Guide Every Nintendo Switch Online NES Game Ranked
All the NES games, ranked by you
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Football Games
We mean Soccer, not that 'other' football
Guide Amazon Prime Day 2024 - What Nintendo Deals Can We Expect?
It's just around the corner!
News First Pre-Orders Appear For Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom And Hyrule Edition Switch Lite
Update: Console now live at Nintendo Store UK
The first update for the Switch version has arrived
News - July, 2024
TodayFri, 12th Jul 2024
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Three More Titles
"Starfy dives onto the Nintendo Switch"
Breaking: Nintendo has added three more classic games to the Switch Online Game Boy Advance library. They include Densetsu no Starfy 1,2 and 3. Enjoy! Densetsu no Starfy – No sleep ’til Pufftop! A sudden storm has caused Starfy, prince of the floating sky kingdom Pufftop, to plummet from his lofty home...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons 'Tom Nook' First 4 Figures Statue Revealed, Pre-Orders Now Live
K.K. Slider is also on the way
Update [Fri 12th Jul, 2024 01:30 BST]: Following last week's announcement, pre-orders for First 4 Figures' Tom Nook Animal Crossing: New Horizons statue are now officially live. There's an early bird offer of $98.99 USD (instead of the regular price of $115.49 USD) for the exclusive edition of this statue, which ends...
Random Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Overtakes NES Lifetime Sales
Nintendo's best-selling Switch game breaks another record
The 2017 release Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been an absolute juggernaut for Nintendo during the Switch generation and if you needed a reminder about just how successful it's been, here's a little fun fact. The 61.97 million units shifted as of March 2024 actually means this single game has now...
YesterdayThu, 11th Jul 2024
News Switch Is Now Nintendo's Longest-Serving Flagship Home Console
The Famicom's crown has been taken
The Switch is now Nintendo's longest-serving home console - with some caveats to consider. This revelation comes thanks to peerless research from our friends over at VGC, who have determined that the Switch has surpassed the Famicom in terms of time on the market before the arrival of a successor. Switch launched...
News Sega And KessCo Team Up For Sonic Adventure 2-Inspired Card Game
Shuffle, Sonic
Toy company KessCo has announced a brand new Sonic the Hedgehog tabletop game — Sonic Speed Battle. Yes, it involves cards, but don't worry, it's no Sonic Shuffle. In fact, Kass has said that the card game in specifically inspired by Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, the GameCube release of the Dreamcast favourite. Sonic Speed Battle will...
Talking Point The Switch eShop Could Be Great With These Few Tweaks
Get with the times
If you head onto the Switch eShop now, chances are you probably won’t have a good time. Unless you go into it knowing what you want to buy ahead of time, the significant slowdown and copious shovelware making up the majority of the ‘Recent Releases’ section will likely be enough to scare you off long before you discover...
News Retailer GAME Is Reportedly Ending In-Store Pre-Orders
GAME Wallet is also ending
UK retailer GAME is reportedly ending in-store pre-orders in what feels like yet another baffling move as it further integrates itself into the wider Fraser Group. As originally reported by TechRadar Gaming (thanks, Eurogamer), existing pre-orders or deposits for products due to release before the end of January 2025 will...
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Football Games
We mean Soccer, not that 'other' football
Hang on. England's in the final?!? 58 years of hurt had kinda stopped us dreaming, to be honest. Crazy times. As we head into the loft to dig out our Italia '90 squad poster and copy of Striker: Skills and Tactics ahead of Sunday's Euro 2024 final, here's a recap of some of the finest footy picks on Switch...
Japanese Charts Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Holds Firmly Onto Top Spot
It's anything but dark
Famitsu's weekly physical sales charts have arrived, and it paints a very familiar picture. Luigi's Mansion 2 HD continues to suck up the rest of the competition, shifting 33,828 copies in the week of 1st to 7th July. In fact, the top three is exactly the same as last week — Animal Crossing: New Horizons shifted 10,965...
News Obscure '90s Mascot Platformer 'Aero The Acro-Bat' Makes Surprise Return
Coming to Switch in August
It seems like we're in the age of weird, oft-forgotten platforming mascots making a return. We say that because today, Ratalaika Games announced that "the bat is back!" No, not that bat — Aero the Acro-Bat. The circus performer will be making his grand return on Switch (and all other consoles) on 2nd August 2024...
Nintendo Download 11th July (North America)
Princess Maker 2! Darkest Dungeon II! Let's School!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's a pretty quiet one! But don't worry, we've got a list of new games that have arrived on the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week...
News Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Looks Stunning In New Gameplay Footage
Plus, Square Enix reveals new character art
Just when we thought we couldn't be any more excited for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, Square Enix comes along and pushes our hype levels into overdrive. The remake's official Japanese site has today been updated with new information and screenshots and several Japanese outlets have published extended...
Video Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Gets A New Overview Trailer
Update: Now available in English
Update [Thu 11th Jul, 2024 14:30 BST]: Nintendo has now revealed an English-language version of the overview trailer for Nintendo World Championship: NES Edition. Original Article [Fri 28th Jun, 2024 03:35 BST]: The Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition arrives on the Switch next month and to help promote this...
News TMNT: Mutants Unleashed Comes Out Of Its Shell This October
New trailer finally reveals some gameplay
Today is a big day for those who have been following Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed since it was announced last September. Firstly, we now have a release date: 18th October 2024. Secondly, we finally have a trailer. Publisher Outright Games has today given us our first proper loo
News NES Remix Dev Is Reportedly Involved With Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
Makes sense!
Nintendo World Championships: NES Editon is just around the corner, scheduled to launch on the Switch on 18th July 2024. Now, according to dataminer Yakumono over on social media, the developers of the game are none other than Nintendo itself and indieszero. If you're unfamiliar, the latter has collaborated with Nintendo on multiple...
Review Princess Maker 2 Regeneration (Switch) - A Solid Return For Simulator Royalty
Needs more dad jokes
Before Super Mario Maker, there was Princess Maker. Yes, these two series have absolutely nothing in common beyond a shared naming convention and we’re definitely being more than a bit cheeky, but it’s technically a true statement. Back in the early ‘90s, Neon Genesis Evangelion anime studio Gainax took its biggest swing...
Random Nintendo's Mature Horror 'Emio' Is Already Getting Lots Of Fan Art
Baghead
Nintendo recently revealed a short, spooky teaser for some sort of Switch game known as Emio. Details are pretty scarce at the moment, so naturally, fans worldwide have begun to analyse the trailer and speculate what it might actually be. Is it a new IP or an entry in an existing franchise? Is it being developed by Nintendo, or is a...
Feature Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Lands On Switch Today In A Port Two Years In The Making
Smoke me a kipper
Originally launching nearly five years after Ace Combat: Infinity and four years after the 3DS release Assault Horizon Legacy+, 2019's Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown was the first game in the mainline series for over a decade and brought the series back to Strangereal, the franchise's fictionalised Earth stand-in. Now, five years...
News Build-A-Bear's New Pokémon Is Fuecoco
Another Scarlet & Violet starter joins the line up
The Build-A-Bear Pokémon plush line has continued to expand and following the arrival of Pokémon like Sprigatito from the Scarlet and Violet games, the Paldea Fire-Type Fuecoco has now been confirmed. This new plush is available now in an online bundle containing a sound device, shirt, and...
News Riot Games Reportedly Cancels Smash Bros. Style Fighter Codenamed 'Pool Party'
"A platform fighter in the vein of Super Smash Bros. Melee"
The Super Smash Bros. series is the king of brawlers and many other companies have attempted to recreate this magic with certain other franchises over the years. With this in mind, Riot Games (the same team behind League of Legends) has apparently cancelled its own "unannounced" Super...
News 'Emio' Includes A Lot Of Horrific Mature Themes, According To Its Rating
The Nintendo project will contain disturbingly "strong" content
Nintendo yesterday revealed a disturbing new project simply titled 'Emio' and although no information has been shared about it just yet, new ratings spotted within a Nintendo Australia YouTube trailer upload seem to have shed some light on just how horrific this experience will be...
News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Icons
Wave 3 now available
Update #2 [Thu 11th Jul, 2024 02:55 BST]: It's a new week and that means a new batch of Luigi's Mansion 2 HD icons are now available to Switch Online subscribers. This lot are available for one week - so get them while you can. They'll be followed by the fourth and final wave next week. Here's a look at the third wave,...
News Horror Dev Bloober Team Says It's Working On A New Project For Nintendo Platforms
Codenamed 'Project M'
Polish horror game developer Bloober Team, known for series like Layers of Fear, The Medium and Konami's upcoming release Silent Hill 2, has announced it's working on a new project for Nintendo platforms. In an interview earli
Wednesday10th Jul 2024
The first update for the Switch version has arrived
Following the release of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Switch in May, Nintendo has now rolled out the very first update for the game. As this game is a revival of the GameCube classic, this update is focused exclusively on fixes. It resolves all sorts of errors and issues you may or...
News Nintendo Reveals Disturbing 'Emio' Teaser, And Fans Are Baffled
Who is Emio?
Nintendo has revealed a rather ominous 15-second teaser trailer on its various YouTube channels, simply titled Emio. It's pretty spooky stuff for The Big N, and at the moment, nobody really has any idea what it's all about. The video description asks (in hashtag form) 'who is Emio', and y'know what... we don't know! Do you? A Japanese...
News It's Official, Roguelike 'TMNT: Splintered Fate' Will Feature 4-Player Couch Co-Op
Cowabunga!
Just before its release on 17th July, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate developer Super Evil Megacorp has today confirmed that the radical roguelike will feature four-player couch co-op. The Turtles' Apple Arcade adventure has been billed as a "bodacious TMNT co-op experience" since it was first announced for Switch at the...
Feature Nintendo Switch Sports Basketball - A Slam Dunk Or A Missed Shot?
Sixth man
It's been almost two years since Nintendo Switch Sports' last major update with the addition of Golf. The patch left us feeling decidedly "whelmed" — it was a nice add-on, but nothing special after having played Wii Sports and its Resort follow-up. With Basketball, the latest sport to join the roster, we expected more of the same. And,...
News Bullet-Hell Shmup 'Mushihimesama' To Be Delisted From The Switch eShop
Grab it while you can
The fantastic bullet-hell shmup Mushihimesama is set to be delisted from the Switch eShop on 10th August 2024. Announced by publisher Live Wire, the reasoning provided for the delisting is that the licensing agreement for the Switch version has expired. It seems that rather than attempt to renew the agreement, the best course...
Review Fading Afternoon (Switch) - An Ambitious, Absorbing 'Yakuza' In Kunio-kun's Clothing
The gang's all here
Technos’ Kunio-kun titles, a 42-strong series dabbling in various genres, began in 1986 as a simple arena brawler. Its most popular entries, however, were those that incorporated non-linear role-playing elements based around soap operatic high school thuggery. Anyone familiar with those titles, specifically on Famicom, Super...
News Here's Your First Look At Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings
Update: Sega shares the official prologue teaser
Update [Wed 10th Jul, 2024 03:30 BST]: Sega has now shared the full video on its official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel. Here's a bit more about this upcoming prologue series, which is arriving in Fall 2024. "Take a sneak peek at the upcoming prologue animation SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS: Dark...
News Nintendo Switch Sports Free Basketball Update Now Live, Here's What's Included
Shoot some hoops today
After revealing Basketball would be coming to Nintendo Switch Sports recently, Nintendo has now officially released this free court sport update. As already revealed, it comes with a trio of different game modes including two-on-two matches, a solo three-point contest, and a 'Five Streak Battle'. Included with this is local...
News Nintendo Switch Sports Basketball Update Worked On By Eighting
Known for fighting games and Pikmin
Developer Eighting, which is most well-known for developing licensed fighting games on Japanese tokusatsu shows and anime has revealed it led the development of the Basketball update for Nintendo Switch Sports. A post on the developer's website revealed that it was "in charge of planning and developing the free...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Datamine Supposedly Uncovers Evidence Of New DLC
Spoiler alert
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot recently celebrated eight million downloads since its original release, so what's next for this ever-growing experience? According to a new datamine, Goku and friends might be getting some DLC based on...spoiler...Dragon Ball Daima. If you're not familiar with Dragon Ball Daima, it's the new series coming out...
News Gorgeous GBA-Style RPG 'Tako no Himitsu' Launches Kickstarter
Includes music from Golden Sun and Terranigma composers
Deneos Games, the developer behind Save Me Mr Tako, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its GBA-inspired RPG Tako no Himitsu: Oceans of Secrets, which is currently slated to launch in 2026. Boasting music from Motoi Sakuraba (Golden Sun) and Masanori Hikichi (Terranigma), the game mi
News Transformers Collab Announced For Blizzard's F2P Shooter Overwatch 2
Roll out today, squad
Blizzard's free-to-play hero shooter Overwatch 2 has announced it's teaming up with Transformers in a new collaboration.This new update, which is now available, will bring new skins, rewards and some "fan-favourite ways to play" as players join an epic battle between the Autobots and Decepticons. "Calling all TRANSFORMERS...
News NBA 2K25 Scores September Release Date And A Trio Of Cover Athletes
Tip off this September
In perhaps the least surprising news of the month, 2K has announced that NBA 2K25 is heading for Switch *gasp*. In September *double gasp*. With a confusingly large number of physical and digital editions *blacks out*. Set to come our way on 6th September, NBA 2K25 will be graced by a trio of athletes depending on which...
Tuesday9th Jul 2024
Random Super Mario 64 GBA Project Adds Stars And "Wider" Limbs For Mario
"They're easier to see at low resolution"
Last month, we covered a story here on Nintendo Life about a coder named Joshua Barretto who decided to do a custom rewrite of Super Mario 64 for Nintendo's 32-bit handheld, the Game Boy Advance. If you weren't already impressed with this technical feat, this palm-sized project has now shared a new update...
Soapbox Has Nintendo Set A Precedent That 'Switch 2' Can't Hope To Match?
The highest of bars
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Gavin ponders what 'success' looks like for systems with impossibly popular predecessors... Looking back at Nintendo's home console hardware sales over the past four decades,...
Random Homebrew Dev Acquires 'Tengen' Brand, Launches Unlicensed NES Game
Come again..?
Remember Tengen? From 1987 to 1994, it was a subsidiary of Atari Games focused on creating unlicensed titles for the NES by attempting to circumvent Nintendo's licensee restrictions. After obtaining a copy of the Nintendo lock-out program, Tengen was well on its way to creating its own NES cartridges. However, Nintendo promptly sued...
News Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Was Nintendo's "Best-Selling" Switch Game In May 2024 (US)
But Switch showed "the most significant drop" in hardware sales YoY
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door topped the charts in the UK and Japan when it arrived on the Switch in May 2024, and some new data about its release in the US has now been shared. According to Circana (formerly NPD) via industry analyst Mat Piscatella, it debuted in second...
News According To Hideki Kamiya, Ōkami's Development Team Was 'Weak'
"This team was the worst!"
Clover Studio's Ōkami was one of the most critically acclaimed games of its day when it launched on PS2 in 2006 and Wii in 2008. Despite this, Hideki Kamiya has revealed that its development team was, on the whole, pretty weak. This comes via a new video from 'UNSEEN' on YouTube in which Kamiya and Ikumi Nakamura sit...
News Sonic Team Boss Really Wants To Make A New Sonic The Hedgehog RPG
A new brotherhood?
Remember Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood? Maybe you don't for various reasons, but the DS game was the first ever Sonic the Hedgehog RPG — and the last. However, in a recent interview with Good Vibes Gaming, Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka spoke about his desire to make an RPG starring Sonic, admitting that he has asked...
News Pokémon Sleep Has Reportedly Made $100 Million In Its First Year
Catching Zs and catching $s
Pokémon Sleep, the sleep-tracking app where you can catch 'em all by catching Zs, has reportedly brought in an impressive $100 million in its first year (thanks, VGC). This is according to AppMagic data recently published by PocketGamer.Biz which reports that the lion's share of the revenue has come from users in Japan,...
Random After 100% Completing Zelda: TOTK, Streamer Sets Out To Collect Every Rock
No stone left unturned
It has been a little over a year since The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom landed on Switch and for many of us, the adventure is over. Sure, we might drop into Hyrule to mop up a couple more quest, do some more exploring or get lost in the wonder of it all, but, generally speaking, we're done. The same cannot be said...
News Taito Milestones 3 For Switch Locks In Japanese Release, Here Are The 10 Games Included
It's arriving in "Winter 2024" locally
Following an announcement in May about Taito Milestones 3 coming to the West in "Winter 2024", Taito has now shared an update about the collection's Japanese release. It will be arriving later this year on 28th November and comes with a total of 10 titles. "The release date for the Nintendo Switch software...
News WayForward Is Reviving Its GBA Game 'Sigma Star Saga' For Modern Platforms
The "fan-favorite shmup/RPG" returns in 2025
WayForward shared some surprise news at its Anime Expo panel this year - announcing the Game Boy Advance sci-fi adventure title Sigma Star Saga would be making a return on "modern platforms" in 2025. This 2005/06 "fan-favorite shmup/RPG" will also be made available as a Game Boy Advance reproduction...
Random When They're Not Terrorising Hyrule, Zelda: TOTK's Moblins Are Certified Ballers
BOOMSHEIKALAKA
After a year and a bit, we thought we had seen just about all of the weirdness that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom had to offer. But the glitches, wild builds and hidden secrets all pale in comparison to what we're dubbing the 'HBA' (Hyrule Basketball Association) because, as it turns out, TOTK's Moblin's can ball (thanks,...
Review SPY×ANYA: Operation Memories (Switch) - A Very Easygoing, Sometimes Awkward Anime Outing
The most adorable spy mission you'll ever play
Listen up, Spy x Family fans. Operation Strix is on and the only way to ensure world peace is to help Anya Forger with her homework. In the case of Spy x Anya: Operation Memories, that means taking her to lots of fun places and taking pictures of her while she does adorable things. It is a low-stakes,...
News The Second Unofficial Zelda Cookbook Has Already Smashed Its Kickstarter Goal
"A new culinary adventure awaits"
You've probably cooked all sorts of delights (and not-so-tasty dishes) in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and if you're interested in applying these skills to the real world, then this new "unofficial" cookbook based on The Legend of Zelda series might be for you. This is the '2nd Unofficial Legend Of...
Random Sakurai Explains How Manga Influenced Smash Ultimate's Character Designs
It's all in the mouth
Masahiro Sakurai is back with another game development video and today's lesson is all about Manga-like visuals. The legendary game designer discusses the expressive and unrealistic techniques employed by manga and anime artists to achieve the most expressive result, specifically, how a character's mouth appears in profile and...
UK Charts Luigi Runs For Cover As EA Sports FC 24 Scores Another Winner
WaaaAaAaa
The latest UK charts are in and after making its golden debut last week, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD couldn't hold onto the prize. Nintendo's latest remaster drops to third this time as the familiar faces of EA Sports FC 24 and Hogwarts Legacy reassume their spots at the top of the table. The rest of the chart is pretty unsurprising. Elden Ring...
Monday8th Jul 2024
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Kick Off Four Seasonal Events This Week
Tera raids and mass outbreaks galore
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are hosting four new seasonal events starting this week, including Tera Raids and Mass Outbreaks. The first kicks off this week on 11th July 2024 and is headlined by a black crystal Tera Raid featuring Pikachu with the Mightiest Mark. This is then supplemented by a 'Pikachu and...
Feature TMNT: Splintered Fate Dev Talks Crafting A Radical Roguelike And How Hades "Opened Our Eyes"
Divine inspiration
TMNT fans were eating well back in 2023. Shredder's Revenge landed a totally tubular DLC, Mutant Mayhem was one of the franchise's best films in decades, and completely out of the blue Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate popped out of its shell on Apple Arcade. This roguelike from developer Super Evil Megacorp took the...
News New RPG From 'Rune Factory' Creator Lands On Switch Next Month
Physical launch to follow in October
Red Art Games recently announced that Elrentaros Wanderings, the new RPG from Rune Factory creator Yoshifumi Hashimoto, will be heading to the Switch digitally on 16th August 2024. Developed by Marvelous subsidiary HAKAMA, the game blends life-sim elements with action-RPG gameplay, all the while boasting...
News "A Mixed Result" - Digital Foundry Gives Its Tech Verdict For Beyond Good & Evil On Switch
Texture and reflection downgrades
Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition is out now on Switch and, by and large, it's turned out to be a successful release for Ubisoft, boasting upgraded visuals from the original alongside some meaningful bonus material. We gave the game an 8/10 in our review, and you should definitely check out our full...
News Surprise! Basketball Slams Onto Nintendo Switch Sports This Week
NBA on a Wed-nes-day
Following its announcement the June 2024 Direct, Nintendo has today revealed that basketball will be hitting the court on Nintendo Switch Sports on 10th July in Europe and on 9th July in North America (thanks to the magic of timezones). The new sport will come as a free add-on for the game, tipping off with a trio of different...
News Play Mario + Rabbids For Free In Nintendo Switch Online's New Free Game Trial
Sparking hope for our bank balance
Update: This Nintendo Switch Online Free Game Trial has now been announced for Europe too. Whether you have a North American or European NSO subscription, you can play Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope for free until 14th July. Hot off the back of Darkest Dungeon II, Nintendo has revealed its next free game trial...
News 'River Tails: Stronger Together' Is A New Co-Op Adventure About Feline And Fish Friendship
Out now!
After a new co-op adventure to while away the summer evenings? River Tails: Stronger Together might have you covered. This two-player platformer landed on the Switch eShop last week and it looks really rather sweet. Developed by Kid Onion Studio, River Tails will see you playing as either Furple the kitten or Finn the fish, navigating land...
Sunday7th Jul 2024
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects & Readers' Choice (June 2024)
Our picks for the best eShop games in May
We're now well into July, which means it's time to look back and survey the last month's worth of Switch eShop releases and pick our favourite. It was a relatively quiet month on the Switch front, with Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD being the big new physical releases, although the...
News Zenless Zone Zero Producer Reportedly Open To Switch Successor Release
Switch fans are still waiting for Genshin Impact
Earlier this week, the developer of Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail released its new free-to-play gacha action RPG Zenless Zone Zero on the PlayStation 5 and mobile devices. The producer of the series Zhenyu Li was asked by Famtisu recently about the chances of a Nintendo release.
News Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid Is Getting A Local Switch Release This August
A demo will be made available later this month
At this year's Anime Expo, Spike Chunsoft announced Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid for the Nintendo Switch will be coming to North America and Europe next month on 6th August 2024. It is developed by TOYBOX Inc. and Millennium Kitchen Co.,Ltd. This follows the game's Japanese release on the Switch...
Round Up Idea Factory International SummerFest 2024 - Every Switch Announcement
Celebrating Anime Expo 2024
Even games and Switch-related announcements were unveiled this weekend as part of the Anime Expo 2024 celebrations. Idea Factory International has shared multiple Switch announcements including some localisation news. Here's everything it revealed: Touhou Spell Carnival - 2024 Death End Re;Quest: Code Z - 2025...
News Arc System Works Reveals New Characters For Two Switch Fighters
One is DLC, the other is a main roster addition
As part of this weekend's Anime Expo 2024 celebrations, Arc System Works shared two fighting game announcements. First up was the reveal of Uzuki for Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes. This character will arrive as a DLC fighter in August. This "dramatic stylish 2D fighting game" arrived on the...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Urban Champion
Urban brawl..?
Hello there! Welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we dive into this week's content, let's see how things panned out last time. We looked at DK: King of Swing for the Game Boy Advance in what turned out to be a pretty solid contest. In the end, Europe took home the trophy with 50% of the vote. North America settled...
Saturday6th Jul 2024
Round Up Bandai Namco Summer Showcase 2024 - Every Switch Game Featured
SAO, Dragon Ball, One Piece and much more
Alongside Anime Expo 2024 this week, Bandai Namco hosted its 'Summer Showcase' for 2024. The main show and pre-show were packed with all sorts of anime-related announcements, and many of the games featured are coming to the Switch. While the majority of games and release dates have already been confirmed...
News Nintendo On Inappropriate Use Of Its IP And Games: "Action Must Be Taken"
If something undermines company policy, watch out
Update: It seems the Japanese transcript shares insight about the context of the shareholder question (thanks, OatmealDome via X): "This statement was in response to a question from the shareholder meeting in regards to a Mario cosplayer in japan accused of sending unsolicited lewd pictures to...
News Beyond Good & Evil Switch Collector's Edition Revealed, Pre-Orders Open Next Week
Following last month's eShop release
Towards the end of last month, Limited Run Games revealed Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition would be getting a physical release on 12th July 2024. It's now shared a first look at the standard edition of the game along with a special Collector's Edition. The standard edition is priced at $34.99 USD...
Soapbox How Does Your Personality Affect Your Gaming?
Personality, passion, profession, play
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Nathan considers how his analytical mind and love of data influence his recreation time... I’m the oldest of four brothers. Over the past four years...
Round Up Aksys Games Panel Anime Expo 2024 - Every Switch Announcement
Blazing Strike, Hatsune Miku DLC...the list goes on!
As part of this week's Anime Expo 2024 celebrations, Aksys Games has revealed multiple titles and shared new information about some previously revealed games on the way to the Nintendo Switch. This even includes some games from its partners. Below is the full round up from the Aksys Games Panel:...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (6th July)
To hell with it
The working week is over and it's time to settle in for the weekend. Welcome back to another edition of What Are You Playing! What's been going on in the world of Nintendo recently, then? Well, we got a boatload of NSO drops as Nintendo served up a whopping seven additions to the NES library including Donkey Kong Jr. Math, Urban...
News Gundam Breaker 4 X Pac-Man Collaboration Announced
Open network test takes place this month
Bandai Namco is bringing together Gundam Breaker 4 and the Pac-Man series in the ultimate collaboration later this month. Between 18th July - 20th July 2024, Gundam Breaker 4 will host a special "open network test" featuring a special Pac-Man level filled with appropriately-themed Pac-Man content including...
Friday5th Jul 2024
Guide Amazon Prime Day 2024 - What Nintendo Deals Can We Expect?
It's just around the corner!
One of the biggest shopping events of the year, Amazon Prime Day, is almost here once again – and if previous years' sales have told us anything, it's that we can expect plenty of fantastic gaming deals perfect for Nintendo fans. This year's event will once again last for two days, running from 16th - 17th July 2024,...
News Square Enix And Nintendo Co-Dev Reports Losses After Multiple Projects Cancelled
Tose has worked on series like Final Fantasy and Paper Mario
2024 has been a challenging year for the video game industry and it seems Japanese developer Tose (a team that's worked on countless Nintendo projects since the Famicom era and also helped out Square Enix over the years) has experienced some financial losses due to multiple projects being...
News Nintendo President Says Longer Game Development Cycles Are "Unavoidable"
To combat this Nintendo is "continually expanding" dev resources
Games are only getting bigger, and if you're wondering what Nintendo's take is on lengthy development cycles, the company president thinks it's "unavoidable". During the recent shareholder Q&A, Shuntaro Furukawa mentioned how game development today is "more prolonged, more complex,...
News Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Receives Another Switch Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Addressing performance mode issues and more
The RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has this week received another update for the Switch, dealing with some performance mode issues, graphics issues, and various other problems. Here's the full list of what's been resolved in the latest patch update as of 3rd July 2024: [Patch scheduled for July 3,...
Random Finished With Your Old GameCube? Why Not Turn It Into A Cereal Bowl?
Kravebird
Saying goodbye to an old console can be a difficult thing. One day, the device that brought you so much joy reaches a state beyond repair and you have to let it go. Or you could turn it into a cereal bowl. That's another perfectly good solution. Before you start wondering, no, we didn't come up with this idea ourselves. It was brought to...
Feature Where Does 'Echoes Of Wisdom' Fit In The Zelda Timeline? Here Are 3 Theories
Let's do the timeline again
Much to our shame, it took approximately 30 seconds of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom reveal trailer for us to start thinking about the dreaded timeline. In the weeks since, we'd wager that a similar thought has appeared in the minds of most Zelda fans out there. Whether that was a happy thought or an "Oh god,...
News 'The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II' Announced For Switch
Coming 'early 2025'
NIS America has announced that The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II will be making its way to the Switch in 'early 2025'. The news comes as the first instalment launches, at the time of writing... today! Crikey, NIS doesn't hang about, does it? It's part of the much larger 'Trails' franchise which started in 2004...
Video Sakurai Explains The Need For Online Updates And Patches
"Just getting things to work correctly is a miracle in itself"
During Masahiro Sakurai's most recent YouTube video, the legendary creator delves into the requirement for online updates and patches in modern video games. It might seem fairly obvious, as consumers, as to how patches can be beneficial, and Sakurai himself states that he is "very...
News Ys X: Nordics Lands On Switch In The West This October
After launching in Japan last September
It has felt like a long time coming, but NIS America has today announced that Ys X: Nordics will finally make its Western debut on Switch on 25th October 2024. This comes roughly one year after the latest entry in the long-running Ys series arrived in Japan last September, but we're excited to finally see it...
News Beyond Good & Evil On Switch Contains Tribute To Sequel's Creative Director
Emile Morel sadly passed away in 2023
Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition launched on 25th June 2024, boasting revamped visuals and bonus content that resulted in an experience that's, in our opinion, well worth checking out. It turns out, however, that the game also includes a rather thoughtful tribute to Emile Morel, the creative...
News Bandai Namco's Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Reaches Another Sales Milestone
"Over 8 million of you have shown your support"
Bandai Namco has provided a sales update on its Dragon Ball title Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot since its initial release in 2020. It's now shifted more than eight million copies worldwide. This includes the sales across multiple platforms including the Switch. As part of the celebrations, the developer has...
Thursday4th Jul 2024
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Visual Novels
Reader’s digest
Updated with Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-. Enjoy! The portability of Nintendo Switch makes it a great system to play a wide variety of genres, and while visual novels can be enjoyed perfectly well on your TV, there's something about playing them on a handheld which just feels 'right'. Since launch, the console has...
Guide Every Nintendo Switch Online NES Game Ranked
All the NES games, ranked by you
Updated with seven new NES titles: Urban Champion, Golf, Donkey Kong Jr. Math, Mach Rider, The Mystery of Atlantis, Solar Jetman, and Cobra T
Guide Every Game In The Switch eShop 'Recollection Collection' Sale (North America)
Turtles! Sonic! Red Dead!
Nintendo of America has unveiled its latest batch of discounts, with the 'Recollection Collection' sale bringing up to 80% off select titles with a certain throwback feeling. The sale kicked off on 3rd July and will run until 14th July, giving you plenty of time to make the most of the savings. Below, we have gathered...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's NES Library With Seven More Games
Try them out today
Nintendo continues to bolster its Switch Online + Expansion Pack service with new game releases. Today, the focus is on the base tier, with a whopping seven games added to the NES library. The new titles now playable on the service include Urban Champion (1986), Golf (1985), Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1986), Mach Rider (1986),...
News Final Fantasy Creator Isn't Interested In Revisiting The Franchise
"I almost live in Final Fantasy XIV"
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has confirmed in a recent interview with Bloomberg (thanks, VGC) that he is not interested in revisiting the franchise. Granted, given that he left Square Enix in 2003 to establish Mistwalker, this shouldn't necessarily come as much of a shock, but what
News Switch Online Exclusive F-Zero 99 Updated To Version 1.4.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Star Rivals, emotes and much more
Nintendo's Switch Online exclusive F-Zero 99 has received another update today, bumping the game up to Version 1.4.0. This latest update comes loaded with a new festival event (including festival-themed versions of courses), a separate leaderboard event, AI controller racers known as "Star Rivals", gameplay...
News Nintendo Runs Out Of Replacement Parts For Wii U, Ends Repair Service In Japan
"We will no longer be accepting repairs for Wii U"
Last year in May, Nintendo's Japanese support service revealed it would be ending repairs for the Wii U when its current parts inventory ran out. Now, in an update just over a year later on its website, it's announced the service for this system (originally released in 2012) has officially ended...
News Dave The Diver's Latest Update Harpoons Pesky Bugs, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Sleeping withe fishes
Dave The Diver developer MINTROCKET has released a fresh hotfix for 2023's deep-sea darling, and it looks like it's reeling in a net full of bugs. This latest update brings the game on Switch up to ver. 1.0.2.828 and while it might not be the content-adding behemoths that we are used to seeing whenever Dave and co. catch...
Japanese Charts Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Vacuums Up The Competition In Its Debut Week
Gadd tidings
It's time for another look at the Japanese physical charts courtesy of Famitsu and, surprising nobody, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD has scared off all other options in its debut week. Nintendo's latest remaster comes out on top of the pile this time, with a tasty 88,425 copies sold. Its predecessor, Luigi's Mansion 3, also returns to the top...
Nintendo Download 4th July (North America)
SPYxANYA! Legend of Heroes! Cthulhu Tower!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - New Releases: Air Hockey: Casual Table...
News Sonic X Shadow Generations Website May Be Teasing A Fourth Playable Character
'Classic' Shadow..?
Sonic X Shadow Generations is already gracing us with the return of Shadow the Hedgehog, but according to a page on the official Japanese website for the game, it seems that there may be a secret fourth playable character that has yet to be announced. As spotted by Tails' Channel on social media (thanks,
News Switch eShop Hit Suika Game Adds Four New DLC Skins, Here's A Look
Summer fun
The viral sensation Suika Game (which you might also know as Watermelon Game) has released a special update for the Nintendo Switch in the form of "Summer Skins DLC" update. This DLC comes packed with four skins in total including "fireworks display", "summer holiday", "sunset beach" and "sunflower farm". In addition to this are also new...
News DJ Pikachu And Gengar Will Return For Universal Studios Japan's Pokémon Halloween Party 2024
Pikachu used Record Scratch
It's too early to start discussing Halloween plans, right? Not according to Universal Studios Japan. The Osaka-based theme park is already laying out the groundwork for spooky season as it today announced the lineup for its 'Pokémon Jumpin' Halloween Party' 2024, which will once again see DJ Pikachu and Gengar return to...
Wednesday3rd Jul 2024
Random Nintendo ROM Hacks At Walmart Catch Doug Bowser's Attention
"Appreciate the visibility"
If you're familiar with Walmart, then you might know that the company hosts a third-party marketplace online on which qualified sellers can flog their wares; kind of like eBay or Amazon. This means that some, shall we say, unsavoury products might slip through the cracks here and there, and it seems as though one seller...
News Cosy 'Polly Pocket'-Inspired Farm Sim 'Tiny Garden' Smashes Kickstarter Goal In One Hour
Sprouting on Switch next year
If you were around in the 1990s, you'll likely remember Polly Pockets. These tiny playsets provided a slice of life in the smallest of packages, cramming a house, pool or garden into a sealable clamshell container. 'Why are we talking about Polly Pockets in 2024', you might rightfully ask. Well, firstly, they're still...
News Marvel Really Excited About Capcom's New MvC Fighting Game Collection
"We're glad to finally be able to announce it"
During Nintendo's Direct showcase last month, Capcom surprised fans of fighting games with the announcement of Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics. Ahead of its arrival at some point later this year, Marvel Games Product Development Manager Laura Hathaway has discussed this...
Random Zelda Fan Jailed For Carrying Small Master Sword Replica
"It is possible to find fidget toys that aren't six-inch blades"
In The Legend of Zelda franchise, finding and carrying the legendary Master Sword is perhaps one of the most important tasks you'll need to accomplish to defeat evil and save the land of Hyrule. For one individual, however, carrying a replica Master Sword around in real life has led to...
Review Tchia (Switch) - A Brilliantly Fun (And Surprisingly Adult) Animal-Hopping Adventure
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Tchia!
Tchia is incredible. If that's all you need to know, then good — this game is best played, in our opinion, completely blind. That's how we went into it, and it was all the better for it. Every strange, unexpected twist was a delight, and we never knew where the game would take us next. So, please, if...
News Splatoon 3 Physical Release Bundled With Expansion Pass DLC Announced
3-month NSO subscription also included
Update #2 [Wed 3rd Jul, 2024 06:00 BST]: This Splatoon 3 + Expansion Pass bundle has now been confirmed for Europe as well! It's arriving later this month on 25th July 2024. It comes with a 3-month (90 day subscription). Update #1: Nintendo of Australia has just confirmed a western release - announcing the...
News Ys Memoire: The Oath In Felghana Switch Localisation Announced, Launching Early 2025
The remastered RPG classic returns
Update [Wed 3rd Jul, 2024 01:35 BST]: Marvelous Europe and XSEED made it official today - announcing the "remastered classic" Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in "early 2025". A physical edition will be available for $59.99 in select locations, and comes with a postcard set,...
News An Unofficial 'Club Nintendo' Anthology Is Hitting Kickstarter Next Month
Covering rewards from 2002 to 2015
If you were fond of Nintendo's 'Club Nintendo' loyalty initiative, then you might want to keep an eye out for an upcoming Kickstarter project due to launch on 1st August 2024. Created by Ocsar Bown, who previously graced us with the unofficial Super Mario Collection hardback book, 'An Unendorsed Anthology of Club...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For July And August 2024
Nintendo World Championships! One Piece! More!
With Nintendo's next batch of heavy hitters arriving from September onwards – hurry up, Zelda! – you might be wondering which titles are waiting to tide you over in the meantime. Well, we have you covered! We've been busy rounding up our usual selection of games headed to retail over the next few...
News #DRIVE Rally Brings Arcade-Inspired Retro Racing To Switch Next Year
Driving at '90s
Developer Pixel Perfect Dude has today revealed a brand-new look at #DRIVE Rally, the arcade-inspired retro racer which will be starting its engines on Switch in 2025. This is the same team that brought us the endless driving game #DRIVE back in 2021, though Rally is a little less... uhh... endless. This one will see you taking...
News Don't Worry, Nintendo Likely Won't Utilise Generative AI In Its Game Development
Phew...
Update #2 [Fri 5th Jul, 2024 10:15 BST]: Here's the official translation from Nintendo: "In the game industry, AI-like technologies have long been used — for example, to control the movements of opponent characters — so I believe that game development and AI technology have always had a close relationship. Generative AI, which is...
Feature "It Is Both Exciting And A Bit Terrifying" - Nightdive Studios On Reviving 'The Thing'
"We were working on getting the rights to this game for several years"
2002's The Thing is widely regarded as one of the best horror games based on an existing media franchise. Many licensed horror games are sadly relegated to genres that require a specific setup, such as asymmetrical multiplayer or short VR experiences, but The Thing — a...
News Metroid, EarthBound & Tetris Composer Shares More Private Demo Tracks On New Album
Hear more than ever before
Back in 2021, the legendary composer behind the likes of Metroid, Mother and Tetris, Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka, released the aptly-named 'Lost Tapes' album, providing a never-before-heard sample of his demo tapes from the '80s and '90s. Record label Super Fuji Discs has announced that a fresh bat
Video Nintendo Treehouse Plays Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
Out this month!
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition will be arriving later this month on the Switch, and ahead of its launch, Nintendo Treehouse has released a 30-minute video showing off the different games, challenges, and modes. This is perhaps the most detailed look at the game yet, so if you're still not sure whether you would be...
News Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Bolsters Its Roster With Another TMNT Character
Rocksteady joins the battle!
Following a new update for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 last week, the team behind the game has now added a new character to the battle. It's Rocksteady from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series (and no, Bebop is nowhere to be seen). His update comes with some alternate costumes, which are also included with the...
News Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream Lands On Switch This October
Kickin' it with Kirito
After being revealed in the February 2024 Partner Showcase, Bandai Namco has today announced that SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream will be heading to Switch on 4th October. The new trailer (above) tells you everything that you need to know about the Fractured Daydream story. It looks like your standard multiverse affair...
Tuesday2nd Jul 2024
News First Pre-Orders Appear For Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom And Hyrule Edition Switch Lite
Update: Console now live at Nintendo Store UK
Update: The Hyrule Edition Switch Lite is now up for pre-order at the My Nintendo Store UK, as well as other outlets like Amazon.co.uk and GAME. All the links you need are below. One of the absolute highlights of the June 2024 Nintendo Direct was, without a doubt, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom,...
Random Artist Reimagines Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Scene With TOTK-Inspired Visuals
Ya-ha-ha!
Remember right before the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom when rumours began to circulate that Princess Zelda might be a playable character? That wish was never granted (sorry, spoilers), but the Hylian monarch is getting her time in the spotlight this September when The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom grants her the...
News Nintendo Releases Update For Switch (Version 18.1.0), Here Are The Details
Another "rebootless" update has gone live
Following a system firmware update in June (bumping the Switch up to Version 18.1.0), Nintendo has now rolled out another "rebootless" update. This has been detailed by dataminer 'OatmealDome' on social media, who once again men
News Nintendo Files Two New Lawsuits In Continued Clamp Down On Switch Piracy
The quest continues
Nintendo is continuing to clamp down on Switch piracy this week by filing two brand-new lawsuits (thanks, TorrentFreak). The first of these targets Modded Hardware, a group that has been on Nintendo's radar for a few months now — and with a name like that, you can imagine why. Run by Ryan Daly (aka "Hombrew Homie", apparently)...
Talking Point What Games Are You Nervous To Replay In Case They Don't Hold Up?
Past masters
We often use the word 'evergreen' to describe a game which never gets old. Despite the passage of time, there's a stratum of untouchables that still feel as vital in the hands as the day they were released. Personal preferences and nostalgia will always, always come into play, but games like Super Mario Bros. 3 or Super Mario World?...
News New Transformers Game Mixes Arcade Racing And Roguelite Combat This October
Roguelite in disguise
Outright Games has today announced Transformers: Galactic Trials, an all-new adventure for the robots in disguise that combines on-track arcade racing and third-person robot combat. What's more, it's coming our way on 11th October. It feels like a slightly weird combination, but these are the Transformers, driving and shooting...
Blood-meltingly beautiful
Tsukihime is responsible for a lot of things. Back in 2000, Type-Moon’s classic visual novel captivated audiences with a story crammed full of occult mystery, thrilling action, and heart-pounding character drama. Like jagged lines splintering out of a unified core, its success spread out in many different directions:...
News Tactical RPG Based On 'Goblin Slayer' Launches On Switch Later This Year
Deluxe and collector's physical editions also available
Publisher Red Art Games has announced that Goblin Slayer -Another Adventurer- Nightmare Feast will launch in the West on Switch on 25th October 2024. Digital and physical copies will be available, with Red Art Games offering Deluxe and Collector's editions via its official website. The Deluxe...
News Tales Of Kenzera: Zau Studio Is Reportedly Facing Layoffs
Game launched on Switch earlier this year
Update: Surgent Studios has released its own statement on Twitter: Original Story: Surgent Studios, the developer behind the recent Metroidvania Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, is reportedly facing layoffs after staff members were spotted posting messages on LinkedIn that indicate their time at the studio has...
News Sonic X Shadow Generations Offering Free 'Sonic Jam' Skin To Email Subscribers
"Get ready for a blast from the past"
Ahead of the release of Sonic X Shadow Generations on the Switch this October, Sega has announced the game will be getting a 'Sonic Jam' legacy skin, inspired by the blue blur's first 3D appearance. The catch is, you'll need to sign up for Sega's emails to receive it. Even if you've signed up to Sega's emails...
News Capcom Confirms The Next Resident Evil Game Is Now In Development
The director of RE7 will lead the project
Capcom held a special summer broadcast earlier on and while the show was focused on three select games, there were some surprises. Towards the end of the presentation, Capcom confirmed a brand new Resident Evil game is now in development. Resident Evil 7 director Koshi Nakanishi shared the news, confirming...
News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels Icons
Play the game to purchase these icons
Earlier in 2024, Nintendo introduced a new system to its Switch Online 'Missions and Rewards' which requires users to play a retro game before they can purchase icons. We've seen it with games like Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and the same "play and redeem" offer is now live for...
News Bare Butt Boxing Gets Cheeky On Switch Next Month
Bottoms up!
Do you remember the delightfully weird brawler Bare Butt Boxing that was revealed at a MIX showcase back in 2022? Well, after a period in early access, developer Tuatara Games has revealed that the pant-less fighter will be stepping into the ring on Switch on 1st August. A name like Bare Butt Boxing tells you everything that you need to...
News Nintendo Switch Online Free 7-Day Trial Now Available (US)
"Even if you've tried it before"
If you've been wanting to give the Switch Online service another shot, but don't necessarily want to fork out the monthly sub for it, Nintendo is now offering Switch users a free 7-day trial. This allows you to "retry the benefits" of this membership service, even if you've tried it out in the past. This will give...
Monday1st Jul 2024
Video 10 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In July 2024
Nintendo World Championships, TMNT, One Piece and more!
Can you believe that we are officially into the second half of the year? We can't. It's a good job that we have a month to sit back and catch up on all the games we've missed so far, right? Wrong! July is here and it is packed with interesting releases. The wonderful Felix has put together the...
News 'Starlair' Is The Super Metroid-Meets-Mario Maker Mash Up Of Our Dreams
Now live on Kickstarter
Ever since the release of Super Mario Maker back in 2015, we have been secretly hopeful that Nintendo would follow the same formula for every other franchise at its disposal. That wish has, so far, been unsuccessful (bar some interesting 'Zelda Maker' stand-ins from the likes of Quest Master and Super Dungeon Maker), but it...
Poll What's Your Switch Game Of The Year Of 2024 So Far?
We've hit the halfway point
We're halfway through 2024 already, and you know what that means? It's time to look back at 2024 so far and talk about our favourite games of the year. In 2024, we're entering the twilight years of the Switch, so first-party offerings have been a little more muted for the first six months. But there's still been plenty...
News Component Shortage No Longer An Issue For Switch Successor, Says Nintendo
Furukawa talks combating scalpers
Update [Fri 5th Jul, 2024 10:30 BST]: Nintendo has provided the official translation for the question regarding Switch successor production: "We believe that the most important countermeasure against reselling is to produce enough units to meet demand. This thinking has not changed since last year. In addition,...
News Sega's Crazy Taxi Reboot Is Described As A 'Massively Multiplayer Driving Game'
Hop in!
Sega's upcoming reboot of the Crazy Taxi franchise might still be a ways off, but thanks to a recruitment video and a smattering of job listings, we now have a slightly firmer idea of what the game will have in store for us. As spotted by VGC, SEGA is describing the reboot as a 'massively multiplayer driving game' in online job listings,...
UK Charts Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Scares Off The Competition
The Switch remaster debuts at number one
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD has launched on the Switch and has proven to be another success for Nintendo, storming to the top of the charts to claim the throne. There were undoubtedly some concerns regarding the game's price, but these don't seem to have affected its performance in the UK - at least in the short...
Feature What Review Score Would You Give Luigi's Mansion 2 HD?
Cleanin' up?
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD is out now, offering fans of the original a new way to experience the game with cleaner visuals, better controls, and strong use of the Switch's motion controls and HD rumble. The wonderful PJ O'Reilly took the game for a spin for our official review and came away feeling pretty impressed, awarding it a score of...
Random Nintendo Teams Up With Kyoto Retailers For Classy New Lifestyle Range
Available exclusively at Nintendo's Kyoto store
A new range of lifestyle products has launched exclusively at the Nintendo Kyoto store, each representing a collaboration between the Big N and a local retailer. Of course we want them. Of course they look amazing. The list of gorgeous Nintendo Japan products we'll probably never get the opportunity to...
News Earn 4x Gold Points When You Buy A Pair Of Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers (Europe)
Some extra cash to splash
Nintendo of Europe has launched a sweet new deal for those looking to pick up a pair of Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers in the next two weeks. Until 14th July, those with a European eShop account can earn a whopping 4x the number of My Nintendo Gold Points they'd usually get when purchasing two Game Vouchers. Essentially,...
Feature "A New Surprise On Every Page" - How Kids Helped Shape 'The Plucky Squire'
"My son calls it ‘The Plucky Square’”
“It's a new adventure,” is what James Turner, co-director of the absolutely delightful The Plucky Squire, told us when we asked him what it was like to leave Game Freak and The Pokémon Company. Before forming his own game studio, All Possible Futures, with Jonathan Biddle, Turner was most well-known...
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