June2020
News The Emulation Experts At M2 Developed The Namcot Collection
Pac-Man and his friends are in safe hands
Earlier this week, we found out Bandai Namco would be releasing the Namcot Collection in the west on 18th June, after a listing was discovered on the Microsoft Store. Locally, it'll be known as the Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 and Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2. Perhaps the most exciting news of all, though,...
Random This Bandai Namco Limited Edition Release Comes With A Full-Size Foosball Table
Better start saving
We might have a new record holder for the biggest and most expensive limited edition video game offer ever. Japanese company Bandai Namco has just revealed its 'Legends Edition' for the upcoming release Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions and it comes with a "fully-customised" full-size football table manufactured in France...
News Bandai Namco Joins The Party With Its Very Own Amazon France Switch Listing
Another mystery game appears online
Believe it or not, but Amazon France is still posting listings online for upcoming Nintendo Switch titles. The publishers that have got a mention so far include Bethesda, Ubisoft, Capcom, Square Enix, Warner Bros., Take 2,
May2020
News Pac-Man Celebrates His 40th Anniversary With A Special Sale On The Switch eShop
Up to 75% off select games
Bandai Namco is currently celebrating Pac-Man's 40th anniversary on the Switch eShop with a special sale on Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus. Instead of paying the usual price for it, right now you can get it for just £4.19 / $5.99 or your regional equivalent (that's up to 75% off). Below is the rundown of the...
News Goku (Ultra Instinct) Joins The Dragon Ball FighterZ Roster On 22nd May
"Fight without thinking"
It's been an exciting week for fighting game fans so far with the reveal of a brand new story expansion for Mortal Kombat 11, along with new characters, stages, and features. Now, Arc System Works and Bandai Namco have followed this up with the announcement Ultra Instinct Goku is joining the Dragon Ball FighterZ
April2020
Random Finally, You Can Play Dark Souls On Switch The Way Nature Intended
Praise the sun for firmware update 10.0.0
If you cast your mind back to 2018 and the release of the excellent Dark Souls: Remastered for Switch, you might remember a tiny issue we (and many other players) had with the game. Oh, for the most part the Switch port of FromSoftware's inscrutable masterpiece was just fine and dandy, but beyond any frame...
March2020
News Bandai Namco Announces The Namcot Collection For Nintendo Switch
Launching in Japan this June
During the Japanese Nintendo Direct, Bandai Namco revealed it would be releasing the Namcot Collection for Switch on 18th June 2020. No, it's not a typo, 'Namcot' was the name Namco used for its console publishing business between 1984-1995. This upcoming collection will be available as a physical release and as a free...
News Mr. Driller Finally Makes His Nintendo Switch Debut This June
Dig for victory
Bandai Namco's classic Dr. Driller is making his way to the Nintendo Switch in June, it has been revealed. Dr. Driller DrillLand will boast updated visuals and HD cutscenes, as well as five different themed attractions which each have their own gameplay rules, as well as a final boss to defeat. Multiplayer will play a big part in...
News The Switch Might Be Getting Another Bandai Namco Remaster
Is Mr. Driller or something else on the way?
Monkey Craft might not necessarily be a household name, but you're probably at least familiar with its previous release. It was the company contracted by Bandai Namco to help bring Katamari Damacy REROLL to the Nintendo Switch in 2018 and has also assisted with another Bamco remaster on the hybrid device...
February2020
News Bandai Namco Delays The Release Of Billion Road In The West
April is the new March
Billion Road – an upcoming Switch and PC release where you spend, invest and earn a lot of cash – has been delayed here in the west. Instead of arriving next month, the game will now launch on 16th April according to the Nintendo game page and Steam. Here's a brief rundown about what you can expect: The core objective...
Video Bandai Namco Shows Off The First DLC Character In Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 3
Universe 6's last resort
Earlier this month, Bandai Namco announced a series of updates for Dragon Ball FighterZ, which are all part of the game's third season of DLC characters. All up, there'll be five new fighters. While we already know who two of them are, Bamco has now released four minutes of the first fighter Kefla (see below). In the anime...
News Bandai Namco Announces Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 3, Kefla Joins The Battle This Month
And Ultra Instinct Goku will follow
Following on from yesterday's news that Dragon Ball FighterZ would be receiving a new "Z Assist Select" feature, Bandai Namco has now revealed the third season of DLC for its popular fighting game. The third pass will contain five new fighters. A Saiyan's power has no limits, prepare for Ultra Instinct Goku's...
News Bandai Namco Is Adding A New "Z Assist Select" Feature To Dragon Ball FighterZ
And aims to prevent one-sided matches
Dragon Ball FighterZ is easily one of the best-supported fighting games available. Since it was released in 2018, Bandai Namco and Arc System Works have released two seasons worth of fighters and rolled out new updates on a regular basis. If you thought that was it, though, think again. At the Dragon Ball...
News SoulCalibur VI Producer Still Not Sure About Porting The Game To Switch
"the situation hasn’t changed much"
The Switch is home of many fighting games, but one series that hasn't been released on the hybrid platform yet is Bandai Namco's SoulCalibur series. Last year, SoulCalibur VI producer Motohiro Okubo said he was open to the idea of the new entry coming to the Switch, if it was possible, and now in a more recent...
January2020
News Bandai Namco Wasn't Planning On Localising Captain Tsubasa's New Game In North America
But changed its mind
Earlier this week, football fans got quite a surprise when Bandai Namco announced it would be releasing Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions on the Nintendo Switch. If you didn't know, it's been ten whole years since the release of the last
News We've Been Waiting 40 Years For This Pac-Man Tamagotchi To Be Released
Not really, but it's still pretty neat
This year is the 40th anniversary of Pac-Man. He's already got his own special music video to celebrate the occasion and now to kick-off the year-long event, he's teamed up with Tamagotchi to bring "Tama-Lovers" a whole new virtual pet experience. In addition to a Tamagotchi pet, this one also stars Pac-Man...
News Goku (Ultra Instinct) Is Joining Dragon Ball FighterZ As A DLC Character
The ultimate fighter
It's been an exciting week for fans of fighting games with Joker unveiled for Mortal Kombat 11, Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses announced for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (even if Sakurai doesn't necessarily think it's always a fighting game), and last but not least, another Goku teased for Bandai Namco's 2018 release,...
News Bandai Namco Could Be Reviving The Japan-Only GameCube Exclusive Mr. Driller: Drill Land
Will we finally see a localisation?
Towards the end of last year, Bandai Namco filed trademarks in Japan for multiple classic titles including the puzzler Mr. Driller. Now, in the latest update, the video game publisher and developer has gone and trademarked Mr. Driller Drill Land in Europe. As explained by Gematsu, Drill Land is the name of a Mr...
Feature Game Of The Decade Staff Picks - Dark Souls
Praise the sun!
Following on from our reader-voted Top 50 Games of the Decade, Nintendo Life staff members will be picking their personal favourite Nintendo games between the years 2010-2019. Today, Damien tries his hardest to remember where the nearest bonfire is before he runs into another angry skeleton... Games are supposed to be fun,...
December2019
News A Xenosaga Collection Was Scrapped Due To Profitability Concerns
"Sorry guys"
A collection of games in the "Xeno" series was canned because Bandai Namco was concerned it wouldn't sell in the numbers required to turn a profit, according to general manager Katsuhiro Harada. The series - which began life on the PlayStation in 1998 with Xenogears and includes six entries on the PlayStation 2 - laid the foundations...
News Save Big On Bandai Namco Switch Games This Winter, With Up To 75% Off (North America)
Dragon Ball, Ni no Kuni and much more
Bandai Namco is currently celebrating the holiday season on the Nintendo Switch eShop with a special sale. It runs from now until 30th December, so grab a great deal while you still can. Here's the sale description via the Nintendo website: 12/19 at 9:00 am PT to 12/30 at 11:59 pm PT - Get ready to celebrate...
News Solatorobo Developer Open To The Idea Of Remaking Nintendo DS Exclusive
"the possibility is there"
Reflect on the Nintendo DS generation and you might remember the system exclusive Solatorobo: Red the Hunter. The action-RPG by CyberConnect2 was well-received across all regions but only sold around 100,000 copies worldwide. Is there a chance of the game ever getting a remake, though? CyberConnect2 boss Hiroshi Matsuyama...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ DLC Reveals Controversial Voice Actor's Replacement
A new voice for Broly (DBS)
Following the confirmation that Broly (DBS) is joining Dragon Ball FighterZ, it has been revealed that the character's lines have been recorded by a new voice actor, after Vic Mignogna – who has been the voice of Broly for video games as well as anime releases – was dropped by Funimatio
News The Legendary Super Saiyan Broly (DBS) Joins Dragon Ball FighterZ Next Week
Update: Release date trailer confirms the news
Update Sun 1st Dec, 2019 05:30 GMT: Bandai Namco has now made the news official, with the above trailer showing the legendary Saiyan's power and at the same time confirming he'll be arriving next week, on 5th December. Original Story Fri 29th Nov, 2019 01:30 GMT: More than a year after its release,...
Rumour Ridge Racer 8 Might Not Be Drifting Onto The Nintendo Switch After All
Speeding away
Last year, there was a rumour Bandai Namco was bringing Ridge Racer 8 exclusively to the Nintendo Switch. While there was never any official announcement made, this project has now been axed, according to the YouTube channel Doctre81. This update comes from the LinkedIn profile of a former Bandai Namco Singapore Studios employee, who...