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  • News Splatoon's Last Free Update Map Goes Live Tomorrow

    That's sixteen stages

    About a week ago, the final weapon for Splatoon's constant stream of new, extra content went live and signaled the end of the long run. Following that right up, the final new stage will go live tomorrow and bring the stage count to its final amount of sixteen. The new stage is Ancho-V Games, and this appears to be one of the...

  • News Four More Animal Crossing amiibo Figures Arrive in Europe on 18th March

    Timmy & Tommy share a base, like good siblings

    It's time to extend that mortgage, amiibo collectors, as four more figures are confirmed for an 18th March release in Europe. This time around they're in the Animal Crossing series, with four (or five, but we'll get to that) series stalwarts joining the ranks. So, who are these four? Observe below...

  • Review Slice It! (3DS eShop)

    Clean cut

    Do you consider yourself a samurai among slicers? Do you leave no pizza asymmetrically divided in your wake? Then Slice It! might have a challenge made for you. The goal of Slice It! is straightforward. Each puzzle provides a shape or design that the player must cut into a certain number of separate pieces using full cuts from one side to...

  • News Asteroid Challenge Is Bringing Classic Arcade Action To The Wii U eShop

    Coming exclusively to Nintendo's console this year

    Indie studio Magique Productions has announced that it is working on Asteroid Challenge for the Wii U eShop, a tribute to classic arcade blasters like - you guessed it - Atari's Asteroids. Boasting 1080p 60fps visuals, multiplayer modes and over 70 levels, the developer is aiming for a Q1 release...

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  • News Dragon Quest VII Set for a Summer Release in North America

    News to warm you up

    As eager watchers of the November Nintendo Direct last year will recall, Nintendo confirmed that both Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past and Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King are coming to the West in 2016. At that time it was confirmed that VII would come first with VIII to follow later in the year,...

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  • News Rare Wanted To Do amiibo-Style Toys During The N64 Era

    Ahead of the curve

    UK studio Rare has always had a habit of being ahead of the curve. The company - founded by Tim and Chris Stamper in the '80s - was one of the first western developers to work on the NES hardware, and in the '90s the firm would pioneer the use of CGI graphics in 2D games with the likes of Donkey Kong Country and Killer Instinct...

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  • Feature Our Staff's Hopes and Dreams for Nintendo's 2016

    NX, Legend of Zelda, Mother 3 and more besides

    It's now 2016, and hopefully the beginning of an exciting year for Nintendo and its fans. With various big games, products and reveals either dropping out of 2015 or always being planned for this year, we're set for what could be a bumper 12 months. Your humble writer will be looking ahead at what...

  • News Happy New Year from Nintendo Life

    So, how was 2015 for Nintendo Life?

    It's been 10 years since Nintendo Life first began and we're just about ready to wrap up our coverage of 2015, so far we've looked back over Nintendo's most notable moments in 2015, a year in development with a selection of indie developers, we've selected

  • News Get Ready to Add the Octobrush Nouveau to Your Splatoon Arsenal

    Ring in the new year with this fresh new paintbrush

    As of now, the near constant updates to Splatoon are nearly upon their final hour. Though Splatfests and occasional balancing updates will be continuing for the foreseeable future, the stream of new equipment and stages is set to end in January. All the same, there's still a bit more content that's...