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NPUK Game of the Year 2024 – THE RESULTS

2024 was a mighty fine year for Nintendo Switch gamers worldwide, increasing the console’s already vast library. Which game was the best of the best, though? There are plenty of ways we could’ve figured it out, both scientific and non-scientific, but ultimately, we went for the most straightforward method. Tried and true, relied upon for […]

Opinions: Our Reviewers choose their Favourite 2024 games!

Welcome to the Nintendo Players UK wrap-up for 2024 games! It was a huge year for Nintendo and their fans, with releases spanning from new IPs to classic and fan favourite games being remade, remastered or relaunched on the Nintendo Switch Online apps. Being Nintendo, we were offered a vast array of very hyped and […]

Review: Minami Lane

Review: Minami Lane

This self-described “Short but Cosy game” had me intrigued! It’s a life simulation game, where you have to “entertain” the people who live on the street by constructing various shops, like a Boba Tea shop, or a convenience store. Without forgetting the “beauty” of course, where you can also put up “onsens” and parks. You’re […]

Vote for the NPUK Game of the Year 2024 and WIN!

2024. The year of Brat Summer, an AI Chocolate Factory nightmare and a witch defying gravity is finally over. The past twelve months have also been filled with gaming goodness, with the Nintendo Switch still chugging out a plethora of hits. While we sit here idly waiting for Metroid Prime 4, the release of the […]

Review: PowerA Enhanced Wireless Controller

Does this third party controller stand up alongside it’s Nintendo developed cousin? I won’t lie, I’ve always been apprehensive when it comes to the quality of third party controllers. Poor memories of build quality from 20+ years ago haunt my mind, so I was pleasantly surprised when I went hands-on with PowerA’s offering. The first […]

Review: Marvel VS Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics

Review: Marvel VS Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics

A legacy of legendary fighting returns! Since the Switch appeared, Capcom has been keen to revisit their past catalogue in a series of compilations, many to positive results. Naturally, their fighting games have gotten special treatment, each collection seeing the porting of hard-to-find and pricey classics to modern systems. The last game, Capcom Fighting Collection, […]

Review: DOOM + DOOM II

Review: DOOM + DOOM II

Rip and Tear until it is Ninten-done! Back in 2019, for DOOM’s 25th anniversary, id Software’s infamous boomer-shooters came to Nintendo Switch eShop to many fans’ elation. Now, in 2024, the future is no longer a foreign land and the Ultimate way to play the classic DOOM games is here, making the Nintendo Switch system […]

Review: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

Review: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

A competitive party for the ages! In the Wii U days, Nintendo put out a quirky collection of WarioWare-like challenges focused on NES games, titled NES Remix. Despite being download only, the title saw enough success to warrant a sequel, followed by a mashup of both games released for the 3DS. Now, many years later, […]

Review: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumbe

Review: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble

Grab your closest magic bubble, throw on a monkey suit and roll down a hill because Sega have brought yet another totally bananas physics racer to the Nintendo Switch System™! The Monkey Ball friends are out on yet another all new esc-ape-ade and this time we have yet more pals! The 8th main entry in […]

Review: Empires Shall Fall

Review: Empires Shall Fall

Tactical War strategists got a sleek dieselpunk paint job! While many fans were put out by Nintendo delaying the remaster of their classic Advance Wars games, one developer forged ahead. Inspired by those first party gems, Weird Penguin has presented Empires Shall Fall to us as a gift. Set in a fictional world where soldiers […]

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