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News Hyper Light Drifter Is Coming To The Switch This Summer
Better late than never
Hyper Light Drifter is a name that will no doubt sting a bit to many a Nintendo fan, as the game was initially due out for Wii U before being ignobly cancelled. The main issue with its initial cancellation was due to how GameMaker, the engine it was built on, was incompatible with the Wii U. This was also the case for the...
News West Of Loathing Is A Wild West-Themed RPG Full Of Stickman Cowboys
Win, lose or draw
We're partial to a little stickman-based adventuring here on Nintendo Life - Draw A Stickman: Epic 2 went down very well with editor Dom in 2017 - so the idea of exploring a crudely-drawn open-world that just happens to have embraced a Wild West theme has us sold already. Red Dead Redemption 2 eat your heart out. Okay, we...
News Explore The Art And Culture Of Norway In The Co-Op Centric World Of Pode
Norway, man
The wonderfully-named developer Henchman & Goon is bringing an unusual new title to the Switch eShop, in the form of co-op puzzle game, Pode. Taking inspiration from Norwegian art and culture, it tells the story of a lonesome rock who wants to help a fallen star find his way home. Bulder and Glo (those names - s'cute!) will use...
News Just Shapes And Beats Brings "Music Bullet Hell" To Switch This Summer
20 chiptune artists contribute the soundtrack
Just Shapes and Beats was one of the many pleasant surprises shown off during today's Nindie presentation, and is described as a “musical bullet hell” game where you "navigate deadly shapes solo or in local or online co-op multiplayer, all to a soundtrack composed by 20 chiptune artists". Sounds like...
News Light Fall Is Limbo Meets Celeste And Its Headed Straight For Nintendo Switch
Don't be a square
As part of Nintendo's Nindies Showcase today, developer Bishop Games has revealed Light Fall, a twitch-style platformer that combines the light and dark aesthetic of Limbo with the speed, precision and timing of Celeste. In other words, it looks flippin' awesome. You play a young boy who must use a special box known as a Shadow...
News Bad North Is The Roguelite Real-Time Strategy Romp You Never Knew You Wanted
Play it first on Switch
Plausible Concept and Raw Fury have revealed that their roguelite real-time strategy title Bad North is coming to Switch this summer. The game sees you defending your island from Viking attackers. To do this you'll need to create solid defences and ensure your people are well protected when the raging Vikings land. Your...
News Garage Is Gunning Its Way Onto Switch With Blood, Guts And B-Movie Insanity
What do you call it, Garage?
Publisher tinyBuild games has unveiled Garage, a new top-down shooter where you discover a hidden underworld full of monsters and all manner of hellish creatures. You're also an ex-drug dealer called Butch. Because why not. It's got a Dead Rising vibe with its interactive environments full of weapons and other...
News Bomb Chicken Is An Explosive Puzzle Platformer That's Coming To Switch First
Bomberman with poultry?
Nitrome's 2D puzzle platformer Bomb Chicken is coming to Switch first, it has been confirmed today. Described as a "fast-paced game that combines action, puzzles and arcade gameplay", Bomb Chicken looks like a cross between Bomberman and Chicken Wiggle. You'll need to lay bombs not only to create platforms for yourself, but...
News Swipe Right (And Left) To Rule In Reigns: Kings & Queens
Royal rumble
Publisher Devolver Digital is at it again, once again bringing in another indie hit to the Nintendo Switch fold. This time it's the turn of Nerial's Reigns, a strategy game where you must impose your royal will upon a seemingly never-ending stream of requests. From peasants to foreign courtiers, you'll need to swipe right and left to...
News Channel Your Inner Shinobi As The Messenger Brings 8-Bit And 16-Bit Platforming To Switch
Straddle the generations
Devolver Digital and developer Sabotage have teamed up to bring the platforming throwback that is The Messenger to Nintendo Switch. Announced during today's Nindies Showcase, the game is a 2D platformer in the vein of the classic Shinobi series, with lots of tongue-in-cheek humour, skill trees for character progression and...
News Lumines Finally Brings Its Light And Sound To Switch In Lumines Remastered
Shine a light
If you're into your puzzle games, you'll know few series come as addictive and downright and time-consuming as Lumines, so you'll pleased as punch to learn Lumines Remastered as coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop as part of the new range of Nindies in 2018. With original creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi back on board, with a set of...
News Pool Panic Turns A Cartoon World Into A Pool Table, And It's Coming To Switch
Sink the pink?
Rekim and Adult Swim Games are bringing the zany Pool Panic to Switch later this year. Set across more than 100 levels, Pool Panic is a giant game of pool. The cartoon-like locations are packed with rounded enemies and holes to sink them in, and it all looks rather excellent. Up to four players can get involved thanks to the game's...
News Fantasy Strike Is A Switch Fighter Where Anything Can Be A Weapon
Arrives this summer
Sirlin Games is bringing its fighting title Fantasy Strike to the Nintendo Switch this summer, it was revealed during today's Nindies Showcase. Set in a world where "fantasy meets martial arts", Fantasy Strike allows you to harness all manner of elements, items and concepts to create your arsenal of attacks. It focuses on...
News Mark Of The Ninja Remastered Is Creeping Onto Nintendo Switch This Autumn
Stealth time
Back in 2012, Klei Entertainment's Mark Of The Ninja - with its side-scrolling, stealth-orientated action - was a huge hit back when it debuted on Microsoft's once great Xbox Live Arcade. Almost six years on, that same critically-acclaimed indie is headed to Nintendo Switch as Mark Of The Ninja Remastered. It'll 'mark' the first...
News The Entire Banner Saga Trilogy Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
Epic
Stoic's cult Banner Saga series is coming to the Nintendo Switch, it has been revealed. The news came during today's Nindies Showcase, with the announcement that the forthcoming The Banner Saga 3 would be arriving on the system later this year. It was also confirmed that the previous two titles in the series would be coming to the eShop...
News Futuristic Combat Racer GRIP Will Be Burning Rubber On Switch Later This Year
"Combat racing turned upside down"
Wired Productions and developer Caged Element have announced that GRIP, an upcoming futuristic racing game, will be heading to Nintendo Switch this year. Currently available as a Steam Early Access title, GRIP was inspired by the Rollcage games of the late '90s, aiming to deliver a super-fast,...
News Feast Your Eyes (And Your Belly) On These Little Dragons Café Screens
It seemingly has an August release date, too
Last month, publisher Aksys Games confirmed the quirky world of Little Dragons Café is headed to Nintendo Switch this summer, and now we've been treated to some of the first delectable screens from the game (courtesy of Gamefly). Coming from creator Yasuhiro Wada, who brought us the enduring...
News Hollow Knight On Switch Not Part Of The Nindies Showcase, But Release News Is Coming Soon
Update coming this week
Nintendo is broadcasting a Nindies Showcase later today which will no doubt be packed to bursting point with loads of lovely indie goodness for Switch. One game that won't be included is Team Cherry's eagerly-awaited Metroidvania outing Hollow Knight; the team behind the game - which has already had a successful launch...
Video Nintendo Releases Infectiously Upbeat Switch Spring Line-Up Video In Japan
Mario Tennis Aces! Splatoon 2 DLC! Donkey Kong! Kirby!
Nintendo's got a lot of forward momentum right now, but if 2018 is going to be anywhere near as successful as 2017, the company needs to keep hammering home the key "play anytime, anywhere" message of the Switch. That's precisely what it's doing in Japan with this new spring line-up commercial,...
Feature Which Games Do You Want To See In Today's Nindies Showcase?
Small is the new big
With the dust barely settled since the explosive, announcement extravaganza that was this month's Nintendo Direct, Nintendo has scheduled another broadcast, this time focused around the independently made 'Nindies' that are headed to Ninty platforms in 2018 and beyond. So which games could we see revealed or shown in greater...
News Action Platformer Spartan Will Jump Onto Switch Next Month
Created by a two-man team
Two-man indie developer Sinister Cyclops has announced that Spartan - a 2D action-platformer - will be running and jumping its way onto Nintendo Switch next month. Inspired by the likes of Ghosts 'n Goblins and Battletoads, Spartan aims to replicate the brutally challenging platformers of years gone by without...
Video Check Out The Reveal Trailer For Squadron 51, An Extremely Retro Shmup
The 50’s called, they want their game back
The Switch has rapidly become a premier destination for fans of the shmup genre, with titles like Graceful Explosion Machine, Danmaku Unlimited 3, Steredenn: Binary Stars, and many more to offer fans a diverse range of content. It’s never a bad thing to see more shmups coming to the storefront, then,...
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Developers Update Fans On Release Date Announcement Plans
Not long now
Way back in 2015, industry veteran Koji Igarashi started the Kickstarter for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, a spiritual successor to the games produced during the glory days of the 2D Castlevania series. Initially, Nintendo fans were due to receive it on the Wii U, but plans eventually shifted to the Switch when the game received a...
News Amazon Germany Lists Flashback: 25th Anniversary Edition For June Switch Release
Update: Publisher confirms release
Update: Publisher Microïds has confirmed that Flashback is indeed coming in June. Here's the info: Microïds and Paul Cuisset are pleased to announce that Flashback, the classic action-adventure game consistently ranked among the best 100 games of all time, will be available on Nintendo Switch starting June 7th,...
News Publisher tinyBuild Will Host Another #HelloSwitch Event This Tuesday
The games they keep a' coming
Tuesday is going to be a busy day for independent games. Not only is Nintendo planning to show its own Nintendo Showcase at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET, but now publisher tinyBuild will be revealing some of its own soon-to-be-released 'Nindies' for Switch. The first #HelloSwitch event, which kicked off back in February,...
News Lego The Incredibles Game Is Under Construction For Switch
First time a Pixar movie has been adapted for a Lego game
The next Lego video game is based on Pixar sequel The Incredibles 2, and - surprise, surprise - it's coming to Switch. The confirmation comes from in-store promotional material for the actual Incredibles Lego toy sets; the photo above was taken by a staffer at Walmart. This is the first...
News Sonic Mania Plus Arrives On Switch This Summer
Physical version coming, but existing owners don't miss out
Announced during the SXSW Gaming live broadcast, one of the most requested physical editions of last year will finally become a reality during Summer 2018: Sonic Mania Plus will be available on the Nintendo Switch featuring extra content. Two new playable characters join in the existing...
News Mysterious 'Project R' Sonic Racer Teased By Sega
Not a sequel to any previous Sonic games
Just as the SXSW Gaming panel was closing, Sega had time for one final tease: The only information given out is that it is 'not a sequel to any of the previous Sonic games'. That means that despite that very familiar R it is not a Sonic R remake (because there is definitely a car in there) or a new...
News The Fight Rages On As PQube Brings BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle To The EU This Summer
Don't be blue
When BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle was announced for Nintendo Switch, fans around the world began chomping at the bit to get their hands on the latest addition to the 2D fighter's storied series. Well, for a while it looked like only Japan and North America were being invited to the party, but EU fans can now rest easy/resume their...
Video Get To Know The Cast Of Upcoming Switch RPG Penny-Punching Princess
And the release date, too
We first heard about Penny-Punching Princess last summer when NIS America announced the game alongside another RPG, The Longest Five Minutes. The latter arrived on the console just last month but, thanks to this brand new trailer, we also now have more details about the former. Featuring the titular character Princess (a...
News Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom Switch Pre-Orders Are Ten Times Stronger Than PS4
Switching it up
Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom is due for release this summer, and with a physical edition also on the cars, publisher FDG Entertainment has been keen to reveal how it's pre-orders are faring. And the data they've revealed makes for some interesting reading. Turns out the Nintendo Switch version is trending very well - so well,...
Video Trailblazers' New Trailer Is All About Its Colour-Boosting Multiplayer
Rainbow road
We're only two months away from the launch of Trailblazers, the Splatoon meets WipEout racer that melds colour-coded slipstreams with ultra-fast speeds, and developer Supergonk has unveiled a brand new trailer detailing the game's unique multiplayer DNA. It's first and foremost a co-op experience, with racers taking to the track in...
Random Bad Dudes vs. DragonNinja Fan Art Is Being Used To Promote eShop Release
Update: It's also being used as the game's icon, too
Update: The game's Switch home screen icon also uses tonatello's artwork: Original story: 1988 was a very long time ago. In fact, it's last century old. As such, it is fair play if your memories of a game act up and you remember things slightly differently from the cold, harsh reality. For...
News Explore A Land That Grows And Evolves Around You In The Shape Of The World
Ecosystem warrior
Kickstarted to success in 2015, Hollow Tree Games has confirmed its first-person exploration sim The Shape Of The World is heading to Nintendo Switch, PC and other consoles, "in the next few months." It's a sedate, relaxing experience where you procedurally-generated world you explore changes and expands as you move through...
News Johnny Turbo's Arcade Arrives Next Week In Europe
'Gate of Doom' and 'Bad Duves vs. DragonNinja' European debut
We heard you, lovely European NL readers and so we reached out to Flying Tiger Entertainment inquiring if we would ever see Johnny Turbo's Arcade slice of Data East retro gaming heaven on European shores. The answer was the best one possible: Both Gates of Doom and Bad Dudes vs...
Video Digital Foundry Analysis On Dark Souls: Remastered
Prepare to die
Major third-party support on the Switch is still a hot issue for fans of the console, as the debate rages on about whether Nintendo’s hybrid is capable of running the kind of games that AAA developers produce. Still, several companies have had pleasing results, and the upcoming remaster of Dark Souls looks like it will perform just...
Feature Exploring The Exotic Oasis Of Shirin With NAIRI Developers Homebear Studios
"Humans are animals as much as any other – why differentiate?"
NAIRI: Tower Of Shirin is an adorable-looking yet deceptively complex puzzle-adventure game coming to Nintendo Switch from Dutch developer Homebear Studios - an indie duo made up of Joshua van Kuilenburg and You Miichi. Delicately mixing an engaging story with the exploration of mature...
News Pablo Escobar And The Narcos Gang Are Heading To A Nintendo Switch Near You
Pablo honey
Drug-running, gun-toting, moustache-toting drug of infamy Pablo Escobar - or, the Narcos-based version of him, anyhow - is making his video game debut in 2019. Publisher Curve Digital has teamed up with developer Kuju Entertainment to work on the project, which is set to hit PC and consoles (including Switch, naturally), but that's...
News The Zelda-Esque Decay Of Logos Is Headed For Switch This Autumn
Portuguese developed action RPG to be published by Rising Star
Among other game reveals, Rising Star Games has announced an official partnership with Portuguese-based Amplify Creations to publish the Zelda-like upcoming third-person action-RPG Decay Of Logos on Nintendo Switch. If you've never heard of it before, the game tasks you with exploring a...
News Infernium Is Myst Meets Outlast And It's Running Scared Onto Nintendo Switch
Prepare to die
Okay, it's official: 2018 is going to be the year the horror takes hold on Nintendo Switch. And joining that fear-inducing revolution is Infernium, an indie odyssey into a nightmare filled with endless death and constant anxiety. Catalonia-based developer Carlos Coronado is aiming to bring the game to the Nintendo Switch eShop by the...
News Re:Legend, Southeast Asia's Most Successful Kickstarter, Is Coming To Switch
An RPG/simulation hybrid, don't ya know
Following the most successful Kickstarter campaign to originate from Southeast Asia, Kuala Lumpur-based developer Magnus Games Studio will team up with publisher 505 Games to bring the genre hybrid world of Re:Legend to Nintendo Switch. You'll set out on an adventure on Vokka Island in the land of Ethia,...
News Runner3 Sprints Onto The Nintendo Switch This May
Dauntless dashing
We really loved the amazingly titled BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner 2 Future Legend of Rhythm Alien when it landed on the Wii U eShop back in 2013, so we're really looking forward to getting our mitts on Runner3 when it races to the Switch eShop on 22nd May. Developed by the lovely folks over at Choice...
News Gunman Clive Developer Shares Sneak Peek From Upcoming Game
Project Giant Robot
We're big fans of the Gunman Clive games here at Nintendo Life. These budget-priced titles may be a bit on the short side, but what they lack in length they make up for in fun gameplay and charming visuals. We last heard from solo developer Bertil Hörberg back in 2015 when he released both of the original 3DS games...
Nintendo Download 15th March (Europe)
Each and every new release on the European eShops
It's Thursday once again and there's a slew of new titles, DLC packs and other digital delights coming to the European eShops. Whether you're playing on 3DS, Wii U or Nintendo Switch, this week's Nintendo Download has it all. Kirby returns for a brand new adventure; experience the heart ache of Last...
Nintendo Download 15th March (North America)
Every new slice of gaming goodness on the NA eShops
There might not be a big Nintendo Direct dropping like we had last week, but that doesn't mean today's Nintendo Download drop is going to be any less exciting. In fact, we've got a huge haul of new titles, ranging from classic Neo Geo ports (because HAMSTER always has one of those up its sleeves),...
News Co-Op Shooter RICO Is Bringing Door-Busting And Bullet Time To Switch This Year
"An arcade-paced, action-movie inspired, sensory onslaught"
Rising Star Games is bringing Ground Shatter's RICO to Switch later this year. The title - which stands for the “Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations” Act, an actual US federal law relating to criminal organisations - sees you kicking down doors in a host of procedurally...
News The Bunker Will Bring Live Action Psychological Horror To Switch Next Month
The first FMV game on Switch
Wales Interactive and Splendy Games have announced that The Bunker will be heading to the Switch on 9th April (for £9.99 / $12.99), becoming the console's first FMV game. The Bunker is a completely live action experience, filmed on location in a decommissioned government nuclear bunker with a plot crafted by writers...
Video See Nintendo Labo In Action At The Science Museum In London
Hands-on with the cardboard curio
A big hands-on event for Nintendo Labo is currently being held at the Science Museum, London (it's running until tomorrow, if you're in that neck of the woods) and Nintendo UK has just posted a short but sweet little video showing the cardboard curio in action, with players of all ages and backgrounds getting to...
News Thimbleweed Park Is Getting A Physical Release On Switch
Calling all collector-a-renos!
We really liked Thimbleweed Park when we reviewed it on the Switch eShop back in September last year. This point-and-click adventure game developed by genre veterans Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick certainly delivered the goods, so it is welcome news to hear that the lovely folks over at Limited Run Games will be bringing...
News The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle Is Confirmed For Switch Sleuthing
A Victorian point and click adventure, no less
Point and click adventure The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle is coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop, it has been revealed. The episodic series made its debut in 2015 on PC with Episode 1: A Dreadly Business. The second episode - A Bleaker Predicklement - launched in 2017. Oddly, the port...
