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Video This Make-A-Wish Mario-Themed Playground Will Brighten Up Your Day
You might shed a tear or two as well
Okay, you might need a tissue for this one. The Make-A-Wish Northeastern California and Northern Nevada - a regional wing of the US-based charity that provides unique and memorable experiences for children with life-threatening conditions - was able to grant the wish of one brave, local boy who asked: "I wish to...
Video We Made Our Own Nintendo Labo Toy-Con
With standard cardboard and varied results!
One of the criticisms we've seen time and time again surrounding the Nintendo Labo construction toys is that you could easily just recreate it yourself for mere pennies and a spare half an hour. Well, we thought it would be interesting to see if we really could do as so many claim they can, so we set...
Video Not Everyone Is Pleased With Nintendo Labo
"C'mon why isn't Smash on the switch"
Nintendo Labo is a bit special, as you'll know if you read our hands-on piece from last week. With humble cardboard Nintendo could potentially create a whole new "DIY gaming" gaming sub-genre, and we personally can't wait to get our hands on these lovely kits (again) to create more Toy-Con goodness.
Soapbox Alex And Dom Discuss If Dark Souls Will Really Work On Switch
Prepare to vie (for attention)
A short time ago, shiny new Nintendo Life Editor (TM) Dom wrote an excellent piece about Dark Souls coming to Switch, and why it's such a spiffing idea. His decision to pen this piece was also a spiffing idea; so much so in fact that we decided Dom and our resident video guru Alex should have a wee natter about the...
News Which Is Better - Sonic Mania Or Sonic CD? Iretrogamer's Power Team Debates It Out
Old vs new
We love Sonic Mania here at Nintendo Life - so much so former editor Thomas Whitehead gave the triumphant retro revival a glowing 9/10 back in 2017 - but did you much of its innovation follows in the footsteps of the equally ingenious Sonic CD? The Power Team over on the iretrogamer channel have had that very thought on the brain,...
Random GoldenEye 007 Mockumentary Aims To Be The Spinal Tap Of Video Games
Focuses on "deluded, cringe-inducing elite GoldenEye players"
An indie British film company is aiming to create the video game equivalent of Spinal Tap with Going For Golden Eye, which is described as "a love letter to the heyday of the N64 and the rivalries of couch multiplayer". Created by Woodhouse Pictures, the film focuses on the...
Soapbox Is Super Mario Odyssey the Best Mario Game Ever?
Number 7 will surprise you
If the general reaction is anything to go by, Super Mario Odyssey is one seriously lovely game, and we're not sure we know anyone we trust who would dispute that. But is it the best Mario game ever? It's a controversial issue as everyone's favourite red plumber already has some of the finest games ever created under his...
Video Nintendo's Track Record With Direct Broadcasts Points to Another One Happening Very Soon
The numbers, Mason
People who look for consistency and patterns in Nintendo's thinking often come up with absolutely nothing beyond a Mii in a hot dog costume, but Reddit user Natzore has discovered something of actual worth. Looking through the past schedules for Nintendo Direct presentations, it seems Nintendo has been quick in the past to follow...
Video Get Ready To Crack The Case With Detective Pikachu In The Latest Trailer
Talk tough and solve mysteries
We have to say we're really looking forward to getting our hands on Detective Pikachu when it lands on the 3DS on 23rd March, 2018. In the game you will take on the role of young Tim Goodman and explore with his talkative partner Pikachu. Yes it is weird that Pikachu now talks - and who expected that accent,...
Video Furi Comparison Footage Shows Just How Close The Switch Version Is To PlayStation 4
Looking sharp
Furi arrives on Switch this week and is tough yet enjoyable fun for action game lovers. It's also notable for being a pretty amazing conversion job, with the Switch edition looking incredibly close to the PS4 version, as you can see from the footage above. With titles like RiME leaving us a little concerned with how future ports to...
Video The Super Mario Anime Series You Probably Never Knew About
Peach-boy and Princess Peach
Back in 1988, Nintendo was approached by a large Japanese manufacturer called "Amada" with a proposal for creating three anime episodes of famous Japanese tales featuring Mario characters. One of these stories was based off of the tale "Momotaro", meaning "Peach Boy". On a floating island somewhere in space, two Hammer...
Random Here's What Star Wars: The Last Jedi Would Have Looked Like On The SNES
Spoilers contained within, young Jedi...
Star Wars has a long and proud history in the realm of video games (as well as a few bum notes), but one of the most memorable interactive adaptations has to be the excellent trilogy of titles on the SNES. We'd dearly love to see some of the modern movies recreated in this 16-bit style on Switch, but that's...
Video Get In The Festive Spirit With This Disturbing Layers Of Fear: Legacy Trailer
Sleep in heavenly peace
Bloober Team is set to release its critically-acclaimed horror title Layers of Fear on Switch early next year and to drum up some festive cheer the studio has released a spooky Christmas trailer, which you can view above - if you're brave enough, that is. Layers of Fear: Legacy is a Switch-exclusive update of the...
Video The First 30 Years of Mega Man
You can’t stop the rock!
17th December is a big day for Capcom, as one of its top series and characters - Mega Man - celebrates its 30th birthday! The company started the party a bit early by announcing Mega Man 11, coming next year! But, it all began thirty years ago, when Capcom put forth a plan to create its first non-arcade port for the...
Video Check Out The Analogue Super Nt's UI And Boot Animation, Created By Phil "FEZ" Fish
With music from Squarepusher
Analogue has lifted the lid on the UI of its forthcoming Analogue Super Nt system, as well as giving some details on the console's unique boot sequence. The man responsible for the clean look of the UI is none other than Phil Fish, creator of the cult indie platformer FEZ. He has crafted all of the art, layout and...
News Digital Foundry Heaps Praise On Yooka-Laylee Switch Port
A "superb" conversion
Yooka-Laylee finally arrives on Switch today, and as you'll know if you've already consulted our review, it was worth the wait. Playtonic has personally handled conversion duties this time around (Team17 ported the PS4 and Xbox One editions earlier in the year) and the developer has taken an inordinate amount of care in...
Video Here Are The 21 Best Switch Games Money Can Buy Right Now
In our humble opinion, of course
The Switch has had a storming first year when it comes to software. It's hard to believe we've had so many solid-gold hits in such a short space of time - especially when you consider how barren the Wii U era was at times - and this robust performance means that anyone who is lucky enough to find the console...
Soapbox No, HD Wii Games Coming to Nvidia Shield Doesn't Foretell a Switch Virtual Console
Sometimes the truth hurts. A lot
I think it's fairly safe to say most of the people reading this want a Virtual Console presence on the Switch, or at the very least wouldn't actively dislike the idea. And so mutterings are afoot saying that the recent reveal of Wii games coming to the Nvidia Shield in China could be pointing to just such a service...
Soapbox A Super Mario Odyssey Sequel or DLC is All But Guaranteed
Come on, we're all thinking it
Super Mario Odyssey is a hit, no one can deny that. Universal critical acclaim, a huge amount of social media presence thanks to the photo feature, and yet it feels like Nintendo has only scratched the surface of what could be done with this game's mechanics. In my view, a sequel or DLC is pretty much a given, and I...
News Metroid: Samus Returns Rolls In With A SR388 Data File Trailer
Because games that are already out deserve trailers, too
It's been three months since Samus Aran blasted her way back onto 3DS with the nostalgic romp that is Metroid: Samus Returns, so of course Nintendo has released a new trailer to, you know, remind you it exists. Entitled 'SR388 Data File', the video shows off some of the armoured bounty...
Guide Breathe Easy, You Can Disable Character Voices in Xenoblade Chronicles 2
"I'm really fee-"
Personally, if I have one major gripe about Xenoblade Chronicles 2 it's the fact that the characters all have verbal diarrhoea seemingly all of the time. A lot of the time it's not too big of a deal, but when you start going up against enemies clever enough to also spout their own vocal nonsense it rapidly starts to become a...
Video Here's How You Play Switch Drumming Game Gal Metal
Waggle to the beat
Gal Metal launches early next year, and DMM Games has released a new trailer which shows how the game's drumming mechanics work. As you can see, the aim is to shake the JoyCon controllers in time with the music - as you perform, a group of 3D characters jam out. Rawk. Gal Metal is scheduled for launch in Japan on February 8th,...
Video Take To The Skies In This Trailer For Factor 5's Unreleased WeFly
Pilotwings on Wii, basically
Earlier this year we reported on Liam Robertson's excellent investigation into Factor 5's WeFly - basically Pilotwings for Wii - which went into detail about the game's development and its subsequent cancellation. Robertson is back with another neat exclusive - a hitherto unseen trailer for the game which was only...
Video We Get Confused By Shinobi Refle -Senran Kagura-
"Is this a boss fight?"
It's fair to say that the Senran Kagura series is something of an acquired taste thanks to its large-chested protagonists and their various states of undress, but plenty of people are "into it", as is evidenced by the rather swift manner in which the franchise has made its way to Switch. Shinobi Refle -Senran...
Video Street Fighter II Transformers Get An Awesome Promo Trailer
Just in case you didn't think the idea was cool enough already
A few days ago we reported on the news that Takara Tomy is set to release a special range of Street Fighter-themed Transformer toys, each one representing a character from Capcom's famous one-on-one series. The company has now released a special trailer for the line which, somehow,...
Random An In-Depth Look at Kato-chan & Ken-chan, Another Strange Classic Game From Japan
They’re still kicking
Time again for a look back at some retro gaming! There was a TurboGrafx-16 game that graced the Wii Virtual Console back in 2007 called J.J. & Jeff. That game was originally known as Kato-chan & Ken-chan, and was quite well-known back in Japan. The game was changed in a few key areas when brought to the West - namely...
Video MUJO Could Be Switch's Laziest Smartphone Port Yet
In-app purchases, despite it costing you ten bucks
MUJO hits the Switch eShop this week and, in terms of presentation at least, looks pretty appealing. It's got a cool mythology theme going on and the puzzle-based gameplay is twinned with some neat, RPG-lite elements. The big problem - as you can see from NintenDaan's video above - is that it's...
Hardware Review WaterField Arcade Gaming Case for Nintendo Switch
Leather-bound for great things
For me personally, I don't always prefer to wear my gaming passion on my sleeves. When it comes to carting gaming gear around I prefer a more neutral, less 'hey-check-me-out-I've-got-an-expensive-Switch' look. Thankfully WaterField are a company that aims to offer just that, and to further expand their range they've...
Gallery Reddit Users Have Been Recreating Movie Posters in Super Mario Odyssey
Oh, hi Peach
Most people love a good film, and over at Nintendo Life Towers we're no exception. So when the gaming world collides with the movie world and we actually get to write about it, we get a little bit excited. And thankfully that day is today, as certain users over on Reddit have been recreating promotional posters for famous (and...
News My Tamagotchi Forever Is Coming To Smartphones Next Year
Turds and all
While Tamagotchi isn't directly related to Nintendo, the series - which began life in the '90s as a virtual pet keyring - has branched out onto systems like the DS and Wii in recent years. To mark the 20th anniversary of the toy Bandai Namco has produced a streamlined version which we covered not so long ago, but it would ap
Video This Could Be The Most Awesome Gaming Room Ever
We're still waiting for our invite
If you're keen on following YouTube-based retro gamers then chances are you're already familiar with Aussie super-collector Joel "Last Gamer" Hopkins. This guy literally has everything, from the rarest games to the most desirable vintage systems. His collection - and the building it's housed in - has undergone...
Video Party Planet's Debut Trailer Shows Off 30 Mini-Games And 4-Player Action
Super Vegan what?!
The debut gameplay trailer for the upcoming Switch title Party Planet has just gone live, and shows off a selection of the 30 crazy mini-games included within. The title offers 4-player action in mini-games such as Fruit Invaders, Viking Defence and Super Vegan Anaconda - the latter of which wins the award for best-named...
Guide 9 Straightforward Tips to Help You Get Started in Rocket League
The beautiful boosting game
Rocket League offers plenty of fun and giggles, but it can be daunting for new players to enter into the fray when it's been out for so long on other systems. It's easy to think you'll never get the hang of it and give up before you've even managed your first bicycle hit. Well, we want to put a stop to all that, and so...
Guide How to Unlock Zelda Gear in Skyrim on Nintendo Switch
Toto, I don't think we're in Hyrule anymore
What could possibly make the idea of taking a game like Skyrim on the go any better? Throwing in some Zelda-related goodies will probably do it, but how do you get them? For the uninitiated, there are three Zelda-themed items in the Switch version of Skyrim, namely Link's Champion Tunic, the Master Sword,...
Video Check Out Resident Evil Revelations Collection's Motion Controls And amiibo Support
It's a tasty Jill sandwich
November is jam-packed with tempting Switch releases ahead of the holiday season. As Resident Evil Revelations Collection lands on Switch on the 28th November, Capcom have revealed a new video which shows what you can expect, shown above. The collection of course includes both Resident Evil Revelations 1 and 2,...
Video BOXBOY! Trailer Hints At Possible New Title
An all-new Switch release, or a collection of previous games?
BOXBOY! studio HAL Laboratory has published a video which hints that the series will continue. The video - shown above - ends with a graphics that says "To be continued". Box Boy! was something of a sleep hit on the 3DS eShop and the character was popular enough to gets his own amiibo...
News RiME Devs Explain The Difficulty Of Porting The Game To Switch
"It's incredibly difficult to get these level segments small enough"
As we touched on yesterday in our video above, RiME is a bit of a poor port on the Switch. The game's bewitching atmosphere and rewarding puzzles are swallowed up by some irksome performance problems, and in conclusion it's perhaps the worst way to experience the game - yet...
Video RiME Is An Example Of How Not To Port A Game To Switch
It's not all that pretty, to be honest
RiME's finally out on Switch, and the results are... disappointing. The game's bewitching atmosphere and rewarding puzzles are swallowed up by some irksome performance problems, and in conclusion it's perhaps the worst way to experience the game - yet it's also the most expensive, at the time of writing. Our...
Video Watch The Super Mario Odyssey Dominoes Come Toppling Down
More dominoes than power-moons!
Sometimes you stumble across a video in your YouTube recommendations and are left rather wowed by what you've seen. It's another one of those wow moments as YouTuber TheDominoKing has recreated the expansive world of Super Mario Odyssey in domino form. The display in the video above consists of 148,777...
Video Check Out The Canned Justice League Game That Almost Came To Wii
For justice!
The upcoming Justice League movie marks the end of many years of speculation about how Hollywood would adapt one of DC Comics' most famous properties. A film based around the heroic exploits of this superhero team has been mooted for many years, and back in 2009 it very nearly happened with Mad Max director George Miller at the helm...
Soapbox DOOM is the Most Important Switch Game Yet
A sign of good times ahead?
DOOM is great, no doubt you'll know that if you've played it or read our review, but despite so many other incredible titles from Nintendo's fair hand, DOOM marks something far more important than what Nintendo produces on its own systems. A fully-fledged, modern shooter like this was not a common sight on a Nintendo...
Video Gear.Club Unlimited Gets A Tabletop Mode Test Drive On Switch
Start your engines
PlayStation 4 owners may be as pleased as punch with the realism on display in Gran Turismo Sport, but they can't play the game on the move like Switch owners will be able to with Gear.Club Unlimited when it power slides onto the Switch on 1st December. In the video above you can see how the game performs in tabletop mode on...
News Get Ready To Party With This New Trailer For Mario Party: The Top 100
The party returns
Just when you thought that Nintendo was finished with the 3DS, as units of the Nintendo Switch fly off shelves, here comes Mario Party: The Top 100 to confirm Nintendo's ongoing commitment to its veteran handheld line. If you've played a Mario Party game in the past, you will likely have a good idea of what to expect here. The...
Random Say Goodbye To Miiverse With This Touching Tribute
Pay your last respects
Oh Miiverse, we hardly knew ye. It seems like only yesterday that Nintendo announced its bold vision to create a social network for gamers, but sadly the plan didn't quite work out. We've already highlighted our favourite Miiverse moments but the video tribute shown above - created with heartfelt care by Christian...
Video You Might Want To Make A Drink Before Watching This Metroid History Feature
The perfect way to fill your lunch break
While Mario and Zelda are often cited as Nintendo's biggest franchises, few video game series attract as loyal and dedicated a following as Metroid. Since the first NES game in the '80s players have become hopelessly immersed in the world of Samus Aran, and after a long period without any new games,...
Guide Watch How You Can Perform Some Crazy Speedrun-Style Jumps in Super Mario Odyssey
A need-a for speed-a
The speedrunning community is no doubt already hot on Super Mario Odyssey as we speak, but what about if you just fancy ducking, diving, and jumping like a gamer possessed without the pressure of doing things as quickly as possible? Well if you're looking to perform some mad jumps with equally mad skills, make sure you give the...
Video Gear.Club Unlimited Gets New Trailer And Altered Release Date
Brum.
Gear.Club Unlimited may have its work cut out drawing away Switch players from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe but the console's first "proper" car racing game is still shaping up very nicely indeed. The latest trailer shows off the game's eye-catching visuals and goes some way to detailing the content and features contained within. As we already...
Video It's Time To Celebrate Some Of Video Gaming's Most Haunted Houses
Just in time for Halloween
It's almost Halloween, a time of year where lots of candy is consumed and people dress up terribly in the hope of scaring / amusing others. ] If you're wisely choosing to stay indoors this year then you may wish to indulge in a spooky game, and our friends over at iRetrogamer have put together a video which highlights...
Video Get A Sneak Peek At The Upcoming WaterField Arcade Gaming Case For The Switch
Arcade on the go
When it comes to premium cases for things, WaterField Design has got the market cornered as far as portable Nintendo consoles go. We recently checked out their premium cases for Nintendo Switch and they were blooming lovely. The talented folks over at WaterField are nothing less than perfectionists of course and to celebrate the...
Video Nintendo Shows It's A Piece of Cake To Transfer Your Data To A New Switch
Shiny new Switch time!
It is curious timing for Nintendo to release a video demonstrating how you can transfer user accounts and save data from one Nintendo Switch to another, but perhaps the tempting nature of the Super Mario Odyssey Switch Bundle with it's luscious red Joy-Con expedited the need for such a tutorial. After all, the video above...
