News - February, 2020
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News Sora Named "Most Wanted" Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Fighter In Recent Japanese Poll

Dante was the runner-up

Earlier this month, there was a rumour Nintendo had previously approached Disney about adding the Kingdom Hearts protagonist Sora to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and was rejected by the American company's Japanese branch. Even if Disney isn't necessarily keen on the character's inclusion in Ninten

Nintendo Switch

Super Smash Bros

DLC

Kingdom Hearts

Japan

Video 12 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In March

Game on!

This is it, the month we've all been waiting for. After a small delay, Animal Crossing: New Horizons will finally be made available to Switch owners worldwide on 20th March. Believe it or not, but there are other games also being released this month as well. If lifestyle sims aren't your thing, the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series is also...

Videos

Nintendo Switch

Switch eShop

Upcoming Releases

Poll Vote For Your Favourite Fire Emblem Games

Nintendo Life reader phase!

Earlier this week we posted our ranking of all the Fire Emblem games that have received an official release in the West. With a series this good our personal ranking was always going to be contentious, and judging from the comments that proved to be the case. With such a divide in public opinion, we've decided to put the...

Poll

Fire Emblem

News The Project AM2R Creator Now Designs Levels For The Ori Developer Moon Studios

Life after Nintendo's takedown notices

You might remember a really impressive fan-made overhaul of Metroid II: Return of Samus – better known as Project AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake) – that was released in 2016. Ever wondered what the creator has been up to since it was shut down by Nintendo? Well, it was actually a dream outcome for him in...

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Microsoft

Metroid

Nintendo

News Netflix Announces The Actor Who Will Play Vesemir In Season Two Of The Witcher

Step aside, Luke Skywalker

After a rumour last week that Mark Hamill – best known as Luke Skywalker – would be cast as Vesemir in season two of Netflix's insanely popular Witcher series, the digital streaming giant has now confirmed who'll actually be taking on the role. It's the veteran Danish actor Kim Bodnia, who portrayed Konstantin Vasi

Netflix

The Witcher

Review Kitty Powers' Matchmaker (Switch) - A Refreshingly Inclusive Dating Sim That Grows Stale Too Quickly

Love is in the air

Do you love watching Celebs Go Dating, Dinner Date and other mind-numbing entertainment on TV? Has it inspired you to start your own dating agency? Well, before you up-end your career and invest your life savings in becoming a professional cupid, how about investing in a Nintendo Switch game instead? And who better to mentor you...

Reviews

Switch eShop

Mini Review Ganbare! Super Strikers (Switch) - Strategic Soccer Action That Will Be Too Sluggish For Some

Strategy fans will get a kick out of this

The beautiful game of football (or soccer for those across the pond) is generally known for its face-paced, high octane action. The players are constantly moving, constantly searching for that one crucial opening to find the back of the net. Ganbare! Super Strikers is an odd little duckling, then, as its...

Reviews

Switch eShop

Mini Reviews

News GDC 2020 Postponed Due To The Coronavirus Outbreak

"we fully intend to host a GDC event later in the summer"

After close consultation with partners and the game development industry and community, this year's Game Developers Conference – scheduled to take place in March – has now been postponed. A statement on the GDC website said the plan was to host the annual event later on in summer and...

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North America

Coronavirus

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 29th)

Here are our picks, but what are yours?

In celebration of Pokémon Day, this week we got quite a lot of pocket monster news. One of the highlights was the reveal of the new mythical Grass/Dark-type Pokémon Zarude. Greninja was announced as Google's Pokémon of the Year, and Mewtwo is also

Talking Point

Nintendo Switch

What Are You Playing

Features

News NES Creator Reveals The "Shocking" Story Behind That Infamous Flap

Why the Famicom lost a microphone and gained a hinge when it went west

It’s well known that when the Famicom was redesigned as the NES for the American market, Nintendo wanted to make it resemble a video recorder rather than a games console – but the man behind the NES has revealed there is another reason why the American version of the console...

Retro

NES

Masayuki Uemura

News Turns Out Super Sonic Was Almost In The Sonic Movie, But "It Didn't Make Sense Just Yet"

"We knew that's something that's very important in the fan mythology"

Despite all of the early drama with the Sonic movie and the horrible design of the lead character, most reviewers found the film to be pleasant enough and the audience score amazingly is on 93%. Sonic fans are fickle, we guess? Still, Sonic's origin story in this new cinematic...

Sonic

Movies

Sega

Review SEGA AGES Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Switch) - A Fantastic Game, But Who Hasn't Played It By Now?

Hogging the limelight

The Sega Ages series can evoke some strange reactions when it comes to game selection. There can be little denial that the series is at its best when it’s bringing us fantastic ports of Sega classics that don’t usually get the attention they deserve; the likes of Virtua Racing and Fantasy Zone are clear highlights so far...

Reviews

Switch eShop

Sonic

News The Witcher 3 Polish Language Pack DLC Is Now Available On Switch

A free download

If you're a big fan of The Witcher 3: Wild - Complete Edition on the Nintendo Switch and would perhaps like to play through the game with Polish subtitles and dubs (and live outside of Poland), you now can, thanks to the recently released language pack. As highlighted by the Nintendo Switch subreddit user dark_skeleton, this free...

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The Witcher 3

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CD Projekt

News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Won't Lock Any Customisation Options Behind Gender

Shorts, skirts, long hair, short hair

Making your character look like you is a big deal to a lot of gamers in games that offer character customisation, and so when certain styles or features don't quite look how you would want them to, it can be a touch annoying. What's even worse is when there is a hairstyle or eye shape that matches your real...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Animal Crossing

Random Sega Just Issued A Patch Which Protects Your Sensitive Eyes From Vocaloid Panties

It was just a brief look, but still

Patches are an important part of gaming in the modern era, and allow developers to tweak aspects of a game as well as fix issues that have slipped through testing into the final product. They also permit companies to correct embarrassing mistakes, as is the case with the Switch title Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA...

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Nintendo Switch

Sega

News Here Are Two Teaser Posters For The Upcoming Monster Hunter Movie

What's that coming over the hill?

With the success of Detective Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog – and the historical commercial performance of the live-action Resident Evil movies – the decision to turn Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise into a

Monster Hunter

Movies

News Have The Ultimate Night In At The Swanky 'Nintendo Switch Suite'

Welcome to the Hotel X

Nintendo has a long and steamy history with the hotel industry, which for the sake of the kids we don't need to go into today (ahem). Jokes aside, this latest partnership with Nintendo of Canada and Hotel X Toronto does sound pretty darn cool – and it's for charity, too. Here's what Nintendo's PR blurb had to say...

Nintendo Switch

Canada

News Fresh Gameplay Details For Animal Crossing: New Horizon Emerge From PAX East 2020

Fish! Mats! Clothes! Camera angles!

PAX East 2020 is now in full swing, and the event has given us a generous helping of fresh Animal Crossing: New Horizons information thanks to the fact that a playable demo is available on the show floor. Our friends over at US Gamer have pulled together some info on the PAX East build

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Animal Crossing

PAX East

News Jakks Pacific Has More Super Mario Toys For 2020, Including A Talking Mario That Won't Shut Up

I just want a shy guy

Jakks Pacific is known for making rather lovely video game-related figures, and its Mario toys to date have been really great. So it's really wonderful news that Jakks is bringing us a whole new series of Super Mario toys for 2020. Nintendo World Report got hands-on with these at the Toy Fair in New York recently. We'd...

Mario

Toys

News PowerA Announces "Limited Release" Master Ball-Themed Controller For Nintendo Switch

Available now on Amazon

Switch accessory maker PowerA has unveiled a brand new enhanced wireless controller for the Nintendo Switch, that completes the Poké Ball line and celebrates this year's Pokémon Day. Introducing the Master Ball controller. Even if it's the same as the existing ones, the name alone makes it the best one by default. The...

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Pokemon

Accessories

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Amazon

Video Heartwarming Animal Crossing: New Horizons Trailer Shows How The Game Brings Friends Together

Go island-hopping with pals

Nintendo has just released a new promotional trailer for Animal Crossing: New Horizons in Japan, which is aimed at showing how the game can bring together busy friends. In the clip, a quartet of schoolfriends is shown working, training and studying, all of which is making it hard for them to find time for one another in...

Nintendo Switch

Animal Crossing

Videos

Japan

News ARMS Graphic Novels Still Being Made, But With No Release Date Yet

No ARM in that

A graphic novel series based on the ARMS IP has been in the works at Dark Horse Comics for some time now, but we're sure we don't need to tell you all that as wonderful as the game is, it's not exactly at the forefront of most Switch owners' minds anymore; feel free to correct us on this fact in the comments. Despite us now being...

Nintendo Switch

ARMS

Video Animal Crossing: New Horizons Comes To Life At PAX East 2020

A sample of island life

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons booth at PAX East this year is apparently so cute that some people are crying about it. If you can't make it to the show to see just how adorable it is, there's no need to worry, as Nintendo has now uploaded a one minute video of its bright and coloutful show floor. As you can see in the...

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Nintendo

Animal Crossing

PAX East

North America

Mini Review One Finger Death Punch 2 (Switch) - A Brutally Rhythmic Brawler

Devastating left-right combo

For all of the hard work, physical preparation, and learned technique that goes into high-level combat sport, it's all about two basic things: hitting and not getting hit. It's an appropriate analogy with which to start a review of One Finger Death Punch 2, where an increasingly elaborate fighting game plays out through...

Mini Reviews

Switch eShop

Reviews

News Yacht Club Games Is "Absolutely" Considering A Shovel Knight Sequel

"it's something we talk about a lot"

Yacht Club Games has made it quite clear that it's not done with Shovel Knight. In fact, at the start of this month, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove artist Sandy Gordon explained how the developer would continue to make games about the popular indie hero forever and ever. Even though Treasure Trove is now...

Yacht Club Games

Shovel Knight

Nintendo Switch

Indie

PAX East

Video Check Out 11 Bone-Crunching Minutes Of Streets Of Rage 4 Co-op Gameplay

With FOUR players!

A few days ago we got treated to a new trailer for Streets of Rage 4, which introduced a new character called Floyd, who's set to dish out some serious damage with his incredibly strong cybernetic arms. Although Floyd’s movement and health recovery are slower than most, he boasts the longest reach among the playable roster and...

Upcoming Releases

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Videos

Review Rune Factory 4 Special (Switch) - The Definitive Version Of A Series Classic

"You're always welcome here"

The Harvest Moon series made quite a name for itself when it first released on the SNES in 1996, trading the typical combat-centric trappings of an RPG in favour of a much more laid-back and slower-paced focused on farming. Many sequels would follow in the coming years, and on the tenth anniversary, Marvelous produced an...

Reviews

Nintendo Switch

Rune Factory

News Mewtwo And The Kanto Starters Are Now Appearing In Pokémon Sword And Shield Max Raid Battles

Celebrating Pokémon Day 2020

To celebrate this year's Pokémon Day, from now until the 2nd March, Mewtwo and the Kanto region starters will be appearing in Max Raid Battles in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Gigantamax Grimmsnarl, Kingler, Hatterene, Orbeetle and Toxtricity will also show up from time to time. As exciting as this may sound,...

Nintendo Switch

Pokemon

News The Monkey-Like Zarude Is The New Mythical Pokémon In Sword And Shield

Update: The news finally breaks

Update: (Thu 27th Feb, 2020 14:15 GMT): The new mythical Pokémon has been revealed to be Zarude, a Dark and Grass-type monster. You can see it in action in the trailer below. Here's some official info: Zarude is a Dark- and Grass-type Pokémon that can grow vines from the back of its neck, its wrists, and the...

Pokemon

Nintendo Switch

Random Animal Crossing: New Horizons Booth At PAX East Reduces Discord Community Manager To Tears

"it's like the cutest thing I've ever seen"

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is so cute and adorable that it's capable of reducing some fans to tears (of joy). This is exactly what happened when Mallory Loar – the community manager of the Discord app – first saw Nintendo's Animal Crossing booth at this year's PAX East. The event runs from 27th...

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News Google's Pokémon Of The Year Vote Winner Is Announced, And It's Pretty Surprising

Did your favourite win?

Update: (Thu 27th Feb, 2020 14:25 GMT): The results are in! Greninja Lucario Mimikyu Charizard Umbreo Sylveon Garchomp Rayquaza Gardevoir Gengar Original Story (Wed 26th Feb, 2020 10:00 GMT): Earlier this month, Google opened up a 'Pokémon of the Year' voting form which had fans of the series declaring their favo

Pokemon

News Turn-Based Strategy Epic Brigandine: The Legend Of Runersia Launches Exclusively On Switch This June

And we're getting a physical version, too

Happinet's sequel to the 1998 turn-based strategy title Brigandine is launching exclusively on Switch on June 25th, it has been revealed. Brigandine: The Legend Of Runersia involves picking a nation and building a loyal army so you can explore and conquer over 40 locations and do battle with "100 unique...

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Limited Run Games

News Itching For 2020's First Nintendo Direct? One Super Mario Maker 2 Player Got Tired Of Waiting

Direct to you

We all know that patience is a virtue, but we gamers are an impatient bunch, and while Pokémon and Animal Crossing fans have had it good with bespoke Direct broadcasts of their own, Switch owners awaiting 2020's first full-fat Nintendo Direct presentation have been left twiddling their thumbs throughout January and February. There

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Nintendo Direct

Super Mario Maker 2

News Stardew Valley Creator Says Version 1.5 Is "Currently In The Works"

Another free content update is on the way

Earlier this month, Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone revealed he was working on two new projects – with both of the titles having links to the popular farming and lifestyle simulator. That doesn't mean he's necessarily done with his original creation, though. In a recent update over on...

Nintendo Switch

Switch eShop

Updates

Nintendo Download 27th February (Europe)

Metro! Metro Again! Samurai Shodown! Two Point Hospital!

The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe 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 Retail - New Releases: Rune Factory 4 Special...

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Nintendo Switch

Europe

Video Feast Your Eyes On 12 Minutes Of Genshin Impact Gameplay

Taken from the PC version, but still

Genshin Impact has certainly gained a lot of attention lately thanks to its visual similarity to Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but the game is nonetheless shaping up to be quite a cool RPG experience – and

Nintendo Switch

PAX East

Videos

Nintendo Download 27th February (North America)

Bloodroots, Battlesloths and Bucket Knight! (and Metro)

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: Bloodroots (Paper Cult, Fri 28th...

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Nintendo Switch

North America

News Alien Hominid Invasion Is The Behemoth's Run 'N' Gun Classic 'Reimagined' On Switch

Platforms confirmed with gameplay

Recently announced title Alien Hominid Invasion has been confirmed for Switch by developer and publisher The Behemoth. Described as a 're-imagination' of the 2004 original, it was revealed at the end of January, and while it seemed obvious that the game would come to Switch - especially given last year's release of...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Alien Hominid

News Sludge Life Is Quite Unlike Any Game We've Seen, And It's Coming To Switch This Spring

"Wanna buy a washing machine?"

You can always rely on Devolver Digital to offer up quirky, left-field games, and Sludge Life certainly fits that description. This low-fi 3D adventure game will be hitting Switch and the Epic Games Store this spring, and involves graffiti, farting, photography and urinating into toilets (no, really). Sludge Life...

Switch eShop

PAX East

Upcoming Releases

News PlatinumGames' Third Piece Of Big News Is A New Tokyo Studio

"At PlatinumGames, everyone’s a creator"

2020 is shaping up to be a big year for Japanese studio PlatinumGames. The company has already successfully crowdfunded a remaster of The Wonderful 101, and yesterday announced Project G.G., a new IP which it aims to publish itself. Those were the first of four

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Japan

Development

News Famitsu Survey Reveals 88% Of Readers Intend To Purchase The Pokémon Sword And Shield Expansion Pass

Only a few say they won't

One of the more memorable segments of last month's Pokémon Direct was the reveal of a mighty expansion pass for the latest entries, Pokémon Sword and Shield. Rather than a third entry or 'Ultra' version, this two-part DLC add-on will allow players to continue to their adventure within the Galar Region and uses the same...

Nintendo Switch

Pokemon

DLC

Famitsu

Japan

Mini Review Willy Jetman: Astromonkey's Revenge (Switch) - A Fun Homage To The Classics Of Yore

Willy or won't he?

With a name like Willy Jetman, developer Last Chicken Games seems to be courting a nostalgic audience who fondly recall the ZX Spectrum adventures of Matthew Smith's Jet Set Willy and Rare's (née Ultimate Play the Game) Lunar Jetman. It's a tried and tested move to attract interest in a crowded digital marketplace, and frankly,...

Mini Reviews

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Reviews

News The Pokémon Company Cancels Multiple Store Events In Japan As Coronavirus Cases Rise

Confirmed cases in Japan now number more than 200

As news emerges that Japanese schools are to close until April due to the recent coronavirus outbreak, The Pokémon Company has stated that it will be cancelling a series of live events at its Pokémon Stores across the country. As of February 29th, 2020, the following events have been called off...

Pokemon

Japan

Coronavirus

News Animal Crossing On Mobile Begins "Preparing For Future Events" With A New Update

What's on the horizon?

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for Android and iOS devices has been receiving a little extra attention in recent times. It's mostly to do with the upcoming release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Switch next month. Even though the two games aren't directly linked, there'll still be promotional offers in both, where...

Animal Crossing

Nintendo Mobile

Updates

News Samurai Shodown Version 1.60 Brings A New DLC Fighter And An Important Fix For Galford's Pooch

"Go Poppy!"

Samurai Shodown has been updated to version 1.60, and the headline news here is that a new DLC character is now available. Mina Majikina joins the likes of Rimururu, Basara, Kazuki Kazama and Wan-Fu as a paid-for fighter, and will be followed by Sogetsu Kazama, Iroha and one more yet-to-be-revealed character as part of the game's...

Nintendo Switch

Samurai Shodown

SNK

News Cyber Shadow Will Support The Shovel Knight amiibo Line When It Arrives This Fall

Call on a knight

During Yacht Club's latest presentation, it was revealed the 8-bit platformer Cyber Shadow would be released on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC this fall. If you haven't heard about this title before, it's a game that's been developed by Aarne Hunziker from Mechanical Head Studios over the past decade and has...

Nintendo Switch

Switch eShop

Upcoming Releases

amiibo

Yacht Club Games

News UK Fans Can Celebrate Pokémon Day With A Nice Cup Of Tea

Are you team blue or team red?

It’s 27th February, and, as any true Pokémon fan will know, that means it's Pokémon Day! To celebrate this day of fun and frolics, the lovely folks over at the Nintendo Official UK Store are offering the choice of a free water or fire partner Pokémon mug with all Pokémon games and Pokémon console bundles,...

Deals

Pokemon

UK

News Picross Developer Jupiter Reveals Working Zombies, A New Non-Picross Project

Update: "Coming Soon" according to reveal trailer

Update: And here's the trailer! Original Story: After years of being chained to their desks churning out Picross game after Picross game after Picross game, developer Jupiter has teased and subsequently revealed a new game that doesn't involve steadily solving puzzles to reveal pixel art pictures...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Japan

Events EGX Rezzed 2020 Returns To The UK Next Month

Tickets Available Now

Our good friends over at Gamer Network wanted us to remind you of their upcoming EGX Rezzed 2020 event which returns to Tobacco Dock in London, England, UK this March 26-28. The eclectic game show is unlike most others, with a lot more laid back atmosphere and emphasis on smaller developers and unique games. An overview of...

Events

EGX Rezzed

UK

Review Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection (Switch) - A Superb Selection Of Retro Classics

A legacy to be proud of

Those of you familiar with the backstory of the ongoing development of the Mega Man X series may be aware that Zero – the sabre-wielding, long-haired secondary protagonist – was, in fact, the original design Keiji Inafune wanted to use for Mega Man. That idea got shot down because of how different Zero looks from the...

Reviews

Nintendo Switch

Mega Man

News PlatinumGames Announces Project GG, A Brand New Game From Hideki Kamiya

The second title of 'Platinum4'

Update (Wed 26th Feb, 2020 15:15 GMT): PlatinumGames has now shared a tremendously epic looking trailer for Project GG (see above), which calls the game "the powerful climax to the Hideki Kamiya superhero trilogy". The man himself has also shared a message to fans, which you can read in full on the PlatinumGames...

PlatinumGames

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Japanese Charts Persona 5 Scramble Dominates As The Coronavirus Sinks Switch Sales

OG Switch only sells 10,000 units

Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 17th - 23rd February, revealing that the Switch is still being heavily impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. New release Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers has managed to take both first and second place in the charts this week following its launch on both...

Nintendo Switch

Charts

Japan

Coronavirus

News Hotshot Racing Brings "Silky Smooth" 60fps Arcade Racing To Switch This Spring

Racing Apex has a new name

Curve Digital has revealed a colourful, retro-inspired arcade racer going by the name of Hotshot Racing, which will be speeding onto Switch this spring. Remember Racing Apex? Well, it's had a fresh paint job, it seems. From Lucky Mountain Games and Sumo Digital, Hotshot Racing boasts bright, polygonal visuals and...

Switch eShop

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

News Customise Your Villager More Than Ever Before In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Mirror, mirror...

After many months of not hearing a single thing about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo is now bombarding us with new information about this highly anticipated release on a daily basis. In today's update, we get a closer look at the character customisation menu. As shown in the second video, you'll be able to change your...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Animal Crossing

News Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Box Office Surpasses $200 Million Worldwide

And beats Detective Pikachu's three-day record

It's official, the Sonic the Hedgehog movie has been a huge success. A Sega Sammy press release reveals the blue blur's box office debut, co-produced by Paramount Pictures and Sega, has made close to $210 million in just ten days. The film came out on Valentine's Day in the US, and in its opening...

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Sega

Sonic the Hedgehog

Movie

Paramount

News Yacht Club Games Reveals Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon For Nintendo Switch

A new puzzle-adventure

Yacht Club Games has today revealed a brand new entry into its hugely popular Shovel Knight series. Confirmed for release on Nintendo Switch, the new game is called Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon. The news comes from today's Yacht Club Games Presents video presentation, where the brand new puzzle-adventure mashup was shown off...

Switch eShop

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

News Warframe's Lotus Joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate As A Spirit

The crossover you weren't expecting

If you were as surprised as we were when Warframe was announced for the Nintendo Switch, you'll probably be equally as surprised to hear Lotus – the mysterious figure from the popular free-to-play third-person title – has now been added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a spirit. It's all for a new spirit...

Nintendo Switch

Super Smash Bros

Warframe

News The Wonderful 101: Remastered Secures May Release On Nintendo Switch

And slightly later in Japan

The PlatinumGames news just keeps coming, as we now have confirmation of The Wonderful 101: Remastered's release date on Nintendo Switch. The game's set to launch in North America on 19th May, in Europe on 22nd May, and slightly later in Japan on 11th June. It's hard to believe that a Kickstarter was really necessary if...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

PlatinumGames

News The Final Piece Of The 'Platinum4' Puzzle Is A "Very Interesting" Secret, Says Studio Head

Two announcements down, two to go

PlatinumGames' current 'Platinum4' initiative is already off to a pretty strong start; the beginning of the month saw a new Kickstarter campaign to get The Wonderful 101: Remastered on Switch (the first of the Platinum4), and today has brought news of the

PlatinumGames

Upcoming Releases

News Rock Band Dev Harmonix Reveals Fuser, A "Revolutionary New Music Gaming Experience"

And it's coming to Switch

Harmonix, the developer behind Rock Band, Karaoke Revolution and the original Guitar Hero titles, has revealed a brand new music title called Fuser. Harmonix is really hyping this one up to be something special; an admittedly fancy trailer has been shared (see above), and a press release describes the game as both a...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

News Etika's Mural Becomes A PokéStop In Pokémon GO

"JoyconBoyz forever"

Not long after the video game YouTuber Desmond "Etika" Amofah was found deceased last year, his fans banded together and painted a large mural of him in Brooklyn. Now, to add to this, the same location has been transformed into a PokéStop within Niantic's augmented reality mobile-hit, Pokémon GO. This is all thanks to the...

Pokemon

Pokemon GO

Niantic

News Samurai Jack Is Back In Battle Through Time, Releases On Switch This Summer

"It's not over yet, samurai"

Samurai Jack is making a comeback on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC in a brand new video game, due out this summer. Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time by Adult Swim Games and Japanese developer Soleil Games is a 3D hack-and-slash title based on the popular American animated series, and takes place before...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Samurai Jack

Cartoon Network

News Tomb Raider's Lara Croft Is Joining Brawlhalla

A legend joins the fight

Free-to-play fighter Brawlhalla is no stranger to cool crossover events, and that trend is continuing with the arrival of Tomb Raider's Lara Croft, who is joining the cast as part of the 3.57 patch. The Tomb Raider Epic Crossover event will include "custom signature effects, a dedicated Roster spot, and an additional Skin...

Nintendo Switch

Brawlhalla

Tomb Raider

News Mario Kart Tour Adds Classic Mario And Luigi And A Remixed Version Of Mario Circuit

"Wahoo!"

Mario Kart Tour is celebrating our favourite moustachioed plumber's roots over the next couple of weeks, with today signalling the start of the Mario Bros. Tour. This new tour will be active from today until 11th March and adds 'Classic' variants of Mario and Luigi into the mix. As you can see in the video above, these versions of...

Mario Kart

Mario Kart Tour

Mobile

News Pokémon GO Celebrates Pokémon Day With The Return Of Armored Mewtwo

Party hat Pokémon are also up for grabs

The Pokémon Company and Niantic have already started this year's Pokémon Day celebrations in Pokémon GO with a limited-time event featuring Armored Mewtwo, Clone Pokémon in Raid Battles and special party-hat Pokémon. This all ties in with the Netflix debut of Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution on...

Pokemon

Pokemon GO

The Pokemon Company

Mobile

News Mass Effect Arrives On The Nintendo Switch As A Minecraft Mash-Up Pack

Download it now

In 2012, EA and Bioware released Mass Effect 3 on the Wii U. Now, the series is finally making its return to a Nintendo system. Instead of a game release, though, a Mass Effect-themed Mash-Up Pack for Mojang's hit title Minecraft has been released (again), this time on the

Nintendo Switch

Minecraft

Mass Effect

News Pokémon-Alike Temtem To Add 50 New Creatures, Ranked Matchmaking And More

All by fall 2020

It might still be in Early Access on Steam, but Temtem - the Pokémon-like MMO from Crema Games - has had a very decent start. It's managed to sell 500,000 copies in its first month and, when we tried it out for ourselves, we were left even more interested in its upcoming launch on Switch. Now that its first month has been...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

News Jump King, A 'Tactical Leaping Adventure', Hops From PC To Switch Later This Year

It's a leap year

Are you a prolific precision platforming enthusiast who regularly goes on epic journeys to find a fair maiden? Perhaps it's time for Mario to put his feet up and give someone else a go. Perhaps with that in mind, UKIYO Publishing is bringing Swedish developer Nexile's 'Tactical Leaping Adventure' Jump King to consoles including...

Switch eShop

Upcoming Releases

Jump King

News Rigid Force Redux Will Make The Wait For R-Type Final 2 A Little Bit Easier

Coming to Switch this summer

R-Type Final 2 might be on the horizon, but we've got a while to wait yet – which makes the announcement of Rigid Force Redux all the more appealing. Developed by com8com1 and published by Headup Games, Rigid Force Redux is inspired by Irem's coin-op classic, as well as the likes of Konami's Gradius and Square's Ein

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Switch eShop

Review Metro 2033 Redux (Switch) - A Truly Astonishing Switch Port Of A Genre Classic

This is Sparta

When Metro 2033 originally released back in 2010, it was something of a graphical showcase that really put the latest consoles and custom-built gaming PCs through the wringer. Rebuilt from the ground up in 2014 for this enhanced 'Redux' edition in order to bring its visuals and gameplay more in-line with its sequel, Metro: Last Light,...

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News Nintendo Customer Support Goes Above And Beyond For 95-Year-Old Grandma's Busted Game Boy

A heartwarming tale

A story has surfaced online over the past few days telling the story of a 95-year-old grandmother in Japan who received a pretty heartwarming response from Nintendo's customer support team. The grandmother's daughter, seventy-year-old Kuniko Tsusaka, has shared the story in a recent print edition of Japanese newspaper, Asahi...

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Review Metro: Last Light Redux (Switch) - A Big-Budget FPS That's Right At Home On Switch

Half Light

Metro: Last Light Redux sees the first-person survival horror adventures of post-apocalyptic Metro ranger Artyom continue in a sequel that seeks to up the ante in terms of big-budget bombast. There are lots of OTT on-rails sections here and even a couple of traditional boss battles thrown into the traditional Metro mix, but it's when it...

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Review Samurai Shodown (Switch) - This Blade Is Still As Sharp As Ever

Another 'victoly' for SNK

When Street Fighter II arrived in arcades in the early '90s and turned the one-on-one fighter into the genre of choice for millions of players, it predictably caused a deluge of copycat clones to flood the market, each offering a slightly different take on the concept. Few of these could hold a candle to Capcom's effort,...

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Review Metro Redux (Switch) - A Compelling Pair Of Amazing Horror Shooters

Apocalypse Now

Metro Redux unites a comprehensively overhauled Metro 2033 and its sequel Metro: Last Light in an excellent first-person survival horror package that's stuffed to the mutated gills with genuinely creepy stealth gameplay and a gripping story that sees protagonist Artyom make his way through the mutant-infested Metro deep beneath...

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News PlatinumGames Reconfirms Second Announcement On Its Brand New Website

All will be revealed later this week

Update: Looks like the second Platinum4 announcement has now been revealed - a brand new game from Hideki Kamiya known as Project GG. PlatinumGames' brand new website has reconfirmed the company's next big reveal. It'll be taking place later this week on 26th February and lines up with the latest issue of...

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Video Nintendo Releases Two New Commercials For Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Island paradise

Nintendo's marketing for Animal Crossing: New Horizons seems to finally be underway. With this in mind, Nintendo Japan has shared two new commercial spots for the upcoming release, due out on 20th March. You can view both trailers below. The first shows a soon-to-be villager travelling to their new island via Dodo Airlines and the...

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News It Looks Like Journey To The Savage Planet Might Be Released On Nintendo Switch

Another listing appears online

Journey to the Savage Planet was a game released on Windows, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at the end of last month. It's a sci-fi adventure first-person shooter requiring you to explore an uncharted planet to see if it's fit for human colonization. If it sounds like your kind of game and you happen to own a Switch, then...

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News ESRB Rating Appears Online For Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

Can we get a release date now?

Following on from last week's classification in South Korea, the upcoming Switch release Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition has now received an ESRB rating in North America. According to Japanese Nintendo, this in

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News Nintendo, Creatures And Game Freak Apply For Two New Trademarks In Japan

New Pokémon stuff on the way?

Nintendo Co., Ltd., Creatures Inc., and Game Freak Inc. have applied for two brand new trademarks in Japan, according to Japanese Nintendo. The trademarks are for 伝説の鼓動 (Densetsu no Kodou), which literally translates to 'The Legendary Heartbeat', and アメイジングレア, which translates to 'Amazing...

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News Go Behind The Scenes Of GoldenEye 007 With This Upcoming Documentary

"I remember saying to the team, it's all downhill from here"

GoldenEye 007 is without a doubt one of the most influential video games of all time. While it certainly wasn't the first FPS title to find mainstream success – we'd already seen DOOM by the time it arrived – it popularised the genre on consoles and added layers of depth, such as...

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Video Watch The Adorable Moment 7-Year-Old Simone Lim Became A Pokémon Junior Champion

With a dramatic clutch read

This weekend saw the 2020 Pokémon Oceania International Championship Finals take place Melbourne, Australia, with supremely skilled trainers taking to the stage to compete for Poké-glory. One of the standout stories from the event was the final match of the Junior division, which you're about to see for yourself...

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Pokemon

News Two Point Hospital Is Out On Switch Today, Here's A Launch Trailer

Are you getting it?

Two Point Hospital, the comedic hospital sim from Two Point Studios and Sega, is out on Nintendo Switch today. To celebrate, we've been treated to a launch trailer (check it out above). If you read our review posted last week, you'll know that this is absolutely worth picking up. Here's a snippet of what we had to say: The...

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News Bandai Namco Delays The Release Of Billion Road In The West

April is the new March

Billion Road – an upcoming Switch and PC release where you spend, invest and earn a lot of cash – has been delayed here in the west. Instead of arriving next month, the game will now launch on 16th April according to the Nintendo game page and Steam. Here's a brief rundown about what you can expect: The core objective...

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News Visual Novel Aokana - Four Rhythms Across The Blue Secures Western Switch Release

Learn to fly

PQube and localisation team NekoNyan have revealed that Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue will receive a western launch on Nintendo Switch. For those not in the know, this visual novel is all about dreams, sports, and love, as well as plenty of anime girls flying through the skies and - according to the trailer above - the odd bit...

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News Figment: Creed Valley Will Bring More Musical Madness To Switch This Fall

New enemies, new challenges, new nightmares

Bedtime Digital Games has revealed that Figment: Creed Valley is destined to arrive on Switch in fall 2020. A new teaser trailer has also been released, showing off some of the things you'll be getting up to in this upcoming sequel. An encore to Figment, which first appeared on Switch back in 2018, this...

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Reminder Pokémon Sun And Moon's Global Link Service Is Getting Shut Down Today

Other online functionality survives

Update (Mon 24th Feb, 2020 13:00 GMT): Today's the day, folks. The Pokémon Global Link - the service which expands the worlds of Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon by offering a variety of online features - is set to close today after more than nine years of operation. The service will...

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Site News We're Changing The Way We Handle Switch Screenshots

Docked or handheld? Now the difference is clear

As we all know, not every Switch screenshot is created equal. Screenshots taken when your console is docked are going to look subtly different to those captured in handheld mode, not only because of the resolution difference but also due to the fact that the console is operating at a weaker power level...

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News Create Your Own Animal Crossing: New Horizons Boarding Pass With This Fan-Made Tool

Anything to declare?

If you can't wait for your new island life in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you might want to check out this cool little tool which allows you to create your very own boarding pass - as if you really were booking a trip on 20th March. Created by Reddit users T0Rtur3 and Ce

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Video PS4's Dreams Is Being Flooded With Awesome Super Mario Games

The closest we'll get to Mario on PlayStation

If you regularly visit our sister site Push Square, you'll know all about Dreams. Media Molecule's game-making masterpiece has been taking the world by storm recently, with players creating truly astonishing game levels, art, and just about anything you could ever imagine, including designs based around...

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News Fire Emblem's Success Has Helped Intelligent Systems Grow In More Ways Than One

Everything's on the up

Fire Emblem has gone from down-and-out strategy series to one of Nintendo's crown jewels, and its recent surge in popularity has predictably had a positive impact on its creator, Intelligent Systems. Prior to the launch of Fire Emblem: Awakening and Fire Emblem Fates on the 3DS – the former of which is credited with...

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News HAL Laboratory Celebrates 40th Anniversary With New Website And Artwork

(>'-')> <('-'<) ^('-')^ v('-')v

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of HAL Laboratory, a Japanese game development studio which has been closely affiliated with Nintendo for decades. The exact date for the 40th anniversary was actually just three days ago; originally founded on 21st February 1980, the studio is perhaps best known...

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News Watch Out, Ubisoft - Witcher Studio CD Projekt Is After Your Crown

Polish studio is now Europe's second-largest games company

Witcher 3 studio CD Projekt is now Europe's second-largest video game company, according to its latest market valuation. It was valued at $6.8 billion around a month ago, but that figure has leapt to $8 billion since then thanks in no small part to the amazing commercial performance of...

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Video Latest Streets Of Rage 4 Trailer Reveals Final Fighter And Four-Player Co-Op

A series first!

Dotemu and Lizardcube, the teams behind the upcoming Streets of Rage 4, have shared a brand new trailer showing off some exciting co-op reveals and even the final playable character. Ooer. Let's kick things off with this co-op news. The new game will support two-player co-op online, and for the first time in the series, up to four...

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Review Kunai (Switch) - Pacing Problems Undermine This Otherwise Likeable Roguelike

Unleash your inner ninja

You awake in what seems to be a graveyard for robots. Or, more of a room with piles of dead robots filling every corner, piled up to the ceiling. Your rescuers are among them, their bodies blending in with the countless others. This world has been run into the ground by a tyrannical overlord, and you, an anthropomorphised...

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News Six New Animal Crossing: New Horizons Screenshots Spotted In Walmart Ad

Fishing tourney, log bridge, wheelie bin!

If you're anything like us, you'll be itching to see every last little detail about Animal Crossing: New Horizons from the island itself, your home, and all the lovely pieces of furniture you'll be carefully placing inside your humble abode. Thankfully, following on from last week's Animal Crossing Direct,...

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UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And Luigi's Mansion 3 Star In A Mostly Untouched Top Ten

FIFA's still top of the league

UK chart data is now in for the week ending 22nd February, revealing that the top ten has remained mostly unchanged from last week. Both Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Luigi's Mansion 3 remain in sixth and ninth places respectively, with the Switch version of Minecraft managing to leap up a couple of places into fifth.

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News Go Hands-On With Animal Crossing: New Horizons For The First Time At PAX East

A "full-scale immersive experience" awaits

Nintendo has revealed that it will be bringing Animal Crossing: New Horizons to PAX East this weekend, with a "full-scale immersive experience" set to provide all sorts of fun for fans of the series. Attendees will get to check out life-sized recreations inspired by the game’s island life, have multiple...

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Animal Crossing

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News Team17 Snaps Up Ageless, A Puzzle-Platformer Currently In The Works For Switch

Control age to complete puzzles

Team17 has revealed a partnership with Malaysian developer One More Dream Studios to release puzzle-platformer Ageless on Nintendo Switch. The game has you playing as Kiara, a young woman who discovers a mystical bow armed with the ancient power to control ageing. You'll need to shoot animals and plants to age them,...

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News Spartan Fist Is A First-Person Puncher Coming To Switch This Week

With ARMS-like motion controls

Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is Spartan Fist, a game described as a "first-person puncher". The game has you fighting your way to fame, fortune, and glory, all in a bid to retrieve the titular 'Spartan Fist'. You'll need to navigate your way through an arena that changes each time you play, and this...

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News Hideki Kamiya Says The Development Of Bayonetta 3 Is "Progressing Smoothly"

Still on track

At this point, it seems to have become a monthly tradition to ask Hideki Kamiya how the development of Bayonetta 3 is going for Nintendo Switch. So, how is it going? In the latest issue of the Japanese publication Famitsu, the creator of the series was once again asked this same question during an interview about Platinum's recently...

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Random Musician St. Vincent Reveals She Has "Probably Put 300 Hours" Into Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

"I'm obsessed with that game in-particular"

Did you know musicians also play the Nintendo Switch? Shocking, right? In a recent interview with Variety, the American-born singer, songwriter, record producer and now actor Anne Erin Clark – better known as St. Vincent – revealed she had spent hundreds of hours playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of...

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News Ring Fit Adventure Sales Rapidly Increase In China Due To The Coronavirus Outbreak

But there are now global shortages

The coronavirus outbreak – officially known as COVID-19 – has already impacted the production of the Nintendo Switch in China and forced certain game companies operating within the country to

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Review Speedway Racing (Switch) - Daytona USA Has Nothing To Worry About

Days of Blunder

For gamers of a certain age, the name Sega is a synonym for arcade racing perfection. From Yu Suzuki’s sprite scaling opus Out Run to the polygonal bliss of Virtua Racing, the company always stood at the top of the arcade racing genre due to on-point game design, ensuring that anyone regardless of skill could walk away with a silly...

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News Angry Pikachu And More Pokémon-Themed Funko Pop Arrive This May

Even more to collect

The line of Pokémon-themed Pop figures continues to grow, with Funko revealing four more at this year's New York Toy Fair. There's an angry-looking version of Pikachu, a hissing Rattata, happy Growlithe and a Cubone (it even comes with a bone). According to the Funko Twitter account, each one will arrive at some point in May...

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Poll Box Art Brawl #31 - Ghosts 'n Goblins

Malarkey about goblins, spooks, and demons

Welcome one and all to Box Art Brawl, the ongoing series where we dig up old game box art, compare regional variants and vote for the best before flinging them back where they came from. Last week Quest 64 took on its counterparts across the globe in a bout which saw the European variant triumph over its...

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Guide Zelda: Link's Awakening: All Heart Pieces Map and Locations

All 32 heart pieces and the final heart container

Having trouble hunting down the heart pieces in the Nintendo Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening? We’ve got you covered with a map and full solution for each one, with an indication of the tools required and when they become available to you. Also featured: where to find the...

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Review Warface (Switch) - A Perfectly Competent Free-To-Play Shooter For Your Switch

Face for radio

While most of us – this writer included – have given up any hope of seeing a Call of Duty or a similar triple-A multiplayer shooter on Switch anytime soon, some studios have attempted to fill this void with their own take on asymmetrical gunfights. Some have been a success (Paladins being a fine example), while others have ranged...

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News Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Gets Rated In South Korea

Now we just need a release date

Although we shouldn't get too carried away when a game gets rated, it's always a promising sign when it does happen. In this particular case, we're talking about a recent classification for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition in South Korea. The definitive edition of the game - "which chronicles the adventures...

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Video 20 Details You May Have Missed In The Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct

Loads to talk about

This week, after waiting for months on end, we've been overloaded with new information and details about the upcoming and highly anticipated Switch release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. As you might have already guessed, we're incredibly excited and so is our American-based video producer Zion Grassl. To fill time between now...

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News Ed Boon Would "Love" To See A Mortal Kombat Character In Smash Bros. Ultimate

Get over here

One iconic fighting series that hasn't been represented in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate yet is Mortal Kombat. While Nintendo or Masahiro Sakurai have never said anything publically about a character from this brutal and bloody fighter being added to the roster, Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon recently told Shacknews he would "love" to...

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News The Polish-Made RTS Ancestors Legacy Might Be Coming To Switch

Update: Two more listings appear online

Update - Sat 22nd Feb, 2020 00:21 GMT: It looks like the polish-developed RTS Ancestors Legacy really might be released on the Switch. According to GoNintendo, Amazon's US website has now added a listing for a Nintendo version and so has the retaile

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News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct No Longer Mentions One-Time-Only Save Data Recovery

More details will be shared in the future

During the recent Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct, Nintendo explained how 'sometime after launch' and only under 'certain circumstances' (for example, 'console damage' and 'loss') would the company be able to restore save data. The catch? It's apparently a one-time-only deal for Nintendo Sw

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Review Vitamin Connection (Switch) - A Charmingly Unique Co-Op Experience, When It Works

Co-op cure-'em-up is a mostly sweet pill to swallow

It might sound like a health supplement conference, but Vitamin Connection turns out to be one of the zestiest Switch exclusives of the year so far – which shouldn't come as too much of a surprise when you consider that the developer behind it, WayForward, is responsible for the joyful Shantae...

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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 22nd)

Here are our picks, but what are yours?

Hello one and all, and welcome to yet another weekend. This week has seen more info on the future of the Super Smash Bros. series, Animal Crossing in-game purchase shenanigans, and the surprise launch of a new Switch FPS

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Review Two Point Hospital (Switch) - Arguably The Best Version Of An Acclaimed Modern Classic

A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down

Harkening back to the “good old days” of Theme Hospital from Bullfrog in the '90s, Two Point Hospital wraps the same irreverent humour into a modern game that introduces a whole new generation to the joys of medicine. This is a game about managing expectations. Patients expect to be treated and...

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News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Will Support Save File Transfers "Later This Year"

Move your data from one Switch to another

Believe it or not, but it's not all doom and gloom when it comes to the save data situation in the upcoming release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Although save data recovery is a one-time-only deal for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, it appears Nintendo will eventually give players the option to...

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Animal Crossing

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Feature Samurai Shodown Director "Cried Out In Surprise" When He Saw The Switch Version

He wants to reboot Garou: Mark of the Wolves next

Switch fans have had to wait a little longer than their PS4 and Xbox One-owning pals when it comes to SNK's Samurai Shodown reboot, but the important thing is that the game has made it to Nintendo's hybrid console intact – and it's really quite an achievement. We were fortunate enough to get the...

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Random Eerie Gravestone Sighting In Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has Some Fans Worried

Here we go again

One moment from the recent Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct that social media and the internet, in general, don't seem to be able to stop talking about is the eerie gravestone sighting at the 22-minute mark. Yep, there's apparently trouble in paradise and some fans are now worried that a perhaps well-known character within the...

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News Buy Animal Crossing: New Horizons Digitally And Get A Free Switch Online Trial For A Limited Time

Currently confirmed for NA

If you're still thinking about how you might like to buy Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch, you might want to add another 'pro' to the digital version argument. Nintendo has revealed, via its official North American Animal Crossing website, that picking up a digital copy of the game by 30th April will also...

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News More Than Half A Million Pokémon Cards Sold On eBay Last Year, Here Are The Most Expensive

Do you have any of these?

The Pokémon Trading Card Game appears to be as popular as ever - indeed, the first Pokémon Sword and Shield expansion launched just a few weeks ago - and players have been snapping up cards for their collection like crazy. According to data provided to Nintendo Life by eBay, there were 19 million searches for 'Pokémon'...

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TCG

Talking Point Saber Interactive's Latest Witcher 3 Update Sets A New Standard For Switch Ports

PC cross-saves could help Nintendo compete with next-gen consoles

Earlier this week the long-rumoured patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Switch dropped and delivered some significant visual upgrades and PC-like options to tweak the graphical experience to your liking. The port was remarkable when it first launched last year, despite its...

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News Looks Like DOOM 64 Will Only Cost £3.99 On Switch

Bargain!

Despite the fact that DOOM Eternal won't be coming to Switch on the same day as other platforms, Nintendo fans will still have plenty of grisly action to get stuck into on 20th March. In case it had slipped your mind, a port of DOOM 64 is launching on Switch on that very day, and it looks like buying it won't hurt your wallet too much,...

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News Yuri Visual Novel SeaBed Comes To Switch Next Month With Two Brand New Scenes

Pre-purchase now live

Launching on Nintendo Switch next month is SeaBed, a visual novel that was first released in Japan back in 2016. The game is set to release on 19th March, though pre-purchase has already become available on the Switch eShop. A reveal trailer has also been released (see above), as well as this official description: SeaBed is...

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News More Pokémon Sword And Shield Trading Cards Are Coming With New 'Rebel Clash' Expansion

Including Toxtricity VMAX

The Pokémon Company has today revealed the second expansion of Pokémon Sword and Shield trading cards. The new set will be called 'Rebel Clash'. Dozens of recently discovered Pokémon from the Galar region will appear in the new set, which is due to release around the world on 1st May. The first set, simply called...

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TCG

News Kunai Team Discusses The "Very Stressful" Impacts Of Metacritic Review-Bombing

"You hope it doesn't affect sales"

'Review-bombing' seems to be becoming more and more popular these days, with Kunai becoming the latest game to receive such treatment from a disgruntled stranger. If you're unaware, the term refers to the act of giving games a very low and unjustified user score on websites such as Metacritic, lowering its overall...

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News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Talk Announced For GDC 2020

Presented by Hisashi Nogami and Aya Kyogoku

The Game Developers Conference has announced it will be hosting a special talk about the creation of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch. This session will be presented by the game's producer Hisashi Nogami and director Aya Kyogoku. Here's a brief description of what will be covered...

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Feature WayForward On Vitamin Connection's Switch Exclusivity, Challenges And Influences

"[We looked] closely at games like Jet Set Radio, and the Katamari series"

In the three years since the console launched, the Nintendo Switch has firmly established itself as the king of the hill when it comes to local multiplayer gaming. There's certainly no shortage of great co-operative games on Switch, and the ability to slide off Joy-Con...

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Best of 2020

News Pokémon Home On Mobile Estimated To Have Banked $1.8 Million In Its First Week

That's a lot of subscriptions

It's been just over a week since the new cloud-based service Pokémon Home was launched on the Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, so how is it holding up? Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data reveals the mobile version of the app has already been installed a whopping 1.3 million times. The United States recorded the...

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Video Bandai Namco Shows Off The First DLC Character In Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 3

Universe 6's last resort

Earlier this month, Bandai Namco announced a series of updates for Dragon Ball FighterZ, which are all part of the game's third season of DLC characters. All up, there'll be five new fighters. While we already know who two of them are, Bamco has now released four minutes of the first fighter Kefla (see below). In the anime...

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News Almost 1,000 Players Give To Charity Via Lydia's Donation DLC On Switch, New Bundle Now Available

Raising money for Fragile Childhood

Last month saw the launch of Lydia on Nintendo Switch, a narrative game that's based on the real experiences and "tragic childhood memories" of its developers. We thought it was one of the most emotionally impactful games on the console when we played it for review, so we'd definitely recommend checking it out if...

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Nintendo Switch

Video Digital Foundry Delivers Its Verdict On Witcher 3's Impressive Patch 3.6

Stay sharp

Saber Interactive's latest patch for The Witcher 3 dropped recently and brings new visual options and improvements to the table. The game was already a technically impressive feat on Switch, but the new patch adds a host of visual options in addition to cross-save functionality with the Steam and GOG PC version of the game. Our lovely...

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Review Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition (Switch) - The Best Version Of The Best Devil May Cry

Three is the magic number

After the absolute mess that was Devil May Cry 2, Hideaki Itsuno returned to the fray in 2005 with this absolute banger, righting the wrongs of his previous effort, returning protagonist Dante to his righteously cocky self and letting loose with a no-holds-barred, non-stop action thrill-ride that, to this day, is as good as...

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News Remodel The Landscape In Animal Crossing: New Horizons To Make Your Own Waterfalls

Stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to? Pah!

Today's Animal Crossing Direct brought with it a ton of information nuggets regarding the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Switch. You can check out the entire list of new additions, but the thing that had us sitt

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News Here's All The New Info And Tidbits From Today's Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct

It's the little things

Well, the Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct has been broadcast and while it served as a broad introduction to the island life you'll be enjoying when the game launches on 20th March, it also detailed many new pieces of information, too. Handily, Nintendo has summarised the main points for us and you can check them out below...

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News Nintendo Reveals NookLink, A Companion Mobile App For Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Chat with friends in-game

As well as the trusty NookPhone available to players in-game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons will also be treated to a real-life smartphone application tucked inside the official Nintendo Switch Online app. Revealed in today's Animal Crossing Direct, this upcoming service is called 'NookLink'. By heading to the NookLink...

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News Animal Crossing: New Horizons amiibo Functionality Detailed

Invites and photo shoots

In today's Animal Crossing Direct, Nintendo revealed a little more about the amiibo functionality available in the game. The good news? All of your old cards and figures will have a pretty nifty use after all! Yes, your collection of amiibo is fully compatible with the new game and can be used to invite your favourite...

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News Take Part In Pokémon Sword And Shield's February Challenge To Get A Ball Guy T-Shirt

Registration now open!

Registrations for Pokémon Sword and Shield's 2020 International Challenge February competition are now open, and fans of the one and only Ball Guy will definitely want to take part. This online competition will have Trainers from all around the world battling it out with the same ruleset as the official 2020 Pokémon Video...

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Pokemon

Watch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct February 2020 - Live!

25 minutes of joy

The time has finally arrived, folks! Animal Crossing: New Horizons is being treated to its very own Nintendo Direct today. We've been told to expect a roughly 25-minute livestream, featuring "an in-depth look at Nook Inc.’s Deserted Island Getaway Package." It kicks off at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm GMT / 3pm CET, so make sure to sit...

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Animal Crossing

Feature Super Rare Games On 2 Years Of Switch Releases And The Future Of Physical Media

"The key thing will be keeping the younger generations interested in physical releases"

Switch is many things to many people, and that fact is arguably the key to its success. The way it fits into your life whether you're reclined at home on the sofa, playing in handheld mode when the TV is taken or curled up in bed with Nintendo's console, it's...

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Best of 2020

Reminder Sonic The Hedgehog 2 And Puyo Puyo 2 Both Launch On Switch Today

Joining the SEGA AGES range

Update (Thu 20th Feb, 2020 17:30 GMT): As a reminder, both Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and Puyo Puyo 2 have launched on Nintendo Switch today. Sega has shared a brand new trailer to celebrate, and we thought it'd be rude not to share it with you lovely lot. Enjoy! Original Article (Fri 7th Feb, 2020 10:4

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News Nintendo Pulls Animal Crossing: New Horizons Trailer Showing Unannounced Gameplay Features

Jumping the gun?

Nintendo released a new trailer for Animal Crossing: New Horizons that shows custom item designs and the game's clothing UI – and then pulled it from YouTube. Thankfully, it has since been re-uploaded on a variety of sites, so you can see what the fuss is all about. The 15-second clip is mostly stuff we already know, but it does...

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Nintendo Download 20th February (North America)

Mega Man! Samurai Shodown! Devil May Cry 3!

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! Nintendo Switch: Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection...

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Video Ranking Every Animal Crossing: New Horizons Pre-Order Bonus

The ultimate tier list

As we get closer to the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, more pre-order bonuses for the anticipated release are being announced. In an attempt to work out which is the best deal for you, our American-based video producer Zion Grassl has decided to rank each one. The above video covers every Animal Crossing: New...

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Random The Game Boy Advance Title Metroid Fusion Is Being Recreated In Minecraft

The crossover nobody expected

Minecraft might be more than a decade old now, but somehow the game's community continues to surprise us. While there's been entire calculators and computers recreated within the game before, a Reddit user by the name of Nyubug has now decided to recreate the Game Boy Advance title Metroid Fusion in the base version of...

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Japanese Charts Switch Lite Sales Soar As Coronavirus Impacts Original Model Production

Hatsune Miku debuts at number one

Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 10th - 16th February, revealing that the original Nintendo Switch model has been significantly impacted by the coronavirus, as warned by Nintendo. Before we get into hardware sales, let's take our usual look at the software chart. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix...

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News Gorgeous JRPG Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition Is Coming To Switch Next Month

Will it scratch that Secret of Mana itch?

Stegosoft Games is bringing its JRPG Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition to Switch on March 26th, with Dangen Entertainment handling the publishing duties. Originally released on Steam back in 2016, this version will boast a host of upgrades and enhancements, including an overhauled UI, fresh character classes and...

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News Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3's Fantastic Four DLC Launches On 26th March

Doctor Doom awaits

More than six months after the release of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, the game is still receiving additional updates and DLC. The third pack focuses on the Fantastic Four as they unite with the rest of the Marvel crew to take down Doctor Doom. Nintendo has now revealed this next pack will launch on 26th March. In...

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Nintendo Download 20th February (Europe)

Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo! Devil May Cry 3! Warface!

The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe 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 Retail eShop - New Releases: Psikyo Shooting...

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News Pre-Orders For The New Coral Nintendo Switch Lite Appear On Amazon (North America)

Grab yours today!

Earlier in the week, Nintendo revealed the latest addition to the Nintendo Switch family of systems. The gorgeous looking Coral Switch Lite will be launching in North America on 3rd April. If you're hoping to get your hands on one, you're in luck, as pre-orders for the new console have now gone live on Amazon. It has been listed...

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News Cyberpunk RPG Disjunction And Steampunk Adventure Gestalt: Steam & Cinder Revealed For Switch

Both launching this year

Video game publisher Sold Out has today announced two new titles for Nintendo Switch: a cyberpunk stealth-action RPG called Disjunction, and steampunk action-adventure, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder. We've got all the details you need on both games below, so let's get stuck in, shall we? Disjunction Release: Summer 2020...

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News Activision Reveals The Final Grand Prix For Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Emperor Velo joins the race

Last weekend, Activision revealed its next Grand Prix for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled would be the final one. Now, in its latest blog post, Beenox has revealed what exactly we can expect from this event. This grand finale adds the new track, Drive-Thru Danger, three new karts (the Void Manta, Velo Chopper, and...

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News Yacht Club Games Is Broadcasting Its Second Official Video Presentation Next Week

"a boatload of new updates and announcements"

Yacht Club Games recently wrapped up the development of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove after five years. This seemingly ever-expanding game went out on a high note with the release of King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown. So, what's next for the talented developer now that this project is complete?...

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News Fortnite Chapter 2: Season 2 Will Make You Feel Like James Bond

And Deadpool is coming along for the ride, too

Fortnite Chapter 2's second season is about to start, and Epic Games has just released two trailers showing what it will all be about. Dubbed 'Top Secret', this new season is all about tuxedo-wearing spies and supervillains. And naturally, we'll be getting new skins, too; Secret Agent Peely is shown...

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News Arcade Archives VS. Mahjong Is Your Next Retro Switch Fix From Hamster

Launching tomorrow!

Hamster's latest retro release on Switch has been revealed, and this time we're being treated to 1984 arcade title, VS. MAH-JONG. The game will join the Switch's 'Arcade Archives' series, where players can enjoy classic arcade titles with modernised features like adjustable game settings and leaderboards. Here's the official...

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News No Smash Ultimate DLC Expected Beyond Fighters Pass 2, No Future Smash Games Planned

The future's a mystery

The latest Famitsu column written by Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai has leaked online, with early tidbits revealing a number of details about the future of the series. With thanks to translations by @PushDustIn, we can see that the six additional fighters planned to release in the form of Super Smash Bros

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News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Might Contain In-Game Purchases

The ESRB rating has been updated again

Update 3 - Wed 19th Feb, 2020 04:45 GMT: And it's back - yes, after briefly disappearing from the Animal Crossing: New Horizons web page, the reference to "in-game purchases" has now returned. Very odd, indeed. Thanks again to CodyMKW for the heads up. Update 2 - Thu 13th Feb, 2020 05:41 GMT: The reference to...

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News It Looks Like Cooking Mama: Cookstar Will Be Released On The Switch Next Month

Mama knows best

A trailer uploaded on ahead of schedule on the Dutch game store website, Nedgame, appears to have leaked the release window of Cooking Mama: Cookstar. According to the video, the game releases this March on the Nintendo Switch and will be available for US$39.99 (or the regional equivalent). If you're not familiar with the Cooking...

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Gallery The Witcher 3 Looks Stunning On Switch Thanks To Its Latest Update

Crispiness all round

A while ago, data miners and other whizzy-types found options in the Switch version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, and were surprised with how much of the blurriness was able to be removed with little to no effort. Well now with

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Feature Warface Producer On Switch Port Parity, Crossplay And The Element Of Surprise

"We experimented with a lot of different launch tactics"

One of the joys of Switch is the sheer variety of games available on the platform. The breadth of experiences across genres and the frequency of releases has made the last three years exciting ones for Switch owners, with many surprises popping up along the way. Earlier this week online...

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Reminder Four Classic SNES And NES Games Have Launched On Switch Today

Two for each system

Just in case you'd forgotten what with all the sudden Animal Crossing Direct excitement, today sees the launch of four new games on Nintendo Switch Online's NES and SNES apps. Pop'n Twinbee and Smash Tennis have now joined

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News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Official Companion Guide Confirms Museum's Return

Pre-order the book now!

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is sure to be a wonderfully relaxing experience on Nintendo Switch, but it can be easy to feel a little lost - especially if you're new to the series. It seems help is at hand, though, as this new official companion guide looks set to teach you everything you need to know to have the best island...

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News Rare Developer Elaborates On Conker's 'Tonal Shift' From Twelve Tales To Bad Fur Day

From the mouth of The Great Mighty Poo himself

As many Nintendo fans from the N64 era already know, the foul-mouthed and filthy Conker's Bad Fur Day began life as a cutesy platformer before changing lanes and becoming an over-18-only affair full of innuendo, naughty words and wee. Plenty of titbits related the game have come to light over the years...

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Review Pop'n TwinBee (Switch) - Konami's Colourful 16-Bit Shmup Shines With Couple Mode Co-op

Colour me glad

The TwinBee series enjoyed relative success in Japan throughout the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. Pop’n Twinbee was the sixth game in the series, and the last proper shoot ‘em up entry before Konami took it in a different direction with things like spin-off platformer Rainbow Bell Adventures. Because it was never released in...

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News Nintendo Celebrates Gaming In The '90s With A Special Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament

Starts later this week

Following on from last week's Cuphead spirit event, this weekend Nintendo is hosting a 1990s tournament in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. As you might have guessed, it celebrates iconic video game characters and games from this era. This includes Sonic the Hedgehog, the Pokémon series, Final Fantasy VII, Yoshi,

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News Atlus Reveals Video Recording Guidelines For Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers

No joking around

One of the best ways to promote a video game to the masses nowadays is via live streams and video recordings. Not every company is necessarily a fan of this, though. In the past, we've seen developers like Arc System Works enforce streaming guidelines, in an attempt to reduce the number of spoilers, and now Atlus has shared its own...

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News PlatinumGames Will Share A "Major" Announcement Next Week

So what will it be?

According to this week's issue of Japanese magazine, Famitsu, PlatinumGames will be sharing a "major" announcement in a future issue set to release on 27th February. No further details have been shared in this tease, but you might remember that the Bayonetta and Wonderful 101 developer launched a mysterious 'Platinum4' website...

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News The Witcher 3 Switch Dev Saber Interactive Snapped Up By THQ Nordic Parent Company

In a deal worth up to $525m

Embracer Group, the parent company of THQ Nordic, has bought Saber Interactive, the development studio behind Switch ports of games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Vampyr. The deal consists of an initial $150m fee with a maximum earn-out of $375m, depending on the fulfilment of agreed milestones. It also means that...

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News Dangerous Driving 2 Brings Split-Screen Open World Exploration To Switch This Year

Burnout fans, take note

British indie studio Three Fields Entertainment has revealed that its upcoming arcade racer, Dangerous Driving 2, will be launching on Nintendo Switch in "Holiday 2020". The game, which is unsurprisingly a sequel to last year's Dangerous Driving, is described as "the arcade racer for everyone", with a driving gameplay style...

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News Warface Dev Sees The "Lack Of Online Shooters" On Switch As A Huge Opportunity

"We know this market really well"

Yesterday, we got a rather big surprise when My.Games released its popular free-to-play FPS Warface on the Switch. Interestingly, the game is actually the first Switch release to be powered by the CryEngine – or at least a heavily modified version of it. In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, the company's...

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News Get Deck-Building In One Step From Eden, A Roguelike Real-Time Hybrid Arriving In March

Would you Adam and Eve it?

If you're a fan of deck-builders, roguelikes, real-time strategy or bullet hell action, there's a game for you on its way to Switch soon. Going by the name of One Step From Eden, it looks to combine strategy with frantic real-time action and it's dropping on Switch eShop on 26th March. Ticking off genre buzzwords like a...

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News Feast Your Eyes On The Official Japanese Zelda: Link's Awakening Soundtrack

Be still our (last) beating heart!

Over in the West we don't tend to enjoy as many video game soundtrack releases as lucky Japanese gamers do, although there's always the option to import something particularly special. Well, a candidate has just turned up for pre-order in the form of the absolutely love OST set for The Legend of Zelda: Link's...

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News Halo Infinite Co-Developer To Launch Cinematic Platformer Stela On Switch Next Month

Making its way from Xbox One

The folks over at SkyBox Labs might be hard at work helping with development on the upcoming Halo Infinite, but they're also preparing to launch the studio's recent platformer, Stela, on Nintendo Switch. The game is described as a "cinematic platformer", telling the story of a young woman witnessing the final days of a...

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News Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions Story Mode Details Revealed Alongside New Trailer

"Epic matches" await

A brand new trailer has been released for the upcoming soccer anime title Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions, set to launch on Nintendo Switch later this year. It gives us our first proper look at the game's story mode, which is especially helpful for those who aren't familiar with the manga the game is based upon. You can...

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Review Brief Battles (Switch) - A Well-Designed Pair, Though You'll Have To Share

Choose Your Underwearriors!

Juicy Cupcakes' Brief Battles sees you and up to three pals go head to head in a variety of butt-based competitive and co-op duels using powers gleaned from magical pairs of pants. You'll bound around its arenas, clinging to walls and ceilings, jumping through portals, fending off all manner of weird alien beasties and...

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News Cyberpunk Action Platformer Aeon Drive Revealed For 'PC and Consoles'

Pixel art = Switch release, no?

Dutch developer 2Awesome Studio has lifted the lid on an upcoming 2D platformer by the name of Aeon Drive. Revealed in an 'alpha' state in the trailer above, the game hasn't been confirmed for Switch just yet but its predecessor Dimension Drive released on Nintendo's console back in 2017 and given the game's pixel...

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News King Lucas Is A Platformer Inspired By Retro Classics, And It's Out On Switch This Week

With more than 1,000 rooms to explore

Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is King Lucas, a cartoony platformer inspired by the gameplay of 8 and 16-bit classics. Said to also feature "touches of adventure and Metroidvania", the game has players fulfiling missions ordered by King Lucas and the curious inhabitants of Sausan’s castle...

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News Switch Is Getting A New Relaxing Puzzler Tomorrow, And It Only Costs $2

'Lines XL'

If you're in the market for a new, relaxing puzzle game, Lines XL might just be the ideal solution. The game's launching on Switch tomorrow, 20th February, offering up 500 brain-teasing Numberlink puzzles to keep you busy. You have to find paths to connect numbered tiles in a grid, and the whole thing has a nice, colourful, relaxing vibe...

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News NIS America Is Running A Reverse Cover Contest For Little Town Hero, Voting Now Open

The 'Big Idea Edition' arrives this June

In January, we found out Game Freak's Little Town Hero would be receiving a physical release on the Nintendo Switch this spring. Now, it's been confirmed the 'Big Idea Edition' will launch on 2nd June in North America, on 5th June in Europe, and on 12th June in Oceania. That's not all, though. As part of...

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News Production Of The Animal Crossing Switch Bundle Has Been Affected By The Coronavirus

Update: New Japanese pre-order date confirmed

Update (Tue 18th Feb, 2020 11:00 GMT): Following on from the news that the coronavirus outbreak had impacted the production and pre-order dates for the Animal Crossing-themed Switch console in Japan, Nintendo has now confirmed a new reservation date for those looking to get their hands on one...

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News Saber Interactive Removes All References From Social Media About Its Next Witcher 3 Update

Update: The patch roll out has begun

Update 2: The full patch notes have now been released and the update should now be available for all users. Update - Tue 18th Feb, 2020 03:30 GMT: After removing its "worth the wait" comments on its official VK social Media page, Saber's patch for the Switch version of

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News Surprise! First-Person Shooter Warface Is Now Available On Switch For Free

Update: New details and screens

Update: Warface is now available on Nintendo Switch worldwide. We've updated this article with more information on the Switch version of the game, a new trailer, and added some Switch-specific screenshots. Original Article: MY.GAMES' popular first-person shooter game Warface has appeared on the Nintendo Switch...

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News A Gorgeous Coral Switch Lite Is Releasing On Animal Crossing: New Horizons Day

Update: Confirmed for NA and Japan

Update: The new Coral Switch Lite has now also been confirmed for release in North America! It'll arrive slightly later than in Japan, on 3rd April. Original Article: Nintendo has revealed that a lovely Coral Nintendo Switch Lite system is headed our way in just over a month's time. The new colour will join...

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News Atlus Understands The Desire For A Persona 5 Switch Port, Tells Fans To Remain Hopeful

"let us know"

Last week, Atlus said its recent survey asking about the games it should port to the Nintendo Switch had exceeded expectations. This followed, with the discovery Catherine: Full Body had been rated for the hybrid platform in South Korea. Since then, there have been even more requests for Atlus to bring Persona 5 to the Swi

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Review Smash Tennis - One Of The Best Sports Games Of The 16-Bit Era

A stroke of genius

There have been plenty of underrated games over the years, but every now and then you get an entire series that hasn’t enjoyed the level of success and attention it deserves. That’s the case with Namco’s Smash Court Tennis franchise, which has consistently served up (ahem) some top-quality arcade-style tennis action, but –...

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Talking Point Is Nintendo Switch Online Good Value Compared To PlayStation Plus And Xbox Live Gold?

How does Switch Online compare to its rivals?

It's been nearly a year and a half since Nintendo Switch Online was belatedly introduced on Switch and in that time Nintendo has been slowly and surely adding to the value of the service. The growing catalogue of retro classics added to the NES and Super NES game libraries is an obvious highlight, and...

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News The Witcher 3 Now Lets You Save Across PC And Switch, Version 3.6 Patch Notes Revealed

And new graphical settings

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Complete Edition has officially received its highly anticipated Version 3.6 update on Nintendo Switch, despite all of the confusion that's been circulating over the last day or so. The update appears to have been steadily rolling out to users throughout the day (so don't worry if you still...

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News Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition Gets Rated In Australia

The caravan is on the way

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition was due to arrive on 23rd January until Square Enix decided to push the game back to summer 2020. The reason behind this decision was so the development team could make some final adjustments to the game, to ensure it was the best experience possible. If you've been...

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News Super Rare Games Has 18 Switch Games In The Works, And 'Secret Projects' Too

"Something completely separate from what we are doing"

It has been nearly two years since Super Rare Games arrived on the limited print physical scene and in that time it has put out a large number of Switch games on those deliciously bitter little cartridges. In an upcoming interview with Nintendo Life, company overseer George Perkins reveals that...

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Review Code: Realize Guardian Of Rebirth (Switch) - A Steampunk Visual Novel With A Literary Twist

Steampunk Hunks

Code: Realize Guardian of Rebirth is an Otome visual novel originally released for the PlayStation Vita back in 2015 that sees you assume the role of Cardia, a mysterious young lady with a serious case of amnesia who's been shut off from the world and is living her life in a strange abandoned mansion at the behest of her elusive...

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News Animal Crossing Direct Announced for 20th February

A whopping 25 minutes of Deserted Island news

Our prayers have finally been answered as Nintendo has just announced that an Animal Crossing: New Horizons themed Nintendo Direct will be airing on 20th February. This announcement comes to us through Nintendo's Twitter account. Details are scarce, but we do know that this will be a "25-minute...

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News Claude From Fire Emblem: Three Houses Cosplays As Claude From Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Who better?

The art of cosplaying as your favourite gaming characters appears to be more popular than ever at the moment, but we doubt there are many who can say that they've cosplayed as themselves. Joe Zieja, voice actor of Fire Emblem: Three Houses' Golden Deer leader Claude, has shared a couple of images to his personal Twitter account...

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News Battle Axe, A Retro-Inspired Arcade Adventure, Passes Its Switch Kickstarter Goal

Update: Over £45,600 raised so far with 9 days remaining

Update: Battle Axe is officially Switch-bound as the Kickstarter campaign has reached that particular stretch goal. It has raised over £45,600 at the time of writing. 9 days of funding time remain. Original Story [Wed 29th Jan, 2020 13:00 GMT]: Yesterday we saw a rather tasty looking...

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Reminder Nintendo's Wireless SNES Controllers Are Back In Stock (North America)

Get 'em while you still can

Arguably the best way to experience Nintendo's SNES library on the Switch is with one of the original controllers. Unfortunately, getting hold of one within North America in recent times has been quite tough due to ongoing demand. Now, though, after an update last week, the wireless Super Nintendo controllers designed...

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News New Footage Of Blizzard's Axed Third-Person Shooter StarCraft: Ghost Surfaces Online

Originally announced for GameCube, Xbox and PS2

During the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and original Xbox generation in 2002, Blizzard was working on an all-format third-person shooter known as Starcraft: Ghost. The game experienced a bumpy development cycle and the GameCube version was cancelled in 2004. This followed with the project being completely...

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News Eerie 3D Platformer Pumpkin Jack Will Haunt Your Switch Next Halloween

"Comically creepy"

Today, indie publisher Headup has revealed Pumpkin Jack for Nintendo Switch, a "comically creepy" 3D platformer. The game, developed by Nicolas Meyssonnier, has players taking part in a battle of good against evil, jumping, dodging, and carving their way through challenging enemies and puzzles. It's been developed using Unreal...

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News Episode Two Of Pokémon: Twilight Wings Is Now Available To Watch Online

Update: English version now live

Update: As promised, we've updated this article with the English version which is now live. Make sure to give it a watch above. The second episode of the Pokémon: Twilight Wings online 'capsule' series has now gone live. Set in the Galar region and directed by Shingo Yamashita, the self-contained series focuses...

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Video The Latest Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Switch Trailer Shows Off Fresh Gameplay

Cutscenes, dungeons and more

Yet another trailer has dropped for the upcoming Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX on Nintendo Switch, and this time we're treated to a closer look at the gameplay we can expect to enjoy. The clip shows off some of the questions you'll answer at the beginning of your journey to see which Pokémon you'll become,...

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News We've Had Shovel Knight On Switch, Now It's Time For Bucket Knight

A run-and-gun platformer

Launching next week on Nintendo Switch is Bucket Knight, a run-and-gun platformer featuring familiar retro vibes. The game has players helping a brave knight in his mission to find the Holy Grail - and make a load of money while doing it. You'll be exploring dungeons and avoiding traps, all while trying to stay alive and...

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Video Fast-Paced 3D Platformer Cyber Hook Gets A New Action-Packed Trailer

Parkour with a grappling hook

A brand new trailer has appeared for Cyber Hook, a 3D platformer that's set to blast onto Nintendo Switch later this year. If you haven't heard about this one before, the game is a fast-paced take on 3D platforming which has you using a grappling hook to pull off parkour-like movements. You'll need to scale and ride...

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Review Darksiders Genesis (Switch) - Thrillingly Visceral Action Tempered Slightly By Performance Woes

Cores of War

Darksiders Genesis continues the series' penchant for switching up its central gameplay style and influences, this time settling on a Diablo-esque camera angle for its hack-and-slash antics. At first glance, it may seem far removed from the third-person romps that make up the rest of the franchise, but, rest assured, once you jump in...

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Rumour It Looks Like Luke Skywalker Could Be Joining The Cast Of Netflix's Witcher Series

Or "Mark Hamill", as he is also known

Mark Hamill is an astonishingly talented actor, both in the realm of live-action movies and animated features. His career stretches back decades and he has contributed to productions such as Batman: The Killing Joke, Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Kingsman: The Secret Service and...

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News Leading Smash Bros. Player Calls Out Nintendo For "Not Putting Resources Into The Scene"

"This is the step that you're missing"

Super Smash Bros. is one of Nintendo's most popular franchises, and has sold millions of copies over the decades. Its popularity has resulted in an active and vibrant competitive scene, but it's one that has so far struggled to gain parity with other titles in the realm of eSports, such as Fortnite and...

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Reminder Warner Bros.' Nintendo Switch Sale Ends Today, Up To 75% Off (North America)

Here's your last chance

Update (Mon 17th Feb, 2020): As a reminder, today is the final day of WB Games' sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop. We've got all the deals available for you below, so take a look and grab them while you still have the chance. Original Article (Tue 11th Feb, 2020 16:30 GMT): WB Games is currently hosting a very welcome sale...

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News Metroid Prime 4 Dev Retro Studios Hires Super Lucky's Tale And Crysis 3 Designers

The team is growing and growing

Retro Studios has hired another pair of talented designers as it continues to work on Nintendo's Metroid Prime 4, according to a new report. VGC says that Mark Capers, previously of New Super Lucky's Tale developer

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News Modder Recreates Super Mario Sunshine Inside Super Mario 64's Engine

Super Mario Sunshine 64

What would happen if you combined the graphics, style and input of the wonderful Super Mario 64 with the gameplay of the equally wonderful (yes, we said it) Super Mario Sunshine? Well, probably something like this. Modder Kaze Emanuar has released a new Super Mario 64 mod which plays out as a miniature version of GameCube's...

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News Switch Version Of Two Point Hospital Was The Most Requested Port, Says Studio Boss

"I'm really pleased with it"

Ever since Theme Hospital spiritual successor Two Point Hospital was first released in 2018, Nintendo fans have been clamouring for Switch port – and next week, we're finally going to get one. We were lucky enough to sit down with Two Point Studios co-founder Gary Carr – who worked on Theme Hospital way back in the...

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Videos

News Get Game Boy Classic Zelda: Link's Awakening DX For Less Than £3 With My Nintendo (Europe)

Just £2.69 / 2.99€

If you enjoyed the recent The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening remake on Switch and wanted to get a taste of the original material, the European My Nintendo rewards scheme currently has the perfect deal for you. Right now, you can go ahead and download The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX on 3DS for just £2.69 / 2.99€...

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News New Report Claims Coronavirus Will Cause Switch Shortages In The US And Europe

Despite Nintendo's reassurances

Europe and the US could see Nintendo Switch stock shortages as soon as April due to the coronavirus outbreak, a new report claims. According to Bloomberg, which cites "people with knowledge of [Nintendo's] supply chain" as its source, the company is "likely" to struggle to keep up with Switch stock demands in western...

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News Switch Online Subscribers Will Soon Be Able To Play Dead Cells For Free In Japan

Following in Fire Emblem Warriors' footsteps

Starting later this month, Nintendo Switch Online subscribers in Japan will be able to check out and complete Dead Cells at no extra cost as part of a new offer. The promotion is the latest in a new(ish) trend from Nintendo, where Online subscribers can play entire games for free for a limited time. Last...

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News MouseCraft Will Bring A Blend Of Tetris And Lemmings To Switch Next Week

80 levels to explore

Launching for Nintendo Switch next week is MouseCraft, a game that's said to act as a blend of Tetris and Lemmings. Described as an 'A-to-B' puzzle game, MouseCraft has players helping a crazy cat scientist called Schrödinger to complete his very own mysterious, mice-powered invention. You'll need to pile up Tetromino bricks...

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Video This 20,000+ Domino Piranha Plant Is Hugely Satisfying To Watch

An amazing effort

There aren't many things as satisfying as the sight of thousands of dominos falling exactly as planned, and there aren't many botanical gaming characters quite as iconic as Super Mario's Piranha Plant. There also aren't that many ways to begin an article discussing a video showing off those exact two things, so here we are. Yes,...

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News Tactical Soccer Game Ganbare! Super Strikers Kicks Off On Switch This Month

Update: Release date confirmed

Update (Mon 17th Feb, 2020 11:00 GMT): Ratalaika Games has now shared the exact release date for Ganbare! Super Strikers on Nintendo Switch. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 28th February for $9.99 / 9.99€. Original Article (Mon 3rd Feb, 2020 11:15 GMT): Ratalaika Games has revealed that Ganbare! Super...

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News The Man Behind The NES And SNES Is Holding A UK Talk Next Week

Masayuki Uemura will discuss his career with Nintendo R&D2

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