If you know, you know. First 4 Figures has released all sorts of stunning figures over the years and the latest one it’s now teased is a statue of Metal Sonic. Metal Sonic debuted in Sonic CD (playable in Sonic Origins on Switch) and will be “coming soon” to the First 4 Figures line, with…
The 15th anniversary takes place next year. Square Enix and PlatinumGames’ excellent action-adventure RPG NieR:Automata has reached another lifetime sales milestone – surpassing the nine million mark in total shipments and digital sales. This title originally launched on the PlayStation 4 in 2017 with the Switch ‘The End of YoRHa Edition‘ following in 2022. This…
Update: English language support confirmed. In September, Bandai Namco surprised fans with the announcement of Freedom Wars Remastered for the Nintendo Switch. It will be arriving in January 2025 and is a remaster of Japan Studio’s PlayStation Vita exclusive which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Fans have now been given a first look at the…
The CEO hopes 2025 will be a “breakthrough year”. In October, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino reconfirmed the Japanese video game company would release three major titles next year. Now, in 4Gamer.net’s annual “end-of-year” round up with Japanese creators, he’s reassured fans that the same three titles are definitely launching in 2025. Once again, this includes…
Hey, have you heard about this game about digging a hole that’s coming out next year? It’s called A Game About Digging A Hole and that’s pretty much what it’s about. You dig a hole in your backyard and find treasure and ores and you sell all that stuff and use the money to buy…
Nearly 19,000 videogame products released on Steam this year—18,945 as of press time, meaning if 50-some things get dropped before January 1, 2025 my headline there turns into a lie but whatever I’m going for it. Where was it? Oh, right, what the hell? That is a lot of game releases. According to ever-reliable stat…
Suika Game takes out the top spot. As we approach the end of 2024, Nintendo has revealed the most downloaded Switch eShop games of the year in Japan. As you might expect, the usual titles and series are on there like Minecraft, The Legend of Zelda, Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter. There are also a…
Square Enix and Platinum Games say that Nier: Automata has sold more than 9 million copies, meaning that the androids-on-robots post-apocalypse is more popular than ever and going strong eight years after it first released. The NieR Series social media accounts announced the milestone by sharing an image celebrating “Over 9 Million Global Shipments &…
The British games industry loses a legend. We’re sad to report that Team17 co-founder Martyn Brown has passed away. He was 57. Brown helped establish the veteran British publisher in 1990 following the merger of 17-Bit Software and Swedish developer Team 7. Brown led Team17 alongside Michael Robinson, Debbie Bestwick, Andreas Tadic, Rico Holmes and…
HAL be there. 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 July. Enjoy! Unless you’re a dedicated Famicom collector, it’s unlikely that you’ve heard of Metal Slader Glory. Released right at the…