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Poll What's The Best RPG Starring Mario?
Paper, Partners, and everything in between
Mario, the world's favourite platforming plumber, has done everything — kart racing, tennis, golf, partying, and a little bit of turn-based RPG-ing. 1996 saw Mario's RPG debut in the Super NES favourite, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, and since then, he's starred in 14 different RPGs (plus...
Poll So, How Would You Rate That Nintendo Indie World Showcase?
Howl if you dug it
So, time has rung on Nintendo's latest Indie World Showcase, with a bunch of small, medium, and large Switch announcements for games coming from independent studios the world over. We got the long-awaited news of Outer Wilds, which got a December release date in its new Archaeologist Edition guise. a reveal of an unfinished...
Talking Point Which Zelda Game Should Be Adapted For The Movie?
Dost thou sense it?
Welp, Nintendo and Sony are already in development on a live-action Legend of Zelda movie and our brains are buzzin’. The announcement was, unsurprisingly, light on the details Zelda-heads are most interested in learning about, which has only made skepticism and speculation more rampant. Who is going to play Link? Will he talk?
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Hey! Pikmin
Hey! Another brawl
Hello everybody, and welcome to the latest edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we took a look at Kirby Mass Attack for the Nintendo DS. It wasn't quite as close as we were admittedly expecting, with the North American version easily beating the competition with 65% of the vote. This week, we're skipping ahead to the 3DS and the...
Talking Point If 'Switch 2' Is Backwards Compatible, What Will You Do With Your Switch?
Destined to gather dust?
As we approach 2024, we're naturally getting increasingly keen to learn more about Nintendo's next major piece of hardware, affectionately dubbed the 'Switch 2', for now. After all, although the current line-up of upcoming Switch games is certainly nothing to sneer at, there's no denying that Nintendo is leaning heavily on...
A Link to the Cast
Well, there it is. Nintendo has announced that not only is a Legend of Zelda movie a possibility, but it's happening. Shigeru Miyamoto himself took to Twitter to share this news, stating that producer Avi Arad and director Wes Ball are already attached and it will be co-financed by Sony (a fact that we are still wrapping our heads...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give WarioWare: Move It?
Get a move on
Last week, WarioWare: Move It! brought Mario's #2 nemesis back to Switch for another round of microgame goodness, this time returning to the waggle-filled joys of the Wii entry, WarioWare Smooth Moves. Our resident reviewer extraordinaire, PJ O'Reilly, awarded it 8/10 in his review, saying this entry is "as daft and colourful as...
Reaction What's Your Gut Feeling On The Zelda Movie News?
Excited? Concerned? Confused? Get your hot takes here!
In typical Nintendo fashion, the company unexpectedly and nonchalantly dropped the announcement last night that it is deep into development on a Legend of Zelda movie with Sony Pictures. It comes as no massive shock given the success of the Super Mario Bros. Movie, but the fact that this Zelda...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Kirby Mass Attack
They... they're multiplying!
It's time for another edition of Box Art Brawl, are you ready to judge a game by its cover(s)? Before we dive into the proceedings of today's match-up, let's check out what happened last time. It was a good old one-on-one duel for The Lion King on the SNES, with Europe and North America going head-to-head. After you...
Talking Point Which Old Track Do You Wish Had Made It Into Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?
Short circuit
The contents of the sixth and final DLC wave for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass brings an end to an impressive run of new track releases for the Switch title. Come November 9th, 2023, a total of 48 additional courses will be available to owners of the Booster Course Pack, either via an individual DLC purchase or Nintendo...
Talking Point "This Is Only The Beginning" - What Should Konami Do With Metal Gear Next?
New games can bloom on the battlefield
After what has most certainly felt like an eternity for many of us, five of the mainline Metal Gear games are now available to Nintendo fans on the Switch via Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1. While it's perhaps not the most pristine package that we were hoping for, it's nevertheless a solid (ha!)...
Soapbox No, Mario Wonder's Most Annoying Character Isn't The Talking Flower
The Long and Whining Toad
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's got some not-so-wonderful thoughts about the residents of Mario's latest 2D adventure... You don't need me to tell you just how charming Super Mario Bros. Wonder...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: The Lion King
Which box can't wait to be king?
Hello, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl, folks! Before we get cracking, let's take a peek at what went down last week. The delightful Wario Land: Shake It! entered the ring with a classic three-way brawl. It was, expectedly, a tense battle, but the European design took home the rhetorical trophy...
Poll What's Your Switch Controller Of Choice For Super Mario Bros. Wonder?
Wonderful versatility
One of the Switch's most unique and interesting features is its ability to be used with a wide variety of controllers. You've got the standard Joy-Con, of course, but you can also use a Pro Controller, a Super NES pad, a HORI Switch Split Pad, and many, many more. With the release of Super Mario Bros. Wonder just last week,...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Super Mario Bros. Wonder?
I wonder...
Okay, let's see if we can get through this one without a single 'wonder' pun... Last week, Super Mario Bros. Wonder launched to almost universal acclaim from critics and players alike. Sure, you'll find a dissenting voice or two in the crowd if you go hunting for them, but the vast majority of Mario fans have been in their element...
Talking Point Which Version Of Super Mario Bros. 3 Do You Prefer?
OG, remake, or re-remake?
Time really flies, doesn't it? Can you believe it's nearly November 2023 already? Mad. Not only that but it's also now been 35 years since the debut launch of Super Mario Bros. 3 on the NES (as highlighted by our gorgeous pals over at Time Extension) in 1988. That's an awfully long time, and we've seen the Super Mario...
Random People Actually Love The Talking Flowers In Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Onward and Upward!
You might remember that prior to the launch of Super Mario Bros. Wonder last week, we mentioned that the option to mute the game's talking flowers entirely seemed to be a thing. Many of you responded quite positively to the news, with some commenting that "The voices are awful" and "That'll be the first thing I do when I start the...
Feature Super Nintendo Bros. - The Best (And Worst) Nintendo Siblings
It's all relative
It's New Proper Platforming Mario Game Week, everyone! While the launch of a game with Mario in the title is a fairly regular occurrence, the release of the plumber's first all-new 2D platformer in over a decade is cause for special celebration. Super Mario Bros. Wonder brings back Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom brethren in a...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Wario Land: Shake It!
Shake it off, shake it off, woo-ooo-OOO!
Welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl, folks! Naturally, before we see who we've got entering the ring this week, let's see how things went down last time, shall we? Professor Layton and the Unwound Future was our pick of the week and we had three variations battle it out to claim victory...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Sonic Superstars?
Did this Sonic 'Trip' up?
Sonic Superstars marks Sega's grand return to the world of '2D' Sonic after the highly acclaimed Sonic Mania back in 2017. We thought it was pretty darn good here at Nintendo Life and awarded it a score of 8/10 in our review, stating that "this is the first original 2D Sonic game that feels truly authentic to the Genesis...
Community 28 Switch Games We Missed, As Recommended By You
Part 7 - Switch gems for your 'log
Aaand we're back with another edition of our bi-annual 'Games We Missed' series, where you lovely people let us and everyone else in the Nintendo Life community know which gems may have passed us by. We asked you recently to send us your nominations for Switch games that you think deserve some love in this...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Professor Layton And The Unwound Future
What would a true gentleman do?
We are back for yet another edition of Box Art Brawl, are you ready to rank some covers? Before we introduce this week's challengers, let's take a look at what went down last time. We pitted two cover variants for the SNES classic ActRaiser against each other and the results were very close indeed though the...
Random Nintendo Gives Princess Peach Some Facial Tweaks In 'Showtime!' Key Art
Which Peach do you prefer?
The upcoming Princess Peach: Showtime! will put the Mushroom Kingdom monarch centre stage and it seems Nintendo is still busy tweaking elements of her presentation ahead of her March 2024 premiere, including making some changes to the previously-revealed key art for the game. As spotted by No Context Super Mario on...
Poll Which LEGO Animal Crossing Sets Will You Be Splashing Your Bells On?
A modest sum, hm?
After the initial tease last week, it thankfully hasn't taken Lego and Nintendo too long to lift the lid on its latest collaborative line-up, revealing five sets based on the Animal Crossing franchise launching in March 2024. With prices ranging from $14.99 all the way up to $74.99, the first batch in what we assume will be an...
Talking Point Would You Buy A Digital-Only 'Switch 2'?
Why do you have to be a cartbreaker?
Choo choo! It's the Switch 2 rumour train, back on the track and calling at Hushed Whispers and Vague Suggestion, with a brief stop to collect several fistfuls of sodium from Expectation Management. The latest rumours come from SoldierDelta on Discord via wcftech and suggest that Nintendo may have two models of...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Actraiser
Get your act together
Welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Let's take a look at what happened last week before we crack on, shall we? We picked the Game Boy version of Yoshi's Cookie, pitting the Western design against the Japanese variant. We honestly weren't surprised by the outcome of this one: the Japanese version took the crown...
Talking Point What Are Your Hopes For Animal Crossing LEGO?
LEGO to the City
Following rumours that LEGO was set to team up with Nintendo and unleash Animal Crossing-themed sets on unsuspecting wallets the world over, a short teaser yesterday revealed... well, very little really. But the leaks were true, and Animal Crossing Lego exists! Yes, official Tom Nook and Isabelle minifigs will be available to...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Yoshi's Cookie
Mlem!
Welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Let's check in with what went on last week, shall we? We took a look at Kirby and the Amazing Mirror for the Game Boy Advance to celebrate the announcement of its arrival on Nintendo Switch Online. It was a reasonably close battle, but ultimately Europe and Japan triumphed over North America...
Poll Do You Prefer Zelda: Wind Waker HD's Bloom Lighting Or The "Flat" OG?
Cel-sword
We know the game didn't look like this, but the box art for both versions cannot be ignored. And just like that, ten years have sailed by — The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD was released on the Wii U ten years ago today, and while we spend most of our days now pining for this incredible seafaring adventure to swim onto Switch, we...
Poll Have You Come First In F-Zero 99 Yet?
Chasing cars
When Nintendo surprised its community with the release of F-Zero 99 on Nintendo Switch Online, we honestly weren't quite expecting it to be as good as it is. And yet, demonstrating a clever twist on the classic SNES title, it wound up being what we'd argue is the best of the '99' range on Switch, calling it a "brilliant take" in our...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Deep breath
It's time to witness a clash of the covers as we dive into another edition of Box Art Brawl. Before we hop into the ring with this week's competition, however, let's quickly recap what happened last time. It was a match-up against two different pieces of cover art for the GBA's Mario vs. Donkey Kong — which had been playing on our...
Soapbox Can You Really 'Spoil' A Mario Game?
I Wonder what will happen…
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Kevin ponders if it's even possible to spoil a game about a tubby plumber who jumps around a lot... Super Mario Bros. Wonder is right around the corner, and I think I...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Mario Vs. Donkey Kong
Box Art Vs. Box Art
Hello one and all, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl. Before we check out this week's competitors, let's take a look at how we fared last time. We took a look at New Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo DS, the first entry in the polarising platforming sub-series. It was actually a fairly close battle, but in the end,...
Guide Nintendo Direct September 2023: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
Thousand-Year Door! Another Code! F-ZERO (sorta)!
The third full Nintendo Direct of 2023 has come and gone. The September 2023 presentation might have lacked the tentpole megaton announcements some fans were waiting for, but it was a slow-burn showcase with some huge news for the Nintendo faithful (Thousand-Year Door remake? A new-ish F-Zero?!)...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: New Super Mario Bros.
Let's-a vote
It's the weekend and that can mean only one thing — yes, it's time for another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we dive into this week's contestants, let's take a look at how things played out last time. Celebrating the release of Sabotage's excellent RPG Sea of Stars, we took a look at the cover variants from around the world, with...
Poll Hasn't Nintendo Always Been An 'Entertainment' Company?
Let Mii entertain you
The times are a-changin' for Nintendo, it seems. Nobody would doubt that the company has been video game-focused for the past few decades, but with theme parks, movies, and mobile apps popping up all over the place, it seems that the Big-N is moving in a slightly different direction. This was echoed by Nintendo of America...
Talking Point Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom DLC - What Would You Have Liked To See?
Maybe... less game?
We all know that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the gift that keeps on giving — even without additional content. But with how many juicy new skills and items, and with what Breath of the Wild's DLC delivered, yes, we are indeed still hungry for more. But in a recent interview with Famitsu, Zelda series producer...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Sea Of Stars
Solstice scrap
Hello folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we get cracking with this week's brawl, let's take a look at how we got on last time. With the launch of Excitebike 64 on Nintendo Switch Online, we looked at the original release on N64, pitting the Western design against Japan. In the end, Japan took the prize...
Poll What Did You Think Of The Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct Showcase?
Wonderful or blunderful?
Nintendo has fully lifted the lid on its brand new 2D Mario title, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, giving us a proper glimpse of the gameplay and its many (good lord, many) new features. We've taken a look at some of the new worlds you'll be exploring, what kind of power-ups you'll be picking up, and the new characters, enemies,...
Poll Mario & Sonic Face Off On Switch This October - Whose Corner Are You In?
Jump up, Superstars?
In October 2023, two of video gaming's biggest rivals will go head-to-head in a historic showdown pitting the platforming heroes and erstwhile rival mascots against each other in a manner that hasn't been this on-the-nose since the infamous console wars of the early '90s. In the blue corner, Sonic Superstars launches on Switch...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Excitebike 64
Sick wheels, bro
Hello folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, we took a look at one of the many, many entries in the Mega Man franchise with Mega Man 7 for the SNES. While it was probably a bit closer than we were perhaps expecting, the Japanese box art took home the prize with 68% - it's definitely better, right? This...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Mega Man 7
Hard Choice Man
Hello folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In last week's battle, we took a look at Pokémon Stadium for the N64, pitting Europe and North America against Japan. It was a fairly close match, but Japan just about managed to take the crown with 58% of the vote. So this time, we're going back to the SNES to look at...
Talking Point After Three Months, What's Your Zelda: TOTK Completion Percentage?
Tears of Completion
Believe it or not The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has now been out for just over three whole months. In that time, many of us have spent 100+ hours exploring the multiple layers of Hyrule, taking on familiar faces and getting lost in the adventure of it all. It's a sobering feeling, therefore, when you beat the game's...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Pokémon Stadium
Gotta rank 'em all
It's time for another clash of cover art as we dive into this week's edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time things got NESsy, as we pitted three different cover designs for the original The Legend of Zelda against each other and oh boy was it a close one. The classic gold North American / European art just sealed the victory with...
Gallery Here's A Look At The Gorgeous Xenoblade Chronicles Original Soundtrack Trinity Box
A musical tri-umph
If you love the Xenoblade Chronicles series, regardless of what your favourite game in the franchise is, there's something everyone can agree on — the music is phenomenal. Earlier this year, not only did we get a long-awaited release date for the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 soundtrack, but we also got the reveal stunning new...
Poll What Do You Think Of Raging Bolt In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet?
Paradox Raikou has fans debating
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Paradox Pokémon are an undoubted highlight of Gen 9. Depending on what version of the game you're playing, you'll be able to encounter Ancient or Future Pokémon — Pokémon that look like ones you've encountered in previous games, but are either distant past or future versions of...
Talking Point Should The Pokémon Company Stick To Just One Pokémon Presents A Year?
How would you rate the latest showcase?
Serious question There was a Pokémon Presents showcase today, and while they've gained something of a reputation for not being the most scintillating of Nintendo-related presentations, there's usually something worth tuning in for, even if you're a latent Pokéfan who drifted away after Gen I. Today,...
Anniversary Dead Cells Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving Five Years On
Look at that fire grow
Today marks the fifth anniversary of Dead Cells on the Nintendo Switch in North America, and what a five years it has been. From humble indie beginnings to releasing a wave of DLC with Castlevania developers Konami, it is fair to say that the game we see today is rather different from the 'roguevania' (a phrase that we are...
Talking Point Will You Pay $50 For Red Dead Redemption On Switch?
For the high-ridin'-est, rootin'-tootin'-est cowboy hero of all time?
$49.99. That's Rockstar's asking price if you want to jump on the critically lauded Red Dead Redemption on Switch from 17th August. £39.99 if you're in the UK — that's for the digital version, although there is a physical release in the works for October. Yep, it'll cost you...
Poll Box Art Brawl: The Legend Of Zelda
It's dangerous to go alone, rank these!
It's Sunday and you know what that means. That's right, it's time for another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time saw a whopping five covers go head-to-head (to-head-to-head-to-head, we suppose) as we matched up the regional art for the SNES' Illusion of Gaia (or Illusion of Time for those of us in PAL...
