Nintendo News Articles
Sunday30th Nov 2025
News Nintendo's Switch App For Mobile Has Been Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Includes some small but handy updates
In case you missed it, this week Nintendo released a new update for its Switch mobile app, bumping it up to Version 3.2.0. This latest update features some notable changes, including notifications displaying what software friends are playing, and the ability to send friend requests to players you've spoken to...
News More Switch Games Receive Compatibility Updates For Switch 2
Following a system update earlier this week
Nintendo released a new firmware update for the Switch 2 earlier this week, and it's now been followed up with compatibility fixes for select Switch titles. Apart from the update for NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition, several other titles have reportedly received compatibility fixes. Here's the...
Saturday29th Nov 2025
Reminder Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Available With A Switch Game Voucher
You can also pay to upgrade to the Switch 2 version
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is just days out from launch, and in case you missed it, you can redeem the eShop version of this title with a single Nintendo Switch Game Voucher. You could also grab this version with a voucher and then pay to upgrade to the Switch 2 Edition of the game for £7.99 / $9.99...
News Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Meet The Team
Myles MacKenzie reporting for duty
Republic Commando, is that you? Metroid Prime 4: Beyond marks a completely new story where the legendary bounty hunter Samus Aran is unexpectedly transported to the unknown planet Viewros. As you've probably already seen, she's also joined by a team of Galactic Federation soldiers. In the same recently published...
News Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Difficulty Settings Revealed By Nintendo
Something for everyone
Whether you're a veteran of the series or just starting out, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will have a difficult to match your skill. In a new article on the official Japanese Nintendo website, the difficulty settings in Samus' new mission on Planet Viewros have been detailed. When you start this adventure, you will be able to...
Friday28th Nov 2025
Random Takaya Imamura's Animal Crossing Design Skills Put Our Best Efforts To Shame
Posterizer
We're no strangers to a good old Takaya Imamura social media post here at Nintendo Life. Whether it's his wishes for a Star Fox revitalisation or his dreams of future movie adaptations, the former Nintendo dev is always on hand to give us something to think about. But today, all that's on our minds is how inadequate our Ani
News Nintendo's Dishing Out In-Game Codes For Festive Animal Crossing: New Horizons Sweaters
'Tis the season
November might not be in the rear-view mirror yet, but Nintendo's already feeling festive with its new range of Animal Crossing: New Horizons in-game Christmas jumpers (or sweaters, if you'd prefer). If you want to deck out your New Horizons avatar in the holiday gear, you can pick up all three custom designs by heading to the...
News "A Very Polished Experience" - Digital Foundry Checks Out Kirby Air Riders
Waddledee-licious
Kirby Air Riders has been out for a little over a week now, and our good friends over at Digital Foundry have been busy diving into the nitty-gritty to deliver a technical analysis of the pink puffball's latest adventure. Right from the jump, DF states that Air Riders "nails" the fundamentals, with super fun racing, Smash Bros...
Watch Mario Kart World: Knockout Tour Streamer Showdown
It's a knockout!
IGN's Mario Kart World: Knockout Tour Streamer Showdown takes place today and pits 24 of the UK's most famous video game and variety streamers against one another across every Knockout Tour rally in Mario Kart World. The roster will include the likes of Tubbo, Lucy Flight, and Matthew & Ryan. Here's what IGN has to say about the...
News Super Mario Run Scores A Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 Event
Out of this world
Nintendo continues to promote its latest game releases with new events in its mobile runner Super Mario Run, and next up is a collaboration with Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2. This event is already underway and like previous events, you'll be able to unlock themed statues. For this particular one, this includes statues...
Thursday27th Nov 2025
Japanese Charts Kirby Air Riders Is Off To A Flying Start
Ricksy business
We are back with another look at the Japanese physical software sales chart, courtesy of Famitsu, and we can't even be surprised by this week's champion. Kirby has proven his absolute dominance in the region once again, with Kirby Air Riders getting off the start line in style with a sweet 195,594 sales under its belt. It's nothing...
News Nintendo To Acquire Bandai Namco Studios Singapore As A Subsidiary
'Nintendo Studios Singapore' will become an internal team
Nintendo has announced that it will acquire a majority stake in Bandai Namco Studios Singapore after reaching an agreement with Bandai Namco for the transfer of shares next year. Described in the press release as being "for the purpose of strengthening its development structure," BNSS will...
Return to the battlefield
Earlier this week, Nintendo detailed a new free update for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. This update for the Zelda-themed Musou is now officially available on the Switch 2. Nintendo has shared the official patch notes on its website, and it highlights all the new features (including new quests, weapons, new Sync...
News Valve's Steam Client Adds Switch 2 Pro Controller Support
Support for "GameCube adapters in Wii U mode" also added
During the original Switch generation, PC gaming giant Valve added Nintendo controller support to its Steam client. Now that the Switch 2 has arrived on the scene, Valve has issued a Steam Client Beta update for November 2025 that adds support for the new hybrid system's Pro Controller...
Wednesday26th Nov 2025
News Pikmin Bloom's New Gold Seedling Delivery Has A Mysterious 'Close To You' Connection
Short and sweet
Remember Nintendo's short film, Close to You? The adorable baby animation with which the company kept us on tenterhooks for three days straight as it drip-fed us information about its context? Well, it looks like it'll be cropping up again, this time in an upcoming Pikmin Bloom event. As of tomorrow (27th November), anyone logging...
PSA NES Classics Have Had A CRT Filter Overhaul In Latest Switch Online Update
We CRT what you did there
As we already reported earlier today, the NES and Game Boy Classics apps have both now been absorbed into the new — and very tidy — 'Classics' department with the new Nintendo Switch Online app updates, making everything nice and streamlined for retro gaming fans to dive into. Besides the addition of a couple of new...
PSA You Can Now Remap 'Nintendo Classics' NES And Game Boy Controls
Major updates for both apps have arrived
Nintendo has today released a new update for its Game Boy and NES app on the Switch and Switch 2. Not only does it bump the Game Boy app up to Version 3.0.0, but it also sees the NES app jump to Version 8.0.0. With this comes a significant change. As many players have noted, the apps have been officially...
News Switch Online's Game Boy App Has Been Updated To Version 3.0.0, Adds Boot Screen Easter Egg
Follow these steps to see it
Alongside the return of multiple retro games today, Nintendo has rolled out a new update for the Game Boy app on the Switch and Switch 2, bumping it up to Version 3.0.0. Apart from the release of Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters and Bionic Commando, this major update also comes with some cool new easter eggs. If you mi
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's NES And Game Boy Library With Four More Titles
Battletoads, Kid Icarus and more!
If you've been wondering what's next for the Switch Online's 'Nintendo Classics' service, the November update is now available. This latest update includes NES and Game Boy titles, with a total of four more games added to the service today. On the NES, there's Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos and...
News Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Launch Streams Announced, Watch "Top Streamers" Play
Tune in next week
It's taken some time to get to this point, but Nintendo finally seems to be getting underway with its Metroid Prime 4: Beyond marketing campaign. So far, we've got commercials and in-store demos, and now Nintendo's Canadian branch has announced it will be hosting a special event next week on 3rd December 2025, allowing fans to...
Tuesday25th Nov 2025
News Huge Super Mario 64 Trick That Will Change Speedruns "Forever" Has Been Discovered
So long, dear SBLJ
Super Mario 64 might be one of the most popular speedrun games of all time, and it's still absolutely huge. You'd think runners would know absolutely everything about this almost-30-year-old game, but recently, a brand new trick was discovered that will potentially change the nature of speedruns, particularly the 1 Star Speedrun,...
PSA Can't Find Your Old Switch To Transfer Games Via Virtual Card? There's An Easier Way
No reason to be losing it in the attic right now, dad!
Now, as we all know, sometimes Nintendo is gonna Nintendo. You know what we mean. It likes to do things its own way, does the Big N, and so it goes with the Switch 1 & 2, their game-sharing capabilities, Virtual Cards and all that good stuff. Given how confusing all this can get, it's easy to...
News Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Adds New Weapons & Challenges In Free Update This Week
Happy Thanksgiving from Zelda and co.!
Just three weeks after its release, Nintendo is already bringing more goodies to Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment later this week in the form of a free update. Available on 27th November 2025, the update will add new weapons, a brand new Sync Strike for Zelda and fan-favourite Korok Calamo, and other...
News Is The Pokémon Café's New Mega Dimension Menu Teasing Some Returning Legendaries?
Those doughnuts sure do look familiar
If you've been paying attention to the recent trailers for Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC, you'll no doubt know that doughnuts have a pretty big role to play in the dimension-hopping — what did you expect, it's Pokémon! The Pokémon Cafe's new menu looks set to bring these sweet treats into the...
News Nintendo Music Update Adds Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV Album
Including 296 tracks and over 6 hours of music
If you've enjoyed the beats in Super Mario Party Jamboree and want to be able to listen to them wherever you go, the game's soundtrack has now been added to the Nintendo Music app. This one is an absolutely huge album, featuring a whopping 296 tracks with a total runtime of 6 hours and 30 minutes...
News Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 21.0.1 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Also available for Switch
Nintendo dropped a major Switch 2 and Switch firmware update earlier this month, and it's now followed this up with a much smaller patch. Although this firmware update isn't a big one, it does appear to address some important issues. This includes an issue where a few Error Codes would repeatedly occur when attempting to...
News Metroid Prime 4's Official Rating Summary Spotted On ESRB Website
Samus' new mission arrives next week
A week out from the release of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on the Switch 2 and Switch, the Entertainment Software Rating Board has shared its official rating summary of the game. It once again highlights the title's 'T' for "Teen" rating, as the game features "animated blood and violence". Here's the official...
Monday24th Nov 2025
News Nintendo Has Scheduled Maintenance For 3DS Later Today
For some reason
Nintendo's weekly maintenance schedule has been released, and weirdly, the only console getting any love this week is the Nintendo 3DS. Reported on by Nintendo Everything, the Nintendo 3DS's available network services will be down between 3pm PST to 4:30pm PST today, 24th November 2025. Of course, that might sound a little...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Kirby Air Riders?
Riding high?
Kirby and his warp star are back in business thanks to Kirby Air Riders, and we imagine a lot of you have been racing through the sky (and the "city") to unlock absolutely everything this past weekend. The surprise sequel to the under-appreciated GameCube racer Kirby Air Ride has performed much better than its 2003 predecessor, boosted...
Random Vancouver's New Hockey Team, The Goldeneyes, Are Using Some VGM You May Recognise
Ice to meet you, Mr Bond
When you've got to come up with a brand new name for a brand new team, why not make it something unbelievably cool, right? That's what we say here at NL Towers, and Vancouver's brand-new women's hockey team seems to agree. We can't think of another team with a better name than this in any sport right now. Not without a...
