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Video Grab A Cuppa And Enjoy 15 Minutes Of Little Dragons Cafe Footage
Dragonian times
Earlier this month we got to feast our eyes on some tasty new screens for Yasuhiro Wada's latest offering, Little Dragons Café, and now we've got another starter to enjoy before the main course arrives this summer - 15 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming Switch curio. Uploaded by the good folks at Ninte
News HAMSTER Accidentally Leaks Two Upcoming ACA Switch Releases
Retro gamers rejoice!
It did not take eagle-eyed gamers much time to spot something very interesting on the Switch dashboard HAMSTER used for the Famitsu broadcast that revealed the upcoming Arcade Archive Punch-Out!! is arriving next week. Not one but two as-yet-unannounced ACA title icons where clearly visible earlier today, and both...
Rumour Amazon Canada Listing Suggests LEGO The Incredibles Will Start Building This June
Summer of blocks
More fuel has been added to the rumours surrounding the release date of LEGO The Incredibles on Nintendo Switch, with a new listing on Amazon Canada stating a release date of 15 June with a price tag of CAN $79.99 (£44). So is this a legit date or just placeholder? June has indeed been used as a placeholder date in the past, but...
News The OJO Projector For Switch Has Completed Another Successful Crowdfunding Campaign
First Indiegogo, now Makuake in Japan
It was only last year that the OJO - the projector designed to take your Switch games and give them the cinema treatment - pulled off a super successful crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, bringing in a crazy $270,966 (that's 687% of its goal amount). And now it's just done it again in Japan. The Japanese...
News Punch-Out!! Is Your Next Nintendo Arcade Archive, Releases Next Week
POW! Right in the kisser!
Things have been quiet on the retro Nintendo front after the release of Arcade Archives Super Mario Bros. VS, but that silence is now coming to an end with a bang. A right hook bang probably since HAMSTER is releasing the original Punch-Out!! on the 30th March on the Switch eShop! This double-screen monstrosity is not your...
News Have Your Cake And Eat It As Nintendo Listing Suggests It's Making A Game Called EclairCity
The Great Japanese Bake Off
Nintendo loves it some oddball ideas, but could one of its next games have a real cake-based premise? If a rating on the International Age Rating Coalition is to be believed, Ninty is breaking out a new signature bake. The listing has the name EclairCity, with Nintendo down as both publisher and the 'production...
News Co-Op Platformer The Adventure Pals Gets Switch Gameplay Video And April Release Date
Action-packed!
Armor Games has announced that The Adventure Pals will be launching on Nintendo Switch on 3rd April. The game is a side-scrolling, action-packed platformer about friendship and exploration, featuring RPG elements and two-player local drop-in/drop-out co-op. Players will team up with their (rather excellent-looking) giraffe,...
News Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze's Switch File Is Almost Half The Size Of The Wii U Version
Here's some more footage, too
An update on the Japanese eShop listing for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on Switch has revealed a rather interesting fact about the upcoming port: it's file size is 6.6GB, making it almost half the size of the version that appeared on Wii U in 2014. Of course, this could be an error, but if Nintendo has...
News Gotcha Racing 2nd Will Speed Onto The Switch eShop on 29th March
Toy-ca touring cars
The original Gotcha Racing was a fun-filled, top-down racer that revved its way to an 8.10 review here on Nintendo Life, and now its sequel is looking to score its own podium finish as Gotcha Racing 2nd roars onto Nintendo Switch on 29th March. This cutesy racer combines gacha (capsule) toys, which you can unlock and then...
News Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Will Be Playable On Switch Next Month At PAX East
And you could even win this rad custom Switch
We haven't heard much news on the Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus front as of late - bar news that Panic Button (the studio tasked with porting the game to Switch) is hard at work on other titles as well - but that lack of update could mean we're set to play the game in the near future with Bethesda...
Deals This Dark Souls: Remastered Metal Plate Looks Tasty
Fill your plate
It's almost time for the Nintendo Switch to visit Lordran, a Gothic kingdom filled with dangers and creatures in all manner of monstrous forms. It's a place where you'll almost certainly die, over and over again. Okay, that might not sound like an attractive premise for a video game, but its war of attrition makes for one of the most...
Nintendo Download 22nd March (North America)
Games, games and more games on the NA eShops
Thursday is here, yet again, and with it, another Nintendo Download update for North America. As per usual, it brings a whole host of new games, extra bits of DLC, demos and maybe the occasional discount and deal. As always, be sure to add your votes to the poll below and leave us a comment sharing...
News Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana Secures Late June Release Date On Switch
Revealed in a new character trailer
NIS America has revealed that Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana will be arriving on Switch on 26th June in North America, and 29th June in Europe. The JRPG series is returning with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years. Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island where he, and the other...
News Double Dose Of Sengoku Arriving Next Week On Switch eShop
HAMSTER and Zerodiv, no relation
Next Thursday there is much to rejoice if you are looking to expand your virtual Switch arcade salon since there not one, but two, Sengoku games releasing on 29th March! But don't get confused: Both are not only from completely unrelated series, but they are are also top tier within their own distinct genres. Still...
"Performance is not really the issue"
Yesterday we got the shock reveal that Ark: Survival Evolved, Studio Wildcard's open-world survival sim (with added dinosaurs, naturally), is headed to Nintendo Switch sometime in the Autumn. Abstraction Games is the studio behind the port, and in a revealing interview the dev reveals that in terms of...
News Streets Of Red Launches On The Switch eShop On 29th March
Better late than never
Some of you may remember Streets of Red: Devil’s Dare Deluxe, a permadeath beat ‘em up that was due to release on the Switch last month. The game was supposed to launch on 27th February, but that day came and went without a peep. Though no announcement was made relating to why this date was missed, those of you that were...
News (Pre)History Is Made As Ark: Survival Evolved Is Officially Announced For Switch
Everybody do the dinosaur
Well, that's an unexpected (but most welcome) surprise! Mere days after announcing a port for mobile devices, Studio Wildcard has only gone and officially announced a Nintendo Switch version of Ark: Survival Evolved, too! Revealed at a presentation at GDC today, the open-world survival sim will be ported to Switch with...
News Become A Martial Arts Master In The Melee Action Of 9 Monkeys Of Shaolin
Way of the warrior
Publisher Baku Entertainment and developer Sobaka Studios have unveiled their latest title, 9 Monkeys Of Shaolin, a melee-focused brawler with an ancient Chinese setting and a heavy dose of martial arts action. Due to arrive on Nintendo Switch in the autumn, 9MOS it mixes ground attacks, aerial manouveres and special moves...
News Aqua Moto Racing Utopia Is Finally Ready For Release On Wii U
Four years and a Switch release later
Zordix Games has revealed that Aqua Moto Racing Utopia is now complete and ready for release on Wii U, and that the game will be available on the console's eShop "soon". Aqua Moto Racing Utopia has had a very interesting few years indeed. We initially heard about the game being developed for Wii U way back in...
News Action Platformer Shadow Bug Will Put Your Speedrunning Skills To The Test Next Week
"Slicing enemies to pieces"
Two-man indie developer Muro Studios has announced that Shadow Bug will arrive on Nintendo Switch on 30th March. In the game you control the overpowered ninja hero Shadow Bug, saving your home forest from the evil factory by slicing monsters to pieces. The game takes you on an adventure through a variety of attractive,...
News Top-Down Adventure Crashlands Will Bring Sci-Fi Survival To Switch In 2018
Crash landing
Yesterday's Nindies Showcase unveiled a treasure trove of new indie games headed to the Nintendo Switch eShop, but that's far from the only announcements. Along with the confirmation Morphies Law is still coming (despite its absence from the Showcase), developer Butterscotch Shenanigans has confirmed its own sci-fi survival adventure,
News What Happened To Morphies Law In The Nindies Showcase?
Needs more time to get it right
We saw lots of amazing games that are coming to the Switch eShop in the next few months in yesterday's Nindies Showcase, but eagle-eyed readers might have noticed the absence of the eagerly anticipated competitive shooter Morphies Law, which was so prominently featured in the previous Nindies Showcase. So what...
News SteamWorld Dig 2 And Stardew Valley Are Some Of The Best Selling Indie Games On Switch
Celeste, Kamiko and Golf Story also performed well
As part of a press briefing at GDC 2018 - where it was also revealed that the Nintendo Switch eShop will receive an update to improve game visibility - Nintendo revealed the top ten selling indie games, and it's a who's who of independently-developed hits. Here's the list (in no particular order):...
News Nidhogg 2 Hits The Switch eShop in 2018
I "nid" it
Today’s Nindies Nintendo Direct brought with it plenty of big announcements for fans of the indie scene, but it turns out that the showcase wasn’t even the end of today’s announcement plans. Not only was Hyper Light Drifter announced hours after the presentation, but it turns out that Nidhogg 2 will also be landing on the eShop...
News Hyper Light Drifter Is Coming To The Switch This Summer
Better late than never
Hyper Light Drifter is a name that will no doubt sting a bit to many a Nintendo fan, as the game was initially due out for Wii U before being ignobly cancelled. The main issue with its initial cancellation was due to how GameMaker, the engine it was built on, was incompatible with the Wii U. This was also the case for the...
News West Of Loathing Is A Wild West-Themed RPG Full Of Stickman Cowboys
Win, lose or draw
We're partial to a little stickman-based adventuring here on Nintendo Life - Draw A Stickman: Epic 2 went down very well with editor Dom in 2017 - so the idea of exploring a crudely-drawn open-world that just happens to have embraced a Wild West theme has us sold already. Red Dead Redemption 2 eat your heart out. Okay, we...
News Explore The Art And Culture Of Norway In The Co-Op Centric World Of Pode
Norway, man
The wonderfully-named developer Henchman & Goon is bringing an unusual new title to the Switch eShop, in the form of co-op puzzle game, Pode. Taking inspiration from Norwegian art and culture, it tells the story of a lonesome rock who wants to help a fallen star find his way home. Bulder and Glo (those names - s'cute!) will use...
News Just Shapes And Beats Brings "Music Bullet Hell" To Switch This Summer
20 chiptune artists contribute the soundtrack
Just Shapes and Beats was one of the many pleasant surprises shown off during today's Nindie presentation, and is described as a “musical bullet hell” game where you "navigate deadly shapes solo or in local or online co-op multiplayer, all to a soundtrack composed by 20 chiptune artists". Sounds like...
News Light Fall Is Limbo Meets Celeste And Its Headed Straight For Nintendo Switch
Don't be a square
As part of Nintendo's Nindies Showcase today, developer Bishop Games has revealed Light Fall, a twitch-style platformer that combines the light and dark aesthetic of Limbo with the speed, precision and timing of Celeste. In other words, it looks flippin' awesome. You play a young boy who must use a special box known as a Shadow...
News Bad North Is The Roguelite Real-Time Strategy Romp You Never Knew You Wanted
Play it first on Switch
Plausible Concept and Raw Fury have revealed that their roguelite real-time strategy title Bad North is coming to Switch this summer. The game sees you defending your island from Viking attackers. To do this you'll need to create solid defences and ensure your people are well protected when the raging Vikings land. Your...
News Garage Is Gunning Its Way Onto Switch With Blood, Guts And B-Movie Insanity
What do you call it, Garage?
Publisher tinyBuild games has unveiled Garage, a new top-down shooter where you discover a hidden underworld full of monsters and all manner of hellish creatures. You're also an ex-drug dealer called Butch. Because why not. It's got a Dead Rising vibe with its interactive environments full of weapons and other...
News Bomb Chicken Is An Explosive Puzzle Platformer That's Coming To Switch First
Bomberman with poultry?
Nitrome's 2D puzzle platformer Bomb Chicken is coming to Switch first, it has been confirmed today. Described as a "fast-paced game that combines action, puzzles and arcade gameplay", Bomb Chicken looks like a cross between Bomberman and Chicken Wiggle. You'll need to lay bombs not only to create platforms for yourself, but...
News Swipe Right (And Left) To Rule In Reigns: Kings & Queens
Royal rumble
Publisher Devolver Digital is at it again, once again bringing in another indie hit to the Nintendo Switch fold. This time it's the turn of Nerial's Reigns, a strategy game where you must impose your royal will upon a seemingly never-ending stream of requests. From peasants to foreign courtiers, you'll need to swipe right and left to...
News Channel Your Inner Shinobi As The Messenger Brings 8-Bit And 16-Bit Platforming To Switch
Straddle the generations
Devolver Digital and developer Sabotage have teamed up to bring the platforming throwback that is The Messenger to Nintendo Switch. Announced during today's Nindies Showcase, the game is a 2D platformer in the vein of the classic Shinobi series, with lots of tongue-in-cheek humour, skill trees for character progression and...
News Lumines Finally Brings Its Light And Sound To Switch In Lumines Remastered
Shine a light
If you're into your puzzle games, you'll know few series come as addictive and downright and time-consuming as Lumines, so you'll pleased as punch to learn Lumines Remastered as coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop as part of the new range of Nindies in 2018. With original creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi back on board, with a set of...
News Pool Panic Turns A Cartoon World Into A Pool Table, And It's Coming To Switch
Sink the pink?
Rekim and Adult Swim Games are bringing the zany Pool Panic to Switch later this year. Set across more than 100 levels, Pool Panic is a giant game of pool. The cartoon-like locations are packed with rounded enemies and holes to sink them in, and it all looks rather excellent. Up to four players can get involved thanks to the game's...
News Fantasy Strike Is A Switch Fighter Where Anything Can Be A Weapon
Arrives this summer
Sirlin Games is bringing its fighting title Fantasy Strike to the Nintendo Switch this summer, it was revealed during today's Nindies Showcase. Set in a world where "fantasy meets martial arts", Fantasy Strike allows you to harness all manner of elements, items and concepts to create your arsenal of attacks. It focuses on...
News Mark Of The Ninja Remastered Is Creeping Onto Nintendo Switch This Autumn
Stealth time
Back in 2012, Klei Entertainment's Mark Of The Ninja - with its side-scrolling, stealth-orientated action - was a huge hit back when it debuted on Microsoft's once great Xbox Live Arcade. Almost six years on, that same critically-acclaimed indie is headed to Nintendo Switch as Mark Of The Ninja Remastered. It'll 'mark' the first...
News The Entire Banner Saga Trilogy Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
Epic
Stoic's cult Banner Saga series is coming to the Nintendo Switch, it has been revealed. The news came during today's Nindies Showcase, with the announcement that the forthcoming The Banner Saga 3 would be arriving on the system later this year. It was also confirmed that the previous two titles in the series would be coming to the eShop...
News Futuristic Combat Racer GRIP Will Be Burning Rubber On Switch Later This Year
"Combat racing turned upside down"
Wired Productions and developer Caged Element have announced that GRIP, an upcoming futuristic racing game, will be heading to Nintendo Switch this year. Currently available as a Steam Early Access title, GRIP was inspired by the Rollcage games of the late '90s, aiming to deliver a super-fast,...
News Feast Your Eyes (And Your Belly) On These Little Dragons Café Screens
It seemingly has an August release date, too
Last month, publisher Aksys Games confirmed the quirky world of Little Dragons Café is headed to Nintendo Switch this summer, and now we've been treated to some of the first delectable screens from the game (courtesy of Gamefly). Coming from creator Yasuhiro Wada, who brought us the enduring...
News Hollow Knight On Switch Not Part Of The Nindies Showcase, But Release News Is Coming Soon
Update coming this week
Nintendo is broadcasting a Nindies Showcase later today which will no doubt be packed to bursting point with loads of lovely indie goodness for Switch. One game that won't be included is Team Cherry's eagerly-awaited Metroidvania outing Hollow Knight; the team behind the game - which has already had a successful launch...
Video Nintendo Releases Infectiously Upbeat Switch Spring Line-Up Video In Japan
Mario Tennis Aces! Splatoon 2 DLC! Donkey Kong! Kirby!
Nintendo's got a lot of forward momentum right now, but if 2018 is going to be anywhere near as successful as 2017, the company needs to keep hammering home the key "play anytime, anywhere" message of the Switch. That's precisely what it's doing in Japan with this new spring line-up commercial,...
Feature Which Games Do You Want To See In Today's Nindies Showcase?
Small is the new big
With the dust barely settled since the explosive, announcement extravaganza that was this month's Nintendo Direct, Nintendo has scheduled another broadcast, this time focused around the independently made 'Nindies' that are headed to Ninty platforms in 2018 and beyond. So which games could we see revealed or shown in greater...
News Action Platformer Spartan Will Jump Onto Switch Next Month
Created by a two-man team
Two-man indie developer Sinister Cyclops has announced that Spartan - a 2D action-platformer - will be running and jumping its way onto Nintendo Switch next month. Inspired by the likes of Ghosts 'n Goblins and Battletoads, Spartan aims to replicate the brutally challenging platformers of years gone by without...
Video Check Out The Reveal Trailer For Squadron 51, An Extremely Retro Shmup
The 50’s called, they want their game back
The Switch has rapidly become a premier destination for fans of the shmup genre, with titles like Graceful Explosion Machine, Danmaku Unlimited 3, Steredenn: Binary Stars, and many more to offer fans a diverse range of content. It’s never a bad thing to see more shmups coming to the storefront, then,...
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Developers Update Fans On Release Date Announcement Plans
Not long now
Way back in 2015, industry veteran Koji Igarashi started the Kickstarter for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, a spiritual successor to the games produced during the glory days of the 2D Castlevania series. Initially, Nintendo fans were due to receive it on the Wii U, but plans eventually shifted to the Switch when the game received a...
News Amazon Germany Lists Flashback: 25th Anniversary Edition For June Switch Release
Update: Publisher confirms release
Update: Publisher Microïds has confirmed that Flashback is indeed coming in June. Here's the info: Microïds and Paul Cuisset are pleased to announce that Flashback, the classic action-adventure game consistently ranked among the best 100 games of all time, will be available on Nintendo Switch starting June 7th,...
News Publisher tinyBuild Will Host Another #HelloSwitch Event This Tuesday
The games they keep a' coming
Tuesday is going to be a busy day for independent games. Not only is Nintendo planning to show its own Nintendo Showcase at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET, but now publisher tinyBuild will be revealing some of its own soon-to-be-released 'Nindies' for Switch. The first #HelloSwitch event, which kicked off back in February,...
News Lego The Incredibles Game Is Under Construction For Switch
First time a Pixar movie has been adapted for a Lego game
The next Lego video game is based on Pixar sequel The Incredibles 2, and - surprise, surprise - it's coming to Switch. The confirmation comes from in-store promotional material for the actual Incredibles Lego toy sets; the photo above was taken by a staffer at Walmart. This is the first...
