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Round Up The Reviews Are In For NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition
Here's what the critics had to say
We're back once again with another review round-up and this time it's for NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition, which is arriving on the Switch next week. This action RPG first made its debut back in 2017 on PS4 and Steam. This latest version of the action RPG gives players access to all of the previously...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Return To Monkey Island
Here's what the critics had to say
September has been filled with all sorts of announcements, and there have even been new games released like Splatoon 3. To celebrate 'Talk Like A Pirate Day' one other title that's now available on the Nintendo Switch is Return to Monkey Island. Yes, this the next big entry in the Monkey Island point-and-click...
Round Up Everything Announced In The September 2022 Nintendo Direct - Every Game Reveal And Trailer
What were your favourite announcements?
Another Nintendo Direct has graced the internet, bringing with it a host of awesome announcements and updates. Clocking in at 40 minutes in length, we've got a hunch there was probably something for everybody here, regardless of what kind of games you're into! Not much murky space horror though. Read More:...
Round Up Every Switch Announcement At The Disney & Marvel Games Showcase
Monkey Island, Mickey Mouse, Midnight Suns & more
Disney held its first ever video game showcase earlier on - showcasing all sorts of announcements, trailers and reveals for new and upcoming games. The line up included content from Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios. We've now rounded up all the Switch-related news into a...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Splatoon 3
Here's what the critics had to say
We're back with another review round up, and this week the focus is Nintendo's upcoming first-party release Splatoon 3. Before we dive into it, we want to first take a moment to mention our own review here on Nintendo Life. We said it was "excellent" - awarding the game 9 out of 10 stars and acknowledging it as...
Round Up Four New Switch Games Announced At NISA Showcase 2022
GrimGrimoire! Process of Elimination! Void Terrarium 2!
NIS America's Showcase Live took place earlier today, and we got a glimpse at four brand new Switch games coming out in 2023. The publisher — known for the Disgaea and Trails series — has revealed four new Western releases for us to savour next year. And you can get the lowdown on what...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
And they're lean, green, and mean
Do you know who's having a really good year this year? The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Tomorrow, the Year of the Turtle (sorry Tiger, we don't mean anything by it) continues with the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, a collection of thirteen of Konami's TMNT titles for the NES,...
Round Up Pokémon World Championships 2022 - Was It Worth The Three-Year Wait?
Pokkén and Sword & Shield have left the building
It has been three years since the last Pokémon World Championships, so the excitement for the 2022 event had been building for a long while. For the first time ever, the Pokémon World Championships were held outside of North America, taking place in the UK at the ExCeL London and it brought...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Pac-Man World: Re-Pac
Out today on Switch
Bandai Namco is apparently making this summer one for PlayStation platforming remakes! Pac-Man World: Re-Pac is out today on Switch, and — following on from Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series — shows the Japanese developer is acknowledging and showing a little bit of love to some of our childhood favourites. Early reviews have...
Round Up All The Nintendo Switch Titles From The Future Games Show 2022
17 new games are on the way
The Future Games Show took place last night at Gamescom and was streamed live thanks to the folks over at GamesRadar. While the focus seemed to be mainly on PC, there were a number of titles revealed that will be coming to the Switch. We have rounded up all of the games that we could confirm are coming to Switch below...
Round Up Cursed To Golf Reviews Signal A Potential Masterpiece
Sounds like a hole in one!
Cursed to Golf, from publisher Thunderful Games and developer Chuhai Labs, is out today on the Switch eShop. While our own review is still in progress due to receiving the code only recently, a few other outlets have managed to get their own out, so we decided to compile a little round up! It's worth noting here that it's...
Round Up EVO 2022 - Every Nintendo Switch Announcement & More
New fighter DLC, arcade cabinets, game updates!
EVO 2022 is taking place this weekend, and as part of this fighting game celebration, various companies have been announcing all sorts of related news. This includes plenty of news related to the Nintendo Switch. Here's what's been revealed so far. If there's more, we'll be sure to add it to this...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Digimon Survive
What's the verdict?
While most of the focus last week was on Xenoblade Chronicles 3 within the Nintendo community, Bandai Namco also finally released Digimon Survive - a unique mix of strategy and visual novel gameplay. Reviews have admittedly been a tad slow to surface online, but there are now enough to share a round up. Nintendo Life has also...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Did everyone really feel it?
It's almost time to dive into the world of Aionios. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 launches this Friday, and reviews for Monolith Soft's massive JRPG dropped yesterday. And it sounds like fans are in for a treat. Many of you will be dodging spoilers following the game leaking online last weekend, but if there's one thing we...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Live A Live
Did it deserve a second life?
Live A Live launches on the Switch tomorrow, and the reviews have started pouring in! This HD-2D remake of a 1994 Super Famicom classic has been much-anticipated by RPG fans. Renowned for its unusual structure and brilliant music, many will finally get to experience this turn-based JRPG for the first time very, very...
Round Up Here's What Critics And Fans Think Of The Resident Evil Netflix Series
Some are out for blood
Netflix’s Resident Evil show dropped on the streaming service last week, and just like with any video game adaptation, it’s drawn some rather mixed reactions across the board. The show is based on Capcom’s iconic survival horror franchise, but rather than rewriting the story of the games, it focuses on Albert Wesker and...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
What's the verdict?
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series is out on the Nintendo Switch this week, and the reviews are now flooding in. This two-in-one remaster collection contains the classic platformers Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil, and there's also a demo now available to download from the Switch eShop. Learn more -...
Round Up Every Nintendo Switch Game Featured During Nacon Connect 2022
RoboCop, Blood Bowl, Gollum and more
Earlier on, French video game publisher and accessory maker Nacon held its 'Nacon Connect 2022' broadcast. While The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was arguably the highlight, there were a handful of other Switch games shown off by the developer. For your convenience, we've rounded them up into this single post...
Round Up Spike Chunsoft Reveals More Switch Releases At Anime Expo 2022
Anonymous;Code and more!
Anime Expo 2022 is currently underway, and as part of the event, Spike Chunsoft has made some Switch-related announcements during its panel. First up, we've got an announcement trailer for the science adventure series, Anonymous;Code. It will be getting a western release on the Switch and multiple other platforms in 2023...
Round Up Aksys Announces Multiple New Switch Games, Arriving In 2023
Coming in 2023
Anime Expo 2022 is currently underway this weekend, and as part of this Aksys Games has announced several new titles during its own company panel. It's also showcasing a number of games at Booth 2011 in the Exhibit Hall throughout the weekend. Here's the full round up: Shuuen no Virche ~ErroЯ:Salvation [English title pending] -...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
What's the verdict?
To send June out with a bang, Capcom has today released Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. This is paid DLC for the new entry. Yesterday there was also a regular Monster Hunter Rise update preparing for this expansion. If you are still unsure if you should pick up the DLC, even after the
Round Up Every Game And Trailer From The Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase June 2022
What were your favourite announcements?
The June 2022 Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase has come and gone, and left us with a host of fresh announcements, release date news, surprise drops, and other tidbits to feast on. It may not have been the full-fat first-party Nintendo Direct fans have been anticipating all June, but there was something...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
What's the verdict?
It's an incredibly busy week for the Switch with the release of titles like Fall Guys, Roller Champions and Sonic Origins. Alongside all of these games we've also got the first-party title Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. This is another spectacular Musou game by the team at Omega Force that sees you (the player) take control...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Sonic Origins
Is it a blast to process?
Sega's compilation of all four classic Mega Drive/Genesis titles — Sonic Origins — arrives this Thursday on Switch (and other platforms!), and the reviews have been coming in as fast as the blue blur himself. This collection sees Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD all grouped...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Cowabunga, dude!
Today sees the arrival of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge across multiple platforms including the Switch. In case you missed the coverage in the lead up to its release, this is a classic-inspired brawler starring not only the turtles but plenty of other familiar faces. There's also multiplayer for up to six...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Mario Strikers: Battle League
What's the verdict?
The latest entry in the Mario Strikers series is right around the corner and reviews are starting to trickle in. But what's the general consensus on Mario Strikers: Battle League? Well, we've rounded up some verdicts to give you lovely people a better idea. Before we dive in, however, make sure you check out our own review! We...
Round Up Every Physical Game From Limited Run's Summer Showcase Coming To Switch
There are even some 3DS, N64 and SNES releases
Limited Run Games earlier today aired its LRG3 Summer Showcase. As usual, there were a lot of Switch announcements. There were also some other Nintendo-related announcements for platforms like the 3DS, Nintendo 64 and Super Nintendo. We've included a full video recap of the show (above) if you would...
Round Up Everything Announced In Nintendo's May 2022 Indie World Showcase
All 20 games and trailers from the May 11 presentation
Nintendo delivered its latest Indie World Showcase today (Wed 11th May 2022), a nearly 25-minute presentation of games from independent developers coming to Switch soon (or even today). Above you can find our lovely video team's impressions, and below you'll find the video of the full Indie...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Nintendo Switch Sports
Here's what the critics think
This week marks the release of Nintendo Switch Sports - a follow-up to the popular Wii Sports game released in 2006. The latest entry brings together six sports on release and will allow players to enjoy them both locally and online. If you've already been on Nintendo Life today, you've probably already seen our...
Round Up The Internet Celebrates Kirby's 30th Anniversary
They grow up so fast...
It's official, folks: the Kirby franchise is now 30 years old - can you believe it? When HAL Laboratory's debut title in the series - Kirby's Dream Land - launched on April 27th, 1992, we doubt that anyone truly believed the little pink blob would go on to be one of the most widely recognised and celebrated figures in the...
Round Up Best Of PAX East 2022 For The Nintendo Switch
Golf! Spiders! Eldritch nightmares!
Although Nintendo Life couldn't be at PAX East this year, we'll still be keeping an eager eye on the goings-on in Boston from today (Thursday 21st April) to Sunday, April 24th, if only to see which games we should be excited about. And now, with the help of this handy list, you can hop on board the bandwagon of...
Round Up It's April Fools' Day, Here Are The Best Gaming Gags We've Seen (2022)
Don't worry, it'll be 2nd April soon
April Fools' Day seems to be loved and disliked in almost equal measure nowadays, but when done well it can at least make us think "huh, it would be cool if that was real" or even raise a smile. We've been looking around at some Nintendo and gaming-themed pranks from this year and there's a decent range of both...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Here's what the critics think about the movie sequel
Sonic's big-screen debut in 2020 was so successful that Sega's blue blur is now officially a movie star. His new film Sonic the Hedgehog 2 arrives globally in cinemas soon. If you're still on the fence about whether or not you'll see the new one, the good news is the review embargos have now...
Round Up The Rune Factory 5 Reviews Are In
Here's what the critics think
Kirby is not the only one with a major release this week, Switch fans in the west can finally get their hands on Rune Factory 5. Now that the game's been out here for a few days, we've gathered up a handful of reviews. If you haven't already checked out our Nintendo Life review of Rune Factory 5, be sure to take a...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Kirby And The Forgotten Land
What's the verdict?
Kirby and the Forgotten Land is right around the corner and it's looking like our favourite pink hero's venture into 3D is a resounding success. Ahead of its release, we've put together a round up of some of the reviews released so far. Before we do so, however, make sure you check out our own review on Nintendo Life. We gave...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Chocobo GP
What's the verdict?
It's an exciting month for fans of the kart racing genre - with Chocobo GP out next week, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Courses arriving later on. As Square Enix's release is first, naturally the focus is on it right now. Ahead of its release, we've put together a round up of some of the reviews so far. Before we take a look...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Triangle Strategy
What's the verdict?
You've seen the first review for Triangle Strategy by Famitsu, and also our own review for the game, and now here's a look at the general summary of the game here in the west. Of course, if you haven't caught our own review yet - we gave the game an "excellent" nine out of ten stars and said it was a total tactical triumph...
Round Up The Reviews Of Valve's Steam Deck Are In - What's It Like Compared To Switch?
The critics deliver their final verdict
Valve's new portable gaming computer the Steam Deck might be "going after" a completely different audience but it's still drawn plenty of comparisons to the Nintendo Switch. The final product is now in the hands of various tech and video game outlets, so what's the final verdict, and what's it like compared...
Round Up Everything Announced In The February 2022 Nintendo Direct - Every Game Reveal And Trailer
Fire Emblem! Mario Kart DLC! Xenoblade Chronicles 3! Portal!?!
Yesterday Nintendo delivered its first Nintendo Direct presentation of 2022 — a jam-packed 40 minutes of new 'nouncements, old favourites, and more than one 'FINALLY!' moment. Below you'll find the video of the full Nintendo Direct February 2022 presentation, plus every individual...
Round Up The Pokémon Legends: Arceus Reviews Are In
Is it any good?
In just two days' time, Pokémon Legends: Arceus launches exclusively on Nintendo Switch. Taking the series in an entirely new direction, the game is arguably one of the most exciting Pokémon releases in years, but also one that leaves us with plenty of questions. Reviews for the game have gone live today, including our own, so...
Round Up Eastasiasoft Announces Eight Switch Games, Releasing In "Early 2022"
A great way to start the New Year
Eastasiasoft earlier today premiered a special "New Year Showcase" to promote a bunch of indie titles scheduled to release in "early 2022" on multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. The eight-minute presentation featured all sorts of games, and all up eight of the nine games on show are locked in for a...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Capcom's Monster Hunter Rise PC Port
What is it like compared to the Switch version?
Monster Hunter Rise was easily one of the best Nintendo Switch exclusives of 2021, and while Capcom won't be slowing down its support for this version anytime soon, in a few days it's releasing a PC port on Steam. If you're just a tad curious to know what the PC version of the game is like, we've...
Round Up The Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Reviews Are In
Are they any good?
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are just two days away from launching on Nintendo Switch and as is the case with any Pokémon release, they're sure to be put under the highest scrutiny from fans all around the world. Reviews for the games have started flooding in today, including our very own, so we've gone ahead and...
Round Up Everything Announced During The Thunderful Digital Showcase
Action-adventures, puzzle-platformers, and... cursed golf?
Thunderful Games is one of the new kids on the game publishing and development block, and they've been gobbling up studios and businesses so fast that they've quickly become an important name to remember. Founded by SteamWorld devs Image & Form and Stick It To The Man devs Zoink, the...
Round Up 18 Intriguing Switch Games Shown In QUByte Connect 2021
Prepare your virtual wallet
QUByte Interactive is a publisher that is certainly very busy, and undoubtedly produces some intriguing titles across platforms. It's also a big supporter of the Switch, and its QUByte Connect 2021 showcase featured a lot of titles for the system. We already covered the return of much loved Neo Geo Tag team fighter Rage...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Mario Party Superstars
Get ready to party like it's 1999
Nintendo's big release this week is Mario Party Superstars and it's a bit of a throwback to past generations. It features 100 classic minigames from the GameCube and Nintendo 64 generations, but is it actually worth forking out for? The reviews for this latest release are now live, along with our own. As usual,...
Round Up Here's What The Critics Think Of Nintendo Switch OLED
Is it worth it?
This Friday, Nintendo will launch its latest gaming system into the wild – the Nintendo Switch OLED model. You probably already know about the new model's more obvious tweaks like its gorgeous OLED screen (all the info you could ever need on these changes can be found here) but how does it feel? What is it like to actually play?...
Round Up The Metroid Dread Reviews Are In
Is it any good?
Metroid Dread will finally be in our hands in just two days' time, and it looks set to be a pretty incredible return for the franchise. Reviews for the game have started flooding in today, including our very own, so we've gone ahead and rounded up a selection of quotes and review scores from a number of different outlets. Below,...
Round Up Eight Awesome Switch Games From The Nintendo Life Indie Spotlight
Catch up on the showcase and its featured titles
Today we hosted our second Nintendo Life Indie Spotlight, focused on showcasing eight exciting titles for the Nintendo Switch. The line-up included fast paced platforming, shooting, puzzle solving and monster fighting, with more besides. You can re-watch the show above if you have a spare 12 minutes...
Round Up The WarioWare: Get It Together! Reviews Are In
Is it any good?
Only two days remain until WarioWare: Get It Together! launches on Switch, giving us our latest crazy taste of the series' microgame madness, but is it worth your valuable time and money? Reviews have started flooding in today – including our own, of course – so we've gone ahead and rounded up a selection of quotes and review...