Anthony Dickens

Anthony Dickens

Founder & CEO

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Anthony launched Nintendo Life in late 2005 and has remained at the helm ever since. He loves Nintendo but sometimes gets confused and tells everyone that F-Zero X is the best game. We've tried getting him help, but alas...

Growing up in the 1990's he developed a passion for video games by playing Game Boy, Super Nintendo and PC games. With a keen interest in the Internet and IT he fell in love with software development and programming, becoming a professional website developer in the early 2000s.

Anthony honed his craft as a developer and was director of the website development company Cuttlefish for nearly 15 years before shifting his sole focus to Hookshot's family of websites, Nintendo Life, Push Square and Pure Xbox.

Today, Anthony is both the Founder & CEO of Hookshot but also its lead developer and continues to develop the bespoke CMS that sits under the family of websites.

More recently, Anthony helped conceptualise and launch Hookshot's latest website, Time Extension along with Damien McFerran.

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1,390 (45 reviews)
First Article
Mon 7th, November 2005
Avg. Review Score
6.9
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  • 9th May (Europe)

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    Nintendo Download 9th May (Europe)

    Saints Row! Super Dragon Ball Heroes! For The King!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD - THE...

  • 25th April (Europe)

    35

    Nintendo Download 25th April (Europe)

    Mortal Kombat 11! SteamWorld Quest! Dragon's Dogma! BOXBOY + BOXGIRL!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Mortal...

  • 18th April (Europe)

    24

    Nintendo Download 18th April (Europe)

    Final Fantasy X/X-2! Cuphead! My Time at Portia!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD...

  • 11th April (Europe)

    18

    Nintendo Download 11th April (Europe)

    Phoenix Wright! Hellblade! Vaporum!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Vaporum (Merge Games, €19.99 / £15.99) -...

  • 28th March (Europe)

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    Nintendo Download 28th March (Europe)

    Yoshi! Xenon Racer! Moai VI! Final Fantasy!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Yoshi's Crafted World (Nintendo,...

  • Nintendo Hosts Huge Indie Sale In Europe With Up To 50% Off

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    News Nintendo Hosts Huge Indie Sale In Europe With Up To 50% Off

    Save on Darkest Dungeon, INSIDE, Night in the Woods, Minit etc.

    After yesterday's Nindies Showcase celebrations, the love for all things indie is positively everywhere. Joining the fun is Nintendo itself, with an 'Indie Sale' taking place on the Nintendo eShop from now until 27th March. You can get discounts on games like Darkest Dungeon, INSIDE,...

  • 21st March (Europe)

    21

    Nintendo Download 21st March (Europe)

    Unravel Two! Fate/EXTELLA! Air Conflicts!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Fate/EXTELLA LINK (Marvelous Europe,...

  • 14th March (Europe)

    30

    Nintendo Download 14th March (Europe)

    Caligula Effect: Overdose! Baba Is You! Golf Peaks!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: The Caligula Effect:...

  • 7th March (Europe)

    26

    Nintendo Download 7th March (Europe)

    Kirby! Assault Android Cactus+! Other Things!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! 3DS Retail - New Releases: Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn (Nintendo,...

  • 28th February (Europe)

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    Nintendo Download 28th February (Europe)

    Trials Rising! LEGO Movie 2! Rad Rodgers!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Trials Rising (Ubisoft, €24.99 /...

  • Zavvi Launch New 'Original Hero' Clothing Range Inspired by Super Mario

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    News Zavvi Launch New 'Original Hero' Clothing Range Inspired by Super Mario

    Super Stylish

    UK retailer Zavvi has today launched a new fully licensed video game clothing range titled "Original Hero" which has been inspired by "fusing" the familiar Super Mario line art visuals with the "bold, exciting features of Tokyo streetwear" and developed with Nintendo. Unlike most video game merch, the style is somewhat muted using a...

  • 21st February (Europe)

    49

    Nintendo Download 21st February (Europe)

    Mutant Football League! Steins;Gate Elite! Aragami!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Mutant Football League:...

  • 31st January (Europe)

    30

    Nintendo Download 31st January (Europe)

    Wargroove! Dragons Dawn of New Riders!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy (THQ Nordic,...

  • 17th January (Europe)

    26

    Nintendo Download 17th January (Europe)

    Travis Strikes Again! Onimusha! Dragon's Lair!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Travis Strikes Again: No More...

  • 10th January (Europe)

    36

    Nintendo Download 10th January (Europe)

    New Super Mario Bros! Tales of Vesperia! Out Run!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: New Super Mario Bros. U...

  • 3rd January (Europe)

    11

    Nintendo Download 3rd January (Europe)

    Overdriven Reloaded! Samsara! Xenon!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - New Releases: Overdriven Reloaded: Special Edition...

  • Our 15 Most Anticipated Nintendo Switch Games of 2019

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    Feature Our 15 Most Anticipated Nintendo Switch Games of 2019

    Goodbye 2018, Hello 2019!

    Happy New Year folks, welcome to 2019. Pretty good so far, isn't it? You've probably noticed, but over the past couple of weeks we've done an awful lot of retrospective articles, looking back over the previous year and reminiscing with a cosy feeling of hindsight. Well, that all ends right now; it's time to look forward and...

  • Reader's Choice Game Of The Year 2018 Results

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    Feature Reader's Choice Game Of The Year 2018 Results

    You voted, we counted

    Yesterday, we revealed which games took the staff votes in our Game Of The Year; today we reveal your results. We've had over 15,000 votes this year, which is by far our widest ever pool. Thank you for taking the time to vote! The votes were cast in each category with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranking system. Ranking a game 1st gives...

  • Game Of The Year 2018 - Staff Awards

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    Feature Game Of The Year 2018 - Staff Awards

    And the winner is...

    It's the final day for you to cast your Game Of The Year votes, you have until midnight today (Sunday) to vote, this is your final warning - no complaining if you don't vote. In the meantime, let's look at which games our members of staff voted for across the very same categories. This year we decided to create categories for...

  • A Recap Of Nintendo Life Reviews In 2018

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    Feature A Recap Of Nintendo Life Reviews In 2018

    2018/10

    It's the end of the year, a time of reflection, so today we're going to look back over the last 12 months of reviews across Nintendo Life. Reviews are our "bread and butter" so to speak, but have become quite a challenge for us as a team. The sheer amount of games currently being released means it's almost impossible to review everything;...

  • 17 Remasters We'd Love To See On Switch In 2019

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    Feature 17 Remasters We'd Love To See On Switch In 2019

    The same, but better!

    After looking at which Wii U games and 3DS games we would like to see make the transition to Switch, we drank even more moonshine and really started dreaming, looking back even further and imagining which games would be ripe for the HD remaster treatment from Nintendo's entire back catalogue. Before we begin, let's clarify...

  • 8 Nintendo 3DS Games We'd Love To See On Switch

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    Soapbox 8 Nintendo 3DS Games We'd Love To See On Switch

    Which games would you port?

    We recently looked at which final Wii U games we'd like to see make the transition to Nintendo Switch, the other natural candidate for ports is Nintendo 3DS, which is now deep into the twilight of its lifespan. So, before we put our 3DS consoles into long-term storage, I started thinking about which games from its vast...

  • Nintendo Continues Festive Offers In Europe With Further Discounts

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    News Nintendo Continues Festive Offers In Europe With Further Discounts

    Time to spend that Christmas money

    Hot on the heels of last week's 600 games discounted, Nintendo has updated the eShop today with a few more festive offers, including FIFA 19, Valkyria Chronicles 4 and many more across Switch, 3DS and Wii U. Switch eShop - Festive Offers: Game Title Price Saving Until Original Price

  • 27th December (Europe)

    23

    Nintendo Download 27th December (Europe)

    My Little Riding Champion! Cake Laboratory! Blazblue!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: My Little Riding Champion...