TodayTue, 28th Mar 2023

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  5

  Mini Review Kraino Origins - Castlevania, Mega Man, And Mario Influences In This Brilliant Retro Platformer

  *spooking intensifies*

  It’s remarkable how easy it can be to see the effects of developers' genuine passion when playing a video game. In Kraino Origins—the product of one man, Angel Dorantes—you can just feel how much appreciation the dev has for classic retro platformers. Better yet, it turns out that he clearly understands what made the...

  • 27 mins ago
  • Mini Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  9

  Random Fan Art For The Closed 3DS & Wii U eShops Is A Thing, And It's Lovely

  Tributes flood the socials

  Unless you've been living off the gaming grid for the past few days/weeks /months, you'll no doubt already know that the 3DS and Wii U eShops are now closed for new business. You can still currently redownload any previous purchases from the online stores, but the window has closed on your last legal opportunity to get...

  • 57 mins ago
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  • Gallery
  • 3DS eShop
  • Wii U eShop
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  5

  News Disney Speedstorm Revs Up For Release With Founder's Pack Trailer

  A race worth fighting for?

  Gameloft's Disney Speedstorm races into early access on 18th April on Switch, and we've got a trailer that breaks down the game's Founder's Pack. The live service racer has three different tiers that you can kick off the racing with from its early access launch next month, and each one will give you access to additional...

  • 2 hours ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Disney
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  26

  Rumour Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Switch OLED Could Be Officially Revealed Today

  According to a GameStop employee

  Get your pinches of salt at the ready folks because it's once again time to delve into the world of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch OLED rumours. You remember the one. That white, gold and green number that was first rumoured at the end of 2022, before resurfac

  • 2 hours ago
  • Rumour
  • Zelda
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo
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  5

  News Life, Death, Taxes, And Turnip Growing Are Guaranteed In This Charming Social Sim

  Meet Minabo

  Publisher SelectaPlay has revealed that the cosy turnip growing social sim Minabo - A Walk Through Life is coming to Switch on 28th April. And yep, it really is a game about life as a turnip. Developer DevilishGames has created a cute little adventure where you walk your turnip through life — from a baby until death. During their life...

  • 3 hours ago
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
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  15

  News Rare Co-Founder Shows Conker 64, Fans Immediately Beg Him To Dump It

  Time Extension "I have way more than Twelve Tales to tell"

  Tim Stamper is no longer involved with Rare, the studio he co-founded in the '80s with his brother Chris, but he still has access to a lot of material relating to the company - and has been teasing some reveals recently. In his latest post on social media, Stamper shows off a development cartridge for...

  • 3 hours ago
  • Nintendo
  • Rare
  • Tim Stamper
  • N64
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  45

  Random The GameCube & Wii Emulator Dolphin Is Coming To Steam In Q2 2023

  "This has been the product of many months of work"

  The development team behind the GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin has shared some surprising news - announcing Dolphin will be "coming soon" to Valve's Steam service in Q2 2023. You can even wishlist the free download right now. When Dolphin launches as an early access game on the Steam Store, the...

  • 7 hours ago
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  • GameCube
  • Wii
  • Steam
  • Emulation
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  18

  News Two 3DS HOME Themes Are Now Free To Download (North America)

  Stars, dots & stripes

  If you happen to be located in North America, there's apparently a small eShop goodbye gift from Nintendo in the form of "free" 3DS HOME menu themes. Users in this region can currently claim a 'Dots & Stripes: Yellow & White' theme and a 'Stars: Gold & Black' theme from the Theme Shop. These themes previously cost...

  • 9 hours ago
  • 3DS
  • 3DS eShop
  • Nintendo
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  81

  News The 3DS & Wii U eShops Have Officially Closed, Purchases "No Longer Possible"

  You can still download your existing library, but that's about it

  Today officially marks the end of the 3DS and Wii U eShops. While you'll still be able to download your existing purchases, you can no longer buy or redeem new games from these digital storefronts. Free content including demos are also off limits. Now that the digital shops have...

  • 10 hours ago
  • 3DS eShop
  • Wii U eShop
  • 3DS
  • Wii U
  • Nintendo
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  26

  PSA Pokémon Bank Is Now "Free To Use" On Nintendo 3DS

  Update: Poké Transporter issues resolved

  Update #2: The login issues appear to have been resolved, and everyone with the Poké Transporter installed on 3DS should now be able to access it. Update #1: We've had a slight development, with word quickly spreading online that the Poké Transporter is not working for some users. We booted up the...

  • 11 hours ago
  • 3DS
  • 3DS eShop
  • Pokemon
  • PSA
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  36

  News Nintendo Badge Arcade 3DS Service Ends 'Daily Free Plays'

  "Farewell, Arcade Bunny"

  We've got some news you probably didn't want to hear about the 3DS service Nintendo Badge Arcade. With the 3DS shutdown currently taking place around the globe, it's now been confirmed by Nintendo's Japanese website that this title has been partially shut down. As highlighted by well-known Nintendo dataminer and Twitter...

  • 12 hours ago
  • 3DS
  • 3DS eShop
  • Nintendo
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  29

  News Ubisoft Has Decided To Skip E3 2023, Will Now Host Its Own 'Ubisoft Forward' Event

  The French publisher will "move in a different direction"

  Ubisoft has announced it will no longer be attending E3 2023. In an update, the French video game company revealed it would instead be hosting its own separate event this June. In a statement to our friends at VGC, Ubisoft explained how it had decided to move in a "different direction", with...

  • 13 hours ago
  • Industry
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Ubisoft
  • E3
  • US

YesterdayMon, 27th Mar 2023

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  186

  Guide 39 Best 3DS eShop Games You Should Get Before They're Gone Forever

  3DS eShop-only titles worth picking up pronto

  It’s the final countdown — the 3DS eShop is closing for new purchases today, Monday 27th March, so we’re republishing this guide to highlight some gems you might want to consider snapping up... The 3DS eShop is closing down, after over a decade of service. It's not a huge surprise, but it is a...

  • 1 day ago
  • Guides
  • 3DS
  • Nintendo
  • 3DS eShop
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  182

  Guide 23 Best Wii U eShop Games You Should Get Before They're Gone Forever

  Yes, Wii U had games that didn't get Switch ports!

  It’s the final countdown — the Wii U eShop is closing for new purchases today, Monday 27th March, so we’re republishing this guide to highlight some gems you might want to consider snapping up... While many are rightly lamenting the upcoming death of the 3DS eShop, we feel like fewer gamers...

  • 1 day ago
  • Guides
  • Wii U
  • Nintendo
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  96

  Guide When Does The 3DS And Wii U eShop Close? Nintendo eShop Closure Guide

  Update: Today's the day

  The Wii U and 3DS eShops are closing today, Monday 27th March. The North American stores will be closing at 5:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM ET according to Nintendo (which works out to 1:00 AM BST / 2:00 AM CET on Tue 28th March in Europe, although no specific closure hour is given for European stores — we'd get in there sooner...

  • 1 day ago
  • Guides
  • 3DS eShop
  • Wii U eShop
  • 3DS
  • Wii U
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  117

  Guide 31 Best DSiWare Games You Should Get Before They're Gone Forever

  DSiWhere?

  It’s the final countdown — the 3DS eShop is closing for new purchases today, Monday 27th March, and taking the DSiWare store with it. We’re republishing this guide to highlight some gems you might want to consider snapping up... The demise of the 3DS and Wii U eShops has had many of us reminiscing on the days not too long ago when...

  • 1 day ago
  • Guides
  • 3DS eShop
  • Nintendo DS
  • Nintendo
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  93

  Guide Best Deals And Cheapest Games In The 3DS & Wii U eShop Sales

  Update: The Final Day

  It’s the final countdown — the Wii U and 3DS eShops are closing for new purchases today, Monday 27th March, so we’re republishing this sale guide to highlight some bargains you might want to consider snapping up before the sun goes down... We're hours away from the end of the Wii U and 3DS eShops. Nintendo is pulling...

  • 1 day ago
  • Guides
  • Nintendo
  • 3DS eShop
  • Wii U eShop
  • Sale
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  152

  News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Gameplay Trailer Drops Today, 28th March 2023

  And a whole 10 minutes, too!

  The silence is over! The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is getting a focused gameplay trailer tomorrow, 28th March. At 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm BST tomorrow (or 12am AET on 29th March), Nintendo is dropping a brand new video focused entirely on the highly anticipated sequel to Breath of the Wild. Series producer...

  • 22 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Zelda
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  19

  News Another Nintendo Switch Online Seven-Day Free Trial Is Now Available (Europe)

  A week-long taster

  Nintendo has announced that another seven-day free trial is now available for Nintendo Switch Online. This offer will be sticking around until 2nd April over on the My Nintendo Store, and it can even be used by those who redeemed the last free trial earlier this month. During the seven-day trial period, you will be able to use...

  • 1 day ago
  • News
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch Online
  • Europe
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  21

  Review Have A Nice Death - Delightfully Dark, Brutally Tough Roguelite Action

  Dead good

  In 2019, Magic Design Studios—a new team comprised of many ex-Ubisoft staff—put out the Rayman-esque Unruly Heroes, which we thought was a great platformer with some amazing visuals. For the next few years, the team went quiet while working on its next game, revealed in late 2021 as Have A Nice Death, a tough action roguelite about the...

  • 23 hours ago
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  39

  Countdown Here's A Recap Of Every 3DS & Wii U eShop Game We've Highlighted In The Last Month

  And now, the end is near

  For the month of March, we've been looking back daily and highlighting a 3DS or Wii U eShop game in our eShop Countdown series before those stores close for new purchases. Well, today — 27th March 2023 — is the end of the line. The stores will close for business in a matter of hours, so it's time to bid them adieu and...

  • 21 hours ago
  • Countdown
  • Features
  • 3DS eShop
  • Wii U eShop
  • Nintendo
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  14

  News Next Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Tera Raid Battle Event Revealed

  Sparkling Samurott

  The next 7-Star Tera Raid Battle Event has been announced for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and this one will see Samurott taking centre stage. This news was shared on the official Japanese Pokémon Twitter account (via Serebii), from which we learnt that the fully-evolved form of the Gen V starter would be available in-game...

  • 1 day ago
  • News
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Pokemon
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  50

  Random It's Okay Everyone, Kirby Doesn't Digest His Enemies

  ...they just disappear and appear somewhere else

  Ever wondered what happens when Kirby swallows his enemies? Well, he doesn't eat them, at least in the traditional sense — that's according to HAL Laboratory's executive director Shinya Kumazaki. In an interview with Polygon at this year's GDC, the publication was dying to know the truth behind...

  • 1 day ago
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  • Kirby
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  172

  Poll How Many 3DS Consoles Have You Owned?

  1DS, 2DS, 3DS, more?

  Call us nostalgic, but the closure of the 3DS eShop has us reminiscing about the many incredible years of portable gaming we've enjoyed with Nintendo's last dedicated handheld console and its wider family. Recently, we've been downloading various gems we missed over the years and it's given us a chance to take stock of our...

  • 18 hours ago
  • Poll
  • Features
  • Nintendo
  • 3DS
  • Hardware
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  46

  UK Charts Super Mario Odyssey Continues To Sell Well In A Quieter Week For Nintendo

  Switch takes only three spots in the top ten

  The latest UK boxed charts data is here and this one paints a slightly quieter week for Nintendo amidst some tough competition. Continuing its triumphant return from last week, Super Mario Odyssey has managed to improve on its previous numbers and this time manages to land in seventh place thanks to some...

  • 23 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo
  • UK Charts
  • UK
  • Mario
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  37

  Anniversary Soulcalibur II Is 20 Years Old, And So Is Nintendo's Best Cameo

  A tale of souls and Master Swords, eternally retold

  Bandai Namco's Soulcalibur II turns 20 in Japan today. The classic fighting game — a sequel to what many already considered one of the best fighting games ever, Soulcalibur on Dreamcast — launched on 27th March 2003 in Japan on GameCube, Xbox, and PlayStation 2. But, c'mon, we all know the...

  • 20 hours ago
  • Anniversary
  • GameCube
  • Bandai Namco
  • Zelda
  • Poll
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  24

  News Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series Was Developed For Switch First

  Producer Ryo Ishida reveals

  Last year's Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series — a remastered compilation of two classic PlayStation and PS2 platformers — was actually developed for Switch first, producer Ryo Ishida has revealed. In an interview in the newest issue of Lost In Cult (via Nintendo Everything), Ishida shares some brief insight into the...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Bandai Namco
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  9

  News Get A Free In-Game Splatoon 3 Banner By Using Nintendo Switch Online App

  Squids in

  Last weekend saw the Splatoon 3 North American championships held at PAX East, and you can now grab yourself a free in-game banner to commemorate the occasion. As shared via the official @SplatoonNA Twitter account, the Boston-themed banner is now available to all those with the Nintendo Switch Online app handy by scanning the QR code...

  • 1 day ago
  • News
  • Nintendo
  • Splatoon
  • Splatoon 3
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  20

  News Samba De Amigo: Party Central Welcomes Sonic To The Maraca Mayhem

  Shake your speed shoes

  Samba de Amigo: Party Central will be getting Sonic the Hedgehog content when it launches exclusively on Switch this summer. The blue blur will be joining the maraca-shaking monkey on the stage with two Sonic songs — 'Escape from the City' from Sonic Adventure 2 and 'Fist Bump' from Sonic Forces. There's also a stage based...

  • 20 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Sega
  • Sonic

Sunday26th Mar 2023

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  26

  Feature 8 Switch Games We've Played At PAX East 2023 - Here's What We Thought

  Hands-on impressions of the show's Switch offerings

  PAX East 2023 is happening — right now, as you're reading this! — and Nintendo Life is there sampling lots of juicy upcoming Switch releases. The Boston event is running from Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th March 2023 and in this feature we'll be recording our hands-on impressions of the various...

  • 2 days ago
  • Features
  • PAX East
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Hands On
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  48

  Hands On The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Plays Like Small Taters

  It was tricksy, precious. Very tricksy.

  Lord of the Rings: Gollum has naturally garnered quite a bit of interest as its initial release date approaches on other platforms in May, with a planned Switch release later this year. Fans of LotR and J.R.R. Tolkien's work have been eager to see how developer Daedalic Entertainment would craft a game based...

  • 2 days ago
  • Hands On
  • Preview
  • PAX East
  • Features
  • LOTR
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  102

  Random Smash Bros. Melee HD Unlikely To Happen, According To Former Nintendo Employees

  Kit & Krysta think it would "cause more headaches"

  There have been a lot of requests for Nintendo to revive the GameCube hit Super Smash Bros. Melee, but according to former NoA employees Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang, it probably won't happen. In a recent episode of their podcast, the pair responded to a question asking about the possibility of Smash...

  • 2 days ago
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  • GameCube
  • Nintendo
  • Super Smash Bros
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  24

  Countdown 3DS eShop Spotlight - escapeVektor

  #31 - Trace and survive

  For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on 27th March, each day we're going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and attention — before it's too late. The chance to add these to your library will be gone for...

  • 2 days ago
  • Countdown
  • Features
  • 3DS eShop
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  69

  Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Super Mario Bros. 2

  Or Super Mario USA, if you like

  Hi folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we dive into this week's heated battle, let's take a look at how we got on last time. We took a look at a new addition to the Nintendo Switch Online service, and that's Burger Time Deluxe for the Game Boy. Rarely have we seen such bizarre box art...

  • 2 days ago
  • Poll
  • Box Art Brawl
  • NES
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  11

  Watch Splatoon 3 NA Championship & Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Cup Live From PAX East 2023

  Streaming now

  Update [Sun 26th March]: A reminder that the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup is currently taking place at the PAX Arena, and the Splatoon 3 North American Championship 2023 will be streaming from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT live from Boston. Original Story: Earlier this week, we heard how Nintendo's upcoming release The Legend of...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Splatoon
  • Mario Kart
  • Nintendo
  • US
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  30

  Reminder Unlock A Special Fire Emblem Engage Theme In Tetris 99 This Weekend

  And restore peace to the realm

  Update [Sun 26th Mar, 2023 06:05 BST]: Here's your reminder that there's currently a special Fire Emblem Engage event taking place in Tetris 99 this weekend. If you participate, you'll unlock a special theme! Original article [Wed 22nd Mar, 2023 01:15 GMT]: A few months after the release of Fire Emblem Engage on...

  • 2 days ago
  • Reminder
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Tetris 99
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  28

  News LEGO 2K Drive Open To Crossovers With Other IP

  "Anything is possible in LEGO"

  LEGO thrives off crossovers nowadays, so what are the chances we'll see something like the Batmobile or X-Wing in the upcoming racing game LEGO 2K Drive? During a recent chat with Wccftech, the game's creative director Brian Silva was asked this exact question. Although nothing was outright confirmed, Silva did...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • LEGO
  • 2K
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  6

  Hands On Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories Is Our Biggest PAX Surprise

  Oh honeydew

  Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories really caught our eye earlier this month with its lovely green Game Boy-style visuals and weird, wonderful characters. So we knew we had to get our hands on it at PAX East. And that's exactly what we did. The lovely Zion and Austin, who are both representing us at the event, headed over to XSEED...

  • 2 days ago
  • Hands On
  • Video
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • PAX East