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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...
News Deiland: Pocket Planet Edition Crafts Its Way Onto Switch Next Month
Pocket Farmer
Originally launched for PC and PS4 in 2018, Chibig's Deiland didn't get huge attention at the time. Offering us an adventure-RPG with sandbox elements, it reviewed somewhat positively and now, they've just confirmed Deiland: Pocket Planet Edition will launch digitally for Switch on April 15th. Following a successful
"There are only fragments of the data that remain. We couldn’t salvage them"
Last month brought news that Ryu Hayabusa was making a comeback on Switch with Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection. Featuring the three rebooted entries - Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge - some fans aren't happy this trilogy...
News Smelter Blends Side-Scrolling Action With Top-Down Strategy, And It's Coming To Switch
April release date locked in
Launching on the Nintendo Switch eShop next month is Smelter, a game that looks like your usual side-scrolling platformer on the surface, but mixes things up with a strategy twist. Inspired by 16-bt era classics, this one has you playing as Eve – you know, as in the Garden of Eden's Eve – as you head out on a quest...
"By Jupiter, by Teutates... These Gauls are crazy!"
It's fair to say that the world of gaming was pretty shaken up by the news that Tribute Games (Scott Pilgrim) and Dotemu (Streets of Rage 4) are teaming up to create Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Reveng
News TY The Tasmanian Tiger 2 HD Launches On The Switch eShop Next Week
Fair dinkum, mate
Krome Studios has announced its Kickstarter project TY The Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue HD will land on the Nintendo Switch eShop next week on 30th and 31st March. "The time has come to talk about the release dates for TY2HD on Nintendo Switch systems. We've completed the submission process with Nintendo and the eShop and are...
News Zen Studios Announces "Next-Gen" Pinball FX Game For Switch, Introduces New Battle Royale Mode
Will launch this year
Digital pinball experts Zen Studios - known for games like Pinball FX3 and Star Wars Pinball - has announced its next-generation entry in the series Pinball FX will arrive on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms later this year. It's touted as Zen's "most ambitious pinball project to date" and will introduce a new...
News Cozy Grove, The Animal Crossing-Inspired Island Life Game, Makes Its Home On Switch In April
Guess it's time to scrap our idea for a game called "Grozy Cove"
Heck yeah, another game about sedate pastoral life! We know that there have been a few lately, but we just can't get enough of them. Cozy Grove is the newest game from Spry Fox, who you may recognise from hit mobile games Alphabear and Triple Town, and it takes a lot of inspiration...
News Capcom Announces Monster Hunter Rise Day One Update, Unlocks Pre-Order And amiibo Bonuses
Comes in at just 600MB
When CEOs are letting employees take a day off for Monster Hunter Rise, you can tell people are excited for Capcom's latest entry. Just ahead of launch, Capcom has revealed it will be releasing a day one patch for Rise. Coming in at 600MB, it's thankfully quite a small one, and if you've opted for a digital copy, that adds up...
News Fatal Twelve Brings A New Visual Novel Mystery To Switch This Spring
Previously launched on PC and PS4
There's been a few announcements within the latest Weekly Famitsu. Following news that RPG Astoria Ascending is coming to Switch later this year, this week's issue also revealed that mystery visual novel Fatal Twelve is now receiving a Switch
News Twin-Stick Puzzle-Platformer World-Splitter Leaps Onto Switch Next Month
See it in action
World-Splitter, a quirky puzzle-platformer from Bumble3ee Interactive and developer NeoBird, will launch on Switch on 21st April, it's been confirmed. As you can see from the new gameplay trailer above, World-Splitter revolves around a cool-looking twin-stick control scheme that has you manipulating two parallel rifts to progress...
News Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Switch File Size Seemingly Revealed
It's bigger than Monster Hunter Rise
Monster Hunter Rise is obviously the focus this week, but we've also got a little bit of news to share about that other Monster Hunter title, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. As spotted by My Nintendo News, Nintendo Australia's official game page for this upcoming release appears to have revealed the...
News This Pikmin-Inspired Cultist Game Could Be Coming To Switch In 2022
"Control the hordes" was always a bit culty anyway
In a time where nothing makes sense and everything seems futile, why not worship one of the unknowable Old Gods? In newly-announced Kickstarter project, Worship, you can play as a cult leader, corralling your followers around like Pikmin, drawing symbols in blood, and building up a village to suit...
