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Rumour New Info About The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Emerges
Grab the salt
It's been a while now since Nintendo revealed a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was in development. Although there have been no official updates, there are some rumours currently making headlines around the internet. One that seems to have gained traction comes from the Twitch stream of Tyler McVicker - an individual...
News Forget Dark Souls, Duck Souls+ Waddles Onto Switch This Week
A fast-paced action platformer
Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is Duck Souls+, a new release from Brazilian developer Green Dinosaur Games. Is this the part where we're supposed to say that Duck Souls is the Dark Souls of ducks? Let's move on. The game is described as a fast-paced action platformer which stars a little duck on a...
News In Other Waters "Is Like The ASMR Of Video Games", And It's Coming To Switch
Pre-orders go live today
In Other Waters, a "unique narrative adventure", will be heading to Nintendo Switch on 3rd April, it has been confirmed. The game puts players in the shoes of AI assistant, Ellery Vas, revealing the mysteries of the turquoise depths of an alien ocean. She's a Xenobiologist (which is someone who essentially studies aliens,...
News Save Your Nuts Is Like Rocket League With Squirrels, And It Scuttles To Switch Next Month
Multiplayer madness
Triple Scale Games has today revealed that Save Your Nuts, an upcoming party game featuring a nutty cast of sports-playing critters, is headed for Nintendo Switch next month. The game is a competitive multiplayer affair that actually stars a number of local critters like dogs, squirrels, raccoons, beavers, wolves, and...
Video Check Out The Crazy Shenanigans Of Helheim Hassle With This New Dev Commentary
Head-arm combos are something to behold
PerfectlyParanormal, the team behind the utterly bonkers Manual Samuel, will soon be back on a Switch near you with Helheim Hassle. With the new game's release coming ever closer, the studio has released a brand new commentary trailer to show off more of its crazy ways. The game has you playing as Bjørn, a...
News Pinball Wizard Zen Studios Brings Its Tactical RPG Dread Nautical To Switch This April
Branching out
Zen Studios, best-known during in recent years for games like Pinball FX3, has announced Dread Nautical – a horror-themed strategy RPG that's arriving on Nintendo Switch on 29th April. The game was previously released on Apple Arcade late last year. It's described in full as a tactical, turn-based RPG featuring roguelike elements,...
News Goosebumps The Game For Switch Is Another Code-Only Physical Release
A spooky surprise
Ever since the Switch arrived on the scene, a number of publishers have been releasing physical games with a code inside the box and not much else. If you're in it just for the case, that's fine, but it also means an internet connection is still required and when servers eventually go offline, there's no way to download the game...
News Inti Creates CEO Teases Three Unannounced Games
To be revealed "directly"?
It looks like a handful of new titles from Inti Creates could be headed our way soon, with a tweet from the company's CEO teasing upcoming announcements. Inti Creates head Takuya Aizu shared the following message to Twitter today, noting that the company has three titles currently under development and that show...
News ITTA Is A Brand New Boss Rush-Style Bullet Hell Game, And It's Coming To Switch
Update: April release date secured
Update (Mon 23rd Mar, 2020 16:45 GMT): Glass Revolver and publisher Armor Games Studios have revealed that ITTA will be launching on Nintendo Switch on 22nd April. A new trailer, shared above, has been released alongside the announcement. More details can be found below in our original article. Original Article...
News Tactical JRPG Grand Guilds Brings Turn-Based Card Combat To Switch This Week
"The full SRPG experience"
Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is Grand Guilds, a new JRPG with a card-based twist. The game is described as "a story-driven, turn-based, tactical RPG" which throws in card combat mechanics for good measure. You and your guild must embark on a grand adventure while engaging in this tactical combat; each...
Video Meet The Main Composer Behind The Streets Of Rage 4 Soundtrack
"There is a big story behind me being involved"
Streets of Rage 4 might not have a release date yet, but that hasn't stopped DotEmu, Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games from revealing more about this upcoming release. Following on from the news the legendary composer Yuzo Koshiro would be
News Limited Run's Streets Of Rage 4 Physical Pre-Orders Are Now Live
Return to the streets
Update - Sat 21st Mar, 2020 01:25 GMT: Pre-orders for the Classic Edition and Standard Edition of the game are now live. The standard edition will set you back $34.99 and the Classic Edition including various extra goodies is $59.99. Pre-orders will close one week after the digital release (TBD).
News Spyro-Inspired 3D Platformer Clive ‘N’ Wrench Comes To Switch As A Console Exclusive
Play it this year
Dinosaur Bytes Studio and Numskull Games have today revealed Clive ‘N’ Wrench, a brand new 3D platformer that'll be hopping onto a Switch near you later this year. Inspired by genre classics like Spyro the Dragon and Jak & Daxter, the game stars a rabbit and monkey duo - why do so many great platforme
News Mechstermination Force Is The Latest Switch Indie To Go Physical
Pre-orders go live next week
Super Rare Games has today revealed that the next indie release to receive a limited edition physical release on Switch is none other than Mechstermination Force. Pre-orders for the new release are set to open on March 26th at 6pm GMT on Super Rare Games' website. 4,000 copies have been printed in total, and each...
Gallery Feast Your Eyes On 20 Story Of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town Screenshots
That's a lot of screenshots
Earlier this week, the western release date for Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town was finally revealed - 10th July, if you missed it - and now we've been treated to even more good news in the form of 20 new screenshots. If you're excited to check out this Game Boy Advance remake on your Switch, make sure to take...
News Here's A Closer Look At Wingspan, One Of The Indie World Showcase's Quieter Stars
A strategy card game
This week's Indie World Showcase showed off several exciting looking games headed to Switch, and quietly nestled among them was Wingspan. It was only shown for the briefest of moments in the presentation, but we now know a little more. It's actually a strategy card game that can either be played alone or with up to five...
Hands On First Impressions Of Sea Of Stars, The Next Project From The Messenger Dev Sabotage
Hands off, actually
There is certainly no shortage of retro-inspired titles across all platforms these days. In fact, it can sometimes feel like every other game is a pixel art 'homage' to a retro classic. Still, when those games are done well and do more than fondle your nostalgia zones, the results can be potent. Sabotage Studio's first game, The...
News Amazon Is Delaying Shipments Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Sad, but understandable
Retail giant Amazon is delaying the shipment of Animal Crossing: New Horizons pre-orders, leaving buyers without the game at launch. It's a challenging time for everyone at the moment, including retailers who are struggling to keep up with sudden spikes in demand, and we're hearing more and more reports of delivery delays...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Director "Thrilled" By The Isabelle X Doom Slayer Artwork
"I’m in awe of how much creativity our fans have"
Ever since it was confirmed DOOM Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons would be released on the same day, fans of both games have been creating and sharing artwork featuring Doom Slayer and Isabelle together. While we've already heard DOOM Eternal creative director Hugo Martin talk about how...
News Shadow Man Returns From The Deadside Next Year In A Fully Remastered Release On Switch
With cut content from the original game
Remember last August when Nightdive Studios said the 1999 Acclaim classic Shadow Man for Nintendo 64 and multiple other platforms had a chance of resurfacing on the Switch? Well, dreams – or should we say nightmares – do come true. Nightdive Studios, in partnership with Valiant Entertainment, will be...
News Pixel-Art Boss Rush Game Eldest Souls Will Slay On Switch This Summer
Another Indie Showcase star
If you watched yesterday's Indie World Showcase, you might have noticed the debut Switch footage of Eldest Souls, a boss rush action game headed for the system this summer. In the game, the Old Gods have broken free from their long imprisonment, determined to wreak a terrible vengeance on all those who defied them...
Round Up All The Games From The Nintendo Indie World Showcase - March 2020
Trailers and info for each game
Another Indie World Showcase has been and gone, and once again we've been treated to a very welcome look at what's to come in the not-too-distant future on Switch. There were more than 20 lovely-looking indies squeezed into the under 20-minute show, and we've gone ahead and rounded up all of them for you down below...
News Story Of Seasons: Friends Of Mineral Town Launches This July In The West
The GBA classic returns
Marvelous Europe has revealed that the western release of Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town will launch on Switch this summer. You'll be able to pick it up from 10th July. The game, which is a remake of Game Boy Advance title Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, will be available both physically and digi
News Amazon Mexico Lists May Launch Date For Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
And it matches up with the previous listing
Once we get past this week, what Nintendo Switch games are there to anticipate? Probably the next one most likely to be released is Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. It's been rated in various regions, listed on the Sw
News Cyanide & Happiness Brings Part One Of The Freakpocalypse To Switch This Summer
The whole world is against this weirdo
The popular webcomic by Explosm comes to life as a video game in the form of Cyanide & Happiness – Freakpocalypse: Part 1. It's a grim setting in this one as you take control of a "weird, unpopular, ginger-headed orphan" named Coop "Go Away, Weirdo" McCarthy, who must make the world a better place...
News We're Dying To Get Our Hands On I Am Dead When It Launches Later This Year
A puzzle adventure game set in the afterlife
Overlooking the morbid title, I Am Dead was perhaps one of the most charming reveals during the recent Nintendo Indie World Showcase. It's a puzzle adventure game being published by Annapurna Interactive –known for titles such as Donut County – and is being developed by Hollow Ponds and Richard Hogg...
News Introducing The 3D Action-Adventure Blue Fire, A Timed-Exclusive For Switch
And it's arriving this summer
Kicking off the Indie World Showcase was the premiere of Blue Fire – a 3D action-adventure from the Argentine developer, Robi Studios. It'll launch first on the Nintendo Switch this summer, as a timed-exclusive. As the player, you'll explore the mysterious and "beautiful forgotten kingdom" of Penumbra, while you...
News Q-Games' PixelJunk Eden 2 Mixes Grooves And Green Fingers On Switch This Summer
Synaesthesia vīnea
Q-Games has announced via the latest Nintendo Indie Direct Showcase that it is bringing a sequel to PixelJunk Eden to Switch this year. The predictably (and sensibly) named PixelJunk Eden 2 is scheduled for release this summer and it's good to see Q-Games and studio head Dylan Cuthbert, veteran of the Star Fox franch
News Start Living The Good Life When SWERY's Next Project Arrives On Switch Later This Year
They're flocking to Switch
White Owls, the team led by cult developer Hidetaka Suehiro, AKA SWERY of D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die and Deadly Premonition fame, has confirmed via today's Nintendo Indie Direct Showcase that it is bringing The Good Life to Switch in 2020. The game, self-described as a 'deb
News Team17's Moving Out Gets Free Demo, Pre-Order Bonus Revealed
Try before you buy
Team17 has announced that a free demo of SMG Studio and DevM Games’ frantic couch co-op game Moving Out is now available on Switch. The game, which looks set to be a similar experience to the wonderful Overcooked series (albeit with more moving house and less cooking), is also now up for pre-order on the Switch eShop. Every...
News No Man's Sky Dev Hello Games Is Bringing The Last Campfire To Switch This Summer
And it looks adorable
Perhaps the most adorable of all the games highlighted in today's Indie World Showcase was The Last Campfire, a new game from the developer behind No Man's Sky. The Last Campfire is set to have players heading out on a journey through a beautiful wilderness filled with lost folk, strange creatures, and mysterious ruins. Your...
News Bounty Battle Is Smash Bros. For Indies, And It's Coming To Switch This Summer
Starring 25 indie fighters
As part of today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase, it was revealed that Switch is getting a Super Smash Bros.-style brawler that's all about indies this summer. Bounty Battle, a game from publisher Merge Games and French developer Dark Screen Games, is a 1-4 player beat 'em up starring
News Bloober Team Is Bringing Blair Witch To Switch This Summer
Must. Fight. Pun...
Blair Witch, the survival horror FPS based on the iconic found-footage movie (series, actually) with the full title The Blair Witch Project, is headed to Nintendo Switch this summer. As announced in today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase developer Bloober Team has confirmed the game, which launched originally on PC and other...
News Prepare Yourself For Curious Expedition, A Roguelike Explorative Sim On Switch In April
Curiouser and curiouser
Thunderful Games has announced that it's bringing Curious Expedition, a 'roguelike expedition sim', to Switch this April. Developer Maschinen-Mensch's game released on PC back in 2016 and the Switch version arrives on the 2nd April, sandwiched cosily between the PS4 and Xbox One releases. As you can see from the trailer...
Video Rebellion Offers Up Seven Reasons You Should Get Zombie Army Trilogy On Switch
"Slay on-the-go"
Zombie Army Trilogy is set to blast its way onto Nintendo Switch at the end of this month, and developer Rebellion has launched a new trailer to show off seven reasons it thinks you should go ahead and pick it up. The trilogy comes packed with everything previously released on other consoles including three story campaigns and a...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Gets Metascore Of 91, Here's How That Ranks On Switch
Compared with Switch's other stars
Yesterday, the gaming media was finally allowed to gush about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, sharing reviews of the new release ahead of this week's launch. We awarded the game full marks, and looking at reviews across the board shows that we weren't alone in giving out high praise. Now, as the review dust settles...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Street Date Broken, Inside Cover And Cartridge Design Revealed
Spoiler alert
It's not out until Friday, but it appears that physical copies of Animal Crossing: New Horizons are already worming their way out of certain retailers and into the hands of buyers. YouTube user CrocO'clock has shared an unboxing video online, giving us an early look at the inside cover and the cartridge. If you're not wanting to see...
News Trials Of Mana Demo Releases On Japanese eShop Tomorrow, Will Include English Language Support
Update: It's now available!
Update: The demo has gone live across all regions. Once again, it includes English Language support (voice and text) and your save data will transfer across from the demo to the full version. There's also a few limitations: You can only level up to Level 7 and can only access the beginning of the story. Enjoy! Original...
News A Custom Tom Nook Emoji Has Been Added To Twitter For A Limited Time
#AnimalCrossing
To help promote the upcoming Nintendo Switch release Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Tom Nook is teaming up with the social media platform Twitter. For a limited time, if you use the hashtags 'AnimalCrossing' or 'AnimalCrossingNewHorizons' the face of Nook will appear in your tweet. While it's not the first time something has been...
News Banned Horror Game Lust For Darkness Returns To Switch After Offending Content Gets Cut
The controversial title returns
Controversial horror game Lust for Darkness is set to return to the Switch eShop this week after originally being removed from the store. This new, edited release will launch under the name Lust for Darkness: Dawn Edition on 20th March. Despite being available on the European store since launch with a PEGI 18 rating,...
News Nintendo Reiterates Plans For Animal Crossing: New Horizons Save Data Workarounds
Solutions planned for 2020
If there's been one minor blip on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons hype train, it's the confusion surrounding the game's options for transferring and restoring save data. Back in February, it was revealed that save data recovery is a one-time-only deal - and only for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers in special...
News Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Appears On The European Switch eShop
We'll take a release date now
After the new Animal Crossing game launches next week, what's on the horizon for Nintendo? While it's hard to predict, one upcoming Switch title that does seem like it will be arriving very soon is Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. Following on from ratings in both North America and
News Truck Driver Already Has Some Pretty Major Updates In The Works
Including an entire engine upgrade
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Truck Driver would be truckin' on over to Nintendo Switch sometime soon. We still don't have an exact release date yet, but publisher Soedesco has revealed lots of plans for future updates. Of course, the game is already out on PS4 and Xbox One, so we guess it's pretty...
News Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath Is Getting Physical On Switch This May
Standard and limited editions
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath started its bounty hunting journey on Switch in January with a digital-only release on the eShop, but a lovely physical edition is just around the corner. There are actually both Standard and Limited editions currently in the works, the latter of which is shown off in the trailer above. The...
News Super Mega Baseball 3 Hits The Switch Next Month, Includes Cross-Platform Play
More "bat-breaking, player-taunting, home run action"
Following on from the release of Super Mega Baseball 2 last July, Metalhead Software has now announced the third entry in the series – Super Mega Baseball 3 – for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Steam. It will include cross-play support, be priced at for $44.99 USD (or the...
News Westwood's Classic Blade Runner Is Getting An Enhanced Edition On Switch
With Nightdive Studios at the reins
Promotional art from the game's recent rerelease on GOG.com Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition, a "modern restoration" of the 1997 classic from Westwood Studios, is to be released on Nintendo Switch and other platforms, it has been announced. Nightdive Studios has partnered with Alcon Entertainment to make this...
News Inbento Combines Food, Puzzles And Cute Cats, And It's Out On Switch Today
Update: Launch trailer revealed
Update (Thu 12th Mar, 2020 14:45 GMT): As promised, inbento has launched today on Switch. To celebrate, publisher 7Levels has released a launch trailer which you can check out above. Full details can be found in our original article below. Original Article (Thu 20th Feb, 2020 11:00 GMT): Next month sees the launch...
News Sounds Like CD Projekt Red Is Already Working On Its Next Witcher Game
But Cyberpunk 2077 needs sorting first
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition can easily offer its players 100 hours or more of enjoyment, but there's always room for more, right? It would appear that developer CD Projekt Red is already cracking on with the next instalment in The Witcher franchise, as studio president Adam Kiciński offered a...
News The 2D Adventure-Horror Game Whispering Willows Is Getting A Physical Release
Pre-orders go live later this month
The new online video game retailer Physicality Games has announced it'll be teaming up with Akupara Games and Mastiff to release a physical version of the 2018 2D adventure-horror title Whispering Willows for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The hard copy of the game will be available exclusively from...
News Fan-Made Website Lets You Create And Share Animal Crossing Town Tunes
Practice for the real thing
If your hype for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is running as wild as ever, you may want to spend a little bit of time with this excellent fan-made Town Tune tool. Yes, as the title of this article suggests, you can now go ahead and create your very own Animal Crossing Town Tune online thanks to the folks at NookNet...
