Tag: Upcoming Releases - Page 233
News Bullet Hell Shooters Vasara And Vasara 2 Are Coming To Switch Next Year
Visco Corporation's classic titles live again
Brazilian firm QUByte Interactive has revealed that it has gained the console rights to Visco Corporation's Vasara series. Originally released in arcades in 2000, Vasara is a bullet hell shooter set in 17th century Japan. Its visuals made it unique for the time, but it would be the dual attack...
News Fear Returns As Outlast 2 Brings The Horror To Switch On 27th March
Horror comes in twos
With the hairs on the back of our neck barely relaxing from Outlast: Bundle Of Terror launching last week (out of nowhere we might add, like some strangely satisfying jump scare), we've now got to contend with another round of fear-inducing horror as Outlast 2 prepares to hit on the Switch eShop on 27th March. If you've never...
News Valkyria Chronicles 4 Combat Trailer Shows Off Larger Maps And New Features
Rolling into action later this year
Sega has released a new trailer for the upcoming Valkyria Chronicles 4, which launches on Switch later this year. The trailer focuses primarily on the game's combat system, which looks set to build on the good work seen in the previous titles. It's also clear from the footage that this sequel will benefit from...
Feature Switch Exclusive Rogue Star ACE Aims To Out-Do Elite With Its Dynamic Universe
"Imagine a game with a narrative influenced by real-time events"
The Switch's meteoric rise has resulted in a flood of support from small-scale indie developers, some of which have swiftly ported over smartphone games which benefit from enhanced features on Nintendo's console. While a great many of these games are well worth your time, a few have...
News JRPG-Inspired Detective Game Pixel Noir Is In Development For Nintendo Switch
Another Kickstarter success
Badland Games has revealed that SWDTech's JRPG-inspired title Pixel Noir is now in development for Nintendo Switch after smashing its funding goal on Kickstarter. Pixel Noir is a detective game set against a film noir backdrop which sees your character, who has been in jail for many years, finally get a chance...
Video Bask In The Gory Glory Of Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night's Soundtrack
More OST videos!
What's that? You'd like Nintendo Life to post another video offering a behind-the-scenes look at the making and recording of a video game soundtrack? Well, as we're feeling generous this Friday night, how about five minutes of insight into the new tunes of Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night? Michiru Yamane and company are on hand to...
Video Koei Tecmo Unleashes New Attack On Titan 2 Trailers
Titanic stuff
Attack on Titan 2 launches on March 20th, and to drum up some interest publisher Koei Tecmo has released a trio of new trailers showing off various elements of the game. The game's online multiplayer features get detailed in one trailer. Annihilation Mode offers 4v4 action where players have to compete for the highest possible score...
News Neonwall Is Set To Light Up The Nintendo Switch Later This Month
Aim and shoot with the Joy-Con
Jandusoft has announced that Neonwall will be arriving on Nintendo Switch on 15th March. Neonwall tasks you with guiding a small yoyo-looking ball through neon courses, solving puzzles and overcoming a variety of challenging levels along the way. Over the course of the game you will need a combination of skill,...
News Shopkeeping RPG Adventure Moonlighter Will Go Physical On Switch In 2018
What's in the box?
11 Bit Studios will be teaming up with fellow publisher Merge Games to bring Digital Sun Games' upcoming RPG/shopkeeping simulator that is Moonlighter to retail. The game, which is due out in 'early 2018', mashes up the responsibilities of a shopkeeper by day (including crafting items and interacting with your fellow villagers)...
News Nintendo Switch Horror Title Kaet Must Die! Aims To Scare You Witless And Kill You Often
"Be prepared to die. A lot."
Indie studio Strength in Numbers has revealed that its forthcoming horror title Kaet Must Die! is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Described by the developer as the most "brutal, unforgiving game ever made" and packed with "plenty of jump scares and unlimited deaths thrown in for good measure", Kaet Must...
News Spellbound Is A Wizard School Sim From The Publisher Behind Stardew Valley
"We're all massive fans of the Switch at Chucklefish..."
There's no getting around it, Stardew Valley remains a huge hit on Nintendo Switch and continues to perform well in the eShops, and Chucklefish - the publisher behind the game - is hoping to replicate that success with its next game. A wizard school simulator with added exploration and a...
News Kirby Star Allies Has a Demo Live on the eShop Now
Give it a go!
Kirby Star Allies is the biggest release of this month on the Switch, and with just two weeks left until the game launches, excitement has never been higher. To capitalize on this, and perhaps to sway those who are on the fence, Nintendo has put out a short demo to give fans a taste of what’s to come. The demo still isn’t live on...
News Flinthook Releases on the Switch eShop on 9th March
Avast!
Last month, it was revealed that Tribute Games would be bringing its latest action platformer, Flinthook, to the Switch eShop, while Limited Run Games also confirmed that it would be doing a batch of physical cartridges later on down the line. Evidently, the announcement came relatively far along in the poritng process, as the studio just...
Video Check Out How Kirby Star Allies Plays Out in Co-Op
You've got a friend in me
Although the idea of a co-op Kirby game has been done before in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, it's still a fun and refreshing way to float, fly, and gorge on your enemies as the amorphous pink blob. We decided to take this feature of Kirby Star Allies for a spin in the video above to see how it stacks up, so make sure you...
Nintendo Download 1st March (Europe)
The EU eShops have been updated, and we have all the details
March is here, and while the snow is falling in the Europe as the Beast from the East brings a late haul of snow, the Nintendo Download rolls on regardless. So if you're planning to increase the games in your digital library, you'll find a must-have set of new titles to tempt you and...
News Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics - The Forest of Fear Is Heading To Nintendo Switch This Year
Fight the good fight
Auroch Digital and Ripstone have announced that Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics - The Forest of Fear, their collaboration with table-top gaming publisher Modiphius, will hit the Nintendo Switch later this year. Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is a World War II themed strategic role-playing game which sees players take control...
Nintendo Download 1st March (North America)
Every new game and piece of DLC hitting the eShops in NA
March is here, and we're only a couple of days away from Nintendo Switch's first anniversary. So to celebrate, here's a ton of new games for your favourite handheld console. Okay, it's technically Nintendo Download day, but there's still good reason to celebrate. This week there's plenty of...
News Clustertruck Has Gone Gold, Now Pending Final Approval
Now that's some bad traffic
A few weeks ago, Indie developer and publisher tinyBuild unveiled six games that it has in production for the Switch, following on from the successes of Phantom Trigger and Mr. Shifty last year. One of the titles revealed was that of Clustertruck, an odd first-person platformer wherein you must survive by deftly jumping...
News Time To Celebrate As Happy Birthdays Brings The Party To Switch This June
Birthdays The Beginning gets a new name
Previously released on other platforms as Birthdays The Beginning, the world-building ecosystem simulator is now called Happy Birthdays and it's set to arrive in North America on 5th June and 8th June for Europe. The game will also include the 'Monuments' DLC which enables you to decorate your world with even...
News Real Bout Fatal Fury Is Reality Next Week On Nintendo Switch
Calling all wolves
You can't keep a good bad guy down and Geese Howard certainly just keeps on going; the proverbial thorn on the Bogard brothers and South Town paw is coming back next week once again to make life miserable for people of good values and kittens... probably kittens (he always seemed like a dog person to us). HAMSTER is keeping up its...
News Peter Molyneux's The Trail: Frontier Challenge Is Out Right Now On Switch
Walk on by
Did we miss a memo? Is this the week for developers to stealth release their games, seemingly out of nowhere? First there was Outlast: Bundle Of Terror and now here's 22Cans' The Trail: Frontier Challenge, right there on the eShop without warning or fanfare. The latest game from the indie studio set up veteran developer Peter Molyneux...
News Move Over Baby Mario, Coffin Dodgers Is Bringing Geriatric Kart Racing To Switch
Youth has no age, but Death has a scythe!
Just when you thought we couldn't get another kart racer, here comes Coffin Dodgers to give you yet another alternative to the rather lovely Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Wales Interactive and Milky Tea Studios are bringing their dark comedic kart racer to the Switch eShop on 13th March 2018. Coffin...
Video Gekido Kintaro's Revenge Will Roundhouse Kick Switch This March
The GBA classic gets another title shot
Developer Naps Team has confirmed the Game Boy Advance beat-'em-up Gekido Kintaro's Revenge will be getting a brand new port on Nintendo Switch in March. The new version, which has been retooled to fit Nintendo's shiny new hardware, will feature two-player co-op and a new Relic Hunter mode where you fight...
Rumour Amazon Spain Listing Suggests Mario Tennis Aces Will Take Centre Court In June
New balls, please
We've always been partial to a little court-based entertainment here at Nintendo Life - especially when it contains Mario and pals - so the prospect of playing a brand new incarnation on Nintendo Switch has everyone excited. Mario Tennis Aces promises to be the upgrade everyone has been hoping for, and a new listing on Amazon Spain...
News Square Enix Discusses Big Changes For Dragon Quest Builders 2, Addresses Multiplayer
Expect a big upgrade for the sequel
If you've read our review for Dragon Quest Builders, you'll know how much we enjoyed the smooth and rewarding port that hit Nintendo Switch earlier this month. However, all that slime-bashing and town-building has made us hungry for more, so the latest insights into the sequel have us chomping at the bit. In the...
News 2064: Read Only Memories Integral Hits Switch In April
Snatcher look at this one
Cyberpunk visual adventure title 2064: Read Only Memories will be hitting the Switch this April, it has been confirmed. We already knew that the unique visual adventure - which owes a massive debt to Hideo Kojima's iconic Snatcher - was headed to Switch, but it's good to have a solid release date.
News Wild Guns Reloaded To Shoot Its Way Onto Nintendo Switch This April
You can also pre-order it digitally or at retail
It was only last week that Nintendo Life was reporting on news that Wild Guns Reloaded - the remake of the Natsume classic - was due this spring, and now it's been confirmed the gunslinging retro revival is headed to Nintendo Switch this April, with both a digital and a physical version of the game...
News You Can Now Pre-Order An EU Retail Copy Of Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
Let's get physical
If you're counting down the days until Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection rumbles onto Nintendo Switch - and you happen to live in the EU - you'll be pleased as punch to learn you can now pre-order a retail version of the game direct from lesser-known retailer Base. There was some concern as to whether the EU was going to...
News Stardew Valley Creator Is Working On A New 'Secret' Game
And it won't be a sequel to Stardew
The creator of farming, chilled vibes, and time-sinking simulation game Stardew Valley has revealed that he is working on a new "secret" project, two years on from Stardew's initial release. The announcement came in the form of a tweet from Eric Barone's account which promises "lots to look forward to". While...
News Brand New Yoku's Island Express Trailer Shows Off Some Quirky Abilities
And it's all pretty adorable, too
Team17 has released a brand new trailer for the upcoming pinball-platformer Yoku's Island Express, showing off some of the abilities that will available to you as you play. As Yoku the dung beetle, you'll be bouncing your way around Mokumana Island pinball-style as you attempt to save the world and...
News Danmaku Unlimited 3 Will Fire Onto Nintendo Switch Next Month
Not long to wait!
Doragon Entertainment has revealed that Danmaku Unlimited 3 will be bringing its intense, bullet hell shenanigans to Nintendo Switch on 13th March. Inspired by legendary classics like Ikaruga, Dodonpachi and Touhou, and attempting to be a medley of the best aspects of Japanese bullet hell games, Danmaku...
News The Coma: Recut Will Be Getting A Hellish Physical Edition This May
School's out for summer
The remastered version of Korean cult curio The Coma is already available on the eShops - in fact, we recently reviewed it and gave it a 6/10 - and now publisher/PR firm Digerati is teaming up with fellow publisher Merge Games to bring a physical edition of The Coma: Recut to retail. Yes, a boxed version for all your...
News Fling Cubes Like Golf Balls As Midnight Deluxe Hits Switch On 8th March
A hole in one
Golf-like platformer Midnight has been out on PC since January 2016, but with many an update and a slew of new content, developer Petite Games has decided to bring a retooled version - known as Midnight Deluxe, no less - to Nintendo Switch. And, best of all, it's due out next week on 8th March. With its Limbo-esque shadowy art style,...
News World Conqueror X Will Forcibly Annex Your Nintendo Switch This March
Send three and fourpence, we're going to a dance
CIRCLE Entertainment has revealed that it is bringing EasyTech's World Conqueror X to the Switch eShop next month. The latest entry in the long-running wargame series takes the action to World War II. It will include support for touch controls in handheld mode, in addition to controller support when...
News Party Planet Gets European eShop Release Under The Name '30-in-1 Game Collection: Volume 1'
A much catchier title
Teyon has announced that 30-in-1 Game Collection: Volume 1, known as Party Planet in the US, will be making its way to the European eShop on 8th March. Despite the change of name, this is the same release that hit North American stores at the end of last year. Playing solo, or with up to three friends in supported games,...
News Break Out The Ramen Because Naruto: Ultimate Storm Trilogy Is Headed to Switch
It's just for Japan at the moment
Manga and anime mega hit Naruto has enjoyed plenty of adventures on other platforms over the years - and had a fair few outings on Nintendo hardware - but he's yet to leap onto Nintendo Switch. Well, that colourful void is about to filled with news that Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy is heading to...
Video Check Out This Detective Pikachu Trailer
No Danny DeVito in sight
Detective Pikachu is one of the stranger spin-off games to arise from the Pokémon franchise, mixing a talking Pikachu with a Professor Layton-like mystery game style. It’s getting its own movie in the near future, and though the game may be old news in Japan, the impending launch in the West is a major game release for...
News A Normal Lost Phone Will Let You Snoop Through Texts On Switch Next Month
Complete with HD Rumble support
Narrative-driven PC and smartphone title A Normal Lost Phone is coming to the Switch eShop next month. Launching on March 1st, A Normal Lost Phone has you snooping through the handset of an individual called Sam, who has mysteriously vanished after their 18th birthday. To uncover the truth you have to rifle through...
News Be There On The Double As PAW Patrol: On A Roll Pads Onto Switch
Pet rescue
If there's a small person or two in your life - or you're unemployed and sit and home all day watching cartoons - then you'll probably have heard of kids TV superhit PAW Patrol. Well, Ryder and the rescue pups are getting their own game on Nintendo Switch - PAW Patrol: On A Roll - and it's set for release later this year. Developer...
News Super Toy Cars Screeches Onto Nintendo Switch In March
Micro machines
We quite liked Super Toy Cars when it screeched onto the Wii U eShop back in 2014. If you missed it last time, then do not despair, the lovely folks over at Eclipse Games are giving you a second chance. Super Toy Cars will be powersliding onto the Switch eShop on 2nd March for $9.99/€9.99/£7.99. If you are not in the...
News You Can Visit The Little Dragons Café On Switch This Summer
Yasuhiro Wada's next big game
We've just got word that Aksys Games will be bringing Little Dragons Café, the latest tour de' force by renowned game designer Yasuhiro Wada, to the Nintendo Switch sometime toward the end of Summer this year. Wada is most well-known for creating the popular Bokujō Monogatari series (published under the...
Feature 7Levels Has Its Finger On The Pulse With Castle Of Heart
"Making games for Nintendo consoles has been our goal since the beginning"
Castle Of Heart is a Switch-exclusive, hack-'n'-slash platformer where you control a cursed knight under the spell of an evil sorcerer, features lush, dynamic environments and a variety of weapons to collect. Sounds intriguing, right? Well we were lucky enough to catch up...
News Abstract Platformer Spectrum Will Be Wiggling Its Way To Switch Soon
"Zen-focus platforming"
Digerati and 3D Avenue have revealed that Spectrum, a platformer previously released on Steam, will be making its way to Nintendo Switch this spring. Spectrum takes away the regular platforming restrictions of only running along the ground, replacing it with a gravity-defying challenge full of bright and bold scenery...
News Muddledash Is Set To Bring Fast-Paced Octopus Racing To Nintendo Switch This Spring
Let's get kraken
Yes, you definitely read that correctly. PQube and two-person indie developer slampunks have announced that Muddledash, an upcoming competitive party game featuring squiggly, squashy octopuses, will be racing its way onto Nintendo Switch this spring. The game challenges players to race against one another, squabbling over the...
News 1970s Crime-Inspired Action Game Milanoir Will Hit The Switch eShop This Year
"A cinematic era of intrigue and lawlessness"
Good Shepherd Entertainment has announced that Milanoir, a pixel-packed action game developed by Italian studio Italo Games, is expected to launch on Nintendo Switch in early 2018. Inspired by the wave of Italian crime movies released in the 1970s, Milanoir tasks you with sneaking, choking and...
News Bleed 2 Is Coming To Switch This March
Tell me, do you bleed?
The Switch eShop has played host to a wide variety of awesome indie games, one of which is the sublime Bleed. Developed by just one man, this run ‘n’ gunner mixes a wry sense of humor with frantic arcade action to produce a memorable and enjoyable experience, one that we highly recommended. It stood to reason, then, that...
News Paint The Track Red With Trailblazers, A New Madcap Racer With Co-Op Artistry In Mind
It's developer has some ex-Codies talent on hand, too
What happens when Splatoon 2 has a one night stand with futuristic PlayStation racer WipEout? Well, you'd probably end up with something remarkably close to Trailblazers, a new colourful racer that looks to combine a track-painting mechanic and a key focus on co-operative racing. Sounds...
News Sega's Shining Series Returns To The West After A Decade Away, And It's Coming To Switch
Rock on, Tommy
Sega has revealed that its beloved Shining series - which began during the Mega Drive era - is making a return to the west after a decade away. Shining Resonance Refrain will launch this Summer on Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC, and tells the tale of "sword-wielding Yuma and his friends as they fight the Empire."...
Guide How Does PAYDAY 2 On Switch Compare To Other Console Versions?
UPDATE: The Switch version is currently a year behind in updates
UPDATE: Publisher-cum-developer Starbreeze has confirmed that the Nintendo Switch version of PAYDAY 2 is indeed outdated in terms of updates. In an official response to Polygon, it confirmed the port includes content up until last year's Most Wanted update. The firm says Nintendo...
News Urban Trial Playground Is A Gnarly Bike Stunt Game And It'll Land Exclusively On Switch
Prepare to pull off rad trick combos on 5th April
Nintendo Switch might not have the addictive self-torture of Trials Fusion on its platform, but it is getting the next best thing - enter Urban Trial Playground, a Switch-exclusive, physics-based stunk bike racer with an added surfer/beach-setting twist. It's being developed by Teyon and published...
