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Wednesday3rd Aug 2022
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of June 2022
No major changes from last time
Nintendo's latest financial report is now live, and with it, we've got an updated list of the total sales figures for the best-selling Switch games. We say updated, but there's been absolutely no change between this quarter and last quarter in terms of placements! We're pretty sure that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal...
UK Charts Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Soars To Number One
Digimon Survive also places
JRPG fans in the UK have something to celebrate this week. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has topped the latest Uk sales charts, and not only that, it's broken a series record in the process. Monolith Soft's critically-acclaimed game debuted at number one the week it launched, proving this highly-anticipated juggernaut is...
Thursday28th Jul 2022
Random These Animal Crossing Paper Flowers Are Blooming Marvellous
Their scent may be a little off
If (like us) you have been maintaining your daily dose of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, then these ornamental flower pots could be just for you. Created by Mabel Low (@Papersynthesis), these paper flowers are designed to look just like those that you inevitably spent so much time intricately planning and planting on...
Wednesday27th Jul 2022
Random These Classical Art Figurines Are Animal Crossing-Level Trolling
Redd, take notes
Usually, when we report on figurines, the bits of plastic in question have something to do with games. Not so with GoodSmile's latest bouquet of lads, who are all figures from iconic statues and paintings, from the Venus de Milo to The Thinker. What's remarkable about them is the photos. Someone at GoodSmile has clearly had a whale...
News Playing Games Probably Won't Make You Feel Worse... Or Better, Says New Oxford Uni Study
Good news! Or bad news? News!!
A study performed by professors and researchers at the University of Oxford has found that playing video games is unlikely to affect the well-being of the player, either positively or negatively. This finding comes after China announced a three-hour-per-week limit to online video gaming for its younger citizens out of...
Monday25th Jul 2022
UK Charts Live A Live Proves A Hit With Its Western Debut
Remake debuts at No. 6
The latest UK charts are in and it's a solid outing for Square-Enix's RPG remake Live A Live, with the newly released title coming in at number six. Indeed, for long-time fans of the once Japan exclusive SNES game, its presence in the UK top ten might be cause for a few arm pinches just to check we're not dreaming! If you...
Thursday21st Jul 2022
Japanese Charts Monster Hunter Rise Is Still Top Of The Pack Thanks To Sunbreak
The expansion is bringing in the loot
Capcom and Monster Hunter are once again top of the class in this week's Japanese charts. Published by Famitsu and shared by Gematsu, we can see that Sunbreak is still pulling in the numbers for Monster Hunter Rise, and the set is once again the best-selling game of the week with 29,006 sales. No surprises there...
Wednesday20th Jul 2022
Random Animal Crossing's Isabelle Reminds Us To Keep Hydrated During Heatwave
Always looking out for us
If you live in Europe, the last few days have likely been unbearably hot for you. Soaring, record-breaking temperatures have hit parts of the continent, and many other parts of the northern hemisphere are also experiencing high temperatures. We're stacking up fans and freezing bottles of water here at Nintendo Life Towers...
Monday18th Jul 2022
UK Charts LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Returns To The Top
While Klonoa falls out of the top 20
The UK charts are in – and hopefully, many of you have been staying inside and playing video games! But there’s been a bit of a change up top again as one of 2022’s biggest sellers, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, has shot back up to number one. Seems like the impending heat means people just want to...
Wednesday6th Jul 2022
News Nintendo Teams Up With Cold Stone To Create Kirby, Mario, And Animal Crossing Ice Creams
I scream, you scream
Everyone wants to eat Kirby. He looks delicious. And now, you sort of can, alongside Mario and Animal Crossing, because Nintendo and US ice cream chain Cold Stone Creamery have teamed up to decide, once and for all, what Kirby actually tastes like. Here are the three new ice cream flavours: 🍨 The Mighty Pink Puff is a...
Monday4th Jul 2022
UK Charts Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Crashes Out Of Top Ten
Right down to fourteenth
Although it's only been out for little over a week, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes has fallen from the top spot all the way down to fourteenth place in the UK charts, below the likes of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and Mario Strikers: Battle League Football. It's perhaps the biggest drop we've...
Thursday30th Jun 2022
Japanese Charts Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Takes The Top Spot
Animal Crossing: New Horizon also returns to the top ten
The latest Japanese charts are in thanks to Gematsu and there's been a few changes to the line-up this week. First up of course, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes has comfortably taken the top spot with a healthy 97,538 units sold, with Nintendo Switch Sports scoring silver at 19,255 units...
Monday27th Jun 2022
UK Charts Nintendo Dominates As Fire Emblem Takes The Top Spot
Switch games make up seven of the top ten
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes has just launched and is, by all accounts, a strong entry to the Warriors series for Nintendo Switch. We gave it a 9/10 in our recent review, calling it a "thoroughly entertaining mash-up of Musou mayhem, strategy and relationship-building aspects". The game has resonated...
Thursday16th Jun 2022
News The Switch Has Now Sold Over 25 Million Units In Japan
And Animal Crossing is still the best-selling game
In just over five years since it launched, the Switch has now sold 25 million units in Japan according to Famitsu. Just last month, the hybrid console overtook the 3DS to become the third best-selling console of all time in the country, and now it's smashed another milestone target. Shared on...
Monday13th Jun 2022
Random This Animal Crossing Inspired Birthday Cake Looks Too Good To Eat
Featuring Tom Nook and Isabelle!
Animal Crossing fans have been known for showing off their creativity in-game, showcasing island designs that frequently put our own to shame. But one father has gone the extra mile and created an absolutely wonderful recreation of Animal Crossing: New Horizons in the form of a birthday cake. The cake itself was...
News Kick Back And Catch Frogs With The Animal Crossing Inspired 'Paradise Marsh'
Featuring music by 'Disasterpiece'
If you enjoy relaxing games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and A Short Hike, then Paradise Marsh may well be up your street. Developed by Etienne Trudeau, the game has been confirmed for Switch alongside Steam and Xbox, and features stylised first-person visuals in which you catch a variety of frogs and bugs in...
Friday10th Jun 2022
Random Devolver 'Invents' Tom Clancy's Animal Crossing, And Now We Need It
Okay, we're in
Trust Devolver Digital to give us a very unique showcase. The publisher hosted its annual Digital Showcase yesterday, which gave us a few fun announcements — including James Turner's adorable-looking new game. But what people remember from Devolver Digital is its ridiculous tongue-in-cheek presentations which do everything from...
Thursday2nd Jun 2022
Random You Won't Be Able To Access Your Animal Crossing Island By 2061
Wind back the clock to keep playing
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is an amazing game, but if you're still playing it in 2061 (38 years from now), you're going to run into some issues... A user on the Animal Crossing subreddit has discovered you can't play New Horizons after this date. Instead, you'll apparently receive a message - asking you to...
Monday30th May 2022
UK Charts Nintendo Switch Sports Still Leads Nintendo's Contenders
Sniped down a spot
The latest UK charts data has arrived, bringing with it a new number one and a familiar slate of Switch titles in the top 10. Nintendo Switch Sports remains as the best-performing Switch title, sliding down one position to 3rd for the last week - it's showing solid momentum at retail. Horizon Forbidden West continues to go well...
Thursday26th May 2022
Random Did The Sims Copy Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Froggy Chair?
Toadally frogdulent
Eagle-eyed game fans have noticed something in The Sims 4 — a suspiciously amphibian piece of bum-furniture. That's right! It's a Froggy Chair, and everyone knows that Animal Crossing invented Froggy Chairs in the year of our frog, two thousand and one. One of the newly-announced Stuff Packs for The Sims 4, which are small...
Wednesday25th May 2022
News NPD Group Reveals "Top 10 Most Played Games" Of Q1 2022 (US)
Animal Crossing is still going strong
Nintendo has shared a lot of positive news about its global hardware and software hardware sales over the past few weeks and now the NPD Group has revealed the "top 10" most played video games in the first quarter of 2022. The only first-party title on the list from Nintendo was Animal Crossing: New Horizons...
Monday23rd May 2022
Random An Animal Crossing Nature Encyclopedia Is Releasing In Japan
Hoo-HOO!
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' ripe and varied ecology is one of its most lovely assets. From the bugs and fish changing every month, season, and even time of day, to the fossils you can uncover. In Japan, the game has often been used as an educational tool, with a tie-in stamp rally event running at an aquarium in Japan. Now, you don't...
Wednesday18th May 2022
News Angry Birds Catapults Into Minecraft With Its Own Adventure World
Bird is the word
Remember around ten years or so ago when it felt like Angry Birds and Minecraft were both starting to completely dominate the gaming landscape? Well, after a decade of spin-offs, movies, and countless collaborations, the two titanic IP have joined forces, with an Angry Birds Adventure World now available for download in Minecraft...
Tuesday17th May 2022
Random Fan Creates Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island For "Ugly" Villagers
No pretty ones allowed
The Animal Crossing series is known for its cute and cuddly vibes. You wake up, go fishing, talk to villagers, and generally have a lovely time. But with such a large cast of characters, players all have their own favourites, and many of the animals are created to reflect real breeds of that particular animal, or even...
Tuesday10th May 2022
News Nintendo Switch Has Now Sold Over 107 Million Units
Though shortage of parts results in 20% decrease YoY
Nintendo has published its latest financial report, giving us a look at the total Switch sales so far. It's looking good, with combined might of the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and Nintendo Switch - OLED Model selling 107.65 million units, inching ever closer to that 110 million...
Monday2nd May 2022
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons To Get A Lovely Second Soundtrack This June
Update: Available to pre-order now!
Update: Both the 'Original Soundtrack 2' collection and the K.K. Slider vinyl release are now available to pre-order at PlayAsia with worldwide shipping available. Here are the links you need (more info in our original article below): <products id="18687,18688"> Original Article (Thu 28th Apr, 2022 11:00...
UK Charts Nintendo Switch Sports Takes First Place
And Kirby is back in the top ten
We've got a newcomer at the top of this week's UK charts, with Nintendo Switch Sports storming to the number one spot. With the bank holiday weekend in the UK, it's perhaps no surprise that families want to get together and play some virtual ball — we know what the English weather can be like, right? Where To Buy...
Friday29th Apr 2022
News Animal Crossing Brewster Coaster Set Has Been Added As A My Nintendo Reward
Get nice and coo-zy with a cup of coffee
The US is once again getting the cutest and coolest additions to the My Nintendo points service. Last time, it was this adorable Kirby shopping bag. Today, it's these wonderful-looking Animal Crossing: New Horizons coasters. This My Nintendo exclusive contains three little coasters, each with our favourite...
Thursday28th Apr 2022
News These Adorable Animal Crossing Plushies Are Now Available To Order
Update: They're back!
Update (28th April 2022): PlayAsia has managed to give more fans the chance to pick up these adorable Animal Crossing All-Star Collection plushies, with some toys returning for a second batch of pre-orders. If you missed out last time, try your luck again using the links below. Original Article (Tue 8th Feb, 2022 12:00 GMT):...
Monday25th Apr 2022
UK Charts Kirby Crashes Out Of The Top Ten As LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Retains Top Spot
No need to use the Force
It's a familiar story with this week's UK chart; LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is still sitting comfortably at the top, and given that it's set records to become the biggest LEGO game launch ever, we're not surprised. The Nintendo Switch version is also the best-selling version of the lot, making up 29% of the total...
