Nintendo Switch

Last month, Switch got Front Mission 2: Remake, which was fine. The rough edges on this one were too distracting when we first played it, but Storm Trident and G-Craft have been working on a variety of updates, the latest of which is available today. Several of the updates focus on the game’s UI, but they also address localizations, cutscenes, ...

Update: After debuting on other platforms in September, Sifu’s last content update is now on Nintendo Switch. New arenas, challenges, cheats, and modifications await players. Sifu is 50% off in the eShop until December 3. Original: SloClap will release its “final title update” for martial arts-inspired brawler Sifu later this year. Unfortunately, Switch owners must wait longer: Sifu game: “The Switch ...

Nintendo updated Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Switch today. This first update since release brings the game to Version 1.0.1. There’s not much, but Nintendo has adjusted heart points, staff credits, and “general updates” to improve playability. Full details are in the patch notes below: Version 1.0.1 (Released November 20, 2023) Heart Points “Selecting “Restart” or “Exit Course” will ...

Hori has unveiled a new line of Dragon Quest-themed Switch accessories ahead of the release of Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince next month. Dragon Quest’s Slime monster appears on two new Split Pad Compact controllers. A blue one and a metal slime pad with a grip are available. An updated Switch case is available. The analog stick and buttons ...

Borderlands 3: Ultimate Edition, which was released on Switch last month, got an update today. Early tests indicate major gains. The team says game performance has been optimized and textures have been improved. The majority are “quality-of-life” modifications. The entire details: Today we will release an update for Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition on Nintendo Switch, which will be live by 12:00 PM ...

The next free game trial for European Nintendo Switch Online subscribers is Fae Farm. Tomorrow, November 22–28, it will be ripe for picking. When it hit platforms earlier this year, we loved the magnificent graphics, long playability, and sheer quantity of things to do, even if the NPCs aren’t the liveliest. Whether it seems appealing, try it for free for ...

The 2020 Switch exclusive Animal Crossing: New Horizons takes social simulation to new heights, and Maxis’ team is using it as inspiration for the next Sims game, dubbed “Project Rene”. Vice president of franchise creative Lyndsay Pearson said the development team discussed Animal Crossing “all the time” when discussing The Sims 5’s multiplayer feature on a Radio Times podcast. IGN ...

Mojang revealed “Trial Chambers” and “The Breeze,” hostile mobs, after Minecraft Live last month. The Trial Chambers are procedurally created and present fresh challenges each time you enter. Helpful or harmful things are in every room. Trial Spawners increase difficulty according to team size, with different enemies in each chamber. Surviving these mobs will earn you a special reward. Players ...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has dropped off of the US “top 20 best-selling games” category for the first time, just weeks after the final wave of DLC. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has hit Circana’s (previously The NPD Group) top sales every month since April 2017 (78 months), according to GamesIndustry.biz. Industry researcher Mat Piscatella says it’s “likely” an all-time record ...

Felix the Cat may return to video games, according to a new ESRB rating. Felix the Cat is a “collection of action platformers” for Switch and other platforms that follows Felix as he travels 2D worlds to save his girlfriend from an evil professor. The whole description is: “This is a collection of action platformers in which players help Felix ...