Random NASCAR Driver Stuns To Qualify For Championship With GameCube Move
"I never knew if it would actually work"
Feature 17 Things You Might Not Know About Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Brush up on your knowledge before Tears of the Kingdom!
Guide Best Simpsons Games On Nintendo Systems
Every Simpsons game, as ranked by you
News - 2022, Week 44
Sunday6th Nov 2022
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Reveal New "Coin Chest" Ghost-Type Gimmighoul
Its "Roaming Form" is already appearing in GO
Update #2 [Sun 6th Nov, 2022 15:15 GMT]: It's official, the new Pokémon Gimmighoul has been revealed. This Ghost-type Pokémon hides in a treasure chest and carries a coin depending on its form. You can see it right now in Pokémon GO in its "Roaming Form" and it will also be coming to Pokémon Scarlet...
Review Ghost Song (Switch) - A Potent Mix Of Metroid And Dark Souls, But Maybe Not On Switch
Songs of praise
Over the past decade, the Metroidvania has seen a tremendous resurgence in popularity. And yet, it’s easy to forget how far we’ve come. If we rewind the clock back to the year 2013, the Metroid and Castlevania franchises were on ice and the indie Metroidvania scene was only just beginning to take off. That’s when Matt White...
News Sonic Frontiers On Switch Will Be The "Same Experience" As Other Platforms
And "it's going to look very comparable"
Sonic Frontiers on the Switch might not be truly "next-gen" but according to Takashi Iizuka, there's nothing to worry about. Speaking to Gamereactor, the Sonic Team boss mentioned how Sega wanted to provide Switch fans with the "same experience" as players on other platforms including "high-end" PC. The...
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Persona 5 Royal On Switch
What's the verdict?
Persona 5 Royal got released on the Nintendo Switch last month and the tech experts have now put every console version of the game to the test. So how does the Switch version hold up? Firstly, it is a full-featured version of the game, without any fundamental cutbacks. Even the loading times remain quick. There are areas where...
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Pre-Orders Are Already Breaking Records In Japan
"This game is going to be a monster"
We're just weeks out from the global release of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet on Nintendo Switch. If you've been wondering about the interest in the lead-up - here's a small sample of data from a local chain of video game stores in Japan's Niigata prefecture. As highlighted by the Twitter account @Pierre485,...
Feature Nintendo eShop Selects - October 2022
Nintendo Life's picks for October's best eShop games!
October has been and gone, and the spooky season is now over. Many are looking ahead to the Holiday season, spending time with family and — hopefully — playing a lot of games with them. But not us. We're looking back at the best eShop games of October. It's time for our eShop Selects! Last...
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Linking With Pokémon GO In 2023
Unlock Gimmighoul's Roaming Form
Alongside the reveal of the new Ghost-type Pokémon Gimmighoul, The Pokémon Company has also confirmed the new generation games Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will be linking with Niantic's mobile title Pokémon GO in 2023. There's no exact release date for this rollout just yet, so keep an eye out for an update in...
Talking Point What's The Best Use Of Licensed Music In A Switch Game?
(No, it's not Mad World)
You know that feeling you get when you're driving down a highway at sunset, and the perfect song comes on the radio? All of a sudden, it feels like you're in a music video, or that bit at the start of a '90s teen movie, where everything is sparkling and perfect. The music becomes a soundtrack, and your life becomes a story...
News Pokémon Dev Job Listing References R&D For Next-Generation Hardware
What is Creatures Inc. up to?
It seems the Pokémon developer Creatures could already looking toward the future of the long-running series. A new job listing at the Japanese company for a 3DCG modeler references "research and development for other next-generation hardware". The same application also mentions the use of Unity and Unreal Engine for...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
Maximum overdrive!
Hi folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, to celebrate the marvellously macabre Halloween season, we took a look at Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for the Wii, pitting North America and Europe against Japan. Although many appreciated the western design for the game, it was ultimately Japan that...
Saturday5th Nov 2022
Guide Best Simpsons Games On Nintendo Systems
Every Simpsons game, as ranked by you
If you've been playing video games for a while, then it stands to reason that you have probably stumbled across one or two games based on The Simpsons in your time. A whole bunch of these have been made available to Nintendo systems throughout the years (19 to be exact) and they range in quality from yeah,...
Poll One Year After The DLC, Are You Still Playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons?
Plugging away at Paradise, or has the sun set?
It's now one whole year since the Happy Home Paradise DLC dropped for Game of the Pandemic 2020/21, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. If you cast your minds back a full 365 days, you may recall that the DLC came just after a sizeable 2.0 update to the base game, and while most of us thought we had w
Ah, but did that stop Joker?
Crashing onto the scene back in 2017, NieR:Automata was a breakthrough moment for Yoko Taro. Though the director gained infamy for the Drakengard series — including the original NieR on PS3 and Xbox 360 — and his unusual interviews, Automata is the game that truly put him and his team on the m
News This Huge Star Fox Mod Adds New Levels, Ships, Weapons, And Even Multiplayer
Update: Launching November 11th
Update [Sat 5th Nov, 2022 20:00 GMT]: A new teaser trailer has been uploaded - revealing a release date of November 11th: Original article [Fri 12th Aug, 2022 11:15 BST]: There has been no solid news of a Star Fox game on the Switch and Nintendo fans are growing restless. None more so is this case than modder...
News Sonic Frontiers Lead Composer Upset By Leaks, Says It's "Ruining The Experience For Others"
Leaks and spoilers are already circulating online
Sonic Frontiers might not be out until next week, but it seems many have already been able to get their hands on a retail copy of the game. There have also been reports of the new "open-zone" adventure being leaked online, and as mentioned yesterday - there are now story-related spoilers and more...
News Square Enix's RPG Various Daylife Is Getting A Physical Switch Release
Pre-orders are now live
Square Enix has been pumping out RPGs on Nintendo Switch like there's no tomorrow. Apart from the RPG farming sim Harvestella, it also launched Various Daylife on the hybrid system a few months ago via the eShop. If you've been holding out for a physical version, you're in luck. Online retailers have started listing the...
News Overwatch 2 Reveals New Tank Hero, Joining The Lineup December 6th
Ramattra is ready for battle
Overwatch 2 has been available for just over a month now, and Blizzard has already announced a new hero. During the Overwatch League Grand Finals, the company revealed Ramattra - the leader of Null Sector, who is "on a mission" to create a better world for Omnics... at any cost, apparently. This new hero is joining...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 5th)
Bonfire Night gaming
Remember, remember the 5th November, gunpowder, treason and gaming. It's something along those lines, right? While we can't really comment on the first two of these, we have had a week filled with the third here at Nintendo Life. The week kicked off with Halloween, and we got into the spirit by chatting about the gaming moments...
Friday4th Nov 2022
Guide Where To Buy The Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Nintendo Switch OLED Model Console
Update: Available now!
Update: The console is now officially available at retail, with more options appearing for your buying pleasure. If you want to treat yourself, you'll find all the links you need below! Original Article: Just like the gorgeous Splatoon 3 console before it, a brand new Nintendo Switch OLED Model system has been unveiled, this...
Feature 17 Things You Might Not Know About Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Brush up on your knowledge before Tears of the Kingdom!
Oh, you think you know everything about Zelda, do you? Name all six sages. Juuuuust kidding, we're no gate(of time)keepers here — but we do have a bunch of facts for you about Breath of the Wild, which is somehow a game that just keeps giving. Not a week goes by without us learning something...
Site News So, Where's Our Harvestella Review?
The game's out today, and we're ploughing away
Update [Mon 7th Nov, 2022 13:00 GMT]: Our Harvestella review is now live: <related ids="140323"> Original story: Square Enix's Harvestella, the much-anticipated farming RPG, is out today on Switch and PC. As such, farm sim fans eyeing the new game on the eShop and planning out their weekend...
News Voting For The Splatoon 3 Pokémon-Themed Splatfest Is Now Open
Will it be Grass, Fire, or Water-type?
Update [Fri 4th Nov, 2022 13:00 GMT]: We are but a week away from the Pokémon-themed Splatfest in Splatoon 3 and voting has now opened for you to pick which side you will represent. Head on over to the newly-constructed stand in the centre of Splatsville Square for the chance to vote on which is the best...
News Resident Evil 4's Inventory Management Screen Has Been Turned Into A Full Game
Save Room launches on Switch next week
Capcom's Resident Evil 4 is perhaps best known for revolutionising third-person action games, implementing an over-the-shoulder camera angle that not only revitalised the Resident Evil franchise, but inspired countless games since then to adopt a similar approach. Nothing big then, right..? Aside from that,...
Review Aeterna Noctis (Switch) - An Ambitious Metroidvania That Doesn't Quite Hit The Mark
Hollow-like
Coming from Spanish studio Aeternum Game Studios, Aeterna Noctis first launched on PlayStation 5 last year, and has now made its way to Switch. Luckily — barring load times — the conversion to Nintendo’s hybrid wonder is solid, with a stable frame rate. Aeterna Noctis is a Metroidvania clearly inspired by the greats of the genre...
News Sonic Frontiers Leaks Surface Online Ahead Of Next Week's Launch
Watch out for spoilers
Sega's new game Sonic Frontiers arrives early next week and ahead of release, leaks have started to appear online. There are reports online of retailers breaking the street date. Apparently, the Switch ROM of the game has now also been uploaded to the internet. We won't go into fine details but ju
News Switch Sales Have Only Now Surpassed The Xbox One In The UK
Wait, you mean it didn't already?
We don't need to tell you that the Nintendo Switch has proven to be a remarkable success since its launch over five years ago. The numbers speak for themselves; as per the last official announcement from Nintendo, global sales for the console have surpassed 111 million (although we should have some fresh figures for...
Review Genki Waveform Headphones - The Perfect Audio Solution For Your Switch?
Cross the streams
Earlier this year, tech company Human Things – which is behind the growing 'Genki' series of gaming-focused products – successfully raised $879,063 for the Genki Waveform wireless headphones. This might not seem like big news for gamers, but the Waveform headphones have a secret weapon: you can stream two audio sources...
Video Check Out 12 Minutes Of Harvestella Gameplay Footage
Harvestella-r stuff
Harvestella is out today on Switch, and while we're still busy ploughing the fields for our review, we have got something to show you lovely readers today — some gameplay! Our wonderful Felix has put together a lovely 12-minute slice of footage from the game, and it features a heck of a lot in it. You might expect that given...
Random Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Glitch Lets You Take Harmless Yiga Clan Members On Adventures
Welcome to the Yiga-ng
All those of us who have played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (and seriously, is there anybody left out there who hasn't played it yet?) will know of the pain of the Yiga Clan. Just when you are low on health, right as there is something that you would really rather be doing right now, the Clan members descend and...
Video Check Out This Unboxing Of The Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Switch OLED
So shiny!
November is a busy month in the world of gaming, and in just a few weeks, the new Pokémon games Pokémon Scarlet & Violet will arrive on the Nintendo Switch. That's not all, though. A brand new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Switch OLED is now also available in select regions. YouTube channel Gaming Boulevard has already got its hands...
News Little Inferno Reignites On Switch With Holiday Expansion Coming Soon
10 years later...
We have just about gotten over the chills that the cute but particularly creepy Little Inferno gave us when it was released on the Wii U back in 2012 (then the Switch in 2017). Fortunately, or unfortunately if you're not ready to go back, Tomorrow Corporation has announced that there is more to come, with the 'Ho Ho Holiday'...
News Super Woden GP Brings Retro Isometric Racing Back To Switch This Month
Start your engines
Eastasiasoft has announced that Super Woden GP will be screeching onto the Switch next week, 9th November, and its latest trailer (above) is giving us all of the retro racing vibes. There are enough racing games out there to fill a starting grid 100 times over, so Super Woden GP is looking to stand out from the competitors by...
News Switch Online Title Pac-Man 99 Reaches 9 Million Downloads, DLC Sale To Celebrate
Join the Pac
There have been a number of battle royale games released on the Nintendo Switch, but one of the more surprising releases was Pac-Man 99 last April. This game had players trying to outlast their online competitors to be the last player standing. If you've downloaded it on the Switch, you're definitely not alone, with Bandai Namco...
Random Minecraft Teams Up With Burberry To Make Expensive Fancy Merch
Got $1k to spare?
It may sound more like a garbled ice cream flavour, but Burberry X Minecraft is real, and it's actually surprisingly nice. Until you see the price tag, anyway. The mega-popular voxel building game and the fashion house have teamed up to create a select number of limited-edition pieces of merchandise, including a...
News Futuristic Racer Redout 2 Scores New DLC Update On Nintendo Switch
4 new tracks, 29 new career events and more
If you've not given the futuristic racer Redout 2 a go on the Nintendo Switch yet, now might be the perfect time to check it out. The Nintendo Switch version has just received the "Summer Pack" DLC - adding 4 new Caribbean-themed race tracks, 29 new career events and 30 new liveries, colours and...
News Influential Toy-Like Puzzle Game 'Windosill' Is Coming To Switch After 13 Years
Waving through a windo
Cast your mind back to 2009, if you can. It was a Wii year, with Wii Sports, Wii Fit, and Mario Kart Wii dominating the charts, and indie games were really kicking off, with niche-but-beloved games like Flower, Canabalt, and Minecraft (okay, fine, that one's not niche any more) all being released within months of each other...
News Aliisha: The Oblivion Of Twin Goddesses Brings Unique Co-op Puzzle-Solving To Switch This Month
Twinsanity
Aliisha: The Oblivion of Twin Goddesses caught our attention late last year for having a pretty unique co-op mode. Instead of solving puzzles on two separate Switch consoles in handheld mode, one person uses the Joy-Con in docked mode, and the other uses the Switch in handheld mode. And we'll get to try it out for ourselves pretty soon,...
Thursday3rd Nov 2022
Brace for Black Friday
Update: Nintendo's Black Friday deals are now live, including the Mario Kart Switch bundle detailed below. <products id="21441"> Original Article: Nintendo has provided a sneak peek preview at some of the Black Friday offers that will be available this year from 20th November. There looks to be discounts on Switch...
Review Prodeus (Switch) - An Excellent DOOM-Style Shooter For Old-School FPS Fans
"We will send unto them... only you."
It’s interesting to look back and see how first-person shooters have evolved since the days of Doom. What once used to be a genre focused more on the single-player experience of exploring levels and killing monsters slowly turned into something more focused on multiplayer experiences. In recent years, it feels...
Random Fan's Massive LEGO Mario Build Uses 14 Motors To Bring The Mushroom Kingdom To Life
Real life Mario Maker
We have seen some pretty impressive Nintendo-themed LEGO builds on the site over the years. Remember that 14-foot Bowser from Comic Con back in July? Surely nothing will be as impressive as that again, right? Well, while it might be a little smaller than the massive dino build, this huge Mario level by Brandon Jones might just...
News Sega Wants To Know What Mini Console Fans Would Like To See Next
Mega Drive Mini 2 customers asked in new survey
Mini video game consoles might not be quite as popular with publishers as they were a number of years ago, but one company that's still a fan of this idea is Sega. As you might have heard, it's just released its second Mega Drive Mini / Genesis in limited stock around the world. If you are interested...
News The Splatoon X Pokémon My Nintendo Rewards Are Now Available
Update 2: Keychains now available
Update #2 [Thu 3rd Nov, 2022 17:45 GMT]: The keychains are live now on the My Nintendo Store in Canada and North America. These cost 550 My Nintendo Platinum Points each, so grab the one that matches your team in the upcoming Splatfest and get repping early! Update [Wed 19th Oct, 2022 14:30 BST]:
Japanese Charts Bayonetta 3 Debuts In Second As PlayStation 5 Outsells Switch
Like witchcraft
It's been a busy week in the latest Japanese charts from Famitsu! And while the top spot remains unchallenged — with Splatoon 3 still clinging on firmly — nearly every other game in this week's software chart is a new release. The big new game for Switch owners in the week of 24th to 30th October was Bayonetta 3. PlatinumGames'...
News Mega Man 11 Becomes Best-Selling Entry In The Series' 35-Year History
Capcom has now shifted 1.60 million units
Like Mario and Sonic, Mega Man has also been around for an incredibly long time now. The Blue Bomber has celebrated all sorts of milestones over the years, and the latest announcement from his parent company Capcom is rather big. As of 30th September this year, the latest mainline entry Mega Man 11 has now...
News Sonic Frontiers' New 'Showdown' Trailer Is Just The Thing To Get You Hyped
It's all very dramatic
Sega has released a new trailer for Sonic Frontiers ahead of its release on November 8th, 2022. Titled 'Showdown', the new footage is a bit of a mish-mash of everything you'll be getting up to in the game, focusing mainly on traversal and combat for the most part. We do get glimpses of the fishing minigame with Big the Cat,...
News Blood Bowl 3 Gets A Release Date, But As Usual, Switch Owners Will Need To Wait
That old song and dance
Publisher Nacon has announced that the long-gestating Blood Bowl 3 will finally launch on February 23rd, 2023. There's a catch, though... This doesn't include the Switch. Yes, as seems to be the norm with a growing chunk of third-party titles, the Switch version of Blood Bowl 3 won't be included in the big February launch,...
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Director Shares More Info About Title Update 3
Arriving later this month
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is getting its third free title update in "late" November, and in the lead up to this Capcom has been sharing more details about what players can expect. In the latest update on social media, the game's director has provided a look at the new settings for your followers in the game - including...
Nintendo Download 3rd November (North America)
Sonic Frontiers! Prodeus! Harvestella!
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: Sonic Frontiers (SEGA, 8th Nov,...
News Rating For 'Ghost Trick' Has Been Spotted In Korea
Is the Phantom Detective coming back?
A rating for a game called 'Ghost Trick' has been spotted in Korea. Made by The Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea, the rating was filed on 24th August 2022 and accepted on 2nd September 2022, Gematsu reports. If you had a DS and loved detective games (or an iOS or Android), then your ears might...
News To The Moon Sequel 'Finding Paradise' Finally Launches On Switch This Month
The doctors will see you now
Publisher XD Inc and developer Freebird Games have announced that Finding Paradise, the sequel to the highly acclaimed To The Moon, will finally launch on Switch later this month on November 18th. We'd originally reported on the game's Switch launch way back in 2020, with a targeted release of Summer 2021. More than a...
News Sega Reveals Sonic Frontiers 'Ares Island' Theme Song
Go on, have a listen
After a long wait, Sonic Frontiers is finally releasing on all platforms including the Nintendo Switch next week. In the lead-up to the game's launch, Sega has been sharing more about what to expect from this all new "open-zone" Sonic the Hedgehog experience. Now, in the latest videos - the focus is on the game's music -...
News You Can Finally Build The Little Bear Pokémon At Build-A-Bear
Teddiursa is coming
Pokémon and Build-A-Bear go hand in hand, but for a while, the two companies have been missing a trick. In a place called 'Build-A-Bear', you could not, in fact, build a bear from the Pokémon series. Until now. Italian site Farantube reports that Teddiursa, the Little Bear Pokémon who debuted in Pokémon Gold & Silver and...
News Arcade Paradise DLC Brings More Cabinets To The Floor From Today
Empathy, Smoke ‘em, and CyberDance Euromix
Arcade Paradise, the management sim that lets you run an arcade inside a washeteria, is getting some brand new DLC today. For just $3.99 / €3.99 / £3.49, you can pick up The Coin-Op Pack #1, which allows you to get three brand new arcade cabinets for your flourishing arcade. And, don't forget, you can...
News Streaming Giant Netflix Acquires Cozy Grove Dev, Its "Sixth In-House Games Studio"
Spry Fox released the first game on Switch last year
Spry Fox, the Seattle developer behind the Cozy Grove games, has revealed it's joined Netflix to become the streaming giant's sixth "in-house games studio". Cozy Grove was an Animal Crossing-inspired title released on the Nintendo Switch in April last year, and will be followed by a second game,...
News Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Looks Suitably Spooky In New Gameplay Trailer
Cthulhu awaits
Developer Frogwares has unveiled the first gameplay trailer for its upcoming modern retelling of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened. The game has been rebuilt from the ground up for modern platforms and takes Sherlock Holmes into Lovecraftian territory as he investigates a series of mysterious disappearances that plunges him into the...
Wednesday2nd Nov 2022
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Library With Two More Games
Mario Party 1 & 2 have arrived!
Nintendo's latest N64 games for the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service are now officially available. Yes, that's right - Mario Party and Mario Party 2 have arrived! As previously noted, the first game arrived here in the west in 1998/99 and the second title followed up on the same platform in 1999 in Japan, and...
Guide Octopath Traveler II Characters - Hero Jobs And Abilities
Party up
Octopath Traveler II is set to come to the Switch on 24th February 2023, and in the run-up to this brand new journey, Square Enix has been sharing some information on the eight different heroes whose paths you can, erm, travel. We got a taste of what each of these characters will bring to the game in the Octopath Traveler II announcement...
Review It Takes Two (Switch) - Not Quite The Perfect Marriage, But A Satisfying Switch Port
Buckle my shoe
Marriage isn’t always perfect. Sometimes, as here, two presumably decent, hard-working parents, whose relationship you know nothing about and whom you can afford only the most general human empathy, find the joy of matrimony fades. So they must support their daughter as they carefully share their decision to separate. However, in It...
Random Peach's Mario Movie VA Anya Taylor-Joy Dresses Up For Halloween
Can we see Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong now?
Anya Taylor-Joy, the voice of Peach in the upcoming Mario Movie, has shown her commitment to the role by dressing up as the Princess for Halloween. As highlighted by People.com, the 26-year-old Golden Globe winner was spotted in West Hollywood last weekend in Princess Peach's outfit. She stepped out with...
Review Mario Party 2 - Party Like It's 1999 With One Of The Best In The Series
Yes, we know most places got it in 2000
This review originally went live in 2016, and we're updating and republishing it to mark the game's arrival in Switch's N64 library via the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack. Since 1998, the Mario Party series has entertained gamers by mixing the play of traditional board games with frantic minigame...
News Casio G-Shock Launch A Limited Edition Super Mario Watch, And It's Gorgeous
It's-a me, Casio!
We love a good retro themed watch here at Nintendo Life and it looks like Casio G-Shock has come out with one of the most beautiful designs we've ever seen. Shipping to customers from November 11th, 2022, the G-Shock X Super Mario Brothers DW-5600SMB-4 is based on the seminal platformer Super Mario Bros. for the NES, originally...
News Square Enix's New Farming RPG Harvestella Is Receiving A Day One Update
Launching on Switch November 4th
Square Enix's new farming RPG Harvestella arrives on the Nintendo Switch later this week. Like many other modern games nowadays, this game will also have a day one update. The Japanese company has now detailed exactly what this update will include. As previously mentioned, it will incorporate the feedback players...
News Pokémon Sword And Shield's Latest Limited-Time Distribution Event Gets Online Access
European trainers can grab a Shiny Eternatus for free
The latest limited-time distribution event is well underway for Pokémon Sword and Shield in Europe, with Game stores providing codes for a Shiny Eternatus. While these codes have been available in-store only for the past few weeks, the retailer is now offering the chance to get your hands on...
News Here Are The First Details For Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope's Season Pass
The Tower of Dooom! Rayman! And More!
The fabulous Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope might have only just come out a few weeks ago, but Ubisoft is already looking to the future. Today, the company has lined out what to expect from the game's Season Pass, with three DLC packs — including one Pass-exclusive one — coming to Switch in 2023. It looks...
Random Nintendo Doesn't Want You To Get Mario Party Blisters This Time Around
New warning precedes the game
Both Mario Party and Mario Party 2 have rolled their way onto the Switch today thanks to the NSO Expansion Pack, bringing with them waves of party co-op nostalgia (and/or rivalry). Aside from the minigames, music and those creepy character designs, for many of us one of the biggest memories of the original N64 title is...
News Front Mission 1st: Remake Finally Locks In Release Date On Switch
And it's still coming in November
Forever Entertainment's Front Mission 1st: Remake has finally got a release date. After being teased for a November release during the last Nintendo Direct, this remake of G-Craft and Squaresoft's 1995 tactical RPG from the Super Famicom will be launching on 30th November on Switch. This will only be the second time...
News We're Not Getting A Zelda Maker, So Super Dungeon Maker Will Have To Do
It looks pretty awesome, too!
Ever since Nintendo came out with the marvellous Super Mario Maker and its immediate sequel, Nintendo fans have been frankly begging for something similar for the Legend of Zelda franchise. Well, the unfortunate news is that we're probably not going to get anything Zelda-related anytime soon - beyond the experimental...
News Square Enix Releases Second Official Trailer For Octopath Traveler II
A new RPG adventure begins February 2023
Perhaps one of the more surprising announcements in the recent September Direct was the reveal of Octopath Traveler II - a follow-up to Square Enix's successful HD-2D role-playing game from 2018. If you are eager to see more, you're in luck - with Square Enix today releasing an extended five-minute look at...
News Retro Goal Is Ready To Kick Off The World Cup Spirit On Switch This Month
They think it's all over... It's not
New Star Games - the team behind the immensely addictive New Star Soccer and Retro Bowl - is looking to continue its winning streak with the release of Retro Goal later this month. Much like the team's previous two games, Retro Goal promises to be a mixture of classic arcade sports play with some simplistic team...
News Trademarks For Suda51 And Swery's Horror Game 'Hotel Barcelona' Registered
No More Premonition
Remember when two of the most creative game producers and directors — Goichi Suda (Suda51 of No More Heroes fame) and Hidetaka ‘Swery’ Suehiro (creator of Deadly Premonition) got together and said they wanted to make a horror game together? That was way back in 2019, and while the pair have since reiterated that the game,...
Random Custom-Made Pokémon Yellow Game Boy Rug Looks Comfy As Heck
The making-of video is pretty soothing, too
Decorating one's home is a deeply personal endeavour; one that allows us to showcase our interests and passions in life and really give visitors a clear idea of who we are. It's natural, then, that many folks opt to purchase furniture relating to their favourite video games or platforms. One franchise...
Feature It Takes Two Devs "Confident" The Switch Port Will Exceed Expectations
"At the time when we signed on, it wasn’t a GOTY title"
When developer Hazelight Studios launched It Takes Two back in March 2021 in partnership with Electronic Arts, it's safe to say that the co-op action-adventure title took everybody by surprise. By combining split-screen gameplay with a narrative that's both hilarious and poignant in equal...
News Konami's Earnings Report Reveals A Substantial Profit Drop In The First Half Of 2022
Bring on Silent Hill
Konami has revealed its earnings report for the first six months of the year and the results aren't pretty. Despite the release of some titles with which we have had a lot of fun - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection doing a lot of lifting on the 'some' there - the company reported a 34.4% drop in earnings...
News Never-Before-Seen Bomberman Hero Design Docs Appear Online
Shared by former developer
A former developer on the N64 platformer Bomberman Hero has shared design documents for the game on Twitter. These never-before-seen sketches and notes show us a snippet of the behind-the-scenes on Hudson Soft's radical departure from the Bomberman formula. @nori_bomber — whose career started on the Sega Mark III and...
Random Yasunori Mitsuda Reveals Almost 200 Songs Were Scrapped From Mario Party's Soundtrack
Ya like jazz?
Today sees both the OG Mario Party and its successor, Mario Party 2, land on the Switch thanks to the NSO Expansion Pass, and this has led to a certain amount of reminiscing from the games' developers. One such peek into the past comes courtesy of Mario Party composer Yasunori Mitsuda (thanks, @gosokkyu, for the translation). Tweeting...
Video Kirby Makes An Unusual Friend In The Latest 'It's Kirby Time' Story
Plant-et Popstar
Nintendo has brought us another lovely 'It's Kirby Time' video today, featuring the pink puffball getting up to mischief and making friends — and that last one is important for today's story, 'Together with Kirby'. The fourth video in this series — which is translated from the Japan-only children's picture book series of the...
News Idea Factory Brings Cute Shooter 'Little Witch Nobeta' To The West In 2023
Bewitching
Idea Factory International has announced that it's bringing the unique, adorable-looking 3D shooter Little Witch Nobeta to the West in the spring of next year. This new take on the third-person shooter, developed by Pupuya Games and Simon Creative, may look cute on the surface, but there are some frightening monsters lurking within the...
Feature Backlog Club: Limbo Is A Can Of Beans Full Of Gleeful Boy-Murder
I'm too hungry for all this murder
This article is part of our experimental series, Backlog Club, where we (Nintendo Life!) pick a game that's on our list of "games we should get around to playing", and then we (NL + you!) spend the next month playing that game. This is the finale for this month, after we played Inside earlier on. So, now that...
News Cosy Indie Darling 'Unpacking' Has Sold Over 1 Million Copies Since Launch
Unpack that stat
Unpacking is one of 2021's best releases. A puzzle game all about unpacking boxes and filling your house with stuff, Witch Beam Games managed to make moving a lot less stressful. It's a lovely game to play on Switch while you're unwinding on the sofa — make sure you bring blankets, too. Today, on the game's 1st anniversary, the...
Tuesday1st Nov 2022
News Nintendo Switch System Update 15.0.1 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
Nintendo has just released another new firmware update for the Switch - bumping the system up to Version 15.0.1. This one resolves a few issues including one problem causing an error code when playing DLC on a unit that's not your primary console. It also fixes an issue preventing screenshots during certain in-game scenes on...
News The First Review For Square Enix's Farming RPG Harvestella Is Now In
Reaping and sowing
Update [Fri 4th Nov, 2022 14:35]: Reviews for Harvestella should be dropping from today, but we're still working on the NL verdict here. So we'll be just a few more days while we finish off the game and polish up our thoughts. Keep checking back here until our review sprouts! <related ids="140446" label="Further Reading">...
News Sega Thinks Its "Super Game" Could Bank Over $600 Million USD
"Targeting release by fiscal year ending March 2026"
Japanese video game giant Sega has provided an update on its "super game" in its integrated report for 2022, reaffirming the company's commitment to the project and claiming it'll be out by fiscal year ending March 2026. In a section of the report about the company's "long-term targets", it's...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For November And December 2022
Pokémon! Sonic! Dragon Quest!
2022 has flashed by in the blink of an eye and as we head towards the final few weeks of the year, we're still being treated to some fantastic games to enjoy on Switch. It's not the busiest holiday season we've ever seen, but November and December still have plenty of games worth checking out. You'll find a selection...
News Modern Revival Of 'The Oregon Trail' Is Heading To The Switch Very Soon
On the road again!
Publisher Gameloft has announced that the modern revival of The Oregon Trail will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch after a period of exclusivity on Apple Arcade. No firm release date has been set at the time of writing, but in a recent tweet, Gameloft stated that players will be able to play the "global phenomenon" by the...
News This Gorgeous GBA-Style RPG Is Heavily Inspired By Mega Man Battle Network
Coming to Switch in 2023
Kickstarter is becoming home to some of the most interesting video games and projects, especially for those who have grown up playing video games for their whole lives. And the latest project we've spotted, LunarLux, has just reached its stretch goal to come to Switch — and it looks like the Game Boy Advance RPG we never...
Guide Bayonetta 3: Chapter 13 - Kingdom Of One Walkthrough
Secrets and Lies
Welcome to chapter 13 of our Bayonetta 3 walkthrough guide. Let's get straight into the action here and find every verse and collectible in this bombastic thirteenth level. Bayonetta 3: Chapter 13 - Kingdom Of One Walkthrough: Bewitchments Collect 25 Lotuses in Ginnungagap - Grab every Lotus you can as you blast through the...
News The Force Is With LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Galactic Edition, Out Now On Switch
New trailer to celebrate
It's time to get your LEGO brick lightsabers out once again — LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Galactic Edition is out now on Switch (and all platforms), which means that a bunch of new characters are also on the way. This bundled release contains the base LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga game and also includes six...
News Blizzard Removes Another Hero From Overwatch 2 For Two Weeks Due To Bug
It was ice to see you
Just over a week after Blizzard reinstated Torbjörn and Bastion in Overwatch 2, the developer is now having to remove another hero from the game — and she'll be gone for two weeks. Mei's Ice Wall has been found to have a bug, which currently other heroes can use to reach "unintended locations" when combined with their own...
Poll What's The Best Simpsons Game?
D'ohs and D'ohn'ts
With 34 seasons, one cinematic release and 28 video games under its belt, you could say that The Simpsons has grown to become kinda popular. This week marks the 15th anniversary of The Simpsons Game - a title that many of us look back on fondly and, frankly, feel a little sick that 15 years have passed since its release. Such a...
Video New Switch Hardware Won't Stop Bad Ports
Port-ability
There's been a fair number of Switch ports this year alone. Some are surprising, others long-awaited and requested, but every time a game on another system makes its way onto Nintendo's hybrid console, there's always a bit of a debate that often leads to a discussion of the Switch 2, Switch Pro — whatever you want to call it. The...
Guide Bayonetta 3: Chapter 14 - The Single Truth Walkthrough
All good things...
Welcome to chapter 14, the final chapter, of our Bayonetta 3 walkthrough. It's been a long road but we've finally reached its end. Let's get stuck in and see how it all turns out, shall we? Bayonetta 3: Chapter 14 - The Single Truth: Bewitchments Finish the Singularity Chaos battle with no damage - Complete Verse #1 without...
Feature The Best Moustaches In Video Games Ranked
Let's-a MO
It's November. You know what that means. The nights are longer, the weather is colder and, just to top it all off, a whole bunch of people who should really know better are going to spend the next four weeks growing out a moustache to varying degrees of success for perhaps the weakest portmanteau ever contrived, Movember. As the...
Guide Bayonetta 3: Side Mission 4 - The Doctor Is Out Walkthrough
Hell's Angel
We're back with Jeanne now in her final side mission as a super spy in our Bayonetta 3 walkthrough. It's time to find Dr Sigurd and figure out what on earth is going on. Let's go! Bayonetta 3: Side Mission 4 - The Doctor is Out Walkthrough: Bewitchments Finish the chapter without hitting any obstacles - Make it through the entire...
News EA Announces "Long-Term" Marvel Deal For Consoles And PC
First title will be a single player Iron Man game
Electronic Arts has officially announced a new long-term "multi-title collaboration" with the comic juggernaut Marvel to develop at least three brand new action adventure games for both console and PC. The exact platforms have not been confirmed yet. These games will come with their "own original...
News Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence Animation, Starring Knuckles, Is Out Now
Digging deep
Sega has completed its prologue round-up today with the release of a 6-minute animated prologue, starring Knuckles, for Sonic Frontiers. Available over on the official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel, Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence (directed by Tyson Hesse) focuses on the guardian of the Master Emerald, and establishes how...
News Start Your Engines, WRC Generations Races Onto Switch This December
Vroooooooom!
Publisher Nacon has released a new trailer for its upcoming rally racer WRC Generations, confirming that the game will be launching on Nintendo Switch on December 1st, 2022. It's arriving a bit earlier on other platforms this week on November 3rd, so presumably developer Kylotonn needs a bit more time to get the title fully optimised...
News Overwatch 2 Wants To Know What Players Think About Its Battle Pass, Store & Microtransactions
Did you get a survey?
Overwatch 2 launched as a free-to-play title last month, and it's not been the smoothest rollout. There were errors, reports of mass DDoS attacks and concerns raised about unlockables being secured behind a paywall. Blizzard even went to the extent of apologising to players for these launch issues with some free rewards and...
News Frantic Wii U Party Game 'Chompy Chomp Chomp Party' Coming To Switch With New Content
Eat it up
We said this back in 2016, and we'll say it again — a game with a title like Chompy Chomp Chomp Party is pretty hard to ignore. This multiplayer party game launched on the Wii U eShop in 2016, and on 17th November, you'll be able to get it on Switch, and it's coming with new game modes, more level themes, and a new level pack. Developed...
News Nintendo's Pikmin Mobile Game Celebrates 1st Anniversary
Now bring on Pikmin 4
It's now been a year since Niantic's Pikmin Bloom game for mobile devices was made available in certain parts of the world. In an official blog on the game website, the creators thanked the community for their support over the past year with a short message and told fans to stay tuned for more "exciting" things: "We hope...
Monday31st Oct 2022
Random NASCAR Driver Stuns To Qualify For Championship With GameCube Move
"I never knew if it would actually work"
Video games and sports have a lot of overlap, and we've spent a lot of time trying to recreate our favourite stunts and moves in various sports games, but NASCAR racer Ross Chastain has done the opposite — he recreated a move he used to perform in NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup on GameCube to secure the...
News Disney Dreamlight Valley Gets A Sizeable Hotfix, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Fixes, improvements, the lot
Disney Dreamlight Valley has received a brand new hotfix update with a host of improvements and fixes to hopefully make your experience with the game that much better. This is reportedly based on user feedback since the release of the Scar's Kingdom update, so hopefully this should mitigate any issues you might have been...
News Deep Breath, Kirby Mouthful Mode Plushies Are Finally On Their Way
December can't come quick enough
For the most part, Nintendo plushies come and go without catching our attention. Sure, there are some notable exceptions like last week's Judd and Li'l Judd cushions, and who can forget that big round Spheal from earlier this year?? But then you see an announcement like 'Kirby Mouthful Mode plushies are coming in...
Guide Bayonetta 3: Old Picture Book - How To Access The Secret Chapter
Find all three keys to open the Old Picture Book
Hello there and welcome to our Bayonetta 3 guide where we'll be walking you through every chapter in the game as well as showing you the locations of every collectible, including Umbran Tears of Blood, Figure Boxes, Echoes of Memory,
Video 10 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In November 2022
Sonic Frontiers, It Takes Two, Pokémon, and more!
Now that the chaos of October is just about over, things are about to get calmer, yeah? Nope! November is giving us the next big Sonic game in Sonic Frontiers and the next generation of Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. But with Square Enix releasing even more titles and a handful of...
Guide Bayonetta 3: How To Unlock All Weapons
Get your hands on every weapon in the game
Looking to unlock every single weapon in Bayonetta 3? We've got you covered. There's a large selection of fantastical weapons to get your hands on in Bayonetta's latest adventure and, while unlocking some of these is fairly straightforward, others have very specific requirements you'll need to meet. Let's...
Guide Bayonetta 3: Chapter 12 - The Edge of Madness Walkthrough
Thriller night
Welcome to chapter 12 of our full Bayonetta 3 walkthrough guide. We're getting to the business end of the game now so let's not dilly-dally. Onwards! Bayonetta 3: Chapter 12 - The Edge of Madness Walkthrough: Bewitchments Destroy 5 Buses - Simply smash any five buses to exploding point during the course of the chapter. There's...
News Sonic Team Head: Sonic Frontiers And Breath Of The Wild Are "Not Similar At All"
"They see Breath of the Wild definitely as a role-playing game"
We've got just over a week to go until Sonic Frontiers is finally out, and in preparation for its release, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka has sat down with Shacknews to talk about what this "open-zone" Sonic title will bring to the table (thanks, TheGamer
Guide Disney Dreamlight Valley: All Five Star Recipes
The fanciest cooking there is
Five-star recipes in Disney Dreamlight Valley are somewhat hard to come across, and hard to make, too — they require five ingredients each, and you'll have to be certain of what the recipe is to make sure you don't waste all those hard-earned ingredients. There are a fair few quests that ask for five-star recipes, as...
UK Charts Bayonetta 3 Takes The Bronze In A Strong Week For Nintendo
The witch strikes back
We know you all love a good top ten UK chart on a Monday morning; what better way to kickstart the week? Well, we have one for you right here - on time, no less! It's a strong week for the Nintendo Switch, despite the gargantuan launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (the new Modern Warfare 2, not the old Modern Warfare 2 -...
News Octopath Traveler II Devs Aimed To Make Its HD-2D Visuals 'Picture-Perfect'
Going beyond nostalgia
In a recent interview with Famitsu (kindly translated by the folks over at Nintendo Everything), Octopath Traveler II developers Masashi Takahashi (Producer) and Keisuke Miyauchi (Director) talked about how the game's HD-2D visuals have been improved, stating an aim to make "art that would be picture-perfect no matter when you...
Random Modders Create Halloween DLC For Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Gourd-geous
Are Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Blood Moons and Stalhorses not spooky enough for you this Halloween? Well then, leave it to the well-known Zelda modder Waikuteru to give us what we want. Along with Sockpoppet, the two have created brand new DLC for the hugely popular open-world Switch game, and it's fabulously appropriate for 31st...
News The Samurai Collection Brings Two Classic Beat 'Em Ups To Switch This Week
Crouching Tiger Hidden Release
Around this time last year, we heard of the formation of QUByte Classics - a partnership between Publisher QUByte and Piko Interactive - and we have subsequently seen a whole host of classic 8- and 16-bit titles brought back to the Switch (The Humans, Tinhead, Jim Power: The Lost Dimension, amongst others). Well,...
News Project Zero: Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse Will Scare You Silly In March 2023
Digital Deluxe Edition also announced
The upcoming remake of Project Zero: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse has been given a solid release date, with Koei Tecmo's horror launching on March 9th, 2023. To mark the announcement, a new overview trailer has been showcased, demonstrating the game's newly revamped visuals and gameplay; it's certainly looking...
News Fall Guys Goes Even More Wibbly-Wobbly With New Doctor Who Cosmetics
Silence will Fall (Guys)
It is quickly becoming a universally acknowledged fact that at some point in our lives, all of us will become a playable skin in Epic Games' Fall Guys. After releasing the strange collaboration between Star Trek and Alien last month, the online knock-out game is set to expand its references even further into space (and time,...
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