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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 9th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
We've reached the weekend once again and, as is tradition, the Nintendo Life team has banded together to talk over all the lovely games we'll be playing over the next couple of days. We've got farming, fighting, fishing, and fun bursting out of our Joy-Con this week, so feel free to read our entries and join...
Hardware Review 16Bit Pocket MD - An Unexpectedly Decent Portable Mega Drive
Time to put that Sega Nomad into storage?
This year, Sega will release the Mega Drive Mini, its own take on the retro console craze which Nintendo has done rather well out of in recent years with the NES and SNES Classic Editions. However, it's not the first time that the SNES rival has been
Feature How Aragami: Shadow Edition Aims To Stealthily Win Over Switch Ninjas
"As Miyamoto says, a delayed game is eventually good"
For those not in the know, Aragami: Shadow Edition is a third-person stealth game that casts you as a restless warrior who is blessed with the ability to control shadows, which must come in very useful at parties and social gatherings. You may have heard of this interesting title thanks to its...
Talking Point What Does The Nintendo Seal Of Quality Mean In 2019?
A guarantee of quality, or a relic from the past?
Picture the scene; it's the mid-'80s, the American home video game market is in the pits, and Nintendo – an upstart Japanese company that only really has Donkey Kong to its name in terms of global commercial success – is trying to sell consoles to people who still remember the video game crash of...
More indie titles fight for your money
The good news is that there are no real stinkers this week, as we try to get you some of the cream of the crop, with the occasional warning to steer clear. Let’s take a look in detail. Black & White Bushido: A unique concept that provides some genuinely fun local multiplayer gameplay, Black and White...
Feature Playing God: How Peter Molyneux Hooked Japan With Populous
"One of the things I really wanted was a Japanese toilet"
When the Super Famicom hit Japanese store shelves at the end of 1990, it was accompanied by a host of particularly strong titles that did a superb job of communicating the power and versatility of Nintendo's new platform: Super Mario World, F-Zero, Pilotwings, Final Fight; these were arguably...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects - January 2019
January's best Switch eShop games!
And just like that, the first month of 2019 has already whizzed by. It might be a traditionally quiet month, but this January still packed quite the punch on the Switch's eShop with some truly great picks to choose from. These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo's digital store, giving some love and...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 2nd)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Once again, we've successfully made it all the way through the week to the glorious weekend. As is tradition, Team Nintendo Life has gathered together to talk about our weekend plans, this time featuring friendly tournaments, dungeon-crawling, TATE mode goodness, and planty fighting machines. Feel free to give...
Talking Point What Do You Want From A Switch Mini?
No dock? Fused controllers? Or something different?
Earlier today, we reported on a rumour from Japanese outlet Nikkei that suggests what many of us have been expecting for quite some time now: Nintendo is working on a smaller, cheaper Switch console and it may even be coming early this year. This isn't exactly groundbreaking news; Nintendo has a...
Feature What The Creator of Ecco The Dolphin Did Next
"It is still 'us', the original Ecco the Dolphin team!"
Ed Annunziata's career spans all the way back to the early '90s, and includes titles such as Spider-Man, Chakan: The Forever Man, Cyborg Justice and Kolibri, all games that appeared on Sega hardware. However, his name is most closely associated with the groundbreaking Ecco the Dolphin, a 1992...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For February And March 2019
Get your cash ready
Can you believe it's February already? 2018 was an amazing year for the Nintendo Switch with the console enjoying bumper sales at Christmas, and January got off to a strong start with the delightful New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes leading the charge. So what's next for Switch? We've...
Feature Chucklefish On Wargroove, Advance Wars And Making Tools That Turn Players Into Creators
"It’s important to us that we make games we’re truly passionate about"
It's fair to say that Wargroove has been near the top of many of a Switch owner's 'most wanted' list for quite some time; it was initially revealed way back in February 2017, the same month the console was launched. Right from the off, its eye-catching visual style and...
Feature Predicting Super Bowl LIII with Super Smash. Bros Ultimate
Madden, schmadden
Super Bowl LIII is upon us all! This Sunday, the New England Patriots square off against the LA Rams for NFL supremacy. (As a Seahawks fan, barf.) It’s anyone’s guess who will take it all, but in the meantime, we can read the digital tea leaves with video game simulations. Ain’t the future grand? While, yes, EA Sports’s...
Nindie Round Up Bedtime Blues, Apocalipsis, My Memory Of Us, JackQuest And The Shrouded Isle
Scares, sacrifices and Sir Patrick Stewart
This week we have a game heavily influenced by WWII, one paying homage to the writings of H.P Lovecraft and one with a visual style based on 15th-century wood carvings. If that doesn’t cement the level of variety and creativity in the indie scene, then we don’t know what does. Let’s dive in…...
Exclusive The Making Of Observer, A Cyberpunk Horror Set To Terrify The Nintendo Switch
A visit to Bloober Team in Poland
One of several upcoming Switch games which has really grabbed our attention over the last few weeks is Observer, a psychological horror heading to the console later this year. We were lucky enough to be invited to Kraków, Poland for a quick snoop around the Bloober Team office (and by "we", we mean Alex - the lucky...
Guide How To Beat Every Boss In Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
Squash every bug
If you picked up Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes and are looking to give those bugs a sound thrashing, we've got some tips to get you on the right track. It's not the most complex game, but it's easy to get stuck in a rut and forget the variety of options at your disposal to approach each encounter. As well as general pointers...
Feature How Virtuos Solved The Technical Challenge Of Bringing The Final Fantasy Remasters To Switch
"This requires a fair amount of skill"
Singapore-based Virtuos is a studio that has already made quite a name for itself on Switch thanks to its superb ports of L.A. Noire, Dark Souls and Starlink – a trio of third-party efforts which have done much to enhance the library of Nintendo's hybrid system. However, the company's next project could be...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 26th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
It's Saturday (unless you're reading in this in the future, of course) which means that it's time for yet another weekend Talking Point. As always, we've rounded up various members of the Nintendo Life team and forc- *ahem*... kindly asked them to share their weekend plans, so make sure to give them a read...
Hands On Hacking Into The Cyberpunk World of Observer On Switch
With Blade Runner's Rutger Hauer, no less
Recently we were invited down to Kraków, Poland, to have a bit of an old hands-on with Observer, courtesy of its creator, Bloober Team. After Layers of Fear scared the nonsense out of us, we had high hopes for this new game, based on the promise that it builds heavily on what Bloober's previous Switch game...
Nindie Round Up Clock Simulator, Neko Navy, Momodora, Stellar Interface And Hive Jump
Some clocks, some cats, some gems
The wonderful thing about the indie gaming scene is that it allows game developers to embrace their bizarre, deep-seated desires for game ideas, seemingly with no creative limits. Thus, we have Clock Simulator, a rhythm game that literally has you take the role of Father Time in an array of odd minigames. We also...
Feature Say Hello To Vixen 357, A Lost Mega Drive Classic That's Hitting The West This Year
Fire Emblem with mechs?
Masaya is a studio that is closely associated with the strategy RPG series Langrisser, a franchise which went head-to-head with Nintendo's Fire Emblem in the '90s. However, the company – via Career Soft, one of its internal teams – had been dabbling in this genre for some time before that, releasing Elthlead (PC-8801,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 19th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Congratulations everyone, we've made it to yet another weekend! As is tradition, members of Team Nintendo Life have gathered together to talk about our weekend plans. Featuring games ranging from Mario's latest platforming adventure to digital versions of trading card games, you can find our entries below...
Talking Point Amazon's Efforts To Tempt Gamers Show Why We Need Dedicated Games Consoles
But is Nintendo missing a trick here?
'Convergence' is a word that has often been mentioned when it comes to consumer tech, and we've seen firsthand how it can manifest itself; the smartphone that many of you will be reading these words on right now is a wonder of convergence, as it has made the camera, PDA, MP3 player and (for some people) portable...
Feature The Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Team On Remaking A Beloved Classic
Forgotten cameos, unused art and... fat Bowser?
With Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey having released recently on the 3DS, we felt it was high time for a closer look at the now decade-old DS classic. We were lucky enough to get the chance to sit down with the teams from Nintendo and AlphaDream to discuss what it's like...
Sport! Puzzles! Shooting things!
Never has the Nindie round up seen such diversity in its games. A real medley of genres here with the SSX-inspired Snowboarding: The Next Phase, a somewhat clunky, yet still altogether enjoyable dungeon crawler in The Keep, some fast-paced and frantic retro fun with Horizon Shift ’81, well thought out and...
Hardware Review Insurrection Industries Carby - GameCube HDMI Support On A Budget
Yet another HDMI adapter, but this one doesn't cost the earth
Keen readers of the site will know that we're always on the lookout for ways to make vintage hardware look as good as possible on modern-day TV sets. Years ago, we dabbled in the world of scanline generators such as the SLG3000, and more recently we sang the praises of the OSSC, a device...
Talking Point Which SNES Games Do You Want To See On Nintendo Switch Online?
What are your must-have picks?
While it's by no means written in stone, a recent datamine suggests that we may soon be playing SNES games on our beloved Switch consoles via the wonder of Nintendo Switch Online. The games uncovered in this datamine are Super Mario Kart, Super Soccer,
Feature 10 Ways The Nintendo Switch Can Have Its Best Year Yet
Third year's a charm?
After a trailblazing 2017, Switch has enjoyed an equally impressive sophomore year, albeit one that was perhaps lighter on first-party hits and had more robust eShop and third-party support to make up for it. The console continues to sell in decent numbers and, with 3DS fading from contention, is likely to become Nintendo's...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 12th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
We've reached yet another weekend, which can only mean one thing: it's time for the Nintendo Life 'What Are You Playing?' feature extravaganza! Are we overselling it? Maybe. Anyway, as always, expect to find members of the team discussing their weekend gaming plans in our lovingly-crafted paragraphs below. If...
Talking Point What Does The Bungie Divorce From Activision Blizzard Mean For Nintendo?
The big break-up could be good news for Switch fans...
Breaking news everyone: sci-fi shooter titans Bungie, creator of the Halo and Destiny franchises, has officially divorced from its eight-year partnership with Activision-Blizzard. In a public statement released Thursday, Bungie stated: Looking ahead, we’re excited to announce plans for...
Switch up your Switch
System transfers have been a thing for a goodly amount of time now for Nintendo consoles. Gone are the days when all your lovely gubbins was held on a game cartridge or (gasp) memory card. Now when you get a new version of a console, be it for new features, a different form factor, or just some charming Pikachu and Eevee...
Talking Point Come In Nintendo 3DS, Your Time Is Up
It's time to say goodbye to the console which kept Nintendo afloat
There's no denying the fact that the 3DS has been a key hardware release for Nintendo. Not only has this plucky handheld seen some of the best Nintendo games in recent memory – including The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mario Kart 7, Super...
Hardware Review EON GCHD Mk-II GameCube HDMI Adapter - The Best Just Got Better
New and improved
When it comes to getting the best possible image quality out of your retro console of choice, you usually have to jump through a few awkward (not to mention expensive) hoops. That was certainly the case with the GameCube until very recently; the best way of running the system in the past was via Nintendo's own SCART (if you're in...
Three stunners, two bummers
This week’s indie offerings show the variety of quality available on the eShop with standouts like the Metroidvania platformer Fuedal Alloy, the emotionally-driven and heartfelt Bury Me, My Love, and the Dark Souls-inspired Animus: Stand Alone all flying the flag for quality content on the indie scene. At the less...
Talking Point What's Next For Nintendo After Switch?
Will Nintendo stick with a winning formula, or try something new?
The games industry is all about cycles – perhaps more so than any other sector of the tech business. The constant evolution of gaming hardware means that gamers have become accustomed to upgrading their consoles every five-or-so years, putting aside the glorious memories of one...
Guide Sinnoh Stones In Pokémon GO - How To Get Them And What They're For
Bag those Rhyperior, Electivire, Togekiss and Honchkrow evolutions
Evolution items in Pokémon GO aren't anything new – we've had items like Metal Coat and Dragon Scale for ages – but the recent introduction of the Sinnoh Stone has caused quite a stir, mainly because this exclusive item is the only way to evolve several different 'mon into more...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects - December 2018
December's best Switch eShop games!
With 2018's Game of the Year awards now well and truly handed out, it's time to return to our usual, monthly Nintendo Life eShop Selects. Don't worry December, we hadn't forgotten about you! These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo's digital store, giving some love and attention to the games that could...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 5th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Here we are once again, happily lounging around for another weekend of gaming bliss. As always, team Nintendo Life has gathered around our enormously large table of chatter to discuss our weekend plans, sharing the games we hope to get stuck into and even some stories of picking up great games on sale. Feel...
Nindie Round Up Catastronauts, Overdriven Reloaded, Julie's Sweets, Oxyjet And Wondershot
Let's party-game like it's 2019
We’re starting 2019 off in the right way with some stellar indie games in our second Round Up this week, accommodating for a lack of a Nindie Round Up goodness over Christmas. We have brilliant party action in Catastronauts, Wondershot and Oxyjet, some manic, shoot 'em up fun in Overdriven Reloaded: Special Edition,...
Talking Point It's A Pretty Sweet Time For 'New' Retro Games, But What Does It Mean For Collectors?
Are you a fan of 'official' repro releases?
One of the most annoying things about collecting and playing vintage games is the cost. While a great many classic carts are available at cheap prices on the second-hand market, the most desirable examples are rising in value all of the time, which means many people simply don't bother with physical games...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For January And February 2019
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Travis Strikes Again and more!
2018 was an amazing year for the Nintendo Switch, with so many great games getting released on the portable powerhouse, not least of which was Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in December. So now that the Christmas tree has been taken down and you've vowed to not look at another mince pie for...
Feature Whatever Happened To The Sega-Style Racer '90s Super GP?
The title formerly known as '90s Arcade Racer has slipped off the radar
Hey, remember '90s Arcade Racer? This Sega-inspired speed-fest first slid into our collective consciousnesses way back in 2013, when it hit Kickstarter and was quickly
Feature 30 Third-Party Nintendo Switch Ports We'd Love To See In 2019
Port-able gaming at its finest
In a spectacular turnaround from last generation, Nintendo’s newest console has hosted a wide variety of third-party titles since launch, many of them ports and several of them genuinely surprising; could anybody have predicted Wolfenstein II would come to a Nintendo console, and a handheld one at that? We’ve seen...
Feature Things We Wish Nintendo Would Do In 2019
From plainly obvious to pie-in-the-sky
After a barn-storming 2017 with both Zelda and Mario arriving on the console, Switch’s ‘difficult second’ year has been notable for a few things: the belated launch of the online service in September, the recent one-two punch of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Eevee! and
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...
Nindie Round Up Solar Flux, Dreamwalker, Bring Them Home, Rain World And Mech Rage
A trio of puzzlers, a shmup and a platformer
After an absence for the holiday period, the Nindie Round Up is back for a double whammy this week to see you into the new year. Today’s entry gives us three puzzle games with varying degrees of quality in Solar Flux, Dreamwalkers and Bring Them Home; the standout title of the week, Rain World - a...
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...
Feature Nintendo's 2018: A Remarkable Year In Review
All the games, news and events from a bumper year
After an extraordinary first year on the market, which saw it smash sales expectations and play host to some amazing games, the Nintendo Switch could have endured a torrid sophomore slump in 2018. However, that wasn't the case and the console's commercial success was maintained for the majority of...
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...
"I think about it like food. Mech combat is the main ingredient"
No, you're not suffering from déjà vu; this article originally appeared on the site in August this year, and we're republishing it as part of our 'Best of 2018' series which celebrates what we feel were our finest features of the past twelve months. Enjoy! Kenichiro Tsukuda knows...
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;...
Feature How Mortal Kombat Defined The Console War Between Sega And Nintendo
The inside story on the game launch that made $50 million in a single day
No, you're not suffering from déjà vu; this article originally appeared on the site in September this year, and we're republishing it as part of our 'Best of 2018' series which celebrates what we feel were our finest features of the past twelve months. Enjoy! September...
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...
Feature Behind The Scenes On Streets Of Rage 4, The Sequel We Thought We'd Never See
"We're constantly comparing our game with the originals"
No, you're not suffering from déjà vu; this article originally appeared on the site in September this year, and we're republishing it as part of our 'Best of 2018' series which celebrates what we feel were our finest features of the past twelve months. Enjoy! Flashback time. My friend had...
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...
Feature 20 Years After The Release Of Banjo-Kazooie, We Speak To The Guys Who Made It
The N64's beloved duo celebrate two decades
No, you're not suffering from déjà vu; this article originally appeared on the site in June this year, and we're republishing it as part of our 'Best of 2018' series which celebrates what we feel were our finest features of the past twelve months. Enjoy! Here is a sobering thought. It’s been twenty...
Feature Vote For Your 2018 Nintendo Game Of The Year (Reminder)
Every vote counts
Update: please remember to vote, you have until midnight (UK time) Sunday to cast your vote. Can you seriously believe it's been a year since the 2017 Game of the Year awards? That's right – it's time for everyone to come together yet again and decide on their favourite games of 2018. This year we'll be doing things a little...
Feature The Final Wii U Games We'd Like To See On Switch In 2019
What’s left to loot from the wreckage of Wii U?
Ah, poor Wii U – you’ve got to feel for it. Through bungled messaging and almost total non-support of its unique asymmetric gameplay, Nintendo launched the ship without a compass into an ocean littered with pointy icebergs ready to pierce her glossy white hull. Despite releasing some excellent...
Feature The Day I Met Donkey Kong On Live TV
Alex Norton talks of TV fame and people in ape suits
No, you're not suffering from déjà vu; this article originally appeared on the site in August this year, and we're republishing it as part of our 'Best of 2018' series which celebrates what we feel were our finest features of the past twelve months. In this special one-off piece, reader Alex...
Feature How One Nintendo Christmas Shaped The Rest Of My Life
Chris Scullion recounts how the NES altered his destiny one festive morning
It was the summer of 1987. My aunt had fallen in love with an American chap and moved to the States to marry him and live there. And so, my family – including a 4-year-old me – flew out from Scotland to Parma, Ohio to visit them during the summer. That was when I saw...
Feature Sitting Down With Panic Button, Nintendo Switch's Most Important Third-Party Studio
“What makes this work is amazing, amazing people”
No, you're not suffering from déjà vu; this article originally appeared on the site in July this year, and we're republishing it as part of our 'Best of 2018' series which celebrates what we feel were our finest features of the past twelve months. Enjoy! There’s a good chance that many of...
Feature 14 Classic Nintendo Winter-Themed Levels to Play This Christmas
Winter wonderlands
It's Christmas, which might mean snow wherever you are in the world. However, not all of us are that lucky, and sadly have to settle for rain or – gasp! – ghastly sunshine instead. Fear not, though – there is a solution: playing winter-themed levels in your favourite games. Christmas is the best time for it too, as you're...
Feature The Real Wizard: A Nintendo World Champion's Tale
Jeff Hansen talks about his past life as a gaming superstar
No, you're not suffering from déjà vu; this article originally appeared on the site in June this year, and we're republishing it as part of our 'Best of 2018' series which celebrates what we feel were our finest features of the past twelve months. Enjoy! Nintendo – perhaps more so...
Feature Creating The Ultimate Game Boy
The DMG-102 is the handheld of your dreams
The humble Game Boy is probably older than many of the people reading these words right now, but it nonetheless remains an utterly iconic piece of consumer tech. Since the start of the Game Boy line way back in 1989, the range has undergone several revisions and has sold millions of units all over the...
Feature Digital vs Physical - What Is Your Preference for Nintendo Switch?
The age old question
Ever since the launch of Nintendo Switch back in March 2017 gamers have been faced with the difficult decision as to go digital or stay physical. Naturally there are pros and cons to each of these choices. Digital means the game can be always available on your system, without the need to carry around extra carts, however, often...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Christmas? (Special Edition)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
As regular readers will know, each Saturday we all get together to discuss our weekend gaming plans and see what our fellow community members are up to. This week is a little different, however, with many of us taking a little time away to celebrate the holidays and enjoy time with friends or family, or even...
Hardware Review To Enjoy The New BittBoy, You'll Need To Get Your Hands Dirty
Games not included
If you cast your minds back a short while, you'll recall that we reviewed the BittBoy Portable Video Game Handheld, a dinky little Game Boy clone that came packed with 300 NES games, many of which were pretty dire – not to mention legally questionable. Despite this, we couldn't help warming to this truly pocket-sized portable,...
Nindie Round Up GensokyoDefenders, Starman, OkunoKA, Conduct Together! and Viviette
Five thumbs pointed up
If you thought last week was a good week for indies, the penultimate week before Christmas has offered up an even stronger assortment of titles across multiple genres. We have the great tower defence/shooter genre covered from the world of Touhou, which can be enjoyed by fans of the series and wider audiences alike. You can...
Guide Nintendo Switch Family Games - Great To Play With Your Kids This Christmas
Switch it up during the festive period
It's Christmas, and you know what that means? Yup – your kids are all off school and will be looking for something to keep them busy. Fortunately for you, them, or both, you're the proud owner of a Nintendo Switch. Why is that fortunate? Because the Nintendo Switch is the master of family gaming. There are a...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 15th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
As we come to the end of yet another week, it's time to take a moment or two to discuss which amazing games we'll be enjoying over the weekend. That "Ultimate Smashing" game may well have released just last week, but there are plenty of other experiences being had by Team Nintendo Life this time around. Turns...
A good week for indie titles
The indie scene has a strong output this week, with four thumbs ups and one maybe. We’ve got some great niche picks, like the bizarrely entertaining puzzler Please Don’t Touch Anything, pixelated arcade racing fun in Desert Child, a first-person, dungeon crawler RPG with Crimson Keep, sluggish steampunk puzzling with...
Guide Best Nintendo Christmas Gifts For 2018
'Tis the season to be jolly
It's that time of year when we look forward to the Holidays on the one hand, and suffer sweaty brows on the other as we fret over late gift purchases. What to get your Nintendo-obsessed loved one this festive season? What gift will be good enough? Well, don't fret, we've looked around the web to find a range of gifts...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 8th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
As regular readers will know, every weekend we post a write-up of the games Team Nintendo Life will be playing in our spare time. As you'll also likely know, this week saw the release of a pretty major Nintendo game, and you can probably guess where this week's entries are headed. So, please accept our...
Guide How Player Vs. Player Trainer Battles Work in Pokémon GO
When two tribes go to war...
PvP is finally coming to Pokémon GO, a feature fans have been desperate for since it launched back in 2016. When it launches later this month, you'll be able to challenge friends and strangers alike to see who has the most powerful Pokémon. Do so and you'll earn a bunch of new rewards and probably have a bunch of fun...
Feature How A Chinese Studio Has Revived Fire Emblem's Biggest Rival, Langrisser
And there's the chance it could come to Switch
While Nintendo's Fire Emblem series is world famous, Masaya's Langrisser franchise (you might know it better as Warsong, the western name given to the original Mega Drive / Genesis game) is less well known; its origins line in a series of turn-based strategy titles on the PC Engine, and during the early...
