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News ESRB Rating For Shin Megami Tensei III Remaster Suggests A Local Release Is Imminent
It's about time
Japan already has its hands on Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster, but here in the west we're still waiting on a local release date. The good news is there's been some development. According to Gematsu, the title was recently rated for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 by the ESRB in America: As you can see above,...
News Wipeout "Love Letter" BallisticNG Is Speeding Onto Switch
"it will be ready when it's ready"
If you're looking for a fresh take on the fast and futuristic anti-gravity racing genre, one game worth keeping an eye out for is BallisticNG by Neognosis. It's described by the developer as a "love letter" to the original Wipeout trilogy. It's been around on PC for some time now, but in the latest update over on...
News Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure Speeds Onto Switch Next Week
Explore a "massive interactive map"
Launching next week on the Nintendo Switch eShop is Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure, an action-packed kart racer developed by Vector Unit. With all the kart racer elements you'd expect like split-screen racing, multi-event Championships, skill-based modes and more, this new entry looks to be a bigger and...
News The Magnificent Trufflepigs Is A Narrative Game About Metal-Detecting
From the lead designer of Everybody's Gone To The Rapture
Imagine Firewatch, but it's set in the English countryside, and instead of being about fires and watching, it's about metals and detecting. Add in a splash of romance, a dash of intrigue, and the voice of Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams from Doctor Who) and you've got The Magnificent...
Coming to "unspecified consoles" and PC
While they never really went away, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will hold a special place in the heart of many a NES and SNES owner. The 8-bit entry was massively popular during the initial run of the TMNT cartoon show in the early '90s, while Turtles in Time became one of the SNES' most beloved...
Video Pokémon Fan "Fixes" Diamond And Pearl Remakes With This Slick Concept Trailer
"The way I wanted them to be"
After years of rumours, February's Pokémon presentation finally confirmed that Pokémon Diamond & Pearl is getting a Switch remake. Developed by ILCA Inc, the remake will take us back to Sinnoh once more later this year, alongside 2022's
News To The Rescue Is A Cuddly Dog Shelter Sim That Supports Real Dog Shelters
Coming to Switch this Autumn!
For generations, many people have judged video games on one important metric: can you pet the dog? Breath of the Wild may have failed, but To The Rescue doesn't - it goes above and beyond. Not only can you pet the dog in this upcoming canine shelter sim, but you can also nurse them back to health, raise money for them,...
Video Natsume Releases Trailer For Pocky & Rocky Reshrined, Plus Autumn Release Date
Pocky and Rocky in the Nintendo Switch docky
We first found out about the Pocky & Rocky sequel back in September last year, when it was tentatively titled "KiKi KaiKai: Kuro Mantle no Nazo". Today, Natsume Inc. revealed a new teaser trailer for the game, which now bears the title of Pocky & Rocky Reshrined. The game follows on from the 1992...
News A Musical Story Is A Funky 1970s Narrative Told Through Jams
The musical jams, not the fruit jams. We think.
Here's the skinny, hip cats. Like, we weren't around in the 1970s, but we've seen photos, and we've heard the music of Steely Dan, so we feel confident in saying that French studio Glee Cheese has nailed the aesthetic of the era in the trailer for A Musical Story. As Steely Dan might say: groovy, man...
News Lost Words: Beyond The Page Brings Its Award-Winning Storytelling To Switch Next Month
From the lead writer behind Tomb Raider
Modus Games and developer Sketchbook Games have announced that Lost Words: Beyond the Page, a critically-acclaimed narrative adventure, will be launching on Nintendo Switch on 6th April. Described as "a captivating adventure wrapped in an overarching and undeniably touching narrative," the game was penned by...
News A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism Is Scheduled To Arrive This Week On Switch
A free demo is also available
A-Train's got a long history behind it. First released back in 1985, this train simulator series has had quite a reach, going from the Famicom to PlayStation VR. A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism is next on Switch and, previously, it was only confirmed for Japanese release. Until now. Launching on March 12th, A-Train's also...
News Comedy Cartoon Point-And-Click Later Alligator Snaps Onto Switch On 16th March
In a week, croco...deek
Fans of Undertale, Night in the Woods, and Neil Cicierega, look this way: the people behind all of the above have thrown their names and support behind Later Alligator, a collaboration between game developer Pillowfight and SmallBu, the Emmy Award-winning animation team. "This game looks extremely cool, not gonna lie. An
News Monster Hunter Rise Is Getting Another Free Demo, Future Free Updates Detailed
First update arrives in April
Today's Monster Hunter Digital Event has now come to an end, and there were plenty of exciting reveals for fans of the series. As well as confirmation of Monster Hunter Stories 2's Switch release date, the showcase also revealed that Monster Hunter Rise will soon be treated to a second free demo. Fitting called '
News Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Launches In July, Three amiibo Figures Announced
And there's a Deluxe Edition!
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin has now received a confirmed Switch release date, as Capcom has today announced that the game will launch for the system on 9th July. The news comes from today's Monster Hunter Digital Event, which is still being streamed live on YouTube and Twitch at the time of writing. The...
News Nintendo Plugs Skyward Sword HD With "Elements" Later Adopted In Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
"features like a stamina gauge"
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword might not necessarily be everyone's favourite entry in the Zelda series, but according to Nintendo, it put a lot of foundations in place for the Wii U swan song and Switch launch title, Breath of the Wild. Nintendo has used this as yet another opportunity on social media to promote...
Video Check Out This Side-By-Side Comparison Of Crash Bandicoot 4 On Switch And PS4 Pro
Can you tell the difference?
Next week sees the arrival of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time on the Switch. In the lead-up to this exciting third-party release, YouTuber Cycu1 has put together an "early graphics comparison" video in 1080p, comparing the cut scenes in the Nintendo version to the PlayStation 4 Pro release. At a glance, it's honestly...
News Blizzard's Diablo II Remaster Will Support Your Old Save Files
Time to revive your original builds
Last month, Blizzard announced Diablo II: Resurrected. It's a remaster of the base game and Lord of Destruction, and it's coming to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms this year. If you happen to be a returning player, you might be interested to know you'll actually be able to use your saves from the...
Video Beautiful Ghibli-Esque Platformer Hoa Gets A 7-Minute Gameplay Trailer
Make friends with bugs!
Hoa is unfairly gorgeous. The game was announced last year with a late 2020 release on Switch, but has since been moved to an April 2021 launch, and this is the first time we've seen gameplay. Charmingly narrated by Art Director and Co-Founder of Skrollcat Studio, Son Tra, the video shows off various mechanics, like making...
News Future Games Show Returns On March 25th For A Spring Showcase
40 different games will feature
E3's absence last year left quite a gap in gaming events, one that was quickly filled with no end of independent alternatives. Future Games Show was one of these, hosting two separate shows which brought about several reveals for Switch. Brought to us by
News Mary Skelter Finale Brings A New Nightmare To Switch This Fall
Jailbreak time
Mary Skelter's been around for a little while on Switch. Taking inspiration from fairy tales, it first launched in 2016 with Mary Skelter: Nightmares, offering a first person dungeon-crawling RPG. Developed by Compile Heart and Idea Factory, Nightmares was ported to Switch for free within Mary Skelter 2 back in 2019. Now, we've got...
News Rune Factory 5's New Gameplay Trailer Shows Combat And Rune Factory 4 Save Data Bonuses
Introducing the Seed Circle
With two months to go before Rune Factory 5's Japanese release, we're slowly getting new information about Marvelous' anticipated RPG simulation sequel. Having previously revealed a "Premium Box" last month, Marvelous has now launched a fresh gameplay trailer during the recent "Rune Factory Channel: To a New
News Blaster Master Zero: MetaFight Chronicle Brings All Three Games Together In One Package
No word on a Western release at this time
We had high praise for Blaster Master Zero and its sequel when they first launched, giving them 8/10 stars and 9/10 stars respectively. Inti Creates has successfully revived this old school action-platformer series and yesterday, we received news that
News Inti Creates Is Bringing Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 To Switch In 2022
Bloodstained director Hiroki Miyazawa joins the team
While we were hoping the third entry in Inti Creates' flagship 2D side-scrolling series Azure Striker Gunvolt would arrive this year, unfortunately, it seems we'll have to wait a little bit longer. The Japanese company has announced Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch...
Video Watch Harvest Moon And Story Of Seasons' First Half Hour, In This Side-By-Side Comparison
Speedrun Any% Pre-Cow
In the race for "best farming game of March 2021", there's still everything to play for. Harvest Moon: One World came out earlier this week, and Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town has a release date of 23rd/26th March depending on whether you're in North America or Europe/Australia, and we've been reporting on the battle...
News Blaster Master Zero 3 Explodes Onto Switch This July
It's the "final piece of the trilogy"
Before we get stuck into the meat of this news piece, we just really want to highlight the incredible voiceover in the above trailer. It's like being warped back to the kind of '90s toy adverts that proclaimed things as XTREME and RADICAL, and we love it. Anyway, on with the story: Blaster Master Zero 3, the...
News Dood! Disgaea 6: Defiance Of Destiny Will Come To Switch This June
The Limited and Unrelenting Editions come with fancy goodies, too
Since January, when we found out that Japanese mag Famitsu had rated Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny 33/40, we've been starved of news about the upcoming turn-based tactical RPG. Thanks to the New Game Plus Expo, an online showcase that took place earlier today, we now finally have a...
News Suda51 Is Re-Releasing Divisive Murder Mystery Game The Silver Case On Switch
Alongside its "long-lost sequel", The 25th Ward
Suda51 has long been known for his strange and experimental games, from the popular No More Heroes series to the less well-known games in his catalogue, like Flower, Sun, and Rain. One of his earliest works was the 1999 game, The Silver Case, in which players take up the roles of a detective and a...
News Signs of the Sojourner Brings Narrative Deck-Building To Switch Later This Month
Launches on March 18th with a 20% discount
Signs of the Sojourner made quite a splash when it first arrived last year on PC. Developed by Echodog Games, we found ourselves taking over our mother's store after her death, travelling to different locations to obtain good for the shop. Offering a narrative experience within a deck-building card game,...
News Can't Drive This Is Co-op Racing Platformer, And It's Crashing Onto Switch This Month
Build your way to victory
Between couch co-op and online multiplayer, we're not lacking for choice when it comes to Switch multiplayer games – though we'd never say no to more. Looking to offer us both, developer Pixel Maniacs has just confirmed that Can't Drive This is coming to Switch on March 19th. Described as a "co
News SaGa Frontier Remastered Is Getting A Physical Release In Asia, With English Language Support
Launches alongside the digital edition on April 15th
Collecting physical editions of games can be a tricky business. When we're not navigating our way through limited print releases, you've also got regional exclusives to account for. If you don't speak the local language, then it's tough luck – unless you opt for digital. First announced back in
News In Rays Of The Light Is A "First-Person Meditative Quest" That's Coming To Switch This Month
It's about to get philosophical
In Rays of the Light has a surprisingly long history. Developed by Sometimes You – who previously released 7th Sector on Switch last year – their latest game is a remake of 2012's "The Light", which released on Steam last year as "The Light Rem
News Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires Has Been Delayed, With No Solid Release Date Given
It was previously targeting an early 2021 release
It's been a busy time for Musou fans on Switch. With the last few months giving us Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and Persona 5 Strikers, we also got the surprise reveal of Samurai Warriors 5 during the recent
News Stardew-Like Coral Island Wraps Up Successful Kickstarter With $1.6 Million Raised
The game is planned to release at the end of 2022
We're only on our third month of 2021, and we've already got Harvest Moon: One World, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, Littlewood, and a massive Stardew Valley Update... but fans of the farming simulation genre always want more.
News Minute Of Islands, The Adventure Time-Like Adventure Game, Gets Delayed
New bugs were found during testing, postponing the release
This time last month, we were giddy with excitement upon seeing the Adventure Time stylings of post-apocalyptic puzzle-platforming adventure game, Minute of Islands - and even more giddy when we found out that the release date was the 18th of March. Sadly, due to some recently-discovered...
News Pokémon Unite Beta Players Break Rules By Sharing Footage Online
Takedowns are already being enforced
Pokémon Unite's beta test is now in full swing, with lucky players across Canada being amongst the very first in the world to get some hands-on time with the upcoming title. It appears that some players have taken the opportunity to break the rules, however, sharing footage to YouTube despite promising not...
News R-Type Final 2 Won't Follow The "Bullet Hell" Trend Seen In Recent Shmups
Final 2 will be the R-Type experience we've come to expect
R-Type Final 2 is only a month away and as that date approaches, we're slowly getting new information coming through. After releasing a new gameplay trailer last month and announcing a "Special Chronicle Box", lead designer Kazuma Kujo has given us a bet
News 'Doug Hates His Job' Lands On Switch This Week, Thankfully Not About Nintendo's President
Well, hopefully anyway...
You might spot a brand new game appearing on the Switch eShop later this week called Doug Hates His Job, but don't worry – we have it on good authority that it isn't a desperate plea for help from Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser. Phew! Instead, Doug Hates His Job is a beat 'em up featuring an office...
News Limited Run Games Is Republishing Two Natsume Game Boy Games This Year
Sea of Solitude: The Director's Cut also gets a physical edition on Switch
Of all the strange things to happen this last year, we didn't count on a Game Boy resurgence. Between Twitter's Pokémon Red playthrough, horror game Deadeus and Kickstarter project
News Strategy RPG Black Legend Brings "The Maddening Mists" To Switch Later This Month
Become the liberator of Grant
Switch has become home to a wide library of excellent strategy games, and we'd certainly never say no to more. Offering us a turn-based strategy RPG set with an alternate history setting, Warcave's Black Legend is arriving next on March 25th. Taking us to the 17th century, Black Legend draws great inspiration from...
News Nintendo Plugs Zelda: Skyward Sword HD With New "Button-Only" Control Scheme
Says it's "perfect" for Switch Lite players
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Nintendo Wii was originally built from the ground-up for motion controls. As a result, there's a lot of swinging involved, and well, if you played back in 2011, you might recall how it was quite a workout. Some players also encountered a number of issues. Motion...
News Xenoblade Developer Monolith Soft Wants To Hire The Class Of 2022 For Their Next Game
Quick! Enroll in a Japanese university! There's still time!
We're not really sure what Monolith Soft is working on right now. In fact, the only news we've had recently has been from their hiring process - the studio behind the Xenoblade Chronicles series was hiring for a Legend of Zelda game back in 2019, an unnamed action game in 2018, and
News The Binding Of Isaac: Repentance Will Come To Switch This Summer
Including a physical release
The final chapter in The Binding of Isaac saga is almost here, and it's getting a physical release on Switch. The horror roguelike takes inspiration from the biblical story in which Abraham is asked by God to sacrifice his son, Isaac, with the mother of similarly-named Isaac attempting to sacrifice him as a symbol of her...
News Chilled-Out Mech Adventure Stonefly Soars Onto Switch This Summer
A coming-of-age story
Flight School Studio, the indie developer behind 2019's Creature in the Well, has unveiled its latest game, Stonefly. Described as a chill and tranquil mech adventure game, Stonefly has players exploring "an enchanting forest, unravelling a heartwarming story of self-discovery and belonging" along the way. It features a...
Watch Streamers Are Showing Off Story of Seasons: Pioneers Of Olive Town In English
Content creators got the codes a few weeks ahead of time
Following last week's Japanese release of Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town - which hasn't been particularly well-received, thanks to a few new changes - some EU streamers have been given access to the English localisation of the game, which comes out later this month on the 23rd...
News "Several" Square Enix Remakes Are In Development At Polish Studio Forever Entertainment
All from the same "brand"
Polish studio Forever Entertainment – the team behind the Panzer Dragoon remaster on Switch – has just announced that it has inked a new deal with Square Enix which will see remakes of "several" titles. All of these remakes are based on the same "brand", but that series hasn't been confirmed at the moment; it will be...
News Rally Racer WRC 9 Slides Onto Nintendo Switch Next Week
Hits Nintendo's console on March 11th
Switch ports arriving later on Switch than on rival platforms is something we're used to these days. Initially released last September, WRC 9 The Official Game is no exception here. Based around the 2020 World Rally Championship, publisher Nacon has confirmed it is launching for Switch on March 11th. Revealed...
Video Check Out This Side-By-Side Comparison Of Pokémon Diamond And Pearl On Switch And DS
How do they compare?
When The Pokémon Company announced remakes of the Nintendo DS titles Diamond and Pearl earlier this week, the most notable difference was obviously the art style. All of the sprite work in the original games has now been replaced with cute 3D graphics in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. There's obviously been a lot of...
Video 14 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In March
An action-packed month
It's almost March and we've gotta admit, in terms of third party releases next month, the Switch line-up is looking good. In the first half, we've got Respawn Entertainment's free-to-play battle royale Apex Legends, and a few days after this Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is out. In the second half of March, we'll be...
News Panzer Dragoon II Zwei: Remake Takes Flight This Year
Here's hoping for a smoother ride
Panzer Dragoon: Remake got a release on the Nintendo Switch last year, but admittedly didn't quite nail the landing. Publisher Forever Entertainment made the effort to address the issues and slowly improved the game over time. It's now in a better state than before, so what's next? In case it's slipped your mind,...
Poll Do You Like The Chibi Art Style In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl?
Let us know
Yesterday, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were announced for the Nintendo Switch. These games are remakes of Generation IV, which was originally released on the DS and is set in the Sinnoh region. The development is being handled by ILCA and directed by Junichi Masuda (Game Freak) and Yuichi Ueda (ILCA). The aim is to...
