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Video Highlights From The Midwest Gaming Classic
North by Midwest
The retro video game convention Midwest Gaming Classic celebrated its 18th year in Milwaukee, WI a little over a week ago, and we just so happened to have been in attendance! The convention is host to hundreds of pinball and retro arcade games that are all open for free play, a vendor hall where you can buy almost any game you can...
News A Gorgeous 3D Kirby Game Is Now Playable On PS4 Thanks To Dreams
And this is just the beginning
If you keep up with the latest and greatest PlayStation news, you're probably highly aware of Dreams. This Sony-published sandbox game has players creating their own content to share with the world, and with Dreams launching as an Early Access title on PS4 last week, players are already sharing some mightily impressive...
News Switch Overtakes Nintendo 64 Lifetime Sales, According To New Estimates
Next target: SNES
The Nintendo Switch has now sold more units than those achieved by the Nintendo 64 throughout its lifetime, new estimates reveal. The data comes from VGChartz, which says that the Switch sold 217,096 units for the week ending 6th April and believes that the Switch has therefore shifted 33.15 million units as of that date. Official...
Random Hyrule Castle From The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Restored In Minecraft
The princess would be proud
It's not often we would go out of our way to showcase all of the stunning custom-made worlds in Minecraft, but this particular project has been officially acknowledged by Nintendo's Japanese website and social media accounts. As you can see in the image above
News Team Hare Wins The Splatoon 2 SpringFest
The results are in!
Last weekend, Team Hare took on Team Tortoise in the Splatoon 2 SpringFest. The votes have now been tallied up: The #Splatoon2 #SpringFest numbers are in, and #TeamHare rewrites the story with a 2-1 win! Thanks to all the rabbits and turtles that joined in this #Splatfest, and be sure to grab your Super Sea Snails in Inkopolis...
News Humble Store Expands Digital Switch Selection With More Third-Party Offerings
Capcom, Sega and more
At the beginning of 2019, the Humble Store started to offer digital codes for select Switch and 3DS titles. In March, it followed this up by adding a bunch of third-party Switch titles from publishers such as 2K and Curve Digital. The publishing side of Humble also said it would be adding mor
Random Here's The Evolution Of The Yoshi Series Over Nearly 30 Years
To celebrate his newest game
The recent release of Yoshi's Crafted World on the Switch has encouraged Nintendo of America to take a trip down memory lane. To celebrate nearly 30 years of Mario's green-coloured companion, a lovely timeline graphic has been uploaded to Twitter, showing off the character's entire history. Nintendo also threw in a fun...
Random Reggie's Most Touching Retirement Gift Was A Custom-Made Satoru Iwata amiibo
Heartwarming stuff
Throughout the week, the now former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé has been sharing all of the lovely retirement gifts he's received so far. In his latest tweet, he posted a photo of his "most touching" present of all, given to him by David Young, assistant manager of PR at Nintendo of America. It's a Satoru...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's UK & Ireland Championship Finals Take Place This Weekend
Watch the whole thing live
If you're a fan of the Super Smash Bros. competitive scene, or if you're interested in seeing what it's all about, you may well want to clear some space in your schedule this weekend to watch the UK & Ireland Smash Ultimate finals. After months of practice and heated competition, the UK & Ireland representatives...
News Nintendo Removes Inappropriate Custom Stages From Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Well, most of them...
One of the best features in Version 3.0 of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the Stage Builder mode. It allows users to create and then share their own custom stages online. Of course, shortly after the update went live yesterday, a small minority of players began uploading a variety of lewd levels. Nintendo has now reportedly...
News Nintendo Shares Soar After Word Spreads Tencent Will Distribute The Switch In China
Expanding its market reach
Yesterday, a report from The Wall Street Journal revealed Nintendo had submitted an official request to the Chinese government to sell the Switch within the country. Part of this request was a partnership with Tencent Holdings - one of China's biggest tech and gaming companies. In the latest update, Tencent has now been...
Rumour Did Reggie Just Give Us Our First Glimpse At A New Retro Studios Project?
VR? Robots? What?
Hold on to your Diddy Kong Nintendo hats, folks. It's Retro Studios speculation time! Early this morning, we shared with you a tweet from ex-Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aimé. The tweet gave us a look at some of his retirement gifts, which included a Virtual Boy, a lovely notebook, and a giant plastic bottom (yeah,...
News Nintendo Appears To Be Making Positive Steps Towards Breaking Into The Chinese Market
A potentially lucrative plan
The Chinese video game market has been considered to be something of a potential gold mine for a while now; there's a huge audience of gaming fans residing in the country and, as of yet, no major console manufacturer has really asserted any kind of dominance there. As Nintendo has explained in the past, though, breaking...
Cheaper model expected to arrive this fall
Not very long ago, we reported on the rumour that Nintendo is working on not one but two new Switch models – a 'Lite' version apparently aimed at the younger end of the market and a 'Pro' edition with enhanced features. Now, Japanese business journal Nikkei has offered up some more nuggets of info...
Random Reggie Shows Off More Of His Retirement Gifts On Twitter
He even got a Virtual Boy
Reggie Fils-Aimé has now officially left the building. After many years of "kickin' ass", "takin' names" and "makin' games", he's finally retired from his role as the president at Nintendo of America. On the plus side, he's decided to open a Twitter account and is already bombarding his followers with lots of interesting...
Rumour Nintendo Has Reportedly Axed Its Quality Of Life Department
Sleep monitoring device also cancelled
Nintendo's 'Quality of Life' initiative has been dragging on for years now. Last June, there were suggestions the project was dead, after a dramatic fall in the company's share price. Nintendo's hardware partner Panasonic also reportedly bailed on the project and the last official announcement about 'QoL'...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Celebrates All Things Castlevania This Weekend
'Castlevania: Spirit Nocturne'
We may well have finally been given a release date for Joker's arrival in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as well as the lovely sounding Version 3.0 update, but the excitement doesn't end there. Nintendo has also revealed details for the next Spirit Board event. This time, Smash is celebrating all things Castlevania, with...
News Joker Steals The Show In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate This Week
Releasing alongside Version 3.0
Following on from the render spotted within the source code on the European Nintendo website, Nintendo has now revealed Version 3.0 of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will arrive in the US today on 17th April and tomorrow in the UK on 18th April. Alongside this update is the release of Joker, the first paid DLC fighter...
Random Check Out The Retirement Gift Geoff Keighley Gave Reggie Fils-Aimé
Nintendo's one and only "big man"
Reggie appears to have received a rather impressive gift from his good friend Geoff Keighley - the host and creator of the Video Game Awards. Geoff worked with the wonderful artist Sam Spratt on the above painting to commemorate Reggie's retirement. This was what Reggie had to say about the special painting: One...
News Bowser Begins His First Day On The Job As The President At Nintendo Of America
Bow down before your king...err, president
It's a new era at Nintendo of America. Reggie has left the building and the appropriately-named Doug Bowser is now officially at the helm as the president. To celebrate his first day in this role, @thetruebowser shared a photo of his new office on Twitter. We're not entirely sure what's going on, though,...
News The Legend Of Zelda Champions amiibo And Wolf Link Are Back In Stock At Nintendo's UK Store
Pick up some rare figures
If you're working on a healthy collection of amiibo figures, or even if you're just a super Legend of Zelda fan, you'll be pleased to know that both Wolf Link and the Champions amiibo set are now back in stock at the Nintendo Official UK store (at the time of writing, at least). These particular figures aren't the easiest...
Random Amazon Accidentally Sends Customer An Entire Box Of Ken amiibo Figures
Lucky, or unlucky?
A number of us here at Nintendo Life have ever-growing amiibo collections that fill us with far too much joy, and some of us have definitely overdone it with the odd purchase here and there, but we've never had a moment quite like this. Twitter user, @AWDtwit, has shared the moment they received a whopping ten copies of the same...
Random This GameCube Logo Storage Unit Is One Of The Best Things We've Ever Seen
Yes please
If you're spending your valuable time reading this site, you're probably pretty keen on those video game thingies. And if you like games, you probably have a collection of cartridges, discs and consoles lining various shelves or cabinets in your home. What you (almost) certainly don't have, though, is this amazing GameCube logo storage...
News A Spiritual Successor To 1080° Snowboarding Might Be In The Pipeline
We'll take ten...eighty
Back during the Nintendo 64 generation, Nintendo EAD released Wave Race 64 and then followed it up a few years later with the extreme sports title 1080° Snowboarding. A second installment called 1080° Avalanche (developed by NST) was then published for the GameCube in 2003. Since then, Nintendo’s done pretty much nothing...
News Reggie Fils-Aimé Packs Up His Office And Reflects On The Good Times At Nintendo
The Master Sword stayed behind for the next hero
Earlier on, the former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé set up a Twitter account. He's already putting it to good use by sharing some photos of himself packing up his office. Here's everything he has posted so far: Reggie starts by showing us his E3 2004 pass where he announced to...
News Nintendo Switch System Update 8.0.0 Is Now Live
New and improved
Nintendo has rolled out a new system update and for once it's not just stability improvements to enhance the overall user experience. There's also an update for the Joy-Con controllers. Version 8.0.0 allows you to sort the order of your software in the All Software menu, transfer your save data for individual games from one system...
News Animal Crossing Is Now 18 Years Old
Tortimer would be proud
As the Game Boy prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary, Nintendo’s beloved Animal Crossing series has just reached the 18-year mark of its existence (well, yesterday it did – we're 24 hours late). Sure, it might not be quite as significant, but it's still worth reminding everyone just how much it has grown over the...
News Reggie Fils-Aimé Opens His Own Official Twitter Account After Retiring As Nintendo Boss
Go on, give him a follow
Well, we weren't expecting this one. Reggie Fils-Aimé has opened his very own Twitter account, entering the world of social media for the first time as he leaves the role of Nintendo of America President behind. Yes, if you've somehow missed the news, the beloved Regginator has stepped down from his role at Nintendo today,...
Random This Fan-Made LEGO GameCube Stores Nintendo Switch Game Cartridges
A literal game cube
There are plenty of ways to store your favourite Switch games - whether that be with official merch, just in their boxes, or even in an old Game Boy cartridge case - but here's a particularly creative solution. Reddit user, squid5
Reminder Reggie Fils-Aimé Retires As Nintendo Of America President Today
All the best, Reggie!
Back in February, Reggie Fils-Aimé announced that he would be stepping down from his role as Nintendo of America President on 15th April. Time has raced by since then, as it so often does, and we've now reached that very day. The first time we, as Nintendo fans, saw Reggie walk out onto the stage was during E3 2004. “My...
Reminder There's Still Time To Vote For Your Favourite Game Boy Games!
The daddy of portable gaming turns 30 next week, and we need your help...
Next week - 21st April to be precise - is the 30th anniversary of arguably the most iconic piece of hardware in the history of video gaming. Speak to someone who knows absolutely nothing about game consoles and they'll still be able to name the Nintendo Game Boy and most...
News Ubisoft CEO Remains Tight-Lipped About Possible Sequel To Mario + Rabbids
"Let's see what will come"
Since the Switch generation began, Ubisoft has teamed up with Nintendo on a number of occasions. The first time around was for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and more recently Starlink: Battle for Atlas received exclusive Star Fox content. If you've been wondering about the next potential collaboration between the two...
Random Toad Gets A Little Too Excited In This Official Nintendo Labo Video
What is happening?!
In an article that feels absolutely perfect for our 'random' tag, and as a great way to wind down on a Friday afternoon, we present to you this rather alarming Toad video. Before we explain what's going on (if that's possible) and before you see it for yourself, note that this little clip has been shared by an official Nintendo...
News 2017 Game Boy Platformer Tobu Tobu Girl Is Aiming For A Deluxe Game Boy Color Re-Release
"Yeah, but is it coming to Game Boy?"
The Game Boy is rapidly approaching its 30th anniversary - something we're celebrating right now by gathering your votes for the best Game Boy games - but that doesn't mean that we can't still get new games for the system. Back in 2017, we shared the news of a brand new Game Boy release called
Random Cool Virtual Boy Easter Egg Discovered In Nintendo Labo VR
All hail the Virtual Boy
The Virtual Boy is arguably the worst video game system Nintendo has ever released. It completely bombed in terms of sales and was widely panned by critics and gamers alike due to the discomfort caused by its red monochrome head-mounted display. Despite its lack of success, Nintendo still likes to reference it from time to...
News It's Official, Octopath Traveler Is No Longer Exclusive To The Nintendo Switch
Arriving on PC this June
When Square Enix announced Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent for mobile devices in March, it raised questions about how long Octopath Traveler would remain exclusive to the Nintendo Switch. Roughly a month later, a Korean rating for a PC version of the original outing was
Random Rocco The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Gives A Whole New Meaning To 'Nintendogs'
Don't try this at home
We all used to love a bit of Nintendogs on the Nintendo DS back in the day, looking after our favourite digital doggos while they bounced around the screen in pure joy, but this story gives the word 'Nintendog' a whole new meaning. STV News has shared the story of Rocco, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier who was taken to a...
News Super Mario Odyssey Labo VR Update Will Add A Theatre Mode To The Game
A whole new perspective
The Japanese Super Mario Odyssey Twitter account continues to drip feed information about the upcoming Labo VR update due out on 25th April. It turns out this update will add a special theatre mode, where you have the option to view the game's cutscenes with the Toy-Con VR Goggles. Here's the option on display in the...
News This Adorable Yoshi's Crafted World Diorama Is Now Available On Play Nintendo
Craft a scene from the game
Play Nintendo is an official subsite where you can go to download fun art activities and participate in silly polls. Not long ago, it was offering instructions and a printable design to create a Peachette paper craft super crown. Now, to promote Yoshi's Crafted World, Nintendo has uploaded a free printable diorama. If...
News The Next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Event Will Have You Searching For 'The Right Staff'
Kicks off this weekend
Nintendo has revealed the next themed event coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and this time it's all centred around staff-wielding spirits. The event is called 'The Right Staff' and will kick off this Friday, 12th April. As always, the event will last for three days, giving you the chance to pick up any of these...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate Commercial Confirms The Return Of Stage Builder
Put on your hard hat
Remember the rumour last month about the stage builder and home run contest mode being added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in a future update? Well, it looks like one of these modes has been confirmed. After dataminers found files within the 'How To Play' section of Ultimate referencing the two modes, a new commercial for Smash...
Video Rare Early Footage Of Super Mario 64 And Super Mario RPG Resurfaces Online
A blast from the past
Super-early footage of Super Mario 64 and Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars has resurfaced on the internet. The clips uploaded by the YouTube channel kukun kun, originally come from a '90s Japanese video game show hosted by Famitsu and are now being shared around by The Cutting Room Floor Discord channel and Nintendo
News Get A Better Look At The Labo VR Update Coming To Super Mario Odyssey
Arrives later this month
The Nintendo Labo VR Kit might be arriving this week, but the free VR updates for Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won't be released until 25th April. To tide you over until then, the official Japanese Super Mario Odyssey Twitter account has released a new batch of screenshots highlig
Random Sony's Shuhei Yoshida Has Pre-Ordered The Nintendo Labo VR Kit
Supporting the competition
Shuhei Yoshida hasn't exactly made an attempt to hide his love for Nintendo over the years. The President of Sony's Worldwide Studios previously revealed he couldn't resist trying out the Switch and was hyped about the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. In a recent exchange with a fan over on Twitter,...
News Switch Online Mobile App Receives New Update, But It's Still Mostly Useless
Come on, Nintendo
If you have the Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app, you can now download a new update taking it to version 1.5.0. Sadly, there are no new features (or even any much-needed overhauls of its current features) that are really worth exploring. With other apps like Discord and Skype offering better, more convenient ways to...
News Criterion Games Founder Says Nintendo Never Asked The Studio To Make A New F-Zero
"Oh, here we go"
You might recall a story during the Wii U generation about how the British-based developer Criterion Games - best known for its work on the Burnout and Need for Speed series over the years - was supposedly asked to work on Nintendo's futuristic racing game
News Nintendo's Mobile Games Raked In $85 Million During The First Quarter Of 2019
Up and up
According to Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data, Nintendo's first quarter in 2019 has been its third-best period for mobile gaming revenue to date. The Japanese publisher's mobile titles grossed approximately $85 million worldwide across the Google Play and App Store, which is a six percent increase year-over-year. This figure still...
News Nintendo, Sony And Microsoft All Under Investigation Over Online Gaming Services
"We are fully prepared to take action"
Gaming giants Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are all currently under investigation in the UK over fears that their online subscription services are unfair. The Competition and Markets Authority (a non-ministerial department of the UK government which has the power to enforce competition and consumer law) says...
News Nintendo Labo Wins Two 2019 BAFTA Games Awards
Don't underestimate cardboard
In March, we found out multiple first party Switch titles and a quality selection of indie games had been nominated for BATFA Games Awards. Nintendo Labo even scored two different nominations. The results are now in, and sure enough, Labo has won both of its categories. The first was for being the most innovative and...
News Super Mario Odyssey And Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Getting Labo VR Support
It's happening!
Nintendo has revealed it will be releasing free Labo VR updates for Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on 25th April, allowing you to experience both games in a whole new way. The Super Mario Odyssey update will add in three new mini-missions where you collect musical notes and coins as you revisit the...
