving worldwide on 23rd...
News Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Speeds Onto The Switch In June Next Year
The bandicoot is back
Following the success of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, publisher Activision has revealed Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled will be released on multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch, on 21st June 2019. Below is the Twitter confirmation: The title is a remake of the original 1999 PlayStation game that was...
News Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Arrives Exclusively On Nintendo Switch In 2019
Unite and fight
Nintendo Switch owners can look forward to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order when it arrives exclusively on the platform in 2019. The game is being developed by Koei Tecmo Games/Team Ninja and will be published by Nintendo. The previous installment in this series was released nearly 10 years ago. The full PR following the...
News Pop Album Video Game Sayonara Wild Hearts Arrives On Switch In 2019
A euphoric dream
Annapurna Interactive and Simogo are bringing what it is described as "pop album video game" to Nintendo Switch in 2019. The announcement was the first game reveal made at this year's Game Awards. Sayonara Wild Hearts for the Switch brings together music, neon vibes and a bunch of bike gangs. Here's an overview courtesy of Gematsu:...
News Stranger Things 3: The Game Is Creeping Onto All Platforms
A retro throwback
Developer BonusXP will be bringing Stranger Things 3: The Game to "all platforms" including the Nintendo Switch in the near future. The reveal of the retro-style game was announced at the 2018 Game Awards. There aren't many details about it at all right now, but it has been confirmed as a follow-up to the previous Stranger Things...
Video GungHo Online Entertainment Releases New Teaser Trailer For Ninjala
Learn about the lore
GungHo's upcoming Switch release Ninjala has just received a new teaser trailer that explains a bit about the in-game lore while giving us a closer look at the playable characters. Basically, according to the above clip, ninja masters used to rule the lands until one day they disappeared altogether. After this, the video cuts...
News Malkyrs: The Interactive Card Game Will Bring Trading Cards To Life On Switch Using NFC Tech
The stuff of fantasy
Malkyrs: The Interactive Card Game is a virtual trading card game complete with customisable physical cards, and it's headed to Nintendo Switch next year. Thanks to the NFC technology built into the Switch's Joy-Con (the same tech used for scanning your amiibo) these physical cards can be played by placing them on your...
News Devolver Digital Announces Ape Out, An Intense Smash 'Em Up Rampaging Onto Switch Next Year
Intense is definitely the word
Independent developer Gabe Cuzzillo and game label Devolver Digital have announced Ape Out, a brand new game headed to Switch early next year. This one is described as "a wildly intense and colourfully stylised smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz", and we certainly get that vibe...
News The Switch Is Getting Its Very Own Santa Tracker For Christmas
Who needs Netflix anyway?
December is playing host to a number of fantastic game releases on Nintendo Switch, with plenty of titles launching for the system on the run-up to Christmas and even on Christmas Eve itself. One piece of software we didn't expect to be reporting on, however, is the Santa Tracker. Yes, set to be available from the Switch's...
News Nicalis' Crossover Puzzle-Fighter Crystal Crisis Will Now Launch On Switch In April 2019
Featuring Cave Story, Binding of Isaac and more
Previously expected to arrive in "fall 2018", Crystal Crisis now has a new Switch release date of 23rd April 2019. If you've missed the news on this one, Crystal Crisis is a colour-matching combat game featuring fan favourite characters from the likes of Cave Story, The Binding of Isaac, and Tezuka...
News Brief Battles Brings Cheeky Pants-Based "Butt 'Em Up" Action To Switch Next Year
Yes, that's a real headline
Adelaide-based indie developer Juicy Cupcake has revealed that its upcoming "butt 'em up" game Brief Battles will be heading to Nintendo Switch in 2019. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign and financial backing from Epic Games, Brief Battles is gearing up to bring "goofy underwear-fueled party game action" to...
Gallery Developers Have Been Counting Down The Days To Smash Ultimate With Exclusive Artwork
(Nearly) everyone is here!
We're pretty sure you don't need us to tell you this, but Super Smash Bros. Ultimate arrives on Nintendo Switch tomorrow. The hype and excitement around the game's release have been phenomenal to witness (so much so that we can't help but feel for those who aren't particularly into the game), but the agonising wait is...
News Nintendo To Host Smash Ultimate Tournament With Capcom, Konami, Sega And More Later Today
Make sure to tune in!
Nintendo has revealed that a gameplay livestream will be taking place today to celebrate tomorrow's launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and the competitors taking part are rather special indeed. Hosted by Nintendo UK, this livestream will feature representatives from Capcom, Konami, Square Enix, Bandai Namco, and Sega as...
News Take A Look At The Signature Edition Of Aragami, Limited To 2,000 Copies
Scheduled to ship by the third week of February
The action-adventure stealth game Aragami: Shadow Edition was originally set for release this fall and has since been delayed until early next year. While you wait for its ar
Random Pikachu Receives Unfortunate Age Rating Placement On Spanish Smash Bros. Ultimate Box
First Yoshi gets cut, now this
Just in case it wasn't bad enough that our beloved Nintendo characters are forced to smash each other to bits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and that almost all of them have just been completely annihilated by a giant ball of light in the sky, this limited edition Spanish box art has now attempted to erase Pikachu from...
News Remember Fight Crab? It's Been Delayed To 2019 But A New Trailer And Screenshots Have Appeared
Madness
Earlier this year, we were introduced to the utter madness of Fight Crab, a game when two feisty crustaceans enter a battlefield and take each other on with various weapons. It was bizarre, but sort of brilliant, and you can remind yourself of its initial trailer here. Originally expected to launch at some point in 2018, the project has...
Those poor, innocent Joy-Con
Just last month, it was revealed that Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet would soon be making its way to Nintendo Switch. Based on the 2016 release Dead or Alive Xtreme 3, this new Switch version contains some exclusive features, and a new trailer has now arrived to showcase exactly what you'll be getting your hands on when...
News Battle Princess Madelyn Has Been Delayed On Switch
An FAQ is incoming
Originally expected to launch tomorrow, Battle Princess Madelyn has been unexpectedly delayed on Nintendo Switch. The news comes from the game's publisher Hound Picked Games, which has confirmed the delay in a new press release. We've included the official statement on the matter for you below. "Nintendo Switch and PlayStation...
News Futuristic Survival Game JCB Pioneer: Mars Is Heading To Switch Just In Time For Christmas
"A hardcore blend of survival and construction"
Indie developer Atomicom has today announced that its futuristic survival sandbox game JCB Pioneer: Mars will be launching on Switch later this month. Previously released on Steam Early Access, the game is described as "a hardcore blend of survival and construction", with meteor strikes, dust...
Gallery A Look At Some Of The Amazing Smash Bros. Ultimate Advertising Around The World
Paris takes top prize
With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate now only two days away from release, advertisements and billboards have started to appear all over the world to push the game's gorgeous rendering into our impressionable eyeballs. While we can't be in all places at once, and therefore couldn't possibly hope to find every last piece of...
Rumour SNK's Samurai Shodown Might Be Released On Switch In 2019
Sharpen your blade
In September, SNK announced a new Samurai Shodown game making use of Unreal Engine 4. The working title - known in Japan as Samurai Spirits - was scheduled to arrive next year on the PlayStation 4. It's now believed the title will be released on multiple other systems including the Nintendo Switch in the second quarter of 2019...
News Koei Tecmo's Mystery Switch Tease Was For A New Horse Racing Game
False alarm
Last week, Koei Tecmo teased a new game for multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. The website for this title featured a flame-filled background and noted how the "fated battle" would begin on 6th December. It turns out the announcement was for the next entry in the horse racing simulation series, Winning Post. This week's...
News Nintendo Adds Three More Games To The Switch Online NES Library On 12th December
More games will be added in 2019
By the end of this year, there'll be 29 playable NES games on the Nintendo Switch Online service. Next week, on 12th December, the final three games for 2018 will be added to this digital library. Below is a brief description of each one from the official PR: Adventures of Lolo – After the love of his life, Lala,...
Funky trailer makes up for it, though
Originally scheduled to launch in 2017, ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove saw delays which sadly pushed the project back to 2018. With 2018 now almost behind us, eager fans have likely been wondering how the project was getting on, but a new release date of 1st March 2019 has now been confirmed - it won't be...
News Slime-san Developer Fabraz Is Bringing New Action-RPG Skellboy To Switch Next Year
We're loving this art style
Fabraz, the developer behind indie hit Slime-san, has revealed that it will be bringing Umaiki Games' Skellboy to Nintendo Switch in 2019. The game takes place in the Cubold Kingdom, where the king's evil court magician has decided to call upon evil spirits and resurrect the dead after a particularly harsh break-up -...
News Riot: Civil Unrest Makes Its Way Across To The Nintendo Switch Early Next Year
Pixel mayhem
If you've ever wanted to simulate a riot, you'll soon be able to when publisher Merge Games releases Riot: Civil Unrest on the Nintendo Switch next February. The title will be taking to the streets with a full physical Signature Edition release for $44.99 / €44.99 / £39.99. This will particular version will contain a region-free...
News Xenon Valkyrie+ Is A "Rogue-Lite Platformer For Hardcore Gamers", Lands On Switch 1st January
Demo available now
Publisher Cowcat Games has revealed that it will bring Diabolical Mind's Xenon Valkyrie+ to Nintendo Switch on 1st January 2019. The game is described as "a rogue-lite platformer for hardcore gamers" and combines this approach with RPG elements. You must fight your way to the deepest part of the moon, halting the plans of a...
