Tag: Upcoming Releases
News 'Ys vs. Trails In The Sky: Alternative Saga' Announced For Switch, Coming 2025
The crossover fighter returns
Well, here's a surprise - Falcom and refint/games have announced they're reviving the crossover fighting game bringing together Ys. and Trails in the Sky. Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga will be coming to the Switch and multiple other platforms worldwide in 2025. This game was originally released on the...
News Terminator 2D: No Fate Has Been Rated For Nintendo Switch
"I'll be back"
Pictured: Terminator: Resistance The Switch is home to all sorts of franchises but one series Nintendo fans haven't got their hands on this generation is Terminator. It seems this could all be set to change with the discovery a game called Terminator 2D: No Fate has been rated by the Australian Classification Board for the Nintendo...
News King Of Fighters XIII Global Match Scores A "Limited Edition" Collectors Release
Just 330 copies are available
SNK and Pix'n Love Games have today announced a physical Switch collector's edition release of King of Fighters XIII Global Match as part of the series' ongoing 30th anniversary celebrations. This release is region-free, limited to just 330 copies and will set you back 89,90€ or your regional equivalent - with...
News Catly Developer Says Game Does Not Use Generative AI, Blockchain Tech, Or NFTs
Update: SuperAuthenti releases gameplay trailer
If you love cats (and there are plenty of us here at Nintendo Life who do), then you might be interested in checking out this upcoming open-world title known as Catly. There's no release date just yet, but during The Game Awards this year it was confirmed for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other...
News Cult RPG Hit 'OFF' Makes Its Way To The Switch In 2025
With a physical edition to boot
If you're a fan of Undertale, then chances are you may have heard of OFF, even if you've yet to actually play it. Creator Toby Fox often cites the RPG as a huge influence on Undertale, and now the 2008 cult hit is making its way to the Switch. Arriving in 2025, the new port boasts official translations into multiple...
News Ex-Capcom Devs Swap Zombies For Curry In Studio's Upcoming Switch Game
Go gold in 2025
We'll let you in on a little secret. Here at Nintendo Life, and indeed the wider Hookshot family, we often wish one another a happy 'Curry Friday' at the end of the working week. Y'see, we bloomin' love curry. Do we love it enough to play a game in which you catch spices falling from the sky in order to cook up our own delectable...
News Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky Remake Lands On Switch Fall 2025
Check out the new trailer
It has been quite a while since the tentatively titled 'The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 1st' made a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance at the June 2024 Direct, but today Nihon Falcom and GungHo have given the upcoming remake a new trailer, a new title, and a release window of Fall 2025. Now officially known as...
News Toby Fox Shares Another Development Update On Deltarune Chapter 3, 4 & 5
"Progress has still been steady"
Undertale creator Toby Fox has rolled out his "holiday newsletter" for 2024 and it's got some "progress updates" in it about Deltarune Chapter 3, 4, and 5. Chapter 3 has recently been tested by a "professional team on PC" and it's "pretty solid now". According to Fox, "only console-related aspects remain". He's even...
News SNK Announces ACA NEOGEO Selection Vol. 3 And Vol. 4 For Switch
Arriving in Japan early next year
SNK has announced new ACA NEOGEO Selections for Nintendo Switch - including Vol. 3 and Vol. 4. These new volumes will be launching exclusively in Japan on 10th April 2025, with each collection featuring 10 games previously released as ACA NEOGEO games on the Switch eShop. Here's a look at each collection (via...
News Lemmings-Like Space Adventure 'Moons of Darsalon' Leaps Onto Switch February 2025
Complete with some nasty AI art
The retro-inspired 'save them all' platformer Moons of Darsalon launched on Steam last year, and now developer Dr. Kucho! Games has announced that the Switch will get a slice of the throwback action on 6th February 2025. If the above trailer hasn't already spelt it out, Moons of Darsalon is all about saving your team...
News Freedom Wars Remastered Looks Slick In Newly Released Opening Cinematic
On the Vita's 13th anniversary, no less
Publisher Bandai Namco has released the opening cinematic for the upcoming Freedom Wars Remastered on Switch. Launching on 10th January 2025, the game is a revamped version of the 2014 original on the PS Vita. In what is either a remarkable coincidence or a calculated effort, the reveal of the opening movie...
PSA Watch Out, Sonic 3 Movie Spoilers Are Already Cropping Up Online
Including the all-important post-credits scene
We are speeding ever closer to the worldwide release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in cinemas from 20th December, so, naturally, spoilers are already popping up online. Tut. Select pre-screenings of the movie have taken place in recent weeks, and it appears that some naughty customers whipped their phones...
News Gorgeous Pixel Art Metroidvania 'Kraino ReBirth' Secures A Switch Release
2025 'bout to get spooky
After just scraping through a successful Kickstarter campaign, developer GameAtomic now has the Nintendo Switch in its sights for its upcoming pixel art metroidvania sequel, Kraino ReBirth. We reviewed Kraino Origins for the Switch and awarded it a coveted score of 9/10, noting the game's excellent level design
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Speeds Onto Nintendo Switch "Soon"
Update: New info has surfaced
At this year's Game Awards show, SEGA announced it would be releasing a new racing game officially titled Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. We've only got a cinematic trailer so far, but as you can see, Shadow the Hedgehog features. It will be "coming soon" to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. Sega has also...
Gallery Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Screenshots Show Off "Razor Sharp Pixel Art Excellence"
Coming to Switch 'Summer 2025'
One of the many surprise announcements for Switch at The Game Awards yesterday was Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. This is a brand new 2D side-scroller starring the new hero Kenji Mozu and will be launching on the hybrid platform and other systems at some point in Summer 2025. The story focuses on Mozu protecting his village...
News Pac-Man's New Game 'Shadow Labyrinth' Is Getting A Physical Switch Release
Including a "Secret Edition"
Bandai Namco shared a major surprise yesterday during The Game Awards - revealing a new 2D action platformer Pac-Man game called Shadow Labyrinth. Tekken's Katsuhiro Harada is the executive producer and the title has creators, directors and game designers from series like Samurai Shodown,
News Dave The Diver 'In The Jungle' DLC Swims Onto Switch In "Late 2025"
Surf and turf
Dave The Diver has quickly become one of the most bankable titles for an appearance at each and every game showcase since it arrived on PC and console last year, and The Game Awards was no exception. Developer MINTROCKET popped up at this year's Geoff-fest to reveal the upcoming 'In the Jungle' DLC, an expansion that will see Dave and...
News Okami Sequel Announced, Will Be Directed By Hideki Kamiya
Here's the project teaser trailer
One of the highlights of this year's Game Awards show was Capcom revealing a sequel to the legendary action-adventure game Okami is now in development. The original game's director Hideki Kamiya (Devil May Cry, Bayonetta) will return for this new project. No platforms or release date have been announced just yet,...
News Overcooked Dev Is Teaming Up With Hello Games For More Couch-Co-Op Chaos In 'Stage Fright'
Relationships will be broken
Well here's a surprise from The Game Awards! The team behind Overcooked, Ghost Town Games, has announced that it's teaming up with No Man's Sky's Hello Games on an all-new couch co-op experience, Stage Fright. From what we've seen so far, this isn't Overcooked (nor is it Overcooked 2), but it does look just as chaotic...
Video Here's Your First Look At The Witcher 4's Cinematic Reveal Trailer
"A new saga begins"
At The Game Awards this year, CD Projekt Red lifted the lid on its next big game The Witcher IV with an action-packed cinematic trailer focused on Ciri. It will continue the legendary video game adaptation of the Polish fantasy series with "a new saga". No platforms or release date have been announced just yet, but the previous...
News Bandai Namco Unveils New Pac-Man Game, And It's Probably Not What You Expect
What the...?
One of the earlier announcements during this year's Game Awards show was Bandai Namco lifting the lid on a new Pac-Man game, and well...it's not exactly the regular outing for the famous pellet eater. This new game is officially called Shadow Labyrinth and is described as a "genre-twisting alternate take" on the iconic mascot. As many...
News New Side-Scroller Entry In Legendary Ninja Gaiden Series Announced For Switch
"Coming summer 2025"
To kick off this year's Game Awards, Koei Tecmo, Dotemu (TMNT: Shredder's Revenge) and The Game Kitchen (Blasphemous) announced a new entry in the legendary Ninja Gaiden series. Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is coming to the Switch and multiple other platforms in Summer 2025 and is a brand new 2D side-scroller
News Sonic, Tails And Knuckles Get The Stop-Motion Treatment In This New Festive Movie Promo
Five gold RINGS
We're almost halfway through December, so you know what's almost upon us? That's right, it's nearly time for Christmas Day Sonic the Hedgehog 3's theatrical release! Before the blue blur arrives on the big screen for the third time on 20th December, Paramount Pictures is filling the holiday season with festive tie-ins, including the...
News Every 'Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection' Game Boy, GBC And GBA Title Officially Confirmed
See the full list of games
Following a leak in November, Konami has now officially confirmed the full list of games in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection. As previously revealed - there'll be 14 titles in total, with games from across the Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance era. Here's the full rundown (via Gematsu): Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel...
News Retro-Style Platformer 'Ninja 1987' Isn't Shy About Its Inspirations
A gaiden to a gaiden
Ratalaika Games is bringing SEEP's 8-bit platformer Ninja 1987 to Switch this Friday, 13th December 2024. Besides the NES-style visuals, the inspiration for this one is pretty clear — it's a tribute to Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi, and other retro ninja platformers of the '80s and early '90s Developer SEEP is a studio formed by two...
Round Up Day Of The Devs The Game Awards Edition 2024 - Every Announcement, Confirmed Switch Games
Hyper Light Breaker! inKonbini! Demon Tides!
Day of the Devs returns for its second showcase of the year, The Game Awards Edition. Taking place the day before the big ceremony, Double Fine Productions and iam8bit return with their non-profit to show us the very best of the indie game scene. And what a selection we have this time around, ranging...
News Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Showcases 'A Barrelful Of Details' In New Trailer
It's almost a month away!
Nintendo isn't holding back on Donkey Kong Country Returns HD details this week, with a second trailer drop arriving... today! The 'barrelful of details' trailer (below) is essentially just an overview trailer, just like every other Nintendo first-party game gets. This runs down all of the things you need to know about the...
News 'Gal Guardians: Servants Of The Dark' Brings More Castlevania Vibes To Switch In March 2025
A new realm of possibilities
After a surprise reveal back in September, Inti Creates has today announced that Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark will be hacking and slashing its way to Switch on 27th March 2025. This is a sequel to last year's Gal Guardians: Demon Purge, though the sco
News New Toy Fighter 'Knock Off' Revives Childhood Memories On Switch In 2025
"Set in a nostalgic world where action figures come to life"
The former Kickstarter fighter Knock Off: Battle for Imagination is apparently on its way to the Nintendo Switch in Q4 2025. This information was shared during the Latin American Games Showcase, with the game's aesthetics already drawing some comparisons to old school fighting game...
News D&D-Inspired Co-Op Adventure 'Worlds of Aria' Rolls Onto Switch Next Month
But will it be a critical success?
Thanks in no small part to Baldur's Gate 3 last year, D&D appears to be very much in at the moment (finally). We have seen a few games take advantage of this new-found interest on Switch in recent months and developer Ludogram Games looks to be joining them with Worlds of Aria. This fantasy co-op adventure...
News Omega 6: The Triangle Stars Lands February Release Date
Based in Takaya Imamura's manga
Omega 6: The Triangle Stars, the adventure game based on Takaya Imamura's manga of the same name, finally has a Western release date Launching on the Switch on 28th February 2025 (thanks IGN!), Omega 6 blends the first-person adventure genre with RPG elements. You'll follow two humanoids who are searching for a new...
News Nintendo Reveals Donkey Kong Country Returns HD's Opening Cutscene
It's... the same
We are barrelling towards the release date of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD on 16th January 2025 and, with a little over a month to go, Nintendo has revealed the game's opening cutscene in all of its remastered glory. Now, yes, if you played the original on Wii back in 2010, then this revamped movie won't appear all that new. But...
News Indie RPG Hit 'Chained Echoes' Announces Ashes Of Elrant DLC
Includes new areas, a new playable character, and fishing!
Two years after the hit indie RPG Chained Echoes released, developer Matthias Linda — now having formed Umami Tiger, his new development studio — has announced Ashes of Elrant, an expansive new DLC package that launches in Q2 2025. This story DLC will take place right before the final...
News Shmup Fans Rejoice! 'DoDonPachi True Death' Is Coming To Switch In Japan This Month
It's true!
Off the back of last year's exquisite Dodonpachi DaiOuJou Blissful Death Re:Incarnation, publisher Live Wire has announced that it's bringing DoDonPachi True Death to Switch in Japan on 19th December. True Death (or 'DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou', in Japan) is the sixth entry in Cave's vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up series, initially...
Update: Coming to all platforms in 2025
If you played the Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles video game and were wondering when Tanjiro and his demon-slaying buddies would be returning, we've got an update. Aniplex has announced the second chapter of this game - officially titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami...
News Aspyr's Next Star Wars Remaster Is Now Available To Pre-Order On The eShop
I've got a bad feeling about this
We'll admit, the 2000 PlayStation title Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles wasn't the first "classic" to spring to mind when we wondered what Aspyr would be remastering next. But hey, it's coming to Switch next year, and eShop pre-orders are now open. In a new pre-order trailer (above), we get another look at...
News 'Toree Saturn' Switch Release Delayed Until Early 2025
Update: Here's a new trailer to make up for it
A new trailer and PC demo for the upcoming release Toree Saturn have been released, with the developer Siactro also reconfirming the new entry will arrive at some point in 2024. This latest update mentions a Nintendo Switch release, too. When this new project was originally announced in September last...
Video Yooka-Replaylee Dev Demo Highlights "New Features And More Changes"
Expect more updates in the coming months
Yooka-Replaylee is on the way to Nintendo platforms in the future and the development team at Playtonic has been sharing more information about the remaster. In the latest update, game director Gavin Price sat down with Playtonic's senior community manager Steve James to showcase the Glitterglace Glazier...
News Arcade Shoot 'Em Up 'Under Defeat' Blasts Onto Switch Early 2025
Update: A last minute delay slipped by
Published Tue 5th Nov, 2024 17:30 GMT Publisher Clear River Games and developer City Connection have today announced that the arcade shoot 'em up Under Defeat will be flying onto Switch on 5th December. Originally released in arcades in 2005 by G.rev, this shmup will see you taking to the skies to defend a...
News Croc Remaster Will Miss Its December 2024 Launch Window
"We believe that a little more time is needed"
Argonaut Games has made the tough decision to delay the upcoming Croc: Legend of the Gobbos remaster to Q1 2025. In a statement shared on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Argonaut said the decision to delay the game from its projected December 2024 release date "was not made lightly, but we...
News Delightful Shopkeeping RPG 'Moonlighter' Is Getting A Sequel, Switch Not Confirmed
The Legend of Sellda
Back in 2018, 11 Bit Studios and Digital Sun dared to ask the question, 'What if, between saving Hyrule, Link ran a little shop?' The result was Moonlighter, a brilliant little dungeon-crawling, shopkeeping roguelike with a dash of Zelda in its DNA. Well, this eShop beauty is getting a sequel — albeit one that isn't confirmed...
News ConcernedApe Shares New Development Update On Haunted Chocolatier
"it will still take a while"
Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone revealed his next game, Haunted Chocolatier, back in 2021. We've only had the odd development update in the years since, but this week, we have received another one — albeit one that confirms we're still going to have to wait a while. Shared in a new blog post on the...
News Graphic Hack 'N' Slash 'Tails Of Iron 2' Now Launching Earlier Than Expected On Switch
"Half Witcher, half Game of Thrones"
While we're used to delays around this time of year, it's not often a game gets moved forward, and that's exactly what's happening with the graphic hack 'n' slash sequel Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter. Although it was previously announced for a February 2025 launch window, it's now officially been shifted...
News Wario Land-Inspired 'Antonblast' Suffers Last-Minute Delay On Switch
Update: The new release date has been confirmed
Developer Summitsphere has announced that its upcoming Wario Land-inspired platformer Antonblast will be further delayed on the Nintendo Switch. Although the game is still scheduled to launch on Steam on 3rd December 2024, it's been determined that the Nintendo Switch version simply isn't quite up to...
News Tabletop-Inspired RPG 'Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector' Gets January Release
Update: Roll the dice in 2025
While it was formally revealed for PC and Xbox around a year ago, developer Jump Over the Age and publisher Fellow Traveller popped up at this weekend's PC Gaming Show to announce that Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector will also launch on the Switch. What's more, it's been given a release window of early 2025. If the...
News Surprise! Nightdive's 'The Thing: Remastered' Is Out Now On The eShop
Update: European release coming "later this month"
Nightdive Studios' The Thing: Remastered has been sitting on a 2024 release date for a while now, and while a post from the developer yesterday confirmed that it will definitely be coming in December (it is the last month of the year, after all), an Xbox Wire line-up might have given us an even more...
News Playtonic's New Trailer For Its Cosy Cowboy Farm Sim Is Brimming With Stardew Valley Vibes
Yee-haw!
Playtonic Friends, the publisher behind the Yooka-Laylee series, has announced that it is bringing the cosy cowboy farm sim, Cattle Country, to Switch in 2025. Developed by Castle Pixel, this one plants a lot of Stardew Valley-shaped seeds. In Cattle Country, you'll be settling down in the Wild West, working on a ranch and making friends...
News New Hand-Drawn 3D Platformer Is Bursting With Nintendo Inventiveness
Launching Q1 2025
A new hand-drawn 3D platformer is heading to the Nintendo Switch in Q1 2025, and by gum, it's looking rather lovely indeed. Ruffy and the Riverside comes from developer Zockrates Laboratories and looks to bring some of that iconic Nintendo inventiveness into a gorgeous world full of hand-drawn characters and assets. The general...
News New Switch Anime Fighter Due Out In 2025 "Refused Classification" Down Under
Déjà vu
The upcoming fighting game adaptation of the manga and anime series 'Hunter x Hunter' is due out on the Switch and other platforms in 2025, but it seems it's been refused classification in one particular country ahead of release. The country (and classification board) that's knocked back Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact is Australia. The...
News Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Switch Physical Pre-Orders Are Now Live (US)
Includes a special Capcom vs. SNK comic
Although we don't have a release date for Capcom Fighting Collection 2 just yet, the good news is physical pre-orders are already live in the US. This includes physical editions for both the Switch and PlayStation 4. There'll also be a 48-page Capcom vs. SNK comic (which we guess is similar to the one in...
