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Random Daisy Fans Are Worried She's Been Dropped From Mario Strikers
Benchwarmer
It's been a big week for video game football - with Electronic Arts and football's international governing body FIFA announcing they would be going separate ways. It seems that's not the only football drama currently taking place though. Nintendo's upcoming release Mario Strikers: Battle League is looking great and all, but concerns...
Video Bandai Namco Shares New Gameplay Footage Of Digimon Survive
Launching on Switch this July
In case you missed it, Digimon Survive has finally locked in a release date - it'll be arriving on 28th/29th July for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. Ahead of the game's launch, Bandai Namco has debuted some new gameplay footage of this turn-based tactical RPG at Rulicon 2022. It showcases a battle...
News Ubisoft's China-Exclusive Rabbids Game Getting Global Switch Release
Update: Arriving this June
Update [Sat 14th May, 2022 14:00 BST]: An official PR for Rabbids: Party of Legends has been released - confirming a launch for 30th June 2022. A listing for the game is also on the Switch eShop. Get ready for a trip down the Rabbid hole with Rabbids: Party of Legends, coming June 30 to Switch, Stadia, Xbox One, and PS4...
News Nintendo Reveals Two Gorgeous New Areas In Xenoblade Chronicles 3
And an old friend is back
We know a fair amount about Xenoblade Chronicles 3 already — we've met some of the characters and poured over many of the game's combat in the upcoming RPG. Today, Nintendo has introduced us to two of the game's areas — and one's got a particularly familiar foe for Xenoblade fans to
News Kao The Kangaroo Trailer Showcases Friends And Family
I get by with a little help from my friend
A new trailer for the upcoming Kao the Kangaroo has been released by publisher Tate Multimedia, showcasing the characters that will be joining and supporting Kao on his adventure. First up is Walt, a mentor figure to both Kao and his father, who we presume will teach Kao new tricks as he progresses through...
News The House In Fata Morgana Dev Announces New Game, Project Code Name "M"
More bloody murder on Switch
Novectacle, the creator of The House in Fata Morgana — the game that was once the proud owner of a perfect Metacritic score — has announced its next project, and while we don't have many details, we are thoroughly on board for more murder mystery on the Switch. Titled Project Code Name “M” — or just "M"? —...
News Hear The Blue Lions Roar In New Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Trailer
The Kingdom of Faerghus strikes
Nintendo has released a brand new trailer for the upcoming Musou game Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. This trailer focuses on Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd and his house, the Blue Lions, showcasing all of the characters that fall under his banner that you'll be able to play as. In the trailer, we see the house leader...
News Body-Horror Game 'Oxide Room 104' Gets Release Date, Physical Version Also Coming
Well, that's put us off motels
It was only a month ago that body-horror game Oxide Room 104 was confirmed for Switch and a bunch of other platforms, and now it has a firm release date. It'll give us sleepless nights when it lands on the eShop on 17th June, with a physical edition to come later in the Summer. The hook with this one, beyond plenty of...
News Fall Guys Teasing "Big Announcement" For Next Week
Tune in for an update on the Switch release
Remember the battle royale-style game Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout? It got announced for the Nintendo Switch in February last year and then got delayed on a few occasions. In February, the developer Mediatonic said it was finalising this particular version of the game, and now in an update, it's revealed...
News Art Of Rally Speeds Onto Switch With A Physical Release, Pre-Orders Now Live
Choose from a standard and collector's edition
If you loved Art of Rally as much as we did, you might be interested in this physical release for Nintendo Switch. Serenity Forge has announced it will be making a standard ($34.99 USD) and collector's edition ($74.99 USD) available on the Switch, PS4 and PS5 on the 16th of September. There'll also be...
News Two Point Campus' Spy School Wants You To Be The Next James Bond
No shaking or stirring, yet
We're pretty much doing a few rounds at the movies at Two Point Campus! Following last month's Wizardry Course reveal, Two Point Studio has uncovered the next course you'll be able to get your students to enroll in — Spy School. We say the movies, but let's reiterate something here — Two Point Campus sounds like the...
News Alan Wake Remastered Is Heading To Switch This Fall
He's a writer, you know
In an announcement that was expected ages ago following the appearance of an age rating, Alan Wake Remastered is confirmed to be heading to Switch this Autumn / Fall as an eShop-only release. Previously released on PS4/PS5 and Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S, the pleasing news is that it'll be running natively, not as a Cloud...
News Nintendo Releases New Introductory Video For Mario Strikers: Battle League
Update: Now in English!
Update [Thu 12th May, 2022 15:30 BST] Nintendo of America has now published the recent overview trailer in English! The trailer details a number of skills and systems that you'll be able to play around with when kick-off starts on 10th June. The two skills the trailer goes into in particular are: Team Tackle - You can push...
News It's Official, FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch Hops Onto Switch Later This Year
More Metroidvania goodness
Publisher Microids has announced that TiGames' jumping-and-punching Metroidvania F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch is coming to the Switch later this year! This announcement comes a few months after the game was rated for the console in Taiwan. Called a Metroidvania that "punches above its weight" by our friends over at...
News Space Tail: Every Journey Leads Home Will Bring A Heroic 'Good Boy' To Switch
Paws for thought
People like cats, we get it. The gaming world - and Switch - is full of cat games, either starring cats or centred around caring for them, or just focus on chilling in a virtual cat café. So many cats. Some of us prefer the qualities that dogs can offer, though, and a rather charming title on the way to Switch later this year will...
News Rakuen, An Emotional 2D Adventure From Composer Laura Shigihara, Is Coming To Switch
Bring your handkerchiefs
RPG Maker adventure game Rakuen, which came out on Steam in 2017, is finally getting a Switch port! Created, designed, composer, and written by Laura Shigihara — whose voice you can hear on the Deltarune soundtrack, To the Moon, and Minecraft, as well as being the composer for
News The Outbound Ghost Is An Adorably Spooky RPG That Pays Tribute To Paper Mario
With reflex-based combat and more
Cast your mind back to last year when we took a look at The Outbound Ghost, an adorable-looking game with Paper Mario-inspired visual, while it was still on Kickstarter. Fast-forward a year later, and the game is paying homage to the Nintendo RPG series in more ways than one. The game received a new trailer (which...
News Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Still On Track For 2022 Release
Ubisoft shares a brief update
In July last year, Ubisoft and Nintendo revealed Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope - a sequel to the 2017 tactical turn-based Switch release Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Last we heard, the game was "coming 2022", and it seems it's still on track. In the French company's latest earnings
News Here's Your First Look At Neon White Running At 60FPS On Nintendo Switch
Will maintain this frame rate in docked and handheld
One title we're incredibly excited to get our hands on is the first-person card shooter game Neon White by the Donut County developer, Ben Esposito. It was previously confirmed for the Nintendo's hybrid system last July, and during yesterday's Indie World presentation, Annapurna Interactive...
News Psychological Horror RPG 'Omori' Gets A June Release Date On Switch
Japan's Indie World confirms
OMOCAT's highly-anticipated Switch port of its horror RPG, Omori, was one of the featured games during Japan's Indie World showcase. And the presentation also confirmed an official release date for the game — 17th June! While we initially reported that the game's physical edition would be shipping out on the same day,...
News Totally Accurate Battle Simulator Promises A "Wobbly Experience" On Switch This Summer
Put it on the TABS
During today's Indie World showcase, Swedish developer Landfall made an appearance to announce that its hit wobbler-based strategy game, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, will flail its way onto the Switch this summer. Often called TABS, this goofy battle sim is meant to capture the feeling of playing with action figures as a...
News We Are OFK Will Be A 'Making-Of-The-Band Series & Interactive EP', Out This Summer
Episodes and music to be released over five weeks
Today's Indie World broadcast included some rather left-field titles, which is ideal for the platform of course. A title with a particularly interesting premise is We Are OFK, which is due to arrive this Summer. OFK is a relatively new Indie band, having released its debut single 'Follow/Unfollow'...
News SILT Brings Monochrome Puzzle Gameplay To Switch In June
Just keep swimming!
SILT, the underwater puzzle-adventure game from publisher Fireshine Games and Brighton-based developer Spiral Circus, will be making its way to the Switch next month. Here's an overview of the game from it's official page on My Nintendo Store: Silt is a surreal underwater puzzle-adventure game. Alone in an underwater abyss,...
News ElecHead Zaps Mega Man-Inspired Puzzle Platforming Onto Switch This Summer
Sparks of joy
Indie developer NamaTakahashi has revealed that his NES-inspired puzzle-platformer ElecHead is coming to Switch this summer! The game was shown off during the latest Indie World presentation, where a little robot called Elec must bright light back to the world. The little fella is absolutely adorable, and the game looks utterly...
News 'Another Crab's Treasure' Is An Upcoming 'Shells-Like' Adventure Game
That's crab-tastic
Developer Aggro Crab has announced its new game Another Crab's Treasure at today's Indie World showcase. Due for release in 2023, the game is an amusing take on the 'souls-like' genre with challenging combat and a vast underwater world to explore. Here's some info on the release from the publisher: As Kril, players will explore...
News Card Shark Demo Arrives Today, Full Release To Be Dealt On 2nd June
A good hand
Having made its debut in a Nintendo Indie World broadcast back in 2020, Card Shark by developer Nerial featured in the latest showcase with two announcements - a demo is arriving on the eShop later today, and the full game will launch on 2nd June. The concept of Card Shark is that you fleece and cheat your way to the top of 18th century...
News Harvest Moon Meets Pokémon In Weird And Cute 'Ooblets' Out On Switch This Summer
I choose Oob!
have you ever wanted to have a dance-off with your Pokémon? How about rearing a weird and wonderful farm? Or pop a little hat on your Piplup? Well, Glumberland's Ooblets will let you do all of that and more. Inspired by the Pokémon series with a big dollop of Harvest Moon's farming and town management, this weird and adorable has...
News 'Gunbrella' Is a Noir-Punk Adventure From The 'Gato Roboto' Dev
Out in 2023
During the Indie World Showcase today, publisher Devolver Digital announced Gunbrella, a new 'noir-punk' action adventure title from developer Doinksoft, who created the charming metroidvania Gato Roboto. We've only got a vague '2023' release window for this one, so it's likely going to be a while before it's in our hands. Here's some...
News Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood And Teef Bags A Physical Release
Pre-orders open very soon
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas Blood and Teef is the next game from Guns, Gore and Cannoli developer Rogueside, promising the same over-the-top 2D gameplay set within the Warhammer universe. It's due out on Switch this year and you can now bag yourselves a physical edition via
News Pro Tennis: World Court Is The Next Ace In The Arcade Archives Line-Up
A forehand winner for the collection
It's our weekly Wednesday update on the Arcade Archives series. Except for last week, when the magic happened on Thursday. Golden Week, hey? This week, we've got something a bit different for Hamster's series; after weeks of shumps, platformers, racers, and puzzle games, we have a sports game coming to the eShop...
News Team Cherry (Kind Of) Shares Update About Development Status Of Hollow Knight: Silksong
"It can't be too much longer, surely"
If there's one indie game Nintendo Switch fans are absolutely dying to get their hands on, it's got to be Hollow Knight: Silksong. For those of you who are eager for a bit of an update on this follow-up to original release, it seems we've finally got one. At the end of last month, the Unity Blog posted its...
News A Boy And His Blob Scores A Limited Run Games Physical Switch Release
Pre-orders go live later this week
The reboot of A Boy and His Blob, originally released on the Wii in 2009, and now available on the Nintendo Switch will be receiving a Limited Run Games physical release for both the Switch and PlayStation 4. For this particular game, there'll be two different versions - a standard release and a deluxe edition...
News Gravitar: Recharged Reimagines The 'Golden Age Of Gaming'
Out this June
Atari has announced Gravitar: Recharged, a retro shooter that will launch on Switch on June 2nd, 2022. Featuring both single player and co-op gameplay, the game is said to be a return to the "golden age of gaming" and joins the publisher's Atari Recharged series as its sixth entry. Here's a breakdown of the game from Atari: You’re...
News Raw Fury's Next Entry In The 'Kingdom' Series Is "A Love Letter" To The Eighties
No platforms announced yet
Publisher Raw Fury and developer Fury Studios have announced the next entry in the Kingdom series, but with a very different vibe. Kingdom Eighties will still be a strategy game like its predecessors, but instead, the game shuns the Medieval aesthetic for something a bit closer to home — the 1980s. The teaser doesn't...
News Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 2 Launch Trailer Highlights Over-The-Top Combat
Let's go, dood!
The second collection of Nippon Ichi / NIS America RPGs, Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 2, is out today in North America on Nintendo Switch. To celebrate, NIS has unveiled a launch trailer to show off all of the crazy tactical combat, over-the-top special moves, and variety of gameplay systems on offer. The collection features...
News 'Lost In Play' Is A Gorgeous Point-And-Click Game, Out This Summer
One for the 'Hey Arnold!' fans
Publisher Happy Juice Games has announced the upcoming launch of a brand new point-and-click game for Switch: Lost in Play. It's an homage to Saturday morning cartoons that looks to deliver a feel-good adventure that will make players nostalgic for their childhood. It's described as a cross between Alice in Wonderland,...
News Sword Of The Vagrant Launches On Switch This June
The Vagrant re-emerges
Publisher Rainy Frog has announced that side-scrolling action RPG Sword of the Vagrant will be making its way to the Switch this coming June. Originally released on Steam in 2018 under the title The Vagrant, the Switch release marks a slight name change for the O.T.K Games-developed title. Here's a breakdown of the original...
News Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch Games
Bayonetta 3 still on for 2022, Metroid Prime 4 and Advance Wars TBA
With Nintendo publishing its latest financial report, the company has reshared and updated its list of upcoming releases. We've had plenty of brand new releases to etch into the calendars over the last period, what with that beefy February Nintendo Direct. The updated schedule...
News Nintendo Reveals Opening Cinematic For Mario Strikers: Battle League
Out on Switch this June
While Nintendo's western branches are seemingly focused on promoting Nintendo Switch Sports and certain upcoming releases, its homeland (Japan) appears to be really excited about the release of Mario Strikers: Battle League next month. Last week, Nintendo's Japanese YouTube channel shared an introductory overview trailer -...
News Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes "Undergoing A Technical Investigation" For Switch
But don't get your hopes up...
If you're a fan of the Suikoden series, you've no doubt heard of (or even backed) Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. Announced back in 2020, the game was fully funded within two hours of the Kickstarter's launch and made over $4.5 million by the campaign's end. At the time, the Nintendo Switch was not a confirmed...
News AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative Delayed By Two Weeks In Europe
Australia and New Zealand too
Spike Chunsoft has announced that its upcoming murder mystery sequel, AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative, has been delayed in Europe. The game was originally scheduled to release on June 24th alongside the North American release, but in Europe and Oceania, Switch owners will need to wait until 8th July to get...
News Nintendo Shows Off A Bunch Of Splatoon 3 Weapons On Twitter
They're looking squidtastic
Nintendo is slowly but surely keeping the conversation around Splatoon 3 alive via its official Twitter profile. Over the course of the last few days, weapons for the upcoming game have been shown off, detailing their purpose and how you can utilise them to full effect. We have to say they're looking pretty delicious!...
Hands On Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - The Ultimate 'Retro Throwback'?
We chat to Dotemu and Tribute Games about the road from 1987 to 2022
It feels like an age ago now, but when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge was announced it triggered excitement among gamers of all ages. For sure, some of the reaction came from players of a certain vintage that remember the original show and the TMNT arcade game,...
Update: Solve the mystery
Update [Mon 9th May, 2022 14:30] Spike Chunsoft has now officially announced that Hidden Bats is actually an alternate reality game (ARG) where people online need to solve a missing persons case. An ARG is a kind of interactive game that uses the real world to help tell a story across multiple platforms. Hidden Bats asks...
News Live A Live Switch Remake Took "Three Years" To Make, Says Original Director
"We were able to develop passionately until the end"
Square Enix's next big RPG release is the Live A Live remake for Switch this July, an HD-2D remake of the Super Famicom cult classic. In anticipation of the release, Famitsu sat down with the original's director, Takashi Tokita — who went on to direct Parasite Eve and co-direct Chrono Trigger...
Guide Where To Buy Nintendo Switch Sports
Physical copies include Leg Strap Accessory
Fans of Wii Sports, rejoice: the series is back on Nintendo Switch with a brand new, very fitting name. Yes, Nintendo Switch Sports brings back the Wii's iconic party sports game with six sports appearing at launch: Volleyball, Football, Bowling, Tennis, Badminton and Chambara. Golf is also headed to the...
Video Nintendo Shares New Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Footage
A younger Ethel saves the day
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch this July, and in the lead-up to the big release, its official Japanese social account has been sharing new clips of gameplay and cinematics. The latest one was uploaded yesterday, and although it's only a brief look at a cinematic, it's still exciting to...
News Techno-Alien Shmup 'Remote Life' Launches On Switch Later This Month
It's a hard life
Indie publisher Ratalaika Games has today announced that it is bringing Next Game Level's hit Steam shoot 'em up Remote Life to Switch later this month. Launching on PC back in 2019, and sitting at a 'Very Positive' rating on Steam, Remote Life was created by one person who was inspired to create a shmup with a few of his own...
News Grown-Up Mecha RPG 'Wolfstride' Lands On Switch Very Soon
Stumble through 'a giant mecha tournament'
Some release announcements come remarkably close to launch day, and Wolfstride definitely falls into that category. Developed by Ota Imon and published by Raw Fury, it's confirmed that it'll arrive on the Switch eShop on 10th May in North America and Europe, and 12th May in Japan; it'll be priced at...
News Metroidvania 'Souldiers' Sees Two Week Delay, Now Releasing In June
Soulmates with the summer
Retro Forge Games, developer of the upcoming pixel art Metroidvania Souldiers, has just today announced that the game is being delayed very slightly. The development team is very apologetic for this short notice rescheduling, as the game was originally due out this month, on 19th May. Now Metroidvania fans will have to...
