Video game giant Capcom has created a new teaser site for a project which is set to be revealed later this week. It is anyones guess as to what the new game could be, but with the dark theme on the countdown website it is unlikely to be something like a new Mega Man game.
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This review originally went live in 2015, and we’re updating and republishing it to mark the arrival of EarthBound Beginnings in the Nintendo Switch Online NES library. If you were an early adopter of EarthBound fanaticism in the West, you likely caught wind of a previous title made for the Famicom. Translated into English and
Sonic lead creator Yuji Naka has responded to a newly published SEGA Forever tweet about Sonic making his debut on the Nintendo GameCube 20 years ago this month by saying that at the time he had mixed feelings about the iconic creation being on video gaming hardware that wasn’t designed by SEGA. While the SEGA
Image: Sega Following the short-lived lifespan of Dreamcast, Sega made the decision to exit hardware development and become a third-party publisher. While it was somewhat welcome news for fans of other companies at the time, it was no doubt a difficult period for the team at Sega. One person who had “mixed feelings” at the
Video game company Square Enix are currently busy readying their engines with their upcoming kart racer Chocobo Grand Prix which launches exclusively on Nintendo Switch next month as a full game or a free-to-play version. Those of you who might have been on the fence about the racer should be made aware that Cloud Strife
Image: Nintendo Nintendo began its most recent Direct broadcast with the reveal of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes – a Musou spin-off based on the 2019 release Fire Emblem: Three Houses. This upcoming release – due out on 24th June 2022 – will see players take control of Edelgard, Dimitri and Claude as they battle
The latest video game software and hardware charts for the United States during the period of January 2022 has come through courtesy of sales tracker NPD Group. The best-selling video game in the United States during the cold month of January was the incredibly popular next iteration of the Pokemon franchise, Pokemon Legends: Arceus. The
Image: Nintendo Arguably the standout game on the Nintendo Switch last year was Metroid Dread. It won awards, and is currently on the cusp of becoming the best-selling entry in the Metroid series, having already sold 2.74 million units. With all this success, now is a great time to give Samus a new action figure
The latest Japanese boxed video game software and hardware charts have arrived via sales tracker Famitsu for the week of 31st January, 2022 to 6th February, 2022. The best-selling video game was once again Pokemon Legends: Arceus which has proved to be an immensely popular entry in the long-running franchise selling an additional 359,064 retail
Following on from a PEGI rating last month, Rebllion’s Zombie Army 4: Dead War has now been officially confirmed for the Nintendo Switch. It will arrive on the hybris platform on 26th April and will include all of the Season Pass One content for free, including the following: “3 Additional Levels, 4 Character Packs, 9
Shigesato Itoi, who is the acclaimed creator behind the beloved Mother series, has retweeted today’s Nintendo Direct presentation announcement. While it seems unlikely that a new Mother game is development over at Nintendo, the retweet could indicate that Earthbound could arrive on the Nintendo Switch SNES app which is available for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Video game emulators aren’t always seen in the best light, but they actually play an important role when it comes to video game preservation and the revival of classics on modern hardware. With this in mind, MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) has just turned 25 years old, after
Tune in on Wednesday 9th February at 10pm UK time /11pm CET/ 2PM PT for a Nintendo Direct livestream featuring roughly 40 minutes of information mainly focused on Nintendo Switch games launching in the first half of 2022. To tune in, check out the Nintendo Direct website or the Nintendo UK YouTube channel, where the broadcast will be streamed.
Image: Konami Solid Snake might not seem like he’s had much to do with Nintendo over the years, but his original outing in Metal Gear, crafted by Hideo Kojima, actually got ported to the Famicom in 1987. After this, he got a GBC, GameCube and 3DS release and also made an appearance in the Super
Japanese gaming site Famitsu has published an interesting interview with Platinum Games new CEO, Atsushi Inaba, in which he discusses the company’s approach to building video games going forward. Mr. Inaba says that they are looking to focus on games “that are different from the past” suggesting that Platinum Games is setting their sights on
Image: Capcom / via @monsterhunter It’s been a while since we got a sales update about Capcom’s other Monster Hunter game, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, so how is it going? The Nintendo Switch and PC release have now shifted over 1.5 million copies worldwide. This follows on from an update last October
The French retailer which revealed listings for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and the Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection for the Nintendo Switch before they were announced has published a new retail listing for the Batman: Arkham Collection for the Switch. As of yet the collection hasn’t been announced by Warner Bros for the Switch
The Nintendo Switch has just made it through another year, so how are its games doing on the charts within Japan? Japanese games outlet Famitsu has just released an extended list of the best-selling video games of 2021 for this location – and Switch is dominant once again. 1. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise – 2,350,693