TodayTue, 22nd Oct 2024

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  26

  News Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Dev Team Reportedly Disbanded By Ubisoft

  The game apparently failed to reach sales expectations

  Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is one of the best games of 2024, and with the recently released DLC, we thought it would just keep getting even better. Sadly, a new report suggests that the team behind the excellent Metroidvania has been disbanded by Ubisoft, and a sequel was refused...

  • 25m ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Ubisoft
  • Industry
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  8

  Guide Every Game In The Switch eShop 'Screaming Deals' Sale (North America)

  Horrifically tempting

  Nintendo has another Switch eShop sale on the go with a bunch of scary (and not so scary) titles discounted for the Halloween season. This one runs until 1st November 2024 and features the likes of Animal Well, Balatro, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, Signalis, and many more. As normal, we've collated every game featured in...

  • 55m ago
  • Features
  • Guides
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
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  9

  News Metal Slug Tactics Rolls Out On Switch Next Month

  With a physical release inbound

  After much waiting, publisher Dotemu and developer Leikir Studio have today announced that Metal Slug Tactics will be blasting onto Switch on 5th November. Initially revealed at E3 (yep, that's how long ago it was) back in 2021, Metal Slug's tactical treatment has seen a couple of delays over the past three years,...

  • 5:15pm
  • News
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  5

  News LEGO Horizon Adventures Goes Gold Ahead Of November Release

  All the bricks are in place

  Guerrilla Games has announced that LEGO Horizon Adventures has now gone gold ahead of its expected release on the Switch, PS5, and Windows on 14th November 2024. You ought to know what that means by now, but for those who perhaps don't, going gold essentially means that core development has been completed and the game...

  • 4:30pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  15

  Feature What Pokémon Could Learn From Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom

  Ekans of Wisdom

  In my first few hours playing Echoes of Wisdom, every new enemy I stumbled across gave me a familiar thrill: Ooh, I haven’t seen that one yet! I can’t wait to have its power! I’d flick through my Echoes, discerning the best one to fight the newbie. A Spark defeated a Hydrozol, a team of Ignizols set a Mothula on fire. And when...

  • 4pm
  • Features
  • Zelda
  • Echoes of Wisdom
  • Pokemon
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  26

  News SEGA Seeks 1 Billion Yen In Damages From Developer Of Mobile RPG 'Memento Mori'

  Allegations of patent infringement

  Bank of Innovation — the Japanese developer behind the idle mobile RPG Memento Mori — has received a lawsuit from Sega Corporation, which seeks damages for multiple alleged patent infringements. As reported by Gamesindustry.biz (via the Otaku Research Institute), Sega — obviously most famous for Sonic the...

  • 3:15pm
  • Industry
  • Sega
  • Legal
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  6

  The Making Of The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse, Capcom's SNES Classic

  Time Extension "Nobody at Disney really understood what the hell we were doing"

  The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse has always been one of our favourite platformers for the SNES, with its creative costume-based gameplay and spectacular soundtrack from the Mega Man 5 composer Mari Yamaguchi. So, we've always been interested in the prospect of uncovering a bit...

  • 3:05pm
  • The Making Of
  • Features
  • SNES
  • Capcom
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  19

  News HAL Laboratory's Lovely Physics Puzzler 'Part Time UFO' Has Been Delisted On Mobile

  Switch version is still available

  The mobile version of HAL Laboratory's Part Time UFO has been delisted from storefronts as of today, the game's official Twitter has announced. But don't worry, the Switch version isn't going anywhere. Shared on Bluesky by AK, Part Time UFO's original mobile release is no longer available to download on mobile...

  • 2:30pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Mobile
  • HAL
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  13

  News Let's Do The Time Warp In This New 'Tetris Forever' Trailer

  It's just a block to the left

  Tetris Forever is scheduled to release on the Nintendo Switch on 12th November 2024, and in the latest trailer for the new Gold Master Series entry from Digital Eclipse, we get a fresh new look at the title's 'Tetris Time Warp' mode. Made exclusively for this new release, Time Warp is a singleplayer and multiplayer...

  • 2pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
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  59

  News Masahiro Sakurai Confirms He's Working On A New Game

  But what could it be..?

  Masahiro Sakurai has just finished premiering the finale video for his YouTube channel, and as part of the presentation, he confirmed he has written a proposal for a brand new game. In explaining why he created the YouTube channel in the first place, Sakurai states that he found himself with very little to do for several...

  • 12:15pm
  • Sakurai
  • YouTube
  • Sora
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  12

  News Neo Geo Beat 'Em Up 'Vengeance Hunters' Brings The Fight To Switch Next Week

  A pretty pixel art punch up

  Developer Nalua Studio revealed its classic side-scrolling beat 'em up Vengeance Hunters earlier this year, and its Switch launch is right around the corner, with this one punching onto the eShop on 28th October. Developed for the Neo Geo, this one will see you playing as one of three unique fighters — the...

  • 11:45am
  • News
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  24

  News Hot Patootie! There's A Rocky Horror Show Retro Platformer On The eShop

  Come up to the lab and see what's on the slab

  Those who have partaken in a Time Warp or two may not have assumed that The Rocky Horror Show was begging for the pixel platformer treatment. But it's happened, it's on the eShop, and it looks... not bad? Developed by FreakZone Games, the fittingly titled The Rocky Horror Show Video Game is now...

  • 10:45am
  • News
  • Switch eShop
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  39

  Random Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Fans Are In Uproar Over A Missing Outfit

  Well, that's not hood

  One of the most delightful features in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is undoubtedly the ability to change Zelda's outfits throughout your journey across Hyrule. You can pop on a proper regal attire more fitting for a princess, or you can go a bit wild and quite literally dress up Zelda to look like a cat, but...

  • 10:30am
  • Random
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Zelda
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  27

  News Switch Online Offering Trio Of Game Trials

  A new round of games for subscribers

  Nintendo has announced its latest Switch Online trials for the US and Europe, and this time subscribers get to check out three titles. Between 23rd - 30th October in the US, you'll be able to try out A Little To The Left, Cursed to Golf and Vampire Survivors. As part of this, Nintendo will also be offering...

  • 6am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch Online
  • Nintendo
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  25

  Random Movie Star James McAvoy Says His Favourite Game Is Secret Of Mana

  Fine taste

  Scottish movie star James McAvoy, arguably best known for his role as Charles Xavier in the X-Men movies, is currently doing the press rounds for his new psychological horror thriller 'Speak No Evil' and during a recent promo event was asked to name his favourite game. Appearing on an episode of 'Hot Ones' Versus with Mackenzie Davis,...

  • 4:55am
  • Random
  • Super Nintendo
  • Square Enix
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  45

  Poll Sonic X Shadow Generations Is Out This Week, Will You Be Getting It?

  Join Shadow in a whole new campaign

  Sega's new release Sonic X Shadow Generations is out this week and reviews for the games are now rolling in. As we've already mentioned, we haven't received a code for the Switch release just yet, but we'll be delivering our verdict as soon as possible. So far, this updated outing with a new campaign seems to...

  • 3:45am
  • Polls
  • Sonic
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
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  15

  Random Creator Of "Mysterious" Zelda: Breath Of The Wild DS Demake Sets The Record Straight

  It's just an "old ROM of a project"

  A video recently popped up online about a demake of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo DS. In this demake, you can traverse the land of Hyrule as Link in all of its "low-poly" glory. While it was thought to have been created by a "mysterious Chinese dev", it seems this is not the case. The...

  • 2:45am
  • Random
  • Zelda
  • Nintendo Switch
  • DS
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  10

  News Indie "Masterpiece" Neva Scores A Physical Switch Release, Pre-Orders Live

  Arriving March 2025

  Following last week's successful release of the new indie game Neva, Devolver Digital has now confirmed a Switch physical release is on the way. It will be released on 14th March 2025, with pre-orders now live on sites like Amazon. There are two options up for grabs - a standard version including a game cartridge and a deluxe...

  • 1:45am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Indies

YesterdayMon, 21st Oct 2024

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  84

  News As Expected, Nintendo Is Struggling To Contain Switch Online Playtest Leaks

  It's all out there

  As Nintendo opened the gates to its upcoming Nintendo Switch Online playtest for successful participants, it didn't take long for the classified content to be plastered all over social media. Indeed, if you search terms relating to the playtest on social media right now, you'll immediately be greeted by information and...

  • Yesterday, 2:30pm
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch Online
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  53

  News Nintendo's Mysterious Switch Online Playtest Program Is Now Accessible

  If you got in, of course

  The Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program is now available for successful applicants to download. Earlier in October the company announced the playtest and opened up registration for 10,000 application spots which were filled up in a matter of minutes. The lucky among us who got in received a message saying to return to...

  • Yesterday, 9am
  • Nintendo Switch Online
  • Nintendo
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  27

  News The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Version 1.0.2 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  The most devious issue in Goron Citayyy

  We are approaching one whole month since the release of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (yep, we were shocked too) and Nintendo has released another update to bring things up to version 1.0.2. This second patch is a little beefier than the one we saw on launch day, but it's hardly a long read. This...

  • Yesterday, 11:15am
  • News
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Updates
  • Zelda
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  89

  News Pre-Orders For FPGA N64 'Analogue 3D' Are Open Now

  Time Extension Features "the most powerful FPGA Analogue has ever used in a product"

  Update [Mon 21st Oct, 2024 16:30 BST]: Pre-orders are now live. If you fancy trying to get your own, you should head over to Analogue's website, where you'll find options for black & white models both priced at $249.99. The device is expected to ship in Q1 2025. Original...

  • Yesterday, 4:30pm
  • Analogue
  • FPGA
  • N64
  • Nintendo
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  115

  Round Up The Reviews Are In For Sonic X Shadow Generations

  But wait, where's ours?

  Sonic X Shadow Generations will be entering early access tomorrow for seemingly everything but Switch if you opt for the Digital Deluxe version of the game. Naturally, then, a whole bunch of reviews are starting to crop up online. By the looks of things, it seems that the vast majority of write-ups are for the PS5 version,...

  • Yesterday, 4:45pm
  • Round Up
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Sega
  • Sonic
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  25

  News Mario & Luigi: Brothership Is Seemingly Another 'Unreal Engine' Effort

  Retail copies are sneaking into the wild

  Mario & Luigi: Brothership is just a couple of weeks away at the time of writing, launching on the Nintendo Switch on 7th November 2024. However, it looks like retail copies of the game have already been shipped out, with many on social media posting images of the box and cartridge. As such, we now have...

  • Yesterday, 10am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Super Mario
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  47

  News Mario & Luigi: Brothership Developer Has Supposedly Been Revealed

  Knowledge acquired

  One of the biggest mysteries surrounding the reveal of Mario & Luigi: Brothership for the Switch was which team(s) was actually handling the development now that AlphaDream is no longer around. Well, as we approach the game's release on 7th November 2024, it looks like we now have a reasonably sound idea of who the...

  • Yesterday, 5:30pm
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  26

  Preview Mario & Luigi: Brothership - A Couple Of Concerns, But Otherwise Looking Shipshape

  Ahoy-hoy!

  We've already had a fairly extensive hands-on with the latest in the long-running Mario & Luigi RPG series and, coming off the back of that two-level taster, we've been chomping at the bit to get our hands on the full thing. Luckily, having now taken in everything the first 10 hours or thereabouts has to offer, we're still full to the...

  • Yesterday, 2pm
  • Previews
  • Features
  • Hands On
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  18

  Review Fear The Spotlight (Switch) - A Retro-Styled, Narrative Horror Gem & A Must-Play

  The spotlight fantastic

  When Blumhouse Productions announced its venture into the video game industry with Blumhouse Games, it would have been all too easy for the company to lean on some of its most recognisable IPs for its first release. Franchises such as Insidious, The Purge, Sinister, and Paranormal Activity certainly have strong potential...

  • Yesterday, 3pm
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  31

  Review Nikoderiko: The Magical World (Switch) - A Gleeful DKC Tribute, But Light On New Ideas

  Nik from the best

  It’s now been over a decade since the last new Donkey Kong Country game released (yes, you’re that old), and while the world continues to wait for Nintendo to remember that its beloved ape used to star in a really good platforming series of his own, other developers have stepped up to try to fill the void. Indie releases such...

  • Yesterday, 6pm
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
• 

  29

  Poll What Review Score Would You Give Super Mario Party Jamboree?

  Nice or Dice?

  If you've been spending your weekend rolling dice with Mario and the gang and have thoughts to share, you're in luck! It's time to let us know what you make of Super Mario Party Jamboree. This one promised the "biggest Mario Party yet" and it appears to have done just that. With seven playable boards, a couple of new characters...

  • Yesterday, 4pm
  • Poll
  • Features
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Mario
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  11

  News These Mario Wonder Standees Won't Give You A Respawn Point, But They Will Tidy Your Desk

  Not a Talking Flower in sight

  We've seen a decent amount of Mario Wonder merch since the platformer hopped onto Switch last year, but those plushies (even if they do talk) can't possibly match the adorable usefulness of Bandai's new clip stands. These clips can be used for all kinds of things — cards, notes, pictures, sweets — but the best...

  • Yesterday, 12:15pm
  • News
  • Nintendo
  • Japan
  • Merch
  • Mario
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  26

  News Upcoming Vampire Survivors DLC Is An Epic Ode To Castlevania

  High stakes

  As part of its second-anniversary celebrations, Poncle has announced the Vampire Survivors 'Ode to Castlevania' DLC, which will land on Switch on 31st October (just in time for Halloween). As you might expect, the upcoming expansion is all about Konami's monster-slaying series, from which Poncle has taken more than a little inspiration...

  • Yesterday, 1pm
  • News
  • Switch eShop
  • DLC
  • Upcoming Releases
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  46

  Preview LEGO Horizon Adventures Is Looking Like the Best LEGO Game Yet

  Push Square A-toy

  LEGO, the versatile Danish toy, has been converted into dozens of great games. Most recently, we’ve enjoyed LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and the Minecraft-inspired LEGO Fortnite. But if we’re being brutally honest, after just shy of 90 minutes of play, LEGO Horizon Adventures is already looking like a standout for the blocky brand...

  • Yesterday, 2:05pm
  • Sony
  • PS5
  • LEGO
  • Horizon
  • Previews

Sunday20th Oct 2024

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  498

  Guide Best Nintendo Switch Micro SD Cards - Cheapest Memory Cards In 2024

  The best SD card deals and discounts for your Switch

  If you own a Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite, or Switch OLED and tend to download games from the Nintendo eShop, you'll soon find yourself running out of storage space. A lack of storage is one of the Switch's few weaknesses, and the fact that there are so many amazing digital-only games on...

  • Sun, 7am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Micro SD Cards
  • Storage
  • Guides
• 

  61

  Guide Best Super Mario Games Of All Time

  Where does Mario Wonder rank one year on?

  It's one whole year since Super Mario Bros. Wonder launched on Switch - can you believe it? In honour of the game's first anniversary, we're republishing this list, updated with a new format. Enjoy! What's the best Mario game ever? Over more than four decades the Nintendo mascot has starred in many of the...

  • Sun, 1pm
  • Guides
  • Super Mario
  • Best Mario Games
  • All Time
  • Best Games
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  82

  Anniversary 8 Years Since Nintendo Unveiled Switch, The World Awaits The Next Reveal

  Ha ha ha ha yeah!

  20th October marks the eighth anniversary of the day we first laid our eyes on the console previously known as the mysterious ‘NX’, the Nintendo Switch. Revealed in a snappy trailer (teased in a tweet that was apparently controversial inside Nintendo) showcasing the system’s hybrid nature, the video was a dynamic...

  • Sun, 2:30pm
  • Anniversary
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Videos
• 

  39

  News F-Zero Climax Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Free Course

  It made its debut on Switch Online last week

  The recent Switch Online + Expansion Pack release F-Zero Climax is celebrating its 20th anniversary tomorrow. As part of this, former Nintendo employee Takaya Imamura (who worked on the GBA title and the F-Zero series) back in the day has shared a special code. This code which commemorates the...

  • Sun, 7am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch Online
  • F-Zero
  • Game Boy Advance
  • GBA
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  40

  News Masahiro Sakurai Teases His YouTube Channel's "Special Finale"

  Expect it to run for "a bit over 40 minutes"

  In case you missed the news earlier this week, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai will be airing one last YouTube video for his channel 'Creating Games' early next week. Now, in another brief update, he's shared a few more details mentioning how it will premiere on 22nd October at 8PM...

  • Sun, 3pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Smash Bros
  • Masahiro Sakurai
  • Nintendo
• 

  22

  News Cat Quest: The Fur-tastic Trilogy Scores A Physical Switch Release

  Fur-tastic news

  If you've played the Cat Quest games or are looking at getting into them, you might be interested to know there's a physical Switch collection on the way. Developer 'The Gentlebros' originally announced this news in September. Like the digital version, the hard copy of Cat Quest: The Fur-tastic Trilogy includes Cat Quest, Cat Quest...

  • Sun, 2:30am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
• 

  11

  Video Super Mario Party Jamboree - Every Minigame Included

  See over 110 minigames in action

  Super Mario Party Jamboree arrived on the Switch this week and it's packed to the brim with over 110 exciting minigames. If you're not in the mood to see the board game activity in between each round, you've come to the right place with our video above featuring every single minigame in this latest entry in the...

  • Sun, 11:05am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Mario Party
  • Videos
• 

  41

  Poll Box Art Brawl: Balloon Fight (NES)

  Full of hot air

  Hey everyone, welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we took a look at Mario Party Advance for the GBA (fittingly). There were only two different covers to take in, but it was the North American/European design that walked away with the gold, taking 63% of the vote and leaving Japan's rectangular variant with the...

  • Sun, 11am
  • Features
  • Poll
  • Box Art Brawl
  • NES
• 

  20

  Mailbox Nintendo Dinner Parties, Banger Years & Business Types - Nintendo Life Letters

  Issue #17 - October 2024

  You hear that? It's coming. GOTY season is coming for us all... [Wakes up, startled, a little bit of dry dribble] Wha—!? Oh, it's you. Hello! Welcome to Round 17 of the Nintendo Life Mailbox. Got something you want to get off your chest? We're ready and waiting to read about your game-related ponderings. Each month...

  • Sun, 4pm
  • Mailbox
  • Reader Letters
  • Nintendo Life
  • Site News