Switch eShop News
December2022
News Spike Chunsoft Shares New Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Trailer
Launching on Switch in Spring 2023
In September, Spike Chunsoft lifted the lid on its new project Master Detective Archives: Rain Code - a detective adventure style game, due out on Switch in Spring 2023. The latest update is a new introduction trailer - featuring Shinigami, the death god contracted to haunt protagonist Yuma, who gives a sneak peek...
News Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed Is A Game About Taking Off People's Clothes
Well, if you count vampires as "people"
The stakes are high. Sorry, little vampire joke for you there. But the stakes are high in Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed, literally, because Akihabara is infested with vampiric invaders called Synthisters, preying on the unsuspecting "figurine-chasers, maid café connoisseurs, and cosplayers" of the...
News Harvest Moon: The Winds Of Anthos Is The Next Game In The Farm Sim Spin-Off Series
Grab your torch and pitchforks (for farming reasons)
We've known about the Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life remake for a while now, so it would make sense that Harvest Moon — the Natsume-owned series that serves as a rival to Story of Seasons — would make its appearance sooner or later. (For slightly more context: What is now known as...
Review Lil Gator Game (Switch) - An Incredibly Charming Adventure With A Deep Message
Chomping at the bit for a good time
There is something to be said for trying to recapture one’s childhood. Nostalgia is (and always has been) a popular tool employed by game designers, and it is something that many modern games use to try and recapture childhood wonder. And yet, for the first time in recent memory, a new release has tried a...
News Cuphead - The Delicious Last Course Serves Up Two Million Sales
"Jumpin' Jellybeans we've gone Double Platinum!!"
The much-anticipated DLC for Cuphead, 'The Delicious Last Course,' was released back at the end of June this year and we had a great time with it. So too, it seems, did a couple of other people as the game was quick to break the one million copies sold mark just weeks later. Now, the devilishly...
News Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection To Get Switch eShop Release Next Year
21 Wonder Boys abound!
ININ Games is giving Wonder Boy Collection a little bit of a boost. An expanded digital release of this year's compilation, called Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection, is coming to the eShop on 26th January 2023. Now, if you're a little bit confused, there are a fair few differences compared to June 2022's Collection — at...
News First-Person Puzzle Adventure 'Memorrha' Unlocks 2023 Release Date
This reminds me of a puzzle...
Sticky Stone Studio has today announced that the long-awaited Switch version of first-person puzzler, Memorrha, will be coming to the console very soon - 13th January, 2023 to be precise. The arrival of this game has been a long time coming and we are excited to see it finally reach the release phase. We first heard...
News Atlus Shares More Details On Persona 3 And Persona 4 For Switch
Shiny graphics! Quick saves!
Update [Thu 15th Dec, 2022 15:10 GMT]: North American eShop pages for both Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden are now live, meaning you can pre-order both titles for the Switch right now. Better still, both games are only $19.99 each. What are you waiting for!? Original article [Wed 14th Dec, 2022 11:15 GMT]: Pu
News XEL Is Officially The Worst Switch Game Of 2022, According To Metacritic
Blade Runner also made the top 10
It's that time once again when Metacritic spices up the 'Game of the Year' nominations by releasing a list of the worst games released. On the Switch front, the worst game of the year goes to the Zelda-style sci-fi adventure title, XEL. It made its debut on the platform in July this year, and according to...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - Bardock Alone Against Fate DLC Launching Next Month
"The time to fight for it all begins January 13th, 2023"
Back in September, Bandai Namco announced Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot would be getting a fourth DLC update focused on Goku's Saiyan father Bardock. Bardock: Alone Against Fate has now officially been locked in for release on 13th January 2023. Alongside this announcement, Bandai Namco has released...
News Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Launches On Switch Next April
Pre-orders available now
Update [Wed 14th Dec, 2022 02:05 GMT]: Capcom's second trailer has revealed Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch and other platforms on 14th April 2023. Pre-orders are available now for the bundle deal at the price of $59.99. This pack comes with two additional skins for the...
Review River City Girls 2 (Switch) - The Girls Are Back With A Strong, Albeit Safe, Sequel
No relation to the Scottish soap opera
Wayforward is on the top level when it comes to long-standing indie developers. Sure, not every game is a winner but when they do land, the studio knocks it out of the park. A long history of bangers has made it one of the most respected developers in the game, and one genre it consistently excels in is the...
News Retro Goal Scores New 'Global Championship Mode' In Free Update
Back of the net
Just as the World Cup really starts hotting up, New Star Games has announced that its arcade-inspired football sim, Retro Goal, will be following suit. The studio has announced that a new tournament-based game mode will be kicking off in Retro Goal from today (13th December). What's more, this expansion is absolutely free! Much like...
News Evan's Remains Creator's New Mystery Game Will Shape The Future In January
Total RE:CALL
Matías Schmied, the developer of the mystery platformer game Evan's Remains, is back with his next project — and it's out on Switch very soon. RE:CALL is an adventure game with visual novel elements, and publisher Whitehorn Games has revealed that you'll be able to dive into memories and shape the present and future on Switch when...
Triumph or Die
Jitsu Squad is a beat 'em up heavily inspired by '90s classics like belt-scroller Final Fight and fighter Marvel vs. Capcom. You control the titular squad as they seek to stop the evil demon Origami from getting his hands on the Kusanagi Stone, a legendary MacGuffin which grants godly powers to anyone who can attain it. After a...
News Fatal Frame Devs Share Thank You Message On Franchise's 21st Anniversary
Also discuss upcoming Switch remake
Today marks the 21st anniversary of the first Fatal Frame (Project Zero in the west), launched on PlayStation 2 and Xbox back on December 13th, 2001. To celebrate, producer Fukaya and director Shibata for Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse have taken to YouTube to discuss the upcoming Switch remaster and to...
Review Wavetale (Switch) – Wind Waker Meets Platforming For A Cruisy But Bumpy Ride
Water water everywhere
Ah, water. Calming, tranquil, fun. You’d struggle to find a game that doesn’t have some body of water in it. But Wavetale dives into the deep end. This adventure title from Thunderful sees players exploring by walking, running, and gliding on water. Initially released for Stadia, it has now spread to PC and consoles. For...
News Lone Ruin Casts A Spell With Stunning Twin-Stick Roguelike Action In January
It's a kind of magic
Publisher Super Rare Games has announced that it's bringing Cuddle Monster Games' gorgeous-looking roguelike twin-stick shooter Lone Ruin to Switch on 12th January 2023. As an explorer, you'll be delving into a long-abandoned city which is full of powerful magic. This place was once home to a thriving civilisation, but a...
News The Outbound Ghost Publisher Takes Legal Action Following Dev Complaints And Steam Page Edits
Update: "We hope that the need for legal interventions is short lived"
Update #2 [Mon 12th Dec, 2022 11:10 GMT]: After hearing from the lead developer of The Outbound Ghost last week, publisher Digerati has now responded with a full statement regarding the game's release, including legal action following lawsuit threats from Conradical Games. In a...
Mini Review Papetura (Switch) - A Perfectly Crafted, Bite-Sized Puzzle Adventure
Paper view entertainment
The incredible indulgence of watching a blockbuster movie is that every second of it cost tens of thousands of dollars to produce. Each minute, a couple of million dollars of production glitz is poured into your flickering eyeballs, while you stuff your slack jaw with popcorn. Papetura is both exactly like that and nothing...
News Bayonetta Origins: Cereza And The Lost Demon File Size Seemingly Revealed
Arriving next March
In case you missed it, one of the big Nintendo-related announcements at The Game Awards this year was the reveal of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. This new Switch game is arriving early next year on 17th March, and as result, there's already a fair bit of information about it. The latest update comes directly from...
An ambitious title that just misses the mark
The world wasn’t ready for Romancing SaGa when it was first released back in 1992. It wasn’t until the PS2 remake in 2005 that the title would make its way to western shores, where it quickly gained a passionate following among fans of its non-linear storytelling, expressive characters, and...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - Card Warriors Online Service To Be Terminated In 2023
Specific date TBA
As 2022 winds down, Bandai Namco has announced it will be terminating the online service for Dragon Ball Card Warriors in 2023. Card Warriors is a free card game update for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot and was made available earlier this year on the Nintendo Switch in March. There's no specific date just yet, but when the service does...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Dragon Quest Treasures
What did the critics think?
Apart from all those announcements at the Game Awards yesterday, there were also some new games released on the Nintendo Switch this week. One, in particular, that perhaps deserves just a little more attention is the new Dragon Quest spin-off, Dragon Quest Treasures. We've already shared our own Nintendo Life review -...
News Splatoon 3 Version 2.0.1 Is Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
It's been a busy week on the Nintendo week, with the company launching its third wave of DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and also announcing an expansion pass for the upcoming Fire Emblem game. In case you missed it, Splatoon 3 also got another update. While we've already issued a PSA about the "first big run event", it seems the...
Review Samurai Maiden (Switch) - A Saucy Hack-And-Slash That Makes For An Entertaining Romp
Pleated Swords
Samurai Maiden’s characters look great. Really great. While perhaps not leaps and bounds ahead of the competition, nevertheless, they’re a striking cast of multicoloured, glassy-eyed femme fatales that glow from every angle. As is much the case with most output that falls into anime ecchi categories, they’re not particularly...
News Classic Text-Based Adventure 'Colossal Cave' Is Getting A 3D Revival In January
Ah, memories...
Colossal Cave Adventure, the 1976 text-based game from William Crowther, is getting a 3D revival in the form of Colossal Cave, launching on Switch on January 19th, 2023. Developed by ex-Sierra Entertainment devs Ken and Roberta Williams, the game was reportedly started as a hobby for the pair during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is...
News New Hide N Seek Mode Sneaks Onto Among Us Today
Ready or not
There were announcements a-plenty at last night's Game Awards (no Tears of the Kingdom trailer, but we're totally fine about that) and even the masked Among Us team dropped in on the action to announce that a whole new game mode will be coming our way today (9th December)! The Hide n Seek mode will take the classic concept of sneaking...
News Return To Castlevania In The Next Dead Cells DLC, Arriving Q1 2023
"Thank you Konami"
Motion Twin's award-winning roguelite Metroidvania Dead Cells was the first game to receive an announcement at The Game Awards' pre-show this year. In a brief trailer, it was revealed Dead Cells would be collaborating with Konami's long-running Castlevania series with the upcoming Return To Castlevania DLC. Fans can expect a new...
News Final Fight Free To Download For A Limited-Time In Capcom Arcade Stadium
Get it while you can!
If you're into retro gaming and enjoy classic beat 'em ups you won't want to miss out on this latest offer. Capcom has made its classic arcade title Final Fight a free download in its Capcom Arcade Stadium collection for a limited time. It'll require 6MB of space to install, and obviously, you'll need to have the Capcom Arcade...
News Wales Interactive Announces 'Ten Dates', Speeding Onto Switch In 2023
A "post-pandemic" sequel to Five Dates
Wales Interactive, known for its extensive work in the FMV genre, has announced Ten Dates, a sequel to the lockdown dating sim Five Dates, which was released back in November 2020. Due for release on February 14th, 2023 (yep, Valentine's Day), the game doubles the number of potential dating matches from its...
Review The Rumble Fish 2 (Switch) - A Cult Classic Fighter Gets A Great Port
Big Fish
Despite its title being ostensibly plucked from the 1983 Francis Ford Coppola movie of the same name, publisher Sammy’s The Rumble Fish series bears zero resemblance bar the odd bout of fisticuffs. Or, in this case, bout upon bout of fisticuffs, with a cast of colourful and interestingly designed characters. The Rumble Fish series’...
Poll What’s Your Favourite New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC Track In Wave 3?
Let us know
Nintendo's Booster Course Wave 3 DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is finally available, and now that a lot of racers have had a chance to try it out, we're curious to know what your favourite track is in the new update. While you may have been excited for a particular track in the lead up, perhaps you're now a fan of another track. Have you...
Mini Review Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 3 (Switch) - The Best Set Of Tracks Yet
This is more like it!
Nintendo is back with another wave of eight courses for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass, bringing us to the halfway point of its overall road map. Now we're up to a total of 24 new tracks over six unique cups, but so far, the output has been a bit mixed: we’ve had some bonafide classics like Coconut Mall and...
News Mech Armada Brings Robot Building To X-Com-Style Warfare On Switch Tomorrow
Roll out
Lioncode Games has announced that its tactical turn-based roguelite Mech Armada will be dropping onto Switch tomorrow (8th December). Billed as "Into the Breach meets X-Com", by way of a little Transformers we might add, this tactics game will see you building extravagently bulky mechs and then sending them into battle against an even...
News New Avatar Legends DLC Is Now Available In Minecraft
"Can you master the four elements?"
Update [Wed 7th Dec, 2022 01:55 GMT]: Minecraft's Avatar Legends DLC is now available. Alongside this a new trailer has been released. "Play as yourself or as your favorite characters, as the Avatar Legends DLC comes with 50+ new skins, including Aang, Korra, Zuko, and Katara! And to celebrate the launch,...
News River City Girls 2 Has A New Release Date In North America & Europe
Update: WayForward has confirmed the new date
Update [Tue 6th Dec, 2022 21:35 GMT]: After comforting fans about the upcoming River City Girls 2 release date last week, WayForward has today announced an official release date for this much-anticipated sequel — 15th December! Confirming the news on Twitter, this follows the company's announcement...
News Astroneer Lands Seasonal Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Holiday special
Astroneer, the charming little Minecraft-meets-No Man's Sky sandbox, won us over when it was released back in January of this year and we have been enjoying regular updates ever since. Now the good folk over at System Era Softworks have introduced new festive content in an update titled 'Project C.H.E.E.R'. Aside from the usual bug...
Review Kukoos: Lost Pets (Switch) - A Charming 3D Platformer Perfect For The Whole Family
Going Cuckoo for Kukoos
Despite the Nintendo Switch’s reputation for being a family-friendly console, the number of truly kid-focused games on the platform are surprisingly few and far between. And if you take licensed games out of the discussion, the number falls even more. Currently, outside of some notable titles like New Super Lucky’s Tale...
News PowerWash Simulator Dev Provides Update On Nintendo Switch Release
New content announcements coming "early next year"
At the Tokyo Game Show in September, Square Enix announced the washing and cleaning simulation PowerWash Simulator for the Nintendo Switch. There was no date shared at the time, and now indie developer FuturLab has provided an update - revealing a release will be locked in for this platform in...
Review Inscryption (Switch) - This Ingeniously Devilish Deckbuilder Is Still Ace On Switch
Going off-scrypt
The delight of Daniel Mullins’ games is the way they obliterate expectations. If there’s a problem with having such a distinctive creative voice, though, is that we've been trained by his previous games to expect the unexpected. And that's why Inscryption's arrival on Switch is such a treat: as the first of Mullins' games to hit...
Mini Review Swordship (Switch) - A Challenging, High-Speed, 'Dodge 'Em Up' With Style
Burning The Tide
Swordship looks like something from the world of Wipeout, except here the race is for your life. With buttery cel-shaded graphics and a cool ambient techno soundtrack, it's stylistically polished. The frame rate maintains a perfect 60 FPS, with its industrial periphery altering between cities and the colour of the seas moving...
News Cat Dungeon Crawler, UnderDungeon, Sinks Its Claws Into January Release Date
Apocalypse meow
We first heard about UnderDungeon back in the sunny days of August. With it's somewhat Undertale-y vibe and interesting mix of 2D and 3D dungeon exploration, we were excited for it's release this year. While it looks like it will be just missing out on that original date, the publisher has announced that it will be landing (on its...
Feature Nintendo eShop Selects - November 2022
Nintendo Life's picks for the best Switch eShop games in November!
It's technically the last eShop Selects of the year. Yep, the next time we do this, it'll be 2023, even if we'll be looking back at December's games. But let's not get too far ahead of ourselves yet! We've got November to look back on — a month dominated by Pokémon, but an early...
News Overwatch 2 Previews Season 2 - New Tank Hero, New Events & Much More
Launching on December 6th
Following a troubled launch in October, Blizzard's team-based hero shooter Overwatch 2 has now almost made it to Season 2. The second season will be dropping on December 6 and comes with the new tank Ramattra, the new map 'Shambali Monastery map', a new Greek Mythology-themed event and a new round of balance changes...
Mini Review Super Kiwi 64 (Switch) - An N64-Style Platformer Ripe With Tricksy Energy
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Right first time—it was a bird
Super Kiwi 64 feels like it’s up to something. There's a tricksy energy about it that’s impossible to ignore. Players of Siactro’s earlier games might be expecting that, but this isn’t just more of the same. Super Kiwi 64 is weird in its own special way, presenting a fresh guided...
News Warframe On Switch Just Got A Cross Platform Play Update
"Bringing together Tenno from across the globe"
Remember last July when Digital Extremes announced it would be adding cross-play and cross-save support to its hit free-to-play title, Warframe? Well, cross platform play is now officially available. In a new update, the company announced cross platform play was finally supported for PC, Xbox,...
News Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Receives Its First Title Update On Switch
Fixes bug that prevented 100% completion & more
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope was an amazing game, but as many players progressed in the game they discovered they were unable to 100% the title. Fortunately, the team at Ubisoft has now addressed this in a patch update. This update is roughly a 176MB update and comes with a number of fixes and...
Video 11 Exciting New Games Coming to Nintendo Switch In December 2022
Mario Kart 8 DLC Wave 3, Crisis Core & more
We've made it to the final month of 2022, everyone! It's been another action-packed year of gaming, and while we didn't get everything we necessarily wanted, it was still a fun ride on the Nintendo Switch front. So, what's there to look forward to in December? Well, apart from Inscryption, which is...
Review Soccer Story (Switch) - A Football Adventure With Plenty Of Extra Time
Yes, it's quite like Golf Story
It's a very normal part of the gaming industry for an out-of-the-blue smash hit to define a subgenre and, in the process, inspire a number of similar games. When Golf Story arrived on Switch in 2017, taking the RPG slant of Game Boy Color's Mario Golf and pushing it in new directions, it set a particular tone for...
News Nintendo's Huge Cyber Deals Sale Ends Soon, Up To 50% Off Switch eShop Games (North America)
First-party games include Mario, Zelda, and more
Update: Nintendo's huge Cyber sale ends this weekend, wrapping up at 11:59 pm PT on Sunday 4th December. Consider this your final warning to pick up some of these great deals – and remember to grab some of our discounted eShop credit to save even further on your favourite games (details below)...
Review Warp Drive (Switch) - An F-Zero-Inspired Racer With Promise And Performance Woes
Show me ya moves!
Fun fact: if F-Zero GX—the last home console game in Nintendo’s seminal futuristic racing series—were a person, they would be old enough to vote now. Indeed, it’s been far too long since we’ve gotten a new F-Zero, which has led to copycats filling the void as best as they can. Some of these, like Fast RMX or WipEout Omega...
News Retro-Inspired Metroidvania 'Haiku The Robot' Gets New Game Mode In Mid-December Update
Up for a challenge?
Remember back in September when it seemed that every game ever was getting released all at once? One such title to land on the Switch in this period was Haiku the Robot - a post-apocalypse-set metroidvania with an adorable main character which looked like it had leaped right off of a GBA cartridge. Now the game is getting its...
News Animal Crossing Style Game Hokko Life Gets A "Performance Update" On Switch
Next update "coming soon"
If you enjoy lifestyle sims like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and are looking for something else to play, now is a great time to revisit Team17's Hokko Life. A new post on the publisher's official website reveals the Nintendo Switch version of the game has just been updated. Hokko Life made its debut on Nintendo's hybrid...
News Monster Hunter Rise Is No Longer A Nintendo Switch Console Exclusive
PlayStation, Xbox & Game Pass releases confirmed
Before Monster Hunter Rise was even released on Nintendo Switch, it was revealed the new game would be getting a PC release roughly a year later. The base game was then followed up by the Sunbreak expansion earlier this year in June. Now, in another update, Capcom's long-running series is no longer a...
News Paper Mario-Inspired RPG 'Flynt Buckler Wakes The Sleepy Castle' Smashes Funding Goal
Aiming for a 2024 release
A veritable cornucopia of Paper Mario-likes are either making their way to the Switch, or are already available — so many that we've got a list of the best Paper Mario-likes, even! And for those of you who can't get enough of games about two-dimensional protagonists, today is an extra special day, because not only is
Mini Review Sword Of The Vagrant (Switch) - Solid But Unremarkable Hack-And-Slashing
Vanillish
After launching on Steam in 2017, O.T.K Games’ The Vagrant has finally released on consoles with the new alias Sword of the Vagrant. The game is heavily inspired by the games of Vanillaware; renowned developers of games like Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Dragon’s Crown. This inspiration can be seen straight away with the wonderful...
News Ninja Gaiden Inspired 'Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider' Launches Next Month
What a way to kick off 2023
Publisher The Arcade Crew and developer Joymasher have announced that the upcoming pixel art action-platformer Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider will launch on the Nintendo Switch on January 12th, 2023. It wasn't long ago that 2023 still felt like an age away, but the game's release is now only a little over a month away, and...
Mini Review Railbound (Switch) - A Cute Locomotive Puzzler On The Perfect Platform
You have to draw the line somewhere
Railbound, the latest title from Polish studio Afterburner, makers of Golf Peaks and inbento, is a super-cute puzzler of polished presentation and deceptively monstrous difficulty. It starts ever so innocently, asking for a little railway line to connect a carriage to its engine, and sings with toots and chuffs as...
News Borderlands 3 Has Been Rated For The Nintendo Switch
Sound familiar?
Borderlands 3, the FPS sequel from Gearbox Software, has been rated by Europe's Pan European Game Information (PEGI) for the Nintendo Switch, potentially indicating an upcoming launch. The rating was applied today, December 1st, and has been included on all versions of the game and all of its downloadable content. For a full...
November2022
Review Front Mission 1st: Remake (Switch) - Impressive Visuals, But A Slog On The Battlefield
Best pray to the RNG gods
As the saying goes, war never changes, but this is only partly true of the Front Mission series, which puts players in control of a group of wanzer pilots as they try to outmanoeuvre the opposing side. The first game in the series has seen a whole host of remakes and releases, with the latest, Front Mission 1st: Remake,...
News Legendary Urshifu Brings The Fight To Pokémon Unite Tomorrow
I know Kubfu!
After a datamine back in September revealed the next slate of 'mon to be joining the Pokémon Unite roster, we feel like these reveals lost a sense of anticipation. Fortunately, all of the predicted monsters are out of the way now, so what follows should be back to surprises (unless there is another leak, that is). For the moment, at...
News Nintendo's Huge Black Friday eShop Sale Ends Today, Up To 75% Off Switch Games (Europe)
Here's your last chance!
Update: Today's your final day to take advantage of the savings in Nintendo of Europe's Black Friday eShop sale. Our own Black Friday sale, offering you 10% off eShop credit which can be spent in the sale to save even more money, also ends today. Original Article: The Switch eShop Black Friday sale teased earlier in the...
News Splatoon 3 Version 2.0.0 Is Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
An absolutely huge update has arrived
Update [Wed 30th Nov, 2022 05:45 GMT]: Version 2.0.0 of Splatoon 3 is officially live and you can download it now. You'll either be prompted to update the game when you boot it up, or you can perform a manual update within the software menu. Original story [Tue 29th Nov, 2022 03:00 GMT]: Nintendo has announced...
News 'The Garden Path' Is A Cosy Real-Time Gardening Game Designed For Short Sessions
Coming early 2023
We've been excited for The Garden Path since we found out about it in August 2021, and spoke to its solo developer and illustrator Louis Durrant about its inspiration and its music later that month. Now, we've got a release window: Spring 2023, just in time for the winter frost to
Review Ship Of Fools (Switch) - Roguelite Deck Defence That's A Blast With A Mate
Cannon fodder
If you’ve ever played a roguelite, you’ve seen it all before. Head out on a run, collect resources and equipment, fail at some point, use those resources to purchase upgrades, and try again and again, getting a little bit further each time until the Big Evil is defeated. In an increasingly crowded genre, Ship of Fools adheres to...
News Nintendo Switch Sports Golf Update Now Live, Here's What's Included
Download it now
Last week, Nintendo announced it would finally be rolling out its new free golf update for Nintendo Switch Sports. It's now officially gone live, meaning you should be able to update your copy and play it right now. This latest update bumps the game up to Version 1.3.0. Included with golf is the 'survival mode' - supporting...
Review Finding Paradise (Switch) - A Wonderful Sequel That Will Linger Long In Your Memory
To the moon and back
The sequel to Freebird Games' superlative To The Moon, Finding Paradise is a game we weren't sure we really wanted or even needed when it first released back in 2017. How on earth could anything be expected to live up to the power and emotion of Kao Gan's wonderful 2011 adventure? Surely any attempt to return to this world and...
Review The Knight Witch (Switch) - An Intense Fusion Of Metroidvania And Bullet Hell
Bewitching
At this point, it’s easy to think that the Metroidvania genre has become played out. The indie community has positively run away with the genre over the past decade, producing projects that need to work increasingly harder to differentiate themselves from the pack. Still, this pressure has also bred some impressive innovation. Who...
News TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, LEGO Star Wars & More Crowned TIME's 'Best Video Games Of 2022'
Check out the full list
It's been another exciting year in the world of video games, and as usual, it's now that time of year when outlets around the globe share their own favourites. TIME's website recently revealed its own top 10 for 2022. First place went to Sony's recent release God of War: Ragnarok. It was followed by another PS5 title. Bandai...
News Tetris Effect: Connected Receives Another Update On Switch, Here's What's Included
Update now
The Switch version of Tetris Effect: Connected received another update earlier this month. This latest patch bumps the game up to Version 1.3.3. The official support page has now shared the full details - revealing a number of changes for all platforms. It's also aware of certain exploits tied to the system clock on Switch. Here are the...
News Overwatch 2 Reveals Gameplay Footage Of New Tank Hero
Coming December 6th
Update [Sun 27th Nov, 2022 02:55 GMT]: Blizzard has now released gameplay footage of Ramattra. He'll make his debut in Season 2 on December 6. Original article [Wed 23rd Nov, 2022 02:05 GMT]: If you're still playing Blizzard's free-to-play title Overwatch 2 on a regular basis, you might be interested to know there's a double...
News NieR: Automata Sales Soar To Seven Million Following Switch Release
Square Enix provides a sales update
One of the many third-party highlights on the Switch this year was Platinum's action role-playing game NieR: Automata. Following this title's release in October, Square Enix has provided an update for the lifetime sales of NieR - revealing the combined amount of sales total of seven million units (this includes...
News Frustrated Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Players Are Reportedly Getting Refunds
Some trainers are fed up with performance issues
The ninth-generation games Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been out for a week now. They take the series in a bold new direction with open-world design but also suffer from serious performance issues and glitches. It seems for some trainers, all of this (including Game Freak's silence) has become...
News TT Isle Of Man - Ride On The Edge 3 Races Onto Nintendo Switch Next May
Back on the bike
Publisher Nacon and developer RaceWard Studio have announced TT Isle of Man - Ride on the Edge 3 is coming to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other modern platforms in May 2023. This latest entry based on the famous bike race is once again built by a team of "veterans" who apparently have many motorcycle games to their name. The...
News Arcade Archives Nintendo Collection Goes On Sale For The First Time Ever, 30% Off
Grab a bargain
We've extensively covered the Switch's Arcade Archives series over the years, and November 24th marks the 300th week (5 years and 9 months, to be precise) of Hamster Corporation rolling out these updated retro releases. To celebrate this milestone, the Nintendo Switch eShop is hosting a special sale. All 20 Nintendo titles from the...
Mini Review Just Dance 2023 Edition (Switch) - Some Welcome Changes To The Old Routine
Into the Dancer-Verse
2023 is on the horizon, which, as it turns out, is an entirely different year to 2022, so naturally we've got a brand new Just Dance game to review. Yep, it's time for the annual update to Ubisoft's long-running franchise and, although it's tempting to simply cut-and-paste last year's review in here — these games really don't...
PSA The Physical Copy Of Just Dance 2023 Isn't Quite As 'Physical' As Expected
Code in box strikes again
It is with a sad irony that Ubisoft uses the word "Physical" in all of its publicity for Just Dance 2023. A reference to the hit Dua Lipa song (so we are told) which takes one of title's the top billings, it seems that there is nothing "physical" about the game at all - even down to its boxed copies. Yep, the infamous...
News The Jet Set Radio-Inspired 'Bomb Rush Cyberfunk' Is On The Hunt For Voice Actors
Could a release date be on the horizon?
The wait for the uber funky Jet Set Radio-inspired vibes-fest that is Bomb Rush Cyberfunk has felt like a particularly long one. We first heard of the game back in 2020, but with its recent pushback into 2023, we settled into the thought that there might be more delays to come. However, hope may be on the...
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Is The "Biggest" Launch Ever For A Video Game In Japan
Splatoon 3 has been dethroned
The good news for the ninth generation of Pokémon games just keeps coming. Following the update Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have surpassed 10 million sales globally in just three days, new data about the Japanese launch has been shared. According to Game Data Library, Scarlet and Violet have experienced the "biggest...
Unstoppable
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet may have some serious technical issues, but it seems to have had no impact on sales of the new generation. Nintendo has today announced global sales of Scarlet and Violet for the Switch have been able to surpass the 10 million mark in just the first three days. Both versions were released worldwide last week...
Review Retro Goal (Switch) - An Addictive Slice Of Club Football With A Side Of Management
Or Soccer, if you insist
Back in February we had Retro Bowl, a simple but fantastic take on American Football, right in time for the Super Bowl. It was an accomplished port by New Star Games, which had originally enjoyed success with the release on mobile, and now we get Retro Goal in time for the football/soccer World Cup. Once again it's a light...
News Spooky Paper Mario Tribute 'The Outbound Ghost' Gets December Release Date
Physical release closely follows
After having its physical release pushed back from the pre-set date of 25th November, we began to worry whether adorable looking RPG The Outbound Ghost would make it to Switch in 2022. Fortunately, an announcement from publisher Digerati and developer Conradical Games has warmed out spirits, as it confirmed that the...
News Surprise! Hamster Is Bringing The Hardest Tetris Series To Switch eShop Next Week
Tetris: The Grand Master joins Arcade Archives
If you think you've played all the Tetris games, think again! The Japan-only 1998 title Tetris: The Grand Master will be receiving a Switch eShop release next week on December 1st. Hamster Corp will be adding this Arika title to its well-known Arcade Archive series, so there's a good chance there'll be...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Scores New Gameplay Trailer For Season 2 & Bardock DLC
"Coming soon" to a Switch near you
Back in September, Bandai Namco announced Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot would be receiving a fourth DLC based on Goku's Saiyan father, Bardock. In case you missed it, it's officially titled Bardock: Alone Against Fate and is the first of three DLC in a brand new Season Pass. Bandai Namco has now released some new...
News Mugen Souls Gets Uncensored 2023 Nintendo Switch Release
"True to the original Japanese release"
Eastasiasoft and Idea Factory have confirmed that they will be re-releasing the anime-style JRPG Mugen Souls on the Nintendo Switch in Spring 2023, with physical editions available for pre-order soon. The game was originally released for PS3 back in 2012, but drew criticism from fans after it was discovered...
News Paper Cut Mansion Folds Mystery Into Paper Mario Aesthetics On Switch Next Month
Creepy cutouts
Thunderful has announced that it will be bringing Space Lizard Studios' creepy cardboard roguelite, Paper Cut Mansion, to the Switch on 5th December, 2022. There are many of us out there who find the aesthetic design of Paper Mario somewhat off-putting - just look at those ever-staring those cold dead eyes. Paper Cut Mansion takes...
Exclusive The CrackPet Show Is A Bonkers Mash-Up Of Bullet Hell, Jazz Tunes, And Udder-Twirling Cows
Launching on Switch next month
Publisher Ravenage Games and developer Vixa Games is bringing its absurd twin-stick shooter The Crackpet Show to the Switch, and we can exclusively reveal that it will launch on December 15th, 2022. The game will star a roster of mutated animals who will need to compete in a TV show and unleash mayhem in glorious,...
Review Resident Evil 3 - Cloud Version (Switch) - Disappointingly Constrained And Very Short
Do the staaaaaars shine?
Note: This Cloud Version of Resident Evil 3 was tested on 100MB UW Broadband over WiFi and wired ethernet cable, along with a 5G mobile connection. Following up Resident Evil 2 — whether it’s the 1998 original or the 2019 remake — is no easy task. Indeed, in the run-up to the launch of the PlayStation 2, Capcom found...
News Short Hike-Alike 'Lil Gator Game' Snaps Up 2022 Release Date
Another one for the croc-like genre
See you later, alligator? How about see you very soon, crocodile? Sure, it doesn't rhyme, but it's what's happening! Playtonic Friends is publishing Lil Gator Game (yes, that's the final title) on the Nintendo Switch and the PC this year, and it finally has a release date. Lil Gator Game is a wholesome adventure...
Video THQ Nordic Cooks Up A New Gameplay Trailer For AEW: Fight Forever
Bringing the brawl to Switch in 2023
Earlier this year in August, THQ Nordic surprised wrestling fans with the news AEW: Fight Forever would be coming to the Nintendo Switch at some point in 2023. If you're eager to see more, you're in luck - with the publisher releasing a brand new look at the gameplay footage. This title is promoting itself as a...
News Advance Wars-Style Kickstarter Project Warside Targeting 2023 Switch Release
Dev feels it can "evolve" the turn-based tactical genre
Nintendo's Switch release Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp is seemingly stuck in limbo, but there's no need to worry because Warside has got all your turn-based tactical strategy cravings covered. Yes - an indie developer known as Lavabird has announced it'll be releasing its own take on the...
News The Nintendo Switch Is Getting A Brand New Peppa Pig Game In 2023
Go ham next year
The animated superstar Peppa Pig is returning to the Nintendo Switch in a new outing. It's called Peppa Pig: World Adventures and will be arriving at some point in 2023. Outright Games shared a brief trailer on YouTube that shows Peppa Pig welcoming fans to her new video game. According to the description, this new adventure will...
Review RWBY: Arrowfell (Switch) - Passable Action Platforming With Buried Potential
Not the Grimmest of outcomes
About a decade ago, Rooster Teeth launched a new anime web series called RWBY, which went on to spawn a reasonably successful media franchise. Yet—aside from a rather unfortunate hack ‘n’ slash game that bombed—RWBY’s only representation in video games consisted of a handful of mobile games and cameo...
Classic horror reborn
Note: This Cloud Version of Resident Evil 2 was tested on 100MB UW Broadband over WiFi and wired ethernet cable, along with a 5G mobile connection. Capcom is marching on with its plan to release its modern Resident Evil titles as cloud versions on Switch with Resident Evil 2, and while we approach every streaming-only version...
News Cooking Mama IP Holder Sues Planet Entertainment For Sale Of Cooking Mama: Cookstar
Mama is not happy!
Remember the ongoing dispute between Cooking Mama: Cookstar publisher Planet Entertainment and the series' rights holder Office Create dating back to 2020? Well, in an update, Planet has now been sued by Office Create. There was actually a fallout between the two parties before the game's release in 2020, but Planet Entertainment...
News Stardew-Meets-Pokémon Game 'Ova Magica' Gets New Trailer, 2023 Release Date
Hints of Slime Rancher, too
Two years ago, a game called Ova Magica launched on Kickstarter, and just three hours later, it was fully funded. Over the course of the Kickstarter campaign, it raised a total of €258,188 ($356,700 / £225,750) with over 4,000 backers. Needless to say, people were very excited for what Ova Magica had to offer. Ova...
News Dune Meets Fallout In 'Starsand', A Punishing Desert Survival Game Out Today
"Are you brave enough?"
Blue eyes, sand, and big bitey worms. If you're a fan of beloved, janky '80s movies or beloved, confusing '60s sci-fi epics, then you'll recognise these as the elements of Frank Herbert's Dune. But oh, what's this? This isn't Dune — this is Starsand, a Switch game that looks like Dune and sounds like Dune, but is not Dune...
News Danganronpa, AI: The Somnium Files, And Steins;Gate Get Deep Discounts For Black Friday
Spike Chunsoft joins in Nintendo's Cyber Deals sale
Do you love killing games? Of course you do, you clicked on the title. Fantastic news for you, dear murder-loving reader: Spike Chunsoft, purveyors of all things genocidal, are having a massive sale on their games. The sale begins November 17th, and continues until the 30th November, so you've got...
News Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 Gets A Fresh Update, Here Are The Patch Notes
New content! Bug fixes!
Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, the latest release in the Gunvolt saga, has just received a new update, bringing the game up to Ver. 1.4.0. It brings with it a host of new content and fixes which should make for a more pleasant gaming experience for all. So without further ado, let's take a look at the full patch notes: New...
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