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News The Wii U Gets More Love As 'Reversi 32' Releases Later This April
Wii love to see it. U love to see it
Okay, we'll stop speculating when the last Wii U game will hit us. Every time we bring it up, another one sneaks in. We love seeing this underappreciated console get some love, so we're going to shout about any new games we spot on the horizon. April 2022 is becoming the official Wii U revival month, as...
News Chef Life Is A Michelin-Approved Cooking Simulator Game
Bone app the teeths!
Whether your cooking would make Gordon Ramsay quit the industry in horror or you fancy yourself the master of all things culinary, there's always more to learn when it comes to the kitchen — and Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator wants to teach you all there is to know. Largely focused on French cuisine — your cordons bleu...
News Rogue Legacy 2 Is Coming, But Not To Switch (Yet?)
Genealogy in a bottle
Rogue Legacy, which came out originally in 2013 and then on Switch in 2019, was a tongue-in-cheek take on the roguelike genre: Whenever your character dies during one of the dungeon-crawl segments, their role as the hero is taken up by one of their children. Each child will have a unique characteristic that maps roughly and...
News Rush Rally Collection Is A 2-In-1 Physical Edition Coming To Switch
Update: Pre-orders now open
Update: Pre-orders for the bundle are now open over at Playasia. You can get your hands on it via the following link (with worldwide shipping), or learn more in our original article below. <products id="18357"> Original Article: More news to please physical Switch collectors, with two Indie racing games getting...
News South Of The Circle To Bring Emotional Storytelling To Switch Soon
A love story set during the Cold War
Publisher 11 bit studios has announced that the "compelling narrative experience" South of the Circle will be making its way to the Switch. Although no firm release date has been set as of yet, the game is looking to be an emotional love story set during the Cold War, with games like Firewatch and What Remains...
News 'Eternal Threads' Asks You To Manipulate Time To Save Lives On Switch Later This Year
More than just a stitch in time
Secret Mode is a pretty apt name for a publisher, isn't it? Especially today, as they've been keeping a pretty big secret from us. The studio has announced that it will be bringing Liverpool-based Cosmonaut Studios' Eternal Threads to Switch sometime this year. The game was announced last year, but until today, we...
News PS2 Classic 'GrimGrimoire OnceMore' Announced For Switch
Update: trailer now available
Update [Thu 14th Apr 10:30 BST]: A trailer for GrimGrimoire OnceMore can now be viewed online, depicting the game's updated visuals and gameplay. Original Story [Wed 13th Apr 10:45 BST]: Publisher Nippon Ichi Software has announced an upcoming remaster of the PS2 classic RTS game GrimGrimoire. GrimGrimoire OnceMore...
News Pre-orders For Mario Strikers: Battle League Football Gets You A Free Cosy Scarf (UK)
Just what you need in Summer
Mario Strikers: Battle League was one of the most pleasant surprise announcements of the year so far, with the latest from developer Next Level Games arriving on June 10th. If you're based in the UK, pre-orders of the game directly from My Nintendo Store will bag you a lovely, cosy scarf; so next time you're at a...
News This Switch Owner Is Apparently Already Playing Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
Update: Nintendo cancels purchase and refunds
Update #2 [Fri 15th Apr, 2022 03:00 BST]: This copy of the game can no longer be accessed, and Nintendo has also asked the same Switch user to remove footage and screenshots of the title from social media. "Nintendo got in touch about the screens and clips, so they're gone and I won't be posting...
News Quench Your Thirst With This Nintendo Switch Sports Pre-Order Deal (US)
Canada gets a free tote bag
Nintendo Switch Sports arrives at the end of this month, and if you haven't picked out the pre-order deal that's right for you, we've got another one that you might want to consider. If you're located in the US and happen to pre-order the game from Walmart, you'll score a themed water bottle sporting the Nintendo Switch...
News Learn All About The Dark Arts In This Card Shark Developer Walkthrough
Out on Switch this year
It was way back in August 2020(!) that the intriguing Card Shark was revealed for the Switch in an Indie World showcase, with developer Nerial teaming up with publishing powerhouse Devolver Digital for the release. The concept is that you fleece and cheat your way to the top of 18th century French society, all through playing...
News Open World Cyberpunk Puzzle Game 'NeonLore' Beams Onto Switch Next Week
Explore the future
Playstige Interactive has announced that its new first-person puzzle game NeonLore is coming to Switch on 20th April. Set in the distant future, NeonLore sees you solving puzzles and talking to people to try and figure out what has happened to the human race. The game will let you explore the streets at your own pace, and it's...
Video See Behind-The-Scenes Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Tribute Games and Dotemu get cosy
We're champing at the bit for Dotemu and Tribute Games' upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, a brand-new brawler which sees the four heroes in half shells return to what they know best - kicking shell and taking names! Dotemu has released a behind-the-scenes video, which is planned to be the...
News Action Adventure RPG 'Valkyrie No Densetsu' Joins Switch Arcade Archives Line-Up
More PC Engine arcade goodness
Valkyrie no Densetsu is the latest game coming to the Switch via Arcade Archives. This cult classic action RPG launched in Japan in 1989 but didn't see a western release until Namco Museum Vol. 5, where it was titled The Legend of Valkyrie. Developed by Namco, Valkyrie no Densetsu was greatly inspired by the Vikings...
News 'Paper Cut Mansion' Cuts Some Roguelite Mystery Into Paper Mario X Luigi's Mansion
Coming to Switch this year
Thunderful Games has revealed a new game coming to Switch and other consoles this year — Paper Cut Mansion. Coming from UK-based Space Lizard Studio, the game is described as a roguelite horror and sees you navigate your way through a cardboard mansion as police detective Toby, solving escape room-style puzzles and...
News Live A Live Switch Remake Shows Off 'Prehistory' And 'Imperial China' In New Trailers
Plenty of screens, too
Square Enix's HD-2D remake of cult classic JRPG Live A Live is only a few months away, and the developer has been busy sharing a bunch of new screenshots and trailers from the upcoming game. Live A Live is unique in that its story is spread across multiple different time periods. Each of these are distinct from one another,...
Reminder Don't Starve Together Is Now Available On Switch
Owners of the original game can get 60% off
Update [Wed 13th Apr, 2022 06:00 BST]: Don't Starve Together is now officially available on the Nintendo Switch. As part of this, owners of the original game can get a 60% discount on the second title. This offer is available until 26th April, so act fast. Original [Fri 1st Apr, 2022 02:05 BST]: The...
News Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes 'Shez' And 'Arval' Official Artwork Released
Including new info
Nintendo yesterday introduced us to Shez and Arval - new characters coming to Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. The official Fire Emblem Musou Twitter account has now provided some extra details about them, including some new artwork. Here's the rundown via the Twitter account and Fire Emblem website SerenesForest: Shez,...
News Wingspan: European Expansion Takes Flight On Switch Soon
Discover birds on a new continent
Wingspan is a rather lovely deck-building game on Switch, producing a digital take on the popular and award-winning board game. In our review of late 2020 we gave it plenty of praise, albeit at the time a few porting quirks perhaps held it back a little. It's now been on Nintendo's system for a little
News Suikoden Successor Spin-Off 'Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising' Launches On Switch This May
Not quite Hundred Heroes, but close enough
Publisher 505 Games and developers Rabbit & Bear Studios and NatsumeAtari announced a release date for their upcoming game, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising. If you're an RPG fan, that's probably made your ears perk up a bit, hasn't it? You might remember the Kickstarter and announcement for Eiyuden...
News New Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Trailer Highlights New Protagonist 'Shez'
Plus multiple routes. Which will you go for?
Swords, spears, and axes at the ready! Nintendo has dropped a brand new action-packed Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes trailer. We got a sneaky little look at the game over the weekend courtesy of an Amazon Japan listing, but this is the first big look since the game's reveal during the February 2022...
News Former PlayStation Exclusive 'Bugsnax' Will Soon Be A Tasty Arrival On Switch
Will include the all-new DLC content, The Isle of Bigsnax, day one
We're in an era where exclusives are typically timed, which is a wonderful thing for those of us that don't have every console at our disposal. Eventually most fascinating and fun games make their way around to Switch and other platforms, especially in the Indie space - now we can...
News Musical Narrative Adventure 'A Sketchbook About Her Sun' Comes To Switch This Week
Based on an album by Red Ribbon
Publisher Fantastico Studio has announced that they will be bringing Team SolEtude's indie narrative game A Sketchbook About Her Sun to Switch on 15th April. The unique part of this beautiful-looking story is that it's inspired by the album 'Planet X' by Red Ribbon. Each of the album's 11 songs is represented in the...
News New Subnautica Game Is In "Early Development"
And you could dive in and join the team
Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds has revealed that a new game in the underwater survival exploration series is in "early development". (Thanks for the tip, solarwolf!) In a job listing posted last night for the studio, it confirmed the team is looking for a Senior Narrative Designer to "help shape the next...
News Anime RPG 'Made In Abyss' To Contain Two Unique Game Modes
Relive the anime or create your own character
Spike Chunsoft. Inc has released new information regarding the two separate game modes that you can expect to sample in Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness when it launches on Switch later this year. The first is called 'HELLO ABYSS', which essentially allows you to relive the anime while...
News New Trailer For Capcom Fighting Collection Released, Switch Pre-Orders Go Live
"Pre-order now to get a combo of bonuses"
Capcom's second Arcade Stadium game isn't the only collection to look forward to. Arriving on June 24th is the Capcom Fighting Collection - including 10 classics, enhanced features and much more. In the lead-up to the release, pre-orders for the game have now gone
News Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium Announced For Switch, Will Include 32 Classic Games
The 1984 release 'SonSon' will be a free download
Capcom will be releasing a second Arcade Stadium collection on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. It's officially titled Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium. The 1984 shoot 'em up side-scrolling SonSon will be a free download in this particular collection. And if you end up pre-ordering / early...
Game arrives on Switch this June
Update [Tue 12th Apr, 2022 01:35 BST]: Sega has now officially confirmed this Character Pack DLC for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles will be coming this Summer. It will include six characters across a series of periodic updates. Sega will reveal more about this DLC in the coming months. The...
Three different physical editions revealed
The 2008 action title Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is due to arrive on the Nintendo Switch eShop next week, and ahead of the announcement, it's been revealed Limited Run Games will be handling the physical release. There'll be three different versions available, including a standard edition for $34.99...
News Psychological Horror OXIDE Room 104 Is A First-Person Gorefest Coming To Switch
'Armless
They say that the true definition of madness is repeating the same action and hoping for a different result. Well, good news! OXIDE Room 104 won't make you do that. Instead, you'll be repeating the same action and hoping against all hope that something new will happen — something new that isn't your legs getting sawn off or some awful...
News New Studio Formed By Developers Of Braid, Carto, And Ethereal
Get cosy
Furniture & Mattress is a brand new remote independent game studio, announced by some of the people behind hit indie titles such as Braid, Carto, and Ethereal. Definitely one of the cosiest names we've seen in a while! David Hellman (artist on Braid), Nick Suttner (lead writer on Carto), and Nicolás Recabarren (developer, Ethereal)...
News Metal Max Xeno: Reborn Will Explode Onto Switch Soon
Including physical editions
It was last year that Metal Max Xeno: Reborn was confirmed for the West, a re-release / updated version of a title that arrived on Switch in Japan in 2018. It's a high-octane title if the loud trailer above is anything to go by, and the pleasing news is that it's now confirmed to arrive on 10th June. You can see some of...
News Robo Wars Brings Action Platforming Co-Op To A Switch Near You
This is from Matilda
As sure as Matilda was the best Robot Wars villain and Hypnodisc was the best challenger, there's a new robot-fighting game coming to the Nintendo Switch. In a similar vein to other competitive fighting games like Brawlhalla and Towerfall, Robo Wars is all about bouncing around an arena until your friends are dead. Robo Wars...
Hands On Nintendo Switch Sports Has Great Highs, But Disappointing Lows
Wallyball
Many of you will have already had a go at Nintendo Switch Sports through the recent online play test, but last week we were invited by Nintendo to experience the full fat version of the game without even having to be online. It's been over 15 years since we first woke up with the dreaded Wii elbow after Wii Sports' enthusiastic recepti
News Game Boy Title 'Glory Hunters' Is Like Zelda: Link's Awakening With Achievements
Now live on Kickstarter
Are you ready for another brand new Game Boy game? Just recently, we reported on Bitmap Soft's brand new puzzler In The Dark for the Game Boy, and now the company is back with Glory Hunters, an action RPG that focuses on unlocking achievements for progression. It also happens to look a lot like The Legend of Zelda: Link's...
News Square Enix Officially Announces Kingdom Hearts IV
Sora returns
During the 20th anniversary event of Kingdom Hearts, Square Enix announced the fourth entry Kingdom Hearts IV. No platforms appear to have been announced yet and there's no release date. Square Enix most recently released the first three games via cloud on the Nintendo Switch. Kingdom Hearts protagonist Sora was also added to Super...
News New Screenshots Of Fire Emblem: Three Hopes Surface Online
Here's a look
Koei Tecmo is releasing another Fire Emblem Musou spin-off in June. Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes will be based on the latest mainline entry, Fire Emblem: Three Houses. While we've already seen quite a bit of the game in the lead up to its June release date, the game listing on Amazon Japan apparently features three new...
News Unsouled Is A 'Brutally Intense' Action-RPG That's All About Precision Combat
Consider us souled
Masochists, gather round: Your next game has arrived. It's called Unsouled, and as you might be able to guess from the title, it looks like it'll scratch that punishing pixel-perfect combat itch that Dark Souls gets, plus a rather lovely visual style that's reminiscent of beloved roguelike Dead Cells. The story revolves around a...
News Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova Will Boldly Go Onto The Switch This Year
A very tired Friday evening headline, we know
This weekend is the Star Trek: Mission Chicago event, welcoming Trekkies of all ages for the usual fan expo experience. It's brought a nice game announcement, too, with Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova announced for Switch along with PC, PlayStation and Xbox. It's the first game based on the recent Star...
News Psychological Horror Game 'MADiSON' Coming To Switch This Summer
"Endure the torture of a terrifying demon"
Publisher Perp Games has announced that the psychological horror game MADiSON will be coming to Switch this summer. A firm release date of June 24th has been set for other consoles, with the Switch version set to launch "a few weeks after". Developed by Bloodious Games, MADiSON is a first-person horror...
News Japanese 'Nintendo Switch Sports' Commercials Bring Those Wii Vibes
Like stepping back into 2006
Nintendo Switch Sports is just around the corner, launching on Switch on April 29th. We were recently treated to an overview trailer for the game, which delved into each sport included in the package. Now, Nintendo is ramping up the marketing for the game in Japan with a selection of new commercials, each of which...
News Ghostrunner DLC 'Project_Hel' Slashes Onto Switch Today
Blade Runner 2022
Cyberpunk parkour game Ghostrunner's long-awaited DLC Project_Hel launches on Switch today! While PC and console owners have been able to dive into this new content since the beginning of March, we've had to be just a little bit more patient to see what Project_Hel has in store for us. This DLC is a prequel to the base game and...
News Moo Lander Will Bring The Beef To Switch Later This Year
We'll keep a ribeye on it
Last summer we shared the reveal of Moo Lander, a game in which you're flying around in a UFO trying to tame 'ancient demonic cows', also known as a Friday night in Nevada. It now has a new trailer and a release date for PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms - 27th May. We're going to have to wait a little longer for it to...
News Defend The Rook Is A Roguelike Tower Defense That Takes Its Moves From Chess
As they say in chess, "that's a chess mate!"
Chess is the worst board game. It doesn't have cute player tokens like Monopoly, it doesn't have fun moving parts like Mouse Trap, and if you take chess to a cool party, everyone will call you a nerd and a dork and then they will play Dixit without you. The only good thing about chess is when people...
News Anime-Inspired Deckbuilding Roguelite 'Super Bullet Break' Hits Switch This Year
"Get The Girls, Save The World"
PQube has just announced that it is bringing BeXide's Super Bullet Break to the Switch later this year. Described as an "anime-inspired deckbuilding roguelite", the game sees you collecting cute anime girls – known as "Bullets" – to build your perfect team and "save the online game world from total destruction"...
News The Wii U Gets Another New Game As 2.5D Platformer 'Pad Of Time' Launches Next Week
Wii U means life, right?
Back in November, we thought Captain U would be the last Wii U game released on the system. But, thanks to Markanime, that's not the case. Pad of Time is a 2.5D platformer inspired by N64 classics that lets you travel between the past, present, and future of every single level. We hear you, Sonic CD fans! And we don't need...
News Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Launches This June, New Gameplay Trailer
Ready to Rocky and roll-y
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined, Natsume's and Tengo Project's long-awaited new entry in the Pocky & Rocky series, is coming out in the west this summer! We only have to wait a few short months longer than our friends in Japan, too, as we'll be able to throw hanafuda and transform with our fluffy-tailed friend on 24th June...
News Nintendo Reminds Us Splatoon 3 Is Still On The Way (Again)
Update: Splatoon 3's Japanese webpage now live, additional screenshots
Update: Nintendo has also launched its official Splatoon 3 webpage in Japan. While it's obviously in Japanese, you can still some additional screenshots of the game - highlighting the new city, battles, the game's story mode and Salmon Run. Visit Splatoon 3's Japanese...
News Atlus Releases Streaming Guidelines For Switch Version Of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
No spoilers!
Although 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim has been available on other platforms for a few years now, Atlus is still concerned about spoilers in the lead-up to the Switch version's release next week. To combat this, it's enforcing streamer guidelines to ensure nobody ruins the surprise. Here's the breakdown: Streamers will be required to warn...
News The Spirit And The Mouse, A "Ratatouille-Esque" Adventure, Scampers To Switch This Fall
A great artist can come from anywhere
As featured in today's Nintendo Life Indie Spotlight, publisher Armor Games Studios is bringing Alblune Games' The Spirit and the Mouse to Nintendo Switch in Fall 2022 — and it's looking like real treat if you developed a penchant for French rodents after watching Pixar's excellent Ratatouille. Set in a small...
