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  • News Surprise! Princess Peach: Showtime! Is Getting A "Limited-Time" Kung Fu Tea Collaboration

    Five drinks release alongside the game

    The American bubble tea company Kung Fu Tea is back with another Nintendo partnership - celebrating the upcoming release of Princess Peach: Showtime! later this week. For a "limited-time" between 22nd March and 21st May, Kung Fu Tea will be offering a handful of themed Princess Peach drinks, which come with a...

    • Princess Peach
    • Nintendo
    • US
    • North America
  • News Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Reportedly Features Modder's Work "Without Credit"

    You were the chosen one, Aspyr

    Before last week's troubled launch, Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection was already making headlines for "mistakenly" featuring footage of a community-made mod in an official trailer. At the time, developer Aspyr said the game did not include "any code or content" from "uncredited sources", but now traces of the...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Star Wars
    • Switch eShop
    • Mods
  • Random Nintendo Has Supposedly Changed The Day Of Switch Game Releases

    Thursday is the new Friday in the US

    When Nintendo confirmed the release dates of some upcoming Switch games recently, certain eagle-eyed fans noted how as of the next financial year, the company would seemingly be shifting release dates from Friday to Thursday in the US. So far, this includes the launch dates for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year...

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    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch eShop
    • Nintendo
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YesterdayMon, 18th Mar 2024

  • Guide Best Nintendo Switch Collections And Compilation Games

    Bundles of joy

    Updated with Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story. Enjoy! Switch is many a gamer's go-to console for revisiting retro classics, at home on the TV, or wherever you happen to take the handheld hybrid. Squeezing in nostalgia trips between the big new releases has never been easier, and there have been a host of exceptional collections and...

    • Guides
    • Best Switch Games
    • Switch Essentials
  • Random Nintendo Puts Out Another Tasty Splatoon 3 Music Video

    Update: We're so... not back

    Update: Oops! Nintendo has since removed the previous music video and instead replaced it with a new one, Color Pulse '24, an updated version of Off the Hook's original song. It seems like We're So Back is another tune that we'll be hearing later on down the line, but Nintendo uploaded it early by mistake. A number of...

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    • Nintendo
    • NIntendo Switch
    • Splatoon
  • News 'Capes' Is Bringing Some Turn-Based Superhero Tactics To Switch This May

    On your left

    Remember when Marvel's Midnight Suns was coming to Switch? Us neither. The game was announced as "no longer planned" for the Nintendo hybrid in May of last year, but now a new hero has risen to fill the void in the superhero turn-based realm. Capes will be soaring onto Switch this May, and while it might not pack in quite as many...

    • News
    • Switch eShop
    • Upcoming Releases
  • News Balatro Has Officially Sold 1 Million Copies

    That's a lot of Jokers

    The magnificent poker roguelike Balatro has officially sold over 1 million copies since its launch on 20th February, 2024. The news was confirmed via a post from the official X account for Balatro, including a rather lovely little GIF in which a bunch of playing cards spell out the words 'Thanks a Million'. It also promises...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch eShop
  • Random It's A Race Against The Clock To Complete Mario Maker's Last Unbeaten Level

    Mamma mia!

    We are now in the final run of Wii U and 3DS online play. Nintendo has confirmed that the consoles' online features and functionality will no longer work from 8th April 2024, and with that will come the end of a lot of game modes. One title that will see some pretty heavy cuts is Super Mario Maker. The end of online play means that all...

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    • Nintendo
    • Wii U
    • Mario
  • Exclusive Construction Simulator 4 Builds A May Release Date On Switch

    Can we fix it?

    Publisher astragon Entertainment has laid the groundwork and is ready to start putting the foundations in for Construction Simulator 4, which will be heading to Switch on 28th May. With a title like that, we're sure that you can imagine what this sim might entail. Would you believe us if we said that there was construction? Well, you...

    • News
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases
  • News 'Tales' Series Artist & Character Designer Mutsumi Inomata Has Passed Away

    Known for her work on Tales of Destiny, Graces, and more

    Manga, anime, and video game artist Mutsumi Inomata — best known for her work on multiple games in the Tales series — has passed away at age 63 (via VGC). The announcement of her passing was shared on her official Twitter earlier today, written by Inomata's younger sister. Tributes have...

    • Tales
    • Manga
    • Japan
    • Industry
  • Random This Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Mod Lets Link Falcon Punch His Foes

    It's dangerous to go alone, eat this!

    Despite Ocarina of Time's brilliance, there is a boatload of frustrations to find in the polygonal plains of Hyrule. Pesky Kokiri get in your way, paths are barred by gates or tombstones, NPCs watch your every move. You could solve the necessary puzzles to move on, but wouldn't it be easier to, we don't know,...

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    • Nintendo
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    • Ocarina of Time
    • N64
  • News Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves Looks Slick As Heck In New Character Trailer

    Launching 2025

    It's been a long time coming, but the Fatal Fury franchise is officially back with Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, a new fighting game from SNK that will be launching early 2025. There's no word on target platforms for the game yet, and truth be told, we personally think it's a possibility that it might skip the Switch entirely for...

    • Upcoming Releases
  • Random New Zealand Celebrates Its Games Industry With Awesome Stamps

    First class

    With the games industry rife with layoffs and studio closures in recent months, it's nice to come across something that actually celebrates our wonderful medium. Over in New Zealand, NZ Post has tipped its cap to the country's burgeoning game developers with a selection of stamps and collectibles. The games in question here are Dredge,...

    • Random
    • Nintendo Switch
    • New Zealand
  • News Super Mario Sunshine On N64 Looks Better Than You Might Expect

    Time Extension "This is a real hardware recording"

    Kaze Emanuar – a modder who has spent the past few years learning the complexities of N64 development in order to push it to its limits – has just shown off footage of Super Mario Sunshine running via his powerful SM64 engine on the 64-bit console. Yes, you read that correctly. "The fact that Mario Sunshine...

    • N64
    • Mario
    • Mods
    • Nintendo

Sunday17th Mar 2024

  • Guide Best Nintendo Switch Strategy Games

    The best RTS, 4X, strategy and tactics games on Switch

    Updated with Unicorn Overlord. Enjoy! Strategy and tactics games by their very nature require deep thought and careful consideration, and many gamers these days often find it hard to embark on epic multi-hour campaigns in a single sitting. Planning a multi-turn offensive in a 4X game like...

    • Guides
    • Switch Essentials
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Best Switch Games
  • News Someone Has Finally Found A Use For The NES Expansion Port

    Time Extension "Utilise the potential of the commercially unused NES Expansion Port"

    During the '80s and early '90s, it wasn't unusual for console makers to equip their machines with expansion ports. With an eye on future developments, these ports (in theory) would allow accessories and bolt-on devices to augment the power of the base system; with the Super...

    • Nintendo
    • Mods
    • NES
  • News More Princess Peach: Showtime! Launch Goodies Revealed (US)

    Score a free themed cup at Target

    Princess Peach: Showtime! is almost here and ahead of this Switch release, Target in the US has revealed it will be offering Nintendo fans a free cup when they pick up the game in stores. This isn't just any cup though - it's a 'Showtime' themed one featuring a Peach graphic like the game's box art. To reiterate,...

    • Princess Peach
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases
    • US
    • North America
  • News Super Mario Run Receives A New Update (Version 3.2.0), Here's What's Included

    Download it now

    Nintendo's 2016 mobile runner Super Mario Run got some surprise updates last year, and it looks like patches are set to continue in 2024 with the latest one (Version 3.2.0) now available. This one apparently adds features for an event and addresses various bug fixes. Here's the rundown: Super Mario Run update version 3.2.0 patch...

    • Super Mario
    • Nintendo
    • Mobile
    • Nintendo Mobile
    • Updates
  • Mailbox Layoffs, Hot Takes, Delayed Gratification - Nintendo Life Letters

    Issue #10 - March 2024

    Welcome back as we rifle, once again, through the Nintendo Life Mailbox. It's March, and around these parts we're wading through a deluge of fantastic games (and the weekly eShop cack) while we await Princess Peach's upcoming solo Switch performance with great anticipation. Let's put our Switches down for a moment, though, as...

    • Mailbox
    • Reader Letters
    • Nintendo Life
    • Site News
  • News Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons Getting Free DLC Update In April

    Online co-op, new modes, characters & more

    The 2023 beat 'em up Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons will be getting a free DLC pack next month. Maximum Entertainment has announced this Double Dragon title will receive the free "Sacred Reunion" DLC on 4th April 2024. This will add "new modes, characters, online co-op, and more" across all...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch eShop
    • Updates
    • DLC
  • Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Mario Golf (GBC)

    Tee time

    We're teeing off another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we do so, however, let's take a look at what happened on the last hole. It was a par three as we matched up a trio of covers for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. Unfortunately, some strong winds seemed to blow things firmly in the favour of North America, whose bright cover took...

    • Poll
    • Box Art Brawl
    • Mario
    • GBC
  • News Planet Of Lana Brings Off-Earth Odyssey To Switch Next Month

    With a rousing soundtrack from Takeshi Furukawa

    During Nintendo's Indie World Showcase last November, publisher Thunderful and indie developer Wishfully announced they would be bringing the cinematic puzzle adventure Planet of Lana to the Nintendo Switch this Spring. In an update this week, it's now been confirmed the title will be released for...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch eShop
    • Upcoming Releases

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