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Wednesday25th Dec 2024
Soapbox Vanillaware's Most Underrated Game Is More Than Just A Pretty Picture
Deserving of a Rebirth
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Alana is talking about a Vanillaware oldie — Muramasa: The Demon Blade, a Wii title that is celebrating its 15th anniversary. And, in the wake of 13 Sentinels and Unicorn...
- Features
- Soapbox
- Anniversary
- Wii
- Vanillaware
"Tackle life with as much energy as Goku! I'll try to do the same!"
It's impossible to overstate the impact of Akira Toriyama, the legendary manga artist and character designer who has been working in the manga industry since 1978. His death at 68 years old has thousands around the world mourning his loss. Toriyama was, to me, comfort on sick days...
- Features
- Akira Toriyama
- Dragon Ball
- Dragon Quest
- Manga
Talking Point As A Nintendo Fan, Do You Really Need To Play The Virtual Boy?
Oh boy
It’s Christmas morning, and amidst the thick haze of food already cooking for lunch and the soothing laughter of our children enjoying their new toys, my wife approaches me with a small, square package. I hadn’t seen this under the tree. “That’s your last one,” she says. I instinctively go to shake it – she knows me well enough to...
- Talking Point
- Features
- Retro
- Nintendo
- Virtual Boy
The sweat, the tears, the evil babies
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Mario Kart 8, George enlisted a troupe of willing racers (at least that's what he told us) to tackle every single track in the upgraded, DLC-laden Deluxe version in a local four-player blowout to end them all. What follows is a twisting tale of glory and grief, friendship...
- Features
- Mario Kart
- Nintendo
- Anniversary
- Nintendo Switch
Retro revival
For many younger gamers, the idea that Atari was once the undisputed king of console gaming might seem somewhat farfetched. Yet in the late '70s and early '80s, the gaming giant dominated the market with the Atari 2600, introducing audiences to the likes of Adventure, Yars' Revenge, and Haunted House. However, after a wave of...
- Features
- Interviews
- Atari
- Nintendo Switch
- Best of 2024
Editorial Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays From All Of Us At Nintendo Life
Put your arms around the world, it's Switchmas time
Season's Greetings to one and all! The 25th of December has crept up on us once more with its promise of sugary treats, hot and cold meats, papery hats and glittery tat... and, of course, video games. It's been a slow but steady year for Nintendo lovers as Switch winds down and everyone eyes The...
- Editorial
- Features
- Videos
- Christmas
Mailbox Festive Wishes, Remaster Hype, DSi Love - Nintendo Life Letters (Holiday Edition)
Issue #19 - December 2024
Ho ho holy moly, it's Christmas already!? Welcome, welcome - come on in and take the weight off! Grab a mug of warm cocoa, pull up a chair, and join us as we open up the Nintendo Life Mailbox for the holidays. Got something you want to get off your chest? We're ready and waiting to read about your game-related ponderings,...
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- Reader Letters
- Nintendo Life
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Tuesday24th Dec 2024
Back Page 'DO NOT MENTION SWITCH 2' - We Infiltrate Nintendo And Sneak A Peek At Its 2024 Calendar
Stealth mission
In the magazine business, the Back Page is where you'd find all the weird goofs that we couldn't fit in anywhere else. Some may call it "filler"; we prefer "a whole page to make terrible jokes that are tangentially related to the content of the mag". We don't have pages on the internet, but we still love terrible jokes — so welcome...
- Features
- Back Page
- Nintendo
- Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
News Multiple Cartoon Network Games Have Been Removed From The Switch eShop
Merry Christmas!
Following Sega's removal of certain digital titles earlier this month, multiple Cartoon Network Games under the Warner Bros. Discovery label have now been delisted from digital stores including Nintendo's Switch eShop. There's no word if they'll ever return but according to reports, "at least five games" under the Warner Bros...
- Switch eShop
- Nintendo Switch
- Cartoon Network
- Warner Bros
Feature Game Of The Year 2024 - Nintendo Life Staff Awards
Our personal picks for the best Switch games of 2024
As we head into the final week of 2024, it's time to slay the GOTY monster that devours the Decembers of many a gamer. While Nintendo itself has been in wind-down mode, with most internal resources focused on the next console and a software lineup to kickstart it, Switch itself has had a pretty...
- Features
- GOTY 2024
- Nintendo Switch
News Sonic Movie Writers Talk About Two Requested Characters For Live-Action
There's still hope with a fourth movie confirmed
Sonic the Hedgehog's third movie outing is now in cinemas and while there are some new faces in this latest live-action entry like Shadow, a few other fan favourites have missed out (again). This includes (spoiler alert) Big the Cat and Rouge the Bat. According to the writers Pat Casey and Josh...
- Sonic
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Movies
Soapbox Tricks Of The Trade-In - Chronicles Of An Ex-GAME Employee
Skylanders, disc burns, and lethal charity boxes
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Ollie reflects on just some of the eventful episodes from his days working in video game retail... When news hit that GAME, the UK’s last...
- Soapbox
- Features
- Best of 2024
Opinion Nightdive Studios Had Its Best, Most Prolific Year Yet In 2024
And it can only get better
For the younger readers amongst you, I suspect that many 3D games from the ‘90s and ‘00s seem rather quaint at best and downright unplayable at worst. It was a period in which the medium was geting to grips with a completely new third dimension; couple this with the limited graphical capabilities of the PlayStation and...
- Opinions
- Features
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
- Nightdive Studios
"At the initial idea stage, we collected over 1,000 ideas"
While the Super Mario series can get quite weird with its lore, world design, and general concepts, nothing comes close to the sheer absurdity of the WarioWare franchise. How many games out there let you pick someone's nose, perform dental work, and have a back-scratching competition with...
- Features
- Interviews
- Nintendo Switch
- WarioWare
- Nintendo
News New Fire Emblem: Three Houses Good Smile Figure Announced, Pre-Orders Live
Edelgard arrives 2026
The Good Smile Company has already released all sorts of stunning Fire Emblem figures and the latest reveal is Edelgard from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Pre-orders for this figure are already live and will set you back $210.99 (or your regional equivalent) and is estimated to ship in Q2, 2026. Here's a bit about this figure and...
- Fire Emblem
- Good Smile Company
- Merch
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
News 'Nintendo Music' Adds Super Mario 64 Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
"Let's-a go!"
Nintendo has just rolled out its latest update for the 'Nintendo Music' app and this week it's added the soundtrack from Super Mario 64. All up, it contains 36 tracks with a runtime of 49 minutes. You can enjoy the famous title theme music, Peach's Castle, a nice jingle with Cool, Cool Mountain, and even Piranha Plant's Lullaby (Piano...
- Nintendo Music
- Super Mario
- Nintendo Switch Online
- Nintendo
- Mobile
News Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Says He's "Never Thought About Retirement"
"I'll continue to make games for a long time"
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has dedicated much of his life to the legendary role-playing series and it doesn't seem like he wants to slow down any time soon. Speaking to Famitsu recently, the 70-year-old mentioned how he intends to continue making games. Here's a translation of what he had to say,...
- Dragon Quest
- Yuji Horii
- Square Enix
Monday23rd Dec 2024
Reminder Rate Your Favourite Switch Games Of The Year 2024
Bring out your GOTYs!
It's that time of year for reflection, to sit down and take stock of all the wonderful games that released in 2024. A time to stare into the middle distance with a despairing expression wondering how you managed to not play so many great new games this year because the Vampire Survivors DLC continued to suck your free time up...
- Poll
- Nintendo Switch
- GOTY 2024
- Reminder
Video Here Are Alex's Top 5 Nintendo Switch Games Of 2024
Merry Alex-mas, ya filthy animal
Third time's a charm, as they say. Yes, we're back with our third and final look at our video team's top five Switch games of 2024. It's worth repeating here that these aren't necessarily games that launched in 2024, but are merely games that the video chaps played in 2024. You'll see why we felt the need to...
- Videos
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
UK Charts Nintendo Can Be Proud Of Its Last Christmas Before 'Switch 2'
Top 40 is chock full of Switch games
Well folks, in what is presumably the last Christmas period before Nintendo unleashes its next major hardware, Switch games have performed admirably as folks look to fill those stockings come Wednesday morning. In fact, let's look at the numbers here: 8 games in the top 10 are either Switch exclusive or can be...
- UK Charts
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
- UK
Review DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou (Switch) - Cave's Vicious Shooter Is Close To The Series' Best
Elemental rage
Holding the Guinness World Record for "Most prolific developer of danmaku shooters” — a tenuous plaudit seemingly concocted entirely for their receipt — Cave’s five DonPachi entries form bullet points in the company’s evolution, from Toaplan-esque beginnings to a full-blown, bullet hell renaissance. SaiDaiOuJou, the...
- Reviews
- Switch eShop
News Don't Expect Any More Miniature Consoles From Sega
The 'Dreamcast Mini' dream is dead
If you're a fan of miniature consoles and the novel convenience they bring, then unfortunately you might want to just keep ahold of your current collection, because it doesn't sound like Sega is particularly keen on making any more. In an interview with The Guardian (thanks, Time Extension), Shuji Utsumi, the CEO...
- Sega
- Hardware
Opinion It's Not My GOTY, But This Nintendo Game Was A Standout 2024 Memory
How Nintendo World Championships helped me ‘git gud’
I’ll admit, I’ve never been fond of speedrunning. The thought of shaving milliseconds off a time in a video game while playing the same sequence over and over sounds, in theory, more frustrating than fun. Sure, as a spectator, there is definitely joy in appreciating the wizardry of players...
- Opinion
- Features
- Soapbox
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
News Star Fox 64 Finally Barrel Rolls Onto PC Thanks To An Unofficial Port
Bring on the mods!
Fan team Harbour Masters has swapped Hylian adventures for high-flying action in its new 'Starlight' project — a Star Fox 64 PC port which is available right now (thanks, VGC). This isn't the team's first rodeo — having previously brought Ocarina of Time
- News
- Nintendo
- N64
- Star Fox
- PC
Sunday22nd Dec 2024
PSA Switch 2 Is Getting Revealed In The Next 100 Days
Set your Alarmos
We've been waiting for that sweet Nintendo Switch 2 announcement for what feels like years now — hold on, it has been years — but, as of today, we are finally on the home straight. That is if your 'home straight' consists of 100 days to go. We know that an announcement is coming "this fiscal year", and if you take today (22nd...
- PSA
- Poll
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch 2
Review Antonblast (Switch) - Channels Wario Land’s Madcap Energy To Great Effect
A genuine blast
Since this review was originally published patches have addressed or improved one or more of the issues cited. While we unfortunately cannot revisit games on an individual basis, it should still be noted that the updated game may offer an improved experience over the one detailed below. A few months ago, the Switch finally received...
- Reviews
- Switch eShop
Video Here Are Zion's Top 5 Nintendo Switch Games Of 2024
Zi-on the first day of Christmas ♫
Well folks, we're back with another look at some of the best best games that we (that is, our video team) played in 2024. This time, it's Zion's turn to reveal the goods, and what a selection of games. There are some truly excellent titles here; a couple of smaller, more niche curios (one for my fellow horror...
- Videos
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
News The HD-2D Series 'Octopath Traveler' Hits Another Sales Milestone
Here's some new artwork to celebrate
Square Enix's RPG series Octopath Traveler has reached another sales milestone - with the Japanese company announcing total global shipments and digital sales have now surpassed the five million mark. The first game featuring the HD-2D aesthetic was originally released as a Switch exclusive in 2018 and was...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
- Square Enix
News Nintendo Announces The Final Tetris 99 Maximus Cup For 2024
Update: The Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom event is now underway
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has been one of the major highlights for the Switch this year, and to send 2024 out with a bang, Tetris 99's final Maximus Cup of the year will be all about this game! The 44th Maximus Cup will take place between 19th December and 23rd December, and if...
- Zelda
- Nintendo Switch
- Tetris 99
- Nintendo Switch Online
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Breath Of Fire II
I'm your fire, at your desire
Ahoy folks, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we looked at the Wii classic Okami in light of the recent sequel announcement from The Game Awards (woohoo!). Honestly, it wasn't a particularly close battle: Japan, with its beautiful use of colour and composition, won the day with 74% of the...
- Features
- Poll
- Box Art Brawl
- SNES
- Capcom
News Super Mario Run Celebrates Super Mario Party Jamboree In New Crossover Event
Get this party started
To celebrate the recent arrival of Super Mario Party Jamboree, Nintendo's mobile runner game Super Mario Run is hosting a special limited-time event. This includes three types of missions to participate in - including Rainbow Galleria Missions, Goomba Lagoon Missions, and King Bowser's Keep Missions. If you complete these...
- Nintendo Switch
- Super Mario
- Mario Party
- Nintendo Mobile
Saturday21st Dec 2024
Video Here Are Felix's Top 5 Nintendo Switch Games Of 2024
Felix Navidad
It might not feel like Nintendo itself has been particularly busy this year, but goodness, there's still been an awful lot of new games in 2024. Some great ones, even! Since we're now fast approaching the end of the year, it seems only right that the lovely chaps on our video team share their personal top five games of 2024. Now, it's...
- Videos
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
News Terminator 2D: No Fate Has Been Rated For Nintendo Switch
"I'll be back"
Pictured: Terminator: Resistance The Switch is home to all sorts of franchises but one series Nintendo fans haven't got their hands on this generation is Terminator. It seems this could all be set to change with the discovery a game called Terminator 2D: No Fate has been rated by the Australian Classification Board for the Nintendo...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
- Terminator
- Upcoming Releases
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (Christmas 2024 Edition)
Holly *and* Jolly? In this economy?
Christmas is right around the corner and we're feeling sufficiently merry and bright, so it's time for another edition of What Are You Playing! This week on Nintendo Life, we all questioned our sanity as we checked out our Nintendo Switch Year in Review, a new Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket expansion ha
- Features
- Talking Point
- Nintendo Switch
- What Are You Playing
News Sega Is "Evaluating" Its Own Netflix-Style Subscription Service
Shuji Utsumi thinks the model is "very interesting"
Sega's Western boss has revealed that the company is internally discussing the idea of creating its own subscription-based game service. Speaking to the BBC about subscription services such as Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus, Shuji Utsumi said that such services are "very interesting" and that...
- Sega
Guide Best Tetris Games, Ranked - Switch And Nintendo Systems
*whispers* Go for a Tetris
Few video games can lay claim to having such enormous influence on both gamers and the industry at large as Tetris. All who played Alexey Pajitnov's block-falling puzzler fell for its elegant design and Nintendo in particular harnessed its addictiveness to great effect as a pack-in title that made 'Game Boy' an essential...
- Guides
- Tetris
- Best Tetris Games
- All Time
- Best Games
News 'Ys vs. Trails In The Sky: Alternative Saga' Announced For Switch, Coming 2025
The crossover fighter returns
Well, here's a surprise - Falcom and refint/games have announced they're reviving the crossover fighting game bringing together Ys. and Trails in the Sky. Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga will be coming to the Switch and multiple other platforms worldwide in 2025. This game was originally released on the...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
- Upcoming Releases
News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it now
Following its release in October, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed has received a new update. It adds a new colour blind mode with three options and also "responds to fan demand" for increased gameplay difficulty and other quality-of-life improvements. Here's the full rundown, courtesy of the PR: "With the new patch...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
- Updates
Friday20th Dec 2024
News New Switch Golf Game Will Have Nintendo's Repair Team Sweating
Don't let go!
A new golf game for the Nintendo Switch – simply titled Mini Golf Simulator – has caught our attention thanks to the bizarre way in which it utilises the Switch's Joy-Con controllers. Out now on the eShop, the Takahiro Miyazawa-developed game requires you to connect the wrist strap attachments in a way that allows one of the...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
News Catly Developer Says Game Does Not Use Generative AI, Blockchain Tech, Or NFTs
Update: SuperAuthenti releases gameplay trailer
If you love cats (and there are plenty of us here at Nintendo Life who do), then you might be interested in checking out this upcoming open-world title known as Catly. There's no release date just yet, but during The Game Awards this year it was confirmed for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
- Upcoming Releases
- The Game Awards
Random Mario Galaxy Returns Next Year In "The Biggest Super Mario Odyssey Mod Yet"
Mario's Wii adventure is back
Modders are always evolving games in new ways and the latest effort is touted as the "biggest" Super Mario Odyssey mod yet. If you haven't already seen it, it's called Super Mario Odyssey - A Galaxy Story and is a "mod by Slycer and many more". It brings the universe of Super Mario Galaxy to Mario's 2017 Switch...
- Random
- Super Mario
- Nintendo Switch
- Mods
Random 'Monkey Kong' On Switch Reminds Us Of Nintendo's '83 Legal Battle
Monkey see, monkey do
Nintendo’s been involved in its fair share of legal battles over the years, but we have a feeling it might be thinking twice before taking on publisher Pix Arts over the recent release of Monkey Kong In New-York on the Nintendo Switch. Granted, Nintendo can do whatever it likes, and if it thinks there’s even the slightest...
- Random
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
News 'Tetris Forever' Adds Curious Sequel 'Welltris' Via A Free Update
Plus a couple of welcome improvements
Digital Eclipse has announced that the curious Tetris sequel Welltris will be added to the excellent compilation title Tetris Forever via a free update on Switch. The game, originally release in 1989, takes the same basic gameplay of Tetris, but adds in an extra dimension, essentially turning the gameplay area...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
Opinion The Biggest Question Of The Generation: Er, Why Isn’t Nintendogs On Switch?
All bark and no mic
If there were a trophy for missing open goals, Nintendo would have a fair few in the cabinet. For example, why didn't we get a new Donkey Kong game back when the Super Mario Bros. movie launched last year? Why wasn't the Wii U called 'Wii 2'? And why, for the love of god, is there no Nintendogs game on Switch? There was a part...
- Opinion
- Features
- Nintendo
- Poll
- DS
News Sorry, But There Are "Currently No Plans" For A Unicorn Overlord Sequel Or DLC
But there's still hope...
Vanillaware's tactical RPG Unicorn Overlord is one of the Switch highlights this year, and if you're hoping for more adventures in the form a sequel or even DLC, you might want to read on... Sadly, it won't be happening (at least right now). Speaking to GamesRadar+, the game's director Taka
- Nintendo Switch
- DLC
Random Balatro Fans Start The Ultimate Debate: Is That Jimbo's Clown Ruff Or Tiny Body?
We fold
If a glance at most of our Nintendo Switch Year in Review stats is anything to go by, then more than a few of us have spent a good bit of time with Balatro this year. We've spent so long with it, in fact, that its iconography is pretty much burned into our minds by this point. It sure would be a shame if one joke tweet made us see the whole...
- Random
- Poll
- Switch eShop
News Nintendo Veteran Don James To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
"My career has truly been a wild and fun ride"
While it's common to associate Nintendo with big names such as Satoru Iwata, Shigeru Miyamoto and Reggie Fils-Aimé, there are plenty of other important people who helped make the company and brand what it is today. As part of this legacy, Nintendo veteran and industry visionary Don James - who joined...
- Nintendo
- Industry
- US
- North America
News King Of Fighters XIII Global Match Scores A "Limited Edition" Collectors Release
Just 330 copies are available
SNK and Pix'n Love Games have today announced a physical Switch collector's edition release of King of Fighters XIII Global Match as part of the series' ongoing 30th anniversary celebrations. This release is region-free, limited to just 330 copies and will set you back 89,90€ or your regional equivalent - with...
- Nintendo Switch
- SNK
- King of Fighters
- Upcoming Releases
Thursday19th Dec 2024
News Toby Fox Shares Another Development Update On Deltarune Chapter 3, 4 & 5
"Progress has still been steady"
Undertale creator Toby Fox has rolled out his "holiday newsletter" for 2024 and it's got some "progress updates" in it about Deltarune Chapter 3, 4, and 5. Chapter 3 has recently been tested by a "professional team on PC" and it's "pretty solid now". According to Fox, "only console-related aspects remain". He's even...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
- Upcoming Releases
- Deltarune
- Undertale
News No Gravity Games Is Giving Away 11 Free Switch Games This Month (North America)
Ho ho holy moly
Today is the grand finale of the No Gravity Games 'Switchmas Giveaway', with Creepy Tale 2 rounding out the freebies. You'll find all the information about the event and every free game included in the original post below. Christmas is upon us once again, which means that No Gravity Games is back with another generous offer of free...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
- North America
