It's a franchise close to his heart, like Star Wars. Movie director Wes Ball has recently been doing press rounds to promote his new Planet of the Apes movie and he's once again been asked about his upcoming live-action Zelda movie. Although he can't say much, during a chat with The Direct, The Legend of Zelda movie director reassured fans about his love of the series and how it has been "one of the most important things ever" in his life. He went as far as comparing it to his love of Star Wars from childhood through to adulthood and is seemingly confident "fans are gonna be happy" with the en ..read more

Where is my super suit? We are just weeks away from the release of the turn-based superhero tactics game Capes on 29th May and today publisher Daedalic Entertainment has given us our first idea of how things will be looking on Switch. Capes is a Midnight Suns-style XCOM-meets-superheroes tactics game (though this one will be coming to Switch) where you will have to build a team of heroes, train them up, and put them to the test across a series of turn-based battles. Read the full article on nintendolife.com ..read more

Lots of gameplay! Following its recent announcement at the Indie World showcase, SteamWorld Heist II has received a brand new trailer that takes a deep dive into the upcoming title's gameplay. Naturally, we get a glimpse at the turn-based combat, including a tasty tease of the ricochet gunplay. The true highlight of the trailer however, is the game's new job system. By equipping your teammates with specific weapons, you can determine what job they have and upgrade their abilities from there. Read the full article on nintendolife.com ..read more

We're all in. There was a time earlier this year where we had two states: playing Balatro, or thinking about playing Balatro. Our daily hours played may have begun to drop in the months since, but there's no denying that it has permanently set up shop in our minds. And guess what, it can now do the same in our wardrobes! Yes, Balatro publisher PlayStack has revealed a range of merch so that we can show the world our love for the poker roguelike. As it stands, the collection consists of t-shirts, hoodies and mugs, all of which are adorned with cards, logos and icons from the game. Read the full ..read more

Level-5 is back! In late 2020, Level-5 shuttered its operations in the West and effectively ended its business outside of Japan, leaving Western fans of franchises such as Yo-Kai Watch and Professor Layton wondering if they would ever see English versions of new entries in their favorite series. Fortunately, the company has since reinvigorated its efforts in the West and one of the new projects to emerge is Megaton Musashi W: Wired. As an enhanced re-release of a previously Japan-only action RPG, this mech battler brings a lot of style, charm, and raw action to the table, marking a strong retu ..read more

Level-5 is back! In late 2020, Level-5 shuttered its operations in the West and effectively ended its business outside of Japan, leaving Western fans of franchises such as Yo-Kai Watch and Professor Layton wondering if they would ever see English versions of new entries in their favorite series. Fortunately, the company has since reinvigorated its efforts in the West and one of the new projects to emerge is Megaton Musashi W: Wired. As an enhanced re-release of a previously Japan-only action RPG, this mech battler brings a lot of style, charm, and raw action to the table, marking a strong retu ..read more

NES Remix, but not NES Remix. Following a rather blatant tease from reliable leaker Pyoro, a rating has appeared via the ESRB for Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition for the Nintendo Switch (thanks, Stealth). Described as "a collection of 2D challenges and platformer games", it's also noted that the game will likely contain in-game purchases. What these are exactly is unknown at this time, but hopefully Nintendo will have an official announcement lined up soon. Read the full article on nintendolife.com ..read more

"I am inevitable" *click!*. After successfully taking down the open-source Switch emulator Yuzu, Nintendo is on the warpath once again and has wiped out a total of 8535 Yuzu repositories via GitHub in one go. As reported by TorrentFreak (thanks, Eurogamer), Nintendo had filed a DMCA notice to GitHub earlier this week, targeting Yuzu repositories that it states "provide access to the Yuzu emulator or code based on the yuzu emulator illegally circumvents Nintendo's technological protection measures and runs illegal copies of Nintendo Switch games". Read the full article on nintendolife.com ..read more

Do or do not, it's free! Just in time for Star Wars Day, it has been announced that STAR WARS: Knights of the Old Republic will be force-jumping in as Europe's next Nintendo Switch Online free game trial. The trial kicks off today (3rd May) on the Switch eShop and you can play as much of the iconic space RPG as you'd like for free until 9th May. As ever, this offer is only available to those with an active NSO subscription. Read the full article on nintendolife.com ..read more

Preview the pieces now. Australian clothing brand BlackMilk is back, back, back with a new collection of The Legend of Zelda-inspired clothing. The new line drops next week on 7th May at 7am AEST / 10pm BST (6th May) / 2pm PT (6th May), but that hasn't stopped the brand from showcasing some of the prized pieces that will be making up the latest collection. Read the full article on nintendolife.com ..read more