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News New Advert For Pokémon Snap To Be Shown On Japanese TV
The 15-second video shows Bouffalant, Vivillon, and Torchic
The release of New Pokémon Snap is getting closer each day, although we've still got a while to wait until we can explore the Lental region on the 30th April. This new trailer, made for Japanese TV, shows off a few seconds of footage, plus appearances from YouTuber Fuwa-chan and popular...
News All Walls Must Fall Brings "Tech-Noir" Tactical Time-Travel To Switch Today
Murder on the dance floor
We've witnessed a few tactical RPGs on Switch so far, but an isometric game set within German nightclubs is certainly a unique twist. First launched for PC two years ago, inbetweengames' All Walls Must Fall is now making its way to Switch today. Taking place in Berlin in 2089, we find a world where the Cold War never ended...
News Undertale Creator Toby Fox Provides Progress Update On Deltarune's Second Chapter
But there's still no release date
Toby Fox - best-known as the creator of the cult-hit Undertale and the guy who composed music for Pokémon Sword and Shield - has shared a very brief Deltarune
News Anodyne 2, A Zelda-Inspired Action-Adventure Game, Comes Out On Switch In February
It's a mixture of Ocarina of Time and Link to the Past
You might remember Anodyne as the game with retro 16-bit pixel graphics that looked a lot like The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past. Initially released in 2013, the game made it to Switch on February 28th, 2019, and we gave it 8/10, praising its "dark narrative" and "solid dungeon-crawling"...
News Two Point Hospital: Jumbo Edition Adds Four Expansion Packs In New Physical Release
It's definitely Jumbo alright
SEGA and Two Point Studios have announced Two Point Hospital: Jumbo Edition for Nintendo Switch, a new, enhanced edition of the original game that'll be available at retail. The new bundle includes the base game, four expansions, and two items packs, offering a total of 27 hospitals, 189 illnesses, and lots of items to...
News Taito Outlines New Features For Darius Cozmic Revelation
Making full use of HD Rumble
Darius fans have got no end of options on Nintendo Switch. Having already seen two Cozmic Collections launch for both arcade and home console entries, it was announced last June that a third collection called Darius Cozmic Revelation would join the
News New Pokémon Snap Will Feature Online Play, But What Will That Actually Include?
Let's ponder the possibilities
Thanks to a glorious new trailer which dropped last week and an updated eShop listing which gave away some juicy details, we now know much more about the upcoming New Pokémon Snap. Due to launch in April, this Switch exclusive will revamp the pocket monster photography loveliness that was first introduce
News Kingdoms Of Amalur: Re-Reckoning Is Coming To Switch With DLC Included
The hit RPG makes its handheld debut
THQ Nordic has announced that action-RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, a remaster of 2012's Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, will launch on Nintendo Switch on 16th March. The release will be the first time that Kingdoms of Amalur has launched on a handheld console, and it sounds like Switch owners are in for...
News Cycle Your Way To Victory As Medieval Comedy Game Balancelot Launches On Switch This Week
Surely You Jest
We've seen some bizarre indie games come to Switch in the last few years, but few of us would've had "medieval physics-based unicycle adventure" on the bingo card. Remarkably, that's exactly what Balancelot is bringing when it launches on January 22nd. Developed by AnvilBird Interactive, you play a lowly squire who is looking to...
News "Special Edition" Gold Monster Hunter Rise amiibo Set Up For Grabs In 7-Eleven Japan Lottery
A truly "limited" run
We've seen limited edition amiibo in the past, but these Monster Hunter Rise ones just might be the rarest ones yet. 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan have unveiled this "limited" and "special edition" gold amiibo set, to celebrate the launch of Capcom's upcoming Nintendo Switch release. The catch - because there's always...
News Apex Legends' Switch Release Date Might Have Been Accidentally Revealed
Is an official announcement imminent?
Following on from a Switch listing for the latest Plants Vs. Zombies game, another EA game for Nintendo's hybrid system is now making headlines. This time it is Respawn Entertainment's free-to-play battle royale first-person shooter, Apex Legends. It appears the game's release date for the Switch may have been...
News Subnautica: Below Zero Gets An ESRB Rating, Possibly Hinting At Release Date Soon
The rating was NOT below zero
We've known about Subnautica and Subnautica: Below Zero coming to Switch for a while, since they were announced on a Nintendo Direct last year. But, with a vague release window of "Early 2021" on the official Nintendo website, and no new information from Unknown Worlds, the studio behind the game, we were left wondering...
News Capcom Says Monster Hunter Rise's 'Friend List' Slowdown Will Be Fixed In Time For Launch
Players with a full friend list have faced technical issues
We had some strong first impressions about Monster Hunter Rise when the demo dropped on January 7th. In the absence of Monster Hunter World on Switch, Rise looks set to be a great homecoming for the series,
News Bravely Default II Producer Was Both "Ashamed" And "Relieved" By Player Feedback To Demo
Bravely honest
We've witnessed a slow build-up towards Bravely Default II's release next month. Following its initial reveal back in 2019, we received a demo back in March 2020 and a "final demo" last month, the former of which helped shaped the sequel's gameplay considerably. Though they
News Nintendo Shares New Info About Bowser's Fury Mode In Super Mario 3D World
Stop Bowser Jr.'s Dad from total destruction
Earlier this week, Nintendo gave fans a two-minute look at the new Bowser's Fury add-on in the Switch version of Super Mario 3D World. Since then, we've all been wondering why Bowser is so mad. Nintendo's UK website has now revealed how he's actually been tainted by a "mysterious black goop" which...
News Hideki Kamiya Hopes To Share An Update About Bayonetta 3 At Some Point In 2021
And give updates on a few unannounced projects, too
Bayonetta 3 has been in the making for quite some time now, but PlatinumGames is yet to properly reveal this anticipated Switch exclusive. Series creator Hideki Kamiya has also remained tight-lipped - telling fans for the last few years how development is "going fine" and
News IO Interactive Reconfirms Hitman 3 Will Launch On Switch Alongside Other Versions
Firing onto Switch early next year
Update: Just to avoid any doubt, Hitman developer IO Interactive has reconfirmed that the upcoming Hitman 3 will launch on Switch on 20th January alongside other versions of the game – in its Cloud Version form, of course. Original Article (Tue 15th Dec, 2020 11:30 GMT): The official opening cinematic for
News Persona 5 Strikers Brings The Hype With New Action-Packed Trailer
"All-Out-Attack"
Only a month or so remains until Persona 5 Strikers starts stealing hearts on Switch, so what better way to keep the hype going than with a brand new trailer? Atlus has delivered exactly that with a new 'All-Out-Attack' video. Available to be viewed on YouTube here (embedding isn't allowed for this particular video, sadly), we get...
News Super Mario 3D World's Captain Toad Stages Have Received A Multiplayer Revamp On Switch
A very welcome change
As if the awesome-as-heck Bowsertron 5000 wasn't enough to get us hyped for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Nintendo has revealed that the Captain Toad levels featured in the game will now support multiplayer. Of course, you might remember that Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker actually started out as a series of isometric...
News Pokémon Unite Leak Reveals You Can Dress Up Your Monsters In Dapper Outfits
Garchomp is living its best life
You'd be forgiven if you'd forgotten about Pokémon Unite recently. As the series' 25th anniversary celebrations took off with that wonderful video, this week alone has already brought us news of New Pokémon Snap and rumoured remakes for
News Crikey! The Kickstarter For TY The Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue HD Has Already Been Funded
In just 8.5 hours!
Update: Well, that was incredibly fast! In just 8.5 hours TY 2 HD has reached its Kickstarter goal. "Thank you to everybody who has pledged so far! We are so humbled by your support in bringing TY2 to the Nintendo Switch, PS4 AND XB1. What an amazing launch to hit our funding target it just 8.5 hours!" Australian developer...
News Gal*Gun Returns Introduces 10% Discount For Switch Pre-Orders
Gal*Gun Reduced
Gal*Gun is a game all about fending off the attention of hordes of schoolgirls after you're "accidentally" shot with Cupid Arrows. Obviously, the only way to get these girls to leave them alone is to shoot them - not with bullets, of course, but with "Pheromone Arrows" that send the girls into throes of ecstasy. After revealing a...
News Curse Of The Dead Gods Is Coming To Switch On February 23rd
It's a Hadeslike roguelike!
Great news for those of you who really liked Hades for its particle effects, its heavy use of pink and purple, and its satisfyingly explodey combat: roguelike dungeon-puncher Curse of the Dead Gods has all that and more, and it's coming to Switch soon. It looks like it's been in Early Access on Steam for a while, and its...
News New Pokémon Snap Pricing, File Size And Other Key Details Revealed
Single-player only!
The game's 30th April release date may well have only been confirmed earlier today, but New Pokémon Snap's Switch eShop listing gives us the full rundown on all the key details you'll need to know. Let's start with pricing. If you choose to buy it digitally, you'll need to hand over £49.99 / $59.99, confirming that this is...
Gallery 25 Glorious Screenshots From New Pokémon Snap
Ohh snap
With the release date for New Pokémon Snap finally locked in, we can really start to get excited about this long-awaited sequel. A shiny new trailer has today confirmed that the game will be available on 30th April. That clip gave us a quick glimpse at the game's brand new Lental Region, but let's take a closer look, shall we? Below,...
News Return To Sci-Fi's Golden Era As New Shmup Squadron 51 Launches On Switch This Year
Kickstarter Campaign now live
Science Fiction's golden era really is calling to us lately. After the news that Grey Skies: A War of the Worlds Story is coming to Switch next month, it's now been confirmed that developers Assemble Entertainment will bring us a 1950s-style Shoot 'Em Up game called Squadron 51 later this year, working with...
News Tower Defence Meets Rogue-Lite As Tunnel Of Doom Is Announced For Switch
Currently aiming for a Q2 2021 launch
Switch has become a natural home to indie games and we'd be lying if we said Roguelikes/Rogue-Lites didn't make up a significant portion of that. Joining the rhythm antics in Crypt of the Necrodancer and Enter the Gungeon's chaotic shooting,
News New Pokémon Snap Scores April Release Date On Switch, Watch The New Trailer Here
Explore the new Lental Region
The Pokémon Company has confirmed the release date for the upcoming New Pokémon Snap. Budding photographers don't have too long to wait, as it'll be available from 30th April. A brand new trailer has arrived to give us the good news, showing off some glorious, never-before-seen footage of the game. This time around,...
News How Much Faster Is Super Mario 3D World On Switch Compared To The Wii U Original? This Much
A (3D) world of difference?
Information has been coming in fast about Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury these last few days. With less than a month until launch, it's Nintendo first big release of 2021 (sorry Buddy Mission: Bond) and we've had a good look at what
News Switch eShop Demo Now Available For "Charming" Horror Game Little Nightmares II
Try before you buy
Update [Thu 14th Jan, 2021 01:30 GMT]: With less than 30 days until the game's release official release, Bandai Namco and Tarsier Studios have now released the demo for Little Nightmares II. It's a 1.8 GB download. Original article [Thu 10th Dec, 2020 00:05 GMT]: The Little Nightmares II Twitter account has revealed a...
News Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury File Size Revealed
Bigger than ever
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury is obviously a bigger game than the original Wii U title, so what's the file size like? The official Nintendo game page has revealed you'll need 2.9 GB of free space on your system to install it. Again, the Switch release includes the addition of the Bowser's Fury add-on, and there's now also...
News Same-Gender Marriage Will Apparently Be Available In Story Of Seasons: Pioneers Of Olive Town
Well, it's still called "best friends", but we all know what they mean
Although it has yet to be confirmed on the English site, multiple sources are stating that the same-gender marriage mechanic that appeared in Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, known as a "Best Friends Ceremony" (uh huh) will be appearing again in Story of Seasons:...
News New Cat Mario And Cat Peach Amiibo Coming In February
These ameowbo are pawfect
Before we get stuck into the news, we have some... questions about the anatomy going on here. Peach has her ears pierced... but instead of her earrings appearing on her cat-ears, they appear where her human-ears would be. What do you mean it's a costume? If it were just a costume, why would they be running around on all...
News Bowser's Fury Details Revealed: "Free-Roam" Gameplay, amiibo Unlocks, Co-Op And More Explained
Here's the lowdown on 3D World's new expansion
We're not sure about you, but even after yesterday's spicy Bowser's Fury trailer, we were still left wondering just how this new expansion really plays out. How long is it? Is it made of different levels, or just the one open world? The list goes on. Finally, though, Nintendo has shared some further...
News Sci-Fi Souls-Like Hellpoint Comes To Switch Next Month, And It's Getting A Physical Edition
Signature Edition Games does the business
To say nothing of 2020 itself, Switch owners have been going through hell recently and no, we don't mean the lack of big Nintendo Directs by that. Having seen DOOM Eternal's launch back in December, Cradle Games' sci-fi action-RPG Hellpoint
News Trails Of Cold Steel IV Locks In Western Release Dates, Launches This April
Less than a month after the Japan release
At the end of last year, Falcom announced its latest entry in the Legend of Heroes JRPG series would be coming to the Switch in Japan on 18th March 2021. NIS America has now confirmed The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV will arrive in North America and Europe on 9th April. This will be followed by...
News Get A First Look At The Story Of Seasons Marriage Candidates
Let us marry all of them at once, you cowards
Harvest Moon: One World might be slowly teasing out all of its bachelors and bachelorettes, like Jamil and his camil - er, camel - from last week, but rival farming game Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town just gave us every single marriage candidate in two trailers: o
News Wolfenstein Dev MachineGames Is Making An Indiana Jones Video Game
Lucasfilm teams up with the Temple of DOOM
Lucasfilm Games has just teased an Indiana Jones video game from Wolfenstein studio MachineGames. The teaser trailer doesn't give much away, apart from the Bethesda, Machine Games and Lucasfilm Games logos (and Indy's iconic whip, of course), but it's already got people very excited about the prospect...
Gallery Super Mario 3D World's Bowser's Fury Mode Looks Stunning In New Screenshots
Is this the scariest Bowser we've ever seen?
Thanks to a brand new two-minute gameplay trailer, we finally know a little more about the Bowser's Fury section of the upcoming Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. The video shows Mario exploring a brand new area with Bowser Jr. at his side, and Bowser's looking bigger and badder than ever before. At...
News Super Mario 3D World Trailer Shows Off Two Minutes Of Bowser's Fury Gameplay
Just one month until launch!
Nintendo has finally shared more details on the upcoming Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury for Switch, giving us our first proper look at what the whole 'Bowser's Fury' part is all about. The newly released trailer (see above) gives us two whole minutes of gameplay, with Mario exploring an entirely new area with...
News Tick Martians Off The 2021 Bingo Card, Switch Is Getting A 'War Of The Worlds' Video Game
H.G. Wells' classic story returns once more, but not as you remember it
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds has been a seminal influence on the sci-fi genre, one we've seen countless adaptations of across film and television, but as an indie game, Grey Skies: A War of the Worlds Story may have flown past you. Revealed last year, it's now confirmed for...
Acclaimed indie title is making the switch four years later
Between games like Stardew Valley and Iconoclasts, we've seen a few efforts by solo developers on Switch so far. Joining their ranks next week is Sally Face, which is set to launch on January 21st. Featuring a hand-drawn visual style and developed by Steve Gabry – AKA: Portable Moose –...
News A New Trailer For Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Is Airing Later Today
Two minutes of action-packed goodness!
Nintendo has announced it will be airing a new trailer for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury later today. The post over on Twitter notes how "Bowser's Fury will be unleashed", so we guess we'll finally get to learn about this new add-on content joining the Switch version of the game over the course of two...
News Brawl In The Family Creator's Award-Winning Music Game Tadpole Treble Is Coming To Switch
Time for an encore
Matthew Taranto – creator of the webcomic Brawl in the Family – released a music action title by the name of Tadpole Treble on Wii U not so long ago, scoring a 9/10 review from this very site. The game is now coming to Switch in an enhanced form under the title Tadpole Treble Encore. The updated game is due for launch on the...
News Sense - A Cyberpunk Ghost Story Gets New Physical Switch Edition, Pre-Orders Live This Week
Only 2,000 copies will be available
Publisher eastasiasoft has announced that it'll be launching a brand new physical edition of Sense - A Cyberpunk Ghost Story for Nintendo Switch, with pre-orders opening later this week. The studio will launch this special new release in partnership with developers Suzaku Games and Top Hat Studio. It'll go up for...
News Horror Shooter Crossbow: Bloodnight Will Have You Fighting For Survival On Switch
"Hunt. Die. Hunt Again."
Launching later this month on Nintendo Switch is Crossbow: Bloodnight, a "frantic score-attack arena shooter" with some spooky horror vibes thrown in for good measure. From Hyperstrange, the developers behind Postal: Brain Damaged and Elderborn, Crossbow: Bloodnight has you making use of an automatic crossbow to mow down...
News Nintendo DS Platformer Monster Tale Is Making A Comeback On Modern Consoles
Years after an 'Ultimate' version was promised
Majesco Entertainment has announced that it will be giving Nintendo DS platformer Monster Tale a fresh spin on current hardware. Currently only teased for "modern game platforms" – although, you'd imagine Switch is a safe bet with the original being a Nintendo exclusive – Monster Tale will be...
News Frame Rate And Resolution For Monster Hunter Rise Demo Revealed
What's the verdict?
Capcom has launched the highly anticipated demo for its upcoming Nintendo Switch release Monster Hunter Rise. Now that the download issues on the eShop have been sorted, VG Tech - the same YouTube channel that investigated the performa
News Scott Pilgrim Vs The World: The Game Gets A Physical Release And Two Limited Editions
Time to get a little buy-curious
Hello, again. Friend of a friend. Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game - based on the hugely successful graphic novel series rather than the Edgar Wright movie of the same name - is finally getting a physical release, and it is fiiiine. Featuring music from Anamanaguchi and visuals based on artist Bryan Lee...
News Get A Peek At A New Harvest Moon: One World Bachelor And His... Camel?
Rural romance
Every month or so, the Harvest Moon: One World website gives us a look at one of the eligible bachelors and bachelorettes that will be available to woo in the game. With the advent of a new year, that means a new boy or girl ready for us to feast our eyes upon, and decide whether or not they will make the cut. Harvest Moon is a...
