Tag: Upcoming Releases - Page 111
News Neo Geo Tag Team Fighter Rage Of The Dragons Is Coming To Switch
And the 'Breakers Collection' has been delayed
QUByte Interactive held its 'QUByte Connect' broadcast earlier on - announcing a whole slew of upcoming Nintendo Switch releases. Perhaps the most exciting of the lot was the reveal the arcade and Neo Geo tag team fighter Rage of the Dragons would be getting a re-release at some point in the future. It...
News Tomb Raider Will Finally Make Its Switch Debut With Two Lara Croft Titles In 2022
Guardian of Light and Temple of Osiris are on the way
There are some prominent franchises that have so far eluded the Switch, and one that will finally break that streak is Tomb Raider. Well, technically, though the games in question were actually spin-offs that didn't bear the IP's name in the main title. Oh well. In a big ol' press release...
News Digimon Survive Producer Habu Kazumasa Officially Confirms 2022 Delay
Game was originally supposed to be with us in 2019
Update: While the delay for Digimon Survive was practically confirmed back in July, we now have an official admission from the game's producer, Habu Kazumasa, that it's not coming until 2022: Original Story [Wed 28th Jul, 2021 16:30 BST]: It would appear that Digimon Survive is further away from...
News Level-5 Amps Up Promotion For Mech RPG Megaton Musashi, On Switch This November
...but only in Japan, alas
Remember Megaton Musashi, Level-5's next big cross-media project? It was announced as a 3DS game way back in 2016, and its release was to be supported by a range of anime, toys and other media events – a process which has served Level-5 rather well with the
Video Atlus Releases New Shin Megami Tensei V 'World In Ruins' Trailer
"The ambitions of God and human clash"
Ahead of the launch of the upcoming Switch exclusive Shin Megami Tensei V next month, Atlus has released a new trailer. Unfortunately, we can't show the English version here on Nintendo Life due to the age restrictions in place, so head on over to YouTube to check it out with subtitles. Of course, you'll need...
News Devolver Digital Is Bringing The Indie Gem Death's Door To Switch Next Month
From the creator of Titan Souls
At Sony's State of Play livestream today, the focus was on third-party and indie offerings. While it was a PlayStation event, some of the announcements were for other platforms, too. As highlighted by our colleagues over at PushSquare, the highly-rated fantasy action-adventure
News KungFu Kickball Bounces Onto Nintendo Switch This Holiday Season
Dragon(foot)ball Z
Update: Now planned to launch in February 2022! Right, what do you think of when someone says "kickball"? Is it "children yelling and kicking each other in the face", or perhaps "what on earth is kickball"? Well, pals, if football is The Beautiful Game, then kickball (AKA soccer baseball, or football rounders) is its...
News Sky Kid Is The Next HAMSTER Arcade Archives Release, Out This Week
Looping round for another shot
The HAMSTER Arcade Archives series keeps on rolling, delivering a broad range of classics with impressive emulation (and extra goodies) of iconic cabinets. This week's arrival, on 28th October, will be Sky Kid; as usual for this series it'll cost $7.99USD with regional equivalents. The name may be familiar to eager...
News Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain Pre-Orders From My Nintendo Store UK Come With A Free Gift
Cerebral celebrations
Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is the latest in the brain-testing series of brain-related games, which pits you against other members of your family/friend group/loveably dorky pub quiz team to determine once and for all who has The Most Brain. It's due out in early December, just in time for fun, festive multiplayer times...
Exclusive Mobile Smash Hit 'Retro Bowl' Will Bring American Football To Switch
Inspired by Tecmo Bowl
The Switch eShop has a decent range of sports games, including varied options for NFL / American Football enthusiasts. Another that is targeting a release in Q1 2022 is Retro Bowl from New Star Games, which will be looking to continue the outstanding momentum it's achieved on mobile for both iOS and Android platforms. At the...
News Surviving The Aftermath Will Bring Post-Apocalyptic Strategy To Switch Soon
Useful practice
It was around a year ago that Paradox Interactive and developer Iceflake Studios featured in a Mini Nintendo Direct with Surviving the Aftermath, a rather intriguing strategy title. Now, after an extended time in early access on PC - that contributed to 20 major updates based on community feedback - it's ready to go to version 1.0...
News Ashwalkers Is A Bleak Survival Sim That's Heading To Switch
No-one said the apocalypse would be fun
The Switch continues to attract some intriguing PC titles, and another that'll join the ranks in Q1 next year will be Ashwalkers, which is published by Dear Villagers and developed by Nameless XIII. As you can see in the trailer it has an eye-catching colour-palette for its particular brand of grim...
News Dragon Quest X Offline "Data Transfer" Will Connect With The Online Version
Clear the offline game and get a head start online
The upcoming Square Enix release, Dragon Quest X Offline, is set to arrive on the Switch on 26th February 2022. In the lead-up to its launch, the game's producer, Takuma Shirashi, has been answering fan questions about what to expect from the "offline" version. Perhaps the most interesting detail...
News Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Trailer Shows Off Bad Guys, Gyms, And DLC
Hello, Chibi Cyrus
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl — the remakes of the DS games — are almost here, and that means more trailers! The latest trailer on the Pokémon YouTube channel fills in some of the details, including Candice and Volkner, the Ice and Electric gym leaders, the Lake area, and the legendary trio of Uxie, Mesprit,...
News Pokémon Legends' Hisuian Zorua Is Sad And Dead Because Everyone Was Mean
Big mood
Tragic Pokémon descriptions are not new. Ever since we found out that Cubone wears the skull of its dead mother as a hat, we've been plenty prepared for Pokémon that rip our hearts out and stamp on them. Never mind that it's a game made for kids! Game Freak really want us to know that Bewears accidentally crush their loved ones to death,...
News Triangle Strategy Gets A Snazzy New Trailer
Shows off characters, gameplay and that lovely HD-2D
Triangle Strategy is still a little while off from its March release, but despite its questionable name it's definitely on our 'highly anticipated' list. From the team that brought us the excellent Octopath Traveler, this time we can look forward to turn-based tactics that brings certain
News Tormented Souls Arrives On Switch In Early 2022
Tackle the horrors of fixed perspective camera angles
This game is rated 18 and the trailer above has some brief nudity, though it is not age-gated on YouTube. We've shared a few updates on Tormented Souls throughout the year, with publisher PQube along with development teams at Dual Effect and Abstract Digital Works showcasing its brand of horror...
News Uh-Oh, One Of Mario Party Superstars' Mini-Games Sounds Like A Joy-Con Drift Nightmare
"Do not rotate it with the palm of your hand"
Those of you with good memories might recall that when the original Mario Party launched on the Nintendo 64, the mini-game 'Tug o' War' attracted some rather unwanted attention in the press, with players apparently picking up injuries after furiously spinning the N64's analogue stick using their palms...
News Mario Party Superstars Leaks Online Ahead Of Next Week's Official Launch
Game arrives on October 29th
Another high-profile Nintendo Switch release has been leaked onto the internet nearly a week out from its launch. This time around it's Mario Party Superstars, which officially arrives on the Switch on 29th October. It follows on from the leak of Metroid Dread earlier this month. If you are trying to avoid any...
News Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Gets A Meaty File Size, By Switch Standards
Inevitable questions pop up over the physical edition
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, if you want to use its full name, has made headlines today with the unveiling of its debut trailer and release details. Naturally some questions for big GTA fans and indeed Switch collectors have revolved around the file si
News Super Rare Games Confirms Limited Edition Of '1-Bit' Action Platformer Dogworld
Manual, sticker and trading cards included, as always
Dogworld arrived relatively recently (during the Summer) on the eShop, a retro-styled '1-Bit' action platformer in which you "shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world". It's now the latest download title to get the limited release treatment from Super Rare...
News Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Gets Confirmed Release Date, First Trailer And Screenshots
And there's not long to wait
Today, Rockstar has shared more details on Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition which was recently confirmed to be heading to Nintendo Switch. The collection will let you play Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas with "across-the-board enhancements",...
News Three Different Among Us Collector's Editions Are Now Available For Pre-Order
Ranging from $30 to $90
Consider yourself a huge Among Us fan or looking to get into the game for the first time? Well, these fancy physical Collector's Editions could be just the thing. Three different Collector's Editions are now available to pre-order; the cheapest of the bunch will be shipped out this winter (December in Europe, January in...
News Ubisoft Is Bringing A New Monopoly Game To The Nintendo Switch
The madness begins this December
Who needs Watch Dogs, Assassin's Creed and Far Cry when you have the all-time classic board game Monopoly. Ubisoft has announced a new take on Hasbro's property trading game called Monopoly Madness - a title that "reinvents" the iconic board game and is launching on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms...
News Infernax Looks Like A Tasty And Expanded Take On The 8-Bit Castlevania Formula
From the team that made Just Shapes & Beats
Berzerk Studio earned itself a pretty good reputation among some Switch eShop aficionados with Just Shapes & Beats, a rather cool title with great music and gameplay reminiscent of Super Hexagon. The development team is back soon with another intriguing slice of retro-inspired goodness in the form of...
News Award-Winning Dark Comedy 'Stilstand' Opens Up On Switch In November
Ida Hartmann's interactive indie
The Switch is a great system for interactive or visual novels, with a whole bunch of brilliants ones available on the console already — and come 5th November, we'll be getting another award-winner in the form of the "grim but hopeful" Stilstand. Described as "a haunting and darkly comedic interactive graphic...
News Hisuian Zorua And Zoroark Revealed In Mysterious Pokémon Legends: Arceus Video
Update: Here's a better look
Update: After all of yesterday's confusion, The Pokémon Company has now shared a second look at the mysterious footage, but this time it's much clearer. As you can see towards the end of the video, we get a clear look at Hisuian versions of both Zorua and Zoroark. And they look fantastic. "A few days ago, a...
News Life Is Strange: True Colors Is Set For A December eShop Release
Confirmation carefully emphasizes 'digital' for now
It was back in August that Square Enix and the development team confirmed that Life Is Strange: True Colors was running "a little late" on Switch, but was still targeting a 2021 arrival. It's since arrived on other platforms and has been rather well received; you certainly don't need to look far on...
News BloodRayne 1 And 2 ReVamped Both Sink Their Teeth Into Switch Next Month
Release date confirmed
Both BloodRayne: ReVamped and BloodRayne 2: ReVamped will launch on Nintendo Switch on 18th November, it's been revealed. Initially announced earlier this year, the two remasters will be launching not only on Switch, but also on Xbox One and PS4. Players take on the role of Rayne, a half-vampire femme fatale who finds herself...
News Tunche Gets A Switch Release Date, So You Can Save The Amazon Rainforest As Hat Kid
Five playable characters and co-op supported
Initially expected back in March, there is now a confirmed release date for Tunche on Switch; it arrives on 2nd November. A fun little fact about the game is that one of its playable characters is Hat Kid from A Hat In Time, if you fancy a blast from the Indie past. If you hav
News Digimon, Eat Your Heart Out: Monster-Fusing RPG Cassette Beasts Is Coming To Switch
Erase and rewind
Pixel art game fans, still thy heart: Cassette Beasts is coming to you from a team who've worked on Starbound, Wargroove, and Stardew Valley. Pokémon and Digimon fans, still thy heart as well, because Cassette Beasts is all about catching, training, collecting and fusing monsters together to create unique, powerful creatures to...
Video Nintendo Shares Two New Commercials For Mario Party Superstars
Only ten days to go!
Mario Party Superstars is just ten days away from launching on Switch, so what better time is there to get hyped up for its release? Nintendo has shared two new commercials for the game, giving us a quick look at minigame gameplay and also demonstrating how fun the series can be in local multiplayer as you might expect. Oh, and...
News 'Hybrid Platformer' Demon Turf Confirmed To Be Jumping Onto Switch Soon
Gets a new trailer to celebrate
Demon Turf is all set to be the next release from the publishing arm Playtonic Friends, with confirmation (following its previous appearance on the eShop) confirming a 4th November release. Developed by Fabraz (Slime-san), it blends 2D and 3D platforming with a broad range of environments and some big-scale boss fig
News Nascar Heat Ultimate Edition+ Speeds Onto Switch Next Month
With 39 tracks and online play supported
Motorsports Games has announced that Nascar Heat Ultimate Edition+ will be speeding onto a Switch near you next month, bringing the series to Nintendo's hybrid platform for the first time. This is the official video game of the 2020 season, with all the 2020 official teams, drivers, cars and schedule from...
Feature We Take A Peek At Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp's Hype Cards And Story
Plus details on the Danganronpa 10th Anniversary: Ultimate Class Reunion
Danganronpa Decadence is coming to Switch on 3rd December and will pack a whopping four games in one bundle, all available separately on the Switch eShop, if you prefer. It will include the three main games in the visual novel adventure series (Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc...
News Action-RPG Crystar, Once A PS4 Console-Exclusive, Is Coming To Switch
Update: Western launch confirmed!
Update: And just like that, a western release for Crystar has now been confirmed. NIS America has confirmed that the game will be launching in Europe in spring 2022, complete with all previously released DLC content. A Limited Edition physical release is now available to pre-order on the NIS America Europe Online...
News The Kids We Were Will Offer A Charming Exploration Of 1980s Japan On Switch
Switch edition will add a new story chapter
The routes that Indie games take to the Switch vary a great deal, and one of them is to make a start on mobile before arriving on Nintendo's system in a 'premium' iteration down the road. The Kids We Were is following that approach having earned awards and plenty of praise on Android and iOS, with a...
News 'Bloody Rally Show' Skids To Switch In November, Mashes Top-Down Racing With Reality TV
Skid game
Indie studio Kodo Linija's Bloody Rally Show is a top-down arcade-style racer which released on PC in 2020 and it's making its way to Switch on 4th November. We say 'studio', but Kodo Linija is comprised of solo dev Tomas Varaneckas, so this hyperviolent reality TV racer is in fact a one-man-show. The reveal trailer above give a good idea...
Video Here's A First Look At Dragon Quest X Offline, Coming To Switch In 2022
Still no mention of localisation
Earlier this month, Square Enix confirmed the "offline" version of the MMO Dragon Quest X would be coming to the Nintendo Switch. I'll be arriving in Japan on 26th February 2022 and is officially titled, Dragon Quest X Offline
News GTA Trilogy's Definitive Edition Will Reportedly Feature 'GTA V-Style Controls'
And visual enhancements across-the-board
Earlier on in the month, Rockstar made it official - confirming a definitive edition of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy would be coming to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms later this year. So, just how 'definitive' will this Definitive Edition be? A user on the GTA Forums, who has apparently...
News Wish Kingdom Hearts Was Native On Switch? A True Port Is Still "Undecided"
We speak to series producer, Ichiro Hazama
During the recent Super Smash Bros. presentation, which revealed Kingdom Hearts' Sora as the final DLC fighter, it was revealed that the entire Kingdom Hearts series is headed to Switch. What should have been an incredible announcement
News Pineapple Kid Is A New Game Boy Game Launching In Time For Christmas
Pre-orders go live tomorrow
The Game Boy might be more than 30 years old at this point, but Nintendo's sturdy brick of wonder is enjoying something of a resurgence just lately. We've seen several studios try their luck with new releases for the system over the past year or so –Infinity,
News Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute Announced For Nintendo Switch
Update: Western physical released confirmed
Update: Strictly Limited Games is bringing Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute to the west in physical form, it has been confirmed. Pre-orders for the Switch and PS4 versions start this week, on October 17th, 2021 at 12 AM (midnight) CEST, exclusively at the
News Limited Run Reveals Its Physical Version Of Crysis 2 Remastered For Switch
Pre-orders open early next month
Last month, Crytek revealed its plans for the Crysis Remastered Trilogy. As you might recall, it's being done a little bit differently on the Nintendo Switch - with plans to release the second and third games individually. Alongside the second game's digital release today, physical distributor Limited Run Games has...
News Play A Cat Detective In Inspector Waffles, Out Now
Meowder most meowl
We've had bird detectives in Aviary Attorney, aliigator detectives in Later Alligator, mouse detectives in Basil The Great Mouse Detective, and now, cat detectives in Inspector Waffles. Is there something sinister going on in the animal kingdom that would require all these creatures to need investigators? We'll try not to worry...
News Charming Puzzler 'Where Cards Fall' Plays Its Hand On Switch Next Month
50 puzzles tell a coming-of-age story
Looking for a new indie puzzle game full of gorgeous art and charming vibes? Then you might want to keep an eye out for Where Cards Fall, launching on Switch on 4th November. From developer The Game Band and publisher Snowman, Where Cards Fall is described as "a slice of life puzzle game" that has you building...
News SNES Classic Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja Is Getting A Proper Remake On Modern Consoles
"Their return will delight old fans and new players alike"
Microids has revealed that Joe & Mac will soon be making their grand return with a full remake of the original game destined for modern systems next year. This arcade platformer was originally released in Japanese arcades back in the early '90s before hitting the SNES, NES, Game Boy and...
News Exp. Share Supposedly Can't Be Turned Off In The Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes
TMs have also reverted to "single use"
If you're a player who likes to take a more hands-on approach when training your Pokémon, you might want to read on. The upcoming remakes Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl won't allow players to deactivate Exp. Share. This detail was reportedly confirmed in the latest round of previews.
News Take A Look Behind The Scenes Of The Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo Soundtrack
Drawing on inspiration from the film
Though we'll need to wait until 2022 for Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo on Switch, we're nonetheless still rather intrigued by what it'll deliver. Publisher Microids has now published the second of its Dev Diary video series on the game, this time focusing on the soundtrack. It's an interesting insight into the...
News Battle Royale FMV 'Bloodshore' Gets New Cinematic Trailer And Switch Release Date
Featuring 8 hours of film
Wales Interactive has shared a new cinematic trailer for its latest FMV game, Bloodshore. Oh, and we've also got a confirmed release date, too. The game will be blasting onto Switch on 3rd November, with players watching a group of influencers, death row inmates and failing celebrities compete for a life-changing cash...
