Image: Nintendo Life As 2021 comes to an end there’s plenty of gaming to reflect upon. It was a relatively busy year from Nintendo as it kept up momentum for the Switch, which added the OLED model and continues to be a top-seller. The year started with Nintendo’s first-party slate looking relatively quiet, but that
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There are still a couple of days before Christmas arrives, but for fans of DEEMO, publisher Flyhigh Works and developer Rayark have given players of the Nintendo Switch version of the game an early Christmas present. It is a brand new update to the game. Once you update, DEEMO should be at version 1.12. The
Image: Nintendo Nintendo of America has launched a sale featuring 30 indie titles, including discounts on such critical darlings as Hades, Oxenfree, Streets of Rage 4, and a whole bunch more. The sale ends on December 31st at 11:59 pm PT, so you’ve got some time to peruse the titles available and decide how to
Nintendo has shared an accolades trailer for the indie action-adventure RPG Eastward from developer Pixpil and publisher Chucklefish. The game has received quite favorable reviews since launch, earning itself a 78/100 on Metacritic. So, go onwards, and check out the latest trailer for Eastward below to see exactly what critics have been raving about. Eastward
Image: Ancient Ancient — the family company of VGM composer Yuzo Koshiro and developers of everything from Sonic The Hedgehog’s debut Game Gear outing to Gotta Protectors for the 3DS — released Royal Anapoko Academy in Japan on 16th December 2021. Like much of its output in recent years, this light-hearted RPG is an irresistible
Just a few days ago, we reported that Eugene Jarvis, the creator of the Cruis’n series and founder of Raw Thrills, Inc., participated in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) where he stated that he’d love to see the N64 Cruis’n trilogy eventually come to Nintendo Switch Online. As it turns out though, Jarvis also revealed something much
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Combine ‘action platformer’ with office life and, theoretically, you get The Company Man. Developed by Forust and published by Leoful, it sort-of satirises office life while serving up what looks like a high-tempo bit of platforming and hack ‘n slash gameplay. It’ll be making its debut on Switch
Capcom has launched the Version 3.7.0 update for Monster Hunter Rise, fixing various bugs and preparing for four new Event Quests that will be taking place on the remaining Fridays of 2021. The first two, “Blazin’ Soul of a Warrior” and “Challenge Quest 07”, alongside bonus content that includes two Special Buddies, Yasu and MHC Palamute, will
Photo modes are so hot these days! But, well, not so much on Switch. Search “Best Photo Modes” and you’ll get a bevy of PlayStation and Xbox games, probably — like The Last of Us, God of War, or Death Stranding. And sure, those games are lovely and pretty and photorealistic… But you don’t need
Bandai Namco has updated fans to let them know that a new downloadable character is coming to the popular fighting game, Dragon Ball FighterZ. The latest character is Android 21(Lab Coat) who will join the fray sometime early next year. The company has produced a short teaser trailer for Android 21 (Lab Coat) which you
It turns out there can be such a thing as too much Christmas cheer, especially during the week before the big day when we’re sick of the sight of the cute snowmen shops have been hawking since October and rag-tag bands of singers are prowling the streets, vocally murdering every carol you thought you liked
We are all dying to hear new information concerning The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2. Nintendo’s schedule has the massive game down for a 2022 release, but the Kyoto-based company hasn’t spoken or shown any footage of the game for some time now, leading some to believe it could end up being
Updated with several new entries. Enjoy! The Switch is the perfect console if you travel a lot, for work or pleasure. The console’s portability makes it the perfect choice if you’re spending any time at all in planes, trains and automobiles. Of course, you may choose to pass the time playing a trusted standby, or
Square Enix has released “Character & Story Trailer #1” for their upcoming HD-2D turn-based strategy RPG, Triangle Strategy. The trailer features new gameplay footage, a detailed look at the character Prince Roland Glenbrook, and sheds light (or darkness) on some of the difficult decisions you’ll be forced to make, challenging your convictions and impacting the
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube After its enjoyable demo that led to feedback and game adjustments, we now don’t have long to wait before Triangle Strategy launches on 4th March. From the team that brought us Octopath Traveler, this time around we’re getting turn-based strategy and what could be a fascinating tale to
Ever since Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack launched in late October, updates for the Nintendo 64 and SEGA Genesis libraries have been few and far between. In fact, only the former has gotten any updates, with Paper Mario being added a week ago, and Banjo-Kazooie coming next month. Well, those wanting some more SEGA
Image: Original image via u/acnhsulky Update: As highlighted by our buddies over at VGC, it appears that the latest Animal Crossing patch has, among other things, addressed this glitch and once again covered the modesty of your furry, feathery, or leathery animal residents. Here, Nintendo even made en explicit note of it in the patch
SEGA has released a fresh new update for Sonic Colors Ultimate which should hopefully squish some of the bugs and issues which players have encountered in the Nintendo Switch version of the game. The new update brings Sonic Colors Ultimate to Version 3.0 and adds the free Celebration Pack, the choice to switch between the