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News Ninjala Is Getting A Physical Edition Release In Japan
Despite being free-to-play
GungHo Online Entertainment's Ninjala is set to receive a physical edition release in Japan this summer, it has been announced. The news arrives via the game's official website, where it has been revealed that Japanese fans of the game will be able to pick up a boxed copy of Ninjala on 22nd July. It contains a physical...
News The Original Voice Cast Returns To Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Even Melia
If you've played the original Xenoblade Chronicles game on the Wii, you might be wondering what's going with the voice acting in the Definitive Edition due out on the Nintendo Switch at the end of this month. In a recent appearance on the YouTube channel RogersBase, Rob Watters from Nintendo Treehouse put any concerns to rest -...
Gallery See How Much Better Xenoblade Chronicles Looks On Switch
A vision!
We're all guilty of seeing some of the past through rose-tinted spectacles, and that's definitely the case with Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii. After seeing Shulk in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Xenoblade Chronicles 2
News Nexomon: Extinction Is The Latest Monster-Catcher Hoping To Take On Pokémon
And it's coming to Switch this summer
PQube and VEWO Interactive Inc. have today announced that Nexomon: Extinction will be launching on Switch and other major platforms this summer. Just like Temtem, Kindred Fates, and
News Adventure Platformer Skully Leaps Towards A Summer Release On Nintendo Switch
A "heroic journey"
Modus Games and developer Finish Line Games have announced Skully for Nintendo Switch and other systems, an adventure-platformer planned to launch this summer. The game sees the titular Skully heading out on a quest to stop a simmering war between feuding siblings. A press release says that, "summoned by a local deity desperate...
Video Getting A Real Feel For Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Now it's Reyn time!
After two (sort of) sequels, the original Xenoblade Chronicles is heading to Nintendo Switch under the swanky new guise of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, and we've had a right ruddy good go at it. It's not just a shiny new coat of paint though, there's also a brand new bonus story mission called Future Connected, and...
News Excellent Digital Art Software Colors! Is Making A Grand Comeback On Nintendo Switch
Colors Live!
One of the Nintendo 3DS's most quirky - and well-received - apps was Colors! 3D, a digital art package that enabled everyone from beginners to professional artists to create and share amazing art. Now, a new entry is in the works for Nintendo Switch. The app's designer, programmer and creator, Jens Andersson, has today launched a brand...
News Nintendo Switch Is Getting A Piano App Later This Week
With nine tutorials and a free play mode
If building the Nintendo Labo piano seems like it'd be too much hassle, this new piece of software heading to Switch later this week might well come in as a handy alternative. Simply called Piano, this new app lets you transform your Switch into a mini piano wherever you go. It comes with a free play mode,...
News Pre-Order This Adorable Shantae Plush From Limited Run Games On 15th May
"Her hair is posable"
Later this month, on 28th May, WayForward is releasing Shantae And The Seven Sirens on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms, after the first half of the game was released on Apple Arcade last September. This week on 15th May, pre-orders will go live for the Limited Run standard edition ($34.99 USD) and Limited...
News Free-To-Play Elder Scrolls Game Expected To Launch On Switch Later This Week
Get a quick-start for $14.99
Last week, the latest Nintendo Download round-up for North America said The Elder Scrolls: Blades would be arriving on the Nintendo Switch on 12th May. While it didn't happen in the end, a new release date has now popped up on the Switch eShop
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 And 2 Remasters Officially Revealed, But They're Skipping Switch
Update: The rumours were true, but it's mixed news
Update: Well, do you want the good news or the bad news? Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 has now been officially confirmed, but it seems like it'll be skipping Switch. The two remasters will launch for PS4, Xbox One, and PC via the Epic Game Store on 4th September. Original Article: In recent...
News Netflix And DreamWorks Animation Trollhunters Is Getting Its Very Own Game
Trollhunters Defenders of Arcadia
A brand new video game based on the hit Netflix series, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia, has been revealed for Nintendo Switch and other platforms. Trollhunters Defenders of Arcadia will release later this year. The new game is being developed by Wayforward (Shantae, River City Girls), and is set to feature an...
News Harvest Moon: One World Announced For Nintendo Switch
Launching later this year
Natsume Inc. and Rising Star Games have announced Harvest Moon: One World for Nintendo Switch, "a brand-new way of exploring Harvest Moon for seasoned players and new generations alike". Set to launch this autumn, the game will have fledgling farmers exploring an entire world full of "new and familiar faces, unique...
News If Utterly Bonkers Multiplayer Games Are Your Jam, Check Out What The Golf? On Switch
It launches next week!
Launching next week on Nintendo Switch is What The Golf?, a very silly, lighthearted golf parody game that looks ideal for nights in with friends or family. Described as "the golf game for people who hate golf", each new course in this physics-based golf game consists of an entirely new and surprising way to play the sport...
News Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars Brings Flashy Turn-Based Combat To Switch This August
Turn-based strategy meets empire management
Kalypso Media and developer Palindrome Interactive have today announced that Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars will be headed to Switch this August. You'll be able to sink your teeth into it from the 28th of the month. We first heard about this one just before last year's E3; the game's fusion of turn-based...
News Star Wars Episode I: Racer Is No Longer Speeding Onto The Nintendo Switch Today
Because of "ongoing work from home requirements"
Aspyr, the developer behind the re-release of Star Wars Episode I: Racer on the Switch, has announced the release has been delayed. The game was due to arrive on Nintendo's hybrid system today (12th May), but due to "ongoing work from home requirements" this will no longer be happening. Here's the...
News Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Will Actually Feature A 52nd Game
And it supports up to four players
As you'd probably figured out from the game's name, Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics features 51 classic tabletop games from all around the world. Except, that's not quite true. You see, Nintendo's official Japanese website has revealed that, actually, there will be a bonus 52nd game. It's called 'Piano',...
News Prepare For High-Octane Car Combat When Carnage: Battle Arena Smashes Onto Switch
It launches this week!
Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is Carnage: Battle Arena, a car combat game that'll have you smashing your opponents to pieces. The aim of the game here seems to be less about racing to the finish line, and more about destroying everything in sight. In 'Death Match' mode, you have to fight against other vehicles,...
News Bethesda's Mobile Version Of Elder Scrolls Might Be Launching On Switch Next Week
Will be a free download
One upcoming release for the Switch that you might have forgotten about is The Elder Scrolls: Blades by Bethesda. This free-to-play title originally designed for Android and iOS devices got announced for Nintendo's hybrid platform at E3 last year and was then de
"we ask for your understanding"
Update (Sat 9th May, 2020 06:00 BST): Following the news of Ninjala's delay, GungHo Online Entertainment's president and CEO Kazuki Morishita has now released a statement apologising to fans: Ninjala is near completion, but we are significantly limited in how quickly we can work to test and finalize the game when we...
News The Co-Op Cooking Game Cannibal Cuisine Launches On Switch Later This Month
Collect fruit, slay the tourists
Update (Sat 9th May, 2020 05:25 BST): It's official, Cannibal Cuisine will be releasing on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms on 20th May. To celebrate, Rocket Vulture has released a new trailer. Original story (Thu 12th Dec, 2019 11:30 GMT): A brand new cooking-based party game is being served up on...
News Super Mega Baseball 3 Has A Free Post-Launch Mode Coming 'Early Summer'
Batter up
Metalhead Software's Super Mega Baseball 3 arrives next week on Switch and we're working on a review for you at this very moment, but the developer has revealed that a post-launch mode called Custom Pennant Race will be released for free in "early Summer 2020". This mode will build on the Pennant Race mode already in the game and enables...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Expected To Launch This October
Nine epic films in one brand new game
As part of the Star Wars celebrations earlier this week, TT Games gave fans a look at the key art of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. The company also shared some new screenshots and said there would be "nearly" 500 characters featured in the upcoming release, and that many of them would be playable. One...
Video Nintendo Shares 'All About Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition' Trailer
More than six minutes of glorious footage
In terms of major releases, Switch's 2020 lineup is looking a little bare. Thank goodness, then, for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, one of the few Nintendo-published games definitely launching this year. The release date is rapidly approaching - it'll be with us on 29th May - and Nintendo has...
News Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Switch Games, And It's A Pretty Small List
2020's looking rather bare
Whenever Nintendo releases a financial earnings report, we also receive an updated list of any major upcoming games and their release dates. Today is one of those days, but there really isn't all that much to write home about. As you can see, the biggest titles are still tucked away behind 'TBA' release windows. There are...
News Streets Of Rage 4 Gets Another Physical Release, This Time With A Signature Edition
Pre-orders now open!
Yet another physical version of Streets of Rage 4 has been revealed, suddenly making its limited run not quite so limited. Yes, after initially being treated to a retail edition from Limited Run Games, Switch's shiny new fighter is going physical once again, this time thanks to Signature Edition Games. It's set for a July 24th...
News Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Pays Tribute To Golf On The NES
Fancy a round?
Just the other day, we heard how Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics would include all of our favourite Mario characters as card decks, and now more Nintendo references have been discovered within this upcoming release. The latest one is tied to the golf game, which allows you to take a break from the tables and have a swing. An...
News Rogue Heroes: Ruins Of Tasos Brings Four-Player Dungeon Crawling To Switch This Summer
Or play alone, if you prefer
Team17 and Heliocentric Studios have announced that Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos is headed to Nintendo Switch this summer, a co-op adventure for up to four players. The game has players tackling procedurally-generated dungeons full of enemies and puzzles, as well as exploring the overworld of Tasos in a bid to save its...
News Award-Winning Puzzler The Almost Gone Brings Emotional Storytelling To Switch
A summer Switch treat?
If you're in the market for a new, thought-provoking puzzler, you'll probably want to keep an eye out for The Almost Gone. Happy Volcano's award-winning narrative-based puzzler is headed to Switch this summer, bringing a variety of diorama-like head-scratchers along for the ride. It'll be launching on the Nintendo eShop on...
News Ninjala Tutorial Video Teaches You The Basics And Advanced Techniques
Here's how to win at Ninjala
Last week, Nintendo Switch players got their very first taste of Ninjala, the all-new morphing ninja gum action game that's already reminding fans of the wonderful Splatoon. If your early matches didn't go quite as well as you'd hoped, this new video should come in very handy indeed. Shared by the game's developers, it...
News Minecraft Dungeons Was Originally Considered For 3DS And Inspired By Zelda
But it's now on every platform and is more like Diablo
One game we're looking forward to trying out later this month is Mojang's new title, Minecraft Dungeons. Although it's taken a lot of design cues from classic ARPG dungeon crawlers, the game's director Måns Olson recently shed some light on the beginnings of the project in an interview with...
News Twin-Stick Arcade Racer Inertial Drift Gets Switch Release Date And New Screenshots
And there's a physical edition, too!
We hope you're feeling ready to get your drift on, because twin-stick arcade racer Inertial Drift is speeding onto a Switch near you this August. You'll be able to get your hands on it from the 7th of that month, when it'll release both digitally on the Switch eShop and in physical form, too. The box art is...
News Skater XL Comes To Switch This Summer With Plenty Of Top Brand Apparel And Boards
Beating Tony Hawk to the punch
Easy Day Studios has announced that Skater XL will be kickflipping and ollying its way onto Switch this July - and it'll be doing all sorts of other tricks we'll never pull off in real life, too, we imagine. The game's been given a 7th July release date and a brand new trailer (which you can check out for yourself up...
News Tony Hawk's Rumoured 2020 Video Game Is Sounding Increasingly Likely To Be Real
Even more evidence appears
Rumours surrounding a potential 2020 comeback for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game series have been doing the rounds since last November, and while it made sense to remain cautiously optimistic at first, fresh pieces of evidence are starting to make those early claims seem very believable indeed. As you may remember,...
Video New Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Trailer Invites You To Meet The Cast
See and hear the game's heroes in action
We finally find ourselves in the month of May, meaning we're just a few weeks away from getting our grubby mitts on Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch. If you're feeling hyped for the new release, make sure to check out the latest trailer above. This time, we're invited to meet the...
News Shmup Collection Brings Three Old-School Style Shooters To Switch Next Week
Main screen turn on
Shmup fans will be delighted to hear that 3 old-school style shooters are headed to the Switch on 14th May. While they might not have the prestige of some of the best shmup games on the Switch, they come in at a low price of £13.49 for the trio on the eShop. In North America it will also be possible to buy Armed 7 DX, Satazius...
Gallery Get A Closer Look At Liberated With These Exclusive New Screenshots
"A groundbreaking new vision"
Of all the games highlighted in December's Indie World Showcase, few stick in the mind quite as strongly as Liberated. The game has you playing through the pages of a comic book and looks particularly pretty and intriguing; it helps that it's also headed to Switch first as a timed console exclusive. If you're wanting...
"We tried to say 'yes' as much as possible"
It's been a while since we last heard anything about LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, but it's hard to forget about a title that has the potential to deliver a one-of-a-kind experience for its fans. Today, as part of its Star Wars day celebrations, the official Star Wars website has shared a little more...
Random Major UK Bank Creates Free Switch Game To Teach Kids About Money
And helping the environment, too
Any readers of a certain age from the UK will no doubt remember NatWest's promotional piggy banks; way before Pokémon was a thing, these were the ultimate collectables and are now worth a pretty penny. But times have changed, and the National Westminster Bank has made the jump to releasing video games for the...
News Your Favourite Mario Characters Will Appear In Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
Unless your favourite's Wart, we suppose
It might not be the next Zelda epic or Mario platforming masterpiece, but we're feeling pretty excited to get our hands on Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics this summer. The original was great fun on Nintendo DS and we can't wait to get stuck into some multiplayer games with friends and family on Switch...
News Huntdown Brings 16-Bit Arcade Shooter Comedy Action To The Switch On 12th May
Lay waste to the criminal underworld
Publisher Coffee Stain and developer Easy Trigger have announced the "hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter" Huntdown will be arriving on the Switch eShop on 12th May. Believe it or not, but this game was actually confirmed for the Nintendo Switch way back in 2017. When it does finally arrive in a few weeks,...
News Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee Launches On Switch Later This Month
Physical edition also planned
Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc. and Microids have revealed that Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee will be headed to Nintendo Switch later this month. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 14th May. The game, which was originally thought to be coming to Switch thanks to an ESRB rating found earlier this year, will launch for...
News Slayin 2 Will Bring "The World's First Endless Action RPG" Exclusively To Switch Next Week
Update: Release date and pricing revealed
Update (Fri 1st May, 2020 13:50 BST): FDG Entertainment has now revealed that Slayin 2 will launch on Switch on 7th May, with a full story mode and two-player co-op mode to enjoy. It'll be available with 35% off at launch for $7.79 / €7.79; the regular price will be $11.99 / €11.99. Original Article...
News Game Freak's Little Town Hero Physical Edition Delayed
Update: Worldwide release dates pushed back
Update (Fri 1st May, 2020 12:45 BST): NIS America has revealed that the Little Town Hero Big Idea Edition - the physical edition set to launch on Nintendo Switch this spring - has been delayed due to "current events". It will be postponed to 23rd June in North America, 26th June in Europe, and 3rd July in...
News 33 Years Later, Japanese Famicom RPG Hoshi wo Miru Hito Is Being Rereleased On Switch
We weren't expecting that
Hoshi wo Miru Hito, an RPG which was only ever released on the Famicom back in 1987, is set to be given a new lease of life on Switch this summer. The game is a sci-fi RPG which is known for being a particularly difficult game, partly thanks to a lack of instruction on what to actually do. It's set in a cyberpunk-style...
News Five Nights At Freddy's: Help Wanted Set To Shock Switch Owners Later This Month
"A VR headset is not required to play"
In 2018, we got quite the surprise when the Five Nights at Freddy's creator, Scott Cawthon, revealed he was bringing the original three games to the Switch eShop with the help of the French software development company, Clickteam. He followed this up with the release of the
News The Retail Release Of The Wonderful 101: Remastered Has Been Delayed
Physical backers may also have to wait
There's been a lot of disruptions here and there since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. Unfortunately, it's now also impacted the retail release date of The Wonderful 101: Remastered by PlatinumGames. If you've backed this game, you've likely already...
News Burnout Paradise Remastered Speeds Onto Switch This June, But It's Pretty Pricey
The "definitive Burnout Paradise experience"
Despite the initial confusion earlier in the month, it has now been confirmed that Burnout Paradise Remastered is indeed racing onto Nintendo Switch this June. It's set to launch on the 19th, but it'll come at quite a price. The game's release date briefly appeared on the US Switch eShop a few weeks...
News Urban Flow Brings Multiplayer Mayhem Exclusively To Switch This Year
Campaign and endless mode included
Indie publisher Baltoro Games has lifted the lid on a brand new multiplayer game headed to Switch as a console exclusive. Introducing Urban Flow. Playable either alone or alongside friends in a "scalable" drop-in, drop-out local co-op mode, the game has you manning traffic lights in a bid to prevent catastrophic...
News The Wonderful 101: Remastered File Size And Other Details Revealed
Only a few weeks to go!
We're only a handful of weeks away from the launch of The Wonderful 101: Remastered on Nintendo Switch, and several new details have now been confirmed thanks to the game receiving a pre-purchase page on the Japanese eShop. Launching on 11th June in Japan (Europe and North America get it slightly earlier in May), the game...
