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News Portal Knights Gets A Retail Release In North America, Plus Chinese New Year Content
Goodknight, sweetheart
Portal Knights, the Minecraft-meets-RPG-lite indie from Keen Games, is getting a physical retail release in North America from today, so you can head out to your usual bricks and mortar store and pick one up in a box for only $29.99. The game is also getting a brand new content update. The Spring Festival - which will run...
News Nintendo Switch Gets A New Lick Of Paint As De Blob Splats Down In 2018
Living colour
Having already been released on PS4 and Xbox One, publisher THQ Nordic is planning to bring the remastered version of de Blob to Nintendo Switch in 2018. It originally appeared on Wii in 2008, and reviewed pretty well here at Nintendo Life at the time. The new version will feature new and updated textures that take advantage of...
Guide Bayonetta And Bayonetta 2 FAQ - All Of Your Questions Answered
Umbran Switch
In this admittedly quiet patch for the Nintendo Switch, it's up to Bayonetta and sequel Bayonetta 2 to fill the void. Given that the Wii U didn't sell gangbusters during its tenure, there's a big chance you have no idea what Bayonetta is. So we're going to give you the lowdown on this interesting action franchise to bring you up to...
News God Wars: Great War Of Japanese Mythology Brings Eastern Legends To Switch
Welcome to the Great War
Japanese studio Kodokawa Games has confirmed its 2016 strategy RPG God Wars: Future Past is getting repackaged for Nintendo Switch. Called God Wars: Great War Of Japanese Mythology, this updated version includes a brand new scenario, some extra playable characters, lots more battles stages to fight through and various tweaks...
News Cyber-Noir Action Puzzler Shift Quantum Brings Unrivalled Happiness To Switch
Cerebral contentedness programming awaits
Red Panda Interactive and Fishing Cactus have confirmed that "cyber-noir action-puzzle platformer" Shift Quantum is coming to the Switch this spring. A unique monochrome adventure, Shift Quantum is built using Unreal Engine and uses a gameplay mechanic called 'shifting'. Puzzles are solved by creating...
News YouTubers Bring The Pain In The Wacky World Of Subscribe & Punch!
Smash that like button
French indie developer Hashieve Games has brought its wacky new game, Subscribe & Punch!, to Kickstarter - and if it's successful, the cartoonish YouTuber fighting game will be sending a powered up haymaker Nintendo Switch's way. Made by a group of French students and junior animators, the game takes inspiration from...
News Fear Effect: Sedna Will Run, Guns Blazing, Onto Switch On 6th March
It's another Kickstarter success
The Square Enix Collective and developer Sushee have announced Fear Effect: Sedna, the third entry in the action-adventure series, will be hitting Nintendo Switch in North America and Europe on 6th March. Originally slated for release in May 2017, the game has suffered its fair share of delays but it's finally ready...
News Hideki Kamiya Shares Background of Bayonetta 3 Development
"I hope it will turn into a wonderful encounter for all of you"
Platinum Games is most known for Bayonetta, its stylish hack ‘n’ slash flagship series. Even so, the original Bayonetta was a pretty niche release, which made it difficult for Platinum to find funding for Bayonetta 2. Nintendo then stepped in, securing the release as a company...
News Features and Release Window Revealed For Nintendo Switch Exclusive Shelter Generations
With added content included
Just last month we reported on Shelter Generations, a Nintendo Switch exclusive title which includes both Shelter 2 and Paws: A Shelter 2 Game, and now Circle Entertainment has revealed more details regarding its upcoming release. Arriving very soon in March, this package will include the two games...
News Splatoon 2 To Receive 'Starter Edition' With Extra Goodies Thrown In Free Of Charge
Ink-redible!
Nintendo seems to be going all out with the Splatoon 2-themed fun at the moment; yesterday it was announced that Pearl and Marina are getting their own amiibo figures, and now a brand new 'Starter Edition' for the game has been revealed, too. This special bundle includes the full game, a 100-page Splatoon 2 strategy guide...
News SteamWorld Dig 2 Will Dig A Path To Nintendo 3DS On 22nd February
Dual-screen digging
The Switch eShop version of SteamWorld Dig 2 has already tunnelled its way into our hearts - in fact, we loved it so much we gave it a 9/10 - but what about those players who played the equally great first game on Nintendo 3DS? Well, wonder no more fellow handheld friends because developer Image & Form has revealed the...
News JRPG Strategy Title Wanderjahr Arrives On Switch This Week
"Try again or walk away"
Corecell Technology has revealed that Wanderjahr TryAgainOrWalkAway, a game combining JRPG and real-time strategy combat elements, will be released on the Nintendo Switch eShop on Thursday February 15th. Developed by the one man studio Workyrie, the game is described as being 'brutally challenging' despite its 'kawaii...
News Strategy RPG Labyrinth Of Refrain: Coven Of Dusk Is Headed To Switch Later This Year
More NIS American titles are also slated
NIS America had its annual press event a few days ago and it unveiled a slew and new titles and news on localised versions of its current Japanese library. Among the announcements, the publisher revealed fantastical strategy RPG Labyrinth Of Refrain: Coven Of Dusk is coming to consoles and PC in the autumn...
Feature Unbinding The Fall Part 2 with Developers Over The Moon
"We're in a crazy time right now"
As a follow up to the award-winning 2014 Wii U Sci-Fi adventure The Fall, developer Over The Moon took some time to talk to us about the upcoming sequel, bound for the Switch. With an interesting mix of exploration, puzzle solving and an absorbing psychological story, The Fall Part 2: Unbound is sure to grab...
News Joe Dever's Lone Wolf Leaps On To The Switch eShop Next Week
Choose your own adventure
If you're a bit of a smartphone gamer, you will have likely heard of Joe Dever's Lone Wolf by developer Forge Reply, which has been a popular game pushing the boundaries of what is possible on those platforms. The game features a unique blend of non-linear storytelling and RPG combat and is coming to the...
News Legend Of Kay Anniversary Will Claw Its Way Onto Nintendo Switch in 2018
The rezzed up platformer hits another Nintendo platform
10 years after its initial release on PS2, THQ Nordic revived and rezzed up martial arts platformer Legend Of Kay Anniversary for Wii U. Now, a good three years later, the publisher is bringing the game back yet again with a Nintendo Switch slated for sometime in 2018. If you've never played...
News Sounds Like Bandai Namco Really Is Working on Metroid Prime 4
Those rumours finally proved true
Metroid Prime 4 is one of the next big games coming to Nintendo Switch, but all that lack of concrete detail has led to countless rumours. At one point we learned Retro Studios (which worked on the original Metroid Prime trilogy) wouldn't be on development duties, then there were murmurs that id Sof
News Indie Dev tinyBuild Is Announcing Six New Switch Games In Live A Stream Tomorrow
SIX?!
Indie developer and publisher tinyBuild has announced that they will be revealing a whopping six games coming soon to the Nintendo Switch in a live stream tomorrow. The publisher, which already has the existing Switch titles Phantom Trigger and Mr. Shifty under its belt, will be hosting the live stream under the name '#HelloSwitch' on the...
News Flipping Death Will Take Physical Form On Retail Shelves In Time For Its Spring Release
Flipping 'ell
Zoinks Games is hard at work on Flipping Death, a black humoured platformer much in the same vein as Stick It To The Man, and it's just announced a partnership with publisher Rising Star Games to launch a physical edition alongside the eShop version. Both versions are due to arrive in Spring 2018, with the physical edition packing...
News The Snack World Trejarers Gold Will Scoff Its Way Onto Nintendo Switch On 12th April
It's just for Japan, though
We've known for a little while that a port of The Snack World - a Japan-only RPG that's evolved into a multimedia hit brand with its own film and a line of super popular toys - will be getting a Nintendo Switch port, but now we finally have a date. Developer Level 5 has confirmed the game - called The Snack World...
News Zerodiv Will Unleash Samurai Aces On The Switch eShop Next Week
Great shot kid!
The wait for Strikers 1999 just got a whole lot easier since ZeroDiv is bringing Psikyo's brilliant 1993 Samurai Aces next week. We already knew it was coming, but we are pleased to see it land sooner rather than later on the Switch eShop. Know in Japan as Sengoku Aces, this was the first shmup Psikyo published after the team...
Nintendo Download 8th February (Europe)
Every game, demo, DLC and them hitting the EU eShop today
It's that time of the week once again as the European eShops get a brand new blowout of must-own digital titles, demos, DLC and more. This week we've got some huge new games, including a new and rewarding approach to the Minecraft formula, some gravity-defying platforming and plenty of Neo...
News Noire Point-And-Click Adventure Bear With Me Is Heading To Switch
Warning: UnBEARable puns contained within
Exordium Games has revealed that Bear With Me, a noire, point-and-click adventure game, will be released on Nintendo Switch. The game is currently scheduled to launch in 'Q2 2018'. Bear With Me follows the story of Amber, a young girl who is trying to find her missing brother, aided by her trusty detective...
Nintendo Download 8th February (North America)
All the digital games hitting the NA eShop today
Another week, and another impressive new haul of digital delights have arrived in the North American eShop. This week's updates brings it with a selection of new interactive experience, including a handful of Neo Geo classics from HAMSTER, some twin-stick shooters from the indie scene, a sci-fi sports...
News Victor Vran: Overkill Edition Brings The Late, Great Lemmy From Motörhead To Switch
Rock on
Wired Productions is bringing Haemimont Games' action RPG Victor Vran: Overkill Edition to Switch, and with it, one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Victor Vran owes a debt to titles like Diablo and allows you to team up with up to four players online to take down hordes of enemies. You'll be able to customise your...
News Bridge Constructor Portal Is Coming To Switch On February 28th
The bridge is a lie!
Headup Games has announced that Bridge Constructor Portal will be releasing on Nintendo Switch on 28th February. This unique merging of Portal's classic blue and orange tunnels and the physics-based Bridge Constructor series was released on PC, MacOS, Linux, and smartphones in December, receiving mostly positive reviews...
News Owlboy Is Getting A Physical Edition, But You'll Have to Wait Until 29th May To Own It
Fly, owlboys, fly
Developer D-Pad Studio has confirmed upcoming platformer Owlboy is getting a physical retail release - only it's arriving two months after its eShop release next week. The much anticipated indie hit is due to arrive on the Switch eShop on 13th Feb, but it won't hit retail shelves until 29th May. So if you're a physical edition...
News Aqua Kitty UDX Will Give You Paws For Thought On Switch Next Week
The cat that got the cream (with lasers)
Acclaimed 2D shooter Aqua Kitty is coming to the Switch eShop on February 15th, it has been revealed. Already a hit on Sony systems, the Switch version will benefit from a host of improvements - hence the "UDX" at the end of the title. In fact, the developer is calling it the "best version on any format"...
News Rain Games Announces Its Next Game, Mesmer
Making it rain
Rain Games, much like Image & Form, has opted to try something a little different in the way it produces games, aiming for a shared universe concept much like we see in the film industry. It all started with Teslagrad and recently got another entry with World to the West. Now, Rain Games has announced a third game, which will be...
News Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition Arrives On Switch This May
With brand new features
Natsume Inc. and Rising Star Games have announced that Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition will be releasing on Nintendo Switch in May 2018, hitting stores at $39.99/ €39.99. After a successful launch on Steam last year, this 'Special Edition' of the game will feature some brand new features that are only available...
News Channel That Rage As Fatal Fury 3 Gets A HAMSTER Re-Release on Switch
One, twice, three time's a Fury
HAMSTER continues its long game to bring almost every Neo Geo title of note to the Nintendo Switch eShop, and Fatal Fury 3: Road To The Final Victory is the next classic ready for porting. And you won't have to wait long because it's hitting those digital shelves next week. The only caveat is said game - known...
Video Get An Official Glimpse Of Castle Of Heart's Gameplay In Action
Tonight's the knight
Polish developer 7LEVELS has unveiled the first official gameplay footage for upcoming side-scrolling action-adventure Castle Of Heart. It's a short one, but it does show off the game's meaty combat and platforming action in the early stages of its opening level. Here's a tasty snippet from the official synopsis to whet your...
News Nintendo Switch Will Up The Horror Ante When Layers Of Fear: Legacy Arrives 21st Feb
Horror, whenever, wherever
With Outlast I and II due to arrive on Nintendo Switch sometime in the undetermined future, we'll be getting one of our first tastes of first-person horror in the form of Layers Of Fear: Legacy. And you won't to wait long to curdle your blood because Bloober Team has revealed the game hits Switch on 21st February. The...
News Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Will Light Up The Nintendo Switch This Holiday Season
Building on classic Dungeons and Dragons gameplay
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, an upcoming RPG from Obsidian, will be heading to the Switch this holiday season according to Game Informer. A direct sequel to 2015's Pillars of Eternity, this game will see players once again assuming the role of the Watcher, a character with the
Rumour Ridge Racer 8 Could Be Exclusively Drifting Onto Nintendo Switch
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidge Racer!!!!
Who knew one man's LinkedIn page could cause so much furor in the world of Nintendo Switch rumours? Well, Bandai Namco Singapore Studios' Shawn Pitman is at it again with his profile showing he's working on a brand new Ridge Racer that also happens to be a Switch exclusive? The same page has also revealed the...
Rumour Bandai Namco Could Be Working On An Unannounced Switch-Exclusive Shooter IP
Could it be Metroid Prime 4 or something else?
Ah, good ol' LinkedIn - the business-focused networking site that constantly wants you to congratulate someone on a new job while consistently revealing new games that should still be a secret. Today's potential victim comes from Bandai Namco, where the profile of lead designer Shawn Pitman at the...
Video Digital Foundry Weighs In On Bayonetta 2 Switch Improvements
You can look, but you can't touch
One of the greatest (and most unexpected) exclusives on the Wii U was that of Bayonetta 2, the sequel to Platinum Games’ bombastic and violent flagship title. Fans were ecstatic when it was confirmed to be coming to the Switch, and many hoped that it would benefit from some performance and visual upgrades in the...
Preview Fighting Foes With Friends In Kirby Star Allies For Nintendo Switch
Three's company, four's a party
With the first month of 2018 having gone by, many of us are looking to the horizon for the next big Nintendo Switch games to hit. The console remains every bit as popular as it nears the end of its first year on store shelves as it did in the weeks and months following in its launch. At E3 2017, Nintendo...
Video Gobble Up these 26 New Facts About Kirby Star Allies
Pink power
Kirby's had a bit of a hard time historically on home consoles. Kirby's Return to Dream Land went through so much developmental complications we assumed we'd never get it, and the only outing he received on Wii U was the spin-off Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. But that's all about to change with Kirby Star Allies, so we've rifled through...
News Mobile RPG Seven Knights Is Now In Development For Nintendo Switch
No release date as of yet, though
Netmarble Games has announced that a Nintendo Switch version of its smartphone RPG Seven Knights is currently in development. The news comes as part of a new business strategy in which the company will aim to actively develop and invest in releasing titles for consoles and Steam. You can check out a trailer for the...
News Megadriver's Latest Album Is All About Shmups
And Great Justice For All
Nintendo Life shmup heads rejoice as Brazilian metal band and inventors of the game metal genre Megadriver have just released their latest album. For Great Justice is a twenty track metal cover album with some very iconic tunes from several classic shmups, including songs from Thunder Force IV,
News Fox N Forests Is Bringing Season Swapping Platforming Fun To Switch Soon
Do you remember 16-bit?
Way back in 2016, Bonus Level Entertainment put out a Kickstarter for a retro styled platformer known as Fox N Forests which was successfully funded. It's now been confirmed that the game will be coming to the Switch eShop in Spring this year. Just in case the latest trailer above didn't make it obvious, this is a...
News Sounds Like We Might Be Getting A New Sonic & All-Stars Racing Game Soon
Hog roast
It's always the way with as yet unannounced videogames. A leaked slide here, an official dismissal there, and all the while a toy maker reveals its working on a toy line for said new game. Of course, at this stage in the familiar cycle we don't if we really are getting a new entry in the Sonic All-Stars karting series, but the evidence is...
News SteamWorld Dig 2 Is Getting A Physical Release With Extra Goodies
In the "USA, Europe, and beyond"
Rising Star Games has announced that it will be publishing Image & Forms' SteamWorld Dig 2 in a physical release on Nintendo Switch. Being one of the highlights of the Nintendo Switch eShop, SteamWorld Dig 2 is perhaps an obvious choice for game that deserves a physical release. Arriving in spring 2018,...
News Hand-Illustrated Survival RPG 'Smoke And Sacrifice' Coming To Switch Soon
Explore ecological fantasia and themes of motherhood!
The onslaught of quality eShop games for Nintendo Switch continues with Smoke And Sacrifice, which is being published by Curve Digital and has been developed by London-based independent studio, Solar Sail Games. In the game players assume the role of Sachi, a young mother on a quest to...
News Premium Pool Arena Pops Up On The Switch eShop Today
In off the red
If you are partial to a cheeky game of pool (or 8-ball to our North American chums) then you might want to check out Bigben Interactive's Premium Pool Arena which has popped up on the Euro Switch eShop today for £8.89. There is no news on a North American release just yet. Here is a bit of info on the game from the eShop...
News Zerodiv Is Bringing Samurai Aces, Sol Divide And Taisen Hot Gimmick To Switch
Coining it
Japanese publisher Zerodiv has revealed that it is bringing three more Psikyo arcade titles to the Switch eShop. Samurai Aces, Sol Divide And Taisen Hot Gimmick are the trio in question. Samurai Aces (also known as Sengoku Ace) and Sol Divide are both horizontally-scrolling shooters while Taisen Hot Gimmick is a rather naughty...
News Landflix Odyssey Mashes Cult TV Shows With 2D Plaforming, And It Could Be Switch-Bound
The Italian indie title is now on Kickstarter
Rome-based indie dev Fantastico Studio has unveiled Landflix Odyssey, a 2D platformer that parodies your favourite cult TV shows while you explore a mock version of Netflix. And it could be headed to Nintendo Switch if its freshly launched Kickstarter campaign raises enough money. The game has five...
News Rise & Shine In Development For Switch, But It's Still "Hanging By A Thread"
It's developer has managed to get the title screen working, at least
Spanish developer Super Mega Team has revealed its platformer-cum-bullet hell title Rise & Shine is coming to Nintendo Switch, but that development has really only just started. In fact, upon further investigation the studio revealed it's only just received dev kits so there's...
Video Feast Your Eyes on Bayonetta 2 on Switch Compared to Wii U
Climax for your console
Bayonetta 2 may once have been a Wii U exclusive, but all of that is about to change with the unsurprising re-release of this excellent game on Nintendo's latest machine. It's still sporting a 720p resolution just as the original did, but various little details here and there have been improved to make it shine brighter than...
