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Monday1st Apr 2024
Rumour '1-2-Switch: Flashmob Frenzy' Is Apparently Coming Holiday Season 2024
Neigh
Yes, it was just a little April Fools' gag. Carry on! Well, this is an odd one to kick off an Easter Monday morning. With internal developer resources having shifted almost 100% to the upcoming (yet still unannounced) 'Switch 2', Nintendo's flagship game for the 2024 Holiday period will see a return to a less-than-fan-favourite party game...
Friday2nd Jun 2023
News Nintendo Announces Everybody 1-2-Switch!, Pre-Orders Now Live
The follow up to 1-2-Switch arrives 30th June
No, this isn't a joke - Nintendo has actually announced a sequel to the Switch launch title 1-2-Switch, called Everybody 1-2-Switch. This reveal follows rumours dating back to June last year. This new entry will be released on 30th June for $29.99 USD (or your regional equi
Tuesday7th Jun 2022
News Apparently There's A 1-2-Switch Sequel In The Works At Nintendo, And Everyone Hates It
1-2-out of ten
According to a report from Imran Khan of Fanbyte, Nintendo inside sources have confirmed that a sequel to the Switch launch mini-game pack, 1-2-Switch, is in the works — and that the internal feedback has been "brutal", calling the game "boring". The game is tentatively titled Everybody's 1-2-Switch, and reportedly takes the...
Monday25th Feb 2019
Reminder Register Your Switch Launch Games Before They Expire This Weekend (Europe)
Don't lose out
This Sunday, the Nintendo Switch will be two years old, meaning it's been two whole years since we first treated our eyeballs to that opening shot in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. If you live in Europe, this means that the My Nintendo programme will soon stop accepting registrations for any games that launched alongside the...
Wednesday29th Aug 2018
Random Nintendo Brings Switch Games To Life In This Bonkers Public Promotional Ad
"The two of you are going to milk a cow"
We all know and love Nintendo for its family-friendly image, cheery and colourful games, and the pure fun emanating from its franchises, but all of this is usually enjoyed from the comfort of our own homes. In a new promotional ad for the Switch, however, Nintendo took to the streets to surprise real families...
Wednesday15th Aug 2018
News Nintendo Reveals New Switch Bundle Exclusive To Walmart In The US
With two games included
Nintendo has revealed a brand new Nintendo Switch bundle featuring two games in one handy package, coming exclusively to Walmart in the US. Mario Tennis Aces seems to be the star of the show, dominating the box cover, but 1-2-Switch is also finally included to add to the multiplayer appeal. The Switch comes with...
Friday22nd Jun 2018
News 1-2-Switch's Milking Minigame Has Been Adapted For Nintendo Labo
What an aMOOsing turn of events...
Nintendo Switch launch game 1-2-Switch, at least on the surface, looked like it was going to be what Wii Sports was to the Wii, or Nintendo Land was to Wii U for the new console, showing off the system's fancy new tech and providing a good load of fun in the process. As it turned out, the game lacked the essential...
Thursday10th May 2018
News Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Swings To The Top Of The Japanese Charts
Switch remains the top-selling console
The arrival of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze in Japan has knocked the baseball powerhouse that is Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 off the top spot, while God of War finally drops out of the top five. Nintendo Labo Variety Kit rose to number three, Kirby Star Allies jumped tw
Wednesday11th Apr 2018
News Kirby Star Allies Gobbles Up The Top Spot Again In The Japanese Charts
And Switch sells four times as many units as PS4
It's been another big week for Nintendo in the Land of the Rising Sun as Kirby Star Allies storms back into first place following a drop to number four last week. Splatoon 2 jumps back into the top three now that the PS4 and PS Vita versions of Super Robot Wars X have dropped further down the charts...
Thursday5th Apr 2018
News Nintendo Switch Continues To Dominate The Hardware Charts In Japan
The Switch reign continues
Last week's Japan charts are in, and they show Nintendo Switch holding onto the top spot in hardware sales with over 44,000 units sold. Even with a drop over 6,000 from the previous week, Switch sold almost three times as many machines as PlayStation 4, its nearest competitor. Sales in Japan have now topped 4 million...
Wednesday28th Mar 2018
News Detective Pikachu Has A Much Better Launch In Japan While Kirby Remains On Top
There's still love for Pokémon spin-offs in the East
While Detective Pikachu had a lackluster debut last week in the UK, the 3DS-based spin-off fared far better in Japan with a respectable 42,013 units sold. That puts it in fourth place with Kirby Star Allies performing well enough to hold off two big releases on PS4. Hyrule Warriors: Definitive...
Monday26th Mar 2018
News Detective Pikachu Is Off The Case As It Debuts At Number 23 In The UK Charts
And Kirby Star Allies drops to number 11
The latest UK multiformat charts are in for the last week and they show Detective Pikachu failing to break the multiformat top ten - in fact, it debuted as low as number 23. We really enjoyed our time with - and Nintendo Life's very own Ryan gave it an 8/10 - but it's clearly not proved a hit straight out of...
Monday19th Mar 2018
News Kirby Star Allies Denied UK Number One Chart Debut By Burnout Paradise
Mario Kart, Odyssey and Zelda also impress in the top ten
New Switch release Kirby Star Allies has made an robust start in the UK video game charts, dropping in at number two, just behind the remastered version of Burnout Paradise - which, it should be noted, launched on more than one system (Kirby is of course entirely exclusive to the Switch)...
Wednesday7th Mar 2018
News Dragon Quest Builders Leads A Switch Takeover Of The Japanese Charts
And Switch sold the most units, too
Last week's Media Create chart data for Japan is in, and it shows Nintendo Switch making an all-out assault on the top five with no less than four titles jostling for control. And while Monster Hunter World continues to hold the top spot, Dragon Quest Builders debuted a mere 10,000 units behind Capcom's behemoth...
Monday5th Mar 2018
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And Super Mario Odyssey Climb Back Up The UK Charts
You can't keep a good plumber down
It's Monday, so that can only mean one thing. UK chart data! Yaaaaaay! For the week ending 3rd March, Nintendo Switch saw two of its biggest first-party titles - namely Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario Odyssey - climbing back up the multi-format ladder to number four and number six respectively. Oh, and is that...
Friday1st Dec 2017
Random Of All the Games, Nintendo Uses Milking in 1-2-Switch to Promote Festive Gaming
They must know what they're doing...
Nintendo pays some very smart people a lot of money to promote its products, and it knows how to 'play' the internet and get our attention in the wrong ways. That must be the thinking behind this 1-2-Switch trailer, called "Fun for all the family this Christmas", released by Nintendo UK. It's suitably...
Monday6th Nov 2017
News 1-2 Switch Update Adds Video Sharing Functionality
Capture 30 seconds of cow-milking action
Do you remember good old 1-2-Switch, the slightly forgettable minigame bonanza everyone bought alongside the rather excellent The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? It went on to sell a whopping 1.37 million units, so it certainly found its audience. Even if like many of us at Nintendo Life you have grown...
Monday30th Oct 2017
News These Are The Nintendo Switch's Million-Selling Games
Zelda! Mario Kart! Splatoon! ARMS!
Nintendo's latest financial report reveals the first-party titles which have cleared a million in sales so far. Unsurprisingly, critically-acclaimed launch title The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild leads the charge, with 4.70 million copies sold since March. Fellow launch title 1-2-Switch didn't do quite...
Monday14th Aug 2017
News Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Keep Top 10 Places in the UK Charts
Other titles such as Miitopia continue to do well
We're in the middle of the Summer lull in the games retail market - there are few new releases meaning that evergreen titles lead the way. That's certainly the case in the UK, but the most recent chart results do bring some cheer for Nintendo. In a week with no big-hitting newcomers Crash...
Thursday25th May 2017
News Nintendo Switch UK Tour Confirmed, Starting in June
Only two games, though
Earlier this week Nintendo of America announced its Summer of Play tour, which will take a broad range of Switch and 3DS games around the US. Now Nintendo UK has confirmed its own tour specifically for the Switch, starting in June and running right up to December. Unlike the US equivalent, however, this UK tour is only...
Wednesday17th May 2017
News Nintendo Switch and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Lead the Way in US April Sales
A second month on top for Switch
The Switch has given Nintendo some very welcome positive sales numbers, to the point that the company is only too happy to show them off. Nintendo of America has been quick out of the gate with the April NPD numbers (which cover physical US sales) due to the positive news they bring. First of all, the Nintendo...
Friday28th Apr 2017
News 1-2-Switch, Snipperclips and Super Bomberman R All Had Positive Launches on Nintendo Switch
It's not just about Breath of the Wild
Based upon March sales the Nintendo Switch only had one million+-selling game - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Yet with 2.74 consoles shipped some other titles also clocked up reasonable numbers, something Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima highlighted in his recent investor briefing. First of all...
Friday21st Apr 2017
News NPD Results Highlight Record-Breaking Nintendo Switch Launch
"March 2017 will go down in history books"
Last week Nintendo got ahead of the NPD results to highlight the impressive success of the Nintendo Switch launch in the US - among the statistics shared was an attach-rate technically above 100% for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, allied with over 900,000 console sales making the system Nintendo...
Tuesday18th Apr 2017
News Evergreen Nintendo Switch Titles Stay in UK Charts as Yooka-Laylee Makes a Mark
Playtonic's game fares relatively well on PS4
The UK charts are out following this week's Bank Holiday, and the results are relatively predictable, with an absence of major retail releases allowing established titles to shift around in the top 40. Perhaps most notable, albeit irrelevant from a Nintendo perspective, is that the retail version of...
Monday10th Apr 2017
News LEGO City: Undercover Sells Best on Switch in UK as Yo-kai Watch 2 Endures Poor Launch
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild continues to sell well, too
Last week brought some notable releases to the UK market, and there are a couple of positive Nintendo Switch stories that are sadly joined by a bit of a flop on 3DS. First of all, top spot goes to Persona 5 on PS4, which has been generating a lot of hype that has evidently paid...
Monday3rd Apr 2017
News PETA Calls Out Nintendo Over Inaccurate Portrayal Of Milking In 1-2-Switch
"You've taken all the cruelty out of milking"
The milking game in 1-2-Switch is one of the package's highlights, offering plenty of scope for embarrassment, hilarity and dirty jokes, all in a safe family environment. However, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has taken issue with this segment of the title, claiming that it lacks...
News Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch Keep Selling in the UK to Defy Limited Hardware Stock
Maybe some just look at the box
The Nintendo Switch is relatively elusive in the UK at the moment with most respected retailers currently without stock online, though some bricks-and-mortar stores have a small number of units left. Though systems sold out slower in the country than in others such as the US, they've nevertheless been quite hard to...
Wednesday29th Mar 2017
Weirdness Nintendo's Team Actually Did a 1-2-Switch Milking Challenge at a Vermont Farm
We heard it on the bovine
Earlier this week Nintendo's social media team rather oddly got involved in a bit of 'bantz' with a Vermont farm about milking cows and 1-2-Switch. You know, a normal way to pass a Friday afternoon. It was clearly all carefully orchestrated, as Nintendo has now shared images and videos from the real-life challenge between...
News Nintendo Switch Hardware Sales Grow in Japan as Monster Hunter Stays at Number One
Good times
It's time, once again, for the Media Create chart results out of Japan; they give as an idea of what's connecting with the Japanese gaming market and what is ultimately falling short. Kicking off with software, Monster Hunter XX (Double Cross) remains at number one in its second week, passing one million retail sales in the process...
Monday27th Mar 2017
Weirdness Nintendo Accepts a Real Life Cow Milking Challenge
1-2-Switch just got real
For some mysterious reason one minigame in 1-2-Switch has captured the hearts and minds of gamers across the globe. Of course we're talking about the cow milking game, for which our friends over at Tiny Cartridge did such a good job of capturing the delicious awkwardness of playing. Alarmed by this over-simplification of...
