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And just like that, Nintendo's next major release of 2024 is right around the corner. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition lands on Switch on 18th July (that's tomorrow!) and the reviews are here to give us an idea of what to expect. Before we dive into the round-up, let's first provide a...

It is a good day for creepy video game news! Japanese-style horror adventure game Hollow Cocoon was released for PC via Steam last December, self-published by developer Nayuta Studio. The horror game is set in Japan during the 1980s. The screenshots look almost serene but don't get lulled into a...

Last week, Nintendo released a bizarre teaser trailer titled Emio. (It has since been edited to include the entire title.) It is grainy. It is creepy. I don't think anyone could make sense of the 15-second trailer consisting mostly of a person wearing a beige trench coat and a paper bag over...

After a cryptic teaser that left us all asking "Who is Emio?" Nintendo has today given us the answer. Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club will be bringing the mystery to Switch on 29th August. Admittedly, today's new look at the project doesn't give all that much away, though an...

It seems like only yesterday that people were clamouring for information on the full release of Sea of Stars, taking at least a modicum of attention away from Silksong for a little while. Now that the game's out, however, heads are turning toward the upcoming DLC, and folks are getting a bit...

Gravity Circuit, the Mega Man-inspired 2D action platformer, is now over one year old, so to celebrate, publisher Plug In Digital has released a new digital Deluxe Edition on the Nintendo eShop. Rocking a 35% introductory discount at the time of writing, the title is currently cheaper than the...

At its recent Direct, Nintendo announced Super Mario Party Jamboree - a brand new Mario Party title coming to the Switch on 17th October 2024. Now, following the classification for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom it seems the ESRB has now also rated the new Mario Party game. It's rated...

Following the release of Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble on the Switch in June, Sega has now rolled out a new update bumping the game up to Version 1.10. This comes loaded with all sorts of improvements including a new race stage (Sky Highway), Sonic stat increase and some game stability...

Hipster Whale, the developer behind 2014's mobile smash hit Crossy Road, has today announced that its Apple Arcade co-op platformer Crossy Road Castle will be making the leap to Switch later this year. This spin-off is a little different from the studio's endless Frogger-like that we're sure...

PM Studios and Pathea Games are delighted to announce that the quirky and colorful school management sim, Let's School, launches today for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch worldwide. In Let's School (Priced at $19.99 USD / €18.99 EUR / £15.99), players construct and...

Meridiem is pleased to announce that the boxed version of The Pixel Pulps Collection - Special Edition is now available for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch across European specialist stores. The Pixel Pulps Collection is a series of works that fuses the visual style of retro video games with...

Yacht Club Games recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of Shovel Knight, and as part of this, it also mentioned how it would be sharing more information about its new action-adventure game Mina The Hollower in the form of a "grand gameplay reveal in the near future". With this in mind, a new...

Believe it or not, the magnificent RPG Octopath Traveler recently celebrated its 6th anniversary, having originally launched on the Nintendo Switch on 13th July 2018. To celebrate, the development team has released a new piece of artwork from designer Yoshio Watanabe on social media...

GameMill Entertainment has announced The Karate Kid: Street Rumble, a 16-bit pixel art beat-em-up starring several playable characters from the classic movie franchise. It's launching for the Nintendo Switch on 20th September 2024. Now, we know what you're thinking... GameMill, ew, right? The...

Clear River Games has revealed that it's releasing four critically acclaimed Switch shmups in physical form in Europe. Three Cave classics — DoDonPachi Resurrection, Espgaluda II, Mushihimesama — and Treasure's celebrated Radiant Silvergun will all be getting a physical release across Europe...

Are you ready for the long summer nights this weekend? Because the next Splatfest is about to start! Have you picked a place you'd reserve for the day? That's the question Nintendo asked leading up to the Splatfest, which begins on 13th July (or 12th July for those in North America). So you're...

Publisher SelectaPlay is excited to announce that the boxed Standard and Limited Special Edition releases of the 2D dark fantasy action-adventure game OVERLORD: ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK is available today for Nintendo Switch across European specialist retail stores. The pixel-art-inspired...

The Switch is now Nintendo's longest-serving home console - with some caveats to consider. This revelation comes thanks to peerless research from our friends over at VGC, who have determined that the Switch has surpassed the Famicom in terms of time on the market before the arrival of a...

During today's Arcade Archives livestream, Hamster announced it will be bringing Taito's '90s football title Hat Trick Hero to PS4 and Nintendo Switch on July 18th in Japan. Hat Trick Hero was released in arcades in 1992 and is a slightly altered version of the 1990 Taito arcade game Football...

It seems like we're in the age of weird, oft-forgotten platforming mascots making a return. We say that because today, Ratalaika Games announced that "the bat is back!" No, not that bat — Aero the Acro-Bat. The circus performer will be making his grand return on Switch (and all other consoles)...