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News Work On Your Sums With MathLand, An Educational Quest Headed To Switch
Launches later this month
MathLand is a new educational game designed to improve children's maths skills, and it's headed to Switch later this month. In the game, an evil pirate called Max has stolen the sacred gems, cursing the islands and filling them with traps. Players must help Ray, a good pirate, to find the gems and restore peace to the...
News Depixtion Is A Colourful Take On Picross, And It's Coming To Switch This Month
With 288 puzzles in total
Launching later this month on Nintendo Switch is Depixtion, a Picross-like puzzler full of colour and creativity. Just like Picross, you'll be completing a series of nonogram puzzles which will slowly but surely take the shape of a variety of images when finished. Depixtion mixes things up a little by adding a "never...
News Hideki Kamiya Explains Why The Wonderful 101 Needed To Be Remastered
The original "wasn't a successful business endeavor"
When the remastered version of The Wonderful 101 was announced on Kickstarter, it was wonderful news for multiple platforms. As exciting as it was that this Wii U exclusive would be made available to more players, not every fan was necessarily happy with the decision. In an interview with...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Will Support The Switch Online Smartphone App
What can we expect from it?
It's easy to forget the Switch Online smartphone app is a thing. The last major update it received was tied to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate stage builder and since then it's got a handful of updates making some minor adjustments and changes. Prior to this, support was added to the app for Splatoon 2. Although it's not...
News Served! Is The Latest Dish On Switch's Party Game Menu, Ready At The End Of The Month
Take out
If you're ravenous for food-based party games, there's a new item on the Switch eShop menu coming up on 27th February. It's called Served!, it's coming courtesy of LightMaze and rather than putting you in charge of the kitchen it has you running through restaurants and galloping through gourmet gastopubs in a top-down multiplayer racer...
News Heaven Dust Brings Resident Evil-Inspired Zombie Horror To Switch This Month
Can you survive?
The Switch is about to get another dose of zombie-based survival horror in the form of Heaven Dust, a game inspired by genre star Resident Evil. The game has you waking up in a strange mansion full of zombies and deadly traps, leaving you to go on the hunt for helpful items and solve puzzles. You can expect plenty of zombie fights,...
News 2D Bullet-Hell Shmup Project Starship Blasts Onto Switch This Valentine's Day
Save the world from an ancient evil
Eastasiasoft has revealed that its upcoming 2D bullet hell shoot 'em up, Project Starship, will be firing onto a Switch near you this Valentine's Day. The game has you taking on the role of one of two protagonists - Garret or Gwen - and puts you in charge of saving their world from an ancient evil. The game's...
News Forever Entertainment To Launch Fred3ric And Wanderlust Travel Stories On Switch This Month
Two games headed your way
Forever Entertainment has detailed plans to launch both Wanderlust Travel Stories and Fred3ric on Nintendo Switch later this month. Both games will be available to pre-purchase on the Switch eShop this Thursday, 13th February, with a 10% discount. Let's take a look at what both games will offer, shall we? Fred3ric Release...
News Space Hunted: The Lost Levels Is Coming Exclusively To Wii U This Week
Take that, Switch
The good ol' Wii U is getting a brand new release this week, and if that's not exciting enough, it's even launching exclusively on the console. Who needs Switch anyway? Space Hunted: The Lost Levels is the latest title headed our way from Ultra Dolphin Revolution, the indie dev which also brought Shadow Archer to Wii U towards the...
News The Wonderful 101: Remastered Smashes Its $1.5 Million Stretch Goal, Platinum Reveals Two More
Luka's second mission will unlock at $2 million
It's been quite an eventful week for The Wonderful 101. In this short time frame, PlatinumGames announced it would be reviving the game via Kickstarter for multiple platforms – including the Nintendo Switch – and it raised more than $1 million in just 12 hours. Since then
News Plot Your Escape From The Complex, An FMV Sci-Fi Thriller Coming To Switch In March
A most complex situation
Wales Interactive has published several interactive movie-games on Switch over the past few years including The Bunker and Late Shift, the latter being arguably the best example of the genre on the system. On 31st March The Complex joins its growing roster on Switch and it's looking to be another polished production. From...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Cloud Save Support Coming "Sometime In The Future"
Update: Nintendo's UK site adds more info
Update #2: Nintendo's UK site now has information relating to the cloud save situation. This game does not support the Save Data Cloud functionality of Nintendo Switch Online. However, the ability to recover Animal Crossing: New Horizons save data from the server in the event of console failure, loss or...
News You Can Now Pre-Purchase Animal Crossing: New Horizons On Nintendo Switch eShop
It's almost time!
The launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons is rapidly approaching and, reminding us of this fact beautifully, is the news that you can now pre-purchase the game from the Nintendo Switch eShop. If you load up the store and scroll through the 'Coming Soon' section, or if you simply search for the game using the search bar, you'll...
News Ubisoft Is Launching Five Triple-A Games Before April Next Year
And the Switch is receiving at least one
Ubisoft's latest financial call has revealed the French video game giant will be releasing a total of five triple-A games before April next year. Three will arrive in the third quarter of its next financial year (October through to December 2020), and the other two will be released in the fourth quarter...
News The Wonderful 101 Remaster Has Already Been Rated In Australia
On track for an April release
Just days after its Kickstarter announcement, The Wonderful 101: Remastered for Nintendo Switch has already been rated by the Australian Classification Board. Like the original release, it has received a 'PG' rating for parental guidance, as it contains mild fantasy violence and sexual references. If you haven't played...
News Hamster Reveals Upcoming Lineup Of Arcade Archives Switch Games
13 games confirmed in total
If you're looking for your next retro fix on Nintendo Switch, you'll probably want to keep an eye out for the next batch of games coming our way from Hamster. The studio has shared a list of upcoming Arcade Archives titles headed to Nintendo Switch. The list comes from a livestream hosted by Hamster on Niconico, and...
Random What If Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Looked Like Link's Awakening On Switch?
We'd play it!
When the hotly anticipated sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild finally arrives, it'll no doubt look almost identical to the first in terms of its overall aesthetic - and in fact, early footage proves that. But what if it didn't? The images you see before you come from Stephen J. Plant, an artist who has been showing off...
News Upcoming JRPG Fairy Tail Delayed Until June 2020, Producer Offers Apology
"I am truly sorry"
Koei Tecmo Europe and developer Gust Studios have today announced that Fairy Tail has been delayed from its original 19th March release date to the 25th June. A press release detailing the announcement says the change of date is "due to the developer’s desire to further enhance the game for a more enriching Fairy Tail...
Gallery Here's Your First Look At The Outer Worlds On Switch
Update: Nintendo removes images
Update: Interestingly, it would appear that Nintendo has removed the images from its eShop listing - just an hour or so after our article went live. The reasoning behind this removal is currently unclear. Original Article: Nintendo has released the first batch of screenshots for the upcoming The Outer Worlds on...
News You Won't Be Able To Transfer Animal Crossing: New Horizons Save Data To Another Switch
Gulp
Update: This has been confirmed via the Japanese Animal Crossing site: Saved data of this software does not support "moving user" or "moving saved data". Please note that if you purchase a "second unit", you will not be able to transfer the original island data to another unit. Original Story [Wed 5th Feb, 2020 02:30 GMT]: Following on...
News Crikey! Ty The Tasmanian Tiger Arrives On The Nintendo Switch Next Month
Update: Krome Studios confirms the release date
Update - Thu 6th Feb, 2020 05:45 GMT: Krome has now publicly confirmed the release date of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger on Switch. You Beauty! The countdown has begun. TY the Tasmanian Tiger is coming to the Nintendo Switch on March 31, 2020. In addition to this, the game will be playable ahead of its...
News PlatinumGames Is Releasing A Wonder-Red Statue That You Can Assemble And Paint Yourself
Celebrating the remaster of The Wonderful 101
If you've already thrown your wallet at The Wonderful 101 remaster over on Kickstarter and want something else to go with it, perhaps this 'Wonder-Red' statue by PlatinumGames is worth keeping an eye on. This red resin figure has been sculpted by Minoru Kasai and will require you to assemble and paint...
News Arc System Works Is Bringing The Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle To The West
Take to the streets later this month
Update - Thu 6th Feb, 2020 00:45 GMT: Exactly a week later, Arc System Works has made the western release of the Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle official. It will arrive on the Switch in North America on 20th February. Here's the rundown via the official game site: D
News Persona 5 Scramble Japanese Demo Goes Live On Nintendo Switch
Give it a go!
As had been previously promised, a demo for the upcoming Persona 5 Scramble has now been released for Nintendo Switch. If you want to give the game a go before its full launch, here's your chance. You can access the demo by logging onto the Switch eShop with a Japanese account (if you don't already have one, it's not too complicated...
News A Trilogy Of Kingdom Rush Tower-Defense Games Are Coming To Switch, Starting With Frontiers
First game launches this month
The much-loved Kingdom Rush series is making its way to Nintendo Switch, with a trilogy of its tower-defence hits planned for the console. The series, created by Ironhide Game Studio, will be kicking off on Switch with Kingdom Rush Frontiers later this month. Frontiers was actually the second Kingdom Rush game to be...
News Nintendo Was "Fine" With Platinum Releasing The Wonderful 101 Remaster On Other Platforms
It was just a matter of reaching the stretch goals
In a recent 4Gamer interview translated by Siliconera, PlatinumGames' head Atsushi Inaba spoke about getting permission from Nintendo to release The Wonderful 101: Remastered on other platforms alongside the Switch version. Surprisingly, Nintendo had no problems with it: I know it??
News Florence Brings An Intimate Tale Of Love And Life To Switch Next Week
An interactive story
Annapurna Interactive has revealed that Florence, described as an "interactive storybook", is launching on Nintendo Switch next week. The game has players experiencing every moment of Florence and Krish’s relationship through a series of gameplay vignettes, following the couple as they grow together, drift apart, and...
News Moving Out, The Next Couch Co-op Game From Team 17, Relocates To Switch In April
Pack up, we're leaving
When it comes to couch co-op gaming, Switch is your console and we've been looking forward to getting our hands on the next co-op game from Team 17 ever since it was revealed as coming to Switch in the middle of last year. It has now been confirmed that we'll be getting the removal firm in and
News Amazon Listing Appears To Reveal Saints Row IV: Re-Elected For Nintendo Switch
Update: And it's official!
Update: Deep Silver has now confirmed the existence of Saints Row IV: Re-Elected on Nintendo Switch. It'll be launching on 27th March 2020 and comes with a massive 25 pieces of DLC as standard. Here are more details from the press release: Story: You are the President of the United States of America, and you must save...
News Circuit Dude Brings Top-Down, Tile-Based Puzzles To Switch This Month
With 120 levels to beat!
Circuit Dude - a top-down, tile-based puzzler which originally launched on Steam in 2017 - is set to arrive on Nintendo Switch later this month, it's been confirmed. The game has you helping the titular Circuit Dude to build his ultimate secret invention. As you can see in the trailer above, you'll be doing this by plugging...
News Cinematic Platformer Ministry Of Broadcast Gets An April Release Date And A Steelbook Edition
A natty Steelbook with every pre-order
Revealed last year to be coming to Switch and Steam in Q1 2020, story-driven cinematic platformer Ministry of Broadcast is coming to Switch on 28th April this year. Not only that but if you're a fan of all things physical, you can currently pre-order the game and get the natty Steelbook Edition for the same...
Random Back The Wonderful 101 Remaster On Kickstarter And Get Blocked By Hideki Kamiya
Are you insects listening?
In what's possibly a Kickstarter first, you can now pay money to get blocked. If the headline wasn't enough of an idea about what's going, we're referring to the recently launched project for the remastered version of The Wonderful 101. For tiers over ¥11,000 you will get "blocked" by the TW101 director Hideki Kamiya on...
News Temtem Developer Lays Down The Law And Bans "Almost 900" Cheaters
But will allow players to appeal
You might have heard about the indie hit Temtem. It's a game "inspired by" Game Freak's long-running Pokémon RPG series and wants to be the very best creature collection MMO on the market. While it's still yet to arrive on the Switch, the title recently launched on Steam. On its first day, its servers
Video Nintendo's Latest Ad For Animal Crossing: New Horizons Gives Us A Look At The Title Screen
We'll take anything at this point
Can you believe it? Animal Crossing: New Horizons is due out on the Switch next month and we're still waiting for Nintendo to show and tell us more about this anticipated release. In the latest ad for the game, we get a look at the title screen in New Horizons. Yes, exciting stuff! It shows one of the Nooklings...
News Goblin Sword Brings Castlevania And Mega Man-Inspired Platforming To Switch Next Week
A pixel-art action platformer
Launching next week on Nintendo Switch is Goblin Sword, a pixel-art action-platformer that's set to bring another dose of classic retro vibes to our favourite hybrid console. Complete with light RPG elements, the game sees an army of monsters led by an evil wizard invading your hometown. It's up to you to slay as many...
News Soul Axiom Rebooted Revealed For Nintendo Switch
And it's launching this month!
Soul Axiom is about to make its grand return on Nintendo Switch in the form of Soul Axiom Rebooted, an enhanced version of the game we first saw on Wii U. This new version is planned for release on 27th February 2020 - so we don't have long to wait - and will also release on Steam. Publisher Wales Interactive has...
News You Don't Need To Play Persona 5 To Enjoy The Story In Persona 5 Scramble
According to the game's producer
As grateful as we are that Atlus decided to release Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers on the Nintendo Switch, we can't help but wonder how new players will cope with the story in this upcoming action-RPG spin-off if they've never played the mainline entry before. Fortunately, it shouldn't be a problem...
Guide The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 - Everything We Know So Far
We collect every shred of information on the upcoming Zelda sequel
Polishing off the last few shrines and giving Calamity Ganon what-for in the final battle of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was a bittersweet act. After such a wonderful, rich journey it was time to bid farewell to Link, Zelda and the largest, most expansive iteration of...
News You Can Only Have One Island Per Console In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Learning about the limits
Article Updated - Sat 1st Feb, 2020 12:00 GMT: Nintendo's been drip-feeding us information about Animal Crossing: New Horizons for some time now, and the latest information about this upcoming release comes from its Aussie web page, on the official Nintendo Australia website. While we already know the game will support up...
Video Check Out Adam Hunter's Return In This Streets Of Rage 4 Gameplay Footage
Presented by the game's lead programmer
Streets of Rage 4 has been in development for quite a while now, and while we're anxious to get our hands on it, as fans of the series we're happy to wait while joint developers Guard Crush Games, DotEMU and Lizardcube polish it to the Nth degree. The original Mega Drive / Genesis beat 'em ups are a classic...
News ESRB Rating Suggests Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD Is Coming To Switch
That's one sorted, then
Earlier this month, we shared the news that a small selection of Oddworld games were headed to Nintendo Switch. The first of those was Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD, which launched last week, but it looks like we now know the second, too. An ESRB rating has been spotted online for Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD on Nintendo...
News Arc System Works' Code Shifter Has Launched On Switch Today
Complete with crossover characters
Update (Thu 30th Jan, 2020 15:15 GMT): When we said it shouldn't be too long before we hear more about Code Shifter, we didn't expect it to be quite this soon. The game has appeared on the Switch eShop today and is available to download as we speak. You can secure your copy for £17.09 / $14.99. More details can...
News Poetic Puzzle-Adventure EQQO Heads To Switch This February
DLC lets you plant a real-life tree
The Nintendo Switch is about to get a new puzzle-adventure in the form of EQQO, the latest game from indie developer, Parallel Studio. The team - founded by ex-members of DontNod Entertainment, Ubisoft and Quantic Dream - originally created the game for VR devices, but this latest version is headed to Switch and...
News Schedule A Trip To The Outer Worlds On Switch This March
Release date confirmed. Digital only, mind
We've known it was incoming for quite a while, and Take-Two told investors last November that the Switch version of Obsidian's action-RPG The Outer Worlds would be launching before the end of March 2020, but it has now been confirmed to arrive on 6th March, just over a month from now. The game has been...
News Turn-Based Tactical RPG Battle Brothers Charges Onto Switch This Year
Permadeath included
UKIYO Publishing and Overhype Studios have announced that Battle Brothers, a turn-based RPG, is headed to Nintendo Switch in 2020. First appearing on PC back in 2017, the game is a procedurally-generated, tactical affair in which players must gather up their very own crew in a medieval fantasy world. You get to choose who you'd...
News Tecmo Bowl Brings American Football To Hamster's Arcade Archives Series This Week
More retro goodness
This week sees the release of the retro sports title Tecmo Bowl on the Nintendo Switch eShop. As usual, it supports 1-2 players and will set you back $7.99 / £6.29. Here's the rundown: "TECMO BOWL" is an American football game released by TECMO in 1987. Experience matches as a player of either the WILDCATS or BULLDOGS...
News It Looks Like The Switch Version Of Dungeon Defenders: Awakened Won't Be Released Next Month
Now targeting a Q2 release
Chromatic Games has delayed the release of its upcoming Switch title Dungeon Defenders: Awakened. The action-RPG tower defense game was originally scheduled to arrive next month alongside other releases like Darksiders Genesis,
Video Two Point Hospital Devs Explain The Basics Ahead Of Next Month's Switch Release
Here's what you'll get up to
Next month, Two Point Hospital is headed to Nintendo Switch and other consoles. In preparation for the big day, the development team has shared a new video talking us through the basics of the game. You can check it out for yourself above; Lead Designer Ben Huskins and Senior UI/UX Artist Lauren Woodroffe play through...
News New "Body-Puzzle Platformer" Helheim Hassle Brings A New Dose Of Crazy To Switch
From the studio behind Manual Samuel
Norway-based developer Perfectly Paranormal has announced that its new puzzle platformer Helheim Hassle is headed to Nintendo Switch "early this year". Technically described as a "body-puzzle platformer", this one is set in the very same universe as the studio's last title, Manual Samuel. It would seem that the...
News Sparkle 4 Tales Brings Atmospheric Free Roam Gameplay To Switch This Week
"Find your destiny"
Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is Sparkle 4 Tales, the latest Sparkle series game from indie developer, Forever Entertainment. The game has you playing as a small spark of life, aiming to grow into a beautiful aquatic being. As you can imagine, this isn't your typical gaming experience, with the exploration of your...
