TodayFri, 13th Sep 2024

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  PSA Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Has Reportedly Leaked Online In Full

  Be careful out there

  If you're active on social media or online forums, you might want to start muting key words or simply opt to spend your time elsewhere, because it looks like The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has leaked almost two weeks ahead of its release. Thanks to a heads up from Gaming Reinvented, it appears as though some players are...

  • 19m ago
  • PSA
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Zelda
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  21

  News Devolver Digital Confirms The Plucky Squire Won't Run At 60 FPS On Switch

  "It can't maintain that unfortunately"

  The Plucky Squire launches on multiple platforms next week, and one thing you might want to know if you are considering the Switch release is how it performs. In a brief response to a fan on social media, publisher Devolver Digital has confirmed the game will not run at 60 FPS on the Switch, mentioning how it...

  • 5:55am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  5

  News Nintendo Shows Off Some Friendly Faces You'll Meet In Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom

  Zelda's new adventure is out later this month

  Nintendo has been sharing regular information updates about Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and following an overview trailer yesterday, it's now detailed two of the characters Zelda will encounter in her new adventure. First up we have a look at 'The Great Fairy' who can apparently be found "somewhere" in...

  • 4:30am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Zelda
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Nintendo
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  19

  News Nintendo Announces New Switch OLED 'Super Mario Bros. Wonder' Bundle

  Including 12 months of Switch Online

  Following rumours about some new Switch bundles, Nintendo Australia has lifted the lid on a brand new bundle featuring a Switch OLED model and a copy of Super Mario Bros Wonder. This bundle is set to release in this region next month on 24th October 2024. The Switch OLED is the 'white set' and the copy of Super...

  • 3:30am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch OLED
  • Super Mario
  • Switch Online
  • Nintendo
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  45

  News Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection For Switch Confirmed As "Code In Box" Release (Europe)

  It seems other regions will still get a physical cartridge

  As you might have seen, the Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection made its digital debut on the Switch this week. It will be followed by a physical release on 22nd November 2024. Unfortunately, there won't be a proper physical release on Nintendo's platform in Europe. Capcom provided this...

  • 2:30am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Marvel
  • Capcom
  • Europe
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  8

  News Splatoon 3 Version 9.1.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  The Grand Festival has arrived

  Update [Fri 13th Sep, 2024 01:30 BST]: Splatoon 3 Version 9.1.0 is now live. As mentioned there are changes related to the Grand Festival event which is taking place this weekend. You can learn more about this event in the following story: <related ids="171710"> Original [Thu 12th Sep, 2024 01:30 BST]:...

  • 1:30am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Splatoon 3
  • Nintendo
  • Updates

YesterdayThu, 12th Sep 2024

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  31

  News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Has Been Updated To Version 3.0.3, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  Download it now

  Apart from Splatoon 3, Nintendo has rolled out a brand new update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe today. Yes, after several months of silence, Version 3.0.3 is now available to download. On face value, this update doesn't mention much. According to Nintendo's official patch notes, "issues" have been resolved to improve the gameplay. This...

  • Yesterday, 2:55am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Mario Kart
  • Nintendo
  • Updates
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  76

  Japanese Charts Switch Dominates As PS5 Price Hike Kills Momentum

  Ouch

  The latest chart data is here courtesy of Famitsu, and to be honest, it's been a bit of a quiet week. At the top, we've got Touhou Danmaku Kagura: Phantasia Lost for the Switch with a total of 16,631 sales during its debut week, while the PS5's Astro Bot nabs second place with a total of 12,672. Quite a bit lower than we were expecting, but...

  • Yesterday, 3:15pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Japan
  • Charts
  • Sales
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  23

  News Tony Hawk Has Been "Talking To Activision Again" Ahead Of Pro Skater's 25th Anniversary

  What's in the (half)pipeline?

  Believe it or not, the 25th anniversary of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is right around the corner (29th September, if we're being specific) and the titular Birdman himself is teasing that he and Activision might have something in the works (thanks, VGC). That's according to Hawk on the latest episode of Mythical Kitchen's...

  • Yesterday, 5:45pm
  • News
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Activision
  • Anniversaries
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  71

  Poll Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Is Out Today, Will You Be Getting It?

  Go on, tell us

  Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics is finally available on the Nintendo Switch eShop today. It's had some impressive reviews so far, including our own here on Nintendo Life (we gave it an "excellent" nine out of ten stars). This package includes a total of seven classic fighting games, rollback netcode, bonus...

  • Yesterday, 5:55am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Capcom
  • Marvel
  • Polls
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  News Splatoon 3's 'Grand Festival' Splatfest Kicks Off Tomorrow, Which Team Gets Your Vote?

  Time war

  We are mere hours away from Splatoon 3's "biggest Splatfest yet" as the Grand Festival is finally set to kick off tomorrow (or today, for those in North America). This 72-hour-long event pits the Splatlands' biggest musical icons against each other in a battle over "Which is the most important to you?", with the Squid Sisters' Team Past...

  • Yesterday, 10:45am
  • News
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Splatoon
  • Splatfest
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  21

  Random Sakurai And Team Asobi Exchange Pleasantries Over Astro Bot

  "Great game"

  Since its launch on 6th September 2024, PS5's Astro Bot has been making waves in the gaming community thanks to its high quality and ingenuity. By taking heavy inspiration from Nintendo (and specifically the Super Mario franchise), developer Team Asobi has undoubtedly crafted one of the finest platformers in recent memory. One...

  • Yesterday, 10am
  • Random
  • Sakurai
  • PlayStation
  • Astro Bot
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  21

  Hands On 'Royalty Free For All' Looks To Smash It With A Cosy Fighting Format & Timeless Roster

  Domain game

  Over the course of 20 years and five games, Nintendo-employed game director Masahiro Sakurai wove together five decades of video game lore to build the ultimate fighting game franchise: Super Smash Bros., more or less inventing the 2D platform fighter genre in the process. And look, it’s a madcap concept right off the rip to...

  • Yesterday, 7pm
  • Hands On
  • Features
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Previews
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  Mini Review Wild Bastards (Switch) - Void Bastards' Follow-Up Is A Bland Misfire

  Rio Blando

  2019's Void Bastards certainly fulfilled its developer's goal of "unusual, original games that always have a strategic twist." In fact, it fulfilled it so well, and with such style and confidence, we just assumed that Blue Manchu's follow-up was going to be more of the very satisfying same, if not even better. However, what we got with...

  • Yesterday, 4pm
  • Mini Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  News Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Overview Trailer Gives Us Another Tasty Look

  Not long to go

  Nintendo is going all-out on marketing for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom ahead of its launch later this month on 26th September 2024. The new Overview Trailer, posted earlier today, doesn't show off anything we haven't really seen before, but it's a nice amalgamation of footage from previous trailers and commercials. It goes...

  • Yesterday, 4:30pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Zelda
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  12

  Nintendo Download 12th September (North America)

  Marvel vs. Capcom! Grapple Dogs! Fabledom!

  The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting...

  • Yesterday, 5pm
  • Nintendo Download
  • Nintendo Switch
  • North America
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  43

  Video "It's Got Big Nintendo Vibes" - We Dive Into Astro Bot With Our Friends At Push Square

  Haptic, feedback

  Last week, Team Asobi and Sony released the adorable 3D platformer Astro Bot (you might have heard of it) and in the time since, the game appears to have taken over the minds and hearts of everyone lucky enough to lock eyes on it. Very good, but not all that Nintendo-relevant, right? Well, as we noted earlier this week, fans were...

  • Yesterday, 12:30pm
  • Videos
  • Nintendo
  • PlayStation
  • Mario
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  10

  Video New Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Japanese Commercials Released

  We're now weeks out from release

  The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is just weeks out from launching on the Switch and Nintendo isn't holding back with its marketing campaign. Apart from some lifestyle ads here in the West, in Japan it's also releasing some new commercials. The latest ones give fans a closer look at Zelda and how she'll be able...

  • Yesterday, 4:55am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Zelda
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Nintendo
  • Videos
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  News Harvest Moon: The Winds Of Anthos Plants 'Great Outdoors' DLC Next Month

  You wanted s'more?

  Publisher and developer Natsume Inc. has today announced that Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos will be treated to a new paid DLC on 3rd October titled 'The Great Outdoors Pack'. Marking the game's first anniversary, the DLC adds treasure hunting, camping, two new characters and the ability to bring your animals along with you on...

  • Yesterday, 6:30pm
  • News
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • DLC
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  24

  News Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Producer Voices Interest In New Entry (Again)

  The team is up for it, but needs fans to "show their support"

  This week marks the arrival of the Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection on the Switch and multiple other platforms. The collection's producer has already voiced interest in a new entry in the future, and now he's reiterated this in another interview. Speaking to Comicbook.com about the...

  • Yesterday, 3:55am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Capcom
  • Marvel
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  13

  Random Smash Bros. Meets Battle Royale In This Upcoming Playable PC Prototype

  "We hope you can see the potential"

  Development studio Odyssey Interactive has announced that it is working on a prototype combining Smash Bros-style platform fighting with 40-player battle royale gameplay. What's more, it is releasing this prototype to the public (thanks, Eurogamer). Byte Breakers, as the dev is currently calling it, initially...

  • Yesterday, 2pm
  • Random
  • Nintendo
  • Smash Bros

Wednesday11th Sep 2024

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  News Upcoming Book Celebrates The Pixel Art Of The GBA

  Time Extension Over 4,000 screenshots from more than 240 games

  Bitmap Books has revealed that it is publishing the English version of Robert Bannert, Thomas Nickel and Martin Nagel's Unofficial GBA Pixel Art book, which was previously published in Germany by Elektrospieler. Highlighting over 240 classic GBA games, the book will feature the likes of Fire Emblem,...

  • Wed, 10:35am
  • Books
  • Nintendo
  • GBA
  • Bitmap Books
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  184

  Soapbox Sony's Insane PS5 Pro Price Highlights The Delicate Balance Nintendo Must Strike With 'Switch 2'

  $699 is the new $599

  Recently, we asked you if $499 would be too much to pay for a 'Switch 2'. 20% of respondees said 'nope', nearly 30% thought it would be too much, and the majority (rather sensibly) said that it would depend on how big of an upgrade Nintendo's next generation of hardware represented. Yesterday Sony pulled back the curtain on the...

  • Wed, 1pm
  • Soapbox
  • Features
  • Nintendo
  • Sony
  • Switch 2
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  News 'Tales Of The Shire: A Lord Of The Rings Game' Is Getting A 'Hobbit Day' Showcase

  Tune in on 22nd September

  Private Division and Wētā Workshop have announced that Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game will be getting its own showcase as part of the upcoming 'Hobbit Day' celebrations on 22nd September 2024. In case you're unaware, Hobbit Day is pretty well known within the Tolkien community and represents the respective...

  • Wed, 11:15am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
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  39

  Rumour Multiple New Switch Bundles Are Apparently On The Way

  One is expected to be the Mario Wonder OLED bundle

  Last week, a rumour about Nintendo launching a new Switch OLED bundle with a copy of Mario Wonder surfaced online. This was shared by reputable leaker billbil-kun of Deal Labs, and now the same source has expanded on this - with claims

  • Wed, 2:30am
  • Rumours
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch OLED
  • Switch Lite
  • Nintendo
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  13

  Review Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines (Switch) - A Purebreed Platformer & Fantastic Follow-Up

  Old dog, new tricks

  A couple years ago, a small studio called Medallion Games released a cute platformer called Grapple Dog, which as you could probably guess, is a platformer about a dog with a grappling hook. The simple premise played host to an impressively well-made and enjoyable adventure that felt like a meaningful homage to — and evolution...

  • Wed, 4pm
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  News Sonic Team Would "Love" To Remaster The Advance Series, Says Takashi Iizuka

  But there are no plans for it at the moment

  Like most Sonic fans, we here at Nintendo Life love the GBA's 'Advance' Series. We have fond memories of playing through the Advance trilogy (and even the tangentially related fighting RPG and pinball spinoffs) in the early 2000s, but bar the SonicN N-Gage port and a Virtual Console release in Japan, we...

  • Wed, 3:30pm
  • News
  • Sonic
  • Sega
  • GBA
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  21

  Feature "There Was More We Wanted To Say" - One Of 2023's Best Games Gets 'The Pristine Cut' On Switch

  "I just have to not be too precious"

  Back in 2021, Black Tabby Games — an indie studio formed by husband-and-wife team Tony Howard-Arias and Abby Howard — released the first episode of the episodic visual novel Scarlet Hollow on Steam. Visually striking with ink drawings and a deep branching narrative, the duo put the studio on the map from...

  • Wed, 7pm
  • Features
  • Interviews
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  48

  News The Last Ninja Collection Brings Seven Retro Games To Switch In 2025

  "A tribute to the golden era of computer gaming"

  The Last Ninja Collection Kickstarter campaign went live earlier before and in less than an hour it reached its funding target. It means the collection is officially on the way to the Nintendo Switch in 2025. It will bring together "every" Last Ninja title across the Commodore 64, ZX S

  • Wed, 12:30am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  50

  News Konami Doesn't Want To Rush Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2

  "We just have to ask for everyone to give us time"

  Konami has reiterated its plans for a second volume of the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection but admits it doesn't want to rush development after "all the issues" it had with the first collection. This update was shared during the 'Q&A' segment of the latest 'Metal Gear Production Hotline'...

  • Wed, 4:30am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Metal Gear
  • Konami
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  35

  Random "The Time Players Spend In A Game Is A Cost" - Sakurai Talks Long Runtimes

  Blocking out a week

  Masahiro Sakurai is back with more words of wisdom in his latest YouTube video, which this time is a cautionary tale against long game runtimes. To be clear, Sakurai isn't against putting hundreds of hours into a game — he even apologises for Smash Ultimate being such a time sink — but, he says, a game's length is something...

  • Wed, 10:30am
  • Random
  • Videos
  • Sakurai
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  22

  Random Even The Manhole Covers Look Cool At The Nintendo Museum

  Pokéman(hole cover)

  It's easy to dazzle us Nintendo fans with a giant Wiimote, a Toad barbershop quartet and a wall of pristine NES games, but to make a manhole cover exciting? That feels like a bit of a stretc- oh my GOD is that Pikachu?! Nintendo has revealed a special manhole cover which will be housed in Kyoto's Nintendo Museum and it's quite...

  • Wed, 12pm
  • Random
  • Nintendo
  • Japan
  • Nintendo Museum
  • Pokemon
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  13

  News Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition Physical Switch Release Confirmed

  Arriving on the Switch eShop this September

  In case you missed it in the recent Nintendo Partner Showcase, Team17 is reviving its classic Worms Armageddon with the help of Digital Eclipse. The Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition is releasing on multiple platforms including Switch and will come with all sorts of improvements like optimised...

  • Wed, 1:30am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Worms
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  10

  News Beyond Galaxyland Overview Trailer Showcases A Compelling Narrative RPG

  And it looks gorgeous, too

  A new overview trailer has been released for developer Sam Enright's upcoming RPG Beyond Galaxyland, and it's looking quite lovely, if we do say so ourselves. Clocking in at over five minutes in length, the trailer goes through what you can expect from the game's bonkers story, how you can catch creatures and even bosses...

  • Wed, 4:45pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
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  34

  Anniversary Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Turn 20 Years Old In The US

  Fans would love to see them return

  Try not to get too excited, but the official Pokémon social media account has this week acknowledged North America's 20th anniversary of Pokémon FireRed Version and LeafGreen Version. These Game Boy Advance titles originally released in September 2004 in this region, and were remakes of the original Pokémon...

  • Wed, 3:30am
  • Game Boy Advance
  • GBA
  • Pokemon
  • Game Boy
  • The Pokemon Company
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  10

  News Vehicle-Building Sandbox 'Besiege' Brings Medieval Mayhem To Switch Today

  If you build it, they will run

  Following a hugely successful launch on Steam back in 2020, indie developer Spiderling Studios has brought the physics-based medieval vehicle-builder Besiege to Switch. What's more, it's available right now. This is a game that will see you building deadly devices to take on whichever army is unlucky enough to stand...

  • Wed, 5:30pm
  • News
  • Switch eShop