News - September, 2019
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Review FIFA 20 (Switch) - A Shamelessly Cynical Attempt To Swindle Switch-Owning Footy Fans

This can't Coutinho happening

When EA released FIFA 18 on the Switch, it was missing a number of modes and features. Given that the game was being handled by another studio in Bucharest – and given that one of the game’s producers gave the (rather fishy) excuse that they didn’t want to overwhelm Switch players with every option at once – we...

Reviews

Nintendo Switch

FIFA 20

FIFA

Review Ori And The Blind Forest: Definitive Edition (Switch) - An Unmissable Experience

A light shining the way

There was a time when a platform holder publishing games for a rival format would have been completely unheard of. Unthinkable, even! Yet, a bizarre chain of events has seen Microsoft Studios release a handful of games for our beloved Switch, including the likes of Minecraft and, surprisingly, even Cuphead. While Microsoft...

Reviews

Switch eShop

Ori And The Blind Forest

News This Super Mario Bros. Fan Game Will Fire Up Your Super Show Nostalgia

Do the Mario again

We seem to be riding a fashionable wave of '90s nostalgia at the moment and when you combine that with Nintendo nostalgia (which we'd argue is always in vogue), you get a wistful blast so potent that it's sure to turn your Hypercolor t-shirt entirely orange or green or whatever colour your underarms went when it got a bit toasty...

Retro

Super Mario

News Hold On Tight As Digital Foundry Tries To Nail Down Zelda: Link's Awakening's Performance Hiccups

"I wanted to get some answers"

Listen, we loved Zelda: Link's Awakening on Switch. It updates the original game brilliantly, taking the core premise and wrapping it in a lovely, modern sheen that will make it more palatable for modern gamers. However, despite its obvious quality, the game suffers from some worrying performance problems, with the...

Nintendo Switch

Zelda

Digital Foundry

News Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Gets Its First DLC Pack And A Free Update

Marvel Knights: Curse of the Vampire

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order has just received the first of three promised DLC packs set to arrive in the game. Oh, and there’s a free update for everyone who owns the game, too! This first DLC pack, called ‘DLC Pack 1 - Marvel Knights: Curse of the Vampire’, adds Punisher, Blade, Moon...

Nintendo Switch

DLC

Updates

News The UK's Pop-Up Pokémon Store Will Stock An Exclusive London City Pikachu Plush

How can you resist that little face?

The pop-up Pokémon Center heading to London next month will be stocking an exclusive plush, and it's probably the most obvious choice they could have gone with. It's still adorable, though. Yes, the London City Pikachu will be available exclusively at Pokémon Center London, a new store which will only be open...

Pokemon

Merchandise

UK

News Metacritic Review-Bombers Strike Again With FIFA 20 On Switch

Fans not happy with EA’s new release

You can always count on Metacritic’s user-review section to provide a bit of humour, stupidity, absolute nonsense, or often something that sits in between the three, and the user reviews for FIFA 20 on Switch are absolutely no different. We’ve seen a few ‘review-bombing’ stories recently (where users...

Nintendo Switch

FIFA

EA

News Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training Is Making A Glorious Comeback On Switch

Welcome back, doctor

Nintendo has revealed that it is resurrecting the million-selling Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? Series (known as Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! in North America) on the Nintendo Switch. The game has only been confirmed for Japan at present, but given the massive global popularity of the...

Nintendo Switch

Brain Age

Brain Training

Japan

News A Standalone Nintendo Switch Stylus Is Launching This December In Japan

Hopefully available in the west too?

Earlier today, we shared the news that Nintendo is bringing back the Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training series (or Brain Age, for our North American chums). The new game will come bundled with a stylus, but it has also been revealed that this stylus will be available as a standalone product. We've only seen an...

Nintendo Switch

Accessories

News Pick Up The Pieces With Auto Chess On Switch, Coming Next Year

Horsey to King Bish Three

Loring Lee, CEO of Chinese developer Dragonest, has told fans that Auto Chess will be coming to a Switch near you in 2020. Lee made the announcement at a fan event in Toyko and according to Gematsu's translation of an article on PC Watch, he's keen to get new players involved in the super popular online strategy game...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Auto Chess

News Pokémon GO Players Can Now Dress Up As Bulbasaur, Charmander And Squirtle

Hoodies and backpacks available now

Pokémon GO may well be full of Generation 5 monsters at the moment with the introduction of some of Pokémon Black and White's finest, but these new cosmetic items are perfect for those who can't resist the nostalgia of the original critters. Available to purchase within the game's store as we speak are these...

Pokemon

Pokemon GO

Mobile

News Dragalia Lost Generated $106 Million In Player Spending In First Year

Only Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem have earned more

You could argue that Dragalia Lost felt like one of the least-Nintendo Nintendo games to be released by the Japanese giant when it burst onto the scene last year. Despite originally being strongly against working on mobile game development, Nintendo realised that there was potential in releasing...

Mobile

Smartphones

News StarBlox Looks Like Tetris On Steroids, And It's Coming To Switch

Even NASA's involved

Launching onto Nintendo Switch later this month is StarBlox, a puzzler/brawler mash-up that's looking pretty intense. The whole thing has a rather strong Tetris vibe, with colourful blocks needing to be sorted into a grid-like section on-screen, but there's more to it than just arranging falling pieces. The idea here is that...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Switch eShop

Video 16 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In October

Some are even spooky!

The spooky season is upon us and it promises to be more action-packed than ever – with 16 exciting releases coming to the Nintendo Switch. While the big one for the month of October is arguably Luigi's Mansion 3, there'll be plenty of other games to enjoy before then. So, without further ado, here's the full list of games you...

Videos

Nintendo Switch

Switch eShop

Upcoming Releases

News The Wireless SNES Controller For Switch Unlocks Super Mario World Sound Effects

A nice surprise

The SNES Collection for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers has a lot of fancy built-in features such as the ability to rewind games, re-order games, play online with friends and save your progress at any time. If you were lucky enough to get your hands on one of the wireless Super Nintendo Controllers though, you may or may not have...

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch Online

SNES

Nintendo

Video Check Out Ash And Pikachu In The New Pokémon Anime Series

Gotta watch it all!

Following a poster leak earlier this week, the new Pokémon anime series – known as "Pocket Monsters" within Japan – has now been officially revealed. It will of course star the very best trainer Ash Ketchum and will once again see him travel all around the Pokémon world. The trailer is entirely Japanese and doesn't really...

Videos

Pokémon

Anime

Japan

Feature Digging Through Nintendo Patents

Ideas that surfaced or sank without trace

The recent discovery of a patent for Joy-Con controllers with hinges set tongues wagging with speculation as to what it could mean for Switch and potential future directions for the platform. Will Switch ‘Pro’ feature a curved screen? Is the angle of the two parts measured and translated into the game?...

Features

Patents

Nintendo

Accessories

Hardware

Review Pilotwings - 16-Bit Flight Simulation, The Nintendo Way

Mode 7 is the wind beneath my Pilotwings

Upon introducing its new Super Famicom console in late 1990 it wasn't just critical for Nintendo to showcase technical advantages over its 16-bit competition, but it was also important to persuade gamers who were clinging on to their 8-bit systems to purchase the new hardware. Considering parents in North...

Reviews

SNES

Nintendo Switch Online

Pilotwings

Retro

Video Nintendo UK Reveals The Winner Of Its Link's Awakening Fan Art Competition

So many incredible entries!

To celebrate the return of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening after 26 years, Nintendo UK decided to hold a fan art competition recently where fans could submit something based on this rather unique title. This covered hand-drawn pictures, dioramas, and even cosplay. In the above video, you can see all of the entries...

Legend of Zelda

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo

UK

Videos

Poll Box Art Brawl #10 - GoldenEye 007

You can never unsee it

Welcome, one and all, to Box Art Brawl! We’ve reached the tenth round in the series where we present a bunch of box art variants and then put it to you lovely people to see which one prevails in the ensuing bout. In an effort to showcase some of the dross that will never make it to this hallowed arena, we took a midweek look...

Poll

Box Art Brawl

Retro

GoldenEye

Nintendo 64

News Bloodstained Switch Updates Expected To Launch By The End Of November

Fixes incoming

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night didn't quite live up to expectations when it arrived on the Switch. Since then, Koji Igarashi the team have been releasing patches and updates to fix the game. The next significant update was outlined earlier this month and now in the latest post over on the Kickstarter page, the senior community...

Nintendo Switch

Switch eShop

Upcoming Releases

Video The Original Yo-Kai Watch Game Coming To Switch Gets A New Trailer

Back to the beginning

Earlier this week we heard how the original Yo-Kai Watch game for Switch would be receiving online battle support, and now Level-5 has uploaded a second trailer for the game to its official YouTube channel. As short as it is, this one provides a much better look at the gameplay and high-definition graphics. It's due out in...

Videos

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Level-5

Yo-Kai Watch

Video Game Freak Introduces The Characters Of Little Town Hero

Not long to go now

Game Freak might be best known for the mainline Pokémon series, but it also likes to make other games. The next one on the way is the RPG Little Town Hero, previously known as 'Town'. With this digital-only release just around the corner, Game Freak has decided to upload a new clip, featuring all of the "attractive" characters...

Videos

Nintendo Switch

Switch eShop

Upcoming Releases

Game Freak

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 28th)

Here are our picks, but what are yours?

Yet another week has been and gone, this time bringing with it all sorts of confusion surrounding the possibility of stick drift on the new Switch Lite and a bizarre case of an eShop game being removed against the developer's wishes, but we've finally reached the weekend. And it's time to get in some game...

Talking Point

Nintendo Switch

What Are You Playing

Features

Random This Live-Action Super Monkey Ball Commerical Is Absolutely Bananas

"it's about all of us blitzing all of the bananas together"

Sega of America is known for coming up with some crazy ideas to promote new games. When Team Sonic Racing came out, it published a real-life racing video set in a supermarket. Now, to build hype for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD, it's uploaded a "Monkeymentary", which is an amusing...

Random

Nintendo Switch

Switch eShop

Upcoming Releases

Sega

Review Devil May Cry 2 (Switch) - The Series Nadir Isn't Worth Bothering With On Switch

Dante's Inferno

By now we all know the story of how Devil May Cry 2 was subject to a rather troubled and fast-tracked development. Hideki Kamiya, the director of the first game, was not involved and his replacement – whom, to this day, has remained unnamed – was dismissed deep into development, replaced by Hideaki Itsuno for the remaining few...

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Switch eShop

Devil May Cry 2

News Inazuma Eleven Ares Gets A New Name And A Delay To 2020

Inazuma Eleven: Heroes’ Great Road

The latest title in the Inazuma Eleven series is undergoing some significant changes, resulting in a brand new name and yet another delay. The game previously known as Inazuma Eleven Ares will now be called Inazuma Eleven: Heroes’ Great Road, and now won't be releasing in Japan until spring 2020. In a recent...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

News Australian Rating Could Mean We're Getting GTA III On Switch

A handheld drive-by?

A fresh rating by the Australian Classification Board for Grand Theft Auto III has led to speculation that the game could be coming to Nintendo Switch. Originally released on PlayStation 2 in 2001, GTA III took the series into the realm of 3D and has been hailed as a critical and commercial smash ever since. The new rating...

GTA

Nintendo Switch

News Hero Is No Longer Banned From Official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournaments

The Luminary rides again

The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate community got quite a surprise earlier this week when it was discovered the DLC fighter Hero had been banned from entering the upcoming European Team Cup. Nintendo France did not reveal the reason behind this decision, but many fans within the Smash community put it down to certain issues with...

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo

Super Smash Bros

Dragon Quest

Random Japanese Fans Are Likening Smash Ultimate's Terry To A Burly Pokémon Trainer

And they have a theory to prove it

We get it, there are an awful lot of people out there who have no clue who Fatal Fury's Terry Bogard is, but we know one thing for certain: he's definitely not a muscular, hunky Pokémon trainer. Right? Well, it would seem that a fair number of Japanese fans are suggesting - or perhaps even hoping - that this...

Pokemon

Super Smash Bros

Random

Japan

Random Zelda × Untitled Goose Game Is A Crossover That Badly Needs To Happen

A Honk to the Past

If you're anything like us, then your life will have been taken over by a horrible goose recently. Untitled Goose Game is a complete riot – our review will hopefully have told you as much – and it would seem this unruly waterfowl has made its way into the collective consciousness of the games community because it's cropping up...

Random

Zelda

Untitled Goose Game

Competition Win A Nintendo Switch Lite + The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

UK & Ireland only (Sorry!)

It's already been one week since The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening was released for Nintendo Switch alongside a brand new hardware option in Nintendo Switch Lite. As you may know (or even remember) the game was originally released on Game Boy in 1993 and has been rebuilt from the ground up for Nintendo Switch. To...

Nintendo Switch

Zelda

Competitions

Switch Lite

News 8BitDo Reveals Cute And Portable Controller Designed For Nintendo Switch Lite

Available to order now

Gaming accessory maker 8BitDo is back with a new controller designed specifically for the new Nintendo Switch Lite, and you can get your orders in right now. If you're not familiar with 8BitDo, the company has created many a fine controller over the last few years, many of which offer more affordable and very practical...

Nintendo Switch

Switch Lite

8BitDo

Hardware

Poll Four Dragon Quest Games Are Out Today On Switch, Which Are You Getting?

Echoes of an Elusive Pre-order?

We've been having a lot of fun recently hosting release day polls, asking you lovely lot whether or not you're planning on buying the latest big game and why. Usually, this is limited to just the one game, but we thought today deserved something a little special. Why, you ask? Well, because not only is Dragon Quest...

Nintendo Switch

Dragon Quest

Polls

News So, AtGames Is Having A Crazy Week

Sued by Bandai Namco and Walgreens, but it got what it wanted

AtGames is a name that will be familiar to those who have a keen interest in the retro gaming sector; the company has been making licenced hardware for years, working with the likes of Namco and Sega to repackage classic titles for the modern audience – often with less than impressive...

AtGames

Business

Bandai Namco

Talking Point Mario Kart Tour Is Certainly Dividing Opinion, But Why?

Lover or fighter?

A brief glance through the comments section in our review for Mario Kart Tour is enough to suggest that the reception of the world's premier karting series on mobile has been polarising, to say the least. Our view, as you'll know from the review, is that it's a fun mobile interpretation of the series once you acclimatise to the...

Talking Point

Features

Nintendo Mobile

Mario Kart Tour

Deals Celebrate Luigi's Mansion 3 With This Spooktacular Glow-In-The-Dark Boo T-Shirt

Boo!

If you really want to spook out your neighbour this Halloween, then this lovely glow-in-the-dark Boo t-shirt looks just the part. In normal lighting conditions, Boo will appear as white as the driven snow, but once exposed to the dark, Boo will glow in a menacing glowing green. Just in time to celebrate the launch of Luigi's Mansion 3 on...

Deals

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Download 26th September (Europe)

Dragon Quest XI S, Dead by Daylight and Darksiders II

The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived (a little later than expected!), 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! Up to 80% off 150 Switch...

Nintendo Download

Nintendo Switch

Europe

News Teslagrad's Physical Switch Edition Is Now Available To Buy In-Store

Another one for the collection?

Update (27th Sep, 2019): Teslagrad's physical edition on Nintendo Switch is now available in stores. The Limited Run pre-orders mentioned below sold out before launch, but as promised, it is also now available from other retailers. You can pick it up for £24.99 at Amazon or GAME. Original A

Nintendo Switch

Switch eShop

Mini Review Button Button Up! (Switch) - A Perfectly Fine Platformer, And That's It

Stitch-em-up

Button Button Up! is one of those platformer games that can be described as being just ‘fine’. It’s not going to compete with some of the more accomplished games on the Switch like Celeste or Super Mario Maker 2, but nor should it be completely glossed over. It’s a perfectly serviceable platformer with cute visuals and fun...

Reviews

Switch eShop

Mini Reviews

News Team17 Is Serving Up A Double Helping Of Overcooked In Physical Form

We hope you're hungry

According to retailer listings in Europe and Australia, Overcooked and Overcooked 2 will be receiving a combined Nintendo Switch physical release later this year in November. The description over on JB Hi-Fi says the bundle will include the "base game" for both titles, but sadly makes no mention of the DLC. Get ready for a...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

News Action RPG Yaga Will Bring Twisted Slavic Folk Tales To Switch This November

With a "darkly funny narrative"

Versus Evil and Breadcrumbs Interactive have revealed that Yaga, an action RPG, will be launching on Nintendo Switch this November. The game tells the story of Ivan, a one-handed blacksmith with incredibly bad luck, and is said to be crafted around a "darkly funny narrative". Ivan must take on the impossible tasks...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Switch eShop

Video Gear Up For Ring Fit Adventure With This Lengthy Overview Trailer

Fun, adventure and exercise!

Since revealing Ring Fit Adventure a few weeks ago, Nintendo hasn't said much else about it. Now, though, we've got an entirely new video about this upcoming release, that runs for nearly eight minutes. The video itself is more of the same – showing off the Ring-Con and Leg Strap along with the adventure itself, where...

Nintendo Switch

Switch eShop

Upcoming Releases

Nintendo

News Valfaris Brings Its Heavy Metal Platforming To Switch This October

Physical release expected in November

Publisher Big Sugar and developer Steel Mantis have revealed that the release date for Valfaris has been firmly locked down. You'll be able to get your hands on it on Nintendo Switch from 10th October. Switch owners will actually be receiving the game first - alongside PC players - with the PS4 and Xbox One...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Switch eShop

News Australia's National Film And Sound Archive To Preserve Locally Made Games

Game saver

Now that the digital age has arrived, video game preservation is arguably more important than ever. Fortunately, steps are slowly being taken around the world to ensure this industry's rich history lives on for the benefit of future generations. Down under, the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia has announced it will begin to...

Industry

Retro

Australia

Review Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes Of An Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (Switch) - A Gift That Keeps On Giving

One for the ages

It’s fascinating to see how much the JRPG genre has changed over the years, as countless new studios and designers have come up with a seemingly bottomless amount of ways to riff on battle systems, narrative styles, and world designs. In many ways, one could say that a JRPG is judged by how well it subverts genre expectations, but...

Reviews

Nintendo Switch

Dragon Quest

News House Of The Dead 1 And 2 Are Coming To Switch

Suffer like G did

Polish studio Forever Entertainment is remaking Sega’s light gun titles House of the Dead and House of the Dead 2, and they’re coming to Switch. The company is also responsible for the upcoming remake of Panzer Dragoon, another Sega title. We’ve only got a Polish source for this news at the moment so we’re not 100% of the...

Nintendo Switch

Sega

House of the Dead

Review Mario Kart Tour - Steer Around The Gacha For A Fun, Free Take On The Series

Please ride and subscribe

It’s fair to say that Nintendo’s forays into mobile gaming have been a bit of a mixed bag, partly because none of its fans can really agree on which of its efforts have struck the best balance between fun and funds. Originally reluctant to even get into mobile gaming in the first place, Nintendo has struggled to settle...

Reviews

Nintendo Mobile

Mario Kart Tour

News Nintendo Reveals Rarity Of Character And Kart Unlocks In Mario Kart Tour

Go on, fire off the pipe

In Mario Kart Tour, Lakitu encourages you to fire off a pipe that shoots out random characters and karts every time it is launched. In order to do this, you'll need special in-game currency known as "Rubies", which can be unlocked by simply playing the game or purchasing them with real money. Like other mobile titles, these...

Mario Kart Tour

Mobile

Nintendo

Mario Kart

Review Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX (Switch) - Short-But-Sweet, Mega Man Zero-Style Action

Shining light

Inti Creates have become synonymous with action platformers over recent years, even beating Capcom at their own game with their excellent Mega Man Zero series. The Ichikawa-based outfit challenge their former masters once again with the first original Switch entry in their acclaimed Gunvolt series. Can they make their mark among the...

Reviews

Switch eShop

Gunvolt Chronicles

News Ori And The Blind Forest "Animates A Bit Smoother" On Nintendo Switch

"60fps due to all the optimizations"

"Whatever it takes" seems to be the motto when porting certain titles across to the Switch. If you've played a game on Nintendo's hybrid platform that has been released elsewhere, you'll probably be used to seeing some cuts here and there when it comes to performance and visuals. If you expected this to also...

Switch eShop

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

News Dragon Quest XI S Producer Discusses The Difficulties Of Using Both 2D And 3D Design

"I never want to do that again!"

Tomorrow sees the launch of Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch, a "definitive version" of the critically acclaimed game. One of its key features is the ability to switch between 2D and 3D graphics at will - a very neat addition, we're sure you'll agree - and the game's...

Nintendo Switch

Dragon Quest

Upcoming Releases

News This Switch Controller Puts On A Multicolour LED Light Show As You Play

And it has an audio jack

Accessory maker PDP has released some brand new controllers for the Nintendo Switch, including one which uses LED lights to put on a small light display as you play. The Afterglow Deluxe+ Audio Wired Controller has a full-colour range of dimmable Prismatic LED lights tucked away inside its transparent casing. Players can...

Nintendo Switch

Accessories

Nintendo Download 26th September (North America)

Dragon Quest XI S, Ori and the Blind Forest and FIFA 20!

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: Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of...

Nintendo Download

Nintendo Switch

North America

News Epic Is Adding Bots To Fortnite, To Help Players "Grow In Skill"

"They will behave similarly to normal players"

As fun as the battle royale genre is, it's rather frustrating when you spend minutes waiting for a game to start and get immediately eliminated by a veteran player the second you drop into the map. You've probably experienced something similar before in Fortnite on the Nintendo Switch. To combat this,...

Switch eShop

Nintendo Switch

Fortnite

Updates

News King Of Cards And Showdown "Will Be The End Of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove"

And Switch will remain a key focus for Yacht Club

Shovel Knight's development cycle has been going for five years now, but soon it will come to an end. During an interview with GameIndustry.Biz, Yacht Club Games COO James Chan clarified that once King of Cards and Showdown are made available later this year – that's it for Shovel Knight: Treasure...

Nintendo Switch

Switch eShop

Upcoming Releases

Shovel Knight

News Mario Kart Tour Becomes The Top Free iPhone App In 58 Markets

Racing ahead

Mario Kart Tour got off to a bit of a bumpy start yesterday – with the game's servers collapsing under the pressure of launch demand. Despite the delayed start to the race, this mobile title still managed to perform quite well on its first day. According to mobile market analyst Sensor Tower (via Venture Beat), Nintendo's smartphone...

Mario Kart Tour

Mario Kart

Nintendo

Mobile

Video Nintendo Switch Lite Treated To The Flashiest Of New Trailers

"Whoosh" sounds everywhere!

Promotional material continues to fly in for the new Nintendo Switch Lite, all in a bid to tempt fans into a cheeky purchase, and this latest trailer is a particularly flashy affair. The console appears to have had a slightly mixed start; we don't have enough data to truly assess its early performance, and the coming...

Nintendo Switch

Switch Lite

Videos

News Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack Scores January Release In The West

With DLC included

Koei Tecmo has revealed the western release date for the upcoming Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 14th January 2020. The Deluxe Pack was first confirmed to be heading to the west earlier this month during a special event at the 2019 Tokyo Game Show and contains all three games from the...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

News Nintendo Is Taking The Switch On A Tour Of US Colleges This Fall

Go hands-on with top games

We're sure plenty of you have memories of bringing your favourite games to college to play with your friends, but now Nintendo is taking this weirdly traditional pairing to the next level. Yep, Nintendo's going on tour! That's right, the house of Mario has revealed that it'll be rocking up to college campuses this fall...

Nintendo Switch

North America

News Puzzle Rom-Com Felix The Reaper Dances Onto Switch Next Month

October release confirmed

Daedalic Entertainment and indie dev Kong Orange have revealed that Felix The Reaper will be finding its groove on a Switch near you next month. A 17th October release date has now been confirmed. The game is a 3D puzzler and romantic comedy in which players alter events to end the lives of humans as ordered by the...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Switch eShop

News Daemon X Machina's Soundtrack Now Available To Stream Or Buy On Physical CD

Over three and half hours of music

If you've been loving Daemon X Machina's epic, metal-infused battle themes playing in the background as you play the game, you'll be pleased to know that the whole soundtrack is now available to stream, download, or even buy physically. There are 45 tracks featured in total, adding up to give you a total of three...

Nintendo Switch

Music

Feature The Worst Box Art Of All Time - 10 Terrible Game Covers

Our picks for the lowest of the low

You may be familiar with our weekend Box Art Brawl series where we pit regional versions of the same game against each other in a gladiatorial poll to find out which has the best cover art. That's all well and good, but there are a great many terrible examples that will never experience the glory of combat in our...

Features

Poll

Retro

Box Art Brawl

Review Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition (Switch) - Death’s A Fine Way To Make A Living

Link and Kratos, sitting in a tree...

There’s something to be said for how the Switch became the go-to console for remasters; titles that have already seen the light elsewhere and are getting a new lease of life thanks to Nintendo’s console. It’s something to be celebrated when a port appears as if from nowhere, nearly four years after its...

Reviews

Nintendo Switch

Darksiders

News Sid Meier's Civilization VI Expansion Bundle Releases On Switch This November

Digital-only

Earlier today, Sid Meier's Civilization VI was announced for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It will be arriving on 22nd November and will include the "Rise and Fall" and "Gathering Storm" expansions, along with 18 additional leaders. So, what has this got to do with Nintendo? Well, on the same date, these expansions will be made...

Nintendo Switch

Switch eShop

Updates

DLC

Review Contra: Rogue Corps (Switch) - An Ugly And Unfocused Mess That Shames The Contra Name

A very shattered soldier

Contra: Rogue Corps sets itself some seven years after the cataclysmic events of 1992’s Contra III: The Alien Wars, one of the very best entries in the franchise. It’s certainly a bold move to tie yourself so directly to such a beloved game; a sign of supreme confidence, you might think. Well, if it was confidence, it...

Upcoming Releases

Nintendo Switch

News Mario Kart Tour Is Now Live On Smartphones, But Good Luck Getting To Play It

Not the best start

Update (25th Sep, 09:20 BST): As promised, Mario Kart Tour is now up and running, but you might have a pretty tough time getting to play. Loading up the game at the time of writing presents the following screen, indicating that the game's servers are struggling to handle the launch at demand. We've been trying to get through to...

Mario Kart

Mario Kart Tour

Mobile

News Mario Kart Tour Will Get Multiplayer Mode In Future Update

"Inbound!"

After some initial teething problems upon release earlier today, it appears that Mario Kart Tour is now mostly accessible for players. If you do manage to get onto the game, you might notice a greyed-out multiplayer section. The icon was first brought to our attention through this tweet from @VOOK64 (thanks, VGC), and we can confirm that...

Mario Kart

Mario Kart Tour

Mobile

News Nintendo’s Share Price Takes A Hit Following Japanese Switch Lite Launch

Reported figures below initial forecast

Last weekend, the Switch Lite was released worldwide. So, how are sales going? On the Japan front, the new system has reportedly sold more than 150,000 units. According to Media Create, the Lite was estimated to have shifted 114,000 units in its first three days within Nintendo's homeland; however, this has...

Nintendo Switch

Switch Lite

Nintendo

Japan

News Mario Kart Tour Has A Paid Subscription Service For Bonus In-Game Rewards

And it's more expensive than Switch Online

Mario Kart Tour is now available to download on your Android or iOS smartphone - although, good luck actually getting to play the thing at the time of writing - and more details are starting to emerge regarding the game's payment structures. As you'll probably be aware, the base game is a free-to-start...

Mario Kart

Mario Kart Tour

Mobile

Japanese Charts Zelda: Link's Awakening Gets Number One As Switch Lite Boosts Console Sales

A very decent week

Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 16th - 22nd September, revealing that The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening has debuted right at the very top of the pile. The game sold an estimated 141,375 physical copies to reach number one in the region, comfortably beating Monster Hunter in second place as the latter's sales...

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Gallery Forget Mario Kart, Here Are Some Brand New Garfield Kart Screenshots

Speeding onto a Switch near you

Today may well see the launch of Mario Kart Tour, but a certain lasagne loving cat is here to come and mess up Mario's big day. Yes, a brand new batch of screenshots have just been delivered to our digital doorstep for Garfield Kart Furious Racing, so we thought we'd share them with you lovely lot. The game is due to...

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Video Game Freak's Little Town Hero Gets Treated To A New Trailer

Less than a month to go!

Pokémon developer Game Freak has today shared a brand new trailer for Little Town Hero, its upcoming RPG previously known as 'Town'. The game comes out on 16th October, releasing as a digital-only title that'll be available for $24.99. Considering we have less than a month before it's out, we're actually surprised that we...

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News Five-Day Smash Bros. Ultimate Event Adds Four New Daemon X Machina Spirits

Get them while you can!

To help promote the recent release of Daemon X Machina on the Nintendo Switch, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is hosting a special five-day event, starting later this week on 27th September. During this limited-time event, you'll be able to get four – yes, four – brand new spirits. Above is the event artwork and below is a...

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News Nintendo Switch Lite Has Slow Start In UK, But Retailers Expect That To Change

Sales expected to rise for Christmas

The Pokémon edition Switch Lite could be particularly popular over the Christmas period The Nintendo Switch Lite has had a relatively slow opening week in the UK; according to a report from GamesIndsutry.biz, around 13,500 units were sold. For the sake of comparison, the Nintendo 2DS (a revised model o

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News Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Won't Let Force Users Invert Their Aim On Switch

A fix is on the way

One of the most unexpected game announcements for Switch in recent times was Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. Like a force ghost, it appeared out of nowhere and all we could really do was wait until it was released to find out what this version of the game would be like. If you've read the Nintendo Life review, you'll...

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News Shaun The Sheep Comes To Nintendo Switch In Home Sheep Home: Farmageddon Party Edition

Puzzles and adventure await

Yet another game is getting a remastered release on Nintendo Switch. This time, though, it's not your usual AAA blockbuster from years gone by. This time, it's Shaun the Sheep. Yes, Aardman Studios' woolly critter is returning to the world of video games in Home Sheep Home: Farmageddon Party Edition. The game features...

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News The Original Yo-Kai Watch Game On Switch Will Support Online Battles

Better than ever

Back in July, Level-5 announced the Switch would be receiving the original Yo-Kai Watch game later this year. While there's been no mention of a local release just yet, Level-5 has been sharing small details about this version via Twitter. The latest reveal is the addition of online battles, this will also cover local battles, so...

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News Help Will Come Tomorrow Brings Story-Driven Survival To Switch Next Year

Will you survive?

Klabater has revealed Help Will Come Tomorrow, a brand new, story-driven resource management and survival game headed to Switch next year. The game focuses on the survival of its cast of characters, with players having to meet their needs, gather resources, expand the camp, take care of security, and explore their surroundings...

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Review Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (Switch) - Amazing Lightsaber Combat Ruined By A Terrible First Act

Patience you must have

The Switch is finally getting itself some Star Wars games! With last week’s release of the rather excellent Star Wars Pinball being very quickly followed by this, a barebones port of 2002’s Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. Quite rightly regarded as one of the very best Star Wars games – certainly in terms of its...

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News Super Mario Odyssey Has A Workaround For Switch Lite's Lack Of Rumble

Switch Lite owners won't miss out

As part of Nintendo's efforts to cut down the cost of the new Switch Lite, the original system's HD Rumble was entirely sacrificed. Not only does the Switch Lite lack HD Rumble, but it lacks any kind of rumble whatsoever. For some games, this would seemingly present a pretty serious problem. Take Super Mario...

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Random You Can't Dock A Switch Lite, But You Can Play It On A 1984 Panasonic Boombox

If you have the right tools, that is

As you'll no doubt be aware, the Switch Lite cannot be docked, so there's no official way to play your new console on the TV in the same way as the original Switch model. A recent teardown of the console revealed that there's no hidden workaround possible either as the necessary hardware doesn't exist within the...

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Poll Is Your Switch Lite Suffering From Joy-Con Drift?

Or should that be 'Joy-Con-less drift'?

Hmm. Unfortunately, it appears that our fears about the Switch Lite experiencing the dreaded 'drift weren't unfounded as reports are popping up of the first instances of the phenomenon occurring in Switch Lite consoles just days after launch. If you're an owner of a shiny new Switch Lite, we'd like your help...

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News Dataminers Uncover Evidence Of Unreleased Super Mario Party Content

Update: There's been a mix-up!

Update (Wed 25th Sep, 2019 10:55 BST): It turns out there's been a bit of a mix-up. The dataminers who found apparent evidence of Super Mario Party DLC were actually looking at files from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Fortunately, the unused board is for Super Mario Party and it reportedly translates to "Sky...

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Nintendo

News Koji Igarashi Didn't Expect The Switch Version Of Bloodstained To Be "As Bad" As It Was At Launch

More fixes are on the way

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on the Switch might have already received a number of patches, but the Nintendo version of the game is still a bit of a letdown compared to other platforms. The visuals are watered down, the framerate struggles and load times can be overly long. If it wasn't already evident enough that...

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Bloodstained

Koji Igarashi

News Nintendo France Bans Hero From Official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament

Will the pro scene follow?

Since being released as a DLC fighter, there's been a fierce debate about Hero's inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and whether or not the character should be allowed to participate in the tournament scene. His moveset has a random element and at times this can make him incredibly powerful. During an interview with...

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News Super Mario Odyssey's Pauline Makes Her Mario Kart Debut Tomorrow

Fresh from her first tennis outing

Since her starring role in Super Mario Odyssey a couple of years ago, Pauline has been thrust into the Nintendo spotlight. She's already been invited to Mario's tennis roster, and now she's all set to get in on the kart racing action, too. Yes, tomorrow, Pauline will make her Mario Kart debut in Mario Kart Tour...

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Random Nintendo Releases Another ASMR Video, This Time For Super Mario Maker 2

Here we go again

Earlier this year, Nintendo jumped on the ASMR bandwagon when it uploaded a special "Sights & Sounds" video advertising The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that highlighted the great outdoors and the portable features of the Switch. Months on, it has now shared another video for this same series, and this time it's for Sup

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News We Never Expected To See 'BDSM' On Nintendo Switch, Luckily It's Not What You Think

Big Drunk Satanic Massacre

Launching on Nintendo Switch next month is BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre, a twin-stick shooter whose name might result in the odd double-take or two when it pops up on the eShop. Luckily, the content found within isn't what you might have initially thought, instead focusing on Satan, murder, and Hell. So that's all...

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Video Someone Just Beat Untitled Goose Game In Less Than Four Minutes

Speedwaddling

Untitled Goose Game is perfect for a quick dose of mischievous fun, but we never thought it'd be played in a way that sees it go quite this quickly. When we reviewed the game a few days ago, we essentially praised everything about the honky wonder but were left wanting more. It's a relatively short game to complete and you'll likely...

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Switch eShop

Speedruns

Random Slowpoke Becomes Pokémon Ambassador Of Japanese Prefecture, Kagawa

Slowpoke manhole covers appear

Slowpoke was introduced as Kagawa Governer in a 2018 April Fool's Joke, but things have escalated since then Slowpoke might not be the most powerful or most useful Pokémon in battle, and it might not be quite as famous as critters like Pikachu and Charmander, but it's definitely won over the hearts of those in the...

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Japan

News Manage Your Own Aquarium In Megaquarium, Coming To Switch Next Month

With 100 different species to show

Following the classic tycoon game formula but placing its own aquatic twist on proceedings is Megaquarium, which just so happens to be launching on Switch next month. The game has you running your very own aquarium filled with hundreds of guests, tens of staff, and almost 100 different aquatic life forms like...

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Review Habroxia (Switch) - An Old-School Shmup That Fails To Excite Or Entertain

Er-Type

Developed by Lillymo Games and published by EastAsiaSoft, Habroxia is an old-school shmup that sees you face off against waves of alien invaders across fifteen short levels, hoovering up various pickups in time-honoured shoot-em-up fashion and grabbing credits which can then be used to purchase a variety of upgrades for your ship. Levels see...

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Review Paper Dolls Original (Switch) - A Horror Wannabe That Fails To Raise A Scare

Yōkai Botch

Ever since Amnesia: The Dark Descent first gave gamers the heebie-jeebies back in 2010, we’ve seen a number of games try to imitate its success. Some, like Outlast and Alien: Isolation, have been remarkably well-received, whilst others, like Slender: The Eight Pages, haven’t been quite so successful. The latest attempt to meld...

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News Goosebump-Raising Trailer Reveals Endling For Switch, An Eco-Conscious Adventure Game

But we won't get it until 2021

Spanish developer Herobeat Studios has revealed that Endling, a 3D survival adventure game, is set to release on Nintendo Switch and other platforms in 2021. The game has you experiencing what life would be like in a world ravaged by mankind, all through the eyes of the last fox on Earth. It's an eco-conscious project...

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News EA Survey Asks Project Atlas Users If They Would Like To See Cloud-Based Service Support Switch

Switch-bound?

Right now, a lot of the third-party publishers are investing a lot of money and time in cloud and streaming services. Electronic Arts is one of these companies, having recently launched a closed beta for Project Atlas. In case you forgot, this is a new cloud technology announced last year. At the time, EA's Chief Technology Officer...

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News Shakedown: Hawaii's Limited Physical Edition Goes On Sale Tomorrow

Standard and Collector's editions available

If you've been holding off in hopes of grabbing a physical copy of Shakedown: Hawaii on Switch, it's almost time for your 'add to cart' button-pressing skills to shine. The game's being treated to Standard and Collector's Edition releases, both of which will be going on sale at Vblank's website tomorrow...

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Upcoming Releases

News Second Nintendo Switch Lite Teardown Hints At Different Analogue Stick Design

Initial teardown suggested identical part design

Update (23rd Sep): Interestingly, in this video uploaded by The Retro Future, you can see differences in the stick's metal casing (which sits underneath the stick in normal circumstances). You can see it at around the 7:20 mark. Does this mean that the sticks have been upgraded and are now a more...

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Deals This 400GB Micro SD Card Is Cheaper Than Ever And Perfect For Your Switch Lite

Grab a bargain

If you picked up a brand new, shiny Nintendo Switch Lite over the weekend, you'll likely be eating through that measly internal storage of 32GB as we speak. Of course, the easy solution to this is to buy a nice big micro SD card and download games to your heart's content. We've rounded up lots of options for the best micro SD cards...

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News Sorry, But There's No Hidden Workaround To Connect Your Switch Lite To A TV

The necessary hardware "does not exist"

Now, we all know that the new Nintendo Switch Lite is designed purely for dedicated handheld play, with no obvious way of 'docking' the console for use with a TV or monitor like the original console, but that doesn't mean that many weren't still hoping for some other solution or workaround. Maybe there's some...

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Hardware

Review Overland (Switch) - A Survival Roguelike That's Often Too Frustrating For Its Own Good

Go west

For all the vast and far-reaching open worlds out there – of which there are plenty on Nintendo Switch alone – there’s something acutely intense about exploring something on a far smaller scale. Without being burdened with the chore of filling a large virtual land mass with ‘stuff’, even the smallest design decision can have a huge...

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Overland

News Warner Bros. Hosts Huge Switch eShop Sale, Up To 60% Off 12 Top Games (North America)

LEGO, Mortal Kombat 11 and more

WB Games is currently having a mighty publisher sale on Nintendo Switch in North America, with some discounts reaching as high as 60% off. There are 12 games on offer in total, including some 'Deluxe Edition' digital releases, too. You'll find an awful lot of LEGO games below (so we hope you're a fan), but you'll...

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News Switch Lite Stick Drift Repairs Will Cost More Than Original Joy-Con, In Japan At Least

Will Switch Lite suffer the same issues?

Throughout the many comments we read from Nintendo fans on a daily basis, the one recurring theme behind any Switch Lite doubts has revolved around the possibility of stick drift - and particularly how repairing such an issue would be more of a problem in the Lite than with the original model. We think the...

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News Happy 130th Birthday, Nintendo!

Time flies when you're creating fun!

Today, Nintendo celebrates its 130th anniversary. The Japanese gaming giant was founded on 23rd September 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, when it originally served as a hanafuda playing card company. A fair few among you reading this will likely know the story already, but let us take a very brief trip down memory...

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News Monster Boy's Latest Patch Makes Great Use Of Switch Lite's Funky Colours

Version 1.0.5 out now

Today, FDG Entertainment is launching a new patch for Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom on Nintendo Switch, and it comes with nice little touch for Switch Lite owners. The developer actually teased the patch last month, saying that it had "a fun idea" for the game running on a Switch Lite. Now we know exactly what that idea...

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UK Charts Zelda: Link's Awakening Scores Nintendo Another Number One

A decent debut

UK chart data is now in for the week ending 23rd September, revealing that The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening has jumped straight in at number one. That's not the only success for Nintendo, either. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still zooming along nicely, climbing up to third place this week, and several other evergreen titles can be...

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Legend of Zelda

Charts

UK

Review Rebel Cops (Switch) - A Bland Setting Gives Way To Challenging Tactical Action

Cop this for turn-based tactics on the go

Developer Weappy Studio has enjoyed some notoriety as the developer of This is the Police, and now it's firing right into its own spinoff, Rebel Cops. Set in 1994, Rebel Cops is centred around a rogue faction of ex-police officers who are sick of the system and seeing their town overrun by mobsters, and...

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News Just How Much Can Your Sealed Retro Games Sell For?

UK research uncovers some shocking prices

If you're a passionate collector of retro games, and particularly of retro Nintendo games, you'll probably be painfully aware of just how costly old sealed copies can be. It isn't unusual to see sealed NES and SNES games be listed for hundreds of pounds, whether potential buyers are willing to spend quite...

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Video Beating Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Using Only Shields

No weapons, no bombs

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the gift that keeps on giving. We've mentioned this before, but despite the game being out for over two and a half years now, players are still discovering new ways to play, beat, break, manipulate, and ultimately enjoy the game. Already in this month alone, we've seen a new bomb...

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Music Treat Your Ears To These Pokémon Red And Blue Metal Remixes

Brock 'n roll

If you grew up with Pokémon Red and Blue on the Game Boy, you'll likely remember the games' incredible soundtrack almost as much - if not more - than the games themselves. From epic trainer battle anthems to that wonderful Bicycle Theme, there are plenty of cracking tunes to choose from when creating a tribute album. We lovingly...

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Music

News Pokémon GO Just Had Its Biggest Month Since 2016, Generated $176m In August

Still popular, then

Pokémon GO never really has what you'd call a 'bad month', but things are looking even better than usual for Niantic and its world-dominating augmented reality game right now. According to data compiled by SuperData, the monster-catching app generated a mindboggling $176 million in August, which incidentally means the game has...

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Pokemon GO

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Mini Review Ritual (Switch) - A Nice Setup Let Down By Boring Gameplay

Set gameplay to 'auto'

Just in case there’s any confusion, Ritual is not an adaptation of the fantastic horror novel by Adam Nevill, though we’d almost prefer it if that were the case. Instead, Ritual is a top-down action RPG in which you play as a powerful Sorcerer who partakes in a quest of revenge after a failed sacrificial attempt from a...

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News Contra: Rogue Corps Producer On Resurrecting The Franchise And Returning To 2D In The Future

"I wanted to contribute all of my talent and history"

Contra: Rogue Corps hits Switch this week, after almost a decade away from the spotlight (2011's Hard Corps: Uprising is considered part of the series, despite not having 'Contra' in the title). Contra legend Nobuya Nakazato is handling production duties on this sequel and has been part of the...

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Contra

Review Castle Crashers Remastered (Switch) - Addictive Brawling Action That's Best Enjoyed With Friends

'Tis but a flesh wound

Long ago, during the ancient times of the early 2000s, the cesspool that was the online Flash game community acted as something of a precursor to what would go on to become the modern indie gaming scene. A site called Newgrounds soon rose to prominence as the go-to place for quality Flash games, and one of the most popular...

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Video How The CPU Used To Cheat In Street Fighter II

You lose!

Sometimes in fighting games, CPU opponents reach God-like levels. They get to a point where they are seemingly unstoppable - executing combos flawless and taking absolutely no damage, while the player struggles to register a single hit. Although there are a number of retro fighting games that behave like this, one of the biggest offenders...

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Feature How Significant Is Britain's Influence On Pokémon Sword And Shield?

United Kingdom of Great Litten and Noivern Ireland

We’re only a couple of months away from the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield and the games’ trailers have given us plenty to get excited about. For us, the very best thing about Sword and Shield is that they’re set in the UK-inspired Galar Region. As a British site, we've always imagined...

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Nintendo Switch

Poll Box Art Brawl #9 - The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

A remake on Switch, you say?

Welcome to round number 9 of Box Art Brawl, the series where box art variants from different regions go through a rigorous training montage before cracking their knuckles and duking it out under the watchful eyes of you lovely people. Last week Michael Biehn made a very much uncredited appearance on the three covers of...

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News Miyamoto Wanted Mario Maker Gameplay In Zelda, So Aonuma Created The Chamber Dungeon

Inspired by

One of the new features in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the Switch is the Chamber Dungeon. This mode actually replaces the Camera Shop (first featured in Link's Awakening DX) and is run by Dampé – the grave keeper from Ocarina of Time. If you're still wondering how Nintendo came up with this idea in the first place,

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Eiji Aonuma

Feature One Man's Quest To Catalogue Every Moai In Video Games

"Why do this? It's the thrill of the chase!"

Video games of all flavours are filled with real-world items that pop up time and again all over the place. Coins, rings, stars - these things are part of the vocabulary of games to the point that we don't really notice them any more, and it's usually the same with level furniture and background features...

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News Remaining DLC Fighters For BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle 2.0 Update Revealed

Launching 21st November

Like many other competitive fighting games nowadays, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle continues to extend its lifespan with free updates and additional paid DLC content. We first found out the game would be updated to Version 2.0 at the end of the EVO 2019 Grand Finals in August and now the remaining fighters in the 2.0 content...

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Updates

News Former Rare Staff Reveal Salamandos, A "Collectable Album" Celebrating Over 30 Years Of Game Dev

Fancy listening?

Reflect on the glory days of Rare and a few names you might remember include graphic designer Kevin Bayliss and composer David Wise. Both of these talented individuals helped shape a number of the developer's titles over the years. While they've both moved on, it appears they'll be collaborating on an "exciting new project" that...

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David Wise

News Save Gotham City In Fortnite's Batman Anniversary Event

Celebrating 80 years

Epic has announced a special Batman 80th anniversary event for Fortnite, and it runs from now until 8th October. This limited-time crossover event brings Gotham City to Fortnite and will even give you your own Batman cape. You'll also have some "wonderful toys" at your disposal and there are various Batman-themed cosmetics to...

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News Wall Street Journal Report Says Nintendo Tried To "Aggressively" Cut Costs Of The Switch Lite

Affordability played a big part

When Nintendo revealed the Switch Lite to the world in July, it was evident the new system was aimed at a different and arguably much younger market. This was reflected in the price of the unit, which according to Takashi Mochizuki of The Wallstreet Journal, was an ongoing concern for Nintendo during the development...

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Video Introducing The C-Force C-Air, An External 4K Monitor For Your Nintendo Switch

But how well does it actually work?

Looking for external monitor solutions for your Nintendo Switch? Then the C-FORCE C-air might be the ultra-slim and portable screen you've been looking for! Our US-based video producer Zion Grassl recently got a chance to demo an earlier version of this product with the Nintendo Switch. It's certainly handy if you...

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News Gearbox Software: "Never Say Never" To Borderlands On Switch

The third game's creative director responds

Last week, Gearbox Software released the third mainline game in the Borderlands series. While the company previously stated this particular entry was unlikely to come to the Switch, that doesn't rule out the series completely. According to the creative director Paul Sage, there's still a chance of any...

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Gearbox Software

Borderlands

Mini Review Arcade Archives Track & Field (Switch) - Timeless Button-Bashing Fun

Old 'un athletic

Sometimes you just get it right the first time you try. This was the case when Konami released Track & Field in arcades and completely nailed its mechanics right away, then spent decades trying (and arguably failing) to better them. Now that original arcade title has made it over to the Switch as part of Hamster’s ever-growing...

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Video Unboxing Zelda: Link's Awakening Dreamer Edition (AKA: The Less Exciting One)

Life is a dream

As you'll know if you visited the site yesterday, Europe got an amazing limited edition version of Zelda: Link's Awakening. North America got a limited edition package too, but it's not quite as tasty. The Dreamer Edition is still worth a look though, and Zion has unboxed it for your viewing pleasure - along with some other...

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Zelda

News Masahiro Sakurai Is Appearing On Next Week's Dragon Quest XI S Launch Stream

Celebrating the Switch release

Square Enix has announced the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai will appear on the fourth Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age live stream, airing next week. It'll start at 9 PM JST on 26th September and run until 1 AM JST on 27th September, and is celebrating the launch of the game on...

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Masahiro Sakurai

Square Enix

News Forget About A Celeste Sequel, It Probably Won't Happen

"we really don't want to make a sequel"

Earlier this month, Celeste received its long-awaited farewell update, adding an extra chapter featuring more than 100 new levels, over 40 minutes of new music, and new mechanics and items. With the update for this highly-praised action platformer now out in the wild, you're probably wondering about a possible...

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Switch eShop

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 21st)

Here are our picks, but what are yours?

It's the weekend! After a long week of unhappy Super Smash Bros. players and excitement surrounding an uppity, overly-English Pokémon bird, we've finally reached the point where we can sit down and have a good old gaming session or two. Some of the hardworking Nintendo Life team have shared their thoughts...

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What Are You Playing

Features

News Final Fantasy VII And VIII Remastered Are Coming To Switch In One Physical Pack

Two games in one

Final Fantasy fans will soon be able to bolster their physical library of games on Switch – with Square Enix announcing it is releasing a two-in-one hard copy later this year within Asia. It includes Final Fantasy VII and the more recent Switch eShop release Final Fantasy VIII Remastered. Both games will contain English and...

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Square Enix

Final Fantasy

Feature Getting Reacquainted With Zelda: Link's Awakening, An Irreverent And Silly Classic

"It was like we were making a parody of Zelda"

The Switch is getting its second Zelda game, but it perhaps wasn't one that people were expecting. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening was the franchise's first serious foray into the handheld arena (if you don't include the 1989 Game & Watch release, that is) and remains a beloved entry in the...

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Features

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Game Boy

Retro

Review Deadly Premonition Origins (Switch) - A Marvellously Bizarre Cult Classic

The Grand Ol' Mind of York

There’s always been something about Deadly Premonition that has resonated with a gaming audience. Whether it be the quirky cast of characters you meet along the way, the B-movie sentimentality the pours through every scene or the fragmented nature of its mechanics, the phrase ‘cult hit’ has never rang truer. Those...

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News Untitled Goose Game Is Out Now, And You Can Buy It Cheap For A Limited Time

Goosey savings

Sure, today sees the release of the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and even a brand new console in the form of the Nintendo Switch Lite, but there's another title out today that's stolen our hearts (and probably everything from the garden, too). Yes, Untitled Goose Game is finally out on Nintendo Switch. You can grab...

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Switch eShop

News Upcoming Fire Emblem: Three Houses DLC Reportedly Detailed Ahead Of Release

Spotted in a Japanese guidebook

As you'll no doubt be aware if you're an eager Fire Emblem fan, there's plenty of DLC on the way for Fire Emblem: Three Houses on Nintendo Switch. Previous descriptions of the upcoming DLC have been a little vague, which is perhaps to be expected so far in advance, but according to

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DLC

Poll Nintendo Switch Lite Is Out Today, Are You Getting One?

Yes? No? Come in and vote...

It's an incredibly busy (and expensive) day for Nintendo fans, with a number of great games and even a brand new console all being released on the same day. Yes, the Switch Lite is finally here, and we want to know just how popular it is right now on day one. A smaller, cheaper version of the standard Nintendo Switch,...

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Polls

News Nintendo Shares Zelda-Themed Mario Maker 2 Courses To Celebrate Link's Awakening Day

Eight courses to try!

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is finally here (well, again) and Nintendo is celebrating the big day in a number of different ways. Among them are these Zelda-themed courses available to play in Super Mario Maker 2. Nintendo has shared the following designs in a blog post, talking about how the designs have recreated...

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Legend of Zelda

Super Mario

News Luigi's Mansion 3 Receiving Paid DLC, Will Add New Content To Multiplayer Modes

A spooky surprise

One way to prolonging the life of games nowadays is to make additional content available after a few months. Nintendo's most common approach is to release expansion pass content, which we've seen in games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and more recently in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. If you...

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Switch eShop

Upcoming Releases

News The Wizard Is Getting A 30th Anniversary Blu-Ray Release

Thanks "to every fan who kept screaming"

When The Wizard made its original debut in-cinemas, it was widely panned by critics for being nothing more than a lengthy commercial for Nintendo and Universal Studios. Despite this, it still managed to develop a cult following over the years. Now, as we near the film's 30th anniversary, the movie's director...

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Retro

The Wizard

News Sonic Monopoly Scraps The Usual Formula For Rings, Emeralds And Boss Battles

A fast-paced take on the classic

A new Sonic Monopoly game has hit the market and Sega has given us a glimpse of what to expect when picking it up from stores. Called 'Monopoly Gamer Sonic the Hedgehog Edition', this version of the classic game ditches the standard tokens, allowing players to zoom around the board as Sonic, Tails, Amy, or Knuckles...

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News WaterField Unveils New Premium Cases For Your Nintendo Switch Lite

Portable protection

If you're in the market for some extra accessories to go with your fancy, new Nintendo Switch Lite - and if you don't mind handing over a few quid to do just that - these new cases from WaterField might be exactly what you're after. We've featured WaterField's products on the site several times before, largely thanks to the fact...

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Accessories

News Nintendo Details Plans For EGX 2019, Go Hands-On With Pokémon, Zelda, Luigi's Mansion And More

Tournaments, cosplay and all sorts of fun!

Nintendo has revealed that it will be attending EGX 2019 in style, with tournaments, competitions and plenty of hands-on opportunities to go around. EGX is the UK's biggest annual gaming show, with unreleased blockbusters and hundreds of indie games just waiting to be played by attendees. This year it's...

Nintendo Switch

EGX

Review The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Switch) - A Magical Remastering Of A Series Highlight

Re-awakening

Originally released way back in 1993 for the good old Game Boy, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening has always been a little bit of a curio in the history of the long-running Zelda franchise. Originally planned as a straight-up port of the Super Nintendo’s monstrously successful A Link To The Past, this very first portable Zelda...

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Nintendo Switch

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Links Awakening

News If You Want NieR: Automata Ported To Nintendo Switch "Please Ask Square Enix"

Yoko Taro insists

As much as we appreciate Bayonetta and the more recent release Astral Chain, one other PlatinumGames title we would love to see make its way to the Switch is the critically-praised action role-playing game, NieR: Automata. Nintendo fans have requested a hybrid version for quite some time, and during an interview with Bunnygaming...

Nintendo Switch

Yoko Taro

NieR: Automata

Square Enix

PlatinumGames

Mini Review Golazo! (Switch) - Knockabout Soccer Action Straight Outta The 1990s

A coin-op kickabout

It could be argued that the arcade football genre is more or less dead at this point. While these days FIFA and Pro Evolution Soccer take part in a constant two-horse race – the Celtic and Rangers of video games, if you will – the days when we were swimming in less realistic arcade-style football games are gone. Many...

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Switch eShop

Mini Reviews

Video Digital Foundry Explores Zelda: Link's Awakening's Technical Wins And Losses

Are those frame rate drops really a problem?

So, we've finally been able to share our full thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on Switch, and it's pretty safe to say we love it. Staying true to the original and being filled to the brim with charm, it really is yet another must-have for Switch owners. As you'll already know if you've...

Nintendo Switch

Legend of Zelda

Videos

Digital Foundry

Feature Uncovering The Unlikely Story Of The World's Worst Controller In The Power Of Glove

"It's so bad"

To a complete outsider, the notion of creating a documentary about a failed video game peripheral from 30 years ago might seem pointless, if not downright silly. But the Power Glove is so much more than a device which simply struggled to find its audience and meekly withdrew into the night; it has become an iconic piece of gaming...

Features

Power Glove

Retro

Movie Review

Nintendo Download 19th September (Europe)

Zelda! Goose Game! AI! Ni no Kuni!

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: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening...

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Nintendo Switch

Europe

Nintendo Download 19th September (North America)

Zelda: Link's Awakening, Dead By Daylight and Untitled Goose Game!

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: The Legend of...

Nintendo Download

Nintendo Switch

North America

News Splatoon 2's Next Patch Will Stop Players Reaching An Area That Should Be Off Limits

Version 5.0.1 is near

Splatoon 2 will see yet another update next month, taking the game to Version 5.0.1. Unlike the big bump to Version 5.0 - which was supposedly the final major update for the game - this new patch is being put in place to tweak two minor issues. The patch is expected to go live on 10th October in Europe, Australia, and Japan...

Nintendo Switch

Splatoon

Updates

Video Mario Kart Tour's Toads Are Back In These Adorable 'Real-Life' Trailers

Paris and New York come to life

A brand new Mario Kart game is just around the corner, and while its mobile roots have meant that it hasn't generated the usual amount of hype in Nintendo-focused communities like our very own, it's still a particularly interesting time for the franchise. Mario Kart Tour launches on 25th September and whatever your...

Mario Kart

Mario Kart Tour

Mobile

Videos

Random 3D Movement In Untitled Goose Game Was Inspired By Super Mario 64

Stealth games like Hitman also played a part

Super Mario 64 was a revolutionary game for its time and to this day it's still arguably one of the best 3D platformers available. For readers of a certain age, you'll probably remember the first time you entered this stunning three-dimensional world and spun Mario around in circles for hours on end,...

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Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

News A Video Game Based On Netflix Hit Narcos Is Coming To Switch Later This Year

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels

Curve Digital and Kuju have revealed that Narcos: Rise of the Cartels, a game based on the award-winning Netflix series Narcos, is headed to Nintendo Switch. The game has been described as a "brutal tactical turn-based strategy game" which lets players relive all the drama of the show's first season. You'll need to take...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

News Taito's Action Game Time Tunnel Joins Hamster's Arcade Archives Series

All aboard!

That was quick! After teasing a number of upcoming Arcade Archives games last weekend at the 2019 Tokyo Game Show, Hamster has already released one of them: Taito's 1982 title, Time Tunnel. This is an action game that requires players to pass each stage and then pass through the time tunnel! You'll have to connect train carriages,...

Switch eShop

Nintendo Switch

Hamster

Arcade Archives

Taito

Review GRID Autosport (Switch) - Finally, Switch Gets The Serious Racing Game It Deserves

Getting into the GRID

Since this review was originally published, both local and 8-player online multiplayer modes have been added via updates. While we unfortunately cannot revisit games on an individual basis, it should be noted that the updated game may offer an improved experience over the one detailed below. The Switch may have a bigger...

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Switch eShop

GRID Autosport

News Smash Bros. Ultimate Players Aren't Happy With New Online Tournament Rules

Trouble in Smashville

Nintendo recently performed maintenance on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and has supposedly changed the rulesets for 1-on-1 Tourneys and Free-for-All formats for the first time. A user on the Smash Bros. subreddit by the name of JayronAuron (who also happens to be part of the Nintendo Life community), explained how online...

Nintendo Switch

Super Smash Bros

Nintendo

News Devs Make Big Bucks On The Switch eShop By Drastically Reducing Game Prices

Cheap success

If you own a Switch, you've likely been in the situation where you're browsing the sales section of the eShop and end up buying a game because of its insanely low price. For certain developers and publishers, sales are the best way to stay relevant on Nintendo's hybrid platform. Due to the limited browsing options available on this...

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Nintendo Switch

Indie

News Pokémon Sword And Shield's 'Glitched' Pokémon Is Sirfetch’d, A Version-Exclusive

The evolved form of Farfetch'd

As promised, The Pokémon Company has revealed the identity of the 'glitched' monster which was teased on its official website. The Pokémon in question is Sirfetch’d. Described as the 'Wild Duck Pokémon', Sirfetch’d is the evolved form of Farfetch'd. We've got some official artwork and a description for you...

Nintendo Switch

Pokemon

Upcoming Releases

Deals Micro SD Card Prices Tumble To All-Time Low On Amazon

Perfect for your Switch

If you are planning to pick up a Nintendo Switch Lite this weekend, you won't want to miss these outstanding bargains on micro SD cards from Amazon UK. The Nintendo Switch comes with only 32GB of internal memory which will get used up quickly once you have download a few games. It's a great investment to boost your Switch's...

Deals

Nintendo Switch

Accessories

News Astral Chain Director Talks Sequel Potential, Says Game Wasn't Intended To Be Beginner-Friendly

"I was aiming for the opposite"

If you've played Astral Chain, we imagine you probably agree that the game's pretty wonderful. It's already turned out to be quite the success, too, so we definitely wouldn't say no to sequels being released a few years down the line should the first game's sales warrant such a thing. Speaking of which, the game's...

Nintendo Switch

PlatinumGames

Review Sayonara Wild Hearts (Switch) - A Marvellous, Music-Driven Masterpiece

Pop goes the gleeful

The Switch isn’t exactly lacking in short, artistic games that grab your attention for a scant couple of hours, unleash all ‘the feels’ (as the kids say) then wander off into the sunset, leaving you dumbstruck at what you’ve just played. Gris, Gone Home and What Remains of Edith Finch are just three examples of Switch...

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Switch eShop

Sayonara Wild Hearts

Feature How A Joke Hatched Gaming's Most Horrible Goose

"Geese are just funny"

Ever since it was first announced, Untitled Goose Game has enjoyed hugely positive reaction from all quarters - it's a rare thing to get excited about merch for a game we hadn't even played at the time, but there's something about this obnoxious goose and his stealthy slapstick antics which strikes a chord with us (and, it...

Features

Interviews

Untitled Goose Game

Upcoming Releases

Video Untitled Goose Game Gets New Gameplay Trailer, And You Know You Want To Watch It

Here's a honk, there's a honk

Don't get us wrong, we're super excited for the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and the shiny new Switch Lite this Friday, but our minds can't help waddling elsewhere towards another game launching on that very day. Yes, Untitled Goose Game has had our attention since it was

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Videos

Video Yet Another Musical Easter Egg Has Been Found In Zelda: Link's Awakening On Switch

And this time it's completely new

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is only two days away from release on Nintendo Switch, and as it turns out, the thing appears to be packed with cool little secrets. Last week, we shared with you a video which explored some of the musical Easter eggs found within the game, including a new rendition of the...

Nintendo Switch

Legend of Zelda

Upcoming Releases

Videos

News Angry Bunnies Sure Looks Familiar, But It's Free To Download On Switch

Those birds'll be really angry now

Let's get it out there straight away: Angry Bunnies is clearly a blatant rip-off of Angry Birds. Featuring "comical characters", "physics-based demolition", and a title that's about as close to Rovio's world-dominating smartphone release as possible, it's pretty safe to assume that you know what you're getting...

Nintendo Switch

Switch eShop

Japanese Charts Monster Hunter Still Reigns Supreme As Daemon X Machina Grabs Fourth

Nintendo loses out to new PS4 titles

Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 9th - 15th September, revealing that new entry Daemon X Machina has debuted in fourth place. The game's opening week in Japan was - perhaps unsurprisingly - more successful than its debut in the UK, but still wasn't enough to challenge the heavy hitters this week...

Nintendo Switch

Charts

Japan

News Rev Up Your Engines For The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Open

Enter now

The Nintendo Versus Twitter account is promoting a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Open event and it starts this month on 22nd September (10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Pacific Time). To participate, all you need to do is enter the following tournament code into your game before the event begins: 2093-5045-4827. All up, there'll be eight winners, determined...

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo

Mario Kart

North America

News Squad Shooter Earthfall: Alien Horde Blasts Its Way Onto Switch Next Month

With a new mode exclusive to Switch

Earthfall: Alien Horde is set to fire itself onto a Nintendo Switch near you, with an October release being confirmed today. The game is a revitalisation of co-op FPS Earthfall which previously launched on Xbox One, PS4, and Steam. This new Switch edition features the entirety of the original game plus

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Switch eShop

News Super Mario Themed Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament Starts Later This Week

Who will be the superstar?

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is this week hosting a Super Mario themed tournament. It's called "Who is the Superstar" and will be limited to a selection of Mario fighters and stages. The more wins you have, the better the spirits you'll get. As you can see in the above image, it's the usual cast of characters including...

Nintendo Switch

Super Smash Bros

Guide Pokémon GO Type Chart: Advantages And Weaknesses Explained For All 18 Types

Your best options for super effective attacks & maximum resistance (also applies to mainline games)

Rock, paper, scissors. The idea that certain player choices are more or less effective against others has been a cornerstone of game design for generations. But what if your hand could also turn into a dragon, or a tsunami, or a formless supernatural...

Guides

Pokemon Go

Features

Nintendo Mobile

Video Launch Trailer Released For Level-5's Timeless Tale Ni no Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch

An RPG like no other

Bandai Namco and Level-5 have released a launch trailer for Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, which arrives on the Nintendo Switch this Friday. For anyone who hasn't played this highly-praised RPG before, this trailer is perhaps the best one yet – explaining the backstory of the timeless tale. The game uses lovely...

Nintendo Switch

Switch eShop

Upcoming Releases

Videos

News Button Button Up! Brings Another Dose Of Cute Co-Op Platforming To Switch

And it launches next week!

CIRCLE Entertainment has revealed that it'll be bringing Centrosphere Games' Button Button Up! to Nintendo Switch. You won't have long to wait, either, as it's due to arrive on 26th September. The game is a platform-adventure title that features single-player, co-op, and competitive battle modes. You'll be facing a series...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Switch eShop

Video New Trine 4 Story Trailer Sets The Stage For Next Month's Magical Switch Launch

And things get pretty dark

The folks at Modus Games have today shared a brand new trailer for the upcoming Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince, which will be launching on Nintendo Switch on 8th October. As you can see for yourself, the trailer gives us a good look at the plot taking place behind the usual, enchanting puzzles we've seen in previous...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Videos

Review LEGO Jurassic World (Switch) - A Recooked Package That's Right At Home On Switch

That is one big pile of bricks

Back in the day, handheld platforms were where you took a new LEGO game and hacked it to be bits in order to make it fit. From missing multiplayer modes and chopped-down level sizes to outright performance issues, it felt like you were getting punished for daring to smash Danish bricks anywhere other than a home...

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Nintendo Switch

LEGO Jurassic World

Guide Where To Buy The Zelda: Link's Awakening amiibo

Have you seen how cute this thing is?

The adorable The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening amiibo which was first revealed way back at E3 is finally available to buy. If you're hoping to get your hands on one, here's where to go. You'll find several different options depending on your location below. We'll b

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Legend of Zelda

amiibo

News Sword And Shield's 'Glitched' Pokémon Will Be Revealed Tomorrow

See it for yourself

Update (17th Sep, 11:00 BST): It has now been revealed that the 'glitched' Pokémon spotted on the official Pokémon Sword and Shield website earlier this week will be revealed tomorrow, 18th September. The reveal is set to happen at 22:00 JST / 14:00 BST / 09:00 EDT / 06:00 PDT. -- Update (18th Sep): And here's the full...

Nintendo Switch

Pokemon

Upcoming Releases

News Looks Like Copies Of Zelda: Link's Awakening Are Already Sneaking Out Into The Wild

Street dates broken again?

Multiple reports are flooding in today suggesting that copies of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening are starting to find their way to the public, and potentially through rather suspicious means. The first (and least suspicious) sighting comes from Chile, where the game appears to be available from a high street...

Nintendo Switch

Legend of Zelda

Upcoming Releases

Random Apparently Kirby 'Might Purr Happily' If You Pet Him

And so, world peace was restored

We did it, folks. We've finally stumbled across the news everyone was desperately hoping for. Yes, Kirby will apparently purr if you pet him. We were tempted to just end the article there - because let's face it, that's a happier news story than the vast majority of things you'd read in real-world news - but we...

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Random

Video New Zelda: Link's Awakening Story Trailer Shows Off Stunningly Beautiful Gameplay

Short, but very sweet

Nintendo UK has shared a new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on Nintendo Switch, and wow is it looking pretty. It's only a short clip - around 30 seconds or so in length - but we get to see a number of different characters and locations, all of which are looking very lovely indeed. We're also treated to an...

Nintendo Switch

Legend of Zelda

Upcoming Releases

Videos

Reminder You Have Just One Week To Claim Your Nintendo Switch Online Sub With Twitch Prime

Enjoy Switch Online at no extra cost!

Grab a free subscription to enjoy all those recently added SNES games and more! Remember a while back when Nintendo and Twitch partnered up to offer free subscriptions to Nintendo Switch Online? Well, that deal is just about to come to an end. Earlier this year, it was revealed that Amazon Prime members c

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch Online

Twitch

Review Jet Kave Adventure (Switch) - A 2.5D Platformer That Doesn't Reinvent The Wheel, More's The Pity

Little rocket (cave)man

Not every game has to be revolutionary, you know. While it’s always nice when a developer tries to push a genre further and break new ground, there are times when all we want is something familiar, something solid, something safe: a warm, cosy jumper in a world full of attention-seeking t-shirt slogans. Jet Kave Adventure...

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Switch eShop

Jet Kave Adventure

News E3 Reportedly Set To Be Rebranded As A "Fan, Media And Influencer Festival" Next Year

With "queuetainment" and 10,000 more attendees

The Entertainment Software Association is set to make some rather significant changes to the annual gaming trade event, E3. Starting from E3 2020, it hopes to turn the event into a "fan, media, and influencer festival". The news comes from an E3 2020 planning document, as reported on by GameDaily.biz...

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Industry

Random Super Mario Odyssey Reveals Mario's Unwavering Obsession With Pasta

Mamma mia!

Super Mario Odyssey is full of a great number of things, from Power Moons and coins to pure platforming fun, but it also happens to be absolutely crammed with pasta. You'd be forgiven for missing it, however, as all of this carbohydrate goodness is only found in Mario's dreams. As you may be aware, leaving your controller untouched for a...

Nintendo Switch

Super Mario

Random

Reminder Wireless SNES Controllers For Switch Online Can Now Be Purchased (North America)

Exclusive offer for members

Update: The wireless SNES controllers are temporarily out of stock on the Nintendo website. If you want to properly relive the glory days of the SNES on your Nintendo Switch, you must absolutely get the fancy wireless controllers Nintendo showed off during its most recent Direct broadcast. The good news is if you live...

Reminder

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch Online

Nintendo

SNES

News Free-To-Download Racer Asphalt 9: Legends Locks In October Release Date

Pre-order the starter pack right now

Fancy playing a car racing game on your Switch but don't want to fork out the money for GRID Autosport when it arrives later this week? Then it might be worth waiting for the release of Gameloft's free-to-download title, Asphalt 9: Legends. It's been confirmed the game will launch worldwide next month on 8th...

Nintendo Switch

Switch eShop

Upcoming Releases

News Sonic Creator Yuji Naka Is Making An "Original Action Game" With Square Enix

Excited?

Yuji Naka, who you'll no doubt know as the lead programmer on the original Sonic the Hedgehog games, has revealed that he is working on an "original action game" at Square Enix. The Sonic creator joined Square Enix in January 2018; at the time, he said that he wished to "develop an enjoyable game" without sharing any further details. In a...

Yuji Naka

Square Enix

Sonic

News Win Dragon Quest XI S Or The Witcher 3 Figures When You Pre-Order From Nintendo UK

Or socks if you're the runner-up

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition are both headed to Nintendo Switch very soon indeed. As such, pre-orders have now gone live on the Nintendo UK store and there are some extra goodies to be had. Pre-ordering either game (or both, if you...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

UK

News Funko Reveals New Pikachu Pop, Coming Soon To A Store Near You

Collect 'em all

Love 'em or hate 'em, more Pokémon-themed Funko Pops are seemingly on the way and you've gotta collect 'em all. According to the official Funko Pop website, collectors will soon be able to purchase another version of Pikachu. This one has a different pose to the original - with its ears pointing out in different directions. It's...

Pokemon

Pikachu

Funko Pop

Video Fans Share Their Top Ghostbusters: The Video Game Memories Ahead Of Next Month's Remaster

Pre-orders now live

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered will be available on Switch and other platforms in just a matter of weeks and building up to the launch, Saber Interactive has shared a brand new 'Favourite Memories' trailer. The video shows a number of fans talking about their favourite parts of the original game released on PC, PS3 and...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Review Ni no Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch (Switch) - Level-5's RPG Classic Will Bewitch Your Switch

"It's flippin' finally on the Switch, en't it?"

In 2008, Level-5 was coming up on its tenth anniversary and wanted to produce a project that its staff was passionate about, regardless of how well it would sell, and the world was introduced to Ni No Kuni: The Another World. A two-pronged project, one version of it came to the Nintendo DS as the...

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Nintendo Switch

Ni no Kuni

Review Gun Gun Pixies (Switch) - A Pitiful Perv-Fest That Also Fails As A Video Game

Space Oddity

Originally released for PS Vita in Japan back in 2017, Gun Gun Pixies tells the story of two intergalactic hornballs, Kame Pon and Bee Tan, otherwise known as Pixie Team, who are sent to earth on a secret mission to observe the interactions of a bunch of teenage girls living in a dormitory. Pixie Team’s home planet Pandemo is in the...

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Nintendo Switch

Gun Gun Pixies

News Pokémon Loser Ash Ketchum's Lifelong Dream Has Finally Come True

And it only took 20 years!

Throughout the history of the Pokémon anime series, one thing has remained constant: Ash Ketchum was born to lose. Despite participating in numerous leagues over the past few decades, this plucky trainer has never tasted ultimate success; while he has undoubtedly improved over time and teaches us that not all heroes are...

Pokemon

News The First Three Dragon Quest Games Are Coming To Switch In Europe And North America

And we don't have long to wait

Amazing news, Dragon Quest fans! Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line and Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation are all getting a worldwide release on Switch later this month. Earlier this month, it was revealed that the three games would be

Nintendo Switch

Dragon Quest

Upcoming Releases

News Original Ash Ketchum Voice Actor Comments On Pokémon League Outcome In The Best Way

Ash's younger self returns

After 20 long years of adventure, battling, and being an all-round hero to kids all around the globe, Pokémon's Ash Ketchum has finally achieved his ultimate dream. We assume you have no issues with anime spoilers if you're still reading, so let's all say it together: Ash has finally won a Pokémon League competition! To...

Pokemon

Anime

News New Nintendo Switch Online Bundles Offer Top Games At Discounted Prices (Europe)

Mario Kart, Smash and more!

Nintendo of Europe has today unveiled a new selection of Nintendo Switch Online bundles which offer a subscription to the service alongside a top game of your choice. The deal allows you to buy both the Online subscription and a digital copy of your chosen game for less than what it would cost separately. You can go...

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch Online

Europe

News Walmart Appears To Break Yet Another Street Date As Unreleased amiibo Appear In Store

Tut tut

US retailer Walmart appears to be selling a number of upcoming amiibo ahead of time, with figures being spotted in-store well before their official release date. The new wave of Super Smash Bros. figures set to launch this Friday (Ivysaur, Squirtle, and Snake) have all been found patiently waiting for new owners to come and pick them up,...

amiibo

Walmart

Feature The Best Nintendo Switch Games Of PAX West 2019

Luigi's Mansion 3! Super Meat Boy Forever! Haven! Windjammers 2!

The Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle is one of the biggest expositions of gaming on the planet, and we were there, hunting out the best Nintendo-related games for your viewing pleasure. The only stipulations were that it couldn’t have already been released before PAX, and it had to be...

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PAX

Nintendo Switch

News Prototype Wii Nunchuk Controller Included A Rumble Motor, According To New Photos

Before the Revolution

Last year a prototype controller for the GameCube came up for auction on Yahoo Japan and shed a little more light on the evolution of the Wii Remote. A grey prototype version of the controller plugged into the console directly, as did a large IR bar similar to the one which would eventually ship with the Wii. A familiar looking...

Hardware

Prototype

Wii

GameCube

News Unova Pokémon Arrive In Pokémon GO Today, First Details And Regional Exclusives Revealed

Unova Stones, new Eggs, Raids and more

As had been previously promised, Niantic has reconfirmed that Pokémon first found in the series' Unova region will start appearing in Pokémon GO today. That's right, all your favourite critters from Pokémon Black and White will soon be found waddling around your living room. Starter Pokémon Snivy, Tepig, a

Pokemon

Pokemon GO

Mobile

News Koei Tecmo Spills The Beans On Fairy Tail, A JRPG Based On The Manga And Anime

New info on battles, party members and more

Fairy Tail was confirmed to be coming to Switch just days ago, and now Koei Tecmo and developer Gust Studios have shared more juicy details about the upcoming release. If you missed the news, the game has been described as a "magical JRPG" based on Hiro Mashima’s best-selling manga and anime series of...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

News Neon Drive Brings Retro-Futuristic Arcade Action To Switch This Week

With a musical twist

Launching on Nintendo Switch this week is Neon Drive, an action-arcade game with a musical spin. Inspired by arcade games of the '80s, Neon Drive has you navigating obstacles across eight levels which are said to offer "hours of enjoyment". Each of these levels comes with its own twists and turns - quite literally - as well as...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Switch eShop

News All-New Dream Events Are Coming To Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Racing, Shooting and Karate

Dream Events are back in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and Sega has introduced three all-new activities that you'll be able to enjoy when the full game releases. You can get a quick taste of them in the trailer up above, but we also have a handy description of each for you below: Dream Shooting:...

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Super Mario

Sonic

Sega

News Get Fresh 3DS Discounts With The Latest My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)

Professor Layton, Tomodachi Life and more!

The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. This set is slightly smaller than usual, with four titles being put up for grabs in total. As always, you can take advantage of these discounts by...

3DS

My Nintendo

Europe

Review Star Wars Pinball (Switch) - A Silly Yet Authentic Ode To All Things Star Wars

I am a pinball wizard, like my father before me

Do you like Star Wars? Do you like pinball? If your tastes happen to fall into one of these categories, you’re likely to get some enjoyment out of this themed collection of tables from virtual pinball wizards Zen Studios. If you happen to like – nay, love – both, well, you’re about to receive a...

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Nintendo Switch

Star Wars Pinball

News Mega Man Producer Reconfirms The Next Major Entry In The Series Is On The Way

More Mega

Last November, Mega Man 11 producer Kazuhiro Tsuchiya spoke to the fansite Rockman Corner and said how he would love for "even more players" to give the newest entry a try – raising some minor concerns about the future of the series and how it was performing in terms of sales. Not long after this, Tsuchiya eased any worries by stating...

Capcom

Mega Man

Kazuhiro Tsuchiya

News Hamster Is Bringing Balloon Fight, VS. Castlevania And More To Switch eShop

Retro revival

If you love playing retro games on your Nintendo Switch, you've probably tried out at least one of Hamster's games from its Arcade Archives collection over the past few years. The series does a wonderful job faithfully reproducing classic arcade experiences and enhances this era of gaming with a number of modern features. At the Tokyo...

Switch eShop

Nintendo Switch

Upcoming Releases

Hamster

Arcade Archives

Poll Box Art Brawl #8 - Metal Gear

Not yet on Solids

Welcome to the eighth round of Box Art Brawl, the series where we throw a trio of regional retro box arts into a weapon-filled pit to see which one scrambles out victorious, though covered in blood and spittle. This chap looks familiar... Last time we saw three Star Foxes dogfighting over Corneria and a week later we can confirm...

Poll

Box Art Brawl

Retro

Metal Gear

Video Contra: Rogue Corps Has A Demo And It Isn't Co-Op

Save the Damned City

A few days ago, Konami released a demo for Contra: Rogue Corps on the Switch eShop to give fans a taste of the action prior to the full game's release on 26th September. After giving this latest entry in the series a bit of a hard time earlier this month, our American-b

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News Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack Confirmed For The West

More information to be revealed soon

Yesterday, during a special stage event at the 2019 Tokyo Game Show, Koei Tecmo announced the Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack for the Switch and multiple other platforms. If the title wasn't already enough of a hint, this upcoming release will include the following three games: Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of...

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Guide How To Get Jirachi In Pokémon GO: Step-By-Step Advice For Completing ‘A Thousand-Year Slumber’ Special Research

Thousand Year D'awwwww (updated with information on stage 7/7)

An eventful summer of Pokémon catching once again comes to a close and as in previous years, players are being treated to a special appearance by a mythical Pokémon. Previously available to long-time Pokémon fans only through in-store events and now obscure Gamecube releases, the...

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Guide Where To Find Your Course ID In Super Mario Maker 2

Where's that little 9-digit alphanumeric hiding?

So, you've stayed up far too long constructing a masterpiece in the freshly released Super Mario Maker 2 and you're desperate to share your course. You've uploaded your level and you saw the Course ID flash up onscreen - lovely! But now you need to find it again to text your friends or tweet your...

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Guide Where Is The Poison Mushroom In Super Mario Maker 2?

The Rotten Mushroom is hiding in the Ground

So, you've heard that the Poison Mushroom that debuted in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels is back in Super Mario Maker 2 and you're desperate to dupe your friends into c