Tag: Upcoming Releases - Page 15
Video Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Clip Shows Switch Gyro Controls In Action
Swish and flick
Last month's Nintendo Direct brought us plenty of exciting new games to look forward to, including none other than Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania. Launching this October, the game features more than 300 stages from GameCube's Super Monkey Ball and Super Monkey Ball 2, as well as Super Monkey Ball Deluxe, a
News New Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Footage Shows Off The Game's Autosave Feature
Another welcome change
At the start of the month, Nintendo released a special quality-of-life trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, revealing that the game will feature a new autosave option designed to keep your progress nice and safe. Strangely enough, this feature was only mentioned towards the bottom of a PR feature list, and while...
News Super Robot Wars 30 Scores October Switch Release With English Subtitles
Included anime series revealed
Bandai Namco has announced that Super Robot Wars 30 will launch on Nintendo Switch across Japan and Southeast Asia on 28th October. Super Robot Wars 30 is the latest entry in the Super Robot Wars series – a tactical RPG franchise that focuses on huge crossovers between various different mecha anime series released...
News EA Is Bringing Another Legacy Edition Of FIFA To Nintendo Switch
Kick-off this October
Ahead of the England v Italy Euro final today, EA has dropped its official reveal trailer for FIFA 22. The cover star this year will be PSG player Kylian Mbappé and the game launches on 1st October this year. While there's no mention of a Nintendo Switch release in the main trailer, an official press release has confirmed...
News Nintendo Highlights "Smoother Play Experience" In The Opening Hours Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
It seems the game's camera has also been improved
There's less than a week to go until The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD arrives on the Switch. Nintendo has been reminding us about this Wii game's return non-stop since it was announced, and ahead of its release, it's promoted yet another quality of life improvement. In the Switch version, there...
News A Dusk Diver Sequel Has Been Announced For Switch
Arriving this winter
The 2019 Musou-style RPG action hack-and-slash Dusk Diver is getting a sequel and it's coming to the Nintendo Switch this winter. Dusk Diver 2 being developed by Wanin Games and published by Justdan International. The original game told the story of an innocent high school student who was thrown into the middle of an...
News The Original Nexomon Game Is Coming Soon To Nintendo Switch
Evolve and collect over 300 unique creatures
If you're looking for something similar but different to the old-school Pokémon games, perhaps Nexomon might be of interest. Publisher PQube and VEWO Interactive have announced the original entry, currently available on Steam, iOS and Android devices, will be "coming soon" to all consoles including the...
News WayForward Brings RWBY: Arrowfell To Nintendo Switch In 2022
And here's your first look
The new Arc System Works' published RWBY game (originally announced last September) has been officially revealed as RWBY: Arrowfell. This side-scrolling 2D adventure will be developed by the Shantae, River City Girls and Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp developer WayForward in conjunction with Rooster Teeth. It's been...
Feature Introducing Chrono Faction, A Premium Collectible Card Game Coming To Switch
Will feature no micro-transactions or F2P mechanics
In May we shared a tease from developer Mojo Bones for its next release, Chrono Faction. Heading to Switch, it'll be the studio's first project on Nintendo hardware since the enjoyable Siesta Fiesta on 3DS way back in 2013. It's a very different game, however, as it's a CCG (collectible card game)...
Video Here's How Hot Wheels Unleashed Will Let You Build Your Very Own Tracks
Track Builder gives you the developer's own tools
A new trailer for Hot Wheels Unleashed has lifted the lid on the game's Track Builder, a feature that'll let you design and build your very own trademark orange tracks from the comfort of your sofa. The Track Builder actually gives players the exact same tools, items, tracks, and layouts that were...
News Sonic Colors: Ultimate Trailer Showcases Enhanced Visuals, Rival Rush And More
Blue Blur minus the SD blur
Sonic Colors: Ultimate is SEGA's showcase release for its famous mascot's 30th anniversary this year, bringing the well-regarded Wii-exclusive to a range of platforms, from the fanciest new 4K machines to the versatile Switch. It's not far away, due on 7th September, so there's a new trailer (above) to showcase benefits...
Video Days Ahead Of Release, Zelda: Skyward Sword Gets New 'A Hero Rises' Trailer
"Will you fall? Or will you soar?"
We're just days away from the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on Switch, an HD rerelease of the original that first appeared on Wii back in 2011, and Nintendo has dropped another new trailer to keep the hype rolling. As you'd expect, the new clip gives us another close look at some of the game's...
News Microids To Reveal Panzer Dragoon And The House Of The Dead Switch Physical Editions
Teaming up with Forever Entertainment
Forever Entertainment is quite the mover in the retro remaster scene, seemingly being SEGA's preferred partner for reviving some classics and also working on un-named remakes for Square Enix. It's now been confirmed that the company is partnering up with Microids for retail and collector's editions of a couple...
Video Here's Another Look At Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Running On Switch
Reunite with Goku and friends this September
One of the highlights during Nintendo's E3 presentation this year was the announcement Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot would be coming to the Switch. This followed a number of rumours, so it was nice to see it finally confirmed. Since then, there's been no information really shared about this upcoming release -...
News No More Heroes III Switch File Size Seemingly Revealed
How big is Travis' new game?
This August, the legendary assassin Travis Touchdown makes his glorious return in No More Heroes III for the Switch. Grasshopper Manufacture's new game requires players to battle to the top of the Galactic Superhero Rankings and stop alien invaders in their tracks. If you're planning on picking this game up digitally,...
News Capcom Confirms The Physical Copy Of Monster Hunter Stories 2 Will Not Require A Download
"Apologies for any confusion"
Update #2 [Thu 8th Jul, 2021 02:45 BST]: In an update on social media, Capcom has confirmed the physical version of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin will not require a download or installation to start playing and apologises for any confusion. In saying this, there will be a day one patch, which requires 0.5GB...
News Dreamscaper Release Date Moves Forward On Switch
A pleasant dream
While game delays have been an inevitability in recent times, occasionally we get a title a little early to balance things out. Upcoming Switch eShop release Dreamscaper is the latest game to do this; it's now due to arrive a week earlier on 5th August, which ties in with its upgrade to version 1.0 on Steam. This is an action RPG...
News Level-5 Is Hiring For A New RPG Project
It's likely to be a mobile game
The creators of Professor Layton, Yo-Kai Watch, Ni No Kuni, and Fantasy Life are recruiting for a new RPG that's in development. The fact that Level-5 describe the project as "brand new" means that it won't be a continuation of any of those series, and the artwork above appears to show some concept art for the RPG,...
News Tails Of Iron Is An Adventure RPG With Heroic Rats, Arrives On Switch Soon
Frogs are the bad guys, so take down that Kermit poster
Rats can get a bit of bad press at times - just this week A Plague Tale: Innocence - Cloud Version arrived on Switch to show hordes of rats as terrifying creatures of death. Tails of Iron is one game keen to show that they're not all bad, though. Developed by UK-based Odd Bug Studio and...
News Hermitage: Strange Case Files Will Bring Mystery To Switch This Summer
Set in a book shop, which is fine by us
As we recently highlighted, there's a bit of a boom of visual novels on Nintendo Switch, no doubt helped by the system's format being particularly well suited to the genre. Another has now been confirmed as an upcoming Summer arrival - Hermitage: Strange Case Files. Previously released on Steam in China by...
News Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Gets A Release Date And Setting
Off to Hong Kong Island
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, published by Nacon and developed by Kylotonn Studios, is certainly an intriguing release on the way to Switch. It's a title that promises an open-world approach to driving, which brings to mind the concept of the Forza Horizon series as an example. Though it may not be as sparkly on Switch as...
News Danganronpa: Decadence Locks In A December Release For North America And Europe
Four games in one collection
One of the highlights for many during Nintendo's E3 Direct last month was the announcement the Danganronpa series would be coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. Spike Chunsoft has now announced it will bring Danganronpa: Decadence - the four-in-one collection to the system on 4th November in Japan and 3rd of...
News Upcoming Gollum Game Gets New Trailer To Show Off Stealth-Parkour Gameplay
Precious new footage
What do you think of when you think about Lord of the Rings' weaselly jewellery hoarder, Gollum? Is it parkour? It's totally parkour, isn't it? The Lord of the Rings: Gollum recently got a new trailer at E3, but at less than a minute long, and mostly focused on story, it didn't give us much more of a look at the game. This new...
News thatgamecompany's Sky: Children Of The Light Starts 'The Little Prince' Season
An impossibly cute crossover
Update: As you can see in the trailer above, this season based on 'The Little Prince' has launched. You can play the story for free or pick up the Adventure Season Pass at £9.99; that pass will increase rewards and extras. The story will introduce the "Starlight Desert" area and will be playable in parts over the next...
News Risk System Is A Daring Shmup Blasting Onto Switch Soon
There's lore, but just shoot everything
The shoot 'em up genre is alive and well, with a mix of retro remasters / re-releases, long overdue sequels and Indie efforts continuing to grace the Switch eShop. Another on the way soon is Risk System, developed by Newt Industries and ported / published for Switch by Hidden Trap, which lands on 15th July...
Soapbox It's The Summer Of Visual Novels On Switch, And It's Just The Beginning
I should probably learn to read
Visual novels. Are they games, or are they slideshows? Well, let's get one thing straight, because this is a soapbox: I personally don't particularly care. I enjoy an evening curled up with a good book, and likewise, I enjoy an evening curled up with a good visual novel on auto-play, occasionally unfurling my hand...
News Capcom Outlines Plans For Monster Hunter Stories 2 Post-Launch Content
And shares a new trailer, while its at it
Monster Hunter series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto and director Kenji Oguro have detailed the post-launch content Capcom has in store for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, which hits Nintendo Switch on July 9th. The first post-launch update – which adds
News Here's How Nintendo Is Improving Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Over The Wii Original
Extra hints! Skippable cutscenes! No more repeated item descriptions!
The Switch release of Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is almost upon us, and Nintendo has already mentioned that this update will include several 'quality of life' improvements over the Wii original. Today, the company has released a new trailer that outlines precisely what...
Video Nintendo Releases New Commercial For The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
Just weeks out from its release
As you might have seen in our Switch round-up for the month of July, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is due out in just a few weeks. Ahead of the Wii game's return, Nintendo has released yet another commercial for the game, this time encouraging players to fulfill their destiny as a master of the sword. In...
Video 13 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In July
Zelda, Monster hunter and more...
We've made it to the halfway point of 2021 and this month there are quite a lot of familiar faces returning. Capcom is releasing a sequel to its 3DS title, Monster Hunter Stories. Nintendo is reviving The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword from the Wii era. We're getting another Ace Attorney. Square Enix is finally...
News Localisation Head Janet Hsu Talks MORE About The Translation Of The Great Ace Attorney
異議あり!
Yessss. YESSSS. Give us more localisation articles, precious. We loves them, precious. Especially when they come from Janet Hsu, the localisation director at Capcom who's worked on the series since the beginning, crafting incredible puns and making sure that jokes still land in their new tongue. In her latest blog, this time for...
News Fire Tonight Blazes Onto Switch This Summer
Hot game summer just got hotter
Fire Tonight is a game in which there is fire, and it's tonight. To elaborate: you play as both Maya and Devin, a couple in the year 1990 who are separated by both the city they live in, and the fire that it is on. In this narrative puzzle adventure, Maya will be trying to get to Devin, and Devin will be mostly...
News Like Picross? Say Hello To 'Pictooi', A New Puzzler Out Very Soon On Switch
Pictooi from Atooi
You like Picross, we like Picross, everyone likes Picross, right? It's just as well because Jupiter's been pumping out nonogram games like there's no tomorrow — Picross S6 was the latest, and while it provides more of the same solid puzzle action, we wouldn't mind a little more variety when it comes to the tried-and-true...
News Can't Wait For Your Zelda Game & Watch? Piczle Puzzle & Watch Collection Might Scratch The Itch
You can even unbox them, virtually!
Finding the wait for your Legend of Zelda: Game & Watch too hard to bear? Well, Rainy Frog and Score Studios might have the solution. They're releasing Piczle Puzzle & Watch Collection on the eShop at the end of the month – July 29th, to be precise – and it aims to recreate the feel of
News Inti Creates Shows Off A New Blaster Master Zero 3 Gameplay Trailer
Get another look ahead of this month's release
It's now July and that means there's less than a month go until we get to play the final chapter in the Blaster Master Zero series. If you've been eager to see more of what Blaster Master Zero 3 offers, Inti Creates has released a brand new gameplay trailer. It once again shows off the unique...
News Rush Rally Origins Brings More Top Down Racing Action To Switch eShop This Year
Racing towards an August release
If you love racing games - particularly of the rally variety, and also happen to miss the days when top down racing games were in their prime, then you might be interested in the upcoming Switch eShop release, Rush Rally Origins. It's meant to be arriving around mid-August and will apparently offer the "definitive"...
News AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative Announced For Nintendo Switch
Arriving in Spring 2022
Spike Chunsoft has just announced AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative is coming to Switch in Spring 2022. It's a sequel to the original 2019 detective mystery adventure release. The reveal trailer has also confirmed a physical edition is on the way, including a collector's version which comes with multiple goodies...
News Latest Metroid Dread Report Teaches Us All About Samus' Terrifying Enemy, The E.M.M.I.
And info on Samus' new ability, Phantom Cloak
In Nintendo's latest report for Metroid Dread, more information has been provided on the E.M.M.I, a new threat for Samus in the upcoming game and the inspiration behind one of its shiny new amiibo figures. In the game, the E.M.M.I are dispatched by the Galactic Federation for research purposes and end...
News Induction Brings Intriguing Time-Traveling Puzzles To The Switch eShop
Soundtrack by Tim Shiel (The Gardens Between)
It's no surprise that a number of new developers target the Switch as their console debut, with the hybrid system attracting Indie fans. Another that's quite eye-catching is Induction, developed by Bryan Gale. It's a title that opts for clean visuals and shapes, bringing a title like EDGE to mind. It...
Gallery Here Are 26 Shin Megami Tensei V Screenshots For Your Viewing Pleasure
It all looks pretty tense, eh?
Shin Megami Tensei V, the latest game in Atlus' beloved RPG series, is headed to Switch this November. In preparation for the big day, the developer has provided a whole bunch of new screenshots for us to enjoy, giving us a look at some story footage, combat, and more. Let's just dive straight into things, shall we?...
News Spike Chunsoft Has A Mysterious New ARG Website... Could It Be About Zero Escape?
The eyes have it
Stay calm, everyone — but Spike Chunsoft, makers of the brilliant Zero Escape series, the excellent Danganronpa series, and many other visual novels and narrative adventures, is teasing something new. The website features nine eyes, each with puzzles on them. Clicking on each puzzle will allow you to type in the answer — in the...
News Crysis Remastered Is Getting A Physical Version On Switch
Alongside the Remastered Trilogy
Crytek has announced that Crysis Remastered will soon be treated to a physical version on Nintendo Switch, more than a year after it initially launched as a digital title on the eShop. The game first appeared on Switch back in July 2020 in a port that we described as being "more impressive than anyone could perhaps...
News Sacrifice Your Friends, A Lovecraftian Party Game (Yes), Arrives On Switch Later This Year
Chibi Cthulhu
If you enjoy party games on your Nintendo Switch, there's a new one coming to the system later this year which puts a comical spin on a genre that's not typically known for its lighthearted laughs. If you like games like Overcooked but find them lacking when it comes to Tommy guns and mythical gods wreaking havoc and horror, Astrolabe...
News Mario + Rabbids Dev Team Has Tripled In Size To Meet Sequel's "Much Bigger Ambitions"
Sparks of Hope indeed
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope was one of the highlights of this year's E3, offering a gorgeous splash of colour and comedy to liven up Ubisoft's show and giving fans of the original game something to look forward to as we hurtle towards 2022. The footage we saw during the event looked particularly lavish, with some very...
News Super Destronaut DX-2 Blasts Its Way Onto Switch This Week
Retro-styled pew-pew action
The Switch eShop isn't short of shoot 'em up options, though Ratalaika Games and developer Petite Games are offering another slice of retro-styled action with Super Destronaut DX-2, which arrives on 2nd July priced at $4.99USD / €4.99. Like the original, which struggled against the competition a little in our review,...
News Circa Infinity, The 'Brain-Melting' Platformer, Arrives On Switch This Year
Round, round, get around
The Switch eShop doesn't just attract new Indie titles, but is seemingly often on developer and publisher priority lists when re-releasing older games. Another to join the list is Circa Infinity, an intriguing platformer that first made its name on PC and Mac way back in 2015. Developed by Kenny Sun and being published on...
News Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Is The Latest Game To Get Its Very Own Twitter Emoji
For a limited time
Nintendo and Twitter are at it once again, giving another upcoming release its very own custom emoji to spice up your social media feed. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD has been treated to a new Hylian Shield emoji; simply tweet with #SkywardSwordHD, #Zelda, or #SkywardSword to add Link's trusty shield to your messages...
News New Great Ace Attorney Story Trailer Is Nearly Six Minutes Of Spoilery Goodness
Ye Olde Objectionne!
It's going to be a while before we can tell you our thoughts on The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, which comes out after a six-year wait on the 27th of July. But, thanks to this six-minute gameplay trailer, we can say that we're incredibly excited to meet Ryunosuke Naruhodo, Phoenix Wright's nervous ancestor, who objects to...
News NEO: The World Ends With You Could Take 100+ Hours To Beat Depending On Your Playstyle
"There’s a lot more to do in this game..."
Just one month remains until the launch of Neo: The World Ends with You on Nintendo Switch, and it sounds like players will have plenty of content to enjoy when that date finally comes around. A sequel to the Nintendo DS classic, The World Ends With You, NEO will have players exploring the sights,...
News Scalpers Set Their Sights On The Shin Megami Tensei V Premium Edition
So Metroid Dread wasn't enough?
Earlier this week, pre-orders went live in the US for Atlus' upcoming release Shin Megami Tensei V. If you missed it, the premium edition contains a copy of the game, steel book, backpack, soundtrack and more. Like every exclusive item nowadays, it sold out in record time. Some factors in play included limited stock,...
