News Nintendo Shares Release Schedule For 2021 And Beyond, And It's Looking Pretty Bare
Major Switch release windows reconfirmed
News Limited-Time Pokémon Sword And Shield Distribution Offers Players A Rare Evolution Item
You have less than 24 hours to claim it
News Nintendo Cancelled Star Fox TV Show After Netflix Leaked Legend Of Zelda Plans
"Playtime is over, Star Fox!"
News The First Review For Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Is Now In
A purrfect port, or not up to scratch?
News - 2021, Week 05
Sunday7th Feb 2021
Soapbox Super Mario 3D World Is The Closest To A Super Mario Bros. 2 Sequel We'll Ever Get
Sub-consciously influenced
Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot games, trends and topics — opinions that may not necessarily be the voice of the site. In this piece, Jon Irwin discusses how Nintendo seems reluctant to return to the mechanics of Super Mario Bros. 2... When Super Mario 3D World first...
News Will You Be Clearing Up Some Space For The Switch Version Of Apex Legends?
File size detailed
One of the bigger games arriving on the Nintendo Switch next month is Apex Legends by EA and Respawn Entertainment. This team-based battle royale shooter doesn't cut corners - bringing the "full-featured" experience to Nintendo's hybrid system. According to Respawn, port specialist Panic Button (Rocket League, DOOM Eternal)
News Platinum Seems To Have Explained Why It's So Quiet About Bayonetta 3
Doesn't have "much say" over projects it's not publishing
In the same interview with VGC the other week, PlatinumGames' co-founders Atsushi Inaba and Hideki Kamiya used the company's upcoming self-published title Project G.G. to seemingly touch on why it's been so quiet about certain other releases. With these other games - like Bayonetta 3, for...
Don't miss it
Listen up, American and Canadian Pokémon trainers - if you play Pokémon Sword and Shield on the Nintendo Switch, it seems you'll soon be able to claim a free Shiny Toxtricity in your copy of the game. Serebii.net reports signage across stores in the US and Canada are popping up, which reveals this event will be getting underway on...
News Select Arcade Archives Games Are Currently On Sale On The Switch eShop
Get 'em while you can
If you feel like some retro gaming action this weekend, there's currently a sale taking place on the Switch eShop (in both North America and Europe) that features a number of Hamster's Arcade Archives releases. There are SNK Neo Geo games along with some standard Arcade Archive classics. Each one will set you back $3.99 /...
Feature Curse Of The Dead Gods Devs On Early Access, Switch Challenges, And Hades Comparisons
"One can only be flattered by such a comparison"
Fans of the roguelike and roguelite genre have had some real gems to enjoy over the last couple of years, with excellent games like Dead Cells and last year's award-sweeping Hades serving up some incredibly satisfying run-based dungeon-crawling on Switch.
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #77 - Super Mario 64 DS
Where's my DS wrist strap thumb nub thing?
Welcome back to Box Art Brawl, our poll series to find out which of two or more regional retro box art variants is the most pleasing to our modern sensibilities. Last time we observed SNES brawler Final Fight 3 as it engaged in a fierce duel between East and West. It seems that ganging up was a smart plan...
Featuring interviews with Reggie, Phil Spencer and more
Streaming service Crackle will premiere a five-part documentary series Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story on 1st March. According to Deadline, this series has been written and directed by Jeremy Snead and executive produced (and narrated, for that matter) by Sean Astin (aka Samwise from...
Saturday6th Feb 2021
News Limited-Time Pokémon Sword And Shield Distribution Offers Players A Rare Evolution Item
You have less than 24 hours to claim it
This little fella will be undergoing some mighty changes... Update 2: Following the delay mentioned below, the distribution of the Galarica Wreath – an item necessary to evolve a Galarian Slowpoke into a Galarian Slowking – is now live in Pokémon Sword and Shield for a very limited time. You can get the...
News Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Leaked Online A Week Before Launch
Bowser won't be happy!
Oh no, according to certain parts of the internet, the street date for Nintendo's upcoming Switch release Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury has been broken one week out from the game's official release. On top of that, it's also been leaked online! While it is not entirely clear at this point how it all started, a thread...
News Get Ready For More Remasters From Activision Blizzard In 2021
What might be making a comeback?
Video game powerhouse Activision Blizzard has been banking big bucks for some time now thanks to a number of remasters. We've seen the return of IP like Crash Bandicoot and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater from Activision's side, while Blizzard has chipped in with titles such as Warcraft III: Reforged - that one obviously...
Keep rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, rollin’
One of the coolest aspects of the Metroid series – in particular the Prime trilogy – is the Morph Ball ability. Curling up into a literal ball and using its momentum to reach new places is a consistently unique and fun way to traverse the world. Glyph takes this concept and applies it to an entire...
News Mike Pollock Will Continue To Voice Dr. Eggman In The Sonic Video Games
"You've not yet heard the last of me"
Day after day this week, Sonic the Hedgehog voice actors have been announcing they're moving on from the series. One fan favourite, Mike Pollock - who does the voice of Sonic's antagonist Dr. Eggman - has taken to Twitter to confirm he won't be going anywhere. In other words, he's staying on with Sega to...
News Nintendo's Paper Mario Series Is Now 20 Years Old
Happy anniversary!
This week marks the 20th anniversary of Paper Mario in North America. Yep, the original Nintendo 64 Mario RPG was first released in this region on 5th February 2001. This also marks 20 years - in general - since the series started out. To celebrate this special occasion, Nintendo of America has shared the following tweet, asking...
Soapbox Time Loop Games Are Strangely Comforting In Times Like These
Every day feels the same, so let's play games where every day IS the same
Right at the end of last year, Natasha Lyonne — star of Groundhog Day-inspired TV show, Russian Doll which sees her character Nadia (a software developer, no less) stuck repeating the same night over and over again — shared a tweet that made everyone collectively start...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 6th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
With yet another week behind us, this time bringing news that Nintendo is finally updating its multiplayer server system and a pretty bare-looking 2021 release schedule, it's time to sit back, relax, and chat about our weekend gaming plans. Members of the Nintendo Life team have done just that below, so f
Friday5th Feb 2021
Guide Every 2D Super Mario Game Ranked
As rated by you
With the imminent release of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury on Switch, and the Super Mario 35th anniversary celebrations drawing to a close in a matter of weeks, we thought it was about time we tried putting all of Mario's original 2D platforming adventures into some kind of order. We've previously looked at each and every...
News Nintendo Is "Rigorously Responding" To Demand For Multiple Switch Consoles Per Household
Investors believe the Switch could overtake the Wii's lifetimes sales
We've gotten a few pieces of information about Nintendo's recent financial results this week. Having published 2020's nine month figures on Monday, the Q&A session between Nintendo President Shuntaro Furakawa and numerous investors has also been released. It's brought up...
Random Dataminers Use Original Uncompressed Samples To Restore Super Mario World's Soundtrack
And it sounds glorious!
The Super Nintendo game Super Mario World is already amazing, but what might have changed if there were no file size limitations back then? For starters, the iconic music might have been even better. The truth is, we've been listening to "heavily compressed" music in this game for many years now. Today, though, we can...
News Resident Evil Returns To The Big Screen On September 3rd
Upcoming reboot takes us back to Raccoon City
Capcom might be busy preparing Resident Evil Village, but it isn't letting up with its adaptations. We were made aware of plans for Netflix series Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness back in September and now, Sony Pict
News Sonic's Voice Actor From Sonic Adventure Has Already Contacted Sega About A Possible Return
"We'll see what happens"
Last week, Roger Craig Smith - the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog for over ten years - announced his departure from the role. It's obviously raised discussion about who the next Sonic voice actor could be. A lot of long-time fans have even called for past Sonic the Hedgehog voice actors to return and well, it looks like one,...
News Nintendo Will Discuss Upcoming Switch Games "At The Appropriate Time"
But we can expect "a variety of software titles"
No one can deny Nintendo's had a hugely successful 2020. With operating profits up by 98%, Animal Crossing: New Horizons reaching 31 million sales and an
News The "Relaxing" RPG Littlewood Is Making Its Big Debut On Switch Later This Month
Discover what happens after you save the world
Towards the end of 2019, we found out indie developer Sean Young would be bringing his "relaxing" RPG Littlewood to the Nintendo Switch. It's inspired by the likes of Animal Crossing and Dark Cloud. In this one, the "world has already been saved" and now you must rebuild your town, learn new hobbies,...
Video Someone Finally Managed To Hit Every Smash Bros. Melee Credit
It only took 20 years
Have you ever tried to shoot all 190 names in Super Smash Bros. Melee credits sequence? Haven't we all. Apparently, up until a few days ago, nobody had ever got a perfect run. Now, though, one guy by the name of Martin Zarate has achieved this seemingly impossible feat (see 0:00 - 1:20 in the video above). Speaking to...
News Haven Gets Gorgeous (And Raunchy) Launch Trailer
Lovers in a dangerous spacetime
Haven's new launch trailer is surprising from the very first second, in which the ESRB rating states that the game contains "nudity, sexual content, use of drug and alcohol, and violence". Now, the violence we knew about - it's an RPG with combat, after all - but nudity?! Goodness. (We can't actually post the trailer...
News Activision Blizzard Says Overwatch 2 Won't Be Released This Year
But the world needs heroes
Activision Blizzard has confirmed the sequel to the team-based shooter Overwatch will not be arriving this year. This announcement was made by the company's chief financial officer and president of emerging businesses, Dennis M. Durkin, during the fourth-quarter earnings call. "Our outlook does not include Diablo IV or...
Review Project Starship X (Switch) - An Unconventional Shmup That's Full Of New Ideas
X marks the spot
Just as we tend to approach games that try to hammer the shoot-em-up into a new mould with an air of caution, Project Starship X, in fact, starts with a caution. And it’s necessary. We fired it up in a dark room and, ten seconds into the first stage, just as hell broke loose, the cat sat on the TV remote. The volume went so...
News Ori Director Apologises For Previous Criticism Of Fable, No Man's Sky And Cyberpunk Developers
"I realize I wasn't thoughtful in the way I presented my thoughts"
Thomas Mahler's been making the news this week. The Game Director for Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps offered some strong criticisms of "snake oil salesmen" on Wednesday via
News Nintendo's Real-Life Animal Crossing Dodo Airlines Collection Is A Thing Of Beauty
And the official Nook Inc jacket is available, too!
T-shirts and jumpers featuring our favourite gaming characters are always cool, but nothing quite compares to official clothing based on actual, in-game designs. Nintendo currently has a collection of items for sale on its official US website based on clothing found inside Animal Crossing: New...
Video Super Mario 3D Land Deserves to Be Remembered
It's like Mario's jumping right at me
There's understandably a spotlight on Super Mario 3D World with its impending Switch port but we shouldn't forget what came before. 3D Land may be the better selling game but it simply doesn't have the same prominence in conversation and is largely seen as the lesser of the two. We're not here to compare them...
News More Pokémon Journeys Episodes Arrive On Netflix Next Month (US)
The season finale!
The Pokémon Company has announced that the next batch of Pokémon Journeys episodes will be landing on Netflix next month in the US. The new episodes will debut on the streaming service on 5th March, as revealed in the tweet below. Serebii reports that these episodes will be the final batch for the current season – although,...
News The Cat Mario Show Is Back, Showing Off Bowser's Fury (And BIG Cat Mario)
Nya!
In a new video posted on the Nintendo Japan YouTube channel, Neko Mario and Neko Peach are back as the hosts of the much-loved Cat Mario Show, or "Nyan Nyan! Neko Mario Time", as it's known in Japan. In the video, the feline forms of Mario and Peach discuss their new amiibo, and what they add to Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. You can...
Gallery Geeks Line's NES/Famicom Anthology Is The Most Exhaustive Look At The Console Yet
No stone left unturned
French publisher Geeks Line is no stranger to a good book – it has already given us the superb N64, SNES and GameCube anthologies – and it's rounding off this Nintendo-themed selection with an exhaustive look at the machine that started it all, the NES (or Famicom if you're of the Japanese persuasion). Penned by Math...
News Multiplayer Vehicle Combat Game Drive Buy Speeds Onto Switch Next Month
With head-to-head online battles
UK-based indie studio Glitchers has announced that Drive Buy, its upcoming vehicle combat game, will launch on Nintendo Switch and PC on 12th March. Said to be inspired by games like Twisted Metal, Rocket League, and even Mario Kart, Drive Buy is described as a "short-session multiplayer vehicle combat game with a...
News SNK Vs. Capcom: Match Of The Millennium Arrives On The Switch eShop Later This Month
The dream collab title returns
Last month, SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millenium was rated for the Switch by the South Korean ratings board. It was only a matter of time until the game was officially confirmed, and it seems today is that day. SNK has just announced the Neo Geo Pocket Color version of the popular fighting crossover will be coming...
News New Windjammers 2 Trailer Reveals Arcade Mode And The Return Of Steve Miller
Steve, darling, aren't you a bit old for frisbee
Following the slightly disappointing news that Windjammers 2 was delayed to 2021, we're getting a ton of news, new trailers, and even a demo on Steam, which makes us think that maybe the frisbee-throwing game isn't as far off as we thought. This latest trailer reveals the addition of Arcade Mode, in...
Deals Celebrate Valentine's Day With Lovely Discounts On Animal Crossing Merchandise (UK)
25% off merch and other great deals
T'is the time of the season for loving (as The Zombies would say). Yes, Valentine's Day is looming and now's the time to pick up something sweet for that special person in your life, even if that special someone is you. Hey, we all need a little pick-me-up this time of year, right? Especially after the last twelve...
Thursday4th Feb 2021
News Amy Rose's Voice Actor Confirms She's Done With Sonic The Hedgehog
"It has been my honor"
Sonic the Hedgehog turns 30 this year and it seems some changes are happening behind the scenes with the series. After Roger Craig Smith announced he would be moving on from his role as Sonic last week, there's been a chain reaction of sorts - with a number of other voice actors linked to the blue blur suggesting they've also...
News Wonderful 101: Remastered Gets Its Final Wonder Code, Here's Every Code Released So Far
Update: Hideki Kamiya joins the action!
Update: A seventh Wonder Code has now been released! We've updated our original article below to include all codes available so far. Original Article (Mon 14th Dec, 2020 11:15 GMT): When The Wonderful 101: Remastered was updated to Version 1.0.3, a new feature was introduced which allows players to get their...
News Capcom Reveals The Most Used Weapon In The Monster Hunter Rise Demo
It's the weapon of choice
One of the most anticipated Nintendo Switch releases right now is Monster Hunter Rise, which is due out next month. The "limited-time" demo ended up being so popular it crashed the Switch eShop - something you don't see all that often nowadays. Now that the online portion of the demo is no longer accessible, Capcom has...
News Japanese Man Arrested For Selling Hacked Pokémon Sword And Shield Monsters
Sobble was the last straw
Sobble, a Pokémon players can obtain in Pokémon Sword and Shield. A Japanese man has reportedly been arrested after being caught selling hacked Pokémon to Pokémon Sword and Shield players. According to a report from the Asahi Shimbun, a 23-year-old man was accused of violating the country’s Unfair Competition...
Review Sword Of The Necromancer (Switch) - A Dismal Dungeon-Crawler That's Best Left For Dead
Sometimes dead is better
A sword that can raise the dead? That’s the opposite of what they usually do! Gosh, if only we had something like that, we could resurrect all our enemies so we can enjoy destroying them again. But we digress. The titular Sword of the Necromancer and its ability to is the hook upon which this game enacts its otherwise...
Random There's A Speedrun Of Super Mario Sunshine In Which Peach Never Gets Kidnapped
It's called Max% Pre-Peach
God, we love speedrunners. Not only are they performing incredible feats of glitchery, skill, and mad code manipulation, but they're also just breaking games and having a great time with it. It's basically a middle finger in the face of the designers, proving that the way the game is "supposed to be played" is not the only...
Random Breath Of The Wild Speedrunner Completes 100% Run Without Taking Any Damage
"It's done"
We feel like we keep seeing more and more impressive feats achieved within The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild every week, but is this actually the most impressive one yet? Read on... Towards the end of last month, Breath of the Wild "expert" joedun became the first player to ever complete the game 100% without taking any damage...
News Nintendo Reveals The Top 15 Most-Downloaded Switch Games In January 2021 (Europe)
The eShop's biggest games
Nintendo has shared an updated list of Europe's most-downloaded Switch eShop games, revealing which titles were the most popular during January 2021. Online multiplayer sensation Among Us has managed to claim top spot for the second week in a row; just like last month, the game managed to fend off the ever-popular...
News The Outer Worlds' First Expansion Comes To Nintendo Switch Next Week
Version 1.3 out now
Obsidian Entertainment has announced The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon will be coming to the Nintendo Switch next week on 10th February. This is the first of two narrative expansions that can be purchased - offering intrigue and danger, new locations, more "science" weapons and expanded character customisation and lore. -...
Random These 3D-Printed Stands Allow The GameCube To Be Treated As The Work Of Art It Is
We're absolutely here for this
We know the GameCube didn't get the love it deserved when released, and these days, many players going back to Nintendo's older library use their Nintendo Wii instead. Criticised for being "gimmicky" due to its shape, we'd argue the GameCube's appearance is nothing short of high art. So, if we may offer a suggestion,...
Fans of Slay The Spire, take note
In the world of tactical card games, is there any man more revered than Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering? Maybe whoever actually invented cards, but since they're not coming forward to take credit, Garfield holds the top spot. Roguebook is a roguelike deckbuilder (like Slay The Spire, Dicey...
News LEGO Partners With Sega To Turn This Fan-Made Sonic Set Into A Real Product
It's actually happening
You know how we keep sharing these amazing fan-made LEGO Ideas projects based on video games, hoping that one day one of them will actually be made into a real thing? Well, it's finally happened! LEGO has today confirmed that the fan-made Sonic Mania - Green Hill Zone set we featured on the site last year has been given the...
News Famitsu Coverage Of New Pokémon Snap Includes New Snaps, More Pokémon
New images have also been added to the website
We're so glad Meganium is finally getting their time in the spotlight. As the best starter Pokémon that's ever existed, they deserve it. Chikorita's final evolution may be a left-field choice for the face of the upcoming New Pokémon Snap, but we have to say - it's the right one. Ahead of the 30th...
Nintendo Download 4th February (North America)
Blue Fire, Haven and Skyforge!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Blue Fire (Graffiti Games, 4th Feb, $19.99)...
Japanese Charts Ring Fit Adventure Is Still Selling Well, But Nothing Can Stop Momotaro Dentetsu
Disgaea 6 debuts in fourth
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for the week ending 31st January, revealing that Momotaro Dentetsu is still leading the way by some margin. The game, which is really taking Japan by storm right now, managed to fend off Ring Fit Adventure for another week at the top. Konami's t
News Square Enix Reports Increased Annual Sales, Despite Individual Game Losses
33% increase in net sales reported
2020 held mixed fortunes for Square Enix. Whilst Switch users received some enjoyable experiences with Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory and Trials of Mana, they had a rocky time with Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition. On rival platforms,
News Pre-Order Story Of Seasons: Pioneers Of Olive Town And Get A Buffalo Costume
Your moove, Harvest Moon
Following on from the announcement that physical pre-orders of the game will get a Buffy the Buffalo plush, XSEED has added another boon on for potential fans of the upcoming Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town: a Buffalo costume. Is there something we don't know about buffalos? Should we be investing in the bison...
News ZeniMax Founder Robert A. Altman Has Died
RIP Robert A. Altman, 1947-2021
Bethesda announced on Twitter today the passing of their founder and CEO, Robert A. Altman. "He was a true visionary, friend, and believer in the spirit of people and the power of what they could accomplish together," they said in the tweet, with an attached statement that said they are "proud to carry on the values...
Nintendo Download 4th February (Europe)
Re:ZERO! Skyforge! Haven!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail eShop - New Releases: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The...
News Numskull Announces Direct-Style Showcase, "Brand New" Switch Game To Be Revealed
Airs next week on YouTube
Numskull Games has kept itself busy on Switch. Publishing physical games that range from indie hits like Ministry of Broadcast to anime adaptation Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne, it's got an interesting library to its name. Next week, we're set to find out how that library expands...
Video Animal Crossing: New Horizons Trailer Shows Us What's New In February
Festivale, Valentine's and more!
Nintendo has released its latest trailer for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, reminding us about all the fun stuff we'll be getting up to throughout the next month. The new clip starts off with a quick look at some of the adorable critters you'll want to be keeping an eye out for over the next few weeks. Our...
News Derren Brown Scares Us Silly In Little Nightmares II's Latest Trailer
Launching on Switch next week
With Little Nightmares II just days away from release on Nintendo Switch, who better to give us the heebie-jeebies than award-winning illusionist and mentalist Derren Brown? Bandai Namco has today launched a brand new trailer for the game starring Brown as he explores the topics of fear and nightmares. You can watch it...
News Puyo Puyo Tetris 2's Second Post-Launch Update Adds Colourblind Support And More
Returning characters and new modes are also present
If you're a fan of puzzle games, then we strongly advise checking out Puyo Puyo Tetris 2. Scoring an 8/10 from us last December, Sega confirmed there'd be significant post-launch support via free updates and last month's started in style,
Random Arkansas Dental Practice Offers Nintendo Switch To Encourage Brushing And Flossing
Floss, but not in Fortnite
Dentists have tried numerous methods over the years to ensure patients practice good dental hygiene. For kids, that can emerge as positive reinforcement by giving them stickers. For adults, it's avoiding the absolute agony that comes with a root canal. A Nintendo Switch giveaway, though? That's definitely a new one...
News Jaleco's Ninja Kazan Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release
Become a "master of the ninja arts"
Hamster is bringing some old-school ninja action to the Switch eShop this week, with its Arcade Archives release Ninja Kazan. This side-scrolling action game was originally released by Jaleco in 1988 and requires the player to set out on a journey across the world and reclaim the 5 lost secrets, in order to...
Exclusive Nyamyam On Bringing The Award-Winning "Game Sitcom" Astrologaster To Switch
"The Switch version will get the 'sitcom' element across the best"
Those of you with very good memories might recall the UK studio Nyamyam, which was responsible for the gorgeous Tengami on Wii U. Fronted by former Rare developers Jennifer Schneidereit (Kinect Sports) and Phil Tossell (Star Fox Adventures), Nyamyam created a game engine which...
Gügle Legend
Game developers are notoriously bad at archiving. In fact, Kotaku wrote a whole piece about how some games are in danger of disappearing forever, partly because of just how bad game developers are at archiving. Nintendo loses code. Floppy disks decay and crumble. Long-lost prototypes lie in dusty drawers of filing cabinets sent to...
$100 million is being split across 40 studios
It's a big day for indie game fans, as games fund company Kowloon Nights dedicates $100 million (£73.2m) towards 23 upcoming and unannounced titles. The studios that will receive a portion of that one hundred million dollars include Thunder Lotus (Spiritfarer), Night School Studios (Oxenfree,...
Wednesday3rd Feb 2021
News The First Review For Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Is Now In
A purrfect port, or not up to scratch?
The very first review of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury has now been published by Japanese publication, Famitsu. The verdict arrives just over a week ahead of the game's official release. Famitsu's scoring system has four different reviewers rate the game out of ten; in this case, the magazine's...
News Levi's Just Announced A New Line Of Pokémon Clothing, And It Includes Misty's Outfit
The new range celebrates Pokémon's 25th anniversary
Ash Ketchum is not the most fashionable of 10-year-olds, but the series that made him famous has spawned shirts, shoes, and now - thanks to denim-doers Levi's - a whole collection of Poké-themed apparel. A lot of the collection is a bit, well... odd, with jeans that have an entire Pikachu just...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Super Mario Update Arrives This March
Mario's 35th anniversary celebrations continue
Nintendo has issued a reminder via social media that the next big update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Switch will be arriving next month. Yay! While no specific release date has been shared just yet, we do know this update will be Super Mario themed. This lines up with Mario's...
News Ori Director Criticises "Snake Oil Salesmen" Behind No Man's Sky, Cyberpunk, And Fable
"From the perspective of a developer, all of this just sucks"
Thomas Mahler, the Game Director of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, took to gaming forum ResetEra earlier today to get something off his chest. He's tired of "snake oil salesmen" (as he calls them) getting hyped up by the games press and consumers, and then...
Talking Point So, What Are The Chances We'll See A 'New' Nintendo Switch In 2021?
A Pro-mising year?
What's that? Did someone say 'Switch Pro'? Oooh, 'New Nintendo Switch', is it!? A more powerful variant with 4K resolution Deep Learning Super Sampling? 60 frames-per-second? Carbon fibre styling? Swiss Army Switch?... It wasn't long after the Switch launched back in 2017 that rumours of a hardware revision started circling. You...
Tuesday2nd Feb 2021
Video 5 Special Wii U Virtual Console Games Not on Switch
These games went above and beyond simple preservation
For years the Virtual Console allowed us to relive our fondest memories in gaming. Being able to download The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and play it in its original untouched state held a tremendous amount of value...but sometimes the service went above and beyond. Did you know Super Mario...
Wednesday3rd Feb 2021
Could Commander Shepard return?
Over the past year, there have been ongoing rumours about the Mass Effect trilogy remaster coming to the Nintendo Switch. In November 2020, EA officially announced the game would be arriving on Microsoft and Sony's consoles alongside a PC release. At the time, this put an end to speculation about a possible Nintendo...
News Marvelous Reveals Rune Factory 5 "Premium Box", Launches This May In Japan
No word on a Western release date at this time
It's been some time since we last heard about Marvelous' anticipated Rune Factory 5. Previously due to launch in 2020, we received gameplay footage last September of the upcoming RPG simulation game – but that also brought news of a delay,
Review Redout: Space Assault (Switch) - A Bargain-Bin Star Fox With Spectacular Visuals
In space, no one can hear you scream
A couple of years ago, the Switch played host to Redout: Lightspeed Edition, a flawed futuristic racer that nonetheless turned out to be a pretty good experience all around. It was the sort of thing that established a great foundation to be built upon, and we were sure that a sequel – if one was coming –...
News NES DuckTales Originally Had An Option For Scrooge To Give Up His Fortune
"I love that fans found out about the original ending"
It's been quite the week for retro discoveries. Alongside GoldenEye 007's cancelled remake resurfacing online, DuckTales has been in the news after an unearthed prototype build made its way online, revealing a previously unreleased song called "Map". As it turns o
News New Super Nintendo World Videos Show POV Ride Footage, Café, Merch And Lots More
See everything the park has to offer
With Super Nintendo World originally set to open its doors to the public tomorrow, 4th February, a whole boatload of footage and press impressions from media outlets across Japan has now found its way online. YouTube channel Universal Parks News Today has uploaded a staggering 21 videos today showing off various...
News Atelier Mysterious Trilogy Deluxe Pack Is Coming To Nintendo Switch This April
New gameplay features have also been outlined
Koei Tecmo has given Switch owners a lot of love with Atelier. We had great things to say about Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & The Secret Fairy last week, and hot off those heels, the Japanese publisher has revealed we'll be getting the Atelier Mysterious Trilogy Deluxe Pack next. Launching on April...
News No, Nintendo Is Not Solely To Blame For The Cancellation Of Goldeneye's XBLA Remake
A long-standing rights issue prevented this happening, it seems
You might've seen that GoldenEye 007 has been back in the news lately. We've known for a long time that Rare planned an Xbox Live Arcade remake of the acclaimed shooter and, courtesy of Youtuber G
Random Super Mario Galaxy Gets Remade In Minecraft, With 86 Stars To Collect
It's a collaborative project between three builders across many years
The community's Nintendo-flavoured Minecraft creativity continues to amaze and astonish us. We've seen Link's Awakening, Super Nintendo World,
Random Fan Brings Pokémon Cards To Life With Augmented Reality
Seeing is believing
Pikachu and Machamp do battle thanks to some clever AR trickery... The Pokémon franchise is no stranger to augmented reality – Pokémon GO uses the tech to put hundreds of monsters in your living room, and even the 3DS had Pokémon Dream Radar, another game that had you capturing Pokémon in a real-life setting – but one...
News Apex Legends "Champion Edition" Physical Release Confirmed
Just don't expect a game card
Respawn Entertainment and EA have now confirmed Apex Legends is coming to the Switch next month on 9th March. A physical version has also been locked in. After listings were discovered in Japan, EB Games in Australia (GameStop) has revealed a retail copy will be released in stores alongside the digital launch. As...
News A Bunch Of Upcoming Switch Games Have New Demos During The Steam Game Festival
Only on PC, mind you, but why not try before you pre-order
The latest Steam Game Festival just went live, with a load of livestreams, developer chats, and demos for upcoming games to play. Many of these games will also be coming to Switch, so if you're the type who likes to sample the cheese before buying the goat, you might want to take a look...
News Port Specialist Panic Button Worked On The Switch Version Of Apex Legends
The best in the business
Well, it's finally official, EA's battle royale Apex Legends is dropping onto the Nintendo Switch next month. So. how did Respawn Entertainment actually get this version of the game up and running? Of course, it's called in the Switch port specialist Panic Button to help deliver the "full-featured" Apex Legends experience...
News Nintendo Indie World Star SkateBIRD Gets New Trailer Showing Off Unseen Rooftop Level
And a demo arrives on Steam today
Glass Bottom Games, the indie game developer behind SkateBIRD, has shared a brand new trailer which shows off a previously unseen level from the game. You might remember SkateBIRD as one of the stars of the December 2019 Indie World Showcase – it was originally planned to kickflip onto to Switch eShop in 2020,...
News Swedish Company Embracer Buys Borderlands Dev Gearbox For $1.35 Billion
Embracer also owns THQ Nordic and Koch Media
Embracer is on track to becoming the Tencent of Scandinavia, having already added THQ Nordic and Koch Media to its portfolio of games studios, and now expanding even further with the acquisition of Gearbox Studios. Gearbox, the makers/publishers of Borderlands, Battleborn, Bulletstorm,
News Smash Bros. Ultimate's "Going Ballistic" Event Goes Live On February 5th
All-Range mode
Last week's yellow-themed spirit event might've been an odd choice for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but this time around, Nintendo's latest offering is back on course. Set to begin on February 5th, we'll be getting a "Going Ballistic" event and this lasts for 3 days. The rules here are simple: only fighters with 3 or more missile...
News Narita Boy Is A Neo-Retro Homage To The '80s, Coming To Switch This Spring
Grab your Betamax tapes and boot up your Sega Mega Drives
If Ready Player One left you craving more of that shameless '80s nostalgia, then Narita Boy is probably right up your alley. With elements of Tron, Star Wars, and various retro consoles sprinkled throughout its pixel art graphics, Narita Boy is bound to tickle that memory gland of yours in...
News Gorgeous Puzzle-Platformer Minute Of Islands Comes To Switch On March 18th
Hand-drawn artwork plus post-apocalypse? Sign us up
This game is going to get a lot of Adventure Time comparisons. That's not a bad thing. With its deceptively simple art style and its post-apocalyptic setting, Minute of Islands shares a lot of DNA with the absurdist cartoon, and its creepy monsters, cursed aesthetic, and axolotl companion only...
And yes, it's planned for Switch
A new Kickstarter project has appeared, and this time it's not a farming sim - it's something a little bit different. Beacon Pines is a "cute and creepy adventure" that takes place within a magical storybook, where you - both the reader and the main character of the book, Luka - decide the story by filling in words,...
Tuesday2nd Feb 2021
News Nintendo Is "Replacing Its Multiplayer Server System" Dating Back To The Wii U And 3DS Era
A long time coming
Let's be real, Nintendo's online service hasn't always been the best. While it's always worked, it has not always necessarily been a completely stable experience across every game. While we won't name any specific titles, you probably already know the ones that haven't run quite as smoothly as others. With this in mind, it seems...
News Nintendo Cancelled Star Fox TV Show After Netflix Leaked Legend Of Zelda Plans
"Playtime is over, Star Fox!"
Netflix has built up a pretty big slate with adaptations in recent years. Between The Witcher, Castlevania and Dragon's Dogma (to name a few). There were rumours for a time that they'd even take on
Video 15 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In February
Mario and more!
Wow, the first month of 2021 is already over! February marks the start of Nintendo's year, with the upcoming release Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, There's also plenty of other third-party stuff to enjoy like Little Nightmares II, Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection and Persona 5 Strikers. And towar
Random No, Nintendo Did Not Sue A 9-Year-Old Child For Creating A Cardboard Game Boy
Nintendo officially debunks dank meme
Nintendo is a notoriously litigious company, and has gone to extreme lengths to protect its copyright over the decades – from trying (and failing) to block sales of the Game Genie on the NES all the way up to its closure of ROM-sharing sites in more recent years. That's why when a post appeared on social...
Review Gods Will Fall (Switch) - An Addictive And Original Nintendo Switch Roguelike
Pictmin
Clever Beans Ltd, the team behind 2012's When Vikings Attack! and, perhaps more notably, the fantastic WipEout Omega Collection of remasters on PlayStation 4, make its first foray onto Switch with Gods Will Fall, and what a successful first foray this is. What we have here is a properly challenging and highly inventive dungeon crawler packed...
News Apex Legends Launches On Nintendo Switch This March
Prepare to drop
Update: We've got confirmation: Original Story [Sat 30th Jan, 2021 06:00 GMT]: According to a recent YouTube video and Amazon listing, Respawn Entertainment's battle royale free-to-play game Apex Legends is arriving next month on 2nd February. While there's no official confirmation from EA just y
News Cloud Gaming Service Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Development Studios
Will instead focus on supporting partners
While cloud gaming appears to be slowly becoming a thing, today it's experienced a minor setback. Google's cloud-based service Stadia has officially closed its internal studios and will no longer be developing in-house games moving forward. In fact, it never even got a game out the door. Kotaku was the...
News Nintendo Of America Job Listing Offers Hope That Nintendo Directs Aren't Dead After All
The last 'big' Direct was almost a year-and-a-half ago
In recent years, the hype-rumour-announcement-amazement/disappointment cycle of Nintendo Direct presentations has been almost as important to fans as the games themselves; nothing sparks excitement among Nintendo players quite like a good old Direct tease, and it's great to see a whole community...
News Fire Emblem's Gatekeeper Wins Popularity Poll Ahead Of Marth, Chrom, And Byleth
Poor Chrom's lost five years in a row
You know what? Maybe we've had enough of Fire Emblem's very similar-looking, blue-haired boys. They've had their time in the spotlight, and they've all been invited to Smash. You know who doesn't get enough recognition? Everyone's favourite nameless friend, the Gatekeeper. His endlessly sunny disposition was...
News Sonic Writer Talks About His Love-Hate Relationship With The Fandom
"I have a chequered history"
In the same interview on the YouTube channel RebelTaxi, Sonic the Hedgehog writer Ken Pontac - who has seemingly moved on from Sega, spoke about his "chequered history" with the Sonic fandom over the years. As much as he loves them, he admits a "vocal group" who hated on him for "dumb reasons" have essentially "screw
Random Pokémon And Animal Crossing Both Featured On Jeopardy
Who is Dankey Kang?
Jeopardy is back with some video game questions, and once again, none of the contestants knew the answers. What's the opposite to "maybe you need to go outside more"? For those of you who are British, and don't really know what Jeopardy is: imagine Countdown, but instead of being about accidentally spelling naughty words with...
Random Okay, You Can't Actually Use This Kirby Keycap, But It's Still Very Cute
Kirby, no, put the bottle down
Between Kirby keycaps and Froggy Keyboard, we're about to have a very cute (and very hard to use) desktop setup. Keycap artisan Tiny, who you may know from her TikTok, where almost 3 million followers have watched her making tiny food replicas for keyboards, has a history of making Kirby keys. She's made
News RetroMania Wrestling Reveals Official Trailer Ahead Of Launch This Month
WWF WrestleFest's sequel will arrive on February 26th
We've not had a great streak with wrestling games on Switch. After WWE 2K Battlegrounds proved rather disappointing, WWE 2K18 offered us an abysmal port and Wrestling Empire proved to be a bug-ridden (but nonetheless entertaining) mess, it falls to
News Apex Legends Switch Controller Pops Up On Amazon Amid Confusion Over Game's Release
It's supposed to come out today, but no one's mentioned it yet
Way back in October, we announced that Apex Legends, the super-popular battle royale game, had delayed its Switch release. A few weeks ago, there was an accidental "reveal" of the release date - and that date is today, February 2nd. There have been other hints that the game is almost...
News EA Sports Is Bringing Back College Football Games After 8 Year Hiatus
That's long enough to complete college at least twice
College football is a big deal in America, and while star players don't get paid - they receive free tuition, housing, training, and equipment - they bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue for the college they play for. Each. Sure, it's not as big as the big leagues, like the NFL,...
News It's Groundhog Day, Which Means It's The Last Day To Get Resetti In Animal Crossing
Get your Resettis before it's too late!
Do you feel like the days keep resetting? Like you're living in an endless, repetitive loop? Yeah, us too. Only this time, it's not because it's Groundhog Day - the day where a weather-predicting squirrel tells us about the future, which was skyrocketed to fame after the Harold Ramis film of the same name -...
Will likely overtake Gold and Silver lifetime sales
Yesterday, Nintendo released its financials for the third quarter of the current fiscal year - revealing twenty-nine Switch games have sold over a million copies over the past nine months. The highlight of the lot was Animal Crossing: New Horizons' sales but a few other games have also reached...
Feature Blessed By Hermes - A Peek Inside The Hades Speedrunning Community
We speak to Supergiant Games and two prominent Hades speedrunners
When you think of speedrunning in games, where does your mind go? Is it Super Mario 64? Breath of the Wild? Dark Souls? Undoubtedly, the 'classics' are popular choices with speedrunners, but there are plenty of others which defy expectation;
Video 10 Times Nintendo Characters Appeared In Third-Party Games
Peach Panda will never be forgotten
Nintendo has historically been rather careful with whom they lend out their characters and properties, which is why the likes of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda are such a recent breath of fresh air. That's not to say there were...
Random People Are Making Really Awful Fart Remixes Of Mario Music On TikTok
Whyyyyyyyyyyyy
Gen Z social media platform TikTok can be wonderful, and a carefully-curated For You Page can consist of bread recipes, comedy routines, and Hank Green telling you about why you shouldn't eat grass. But TikTok can also be a wasteland of cursed content that combines nonsensical memes with dance routines, because we're all just really...
News Here's Why The Cover To F-Zero Is So Special
Well, the Japanese one, at least
F-Zero may not be on Nintendo's radar at present, but it's a series which is close to the heart of many a Nintendo fan – and part of its appeal is the colourful cast of comic book characters which have populated the franchise since it made its debut on the Super Famicom / SNES way back in November 1990. Takaya...
News Adaptation Expert Virtuos Is "Excited" About New Switch Projects "This Summer And Beyond"
"There’s plenty more to come from the Switch family"
Switch's release schedule might be looking a little light at the moment, but it would be fair to assume that there are projects in the pipeline which have yet to be announced – and we've arguably had confirmation of that assumption from Christophe Gandon, Managing Director of Games at Virtuos,...
News DuckTales NES Prototype Unearthed, Features An Unused Song
That's no moon (theme)...
Capcom brought us a remastered edition of DuckTales several years back, but we still hold a lot of love for the original NES version. Offering us a unqiue platforming adventure, DuckTales was widely noted for its excellent soundtrack – the Moon Theme most prominently – though it only featured a dozen tracks. Within the...
News Much-Loved Indie Platformer Thomas Was Alone Is Making The Jump To Switch
Update: February release confirmed
Update: A Nintendo eShop listing has now confirmed that Thomas Was Alone will launch on Switch on 19th February. The game will cost £9.99 (although pre-orders grant you a 20% discount) and there's also a free demo to download should you want to give it a go. Original Article (Fri 9th Oct, 2020 14:00 BST): Indie...
News Remember The Brawler64 Controller? It's Now Available Without A Wire
And in four colours
When we reviewed the Retro Fighters Brawler64 controller for the N64 back in 2019, we came away suitably impressed. Described as a "next-generation" N64 pad replacement, it's comfortable to use and very responsive. While it has serious competition in the form of the Tribute64, it's still an excellent option for th
Video Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Treated To Two New Commercials
Only ten days to go!
'Special effects added' – you know, just in case you thought sprouting real cat ears was a side effect... With only ten days to go until the launch of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury on Switch, Nintendo has released two brand new commercials to keep the hype rolling ahead of the big day. Your typical 'everyone in the...
News New US Switch TV Ads Show Off Mario Party And Clubhouse Games
Both are part of the "Nintendo Switch My Way" ad campaign
Are all adverts going to start with things like "I'm so glad we get to bubble together" now, just to protect the company from COVID-related backlash? Well, Nintendo's new Switch advert for Super Mario Party does. Featuring three women in a very fancy house, the ad shows off the co-operative...
News Nintendo Celebrates Fire Emblem Heroes' Fourth Anniversary With New Updates And Rewards
Including Legendary Hero Remix events
Nintendo and Intelligent Systems' free-to-play Fire Emblem smartphone game turns four years old today, and a new wave of updates and rewards have arrived to celebrate the occasion. Whether you've been playing Fire Emblem Heroes from day one, or you're just jumping in this year, there's plenty of fun stuff...
Random GameStop's Stock Saga Is Getting Multiple Film And TV Adaptations
Forget Godzilla vs. Kong, the real business here is Reddit vs. Wall Street
Where do we even begin with this one. Most of you have likely seen last week's GameStop drama by now – and if you haven't, we've got our own rundown – but to cut a long story short, thanks to investing subreddit r/wallstreetbets, the video game retailer's stock price even...
Video Exclusive Peek At Soundtrack Sessions For Upcoming Zelda-Style Dungeon Platformer, Blue Fire
Launches later this week
We're big audiophiles here at Nintendo Life Towers, and there's nothing we like more than a little behind-the-scenes peek at a recording studio (well, there are some things, but it's up there!). Remember that Mario Medley from Abbey Road? Yep, that's the stuff! There's just something about the cellos, mics, mixing desks, and...
Monday1st Feb 2021
News Nintendo Shares Release Schedule For 2021 And Beyond, And It's Looking Pretty Bare
Major Switch release windows reconfirmed
As it always does when a new financial report is due, Nintendo has published an updated look at its upcoming release schedule. As you might expect, though, things aren't quite as exciting as they could be. Below, you'll find a list of Nintendo's major releases planned for 2021 and beyond (so not including...
News Pixel FX's N64Digital Promises "Crystal-Clear HDMI Video" For Your Nintendo 64
New device offers lag-free HDMI output up to 1080p
Much as we love the Nintendo 64, it's a known issue that HD TVs don't always play nice with our favourite 24-year-old console. When plugged into newer units, the N64's composite and S-Video outputs look washed out, meaning you'll need an HDMI upscaler to make them playable. Pixel FX is the latest...
News GameStop Investors Are Paying It Forward By Donating Nintendo Switches To Children's Hospitals
Stitches get Switches
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the hospital. Robin Hood, Robin Hood, with his band of Nintendo Switches. Feared by the hedge fund investors, loved by the sick children, Robin Hooood, Robin Hooood, Robin Hooooood! It might not be the most traditional of Robin Hood gestures, but it's certainly something you wouldn't see...
News Nintendo Won't Be Announcing A New Switch Model "Any Time Soon"
Focus is on the Super Mario and Monster Hunter SKUs in 2021
The Nintendo Switch has just overtaken the lifetime sales of the 3DS, selling an amazing 79.87 million units in the space of four years. Thanks to titles like Animal Crossing: New Horizons – which has sold over 31 million copies in l
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of December 2020
The latest official figures are in
Thanks to today's financial earnings release, in which Nintendo revealed that the Switch has now overtaken the 3DS's lifetime sales, we now have an updated list of the Switch's best-selling titles. In recent years, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has consistently reigned supreme at the top of this list – it's perhaps no...
News Sony's MLB The Show Is No Longer A PlayStation Exclusive, But Where's The Switch Version?
Update: Xbox edition confirmed, but no sign of a Nintendo edition
Update: It's official, Sony is publishing a game on the Xbox, with MLB The Show 21 coming to the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and Xbox One in April. This isn't massively shocking as it was pr
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For February And March 2021
Bowser’s Fury and lots more
We're now one entire month into 2021 and it's becoming clearer with each passing day that this year may turn out to be '2020: Part Deux'. The good gamers of the world are in need of diversion more than ever, and fortunately there are some rather fabulous-looking Switch games coming over the next month or two to lift...
News EA Has Quietly Reduced Burnout Paradise Remastered's Price On Switch
Now available at a 40% reduction
We had a lot of fun with EA's Burnout Paradise Remastered last year. Awarding it 7/10 stars, it still offers a solid open-world racing game but – outside of some handheld mode issues – one of our biggest gripes with this Switch port was the high price. Charging £44.99 / $49.99 for a 12-year-old game seemed...
News Nintendo Toys And Super Mario Meals Have Arrived At Burger King
Available starting today in US and Canada
Starting today, fans across the U.S., Canada and parts of Latin America can pick up a new range of Nintendo-themed toys from their local Burger King. The toys will come bundled with King Jr Meals at participating restaurants and include toys inspired by a variety of Switch games. There are six toys to...
Anne Helen Petersen interviews children from 5 to 15 about their gaming habits
Journalist Anne Helen Petersen is tired of the "alarmist rhetoric" around video games. She's not the only one. In her newsletter, Culture Study, Petersen has already spoken to psychologist Rachel Kowert about the fearmongering, satanic-panic-adjacent stigma around gaming,...
News Nintendo Switch Has Overtaken 3DS Lifetime Sales In Just Four Years
Switch Lite has almost outsold the Wii U on its own
Nintendo's latest financial report – for the nine months ending December 31st 2020 – has revealed that the Switch has overtaken the lifetime sales of the 3DS in the space of just four years. 79.87 million Switch consoles have now been shipped worldwide. 3DS total sales are pegged at 75.94...
News Netflix Officially Announces Sonic Prime, A New 3D Animated Series
Featuring 24 episodes
And there we have it, Netflix has now officially confirmed that a brand new Sonic series will be launching on the platform in 2022. From Sega, Wild Brain (Teletubbies, Degrassi, and Inspector Gadget) and Man of Action (Ben 10, Big Hero 6), the new animated series will be called Sonic Prime. It'll feature 24 episodes in total...
Review Shing! (Switch) - Will Test Your Patience More Than Your Fighting Skills
Streets of Rage (quit)
Mass Creation's Shing! is a side-scrolling beat 'em up in the traditional Streets of Rage mould that valiantly attempts to inject a little originality into the genre by utilizing a unique control scheme which sees player's attacks assigned to the right thumbstick, rather than the usual button-bashing way of things. It's an...
A fake worthy of Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler
The last time we wrote about Castaway Paradise, the free-to-play Facebook and iOS game that combines elements of Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon, we said that the game might come to Wii U. That's right, folks! It's been a while since Castaway Paradise's 2014 release, and though it never came out
If you can learn about IV breeding, you can learn anything
We're tired of the takes that say that kids are playing too many games. Of course we are - we literally wouldn't have jobs at Nintendo Life if we hadn't spent way too many hours on Zelda, Mario, and friends. But there are still people out there who can see games for what they are: potential...
News Mario Kart 8 Overtakes Mario Kart Wii As Best-Selling Series Entry
Combining Wii U and Switch sales, that is
Having published its latest quarterly financial results, it appears Nintendo is doing all right — if you define selling software by the truckload as Switch outperforms 3DS lifetime sales less than four years into its lifespan 'all right'. One of the secrets to Nintendo's success is the evergreen appeal of...
News Nintendo Shows Off New Mario-Themed 7-Eleven Menu
The Japan-exclusive food includes Yoshi, Bowser, and Peach
You may recall our coverage of the special "Ichiban Kuji" lottery that Japanese 7-Eleven stores have been enjoying these past few days, with prizes ranging from alarm clocks to soap dispenser. You may specifically recall the Mario's Mix Roll, a special spaghetti sandwich made to celebrate...
News Ring Fit Adventure Might Be The Best-Selling New JRPG Of This Generation
Yes, it's a JRPG. Search your feelings, you know it to be true
Kids who grew up in the '90s fondly remember Final Fantasy and Pokémon as their first JRPGs. Kids who grew up in the 2000s might have nostalgic feelings over Dragon Quest, Fire Emblem, Xenoblade, or Persona. Apparently, children born in the last few years will one day recall
News GameStop Founder Comments On The Reddit Frenzy, Says It's An "Honor" To Be Chosen
Reddit users reportedly reply "stonks!! 🚀🚀🚀 💎🙌"
So, it turns out that the son of one of the founders of GameStop has been on r/wallstreetbets this whole time, watching the saga unfold. If you need a primer on what exactly we're talking about here, go read our coverage - we'll wait. Ben Kusin, the Redditor in question, is one of the...
News Animal Crossing Leads Switch Software Sales With 19.4 Million Copies Sold In The Last 9 Months
29 million-selling Switch games this financial year so far
Nintendo has released its financials for the third quarter of the current fiscal year and the latest results have revealed that twenty-nine Switch games have sold over a million copies in the last nine months. Of this list of million-sellers, twenty of them are published by the platform...
Random Which One Of These Cursed Game Boy Colors Is Your Favourite?
Old Nintendo adverts: a treasure trove of weirdness
The '90s were a wild time for video game adverts. Most of them were about genitalia in some way or another. A lot of them were about the anatomy of women. It really wasn't a great time, to be honest - but some adverts were a little less creepy than others. Less creepy, maybe, but infinitely more...
News Nintendo's Raises Revenue Forecast For The Financial Year, Expects To Hit $5.34 Billion Profit
Operating profits have increased by 98%
We're hearing some impressive figures from Nintendo's latest financial report this morning. It's brought us news that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold over 31 million copies and how the Switch has finally
News Kickstarter-Funded Game Ova Magica Looks Like Slime Rancher Plus Harvest Moon
...Plus Pokémon, plus Rune Factory, plus Stardew Valley...
There have been a slew of Harvest Moon-likes lately on Kickstarter, including Swery's The Good Life, Sunhaven, My Time At Sandrock, and Sunnyside. Ova Magica is the
News JRPG Cris Tales Gets New July Release Date On Switch
And there's a new trailer, too
Cris Tales, the upcoming JRPG love letter from Modus Games, will now launch on Switch and other platforms this July, it's been confirmed. Originally planned to launch back in November, the game was pushed back to ensure that the developers had "a chance to bring the best version" to fans who have been awaiting its...
News PQube Reveals The Plane Effect For Nintendo Switch
Flying Solo
PQube is no stranger when it comes to Switch. Having published several games that range between Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle to Cat Quest II, it has just revealed that its next project, The Plane Effect, is next in line for Nintendo's handheld. Developed by Studio Kiku and Innovina Interactive, The Plane Effect is described as a...
UK Charts Animal Crossing: New Horizons Returns To Number One In A Solid Week For Nintendo
Switch games make up half of top ten
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 30th January, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has returned to its favoured top spot after a single week away. The game lost out to Hitman 3 last week, which went straight to number one upon launch, but normal service has now resumed with Nintendo...
News Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp's New "Pecan's House Cookie" Event Goes Live
Just how did she fit entire rooms inside a fortune cookie...
Animal Crossing: New Horizons might be dominating sales on the Switch recently – reaching over 31 million units since launch – but mobile entry Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is still gettin
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