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News Check Out The Switch 2 Partner Spotlight Sizzle Reel Trailer For Rapid-Fire Good Times
Give me all the new things!
Oh boy, we are so close now, ladies and gents, we can feel it. Can you feel it? There was an absolutely monumental amount of new information, games and hardware to take in during that 60 minute Nintendo Direct. However, we also got a very nice Partner Spotlight trailer that handily showcases a whole bunch of very...
News Hollow Knight: Silksong Will Launch On Switch 2 In 2025
Still no specifics, mind you
Well, here's a face that we had grown tired of anticipating! Hollow Knight: Silksong made a cameo in today's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct presentation — yes, an actual, real cameo — and it was accompanied by a 2025 release window. We saw very little of Team Cherry's sequel, all in all, but the blink-and-you'll-miss-it...
News Sakurai's 'Kirby Air Riders' Is Speeding Onto Switch 2
Star of the show
We had a feeling that the legendary Masahiro Sakurai would make a cameo in today's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, and that he did! Kirby Air Ride is back, baby, this time in the form of Kirby Air Riders — an all-new racer for the pink puffball launching on Switch 2 at some point this year. Now, the trailer was brief (very brief), but...
News Borderlands 4 Is Heading To Switch 2 This Year
"Borderlands is back!"
Gearbox Games popped up at the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct to reveal "the most ambitious Borderlands game we've ever made", Borderlands 4, will be heading to Switch 2. We don't have all that much information on this one just yet, but the brief teaser teased all of the looting and shooting that you'd expect from the series,...
News Street Fighter 6 Is Heading To Switch 2 With New Game Modes, amiibo & More
Punch up!
As a part of Nintendo Switch 2's third-party line-up, Street Fighter 6 will be making its way to the new hybrid. The much-loved fighter will be making its way to Switch 2 in Standard and Enhanced editions, both boasting two new game modes to entice those who have played before. You'll be able to play in new Avatar Matches, and the mad...
News Super Mario Party Jamboree Is Getting A Special Switch 2 Edition This July
And the award for longest title goes to...
The first 'Nintendo Switch 2 Edition' game has officially been revealed: Super Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (what a mouthful, eh?). This upcoming edition makes the most of the Switch 2's new hardware, with voice recognition, camera inputs and improved rumble implemented into...
News 'Mario Kart World' Looks Absolutely Awesome In Debut Switch 2 Trailer
Our first launch day release!
Nintendo has kicked off its Nintendo Switch 2 presentation with a bang! Introducing Mario Kart World, a brand new entry in the Mario Kart series. This seems to be the biggest game of the bunch, with a whole host of awesome-looking new features like open-world driving, knockout races, costumes and more. There's a lot to...
Guide Nintendo Switch 2 Direct: Time, Where To Watch, What To Expect
It's time for Switch 2
Update: We're almost there! The April 2025 Nintendo Direct is today - can you tell we're excited? Our second Nintendo Direct of 2025 is coming, and it's a big one. On the day of the Nintendo Switch 2's reveal, Nintendo also confirmed that there will be a Nintendo Direct focused entirely on the brand new console in April...
Video Metroid Prime 4 Looks Great, But Here's Why The Latest Trailer Isn't Switch 2 Footage
Digital Foundry investigates
Nintendo gave us another glimpse of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond during the Switch Direct last week and some fans have been so impressed with the visuals on display they are convinced it's footage of the game running on Switch 2. If you, or anyone else you know are feeling the same way about what you're seeing, you might...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For April And May 2025
Lunar landing
Switch 2 is tantalisingly close - at least, more details about Switch 2 are tantalisingly close, with the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct coming on 2nd April. We're hoping for a date, a price, a huge slate of games, the works! But even with all the info and excitement, there's a good chance the console itself won't be launching for a few...
News Introducing PLAYi - A Whole New Way To Not Play
Revolutionise your free time
Gaming is wonderful, isn't it? It's an escape, it's a relaxation method, it's a chance to bravely step out in someone else's shoes. It's also a massive waste of time. This hobby has kept us all thoroughly entertained for the past 50 years, but the world is changing; life isn't what it used to be and 100+ hour RPGs,...
Random Fantasy Life's Animal Crossing Parody Starring 'Tim Crook' Is A Good Laugh
"He's looking more like a hero than a debt collector"
Our favourite day of the year has arrived here on Nintendo Life and developers around the globe are already sharing all sorts of funny jokes... To be fair, Level-5 has published a decent video - transforming the Fantasy Life series into a knock-off version of Animal Crossing called Life...
News Hang On, Are People More Excited For Tomodachi Life Than Switch 2?
The Japanese reveal tweet suggests so...
Last week's surprise Nintendo Direct might not have been the showcase of wall-to-wall bangers that we had hoped for, but it still held its fair share of surprises — perhaps the biggest of which was Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. Sure, it had been rumoured for years, but we never really thought the...
News The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Beyond The Horizon Announced For Switch, And It Looks Awesome
Launching Fall 2025
NIS America has announced The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon for Nintendo Switch, currently scheduled to launch in Fall 2025. Originally launched in Japan in September 2024 for the PS4 and PS5, Trails Beyond the Horizon is the next chapter in the Calvard Arc. A limited physical edition has also been confirmed that...
News Octopath Traveler I + II Physical Switch Bundle Announced
Out next week
Square Enix has announced it will be releasing a two-in-one physical Switch collection for Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler II. According to Square Enix Asia's Facebook page, this bundle will be made available on 2nd April 2025. It's currently listed on select
News Listen Up, Mii Are Officially Back And They Now Have Ears
It's a good day to be a Mii fan
The Switch Direct this week gave Nintendo's popular Mii avatar a new lease on life with not only a cameo in the 'virtual game card' trailer but also the announcement of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream - the first new entry in the Tomodachi Life series in over ten years. Although the trailer for this upcoming Switch...
News Nintendo Showcases Every Switch Direct Game In New Infographic
Which ones will you be buying?
Just in case you need a little reminder of which games were showcased during the recent Direct showcase, Nintendo has once again created a handy infographic. Displaying most major announcements from the 30-minute presentation, we've got the likes of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Everybody's Golf Hot Shots, Tomodachi Life:...
Guide 20 Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games To Look Forward To In 2025
The best new Nintendo Switch games coming soon
Looking for the best new Nintendo Switch games releasing soon? Even in its twilight years, Nintendo's hybrid console is delivering, and with the Switch 2 (and good backwards compatibility), that doesn't mean the Switch is being left behind in 2025, though. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD kicked off the...
News Legend Of Zelda Movie Release Date Revealed, Coming March 2027
App-y days
Nintendo has announced the release date of its in-production live-action Legend of Zelda movie: the film will be released on 26th March 2027. The firm made the announcement via its new app Nintendo Today!, released yesterday following its reveal in the March 2025 Nintendo Direct. Clicking the news item in the app opens a 25-second...
Round Up Everything From Japan's Nintendo Direct Broadcast (March 2025)
More games are on the way!
Nintendo's latest Switch Direct was packed with all sorts of exciting announcements, but we're not done just yet. The company's Japanese broadcast was slightly different - featuring multiple other titles, so we've rounded them all up into a single post. Here's everything from Japan's Switch Direct, you might have missed:...
News Absurd Arcade Basketball Game 'Dunk Dunk' Dribbles Onto Switch In May
Dunktastic!
Developer Badgerhammer Games and publisher Playtonic Friends have announced that Dunk Dunk, the ridiculous arcade basketball game, will dribble onto the Switch on 8th May 2025. Featuring cameos from titles like Yooka-Laylee, Overcooked, Elsie, Demon Turf, and more, Dunk Dunk looks to be the perfect game to boot up with a few
News M2's 'Gradius Origins' Collects Some Of The Shmup Series' Finest And A Brand-New Entry
Prepare for launch
Shmup fans, rejoice! Konami flew into today's Nintendo Direct showcase to reveal Gradius Origins, an upcoming shoot 'em up collection that will be blasting onto Switch on 7th August. The Origins bundle gathers together some of the biggest names in the Gradius series, with the original Gradius trilogy, the Salamander duo and Life...
News Iconic Sony Sports Series 'Everybody's Golf' Tees-Off On Switch This Year
Nice on!
We didn't expect to see quite so much Sony in one Nintendo Direct, but here we are. Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots is keeping the long-running PlayStation golf series on the green, and it's coming to Switch this year. For those who have never played an Everybody's Golf, this is no PGA Tour. Heck, it's not even Switch Sports. The series takes...
News Get A Closer Look At Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake In New Teaser Trailer
You 'Erd
We had a great time with Square Enix's Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake last year and in today's Nintendo Direct, we got a nice reminder that there's still more to come. We've known about Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake since the announcement of the first game (chronologically), but today's teaser trailer gave us our first look at what...
News Sony's Back On Switch With A Delightful New PSP Remaster
PATA PATA PATA PON
We have long thought that the PSP's delightful little rhythm series Patapon would make a good fit for Switch, and now we're getting just that! Patapon 1+2 Replay popped up at today's Nintendo Direct, bundling together the initial two entries and preparing to throw them our way on 11th June 2025. If you ever played either of these...
News Beloved Mobile Puzzle Trilogy 'Monument Valley' Makes The Jump To Switch This Year
See things from a different angle
Developer ustwo games has today announced that the third entry in the Monument Valley puzzle adventure series will be stepping over to Switch at some point this summer. What's more, the first two entries will also be heading our way on 15th April. For those who missed this one on the mobile scene back in the day,...
News 'RAIDOU Remastered' Brings ATLUS' PS2 Supernatural RPG To Switch This June
I ain't afraid of no ghost
ATLUS popped up at today's Nintendo Direct showcase to reveal RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, an updated take on the second entry in the PS2 supernatural RPG series 'Devil Summoner'. This remaster will be arriving on the Nintendo hybrid on 19th June 2025, with pre-orders going live on the Switch eShop...
News Marvel Gets The Shredder's Revenge Treatment In Upcoming Beat 'Em Up 'Cosmic Invasion'
I could play this all day
After Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, it was only a matter of time before Tribute and Dotemu assembled once again on another project, and assemble they have. Marvel: Cosmic Invasion is a retro-inspired beat 'em up that will see Earth's mightiest heroes get the Shredder's Revenge treatment later this year...
News A New Tomodachi Life Game Is Coming To Switch Next Year
Living the dream... we guess
Well, it's one that has been rumoured for a while (not as much as some games, we'll admit), but Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, a new entry in the slice-of-life Mii series has been announced for the Switch's 2026 lineup. It looks... well, like a Tomodachi Life game. We saw a group of little Miis going about their...
News Rhythm Heaven Groove Announced For Switch, Launching 2026
Groovy
Rhythm Heaven Groove, the latest entry in the funky rhythm game series, has been announced for Nintendo Switch, with a release coming in 2026. It looks, well, it looks like Rhythm Heaven, so brilliant! The series started out as Rhythm Tengoku on GBA on Japan, although the DS entry was the first one to arrive in the West. In Europe it's known...
News New Pokémon Legends Z-A Trailer Dives Into Even More Upcoming Features
But still no date?
Hot off the back of last months Pokémon Presents, the Nintendo Direct has given us a closer look at Pokémon Legends: Z-A, with a new trailer that dives into some of the game's features. The focus of this one was all about the battling, with a closer look at the new real-time combat system and how it plays into Trainer battles...
News Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Gets A New Trailer, But No Release Date
Maybe we'll get one next week..?
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has received a new trailer during the latest Nintendo Direct, but there's sadly no confirmed release date at the time of writing. Our prediction..? We'll get one next week when it's revealed to be a cross-gen game with Switch 2. Here's hoping, anyway..! Still, it's an awesome trailer. In it,...
News Own Sociable Soccer 24? You'll Be Able To Upgrade To The New Game For Free
Sociable Soccer 25 launches next week
UK-based developer Tower Studios has announced that Sociable Soccer 25 will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch, and it's launching next week on 3rd April 2025. Now, the good news is that if you're an owner of Sociable Soccer 24 on Switch, you'll be able to upgrade to the new game for free via downloadable...
News Ex-Nintendo Duo Unsure Mario Kart 9 Will Be An Instant "Slam Dunk" For Switch 2
Mario Kart 8 has established itself as a "juggernaut"
Mario Kart 9 looks set to be Nintendo's premier launch title for the Switch 2 but will it be enough to convince millions of existing Switch owners around the world they absolutely need this new hybrid system right away? Former Nintendo employees Kit and Krysta, who now run their own YouTube...
News Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance Is Getting A Limited Run Physical Switch Release
Pre-orders are "coming soon"
Sega surprised fans in February with the official reveal of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance for the Switch and multiple other platforms. It's already locked in a release date of 29th August 2025 and in an update today we've now got news of a physical release. This hard copy version will be distributed by Limited Run Games...
News 'Tales Of The Shire' Video Shares More Info On New Tolkien-Inspired Farming Sim
By 'eck, it's Bywater!
A new 10-minute video released as part of Tolkien Reading Day on 25th March delves deeper into what players can expect from Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game when it launches on Switch on 29th July 2025. In short, it's wholesome and lovely, though there's definitely still a part of us that isn't entirely keen...
News Pokémon Meets Stardew Valley In Latest Kickstarter Success Story
Please come to Switch
A new game that promises to blend addictive monster collecting with compelling farming mechanics has smashed its Kickstarter goal with another 29 days left of its campaign. Created by Sean Young at SmashGames (Littlewood and Kindergarten Buddy Edition), MonsterPatch is currently only scheduled for release on Steam, though...
News Switch 2 And Other Platforms Can Expect "A Lot More" Xbox Games In 2025
Last year was just a warm up
Microsoft's Xbox brand has a new strategy where it plans to make gaming more accessible than ever by releasing its games on more devices. It began this last year with the release of titles like Pentiment and Grounded on Switch as well as Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush for the PlayStation 5. Now, according to The Verge's...
News ICYMI, Yes, A Blood-Soaked 'Terrifier' Game Is Coming To Switch
With an awesome physical edition, too!
Chances are that you've probably heard of a little slasher movie trilogy called 'Terrifier'. First released in 2016, the Damion Leone-directed series has become well-known for its excessive violence and gore along with the mesmerising portrayal of antagonist Art the Clown from actor David Howard Thornton. Now,...
News New NES Game From Former Elite Beat Agents Devs Looks Totally Bananas
Like, literally
Work3 Studio, a new development team comprised of former Elite Beat Agents and Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan devs, has announced that it is working on a brand-new NES game, which is set to bring some monkey-based puzzling to real hardware (thanks for the heads up, VGC). Banana Bash! is a single-screen arcade-style puzzler being built on a...
News Hollow Knight: Silksong Steam Page Update Kicks Off Another Round Of Fan Speculation
Here we go again
In the absence of any official Hollow Knight: Silksong news, any update to the game, no matter how small, is a cause for speculation amongst the community — who, let's not forget, have been waiting for this one since 2019. Well, today we have another minor update, to the Steam page this time, and it's rekindled the "we're so...
News Pokémon's Team Rocket Is Returning To The Trading Card Game In A New Set
Here's a first look
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is currently booming and this trend looks set to continue with the reveal of the new set. It marks the return of the fictional crime organisation Team Rocket and is officially titled 'The Glory of Team Rocket'. It will be coming to Japan on 18th April 2025 and will include 98 standard cards with...
"If I'm forced to say..."
Dragons, a great calamity, a big battle, and a whole new continent to explore — and that was all just in the announcement trailer. Even this early on, we could feel that Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma was a step up for the series. And with every new trailer and every new detail, that's only become more true. Taking...
News 'I Hate This Place', An Open-World Survival Horror, Is Bound For Switch
Part of Bloober Team's new horror label
Developer Rock Square Thunder (The Lightbringer) has revealed I Hate This Place, an upcoming open-world survival horror published by Broken Mirror Games, the brand-new horror label from Bloober Team. Birthed via a partnership with Skybound Entertainment, I Hate This Place will be based on the Eisner...
News Onimusha 2's Switch Remaster Introduces New One-Hit 'Hell' Mode
One hit and it's game over
During the Future Games Show today, Capcom chimed in with another look and some more information about the Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny remaster, slicing its way onto the Switch this May. One of the highlights from the game's director Motohide Eshiro was about the new "Hell" mode - which he describes as an "extremely...
News System Shock 2's 25th Anniversary Remaster Infects Switch This June
The 1999 classic returns
Nightdive Studios has delivered all sorts of modernised retro-releases during the Switch generation and another one you can look forward to is System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster. During the 'Future Games Show: Spring Showcase' today it was confirmed this "sci-fi horror action RPG" will be launching for Nintendo...
News Hollow Knight: Silksong Gets Surprise Mention By Xbox, Will It Finally Release This Year?
Playing the waiting game
It looks like we've got a small update on the status of Hollow Knight: Silksong and this time it comes from the world of Xbox. Fans of this long-awaited title have been given some hope recently with the ID@Xbox director Guy Richards acknowledging how this title is still part of the company's future lineup. Unfortunately,...
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Reveals "Most Popular Characters" From Network Test
Take a guess who won
SEGA has been sharing all sorts of information about Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds since its closed network test and today it's revealed the "most popular" character selections. In first place is perhaps unsurprisingly the blue blur Sonic the Hedgehog. In second place we've got the ultimate lifeform Shadow the Hedgehog, following...
News Atelier Yumia Update Intends To Address Optimisation On "Some Platforms"
The Switch build could greatly benefit from this
Koei Tecmo's Atelier Yumia game launches on the Switch this week and it seems it's already working on improvements. If you caught our Switch review, you'll see how we thought this latest entry was "impressively ambitious" with its bold new direction but also felt it was an experience that was...
News This New Hand-Drawn 3D Platformer Might Be Teasing A Switch 2 Release
Coming to "Nintendo Switch(es)" this June
Last year, the "hand-drawn 3D platformer" Ruffy and the Riverside was announced for the Nintendo Switch. In an update, the German indie developer Zockrates Laboratories has now locked in a release date - confirming the game will be coming to "Nintendo Switch(es) on June 26th, 2025". Make of this what you...
