Pokémon Legends: Z-A Guides
Guide Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Walkthrough
The A to Zs of Pokémon Legends, right here
Welcome to our Pokémon Legends: Z-A walkthrough hub, and to Lumiose City! You'll be spending a lot of time in this Paris-inspired town in Kalos, so let's settle in. As the second game bearing the Legends moniker, Z-A is decidedly different from the mainline 'Generational' games It's a good time, and in...
Guide Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Ranked Battles - All Seasons And Rewards
Battles, ranked!
Ranked Battles make an almighty return in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, providing you with the chance to put your real-time combat skills to the test in online matchups. Much like in Scarlet and Violet, the Ranked Battles will arrive in a seasonal structure, each with its own rewards and challenges. In this guide, we'll break down...
Guide Pokémon Legends: Z-A: How To Catch Zygarde
The last garde of Z-A
Zygarde is an integral part of Pokémon Legends: Z-A; basically think of this Legendary as the equivalent of Arceus in Legends: Arceus, and you're not far off. That, of course, means you can catch this unusual Pokémon. It takes a few steps, but we'll outline just what you need to do to catch Zygarde in the game. Note: This...
Guide Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Mystery Gift Code List
All current Mystery Gift codes for Legends: Z-A
Mystery Gifts are back in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, giving you a chance to pick up some sweet rewards... for free! Nintendo and The Pokémon Company will be sharing these codes for months to come, and in this guide, we'll be keeping track of every single one of them. Below, we've got the complete list of...
Guide Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Wild Zone 5 Guide - All Pokémon & Alphas
Keep five alive... or wait, are there more?
Guide Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Wild Zone 9 Guide - All Pokémon & Alphas
You'll need some gymnastics, here
Hollow Knight: Silksong Guides
Guide Hollow Knight: Silksong: Walkthrough & All Collectibles
Your silky smooth Silksong resource
We're finally ready to ascend — Hollow Knight: Silksong is out now, and Pharloom is ready and waiting to be explored. Just like Hollow Knight, Team Cherry has stuffed its second game with tons of challenges, hidden collectibles, and a whole bunch of news systems for you to dig into. We absolutely loved the...
Guide Hollow Knight: Silksong: All Bosses In Order - Locations & Rewards
Every boss encounter in Silksong, including optional bosses
Silksong is all about the bosses. With over 40 fearsome enemies to take on in Pharloom — and some of them are really mean — you might be looking for the place to find them all. Well, we have a list of every boss you'll fight in Silksong, including optional fights. We've broken these up...
Guide Hollow Knight: Silksong: All Tools - List & Locations
Get crafty
Tools are a new part of Hornet's kit in Silksong. These come in many different forms, from additional weapons to use against foes to defensive effects to help Hornet when she's in a pinch. You can craft more tools at benches, increase the number of tools you can carry, and also upgrade Crests to unlock additional Tool Slots. This is your...
Guide Hollow Knight: Silksong: Progression Guide - Recommended Route
Lost in Pharloom
With Silksong being a Metroidvania — and a big one at that — it's easy to get lost. Pharloom has multiple biomes and locations that hide secret paths and items, but you might just be looking for how to move forward. This guide will give you our recommended route for each act in Hollow Knight: Silksong; we'll focus on the...
Guide Hollow Knight: Silksong: How To Bind Eva
How to get Vesticrests and upgrade the Hunter Crest
Guide Hollow Knight: Silksong: All Achievements
Achieve the impossible?
Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Guides
Guide Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment: Walkthrough Guide, Tips & Tricks
Korok locations, playable character unlocks & more
Hello, fellow Gibdos, Moblins, and Chuchus, and welcome to our Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment guides hub. Koei Tecmo's latest slice of Hyrule-flavoured musou action is out on Switch 2, and given that we awarded it a 9/10 in our glowing review, we've gone ahead and put together guides covering...
Guide Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment: All Playable Characters & How To Unlock Them
Choose your fighter(s)!
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is finally here, we've played and completed it, and can now relax and revel in the knowledge that is the game's full roster of playable pugilists. So, in order to help our fellow Moblin-smashing pals out, we've put together the following guide to all playable fighters in Age of...
Guide Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment: Korok Locations Guide
School of Korok
Koroks! Everybody loves 'em, and Koei Tecmo is feeding that love in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, as there's a whole bunch of hidden Koroks around this super-sequel's smashing stages. As was the case in Age of Calamity, you'll find tell-tale signs of secret Koroks (toy windmill, glowing spot on road, mysterious object, and...
Guide Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment: Sync Strikes Guide & Best Combinations
Double dragon!
Of all the new additions and tweaks to the age-old musou formula found within Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, it's Sync Strikes that are the most unique. In order to introduce you to this new form of team attack, we've put together a quick explainer, alongside our favourite sync strike combos for use in battle! Let's go...
Donkey Kong Bananza Guides
Guide Donkey Kong Bananza: Walkthrough
Now updated with a bunch of DLC tips
Donkey Kong Bananza is absolutely packed with things to do and see. Fortunately, we here are Nintendo Life are on hand to help with our ultimate Donkey Kong Bananza Guide. In this guide, we'll be running through everything you need to know about DKB and where to find every collectible, including All Banandium...
Guide Donkey Kong Bananza: All Banandium Gem Locations
Top Banana
Welcome to our hub detailing where to find Banandium Gems, Donkey Kong Bananza's most sought-after collectible. If you're trying to level up DK's abilities, then these delicious delicacies are your number one way to do it. Fortunately, they're everywhere. Below, we have laid out every Banandium Gem in the game by Layer, each of which is...
Guide Donkey Kong Bananza: Planet Core Boss - How To Defeat The Final Boss
Everybody wants to Rool the world
This is it, the final boss battle in Donkey Kong Bananza, and it's a biggie. After making it through all 10 sublayers of the Planet Core, you'll arrive at the Banandium Root and the game's ultimate big bad: King K. Rool. In this guide, we'll be explaining how to beat K. Rool, and sharing all the tips you'll need to...
Guide Donkey Kong Bananza: All Emerald Rush Events & Rewards
Plan your next Emerald Rush event
If you've polished off a few runs in Donkey Kong Bananza's Emerald Rush DLC and you're wondering what comes next, the answer is probably an in-game event. Nintendo is bringing these special events to Emerald Rush every month, each of which comes with its own set of challenges and rewards. In this guide, we'll...
Mario Kart World Guides
Guide Mario Kart World Guide - All Courses, Cups, Missions, Collectibles, Tips & Tricks
Your ultimate Mario Kart World resource
It's finally time — Mario Kart World is here, along with the Nintendo Switch 2, so that means you'll need some fuel to keep the engines running. That's why we're here with Nintendo Life's ultimate Mario Kart World Guide. In this guide, we'll be covering all of the tips and tricks you need to get yourself...
Guide Mario Kart World: All Costume Unlocks & Complete Outfit List
It's a fashion race
Who doesn't love to dress up? The roster of Mario Kart World certainly does, with tons of unlockable costumes for many of the Mario series' favourite characters up for grabs. We wish changing clothes were as simple as it is for the racers in Mario Kart World, but alas. Below, we've listed all of the costumes you can get in Mario...
Guide Mario Kart World: How To Unlock All Characters
Every character and weight class in Mario Kart World
Mario Kart World is a massive refresh for the ludicrously popular kart racing franchise, bringing the total number of participants per race up to 24, while moving the action into a fully open world environment in which you drive from one race course to the next. Quite a few returning favourites...
Guide Mario Kart World: All Peach Medallions & Locations
Our hub for all the Peach Medallions in Mario Kart World's Free Roam
Mario Kart World's Free Roam mode has a lot to offer in the form of collectibles, with Peach Medallions being the most difficult of the lot. These coins are well hidden and require a lot of skill to gather so we're here to help! Like P Switches and ? Panels, Peach Medallions are...
Guide Mario Kart World: All P Switch Locations
Our hub for every P Switch in Mario Kart World, by region
Guide Mario Kart World: All Vehicles - What's The Best Kart?
Every kart, bike, and all-terrain vehicle in the newest Mario Kart
All P Switches and Peach Medallions in the Central meadow region
Guide Mario Kart World: All Question (?) Panel Locations
Where to find every ? Panel in every course in Mario Kart World
Guide Mario Kart World: Kamek Item Explained - What Does It Do & How To Get It
How to transform into other characters
Guide Mario Kart World: 'Desert' Collectibles - Desert Hills, Shy Guy Bazaar
All P Switches and Peach Medallions in the Desert region of Mario Kart World
Every coastal region P Switch and Peach Medallion in Mario Kart World
Switch 2 Guides
Guide Nintendo Switch 2 Guide: Ultimate Resource
Your complete guide to Switch 2
Switch 2 is the new system from Nintendo and the direct successor to the original Nintendo Switch that launched all the way back in March 2017. Switch 2 launched worldwide on 5th June 2025 and retails for $449.99 / £395.99 / €469,99, and it's available to buy from retailers in North America and the UK - although...
Guide Nintendo Switch 2: All Confirmed Games & Release Dates
Every confirmed Switch 2 game
Switch 2 released on 5th June 2025 with over 25 launch games. Loads more have launched since then, with new game announcements coming on a near-daily basis. How many new games, though? We've compiled the following list of all confirmed Switch 2 games, including a section with rumoured releases. <toc> Note:...
Guide All Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Games, Upgrade Packs, And Free Performance Updates
Next-gen TLC
Nintendo has been very bullish about making the transition from Switch 1 to Switch 2 as seamless as possible, so naturally, that means we've seen a bunch of original Switch games updated for the new system to take advantage of that additional power. We've got two types* of updates for Switch 1 games: Nintendo Switch 2 Editions, which...
Guide The Best Nintendo Switch 2 Games
The best Switch 2 games to play right now
Switch 2 launched in June 2025 and, although a young console in the scheme of things, it's already built up a sizeable software library, mixing some choice exclusives with a host of 'Nintendo Switch 2 Editions', which include optimised, improved versions of some of the greatest video games ever made. But...
Feature 33 Games With 'Secret' Performance Bumps You Should Revisit On Switch 2
Update: Now with even more games
Guide Nintendo Switch 2: Backwards Compatible Guide - What Switch Games Can't Be Played?
How to play Switch games on Switch 2
Guide All Nintendo Switch 2 Exclusive Games
How's that backlog looking?
Guide Nintendo Switch 2: All Mouse Mode Compatible Games
Which games use the Joy-Con Mouse?
Guide Best Nintendo Switch 2 Third-Party TV Docks
Small docks, big impact
Guide Every Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card Release
All confirmed Switch 2 Game-Key Card games
Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World Guides
Guide Kirby And The Forgotten Land Walkthrough + Star-Crossed World Guide
Updated with Star-Crossed World on Switch 2
Hello and welcome to Nintendo Life's Kirby and the Forgotten Land full walkthrough guide - including the Star-Crossed World content in the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition! Here we'll be taking you by the squishy pink hand and helping you through each and every level of each and every world in HAL Laboratory's...
Guide Kirby And The Forgotten Land Codes: Full List Of Kirby Present Codes (+ Star-Crossed World)
All current Kirby and the Forgotten Land codes on Switch 1 & 2
Kirby's big bash on Switch returns on Switch 2. After his latest adventure, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, went down a storm with gamers and critics alike, he received a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition with a brand-new expansion, Star-Crossed World. Nintendo has published several codes online...
Every Everbay Coast Switch 2 Starry
Welcome to Nintendo Life's Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Star-Crossed World walkthrough guide! In these guides we'll take you through every world and show you where to find every last Starry, how to complete each mission fully, and how to find everything you need to 100% this new DLC expansion. Let's move on to...
Guide Kirby And The Forgotten Land Waddle Dee Locations - Where To Find Every Hidden Waddle Dee
All hidden Waddle Dee locations
Kirby and the Forgotten Land on Switch takes everyone's favourite sentient pink ball and puts him in a gorgeous 3D world with hundreds of secrets to find and collectibles to... collect. One of the secrets you'll be searching for throughout your journey through the titular Forgotten Land is the location of the many...
Every Starry to find in Originull Wasteland
Everything to find in the Switch 2 version
Every Starry to find in Winter Horns
Every Redgar Forbidden Lands Starry
Guide Kirby And The Forgotten Land Natural Plains - All Missions And Collectibles
All missions completed and collectibles located in Natural Plains
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Guides
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Walkthrough, All Gyms, Evolutions, Collectibles, Tips, And Tricks
Gotta catch 'em all?
Welcome to our Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Full Walkthrough Guide hub! This Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Walkthrough — which includes the Full Paldea Pokédex, plus tips to conquer Victory Road and all gym leaders, the Path of Legends and all Titan Pokémon, and Starfall Street and Team Star — will
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Mystery Gift Codes List
All the current Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Mystery Gift codes
Mystery Gifts returned in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and that means you can get various Poké freebies over the coming months (and years!). The Pokémon Company and Nintendo release various special distributions for the games to give fans unique rewards, and we keep a handy list of...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Pokédex - Complete Paldea Pokédex, All Pokémon Locations
All Pokémon available in the Paldea Region
With a brand new region comes a brand-new Pokédex. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet introduced multiple new Pokémon to discover, and in the Paldea region, you'll also find a ton of returning Pokémon and favourites to add to your team. There are also some brand-new evolutions, and new forms, for some...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: All Ominous Black Stake Locations
Stake them out
Early on in your Pokémon Scarlet & Violet journey, you'll come across some strange items sticking out of the ground — Ominous Black Stakes. These can be pulled from the earth in order to unlock the four shrines across the Paldea Region, which seal away the four Ruinous legendary Pokémon. On this page, we'll list all 32...
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: How To Change Clothes, Where To Buy New Outfits
Yes, you can take off the hat
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Blueberry Pokédex, All Pokémon Locations In The Indigo Disk DLC
All 240 entries in the Blueberry Pokédex
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Gym Order - Which Path Should I Do First?
Victory Road, Path of Legends, or Starfall Street?
Guide Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Sandwiches Explained - All Sandwich Recipes And Ingredients
Which 'wich will scratch the itch
Best Nintendo Games By System
Guide The Top 50 Games On Every Nintendo System
Yep, including the Virtual Boy
Welcome to our hub for the best Nintendo games ever made! Below you'll find our top 50 lists covering the best games for every Nintendo system, including both home and handheld consoles. Every one of the lists here has been compiled according to each game's User Rating in our database (excluding the Virtual Boy, with...
Guide 50 Best NES Games Of All Time
Our guide to the greatest games on the NES
The NES' staggered launch began 40 years ago in the US, on 18th October 1985, following the Famicom's release two years earlier in Japan. On this historic anniversary, we're republishing this list of the best games on the system. Enjoy! The Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES (ness? nezz? enn-eee-ess?),...
Guide 50 Best Nintendo 3DS Games Of All Time
Your guide to the best games on 3DS
The 3DS may have had a slow start back in 2011, but this follow-up to Nintendo's massively successful DS steadily went from strength to strength and amassed a huge library of quality titles — enough to rival the company's finest. We've compiled this list of the very best 3DS games of all time to remind you just...
Guide The Best Nintendo Switch 2 Games
The best Switch 2 games to play right now
Switch 2 launched in June 2025 and, although a young console in the scheme of things, it's already built up a sizeable software library, mixing some choice exclusives with a host of 'Nintendo Switch 2 Editions', which include optimised, improved versions of some of the greatest video games ever made. But...
Guide 50 Best Nintendo DS Games Of All Time
The best DS games ever
Guide 50 Best Game Boy Games Of All Time
Your guide to the Game Boy's greatest games
Guide 50 Best Super Nintendo (SNES) Games Of All Time
Your guide to the Super NES' greatest games
Guide 50 Best Nintendo 64 Games Of All Time
The top 50 N64 games ever
Guide 50 Best Wii Games Of All Time
Our guide to the best games on Wii
Guide The Best Nintendo Switch Games (2025)
The very best Switch games to play right now
Guide 50 Best Game Boy Advance Games Of All Time
Your essential guide to the very best GBA games
Guide 50 Best GameCube Games Of All Time
Your guide to the GameCube's greatest games
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Guides
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons Guide - Walkthrough, Tips And Hints
Bugs! Fish! Tools! Bells! Blathers!
Animal Crossing: New Horizons slowly but surely took over many of our lives when it launched in 2020, but if you're at a loss for what to do next in the game, then you should check out the tips and hints we've outlined below. So, sit back and relax as we'll take away the stress of your new island. Let's begin...
Nook and see
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and the accompanying Ver. 3.0 update arrive on 15th January 2026, and there's a lot packed into them. Below, we've listed everything included in the ACNH 3.0 update — which is coming to the base Switch 1 game too — and outlined all of the Switch 2 Edition additions (heh), so...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Art - How To Spot Redd's Fake Painting And Statues
Pick out the real deals from the fakes, cousin
Pre-launch, there was much speculation that wily art dealer Crazy Redd would be selling his wares in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and following update v1.2.0, Crazy Redd returned along with the ability to expand your
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Zelda & Splatoon Villagers - All Compatible amiibo
What is this? A crossover episode?
Ever wanted to make your island a little more Hylian? How about a little more Splatlandian? It sounds like you need specific Villagers that can fit the bill. Zelda and Splatoon Villagers are cropping up in Animal Crossing: New Horizons as of the launch of ver. 3.0 on 15th January. All you need to do is tap an...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: How To Get A 5-Star Island Rating And Grow Lily Of The Valley
Written in the stars - and Isabelle's evaluation notes
All the fishy facts you need to complete your Critterpedia
