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Night Slashers: Remake Is Getting A Physical Switch Release In 2025

Japan only, but English language support is included.Following the release of the beat 'em up Night Slashers: Remake in September, a physical release has now been confirmed.The catch is it's Japan only for now. Fortunately, it does include English language support. It's around the $30 USD mark (or your regional ...
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Best Of 2024: The Trauma Of Giygas & Growing Up In EarthBound

EarthBound turns "adults into kids, and kids into adults".Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2024 series. This article was originally published in August. Enjoy!Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice ...
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Daily Deals: Dragon Quest XI, Gran Turismo 7, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, and More

Even with Christmas over, there are still many great deals available that you can score before they're gone. Here are the best deals for Friday, December 27. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition for $44.99If you recently completed the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, ...
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Feature: Nintendo Life’s Alternative Game Awards 2024

Biggest surprise! Most long-winded title! Crappiest Switch publisher!The end of 2024 is nigh, but before we get there it's time to look back on what has been a surprisingly chonky year for Switch, software-wise, in the eighth year since we first got our hands on the thing.We've listed our personal ...
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The Biggest Disappointments of 2024

After 12 months of big hitters such as Helldivers 2, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Dune: Part 2 and Shogun, it’s not unreasonable to consider 2024 a good year for pop culture. But the smooth always comes with the rough, and the past year really has been a rocky ...
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Feature: How Can Switch 2 ‘Fix’ The eShop? Devs Share Their Storefront Stories

"It's feast or famine, really".If you are the proud owner of a Nintendo Switch (and if you're reading this, we'd wager that you are), then it will come as no surprise when we say that the eShop is a wild place in 2024.While gaming may have never been better, Nintendo's ...
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Antonblast Receives Update On Switch With Performance Boost To 60fps

Better late than never.One of our biggest gripes with Antonblast on the Switch was its performance at launch. In our review, we noted that slowdown during more chaotic moments of gameplay can "cheapen the experience enough to be disappointing", which isn't really ideal for a 2D platformer in which speed ...
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The RPS Selection Box: Nic’s bonus games of the year 2024

If pushed, I’d describe my 2024 gaming habits as eclectic, but that would actually be a lie. All my favourite games for the year are actually very similar: they are all the best. Unfortunately, the realities of sharing website space with several less-correctos means they didn’t all make this year’s ...
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Infinity Nikki’s First Major Update, Shooting Star Season, Has a Release Date and a Trailer

Infinity Nikki gets its first major update soon, Infold Games has announced.The Shooting Star Season update lands on December 30 across PC, PlayStation 5, iOS and Android, and runs until January 23, 2025. It adds new adventures, limited-time events, and of course new outfits, which you can check out in ...
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