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Wednesday8th Oct 2025
Poll Do You Think Nintendo's New Animated Short 'Close To You' Is Pikmin Related?
Update: It's official!
Nintendo yesterday surprised everyone with a new animated short called 'Close To You', and it's already led to all sorts of theories online. We know Nintendo is currently in the process of expanding beyond video games with theme parks and movies (we're looking at you, Super Mario Galaxy Movie). It's also got it
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News Nintendo Calls On 'Stranger Things' Star To Promote Its New Pokémon Adventure For Switch 2
Legends: Z-A will also be available on the Switch
As we've already mentioned, October is a huge month for the Switch 2 (and Switch) with the launch of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. So far, there's been some Mega reveals and distribution events announced, and now Nintendo has sunk some of its marketing budget for the game into a commercial featuring the...
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News Story Of Seasons: Grand Bazaar's Latest Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Bingo!
We had a blast with Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar when it arrived on Switch and Switch 2 earlier this summer, but we can all agree that it was missing something, right? Something like, we don't know, bingo? Well, Marvelous has answered the call and has added exactly that in the new ver. 1.1.0 update. Yes, 'Happy Bingo' is the big addition...
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News R-Type Delta: HD Boosted Is Getting A Sweet Physical Edition For Switch
Full Force
If you're looking forward to R-Type Delta: HD Boosted on the Switch, then you might want to consider holding off for a rather sweet-looking physical edition from Limited Run Games. Sales launch in just under a week, with LRG offering up both a standard edition and a collector's edition, known officially as the 'Full Force Edition'. The...
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Starseekers Unite!
We've already had a very brief glimpse of System Era Softworks and Devolver Digital's rather excellent-looking Starseeker Astroneer Expeditions during the Switch 2 Direct six months back, and now the game has gone and got itself a great big 17-minute gameplay reveal, so we can get a proper look at exactly what it entails. You can...
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News 'Battle Suit Aces' Brings Mecha, Monsters & Character-Driven Card Battling To Switch
Fly away on my zephyr?
Trinket Studios (Battle Chef Brigade) and Outersloth revealed their brand new and rather tasty-looking card-battler, Battle Suit Aces, a little while back, and it's out right this very moment on the Nintendo Switch Entertainment System. Now, if you're feeling in any way like this particular writer, you may have just thought,...
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Let's split
A short while back, I looked at the Hautepad X, Cosmox Gaming’s premium arcade controller that boasts modular components for a highly customisable experience - with an equally high price to boot. For those who might not be on board with such an ambitious product but still want to see why Cosmox has been garnering praise in the...
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News Street Fighter 6 Gets Spooky With Official 'Banshee's Last Cry' Collaboration
Available later this month
Capcom has announced a new event for Street Fighter 6, introducing a special collaboration with Banshee's Last Cry, the obscure Super Famicom visual novel from 1994. Players can access the new content via the World Tour mode by selecting the 'Street Fighter's Last Cry' option from the 'One Fateful Day' menu. What's even...
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Tuesday7th Oct 2025
News Nintendo's Out To Get $4,500,000 In Damages From Ongoing Switch Piracy Case
Update: The 'Archbox' case continues
Back in July, Nintendo dished out a handful of lawsuits in its continued clampdown on Switch piracy. Four months on, one of these legal claims has come back as another win for Nintendo after the defendant failed to plead or otherwise respond within the court's given time. The case in question was against James...
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Mini Review The Touryst: Deluxe (Switch 2) - An Upgrade To First Class For The Return Trip
Has it all gone Pete Tong?
It feels like absolutely ages ago that I first reviewed The Touryst on Switch, and returning to it so far down the line, and on the Switch 2 no less, I've been excited to see just how it's held up in the six years since I last took a vacation. Seriously, though. I was bowled over back in the day, giving Shin'en's...
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News Retro Zelda-Inspired Adventure 'Mina The Hollower' Has Been Delayed For Switch 2 And Switch
Thankfully, it's not a "major" delay
Yacht Club Games' new title Mina the Hollower was on track for a 31st October 2025 release, but it seems the plans have now changed. In an official statement on the company's website, the "delay extravanganza" continues – with the team behind this new retro Zelda-inspired adventure having to make the "tough...
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Wednesday8th Oct 2025
Video 11 Exciting New Games Coming To Switch 1 & 2 In October 2025
Pokémon, Dragon Quest and much more
October is here, and it's another exciting month for Nintendo with the arrival of Pokémon Legends: Z-A on the Switch and Switch 2. That's not all, though. Heck, we've already had Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, and this week Yooka-Laylee returns. Further into this month, Switch and Switch 2 owners...
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Tuesday7th Oct 2025
Rumour Red Dead Redemption 2 Port For Switch 2 Really Does "Exist", It's Claimed
Could Arthur and the gang return?
The rumours about Red Dead Redemption 2 getting ported to Nintendo's Switch successor have been doing the rounds on the internet for some time now. In an update on this, podcaster and YouTuber 'NateTheHate' has responded to a recent comment on social media, claiming the Switch 2 version does indeed "exist" (
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Pre-orders are now available
If you're still on the hunt for certain Switch 2 accessories and are looking for alternatives to Nintendo's products, there are plenty of third-party offerings already popping up. Accessory maker Turtle Beach recently released a headset, and it has now announced multiple other products. This includes a new range of...
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Opinion Ogre Battle 64: Person Of Lordly Caliber's Revolutionary Heart Still Burns Brightly
Say, you want a revolution?
Has it really been 25 years? Yes, my wizened friends, it has. Back in the year of our lord 2000 (or 1999 if you're from Japan), if you weren't still calming down from the trauma of Y2K (still can't believe nothing happened) you may have been getting completely sucked into one of the few truly amazing RPGs on the Nintendo...
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News Nintendo Music Adds Two Paper Mario Albums, But There's A Catch
There'll be no music updates next week
The fan favourite Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door made its grand return last May, and in an update to the Nintendo Music app today, the game's soundtrack has finally been added. This includes not only the Switch version of the soundtrack but also the original
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News Mario's Super Picross Has Got Some Rather Lovely NSO Icons
Available until 3rd November
New month, new NSO icons. With the Nintendo Switch Online Missions & Rewards Program, you can nab some rather unique icons for your Switch profile. Now, you could grab some icons for Mario Party 3 — and they're quite nice, too — but have you seen those Mario's Super Picross icons? No? Well just look at them! (Thanks...
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News London's Nintendo Store Pop-Up Tickets Are Now Live
Get booking
After announcing its existence last month, Nintendo has today opened ticket reservations for the UK's first Nintendo Store Pop-Up. The store will appear on the ground floor of the Shepherd's Bush Westfield London Shopping Centre, and will be sticking around from 22nd October - 16th November. Those hoping to attend between the 22nd and...
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News Final Fantasy VII Remake Switch 2 Trailer Introduces Shinra, The Turks & Avalanche
Ready to save the planet?
Nintendo and Square Enix have published a brand new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, the upcoming Switch 2 version of the 2020 PS4 original --which later got a PS5 upgrade and DLC. Today's trailer acts as a bit of a rundown of the game's setting, Midgard, as well as the many factions within the sprawling...
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News FuturLab's PowerWash Simulator 2 Gets A Switch 2 Release Date
Blasting the dirt off your console later this month!
As we reported not long ago, PowerWash Simulator 2, the cunningly-named sequel to PowerWash Simulator, is winging its way to Switch 2, which is a very good thing indeed given how popular the first outing was. Now, the folks over at Futurlab have announced that their cleaning sim sequel will rel
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Video Feeling Rough? This Orchestra's 5-Minute 'Super Mario Retro Suite' Will Sort You Out
Short and suite
Looking for a pick-me-up on a chilly morning (or afternoon, or whenever you happen to be reading this)? This five-minute arrangement of classic Koji Kondo tracks from the Mario series just might do the trick. Recorded back on 23rd August, the WDR Funkhausorchester takes a delightfully brisk jog through some classic platforming...
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News Retro FPS 'Ion Fury' Is Finally Getting Its DLC Expansion On Switch This Month
Better late than never
More than five years after its initial console release, the retro FPS title Ion Fury is finally getting its DLC expansion later this month. Titled Ion Fury: Aftershock, the expansion was originally launched in October 2023 for PC, so it's been pretty much two whole years of waiting for console owners to receive the same...
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News Vampire Survivors To Bring More Chaos With Online Co-Op
More reveals coming next week
If you've played Vampire Survivors with a friend in local co-op, then you know how chaotic things can get. Heck, if you've played enough of it on your own and come up with a ridiculous screen-filling build, then you've seen how far you can push the limits. Well, poncle is finally adding online co-op to the "bullet...
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Monday6th Oct 2025
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Strategy Games
What are the best Strategy games on Switch?
Updated with Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles. Enjoy! Strategy and tactics games by their very nature require deep thought and careful consideration, and many of us these days often find it hard to embark on epic multi-hour campaigns in a single sitting. Fortunately, the portability of...
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Tuesday7th Oct 2025
News Meet The Sages (And Zelda's Maid) In Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment
Update: Now with official English names
Koei Tecmo has shared some new info about some of Zelda's companions in the upcoming Musou prequel, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. Earlier today, the game's developer shared five new profiles, and a bunch of new screenshots, of the cast on the official website (via Nintendo Everything). So we now know...
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- Upcoming Releases
- Zelda
Monday6th Oct 2025
News Digital Foundry Delivers A Technical Breakdown Of Switch 2's DLSS
Prepare for some deep learning
We've known that Nvidia's custom-built Switch 2 chip would bring some DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) magic to the new console for a good while now, though specifics around how the technology is actually working under the hood have been pretty slim. Fortunately, the tech experts at Digital Foundry are here to shed...
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Poll What Review Score Would You Give Super Mario Galaxy + Galaxy 2?
Beloved bundle?
Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 is out now for the Nintendo Switch, boasting some rather lovely little upgrades for those playing on Switch 2. The release, which comes either as a bundle or separately via the eShop, has garnered a fair bit of attention for its price over the last few weeks, but the simple fact remains that...
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UK Charts Mario Galaxy Starts Strong, But It Can't Topple Sony's Latest
Let's-a Go-tei
We are back with another look at the UK physical gaming charts, and a week of new releases means that things have been shaken up a little. On the Nintendo side of things, the catchily-titled Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 made its chart debut at third, pushing Mario Kart World down into fourth. Final Fantasy Tactics: The...
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Rumour Silent Hill 2 May Be Coming To Switch 2 As Its Exclusivity Window Ends
Official website provides clues
When the Silent Hill 2 remake launched on 8th October 2024, it was made clear that it would only be exclusive to the PS5 and PC for one year. So now that we're approaching its first anniversary, the possibility of a Switch 2 release has grown after empty slots for two additional platforms have been discovered on the...
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News Hori's New Switch 2 Pad Lets You Lock The Home And Capture Buttons
But why?
Accessory manufacturer Hori has introduced another budget-friendly alternative to the official Switch 2 Pro Controller, with a new pad coming in at roughly $54 when converted from Japanese yen (thanks, The Verge). This means it's priced significantly lower than the $89.99 Nintendo itself is asking for with its official offering, but a few...
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- Accessories
News LEGO Game Boy Designers Discuss Collaborating With A "Very Involved" Nintendo
“We wanted to sort of incorporate everything"
We've already been chatting excitedly about Lego's very lovely Game Boy set. It's absolutely one of the best things they've put out in a while and, to celebrate the launch, two of Lego's designers, Carl Merriam and Simon Kent, have been chatting with those fine folks over at Gizmodo about the process...
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News 'Scurge: Hive' Spreads Its Isometric, Metroid-y Retro Virus To Switch This Week
A little Game Boy Advance goodness?
If you played Orbital Media's Scurge:Hive back when it launched in 2006, on both GBA and DS, you'll already know that it's a super-solid action effort that takes its cues from the likes of Metroid: Fusion, and then melds them into a tight isometric space adventure. Now, Raitalaika Games has announced that its new...
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- Retro
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"Whether generative AI is involved or not"
Nintendo has posted a short statement denying that it has lobbied the Japanese government on the subject of generative AI. The post on X was made following a tweet by Japanese politician Satoshi Asano, who originally claimed the company had been lobbying the government on the subject of generative AI...
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News Broken Sword Continues To Reforge With 'The Smoking Mirror' On Switch
Coming 2026
Revolution Software has unveiled Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged, an enhanced rerelease of the second game in the Broken Sword series. And it's coming to Switch, alongside other platforms, in early 2026. Originally teased much earlier this year, The Smoking Mirror appropriately follows on from the excellent 2024 enhanced...
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News SEGA Announces New Olympic Merch Collab, Reigniting Hopes Of A Mario & Sonic Comeback
Sonic boom
SEGA and the International Olympic Committee have today announced that they are teaming up on a new "co-branded merchandising programme" featuring none other than Sonic the Hedgehog. The multi-year deal will see the blue blur cropping up alongside the Olympic rings in a whole range of merch planned for release next year. According to the...
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Sunday5th Oct 2025
News More Switch Games Get Switch 2 Compatibility Fixes
Issues with multiple titles have been resolved
Nintendo released a new update for the Switch 2 (and Switch) earlier this week, bumping the firmware up to Version 20.5.0. We noted at the time how there could be compatibility fixes, and we've got confirmation of multiple fixes. Once you've updated to this particular version, issues related to certain...
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Opinion Sonic Racing Crossworlds > Mario Kart World, And It's Not Even Close For Me
Plus, vote for your kurrent kart-racing king
When I initially found out that we were getting a brand new Mario Kart with the launch of Switch 2, I was a little bit concerned. Not disappointed, definitely excited, but concerned all the same. Mario Kart 8, you see, has become such an all-encompassing thing over the years, a sprawling collection of...
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Poll So, Did You Get Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 For Switch?
Galaxy 2 has already topped the eShop charts
Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 released for the Switch this week, and we've now got some eShop chart data, revealing which entry is the most popular so far. Perhaps, unsurprisingly, it's Super Mario Galaxy 2 – which is currently at the very top of Nintendo's digital store chart in the US,...
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PSA Pokémon Scarlet And Violet - Free Shiny Koraidon & Miraidon Codes Restocked (North America)
"You wanted more Shiny codes"
The recent Shiny Koraidon and Miraidon distribution for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet got quite a lot of attention when it kicked off in select locations earlier this week. Unfortunately, many trainers in the US weren't able to get their hands on a code in-store. Thankfully, there's now a second chance to claim one of...
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Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects (September 2025)
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch and Switch 2 in September!
Phew. What a month, hey? It's time for eShop Selects, and it's a doozy. As we approach the holiday season, we're practically drowning in games, with two of the biggest indies of the year hitting within weeks of each other. A Nintendo Direct ensured we'd be swimming in more...
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News Everybody's Golf Hot Shots Has Been Updated For Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
"We will continue to address other reported issues"
Everybody's Golf Hot Shots didn't have the best start on the Switch due to certain performance issues and bugs. Since then, the game has been patched, and now another update for the latest outing has arrived. Following the update last month, which reportedly improved the performance of the title...
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Video Let's Have One Last Chat With Zion Before He Leaves Us Forever And Ever
... and ever and ever
You didn't think we'd let Zion go without one last chat, did you? Nah, he's not getting away that easily. So before our beloved video producer departs, we thought it would be nice to have one last chinwag and go over some of our happiest memories with Mr. Grassl. So yes, the chaps reminisce over some key memories together...
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Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Teleroboxer (Virtual Boy)
Telerobrawl
Hello folks, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, we looked at the ridiculously titled Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy - Deluxe Edition for the Nintendo Switch, and it was the Japanese box art design that
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Saturday4th Oct 2025
News Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Updated To Version 1.2.2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update: Datamine reveals additional details
Alongside the release of Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 this week, Nintendo has released an update for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury on the Switch. According to Nintendo's official support page, Version 1.2.2 addresses "several issues" to improve the overall gameplay experience. It...
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Feature From Z To A — Honouring My Favourite Pokémon, One Letter At A Time
Gotta alphabetise ‘em all
Ever since The Pokémon Company uttered the name Pokémon Legends: Z-A, one idea has obsessively swirled around my mind: I needed to declare my favourite Pokémon for each letter in the alphabet, in reverse alphabetical order. Anyone else? Just me? And why? I don’t know, because what I thought would be a fun, breezy...
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Video SEGA Shares "First Look" At Yakuza Kiwami 3's Combat Gameplay
Game-Key Card release also confirmed
Sega this week surprised Yakuza fans with the announcement of Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties for the Switch 2. It will be making its way to Nintendo's new hybrid system early next year on 12th February 2026, and while we've already got a teaser of what to expect, the team at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has now shared...
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Why do humans read the air?
We reported on the Switch 2 version of Kuukiyomi 4: Consider It having arrived with new features, including a bunch of exclusive mouse-mode content, and as a result of that, well, I agreed in writing in the comments that I'd review it. Thanks, past me. Thanks a bunch. I jest, of course. This is an off-kilter Japanese...
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (4th October)
Galactic plans
The weekend! Before we dive into what we're playing, let's do a little recap of this week, hm? First up, our review for Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the Switch went live, so you should definitely check that out. Nightdive Studios announced yet another remaster coming to consoles, and the
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Community Played A Great Switch Game We Missed? Send Us Your Hot Tips
2 hot to stop
It's that time of year for our six-monthly Games We Missed round-up, when you lovely people flag great Switch games that slipped through Nintendo Life's nets. And this is the first edition since Switch 2 launched! While we've done our utmost to keep up with every new Switch 2 game after 25 of them dropped on 5th June, there have...
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News WWE 2K25 'John Cena Farewell Tour' DLC Out This Month
"The last time is now"
The WWE series recently debuted on the Switch 2 in July with the release of WWE 2K25, and it will soon be getting some special DLC that you might not have seen coming. It's a 'John Cena Farewell Tour Edition Pack', celebrating the career of the wrestling legend. It will be arriving on 16th October 2025 and comes with five...
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