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News August Is Officially Princess Peach Month, According To Nintendo Of America
Roll it out for royality
Update: Well, who knew? As has helpfully been pointed out to us, it's actually National Peach Month — as in the fruit — and Nintendo appears to be jumping on the bandwagon with this announcement. Original story: Nintendo sure loves its themed time periods — who could forget the Year of Luigi — and now the company...
Video Soak Up Some Summer Sun At Nintendo UK's 3DS & 2DS Made For Play Tour
Highlights from the Sunderland Air Show
Nintendo's 3DS & 2DS Made For Play Tour is in full swing in the United Kingdom, and the company is going to great lengths to push its range of handhelds on the British public. The Sunderland Air Show was the setting for the tour's first leg, and Nintendo UK has published this sunny highlight video in...
Events If You're Attending Hyper Japan 2014, Don't Forget To Say Hello
We'll be there at Earl's Court, London for today only
Hyper Japan 2014 — the UK's biggest celebration of all things Nippon — kicks off today at Earl's Court in London, and runs until Sunday. Nintendo is one of the headline partners and will be showing off some of its latest games slap-bang in the middle of the show floor, including Monster...
News Nintendo Offering 3DS Life Sim Tomodachi Life For Half Price At Hyper Japan 2014
Another reason to visit the UK-based event
Nintendo is descending on this year's Hyper Japan event in a big way, not only offering attendees the chance to get their hands on forthcoming Nintendo games, but also introducing a Nintendo Store stand where fans can buy 3DS and Wii U software. Today, Nintendo UK has announced that it will be running a...
News Nintendo 'Smashes' Into Comic-Con With Various Games, Tournaments and Events
Smashing
Nintendo has announced its full plans for the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con, with variations of the word Smash unsurprisingly at the core of the message — we'll hazard a guess that it's due to Super Smash Bros. on Wii U and 3DS, and the already-announced 3DS tournament at the event. The company does have
Feature A Night At The Theatre With Symphonic Legends
A mixed adventure
On Sunday 13th July the Barbican in London hosted Symphonic Legends, a concert featuring music from The Legend of Zelda. It was performed by the world-class London Symphony Orchestra, with appearances by London Symphony Chorus and the energetic 'classical band', Spark; the arrangements were composed by Jonne Valtonen and Roger...
News Nintendo UK Details The 3DS & 2DS "Made For Play" Tour 2014
Climb Bowser’s Castle and meet Mario, Luigi and Pikachu
Nintendo UK has released details on its 3DS & 2DS Made For Play Tour 2014, which will visit five UK cities this summer and give both parents and their children the chance to see the latest games and take part in fun activities. The tour will feature themed sections — such as Mario's...
News Super Smash Bros. on Both Wii U and 3DS to be Playable at HYPER JAPAN 2014
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, MK8, a peek at amiibo and more
Not too long ago we confirmed that Nintendo will have a booth and events at HYPER JAPAN in London, taking place at Earl's Court in London between 25th and 27th July. Nintendo's now announced what it'll have on show, and it includes the UK début of Super Smash Bros. on Wii U and
News Nintendo Confirms Appearance, With Wii U and 3DS Titles, at HYPER JAPAN 2014 in London
Will take part in "a number of showcases on the main stage"
HYPER JAPAN is a yearly event in London that, if you hadn't already guessed from the title, celebrates Japanese culture. It incorporates interests such as music, fashion, food & drink, sports demonstrations, technology and, of course, video games. Nintendo's been a consistent supporter...
Feature Braving the Queue At Nintendo's Best Buy Smash-Fest
An account of Nintendo’s second foray into digital demonstrations
Not one to keep its ideas safely inside of the metaphorical box, Nintendo decided once again to forgo the standard E3 press conference this year and instead broadcast its own "Digital Event" directly to the consumers. While this caught many off guard last year during the first...
Interview StreetPass Liverpool's Anthony Boyd On Bringing Gamers Together
Green light means go
There are few things more deceptively simple than Nintendo’s StreetPass function, which rewards players for travelling with their systems with virtual currency to spend on unlockable content and encourages them to take their portable out into the wild at every available opportunity. From Nintendo’s position, the advantages...
News Summer Games Done Quick Gearing Up For 22nd June
Kicks off with Super Mario 3D World
For those that are fans of speedrun marathons, the Games Done Quick events are major highlights, during which money is raised for charity and we occasionally see record breaking performances. The Summer event is almost upon us, kicking off on 22nd June at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern / 7pm UK / 8pm CET. As normal...
Play Mario Kart 8 With Nintendo Life in our Launch Party
Watch our chums at Eurogamer play it live today, and us on launch day
Mario Kart 8 is extremely close now, and aside from some cheeky people that have found gullible retailers the vast majority are eagerly awaiting delivery or to hit up the eShop on launch day. We figured now would be a good time to let you know of some of our plans to enjoy the new...
Play Mario Golf: World Tour in the NLife Masters - Round Three
Time to rush around the toughest course
We're now into our third week of Mario Golf: World Tour tournaments — the NLife Open is underway with the code 62-8482-5663-7364. Of course, we also let you decide many of the terms of the NLife Masters, a contest decide to separate the star characters from the standard unlocks, where skills are put to the...
Play Mario Golf: World Tour - Results and Round Three
Stepping up another level
It's time once again, a day behind our normal schedule, to reveal the results of the latest Nintendo Life tournaments in Mario Golf: World Tour; we'll also get the ball rolling on the next round, too. Let's start with the winners. Last week saw NLife veteran and reviewer Marcel van Duyn — aka Drake — win both...
News Nintendo To Welcome 3000 Fans For Live Super Smash Bros. Invitational Event at E3
First come, first served
Nintendo is, once again, approaching the upcoming E3 extravaganza in its own way. It will be broadcasting a Nintendo Digital Event, live demo booths at Best Buy stores around the U.S. and streaming live demonstrations from the famous Treehouse team. Plenty to enjoy, then, but it'll also show off Super Smash Bros. on Wii U...
Play Mario Golf: World Tour in the NLife Masters - Round Two
Now it's getting serious
After an opening week in which three players dominated the Nintendo Life tournaments, we're now up and running on this week's competition — the NLife Open is underway now with the code 38-1178-3488-9460. As promised, however, your votes in a variety of polls set the requirements for the NLife Masters, even if we did have...
Play Mario Golf: World Tour - Results and Round Two
The gauntlet has been thrown down
It's the moment that golfers have been waiting for, the results of the opening NLife Open and NLife Masters tournaments in Mario Golf: World Tour, in addition to the launch of the new tournaments. It's on! Let's start with the winners. These show-offs took up the top three positions in both tournaments, while the...
News Several New Pokémon Online Competitions Announced
Battles to keep you busy over the summer months
Even with news of Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire dominating the Pokémon news space, it seems that the already released Pokémon X & Y show no signs of slowing down as more competitive events have been announced. Several new online competitions for the 3DS Pokémon titles have been...
Play Mario Golf: World Tour in the NLife Masters
Step it up
With Mario Golf: World Tour now gracing 3DS and 2DS systems around the world, we decided last week to launch our first NLife Open tournament; hit up that link for the full details. As explained in that article we'll be running two contests a week, the second voted for by you, and a day later than planned here are the results of your...
Play Mario Golf: World Tour With Nintendo Life
Vote for a second tournament's rules
Mario Golf: World Tour is a bit brilliant, and even when you've gone through the single player action there's much more to do — the online options are potentially never-ending. Now, by popular demand and because it's too good a chance to pass up, we're going to be running our own weekly tournaments that are...
Guide How to Become a Pokémon Battle Tournament Master
With tips from the champs
Last weekend we were lucky enough to spend the day watching nail-biting Pokémon battles and chowing down on innumerable amounts of pizza with comedian Johnny Vegas at the UK Pokémon X & Y Battle Tournament 2014 Grand Final. At the end of a long day of battling the winners of the four categories were decided, with...
News Pokémon Announces 2014 International Challenge May
Online competition coming to Pokémon X & Y
The Pokémon Company has unveiled the newest of its competitive events for the fan-loved Pokémon X & Y titles for the 3DS. The 2014 International Challenge May is the latest online competition offered and allows any player with a copy of Pokémon X or Y to compete in battles with gamers from around...
News Nintendo Lifts The Lid On Its Plans For E3 2014
Super Smash Bros. tournament, Nintendo Digital Event, Treehouse Live at E3
E3 isn't far away now, and Nintendo has today announced its plans for the expo. The company is running series of special events under the "Play Nintendo" banner, including a Super Smash Bros. tournament and live demos from the Nintendo booth by members of the Nintendo...
News Shiny Mamoswine Distribution Confirmed For European Pokémon VGC Nationals
Participants and spectators will receive a shiny new pocket monster
A special Pokémon distribution has been announced for the upcoming European Video Game Championship Nationals to occur within the next month. As revealed by the German arm of the Pokémon Company, the distribution will occur at the German, Italian, and UK National events. The...
News Nintendo Joining the White House for its 2014 Easter Egg Roll
Yolks like fun
The Easter Egg Roll, taking place this year on Monday, 21st April, is a time-honoured tradition in which children use long-handled spoons to race their ovoids down the South Lawn of the White House. It should come as no surprise that Nintendo would want in on the fun this year, as the event practically begs for a tie-in with Yoshi's...
News Johnny Vegas to Host the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Battle Tournament 2014 Final in London
He's a Pokémon fan, you know...
Earlier this year Nintendo released details of its Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Battle Tournament 2014 regional heats, a Nintendo UK competition that's served as a meaty warm-up to the official Pokémon Video Game Championships that kick off soon, events that will culminate in the World Championships later this year...
News EGX London 2014 Tickets Are Now On Sale
Will you be coming along to say hello to the Nintendo Life team?
Eurogamer Expo — now officially known as EGX London — is the UK's biggest video gaming event, and tickets for the 2014 show have just gone on sale. It's due to take place at Earls Court between the 25th and 28th of September. As usual, Nintendo Life will be in attendance, which...
Feature A Look At the Super Mario Kart (SNES) World Championship 2014
Start your engines
With the arrival of Mario Kart 8 soon this year, the franchise has come a long way; yet while plenty of gamers look ahead to what's next in the series, competitive gaming on its predecessors is still going strong. An example is the original Super Mario Kart on the Super NES, just recently released on the Wii U Virtual Console...
News Twitch Claims Victory in Pokémon Crystal
Adventure in Hoenn Begins Next Week
TwitchPlaysPokémon has spawned a massive following and fanbase. An insane amount of artwork and history have been created by thousands of dedicated fans of the series. Now, with two games under its belt, the internet phenomenon will begin its journey in Hoenn next week. The stream defeated the Elite Four and...
News Nintendo Confirmed for Appearance at gamescom 2014
Major European expo on course to be bigger than ever
While much attention is lavished on the annual E3 festivities in Los Angeles, the largest European equivalent is gamescom — the organisers evidently prefer all lower case. An enormous event hosted in Cologne, Germany, it attracts many of the biggest players in the video game market; as it's also...
News Special Mario Kart 8 Event Racing Towards SXSW on 7th March
Nintendo of America and Pennzoil strike a deal
Has there ever been a series that so perfectly captures the mayhem of racing games like everyone’s favourite plumber and his red shell collection? The short answer is arguably no, and this May will see Nintendo’s front man return to the track in Mario Kart 8. All new racers, all new tracks, all new...
News Twitch Begins New Journey in Pokémon Crystal
Our adventure continues in Johto, in colour!
Twitch Plays Pokémon has become an icon of the internet community and truly displays possibilities that arise when thousands of individuals work together to accomplish a goal. On Saturday, the group finished Pokémon Red, after sixteen straight days of training, sadness, and excitement. Now, with a...
News TwitchPlaysPokémon Conquers Pokémon Red
It’s all over…..for now
TwitchPlaysPokémon has done the unthinkable. The livestream of Pokémon Red, in which the stream’s chat controls the movements of the trainer Red, has officially beaten the Elite Four and its rival Blue to become the Pokémon League Champion. Approximately 16d 7h 45min and 30sec after the adventure began, the stream...
Exclusive Nintendo UK Confirms Extra Pokémon Battle Tournament Event At EGX Rezzed 2014
Still time to prove yourself as the UK's best trainer
Last week, we announced that Nintendo UK was running a Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Battle Tournament to decide the nation's best trainer, with a trip to Japan as the main prize. Interest in the nationwide contest has been overwhelming, with many of the regional qualifying events now reaching...
News TwitchPlaysPokémon Renewed for Generation Two
Lord Helix has risen!
Over the past two weeks, the life of this writer has been dominated by two things. An absurd amount of schoolwork, and an equally absurd amount of time spent watching the antics of TwitchPlaysPokémon. The stream has drained away time, prompting viewing even during class. However, with the astounding popularity of the stream,...
News Nintendo Launches Animal Crossing: New Leaf Miiverse Drawing Event
Shake the metaphorical trees of creativity, or something...
Nintendo has been making good use of Miiverse and Wii U title Art Academy: SketchPad in recent months, running events for the Year of Luigi and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Its latest event is for Animal Crossing: New Leaf; while it might seem late in the day for an event...
News UK Retailer, GAME, To Hold Special Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Day Next Week
In select stores, of course
Yes, at last it’s finally here, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze has landed in the UK and US. It’s been three years since the primate pilgrim had his own private outing, but we’re just as happy to see him now as we were all those years ago; to celebrate the simian superstar’s frosty return UK retailer, GAME,...
News Nintendo UK Announces Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Battle Tournament 2014
A trip to Japan is up for grabs
Pokémon X & Y may have been released last October, but we suspect a number of players are still actively playing online, strengthening their teams and utilising the Pokémon Bank. Competitive tournaments are also coming up in the Spring and Summer, with regional tournaments culminating in the World Championships...
News TwitchPlaysPokémon Causing Serious Problems for Streaming Service
Even with a dedicated server, problems emerge
Over the last few days, the talk of the gaming industry has been dominated by one topic. The TwitchPlaysPokémon stream has been going strong for almost eight days with no sign of slowing down, unless technicalities get in the way first. The stream, which has an average viewer count of above 60,000, has...
News Monster Hunter Executive Producer, Ryozo Tsujimoto, To Appear At London Community Event
On the hunt
While keen Monster Hunter fans can still meet on the Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Wii U servers to take on some enormous beasts, Capcom continues to host regular community events in London to celebrate the title. It's the local multiplayer of the 3DS version that gets an airing at these events, while there are often contests and prizes for...
News TwitchPlaysPokémon Takes Internet By Storm
60,000 people struggling to cut a tree
Gaming has always been a social event. Whether playing the classic split screen on the SNES or large multiplayer games over the internet, gaming has reinforced the idea that it's meant to be enjoyed with others; this latest situation has shown the ideology is here to stay. TwitchPlaysPokémon is a Twitch.tv...
Play Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate With Nintendo Life - The First Hunt
It's on
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate may have been available for nearly a year on the Wii U and 3DS, but there are still plenty of gamers that enjoy going on the hunt on a regular basis. Quite a few of us at Nintendo Life fall into that category, which is why we announced the first community hunting night earlier this week. Those beasts are strutting...
News Third Annual Hyrule Hustlers: Zelda Marathon Fundraiser To Take Place On Valentine's Day
Proceeds go to Child's Play charity
Playing games is a fun pastime for both solo and social gamers, but through charities like Child's Play, we're able to turn out entertainment into something which gives a little back to humankind. In case you didn't know, Child’s Play provides video games, books and toys to children’s hospitals all over the...
News Capcom's Monster Hunter Invades Universal Studios Japan
In the hunt
We recently covered the exciting news that Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate was heading westward, and 3DS owners around the world rightfully took to the internet to celebrate. Japanese Monster Hunter fans still get all the really cool toys though, like the brand new Monster Hunter Real 2014 exhibition that opens tomorrow at the Universal...
News Pokémon X & Y Beta Competition Coming to Global Link in February
Get ready, world!
Whether you have finally fine-tuned your perfect Pokémon team or just want to take on the world with a group of Klefkis (hereby now known scientifically as a "klatter"), you will want to register with the Pokémon Global Link for the upcoming Pokémon X & Y Beta Competition. This online tournament is open to all players...
Play Mario Kart 7 with Nintendo Life - The Return
Start your engines
At the dawn of time Nintendo Life arranged community nights of online Mario Kart 7, and the gamers were happy. And lo, the ceremonies were ended in favour of seeking new forms of entertainment, exploring the world of online Nintendo gaming and seeking places where all could meet, unite as one, and compete in fun games. So began a...
Video Meet The New Kings of Kong Documentary Shows Off Chien and Lemay Rivalry
Extended cut of VGX video
Those that endured the VGX broadcast may have enjoyed an early segment that focused on the most recent Kong Off contest; it followed world record holder Dr. Hank Chien and body-building trash-talker Vincent Lemay. It gave a brief insight into both characters and the event itself, showing the passion of the small band of...
News Nintendo Confirms a New Orchestral Zelda Concert That's Coming to London
Symphonic Legends tickets go on sale soon
The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo's most revered franchises, and like any game series that's developed over many years it's established a range of iconic moments, characters and ideas. Music is a major part of the appeal, of course, with dedicated fans often eager to be swept away by their favourite...
News Festive Monster Hunter UK Meet-Up To Include Awesome Nintendo Prizes
Serious hunting ahead
The ongoing absence of Western localisation news for Monster Hunter 4 may be a sore point for fans of the franchise, but it's clear that the series does have a core of dedicated fans outside of Japan. We don't know whether Capcom deems that fanbase to be sufficient as yet, but nevertheless online matches can still be organised...