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News Level-5 Slightly Delays Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road's Beta Test Story Mode
"We apologize for any inconvenience"
Level-5 has shared a new update on the development of Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, revealing it's delaying the Story Mode release in the demo. It will now arrive in "late May", instead of earlier this month. Here's the full announcement (via social media): "To further improve the quality, the release of the...
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News Sonic Adventure-Like 3D Action Platformer 'Spark The Electric Jester 3' Coming To Switch
Electric!
If you're a fan of series like Sonic Adventure and want a similar slice of speed, you'll be pleased to hear Spark the Electric Jester 3 is on its way to the Switch. Following a PC release in 2022, this high-speed 3D action platformer starring Spark is now "coming soon" to Nintendo's hybrid device. It's being ported by FreakZone games and...
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News Nintendo Discontinuing 'X' Integration On Switch Next Month
Update: The social media platform responds
Update [Sat 11th May, 2024 01:45 BST]: X (formerly Twitter) has issued a response to this news via its 'xGaming' account, noting how this was a product decision made by Nintendo". @xGaming: The gaming community is one of the largest and most vibrant communities on our platform, and we are dedicated to...
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YesterdayFri, 10th May 2024
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Roguelikes, Roguelites And Run-Based Games
Like Rogue?
Can't play Hades II yet? Need some roguelikes to keep you busy on Nintendo Switch? We've got you covered with some of the best on the system below. We've given this list a good spruce and added the sublime 30XX to the list. Enjoy! What are the best roguelikes on Nintendo Switch? When it comes to modern video games, there are few more...
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News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Soundtrack Is Real And Contains 344 Tracks
Update: Coming to Japan this July
Update [Fri 10th May, 2024 11:30 BST]: Well, it seems the leaks were spot on, as the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom soundtrack is very much a legit thing and is heading to Japan on 31st July 2024. It's going to be a whopper too, clocking in at 344 tracks across 9 discs for the suggested retail price of 13,200 yen...
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Rumour Switch Successor's Codename May Have Been Uncovered
Inspired by a retailer?
With the recent acknowledgement from Nintendo regarding the existence of the Switch's successor, it feels like the rumour machine has been given a chunky can of spinach and is now working on overtime. Over on Famiboards, diligent users have been scouring through nuggets of information that might give us more of a clear...
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News Nintendo Acknowledges That Successor Announcement May "Impact" Switch Sales
"We recognize that it is becoming more challenging to maintain momentum"
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furakawa was asked if he thinks the announcement of a "successor to Nintendo Switch" — which was made following the latest finacial report — will affect the momentum of the Switch's current sales. Responding during the Financial Results...
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News Hatsune Miku's Fitness Boxing Game Gets English Language Release This July
The famous virtual idol is ready for a workout
The superstar virtual idol Hatsune Miku got her own Fitness Boxing game not long ago, and if you've been wanting to join in on the fun, it seems you'll soon be able to. After an ESRB rating popped up in North America for this title last month, Imagineer has now confirmed a version of the game with...
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- Virtual Idol
News A Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom 'Master Works' Art Book Is Coming To Japan
464 pages!
If you're a fan of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (and we're going to go out on a limb and assume that many of you are), then you'll want to pay attention. A 'Master Works' art book looking at production designs from the game will be launching in Japan on 30th August 2024, containing a whopping 464 full-colour A4 pages. The...
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News Nintendo Will Continue To Support Physical Media And "Maximise" All Software Sales
"This policy will remain unchanged going forward"
Nintendo's digital software sales have grown remarkably over the years — and the same can be said for all of the big publishers. But in terms of where the Big N's focus lies, it's not dedicating itself to a digital-only future. During the financial results briefing for FY2024, Nintendo President...
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News Two Classic ARPG Fantasy Games Are Coming To Switch In A New Collection
Update: Pre-orders in North America go live
Update [Fri 10th May, 2024 02:30 BST]: Following this collection's announcement earlier this week, it's now been confirmed VGP will be handling the physical distribution in North America. Pre-orders are now live (thanks for the heads up, Nintendo Everything). Original ar
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Feature How Nintendo Switch Is Being Used By A New Generation Of Therapists
Cooperative healing in handheld hybrid form
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we'll be running several features focused on how video games of all types have helped us through periods when we were struggling with our mental health. Today, Tim speaks to therapists to discover how they are using Switch and video game therapy to help patients...
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Random Zelda Movie Director (Kind Of) Doesn't Want To Reveal His Favourite Game In The Series
"I better not say"
Update: The man himself has now responded to IGN's post explaining what exactly he meant by this comment. When it comes to The Legend of Zelda, this particular movie director realises it's probably "best to say nothing" as it could easily get misinterpreted. He even shared a photo of himself alongside a Tears of the Kingdom...
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News Nintendo Aware Of Pesky Bug In Endless Ocean: Luminous
A patch is coming at the end of the month
The new release Endless Ocean: Luminous was released on the Switch last week and it seems there's a pesky buy in the game. It's been enough of a problem for Nintendo to issue a response on social media. Basically this glitch makes it "impossible to unlock 55 on the Mystery Board". You can tell if you're...
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Board already
There is no shortage of party games available on Switch – the console was practically made with the genre in mind. Standing out from the crowd requires some careful balancing of the rules or implementing some gimmick to make your game feel unique. Or, in the case of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board, you can let your...
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News Among Us Reveals 2024 Roadmap, Teases New Surprises And Much More
Better late than never
Developer Innersloth has shared a new roadmap for Among Us covering the remainder of 2024, even if a good chunk of the year has already passed. As you can see, we already got 'The Fungle' and coming soon to the game are "new roles". Beyond this point, there are plans... "in no particular order" for a better lobby filter,...
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News Frontier Confirms Plans For A Third 'Jurassic World Evolution' Game
A Switch 2 release, perhaps?
Developer Frontier has confirmed that it has signed a fresh licensing deal with Universal Products & Experiences for a third Jurassic World Evolution game (thanks, VGC). Although the second game didn't make it to the Switch, the first Jurassic World
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Thursday9th May 2024
Review Animal Well (Switch) - An Exceptional Metroidvania That Stands Out From The Pack
Zoophoria
From the moment we got a glimpse of Animal Well during an Indie World Showcase last April, it sent tongues wagging with its unique premise and visual identity, becoming an easy add to plenty of ‘Most Anticipated’ lists. Its association with indie publishing label Bigmode, run by popular YouTuber Jason 'Dunkey' Gastrow, added to the...
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News Nintendo World Championships: Famicom Special Edition Includes NSO Controllers
Switch Famicom controllers will also be sold to the "general public"
Japan often gets different game bundles, and it seems this trend is set to continue with the upcoming Switch release, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. It's been revealed the 'special' Famicom Edition actually comes packaged with two Famicom wireless controllers. These...
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Review Little Kitty, Big City (Switch) - Repetitive, But Oozes Charm From Every Paw
An adventure with cat-titude
When playing through Little Kitty, Big City, it’s difficult to avoid drawing comparisons with Untitled Goose Game. Both see you play as a cute, mischievous animal, and both have you tackle a series of emergent tasks that often come at the expense of the poor humans that inhabit the surrounding area. With Little Kitty,...
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- Switch eShop
Soapbox Square Enix's "Extraordinary Losses" And This Whole Xbox Mess Have Me Scared For The Future
Who wants to be a gillionaire?
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Alana fears for Square Enix's smaller-budget titles and is worried about the rest of the industry as a result. What on earth is going on with Square Enix? I asked...
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News New Soulslike Another Crab's Treasure Surpasses 100k Sales In Opening Weekend
Update: Sales have now gone past 150k
Update [Thu 9th May, 2024 06:00 BST]: The new title Another Crab's Treasure has surpassed 150k in sales across all platforms. This was announced the first week after its launch. Here's a message from the team about this latest milestone (via Steam): "We've hit over 150,000 sales across all platforms, and the...
- Switch eShop
- Nintendo Switch
Japanese Charts Eiyuden Chronicle Starts Strong As Stellar Blade Takes The Crown
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is also doing well, surprising no one
The latest Japanese Charts are in, and since the region recently celebrated its annual Golden Week holiday, we're covering two weeks' worth of sales from 22nd April to 5th May 2024. The PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade managed to come out on top with a total of 67,131 sales, while Eiyuden...
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- Japan
- Charts
- Sales
News Wargroove 1+2 Super Rare Physical Switch Release Announced
4000 copies will be made available next week
We've already had some physical Switch announcements this week and to add this Super Rare Games has now revealed a two-in-one physical release containing Wargroove and Wargroove 2. It's officially titled Wargroove 1+2 and will be available for purchase on 16th May 2024 for $37.49 (or the regional...
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- Super Rare Games
News Reynatis Launches September With Bonus 'NEO: The World Ends With You' Content
Neat!
Publisher NIS America Inc. has announced that REYNATIS will launch on the Nintendo Switch on 27th September 2024. Not only that, but the game will also come packing some bonus content from NEO: The World Ends With You. The crossover content will feature characters, locations, and enemies from the 2021 Square Enix title. For the physical...
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- Upcoming Releases
News Localiser '8-4' Offers To Help Translate 'Retro Game Challenge 1 + 2 Replay'
Game currently not planned for Western release
Tokyo-based localiser 8-4, Ltd. has offered to assist in translating Retro Game Challenge 1 + 2 Replay after Bandai Namco had confirmed that the game was not being planned for a Western release. Likely due to soft sales of the original Retro Game Challenge on DS (which publisher XSEED had previously...
- Nintendo Switch
- Japan
News The Resident Evil Franchise Has Sold An Astonishing 157 Million Units
Capcom's S.T.A.R player
Capcom has confirmed that the Resident Evil franchise has now sold a ridiculous 157 million units since the franchise's launch back in 1996. Granted, we can't imagine a huge percentage of sales have come from the Switch, where several titles were sadly relegated to 'Cloud Versions', but it's still an impressive feat...
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- Financials
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Nintendo Download 9th May (North America)
Little Kitty, Big City! Animal Well! Biomutant!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Little Kitty, Big City...
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Wednesday8th May 2024
News Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Launches On Switch In July
Play it like it's 1990!
Nintendo has confirmed Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition for the Switch following a rating from the ESRB. Launching on 18th July 2024, the game will include over 150 challenges across 13 NES titles, drawing inspiration from the original Championship tournament back in 1990. You'll be tasked with completing challenges...
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News Tomb Raider I-III Remastered And Lara Croft Collection Getting Physical Releases
Update: Tomb Raider social media account confirms
Update [Wed 8th May, 2024 06:30 BST]: Well, in a bit of a surprise update - the official Tomb Raider account on social media has confirmed what everyone wants to hear - we're getting a physical version of Tomb Raider I-III Remastered! This will also be a partnership with Limited Run Games, with more...
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- Upcoming Releases
- Limited Run Games
Soapbox Are We Ready For A 3D Super Mario Maker?
Super Mario Maker 3(D)
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Kevin wonders if Nintendo is ready to bring another dimension to its Maker series... If you can believe it, Super Mario Maker was released for the Wii U nearly nine years...
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News Nintendo's Profit During The Switch Generation Is Absolutely Wild
It's apparently surpassed the "combined profit" of previous eras
The latest financial earnings release is now live, and in case you missed it, the Nintendo Switch has officially surpassed 140 million sales worldwide. The hybrid system has performed tremendously over the past seven years, and it's now not far off the lifetime sales of the Nintendo...
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News Switch Online App Gets A New Update (Version 2.10.0), Here's What's Included
Landscape mode added to Android devices
Apart from the Switch, Nintendo has a bunch of mobile apps it's still maintaining and one of them happens to be the Switch Online app, which allows users to connect and interact with others online in select multiplayer games. While updates for this mobile application don't normally do much, the latest one...
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Review Rainbow Cotton (Switch) - The Definitive Version Of This Dreamcast Shooter
I can sing a rail shooter
Developer Success’s flagship franchise since 1991, Cotton's enigmatic Halloween world and cutesy-witchy theme struck a chord with fans of the shoot-'em-up genre. Its zany premise of broomsticking across badlands in search of delicious candy, coupled with a magical mix of coloured gem grabbing, weapon power-ups, flashy...
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News Sega Is Bringing Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance To... Download Festival?
Donningtooooooon!
Picture this... You're at Download Festival in Donnington Park, you're rocking out to a bit of Queens of the Stone Age, and suddenly you have an urge, a need, to play Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. But, oh no! You don't have your Switch with you. Furthermore, you didn't want to bring your Switch to Download Festival for fear of...
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Review CorpoNation: The Sorting Process (Switch) - A Corporate Conspiracy Worth Getting Embroiled In
Work hard and carry on
‘Cost of living multiplier’ is not a setting you expect to see in an options screen, but this is one of the numerous difficulty tweaks in CorpoNation. Canteen Games' dystopian employment simulator deftly balances mundane repetition and creeping dread. It looks and feels like a shadowy corporate follow-up to Lucas Pope’s...
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News Lovely-Looking Point-And-Click Adventure 'The Night Of The Rabbit' Is Out Now On Switch
Grabbit
Daedalic Entertainment has brought fantasy point-and-clicker The Night of the Rabbit to Switch and it's available on the eShop from...today! Originally released on PC back in 2013, it's a beautiful-looking thing, as you can tell from the Switch release trailer above. Described in the blurb as being "reminiscent of classic LucasArts...
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News Stunning Metroid Prime 'Meta Ridley' Statue Up For Pre-Order, But It'll Cost You
Money, that is, not Chozo Artifacts
A gorgeous statue of Metroid Prime's Meta Ridley is now available for pre-order via Big Bad Toy Store for the measly price of $599.99 (say what now?!). Yes, the latest masterpiece from First 4 Figures is a beautiful work of art, but again, it's a costly one. If you've got the cash, though, then it might well...
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News New Mortal Kombat 1 Update Includes Switch Fixes, Adjustments And More
Mavado also joins the Kameo Fighter roster
Following the first proper look at the DLC fighter Homelander earlier this week, NetherRealm has now rolled out a new update for Mortal Kombat 1. Since launching on the Switch in September last year, the title has already received a number of improvements and there are even more Switch-specific fixes in...
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Tuesday7th May 2024
Guide Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games
Every first-party game that has sold over one million copies
Updated with sales figures from Nintendo's full FY2024 financial report - enjoy! At the time of writing, the Switch has the highest number of software sales of any Nintendo console, ever, with over one billion games sold on the platform since March 2017. What's more, its lead is so...
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News Nintendo Switch "Successor" Announcement Is Coming "This Fiscal Year"
Update: Reportedly best described as "Switch next model"
Update [Tue 7th May, 2024 19:12 BST]: On an earnings call following the release of the end-of-year financials, president Shuntaro Furakawa was reportedly asked whether the "successor to the Switch" will be an entirely new console. According to David Gibson, senior research analyst an MST...
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News The Nintendo Museum Is Now Complete, Scheduled To Open In The Fall
"Preparations will take some time"
The Nintendo Museum building in Kyoto, which was originally scheduled for completion in March, is now finished and is scheduled to open in Autumn 2024. This is according to information included in Nintendo's latest financial results. This follows a month's delay to the site's completion date. The company revealed...
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News Nintendo Switch Surpasses 140 Million Sales As Company Acknowledges Successor
13.50 million sales forecast for FY2025
As part of its latest financial earnings release, Nintendo has confirmed that the Switch has now sold a total of 141.32 million units since its launch in 2017. Digging in a bit deeper, the console managed to shift a total of 15.70 million units across its three SKUs during FY2024. This is down by 12.6%...
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News Nintendo Direct June 2024 Confirmed To Boost An Otherwise Quiet Year For Switch
Currently only two first-party games confirmed
Nintendo has confirmed that a Direct showcase will take place in June 2024, focusing on softeware for the Nintendo Switch during the latter half of 2024. This will hopefully offset what is looking to be a fairly quiet year for the Switch, with only two first-party games currently known to the public:...
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Review Another Crab's Treasure (Switch) - Great Ideas, Crabby Performance
Oh Crab!
Over the years, many games have tried to recreate the precise, difficult nature of FromSoftware’s Dark Souls, a revolutionary title that created the aptly named Soulslike genre. Another Crab’s Treasure, from developer Aggro Crab, is another one of these endeavours, albeit with a significantly more colourful approach compared to the...
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Talking Point Will Nintendo Wring One More Holiday From Switch Before Revealing New Hardware?
The clock is ticking
Today, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa started a stopwatch that puts an official deadline on the reveal of the Switch successor — he says it's coming "this fiscal year," which means FY2025, which means between now and April 2025. It's important to remember that this specifically refers to the reveal of the upcoming...
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News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of March 2024
Another 1.39m for Mario Kart
As part of Nintendo's end-of-year financial report for FY2024, the company has updated its top ten best-selling games list for the Switch with new sales figures. The order stays the same as last quarter, and sales of all games show relatively minor bumps, although Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and
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News Sequel To Roguelike Hit Hades Enters Early Access With 'Overwhelmingly Positive' Reviews
Nintendo release when?
After a surprise announcement at The Game Awards in 2022, the sequel to Hades has finally entered its early access phase. While it's only available on PC for now, it's given many fans of Supergiant's original roguelike hope there'll be an announcement about console devices at some point in the future. On the developer's...
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News Rumoured 'Hi-Fi Rush' Switch Port In Doubt As Microsoft Culls Tango Gameworks And Other Studios
A "reprioritization of titles and resources"
In the latest shocking blow to the gaming and developer communities, Microsoft has announced a series of studio closures and consolidations, including the shuttering of Tango Gameworks, the developers behind 2023's acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush. The game was released recently on PlayStation and, much like the...
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News Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked Crashes Onto Switch In June
Blast-off
Konami has revealed that Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked will be launching on Nintendo Switch and other consoles on 11th June 2024. In just over a month's time, Konami's opossum knight will be making his grand return. Re-Sparked is a collection of all three of Sparkster's games — Rocket Knight Adventures, Sparkster: Rocket Knight...
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News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds Zelda Icons You Can Only "Get By Playing"
Play Link's Super Nintendo adventure to unlock them
Earlier this year, Nintendo introduced a new system to Switch Online 'Missions and Rewards' where users unlock icons when they play particular retro games. We've seen it with Super Mario World previously, and now the same type of promotion is live for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. This...
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News Princess Peach: Showtime! And Mario Vs. Donkey Kong Both Pass 1 Million Sales
There's life in the Switch yet
Nintendo has confirmed that Princess Peach: Showtime! and Mario vs. Donkey Kong have both passed 1 million sales on Switch. According to the company's latest financial release, Princess Peach: Showtime! sold a total of 1.22 million units since its launch on 22nd March 2024, while Mario vs. Donkey Kong managed a total...
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News Endless Ocean's Tetris 99 Event Starts Later This Week, Here's A First Look
Dive in!
Update [Tue 7th May, 2024 04:30 BST]: Nintendo has shared a first look at its Tetris 99 x Endless Ocean: Luminous Maximus Cup event, which you can view above. Once again, this event will kick off later this week on 10th May and runs until 13th May. Nintendo is also currently offering some Endless Ocean-themed icons. Original article [Thu...
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UK Charts Endless Ocean Luminous Just About Cracks The Top 10
Cyberpunk 2077 takes the crown
After a short delay, the latest UK Charts are in, and despite its mixed reception, Endless Ocean Luminous has managed to crack the top 10 to land at, well, number 10. In fact, there's been a bit of a shake up this week - likely due to retail sales on specific titles - as Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition has managed to...
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- Nintendo Switch
- UK
Random No, Nintendo New York's Store Renovations Aren't Linked To 'Switch 2'
Calm down, folks
Nintendo's New York store has announced that its 'gaming wall' will be undergoing some renovations and will be unavailable from 7th May to 9th May 2024. Now, this isn't normally something we'd make a fuss over, but we feel somewhat compelled to try and quell the hype that seems to be surrounding the announcement over on X. You...
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News 2v2 Fighter Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age Showcases Rory Hype In New Trailer
"Clock in and punch out"
If you're a fan of brawlers and also happen to like traditional fighters, you might want to take a look at this new footage of Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age. This title was originally revealed for multiple platforms including the Switch in June last year. It focuses on 2v2 battles across three lanes and promises to provide...
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Monday6th May 2024
Guide Best Mech Games On Nintendo Switch
Suited and booted
Updated with Megaton Musashi W: Wired. Enjoy! What's the ultimate power fantasy for you? If it's getting inside a robot and delivering a metallic, explosive world of pain to your enemies, then you're probably a mecha fan. From Gundam to Evangelion, mecha have been hugely popular in culture — particularly in anime — for...
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- Best Switch Games
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News Details Emerge Of A Cancelled Donkey Kong Project From Vicarious Visions
Rope burn'd
Of all the studios to potentially work on a Donkey Kong project, Vicarious Visions (now known simply as Blizzard Albany) admittedly wasn't particularly high up on our list. However, details have emerged of a now-cancelled DK project at the studio via a new video from Did You Know Gaming (with prior reporting from DK Vine). According to...
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News Mortal Kombat 1 DLC Character 'Homelander' Looks Ludicrous In New Trailer
Toasty!
Warner Bros. Games and NetherRealm Studios have released a 'First Look' trailer for the upcoming Mortal Kombat 1 DLC character Homelander which, at the time of writing, does not yet have a firm release date. The fighter, who is one of the main antagonists for Amazon's satirical series The Boys, kick starts the trailer by drinking some...
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- DLC
Review Wrath: Aeon Of Ruin (Switch) - Impressive Quake-Like FPS Is A Bad Fit On Consoles
You will not survive
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin has been a long time coming. Running on a heavily modified version of the Quake engine and developed by some of the Quake scene’s most skilled modders, Wrath looked set to take over the retro shooter world when it hit Early Access in 2019. Then it was hit with delay after delay, partially due to the...
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- Switch eShop
Random 3DS & Wii U Players Beat 14-Year-Old Halo 2 Server Record
Online services were shut down last month
A group of Wii U and 3DS players have managed to stay online, despite servers being shut down, for over 25 days. And, in the process, they've managed to beat a 14-year-old record held by Halo 2 fans. GaffsNotLaffs (via GamesRadar) has been tracking users wh
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News Acclaimed Horror VN Series 'Pixel Pulps' Is Getting A Special Edition On Switch
Pulp fiction
LCB Game Studio's acclaimed visual novel is getting a bundled release this summer in The Pixel Pups Collection. Consisting of Mothmen 1966, Varney Lake, and Bahnsen Knights, the trio play homage to classic pulp horror using 8- and 16-bit visual styles. And today, LCB Games has revealed that it's partnering with Meridiem Games to...
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- Upcoming Releases
Poll What's The Best Super Monkey Ball Game? Rate Your Favourites For Our Upcoming Ranking
Winning roll
Ah, Super Monkey Ball... Since its debut back in 2001, Sega's platforming, puzzle-solving, party extravaganza has had its ups and downs over the years, but has nevertheless remained a firm favourite with gamers - particularly those with a certain proclivity for Nintendo consoles. In fact, Super Monkey Ball has shown up on pretty much...
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Sunday5th May 2024
News New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Distribution Now Available
Get it while you can
The Pokémon Company is currently running a new limited-time distribution for the latest Switch titles Scarlet and Violet. This time it's a special Gift Distribution for a Flutter Mane based on a Pokémon used in last year's Korean Trainers Cup stream. It will be available until 7th May 2024. Here are the details courtesy of...
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Soapbox 'Revenge Of The Sith' On DS Is Still Top-Tier Star Wars Gaming
Heart Palpatinetions
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim celebrates Revenge of the Fifth with a DS throwback... You felt it, didn't you? A disturbance in the Force. Over on Coruscant, Darth Sidious has called for the execution...
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- Retro
News Nintendo Shares Luigi's Mansion 2 HD 'Rude Awakening' Video
A spooky introduction
Next month, Nintendo is reviving the 3DS title Luigi's Mansion 2 for the Switch. In the lead-up to the release of Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, it's now uploaded a new video in the form of the game's introduction. It's officially titled 'Rude Awakening'. In this "visually enhanced" adventure for the Switch, Professor E.Gadd calls on...
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News Paper Mario: TTYD And Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Estimated Switch File Sizes Revealed
Make some space
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door returns later this month and if you're planning on downloading a digital copy, you might be curious to know how much space this new "revamped" version takes up on your system. According to Nintendo's official game page listing, you'll need to have 5.0GB of free space on your device to install it...
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Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects & Readers' Choice (April 2024)
Our picks for the best eShop games in April
It's that time — welcome back to our monthly eShop Selects feature! This time, we're covering April — somehow, we're already in May. As mentioned last month, we've made another change to the piece. Now you'll be voting for your favourite hidden gem for the current month within this piece, rather than...
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- Switch eShop
- Nintendo Switch
- eShop Selects
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons 'Isabelle' First 4 Figures Statue Now Available To Pre-Order
Two other Animal Crossing figures teased
Update [Sun 5th May, 2024 08:00 BST]: First 4 Figures has now shared another teaser of the other two Animal Crossing: New Horizons figures (Tom Nook and K.K. Slider) on social media. Early bird pre-orders are now available for the Isabelle figure until June. Original article [Fri 3rd May, 2024 02:30...
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- First 4 Figures
- Merch
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Mario Paint (SNES)
Vincent van Goomba
Hey folks, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! We had a veritable doozy last week when we checked out Pokémon Yellow Version for the humble Game Boy; truly one of the standout titles in the gargantuan franchise. It was a good ol' duel in which North America and Europe teamed up against Japan, and we must admit...
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- Poll
- Box Art Brawl
- SNES
- Super Mario
Saturday4th May 2024
Guide Best Star Wars Video Games, Ranked - Switch And Nintendo Systems
You sort the padawans from the poodoo
In honour of 'Star Wars Day', as May 4th has come to be known, we're republishing this reader-ranked list of all the Star Wars games on Switch and other Nintendo consoles. As they say in Britain, Fourth of May be wi—hang on... The release of Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker back in 2019 may have...
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- Nintendo
- Retro
- All Time
- Best Games
News Nintendo Has Filed Two New Trademarks
Could Kirby and Mallo be returning?
It's already been quite an interesting week on the Nintendo front, and now to add to this, it's been discovered some new trademarks were recently registered by the video game giant in Australia. As highlighted by Vooks, trademarks have been registered for the 2015 Wii U title Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush...
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- Trademarks
- Kirby
News Star Wars Day Switch eShop Sale, Up To 75% Off Multiple Games
"A galaxy of savings"
As part of this year's Star Wars Day celebrations, there's currently a sale taking place on the Switch eShop in select regions. So if you're looking for a Star Wars game to play this weekend, here's a list of games you can currently grab on sale: "You can score a discount on several Star Wars games right now! We hope you...
- Nintendo Switch
- Star Wars
- Switch eShop
- Sales
News Zelda Live-Action Movie Director Confident "Fans Are Gonna Be Happy"
It's a franchise close to his heart, like Star Wars
Movie director Wes Ball has recently been doing press rounds to promote his new Planet of the Apes movie and he's once again been asked about his upcoming live-action Zelda movie. Although he can't say much, during a chat with The Direct, The Legend of Zelda movie director reassured fans about his...
- Zelda
- Movies
- Nintendo
- Star Wars
Guide Best SaGa Games Of All Time - Switch And Nintendo Systems
Every SaGa game, ranked by you
Square Enix has a plethora of RPG series under its belt, but of all of them, SaGa is certainly its most experimental, unique, and the hardest to crack into. Starting life on the Game Boy, and initially marketed as a Final Fantasy spin-off in the West, the SaGa series is known for ditching traditional levelling...
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- All Time
- SaGa
- Best Games
- Square Enix
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (4th May)
May the Fourth be with you
Hello there. Happy Star Wars Day, folks! With a glass of blue milk in hand, let's kick off the weekend's celebrations with another edition of What Are You Playing. This week in the world of Nintendo, we heard yet more 'Switch 2' rumours and asked whether you'd like to see your Joy-Con carry over to the next model. We also...
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- Talking Point
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Round Up Celebrate Star Wars Day 2024 On The Nintendo Switch
"May the 4th be with you"
Today is May 4th and that means it's Star Wars Day! If you're looking for something to play in a galaxy far, far away, there's plenty to jump into on the Nintendo Switch. There's even a sale to go with it in select locations (including the US and UK). So without further ado here's a look at all the Star Wars events and...
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- Star Wars
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