Feature What We Expect From The Inevitable January 2018 Nintendo Direct
Ninty needs to come out swinging this month
News You Can Now Search Through a Complete Archive of Miiverse
"Nearly 17 terabytes of data saved"
News Nintendo Boasts Of Continued Third Party Support For Switch
2018 is going to be a good one
News - 2018, Week 01
Sunday7th Jan 2018
News Nintendo's Damon Baker Hints At An Even Bigger Year For Switch in 2018
Please don't tease us, Nintendo
Only a week into 2018, and we're already getting weak at the knees as Nintendo Switch racks up more and more positive headlines - including its recent conquest of Wii U's lifetime sales in Japan - but will the rest of the year hold for the Big N's game changing console? Well, if one tweet from a big name at Nintendo...
News Nintendo Switch Has Already Surpassed Wii U's Lifetime Sales In Japan
Another milestone checked off
As reported in Famitsu earlier in the week - and picked up on by Twitter user Nibel yesterday morning - Nintendo Switch has officially passed the lifetime sales of Wii U in Japan. According to the latest issue's figures, Nintendo Switch has now sold 3,407,158 console units, surpassing the lifetime sales of its...
News Kickstarter Retro Sensation Xeno Crisis Targeting Switch
Switch blast processing
Back in December we covered an up and coming Sega Mega Drive/Genesis game from Bitmap Bureau (yes, an actual old school cartridge that really works with Sega's old 16-bit beast). Xeno Crisis immediately caught our attention as well as piquing the interest of retro gamers everywhere. So much so that's it's smashed its...
News ARMS Keeps On Swinging Thanks To A Group Of Dedicated Fans
Boxing clever
As one of Nintendo's newest first-party IP, ARMS came out swinging haymakers in 2017, but it's often struggled to keep the same kind of exposure as the likes of Splatoon 2, Breath Of The Wild and
Review Pic-A-Pix Deluxe (Switch eShop)
Pick 'n' miss
Nonogram puzzles, with their grid-based picture building by numbers formula, have been a staple on Nintendo consoles since the days of Game Boy. In fact, Switch has barely been out a year and it already has two such titles to its name - Picross S and Piczle Lines DX - and now it has a third in the form of
Review The King Of Fighters '96 (Switch eShop / Neo Geo)
Or, the one with Geese Howard
Much like the first two instalments, The King Of Fighters '96 gives you a diverse roster of 2D fighters to pick from as you assemble a team of three to punch, kick, throw and brag your way to victory. The third instalment in the series also sees the sprites of old discarded for an instantly familiar hand-drawn...
Saturday6th Jan 2018
Review Pulstar (Switch eShop / Neo Geo)
Not just a pretty face
The lush pre-rendered visuals of Donkey Kong Country certainly impressed in 1994, so it seemed inevitable that other companies would employ the technique in an attempt to draw admiring glances. So it was that Aicom released Pulstar the following year on Neo Geo. The end results was both visually impressive and lots of fun...
Soapbox Switch's Rampant Success Is Proof Positive That You Should Never Write Off Nintendo
Wii U was a necessary step towards a superior console
Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot topics, opinions that may not necessarily be the voice of the site. In today's edition, editor Dom recalls Nintendo's darker days, how it was written off during Wii U's era and how Switch typifies its independent...
Friday5th Jan 2018
Review Woodle Tree Adventures (Switch eShop)
Branch out
Woodle Tree Adventures from Fabio Ferrara and Chubby Pixel is a 3D platformer that takes place in a natural and soft yet rather angular world. You are the offspring of a giant mustache-toting square tree who tasks you with collecting fairy tears to quench the thirst of the increasingly demanding world you inhabit. With a rucksack on your...
Saturday6th Jan 2018
News Splatoon 2 Pits Action Against Comedy In Global Splatfest Next Week
The whole world will decide
The first Splatfest of 2018 is about to arrive in Splatoon 2, putting fans of action movies against those who love a good laugh with a comedy or two. Announced on the official Nintendo Versus Twitter account, this Splatfest will be a worldwide affair; rather than having different themes across Europe, America, and Japan,...
Friday5th Jan 2018
News Reddit Wonders If Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Is Coming To Switch
More likely just a budget Selects release, we say
It feels like an age since the wonderful The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds landed on the 3DS. Back in 2013 the 3DS was really on a roll and we were spoilt for choice, but this sequel to the classic SNES The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past really hit the mark and we promptly awarded...
News Smash-Style Brawler Rivals of Aether Is Headed To Switch
"Right now we are prioritizing the Nintendo Switch"
If you follow the competitive fighting game scene then the name Rivals of Aether may be familiar to you already; created by Dan Fornace - who previously worked on the Xbox One remake of Killer Instinct - Aether has been doing the rounds at various gaming events following its release on Xbox One and...
News CPU Exploits Meltdown And Spectre Could Potentially Affect Nintendo Switch
Nvidia "preparing appropriate mitigations"
You've probably seen in the mainstream news this week that a serious security flaw has been found in the way most modern CPUs work. Devices are already being patched, but come with a cost of a performance loss. The exploits have been confirmed by Apple to affect both their Intel based devices and ARM-based...
"We are looking forward to 2018"
Bayonetta 3 and Metroid Prime 4 are easily two of the most eagerly-anticipated upcoming Switch games, but we've previously assumed that both wouldn't be arriving for quite some time. However, according to a website post from Nintendo's Norway branch - managed by local distributor Bergsala - these games are...
News Give Your Smartphone A Link To The Past With This Awesome Zelda-Themed Case
One case to Hyrule them all
It's hardly going to rock your world to learn we're quite the fans of all things Hyrulian here at Nintendo Life, so when we got word of a super-rad smartphone case with a serious case of the Zeldas you can imagine our barely contained excitement. Okay, so technically it's only available in Japan at the moment (come on,...
News Burnout Paradise HD Remaster Confirmed For PS4, But Where Does That Leave Switch?
Could we see it confirmed at the next Nintendo Direct?
Following speculation that it would be remastering one of the best open-world driving games ever made, EA has confirmed that Burnout Paradise HD Remaster (that's a tentative title currently) will hit PlayStation 4 in Japan on March 16th, costing 4,104 Yen. Given the Xbox One's dire...
News The Race To Get Mario Naked Heats Up In New Super Mario Odyssey Speedrun Record
Naked ambition
Super Mario Odyssey has become the toast of the speedrun community, but not every time-minded player has the game's final credits in mind. Some are all about a bit of skin - Mario's skin, that is. Turns out being the fastest player to unlock his rather fetching red shorts (which require you to reach the game's third world, the Sand...
News Nintendo Scores Big In The 2017 EDGE Magazine Awards
More good news
Print media may be a shadow of its former self but in the UK, one publication continues to earn the respect of gamers and developers - and that's EDGE. The magazine has been around since the early '90s and regularly runs yearly awards to celebrate the best games, hardware and developers of the past 12 months. Issue #315...
News Pokémon GO Swaps Locations of Region Exclusives, Faithfully Following Mainline Games
The feud continues
Despite Pokémon GO being focussed around collecting as many Pokémon as you can, effectively encouraging its players to locate and 'catch 'em all', the game frustratingly makes this almost impossible for most - not unlike the core series titles. Some of the lovely critters, such as Kangaskhan and Farfetch'd to name a couple,...
News Grow Your Very Own Ecosystem With Birthdays The Beginning On Switch
Evolution: The Game
You've got to give developers Arc System Works and TOYBOX Inc some props because not many studios would attempt to gamify the entire process of evolution, but that's exactly what they've done with the Switch-bound Birthdays The Beginning. Set to arrive in Japan in March, the Yasuhiro Wada led project combines the world building...
Video Check Out This Awesome 340-Hour Time-Lapse Drawing Of All 800+ Pokémon
The closer you look, the better it gets...
American illustrator Christopher Cayco has recently finished 'Draw Em All!', a mammoth project that saw him drawing every single Pokémon on one single poster in 340 hours – which was done over the course of 42 consecutive days. If you like your maths, you’ll notice that some Pokémon (such as Pikachu,...
News Furi Comes to the Switch eShop on 11th January
What will you fight for?
One of the standout indie releases of 2016 was that of Furi, a hack ‘n’ slash boss rush game with plenty of visual style. You play as a nameless Stranger, who must cut through about a dozen tough-as-nails foes in a desperate bid for freedom from a strange prison. A ‘complete edition’ was announced for the Switch back...
News Japanese Publication Nintendo Dream Surpasses Nintendo Power In Issue Count
Dreams never end
Two-hundred eighty-five. If that number holds any special meaning to you, then you were likely a lifetime follower of the American official Nintendo magazine Nintendo Power. While other magazines, namely Famitsu, have had longer runs and more issues multiple times over, Nintendo Power always held the spot as the longest-lived...
News The L-3 Nozzlenose D is Your Next Weapon in Splatoon 2
Have a nosey at this latest addition
Despite being given a new weapon already this week, Splatoon 2 fans will soon be able to get their hands on yet another new offering: the L-3 Nozzlenose D. Returning from the original Splatoon, the L-3 Nozzlenose D comes bundled with the Burst Bomb as its sub weapon, and the Inkjet as its special; previously the...
News Shoot Down Aliens With The Power Of Nature In The Switch-Bound Cosmos Defenders
A four-player indie on a planetary scale
With Nintendo Switch quickly establishing itself as the de facto home for indie developers in 2018 and beyond, the plucky handheld is filling up with must-have gems from smaller studios. Take the 2D frolics of Cosmos Defenders - a revolving shooter that tasks you and three other players with shooting down...
Thursday4th Jan 2018
News Retro-Bit Puts Super Retro Boy On Hold Following Game Boy Trademark Renewal
Oh boy
Remember the Super Retro Boy? It was one of the products Retro-Bit was supposed to launch during 2017, and would have accepted Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance carts. Equipped with a TFT HD scratch and shatter-resistant screen, a 2,500mAh battery and bundled with a 10-in-1 game cartridge, it was slated for an August release...
Review Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King (Switch eShop)
The imitation game
The Legend Of Zelda-inspired adventure that is Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King follows the adventures of Lily, a noble Knight Of The Rose tasked with saving the Kingdom of Blossom from eternal darkness. You'll need to traverse five challenging dungeons while solving puzzles, using special weapons, items and abilities and...
News Nintendo Boasts Of Continued Third Party Support For Switch
2018 is going to be a good one
We've just got word from the Big N that the Nintendo Switch has become the fastest-selling home video game system of all time in the U.S. While this is obviously amazing news, this line in the press release about upcoming third party support really stood out to us: This year, Nintendo Switch owners can look...
Feature Nintendo Is Finally Taking One Of The World's Biggest Countries Seriously
After years in the cold, Russia is finally on Nintendo's map
Nintendo had a big stand at Comic Con in Russia last year, with Stephanie Corneliussen of Mr Robot fame attending to play a spot of Super Mario Odyssey Last summer, most of the world was surprised to see a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch bundle releasing in Russia and nowhere else –...
News Blatant Splatoon Mobile Rip-Off Has Resurfaced in China
When will they learn?
Sadly, mobile clones of successful franchises are a strangely common thing these days. Despite the obvious copyright infringements, developers seem to have no shame in creating almost identical (but almost always weaker) versions of popular titles - one such Splatoon clone actually made its way to stores just over a...
News NBA Playgrounds Ups Its Game With New Enhanced Edition Update
Ballin'
With NBA 2K18 now patched into fine form, it's finally time for Switch's other basketball experience to get its due with a nice new update. So now we have NBA Playgrounds Enhanced Edition, which bundles together all the game's free post-launch content, adds in 100 new players and a brand new three-point shooting mode. The addition of all...
Nintendo Download 4th January (North America)
Kirby: Battle Royal in demo form! Neo Geo! More indies!
It's the first week of new releases in 2018, so Nintendo Life has gathered today all the latest incoming games, demos and slices of DLC coming to Nintendo Switch, 3DS and Wii U in North America. This week, we've got another dip into the ACA Neo Geo vault; a selection of indies with racing,...
News Nintendo Switch Is The Fastest Selling Console In US History With 4.8 Million Units Sold
The takeover continues
Nintendo Switch had an amazing 2017 - racking up some impressive sales figures over in Japan in the process - and it's continuing that positive trend this year, too. It's already overtaken PlayStation 2's Japanese year one sales, and now Nintendo has revealed the little hybrid hardware that could has become the fastest selling...
Random Twitch Streamer Accidentally Sets New Tetris World Record
As you do
You know those times when you turn on your favourite classic NES title, casually play about with it for a while, and then accidentally set a world record in one of the most intense, concentration-centric video games of all time? Nope, neither do we. Amazingly, though, this very thing just happened to a Twitch streamer and it is rather...
Nintendo Download 4th January (Europe)
A few Switch goodies this week
It's the first Nintendo Download update of the new year, with the European line-up offering some intriguing options on the Switch eShop, in particular. In addition there's some DLC and a nice batch of discounts to consider, so let's get to it. Switch eShop New Releases: Grand Prix Rock 'N Racing (EnjoyUp Games,...
Wednesday3rd Jan 2018
News This EA Star Wars Pitch Could Have Been The Rogue Squadron Reboot You Always Wanted
The Force isn't so strong in this one
Considering the bad taste Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike left in our collective mouths almost 15 years ago, we've always hungered for a proper reboot that harks back to the X-Wing flying, Death Star Trench running magic of the Nintendo 64 original. Well, there isn't a reboot in the works (not that we know...
Thursday4th Jan 2018
Random Mario Kart Wii Made Amazon's Top 100 Games In December
Did you get the right Mario Kart under your tree?
Christmas 2017 was a bumper one for Nintendo, with the Switch - and its software - selling impressively. However, it would seem that older Nintendo games have benefited from the increased exposure, as Mario Kart Wii - which is almost a decade old - made Amazon's top 100 video game best seller
News Scratch That Metroidvania Itch As Quirky RPG Feudal Alloy Heads For Switch
Because even fish deserve to be heroes
Ever wanted to swing a sword as fish in a robot suit? Well, we're going to make your day right here and now with news that side-scrolling RPG Feudal Alloy will be making its way to Nintendo Switch. This 2D RPG - which casts you in the metal boots of Attu, a medieval-style robot with a fishbowl for a head -...
News Creator Of The Starforce Pi Is Working On Something Nintendo-Related
But it's a one-off, sadly
The Starforce Pi is one of the most exciting developments in the world of retro hardware, but it's still not yet available to buy. Marcel J. de Haan - the man behind the project - has experienced issues in finding a suitable manufacturer for mass production and has recently declared that he's going to do everything...
Weirdness Someone Has Made The Mario NSR From Rocket League And It's Incredible
Can we get it on finance?
Rocket League screeched and swerved its way onto Nintendo Switch a couple of months ago, finally allowing Nintendo fans to enjoy the series for the first time. It would appear that some players have really enjoyed it, though, going as far as creating an absolutely stunning model version of the Switch exclusive...
News Xeodrifter Is In Development For The Switch
Drifting through the stars...
A few years back, Renegade Kid—now Atooi—started a project for 3DS that was initially meant to be a demake of Moon, but it quickly spiraled into something more original. The brief, delightful metroidvania Xeodrifter was born, utilizing the layer hopping of Mutant Mudds in a new type of game. Since then, the game has...
News Take The Scares With You As Nightmare Boy Hits Switch This Month
Monster in your pocket
Nintendo Switch continues to prove itself as the place to be in 2018 as The Vanir Project's nightmarish platformer Nightmare Boy gets a handheld release date. Best of all, you'll be able to spook up a storm in less than a fortnite with the monster mash hitting the Switch eShop on 16th January. This Spanish-made indie takes...
Wednesday3rd Jan 2018
Feature What We Expect From The Inevitable January 2018 Nintendo Direct
Ninty needs to come out swinging this month
Now that 2017 has been laid to rest, it’s finally time to turn our attention to 2018 and all the potential Nintendo goodness contained therein. Question is, how does Nintendo follow up a stellar nine-plus months of soaring Switch sales, renewed fan faith, red hot exclusives and (mostly) robust ports?...
Random The Switch Actually Says "Good Night" When You Put It To Sleep
How cute?!
Nintendo seems to enjoy hiding little goodies within its software and hardware; you may remember the hidden NES game that was locked inside every Switch console, and the tiny "THX2ALLGAMEFANS" message hidden on early editions of the Switch's Pro Controller. Now, another little easter egg has been discovered and it's possibly the cutest...
News You Can Now Search Through a Complete Archive of Miiverse
"Nearly 17 terabytes of data saved"
A few months back we reported on a fearless web developer intent on saving every last post submitted to our fallen hero, Miiverse. Amazingly, the project is now complete and a brand new version of Nintendo's social media foray is now available, complete with a fully indexed, searchable archive. This...
Review The Coma: Recut (Switch eShop)
School's out
The Coma: Recut is a remastered 2D side-scrolling horror game that follows the life of high school student Youngho as he battles the pressure of academic success and social acceptance, which just so happens tol come to a strange and creepy crescendo on the day of his final exams. Youngho struggles with his studies all through the...
News 8Bitdo Firmware Update Fixes Controller Power Issues
Updated to Version 1.23
If you are the proud owner of one of 8Bitdo's SN30/SF30 Pro Controllers, you may be pleased to know that the peripheral maker has released a firmware update to address a known bug and to add extra features. The firmware has been updated to Version 1.23 and can be downloaded directly from 8Bitdo's support page. You can check...
Random The Ouya Pad Lives On As A Knock-Off Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
Back from the dead
Remember the Ouya? You'll be forgiven for saying no at this point, because the ill-fated micro-console didn't exactly make the splash that its creators predicted it would. One of Kickstarter's early hits, Ouya failed to set the games market alight and quietly faded into the night, never to be seen again. Well, almost never. The...
News PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds CEO Wants To See The Battle Royale Shooter On Switch
Chicken dinners to go?
If there's one game outside the world of Nintendo that's stolen almost every headline in 2017, it's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. The Korean-developed shooter has made the 'battle royale' subgenre into a bandwagon all its own, and now the CEO of the firm that made it wants Nintendo to leap on as well. In a recent chat with...
Soapbox What The Upcoming Pokémon Switch RPG Can Learn From Recent Pokémon Games
Feeling jaded by recent Pokémon outings? You're not alone
Soapbox features allow our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot topics, opinions that may not necessarily be the voice of the site. In this piece, Pokémon fanatic Arjun talks about his recent disappointment with the mainline titles in the series, and his hopes for the...
News New Story DLC Is Coming To Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle This June
Well, in Japan, at least
While Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle proved an unexpected fusion hit here in the West in 2017, the mashup of iconic plumber and Ubisoft mascots has yet to make its debut in Japan and the rest of Asia. With a release date tentatively set for 2018, one eagle eyed site has noticed the game may be getting some extra DLC in the...
Rumour SNK Is Readying a New Switch Release for 2018
Get the salt ready
Any of you who have taken the time to browse the Switch eShop have no doubt taken notice of the staggering amount of Neo Geo games which have been re-released for the platform. SNK—the original company behind the Neo Geo—may no longer be the force they once were, but the company still maintains a dedicated following and...
Soapbox Let 2018 Be The Year The Third-Party Exclusive Takes Over On Nintendo Switch
Just without the soulless cash-ins we saw in the Wii era
Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot topics, opinions that may not necessarily be the voice of the site. In this piece, editor Dom explores the gap in Nintendo's software library and how a the need to develop third-party exclusives will only make...
News Spiritual Successor To The Lost Vikings Coming To Switch This Year
Grave Danger: Ultimate Edition coming in Q3
The Lost Vikings was an amazing 2D puzzler platformer for the SNES which arguably has never been bettered, despite the passage of time. If you're a fan of this classic title then you'll be pleased to know that a Steam release that has been dubbed the spiritual successor to the Silicon & Synapse (now...
Random Here's What Star Wars: The Last Jedi Would Have Looked Like On The SNES
Spoilers contained within, young Jedi...
Star Wars has a long and proud history in the realm of video games (as well as a few bum notes), but one of the most memorable interactive adaptations has to be the excellent trilogy of titles on the SNES. We'd dearly love to see some of the modern movies recreated in this 16-bit style on Switch, but that's...
Tuesday2nd Jan 2018
News Become The King Of The Monsters This Week On Switch
We did not meant to kick that bullet train... maybe...
Kaiju and/or wrestling fans rejoice because Hamster is kicking off 2018 with quite the monster bash. SNK's 1992 The King Of The Monsters will bring pixelated city wide destruction this on 4th January to the Switch eShop. Take control of a giant reptile not named Godzilla, a gigantic ape not...
Wednesday3rd Jan 2018
"Common sense and objective research prove video games are not addictive"
The Entertainment Software Association trade group has criticised the World Health Organisation's decision to classify gaming addiction as a mental health disorder. The ESA says the report - which will be included in the WHO's 11th International Classification of...
News Retailer Listing Points to Upcoming Neon Pink / Green Joy-Con Release in North America
Yes, please
It’s been immensely charming how Nintendo portables over the years have released in a broad variety of colors, giving consumers an opportunity to pick up hardware with a bit more of a personal flair. Much to Nintendo’s delight, it’s also been fairly common for people to pick up multiple different kinds of the same hardware, just...
News Brawlout Has Passed 50k Sales on the Switch
Smashing
It’s only a matter of time before Nintendo announces something new for the Super Smash Bros. series on the Switch, but in this brief period before that, some indie studios have already risen up with their own unique takes on the fighter’s gameplay. The first of these is Brawlout, a game that we thought is pretty good. And, evidently,...
News Rocket League Kicks Off 2018 By Scoring 40 Million Players Worldwide
We're sure the excellent Switch port helped quite a bit
Nintendo Switch has had plenty of success stories in the last nine-plus months, and now it's got another thanks to the news that car/football mashup Rocket League has reached a staggering new milestone. As of this month, the indie wonder hit that keeps on growing has hit 40 million players...
News Ambition Of The Slimes To Slither Its Way Onto Nintendo Switch in 2018
Prepare for a messy reception
According to a tweet from Japanese developer FlyHigh Works, the grid-based strategy-RPG frolics of Ambition Of The Slimes will be sliming its way onto the Nintendo Switch eShop in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand in the next 12 months. If you're unfamiliar with the series, it's a cute strategy-RPG that...
News 2D Air Combat Game Rogue Aces is in Development for Switch
"A 2D, air combat, dogfight, rogue-like"
Indie developer Infinite State Games has revealed that its current project Rogue Aces is now in the works for Nintendo Switch. Previously only slated for other platforms, this 2D air-fighter will see players battle for air, sea, and ground supremacy while gradually upgrading their aircraft’s stats. You can...
News Art Of Fighting 2 And Crazy Climber To Punch Their Way Onto The Switch EShop
The art of climbing
Next week we're having a double retro delight on the Switch eShop courtesy of Hamster: an SNK trilogy finally completed and Nichibutsu's debut on the platform. The first, Art Of Fighting 2 arrived in 1994 bringing many improvements on the original AOF, including an extended single-player roster, featuring Takuma (aka Mister...
Tuesday2nd Jan 2018
News How DOOM On The SNES Pushed The Hardware To Its Technical Limits
Sound familiar?
DOOM recently launched on the Nintendo Switch and while technical compromises had to be made in order to get it to run on Nintendo's portable platform, we nevertheless praised it in our review for being a quality port that had enough of a flavour of the full-fat version of the game to be worthwhile. It's amazing to think that more...
Rumour Konami Is Bringing Its WiiWare ReBirth Series To Switch
Castlevania, Contra and Gradius could all be coming to the eShop
WiiWare wasn't exactly inundated with quality games but it had a few solid-gold gems, three of which were part of Konami's ReBirth series. Developed by emulation experts M2, Gradius ReBirth, Castlevania The Adventure ReBirth and Contra ReBirth adopted a classic 16-bit visual style and...
News Amazon Switch Game Placeholders Add More Weight To January Nintendo Direct Rumours
"Just announced at the Nintendo Switch Event. Box art coming soon"
The first big Nintendo rumour of 2018 relates to the next Nintendo Direct, which was hinted at by an apparent EA leak last year. The word on the street is that the Direct will take place on January 11th, and while we've not had any official word from Nintendo on this as yet,...
Random This Could Well Be The Silliest Nintendo Switch Accessory Yet
'Comfortable Hands Free Stand' will work wonders for your street cred
We've seen some crazy third party accessories for the Nintendo Switch so far, with 'The Switch Visor' being one of our favourites for lazy players. However, the 'Comfortable Hands Free Stand' as spotted by eagle eyed game developer Jake Kazdal in Japan might take the...
News Gaming Addiction Is Officially A Disorder, According To The World Health Organisation
Should you stop waggling that joystick so much?
Do you find it hard to resist picking up the controller, even when it's at the cost of other important things in your life? You could be suffering from a mental disorder according to the World Health Organisation, which has just published its 11th International Classification of Diseases - the...
News N64 Classic Diddy Kong Racing Gets Unreal Engine Makeover
CryZENx once more gives us a look at an alternate reality
In a parallel universe where Nintendo didn't sell Rare to Microsoft, the Twycross-based industry giant would have continued to fully support Nintendo's hardware generations up to current day. In such a reality, perhaps Nintendo would be teasing us with a full remake of Rare's beloved...
News Fans Have Created a 'Newer' Super Mario Bros. DS
Over 10 years after the original
With all of the hype surrounding Super Mario Odyssey over the last few months, you'd be forgiven for getting so caught up in the wonder of our favourite plumber's 3D adventures that his 2D outings may have been pushed to the back of your mind. For some very dedicated fans, however, this couldn't be further from the...
News Amazon's 2017 Best Selling Games List Topped By Nintendo Titles
There's even a Wii U game in there!
Amazon has released its 2017 video game best sellers list and the top three titles are all on Switch, amazingly. Super Mario Odyssey is number one, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Zelda: Breath of the Wild following up in second and third position respectively. Elsewhere, Splatoon 2 is number 7 while&#
News Switch Has Beaten The PlayStation 2's Year-One Sales In Japan
Just shy of 3.3 million consoles sold, to the PS2's 3 million
The Nintendo Switch is selling incredibly well worldwide, and Nintendo has made bold predictions based on this amazing first year, with 20 million consoles predicted to be sold in the next financial year alone. That might seem like a bold projection, but consider this - the Switch has...
Monday1st Jan 2018
News Switch Owner Is Reunited With Their Lost Handheld Thanks To Reddit
Start 2018 with a feed good story
What better way to kick off a brand new year than a heartwarming story about one gamer and their journey from lost Nintendo Switch to heartfelt reunion? A story involving the positive power of Reddit no less? Maybe we ate a little too much cheese on New Year's Eve... The story first popped up on Reddit last week...
Tuesday2nd Jan 2018
Feature Exploring The Dual Worlds of InnerSpace On Nintendo Switch
"Moments of chill, book-ended by epic story moments"
The latest offering from Dallas-based developer PolyKnight might not feature Dennis Quaid or an '80s journey into Martin Short's body, but it will take you on an interstellar trip into a universe where reality is collapsing in on itself. This galactic odyssey is none other than InnerSpace,...
News Miyamoto Gives a Surprising Insight Into What He Looks For In New Game Designers
Fancy your chances?
Have you ever fancied yourself as the next upcoming star in Nintendo's illustrious team of game developers? Even for those who actually possess any kind of skills in that area (so not us, then), making it into one of the largest companies in the industry would be an incredibly difficult task. Information has now emerged from Mr...
News Mercenaries Saga Chronicles Brings The Entire Tactical Trilogy To Switch
In case you missed it on 3DS...
We're huge fans of the Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre franchises here at Nintendo Life, so we were quick to download and enjoy Circle's Mercenaries Saga releases on the 3DS eShop a while back. Now, the publisher has revealed that it is bringing all three games in the series to the Switch...
News Speedrunners Just Can't Get Enough Of Super Mario Odyssey
Poor old Glob
It's fair to say that Super Mario Odyssey has been a smash hit with critics and the gaming public alike. While your humble scribe enjoyed playing through the game at a sedentary pace, taking the time to enjoy his surroundings and search for power moons along the way, some gamers are in much more of a rush to whizz through the game...
News Super Mario Odyssey Holds Its Own In The UK Software Charts
Zelda: Breath of the Wild makes an impressive comeback, too
It seems like Christmas has been a strong sales period for the Nintendo Switch in the UK, at least from anecdotal evidence. The UK software charts for last week seem to back this up, with key Nintendo Switch games holding their own against PS4 and Xbox One behemoths such as Call...
News The Octobrush Nouveau Is Now Available in Splatoon 2
New year, new Octobrush
In a strange New Year's twist, Nintendo has decided to release a new weapon for Splatoon 2 in the middle of the week, breaking the trend of throwing new goodies at us at the weekend. The new weapon in question is the Octobrush Nouveau; a weapon that was also released around New Year's in the original Splatoon. This weapon...
Monday1st Jan 2018
Feature What We Want From Nintendo In 2018
New year, new expectations
Even by a company of Nintendo's enviable standards, 2017 has been an incredible year. The Switch has captured the hearts and minds of millions of gamers in a way its forerunner, the Wii U, failed to do, and as a result the hybrid system is selling almost as fast as Nintendo can manufacture it. Buoyed by an...
Review Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure Deluxe (Switch eShop)
If you can dodge a Switch...
Nintendo's hybrid console is literally built for local multiplayer, and there is no shortage of incredible competitive and cooperative examples to get everyone milking, racing, snipping or dancing. While FIFA or NBA2K have the simulation side sewn up for now, Danish developer Swing Studios brings its retro themed and...
News PlatinumGames Is Looking To Create A Brand New IP
Sign us up
PlatinumGames has amassed a rather dedicated following over the last few years; games such as The Wonderful 101 and the Bayonetta series - including the upcoming Bayonetta 3, of course - have given Nintendo fans more than enough reason to get behind the studio's works. Interestingly, Platinum has always developed games for other...
News Aonuma Wants to Keep Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Freedom in Future Games
"My eyes have been opened to how important that is"
Picking up numerous Game of the Year awards for 2017 (including our very own), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was a huge success for many reasons. Something that particularly stood out to fans of the series, however, was the almost limitless freedom on offer that hadn't been utilised to...
Random You Can Now Play Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love in English
Yay?
Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love, aside from having an absolutely wonderful name, is a game that was released for Nintendo DS in Japan back in 2009. The game sadly never saw a western release but, thanks to some very dedicated fan-translators, you can now play the full thing in English. What a time to be alive. The...
News Nintendo President Aims for 20 Million Switch Units To Be Shipped Next Year
Ambitious, but seemingly possible
Unless you've been living under a video game-deprived rock for the majority of 2017, you'll likely be aware of Nintendo's rather overwhelming success with the Switch. We recently saw that the console has sold 10 million units to consumers in its first nine months on sale, and news of Nintendo ramping up the Switch's...
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