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Glen joined Nintendo Life in 2018 as Guides Editor, assembling walkthroughs, tips, and tricks for some of Switch's biggest games. He went on to work as Editor for Pocket Tactics and Senior SEO Strategist for Metro.
Glen joined Nintendo Life in 2018 as Guides Editor, assembling walkthroughs, tips, and tricks for some of Switch's biggest games. He went on to work as Editor for Pocket Tactics and Senior SEO Strategist for Metro.
Guide Pokémon GO Trading Update - Release Date, Friends, And Gifts - Everything We Know So Far
Gotta trade 'em all
Pokémon GO is about to finally get a few of its most requested features: a friends list and the ability to trade Pokémon. As if it couldn't get any bigger, Niantic has somehow found a way to make us all excited about Pokémon GO again. In this guide, we're going to run you through everything we know about the upcoming update...
Guide Fortnite: Camera Locations - Where To Dance In Front Of Different Film Cameras
Disco fever
Dancing in front of seven different cameras is one of the Battle Pass challenges in week two, season four of Fortnite. Complete it and you'll earn Battle Stars that will help boost you up the tiers for those sweet season four exclusive rewards. In this guide, we're going to help you find the location of every single carbide and omega...
Guide Fortnite: Poster Locations - Where To Spray Over Different Carbide And Omega Posters
Spray and pray
Spraying over Fortnite carbide and omega posters is one of the Battle Pass challenges in week six, season four. Complete it and you'll earn five Battle Stars that will help boost you up the tiers for those sweet season four exclusive rewards. In this guide, we're going to help you find the location of every single carbide and omega...
Guide Fortnite: Pleasant Park Treasure Map Location
Week 7 Battle Pass challenge
Finding the Fortnite Pleasant Park Treasure Map and then following it to the treasure is one this week's Battle Pass challenges in week seven, season four. Complete it and you'll earn 10 Battle Stars that will help boost you up the tiers for those sweet season four exclusive rewards. In this guide, we're going to help...
Guide Fortnite: Soccer Field Locations - Where To Score On Five Different Soccer Pitches
In time for the World Cup
Finding the Fortnite soccer field locations and scoring on five of them is one of the Battle Pass challenges in week seven, season four. Complete it and you'll earn five Battle Stars that will help boost you up the tiers for those sweet season four exclusive rewards. In this guide, we're going to help you find the location...
The Ultimate Super Smash Bros.
Nintendo finally unveiled Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the upcoming Switch entry in the massive fighting franchise, at its E3 2018 Nintendo Direct. We learned an obscene amount of information about it, including all of the confirmed characters, new stages, and the myriad of small tweaks and changes that make this entry...
Guide How To Play Fortnite On Switch If You've Played Before On PS4
A new account's the only way
Fortnite has finally landed on Nintendo Switch, and with an absolutely huge caveat: you can't play it using your Epic account if you've EVER played Fortnite on PS4. To be absolutely clear, there are no work arounds whatsoever. Even if you unlink your PS4 from your Epic Games account, you still won't be able to play...
Guide Pokémon Switch: Rumours, 2019 Release Date News, And Everything Else We Know So Far
Switching how we play
Update: Updated with The Pokémon Company's President Tsunekazu Ishihara's recent reveals in Famitsu magazine. If there's one thing we know for sure about Pokémon on the Switch, it's that it's definitely happening. In fact, The Pokémon Company already announced it back in 2017, during the E3...
Guide Nintendo E3 2018 Press Conference Schedule, Rumours, Hopes, And Dreams
Switch, Pokémon, Star Fox, Smash Bros., Fortnite, and more
The hype is real for this year's E3. We've got a resurgent Nintendo, riding on the crest of Switch's enormous success. As a result, every publisher and their mum is trying to squeeze games onto the hybrid console faster than you can say Call of Duty (apart from, it would seem, Activision)...
Guide Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition - How To Play As Breath Of The Wild Link And Zelda
Link of the Wild
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition is the latest adventure featuring our favourite Link and Zelda. You'll battle across the face of Hyrule alongside popular returning characters from the franchise. Ever wished you could get a taste of what it's like to be Ganondorf? This is your chance. Those who first experienced The Legend of...
Guide Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition - All Weapons And How To Unlock Them
Blade master
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition is all about destroying hordes – and we mean hordes – of typical Zelda opponents in your quest to grab the Master Sword and 'rescue' Zelda. It's only natural, then, that you want to unlock all of the various weapons on offer. In this guide, we're going to help you do just that. We've put together...
Guide Pokémon Quest Cooking Recipes And Ingredients List
Master Chef
If you want to 'catch 'em all' in Pokémon Quest, you've got to learn to cook. Curiously, that's the way you lure and subsequently catch Pokémon in this iteration. You gather ingredients while out on expeditions, and combine them together at your base to create a bunch of different recipes. Each recipe will attract a different type of...
Guide Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition - How To Unlock Zelda, Link, And All Other Characters
Hyrule the world
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition combines the universe and characters of The Legend of Zelda with the addictive Dynasty Warriors franchise to create a pretty intriguing mashup. It still feels like a Zelda game – you play as Link, grab the Master Sword, and rescue Zelda – but the gameplay is all Dynasty Warriors. That means...
Review Pokémon Quest (Switch eShop)
Gotta (pay to) catch 'em all
Pokémon Quest is a traditional mobile collect 'em up that's launched early on Nintendo Switch ahead of its mobile release in about a month's time. It doesn't quite offer enough to fill the Pokémon-shaped void on your Switch, but it's more than good enough to plug the gap between now and November, when Pokémon: Let's...
Guide Pokémon Quest - How To Get Free PM Tickets And What To Spend Them On
A quest for free-dom
Pokémon Quest is a free to start game, which means that at some point you're probably going to have to drop a bit of cash to get the most out of it. You can comfortably play for free, but your progress will be super duper slow unless you buy an expedition pack or three. There is a way you can mitigate this though, and that's...
Guide Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu And Let's Go Eevee: Everything We Know
Let's Go!
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have finally revealed more of their plans for the future of Pokémon at the Pokémon 2018 Video Game Press Conference, and it looks very bright indeed. While we were all speculating about the announced Pokémon on Switch, Nintendo hoodwinked us and announced a whopping three titles for the hot new...
Careful: this includes spoilers
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze hasn't changed much in the transition between Wii U and Switch, so if you've already played that version you won't have a ton of questions. However, it's safe to say that the Switch has a much larger audience than the Wii U did, so a bunch of you will be coming into this excellent...
Guide Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Boss Strategies - Tips And Tricks To Beat Every Boss
Like a boss
So you thought the bosses in Dark Souls were hard? Ha! That's adorable. You clearly haven't fought a Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze boss just yet. Okay, in all seriousness, the bosses in Tropical Freeze are pretty tough, and require the very best of your reflexes and memory to beat – much like in Dark Souls. Each boss does have...
Catch 'em all with our help!
Pokémon Quest is a brand new free to play RPG on Nintendo Switch that challenges you to collect your favourite Pokémon and send them out on adventures. During these, they'll battle other Pokémon and gather items you can use to increase their power or discover new Pokémon. It's a simple affair that hides an...
Guide Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition - How To Unlock All Costumes
Get dressed
There's a bunch of different characters to unlock in Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition and each of them has various different costumes they can wear. These are often based on outfits from previous The Legend of Zelda games. In this guide, we're going to help you unlock all costumes for each character in the game. We'll list all of...
Guide Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Juicy Jungle Walkthrough
Tropical Freeze-pops
Puzzle pieces and KONG letters are the big collectibles in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, provided you're not a total masochist and feel the need to run time trials or aim for 200% completion via hard mode. We really can't help you with that. But we can help you collect all of the lovely puzzle pieces and KONG letters...
Guide Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Autumn Heights Walkthrough
Heights of challenge
Puzzle pieces and KONG letters are the big collectibles in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, provided you're not a total masochist and feel the need to run time trials or aim for 200% completion via hard mode. We really can't help you with that. But we can help you collect all of the lovely puzzle pieces and KONG letters...
Guide Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Lost Mangroves Walkthrough
Rise from your Mangrove
Puzzle pieces and KONG letters are the big collectibles in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, provided you're not a total masochist and feel the need to run time trials or aim for 200% completion via hard mode. We really can't help you with that. But we can help you collect all of the lovely puzzle pieces and KONG...
Guide Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Bright Savannah Walkthrough
Not so bright
Puzzle pieces and KONG letters are the big collectibles in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, provided you're not a total masochist and feel the need to run time trials or aim for 200% completion via hard mode. We really can't help you with that. But we can help you collect all of the lovely puzzle pieces and KONG letters. While...