The full history of PlatinumGames and especially the Bayonetta series has been undeniably quite shaky. From Sega’s cancellation of Bayonetta 2 leading to the series being picked up by Nintendo, to the notoriously long silence surrounding Bayonetta 3, there’s been more than a few moments of uncertainty surrounding them. For…
In our modern time of multiplatform gaming and a decrease in console exclusivity, sometimes it’s undeniable that a game from one system would fit better on another. Take Mario Kart 8’s jump from Wii U to Nintendo Switch as a prime example. A great Wii U game with less eyes…
While Nintendo and EA haven’t always had the rosiest of relationships, that hasn’t stopped the two from working together at various points throughout different console generations. EA doesn’t have a lot of games on the current Switch, but EA CEO Andrew Wilson believes that the recently announced Nintendo Switch 2…
Recently, Nintendo Life sat down with the CEO and co-founder of CIRCLE Entertainment, Chris Chau, for an interview about cross-region game publishing. CIRCLE is not a developer itself (though it used to be), but instead acts as a bridge between developers and publishers in unfamiliar territory. And it seems that…
Gamers hoping to see the next installment in the Mass Effect franchise make its way to a Nintendo console may have to stow those hopes away, as developer BioWare has announced it has no current plans to bring the game to Switch. “Yeah, not right now, no,” BioWare producer Michael…
According to Reddit user beyond_the_willow, his GameStop location received a GSO email detailing that locations in the United States will be opening up in-store pre-orders for the Switch on January 13th. However, each location will be limited in the number of pre-orders that it can allow. This Redditor has shared…
Back at Gamescom 2013, developer Tequila Works announced Rime, a PS4 exclusive puzzle exploration island game-type doohickey. After much silence, however, Rime has been re-revealed – losing its PS4 exclusivity and launching on several platforms, including the Nintendo Switch. Revealed as part of IGN’s IGN First exclusivity deal for January,…
We have known Epic Games would be supporting the Nintendo Switch with Unreal Engine ever since the reveal date, but we’ve never really been clear in what capacity. Now, however, we finally have an idea – according to Epic Games Japan manager Takayuki Kawasaki there are a “lot of titles”…
2016 is in the books, and the anticipation for the Switch event is at an all time high. Before we get there, however, it’s time to take a look back at the year Nintendo had in 2016. Last year was very interesting for Nintendo, as we watched a company that…
Well it’s time yet again for another round of Nintendo Switch rumors, although this time it’s from a previously accurate source. Laura Kate Dale, the Editor in Chief of Let’s Play Video Games who previously got several details regarding the Switch right just ahead of its reveal back in October….
The official Zelda Twitter account has shared a new piece of art inspired by the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The art literally takes a page straight from the original The Legend of Zelda manual with pretty amazing results. You can check out the original manual page…
2016 is nearly at a close and the launch of the Nintendo Switch is almost upon us. To get the hype train in motion, it looks like Nintendo is starting to send out advertisements to select retailers ahead of the January 12th Switch reveal event. The image below was spotted at…
Additional information about the upcoming Switch’s technical specifications has been uncovered by sleuths from Reddit community r/NintendoSwitch, including Bluetooth connectivity, Wi-Fi frequency compatibility and more. Following news that the Switch would not feature a removable battery, Redditors in a thread snooped around Nintendo’s filing documents with the United States Federal…
This may come as a shock but come tomorrow we’ll be a mere two weeks away from the Switch reveal. It will be taking place on January 12th/January 13th in Japan at the impressive-looking Tokyo Big Sight and now we know that it will be followed up by two days…
To celebrate the upcoming reveal of the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Japan will be hosting two concerts during its big hands-on Switch reveal event next month. The two concerts will contain jazz and rock music ensembles of your favorite Nintendo music and will run from January 14th through the 15th…
