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We've been keeping an eye on Amber Isle, the Animal Crossing-meets-dinosaurs life sim from developer Ambertail Games, for a while now. This one was initially supposed to land on Switch in late October before getting a last-minute delay to November. Well, the developer has now announced yet...

In a surprise update, Nintendo has today announced Donkey Kong Land for the Switch Online Game Boy library, and you can play it right now! This classic pocket-sized platformer was originally released by Rare in 1995 and marks the beginning of the DK Land trilogy on the Game Boy. Here's the...

Nintendo has a surprise drop for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. A classic Game Boy title has landed on the service tonight, in the form of Donkey Kong Land. Only the first game in the series is available, which originally launched in 1995 for the original Game Boy. Developed by Rareware, it...

Hello everyone! For those, who like me were waiting for the original XCOM games to appear, there is good news! I've managed to port original OpenXcom engine to Switch (tested on HOS 19.0.1, AMS 1.8.0 Pre-release). This is fork of the sdl2 branch, because i couldn't compile SDL1 library with...

Publisher Atari has announced that Rollercoaster Tycoon Classic will be launching on the Nintendo Switch on 5th December 2024. Combining both Rollercoaster Tycoon and its sequel, Rollercoaster Tycoon 2, into one package, the Switch version has been given the porting treatement by Atari's...

D4 Enterprise has revealed that it will be bringing Bothtec's sidescrolling action RPG The Scheme to Nintendo Switch next week, on November 28th, 4Gamer reports. The rerelease will be part of D4 Enterprise's ongoing EGGCONSOLE series, which is a collection of retro reissues that are based on...

Update [Wed 20th Nov 2024, 6:55pm]: Following last week's announcement, this same "frame rate improvement update" has now officially been released for Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP on the Nintendo Switch. Once again, it comes loaded with improvements for the game's frame rate and also addresses...

If you've been wanting more Pokémon avatars for your Switch, the Switch Online 'Missions and Rewards' program is now offering new and returning icons. As highlighted by Serebii.net, you can now get icons based on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's DLC offerings. The first wave is now underway and...

Nintendo has announced that a free demo for Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer is now available to download via the Switch eShop. The demo will give players a chance to check out some of the game's core features and songs, with the ability to also carry progress over to the full game when...

If you're someone who loves old arcade boxing games, then we have some good news for you. Hamster has just announced that it will be bringing Taito's arcade boxing title Final Blow to the Nintendo Switch and PS4 later this week as part of Arcade Archives (thanks Famitsu for the spot!). The...

Update [Tue 19th Nov 2024, 5:55pm]: This update is now live! Original Story: The Mortal Kombat 1 update featuring the new DLC fighter Ghostface from the 'Scream' series is now available on the Switch. As part of this, the game has also received another major patch. It includes some visual...

Earlier this year, the Switch emulator Yuzu was shut down after being caught in the fiery gaze of the great eye of Nintendo. A follow-up based on the same source code, Suyu, appeared shortly after, though it unsurprisingly met the same fate. Now, over eight months on, there's another new kid on...

Well, here's a pleasant surprise for all the Life is Strange fans out there. After launching on PlayStation 5 last month, Square Enix has today announced that the series' first proper sequel, Life is Strange: Double Exposure, will finally be landing on the Switch eShop on 19th November... wait...

Black Friday is almost upon us (heck, it's already started for most retailers) so, naturally, the Switch eShop sales are about to start coming thick and fast. One worthy of being highlighted today is Square Enix's 'Nintendo Cyber Deals', which brings a swathe of delicious discounts to the Final...

Vampire Survivors recently rolled out new DLC titled 'Ode to Castlevania' on the Switch. It seems there were some bugs in the initial build, but a patch has now been released addressing some of the problems. There are some fixes for crashes, respawns, missing unlocks and more. Here's the full...

Switch Online's retro game library has been bolstered over time with all sorts of exciting releases and there's now a handful of classic Pokémon games available on the service. With this in mind, the latest trailer from Nintendo's UK branch has put the spotlight on every Pokémon game released...

Tons of gameplay has surfaced for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake showing the RPG on Nintendo Switch. Square Enix brought it out this week after announcing the game a few years ago. Thanks to the eShop listing, we have the following information about the title: Check out the Dragon Quest III...

Based on Yuzu, it is an emulator of Nintendo Switch. Main characteristics: https://citron-emu.org/

A new update for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 has been applied by Konami, bringing the game up to version 2.0.0. "Yay!", you might exclaim. Hold up there, buddy. Unfortunately, while the Switch version has benefited from a couple of minor changes (which we'll detail below), the...

Dept. Heaven fans will have a chance to revisit the origins of Sting's unusual series this month as Riviera: The Promised Land is coming to Switch in North America and Europe on 28th November 2024 (thanks, Gematsu!). The remaster launched in Japan in February 2024, and back then, we had our...