Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube772k Publisher Clear River Games and developer Bitwave Games have revealed the first gameplay trailer for Gimmick! 2, the long-awaited (and somewhat surprising) sequel to Sunsoft’s 8-bit platformer. Originally revealed with a teaser trailer at this year’s Limited Run Games showcase , this is our first look at what Gimmick! … 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
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: 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 Announced as part of the Frontier Unlocked livestream, F1 Manager 2024 is launching on Switch on July 23marking the first time the motorsports management sim series has been on the grid on Nintendo’s system. Instead of driving cars, the F1 Manager series puts you in the shoes of a … Read more
Subscribe to Nintendo Life at YouTube769k The Soapbox features allow our individual writers and contributors to share their opinions on current topics and random things they’ve been chewing over. Today Jim shines a light on an already dazzling Direct drop… It took me a few hours to get down after the June Nintendo Direct. The … Read more
Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection III (physical, summer 2024) Image: Limited Run Games The side-scrolling bishojo action game series “Valis”, which was first released in the 1980s and gained popularity, celebrated its 35th anniversary in December 2021. To commemorate this, three of the series’ most popular titles, “Valis: The Fantasm Soldier”, “Valis II” and “Valis … Read more
Image: Private department Right at the beginning of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit‘adventure’ is a bit of a dirty word. When the wizard Gandalf first meets the timid Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving, tobacco-smoking Hobbit, he asks: “I’m looking for someone to share in an adventure I’m arranging, and it’s very difficult to find someone.” Bilbo’s answer? … Read more
Image: Nintendo Life When we walked into the Devolver booth in front of The Plucky Squire during the Summer Game Fest Play Days, we felt like we were going back to our childhood. There was a huge, colorful mural on the wall depicting the upcoming All Possible Future adventure game ahead. To our left was … Read more
Image: Sunblink “One world, connecting smiles.” That is the slogan Sanrio, the company responsible for its creation Hello Kitty, founded in 2021. The brand is all about ‘Minna Nakayoku’, which means ‘we all friends’ or ‘Getting along together’. Unity, friendship and love encompass the world of Sanrio, and it worked. For me, Hello Kitty has … Read more