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News Play Some Of The Best Jackbox Games With None Of The Filler In 'The Jackbox Party Starter'
Coming to Switch very soon
You know that thing where you're throwing a party for nerds, and at some point the idea of playing a game comes up, and no one wants to play anything too intense like Mario Kart, so the solution is almost always Jackbox games? But then you have to choose which Party Pack is best, or which individual game is best (and which...
News Ray Tracing? No, TRAY RACING, In Upcoming Free-To-Play 16-Player Racing Game, 'Tray Racers'
You can also pet the... everything?
The makers of PHOGS!, a chaotically silly dog-wiggling co-op game, have returned to the Switch with Tray Racers, a similarly goofy multiplayer racing game that's all about using trays as snowboards to surf across sand dunes. Up to 16 players can grab a tray and get going in the online multiplayer mode, with cool...
News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Devs On The Game's Music And Visuals
Not long now...
We are so, so close to getting our hands on the fantastic-looking Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. One thing Dotemu and Tribute Games have been focusing on is capturing the essence of the hugely popular old '87 cartoon and the beat 'em ups of the '80s and '90s, and what better way to do that than by diving into the...
News Little League World Series Baseball 2022 To Hit A A Home Run On Switch
Out later this year
Publisher GameMill Entertainment has announced that Little League World Series Baseball 2022 will be making its way to Switch on August 17th. With suitably bright colours and child-friendly visuals, the game looks to be a fresh alternative on the Nintendo developed sports titles on the Switch, promising extensive customisation...
Exclusive Zelda-Meets-Stardew In 'Moonstone Island', The Game That Has It All
Farming, Fighting, And Fishbo
Disclosure notice: In the time since the publication of this article, Nintendo Life staffer Kate Gray has contributed writing to Moonstone Island. She has had no involvement in our coverage since joining the project, and we won't be reviewing the game. Moonstone Island is one of the games we're most excited about this...
News Misako And Kyoko Join The Fight In River City Saga: Three Kingdoms
The stars of River City Girls
Following last week's brand new trailer for the latest entry in the Kunio-kun series — River City Saga: Three Kingdoms — publisher Arc System Works and developer APLUS Games have announced that Misako and Kyoko from River City Girls will be fully playable! You'll be able to play as the heroes from River City Girls...
News Hell Pie Is A "Bad Taste" 3D Platformer That Revels In The Obscene
And it's coming in July
We're in the middle of trailer season, with showcases and presentations aplenty! And in yesterday's Guerrilla Collective showcase, we spotted something that might be one to hide from your kids. Hell Pie is a brand new 3D platformer from developer Sluggerfly who was behind the "grotesque" Ben and Ed on PC. It's coming to...
News Tactics Ogre: Reborn Leaks, But Only On PlayStation For Now
Update: Will a Switch version happen?
Update [Tue 14th Jun, 2022 13:30 BST] We originally said "keep calm", didn't we? Well, it looks like Square Enix's trademark for Tactics Ogre: Reborn was done for a reason — it's a real game. Tactics Ogre: Reborn leaked on the PlayStation store overnight, but has since been removed, but not before eager fans...
News New Live A Live Trailers Showcase Present Day And Distant Future Settings
It's looking positively gorgeous!
In the run up to Live A Live's launch on July 22nd, Square-Enix has released two short trailers for the game showcasing the Present Day and Distant Future time periods. It's a neat new look at just how distinct the various scenarios will be to one another. Of course, the game itself will feature far more time...
News "Next-Gen" Anti-Grav Racer Redout 2 Delayed For Nintendo Switch (Again)
The Switch version requires "a little more polish"
Redout 2, the upcoming title drawing inspiration from all sorts of futuristic racing games, is on the receiving end of another delay. Following on from the game being pushed back from 26th May to 16th June, developer 34BigThings has now announced it will be holding off on the Nintendo Switch...
News Playtonic Friends Is Bringing Neo-Retro Roguelike 'Elsie' To Switch Next Year
Runnin' 'n' gunnin'
Playtonic Friends, the publishing arm of Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic Games, has announced that it's bringing Knight Shift Games and The Completionist's Elsie to Switch in 2023. Described as a neo-retro roguelike, Elsie combines run-and-gun gameplay with bullet hell elements and "neon-drenched pixel art", as you can see from...
News Bunny Park Is A Fluffing Adorable Rabbit-Sim Game, Hopping To Switch Soon
Plus a physical edition!
BUNNIES. Bunny Park is a game about BUNNIES. Obviously. And you're in charge of them! You'll have to feed them, entertain them, keep them happy, and try to stop them making too many extra bunnies, because that's a very quick descent into a hellish, bunny-tsunami situation. This September, Bunny Park will be heading to...
News Decarnation Is A Twisted Narrative Game With Hints Of Thimbleweed Park
Out on Switch in 2023
Publisher Shiro Unlimited has unveiled Decarnation, a narrative puzzle game with a dark and twisted tale full of gruesome body horror and bizarre parallel realities. Due out in 2023, the game looks to borrow visual elements from Thimbleweed Park, but definitely injects its own sense of macabre style into the mix. You'll be...
News "Lightning-Fast" Action-FPS Bright Memory: Infinite Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
Including all the cosmetic DLC from the original PC game
There sure were a lot of shooty-type games at Not-E3 this year, and though it's easy to feel a little tired of all the gunplay, there is, admittedly, a lot of fun to be had in just turning off your brain and playing guns. Especially when the guns in question also come with swords, like in...
News New Utah Saints Track Revealed For Final Vendetta, And It's A Banger
Stick your headphones on!
Final Vendetta, the 2D fighting homage to classic franchises like Streets of Rage and Double Dragon, is racing towards its release on June 17th. To celebrate, Numskull Games has released a full track from the game's official soundtrack, and honestly, it's like we've been transported back to the '90s - it's awesome!...
News Stealth Game 'UNDETECTED' Gives Off Serious Metal Gear Solid Vibes
Sneaking like it's 1998
Publisher Digerati has announced UNDETECTED, a top-down stealth action game that pays homage to Hideo Kojima's seminal masterpiece, Metal Gear Solid. It puts the focus squarely on non-lethal combat, with abilities like knocking on walls and close quarters combat letting you take out enemies in the swiftest way possible. The...
News Check Out This New Track From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Featuring Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah and Raekwon
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is right around the corner, due for release on Switch this week on June 16th. As part of its marketing campaign, publisher Dotemu has shared a brand new track from the game's official soundtrack, featuring none other than Ghostface Killah and...
News Lemon Cake Is A Super-Sweet Bakery Management Game Coming Soon To Switch
Plus a physical release
Maybe it's just us, but right now there's nothing more appealing than the idea of quitting your job, moving to the countryside, opening a café, and raising chickens. Not that we don't love our jobs, mind you — it's just that the day-to-day of city living is not nearly as appealing as living in the woods. Well, at least we...
News Shoot Pink Aliens With Your Co-Op Friends In Neon-Cartoon Game 'From Space'
Ulla!
The only thing worse than aliens invading Earth is if those aliens are pink. Don't they know that pink stains are really hard to get out of clothes? How thoughtless of them. In From Space, a post-apocalyptic co-op (or solo) action-shooter, you'll be tasked with sending these laundry-ruining aliens to whatever their version of hell is, with...
News Kick Back And Catch Frogs With The Animal Crossing Inspired 'Paradise Marsh'
Featuring music by 'Disasterpiece'
If you enjoy relaxing games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and A Short Hike, then Paradise Marsh may well be up your street. Developed by Etienne Trudeau, the game has been confirmed for Switch alongside Steam and Xbox, and features stylised first-person visuals in which you catch a variety of frogs and bugs in...
News 'Arkanoid – Eternal Battle' Hits Switch This October
It's a cross-play online multiplayer Battle Royale
French publisher Microids has shown off gameplay footage of Pastagames' upcoming Arkanoid – Eternal Battle, which takes Taito's coin-op classic and transforms it into a cross-play online multiplayer Battle Royale. The game is confirmed as coming to Switch – as well as PlayStation 5, PlayStation...
News MonolithSoft Reveals Another Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Hero Character In New Trailer
Say hi to Zeon
MonolithSoft, developer behind Nintendo's upcoming Xenoblade Chronicles 3, has revealed another playable hero character in the upcoming action-RPG via Twitter. "Zeon" is from the Guardian Defender class (according to Google Translate, so bear in mind there's a significant margin for error with the exact names here) who fights with a...
News Here Are The Tracks You'll Be Racing Around In 'Victory Heat Rally'
Baytona, let's go away
Developer SkyDevilPalm is still hard at work on the retro-themed racer Victory Heat Rally, but it has found the time to publish another trailer which focuses on the circuits you'll be tackling in the game. These include Baytona Beach, Lavendel Forest, Cayenne Canyon, Waku Land, Bikini Cove, Mount Touge and Baytona Speedway...
Exclusive 'Onsen Master' Is A Potent Mix Of Overcooked And Spirited Away
Coming this summer
We're huge fans of both Overcooked and Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away here at Nintendo Life, so we've bagged an exclusive look at a brand new game called Onsen Master! Taking place on the fantasy island of Izajima, you'll be playing as Mu, an apprentice to the Onsen Master who must satisfy a wide range of customers looking to relax...
News Blizzard's Overwatch 2 Launches On Nintendo Switch This October
PvP will be free-to-play
During the recent Xbox Bethesda showcase, Blizzard shared a few announcements. One of them was the news that Overwatch 2 would be launching in early access on PC and consoles on October 4th. According to the PR, this includes Nintendo Switch. It was also confirmed the player-versus-player multiplayer component will be...
News Persona-Inspired 'Demonschool' Looks Like A DS Game In The Absolute Best Way
DS actually stands for Demon School. Fun fact
The era of unusual, highly-stylistic games like Ghost Trick, Zero Escape, and Elite Beat Agents is sadly long over — and weirdly enough, it coincides with the demise of the Nintendo DS, a console that encouraged weird games more than anything. But the spirit of the DS lives on — in games like NEO:...
News Minecraft Legends Is Coming To Switch In 2023
Dat Switch logo
As rumoured earlier this week, Microsoft has revealed an action-strategy Minecraft spin-off, and it's called Minecraft Legends. Check out the trailer above, as featured in the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022.
News New Hollow Knight: Silksong Trailer Features In Xbox Showcase, Out In "The Next 12 Months"
No exact release date, but we got a window
The Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 has kicked off and Silksong fans waiting for some word — any word! — on the Hollow Knight sequel have been treated to a brand new trailer to accompany the announcement that the game will be available as a Day One Game Pass title. Originally announced back in...
News Mutant Mudds Dev Announces New "Casual Online Party Game" For Switch, Supports Up To 13 Players
Update: Atooi's owner says it's coming soon
Update [Sun 12th Jun, 2022 15:30 BST]: Atooi's owner Jools Watsham has provided a brief update (via Twitter), mentioning how Run Box Run will be coming soon to multiple platforms including the Switch. He's also shared some new gameplay footage on YouTube: "RUN BOX RUN is our new #COPG (Casual Online...
News Every Game From The Wholesome Direct 2022 Coming To Switch
Over 50 games!
As part of the Summer Game Fest and IGN's Summer of Gaming, the Wholesome Direct took place on June 11th, 2022, with around around 100 game trailers and announcements, all themed around the "wholesome games" trend. We saw games about frogs, cats, bears, witches, and mail delivery — but which of them are coming to Switch, you ask?...
News Brutal Metroidvania 'The Last Faith' Is The Spawn Of Castlevania And Blasphemous
Not for the faint of heart
Are you a fan of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow? Are you a fan of Blasphemous? If you answered "yes" to both of those questions (heck, even just one), then you'll definitely want to keep an eye out for The Last Faith, a Souls-like Metroidvania (or 'soulsvania', according to the publisher) making its way to Switch later in...
News '9 Years Of Shadows' Slices Onto Switch Later This Year
Featuring music from Mega Man, Metal Gear, and Castlevania composers
Another day, another Metroidvania! You love to see it, right? The latest title, 9 Years of Shadows, comes from developer Halberd Studios and is due for launch on Switch later this year. Visually, the game looks spectacular, with some lovely use of colour and lighting throughout...
News Sonic Frontiers' Demo Title Screen Surfaces On Social Media
Take a look...
Sega has shared quite a bit of footage of Sonic Frontiers now, but one thing blue blur fans haven't seen yet is the title screen. If you have been wondering what it might look like, you're potentially in luck. Screenshots are surfacing on social media of the demo's title screen. It comes via the in-person Summer Game Fest 'Play Days'...
News New River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Trailer Shows Off Game Ahead Of July Launch
Contain your excitement
It's almost time for beat-em-up sequel River City Saga: Three Kingdoms on the Nintendo Switch! Unless you're in Japan, that is, because the game is already out over there. But for us in the West, the Nintendo Switch release date is July 21st, 2022 — and it's looking rather lovely. The game is based on the Three Kingdoms of...
News Colourful Co-Op Shooter 'Glitch Busters: Stuck On You' Is Coming To Switch This Winter
I'm rubber, you're glue
Get this: You're a little blobby guy with a magnet for legs, and it's your job to save the (computer) world from (computer) viruses, solo or with up to three friends. That's the pitch for Glitch Busters: Stuck on You, a chaotic and colourful co-op shooter coming to Switch soon. "1-4 players or AI bots can party-up and snap...
News 'No Place For Bravery' Brings Gory Roguelikery To Nintendo Switch This September
More than a little Hyper Light Drifter influence in this one
Fans of intricate, colourful pixel art, eat your heart out: No Place For Bravery is coming to Switch on September 22nd 2022, and it's all of that and more. "No Place for Bravery is a 2D top-down action RPG which weaves together high-quality visuals, a stirring soundtrack and intense...
News Team 17's Calamitous Co-Op Roguelite 'Ship Of Fools' Is Coming To Consoles
Plato win
Whether you like online or couch co-op, Ship of Fools has you covered: It has both. This two-player co-operative seafaring game has you and a pal attempting to defend your ship from monsters, malice, and corruption as you try to make your way across the Archipelago to restore the Great Lighthouse and save the world from the Aquapocalypse...
News Madison Is The Kind Of Horror Game You'll Need Brown Trousers For, Coming To Switch Soon
The scary monster is called "Blue Knees"
Aw, who put this eyeball in the gramophone? That's going to stop the music coming out, silly. Oh, what's that? We're being chased by a spooky gross man called Blue Knees? Well, he can wait, I need to fix this-- BLARRRGHGHHHH nOOO not my ENTRAIIILS I was USING THOOOOSE UGGGhhhhhhh Madison, or MADiSON as it's...
News Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 Launches On Switch This Summer
Coming to a Nintendo console for the first time
2004's sequel to the original Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance — which saw a remastered release on Switch and other platforms back in May 2021 — is getting the same treatment; Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 is pencilled in for a "Summer 2022" release on Switch and other platforms. Developer Black Isle...
News Infamous Stardew Valley-Inspired 'Super Zoo Story' Gets New Trailer
Starzoo Valley
Last year, a open world RPG zoo simulator called Super Zoo Story went a little bit viral for being accused of copying Stardew Valley a little too much in their art style. After Stardew creator ConcernedApe took to his Discord to address the issue, the developers posted an apology to their Twitter, saying that they would "redesign any...
News 'Ground Divers' Is A Dig Dug-Like Mining Game Coming To Switch This Month
Dig Dug? Dang
As announced on the IGN Summer of Gaming for Not-E3 2022, there's a new game on the horizon for Nintendo Switch... except it's under the horizon, really. Ground Divers is a Dig Dug-style mining game, featuring the voice behind Dragon Ball Z's Cha-La-Head-Cha-La opening song, Hironobu Kageyama. It'll be coming to the Nintendo Switch on...
News Intense FPS 'Severed Steel' Launches On Switch Next Month
Run 'n' Gun
The hyperkinetic first-person-shooter Severed Steel has finally bagged a release date and will be making its way to the Switch on July 21st, publisher Digerati has announced. The game will come packed with features, including a full Campaign, Firefight, and New Game + modes. A physical edition will also be made available alongside the...
News Cosy Hotel Sim 'Bear And Breakfast' Swipes Summer Switch Release
I'll have the eggs bear-nedict
Good news, everybear! The wholesome, charming, very fluffy Bear and Breakfast has locked down a Nintendo Switch release date as part of yesterday's Day of the Devs showcase. The trailer above is new, as are the screenshots below, and here's a description of the game from the developers, Gummy Cat: In Bear &...
Round Up Every Switch Game Featured In The Day Of The Devs 2022 Presentation
A presentation with Switch games!
Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest 2022 Opening Showcase has come and gone, and following directly after was the indie-focused Day of the Devs 2022 presentation. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Double Fine and iam8bit's showcase, this second part of the Summer Game Fest stream featured significantly more Switch...
Guide Where To Buy Mario Strikers: Battle League On Switch
Best deals and cheapest prices
Mario Strikers: Battle League (or Mario Strikers: Battle League Football as it's known in Europe) is now available on Nintendo Switch. Below, we've rounded up all the best deals for the game to help you grab a copy at the best price. Feel free to read our full review of the game here if you're still on the fence, or...
News Jun Senoue To Adapt Some Of Sonic 3's Music For Sonic Origins
"Unfortunately we can’t use all of the original sounds"
Here's something we probably all saw coming and were simply waiting to be confirmed — Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will not have all of its original soundtrack intact in Sonic Origins. Sonic 3's music legacy has been long scrutinized and debated. A few years ago, it was confirmed that the King of...
News Former Pokémon Art Director Reveals 'Plucky Squire', The First Game From His New Studio
A new 2D & 3D storybook adventure
Yesterday, Pokémon artist James Turner - known in recent times as the art director of Pokémon Sword & Shield - announced he had moved on from Game Freak to form a brand new game studio with his old friend (@onebitbeyond), known as All Possible Futures. Turner at the time teased the studio'
Capcom is also offering some free classics
Following on from a Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium leak, the company has now locked in the release date for its second compilation in this series. It'll be launching next month on the 22nd of July for all platforms including the Nintendo Switch. As already confirmed there'll be a whopping 32 classics in this...
Round Up Every Switch Game Featured In The Summer Game Fest 2022 Opening Showcase
Yes, there were some
Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest 2022 is off and running, with the opening showcase presentation featuring a whole load of multiplatform video games, some of which are coming to a Nintendo Switch near you. Yes, there were a small handful! Below we've rounded up each and every Switch announcement at Summer Game Fest 2022, in...
News Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course Serves Up Icy New Gameplay Footage
The chalice is half-full
As promised, we got another sneak peek at the upcoming Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course DLC at this year's Summer Game Fest. Studio MDHR's highly-anticipated DLC to its hit indie run-and-gun looks to be extremely tasty, and we can't wait to take another shot and die over and over again when it launches on 30th June. The...
