Tag: Upcoming Releases
News Mario & Luigi: Brothership Steelbook Pre-Order Bonus Revealed
Update: Now available in more locations
Update [Tue 8th Oct, 2024 00:55 BST]: This same steelbook for Mario & Luigi: Brothership is now available on the My Nintendo Store in the UK. This offer will set you back £49.99. There's also a voyage bundle offer for £56.49 which includes a stamp set, keyring and luggage tag. If there are any updates...
Guide Mario & Luigi: Brothership: Best Pre-Order Deals And Cheapest Prices
Including the 'Bon Voyage' bundle
Mario & Luigi: Brothership launches on Nintendo Switch on 7th November 2024. If you're hoping to find the best deals and cheapest prices for the game, as well as details on any available pre-order bonuses like the newly-revealed Bon Voyage bundle, you're absolutely in the right place. Below, we're keeping track...
Video Here's A Look At The Latest LEGO Horizon Adventures Switch Trailer
Out this November
Last month during Sony's State of Play broadcast, a new trailer was released for LEGO Horizon Adventures alongside the release date. Nintendo of America has now shared the official Switch version of this trailer ahead of the game's 14th November 2024 release date. It still looks quite stunning on the Switch, but we don't know what...
News Comedy Horror FPS 'Killing Time: Resurrected' Launches This Month
Another blast from the past returns
In June, the talented team at Nightdive Studios announced it would be teaming up with Ziggurat Interactive to release Killing Time: Resurrected - a remaster of the classic comedy horror first-person shooter dating back to the '90s. Now, in an official update, it's been revealed this title will be revived later...
Video 9 Exciting Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In October 2024
Super Mario Party! Sonic X Shadow Generations! Neva!
October is here, and while there aren't quite as many notable games worth highlighting in our coverage of the month, what we've got here is a selection of bonafide bangers (well, hopefully). Starting off with Spongebob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game on 4th October, it's not long until we get...
News New TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Collector's Edition Comes Bundled With DLC, Figures & More
Totally shellshocked
With the dawn of new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge DLC, there must come a new physical release. Tribute Games' bodacious beat 'em up has seen a couple of boxed releases now, but we've got to admit, Limited Run Games' latest is totally tubular. The all-new 'Ultimate Edition' (which includes both the Dimension...
News Christmas Comes Early In This Blatant Super Mario Bros. 3 Clone
Ho-ho-holy sh..!
It's remarkable how quickly time goes, isn't it? One minute you're stuffing your face with Easter eggs, and the next you're hanging up Christmas lights while whistling 'Fairytale of New York'. If you happen to be feeling the festive spirit a bit early this year, then you might want to keep an eye out for The Legend of Santa, a 2D...
News Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age Brings 2v2 Fights To Switch This December
Cover art also revealed
The 2v2 fighting brawler Diesel Legacy has finally locked in a release date for the Switch and multiple other platforms. It will be arriving before the end of the year on 3rd December 2024. As part of this announcement, it's been revealed the first official tournament for the game will take place during the 'CEOtaku x...
News One Of The Best Horror Games In Recent Years Is Coming To Switch This Month
Caww!
Critically-acclaimed horror title Crow Country will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch this month on 16th October 2024, as announced by developer and publisher SFB Games. Originally available on the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam, Crow Country is a retro styled survival horror experience that takes heavy inspiration from earlier titles...
Guide Where To Pre-Order Super Mario Party Jamboree On Switch
Update: 25% off in the UK, pre-order bonuses live
Update: We've updated this page with even more new pre-order options, including some tempting pre-order bonuses and a very welcome 25% off for UK buyers. Super Mario Party Jamboree launches on Nintendo Switch on 17th October 2024. If you're hoping to find the best deals and cheapest prices for the...
News Retro Horror Game 'Faith: The Unholy Trinity' Launches On Switch Next Week
Be not afraid
Publisher New Blood Interactive and developer Airdorf Games have announced that Faith: The Unholy Trinity will launch on the Switch on 10th October 2024. In addition to the digital version, Fangamer is offering up a physical edition for $35/£35, containing a copy of the game on cartridge, a reversible cover, a newspaper clipping, a...
News Level-5 CEO Implies Nintendo Is To Thank For Professor Layton's Comeback
All thanks to "Company N"
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam was one of the biggest surprise announcements of 2023. While the return of Level-5's polite professor might have felt like a no-brainer to some, it appears that the studio was initially hesitant about a comeback. That is until certain big names in the industry started pushing for...
Video Mario & Luigi: Brothership New Trailer Introduces The Cast Of Concordia
New friends and some familiar faces
Nintendo has been releasing new teaser trailers for Mario & Luigi: Brothership and the latest one focuses on "making memories in Concordia". In this trailer, you'll get to meet some of the Concordia locals Mario and Luigi will encounter on their adventure. There are also some familiar faces in there including...
Round Up The Latest Previews Are In For Super Mario Party Jamboree
The party is just getting started
Super Mario Party Jamboree lands on the Switch later this month and another lot of impressions are now rolling in. So far think everything is pointing towards this new entry being quite the get-together. It's certainly looking to be the biggest and most feature-packed version of Mario Party to date. "So, as...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For October And November 2024
Mario Party! Dragon Quest! Mario & Luigi!
Whether you're looking for Christmas gift ideas or just a little something as a treat to play over the gloomy months ahead, you'll be pleased to know that there are lots of fantastic games headed to Switch this month. We've been busy rounding up our usual selection of games headed to retail over the next...
News 'Stray' Physical Edition Pounces Onto Switch Next Month, Pre-Orders Now Live
Fysical Pheline
2022's indie hit Stray is finally making the jump to Nintendo Switch on 19th November, and, wouldn't you know it, a physical edition will be available on the very same day. This physical release is a collaboration between Annapurna Interactive and Skybound Games, and it's no code-in-a-box job either. The boxed copy contains a game...
First Impressions Nintendo's Taken Feedback To Heart With 'Super Mario Party Jamboree'
Now, that's a flashy fiesta
Super Mario Party has returned! Okay, so it's only been a handful of years since Mario Party Superstars dropped on Switch, but we are excited — psyched even — for this latest edition, as it promises to deliver in several key areas where the series has floundered somewhat in the past. Yes, if you cast your mind back...
News The First Confirmed 'Switch 2' Game Has Smashed Its Kickstarter Goal
Over 17,000 backers pledge their support
My Time at Evershine, the first confirmed 'Switch 2' game, has smashed its Kickstarter goal with another 23 days to go. With an initial goal of $200,000 (£149,583), the Kickstarter has raised a total of $1,561,080 (£1,167,556) at the time of writing thanks to the backing of over 17,000 supporters. When the...
News Shadow's Sonic Generations Campaign Length Reportedly Revealed
The Switch release is fast approaching
Sonic X Shadow Generations is fast approaching and it seems we might now have a rough idea about the length of the new standalone Shadow campaign. During a chat with Famitsu at the Tokyo Game Show recently, producer Shun Nakamura mentioned how the new Shadow-themed adventure would apparently be "about the same...
News Hunter x Hunter's Fighting Game Delayed Until 2025, Now Adding Rollback Netcode
"We made this decision out of concern"
We've got some good and bad news fighting game fans. If you were looking forward to the arrival of Hunter X Hunter: Nen x Impact (based on the anime and manga series), Arc System Works has now announced it's delayed the launch until 2025. According to a translation by the Arc System Works social account, this...
News Critically Acclaimed 2D Sekiro-Like 'Nine Sols' Confirmed For Switch
Update: Coming in November
Update [Mon 30th Sep, 2024 19:30 BST]: In case you missed it — like us (darn Zelda) — following ratings in Taiwan earlier this summer, the 2D combat-focused Metroidvania Nine Sols has been confirmed for Switch. Red Candle Games' acclaimed Sekiro-inspired game is coming to the eShop on 26th November 2024, and to...
News Take A Deep Dive Into Metal Slug Tactics' New Gameplay And Gorgeous Visuals
Rolling out this Fall
We are still expecting Dotemu and Leikier Studio's Metal Slug Tactics to land at Switch at some point this Fall (the specific date is TBA). While we wait, we have a new deep-diving video to keep us occupied and show what's what for the upcoming tactical take on the run-and-gun series. In this new video from publisher Dotemu...
News Pirate Adventure Ahoy! 'Mark Of The Deep' Sets Sail On Switch Next Week
To the depths
Publisher and developer Mad Mimic has revealed that its upcoming pirate-themed action-adventure Mark of the Deep will be swashbuckling its way onto Switch on 8th October. After his ship mysteriously crashes off the coast of a spooky cursed island, Marcus "Rookie" Ramsey sets out to reassemble his crew and take down whatever monsters,...
News Another New Atelier RPG Is Heading To Switch Next Year
With another lengthy title
Koei Tecmo today took to the Tokyo Game Show to announce Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian, a new Atelier RPG coming to Switch at some point in 2025. This is a spin-off of the mobile game Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator and will be set in the same world. We...
News Front Mission 1st: Remake Lands Free 'Mercenaries' Update Next Week
Local multiplayer and new single-player scenarios, ahoy!
Forever Entertainment has today announced that the Front Mission 1st: Remake 'Mercenaries' update will be heading to Switch on 3rd October. This free content update looks like quite a big one, with local multiplayer and fresh single-player scenarios as the headline additions. There are also...
News '80s Slasher Movies Meet Creepy Pixel Art In 'Camp Sunshine'
Getting spooky on Switch next month
Developer Fossil Games and publisher Hound Picked Games have announced that the spooky slasher survival game Camp Sunshine will be sneaking onto Switch on 9th October. This is one for the 1980s slasher movie fans out there. Jez has been dropped off at summer camp, but his campmates quickly turn out to be a little...
News Advance Wars-Style Game 'Warside' Blasts Onto Switch Early Next Year
"Classic turn-based tactics"
Following successful funding on Kickstarter, the turn-based tactical strategy game Warside has finally locked in a release date. It will launch for Switch and multiple other platforms on 28th January 2025. In case you missed our existing coverage of this one, as you can see, it's heavily inspired by a certain Nintendo...
News Raiden Fighters Remix Collection Now In Development
Three Raiden spin-offs will return
Japanese game developer and shoot 'em up specialist MOSS has announced it's releasing a Raiden Fighters Remix Collection. No platforms or release date have been announced just yet. This arcade shmup spin-off collection will feature a bunch of '90s titles including Raiden Fighters (1996), Raiden Fighters 2:...
Hands On Professor Layton & The New World Of Steam - New World, But Feels Like The Old Prof
As puzzling as ever
It has been a while since we’ve seen Professor Layton and his protege Luke. For a while, the mind-bending puzzle series seemed like a Nintendo mainstay - at least on the DS and 3DS. The last game starred Katrielle Layton, the daughter of the titular Professor, and received rather mixed reviews when it came out for 3DS in 2017...
News Adorable BMX Adventure 'Tanuki: Pon's Summer' Has Been Confirmed For Switch
Tanuki Hop
Newly-established indie studio Denkiworks has today announced Tanuki: Pon's Summer during Tokyo Game Show, and it's heading to the Nintendo Switch. Taking place within a beautifully realised Japanese town, you play as the only animal in what is otherwise a location populated by humans. You'll be taking part in fun activities such as big...
News Get A Closer Look At Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake In New Gameplay Trailer
Pretty pixels
Ahead of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake's 14th November release date, Square Enix has shared a brand new trailer showcasing even more gameplay in action. Those new to DQIII, this one's for you. The new footage gives a whistle-stop tour of everything we can expect from the game, setting up the story, features, job classes and, of...
News Puzzle Matching Game 'Woodo' Is Giving Off Cosy 'Unpacking' Vibes
Now confirmed for Switch
Publisher Daedalic Entertainment has revealed that the cosy puzzle matching title Woodo will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch. There's no launch window for this one yet, but we suspect it'll be one to keep a close eye on in the coming months. It's giving off heavy Unpacking vibes with its relaxing, simplistic...
Guide Where To Buy Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom And Hyrule Edition Switch Lite
Update: £10 off on launch day!
Both The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and the gorgeous Nintendo Switch Lite: Hyrule Edition are out now! If you're wanting to find the best deals and cheapest prices for either, you're in the right place. Thankfully, the Switch Lite system is still widely available, meaning you can still buy one with ease, and...
News Guilty Gear Strive Shares First In-Game Look At Its Next DLC Fighter
Launching on Switch In 2025
In case you missed it, the Arc System Works fighter Guilty Gear Strive is on its way to the Nintendo Switch next year. Ahead of this launch, the developer has shared a "first in-game look" at Queen Dizzy, a new Season 4 DLC fighter launching on 31st October 2024 in existing versions of the game. The Switch version will...
News Level-5's New Yo-Kai Watch 'Holy Horror Mansion' Teaser Supposedly Features AI Artwork
The Japanese dev has been experimenting with generative AI
Earlier this week, Level-5 lifted the lid on its brand-new Yo-Kai Watch concept 'Holy Horror Mansion' and while this "cross-media project" including a "Ghost Craft RPG" looks quite promising at a glance, it's believed something may be going on behind the scenes. Some fans of the Japanese...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
First Impa-ressions
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is right around the corner and ahead of tomorrow's release we can take a peek at the critical consensus. Before we dive into what the other outlets had to say, let's first recap our thoughts here at Nintendo Life. To put it simply, we loved it. In our 9/10 review, we called Echoes of Wisdom...
News Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom's Map Is Eight Times The Size Of Link's Awakening's
See that mountain..?!
Nintendo's marketing campaign for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is in full swing ahead of the game's launch this week on 26th September 2024. One big question mark in the minds of fans ahead of release is just how big the game world will actually be. Well, thanks to a new segment of Nintendo's 'Ask the Developer'...
News New 'Gal Guardians' Is A Gorgeous Throwback To Castlevania's Igarashi Era
Now in development
Inti Creates has revealed Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark, a sequel to Gal Guardians: Demon Purge that takes the same slick gameplay and expands on it significantly, shifting the genre to a full-on Metroidvania. While there's no release window for this one yet, Inti Creates has confirmed that it's Switch-bound and will allow...
News The First Review For The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Is In
Rhoam wasn't built in a day
Update: And, well, wouldn't you know it — our very own Echoes of Wisdom review is now live. You can check our thoughts on the game below (spoiler: we thought it was pretty good). <related ids="171469"> It's finally here, folks! We've reached the launch week of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (it launches...
News Fantasian Neo Dimension Releases On Switch December 2024
The Apple Arcade title from Final Fantasy's creator
After being announced for the Switch earlier this year during a Nintendo Direct, Square Enix's FANTASIAN Neo Dimension has finally locked in a release date. It will be releasing for Nintendo's hybrid system and multiple other platforms on 5th December 2024. As we've previously highlighted here on...
News Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered Announced For Switch
Out this December
Following the discovery of some very specific branding in July, Aspyr has now officially confirmed Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered for multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. It will arrive this year on 10th December 2024 and includes the first and second game with remastered graphics. Switch pre-orders...
News Lunar Remastered Collection Revives Beloved '90s JRPG Series On Switch In Spring 2025
Updated graphics, sound and more
GungHo has announced it's bringing a Lunar Remastered Collection to the Nintendo Switch in Spring 2025. This collection will be comprised of Lunar: Silver Star Story and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue. '90s JRPG fans can expect this modern remaster to include enhanced graphics, audio and various quality-of-life improvements...
News It's Official, LEGO Horizon Adventures Launches On Switch This November
PlayStation's 'State of Play' confirms
In August, Sony's official PlayStation website featured a huge banner suggesting LEGO Horizon Adventures would be arriving on multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch on 14th November 2024. During its latest 'State of Play' broadcast today, Sony has now officially confirmed this launch date. Pre-orders...
News Maria & Mephiles Feature In New Sonic X Shadow Generations Trailer
Throw it all away
We didn't expect a ton of news out of today's Sonic Central broadcast, but one thing we did expect was a brand new Sonic X Shadow Generations trailger. And, surprise, we got one! It's another one for big Shadow the Hedgehog fans, as this one has a couple of deep cuts from Shadow's history in the series. Maria from Sonic Adventure...
Video SEGA Celebrates 'Batman Day' With Shadow The Hedgehog
Update: Monthly crossover comics announced
Update [Tue 24th Sep, 2024 17:45 BST]: Sega and DC Comics have elaborated on their upcoming "partnership" and it involves monthly crossover comics between DC and the Blue Blur. From March 2025, comics penned by Archie Comics writer Ian Flynn will be published all the way through to 2026. These will...
News Echoes Of Wisdom Originally Starred Link, Until His Sword & Shield "Got In The Way"
"...this is exactly the game for her!"
Who's excited for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom? We're just two days away from the brand new top-down Zelda game's release, and in the run-up to that day, Nintendo has been sharing Ask the Developer interviews with key members of the game's development team. Today,
News Professor Layton And The New World Of Steam Trailer Shows Off 3D Gameplay
Still slated for 2025
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam was arguably the big announcement of Level-5's return when it was revealed during a Nintendo Direct last year. And while we still have to wait a bit for the game to launch, we have got a brand new trailer to tide us by. Shown off during today's Level-5 Vision Showcase, we got a look...
News Stunning-Looking RPG 'DECAPOLICE' Will Now Launch In 2026
Arrested development
We were hoping to see DECAPOLICE, the upcoming detective RPG from Level-5, at today's To The World's Children showcase. However, what we weren't expecting was a pretty big delay. Originally due out in 2023, then delayed to 2024, Decapolice has now been pushed all the way back to 2026. Woof. That's a long wait — but we're...
News Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Finally Launches June 2025, DS Game Getting Remake
At last!
Eight years after its official announcement (under a different name too), Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road finally has a release window, and it's a bit further out than you might think. And yes, a release window — not a date. The soccer RPG will be launching in June 2025 on Switch and other consoles, marking what will be a nine-year wait for...
News Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Gets New 2025 Release Window
Get ready for spring
Level-5 has announced a new release window for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, following the game's delay just last month. Originally due out on 10th October, the game is now due to launch in April 2025. A specific date wasn't given, but we're glad the game has a new window at the very least. During today's Level-5 V
