Tag: Nintendo
News After Years Of Waiting, Metroid Prime 4's Launch Trailer Is Finally Here
A long time coming
It has been eight years since Nintendo first announced Metroid Prime 4. It has been 18 years since the release of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. And now, after all that time, Beyond's launch trailer is finally here. Those who have kept up with every trailer drop until now won't find too much new footage in this one, but we...
News Nintendo Reveals New Line Of Metroid Merch, And We Want It All
Cooler than Phendrana Drifts
Metroid has rarely been able to play with the Nintendo big boys as far as sales are concerned, so it's no surprise that Samus merch drops have been a fair bit rarer than those seen for Zelda and Mario. But, with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond finally here, Nintendo is changing that... in Japan, at least. Yes, a new wave of...
News Nintendo Music "Special Release" Adds Seven Tracks From Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Sample this incredible soundtrack right now
If you keep up with the Nintendo Music app's release schedule, you probably noticed Nintendo didn't update the app at the regular time earlier this week. Unsurprisingly, it's all linked to the release of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, with Nintendo announcing it's added seven tracks from the new game as a...
Video Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Stuns On Switch 2 In This Side-By-Side Comparison
Soak in the Viewros
Nintendo's biggest release of the month (the year?) arrives tomorrow, with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond finally Morph Ball rolling onto Switch 1 and 2. But with the new hardware still comparatively fresh on store shelves and the holiday season right around the corner, you might be wondering which system is the place to play Samus's...
Guide The Game Awards 2025: Time, Date & How To Watch
The Keigh to success
Strap in, folks, because The Game Awards are almost upon us once again. Yes, following last year's 10th anniversary special, Geoff Keighley is sending off 2025 with a bang — if by "bang" you mean a bunch of awards, some big reveals, and more than a few sponsored ads thrown in for good measure. What's more, it's another big...
News Nintendo Offering 12 Months NSO Free With Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle (UK)
Plus some Luigi flare for your tree
We're in the thick of the Holiday season right now, so we're sure plenty of you are out there looking for sweet deals to stick under the tree come 25th December. And Nintendo is adding to the festive savings with is Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle in the UK. On the official Nintendo website, if you...
News Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Has Been Updated To Ver. 1.1.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
A launch day special
Eight years on from its big reveal, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond finally arrives on Switch 1 & 2 tomorrow. To make sure that things are in tip-top condition, Nintendo has today released the launch day update, boosting things up to ver. 1.1.0 and adding a bunch of day-one features to boot. This update adds in amiibo functionality,...
News The Nintendo Museum Has Finally Got Its Christmas Decs Up
Light up, Super Star
Believe it or not, the holiday season is almost upon us. Of course, many stores have been setting up the Christmas cheer for months now (this writer was seeing bedecked trees in shop windows back in October), but, as of today, the Nintendo Museum is finally following suit. As shared in a post on the museum's official X account,...
Poll Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Out On Switch 2 And Switch This Week, Will You Be Getting It?
Go on, tell us!
We've finally made it, folks! This week marks the long-awaited arrival of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. After years of development, delays, and even a restart, Samus Aran's next 3D outing is officially here for the Switch and Switch 2. The critic reviews have also gone live ahead of the big release, and admittedly, the aggregate score...
News Mario Kart World Has Been Updated To Version 1.4.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download this update on Switch 2 today
Mario Kart World is this week racing ahead with a brand new update, bumping this latest entry in the series up to Version 1.4.0. This new update for the Switch 2 exclusive adds a bunch of general changes. This includes the addition of "Custom Items" in the item rules, some music-related improvements, online...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Beyond expectations?
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is very nearly here. It's so close, in fact, that the reviews for the Switch 2 version of the game have now gone live, letting us all find out what we can expect from Samus' long-awaited adventure on the latest hardware. Here at Nintendo Life, we had a blast with Beyond, calling it "quite possibly the...
News "One Of The Best-Looking Games On Switch 2" - Digital Foundry Dives Into Metroid Prime 4
"The magic remains in tact"
If you can believe it, we are very, very nearly at the official launch of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. It's a cross-generation release, but we always knew that this was going to be a big player for the Switch 2, making the most of the new hardware's beefed-up specs to squeeze the most out of the space adventure. The question...
News Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Credits Reveal A Plethora Of Assist Devs, Including Next Level Games
And Samus has a brand new voice
When Metroid Prime 4: Beyond landed with Retro Studios back in 2019, we're not sure anybody was truly shocked by this turn of events. Retro is, after all, the original developer of the Prime series, and while many of the veteran team members have since left, the sheer quality of the fourth entry on Switch 2...
Every game we scored 9/10 or higher, plus a personal pick
This is your friendly reminder that Nintendo's big North American eShop sale is wrapping up tomorrow (3rd December), so this is your last chance to pick up some discounted delights. If it's just the very best that you're after — the pièce de eShop résistance — then we've rounded up all...
"That's one I just treasure"
If you have a passing interest in gaming outside of Nintendo, you'll likely have experienced the work of Mark Cerny. He was the Lead Architect of the PlayStation Vita, PS4, and PS5 — you might remember him from the PS5 Pro reveal — and he appears on the most recent episode of Simon Parkin's My Perfect Console podcast...
News Nintendo Today! Mobile App Update Adds A New Donkey Kong Theme
And the app is now available in more locations
Nintendo has been releasing all sorts of software and firmware updates recently, and it's now rolled out an update for its Nintendo Today! mobile application. The app, which provides daily updates from the world of Nintendo, has today been updated to Version 2.2.0. It's currently live on iOS, with the...
UK Charts Kirby Is Nowhere To Be Seen In A Quiet Week
But Cyberpunk 2077 storms back into the top ten
The latest UK charts are in, and despite it including Black Friday, there are very few changes to the numbers in the top ten. The biggest surprise is the absence of Kirby Air Riders from the top 40. Yep, despite the latest Kirby game almost squeaking inside the top ten last week, the Switch 2 sequel...
News Nintendo's Switch App For Mobile Has Been Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Includes some small but handy updates
In case you missed it, this week Nintendo released a new update for its Switch mobile app, bumping it up to Version 3.2.0. This latest update features some notable changes, including notifications displaying what software friends are playing, and the ability to send friend requests to players you've spoken to...
News More Switch Games Receive Compatibility Updates For Switch 2
Following a system update earlier this week
Nintendo released a new firmware update for the Switch 2 earlier this week, and it's now been followed up with compatibility fixes for select Switch titles. Apart from the update for NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition, several other titles have reportedly received compatibility fixes. Here's the...
News Nintendo's Dishing Out In-Game Codes For Festive Animal Crossing: New Horizons Sweaters
'Tis the season
November might not be in the rear-view mirror yet, but Nintendo's already feeling festive with its new range of Animal Crossing: New Horizons in-game Christmas jumpers (or sweaters, if you'd prefer). If you want to deck out your New Horizons avatar in the holiday gear, you can pick up all three custom designs by heading to the...
Feature The Tightest, Briskest Mario & Luigi Game Turns 20 Today And Deserves More Love
Silent partner
For many years, it felt like Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time was the redheaded stepchild of the Mario & Luigi series. People criticised it for its more linear structure, overly long boss battles (at least in the US version), having to purchase items to use Bros. Attacks, and slightly cumbersome gameplay, among other areas. Being...
News "A Very Polished Experience" - Digital Foundry Checks Out Kirby Air Riders
Waddledee-licious
Kirby Air Riders has been out for a little over a week now, and our good friends over at Digital Foundry have been busy diving into the nitty-gritty to deliver a technical analysis of the pink puffball's latest adventure. Right from the jump, DF states that Air Riders "nails" the fundamentals, with super fun racing, Smash Bros...
Guide 46 Switch 1 & 2 Games You Should Check Out In The eShop 'Black Friday' Sale (Europe)
Every game we scored 9/10 or higher, plus one personal pick
Update: Just a reminder that this eShop sale runs until Sunday, so if you're looking to stock up on games to get you through the holidays, the ones below represent the crème de la crème in our books. Backlog, you say? What backlog?! Carry on! Ahhh, the Holiday season fast approaches,...
News Nintendo To Acquire Bandai Namco Studios Singapore As A Subsidiary
'Nintendo Studios Singapore' will become an internal team
Nintendo has announced that it will acquire a majority stake in Bandai Namco Studios Singapore after reaching an agreement with Bandai Namco for the transfer of shares next year. Described in the press release as being "for the purpose of strengthening its development structure," BNSS will...
"Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility"
Yes, it may be a bit of an oldie, but it's still worth re-highlighting for newer members of the gaming fraternity, or those who missed out last time it was doing the rounds. Back in 2011, the DS was gifted one of the all-time great Alien franchise games in the form of Aliens: Infestation,...
News Pikmin Bloom's New Gold Seedling Delivery Has A Mysterious 'Close To You' Connection
Short and sweet
Remember Nintendo's short film, Close to You? The adorable baby animation with which the company kept us on tenterhooks for three days straight as it drip-fed us information about its context? Well, it looks like it'll be cropping up again, this time in an upcoming Pikmin Bloom event. As of tomorrow (27th November), anyone logging...
PSA Can't Find Your Old Switch To Transfer Games Via Virtual Card? There's An Easier Way
No reason to be losing it in the attic right now, dad!
Now, as we all know, sometimes Nintendo is gonna Nintendo. You know what we mean. It likes to do things its own way, does the Big N, and so it goes with the Switch 1 & 2, their game-sharing capabilities, Virtual Cards and all that good stuff. Given how confusing all this can get, it's easy to...
Poll So, Will You Be Getting A Copy Of Rosalina's Storybook?
A galactic read
Nintendo surprised us all back in the September Direct with the announcement of Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 — our first chance to play the latter on modern hardware in 15 years. What was perhaps even more surprising was the reveal of Rosalina's Storybook, a hardback edition of the in-game page-turner that would be...
News Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 21.0.1 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Also available for Switch
Nintendo dropped a major Switch 2 and Switch firmware update earlier this month, and it's now followed this up with a much smaller patch. Although this firmware update isn't a big one, it does appear to address some important issues. This includes an issue where a few Error Codes would repeatedly occur when attempting to...
News Nintendo Has Scheduled Maintenance For 3DS Later Today
For some reason
Nintendo's weekly maintenance schedule has been released, and weirdly, the only console getting any love this week is the Nintendo 3DS. Reported on by Nintendo Everything, the Nintendo 3DS's available network services will be down between 3pm PST to 4:30pm PST today, 24th November 2025. Of course, that might sound a little...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Kirby Air Riders?
Riding high?
Kirby and his warp star are back in business thanks to Kirby Air Riders, and we imagine a lot of you have been racing through the sky (and the "city") to unlock absolutely everything this past weekend. The surprise sequel to the under-appreciated GameCube racer Kirby Air Ride has performed much better than its 2003 predecessor, boosted...
Random Vancouver's New Hockey Team, The Goldeneyes, Are Using Some VGM You May Recognise
Ice to meet you, Mr Bond
When you've got to come up with a brand new name for a brand new team, why not make it something unbelievably cool, right? That's what we say here at NL Towers, and Vancouver's brand-new women's hockey team seems to agree. We can't think of another team with a better name than this in any sport right now. Not without a...
UK Charts Kirby Air Riders Narrowly Misses Out On A Top Ten Spot
Caught Kawaslacking
The latest UK physical gaming charts are in, giving us our first indication of how Nintendo's latest is performing on store shelves. You'll have to scroll a little way to find the new first-party release this week, mind you, as Kirby Air Riders has missed out on a top 10 spot! The game zoomed into 12th in its debut week, falling...
Poll So, Will You Be Getting The New Kirby Air Riders amiibo?
Go on, tell us
This week, Nintendo launched Kirby Air Riders exclusively on the Switch 2. Alongside this, it also released a new line of amiibo. These amiibo are bigger than many other amiibo and allow you to swap each of the characters between vehicles. They're also more expensive. As for their abilities, you'll be able to summon "figure players"...
Guide Kirby Air Riders: The Best Custom Machines We've Seen So Far
And how to make your own!
Now that Kirby Air Riders is out in the wild (and really very good), players have been creating all manner of unofficial air-riding fun in the game's surprisingly decent machine customisation mode. Within this mode, you can select any of your unlocked vehicles (so make sure to check out our guide on how to unlock all of th
Guide 50 Best Super Nintendo (SNES) Games Of All Time
Your guide to the Super NES' greatest games
21st November 2025 marks 35 years since Nintendo launched the Super Famicom in Japan. It would take the best part of two years for the system to roll out worldwide — and it looked quite a bit different in some places — but the titles this 16-bit system hosted are some of the most acclaimed, most...
News Game Of The Year Nominee Donkey Kong Bananza Wins Critics' Choice Award
"You did it, DK!"
Donkey Kong Bananza is considered one of the standout video games of 2025, and the Switch 2 exclusive has now been officially recognised at the 43rd annual Golden Joystick Awards as the recipient of the Critics' Choice Award. Donkey Kong Bananza was also up for 'Ultimate Game Of The Year' and 'Console Game of the Year' at the same...
"Nintendo asked us to help"
Video game studio Panic Button has revealed it was selected by Nintendo to help update "marquee" Switch titles for Switch 2. The talented team confirmed this in an official announcement on social media this week. Nintendo asked the studio to "help demonstrate new capabilities of the Nintendo Switch 2 system" while...
News Kirby Air Riders' Day One Update Has Arrived, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
One for the pre-loaders
The full release of Kirby Air Riders is right around the corner, and to make sure that everything is in tip-top condition on launch day (tomorrow), Nintendo has released a day one patch to up the game to ver. 1.1.1. The patch actually encompasses ver. 1.1.0 and 1.1.1, the former of which adds in the game's online modes, and...
UK Charts Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Slips Out Of The Top Ten
Ganond-oof
We are back with another look at the latest UK physical gaming charts, and after just about making the top five last time, Nintendo's latest has slipped out of the top 10 in its second week. Yep, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment has taken a tumble this time, and now finds itself in 17th place — hardly surprising from a musou...
Guide Where To Pre-Order Pokémon Pokopia
Pokémon life-sim launches in March
Pokémon Pokopia is scheduled to launch on Switch 2 on 5th March 2026, bringing a life-sim flavour to the Pocket Monster world as you play a human-looking Ditto building a town, chatting with fellow Pokémon, and generally enjoying a cosy, colourful, crop-harvesting life. This Switch 2 exclusive is the first...
Poll So, Will You Be Getting Kirby Air Riders?
Go on, tell us
It's been a huge year for Nintendo so far with the launch of the Switch 2 in June. This has followed with one major first-party release after another, and on top of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment earlier this month, it's now time for some Kirby Air Riders racing action. Since the reveal of this new entry, there have been...
Reminder 'Hello, Yoshi!' App Now Available For Switch And Mobile Devices
Following the release of 'Hello, Mario!' in August
Nintendo announced a new 'My Mario' campaign for parents and children in August, which included a whole range of products as well as a Mario-themed smartphone and Switch app. In an update, the Japanese firm has now announced a new Yoshi-themed app for Switch and mobile devices. Like the Mario one,...
News Wii Fit Plus Album Added To Nintendo Music In New Update, Here's Every Song Included
Workout to 90 tracks
2026 is just around the corner, and if you want to get the jump on your exercise routine for the new year, Nintendo is here to help with its latest Nintendo Music app update. This week sees the arrival of the Wii Fit Plus soundtrack, which originally made its debut on the Wii in 2009, and was an upgraded version of Wii Fit...
Poll What Do You Make Of Link And Zelda's Live-Action Looks?
Sheik it off
Nintendo has officially lifted the lid on the live-action looks for Zelda and Link in the upcoming Zelda movie with a trio of official photos (compared to the leaked 'on-set' footage that appeared online days before). We've got our first look at Benjamin Evan Ainsworth's Link and Bo Bragason's Princess Zelda in their full Hylian garb,...
News The Game Awards Nominees Announced, Donkey Kong Bananza Up For GOTY
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 gets 12 nominations
The Game Awards has officially announced the nominees for this year's event, which takes place on 11th December 2025. The 'Game of the Year' category is pretty predictable, all things considered, but it's nevertheless nice to see Donkey Kong Bananza get some recognition. That said, there's some stiff...
News Nintendo Launches 2026 Calendars, Including One Just For NSO Subscribers
400 platinum points each
Bloomin' heck, 2026 is getting close, isn't it? It's a good job, then, that Nintendo has launched not one, but two 2026 calendars for your perusal over on the My Nintendo Store. Both cost 400 platinum points, but one of them is limited to those with a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership. Starting with the regular 'My...
News Official Zelda Movie Photos Give Us Our Best Look Yet At Link And Zelda
Hey! Look!
Nintendo has revealed a new batch of photos of the upcoming live-action Zelda movie, giving us our closest look yet at its central duo. The pictures were shared on the Nintendo Today! app, and reveal Bo Bragason's Princess Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth's Link in full costume on location in New Zealand. Now, it's true, there are only...
News Donkey Kong Bananza's Next DLC In-Game Event Swings Into Action Next Week
Featuring some familiar faces
After the debut Emerald Rush event wrapped up earlier this month, Donkey Kong Bananza's second DLC in-game event is getting off to the races next week, with two particularly swanky reward statues up for grabs. The 'So Strong It's Funny' event will get underway on 25th November and will be hanging around until 2nd...
Guide Best Zelda Games Of All Time
Every Zelda game, ranked
Updated with Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. Enjoy! What are the best Zelda games? Following decades of adventures across Nintendo consoles, ranking The Legend of Zelda series is one heck of an undertaking. Most stand among the very best games on their respective consoles, so assembling a ranked Zelda list is no...
