Captured on Nintendo Switch (docked) Technos’ Kunio-kun series, a series of 42 that spanned a variety of genres, began in 1986 as a simple arena fighter. However, the most popular titles were those that featured non-linear role-playing elements based on soap opera-style high school brawls. Anyone familiar with those titles, particularly on the Famicom, Super … Read more
Nintendo Life: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have appeared in many games over the years, but never in a roguelike. Why did you decide to move the Turtles into this genre? Tom Westall, Super Evil Megacorp: Our mission at Super Evil Megacorp is to create the best shared gaming moments in the world. We played … Read more
Image: Nintendo Life It’s July now, so it’s time to look back at the Switch eShop releases of the past month and pick our favorite. It’s been a relatively quiet month on the Switch front, with Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD being the big new physical releases, though the late-arriving … Read more
Image: Roy Smoothe / Pexels Soapbox features allow our individual writers and contributors to share their opinions on hot topics and random things they’ve been munching on. Today, Nathan looks at how his analytical mind and love of data influences his downtime… I am the oldest of four brothers. For the past four years, we … Read more
Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have just released a new game update for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, which is available to download and install now on PS5 and PS4. Version 1.12. 3, as it’s called, largely focuses on tweaking the balance of certain weapons and attacks, with a focus on toning down some overpowered … Read more
Subscribe to Nintendo Life at YouTube770k Playing with gravity in platformers isn’t new; Super Mario Galaxy is a textbook example of the concept done well, but Limbo also did a commendable job in the latter stages of its short campaign. Being able to manipulate gravity for an entire game? That’s pretty new (shhh, Gravity Rush … Read more
Image: Nintendo Life Since 2017 we’ve seen a large number of ports come to Switch, many of which seemed impossible beforehand. Surprises like Doom (2016), which arrived in the system’s launch year, and 2019’s Witcher 3 showed that while some smart optimization was needed, Nintendo’s console could be deliver perfectly playable and utterly engaging portable … Read more
It feels like we’ve been waiting for it forever Beyond Good & Evil 2 In order to tide us over until then, Ubisoft has now released a new remaster of the original version – this time to celebrate the game’s 20th anniversary. Yes, this year marks two decades since the original title debuted on the … Read more
Image: thunderous Is there a genre Steam world is afraid to tackle? Image & Form’s long-running anthology series started as an RTS in SteamWorld Tower Defense, went to space and the Wild West, and has even taken the form of a fairy tale. And while Dig, the Metroidvania-style series, may be the most popular, many … Read more
Subscribe to Nintendo Life at YouTube770k Disney Dreamlight Valley won’t be slowing down anytime soon, as the latest update to the life sim has arrived today. The happy dragon brings a whole new realm to the Valley, starring Mulan and her loyal dragon companion Mushu. Based on the 1998 Disney animated classic, in the New … Read more