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Game Nintendo Life | Latest Updates

Of Course Scalpers Are Already Flogging Metroid Dread's Special Edition And amiibo

Posted: 18 Jun 2021 05:30 AM PDT

Don't fall for it.

The prospect of Metroid Dread's upcoming launch has fans of Samus' 35-year-old series super-excited, but sadly – and surprising no one – scalpers have already arrived on the scene to ruin everyone's day.

As you may know, the game's being treated to a Special Edition release which comes with extra physical goodies, as well as an amiibo double pack which is sold separately. amiibo can be hard enough to secure at the best of times with pre-orders often selling out fast, and we've seen a number of stores already sell out of the Special Edition, too.

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It Appears This Mario Party Superstars Minigame Has Been Adapted For Accessibility

Posted: 18 Jun 2021 04:00 AM PDT

You love to see it.

Mario Party Superstars looks set to revamp some of our favourite boards and minigames from the series' history – and early footage suggests that it's going to look fantastic – but here's something even better.

Mushroom Mix-Up, a minigame that Nintendo 64 owners might remember from the very first Mario Party, is making a grand return in Superstars. It's been given a visual makeover, as you'd expect, but it appears that Nintendo has also put a bit of thought into how the game can be more accessible for a wider audience.

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Video: Let's Dissect Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2's E3 Direct Trailer

Posted: 18 Jun 2021 03:00 AM PDT

It's analysis and speculation time!

In Nintendo's E3 Direct, we finally got a new look at the upcoming sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It was an intriguing trailer for lots of reasons – not least because it seemed to hide Link's face at every opportunity. What's up with that?

Our lovely video team have been hard at work dissecting and analysing every single frame of the new clip, hoping to come up with some answers to the many questions the trailer left us with. We've already seen plenty of wild fan theories surrounding the new footage, so it can't hurt to add our own, right?

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GLITCHED Is A Quirky Take On World-Saving RPGs

Posted: 18 Jun 2021 02:15 AM PDT

Coming to Switch next year.

E3 week not only brought a range of big reveals and showcases, but a heck of a lot of Indie action as well. One game that emerged earlier this week that's perhaps worth a look is GLITCHED, an RPG that takes a slightly different route with its storytelling. It'll make its debut on Steam this year, before landing on Switch and other systems in early 2022.

Developed by En House Studios and published by Digerati, it promises "a wild RPG full of fourth-wall breaking fun".

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Reminder: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Expansion Pass - Wave 1 Is Now Available

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 09:05 PM PDT

Download it today.

After what feels like quite a long wait, Wave 1 of the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity - Expansion pass is now available.

If you've already pre-ordered the expansion pass ($19.99 USD), your game should auto-update. Pre-orders also include a special bonus in the form of an extra costume and weapon for Link. These items are Prototype Ancient Gear and a Sword.

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Nintendo Confirms Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Will Include Online Support

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 08:05 PM PDT

More will be revealed soon.

Apart from Metroid Dread, one of the other standout announcements of Nintendo's E3 Direct was the return of the Advance Wars games from the GBA generation.

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is being made by the Shantae developer WayForward and has had a facelift (as you probably already noticed), but apart from this, we don't know much else about this updated two-in-one release.

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Metroid Dread Tops Amazon's "Best Sellers" Chart

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:55 PM PDT

Samus is back!

E3 might have labelled Forza Horizon 5 the "most anticipated" title of the show this year, but Metroid Dread would like a word.

Since its reveal at Nintendo's E3 2021 Direct, Samus' next adventure has become one of the best-selling games - with fans rushing to secure a standard copy, the special edition and the two-in-one amiibo pack.

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Don't Worry, Nintendo "Absolutely" Has Plans For Animal Crossing: New Horizons Going Forward

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 05:45 PM PDT

NoA president provides an update.

Despite Animal Crossing: New Horizons' absence from Nintendo's E3 Direct this year, there's apparently no need to worry.

Speaking to The Verge, Nintendo of America president, Doug Bowser, reassured fans the latest entry in the long-running life simulation series was still a big part of the company's future moving forward, and that there are "absolutely" plans for it going forward to keep players engaged:

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Another Cloud Game Is On Its Way To Nintendo Switch This July

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 04:55 PM PDT

You can't have one without the other.

Love 'em or hate 'em, cloud games on the Nintendo Switch have become a thing. So far there have been releases like Control Ultimate Edition and Hitman 3, and very soon another game will join them.

It's the award-winning adventure title A Plague Tale: Innocence. In a new trailer, it's been confirmed the cloud version will be made available to Nintendo Switch players on 6th July.

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Guide: Potential Switch Port Round-Up - The Wii U Games That Haven't Come To Switch

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 02:00 PM PDT

Want that one.

Update: And another one bites the dust: Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is heading to Switch!

Back in 2020 we asked you in a poll which games you'd most like to see return from Nintendo's previous console generation for an encore on Switch. Since then, we've seen another handful of games from that selection make the generation jump, including The Wonderful 101: Remastered.

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Guide: 30 Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games To Look Forward To In 2021

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 12:30 PM PDT

Our most anticipated Switch games.

We've updated the list below with some new announcements and removed the 2021 Switch games that have come and gone already. Loads to look forward to!

2020 is but a dim and distant memory (at least, we wish it was!) and it's time to look to the future. We saw some fantastic games come to Switch last year — several of them released within a matter of weeks of their surprise announcement — but we also saw some big names slip into 2021, for understandable reasons.

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Get Ready For Cris Tales With Its Gorgeous Opening Cinematic

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 12:00 PM PDT

It's close.

The Switch has plenty of extremely interesting games on the way, one of which is undoubtedly Cris Tales. A title that'll likely plenty of nods to classic JRPGs, it'll also have its own ideas and is pitched to make particular use of 'time-bending' mechanics.

It looks like a very strong effort from developer Dreams Uncorporated, and now publisher Modus Games has released the opening cinematic (above) to give a taste of the setting, and of course the cast of characters and their foes. It's a particularly stylish opening cinematic, in our view.

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Guide: Metroid Games You Need To Play Before Metroid Dread

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 11:00 AM PDT

Here's how to catch up on Samus' story.

After 19 years away, the Metroid series is finally returning to its roots with a brand new entry into its mainline 2D series. Metroid Dread will be the fifth game in the beloved franchise's core lineup when it launches on Switch this October, and if our chat with the game's producer is anything to go by, that 19-year gap will have been more than worth the wait.

It makes us feel painfully old to say it, but we've no doubt there are plenty of you reading this who weren't old enough to be playing games – or perhaps not even old enough to have been born yet – when the series' last entry arrived on store shelves. Metroid celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, too, so even series veterans might be feeling a little rusty on their Chozo lore.

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Boomerang X Is Flying Onto Switch Very Soon

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 09:30 AM PDT

It always comes back to the eShop.

The Switch eShop is a big target for lots of high quality and intriguing Indie games; while the store is packed and full of competition, Switch owners continue to show an appetite for fun and smart download games. Boomerang X may well qualify in that category, and it arrives on 8th July.

Published by Devolver Digital and developed by Dang!, this is a first-person 'arena shooter' where your weapon of choice is a particularly deadly boomerang.

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Japanese Charts: Game Builder Garage Beats Final Fantasy VII And Ratchet & Clank To Number One

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 08:30 AM PDT

Not a bad start, eh?

Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for the week ending 13th June, revealing that Game Builder Garage has gone straight in at number one in its debut week.

The game – which was treated to a physical edition in both Japan and North America, don't forget – managed to sell an estimated 71,241 copies at retail to keep Square Enix's updated Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade release off top spot. It leads a top ten with a healthy number of new entries, mostly for PlayStation systems.

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Mario Party Superstars Will Be The First Nintendo Game To Receive Brazilian Portuguese Localisation

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 08:00 AM PDT

And fans are hoping for more.

Mario Party Superstars is set to receive Brazilian Portuguese localisation from launch when it releases this October, becoming the first of Nintendo's first-party titles to do so.

Over the past few months, Nintendo has been increasingly improving its product availability and services across Brazil, with the Switch officially launching in the country last September. Fans were forced to import Nintendo games and consoles from elsewhere up until that point, but now have access to legitimate local purchase options and a fully functioning Nintendo eShop.

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Nintendo Download: 17th June (Europe)

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 07:55 AM PDT

Bullseye! Super! Smashing! Great!

The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

Switch Retail eShop - New Releases

The Sisters - Party of the Year (Microids, 16th Jun, £34.99 / €39.99) - It all begins when Wendy decides to throw an end-of-year party at home with her friends. Before she gets a chance to ask her parents, her unbearable little sister Maureen steals her idea and asks their parents first. Unfortunately, the parents will allow only one party! Maureen and Wendy start a series of crazy challenges to decide which one of them will host the party. With sister against sister, there is going to be trouble! Immerse yourself in the fun and delirious universe of two sisters, who are never short of mischievous ideas! Explore the Sisters' city and complete quests and challenges in Adventure mode.

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Switch Error Code 2123-1502 - Users Still Waiting On Fix For Update 12.0.3 Issues

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 07:45 AM PDT

A disturbing lack of stability.

Update: As several of you have written in to tell us, the issues relating to Switch firmware 12.0.3 have still not been resolved almost a week after the company restarted distribution of its latest update.

We've contacted Nintendo for comment and will update this post as and when we know more.

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New Nintendo Infographic Shows Every Game Featured During The E3 Direct

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 07:15 AM PDT

Get circling your faves!

It's that time once again, folks! With this week's Direct all done and dusted, Nintendo has shared its usual infographic featuring all the games that made an appearance during the show.

As has become tradition, you can now go ahead and download the image below to circle or highlight all the games you're interested in buying or playing. Our social media feeds get flooded with these things every time we have a Direct, so get involved and show your tastes to the world.

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Guide: Where To Pre-Order Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 07:00 AM PDT

Another Link to the past.

Update: 17th June - Amazon UK pre-order page is now live.

Update: 16th June - My Nintendo Store UK pre-order page is now live.

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Nintendo Download: 17th June (North America)

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:30 AM PDT

Strange Brigade! Tokyo Olympics! Alex Kidd!

The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

Switch eShop - Highlights

ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights (Binary Haze Interactive, 21st Jun, $24.99) - Unravel the mystery of a kingdom destroyed by the Rain of Death in this dark fantasy action-RPG. Journey through the sprawling and hauntingly beautiful locations of Land's End, including a submerged forest, a sealed-off contaminated underground cavern and a grand castle. Formidable bosses await that will gladly claim your life given even the slightest chance. Defeat these powerful foes to turn them into allies as you search for the truth. ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights will be available June 21.

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Guide: Where To Pre-Order The Limited Edition Zelda: Skyward Sword Joy-Con

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:30 AM PDT

Can you resist these two blue hues?

Update: 17th June - Walmart is now taking pre-orders!

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Pokémon Unite Launches Next Month On Switch, But Mobile Players Will Need To Wait

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:25 AM PDT

Check out this new info and trailer.

The Pokémon Company has shared plenty of new details on Pokémon Unite, confirming that the game will launch on Nintendo Switch next month.

Mobile players will have to wait a little longer – the game hits Switch first in July, followed by a mobile launch in September – but it'll be free-to-start on both platforms and cross-platform play is "planned". A brand new trailer has been released to give us a fresh look, so make sure to watch that above.

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Cyber Hook Swings Onto Nintendo Switch Very Soon

Posted: 17 Jun 2021 06:15 AM PDT

Adds motion controls for a new experience.

It's not so long ago that so many games had 'Cyber' in the title that it was becoming a genre of its own, but the passing of time and some controversies for the source of that rush of cyberpunk has calmed it all down. Nevertheless, 'cyber' and 'punk' are still cool when used well in a game, and Cyber Hook is a fun title that's bringing frantic action to the Switch eShop soon; it arrives on 24th June priced at $14.99USD.

This is a title that found an eager audience when it initially arrived on PC last year; it's a fast-paced first-person runner where you shoot and grapple your way through some rather tricky stages. As you can see in the trailer above this is a game that will be pretty darn challenging, and it includes worldwide leaderboards for the competitive among you that want to master each run. New for the Switch version will be motion controls, too, presumably for aiming.

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