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Video Here's An Extended Look At The Miitopia Port For Nintendo Switch
Update: English clip released
Update [Thu 8th Apr, 2021 00:30 BST]: Nintendo has finally released a translated version of this video. Here it is! Original article [Thu 25th Mar, 2021 02:00 GMT]: To remind fans Miitopia for Switch is a thing, Nintendo's Japanese YouTube channel has released a brand new video that runs for more than five minutes...
News The Last Cube Is A Dramatic Name For An Interesting Puzzle Adventure
Game³
Back in the 3DS and Wii U eShop days there was a re-release of a Two Tribes classic called EDGE, in which you 'rolled' a cube around and solved puzzles. Simple, but oddly addictive. The cube rolling world has come a long way, as developer Improx Games has unveiled The Last Cube, a puzzle adventure that has some similar mechanics but clearly...
News Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX Lands In June, Along With An Awesome Signature Edition
New trailer miraculously appears, too
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX, developed by Jankenteam, looks like another welcome remaster of a much loved retro title. The pleasing news for old SEGA heads is that it now has a firm release date, arriving on Nintendo Switch on 24th June. To celebrate the release date it has a neat new trailer (via IGN). It...
News Netflix's The Last Kids On Earth Is Getting A Family-Friendly Zombie Game On Switch
Update: Release date confirmed + new trailer!
Update (Wed 7th Apr, 2021 16:00 BST): The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom has now been given a solid release date of 4th June 2021. A brand new trailer has been released to show off a little more of the game, so make sure to check that out above. Original Article (Tue 24th Nov, 2020 15:00...
News Indie Metroidvania Blasphemous Is Getting The Deluxe Physical Switch Release It Deserves
Complete with soundtrack, poster and more
Blasphemous, one of the better Metroid/Souls-like experiences you'll find on the Switch eShop, is being treated to a deluxe physical edition thanks to Sold Out. The new release hits retailers on 29th June, with pre-orders set to appear at select stores in the near future. The physical release arrives on...
News The Colonists Is A Cute City Building Game With Robots, Out On Switch In May
Domo arigato, Nintendo eShop
One thing you can never have too much of, arguably, is cute robots. Auroch Digital certainly hopes that's the case with its most recent game announcement, confirming that The Colonists is populating the Switch eShop on 4th May. This has actually been out on Steam since October 2018 and has been pretty well received, so...
News Wanna Survive Brings Turn-Based Zombie Apocalypse Action To Switch Next Month
Ready for more zombie slaying?
If you think you can handle another gaming zombie apocalypse, you might want to keep an eye out for Wanna Survive when it launches on Switch next month. From developer PINIX Games Studio and published by Nicalis, Wanna Survive is described as "a challenging strategy/tactics game" that'll have you fighting your way...
News Elder Scrolls-Like RPG Ravensword: Shadowlands Launches On Switch This Week
An inexpensive Skyrim alternative
Ravensword: Shadowlands, an RPG from Ratalaika Games and developer Crescent Moon Games, is launching on the Nintendo Switch eShop on Friday 9th April. The game has players setting off on a journey through a variety of landscapes, taking up weapons and spells as you battle vicious enemies along the way, and riding...
News Console Players Will Be Included In Future Testing Phases Of Diablo II: Resurrected
Technical Alpha begins this Friday on PC
Back in February, Blizzard announced Diablo II: Resurrected for multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. Since then, there's been very little information about the remaster of this iconic classic. Now, though, in a new update - the company has confirmed its very first Technical Alpha for the game...
News From The Creator Of Threes Comes Beast Breaker, A Ball-Bouncing Game About A Tiny Mouse
From new studio, Vodeo Games (yes, we spelled it right)
It breaks our little hearts that the fantastic number-sliding game Threes never made it to Switch, but... we get it. Just in case, though, if any of the people who worked on it are reading this: we would definitely play it. Just in case. But good news: the creator of Threes, Asher Vollmer,...
News The Lightbringer Is A Poetic Adventure Heading To Nintendo Switch This Year
Iam-bit pentameter
Poetry and gaming adventures can go rather nicely together, and The Lightbringer looks like a rather beautiful and promising game on the way to Nintendo Switch. Published by Zordix Publishing and developed by Rock Square Thunder, this is an adventure puzzle-platformer in terms of its core gameplay and is already showcasing a nice...
News Inazuma Eleven: Great Road of Heroes Delayed Again, This Time To 2023
The long and winding road
There was a time when Level-5 was pretty darn hot; the Professor Layton series developed a devoted following, and there was a major sales breakthrough when Yo-kai Watch took off in Japan and was rolled out globally; more recently the development side of the business earned praise for its Ni no Kuni titles, too. The...
News Limited Run Will Be Publishing Save Me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition On Consoles
More details to be revealed soon
Back in 2018, there was mention of the Game Boy-inspired adventure Save Me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San getting a physical release if there was enough interest. It's been a bumpy ride since then - with the game even del
Exclusive Velan Studios Reveals Knockout City’s Switch Frame Rate And Resolution
Docked and handheld specs, plus beta tips
As you might have heard, Velan Studios (the team behind Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit) is currently hosting a beta weekend for its new team-based dodgeball-style game, Knockout City. You can download it right now from the Switch eShop. Ahead of the beta going live this week, we got some excl
News New Info About NEO: The World Ends With You Expected To Be Revealed Next Week
Before the first ep of the anime
It's been quite some time since we got an update on NEO: The World Ends With You and it looks like next week we'll finally get to learn more about this new entry. According to the producer Tetsuya Nomura, new information is coming on 9th April, prior to the first episode of The World Ends With You Anime airs in...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Has Been Delayed (Again)
"we're going to need more time"
Sadly, this is not a joke - it's just been posted by TT Games a few days after 1st April. The developer has made the tough decision to delay LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, again. After delaying the game last August, until Spring 2021, it's now put out a message stating how it will no longer be able to make this...
News No Joke, PlatinumGames Is Releasing Sol Cresta On The Nintendo Switch
Update: "It's not an April Fool's joke"
Update [Fri 2nd Apr, 2021 06:35 BST]: Well, if you had any doubts about yesterday's announcement, PlatinumGames has now published another tweet - this time on April 2nd, Japan time. It reconfirms the Sol Cresta will arrive on Switch, PS4 and Steam at some point this year. Here's the official tweet from...
News Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom Is Getting A Collector's Edition
"this is real"
FDG Entertainment has announced a "limited special reprint" of the Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom physical edition for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It'll take on the form of a Collector's Edition contains "all" of the launch edition goodies, a two-disc soundtrack, 64-page composer signature booklet and a cloth map. In a...
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...
News Life Is Strange: True Colors Is (Probably) Coming To Switch
Life Is Switch: Game Boy Colors
Listen. We know that journalism very rarely affects what large businesses like Square Enix were going to do, and we know deep down that this news was probably already in the works, but, at the same time... ...We're very much going to pretend that Life Is Strange: True Colors is coming to the Nintendo Switch because...
News Stick Fight: The Game Makes A Surprise Appearance On Nintendo Switch Today
No April Fools here
It wouldn't be April Fools without a few surprises, and thankfully, Landfall Games isn't about to trick us here. Physics-based fighter Stick Fight: The Game is getting a surprise launch today on Nintendo Switch. Previously released on PC, Mac and mobiles in 2017, this one is strictly a co-op experience, allowing for 2-4 players...
News Yoshi's Not Alone – Avoid Taxes When Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion Comes To Switch
"A thrilling, single-player adventure"
Update: Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion has now received a release date for Nintendo Switch. The game will launch on the eShop on 22nd April and will be priced at $14.99. A new trailer has been released to share the news – check that out above! Original Article (Fri 16th Oct, 2020 11:15 BST): Graffiti Games...
News Star Wars: Republic Commando Is Getting A Limited Run Switch Release
Pre-orders open April 16th
If there's a series of games the Nintendo Switch needs more of, it's gotta be Star Wars. So far there's only been a handful of titles from this universe made available and the hybrid system is already four years old. To bolster the library of Star Wars games on the platform, Aspyr Media will be bringing the first-person...
News The Absolute Worst Castlevania Is Coming To Arcade Archives On Switch
"We would have liked to make it a better game if we had the time"
Konami's Castlevania series is one of video gaming's all-time greats, with some amazing entries under its blood-soaked belt – Castlevania III, Super Castlevania IV, Dracula X and Symphony of the Night being notable
News Astronaut Thriller Breathedge Is About One Man And His Pet Chicken In Space
Apollo 11 herbs and spices
A fun fact about the Nintendo Life staff is that several of us have degrees in astrophysics. This is a definitely true fact, and please don't think too hard about why we decided to become video game journalists instead of working a highly paid NASA job. Having a great deal of knowledge about the workings of our solar...
Feature Intriguing Switch eShop Games That Caught Our Eye - 31st March
Looking for hidden gems
If there's one painful lesson this scribe learnt in three years of 'Indie publishing', it's that getting noticed is an existential challenge. In an age of Super Indie publishers (should we trademark that term?) like Devolver Digital, Annapurna Interactive and Team17, it's entirely understandable that those companies and their...
News Check Out Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster's "World's Rebirth" Story Trailer
That really is a long game title
Since its confirmation last Summer, plenty have been looking forward to Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster; in particular the challenge of saying its full name quickly three times. It's a classic of the genre that's also getting very welcome enhancements and quality of life improvements. Today Atlus has...
News Moon Raider Brings More Metroidvania Action To Switch On April 23rd
"save the moon from itself"
Seeking a new but familiar-feeling Metroidvania you can play on your Nintendo Switch? Then you might want to keep an eye out for the cute pixel adventure, Moon Raider, arriving on the Switch eShop next month. You'll take control of Ava, the young daughter of the brilliant-but-aging scientists Dr. Cavor and Selene (former...
News Check Out The Reveal Trailer For Demon Skin, Hack-And-Slashing To Switch Later This Year
A real skinful
Are you a fan of dark, unforgiving worlds where everything's against you and there's no end in sight? Well, bully for you! Buka Entertainment has a 2D fantasy combat game in the works for Switch that you might want to keep a weary eye on — if 2020 didn't grind down your enthusiasm for unrelenting bleakness, that is. Demon Skin is...
News SnowRunner Will Make An Out Of Season Appearance On Switch In May
Snow Stranded
For many in the Northern Hemisphere, May is not typically a month for snow, but nevertheless SnowRunner is heading to the Nintendo Switch on 18th May. For anyone that's encountered it before now, that may be slightly surprising news. SnowRunner has drawn some comparison to Death Stranding, except rather than be in the shoes of a gruff...
News New Switch Platformer Stitchy in Tooki Trouble Gives Off Strong Donkey Kong Country Vibes
Update: Release date revealed!
Update: We now have a release date! Stitchy in Tooki Trouble will launch on Nintendo Switch on 15th April, and a new trailer has arrived to celebrate the occasion. Make sure to check that out above, and read on for more details in our original article. Original Article (Wed 24th Feb, 2021 17:00 GMT): A brand new...
News Some Lucky Fans Have Already Played Niantic's New Pikmin Game, Here Are The First Details
Players walk to grow Pikmin and send them on Expeditions
Last week, Nintendo revealed that it had partnered with Niantic – the developer of Pokémon GO – to create another augmented reality mobile game based on Pikmin. Now, some lucky players have had some hands-on time with the new project. The game, tentatively known as 'Pikmin App', is...
News Wired Productions Unveils 5 Nintendo Switch Titles In Its 'Direct'
Some intriguing games for the wishlist
Wired Productions is among the busier Indie publishers, and this week it held a 'Wired Direct' to promote a number of its upcoming titles. In a pleasing trend a lot of these games are coming to most systems, from Nintendo's hot-selling Switch to the newcomers PS5 and Xbox Series X. In total five of the...
News SturmFront - The Mutant War: Übel Edition Will Shred Up the Switch Soon
Shoot all the things
The Nintendo Switch has a handful of heavy rock-themed titles, and another is blending eardrum-bursting sound with some old-fashioned arcade shooting. SturmFront - The Mutant War: Übel Edition, is heading to the eShop this week on 2nd April, and will be priced at €9.99 / $9.99 / £8.99. The story may not be important in a...
News Limited Run Games Is Releasing A DOOM Classics Collection For Nintendo Switch
Book your return to Hell on April 2nd
If you've been holding out for a physical copy of the classic DOOM games, you might be interested in reading on... Physical specialist Limited Run Games has announced the DOOM: The Classics Collection is coming to the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It contains DOOM, DOOM II
News Award-Winning Narrative Adventure, 7 Years From Now, Launches On Switch This May
"Immersive and masterful storytelling"
Indie publisher PQube has announced that it'll be bringing 7 Years From Now, an award-winning mobile adventure game, to Nintendo Switch. 7 Years From Now was developed by a one-man development team, Mafumi Yoshida, and tells the story of high school student Haruto Soraki. Players embark on "a surreal journey"...
Feature Subnautica Switch Dev - "It Wasn’t Always Our Intention To Release Them Together"
Unknown Worlds on its upcoming simultaneous Switch launch
First announced for Switch in a bumper Indie World Showcase from Nintendo back in August 2020, we were delighted to hear that developer Unknown Worlds and Bandai Namco are bringing not only the original Subnautica to Switch this year, but also its sequel, Subnautica: Below Zero. The latter...
News Switch Exclusive Project Triangle Strategy Aiming For Around 50 Hours Of Gameplay
Game launching in 2022
Last month, Nintendo revealed Project Triangle Strategy - a Square Enix turn-based tactical RPG, launching exclusively on the Switch next year. So far there's been a demo, and even a survey for the game, and now, during a Game Live Japan YouTube broadcast, producer Tomoya Asano has revealed what players can expect in terms of...
News Astria Ascending Comes To Switch This Year, With Final Fantasy Veteran Kazushige Nojima In Tow
Update: global release confirmed
Update: We've now got more information direct from the publisher regarding the Switch release: An epic adventure with the charm and pedigree of a classic JRPG, Astria Ascending tells an expansive story of fate, sacrifice and new beginnings. The game was developed in partnership with publisher Dear Villagers and...
News tinyBuild Is Bringing Its Multiplayer Hello Neighbor Game To Switch This Summer
Introducing Secret Neighbor
Following on from a rating in Taiwan last month, tinyBuild Games has now officially announced Secret Neighbor for the Nintendo Switch. It first arrived in 2019 and follows on from the release of Hello Neighbor on the hybrid device in 2018. Secret Neighbor is a multiplayer spin-off of the original survival horror stealth...
News Cris Tales Reveals Voice Cast Following New Character Trailer
News follows appearance at the Future Games Show
Modus Games' Cris Tales has seen a few delays since it was first announced. Offering up a JRPG love letter, Modus initially planned to launch it last November, but it'll now arrive this July. In preparation for this, last night's
News Demon Turf Is Coming To Switch This Summer, Thanks To Playtonic Friends
Latest news was revealed during ID@Xbox Showcase
It's been a while since we had an update on Demon Turf. Developed by Fabraz – who previously released 2017's fantastic Slime-san – this stylish 3D platformer was announced last June, targeting a release date by
News Newly-Announced Point-And-Click Adventure Life Of Delta Is Coming To Switch
He's no Riley
Last night's Future Games Show brought a few announcements for Switch owners. Confirming a release window for Axiom Verge 2, console versions of Embr and
News Epic Chef Is Bringing The Main Course To Switch Later This Year
Food Fight!
Team17 is no stranger to cooking shenanigans. Having just brought Switch owners Overcooked! All You Can Eat earlier this week, players seeking a solo experience will be pleased to know that Infinigon Games' Epic Chef is now getting a console release. Previously confirmed for PC last May, news came during last night's Future Games Show...
News "Lost Classic" Clockwork Aquario Gets Its First Teaser Trailer
From the creator of Wonder Boy
The first teaser trailer for Clockwork Aquario, the 1993 "lost" classic which is being resurrected for modern console this year, has been released. Created by Wonder Boy studio Westone, Clockwork Aquario was originally destined for early '90s arcades but never saw the light of day – a casualty of the coin-op...
News Curve Digital's Frenetic Firefighting Multiplayer Embr Lights Up Nintendo Switch This Summer
Featuring crossplay functionality
Publisher Curve Digital has announced Muse Games will be releasing its local and online multiplayer game, Embr, on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms this summer. It's described as a comedic take on the fire fighting, the gig economy and courier services, that charges you and your friends with coming...
News Axiom Verge 2 Is Launching On The Nintendo Switch This Spring
Check out this new gameplay footage
At the Future Games Show, Axiom Verge creator Tom Happ opened up about the second game in a special developer presentation. Unfortunately, there's no release date just yet. In saying this, the game is apparently launching "this Spring" on the Nintendo Switch and Epic Store, so there's not long to wait now. As...
Video Here's A Sneak Peek Trailer For The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum
Arriving in 2022
At the Future Games Show, Daedalic Entertainment showed off a "sneak peek" of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. In case you missed the original announcement, this is a story-driven action-adventure game based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novels. It was originally revealed for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms in...
News C14 Dating Is A New Otome Dating Sim Looking For Love On Switch Next Week
With bonus, optional minigames
Ratalaika Games and developer Winter Wolves Games have announced that C14 Dating will be swooning over the Switch eShop next week. The game is an otome dating sim that's said to combine friendships, love, and archaeology?! Players will take on the role of third-year anthropology student Melissa Flores who travels from...
News RWBY: Grimm Eclipse - Definitive Edition Slashes Onto Switch This May
Featuring an exclusive local co-op mode and new Volume 7 outfits
It's been eight years since Rooster Teeth introduced us to RWBY. Taking us to the world of Remnant, it gained a huge following and in 2016 on PC, received a video game adaptation with hack-and-slash entry RWBY: Grimm Eclipse. Eventually arriving on other consoles, it never came to...
