News Sony Is Asking PS4 Owners If They Want Remote Play On The Nintendo Switch
A 'DualShock with a screen' is also mentioned
News The Switch Is "Teetering On The Brink Of Becoming Outdated", Says The Financial Times
Says Nintendo is "on pause" and investors should look elsewhere
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 7.0.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Includes fighter adjustments and much more
Rumour The Major Switch Title This Holiday Season Could Have "Tires" In It
Well, that rules out F-Zero
News - 2020, Week 05
Sunday2nd Feb 2020
Guide Pokémon Sword And Shield Easter Eggs - Things You Might Have Missed
It's the little things
Both Pokémon Sword and Shield feature a rich world full of things to see and do, and it's easy to miss little things as you wander around the Galar region catching Pokémon, seeing the sights and generally enjoying yourself in Sword and Shield. Below we've rounded up a few of the smaller Easter Eggs, moments or features that...
News Mobile Hit Fire Emblem Heroes Introduces A New Subscription-Based Service
Will cost $9.49 per month
Following in the footsteps of Mario Kart Tour, Nintendo's hit mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes will be introducing a subscription-based service. This news was shared in the official Feh Channel video update for this month. In exchange for a set monthly fee of $9.49 (or the regional equivalent), subscribers will be able to...
News You Don't Need To Play Persona 5 To Enjoy The Story In Persona 5 Scramble
According to the game's producer
As grateful as we are that Atlus decided to release Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers on the Nintendo Switch, we can't help but wonder how new players will cope with the story in this upcoming action-RPG spin-off if they've never played the mainline entry before. Fortunately, it shouldn't be a problem...
News There Are Now Well Over 250 Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Combinations
What's your favourite set?
Last July, it was discovered there were around 110 different Joy-Con colour combinations for the Switch and now we've got an updated list following on from Nintendo's announcement of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons themed system. According to a post on the Nintendo Switch subreddit, by the user Link2Sora, there's now...
Review SpeedRunners - Move Over Sonic, These Guys Have Some Serious Pace
Gotta go fast
Ah, the classic superhero. Humble. Brave. Selfless. A beacon of hope to us mere underpowered mortals. And, as it turns out, massively competitive as well. Because in a city full of other metahumans, there’s only so much justice and glory to go around. So that means any super-powered persona in the vicinity is going to have to move...
News Dress Up Your Switch With These Premium Animal Crossing: New Horizons Decals
Or a notepad...
Controller Gear – the same company behind the Animal Crossing skins for Nintendo Switch – has also created two "authentic and officially licensed" sets of decals based on the upcoming release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Both sets are described as being perfect for any Animal Crossing fan and are available on
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects - January 2020
January's best Switch eShop games!
We find ourselves firmly inside a brand new year - and a brand new decade, even - but one thing has certainly remained the same: the Switch eShop is positively bursting with lovely games to play and enjoy. These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo's digital store, giving some love and attention to the...
Poll Box Art Brawl #28 - Mario Bros.
Super! Hang on...
Welcome back, you beautiful people, to another edition of Box Art Brawl, the series where regional box art variants get subjected to public scrutiny and ranked according to their beauty by you lovely lot. Last week we had a true classic in the form of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which unsheathed its Master Swords and did...
Saturday1st Feb 2020
Rumour The Major Switch Title This Holiday Season Could Have "Tires" In It
Well, that rules out F-Zero
A few weeks ago, the "prolific" leaker Sabi – who has a strong track record – said a new Paper Mario game and 2D Metroid title would be released this year. Just days ago, the same individual claimed
News You Can Only Have One Island Per Console In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Learning about the limits
Article Updated - Sat 1st Feb, 2020 12:00 GMT: Nintendo's been drip-feeding us information about Animal Crossing: New Horizons for some time now, and the latest information about this upcoming release comes from its Aussie web page, on the official Nintendo Australia website. While we already know the game will support up...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For February And March 2020
Darksiders Genesis, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and more!
Welcome to the future! Yes, we're a month into 2020 and what a treat it has been to finally get our hands on our jet packs, silver jumpsuits and brain chips! Our lives have improved immeasurably with all this future tech, although we're already dreading next year's service bill on our...
News Embrace Island Life With Officially Licensed Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch Skins
Peel, press, and play
Yesterday, Nintendo revealed an adorable new Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch. Depending on where you live, it may or may not come with a download code for the game. Either way, it's a rather expensive purchase and if you already own a standard Switch, you might be struggling to justify why you need this new...
Rumour Wonderful 101 On Switch Teased (Again) By PlatinumGames
Update: A new report seemingly confirms Kickstarter launch
Update - Sat 1st Feb, 2020 15:45 GMT: Following on from yesterday's teaser, an anonymous source (via 4Chan), is claiming there will be an announcement for a Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 version of The Wonderful 101, and it will be crowdfunded via Kickstarter. GameXplain has...
Review Mosaic - Biting Social Commentary Masquerading As A Video Game
Just another piece of the puzzle
Mosaic, from Krillbite Studio, isn’t an exciting game. It’s not going to keep you on the edge of your seat, and it won’t get your blood pumping. In fact, Mosaic isn’t even a game at all in a lot of ways; it's more of a grayscale pastiche of physical life in the digital age – but not one that ever follows...
News Shigesato Itoi's Company Wants A Manga Artist Who Is A Fan Of The Mother Series
Hmm, interesting...
The Mother series hasn't really been acknowledged since Nintendo released EarthBound Beginnings on the Wii U eShop in 2015, but it hasn't necessarily been forgotten about. Although the series' creator Shigesato Itoi has previously said he's not interested in making a fourth entry, a recent tweet by his company, Hobonichi...
News Yacht Club Happy To Continue Making Shovel Knight Games "Forever And Ever"
He's here to stay
After a five-year development cycle, Yacht Club Games has finally completed Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. That doesn't necessarily mean it's done with the iconic indie character altogether, though. In fact, it already announced Shovel Knight Dig – a joint project with the talented team at Nitrome (known for titles such as Bomb...
News Image & Form Is Hosting A SteamWorld Sale On The eShop This Weekend, Up To 75% Off
"Happy weekend!"
If you haven't experienced the SteamWorld series by Image & Form yet, or still need to play a specific entry, this weekend is the perfect time to act on this. From now until the end of the weekend in both North America and Europe, all SteamWorld games on the Switch, 3DS, and Wii U eShop have been discounted. Some games are even...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 1st)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
We've had a super-busy week full of news on that gorgeous Animal Crossing-themed Switch, details on Pokémon Home, and even a new Super Smash Bros. fighter, but now it's time to take a breather and enjoy so
Feature Media Molecule Veterans On Bringing Co-Op Coming-Of-Age Adventure Knights & Bikes To Switch
"One of the biggest challenges [was] switching the confirm and cancel buttons in the menus"
Announced last week as coming to Switch in the first week of February, Knights and Bikes is a beautiful-looking co-op puzzle adventure set in Britain in the '80s. Developed by indie outfit Foam Sword, it follows Nessa & Demelza as they bike around...
Friday31st Jan 2020
News Sony Is Asking PS4 Owners If They Want Remote Play On The Nintendo Switch
A 'DualShock with a screen' is also mentioned
Sony's Remote Play feature is a cool idea which perhaps doesn't get enough attention – it allows you to stream gameplay from your PlayStation 4 to your PS Vita or smart device. It would seem that the platform holder is keen to expand the remit of Remote Play in the future, as it has been quizzing PS4...
Random Nintendo's Selling Empty Boxes Of The Animal Crossing Edition Switch
Just the box, no console...
If you've been anywhere near the internet over the past few hours, we imagine you've already seen the recently-announced Animal Crossing-themed Switch console. Isn't it just the loveliest thing you've ever seen? Anyway, if you can't quite afford this latest model, or if you want to pretend you have one without having to...
News Rare Explains How It Worked With Nintendo On Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Banjo-Kazooie DLC
"We ended up with something that was really great"
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has given us plenty of cool surprises when it comes to DLC characters, but the addition of Banjo and Kazooie has been perhaps the most noteworthy. While the dynamic animal duo is famous for two critically-acclaimed N64 adventures, when Rare was bought by Microsoft the...
News Start Your Island Life With This Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch
Update: Pre-orders now live!
Update: In the UK, GAME and the Nintendo UK online store are the first to open pre-orders, while in North America, Best Buy also has pre-orders open for this gorgeous bundle. You can secure yours by using the links below. We'll add more store links as and when they appear online, so keep checking back. <products...
Review Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales - A Superb Addition To The Witcher World
Cry me a Rivia
Once upon a time, the sheer notion of The Witcher appearing on Nintendo Switch in any form seemed a fantastical pipe dream. It didn’t even seem like we’d even get a version of Gwent, the card-battling spinoff based on the in-game card game of the same, never mind a full-fat version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition...
News Illumination's Mario Movie Is "Moving Along Smoothly", Aiming For 2022 Release
Nintendo is "proactively involved"
Quite a while has passed since we last heard about Nintendo's collaboration with Illumination to bring Mario to the silver screen, but Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has shared a short update in the company's recent Nine Months Financial Results Briefing. According to the update, the film is "moving along...
News President Of Nintendo Compares Sales Of Luigi's Mansion 3 To Previous Entry On 3DS
A scary feat
We know Luigi's Mansion 3 has done tremendously well on the Switch. It's won awards, set new sales records and was highly praised by fans and critics alike. To add to this, Nintendo has now confirmed the total sell-through of this game in Japan, North America, and Europe has exceeded four million units in just nine weeks. All up,
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Joy-Con And Switch Dock To Be Sold Separately In Japan
Fingers crossed for a western release
We've woken up to news of a rather lovely Limited Edition Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch that will be released to coincide with the launch of the game in March, and now we can't help but eye our boring standard Switch with contempt. The Animal Crossing bundle sure looks lovely, and we're doing out best to...
News Nintendo Has "No Plans" To Release A New Switch Model This Year
The focus is on the existing line
Despite ongoing rumours about a pro model Switch arriving at some point this year, Nintendo hasn't said anything about it. If it does exist, though, don't expect it to be released anytime soon. During the company's latest financial results briefing today, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said there were "no...
News Netflix's New Witcher Anime Movie Will Focus On Vesemir, Not Geralt
From the studio behind Legend of Korra
Update: This anime movie will focus not on Geralt, but his teacher, Vesemir (thanks, Eurogamer). The official description is as follows: Long before mentoring Geralt, Vesemir begins his own journey as a witcher after the mysterious Deglan claims him through the Law of Surprise. Mark Hamill, then? H
News Third-Party Switch Game Sales Have Increased By More Than 50% Year-On-Year
The Wii U days are long gone
If you've been keeping up with the avalanche of information coming out of Nintendo's recent earnings release, you'll probably be aware that the Switch is having a grand old time. Lifetime Switch console sales have now surpassed the SNES, and Nintendo's strong lineup of first-party titles are comfortably selling by the...
News Speedway Racing Will Bring Daytona USA-Style Action To Switch Soon
Comes with "arcade driving" and "rock music"
Sega's Daytona USA is one of the most successful arcade games of all time, and it's easy to see why; it combines slick, intuitive racing gameplay with eye-catching visuals and surprisingly deep mechanics. While the game was updated for the HD generation on PS3 and Xbox 360, it hasn't (so far) been...
News Ring Fit Adventure's Healthy Sales Continue, As Nintendo President Apologises For Shortages
"Many consumers are still waiting"
Ring Fit Adventure doesn't look like it'll be slowing down anytime soon – with Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa revealing sales have continued to grow since its release on the Switch last October. The game has been particularly popular in East Asia and has rapidly sold out on a number of occasions. At...
News Nintendo Will Turn Its Four Tokyo Offices Into One Big One, To "Boost" Operational Efficiency
And it's making a change to its governance system
Not pictured: Nintendo's new Tokyo office Towards the end of Nintendo's most recent financial results briefing, president Shuntaro Furukawa touched on two matters linked to the current company operations in Tokyo, Japan. The Nintendo group within this location is divided across four separate...
News EA Has More Planned For The Switch, But Is Still Conscious Of First-Party Dominance
"you will hear more things in the future"
For a while now, a number of third-party developers and publishers have been making easy money by re-releasing and porting select games to Nintendo's hybrid platform. One of the biggest companies that's held off, though, is Electronic Arts. So far, it has published some watered-down FIFA experiences and a...
News Nintendo Says It's Focused On "Initiatives" To Keep Consumers Playing
Like add-on content
Nintendo wants to keep consumers playing its games for a prolonged period of time. It's previously done this by launching expansion content for titles such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Splatoon 2 and more recently has made DLC available for newer first-party releases. If you are eager to see more add-on packs...
News Want One Of These Lovely Final Fantasy VII Watches? That'll Be $2,500 Please
Good luck
With the game finally launching on a Nintendo system last year, and with protagonist Cloud being a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Final Fantasy VII has never been more popular with Nintendo fans. Perhaps you'd like to celebrate that fact with one of these lovely looking watches? Perhaps you'd also like to consider...
Random Brazilian Football Team Invokes The Spirit Of Pokémon To Welcome Veteran Japanese Player
"New game!"
Brazilian football team Botafogo has just signed Japanese veteran midfielder Keisuke Honda – and to give him a proper welcome, it has created a special video based on the opening to the original Pokémon games on the Game Boy. In case you didn't know, Honda has 90 caps for the Japanese national side to his name, and is perhaps most...
Video Check Out Adam Hunter's Return In This Streets Of Rage 4 Gameplay Footage
Presented by the game's lead programmer
Streets of Rage 4 has been in development for quite a while now, and while we're anxious to get our hands on it, as fans of the series we're happy to wait while joint developers Guard Crush Games, DotEMU and Lizardcube polish it to the Nth degree. The original Mega Drive / Genesis beat 'em ups are a classic...
News Nintendo Provides An Update On Its IP Expansion, Says It's Starting To See Results
Stores, theme parks, movies, mobile games and more
Since 2015, Nintendo has been working hard to increase the number of people who have access to its IP. It's doing this by expanding beyond its core business dedicated to video game platforms. This includes opening official stores, theme parks and even a plan to turn Super Mario into a motion...
News The Switch Online Service Now Has More Than 15 Million Subscribers
But not everyone is renewing their membership
Nintendo's Switch Online service appears to be growing by the day – with the Japanese company revealing it now has more than 15 million paid subscribers. During Nintendo's latest financial results briefing, president Shuntaro Furukawa touched on both the positives and negatives of the service –...
Video Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Gets Its Very Own Super Bowl Ad
Featuring a cast of sports stars
We're just a couple of days away from Super Bowl LIV and while we're not exactly clued up on the big event ourselves (we're mostly based in the UK, sorry!), we do know one thing: it doesn't usually feature Sonic. The speedy hog has landed himself a big game spot this year, presumably kicking away competing brands...
Thursday30th Jan 2020
News The Switch Is "Teetering On The Brink Of Becoming Outdated", Says The Financial Times
Says Nintendo is "on pause" and investors should look elsewhere
Nintendo's recent financial report gave us some pretty positive news; the Switch has sold over 50 million units in three years, digital revenue is up and new IP – like Astral Chain – is
News The Poor Old Nintendo 3DS Has Sold Just 620,000 Units In The Past Nine Months
Lifetime total now 75.71 million consoles sold worldwide
While the Switch continues to go from strength to strength – it just enjoyed its best quarter yet, selling over 10 million consoles – its older sibling the 3DS is fading more and more into the background. Nintendo's veteran dual-screen handheld managed just 620,000 hardware sales...
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of December 2019
Lifetime sales listed
As part of Nintendo's latest financial report, which has revealed that the Nintendo Switch has now surpassed the SNES' lifetime sales, the company has released an updated list of its best-selling games on its latest system. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe still reigns supreme as the console's best-selling title, but a couple of newcomers...
News Switch Production Has Been Impacted By The Coronavirus Outbreak, Admits Nintendo
Outbreak has claimed 170 lives so far
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has revealed that production of the Switch in China has been impacted by the recent coronavirus outbreak. The admission came during a news briefing following the publication of Nintendo's financial results, according to Reuters. The co
News It Looks Like The Switch Version Of Dungeon Defenders: Awakened Won't Be Released Next Month
Now targeting a Q2 release
Chromatic Games has delayed the release of its upcoming Switch title Dungeon Defenders: Awakened. The action-RPG tower defense game was originally scheduled to arrive next month alongside other releases like Darksiders Genesis,
Talking Point Switch's Success Vindicates Nintendo's New Hardware Approach, But Does It Have Legs?
Wii is still a way ahead, not to mention every other Nintendo handheld
Another quarter, another round of financial reports. This morning Nintendo released its nine-month earnings figures from April to the end of December 2019 and things are looking rather rosy for the company. Switch has overtaken Super NES in terms of lifetime console units sold...
News The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo 3DS Games (As Of December 2019)
Mario Kart 7 continues to sell
Sales of the mighty Nintendo 3DS are truly starting to grind to a halt now, but software sales continue to trickle in as the transition to Switch continues to take place. We've already looked at the top ten best-selling Switch games earlier today, but let's now shift our attention to the 3DS for old times' sake. It...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield Sold A Phenomenal 16 Million Copies In Under Two Months
Here's how that compares to past games
Nintendo has released its nine-month earnings report, kindly sharing the latest official sales figures for us to explore, and one game in particular has absolutely blown us away. It has been confirmed that Pokémon Sword and Shield sold 16.06 million copies between launch day, 15th November 2019, and 31st...
News Astral Chain And Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Both Surpass One Million Sales
Lifetime figures released
Last summer, Switch owners were treated to two particularly intriguing Nintendo-published exclusives - PlatinumGames' Astral Chain and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order from Koei Tecmo. It has now been confirmed that, as of December 2019, both games have managed to surpass one million sales. Astral Chain has sold...
News The Switch Has Overtaken The SNES In Lifetime Hardware Sales
It's now Nintendo's third-best-selling home console
The Nintendo Switch's robust performance over the Christmas 2019 period has given it the momentum to overtake the SNES in terms of total lifetime sales. Thanks to sustained demand and the timely arrival of the cheaper Switch Lite, the Switch enjoyed its strongest quarter so far during the festive...
News Arc System Works' Code Shifter Has Launched On Switch Today
Complete with crossover characters
Update (Thu 30th Jan, 2020 15:15 GMT): When we said it shouldn't be too long before we hear more about Code Shifter, we didn't expect it to be quite this soon. The game has appeared on the Switch eShop today and is available to download as we speak. You can secure your copy for £17.09 / $14.99. More details can...
News The 64Mate Steps Up Its Game With 64DD Compatibility And Tower Stacking
Watch out, Sega
Remember the 64Mate? It's an all-in-one Nintendo 64 storage add-on that was announced last December for Kickstarter. If you missed our original post, it's basically a compartment that can be attached to the underside of the console. In an update on Twitter, the creators have announced the 64Mate is "stepping up" its game with 64DD...
News Schedule A Trip To The Outer Worlds On Switch This March
Release date confirmed. Digital only, mind
We've known it was incoming for quite a while, and Take-Two told investors last November that the Switch version of Obsidian's action-RPG The Outer Worlds would be launching before the end of March 2020, but it has now been confirmed to arrive on 6th March, just over a month from now. The game has been...
Nintendo Download 30th January (North America)
The Dark Crystal, Skellboy and Willy Jetman!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch: Monster Energy Supercross - The Official...
News New Costumes Swing Into Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
Dress up Gwen, Miles, Venom and Ms. Marvel
The support for the Switch exclusive Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order continues, with Nintendo and Koei Tecmo adding four new costumes to the game. As you can see above, three are from the Spider-Man universe and you'll also get Ms. Marvel's street wear. Check out some new costumes swinging...
News Nintendo Raises Annual Switch Sales Forecast After Stronger-Than-Expected Nine Months
Both hardware and software targets raised
Nintendo has raised its fiscal year sales forecast for Nintendo Switch hardware following impressive sales throughout 2019. As we shared earlier today, lifetime sales of the Switch have reached 52.48 million since it launched in 2017. 17.74 million of those sales have come between April and December 2019,...
Nintendo Download 30th January (Europe)
Phar Lap!? Ash of Gods! Kentucky Route Zero!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: PHAR LAP - Horse Racing Challenge...
News Turn-Based Tactical RPG Battle Brothers Charges Onto Switch This Year
Permadeath included
UKIYO Publishing and Overhype Studios have announced that Battle Brothers, a turn-based RPG, is headed to Nintendo Switch in 2020. First appearing on PC back in 2017, the game is a procedurally-generated, tactical affair in which players must gather up their very own crew in a medieval fantasy world. You get to choose who you'd...
News Dead Cells Gets Its First Paid DLC Pack On 11th February
Designed to support development
The highly praised indie hit Dead Cells will be receiving more downloadable content, according to its developer Motion Twin. On 11th February, "The Bad Seed" DLC will be released for $4.99. Here are the details: Explore a relaxing Arboretum, wade through a noxious Swamp, and take on a new boss in this new early...
Reminder Yooka-Laylee And The Impossible Lair Demo Is Now Available On Switch
Try before you buy
Update (Thu 30th Jan, 2020): As promised, a free demo for Yooka-Laylee And The Impossible Lair is available to download on Switch as of today. If you haven't tried this one out yet, what are you waiting for? Original Article (Mon 20th Jan, 2020 14:45 GMT): When we reviewed Yooka-Laylee And The Impossible Lair back in October...
Review Speaking Simulator - Tongue-Twisting Comedy Action With A Few Rough Edges
Robochops
Speaking Simulator is a comedy indie game that takes the idea of social anxiety and ramps it right up to eleven. You assume the role of Blank Textsfield, a hapless android who's been sent to earth to infiltrate human society, and in order to do so, he must engage in various social interactions while attempting to speak and act as though...
News Untitled Goose Dev Will Give "At Least" 1% Of Its Income To Indigenous Australian Groups
"We'd encourage others to do the same"
House House, the Melbourne-based indie developers behind last year's indie success story Untitled Goose Game, has promised to give "at least" 1% of its income to Indigenous groups located within Australia. It announced this via Twitter, explaining how it would be supporting the 'Pay the Rent' movement: Our...
News Nintendo's Digital Sales Have Increased Almost 50 Percent Year-On-Year
Switch Online played a part
Switch owners sure do love boxed games, perhaps more so than their PS4 and Xbox One-owning friends. However, the rise of digital sales is still apparent even on Nintendo's turf, and the company's recent financial report shows that downloadable content is generating plenty of cash for the firm. According to Nintendo,...
News ESRB Rating Suggests Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD Is Coming To Switch
That's one sorted, then
Earlier this month, we shared the news that a small selection of Oddworld games were headed to Nintendo Switch. The first of those was Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD, which launched last week, but it looks like we now know the second, too. An ESRB rating has been spotted online for Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD on Nintendo...
News Tecmo Bowl Brings American Football To Hamster's Arcade Archives Series This Week
More retro goodness
This week sees the release of the retro sports title Tecmo Bowl on the Nintendo Switch eShop. As usual, it supports 1-2 players and will set you back $7.99 / £6.29. Here's the rundown: "TECMO BOWL" is an American football game released by TECMO in 1987. Experience matches as a player of either the WILDCATS or BULLDOGS...
News Poetic Puzzle-Adventure EQQO Heads To Switch This February
DLC lets you plant a real-life tree
The Nintendo Switch is about to get a new puzzle-adventure in the form of EQQO, the latest game from indie developer, Parallel Studio. The team - founded by ex-members of DontNod Entertainment, Ubisoft and Quantic Dream - originally created the game for VR devices, but this latest version is headed to Switch and...
Wednesday29th Jan 2020
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 7.0.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Includes fighter adjustments and much more
As you might have heard, Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses is now available in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Of course, that means there's a brand new update for the Nintendo brawler. Version 7.0.0 adds plenty of other Fire Emblem content, new costumes, spirits and fixes several issues t
Feature The Most Expensive Retro Games For Nintendo Systems
12 rare games to keep an eye out for
Make no mistake, we've got endless love for chunky plastic cartridges and proper printed manuals (remember those?), but the convenience of digital games is hard to deny and over the last decade or so digital distribution has taken off to the point where often physical versions aren't even an option these days...
News Cuphead Gets A Limited-Time Discount On The Switch eShop
Celebrating the arrival of the Cuphead costume in Smash
One of the most exciting things about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 7.0.0 is the fact it includes new Mii costumes. Cuphead is arguably the highlight of this new batch and takes on the form of a Mii Gunner. If you do end up purchasing the Cuphead Mii Gunner Costume, you'll also get the...
News Here's Another Monster-Battling RPG That's After Pokémon's Crown
...and a Switch release might be happening
Considering how huge a franchise it is, it's surprising that Pokémon hasn't encountered stronger rivals over the decades. Sure, we've had the likes of Digimon come and go, but Game Freak's monster-battling series has had this niche genre effectively tied down since the '90s – although it would seem that...
Reminder Smash Bros. Ultimate's Second Fighters Pass Can Be Purchased From The eShop
Purchase it now to receive an exclusive bonus
A few weeks ago, Masahiro Sakurai confirmed a total of six fighters would be added to the second Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter Pass. Now that version 7.0.0 has been rolled out, the new pass – officially titled 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass Vol. 2' is available for purchase on the...
News Nintendo To Be Awarded Over $450,000 In Court Win Against Unofficial Mario Kart Service
Gone for good this time?
Nintendo has won an intellectual property infringement court case against Mari Mobility, a company which has been offering unofficial Mario Kart-inspired go kart services in Tokyo, Japan. You may have heard of this unofficial service before; originally going by the name of Maricar, the company was found guilty of infringing...
Review Aviary Attorney: Definitive Edition - A Hilarious Spoof Of Capcom's Ace Attorney Series
The feathered arm of the law
Paris, 1848. Revolution is stirring. Murmurs of civil unrest hang heavy in the drawing rooms of the elite. Worst of all, a frog has been murdered. Enter Jayjay Falcon, a defence lawyer of the avian persuasion. Together with his bird-brained sidekick Sparrowson, he must gather evidence to defend his...
Random The Mario Kart Series Now Features Nine Forms Of Princess Peach
And you thought Smash's Fire Emblem issue was bad
Mario Kart has a problem. We first noticed it creeping up on us when Mario Kart 8 started to receive DLC on Wii U and with Mario Kart Tour, things are getting completely out of hand. Yep, that's right: there are Princess Peachs absolutely everywhere. The smartphone game has recently kicked off its...
Deals Nintendo UK Offers Digital Copy Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons With Physical Bonuses
Beats getting it from the eShop
If you're still shopping around for your Animal Crossing: New Horizons pre-order, you might want to consider this quirky offering from the Nintendo Official UK Store. You can now pre-order a digital copy of the game from the store (you'll receive a digital download code via email) and be sent a physical item through...
News Sakurai Discusses Two N64 Prototype Projects, One Of Which Led To Super Smash Bros.
Ever heard of Dragon King?
These days, every gaming fan under the sun is aware of the franchise-spanning beast that is Super Smash Bros., but did you know about how it originally took shape under the name of a prototype known as 'Dragon King'? Smash series director, Masahiro Sakurai, has discussed both this and another unfinished prototype destined...
Video Watch Several Full Scenes From The Sonic The Hedgehog Movie
And meet Fluffy Sonic!
The Sonic the Hedgehog movie is rapidly approaching and a number of complete scenes are starting to find their way online. If you want a sneak peek at the film before you head off to the cinema, sit back and enjoy these clips. We start with this one, where Sonic confronts Dr. Robotnik and kicks his friends off the roof of a...
Random This Mod Turns The Virtual Boy Into A Proper Console You Can Play On Your Television
Easier on the eyes
The Virtual Boy wasn't exactly Nintendo's finest hour. Despite this, the device was arguably ahead of its time and over the years has developed a cult following. In 2018, for example, an indie developer released a Virtual Boy emulator for the Oculus Rift headset - allowing users to play this short-lived generation of Nintendo...
Random Super Mario 64's Shifting Sand Land Becomes A Dungeon In This Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Mod
The ultimate crossover?
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Super Mario 64 are considered to be some of the greatest games of all time. To this day, there are still many people enjoying them on a regular basis. There's also a community dedicated to modding and speed-running these classic N64 titles. One individual known as Kaze Emanuar...
News Dr. Kawashima Himself Discusses The Revival Of Brain Training On Switch
“What’s important is continuation"
At the turn of the year, Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch saw the grand return of the mind-stimulating franchise which proved to be so popular on Nintendo DS. It's a decent comeback, even if it does feel a little undercooked, but it feels right having Dr. Kawashima's name back on Nintendo's...
News Byleth Is Available In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Right Now
The Three Houses representative has arrived
Well, after a false alarm stating Byleth was available in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, we can now confirm the protagonist from Fire Emblem: Three Houses really has been added to Nintendo's all-star brawler as the fifth DLC fighter. If you already have your hands on the Fighters Pass, it's simply a matter...
Video Fan Spends Four Months Making Stop-Motion Cuphead Animation, And It's Pretty Great
Toys to life
We love seeing the tremendous amounts of passion and talent people pour into fan-made projects here at Nintendo Life, and this newly-crafted Cuphead animation fits the bill splendidly. Davy Productions has shared this short, stop-motion animation (above) featuring famous faces from the game. It uses the McFarlane Toys range of Cuphead...
Japanese Charts Ring Fit Adventure Climbs Above Pokémon, But Yakuza Takes Number One
Switch takes eight of top ten games
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 20th - 26th January, revealing that Ring Fit Adventure is the best-selling Nintendo game of the week. The title sits just behind Yakuza: Like a Dragon this week, with the PS4 title selling just a few hundred more copies than Nintendo's fitness RPG. Pokémon Sword...
Video Two Point Hospital Devs Explain The Basics Ahead Of Next Month's Switch Release
Here's what you'll get up to
Next month, Two Point Hospital is headed to Nintendo Switch and other consoles. In preparation for the big day, the development team has shared a new video talking us through the basics of the game. You can check it out for yourself above; Lead Designer Ben Huskins and Senior UI/UX Artist Lauren Woodroffe play through...
News New "Body-Puzzle Platformer" Helheim Hassle Brings A New Dose Of Crazy To Switch
From the studio behind Manual Samuel
Norway-based developer Perfectly Paranormal has announced that its new puzzle platformer Helheim Hassle is headed to Nintendo Switch "early this year". Technically described as a "body-puzzle platformer", this one is set in the very same universe as the studio's last title, Manual Samuel. It would seem that the...
Tuesday28th Jan 2020
News Nintendo Just Applied For 39 Trademarks
No generation gets left behind
We're used to hearing news every once and a while about a prominent video game company applying for a handful of trademarks, but this time it's a little different. Instead of just a couple of games, Nintendo Co., Ltd has just applied for 39 – yes, 39 – video game trademarks in Japan, based on various older titles...
Reminder Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's 5th DLC Fighter, Byleth, Arrives Today
Find out when within...
Update: A very recent update stated that Byleth is available right now, although as you may have found out for yourselves we’re still waiting for the fighter to drop. In our excitement, we pushed a button early - our apologies! We’ll be sure to update again when the fighter is actually available. If all goes according to...
Guide Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version Patch Notes - Every Update Since Launch Detailed
Full patch notes and update history for Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is in a constant state of flux, with new characters being added and balance adjustments being made all of the time. We've pulled together the full patch notes for the game so you can see just how it has evolved over time. Smash Bros Full Patch Notes List:...
News Pokémon Home Details Revealed: Free And Premium Plans, National Pokédex And More
Launching next month
The Pokémon Company has released a new wave of information for Pokémon Home, the upcoming cloud-based service which helps players store and trade their favourite Pokémon across a number of games. The service will use your Nintendo Account on both the Nintendo Switch and mobile; you’ll be able to access the same Pokémon...
News Rivals Of Aether - Definitive Edition Arrives On Switch This Summer
Prepare to fight
One brawler that's yet to be released on Nintendo's hybrid system is the indie hit Rivals of Aether by Dan Fornace. Its standard release has been available on certain other platforms since 2017 and now the game's official Twitter account has revealed the "definitive edition" will be arriving on Switch and Steam this summer. This...
Talking Point What's Going To Be Nintendo's Big Game For Christmas 2020?
Zelda? Mario? Metroid? Pokémon? Pikmin?!
We know what you're thinking – you've only just taken down the Christmas decorations, yet we're already thinking about Santa's return – what is wrong with us? However, stick with us here – this is a valid question to ask as the Switch enters its fourth year on sale and we begin to ponder what gaming...
Review Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf - The Emperor Will Not Be Pleased
All bark and no bite
You find yourself all alone on an alien planet, nothing ahead of you except filthy worshippers of the evil Chaos Gods. That would usually be fine, as you are a Space Wolf; a son of Russ, bred specifically for battle and ready to die for your cause. But this time, there are a lot of enemies, and your mission is to search for an...
News Strike! Ten Pin Bowling Might Just Scratch That Wii Sports Itch On Switch
Well, Wii Sports Bowling at least
As a freebie that came with the Wii, Wii Sports probably isn't the type of game that immediately jumps to mind as a Nintendo highlight, but thinking back it was immensely fun. Oddly, the Switch is rather lacking in the Wii Sports-style department (Go Vacation is perhaps the closest thing we can think of), but...
Talking Point How Much Is Your Video Game Collection Really Worth To You?
Sentimental value rarely equals hard currency
Chibi-Robo earns his keep. It's happened to everyone at one time or another. Whether due to changing life circumstances or sheer curiosity, most of us will have looked at our video game collection and wondered how much hard cash we could get for it. We've interviewed serious collectors in the past and...
Random Doomguy And Isabelle Are Fast Becoming 2020's Most Wholesome Duo
A match made in Heaven (and Hell)
Two of the year's biggest (and most wildly different) games, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and DOOM Eternal, are scheduled to launch on the very same day, March 20th. DOOM's creative director has said that this amusing turn of events is "awesome", and we'd have to agree, but fans are taking things one step further.
"Video games are simply not for me"
The Witcher series has become something of a multimedia monster of late; the original books were cult classics in the world of fantasy literature, but when they spawned a trilogy of best-selling video games, the series and its characters took on a whole new level of fame. We've now got a Witcher Netflix series...
News Free Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirit Training Set Available To Switch Online Subscribers
Download it now
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players who also happen to have a subscription to the Nintendo Switch Online service can now download a new Spirit Training set from the eShop for free. This is a special offer for Nintendo Switch Online members. You can download the following items free of charge for use in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate!...
Video Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath Gets Treated To Nintendo Switch Launch Trailer
More Oddworld games on the way
Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath arrived on Switch last week and Nintendo has shared a launch trailer to show off what you'll be getting up to. Nope, we don't know why it's been uploaded this late, either. The game's Switch reveal, which actually first appeared thanks to an EGX listing in September 2018, was quite the...
News Atelier Ryza Is On Track To Become The Most Successful Atelier Game Ever
350,000 units sold since launch
Debate over the thickness of female thighs aside, Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout has proven to be quite a success for publisher Koei Tecmo. The Japanese company has announced that the game has sold a whopping 350,000 units worldwide, which, according to Koei Tecmo, means that it's on course to...
News Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection Producer Opens Up About Delay, Thanks Fans For Support
It was "a difficult decision to make"
Last November, Capcom made the tough decision to delay the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection by about one month. Instead of being released in the first month of 2020, it was pushed back until the 25th of February, so the team could ensure the collection delivered "the best experience possible" when it did...
News Tetris 99's 11th Maximus Cup Celebrates The Lunar New Year
999 gold points up for grabs
The 11th Maximus Cup for Nintendo's battle royale game Tetris 99 has just been announced. This time around it's a special Lunar New Year point-stacking challenge. As usual, the players with the most points will receive 999 My Nintendo Gold Points. The event will start on 30th January and runs until 3rd February. Below...
News The Witcher Series Spin-Off Thronebreaker Brings Card-Based Battles To Switch Today
Switch's second The Witcher game arrives
Launching on Nintendo Switch today is Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, a spin-off from the ever-so-relevant The Witcher series that first launched on other platforms in 2018. The game is a single-player RPG unsurprisingly set in the world of the famous franchise which, between this and The Witcher 3: Wild...
Mini Review Super Tennis - Calm Down, It's Not The Super Tennis You Think It Is
Double fault
Despite already appearing in the SNES library for Nintendo Switch Online, Super Tennis is ready to hit the court again with its very own eShop release. Boasting beautiful Mode 7 graphics and slick gameplay, Super… hang on… we’ve just got word that this isn’t the SNES game, but rather a completely new tennis title blessed with...
News Pokémon GO's Long-Awaited PvP Mode Launches This Week, And Pikachu Libre Is Up For Grabs
Preseason trial will help optimise the experience
Ever since Pokémon GO launched, players have been asking when the opportunity to face-off against other human opponents would arrive. Now, years after its release, we're finally getting PvP functions in the game via a preseason trial of the GO Battle League, which kicks off this week. Niantic is...
Random Erstwhile Nintendo Rival Atari Is Building A Hotel, Because Why Not
Stay at the Atari, they said
The name ‘Atari’ is, for many gaming veterans, synonymous with video gaming. The company was a trailblazer in the world of arcades before bringing interactive entertainment home with the VCS/2600 console. However, following the video game crash of ‘83 – which many blame on Atari’s poor business practices –...
News There's "No Store" Or Microtransactions In DOOM Eternal
Doing it the right way
A lot of big video game releases nowadays include microtransactions and online stores where players can go to purchase exclusive items and cosmetics. Fortunately, the upcoming release DOOM Eternal won't be following this common trend. Responding to a fan over on Facebook recently, id Software creative director Hugo Martin...
Random This New Range Of Pokémon Merch For Dogs Will Melt Your Heart
Just look at that Pikachu hoodie!
Pokémon is everywhere these days, with games, toys, trading cards, and pretty much anything that will sell being mass-produced all over the world. Apparently, it's not content with just being the largest-grossing franchise of all time in the human world, though, and is now taking on the presumably harder-to-crack...
News Players Have Now Spent A Combined $1 Billion On Nintendo's Smartphone Games
That's not including Pokémon GO
New data from app store intelligence site Sensor Tower has revealed that Nintendo's library of smartphone titles have now generated more than $1 billion in player spending. The figure combines totals from six games - Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Dragalia Lost,
News Sparkle 4 Tales Brings Atmospheric Free Roam Gameplay To Switch This Week
"Find your destiny"
Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is Sparkle 4 Tales, the latest Sparkle series game from indie developer, Forever Entertainment. The game has you playing as a small spark of life, aiming to grow into a beautiful aquatic being. As you can imagine, this isn't your typical gaming experience, with the exploration of your...
Monday27th Jan 2020
Random Smash Ultimate Evo Japan Champion Drops Golden Prize Controller On Stage
Oops!
This weekend saw a fiercely contested Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament at Evo Japan 2020, with a golden Smash Bros.-themed controller being given to the winner by none other than series director, Masahiro Sakurai. The prize has received some controversy over the last week or so, owing to the fact that tournaments for other titles have...
Random We Didn't Expect To See Someone Playing Pokémon On Stage At The Grammys 2020
Was it really that boring?
If you like to keep up to date with your music industry news, you're probably well aware that the Grammy Awards 2020 have just taken place. What you might not know is that the surprise star of the show - in our eyes, at least - was a Nintendo Switch console. You'd have thought that playing video games while in attendance...
Reminder Capcom's Switch eShop Sale Ends Today, 19 Games Discounted (Europe)
Resident Evil, Monster Hunter and much more
Update: As a quick reminder, Capcom's eShop sale is ending today. If you're keen on getting any of the discounts listed below, make sure to get on it before the day's up! Original Article (Mon 6th Jan, 2020 15:00 GMT): Capcom has slashed the prices of some of its most popular Switch eShop games in...
News Latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons Merch Confirms New And Returning Characters
New (but tiny) renders released
Some new and lovely looking Animal Crossing: New Horizons merch has just been shown off for the first time in Japan, and while that's pretty exciting in its own right, images of the new products have confirmed the existence of some new and returning characters. The folks over at
Review Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition - A Surreal And Superlative Point-And-Click Adventure
Finger lickin' good
Kentucky Route Zero begins simply enough. You assume the role of Conway, a grizzled delivery driver who, along with his dog, is in the process of taking a cargo of antiques to 5 Dogwood Drive. Somewhat lost, you pull up to a gas station on Route 65, Equus Oils, and speak to Joseph who sits quietly on the forecourt in an armchair...
News The Sonic Movie's Not Even Out Yet, But Jim Carrey Is Up For Doing A Sequel
"It was so much fun"
It feels like we've been talking about it forever, but the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie is still a couple of weeks away from sprinting onto our oversized cinema screens. Despite the fact that we haven't even seen it yet, Jim Carrey - who plays the role of Dr. Robotnik - has noted that he "wouldn't mind" doing a sequel. In...
News 2K Joins The Rest Of The World In Tribute To Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant
An NBA legend remembered
As people all over the world slowly comes to terms with the tragic news of basketball legend Kobe Bryant's passing yesterday, tributes are being paid across the globe to the five-time NBA champion. Both Bryant and one of his daughters, Gianna, were among the nine people who lost their lives in a helicopter crash in...
Random Record-Breaking Speedrun Trick Makes Star Fox's Arwings Spawn In Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
Without using a cheat code, too
You may (or may not) be aware that Star Fox's iconic Arwing craft are contained within the code for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The devs used the craft to test the flight patterns of Death Mountain resident Volvagia – and the new-fangled Z-targeting system – but they were never removed from the game's...
Video Persona 5 Scramble Treated To Flashy New Trailer, Demo Arrives Next Month
Consider our hearts taken
There's plenty to keep you busy at Evo Japan, so once you're all finished up watching the Super Smash Bros. tournament winner drop his grand prize on stage, you can go ahead and be treated to a new gameplay trailer for Persona 5 Scramble on Nintendo Switch. Lucky for some, huh? As it happens, we're all pretty lucky
Video Luigi's Mansion 3 Devs Talk Design, Gameplay Ideas And Working With Nintendo
One of 2019's best
Luigi's Mansion 3 is one of our favourite games on Switch. We described it as an "immense helping of spooky fun" in our review, praising its gorgeous graphics and animation as well as the overwhelming amount of passion that's clearly been thrown into the project. It really is one of the console's must-have games. As you may well...
UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Returns As Nintendo's Best Effort, But Dragon Ball Takes Number One
Normality resumes after last week's chaos
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 25th January, revealing that Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has managed to keep hold of its number one position. After last week's sudden success for the 3DS - which saw WarioWare Gold leap all the way from 827th place to fifth (it's in 18th this week) - things have...
News Nintendo Will Stop Repairing Wii Consoles In Japan This March
Farewell, old friend
The Nintendo Wii is quite a machine – not only did it usher in a new era of motion-based gaming and turn millions of non-gamers into dedicated players (only for them to arguably drift away towards smart devices not long afterwards), it also sold a staggering 101.63 million units globally, making it Nintendo's most successful...
News '80s-Inspired Endless Runner Top Run Speeds Onto Nintendo Switch Next Month
With 100+ missions to beat
Indie publisher Fantastico Studio has announced that Top Run, an endless runner with platform elements, is headed to Nintendo Switch early next month. The game actually blends its endless runner/platforming action with shooter elements, taking players through an '80s-inspired adventure. You'll play as Kevin and his pet...
News Dutch Studio M2H Reveals Both Marooners And Crash Drive 2 For Nintendo Switch
Both launch next month
Dutch studio M2H has announced that two of its games - Marooners and Crash Drive 2 - are both set to launch on Nintendo Switch on 7th February. We've got our hands on trailers and official descriptions for both games below; both of these have now appeared on the eShop ready to prepurchase should you like what you see...
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