Super Mario Party Jamboree Guides
Guide Super Mario Party Jamboree: All Boards List And How To Unlock
Board meeting
Super Mario Party Jamboree is the biggest (and we say best) Mario Party yet. Yep, there's more variety here — not to mention more minigames — than in any previous entry in this long-running franchise, and that applies to the new and returning boards in this third Switch entry. So, let's jump in and take a look at the full board...
Guide Super Mario Party Jamboree: Multiplayer Requirements - Local And Online Guide
What you'll need to play with pals locally and online
There are a whole bunch of different modes to enjoy in Super Mario Party Jamboree, and all of these modes give you various options as to how you can play, both in online and offline/solo and multiplayer. It can get a little confusing, especially if you're trying to decide if you want to buy the...
Guide Super Mario Party Jamboree: All Minigames
A proper smorgasbord
There are a lot of minigames in Super Mario Party Jamboree and in its Switch 2 update, Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV, and each and every one of these puzzles and challenges are separated into various categories to help you find exactly the kind of fun you're after. Whether it's in the main...
Mousin' around
Now that Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV is finally here, players can get busy digging into all the new mouse, mic, and camera minigames and additions that make this Switch 2 version so much fun we slapped a 9/10 on it, saying that it "gives an already fantastic party game a huge shot in the arm."...
Guide Super Mario Party Jamboree: How To Unlock Pauline And Ninji
Two more for the partay, please!
Xenoblade Chronicles X Guides
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Walkthrough & Beginner's Tips
Flippin' Skell
Hello, and welcome to Nintendo Life's Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition: Walkthrough Guides hub! While this game many years old at this point (it launched on Wii U in 2015), it should go without saying, but please be aware that the following guides contain huge spoilers for every aspect of the game! In this walkthrough,...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles X: Best Combat Builds For All Characters
Picking a fight, is it?
Combat and combat builds can be a lot to get your head around when you're starting out in Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. So much so that we reckon your best bet is to relax and learn as you go. Enjoy it, first and foremost. However, when you're ready to get deeper, and once you've become au fait with combat in...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles X: How To Level Up Quickly & Best Farming Locations
"Rise! Ok, now do it faster"
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition has bumped the original game's level cap up from 60 to 99, and so we thought a quick guide to levelling up spots by level might be in order. For this guide, we'll focus on a handful of our favourite spots to fight enemies who are easy to deal with in a Skell, as well as...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles X: All 22 Playable Characters & How To Unlock Them
We're putting a team together...
One of the very best parts of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition — or any other Xenoblade game tbh — is the cast of characters who join you on your adventures. In order to help you to collect 'em all (wrong franchise?), we've put together this quick-look character guide to where each of your newest and...
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles X: What's The Best Division?
Which faction of BLADE should you join?
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles X: All Skells List
Every Skell in Definitive Edition, including new ones
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Combat Guide - The Basics Explained
Everything you always wanted to know about XCX combat but were afraid to ask
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 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...
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...
Guide Kirby And The Forgotten Land: All Copy Ability Blueprint Locations And Evolutions List
Gear up!
Kirby and the Forgotten Land contains a total of 12 upgradeable copy abilities for you to use in combat against your enemies. Each of these copy abilities can be upgraded multiple times at Waddle Dee's Weapon Shop in Waddle Dee Town and, in order to upgrade each one through its various iterations, you're going to need coins collected...
Everything to find in the Switch 2 version
Every Starry to find in Originull Wasteland
Every Everbay Coast Switch 2 Starry
Guide Kirby And The Forgotten Land Natural Plains - All Missions And Collectibles
All missions completed and collectibles located in Natural Plains
Every Starry to find in Winter Horns
Guide Kirby And The Forgotten Land Everbay Coast - All Missions And Collectibles
All Waddle Dees, Missions and Figurines in Everbay Coast!
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Guides
Guide Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Tips And Beginner's Guide
16 starter tips to get you off on the right foot
So, you've gone and got your hands on Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and you're looking for some tips to getting the best out of the game from the get-go? You've come to the right place! Koei Tecmo's combat-focused Dynasty Warriors series is renowned for its fast-paced hack-and-slash action which...
Guide Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Korok Locations
Seeds of evil
As a prequel story to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity features many returning characters, including the diminutive Koroks. These little plant people love nothing better than a spot of Hide and Seek, and once again you'll find them hidden around Hyrule, waiting to be found. Fortunately, there...
Guide Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity: amiibo - What Do amiibo Unlock?
Get your five-a-day
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild had some extensive and impressive support for amiibo, Nintendo's series of NFC-enabled figurines. The arrival of this prequel hack-and-slash adventure begs the question: What do amiibo unlock in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity? The answer is... well, the answer might be a little...
Guide Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity: Full Roster - Every Playable Character And Unique Action
Take a look at all 18 unlockable fighters
As a prequel story to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Koei Tecmo and Nintendo's Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity finally gives us the chance to play as other characters in this world. Nothing against the lovely Link, of course, but the world of Hyrule is filled with many colourful characters, so the...
Guide Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity DLC - How To Unlock The Master Cycle Zero
Get your hands on Zelda's motorcycle
Luigi's Mansion 3 (Switch) Guides
Guide Luigi's Mansion 3 Walkthrough - A Guide To Surviving The Last Resort Hotel
Boo!
Luigi, his pet ghost dog Polterpup, his brother Mario, Princess Peach and a group of Toads receive an invitation to the luxurious high-rise hotel of the Last Resort, and decide to visit it for a vacation. What could possibly go wrong? In our Luigi's Mansion 3 review for Switch we gave it a stonking 9/10, calling it Excellent. The game itself...
Guide Luigi's Mansion 3: All Gems - Gem Location Maps For Every Floor
A floor-by-floor guide to all 102 gems hidden in Luigi’s latest game
In gameplay terms, Luigi’s Mansion 3 continues the tradition of steering the green brother away from his roots as a platform game hero. However, that genre’s tradition of collecting a bunch of shiny trinkets in the pursuit of completionist perfection remains alive and well...
Guide Luigi's Mansion 3: How To Catch Boos And Where To Find Them
Have I Got Boos For You: How to track and capture the game's 16 Boos
Boos have been giving the Brothers Mario the runaround for over 30 years at this point, and they have once again re-appeared in the latest Luigi’s Mansion as a collectable enemy type. In this quick guide we’ll let you know everything you need to know about locating and catching...
Guide Luigi's Mansion 3: Bosses - How To Beat Every Boss Ghost
Step-by-step tips for finding and defeating every boss ghost in the game
Harking back to the portrait ghosts of the original Luigi’s Mansion, the boss ghosts of Luigi’s Mansion 3 are one of the game’s main highlights, dripping with personality and offering a range of imaginative combat encounters. In this guide, we’ll cover strategies for...
Zelda: Link's Awakening (Switch) Guides
Guide Zelda: Link's Awakening Walkthrough: A Guide To Wake From Kohohit Island
Don't go alone, take this
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is one of the most beloved entries in the entire series, despite the fact that it made its debut on one of the most technically humble pieces of Nintendo hardware: the Game Boy. Since then, it has been reborn on the Game Boy Color, but it is the Switch remake has brought it to an even...
Guide Zelda: Link's Awakening: All Secret Seashells Map and Locations
All 50 secret seashells, ordered by when they are first made available to you
Use our guide to find all 50 secret seashells hidden on Koholint Island in the Nintendo Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. We’ve produced a map and detailed instructions for each seashell, and we’ve also attempted to number them in the order that...
Guide Zelda: Link's Awakening: Bottle Grotto and Finding The Power Bracelet
Dungeon number two of Link's quest
Continuing part three of our Zelda: Link's Awakening walkthrough we head inside the second dungeon: the Bottle Grotto as we locate the Map, Compass and new item: Power Bracelet. Bottle Grotto Walkthrough: Locate the Bottle Grotto Compass Welcome to the Bottle Grotto – a dungeon which, as the name suggests,...
Guide Zelda: Link's Awakening: All Heart Pieces Map and Locations
All 32 heart pieces and the final heart container
Having trouble hunting down the heart pieces in the Nintendo Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening? We’ve got you covered with a map and full solution for each one, with an indication of the tools required and when they become available to you. Also featured: where to find the...
Guide Zelda: Link's Awakening: Rescue BowWow and Goponga Swamp
Rescue a razor-toothed, oddly spherical dog
Guide Zelda Link's Awakening: Face Key Location, Ancient Ruins and Boomerang
The Trading Sequence Concludes and Link Learns the Secrets of Koholint Island
Guide Zelda: Link's Awakening: Trading Sequence - All Trade Items and Locations
The importance of trading up seemingly useless items
Guide Zelda: Link's Awakening: Slime Key Location, Five Golden Leaves and Kanalet Castle Bridge
We’ve got the leaves. We’ve got the secrets. We’ve got the key to another cave.
Guide Zelda: Link's Awakening: Turtle Rock - Map, Compass and Getting The Hot Rod
Step inside for Turtle Power!
Animal Village! Dream Shrine! Wake Up a Walrus! Goo Goo G'joob!
Guide Zelda: Link's Awakening: Catfish's Maw Map, Compass and Getting The Hookshot
Tricky little dungeon this one, are you ready?
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Guides
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: All Collectibles, Star Pieces, Badges, Hints & Tips
Your one-stop shop for a paper classic
Welcome to our Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Guide hub! This Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Guide covers the 2004 GameCube RPG and the 2024 Nintendo Switch remake. This critically acclaimed adventure, which is the sequel to the N64 Paper Mario, is easily one of the best Mario RPGs of all time. We...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: How To Defeat Prince Mush
How to beat the first champion of the Glitz Pit
Prince Mush is one of two new post-game boss battles added to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Nintendo Switch. As the very first champion of the Glitz Pit, returning players will recognise him from Chapter 3, where you rescue the former champ. Fans have been begging for a bonus fight against...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: How To Defeat Whacka
Whack-a-Whacka
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Switch has given us two brand new post-game boss fights to sink our teeth into, and both of them are pretty tough. The second of these new boss fights stems from an amusing character from both Paper Mario on N64 and the original Thousand-Year Door on GameCube — Whacka. In the original N64...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: How To Defeat The Final Boss
How to beat the Shadow Queen
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door’s final boss is a rather challenging one. Waiting for you at the very end of Chapter 8, you'll want to make sure you’re adequately prepared because if you happen to lose, you have to try the entire fight over again. In this guide, we’ll be helping you make final preparations for...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: All Bosses, Strategies, How To Beat
Every boss in TTYD and how to defeat them
Pikmin 4 Guides
Guide Pikmin 4 Walkthrough: 100% Guide, All Collectibles, Hints & Tips
Let's Pik our way through this one
Hello and welcome to Nintendo Life's Pikmin 4 full walkthrough guide! Here we'll be making our way through each and every main mission region and dungeon in the game, showing you how to get your hands on every last treasure, all onion upgrades,
Guide Pikmin 4: Hero's Hideaway Walkthrough
Sitting Room Safari
Welcome to Nintendo Life's Pikmin 4 Hero's Hideaway walkthrough. In our Pikmin 4 guide series, we'll be showing you All Treasure Locations, all Gear and Item Upgrades, all Oatchi Abilities, all Pikmin Type Locations,
Guide Pikmin 4: Below-Grade Discotheque Walkthrough
Attack of the killer glitter balls
Welcome to Nintendo Life's Pikmin 4 Below-Grade Discotheque walkthrough. In our Pikmin 4 guides, we'll be showing you All Treasure Locations, all Gear and Item Upgrades, all Oatchi Abilities, all Pikmin Type Locations,
Guide Pikmin 4: Giant's Hearth Walkthrough
They must be giants!
Welcome to Nintendo Life's Pikmin 4 Engulfed Castle walkthrough. In our Pikmin 4 guide series, we'll be showing you All Treasure Locations, all Gear and Item Upgrades, all Oatchi Abilities, all
Guide Pikmin 4: Sightless Passage Walkthrough
Who turned out the lights?
Guide Pikmin 4: Blossoming Arcadia Walkthrough
All treasures and dungeon walkthroughs for the second region
Splatoon 3 Guides
Guide Splatoon 3: amiibo Unlocks And Rewards - Full List
You lip-sync, we drip ink
If you've got your hands on a copy of the excellent Splatoon 3, you might be aware that there's a whole host of previously released amiibo that are compatible with the game. This includes the original amiibo released with the Wii U original Splatoon, as well as the shinier, newer amiibo released alongside Splatoon 2. Note...
Guide Splatoon 3: Splatfest - Time, Date, When's The Next Splatfest?
Who will you side with?
Splatfests make their grand and expected return in Splatoon 3. But all things come in trios in this third entry, and to mix up the inkfest a bit more, you'll get to pick from not two, but three teams. This Splatoon mainstay lets you pick a side and take part in multiple online battles throughout the event. In Splatoon 3,...
Guide Splatoon 3: Weapons List - Best Pick For Every Weapon Type
Update: Ver. 10.0.0 weapons added
Choosing your weapon in Splatoon 3 can be a big decision and it is entirely dependent on your play style. While some will want to take the battle by storm with a Shooter- or Roller-class, others will be more prone to scoping out their surroundings with a well-placed Charger. Of course, we recommend trying out as...
Guide Splatoon 3: All Sunken Scroll Locations
Rock and scroll
The Splatoon franchise is rich with in-universe lore and Splatoon 3 is no exception. One of the best ways to learn about all things inkling is to complete the game's single-player story mode, in which you can find Sunken Scrolls — individual pages of a book which come together to provide information about the Splatlands. There are...
Guide Splatoon 3: Tips, Tricks, And Hints
Splat with the best of 'em
Guide Splatoon 3: Stages - Every New And Returning Turf War Map
Update: Ver. 10.0.0 stages added
Disney Dreamlight Valley Guides
Guide Disney Dreamlight Valley: Walkthrough, Quests, All Recipes, Tips, And Tricks
Everything you need to make your dreams come true
Updated with select guides for the latest Remembering Update. Disney Dreamlight Valley is a life sim game featuring a large number of characters from across the Disney universe. It launched in 2022 and has received regular updates ever since, with new characters, quests, and mechanics being added...
Guide Disney Dreamlight Valley: How To Upgrade Tools
The right tool for the right job
Figuring out how to upgrade tools in Disney Dreamlight Valley is an important part of cleaning up the Valley and clearing room for more decorations, though the game isn’t too keen on telling you how to upgrade any of them. Tool upgrades happen during friendship quests. Some of them are locked behind the final...
Guide Disney Dreamlight Valley: Recipes - Ingredients, Sell Prices, Star Ratings, Full List
The best recipes to sell and eat
Updated with the new festive recipes added in the Toy Story update. Enjoy! Disney Dreamlight Valley has tons of delicious and very specific recipes, all of which take ingredients that can be found by foraging, fishing, and farming. Each recipe also has a unique sell price and number of stamina points that it...
Guide Disney Dreamlight Valley: How To Complete Olaf's Great Blizzard Quest, Gem Order
Oh no! There's too much snow!
After one of Disney Dreamlight Valley's updates, you may have noticed that the Frosted Heights area of the map is very... blizzardy. You can't see further than an inch past your nose... which makes decorating and foraging very difficult. How do you complete the quest that makes the blizzard go away? How do you unlock...
Guide Disney Dreamlight Valley: How To Upgrade Your House
Home sweet (expensive) home
Guide Disney Dreamlight Valley: How To Tame Critters, All Critters' Favourite Foods
Channel your inner Snow White
Guide Disney Dreamlight Valley: Nature & Nurture Quest Walkthrough
How to restore the Pillar of Nurturing
Guide Disney Dreamlight Valley: Breaking Bones Quest Walkthrough
How to remove those pesky bones in the Sunlit Plateau
And which version should you pick?
Guide Disney Dreamlight Valley: Spirits Of Nature Quest Walkthrough
How to unlock Anna and Elsa
