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News Square Enix Confirms Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Will Be A Digital-Only Release
Physical release not happening
Not long after Square Enix revealed Final Fantasy VIII Remastered for multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch at its E3 2019 live presentation, there were murmurs about a possible physical release. DotEmu, the developer helping out with the remastered version of the game, even responded to a fan question...
News Limited Run Reveals River City Girls Collector's Edition, Pre-Orders Open 30th August
Get ready to kick some butt
The beat 'em up genre is alive and well on Nintendo's hybrid device. Earlier this week, DotEmu confirmed Streets of Rage 4 for the system and now the girls from the River City series are vying for your attention as they gear up for their big September release. To ensure you side with Misako and Kyoko in this fight,...
News Get Your Grubby Mitts On The Tweaked SwitchGrip Pro In Late September
Now welcoming the small-handed, too
Last year Satisfye's successfully Kickstarted Switch grip, the the cumbersomely named Satisfye Pro Gaming Grip for Nintendo Switch, launched to cries of relief from a certain group of Switch gamers. If you've got average-to-large sized hands, or if you simply play your Switch a lot, you may suffer a little from...
Random Cooking Mama: Cookstar Receives Award From PETA For Including Vegetarian Mode
Mamma mia
Animal rights organisation PETA normally makes video game headlines when it calls out a particular title for this or that, but this time it's rather different. Cooking Mama - a series that has been under fire from the animal rights advocate in the past - has received a "Proggy Award" ("Proggy" translating to "progress") for adding in a...
News Meet The Good, Bad And Ugly Survivors You'll Encounter In Disaster Report 4
Groundbreaking interaction
Nothing brings people together like a crisis, apparently, although there's always a bad egg or two to stink the situation up even further. NIS America's new trailer for Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories gives you an idea of the lovely (and not so lovely) people you'll be interacting with as you try to escape from a...
News NBA 2K20 Developer Is Dedicated To A Quality Switch Version
"I think when the demand is there... you take advantage of it"
We've discussed our disappointment with EA's approach to Switch at length before. The company's unwillingness to invest in Nintendo's hit console by giving us a FIFA in line with versions on other platforms feels counter-productive, and for every glimmer of hope we get that things migh
News Get Your House In Order With Wilmot's Warehouse On Switch Next Week
Warehouse-scale inventory Tetris
Update: We’ve now added the launch trailer above. Enjoy! Indie developer and publisher Finji has announced that Wilmot's Warehouse, a puzzle game 'for people who like to organise stuff' is dropping on Switch (and PC) next week on Thursday 29th August. You play as Wilmot, a square employee at A5 Logistics...
News Pig Eat Ball Will Hog Your Nintendo Switch In October
Get ready to barf
The Switch continues to bring us interesting new games which aren't quite like anything we've seen before, and Pig Eat Ball from publisher Mommy's Best Games looks like it's going to be a fun slice of multiplayer madness when it comes to the Switch on 18th October, priced at $14.99. The game is an insane action-adventure about...
News The Ninja Saviors: Return Of The Warriors Gets A Delay In North America
Due to "unforeseen logistical challenges"
It has been revealed that The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors will be subject to a delay in North America, while the European release remains unaffected. The game – which is a sequel to the brilliant SNES title – hits Europe on August 30th, as was originally planned. However, the North American...
Random We've Now Seen Wario Topless, And We Have All Kinds Of Questions
2019's version of Nipplegate?
Remember when Mario went topless and the entire internet seemed to grind to a halt in order to discuss his nipples? What a ride that was. Well, 2019 has its own version of 'nipplegate', although this time around, it's the lack of nipple that is causing consternation. Recent footage from Switch exclusive
News Creature In The Well's Pinball / Hack-And-Slash Mash Surfaces In September
There's something down there
Described as 'a top-down, pinball-inspired, hack-and-slash dungeon crawler' or 'pinbrawler', Creature In The Well isn't shy about blending genres, but after getting our hands on it back at E3 2019, we came away extremely impressed. As featured in
News AeternoBlade II Is Whipping To Switch In October
A gameplay trailer lands alongside the release date
As well as announcing the release date for hack-and-slash puzzle platformer AeternoBlade II, publisher PQube and developer Corecell Technology have released a new trailer giving us a taste of its time-twisting, dimension-switching gameplay. Landing on Switch on 11th October, the trailer above...
Video Check Out 30 Minutes Of Ghoul-Filled Gardens In Luigi's Mansion 3
The grass is greener with Gooigi at Gamescom
After a couple of in-depth looks at The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition, Nintendo us rounding out its Gamescom 2019 video offering today with a half-hour deep-dive into Luigi's Mansion 3. In this sequel to the Gam
Video Explore Dragon Quest XI S With The Series' Creator And Download A Demo Now
A guided tour of a massive title
Coming from Gamescom 2019 in Cologne, Germany, Nintendo has posted a 35-minute video showing off the world of Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition featuring the game’s producer Hokuto Okamoto as well as series creator Yuji Horii. The guided tour features various areas of the game's...
Video Gorge Yourself Stupid On 30 Minutes Of Zelda: Link's Awakening Gameplay
Toys-to-life
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening feels like it's just around the corner now, possibly because it is, but that hasn't stopped us getting absolutely ravenous over new gameplay footage whenever it appears, and appear it has. Nintendo UK have produced a whopping 30 minute presentation of the game from Gamescom, looking at some of the...
News Learn More About Pokémon Sword & Shield By Visiting A Galar Visitors Center In Real Life
Que Galar, Galar...
Pokémon Sword & Shield aren't out just yet, and we've still got a few lingering questions about some of the finer details surrounding the games. Whether we'll have them answered before release or not is impossible to say, but if you'd like to learn more about the games and the Galar region in which they take place, Nintendo...
Video Bee Sure You Point Your Compound Eyes At This Co-Op Bee Simulator Trailer
For when you're in Geneva, chairing a conference on nuclear fission
Simulators are a wonderful idea, the ability to take on a realistic or unrealistic role with as much granular detail as possible? That's something we can seriously get behind here at Nintendo Life Towers. With that in mind, Bee Simulator! Yes, the only simulation where you can bee...
Video Check Out The Previously Unseen File 06 In Astral Chain
Off the chain
Gamescom is now well underway and director Takahisa Taura of PlatinumGames has been busy showing off some new exciting gameplay in the upcoming action game Astral Chain, which is headed to the Switch on 30th August. The video shows the previously unseen File 06, with Mr Taura demonstrating some high-level play against the boss of this...
News Freedom Finger Puts A Musical Spin On The Shmup Genre In September
Rhythm based chaos
We love a good shmup here at Nintendo Life Towers, and the upcoming Freedom Finger from Wide Right Interactive looks like a refreshing spin on the genre with the addition of melee combat. With a crazy soundtrack featuring a whole host of famous musicians and voicework from none other than Nolan North, this looks like one to watch...
Video Check Out The Explosive Fights Awaiting The Straw Hats In One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
Let’s get Big Mom good this time!
Bandai Namco has released the first gameplay trailer for One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 at this year's Gamescom. The title was originally announced for the Switch and multiple other platforms at Anime Expo in July and promises to elevate the series to new heights with a brand new graphics engine, epic boss battles...
News Sega Ages Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R Coming Soon To Japanese Switch eShop
Includes Mega Drive mode
Sega has revealed Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R is "coming soon" to the Japanese Switch eShop. This upcoming Sega Ages release started out life in the arcades in 1994 and was eventually made available on the Game Gear and Mega Drive (Genesis). The Switch eShop version will feature an arcade mode, Mega Drive mode...
News The Witcher 3 Switch Port Started Development Just 12 Months Ago
Saber doesn't hang around
We recently sat down to try out a preview build of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt on Switch and just yesterday we published our hands-on impressions. Spoilers! It's pretty remarkable. Our friends over at Digital Foundry also got the chance to sit down with se
News Overpass Gameplay Trailer Kicks Up Dust As The Game Slides Into 2020
Looking quite tasty, though
We've reported before on Overpass, a four-wheel drive off-road racer from Swedish outfit Zordix (the team behind such racing titles as Aqua Moto Racing Utopia and Snow Moto Racing Freedom). While the studio's previous titles failed to im
News See Dan Aykroyd In The New Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered Trailer
He just popped in there
Saber Interactive, the developer behind the upcoming Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered, has dropped a new trailer for the game as pre-orders go live on Switch and other consoles. The HD remaster of Terminal Reality's ten-year-old game (which reunited most of the original cast) is getting a rerelease on 4th October. The...
News Ready Your Tin Foil Hats For The Bradwell Conspiracy On Switch This Fall
A night in a museum
Coming from Bossa Studios, the makers of Surgeon Simulator, in partnership with new outfit A Brave Plan made up of veteran game devs, The Bradwell Conspiracy is bringing its first-person narrative adventure to Switch later this fall. After an explosion at the Bradwell Stonehenge Museum, the player awakens to find themselves...
News Check Out The Classic 2D Action In Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Long jumping like it's 1964
Who can forget the first time when the unthinkable happened and Mario and Sonic appeared together in a video game? It all seems like a distant memory now, but the latest trailer for the upcoming Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 makes it look like one of the most fun instalments yet. The game will offer...
News Retrieve Lost Memories In Headspun On Switch Later In August
Rebuild Cortex
If you're looking for something a little different to play on your Switch, Wales Interactive's next project might just be the perfect thing. We've got a trailer just above these little words here for you to watch, but bear in mind there's some mild profanity to endure. As part of a collaboration with developer Superstring, the...
News DOOM Eternal Will Keep You Decimating Demons For Up To 22 Hours
Raze hell
If the original conversion of DOOM for the Nintendo Switch is anything to go by (as well as the Wolfenstein ports that fulfil a similar ideal), then DOOM Eternal should be a seriously saucy romp through Hell and back, and what's more you could be doing so for up to 22 hours. In an interview with QconForums.com, Id Software's Marty...
News Preorder Zelda: Link's Awakening In Europe And Nab Double Gold Points
Build your own cave and save
Nintendo of Europe has announced that not only are preorders now open for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on Nintendo Switch, but if you do fancy buying it in advance from the European eShop you'll get double the usual Gold Points to spend however you wish (within reason). NOE has the tweetails: If you want to...
Video The Latest Pokémon Sword And Shield Video Shows A Railway Town Up Close & Personal
Choo choo, Mothim-Furrets
As the Gamescom event gets underway in Germany, we're getting all sorts of lovely video game news. Not to be left out Game Freak's Director of Pokémon Sword and Shield Shigeru Ohmori is featured in a video which shows off a bit more of the game to eager Pokémon fans. In the video Ohmori-san takes us on tour of a...
News Crikey, This Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz Theme Music Is Infectious
Banana Fritters for dinner
It's fair to say that some modern video games can often be a bit of a gloomy affair, with serious undertones and lots of shades of brown and grey in the textures. Good-old SEGA are keen to bring back the more colourful arcade days with Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD of course, and it's got a ridiculously upbeat...
News Ghostrunner Brings Cyberpunk Parkour Action To Switch Next Year
Are you the Keymaster?
If you've been hankering for a bit of Mirror's Edge-style parkour action on the Switch, then Ghostrunner looks like it will be worth keeping your eye on. In this first-person action game from developer One More Level, you'll be wall-running like a boss with your electric knife taking down anyone who stands in your way in a...
Video New Windjammers 2 Trailer Introduces Two New Characters
This ain't your grandma's air hockey
Windjammers is a series that has a special place in many olde-timey retro-minds, and for good reason. Its particular brand of high-octane and frankly ludicrous air hockey-like gameplay is uncommon to say the least, and with the impending arrival of Windjammers 2 the nostalgia glands of many are fit to burst. So...
News "Charming" Horror Game Little Nightmares II Will Terrify Switch Owners Next Year
Face your fears
A sequel to Little Nightmares, stylised as Little Nightmares II, is making its way to the Switch next year. Bandai Namco dropped this terrifying surprise on the opening night of Gamescom. The second game by Tarsier Studios is described as a "suspense-adventure" and sees you take on the role of Mono - a young boy trapped in a world...
News Kalypso Brings Port Royale 4 To The Nintendo Switch In 2020
And a barrel of rum
During Gamescom's opening night, Kalypso shared a trailer for Port Royale 4, revealing the game will be sailing onto the Switch and multiple other platforms in the third quarter of 2020. The trailer captures the journey of a barrel of rum. See for yourself below: This series combines business simulation with real-time battles...
News Authentic Racer GRID Autosport Speeds Onto The Switch Next Month
Get ready to race
Have you got the need for speed? Then there's no need to worry because GRID Autosport has got you covered. The ninth entry in the TOCA series is scheduled to arrive on the Switch this summer and is described as a "more authentic racing game" by its publisher, Codemasters. So, when exactly is it due out? According to a tweet by...
News Mantis Burn Racing Gets A Physical Release In North America On 12th December
Partnering with PM Studios and acttil
PM Studios and acttil are teaming up with the developer VooFoo Studios to release a retail copy of the micro-racing game Mantis Burn Racing in North America, on 12th December. The price of the physical version has not been revealed. Here's a bit about the game, along with the box art: "Mantis Burn Racing®"...
News The Witcher 3 Switch eShop File Size Revealed
It's a big one
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition is obviously a massive open-world RPG, so just how much of your precious microSD memory will it take up if you decide to go with a digital copy? According to the Switch eShop listing, the game requires a whopping 28.1GB of free space. It's not all that surprising when you consider the fact...
News Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Arrives On Switch This September
The mega-hit RPG returns
During the Square Enix Live event at this year's E3, it was revealed Final Fantasy VIII Remastered would be coming to the Switch and multiple other platforms. In the latest update, a release date has now been locked in. This title, based on the 1999 PlayStation original, will arrive early next month on 3rd September and...
News The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Gets An October Release Date On Switch
Switcher on
It's been announced at Gamescom via a new trailer that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will release on Nintendo Switch on 15th October. The game was heavily rumoured for a while before it was announced at this year's E3 and now we've all got a solid release date in the diary. We just need to clear our schedule - we hear it's a monster. We...
News Risk Of Rain 2 Drops On Switch This Summer
Drowning in roguelikes
Announced as part of today's Indie World Showcase, there's a 100% chance of precipitation this summer as Gearbox confirmed Risk of Rain 2 is heading to Switch. While the original is available on Switch, this was previously announced for PC only, so for now it's a Nintendo console exclusive. The sequel to Hopoo Games'
News Who Needs Tony Hawk? Skater XL Kickflips To Switch Next Year
Sit down Tony
Update: Now with the proper 60fps trailer - the Nintendo one was apparently cut to 30. Enjoy! The absence of a truly great skateboarding game in the vein of the classic Tony Hawk's or Skate is a great and continuing shame for many '90s kids who recall kickflipping and grinding through the urban polygonal playgrounds back in the day...
News Panic Button Brings Award-Winning Action RPG Torchlight II To Switch
A Switch port from the masters this September
Earlier in the year it was announced that Runic Games' 2012 dungeon crawler Torchlight II was getting the port treatment courtesy of Panic Button - the studio behind 'miracle' Switch ports such as DOOM and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - and today we were treated to some new footage in a bespoke...
News Gurgamoth Brings Frantic Multiplayer Carnage To Nintendo Switch This Week
The level is your only weapon
We love a bit of a party game here at Nintendo Life Towers, that hectic, frantic feeling is difficult to top when you've got a bunch of chums over for a lemonade or two. Gurgamoth is just that sort of game, but this time around your only means of besting your opponent is the environment: Full game details and...
News Eastward Is Bringing A Lovely-Looking Apocalypse To Switch Next Year
No relation to Clint
Eastward, an indie adventure game with RPG trappings is Nintendo Switch-bound. Announced earlier today in the Indie World broadcast, Pixpil Games had previously announced the game back in April for PC and Mac, but Chucklefish is now publishing the game on Nintendo's platform. As you can see from the original trailer above, it...
News The Touryst Will Bring Blocky Adventure To The Switch Soon
From the creators of FAST RMX
Update: Shin'en has informed us that The Touryst will be playable at Gamescom this week, so you'll most definitely want to swing by the Nintendo booth if you're heading to Cologne for the event. The talented folks over at Shin'en Multimedia never fail to impress with their games on Nintendo platforms, and their...
News Xbox Title Ori And The Blind Forest Is Making The Leap To Switch Next Month
And we're getting the "Definitive Edition" to boot!
Well, this is nice. Moon Studios' dream-like Ori And The Blind Forest is coming to the Nintendo Switch, and it's being published by Xbox Game Studios. Set in the Forest of Nibel, this award-winning action-platformer boasts gorgeous artwork, a fully-orchestrated score and tight, rewarding gameplay...
News Streets Of Rage 4 Is Officially Coming To Switch, With A New Character
Introducing Cherry Hunter
While Streets Of Rage 4 was curiously absent from Nintendo's recent Indie World Showcase, it has now thankfully been confirmed for the Nintendo Switch by DotEmu. The newly released gameplay trailer above also reveals an intriguing new character named Cherry Hunter who joins Alex and Blaze in smacking down the bad guys...
News Fan Petition Asks Nintendo To Allow Backup Game Saves In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Will it work?
Apart from the March 2020 delay of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, there's one other issue: this upcoming Switch release won't be compatible with cloud backups to avoid manipulation of time. This was originally confirmed by the game's producer, Higashi Nogami, during an interview with Gamekult around the time of E3 2019. In response to...
Video A Closer Look At The Combat And Boss Battles In Astral Chain
Arriving at the end of this month
One of the bigger games coming out at the end of this month is PlatinumGames' Switch exclusive, Astral Chain. While we're all looking forward to this release at Nintendo Life, our American-based video producer Zion Grassl is particularly excited about it. Fortunately, he doesn't have to wait quite as long as the...
