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...
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: Blossoming Arcadia Walkthrough
All treasures and dungeon walkthroughs for the second region
Guide Pikmin 4: Sightless Passage Walkthrough
Who turned out the lights?
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 Tame Critters, All Critters' Favourite Foods
Channel your inner Snow White
Update: The Festive update has made it possible to feed critters multiple times a day. We tried to find the limit, but we're not sure there is one — we managed to feed one critter more than ten times, so go wild! Disney Dreamlight Valley's biomes are full of adorable, Disney-themed critters to befriend and tame. Some...
Guide Disney Dreamlight Valley: Nature & Nurture Quest Walkthrough
How to restore the Pillar of Nurturing
And which version should you pick?
Guide Disney Dreamlight Valley: How To Catch The Festive Fish
They're more like a C-
Guide Disney Dreamlight Valley: Spirits Of Nature Quest Walkthrough
How to unlock Anna and Elsa
Guide Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Feast Worthy Of A Demigod Quest Walkthrough
How to welcome Maui to your village
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 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: How To Perform All Stylish Moves
SSStylish!!!
Just about all of the RPG games in the Super Mario series have Action Commands that increase the strength of your attacks. Of course, the same is true for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – but this game takes Action Commands to the next level with a new mechanic called Stylish Moves. Stylish Moves are harder to perform than a...
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: How To Defeat Bonetail
The bones of the Pit of 100 Trials
Guide Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: All Bosses, Strategies, How To Beat
Every boss in TTYD and how to defeat them
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Guides
All Flower Coins, Wonder Flowers and Wonder Seeds located
Hello, and welcome to our Super Mario Bros. Wonder Walkthrough guides! Here we'll be guiding you through every level in the game and showing you where to find All Flower Coins, All Wonder Flowers, and
Guide Super Mario Bros. Wonder: World 4 - Break Time! Revver Run
All Flower Coins, Wonder Flowers and Wonder Seeds located
Hello, and welcome to our Super Mario Bros. Wonder Walkthrough guides! Here we'll be guiding you through every level in the game and showing you where to find All Flower Coins, All Wonder Flowers, and
Guide Super Mario Bros. Wonder: Special World Unlock - All Secret Warp Points
How to access every Special World stage
Hello, and welcome to our Super Mario Bros. Wonder Walkthrough guides! Here we'll be guiding you through every level in the game and showing you where to find All Flower Coins, All Wonder Flowers, and
Guide Super Mario Bros. Wonder: All Badges & Badge Locations
Every Badge located!
Hello, and welcome to our Super Mario Bros. Wonder Walkthrough guides! Here we'll be guiding you through every level in the game and showing you where to find All Flower Coins, All Wonder Flowers, and
Guide Super Mario Bros. Wonder: All Wonder Seed Locations
Every Wonder Seed located
Guide Super Mario Bros. Wonder: 13 Tricks, Tips & Hints
Control tweaks! Gameplay features! Online tips!
Guide Super Mario Bros. Wonder: All Flower Coin Locations
Every purple Flower Coin in the game located!
Guide Super Mario Bros. Wonder: All Wonder Flower Locations
Every Wonder Flower in the game located!
Guide Super Mario Bros. Wonder: World 2 - Search Party Puzzling Park
All Wonder Token Locations
Guide Super Mario Bros. Wonder: World 1 - Welcome To The Flower Kingdom
All Flower Coins, Wonder Flowers and Wonder Seeds located
Guide Super Mario Bros. Wonder: All Captain Toad Locations
He's a fungi to hang out with
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: 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: 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: Rescue BowWow and Goponga Swamp
Rescue a razor-toothed, oddly spherical dog
Guide Zelda: Link's Awakening: Tail Key Location, Mysterious Forest And Magic Powder
Throw Magic Powder at Forest Animals and Venture into Link’s Awakening’s first dungeon
Guide Zelda: Link's Awakening: Tail Cave Dungeon and Roc Feather Location
Darkness awaits in the Tail Cave
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: Turtle Rock - Map, Compass and Getting The Hot Rod
Step inside for Turtle Power!
Guide Zelda: Link's Awakening: Trading Sequence - All Trade Items and Locations
The importance of trading up seemingly useless items
Smash Bros. Ultimate Guides
Guide Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Full Character Roster List
Gotta Smash 'em all!
When Nintendo announced that the Switch version of Smash Bros. would be called Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it wasn't kidding about the title; every single character that has ever appeared in any previous Smash Bros. game is available on the Nintendo Switch incarnation. Crikey. Along with updated moves and final smashes,...
Gallery Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Full Kirby Transformations List
Every Kirby copy ability in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Looking back at the full character roster for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, there's certainly been no shortage of video game icons joining the fray in gaming's ultimate crossover brawler. Adding all these fighters (plus the accompanying music, spirits and assorted extras) wasn't just work for game...
Guide Best Super Smash Bros. Games Of All Time
What's the ultimate Super Smash Bros., bro?
When Super Smash Bros. Ultimate arrived on Switch back in 2018 and brought with it every single fighter from the series' history, it sent us back through the older games. With the original Super Smash Bros. now well into its third decade, it's incredible to see how the series has evolved over two decades...
Guide Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version Patch Notes - Every Update Since Launch Detailed
Full patch notes and update history for Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is in a constant state of flux, with new characters being added and balance adjustments being made all of the time. We've pulled together the full patch notes for the game so you can see just how it has evolved over time. Smash Bros Full Patch Notes List:...
Xenoblade Chronicles X Guides
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Walkthrough
Flippin' Skell
Hello, and welcome to Nintendo Life's Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition: Walkthrough Guides hub! While this game is 10 years old, 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, we've got Beginner's Tips and Tricks and a full
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: 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 Skells List
Every Skell in Definitive Edition, including new ones
Guide Xenoblade Chronicles X: What's The Best Division?
Which faction of BLADE should you join?
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
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: Tips, Tricks, And Hints
Splat with the best of 'em
Splatoon 3 is out now for Nintendo Switch. With months of Directs and trailers galore in the lead up to its September launch, you would think that we would be in the perfect place to dive straight into the game's online play, racking up win after win, right? Well, you'd be wrong. Although we absolutely love the latest...
Guide Splatoon 3: Stages - Every New And Returning Turf War Map
Update: Ver. 10.0.0 stages added
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Guides
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations: All 100 Cat Shines In Super Mario 3D World: Bowser's Fury
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll show you the exact locations of all 100 Cat...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Lakeside Giga Bell Cat Shines
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Ruins Giga Bell Shines
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Fur Step Island Cat Shine Guide
Every Cat Shine location detailed
While Super Mario 3D World is most definitely a good time, those of you who have already experienced the game on Wii U will be most interested in the excellent Bowser's Fury expansion, which offers an open-world setting with Cat Shines to collect. In this guide, we'll be showing you all of the Cat Shine locations...
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Scamper Shores Island Cat Shine Guide
Every Cat Shine location detailed
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Wasteland Giga Bell
Every Cat Shine location detailed
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Lucky Isle
Every Cat Shine location detailed
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Roiling Roller Isle
Every Cat Shine location detailed
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Crisp Castle Climb Shines
Every Cat Shine location detailed
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Slipstake Slope Shines
Every Cat Shine location detailed
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Fort Flaptrap Cat Shines
Every Cat Shine location detailed
Guide Bowser's Fury Shine Locations - Clawswipe Colosseum Shines
Every Cat Shine location detailed

































































































