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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Switch 2
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Switch 2
- 15th Jan 2026 (UK/EU)
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup In Bellabel Park Switch 2
- Q2 2026 (UK/EU)
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Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver DS
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Reviews of Nintendo Games
You could just save your bells
It’s tough to consider that Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out almost six years ago, and even tougher to get over just how good it looks on Nintendo’s first hybrid system. Switch 2 hasn’t been left behind, though - now it’s got its own version of the game, but if I’m being honest, it's not really bringing...
Review Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) - An Approachable And Addictive Masterpiece
The shores of Bell
Over four years since Update 2.0.0 — which was billed as the "last major free content" — Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 3.0.0 has arrived, alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. Given the wealth of additions,
The path to a radiant dawn awaits
Did you know that the Japanese version of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance has a 'Maniac' difficulty mode? You did? And did you know that this mode sort of fixes my biggest problem with the game? You did? Can I do the review anyway? Thanks. Jumping back into Path of Radiance, the first home console FE, for the first...
Review Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension (Switch 2) - Repetition Takes The Shine Off
I am the Alpha and the Mega
After hopping into my 20th Hyperspace in Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s DLC, Mega Dimension, I realised something. I’ve been doing the same things over and over again for the past few hours. Now, I know the series isn’t exactly known for varying things, but it feels particularly egregious within a condensed DLC...
Mini Review Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Switch 1) - An Impressive Version If You've Yet To Upgrade
Smooth as a Morph Ball 'round a half pipe
After having completed Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on Switch 2, booting the game up on the original Switch was an immediately familiar, if bizarre experience. The game was almost certainly made with Nintendo’s 2017 system in mind from the off given how long it’s been in development, and yet there’s...
Review Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2) - Samus Returns In Prime Form
Sy-luxurious
I’ve been waiting a long time for this. Ever since Metroid Prime 3: Corruption ended on a slight cliffhanger (provided you obtained the 100% completion rating) back in 2007, I’ve been wondering where exactly Nintendo and Retro Studios might take the series next. 18 years would follow, and that’s an awful long time to formulate an...
Latest Nintendo News
TodayThu, 15th Jan 2026
Opinion I'm Happy amiibo Survived The Console Jump, But These Unlocks Are Getting Silly
You and amiiboth
If there was one name I wasn't expecting to see crop up in the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal Direct, it was Kirby Air Riders amiibo. Smash Ultimate and its DLC fighters had propped up the amiibo release schedule for the best part of five years, and its conclusion lined up so neatly with us all boarding the Switch 2 hype train that I...
News Super Nintendo World Is Celebrating Its Fifth Anniversary In Style
Anyone for cake?
Believe it or not, Universal Studios Japan is hosting Super Nintendo World's fifth anniversary this year, and it's marking the occasion in a way that only Nintendo can: a buttload of decorations and some exclusive merch. The Mario-themed park will be getting a celebratory birthday makeover from 18th March, featuring a giant...
Japanese Charts Nintendo's Dominance Continues As Switch 2 Flies Past 4 Million Units Sold
What will they think of next? FIVE million?
The first two weeks' sales data of 2026 is in from Famitsu, and it'll come as a surprise to nobody to hear that the Switch 2 is still dominating the proceedings. It's yet another Switch 1/2 washout in the software chart to kick off the new year, with Mario Kart World leading the charge, followed by...
News Nintendo's First Game Trial Of 2026 Is Exclusive To Switch 2 (North America)
Sorry, Switch fans
Nintendo has announced its first Switch Online game trial of 2026 for North America. It's also apparently the first time a trial has been exclusive to the Switch 2. It's EA Sports Madden NFL 26, which launched on the Switch 2 in August last year. This game trial is available between now and 21st January 2026, and gives players...
News Nintendo, Sony And Xbox Update "Safer Gaming" Principles
A "shared commitment" to improve player safety
In 2020, the major players in the console space Nintendo, Sony and Xbox announced a "shared commitment to safer gaming" to "improve player safety" across each platform. Fast forward to this year, and these shared principles have now been updated to ensure they represent the "constant efforts" to keep...
Here are the full details
As you've likely seen by now, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 Update has officially gone live. Alongside this new update, Nintendo has now shared the patch notes on its support page. This includes not only general updates (including "new content and features") for the Switch 2 and Switch versions, but also "Switch 2...
YesterdayWed, 14th Jan 2026
News Boom! The Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 Update Is Now Available
Get it downloaded!
Well, that's a nice surprise! In what is likely a move to align all regions with New Zealand (where it's now gone 1am on the 15th), Animal Crossing: New Horizons' 3.0 update is available for download. You might need to manually apply the update – in which case you simply press '+' on the game's icon and select 'Software Update'...
News More Switch Games Have Received Switch 2 Compatibility Updates
Two Pokémon titles and "Cats on Duty"
Nintendo released a new system firmware update for the Switch 2 yesterday and it's resolved some compatibility issues. There's been an issue with the 2021 releases Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, with both Switch titles reportedly crashing from time to time on the new hybrid system. Fortunately,...
Tuesday13th Jan 2026
News Nintendo Switch 2025 'Year In Review' Is Available Now
How much Switch 1 & 2 have you played?
At last! Those of you wondering just how much time you've lost to your Nintendo Switch 2 (and your Switch), you needn't wait any longer. Nintendo's Year In Review is out right now. This now-annual tradition — which usually drops in December but was pushed back a month to January — is available for those in...
News Nintendo Music's Latest Update Adds Mario & Luigi Switch Soundtrack, Includes 94 Songs
Brothership is back
Nintendo has today dropped its second album of the year on its Nintendo Music app for Switch Online subscribers. It's the Mario & Luigi: Brothership soundtrack. This title originally arrived on the Switch in 2024, and the album includes a whopping 94 tracks, featuring songs such as 'Connie and Shipshape Island', and 'Attack...
News Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 21.2.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The first update of 2026 is also available for Switch
Nintendo has released its first update for the Switch and Switch 2 in 2026. Hopefully, much more exciting updates are on the way this year, but for now, it's getting things started with some system stability improvements. The same patch note applies to both the Switch and Switch 2 firmware...
Monday12th Jan 2026
News Splatoon 3 Ver. 11.0.0 Update Launches Later This Month
Here's what you can expect
Nintendo has announced that Splatoon 3's next update is expected to launch later this month, bringing a fresh dose of battle balances to the Splatlands. As revealed by the official @SplatoonJP Twitter account, the update is currently planned for a 29th January arrival, with "balance changes to battles and changes to some...
News 'Team Solo' Takes Gold In Splatoon 3's 'Frosty Fest' Splatfest
Here's looking at you, Squid
Splatoon 3's Splatfests might not come as thick and fast as they used to these days, but it's still a wild ride when a new event rolls into town. At least, that's what we found this weekend, when the latest 'Frosty Fest' celebration arrived in the Splatlands and crowned yet another Splatfest champ. It was Team Solo...
News Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup In Bellabel Park Has Been Rated
Get ready for a 2026 release
Last September, Nintendo revealed Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup In Bellabel Park would be arriving in Spring 2026. We haven't really heard anything about it since then, and now in a slight development, a rating has been spotted on the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Here it is: This...
Sunday11th Jan 2026
Opinion Metroid Prime 4 Does This One Thing Better Than Any Other Nintendo Game
Remappy days
The long-awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond finally released in December, and well, not everyone is happy with it. The game’s focus on NPCs and a literal desert of an open world did not resonate with gamers as well as Retro Studios had hoped. I hate to admit it, but I agree with the loud people on the internet. None of the people...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Mario Power Tennis (GameCube)
Serve's up
January persists, but so do we! Welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl. Last week, we matched up three different covers for Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition, and the results weren't even close. The moody European variant walked away with a dominant 69% of the vote, leaving North America in second with 28%, and the Japanese design...
News Tetris 99's First Maximus Cup Of 2026 Celebrates Animal Crossing, Unlock A Special Theme
Return to island life
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition officially launches next week, and ahead of this, Nintendo's Switch Online battle royale game Tetris 99 has announced it will be hosting a Maximus Cup to celebrate. This is the 51st Maximus Cup (also known as a Grand Prix) and will take place between 8th January 2026...
ICYMI Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch Gets A Free Switch 2 Update Next Week
Expect updates to "visuals" alongside Version 3.0
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting a free 3.0 update alongside the paid Switch 2 Edition of the game next week. In case you missed it, there'll also be some additional free enhancements for Switch p
Saturday10th Jan 2026
Opinion The Nintendo Console Nobody Wanted To Review Returns Soon, And I'm Here For It, Again
The crimson comeback
As someone who witnessed its initial release, I’m delightfully baffled that Nintendo is resurrecting the Virtual Boy. We aren't just getting a passing mention or a trophy in a Smash Bros. game; we’re getting a full-blown revival, including a dedicated NSO app, a $100 authentic replica peripheral, and a $25 cardboard cutout...
PSA Switch Game Vouchers Won't Be Sold After January 2026
Get 'em while you can
Last July, Nintendo announced it would be ending the sale of Switch Game Vouchers. It's now apparently sent out another reminder (and potentially the last major one) before the big date. So, as of 30th January 2026, game vouchers will no longer be available for purchase. Before then, Switch Online members can still buy a pair...
Friday9th Jan 2026
News Nintendo Denies Using AI Images In New 'My Mario' Marketing
Update: Nintendo responds after fans accuse company
Yesterday, Nintendo announced that it would be bringing its 'My Mario' collection to the West next month. It launched a cute new marketing campaign showing happy parents and young children putting the products to the test, but the images quickly set AI alarm bells ringing for many on social media...
News Mario Tennis Fever Officially Reveals amiibo Functionality And Every amiibo Supported
Here's what they unlock
Yesterday, Nintendo released a new trailer for Mario Tennis Fever, and in case you missed it, it highlighted amiibo support. In a brief segment at the very end of the video, Nintendo detailed how exactly this new entry would be compatible with its line of NFC figures. When you tap one of the following amiibo listed below,...
News Nintendo Music Adds A Fire Emblem Soundtrack In First Update Of 2026
Here's every song included
Alongside the release of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance on the Nintendo Classics - GameCube library this week, Nintendo Music has added the game's soundtrack. This is the first update for the music app in 2026 and it includes 64 songs, with a total run time of 3 hours and 18 minutes. It features tracks such as Ike's...
News Nintendo Expands Switch 2's GameCube Library With Another Game
Fire Emblem is the first release of 2026
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance was originally teased for the Switch Online + Expansion Pack's GameCube library last year, and it's now been added to the service in the first update of 2026. This tactical role-playing game was originally released on the GameCube in 2005. We'll have a new review up soon on...
Poll Will You Be Getting The New Joy-Con 2 Set?
Now available in light purple and light green
In case you missed it, Nintendo is bringing back pastel colours with a new Joy-Con 2 set for the Switch 2. The new controllers, including all the usual features, have now got "light purple" and "light green" highlights. You can see this on the magnetic strip as well as underneath both analog sticks...
Thursday8th Jan 2026
Japanese Charts Pokémon Legends Z-A Surpasses 1 Million Sales On Switch 2
But Switch still dominates
Famitsu has published the latest boxed charts data from Japan, and it's once again another success story for the Switch 2 and Mario Kart World. Both headline the hardware and software charts respectively, with Mario Kart World shifting another 94,645 units to total 2,668,381 lifetime sales. Meanwhile, Pokémon Legends:...
News Switch 2 Sales Reportedly Struggled Over The Christmas Period
Nintendo hits its first hurdle
A few weeks back, we covered news that the US suffered its worst November since 1995 in terms of console hardware sales. Well, as reported by The Game Business, the Switch 2 wasn't immune, with sales down by 35% in the US compared to what the original Switch delivered in the same period during 2017. Things are...
News Nintendo Reveals First New Joy-Con 2 Colours For Switch 2
Pastels are in
Nintendo has given us all a rather lovely surprise this gloomy Thursday: a set of brand new Joy-Con 2 colours coming on 12th February 2026. Coming in Light Purple and Light Green, the new set was officially unveiled on the Nintendo Today app and is the first set of new Joy-Con 2 colours for the Switch 2 since the console's launch...
News Mario Tennis Fever Overview Trailer Serves Up A Host Of Fresh Features
New balls, please
Nintendo has served up a five-minute Mario Tennis Fever overview trailer, giving us our best look yet at the upcoming sports title. The big focus right from the jump is the titular Fever Rackets, which grant special power-ups to your shots or movement. The trailer gives us another look at the Flame Shot and Ice Racket, but there's...
Wednesday7th Jan 2026
News Nintendo Switch's Hulu App Will Be Discontinued Next Month
Nintendo confirms
If you've ever used the video streaming app Hulu on the Switch, just so you know - support for it is ending next month. In a notice on Nintendo's American support page, it's been confirmed the app will "no longer be available" on the eShop, and support officially ends on 5th February 2026. Discontinuation of Hulu App on Nintendo...
News Mario Tennis On Switch 2 Has 38 Playable Characters – "The Most In Series History"
Including Daisy, Peach and 36 others...
Last year, Nintendo lifted the lid on a brand new Mario Tennis game for the Switch 2. It's called Mario Tennis Fever and will be launching next month on 12th February 2026. We've not really seen or heard much about it since then, but now that the new year is officially underway (and the tennis pro tour is...
Tuesday6th Jan 2026
News Pokémon Pokopia Pre-Orders Come With A Free Gift From Pokémon Center
Plushies for all
If you're keen to bag a physical copy of Pokémon Pokopia (despite its Game-Key Card status), then you might want to head to the official Pokémon Center site. All pre-orders via Pokémon Center will come with a Ditto Sitting Cuties Plush which, as indicated on a separate store page, is worth $9.99 and comes in at 4¾ In. The game...
News Nintendo Renews Trademarks For 3DS And Wii U Games
Back to business
Nintendo is regularly renewing its video game trademarks, and with this in mind, some trademarks have apparently been spotted for The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash. The multiplayer Zelda title originally made its debut on the 3DS in 2015. We found it to be a "mixed bag" compared to its illustrious...
Monday5th Jan 2026
Ball's in your court
After The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, it seemed almost inevitable that we'd see a new Hyrule Warriors title. According to a new interview with 4Gamer (thanks, Nintendo Everything), the folks over at both Nintendo and Koei Tecmo thought the same thing, and so it didn't take long for
Sunday4th Jan 2026
Poll So, Now The Dust Has Settled, How Did You Find Myles MacKenzie?
Myles-age may vary
When Metroid Prime 4 previews dropped back in November, series fans were rightly worried that the biggest killer in the game may not be scourge of the Space Pirates and bounty hunter extraordinaire Samus Aran, but a geeky sidekick apparently out to murder the series' pensive, lonesome tone with his inane geekery and unwanted...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
"Your right hand comes off?"
Hello folks, and welcome to the first 2026 edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we looked at the iconic, if under-appreciated Ice Climber for the NES, and would you believe it, we had a tie! North America and Japan achieved a total of 38% each, with Europe trailing at 24%. In our opinion, the Japanese design is slightly...
Friday2nd Jan 2026
PSA Make Sure You've Enabled These Opt-In Settings If You Want Your Nintendo 2025 'Year In Review'
When it eventually drops
Back in December, Nintendo announced that the 2025 edition of its annual 'Year in Review' — where your play stats for the year are collected and displayed in a fun little round-up — wouldn't be arriving until January this time. We're still waiting for further word, although at this stage we'd imagine it'll be coming next...
News Splatoon 3 Has Now Been Rated For The Switch 2
Following a Switch 2 rating for Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Earlier this week, a Nintendo Switch 2 rating for Pikmin 3 Deluxe was spotted on the European age rating board PEGI. Now, in another development, a Switch 2 version of Splatoon 3 has been spotted on the same website (thanks for the heads up, Gematsu). The difference here is Splatoon 3 already received
Thursday1st Jan 2026
Feature The Art I 'Stole' From Nintendo
And where it is now
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in November. Enjoy! It began with a Zelda T-shirt. I was wearing my “It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.” shirt while running a quick errand at the bank. The...
Feature "We're Going To Need More Toilet Paper" - This Is Mario Kart-Attack!
A Mario Kart Live anniversary blowout
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This epic article was originally published in October. Enjoy! We may only be a few months into a shiny, new Mario Kart game with lush open worlds and challenges aplenty, but as I scrap...
Back Page I Was The Louvre Heist Thief, But I Was Just Trying To Steal Their 3DSes
C'est tout un gros malentendu!
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in October. Enjoy! In the magazine business, the back page is where you'd find all the weird goofs that we couldn't fit in anywhere else. Some may call it...
Wednesday31st Dec 2025
Opinion No One Told Me 'Chibi-Robo' Is Traumatising
Just your very presence makes everyone happy, happy... happy?
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in August. Enjoy! Editor's note. Spoilers for a 20-year-old game inbound... I’ve spent 20 years “awww"-ing over the...
Feature Who Is Devon Pritchard? - Meet The Next NOA President Stepping Into Bowser's Boots
Dougging deep
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in September, and with today being Doug Bowser's final day in the chair, it's the perfect time for a refresher on NOA's new president. Enjoy! Yesterday,
News Today Is Doug Bowser's Final Day As Nintendo Of America President
Devon Pritchard takes the chair tomorrow
Nintendo has announced that the President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America Doug Bowser will be retiring at the end of the year, on 31st December 2025. His replacement has already been named — Devon Pritchard, who has been at NoA for 19 years and is currently the Executive Vice President...
Metroid mania
Nintendo has been marketing and promoting the recent release Metroid Prime 4: Beyond in all sorts of ways, and in case you missed it, it released a few extra offerings recently. First up, in the US, the My Nintendo Store is offering a printable Metroid Prime 4: Beyond official box art cover based on the Switch 2 version of the game...
Tuesday30th Dec 2025
Opinion Metroid II Doesn't Care If Samus Lives Or Dies
An existential crisis courtesy of the Game Boy
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in August. Enjoy! I recently started playing Metroid II: Return of Samus for the first time. I’m not sure why. Maybe it was a way of...
Guide Nintendo Switch Online Game Trials List - Latest Game Trial Dates, Full History
The trial never ends*
If you're a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber, Nintendo periodically makes certain Switch eShop games available to download and play for free for a limited time - usually one week. These aren't demos - they're the full game with all online features enabled, and there's no limit on the playtime in the trial period. So, if you...
Opinion I Reviewed 25 Switch 2 Games In 2025, And These Are My Top 3 Picks
The A+ Team
Yes, yes, I know. Only 25 games since June. I am a lazy sod. Regardless, I've had quite the ride thus far with my Switch 2. We're still not that far out from launch, and I expect super-duper exciting things in 2026. Loads of 'em. I can smell it. Oh no, wait, that was just my dog. Now, while I haven't had the opportunity to review all...
News Nintendo Comments On Metroid Prime 4's Placement In The Metroid Timeline
Take a guess
Like other iconic Nintendo series, Metroid has a timeline documenting Samus' space adventures from past to present. Although the newest outing Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is very much its own thing, it is still part of the Prime series as a new chapter. Outside of the first-person entries, it's now apparently been mentioned by Nintendo how...
Monday29th Dec 2025
Feature Farewell, Nintendo Switch - It's Finally Time To Bid Our Old Friend 'Adieu'
Don't think twice, it's all right
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in June. Enjoy! It's time to say goodbye. Well, not really. The massively popular Switch will live on in a way few other Nintendo consoles have done...
