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News Violent And Bloody Action RPG Vampyr Is Making The Switch
Vampire life
The latest financial report for the publisher Focus Home Interactive has revealed the action RPG game Vampyr is making its way to the Nintendo Switch in the near future. This is exactly what was said: In Q3, the Group will continue to maximize the potential of the Vampyr licence... After the game's impressive success on PC, Xbox One,...
Video Learn How To Play Civilization VI Ahead Of Its Release On Switch Next Month
A first in a series of 'how to' episodes
At the start of September, we found out that Civilization VI was on its way to Nintendo Switch. Naturally, this had a small army of turn-based strategy fans immensely excited, but with the series rarely appearing on Nintendo's consoles in the past, we imagine a fair few of you had no clue what the game was...
News Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland Confirmed For Western Release On Switch
Coming Spring 2019
We hope you like the Atelier series, because Koei Temco has just confirmed that the latest entry - the snappily-titled Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland - is getting localised for release in the west. The company has just put the Japanese and international websites for the game live, with the latter confirmed for a Spring 2019...
News Fly O'Clock Brings Endless Jumper Arcade Action To Switch, Launches Today
Local multiplayer supported
Forever Entertainment has revealed that the endless jumper Fly O'Clock is buzzing onto Nintendo Switch. The best news? The game's launching today (and tomorrow in Europe). The game is said to be a "highly-addictive" arcade endless jumper, with a simple one-button control allowing anyone to pick up and play. As you can...
Video Check Out Yooka-Laylee's Demastered Nintendo 64 Mode In Action
Coming soon to Switch
Playtonic Games has shared a brand new video for Yooka-Laylee, giving us a good look at the game's promised 64-bit mode. This demastered Nintendo 64-inspired mode has been promised for the game ever since the project first started out on Kickstarter. Players have had to wait for the mode to arrive for quite some time (our...
Development is now complete
Upcoming title Battle Princess Madelyn will be arriving on both Nintendo Switch and Wii U this fall, with the exact release date to be announced "very shortly". To celebrate, a new trailer has been released to show off some of the game's action. We've been following the development of Battle Princess Madelyn for some...
News PQube Is Bringing Visual Novel Our World Is Ended To Switch In The West
Follow the lives of game developers
Publisher PQube has revealed that it will be bringing the previously Japanese-exclusive Our World is Ended to Nintendo Switch in the west. The game tells the story of Judgement 7, a young team of Tokyo-based game developers who make a shocking discovery; while testing their latest game engine using augmented...
Video Nintendo Releases New Smash Bros. Ultimate Trailer To Promote Game's December Launch
All aboard the hype train
Unless you've been living under a rock, you will have no doubt heard the news that the most anticipated Switch release of the year - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - arrives on 7th December. To help ensure maximum hype levels are reached before the launch, Nintendo has released a new trailer promoting the date of the game's...
News Switch Version Of Civilization VI Will Support Touch Controls In Handheld Mode
Anyone can play
A turn-based game like Civilization VI doesn't show up on a video game console every day. The Switch is, in fact, the first console - or at least hybrid system - this 2016 title has been released on. To make the overall experience easier, the game's official Twitter account has confirmed touch controls will be supported in handheld...
News Swords & Soldiers II Shawarmageddon Brings Side-Scrolling Strategy To Switch Very Soon
The vikings are back
As we found out in July, the Dutch company Romino Games had plans to re-release its sequel to Swords & Soldiers on the Switch. It's now been confirmed the game will arrive next month on 6th November on other platforms. The Switch version won't be far behind however, the lovely folks over at Ronimo Games are aiming for the...
News Trine 4 Will Cast A Spell On Nintendo Switch Next Year
"Trine 4 is going to be the best in the series"
Indie video game publisher Modus Games and developer Frozenbyte have signed a deal which will see the former publish Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince on current-gen consoles, including the Nintendo Switch. Expected next year, Trine 4 will be the latest entry in a series which has shifted 8 million copies...
News Storm Boy: The Game Flocks To Nintendo Switch This November
Based on the classic children's book
Colin Thiele’s beloved 1964 children's book Storm Boy is currently in the process of being adapted to cinema for the second time and is also being turned into a video game. We first found out about it coming to multiple game platforms including the Switch in August, and now the Australian-based developer...
News Full Metal Furies Joins Rogue Legacy Next Month On The Switch eShop
25 percent off until 25th November
Following yesterday's eShop listing that revealed Rogue Legacy was on the way to the Switch, Cellar Door Games has now announced Full Metal Furies will launch the same day on 6th November. From the release date until 25th November, the title will also be 25 percent off. Full Metal Furies is described as a...
News Deemo Physical Switch Edition Arrives In North America On 29th January
Make some noise
Following the news in September that a physical version of Deemo was coming in 2019, PM Studios and acttil have now revealed the rhythm game is arriving in North America on 29th January. Alongside this announcement was the confirmation the game would be compatible with the Nintendo Labo piano. If you haven't played Deemo before,...
News Point-And-Click Adventure Nairi: Tower Of Shirin Secures A 29th November Release On Switch
"We wanted to offer something a little bit special"
Indie developer HomeBearStudio has revealed that its upcoming point-and-click adventure Nairi: Tower of Shirin has locked down a 29th November release date on Nintendo Switch. If you're not up to date with this one, Nairi: Tower Of Shirin sees the player following the titular Nairi, a young girl...
News Live The Life Of A Cat In Cattails, A Simulation RPG Pouncing Onto A Switch Near You
Sounds purrfect
Cattails, a cat simulation game which was originally released on PC, is headed to Nintendo Switch next month, it has been confirmed. The game rather literally allows you to become a cat, taking on the usual tropes of a simulation RPG but making everything ten times more fluffy. Players (as cats) must hunt for food, fight those pesky...
Video New Gear.Club Unlimited 2 Trailer Shows Off Extensive Car Customisation Options
Pimp your ride
A new trailer has been released for the upcoming Switch exclusive Gear.Club Unlimited 2, introducing players to the Performance Shop’s new features and car customisation options. Your actions inside the Performance Shop can have great consequences in your on-track endeavours, with a surprisingly large number of edits and tweaks...
News The Walking Vegetables: Radical! Edition Brings Veggie-Shooting Mayhem To Switch Next Month
Plus zombies
Merge Games has revealed that its upcoming twin-stick shooter The Walking Vegetables: Radical! Edition will be launching on Switch early next month. The game sees players battling mutated zombie fruit and veg in a scenario no doubt already in the minds of your pesky, vegetable-avoiding children. Armed initially with a simple pistol,...
Feature Cat-Based Metroidvania A Purrtato Tail Is Clawing Its Way To Switch Next Year
Potatoes + Cats = Purrtato
We like potatoes and we like cats, so when we were told by Colorado-based Drunk Robot Games that its upcoming adventure game about cat-potatoes, A Purrtato Tail, is headed to Nintendo Switch alongside other consoles and Steam in 2019, we were understandably excited. A Purrtato Tail is an open-world puzzle adventure about a...
News Cancelled Level 5 Horror RPG Ushiro Is Being Revived For Nintendo Switch
Originally intended for PSP
Level 5 will soon be bringing its originally cancelled horror RPG Ushiro to Nintendo Switch, it has been revealed. The studio has been teasing the return of a cancelled game for a few weeks now, with fans left speculating over what it could possibly be, but the latest issue of Famitsu has finally spilled the beans. The...
News Get Ready For Some '90s-Style Vertical Shoot 'Em Up Action On Switch With AngerForce: Reloaded
Take on a robot rebellion
Chinese publisher indienova has revealed that it will be bringing AngerForce: Reloaded to Nintendo Switch later this year. The game is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up designed with the very best of '90s arcade hits in mind, set in a 19th-century world where humans are under threat from a robot rebellion. Visuals take...
News Hard West - Complete Edition Will Bring Its Supernatural Wild West Action To Switch
It really is wild
Forever Entertainment has revealed that it will be bringing the Wild West worlds of Hard West - Complete Edition to Nintendo Switch. The main game sees players fighting their way through eight unique story-based scenarios and 40 different turn-based combat missions, with the protagonist, Warren, going on a quest to hunt down...
News Rogue Legacy Arrives On Switch eShop Next Month
Anyone can be a hero
Earlier this year, Toronto-based developer Cellar Door Games said the chances of its rogue-lite title Rogue Legacy being released on the Switch was promising. Now, a UK eShop listing has revealed the game will be making its way to Nintendo's hybrid system next month on 6th November for £10.99. Here's the full description from...
News FUZE4 Nintendo Switch Will Let You Code Your Own Games On Switch From April Next Year
Learn to code directly on Switch
FUZE Technologies Ltd has revealed that its upcoming FUZE4 Nintendo Switch platform will be officially launching on the console in April next year. It's been quite a while since we last heard about FUZE4 Nintendo Switch - we actually received our last batch of information in January - but the team behind the tool...
News Japan's Getting A Fancy Stardew Valley Collector's Edition With Guide Book, Soundtrack And More
Seriously, when are we all moving?
On today's episode of 'Japan gets all the cool stuff and we're growing increasingly jealous by the day', we introduce to you the upcoming Collector's Edition of Stardew Valley. Yes, the hugely addictive farming simulator is getting the physical treatment in the land of the rising sun, with a fancy bundle set to be...
News Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix Brings More Tactical RPG Goodness To Switch This November
New artwork and screenshots revealed
CIRCLE Entertainment has announced that Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix will be arriving on Nintendo Switch this November. Despite offering familiar gameplay to the Mercenaries Saga trilogy already available on Switch, CIRCLE Entertainment tells us that this game offers "a separate story and worldview", not...
News Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition Is Heading To Switch In The West
With bonuses for Warriors Orochi 4 owners
Koei Tecmo has announced that Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition is headed to Nintendo Switch in the west this December. Originally confirmed for Japanese players just last week, this game is - perhaps unsurprisingly - a 'definitive edition' of the 2014 release, Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme...
News WarGroove Delayed Until Q1 2019, Chucklefish Wants To Provide A "Robust Package"
Was initially aiming for a late 2018 release
Last time when we checked on the Chucklefish Switch eShop title WarGroove, the game had no release date. Apparently, the developer was aiming for a 2018 launch all along and that's now been pushed back to Q1 2019. Here's exactly what was said in a recent progress report on the developer blog: Initially...
News Shakedown Hawaii Releasing On Switch And 3DS Early Next Year
Run a criminal empire
If you enjoyed Retro City Rampage by Vblank Entertainment on WiiWare, it might be worth taking a look at the new gameplay overview trailer for its successor Shakedown Hawaii. The game was originally scheduled to arrive in 2017 on the 3DS and Nintendo Switch and has since been pushed back to Q1 2019. Surprisingly, the 3DS...
News Director Junichi Masuda Explains Why Eevee Is One Of The Stars In Pokémon Let's Go
"I kind of realised that a lot of fans really do love Eevee"
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! features Eevee as one of the game's stars. Pikachu's selection needs no explanation - being the face of the series internationally since its inception, but how exactly did Eevee's inclusion come about? During the latest episode of Nintendo...
News 3D Arcade Brawler Varion Will Be Blasting Onto Switch On 8th November
Fast-paced battles aplenty
Developer Light Maze has revealed that its upcoming arcade brawler Varion will be lighting up a Nintendo Switch near you on 8th November. The game is described as a "3D arcade action top-down brawler", featuring couch multiplayer battles for one-to-four players. As you can likely tell from the trailer above, the game is...
News Zelda-Inspired Hazelnut Bastille Wants To Bring SNES Magic To Switch, Kickstarter Coming Soon
And it looks absolutely gorgeous
The last few years have seen a steady rise in retro-style games flooding the modern market, with the Switch already being home to countless 8-bit and 16-bit adventures all desperately trying to pull you in with their nostalgia-inducing ways. Sometimes, these games are truly something special (Octopath Traveler,...
News Rising Star Brings Platform Puzzler Storm In A Teacup To Switch eShop Next Week
Enter a dream-like world
If you're in need of a platform puzzle fix, Cobra Mobile and the publisher Rising Star Games are bringing the magical title Storm in a Teacup to the Switch eShop next week, on 25th October for $2.99. Here's the full description below: Storm in a Teacup takes place in a dream-like world that Cloud, the brother to main...
News Poké Ball Plus Gets Its Own Safety Warning In Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee
Play safe
Most products and devices nowadays come with an excessive amount of safety warnings, labels and instructions because people often do silly things. In 2006, Nintendo joined this movement to prevent people from throwing Wii Remotes straight into their televisions. The Switch also runs a similar warning about attaching the wrist straps when...
News Sneaky Ninja Developer Won't Leave Wii U Fans Hanging After Waiting For So Long
A stealthy switch
If you were about during the Wii U era, you might recall a 2015 Kickstarter project for the 2D stealth platformer Sneaky Ninja. After a successful campaign, the plan was to release it on Nintendo's latest system at the time, but this never actually happened. Fast forward to 2018, and the game's develope
News Play Diablo III In Style With This Nintendo Switch Wireless Controller
With customisable buttons
With Diablo III Eternal Collection just around the corner, it's almost time to get stuck into all of the lovely content the game has to offer. If you're wanting to play the game in style, though, you might just want to get yourself one of these Diablo III-themed controllers from accessory maker PowerA. Of course, it was...
News Youtubers Life: OMG Edition Is A Thing And It's Headed To Switch Next Month
Make sure to like, comment and subscribe!
Raiser Games and U-Play Online have revealed that Youtubers Life: OMG Edition is headed to Nintendo Switch. We don't have long to wait to check it out, either, as it's scheduled to launch for the system on 14th November. Youtubers Life is a simulation game where - you guessed it - you can become the most...
News Kunio-kun: The World Classic Collection Adds Double Dragon Trilogy
Billy, Jimmy and Bimmy too!
Arc System Works has revealed that the already impressive compilation of Kunio's finest outings is also getting a triple dose of Double Dragon. The original NES/Famicom trilogy will be a part of a 'Related Games' section included in Kunio-kun: The World Classic Collection, adding further retro gaming value to what was...
Video Get A First Look At Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu And Eevee's Master Trainers
151 to find and challenge
This week has seen more Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! news appearing in front of us than those pesky wild Zubat in the murky depths of Mt. Moon, but we've got yet another trailer for you which shows off one of the game's most recently-revealed features (with a nice little nod to the anime at the end,...
News Battlezone Gold Edition Brings Its First-Person Tank Combat To Switch Next Month
Pre-order now for 15% off
Publisher Rebellion has revealed that its 1980s arcade game reboot Battlezone Gold Edition will fly onto Nintendo Switch on 8th November. Battlezone Gold Edition throws you into the cockpit of the most advanced weapon ever built - the Cobra tank. As you might expect, this tank must be used in combat, with players taking on...
Video See SNK 40th Anniversary Collection's First Set Of Free DLC Games In Action
Here are the first five
With SNK 40th Anniversary Collection just around the corner, NIS America has shared a new trailer which gives us a quick look at the first set of free DLC titles headed to the game. If you haven't already heard the news, the base collection - which is set to launch on 13th November - is going to be expanded with a
News The Card Game Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission Is Coming To Switch
Prepare for the ultimate battle
If you're a Dragon Ball fan who lives in Japan and also happens to own a Switch, we've got some exciting news to share courtesy of this week's issue of V-Jump. Dimps Corporation is bringing Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission to Nintendo's hybrid platform (as can be seen in the scan above). It's described as a...
News You Can Thank The GameCube For Katamari Damacy, According To Creator Keita Takahashi
A developer-friendly platform
Katamari Damacy Reroll arrives on the Switch at the end of November. This is the first time a game in the series will be made available on a Nintendo platform. As previously noted, it's a slightly enhanced version of the original Namco title first released on the PlayStation 2 in 2004. Interestingly, a new book about...
News The Pokémon Let's Go Series Could Progress To Johto If Players Enjoy Lets Go Pikachu And Eevee
Two series running side by side?
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are just over a month away, with fans on the brink of being transported back to the nostalgic region of Kanto once again - the land first introduced in Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon Yellow (from which these new games are heavily inspired). As it turns out, a...
News Tony Hawk Meets Destruction Derby In Collidalot, Coming To Switch Next Month
You'll be colliding. A lot.
Grunka Munka Games has revealed that its upcoming arena brawler Collidalot is headed to Switch next month, with a 9th November release date now securely in place. Collidalot is a local multiplayer game where players must take part in jet-powered destruction derby action, all with a rail-grinding twist. You'll be piloting...
News Deru - The Art of Cooperation Will Bring Deadly Team-Based Puzzles To Switch Next Month
A game four years in the making
Developed by Ink Kit Studios, Deru - The Art of Cooperation will be bringing its mind-bending puzzles to Nintendo Switch early next month, it has been revealed. Deru is a couch co-op game in which two players must team up to overcome deadly streams of shadow and light. Success will only be found through teamwork,...
News Steins;Gate Elite Is Getting A Western Limited Edition On Switch With Bonus Game Included
And a 100+ page artbook
Steins;Gate Elite will be getting a lovely, fancy limited edition on Nintendo Switch in the west when the game launches next February, it has been confirmed. This newly announced edition appears to contain different goodies to the one released in Japan, including a 100+ page hardcover artbook which features "beautiful"...
News Snooker 19 Is Cueing Up A 2019 Release On Nintendo Switch
Compete against real life stars
Ripstone Games has revealed that Snooker 19, a brand new, officially licenced snooker title, will be heading to Nintendo Switch next year. Developed by UK-based studio Lab42, Snooker 19 is set to feature 128 of the world’s top players including the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Mark Selby and Ding...
News Moonlighter Opens For Business On 5th November
Signature Edition also revealed
Last month, we found out Moonlighter was opening for business in November and Digital Sun Games and 11 Bit Studios have finally given us a release date. The game will arrive on the Switch eShop on the 5th of next month. That's not all, though; in addition to the release date, a physical signature edition has been...
News Let's Go Pikachu And Eevee Will Feature 151 Post-Game Master Trainers, One For Each Pokémon
The ultimate challenge?
Just yesterday, we shared the news that Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! will feature 'Master Trainers' - "really powerful trainers" who can be found after you've completed the main story. New information has now been revealed for these intriguing battlers, and it sounds like we have a mighty challenge on our...
