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News UK Retailer Lists Potential Release Dates For Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion 3 On Switch
And Daemon X Machina, too
2019 is set to introduce some pretty major games on Nintendo Switch, with the likes of Yoshi's Crafted World, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Pokémon, Animal Crossing, and
News Gravity-Puzzle Platfomer Etherborn Leaps Onto The Nintendo Switch This Spring
Developer signs with FoxNext
In case you forgot, last May, the Barcelona-based indie developer Altered Matter announced its beautiful puzzle platform game Etherborn was coming to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. Nearly a year later, the official Nintendo channel has now uploaded an announcement trailer for this title, revealing it...
News Skybound And Beamdog Bring Six Classic Dungeons & Dragons Games To Switch In 2019
Each one is enhanced
Skybound Games - best-known in recent times for taking over the development of The Walking Dead video game series from Telltale - has announced it is teaming up with Beamdog to bring a selection classic role-playing computer games to the Switch and multiple other platforms later this year. The publishing partnership between the...
News Battlloon Is A Chaotic Party Game For Up To Four Players, And It's About To Blow Up On Switch
Launching with a bang
Battlloon is just weeks away from bursting onto the Nintendo Switch scene, setting its rubbery sights on a 28th February release date. This one has you gathering up to four friends for an almighty balloon battle (hence the Battlloon name, you see). You'll be choosing from six different characters and propelling foes into the...
News Doom & Destiny Coming To Switch, But Not Those Ones
Well, DOOM is but that would spoil the headline, no?
Turn-based RPG Doom & Destiny - the self-described 'Flying Spaghetti-Fantasy Adventure' - drops onto the eShop tomorrow. A farcical take on the old-school JRPG formula, your party of four friends encounter all the classic things you'd expect to find on a perilous top-down adventure - dragons,...
News Retro-Flavoured V.O.I.D. Side-Scrolls Onto Switch At The End Of February
With a 15% pre-order discount, if you're into that sort of thing
Nape Games and Jandusoft are prepping their action side-scroller V.O.I.D. for release later this month (the 28th, to be exact). Offering the choice between two characters, they promise different gameplay depending on your character's abilities that recalls the classic platforming...
News Solve Physics-Based Puzzles And Make Your Own Moldable Worlds In Claybook, On Switch Next Month
Something a little different
Independent studio Second Order, founded by former Ubisoft veterans, has announced that its colourful, clay physics-based puzzle game Claybook is headed to Nintendo Switch next month. The game has players solving "brain-bending" puzzles in a world made entirely of clay; a custom 'Clayfield' technology has been used to...
News Ubisoft Outlines Extreme Post-Launch Plans For Trials Rising
Eat more dirt than ever before
Trials fans are in for an extremely challenging treat on 26th February when Trials Rising arrives on the Switch and multiple other platforms. To kill some time before it crash-lands, Ubisoft has shared new information about the future for the title, in the form of a post-launch plan. The idea is to release an...
News Image & Form Wants Fans To Create A Background NPC For SteamWorld Quest
Only one robot can win
If you love what Image & Form Games has done with the SteamWorld series over the years, you're no doubt keeping tabs on its next release, SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech. This Switch title - recently
News To The Moon Developer Has "Some Arrangements" For A Switch Release
We have lift-off
Just days after it was revealed SpeedRunners was likely to come to the Nintendo Switch when a fan reached out to the game's publisher tinyBuild via email, the award-winning PC and mobile indie title To The Moon has now been confirmed the same way. Apparently, all it takes nowadays to find out if a game is coming to the Nintendo...
News Pokémon-Inspired Monster Crown To Be Published By Soedesco, Switch Version Taking Shape
Regular updates to follow
Indie publisher Soedesco has revealed that it will be taking control of publishing duties for Monster Crown, a Pokémon-inspired monster taming game we reported on last year. If you didn't hear about this one, Monster Crown boasts many of the features you would expect to find in a Pokémon game - monster collecting, online...
News Puzzle Bobble 2 Hits Switch Tomorrow Thanks To Hamster's Neo Geo Collection
"Ready? GO!"
Hamster has confirmed that the already-promised Puzzle Bobble 2 is heading to Nintendo Switch very, very soon. So soon, in fact, that you'll be able to get your hands on it tomorrow. We already gave that away in the title, didn't we? Ah well. Puzzle Bobble 2 is a tile-matching game first released by Taito in 1995. Originally appearing...
News Cinders Is A Mature Take On Classic Cinderella, And It's Enchanting Switch This Valentine's Day
Break the rules
Crunching Koalas is gearing up for its next release on Nintendo Switch with Cinders, a mature take on the classic fairytale, Cinderella. The game takes the form of a visual novel where everything centres around player choices. There are multiple endings to discover, a grand total of 120 decision points, and more than 300 available...
News Guacamelee! One-Two Punch Collection Announced As A Physical Bundle For Switch
Two games, one package
Publisher Leadman Games has revealed that a physical Guacamelee series bundle is on the way for Switch, fittingly called Guacamelee! One-Two Punch Collection. The bundle includes both Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Guacamelee! 2, two action-packed 2D brawlers that are a great way to spend your time. Inspired...
News Here's Your First Look At Some Lovely GRID Autosport Switch Screenshots
Pedal to the metal
GRID Autosport developer Feral Interactive has shared the first batch of screenshots for the Switch version of the game, and it's looking pretty tasty. News of this one's upcoming Switch release first broke in November last year, when Feral Interactive's managing director said that the company was "thrilled" to bring the game...
News NetherRealm's Brutal Response To Fans Who Want Shaggy In Mortal Kombat 11
Fatality
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate isn't the only game which has a vocal minority of fans who like to make questionable fighter requests. If you've been keeping tabs on Mortal Kombat 11, you may or may not have heard about a fan petition asking NetherRealm Studios to add Shaggy from the Scooby-Doo animation to the game. The Mortal Kombat series'...
News Kirby's Adventure And Super Mario Bros. 2 Join The Switch Online NES Library This Month
Platforming greatness
Nintendo has revealed the next two games being added to the Switch Online NES service on 13th February. They include Kirby's Adventure from 1993 and Super Mario Bros. 2 from 1988. Below are the descriptions of each one, direct from the official PR: Kirby’s Adventure – Using 20 unique tricks and Kirby’s ability to steal...
News Gods Remastered Is Bringing The Bitmap Brothers' Classic '90s Platformer To Switch
From SNES to Switch
Hercules is well and truly on his way to Nintendo Switch, as a remaster of the classic '90s platformer Gods is on its way to the console. Fittingly called Gods Remastered, this new release has been developed by Robot Riot Games and actually released on Steam towards the end of last year. The remaster presents the original title...
News PSVR Air Combat Game Bow To Blood: Last Captain Standing Is Flying Onto Switch
Think Hunger Games, but in planes
Tribetoy has revealed that its action-strategy airship adventure Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing is heading to Nintendo Switch this April. The game is a single-player action-strategy roguelike in which players must oversee a flying airship in a multi-stage competition being broadcast as a deadly reality TV...
News Indie Hit Q.U.B.E. 2 Is Heading To Switch This Month With An Exclusive Physical Release
Going physical for the first time
We're happy to exclusively reveal the news that the hit indie puzzler Q.U.B.E. 2 is making its way to Nintendo Switch in both digital and physical form later this month. Q.U.B.E. 2 is a much-loved puzzler that originally launched on PC and other consoles last year. Featuring more than 80 puzzles in total, the game...
News No, Nintendo's German YouTube Channel Is Not Preparing For An Animal Crossing Switch Reveal
Remain calm
Over the last few hours, rumours have been circulating online suggesting that a major reveal of the new Animal Crossing game for Nintendo Switch is just around the corner. The rumours started to flow after fans discovered a collection of private Animal Crossing videos on YouTube but, sadly, this doesn't mean that a reveal is on the way...
Video View The Nitro-Fueled Gameplay In This Crash Team Racing Clip
Fast and furious
Now that we no longer have to worry about Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled for Nintendo Switch being delayed, we can simply look forward to what the game will offer when it does arrive later this year on 21st June. To create some noise about this upcoming release, the official Crash Bandicoot YouTube account has
News It Looks Like SpeedRunners Is Racing Onto The Nintendo Switch
Multiplayer madness
It's hard to believe how some games get revealed nowadays. A Reddit user by the name of Patrickwaite011 recently reached out to tinyBuild Games via email asking if the publisher would be releasing SpeedRunners on the Switch anytime soon. Surprisingly, the CEO Alex Nichiporchik responded saying it would be priced at $15.00,...
News Bee Simulator Is Buzzing Its Way To A Physical Release On Switch In 2019
This'll keep you busy
Varsav Game Studios, the developer of the upcoming Bee Simulator, has announced a publishing partnership with Bigben Interactive which will see the game launch physically on Switch "at the end of 2019". If you've missed the news on this one in the past, Bee Simulator has you seeing the world through the eyes of a honey bee...
News Captain StarONE Brings "Unique" Strategy Gameplay To Switch This Week
Blending action and 'inaction'
Flyhigh Works has revealed that its next game on Switch, Captain StarONE, will be bringing its strategy-based gameplay to the console very soon indeed. So soon, in fact, you'll be able to pick it up later this week. Described as "a unique game blending action and ‘inaction’", Captain StarONE has you setting your...
News Kairosoft Brings Pocket Academy To Switch eShop On 7th February
Bite-sized simulation
Kairosoft's games library on the Switch eShop continues to grow. The next bite-sized but highly addictive management simulation is about operating your very own academy. It will arrive on 7th February in both North America and Europe and will set you back $12.00 / £8.99. In Pocket Academy, you'll have to set up classrooms,...
News Import Copies Of Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster Include Two Game Cards
One game per card
Earlier this week, we got a look at the updated European box art for the physical copy of the Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster coming to Switch this April. The overly large download warning completely ruined the artistic beauty of this cover art. If you've now decided to import a physical copy of the game to avoid this ugly box...
News Wargroove Will Receive Regular Updates, Free Content And DLC
Chucklefish commits
To celebrate the release of Wargroove this week, the team at Chucklefish held a Reddit AMA. One of the most commonly asked questions was if the game would receive post-release support. The good news is the team are “definitely interested” in supporting Wargroove with ongoing updates in the future, but wanted to first take in...
News Multiple Retailers Reconfirm Crash Team Racing Release Date For Nintendo Switch
Start your engines this June
In December last year, concerns were raised when multiple retailers removed pre-order options for the Switch version of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – with some even going as far as cancelling customer pre-orders. Soon after this, it was discovered the game’s official website was displaying a ‘Coming Soon’...
News Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth On 3DS Won’t Include English Voice Work
Japanese voice track, English subtitles
After being rated by the Australian Classification Board last month, it was yesterday confirmed Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth would be released on the 3DS in both North America and Europe later this year. If you want to find out more information about this title, check out the
News Sega Shares Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Making Of Team Sonic Racing's Soundtrack
Pedal to the metal
Continuing the recent trend of musical love, Sega has shared a new video today giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Team Sonic Racing's soundtrack. The video features Sonic Team Sound Director Jun Senoue on guitar, Act. on drums, and Takeshi Taneda on bass, all jamming along to songs from the game during the...
News Devolver Digital's Ultra-Violent Ape Out Has Been Slightly Delayed
Anger intensifies
One of the most intriguing games on the Switch's release schedule horizon is Ape Out, an ultra-violent smash 'em up that was originally planned to release next week. Sadly, the game has been delayed slightly, pushing its launch date back to 28th February. The game is a wild mash-up of striking colours, frantic jazz music and...
News Retro Action-Platformer Ghoulboy - Dark Sword Of Goblin Lands On Switch This Month
Bosses, chiptune, the works
The retro-inspired action platformer Ghoulboy - Dark Sword of Goblin is planning a nostalgic trip to the Nintendo Switch later this month, it has been confirmed. Said to combine elements from the action-RPG genre with hack 'n' slash style gameplay, Ghoulboy features all the heroic characters, gloomy environments, and...
News Smartphone First-Person Shooter Modern Combat Blackout Is Firing Onto Nintendo Switch
In a Switch exclusive version
Gameloft has revealed that it will be bringing its hugely popular smartphone FPS series, Modern Combat, to Nintendo's hybrid console, with Modern Combat Blackout serving as a Switch exclusive. The game is based on Modern Combat 5: Blackout, a game which launched across iOS, Android and Windows 10 in 2014 and went on to...
News Knife Fighter Kano Returns To Mortal Kombat 11
That’s not a knife... that’s a knife
In January, NetherRealm Studios held an event showcasing the gameplay of Mortal Kombat 11 for the very first time. During this, it was revealed a special Kombat Kast would take place on 30th January, sharing more information about the characters and content coming to the game. Unfortunately, due to wild...
News Darksiders: Warmastered Edition Launches Physically On Switch In April, Will Retail For $30
Properly confirmed this time
Remember yesterday, when Darksiders: Warmastered Edition was accidentally leaked early by its own publisher? Well, today the game has been truly confirmed - properly this time - and it's set to arrive on Switch in April. Already available on PC and other consoles, the game will launch on Switch on 2nd April b
News Award-Winning Precision Platformer The King's Bird Flies Onto Switch This February
Momentum-driven movement
Serenity Forge and publisher Graffiti Games have announced that the award-winning platformer The King's Bird will be soaring onto Nintendo Switch next month. The King's Bird is described as a momentum-driven, precision-platforming game in which players must use aerial movements to dash, glide, and flow through a mysterious...
News Nintendo Reconfirms Switch Release Windows For Metroid, Pokémon, Animal Crossing And More
Bayonetta 3, Luigi's Mansion 3, Dragon Quest
As part of Nintendo's newly-released financial report, an up-to-date launch schedule of "primary" Nintendo products has been shared. The schedule shows the expected release windows for all major Nintendo-published games that have already been announced. Aside from Metroid Prime 4, which Nintendo recently...
News Take To The Skies In Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight, Blasting Onto Switch On 21st February
Flight combat on the go
Flight combat action game Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight is soaring onto Nintendo Switch on 21st February, it has been confirmed. The game has you taking the controls of a warplane and jumping into the battlefields of World War 2. With campaigns for Great Britain, USSR, and Germany all featured, you will assume the role of a pilot...
News Dead Or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet Won’t Be Released In Europe Or North America
Times are changin’
Despite the fact Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet is not a mainline entry in the DoA series, there’s still admittedly some interest in the upcoming release here in the west because the existing entries have been made available outside of Japan in the past. For anyone who was looking forward to some fun in the sun on the Switch...
News Limited Run Reveals Another World Collector’s Edition For Nintendo Switch
Pre-orders go live on 1st February
Last weekend, it was revealed Limited Run Games was handling the physical release Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition for Nintendo Switch. If you’re interested in picking up the Collector’s Edition of the game, it will set you back $59.99. This bundle becomes available for pre-order in the US on 1st...
News Spoiler Alert Is Like A Reverse Version Of Super Mario Bros. Due Out On February 1st
“You played the game... Now it's time to unplay it!”
Imagine a scenario where you boot up Super Mario Bros. for the first time and Peach has already been saved, every coin has been collected and every single goomba has been stomped on. What would you do? Spoiler Alert, arriving on the Switch eShop on 1st February for $4.99, is a Megafuzz...
News Vectronom Is A Psychedelic Rhythm-Based Puzzle Game Coming To Switch This Spring
Solve puzzles to the beat
Note: This video contains flashing lights and rapidly changing colours. Publisher ARTE and German indie developer Ludopium have announced that their upcoming rhythm-based puzzler Vectronom is headed to Nintendo Switch. In Vectronom, players must memorise patterns and solve environment-specific puzzles while moving their...
News THQ Accidentally Confirms Darksiders: Warmastered Edition For Switch, Then Removes Evidence
Oops
It would appear that Darksiders: Warmastered Edition is well and truly on the way to Nintendo Switch, after what appears to be something of a slip up by publisher THQ Nordic. The Warmastered Edition, which is an enhanced version of the series' first game that has already seen a release on Wii U in the past, has been rumoured to be coming to...
News Shoot 'Em Up Bundle Vasara Collection Is Getting A Physical Release On Switch
Vasara and Vasara 2
Back in March of last year, QUByte Interactive revealed that it had acquired the console rights to Visco Corporation's bullet hell series, Vasara, noting that a collection containing both Vasara and Vasara 2 would be headed to Switch. We now have a little more information about the release, and it's good news for physical fans...
News Nintendo's UK Store Appears To Have Confirmed Mortal Kombat 11 Switch Delay In Europe
No concerns for North America
Mortal Kombat 11 was expected to arrive worldwide on the Switch in April until several European retailers updated their product listings for the Switch version of the game, changing the launch date to 10th May. At the time, these retailers included Amazon and even the Warner Bros. store (the company responsible for...
News Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Champions Will Soon Conquer Nintendo Switch, Cross-Play Included
Battle on the go
PlayFusion and Games Workshop have announced that the super-popular and hugely successful trading card game Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions is headed to Nintendo Switch. For those not in the know, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions is a collectable card game that blends physical and digital card collections; essentially, players...
News Iron Crypticle Brings Smash TV And Ghosts 'n Goblins-Inspired Arcade Fun To Switch Next Month
Get 10% off pre-orders
We're happy to exclusively share the first Nintendo Switch trailer for Iron Crypticle, an arcade twin-stick dungeon shooter arriving on the console next month. In the game, the glorious Royal Treasures of Cryptonia have been stolen, and now the King’s washed-up knights must suit up and descend into the ancient palace crypts...
News Tunche Is An Action-Filled, Hand-Drawn Beat 'Em Up Aiming To Release On Switch
Kickstarter now running
As more and more indie games hope to make their way to Switch, crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter are becoming increasingly important for developers to realise their early goals. The latest crowdfunding project to catch our attention is Tunche, a hand-drawn beat 'em up which has Switch firmly in its sights. The game is...
News Open-World Adventure Windscape Is An Homage To Zelda, And It Arrives On Switch This March
NPCs, dungeons, the works
Headup Games has announced that the upcoming open-world adventure game Windscape will launch on Nintendo Switch on 27th March, releasing a brand new trailer in the process. Windscape is a first-person exploration adventure set in a world made up of floating islands in the sky. The game is heavily inspired by the likes of...
