Thomas Whitehead

Thomas Whitehead

Former Editor, Nintendo Life

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Tom has been involved in the games industry for over a decade, mostly writing about it or struggling to sell Indie games. Loves reading, writing, hunting Capcom’s fiercest monsters and watching baseball.

Having joined the site in 2011, Tom took over as Editor three years later, ably steering the good ship Nintendo Life through the Wii U waters and safely into the Switch era. He now serves as a Producer at PM Studios.

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  • 28th March 2013 (Europe)

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    Nintendo Download 28th March 2013 (Europe)

    A blocky adventure, heroic rhythm, retail goodies and more

    As always, Europe, news of the download offerings coming to the region in this week's update are already here to start our week with a bang. While there are a few new additions, including a previously unannounced transfer tool, the main headline is the lengthy list of retail downloads...

  • Nintendo Life's Staff Favourites - NES

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    Feature Nintendo Life's Staff Favourites - NES

    Let's begin at the beginning

    One thing you may have noticed, if you're a regular visitor to Nintendo Life, is that we're more than happy to wear our retro-enthusiast, rose-tinted spectacles as often as possible. A merger with VC-Reviews in April 2009 is an important part of our history, and we often share entertaining blasts from the past and wax...

  • What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Ten

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    Talking Point What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Ten

    Oh baby, it's cold outside

    First of all, we should apologise for using a tagline specific to those of us in parts of the world enduring a long Winter — a lot of the NL crew can see snow outside their windows right now, when they should see flowers in bloom and overly-chatty birds that won't stop tweeting (as birds do naturally, not on the social...

  • All New DuckTales is Coming to Wii U

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    News All New DuckTales is Coming to Wii U

    We kid you not

    PAX East is underway, and we can expect some tasty new reveals over the coming weekend. One is completely out of left-field and likely to delight retro fans — published by Capcom and developed by WayForward, DuckTales: Remastered is coming to the Wii U eShop (and other platforms) this summer. The original DuckTales on NES is...

  • Renegade Kid Reveals Upcoming 3DS eShop FPS - Cult County

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    News Renegade Kid Reveals Upcoming 3DS eShop FPS - Cult County

    3D screens to creep you out

    We've know for a good while now that Renegade Kid, probably best known for 3DS eShop — and soon to be enhanced for Wii U eShop — title Mutant Mudds, has been working on a first-person title for the handheld's download store. In fact some may not be aware that the team produced three FPS titles for DS that, at the...

  • Code Of Princess Picks a Fight With Europe on 28th March

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    News Code Of Princess Picks a Fight With Europe on 28th March

    Coming in at €29.99

    Code of Princess was published in North America by Atlus way back in October last year, but the NA-centric publisher didn't want to do the same in Europe and PAL regions. It did eventually emerge that developer Agatsuma Entertainment was taking up that localisation itself, and that it was releasing the title as a download-only...

  • Transferring Your Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Save Data

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    Guide Transferring Your Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Save Data

    Sweaty palm time

    As those of you currently diving Jaggi Helm-first into Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate no doubt already know, Capcom — and various retailers — have been encouraging you to buy two copies of the game. Naturally one is for Wii U and the other is for 3DS, with the big selling point being that you can transfer your save data between both...

  • Two Tribes Announces Toki Tori 2 Hatching Date of 4th April

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    News Two Tribes Announces Toki Tori 2 Hatching Date of 4th April

    Barring any approval disasters

    Toki Tori 2 was one of the first games announced for the Wii U eShop, before we even knew how the platform would look. An original launch day release target shifted to December, but was then pushed back to an unspecified date due to a late decision that the game wasn't ready. As the developer's main man Collin van...

  • Nintendo UK Promises to Meet Retailers, Share Wii U Strategy and Boost the System

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    News Nintendo UK Promises to Meet Retailers, Share Wii U Strategy and Boost the System

    "We look forward to updating – and exciting – our partners"

    It's common knowledge that Wii U sales have lost momentum, worldwide, in the early months of 2013. After a promising set of launch figures, NPD results for North America in January and February have been low, Japanese sales are currently only beating Wii and Xbox 360 (which sells poorly...

  • 21st March 2013 (North America)

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    Nintendo Download 21st March 2013 (North America)

    Luigi goes on a spooky quest, Pokémon go exploring, Zen Pinball and more

    It's Thursday, and time for your Nintendo Download update, North America. This week we have an oft-demanded Wii U download that finally makes it across the Atlantic, two major retail offerings, a couple of discounts and some extra download goodies. Check out all of the details...

  • Wii U eShop Discounts Show It's a Vibrant Marketplace, Not a Monopoly

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    Talking Point Wii U eShop Discounts Show It's a Vibrant Marketplace, Not a Monopoly

    Nintendo's digital strategy continues to evolve

    This week it was confirmed that a sale on Ubisoft's retail Wii U downloads, which arrived in North America in mid-February, will hit Europe this week. It's the latest small landmark in what's become a regular series of subtle evolutions in Nintendo's download platform strategies, and one that strongly...

  • New Link Figurine Features Epic Detail

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    News New Link Figurine Features Epic Detail

    Check out that fabric

    We do like to show you some awesome collectibles and figurines when they emerge, as sometimes they can be difficult to ignore. The Legend of Zelda is a franchise that gets its fair share of desirable decorations, one example being that from Max Factory, which we showed you last year. That was nice, but a Skyward Sword-style...

  • 3DS is Back on Top of the Japanese Charts

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    News 3DS is Back on Top of the Japanese Charts

    Normal service is resumed

    Last week the House that Mario Built may have been a little rattled, as 3DS was knocked off the top of the Japanese Media Create hardware charts for the first time — at least by our memory — since late 2011. Sony's Vita handheld combined a healthy price drop with the release of Soul Sacrifice to improve on its major...

  • Earthbound Creator, Shigesato Itoi, Gearing Up to Play SNES Classic in Live Stream

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    News Earthbound Creator, Shigesato Itoi, Gearing Up to Play SNES Classic in Live Stream

    Watch and be jealous of Japanese gamers

    Earthbound — or Mother 2: Revenge of Gyiygas in Japan — is one of those titles that's permanently on the agenda for some retro gamers; its absence in the West is a continual source of disappointment. With apparent licensing issues keeping the critically acclaimed classic off the Wii Virtual Console, the...

  • Fantasy Life Trademark Emerges in Europe

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    News Fantasy Life Trademark Emerges in Europe

    Now the trademark officer will fight some monsters

    Fantasy Life, the adventure RPG collaboration between Level-5 and Brownie Brown (the Nintendo subsidiary now known as 1-UP Studio), has enjoyed a successful launch in Japan. It was practically a sellout in its first week at the end of 2012, and has gone on to accumulate nearly a quarter of a million...

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  • Super Metroid is 19 Years Old Today

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    News Super Metroid is 19 Years Old Today

    A defining game of the 16-bit era

    We couldn't forget this anniversary now, could we? 19 years ago Super Metroid was released in Japan, though it was in later Western releases that it truly found an adoring audience. While not the first game in the series, it's arguably the most commonly cited and recognisable adventure starring Samus Aran. Whether...

  • Toriko: Gourmet ga Battle Gets Hungry on 3DS This Summer

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    News Toriko: Gourmet ga Battle Gets Hungry on 3DS This Summer

    In Japan, and supposedly reminiscent of Power Stone

    If you mention Power Stone or, more pertinently, Power Stone 2 to certain members of the Nintendo Life team, they may start to convulse and enter a fit of SEGA fanboy/girl glee, requiring a splash of cold water to snap them out of it. So when a four-player action brawler called Toriko: Gourmet ga...

  • The Problem With 'Old' Wii U Ports

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    Talking Point The Problem With 'Old' Wii U Ports

    The classic catch-22

    So, it looks like Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut is coming to Wii U, with a ratings board classification and the common knowledge that Australia-based studio Straight Right has been working on a high profile Square Enix franchise for Nintendo's new system. Although still in rumour territory until announced at PAX East...

  • Nintendo Goes Big at PAX East

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    News Nintendo Goes Big at PAX East

    Buy games a day early, try some upcoming titles

    PAX East kicks off in Boston this weekend — 22nd-24th March — bringing enthusiasts together in one glorious setting. Nintendo is going to be there in force this year, running a major booth and offering a variety of incentives, activities and hands-on opportunities for lucky attendees. For one...

  • Wayforward Teases Mighty Switch Force Sequel, We Think

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    News Wayforward Teases Mighty Switch Force Sequel, We Think

    Looking a bit apocalyptic

    Wayforward Technologies recently confirmed a Mighty Switch Force sequel for 3DS, stating that it's due to arrive in the first or second quarter of this year; that's, well, any time in the next few months. Not long to wait, in that case, and the studio has taken to Twitter to tease what appears to be a screen from this...

  • Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS)

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    Review Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS)

    A monstrous portable adventure

    Back when the 3DS handheld was looking for saviours during the Holiday season of 2011, a certain mustachioed plumber was joined in Japan by Monster Hunter 3 G, an expanded version of the popular Wii title Monster Hunter Tri. Its sales were eye-catching and reflective of the fact that handheld Monster Hunter titles are...

  • It's a Fighting Robot Controlled By a Famicom Controller

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    Video It's a Fighting Robot Controlled By a Famicom Controller

    Step aside, R.O.B.

    Video game enthusiasts are often wonderful people, in that they'll do something unspeakably cool and awesome simply because they feel like it; that's why we rather adore quite a lot of video game culture. We also like anything that fuses modern technology with retro gadgets, which is exactly what this Japanese genius has done...

  • Limited Time Luigi Sale Hits North American Club Nintendo

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    News Limited Time Luigi Sale Hits North American Club Nintendo

    Cue shocked Luigi face

    A bit like those rare occasions when things go Milhouse's way in The Simpsons, right now we can picture a beaming Luigi confidently saying, "everything's coming up Luigi". It's his year — it literally is his year according to Nintendo — and he's getting ready for his second major solo adventure hitting stores with Luigi's...

  • Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode Dated for 27th June in Japan

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    News Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode Dated for 27th June in Japan

    V-Jump gets the, er, jump on the news

    A little while ago we told you that PSP title Digimon World Re:Digitize was coming to 3DS as an expanded version, with Decode being plonked on the end of the game title. It's certainly a popular series in Japan, though can only really claim niche status in the West. While news of a localisation is,...