TodayTue, 7th May 2024

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  News Endless Ocean's Tetris 99 Event Starts Later This Week, Here's A First Look

  Dive in!

  Update [Tue 7th May, 2024 04:30 BST]: Nintendo has shared a first look at its Tetris 99 x Endless Ocean: Luminous Maximus Cup event, which you can view above. Once again, this event will kick off later this week on 10th May and runs until 13th May. Nintendo is also currently offering some Endless Ocean-themed icons. Original article [Thu...

  • 14m ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch Online
  • Switch eShop
  • Tetris 99
  • Upcoming Releases
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  News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds Zelda Icons You Can Only "Get By Playing"

  Play Link's Super Nintendo adventure to unlock them

  Earlier this year, Nintendo introduced a new system to Switch Online 'Missions and Rewards' where users unlock icons when they play particular retro games. We've seen it with Super Mario World previously, and now the same type of promotion is live for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. This...

  • 1h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch Online
  • Zelda
  • Nintendo
  • Super Nintendo
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  7

  News Sequel To Roguelike Hit Hades Enters Early Access With 'Overwhelmingly Positive' Reviews

  Nintendo release when?

  After a surprise announcement at The Game Awards in 2022, the sequel to Hades has finally entered its early access phase. While it's only available on PC for now, it's given many fans of Supergiant's original roguelike hope there'll be an announcement about console devices at some point in the future. On the developer's...

  • 2h ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Indies
  • Upcoming Releases
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  23

  Rumour Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom First Anniversary Surprise Planned

  "Hey! Listen!"

  It's almost been one year since the arrival of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and there's a new rumour Nintendo could have something in the works. Website Nintendo Everything says it's been tipped off about an "official soundtrack release for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" in Japan which would coincide with the...

  • 3h ago
  • Zelda
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo
  • Anniversaries
  • Rumours

YesterdayMon, 6th May 2024

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  Guide Best Mech Games On Nintendo Switch

  Suited and booted

  Updated with Megaton Musashi W: Wired. Enjoy! What's the ultimate power fantasy for you? If it's getting inside a robot and delivering a metallic, explosive world of pain to your enemies, then you're probably a mecha fan. From Gundam to Evangelion, mecha have been hugely popular in culture — particularly in anime — for...

  • 8h ago
  • Guides
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Best Switch Games
  • Switch Essentials
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  Poll What's The Best Super Monkey Ball Game? Rate Your Favourites For Our Upcoming Ranking

  Winning roll

  Ah, Super Monkey Ball... Since its debut back in 2001, Sega's platforming, puzzle-solving, party extravaganza has had its ups and downs over the years, but has nevertheless remained a firm favourite with gamers - particularly those with a certain proclivity for Nintendo consoles. In fact, Super Monkey Ball has shown up on pretty much...

  • 11h ago
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  • Super Monkey Ball
  • Sega
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  13

  News Mortal Kombat 1 DLC Character 'Homelander' Looks Ludicrous In New Trailer

  Toasty!

  Warner Bros. Games and NetherRealm Studios have released a 'First Look' trailer for the upcoming Mortal Kombat 1 DLC character Homelander which, at the time of writing, does not yet have a firm release date. The fighter, who is one of the main antagonists for Amazon's satirical series The Boys, kick starts the trailer by drinking some...

  • 11h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • DLC
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  24

  Random 3DS & Wii U Players Beat 14-Year-Old Halo 2 Server Record

  Online services were shut down last month

  A group of Wii U and 3DS players have managed to stay online, despite servers being shut down, for over 25 days. And, in the process, they've managed to beat a 14-year-old record held by Halo 2 fans. GaffsNotLaffs (via GamesRadar) has been tracking users wh

  • 13h ago
  • Random
  • Wii U
  • 3DS
  • Mario Kart
  • Pokemon
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  10

  News Acclaimed Horror VN Series 'Pixel Pulps' Is Getting A Special Edition On Switch

  Pulp fiction

  LCB Game Studio's acclaimed visual novel is getting a bundled release this summer in The Pixel Pups Collection. Consisting of Mothmen 1966, Varney Lake, and Bahnsen Knights, the trio play homage to classic pulp horror using 8- and 16-bit visual styles. And today, LCB Games has revealed that it's partnering with Meridiem Games to...

  • 14h ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  26

  Review Wrath: Aeon Of Ruin (Switch) - Impressive Quake-Like FPS Is A Bad Fit On Consoles

  You will not survive

  Wrath: Aeon of Ruin has been a long time coming. Running on a heavily modified version of the Quake engine and developed by some of the Quake scene’s most skilled modders, Wrath looked set to take over the retro shooter world when it hit Early Access in 2019. Then it was hit with delay after delay, partially due to the...

  • 16h ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  37

  News Details Emerge Of A Cancelled Donkey Kong Project From Vicarious Visions

  Rope burn'd

  Of all the studios to potentially work on a Donkey Kong project, Vicarious Visions (now known simply as Blizzard Albany) admittedly wasn't particularly high up on our list. However, details have emerged of a now-cancelled DK project at the studio via a new video from Did You Know Gaming (with prior reporting from DK Vine). According to...

  • 17h ago
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Activision
  • Donkey Kong
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  7

  News GameBook Color: The Unofficial CGB Companion Is Out Now

  Time Extension The book was previously crowdfunded on Kickstarter

  If you have a particular fondness for the Game Boy Color, then you'll be glad to hear that Ninty Media — the company behind Switch Player, Ninty Fresh, and GameBook: The Unofficial DMG Companion — has just released a new 300+ book celebrating the beloved handheld. The book was previously...

  • 19h ago
  • News
  • Game Boy
  • Books

Sunday5th May 2024

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  Soapbox 'Revenge Of The Sith' On DS Is Still Top-Tier Star Wars Gaming

  Heart Palpatinetions

  Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim celebrates Revenge of the Fifth with a DS throwback... You felt it, didn't you? A disturbance in the Force. Over on Coruscant, Darth Sidious has called for the execution...

  • 1d ago
  • Soapbox
  • Features
  • Star Wars
  • Nintendo DS
  • Retro
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  17

  News Incredibly Rare SNES Prototype Goes Up For Auction

  Time Extension Has several key differences from the final version

  A prototype Super Famicom / SNES console has gone up for auction in Japan. The system is largely the same as the design which would eventually appear in Japan and Europe, save for the fact that it has a red power switch, an expansion port on the front (rather than on the bottom, as was the case...

  • 1d ago
  • Nintendo
  • SNES
  • Japan
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  53

  News Nintendo Shares Luigi's Mansion 2 HD 'Rude Awakening' Video

  A spooky introduction

  Next month, Nintendo is reviving the 3DS title Luigi's Mansion 2 for the Switch. In the lead-up to the release of Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, it's now uploaded a new video in the form of the game's introduction. It's officially titled 'Rude Awakening'. In this "visually enhanced" adventure for the Switch, Professor E.Gadd calls on...

  • 2d ago
  • Videos
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Luigis Mansion
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  22

  News New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Distribution Now Available

  Get it while you can

  The Pokémon Company is currently running a new limited-time distribution for the latest Switch titles Scarlet and Violet. This time it's a special Gift Distribution for a Flutter Mane based on a Pokémon used in last year's Korean Trainers Cup stream. It will be available until 7th May 2024. Here are the details courtesy of...

  • 1d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Pokemon
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  41

  News Paper Mario: TTYD And Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Estimated Switch File Sizes Revealed

  Make some space

  Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door returns later this month and if you're planning on downloading a digital copy, you might be curious to know how much space this new "revamped" version takes up on your system. According to Nintendo's official game page listing, you'll need to have 5.0GB of free space on your device to install it...

  • 2d ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Paper Mario
  • Luigis Mansion
  • Nintendo
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  Feature Unpacking The 64DD, Nintendo's Most Infamous Flop

  Time Extension We take a closer look at one of Nintendo's biggest failures

  The N64 Disk Drive is one of Nintendo's most fascinating failures. Initially teased at the company's Shoshinkai event in November 1995, the peripheral took advantage of proprietary 64MB magnetic disks to expand the console's available storage with rewritable data as well as introducing...

  • 2d ago
  • Features
  • Nintendo
  • 64DD
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  10

  Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects & Readers' Choice (April 2024)

  Our picks for the best eShop games in April

  It's that time — welcome back to our monthly eShop Selects feature! This time, we're covering April — somehow, we're already in May. As mentioned last month, we've made another change to the piece. Now you'll be voting for your favourite hidden gem for the current month within this piece, rather than...

  • 2d ago
  • Features
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
  • eShop Selects
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  10

  News Animal Crossing: New Horizons 'Isabelle' First 4 Figures Statue Now Available To Pre-Order

  Two other Animal Crossing figures teased

  Update [Sun 5th May, 2024 08:00 BST]: First 4 Figures has now shared another teaser of the other two Animal Crossing: New Horizons figures (Tom Nook and K.K. Slider) on social media. Early bird pre-orders are now available for the Isabelle figure until June. Original article [Fri 3rd May, 2024 02:30...

  • 2d ago
  • Animal Crossing
  • First 4 Figures
  • Merch
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
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  34

  Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Mario Paint (SNES)

  Vincent van Goomba

  Hey folks, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! We had a veritable doozy last week when we checked out Pokémon Yellow Version for the humble Game Boy; truly one of the standout titles in the gargantuan franchise. It was a good ol' duel in which North America and Europe teamed up against Japan, and we must admit...

  • 2d ago
  • Features
  • Poll
  • Box Art Brawl
  • SNES
  • Super Mario