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Earlier this month, Square Enix announced it was releasing a prequel to the Switch title, Octopath Traveler, on mobile devices in Japan this year. Although we’ve already got a few details about this upcoming free-to-play single-player RPG, a bit more information about the story side of the game has now been revealed via Japanese website, 4Gamer.

Here’s a translation of the story (Thanks, DualShockers):

A few years before the tale of the 8 traveling heroes…
The continent of Orsterra was dominated by those who respectively reached the apex of wealth, power and glory. Their endless ambition plunged the continent into darkness. However, multiple individuals stood up against them…
As the one “chosen by the ring”, you will travel the world, and meet those rebels. What will you feel, what will you grasp at the end of your journey? Go forth, towards the story you seek…And craft the legend of the Continent’s Champions.

As we already know, players will have to pick the pathway of wealth, power or glory. The pathway selected will lead them to “The Witch of Greed” Helminia, “The Hero” Titus or “The Playwright” Arguste. Below is a description of each one:

In search of wealth, you will begin your adventure in the deep forests of the Woodlands region. The one who stands in your path is “The Witch of Greed” Helminia. The witch has embezzled an immense fortune in Valore, dying the town in darkness.

In search of power, you will begin your adventure in the snow-covered Frostlands region. The one who stands in your path is “The Hero” Titus. He controls the Red Wings, an organization made to rehabilitate ex-convicts. He rules over the town of Amberglow with an iron fist.

In search of glory, you will begin your adventure in the rich plains of the Flatlands region. The one who stands in your path is “The Playwright” Arguste. The citizens of Theatopolis, the capital of arts, all admired his work, but he ended up straying from the right path.

If you live in Japan, you can fill out an application form in the hope of being selected to play Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent. The demo will run from 26th March until 2nd April. For more details, check out our existing post.

This upcoming mobile release is expected to make its way across to the west, it’s just a matter of waiting for an official announcement. In the meantime, take a look at the game trailer below:

Are you at all interested in playing this game? How do you feel about the popular Switch release receiving a mobile prequel? Tell us down below.

If you’ve been eager to take to the skies on the Switch, Ultrawings by Bit Planet Games might be worth keeping an eye on. The game is described as an open-world aerial-themed flight game and might even remind you of a certain Nintendo series we haven’t seen since the start of the 3DS generation.

In Ultrawings, you’ll pilot various aircraft while completing challenges on an island-themed world. This includes popping balloons, performing smooth landings, taking photos and participating in thrilling air races. Participating in these events will unlock in-game money, allowing you to gain access to more airports and aircraft.

This single-player flight experience arrives on the Nintendo Switch later on 28th March and will be available for $19.99. Interestingly, the PlayStation 4 and Steam version of the game has been designed for use with a VR headset. Check out an existing trailer of the game below:

Is this a game you would be interested in trying out? Tell us in the comments.

Pre-orders for the next Labo cardboard kit, due out on 12th April, are now live on the Nintendo UK store.

The Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit looks to offer the most unique Labo experience yet, allowing users to experience virtual reality on the Switch for the first time with special Toy-Con VR Goggles.

In total, there are four pre-order options, as previously announced by Nintendo earlier this month. You can purchase the full package or if you opt with the starter set, you’ll also be able to pick up the two expansion packs.

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Delivery is free for orders over £20.00. For more information about the VR Kit, view our existing announcement post.

Will you be pre-ordering the VR Kit online? Are you planning to purchase the starter kit or the full package? Tell us down in the comments.

Japanese designer, Goichi Suda – perhaps better known as Suda51 – has suggested that an extended version of his cult classic Killer7 could eventually release for consoles.

Grasshopper’s visually-striking action adventure game was originally released for Nintendo GameCube in 2005. Capcom holds publishing rights for the title, but Suda-san – speaking exclusively to Nintendo Life –says the company’s producer has “promised” to one day collaborate on an extended version of the game:

I had a very interesting conversation recently with the producer at Capcom, [Hiroyuki] Kobayashi-san and we promised each other that we will make a completed version of Killer7 in the future. Only one third of my original script was used for the game, so there was 60% not used at all.

So the complete version will cover all of my script. It’s not 100% going to happen of course, but maybe in the future we’ll be able to deliver the complete version of Killer7. I’ll do it before I retire!

Killer7 was remastered for PC last year, but modern consoles are yet to experience the same love from publisher Capcom – despite its creator saying he’d love to bring it to Switch.

Suda again stressed that any potential console port is firmly down to Capcom, but added:

I want to be involved in the process. It may take a bit of time, but it’s definitely one of my goals.

Do you remember playing this on GameCube? Would you be interested in a port for Nintendo Switch? Let us know in the comments below.

A couple of years ago, a physical Wii U release for Axiom Verge was announced for North America, shortly after it arrived on the console digitally. Since then, the game has appeared on Switch in both physical and digital formats, but the Wii U version never arrived. As it turns out, the game is finally going on sale at the end of this month, but the road to release has been anything but simple.

The release is coming thanks to Limited Run Games, one of several companies which publishes indie games in physical form. As you can see below, the delay is thanks to an ongoing legal battle between Limited Run and publisher Badland Games – the two had signed contracts to work together on the project back in 2017.

GamesIndustry.biz has shared a full report on what happened between the two companies over the last couple of years, with comments from Limited Run’s CEO, Josh Fairhurst, and BadLand Games CEO, Luis Quintans. The aforementioned contract was for 6,000 fully-assembled copies of the game on Wii U, with Limited Run handing over $78,000 to see it happen.

Despite this payment being made in 2017, Limited Run never received the copies it was promised, and multiple emails, threats of legal action, and then actual legal action don’t seem to have made a difference either, with BadLand blaming a major banking error and its ongoing consequences for the lack of response.

Fairhurst is now working directly with the game’s developers, Thomas Happ and Daniel Adelman, to bring the game to Wii U in physical form as previously promised. In another tweet, Limited Run says that “we won’t come anywhere close to breaking even on this project after the money our former partner took from us – but we hope Wii U fans will appreciate the chance to own one of the best indie games physically for the platform!”

If you’re interested in picking this one up, orders will go live on the Limited Run website on 29th March at 10am Eastern Time.

Bandai Namco has released a brand new trailer for the upcoming Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission, unveiling further gameplay details and modes present in the game.

As you can see in the video, the game has you collecting your favourite characters, building unstoppable decks, and fighting for the win. It introduces the various main modes you can expect to play, too, including:

– Story Mode – Featuring an original story with all-new protagonists.
– Arcade Mode – Featuring a number of challenges for players to test their skills.
– Network Battle – Allowing players to face their friends or compete against players from across the world.
– Creation Mode – Where players can create their own unique cards and missions.

Featuring fighters from across all the Dragon Ball universes, transformations never before seen, and a brand-new character designed by Dragon Ball Super manga illustrator, Toyotarou, this could well be one to watch. It launches on Switch on 5th April.

Have you had your eye on this game? Do you like what you’ve seen so far? Let us know in the usual place.

Just yesterday, Nintendo released the full DLC package for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker on Switch and – being the ever helpful folks that we are – we thought we’d give it a go and share our findings with you lovely lot.

The DLC, called ‘Special Episode’ contains 18 new challenges (some new, some remixes of old) among five new courses. There’s a nice variety here – as mentioned in our video above, one minute you’ll be taking a ride on a haunted train full of ghosts, and the next you’ll be exploring a sweet and sugary world. We’re also incredibly pleased to discover that Nintendo has squeezed in another minecart level. Thank you!

Providing players with another three hours or so of gameplay is great in our view, and it’s full of all the charm present in the main game, although we did feel that the DLC might be slightly too biased towards co-op play on the whole. For some, this will be a bonus, but it might cause just a touch of frustration for solo players. We explain all in the video.

If you like what you see, you can grab the DLC from the eShop right now for £5.39 / $5.99, and it’s also available in a bundle with the main game if you don’t own that yet. We’d argue that it’s definitely worth a go if you’ve enjoyed the main experience, and especially if you like playing with a friend.

What do you think? Have you already tried it? Will you be giving it a go? Let us know in the comments.

Tetris 99 is an addictive little game, and one that has gone down incredibly well with Nintendo Switch Online subscribers since its launch around a month ago. Interest in the game saw another boost last weekend thanks to the online competitions being held, and even high profile game developers have been getting in on the action, including PlatinumGames’ Hideki Kamiya.

When we say ‘getting in on the action’, we actually mean ‘potentially becoming as obsessed as we are’. Ever since the game launched, Kamiya’s Twitter timeline has been absolutely flooded with screenshots of his placements on a near-daily occurrence, starting on 16th February where he shared the results of his first match.

Like most of us, things got off to a shaky start. But he was soon climbing the leaderboards and even managed a second place finish just a couple of days later.

The first win came a couple of days later still, on 20th February. If you can’t work it out for yourself, his status essentially equates to “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” – something we can all relate to.

And from that date, he hasn’t looked back (and he still gets just as excited over his victory royales now as he did a month ago). His most recent victory was shared just a few hours ago in a screenshot he saved specifically from the night before.

We’re almost ashamed to say that the majority of the Nintendo Life team members haven’t been able to claim a victory yet, but we’re having a blast with the game anyway. If you’re reading, Kamiya-san, feel free to send any tips our way!

Have you been enjoying your time with the game? Let us know how you’ve been getting on in the comments.

Publisher Playism has revealed that high-speed hack & slash game Croixleur Sigma is making the jump to Nintendo Switch. You’ll be able to get your hands on it later this month.

Featuring “360-degrees high-speed action”, Croixleur Sigma has players choosing from one of four girls and defeating a series of monsters inside a variety of different arenas. You’ll be using various combos, speedy dashes, and aerial attacks to do exactly that, selecting up to four weapons to change your look and combo style in the process.

Our friends at Push Square played through the game on PS4 back in 2016, saying that it “can be entertaining when you’re gunning for a high score or if you’re in the mood for some relentless action, but there just isn’t enough reason to keep coming back once you’ve sampled each mode and discovered a few favourite weapons”. Luckily, the Switch release does come with some extra goodies:

“In the Switch release, all extra costumes are bundled in, including the maid outfit, school uniform and a variety of collaboration costumes from other games such as the 2.5D SHMUP title Astebreed.
In addition to the Story Mode, Communication Mode, Score Attack Mode, Survival Mode, Dungeon Mode, and Training Mode have also been included, allowing a fuller and deeper experience of the Croixleur Sigma universe.”

The game launches on Switch on 28th March, but those of you reading in Europe can pre-purchase the game from the eShop as we speak with 40% off. The same pre-purchase deal goes live in North America on 21st March.

Do you like the look of this one? Will this be going on your Switch wishlist? Tell us below.