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News Uh Oh, Blurred Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 Art Has Leaked Online
Do a (kick) flip!
In what is quickly becoming one of the worst-kept secrets in the biz, a blurred image of what appears to be the key art for the as-yet-unannounced Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 remaster has leaked online (thanks for the heads up, Push Square). Shared to Twitter by reliable leaker @billbil_kun (who previously correctly called the...
News Fantasy Life i Development Was Restructured In 2024 As Keiji Inafune Left Company
"We had to reassess and restructure the project"
Note: This article previously incorrectly stated that Keiji Inafune designed Mega Man. We have corrected the error and apologise for the mistake. A brand new blog post from Level-5 has revealed some of the development woes its upcoming title Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. Namely, the...
Video 12 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In March 2025
Xenoblade Chronicles X! Sorry We're Closed! Gal Guardians!
Another month is here, and this one is called March. Hooray! Aside from the fact that we're due a whole bunch of new games this month, it's also worth noting that we're now less than a month away from the highly-anticipated Switch 2 Direct showcase. Mmm, tasty. But back to the games. There...
Update: Launching this August
If you played the Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles video game and were wondering when Tanjiro and his demon-slaying buddies would be returning, we've got an update. Aniplex has announced the second chapter of this game - officially titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For March And April 2025
X factor
More official details about Switch 2 are coming at the start of April, but until then Switch keeps on trucking with excellent games still arriving for the console which, incredibly, enters its ninth year on March 1st. In fact, the coming weeks see the arrival of some RPG gems in series old and, erm, very old which we're jonesing to dive...
News Pokémon Champions Reveals Multiplayer Battle Mode Options
A new challenger has appeared!
Pokémon Champions was one of the major announcements during the latest Pokémon Presents broadcast and we're still learning all sorts of things about it. The game's website and
News Final Minecraft Movie Trailer Still Hasn't Convinced Us On The Big-Screen Adaptation
Despite the Jennifer Coolidge cameo
Try to stop it all you can, we are rapidly approaching the Minecraft Movie's release date on 4th April and even the new 'Final Trailer' hasn't convinced us about Jack Black's latest trip into the world of video games. The new trailer does pack in a lot of new content, we'll admit. There are baby pandas, talking...
Poll Which Starter Pokémon Will You Choose In Legends: Z-A?
Choices, choices...
What's the most important part of a Pokémon game? The roster of 'mons? The setting? The story? Well, sort of the first, but tangential — it's the starter Pokémon. We now know just who the starter trio of Pokémon Legends: Z-A will be. And, similarly to Legends: Arceus, it's a triple threat of returning favourites. Chikorita,...
News A Remixed Song From Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Has Been Released
Don't worry, not long to go now
Nintendo UK has released a remixed song from Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on YouTube, presenting an updated version of the classic track 'Don't Worry'. Titled 'Don't Worry ', it does admittedly sound pretty close to the original, but there's enough variation here to make it worthwhile, we think. The...
News Pokémon Legends: Z-A Introduces Thrilling Series First "Real Time" Battles
"Trainers and their Pokémon will move around in real time"
The new update about Pokémon Legends: Z-A has revealed all sorts of exciting details and we're still unpacking everything here on Nintendo Life. One thing you don't want to overlook is the new "series first" where Pokémon and trainers take action in "real time" during battles. The...
News Pokémon Champions Limited To "Select Pokémon" At Launch
There'll also be Pokémon HOME restrictions
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the latest Pokémon Presents broadcast was the reveal of the new Switch and mobile title Pokémon Champions. It follows in the footsteps of games like Pokémon Stadium, where the focus is exclusively on trainer battles. As exciting as it is to see the return of this type of...
News Gex Trilogy Confirms Summer 2025 Switch Release, Here's The Official Trailer
Gex who's back, baby!
Back when games starring anthropomorphic creatures were all the rage, there was a gecko named Gex who had an entire trilogy. In case you somehow missed it, this same trilogy is set to make a return on modern platforms this year. A new trailer has been released and it confirms this new collection - powered by Limited Run's...
Gallery New Pokémon Legends: Z-A Screenshots Give A Closer Look At The Upcoming Adventure
Pokémon Snaps
The February 2025 Pokémon Presents showcase gave us our best look yet at Pokémon Legends: Z-A, showcasing the new battle system, starters and some of the friendly faces we can expect to meet along the way. It was a jam-packed trailer, to be sure, and The Pokémon Company has now updated the official Legends: Z-A website with a...
News We're Losing Our Minds Over This New Retro 'Terminator 2' Game
I'll be back... I need to change my pants
Following a rating toward the end of 2024, Publisher Reef Entertainment and developer Bitmap Bureau have revealed the debut trailer for Terminator 2D: NO FATE, a new retro-inspired title based on the 1991 movie Terminator 2: Judgement Day (a.k.a. the best one, and we won't hear any different, thank you very...
News Pokémon Legends: Z-A Trailer Confirms Starters And Mega Evolutions, Coming Late 2025
Illuminating
Pokémon Legends: Z-A made a not-unexpected appearance during today's Pokémon Presents, and while it stopped short of getting a solid release date, it has been confirmed for a late 2025 release date — likely in time for the holidays. In the new footage, we got a look at many of the Pokémon you'll be running into, a detailed look at...
News 'Pokémon Champions', A New Battle-Focused Game, Announced For Switch And Mobile
Stay tuned for more info!
As a part of today's Pokémon Presents showcase, The Pokémon Company has revealed a first look at Pokémon Champions, an upcoming battle-focused title for Switch and mobile. There's still a lot that we don't know about this one for the time being, but the reveal trailer puts Pokémon battling front and centre. It looks...
Exclusive Spunky, Punky Metroidvania 'Cookie Cutter' Gets A Switch 'Overkill Edition'
Accept all Cookie?
Gory Metroidvania Cookie Cutter is coming soon to Switch in upgraded form: Cookie Cutter: Overkill Edition is scheduled for a spring launch and will bring new content and "enhancements" to developer Subcult Joint's award winner. If you missed its first coming on other platforms in December 2023, Cookie Cutter serves up some...
Drag me to Skell
We have a little under a month to go before Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition flies onto Switch on 20th March and Nintendo has today released a new overview trailer, giving us our best look yet at the upcoming remaster. Fittingly titled 'Everything you need to know about Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition', the new...
News Nintendo Highlights Four Brand New Games "Coming Soon" To Switch
March is going to be an exciting month
Nintendo is gearing up for a massive year with the upcoming 'Switch 2 Direct broadcast' but as we keep saying here on Nintendo Life, it's not done with its original hybrid system just yet. It seems we'll be getting a solid list of offerings throughout 2025 and if you are wondering what's ahead in March,...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 Has Been Rated For Switch
Gnarly!
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 has been teased for a good number of months on the trot now, but it finally seems like the skating sequels will be dropping in on Switch soon enough after the as-yet-unannounced title received a rating in Singapore (thanks, VGC). It's exciting news, no doubt, made all the more appealing by the inclusion of...
News Atari And Choice Provisions' New Take On 'Breakout' Gets March Release Date
If it ain't broke...
Atari and Choice Provisions, the team behind the BIT.TRIP games, have announced that Breakout Beyond is launching on Switch (and other platforms) on 25th March 2025. We're flipping things from horizontal to vertical and going "beyond" (sorry) what Breakout has ever done before. Moving through neon-drenched levels and puzzles,...
News This Absurd Action-Horror From Swery65 And Suda51 Needs To Come To Switch
Or heck, Switch 2!
During Xbox's recent Indie Showcase, a new gameplay trailer for Hotel Barcelona was debuted ahead of its release later this year. From writer and director Hidetaka Suehiro (Swery65) and based on an original idea by Goichi Suda (Suda51), Hotel Barcelona looks utterly ridiculous, and we're sincerely hoping the team at White Owls...
News 'Fantasy Life i' Commercials Showcase Comfortingly Familiar Gameplay
Sequel is finally launching later this year
It's been a bloomin' long time coming, but Level-5's Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is finally making its way to the Switch on 22nd May 2025 following multiple delays. To really drive the message that this date is likely final, two new commercials have been released (thanks, Go Nintendo) that...
News Activision Teases Tony Hawk's Return In A New Update
"Loading.. new parks"
Activision has been teasing the return of the legendary Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series over the past week and now the official social media game account has shared another update. It's a post featuring a few photos of Tony and his crew with the same date "03.04.25" attached. Along with this is the message "loading.. new parks"...
Round Up Every Switch Game Featured At Xbox's Indie Showcase (February 2025)
All the reveals, all the announcements
Earlier on, Xbox held a special indie showcase featuring all sorts of games on the way to the green machine and certain other platforms. Many of these games happen to be coming to the Switch, so we've put together a round up of everything featured during the show that is en route to Nintendo's hybrid system...
News Tempopo, The Adorable Next Game From 'Unpacking' Devs, Gets April Release Date
Keep the tempo(po)
Developer Witch Beam and publisher CULT Games have announced a release date for the lovely-looking Tempopo, a chill musical puzzle where you're rescuing floral friends who have been thrown into disarray by a storm. Coming to Switch on 17th April, Tempopo is both the name of the game and the flowers. Using music, you'll need to...
Round Up The First Impressions Of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds 'Closed Network Test' Are In
Here are some thought so far...
Sega is this weekend running a limited-time Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds 'closed network test' for the PlayStation 5 and the first impressions are now rolling in. There's obviously no feedback about the Switch version at this stage, but there's still enough commentary doing the rounds online to give Sonic fans an idea...
News Bonkers Metroidvania 'Rusty Rabbit' Now Has A Switch eShop Demo
Try it out before launch
NetEase Games is promoting its upcoming action platformer Rusty Rabbit with a brand new demo for Nintendo Switch. This demo allows you to play through the beginning of Stamp's adventure, with save data carrying over to the full release when it launches on 17th April 2025. Here's a bit more about what you can expect: "In...
News Metroid Prime First 4 Figures 'Samus Phazon Suit' Pre-Orders Now Live
Including an "early bird" discount
Following some teasers, pre-orders for the Metroid Prime 'Samus Phazon Suit' PVC statue by First 4 Figures have now officially gone live. The Collector's Edition is priced at $149.99 and there's an early bird offer for the Exclusive Edition reducing it from $164.99 to just $149.99. Both figures are estimated to...
News Tales Of The Shire, The Cosy LOTR Game, Has Been Delayed Again
Now coming in July
Wētā Workshop has announced that the cute and cosy life sim Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game has been delayed from 25th March to 29th July 2025. The developer, which is known for special effects, prop creation, board games, and miniatures, shared a statement on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) earlier...
News '90s Anime 'Samurai Pizza Cats' Is Getting The Action RPG Treatment Next Year
With the original voice cast back on board
If you cast your mind back to the wonderful world of '90s cartoons, you might recall Saban's Samurai Pizza Cats, an action-comedy that saw three sword-wielding kitties keeping the peace in the futuristic world of Little Tokyo. It's the type of show that had almost disappeared from our minds, quite frankly,...
News New Yooka-Replaylee Trailer Showcases Rextro's Revamped Minigame Arcade
This platformer's got some byte
Last month, Playtonic gave us our first look at Yooka-Replaylee's Shovel Knight in all of his remastered glory, and today, the studio is putting the spotlight on another character to showcase its sweet new looks. The delightful dino Rextro is the focus of the latest trailer, with the new footage highlighting his...
News Acclaimed Horror Title 'Mouthwashing' Is Making Its Way To Switch
Available later this year
The critically-acclaimed horror game Mouthwashing will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch later this year after publisher Critical Reflex celebrated 500K+ sales on Steam. Physical editions will be available via Fangamer, and while pre-orders aren't available just yet, you can sign up for notifications so you don't...
News All Aboard! Acclaimed Deckbuilder 'Monster Train' Is Getting A Switch Sequel This Year
Calling at sequel station
Devolver Digital's publishing label Big Fan Games and developer Shiny Shoe have today announced that Monster Train 2 — a sequel to the 2021 deckbuilding roguelike — will be choo-chooing its way onto Switch later this year. Much like its predecessor, this one will see you building up a deck of cards and using the...
Hands On Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition - A Decade On, Mira's Still Got It
A Skell of a good time
It's been absolutely ages since we last set foot on Mira, the planet on which humanity seeks refuge from an alien threat in Xenoblade Chronicles X. It was perhaps only a year or two after the game first released on Wii U, in fact, that we last played it, and our overriding memory (besides the fact that it's incredible) is of...
News Annapurna Will Shed Some Light On Its 2025 Lineup In Next Week's Digital Showcase
How much is destined for Switch 2?
Annapurna Interactive has announced that its first digital showcase of the year (the creatively titled 'Annapurna Interactive Showcase') will be streamed on YouTube next week, providing a peek at the company's release schedule for 2025. Arriving on 24th February at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT / 6pm CET, the...
News New Tactical RPG From Danganronpa & Zero Escape Creators Scores A Demo
Coming soon to Switch
Last June, during a Nintendo Direct showcase, Aniplex and Too Kyoo Games lifted the lid on The Hundred Line: Last Defence Academy - a collaboration between Danganronpa series writer Kazutaka Kodaka and Zero Escape creator Kotaro Uchikoshi. More recently, it was announced this tactical RPG mixed with visual novel elements would...
Gallery Here's Another Look At Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition For Switch
Launching next month
This year is set to be incredibly busy for Nintendo with its launch of the Switch 2, but before we even get to the Direct broadcast in April, first up is the return of Xenoblade Chronicles X. In case you've somehow missed it, Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is launching for the original Switch on 20th March 2025, and...
News Hollow Knight: Silksong Briefly Vanishes From US Switch eShop, But It's Back Now
Update: Restored after a few hours
Hollow Knight: Silksong's Switch eShop listing has disappeared from the North American storefront. Spotted on the Silksong subreddit (via Wario64), the page was seemingly removed earlier today. Now, when you
News Toby Fox Shares Development Update On Deltarune Chapter 3 And 4
"Still console testing"
Developer Toby Fox is back with another update on the much-anticipated Deltarune Chapter 3 and 4, inching toward an as-yet unknown release date that is still promised to come later this year. In short, console testing is still ongoing. Our assumption here is that the Switch is included in these tests, but Fox has not...
News Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact Brings The Fight To Switch This July
First DLC fighter revealed, physical release confirmed
The fighting game tournament EVO hosted its awards show this weekend and also shared some special announcements. One update, in particular, was a release date for the tag-team manga and anime fighter Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact. It will be launching for the Switch and multiple other platforms...
News Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Physical Release Confirmed (Japan)
Including English language support
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has just locked in a May release date and although the West is reportedly not getting a physical version, Fantasy Life fans aren't completely out of luck. As highlighted by Gematsu, a physical edition of the game for Switch and PS5 will be made available in Japan and it...
News Sorry Okamiden Fans, It Sounds Like The Okami Sequel Will Basically Ignore The DS Follow-Up
Howl could they do this to Chibiterasu?
We were more than a little surprised when Hideki Kamiya and Capcom popped up at The Game Awards to announce an Okami sequel. Surprised, but excited. The title is still in early development and we know very little about it, but in a recent interview with IGN, some of its creatives began to explain what we can...
News 'Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma' Spreads The Love With New Romance Candidate Trailers
Get the flowers and choccy ready
We are quickly closing in on Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma's 30th May release date and, with love in the air this Valentine's Day, publisher Marvelous! has shared a pair of new trailers to introduce the game's romance candidates. Broken into 'Meet the Bachelors' and 'Meet the Bachelorettes,' the trailers showcase...
News PS Vita's 'Ys Memoire: Memories Of Celceta' Lands Switch Remaster In Japan This May
No word of a localisation yet
At the end of last year, Falcom announced that it was working on a Switch remaster of the 2012 PS Vita title Ys Memoire: Memories of Celceta (in Japan, at least). Well, what do you know, that very remaster now has a release date of 22nd May 2025 (thanks, Gematsu). Yes, this one isn't confirmed for a Western release at...
News 'System Shock 2' Remaster Is Coming To Nintendo Switch With A New Name
'26th Anniversary Remaster' didn't have the same ring to it
Nightdive Studios' previously announced spruce up of the classic action RPG System Shock 2 has been announced for Switch and given a new name: say hello to System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster. Formerly known as System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition, this remaster will be a modernised...
News Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Finally Lands New May Release Date
Let's hope it can stick this one
After a handful of delays, Level-5 has today announced the new new release date for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, which we can now expect to put down roots on Switch on 21st May 2025. This highly anticipated life-sim has felt like a long time coming. Initially announced in the 2023 February Direct
News Metroid Prime First 4 Figures 'Samus Phazon Suit' Sneak Peek, Pre-Orders Open Soon
Update: Here's a teaser of the light-up collector's edition
First 4 Figures has kicked off the new year with a "first look" at its new Metroid Prime 'Samus Phazon Suit' PVC statue, which is apparently "coming soon". Pre-orders will open in 10 days on 20th February 2025, with pricing to be revealed on the same day. If you sign up to the website,...
Launching worldwide this May
If you're looking for more Gundam action on the Switch, you might be interested in the upcoming release Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Battle Destiny Remastered. This game originally made its debut on the PlayStation Vita in 2012 as a Japan exclusive and Bandai Namco today confirmed the remaster will be getting a worldwide...
News Cult N64 Platformer 'Glover' Finally Gets Switch Release Date
And it's very soon
Glover is coming back! Who'd have thought it? Well, a lot of us, given that the Glover rerelease was announced back in 2022 — initially only for Steam, but eventually also for consoles. And we finally have a release date for QUByte Interactive's rerelease. According to
