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Captured on Nintendo Switch (Docked) Licensed games continue to be incredibly hit and miss. There are certainly examples of titles that have got it right, such as South Park: The Stick of Truth and its sequel, but sadly there are countless other games that just simply feel like shameless cash grabs, relying solely on the

Nintendo has filed a patent for its Nintendo Switch Lite design with the Japan Patent Office. The listing explains simply that it is “an electronic computer capable of playing a game” along with the names of the two creators of the filing, Yui Ehara and Junichiro Miyatake. The handheld-only console released back in September of

Trials of Mana is every bit one of those ‘lost classics’ that bafflingly never made it outside of Japan until recent times. The ‘90s were a fantastic time for RPG’s, yes, but their popularity on western shores was still not an entirely dependable factor, leading to developers not deeming it worth the cost of localizing

Activision and developer Beenox have announced a substantial update for the brilliant Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled on Nintendo Switch, While the Grand Prix season may have sadly ended, that hasn’t stopped the team delivering new content for fans. Check out what’s new in the full patch notes below: A Bonus ‘Beenox Pack’ We want to

The “Platinum 4” is almost done. So far, Platinum Games have revealed 3 of the 4 projects that the company planned to announce in its “Platinum 4” set of announcements. One of the announcements was a Kickstarter for The Wonderful 101 Remastered, which was a huge success. Well, the “Platinum 4” website has been updated

© Nintendo Life Konami – which is now the custodian of the PC Engine brand following its purchase of Hudson Soft in 2011 – is perhaps a little late to the party with its take on the ‘micro-console’ concept that kicked off with the Nintendo Classic Edition a few years back. Since then, we’ve seen

‘ If you live in North America and use Nintendo products, then you may want to make sure that nothing breaks for a while. This is because, unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in more closures. Nintendo has announced on their North American support page that “due to preventive measures put in place for the

Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) As indie game development has massively ramped up over the past decade or so, there’s also been an equivalent rise in the popularity of the Metroidvania genre. We’ve seen countless fascinating examples of how elements of the genre can be bent or expanded upon to create amazing new experiences, but

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a great help to people that have had to socially distance themselves and self-quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic. So far, the impact that the pandemic has had on Nintendo‘s 2020 release schedule has been minimal, but that may change. Animal Crossing New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku and producer

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 cancellations due to

The latest UK video game software charts are now with us and there were two big new releases on Friday. Animal Crossing: New Horizons shot straight to No.1 and DOOM Eternal entered at No.2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is officially the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game in the United Kingdom to date. Check out the full

Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) Few shonen anime series fit popular culture’s continued obsession with western superhero tropes quite as well as My Hero Academia. This long-running manga and anime follows the journey of Izuku Midoriya, a young boy born without powers (or Quirks, as they’re known in the series’ canon) in a world where

Dreams, a video game on the Playstation 4, has seen a lot of Nintendo-related creations. One of them, Super Mario, has been taken down. The model’s creator, Piece of Craft, tweeted a picture of their creation having received a “moderated” notice. The notice says that the creation was removed from Dreams due to “copyrighted material”

It appears to have finally happened – after a solid few months of PlayStation 4 users creating absolutely any kind of game they wanted to in Media Molecule’s latest hit Dreams, Sony has begun to take action against certain themed projects that are being uploaded. A Dreams content creator @Piece_of_Craft shed some light on the

GDC 2020 was not able to occur this month because of the coronavirus pandemic. The GDC staff stated that there would be some kind of replacement for the event later this year, and have just announced what it will be. GDC Summer, a “three-day celebration of the art, craft and business of game development”, will

With all of the crazy stuff going on in the world right now, it’s perhaps unsurprising to hear that even video game stores are seeing unusually high levels of demand. Early reports coming in from Japan suggest that a number of retail stores have experienced particularly lengthy queues during midnight launches for Animal Crossing: New

Nintendo Europe has announced this afternoon that you can now access, manage and add games to your Nintendo Switch Wish List via the Nintendo eShop website. This newly added functionality to the official site will make it easier for you to keep track of the games you want to purchase next. Share this! Like this:

Update [Wed 18th Mar, 2020]: Following the rather disappointing news that the coronavirus had halted shipment and production, the adorable Japanese white PC Engine Mini is now available to order from Play Asia. We’re not sure how much stock the online retailer has, so you’d better act fast! Please note that some links on this

The extensive and well-reviewed JRPG Octopath Traveler has managed to shift an impressive two million copies on the Nintendo Switch system. To celebrate this fantastic milestone, Nintendo has announced that the game is now 50% off in both Europe and North America. Octopath Traveler will be on sale until 2nd April. Share this! Like this:

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 Switch eShop, and has appeared on the website of a Danish online retailer. Now to add to this,

Kotaku is reporting that US retail chain GameStop is cancelling the midnight release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Doom Eternal. Both games are due to be released on Friday. The company shared the news via an internal memo to employees which has been published online by Kotaku. “Until further notice, late night launch events

One Switch release in April we’re rather excited about is Square Enix’s 3D remake of Trials of Mana. Back in February, a PlayStation 4 demo was spotted on the PlayStation Store tracker website Gamstat. While there was no mention of a Switch demo at the time, it’s now been confirmed. Square Enix has announced a

Grab your tools and crank out your creativity on a deserted island getaway package courtesy of Tom Nook. With many new features including crafting and island customisation, alongside the return of Happy Home Academy, now with a new storage and furniture design tool, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is what every fan had hoped for and

Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) The Defender-style free-scrolling shmup sub-genre has always had a lot of untapped potential, and while some free-scrolling shmups like Fantasy Zone and Black Bird have garnered a fanbase of admirers, the style of allowing the player to control the movement of the screen still feels unexplored. Syder Reloaded is another

If you’ve yet to purchase the excellent Ring Fit Adventure for the Nintendo Switch and have actively been looking for a copy you will have noticed that stock is extremely scarce. Polygon contacted Nintendo of America to find out what the company is planning to do about this. The company says that they are working

Nintendo’s New York store will be taking new steps to combat the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, officially known as COVID-19. As of Sunday, 15th March, and continuing for the foreseeable future, the store will reduce its opening hours. From Monday to Friday, it will be open from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm, and on

An eShop listing for the upcoming and eagerly awaited Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch has recently surfaced. Nintendo has kept fairly tight-lipped about the title that originally launched on the Wii in 2011 and they’re still stating a rather vague 2020 release window for now. Still, this could mean that we’ll be getting

Since 2017 we’ve seen a steady supply of Hamster’s Arcade Archives releases bringing arcade classics to the Switch eShop. What’s more, the series includes previously unreleased or hard-to-find arcade games from Nintendo itself. Having been so well acquainted with many of the NES versions, and it’s been wonderful to rediscover these games in their original

Sadly, the coronavirus pandemic has not gotten any better. Nintendo has been monitoring the situation very closely. Washington state, which is the location of Nintendo of America’s headquaters, has been hit hard by the pandemic. And, unfortunately, there has been some more bad news reported tonight. Nintendo has confimed to the Seattle Times that a

If you’re in your teens or beyond, chances are you’ve probably found yourself falling head over heels in love with someone at least once in your life. We all know the feeling: you see a stunning stranger out of the corner of your eye, someone who you’re absolutely sure is way out of your league,