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News Ring Fit Adventure File Size Revealed, Download Code Version Also Available
Small in size
Now that Nintendo has revealed its latest game Ring Fit Adventure to the world, finer details about how it will be distributed are beginning to emerge. On the My Nintendo Store in Japan, a special digital version of the game has been discovered. It will still come with the Ring-Con and Leg Strap but instead of a physical copy of the...
News Shakedown: Hawaii Launches On 3DS eShop This Month, Includes The "Full Tank" Update
And much more new content
Possibly one of the last major releases for the 3DS is Shakedown: Hawaii from Vblank Entertainment. After years of waiting for this game to arrive on the system, a release date has finally been confirmed. This follow-up to Retro City Rampage will be made available for all 3DS and 2DS systems on 19th September in North...
Talking Point Ring Fit Adventure Is A Thing, But Is It Your Sort Of Thing?
Belly's gonna get ya?
Well, there you go. Today Nintendo pulled back the curtain on the mysterious ring controller and software it teased last week unveiling Ring Fit Adventure. The controller, imaginatively dubbed the Ring-Con, is used in conjunction with a pair of Joy-Con and the Leg-Strap to navigate through an RPG-style fitness adventure that...
News Harvest Moon: Mad Dash Digs Up An October Release On Switch
You need to see this sheep keychain...
Natsume Inc. has today revealed the final release date for Harvest Moon: Mad Dash. You'll be able to grab a copy of the game on either Nintendo Switch or PS4 from 29th October. The announcement comes alongside a brand new trailer (which you can see for yourself above). If you've forgotten what this one's all...
News Award-Winning Fantasy Puzzle-Adventure The Eyes Of Ara Comes To Switch Next Month
Explore a mysterious castle
Launching next month on Nintendo Switch is The Eyes of Ara, a fantasy puzzle-adventure that has been receiving "very positive" reviews on Steam since it launched in 2016. The game takes place on a remote island featuring an ancient weathered castle shrouded in mystery. For years it has remained quiet and undisturbed, but...
Gallery A Closer Look At Ring Fit Adventure, Nintendo's Shiny New Switch Toy
Game screenshots and accessory close-ups
Nintendo has unveiled its latest, non-traditional gaming experience for Nintendo Switch, and just like with Nintendo Labo before it, we're full of intrigue, curiosity, and have been left with several questions. Yes, this is Ring Fit Adventure, something Nintendo has described as "a new type of adventure...
News Nintendo Officially Unveils Ring Fit Adventure, An Exercised-Based Adventure Game
Meet the Ring-Con
Nintendo has lifted the lid on the mysterious Ring device seen just several days ago, announcing Ring Fit Adventure for Nintendo Switch. Ring Fit Adventure will have players exploring "an expansive world, battling enemies along the way", but rather than using Link's trusty Master Sw
Video Zelda-Inspired Open World Adventure Stranded Sails Gets Gorgeous New Trailer
One to keep an eye on
A brand new trailer for Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands has washed up on our grateful shores, giving us a look at some of the activities you can expect to get up to when the game arrives on Switch. And it looks lovely. The game, which has taken inspiration from series such as The Legend of Zelda,
News Pop Album Video Game Sayonara Wild Hearts Launches On 19th September
Feel the beat
At the Game Awards last year, the first reveal was Sayonara Wild Hearts. Annapurna Interactive and Simogo showed off a trailer most viewers struggled to make sense of and said it would arrive on the Nintendo Switch at some point in 2019. A new trailer has now confirmed this title will arrive later this month on 19th September. It's...
News Rune Factory 4 Special Archival Edition Announced For North America And Europe
Update: Pre-orders go live
Update - 12/09, 03:00 BST: Pre-orders for the Archival Edition and standard edition are now available in North America on the XSEED website. You'll receive free shipping if you spend over $49. Original Story - 10/09, 03:30 BST: XSEED and Marvelous have revealed a limited 'Archival Edition' of Rune Factory 4 Special. This...
News '90s Football Stars Is Now Golazo!, And It's Coming To Nintendo Switch This Week
Name change and a fresh trailer
Update (Wed 11th Sep, 2019 16:30 BST): '90s Football Stars Is now known as Golazo! and it's coming to Switch tomorrow. Here's some PR: Golazo! is a dynamic 2.5D arcade soccer game, a perfect Switch party game for a chilling afternoon with friends. With its local multiplayer modes and crazy vintage approach, Golazo...
News Japanese Releases Of Dragon Quest I, II And III On Switch Will Be Playable In English
Update: Pre-orders now live
Update (Wed 11th Sep, 2019 12:15 BST): You can now pre-order the physical version of the game over at Play-Asia. <products id="10541" style="list"> Original Story (Fri 6th Sep, 2019 15:30 BST): As revealed in the Japanese Nintendo Direct earlier this week, the first three games in the long-running Dragon Quest...
News GRID Autosport Speeds Onto Switch On September 19th
Update: See how it looks on Switch in new trailer
Update (11th Sep, 11:30 BST): GRID Autosport developer Feral Interactive has now shared a brand new gameplay video which lets us see just how good the game looks on Switch. You can check it out for yourself above - we think it's looking rather lovely indeed. Original Article (9th Sep, 16:30 BST):...
News The First Zelda: Link's Awakening Switch Review Is Now In, And It's Looking Good
It's out in just nine days!
We're just days away from exploring Koholint Island all over again in the Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, and we couldn't be more excited. If you're also thinking about jumping into the new release, you'll be pleased to know that the early signs are looking good. We've already gushed about the...
News Square Enix Brings Star Ocean: First Departure R To Switch This December
Update: Western release date confirmed
Update 11/09: Square Enix has now confirmed the game will also launch digitally in North America and Europe on 5th December for $20.99 / £16.99 / €20.99 (thanks, Gematsu). Original Story: Back in May, Square Enix revealed Star Ocean: First Departure R would be released worldwide on the Swit
News Curve Digital Reveals A Knight's Quest, A New "Zelda Like Adventure" Coming To Switch
A modern take on the classics
Fancy a new Zelda-like game while you wait for Nintendo to release the next big one? Then A Knight's Quest might be the game for you. Apart from being compared to Link's outings, it's a described as a modern take on classic adventures of old that's said to be funny, fresh and genuinely breathtaking. It's being...
News Intense Bullet Hell Shmup Ghost Blade HD Scores October Switch Release
In physical and digital form
You may recall that a Switch release was confirmed for Ghost Blade HD towards the end of last year, with features like TATE mode support, leaderboards, achievements, and more being announced. Well, we now have a solid release window for the game of October 2019. It'll be launching digitally worldwide during that month,...
Gallery Get A Closer Look At Donkey Kong-Inspired Platformer Jet Kave Adventure
New screenshots shared
Platforming fans don't have long to wait before Jet Kave Adventure, a game inspired by none other than the Donkey Kong Country series, leaps onto Nintendo Switch. Ahead of the big release, the team has been kind enough to send us a batch of new and exclusive screenshots. We thought it'd be rude to keep them all to ourselves,...
News Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition Comes To Switch In January 2020
The Tokyo Game Show announcements begin
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition has been given a solid release date for Nintendo Switch. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 23rd January 2020. The news comes from this week's Tokyo Game Show, with Square Enix sharing a brand new trailer for the game ahead of the main event. You...
News Metroidvania Mable & The Wood Hunts Down A Switch Release This October
Kill or spare your enemies
Graffiti Games and Triplevision Games have revealed that Mable & The Wood is headed to Nintendo Switch this October. The game is a Metroidvania which has you hunting down huge beasts, taking their abilities, and shapeshifting into their forms. Unlike most games of the genre, though, Mable doesn't let you run, jump or...
News Dontnod's Bloodthirsty RPG Vampyr Sinks Its Teeth Into Switch This October
Physical release confirmed
Get those garlic cloves at the ready because Vampyr is just weeks away from chowing down on a Switch near you. The game launches on Nintendo's machine next month. Developed by Dontnod (Remember Me, Life Is Strange), Vampyr is an action RPG with a narrative-driven focus. The game follows the story of a doctor who has...
News Everyone Gets A Mushroom When Peachette Makes Her Race Debut In Mario Kart Tour
“You get a Mushroom...everyone gets a Mushroom!”
Mario Kart Tour is coming to mobile devices later this month will definitely be different from the traditional Mario Kart games you've no doubt grown up with. To set it further apart from the existing entries in the series, Nintendo has now revealed Peachette – who only recently made her debut...
News Iron Galaxy Helped Bring Overwatch To Switch, Nintendo Version Runs At 30fps
Cheers, love!
At the very beginning of the most recent Nintendo Direct, it was revealed the popular team-based shooter Overwatch would be coming to the Switch. Since then, Blizzard has been answering many questions about this particular version of the game and if it will support features like
Feature Beamdog On Bringing Baldur's Gate And Classic D&D RPGs To Switch
"Anyone that’s sick of codes in a box is going to be in for a treat"
There was a ripple of excitement amongst old-school RPG fans at the end of May when it was announced that a raft of D&D classics were heading to consoles, including your favourite Nintendo handheld hybrid. Beamdog, the developer behind the Enhanced Editions of Baldur's Gate,...
News Nintendo Shares Colourful Graphic Of All The Recent Announcements For Switch
That's a lot of games
The Nintendo Direct presentation earlier this week was filled with so many quality announcements it was mindblowing at times. There were games we were expecting to see, like Overwatch, and then others such as Deadly Premonition 2, that completely shocked us. To help Switch owners absorb everything, the Nintendo of America...
News Blizzard Has No Plans To Add Cross-Platform Progression To Overwatch Right Now
The focus has been on "trying to get Overwatch" on Switch
Blizzard has already said it's still trying to determine if "cross-system play" would make sense for Overwatch, so what about cross-platform progression? Unfortunately, if you do intend to pick up the Switch version of the game when it arrives next month, and you've already spent a lot of...
Reminder Tetris 99's $30 Physical Edition Is Now Available In North America
Europe gets it later this month
Update (6th Sep 2019, 17:30 BST): As a reminder, Tetris 99's physical edition is now available in North America, with the European release coming in a couple of weeks' time on the 20th September. The bundle includes the digital game (which is already available at no extra cost to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers),...
Feature Puzzle Quest Creator On Remastering A Classic For Nintendo Switch
"We’ve been very careful not to break the feeling of the original game"
Back in 2007, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords on Nintendo DS was an innovative blend of match-3 and RPG mechanics which created an entirely new take on the puzzle genre and went on to influence a swathe of hybrids in a similar vein. Publishers D3 Go! have now announced...
News Japan-Only 'Anti-RPG' Moon Is Getting A Worldwide Switch Release 22 Years Later
As seen in the Japanese Nintendo Direct
Yesterday's Japanese Nintendo Direct was slightly different to the one we received in the west, and amongst the differences was the news that cult classic Moon is making a very welcome comeback. Described as an 'anti-RPG', the game originally released on PlayStation back in 1997. It stars a boy who is...
Video Here's How Xenoblade Chronicles' Switch Remaster Compares To The Wii Original
Switch vs Wii
Yesterday's Nintendo Direct ended with a wonderful little moment for Shulk fans: yes, Xenoblade Chronicles is getting a remastered Definitive Edition release on Switch. And we're really feeling it. When we were watching the show live, we were actually so distracted b
News Trials Of Mana Remake Headed To Nintendo Switch Next Year
Updated graphics and gameplay
Originally released in Japan as Seiken Densetsu 3 back in 1995, Trials of Mana is being treated to a full, high-definition remake on Nintendo Switch next year. You might be familiar with the original title thanks to the Collection of Mana bundle which launched on the console earlier this year. The remake is said to...
News The Sinking City Scores A September Switch Release, Physical Version "Might" Happen
There's not long to wait
A release date for The Sinking City's big launch on Nintendo Switch has finally arrived. You'll be able to get your hands on the game from 12th September. We've been keeping a close eye on this one for a while now, recently sharing Switch footage and
News Rejoice, Amiibo Addicts! Save Your Custom Dungeons To Them In Link's Awakening
Dig out one of your 13 Links
The Nintendo Direct trailer for the soon-to-be-released The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on Switch has shed light on a couple of extra details before the game launches in just a couple of weeks on 20th September. As you may already know, modular Chamber Dungeons are earned throughout your adventure and these can be...
News Enlist In Rogue Company, A 5v5 Online Team Shooter Coming From Hi-Rez
Maybe you can hire them
Announced in yesterday's Nintendo Direct, Hi-Rez Studios - the maker of Paladins, SMITE and Realm Royale - is bringing a brand new IP to Switch (and other consoles). Rogue Company is a 5v5 online shooter tha
Round Up Everything Announced In The September 2019 Nintendo Direct
Overwatch! Star Wars! More Smash Bros. DLC! SNES games!
Well, the latest Nintendo Direct arrived yesterday with a whirlwind of announcements - some unsurprising, others utterly unexpected. Being the helpful souls we are, we've collected all the trailers in one place for your leisurely perusal. Lovely! If you missed the Direct you'll find the entire...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Will Feature Crafting And An 8-Player Online Mode
Weeds finally have a use, too!
Easily one of the most anticipated games coming to Switch next year, Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the subject of quite a lengthy section of yesterday's Nintendo Direct broadcast. During the footage, we were given info about several features that are new to the series. First up was crafting, which will allow you...
News Pokémon Sword & Shield Will Feature A Pokémon You Can Drink
"Its body is made of tea"
If you thought a "whipped cream" Pokémon was the weirdest possible addition to the Galar region's Pokédex, you were clearly mistaken. In the most recent Nintendo Direct, Game Freak introduced two brand-new Pokémon for your battling (or drinking) pleasure: Cramorant, and Polteageist (the latter of which is apparently...
News Overwatch Coming To Nintendo Switch In October, Physical Version Is A Code In A Box
Time to team up
It has been confirmed that Overwatch Legendary Edition is indeed coming to the Nintendo Switch, with the news coming during the recent Nintendo Direct broadcast. It will launch on October 15th in North America. Blizzard has previously said that it wasn't against bringing the game to the console, and the unexpected appearance of an
News Step Right Up To The ScreamPark, A New Multiplayer Mode In Luigi's Mansion 3
Designed for two to eight players
Luigi's Mansion 3 is due out 31st October and just when we thought there were no surprises left, Nintendo has revealed a new multiplayer mode designed for two to eight players. "ScreamPark party mode" sees a Luigi team facing off against a Gooigi team on a single Nintendo Switch. As shown in the trailer above, the...
News The First Three Dragon Quest Games Will Be Released On The Switch eShop In Japan
Alongside Dragon Quest XI S
On 27th September, Dragon Quest fans located in Japan will be able to play the first three games in the long-running series on the Nintendo Switch. Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line and Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation will all be made available on the same day as Dragon Quest XI S:...
News Blizzard Still Trying To Determine If Cross-Play Would Make Sense For Overwatch
And keeping close watch on the technology
During the most recent Nintendo Direct presentation, we officially found out Blizzard's team-based hero shooter Overwatch Legendary Edition would be coming to the Switch on 15th October. This announcement has re-raised questions about the possibility of Overwatch eventually receiving cross-play support,...
News Camps, Curry And Customisations Come To Pokémon Sword And Shield
Wild new details appeared! (Yes, we used that one again.)
Among the plethora of announcements made in today's Nintendo Direct were quite a few updates regarding Pokémon Sword and Shield - including character customisations, camps, and... curry rice? Yes, Game Freak have finally answered the prayers of their hungry fanbase and included that...
News Little Town Hero, The Next Game From The Creators Of Pokémon, Arrives In October
The Artist Formerly Known As Game Freak's TOWN
We've had our eye on the upcoming RPG title from Pokémon developers Game Freak for a while now. It's finally got an official name, and it's the one that was hinted at a while back - Little Town Hero. While it's not a massive change from the working title of 'TOWN', it's certainly nice to know its real...
News Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection Is A Nintendo Switch Exclusive
Shiver me timbers, etc
Ubisoft has today announced that Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection will be hitting the Nintendo Switch on December 6th – and it's a system exclusive. This pack contains Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (and all of its DLC) and Assassin’s Creed Rogue – two titles from the history of the franchise that will be...
News Shulk Gets Another Encore In Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition For Switch
A third chance to Shulk about with a huge sword
Here at Nintendo Life we're big fans of Xenoblade Chronicles, Monolith Soft's 2012 epic JRPG for Wii. We were big fans of it then, we were big fans of it when it was squeezed onto a portable console in Xenoblade Chronicles 3D for New Nintendo 3DS in 2015, too. However, if you somehow missed either of...
News Return Of The Obra Dinn Drifts Onto Nintendo Switch Later This Year
Land ahoy!
The award-winning Return Of The Obra Dinn is coming to Nintendo Switch this fall. Designed by Lucas Pope – the creator of the 2013 critical hit Papers, Please – Return of the Obra Dinn takes place on board a ghost ship from the 1800s. The ship's crew has either died or vanished, and it's up to the player to piece together what...
News Dante Returns To Switch In Devil May Cry 2 On 19th September, Pre-Purchase Now
A second helping
It looks like Capcom intends to drip-feed Switch owners each entry in the original Devil May Cry trilogy game by game – with today's Nintendo Direct revealing Dante will return later this month. As noted below, you'll be able to play the hack and slash shooter Devil May Cry 2 on the go on 19th September, and you can pre-purchase...
News Restore Order When Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Strikes Back On Switch This Month
Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy coming in 2020, too
Oldschool Star Wars fans are in for a treat later this month when Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast slashes its way onto the Switch later this month, on 24th September. You'll take control of Kyle Katarn who must restore order after a former student of Luke Skywalker has betrayed the...
News Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore Dances Onto Switch Early Next Year
Pre-orders now available
The 2016 Wii U release Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE is getting an encore on Switch. In today's Direct presentation hosted by Nintendo's Shinya Takahashi, it was revealed the game would be released on the hybrid platform next year on 17th January. Pre-orders are available now on the Switch eShop and here are some additional...
Video Get A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Puzzles And Gameplay Of Trine 4
Developer Frozenbyte shares all
The folks over at Modus Games and developer Frozenbyte have shared a brand new video for Trine 4, giving us a good, behind-the-scenes look into some of the ideas behind the game. This new clip dives into the inspirations, themes, and core goals of the project, and also provides a glimpse of some of the game's enemies...
