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Guide Where To Buy Mario Party Superstars
Jump up, Superstars!
Nintendo Switch already has a hip and popping Mario Party going on with Super Mario Party, but Mario Party Superstars brought back a host of popular minigames from previous entries in the long-running party game series. It launched on 29th October 2021 and includes five boards from the Nintendo 64 era — the first three games...
Guide Metroid Dread: What To Do After You Get The Super Missiles
Time to nab the Plasma Beam
Now we've got our Super Missiles in Metroid Dread and we've arrived at a new region, Elun, we're going to head straight towards our next new ability, the Plasma Beam. From the shuttle area you're now in, head right and save your progress before heading out right once again where you'll be met by a green plasma door. You...
Guide Metroid Dread: What To Do After You Get The Plasma Beam
Spin to win
So, you've been playing Metroid Dread, you've got the Plasma Beam and now you can blast multiple enemies with one shot, pierce the armour of robotic foes and, more importantly, open up those green plasma doors you've been seeing everywhere. The next step on our journey is just north of where we got our newest ability and we're going to...
Guide Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Price, Games And Features
Should have called it Expansion Pak
The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack adds an additional paid tier to the standard Nintendo Switch Online service. Right now, it can only be added on a 12-month basis (as opposed to the regular service, which can be purchased for shorter subscription periods), and in this guide we'll outline the details. Do...
Guide How To Upgrade Nintendo Switch Online With The Expansion Pack
It's mostly a piece of cake
Nintendo has now launched the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, which adds Nintendo 64 and SEGA Mega Drive libraries - through individual apps - and also the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC expansion. Upgrading to the service is mostly easy, though there are some limitations that...
Guide Nintendo Switch Online FAQ - Everything You Need To Know - Pricing, Cloud Saves, Retro Games
Got questions about Nintendo Switch Online?
Nintendo Switch Online is a premium service that provides online play, retro games, a dedicated mobile app, exclusive offers, and, cloud saves for the Nintendo Switch. To put it another way, this is the Switch equivalent of PS+ or Xbox Live Gold. This FAQ details everything that there is to know so far,...
Guide Metroid Dread - What To Do When You Arrive In Ghavoran
Time to soup up your missiles
Now that we're in Ghavoran we have two tasks to accomplish. Firstly, we want to get our hands on our next upgrade, Super Missiles, and then we want to find the shuttle area to move on to the game's next region, Elun. From the elevator area you've just arrived into from Burenia you need to head right, pull out the...
Guide Metroid Dread - Where To Go After You Get The Grapple Beam
Ghavoran awaits!
From where you've just got the Grapple Beam we're now going to make quite a few quick jumps of location, first to Dairon and then on to a new area, Ferenia, where we've got some backstory to get filled in on. Starting out from the statue room where you picked up the Grapple Beam head right, retracing your steps and using your new...
Guide Metroid Dread - Where To Go After You Get The Speed Booster
Getting into the swing of things
Now that we've got the Speed Boost ability we need to use it a couple of times as we make our way up from the E.M.M.I. area in which we retrieved it to Dairon's yellow teleporter, which is located in the north east of the region, right beside the save station, as shown in our map below. Once you make your way up...
Guide Metroid Dread: What To Do When You Arrive In Burenia
Flash Dance
Now that we've arrived in Burenia for the first time we're going to head out to the left from the shuttle area where we arrived, following the route you can see on the maps we've provided below. As you make your way here you'll notice plenty of grapple beam blocks and, more importantly, pressure sensitive doors that are preventing us...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get Flash Shift
Need for speed
Now that we've acquired the Flash Shift ability we are going to head right back to Dairon and in order to do so we want to find a new shuttle area in Burenia that's not too far away from where we picked up our newest ability. Starting out from where we nabbed the Flash Shift, as shown below, we are going to head left, save our game...
Guide 25 Games That Are Better On Switch OLED
Games at their very best on Switch OLED
Nintendo released its first major Switch iteration in over two years back in October 2021 with the Switch OLED model. It has a few benefits, like an improved kickstand, a bump in portable audio quality, double the internal storage and a LAN connector on the dock, but the main feature is in the name. Yep, it's...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Morph Ball Bomb
Time to launch ourselves to the next region in the game
Now that we've got our Morph Ball Bomb ability, we're immediately going to put it to use by blowing up the floor of the statue room we're in to escape and then travelling through three Morph Ball launchers to reach an E.M.M.I. zone that we'll sneak through in order to hop on a shuttle to the...
Guide Metroid Dread: Flashing Map Sections Explained - What Does A Flashing Map Mean?
Flash ahahaaa
If you've been digging into Metroid Dread over the past week or two since it released, you'll no doubt have noticed flashing areas on your in-game map as you study it for possible routes forward in order to progress through Samus Aran's latest adventure. But why is the in-game map flashing? What do these flashing areas mean? What year...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Varia Suit
It's time to heat things up
Once you've got hold of your Varia Suit you're going to need to head right back to Cataria where we've got another upgrade and a boss battle awaiting us. From the location where you just grabbed your suit, head right through the door below the statue room and into the heated area where you need to shoot out some beam...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Morph Ball Ability
Roll up for the next part of your adventure
Now that you've finally nabbed the ability to Morph Ball from the green E.M.M.I. on Cataris, it's time to make a beeline back to Artaria. In order to do this we're going to head directly for the red icon you can see in our map below. This is a teleporter, the first you'll come across in the game, which...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Diffusion Beam
Bomb's away!
Now that you've taken care of Kraid we're going to leave Cataris for the time being and head off to Dairon in order to acquire the Morph Ball Bomb. Luckily, in order to get to Dairon we only need to move a short distance north-east from where we picked up the Diffusion Beam. You can check the map below to see the location of Samus,...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Wide Beam
It's Mighty Morphin' time
So, now you've got the Wide Beam from Dairon and you've jumped on the shuttle and headed back to Cataris. Our next step is to use our brand new ability to blow open a couple of doors, head into the area's E.M.M.I. zone, take down the Control Unit, kill ourselves a green E.M.M.I. and finally get our hands on the Morph Ball...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Everything New In The Happy Home Paradise DLC
New furniture, characters, and polishing!
None of us could have predicted it — well, okay, one of us could — but Happy Home Designer, the spin-off 3DS game that trimmed Animal Crossing down to just the home decor mechanic, has effectively been added to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Named "
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Everything In The Final Free Update
New stuff, old friends, and Froggy Chair
Twenty minutes of a Nintendo Direct is usually about four to ten big things, but the Animal Crossing Direct was more jam-packed than a sticky child's lunchbox. So much so, in fact, that we've had to split up our usual "everything" round-up into two parts: The free stuff, and the paid stuff. Here's everything...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: All The Returning Special Characters
Brewster, Tortimer, Kapp'n, and more!
Well, that was a jam-packed Animal Crossing Direct, wasn't it? Here at NLHQ, we're all frantically trying to type out the ten billion things that were just announced in that 20-minute showcase, and our fingers have already almost fallen off. For now, though, let's have a look at all the new, returning, and...
Guide Metroid Dread: What To Do When You Arrive In Dairon
Time to get wide (beam)
You've reached the third region in Metroid Dread and this is going to be one super quick pitstop as we're only here to grab our next upgrade, the Wide Beam, before getting right back to Cataris to put it to good use. The path towards the wide beam is fairly linear, however we do know a few players have got a little stumped at...
Guide Metroid Dread: What To Do When You Arrive In Cataris
How to proceed once you've reached the second area in the game
You've grabbed your Phantom Cloak, blasted through a couple of sensor doors on Artaris and made your way to Cataris. That's great! However, once you arrive in the second region of the game, things can be a little bit confusing if you don't quite know what you're expected to do next...
Guide Metroid Dread: Blue Butterflies - What Are The Blue Butterflies For?
What do these mysterious glowing bugs signify?
If you've been battling your way through the twisted labyrinth that is Metroid Dread's ZDR, you're sure to have noticed the glowing blue butterflies huddled together in groups around certain doorways and corridors in the game. These curious bugs feature throughout Samus Aran's dread-ful adventure, but...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Phantom Cloak
How to progress after picking up your stealth ability
Now that you've beaten Corpius and grabbed the Phantom Cloak ability, you're going to be able to slink past all those sensor doors scattered around ZDR. However, if you're having trouble figuring out where to go as soon as you've acquired your stealth ability, we can quickly guide you onwards to...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Spider Magnet
How to proceed now that you can climb up magnet pads
So, you've now got your Spider Magnet after defeating the white E.M.M.I. in Artaria. Well done! However making your way forward from this point can be a little tricky and we've seen plenty of players at a loss as to where to go next. Luckily, if you're stuck, we can quickly show you how to move...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Charge Beam
How to proceed after you've nabbed your first upgrade
Now that you've got your Charge Beam you can go about opening up all the locked charge beam doors scattered around Artaria, this gives you lots of options with regards to how you want to proceed and investigate next. However, if you're having a little trouble figuring out exactly where to go now...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go At The Start Of The Game
How to proceed towards your first upgrade in Artaria
Artaria is the very first area in Metroid Dread and it's where you'll spend a good deal of your early time in the game. Your first objective here is to get your hands on the Charge Beam so that you can open up charge beam doors and make some actual progress. However, if you're finding yourself...
Guide Metroid Dread: How To Get The Grapple Beam And Morph Ball Bomb Early
Kraid Killers
Sequence-breaking — when you collect an item or enter an area before the designers of the game intented you to on a 'normal' playthrough — is a time-honoured tradition in the Metroid game fan community, and it's something that's possible in Metroid Dread, too. It's possible to beat Kraid in an amusing alternate manner by shooting...
Guide Minecraft Live 2021: Where To Watch, What To Expect, And Everything You Need To Know
New mobs! Updates! Jokes, probably!
Minecraft Live 2021 is almost upon us, and this Saturday 16th October we'll get to find out what's in store for everyone's favourite block-mining video game. Over the course of the week, Jens Bergensten and Agnes Larsson, the Lead Designer and Game Director of Minecraft respectively, have been teasing some of the...
Guide Metroid Dread: All Teleporter Locations
Quantum Leap
If there's one thing you're going to have to do plenty of during your time in Metroid Dread, it's backtracking around the game's eight regions in search of gear, collectibles and routes forward through the campaign. It can be time-consuming, making your way to shuttle stations and elevators in order to slowly move between one area and...
Guide Metroid Dread: Maps - All ZDR Region Maps
Fully revealed area maps to help you on your way
Metroid Dread's region maps are gloriously labyrinthine puzzle boxes full of obstacles, dead ends, secret routes and surprises. In order to aid players in this regard, MercurySteam has done a fantastic job in ensuring that your in-game map remembers the locations of items, labels individual door types...
PSA Sensitive To PWM Flicker? You'll Want To Keep The Switch OLED's Screen Nice And Bright
New screen uses Pulse Width Modulation to control brightness
Nintendo's premium iteration of the Switch launched on 8th October 2021 and while it was far from the long-rumoured 'Switch 2', the screen on the Switch OLED model is a beautiful thing and has led to the new Switch SKU receiving generally positive reviews. It doesn't hurt that incredible...
Guide Metroid Dread: All amiibo Unlocks - Every Compatible Metroid amiibo
NFC for victory
Metroid Dread lauched alongside the game's official Samus & E.M.M.I Double Pack amiibo — which has unfortunately been delayed until the 5th of November in the UK and the rest of Europe. Players can also grab daily in-game rewards by using any of a total of six previously released Metroid series amiibo. Let's take a look at...
How to unlock all end game rewards
There are plenty of post-game rewards in store for players once they've managed to complete Metroid Dread. Some of these are unlocked for simply finishing the game on either normal or hard mode, whilst others are tied to more specific objectives. Let's take a closer look at all available post-game unlockables in...
Guide Metroid Dread: Shinespark - How To Speed Boost And Shinespark Like A Pro
Shine bright, Samus!
As you progress through Metroid Dread you'll gain the Speed Boost ability, which lets Samus mow through enemies and structures like some sort of human missile. As part of this ability she is also able to "Shinespark". By holding down on the 'L' stick whilst in Speed Boost mode, Samus will glow purple and she can now stop...
Guide Metroid Dread: Hard Mode - How To Unlock Hard Mode
A Good Day To Die Hard
OK, so you like your games really tough or you're a Metroid monster whose only real concern is playing this new entry in the franchise on its hardest difficulty. Well, unfortunately for you, you're going to have to be a little bit patient — the only way to unlock hard mode in Metroid Dread is to play through the game once on...
Guide How To Change The Screen Settings On Your Nintendo Switch OLED
Make it a little easier on the eyes
You've just got your Nintendo Switch OLED model, but the screen is not quite what you expected it to be? Don't worry, Nintendo Life's American-based video producer, Zion Grassl, has got a fix! Check out the video above, or scroll down for written instructions. How to change Switch Screen brightness settings:...
How to become a ZDR superstar
Hello and welcome to our Metroid Dread walkthrough and guides hub where we'll be helping you get your armoured hands on all of Samus Aran's various abilities and power-ups as well as taking a look at some boss battle and E.M.M.I. strategies to help make your adventure a little smoother. We've also detailed where you...
Guide Metroid Dread: Charge Beam Location - How To Open Charge Beam Doors
Your very first upgrade
Samus' Charge Beam upgrade in Metroid Dread allows her to open charge doors as well as do further damage to enemies with its powerful charged shots which are performed by holding in the 'Y' button. If you run out of missiles to attack armoured or more powerful foes, this beam can also be used as a backup, penetrating tougher...
Guide Metroid Dread: Spider Magnet Location - How To Climb Blue Walls
Spidey sense tingling
The second ability unlock that you'll get in Metroid Dread — shortly after acquiring the Charge Beam — is the Spider Magnet. It's a cool new item that allows you to climb around neon blue walls and ceilings that are dotted around areas. This massively expands the areas you can reach at this early point in the game. Metroid...
Guide Metroid Dread: Phantom Cloak Location - How To Cloak And Hide From E.M.M.I.
Beat Corpius to grab this slick gadget
The Phantom Cloak upgrade is absolutely one of the most important gadgets in Metroid Dread when it comes to fending off E.M.M.I. attacks. It may be fairly easy to give them the slip early on, but later you'll need to move slowly through their zones, taking your time and using this Aeion-fuelled camouflage to...
Guide Metroid Dread: Varia Suit Location - How To Enter Hot Areas
Time to heat things up a little
The Varia Suit is a vitally important part of Samus' kit in Metroid Dread. You'll need it to enter hot areas as well as to take reduced damage from enemy attacks. This suit also slightly increases the damage dealt by dash melee attacks (performed by parrying an enemy whilst running). Metroid Dread - Where is the...
Guide Metroid Dread: Screw Attack Location - How To Destroy Blue Lightning Blocks
Screw this
The ability called Screw Attack is required to smash the many Screw Attack Blocks you'll find all over Metroid Dread, as well as granting you the ability to blast enemies with powerful energy during spin jumps, the Screw Attack is an essential suit upgrade. Metroid Dread - Where is the Screw Attack?: The Screw Attack upgrade is found in...
Guide Metroid Dread: Morph Ball Location - How To Turn Into A Ball
Everybody's favourite Metroid Upgrade, it's time to roll into a tiny ball!
The Morph Ball is without a doubt one of the most valuable ability upgrades in any Metroid game, and in Metroid Dread things are no different. This handy manoeuvre allows you access to tons of hidden passageways, Morph Ball launchers, tunnels, gaps and more and is especially...
Guide Metroid Dread: Grapple Beam Location - How To Swing Across Gaps And Pull Grapple Beam Blocks
Let's Swing!
The Grapple Beam upgrade in Metroid Dread has lots of cool uses, from swinging across gaps to pulling great big blocks out of the way, opening special grapple areas up and allowing you to pull open marked grapple doors. Metroid Dread - Where is the Grapple Beam?: In order to find the Grapple Beam, you'll need to make your way to the...
Guide Metroid Dread: Diffusion Beam Location - How To Shoot Through Walls
It's time to penetrate some terrain
The second suit upgrade you're going to grab in Cataris in Metroid Dread, the Diffusion Beam will allow you to make large impacts to terrain in order to blow holes in walls at special locations and deal huge damage to foes. Metroid Dread - Where is the Diffusion Beam?: In order to fire off the Diffusion Beam...
Guide Metroid Dread: Wide Beam Location - How To Open Wide Beam Doors
Get wide with this snazzy upgrade. Yeah!
Your very first trip to Dairon takes place early in Metroid Dread, but it's an important one as it gives you access to the Wide Beam, a powerful laser upgrade that allows you to open special Wide Beam doors as well as push various Wide Beam objects around to allow access to lots of new areas. Metroid Dread -...
Guide Metroid Dread: Morph Ball Bomb Location - How To Drop Bombs In Morph Ball Form
Where to find the bomb upgrade for your Morph Ball
The Morph Ball Bomb upgrade in Metroid Dread is essential for clearing away walls, debris and enemies whilst curled up into your Morph Ball form. It's also the only way you can activate the Morph Ball launchers that you'll find in various areas throughout the game. As well as exposing hidden blocks...
Guide Metroid Dread: Flash Shift Location - How To Dodge Enemy Attacks And Enter Sensor Doors
Don't dodge this important upgrade
The Flash Shift upgrade is one of a handful of fancy new abilities that Samus will find during Metroid Dread. This slick new move uses an Aeion Gauge in order to allow you to dash a small distance to avoid enemy attacks. This dash can be performed in the ground or air and it will enable you to travel through...
