Nintendo News

Grabbit.Daedalic Entertainment has brought fantasy point-and-clicker The Night of the Rabbit to Switch and it's available on the eShop from...today! Originally released on PC back in 2013, it's a beautiful-looking thing, as you can tell from the Switch release trailer above.Described in the blurb as being "reminiscent of classic LucasArts adventures," we can't vouch for whether that just means it's a classic-style P&C or not, but if the voice acting and animation are anything to go by, it could be a bit special, if you're into that sort of thing.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Work hard and carry on.‘Cost of living multiplier’ is not a setting you expect to see in an options screen, but this is one of the numerous difficulty tweaks in CorpoNation. Canteen Games' dystopian employment simulator deftly balances mundane repetition and creeping dread. It looks and feels like a shadowy corporate follow-up to Lucas Pope’s Papers, Please, adapting that title's themes of morality within a capitalist structure.You fill the shoes of a new starter at Ringo, purportedly the largest and most successful conglomerate in a world you only experience through dubious, propaganda-like news articles. Your life now takes place between your in-house living quarters and the sorting floor. After a brief orientation, you are asked to sort genetic samples into designated tubes, earning credits based on speed and efficiency.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Play it like it's 1990!Nintendo has confirmed Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition for the Switch following a rating from the ESRB.Launching on 18th July 2024, the game will include over 150 challenges across 13 NES titles, drawing inspiration from the original Championship tournament back in 1990. You'll be tasked with completing challenges in the fastest time possible, such as rushing to grab the first Super Mushroom in Super Mario Bros., or racing up platforms to reach a door in Metroid.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Money, that is, not Chozo Artifacts.A gorgeous statue of Metroid Prime's Meta Ridley is now available for pre-order via Big Bad Toy Store for the measly price of $599.99 (say what now?!).Yes, the latest masterpiece from First 4 Figures is a beautiful work of art, but again, it's a costly one. If you've got the cash, though, then it might well prove to be a worthwhile investment; it has glow in the dark wings, for goodness sake.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

I can sing a rail shooter.Developer Success’s flagship franchise since 1991, Cotton's enigmatic Halloween world and cutesy-witchy theme struck a chord with fans of the shoot-'em-up genre. Its zany premise of broomsticking across badlands in search of delicious candy, coupled with a magical mix of coloured gem grabbing, weapon power-ups, flashy bomb attacks, and mouthy fairies, have been staples in every instalment since the beginning.Bar one pachinko outlier, most Cotton games follow the same 2D horizontal shooting format, including 2021's Cotton Fantasy: Superlative Night Dreams. But with Panorama Cotton, a 1994 Mega Drive exclusive and one of the system’s most technically impressive titles, Success switched the action to a 3D perspective, plotting the camera behind Cotton's back. It delivered a Space Harrier-style dynamic across eye-bleedingly colourful stages, occasionally with varying paths. Despite being a graphical showcase for the system, it wasn't as critically well-received as its predecessors, never appeared overseas (until 2021), and had a famously low print run.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Donningtooooooon!Picture this... You're at Download Festival in Donnington Park, you're rocking out to a bit of Queens of the Stone Age, and suddenly you have an urge, a need, to play Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance.But, oh no! You don't have your Switch with you. Furthermore, you didn't want to bring your Switch to Download Festival for fear of it being lost, trampled on, or ruined by the inevitable downfall of rain during the British festival season.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Mavado also joins the Kameo Fighter roster.Following the first proper look at the DLC fighter Homelander earlier this week, NetherRealm has now rolled out a new update for Mortal Kombat 1.Since launching on the Switch in September last year, the title has already received a number of improvements and there are even more Switch-specific fixes in this latest update. Along with this we've got the addition of the new Kameo Fighter Mavado.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Landscape mode added to Android devices.Apart from the Switch, Nintendo has a bunch of mobile apps it's still maintaining and one of them happens to be the Switch Online app, which allows users to connect and interact with others online in select multiplayer games.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

It's apparently surpassed the "combined profit" of previous eras.The latest financial earnings release is now live, and in case you missed it, the Nintendo Switch has officially surpassed 140 million sales worldwide.The hybrid system has performed tremendously over the past seven years, and it's now not far off the lifetime sales of the Nintendo DS and Sony's PlayStation 2. However, to seriously illustrate just how impressive Nintendo's current generation hardware is, social media user 'Pierre485' has shared a graph illustrating its milestones.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Get two Gothic games in one package.If you've been wanting Gothic Classic and Gothic II Complete in one package on the Nintendo Switch, THQ Nordic has now announced the Gothic Classic Khorinis Saga.This collection includes "two iconic RPGs in one box" and will launch on 27th June 2024 for €39.99 / $39.99 / £34.99, with pre-orders now live in Europe. It's worth noting both games already have individual releases.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Update: Tomb Raider social media account confirms.Update :Well, in a bit of a surprise update - the official Tomb Raider account on social media has confirmed what everyone wants to hear - we're getting a physical version of Tomb Raider I-III Remastered! This will also be a partnership with Limited Run Games, with more details expected to follow later this month on 21st May 2024.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Blast-off.Konami has revealed that Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked will be launching on Nintendo Switch and other consoles on 11th June 2024.In just over a month's time, Konami's opossum knight will be making his grand return. Re-Sparked is a collection of all three of Sparkster's games — Rocket Knight Adventures, Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2, and Sparkster.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Cyberpunk 2077 takes the crown.After a short delay, the latest UK Charts are in, and despite its mixed reception, Endless Ocean Luminous has managed to crack the top 10 to land at, well, number 10.In fact, there's been a bit of a shake up this week - likely due to retail sales on specific titles - as Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition has managed to shoot all the way up to the top spot to beat out the likes of Stellar Blade and EA Sports FC 24.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

The clock is ticking.Today, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa started a stopwatch that puts an official deadline on the reveal of the Switch successor — he says it's coming "this fiscal year," which means FY2025, which means between now and April 2025.It's important to remember that this specifically refers to the reveal of the upcoming hardware, a system we've come to call 'Switch 2' through lack of an official name and the common-sense suggestion that Nintendo will stick to its winning handheld-hybrid formula with its next console.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

A "reprioritization of titles and resources".In the latest shocking blow to the gaming and developer communities, Microsoft has announced a series of studio closures and consolidations, including the shuttering of Tango Gameworks, the developers behind 2023's acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush.The game was released recently on PlayStation and, much like the Xbox Game Studios titles Pentiment and Grounded, has been rumoured to be coming to Switch and was rated by PEGI for Nintendo's platform.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Oh Crab!Over the years, many games have tried to recreate the precise, difficult nature of FromSoftware’s Dark Souls, a revolutionary title that created the aptly named Soulslike genre. Another Crab’s Treasure, from developer Aggro Crab, is another one of these endeavours, albeit with a significantly more colourful approach compared to the usual intensity of many Soulslikes.The adventure begins with the introduction of protagonist, Kril, a Hermit Crab living above the surrounding ocean in a small tide pool. Before long, Kril is removed from his precious shell, as he now seemingly owes money to a creature by the name of the Duchess due to new tax laws. A Loan Shark — who takes the form of a plastic Shark-head-on-a-stick toy with a top hat — takes Kril’s shell as collateral, sending the adorable young crustacean on a journey to the depths of the ocean to retrieve his shell and return to his lovely tide pool. The writing is charming and full of witty remarks from the game’s cast of characters, resulting in an engaging narrative that will provide a few laughs here and there.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Calm down, folks.Nintendo's New York store has announced that its 'gaming wall' will be undergoing some renovations and will be unavailable from 7th May to 9th May 2024.Now, this isn't normally something we'd make a fuss over, but we feel somewhat compelled to try and quell the hype that seems to be surrounding the announcement over on X.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Every first-party game that has sold over one million copies.Updated with sales figures from Nintendo's full FY2024 financial report - enjoy!At the time of writing, the Switch has the highest number of software sales of any Nintendo console, ever, with over one billion games sold on the platform since March 2017. What's more, its lead is so commanding that it will likely hold this pole position for a good few years to come (unless there is a sudden surge in sales for DS games around the corner that nobody saw coming).Read the full article on nintendolife.com

There's life in the Switch yet.Nintendo has confirmed that Princess Peach: Showtime! and Mario vs. Donkey Kong have both passed 1 million sales on Switch.According to the company's latest financial release, Princess Peach: Showtime! sold a total of 1.22 million units since its launch on 22nd March 2024, while Mario vs. Donkey Kong managed a total of 1.12 million since its launch on 16th February 2024.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

"Preparations will take some time".The Nintendo Museum building in Kyoto, which was originally scheduled for completion in March, is now finished and is scheduled to open in Autumn 2024. This is according to information included in Nintendo's latest financial results.This follows a month's delay to the site's completion date. The company revealed the scheduled opening window on a slide in its FY2024 results highlighting "Examples of Initiatives to Expand the Number of People Who Have Access to Nintendo IP":Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Another 1.39m for Mario Kart.As part of Nintendo's end-of-year financial report for FY2024, the company has updated its top ten best-selling games list for the Switch with new sales figures.The order stays the same as last quarter, and sales of all games show relatively minor bumps, although Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate all tipped over into their next million, with the kart racer having added a cool 1.39 million additional sales since December 2023.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Currently only two first-party games confirmed.Nintendo has confirmed that a Direct showcase will take place in June 2024, focusing on softeware for the Nintendo Switch during the latter half of 2024.This will hopefully offset what is looking to be a fairly quiet year for the Switch, with only two first-party games currently known to the public: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD. Considering these launch on 23rd May and 27th June respectively, Nintendo has, at the time of writing, absolutely nothing lined up for the remainder of the year.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

13.50 million sales forecast for FY2025.As part of its latest financial earnings release, Nintendo has confirmed that the Switch has now sold a total of 141.32 million units since its launch in 2017.Digging in a bit deeper, the console managed to shift a total of 15.70 million units across its three SKUs during FY2024. This is down by 12.6% compared to FY2023, during which it sold a total of 17.97 milliion units.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Update: Reportedly best described as "Switch next model".Update : On an earnings call following the release of the end-of-year financials, president Shuntaro Furakawa was reportedly asked whether the "successor to the Switch" will be an entirely new console.According to David Gibson, senior research analyst an MST Financial, Furakwa's reply seems to suggest it will be similar to the current Switch:Read the full article on nintendolife.com

"Clock in and punch out".If you're a fan of brawlers and also happen to like traditional fighters, you might want to take a look at this new footage of Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age.This title was originally revealed for multiple platforms including the Switch in June last year. It focuses on 2v2 battles across three lanes and promises to provide a "fresh take" on the genre. In an update, Maximum Entertainment has shared a trailer of Rory Hype, a close-range brawler.Read the full article on nintendolife.com