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Random Nintendo Shareholder Apparently Asked For A New F-Zero At General Meeting
Plus Baten Kaitos and Wario Land
Update [Fri 1st Jul, 2022 09:15]: More details have surfaced about Momiji's request at Nintendo's recent shareholder meeting. It turns out, the shareholder spent over $40,000 to attend the meeting: Further reading - Random: "Die-Hard Nintendo Fan" Reportedly Forked Out Over $40K To Ask For A New F-Zero You can...
News Nintendo Appears To Be Stockpiling Raw Materials, Doubles Its 2019 Spending On Supplies
Making hay, or something else?
In the 2021/22 financial year, Nintendo spent more than double its previous highest Switch-era annual expenditure on raw materials and supplies, according to figures from shareholder disclosure documents. While the company hosted its 82nd AGM of shareholders on 29th June (and will soon publish translated notes on the...
News Switch Online N64 Controllers Were Restocked Today, Did You Get One? (North America)
Update: And they've sold out again
Update #3 [Thu 30th Jun, 2022 03:55 BST]: Earlier today Nintendo made the N64 wireless controllers for Switch available via the My Nintendo Store. There was a queue, but the controller still sold out quickly. Did you get one this time round? Let us know. Update #2 [Thu 16th Jun, 2022 01:45 BST]: Nintendo had...
Feature Mario + Rabbids Producer Talks Free Movement And Fusing Lumas, Rabbids, And Composers
"It was a kid's dream to do that"
As revealed in Nintendo's June 2022 Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is launching on Switch on 20th October. This afternoon, Ubisoft's dedicated showcase,
News Nintendo Releases Update For Switch (Version 14.1.2), Here Are The Details
"Bad words list" updated
A few weeks ago, Nintendo rolled out a system update for the Switch, bumping the firmware up to Version 14.1.2. It contained the usual "general system stability improvements" but there was some other stuff going on behind the scenes, as revealed by Nintendo dataminer OatmealDome. Today's update is a little bit different -...
News Ubisoft Store Reveals Potential Release Date For Mario + Rabbids: Sparks Of Hope
Is an official announcement on the way?
It seems the release date for Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope may have been leaked ahead of schedule. According to a now-removed listing on the Spanish Ubisoft Store, the Switch exclusive (including a Gold Edition) will be released later this year on 20th October. Multiple Twitter users managed to grab a...
Random Retro Studios Clashed With Metroid Producer On Halo Influences
"He did not care about Halo"
In the latest Metroid Prime interview from KIWI TALKZ, ex-Retro Studios developer Paul Tozour talks about his experience working with Nintendo and specifically Metroid Prime's producer, Kensuke Tanabe. When the subject about how the Metroid Prime games blend western and eastern design philosophies together, Tozour shares...
News Miyamoto Wasn't A Fan Of The Art Style In Zelda: Wind Waker When He First Saw It
He apparently "cringed"
If you weren't immediately sold on the art style in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, don't feel too bad. A new 'DidYouKnowGaming' translation (thanks, VGC) of a Nintendo Dream magazine from the mid-2000s reveals how Mario's creator Shigeru Miyamoto initially wasn't a fan of Toon Link or the rest of Wind Waker's cel-shaded...
News Switch Online's N64 Update Is Live (Version 2.4.0), Here's What's Included
Find out what's changed behind-the-scenes
Switch Online's Nintendo 64 application received an update earlier today bumping it up to Version 2.4.0 and adding Pokémon Snap to the service. That's not all, though. Nintendo doesn't release patch notes for application updates like this one, but fortunately we do have some insight about what's going on...
News Pokémon Snap Is Now Available On Switch Online's Expansion Pack
The N64 classic returns
Update [Fri 24th Jun, 2022 02:05 BST]: Pokémon Snap has now been made available to Switch Online Expansion Pack subscribers. You'll be able to access it via the Nintendo 64 games library. Original article [Fri 17th Jun, 2022 02:05 BST]: Nintendo has announced the N64 release Pokémon Snap will be coming to its Switch...
News Chris Pratt On Voicing Mario: Says It's "Unlike Anything You've Heard In The Mario World"
An "updated" voice
Last September, Nintendo announced Chris Pratt would voice Mario in his upcoming movie. Chris at the time mentioned how he had been "working hard" to perfect the voice of the character, but we're still yet to hear what it sounds like. Now, in a new exclusive with Variety, Pratt has spoken once again about voicing Mario - this...
Random Get A Glimpse At The Glory Days With This Retro SNES Video
Featuring the famous Nintendo Gameplay Counsellors
Just recently, we caught a sneaky glimpse at the dedicated workers testing and packing NES consoles back in 1989. While it hardly contained any surprises or revelations into how consoles were manufactured back in the day, it was nevertheless a fascinating look at the fine folks who worked tirelessly...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
What's the verdict?
It's an incredibly busy week for the Switch with the release of titles like Fall Guys, Roller Champions and Sonic Origins. Alongside all of these games we've also got the first-party title Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. This is another spectacular Musou game by the team at Omega Force that sees you (the player) take control...
News Part One Of Dragalia Lost's Final Chapter Launches Later This Week
Part two launches next month
Nintendo and Cygames' mobile hit, Dragalia Lost, is receiving its next chapter later this week, which will be the conclusion of the game's story. Back in March, Nintendo announced that the action RPG would be shutting down later in the year, with Chapter 26 marking the end of the story. This final chapter will be split...
News Mario Movie Producer Defends Chris Pratt's Casting (Again), Says Movie Is 75% Complete
"I love his performance as Mario"
When Nintendo revealed the cast of the Super Mario animated movie, a lot of fans were surprised to see the long-time voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, had been replaced with Hollywood movie star Chris Pratt. Since then, concerns have been raised about the actor being given the role of Mario in his first animated...
Random Retro Enthusiasts Accomplish World's First Donkey Kong 2P Kill Screen
"There's a kill screen comin' up!"
If you're familiar with the classic Donkey Kong arcade game, then you'll have undoubtedly heard of the kill screen. For those not in the know, the game essentially features a level known as the 'kill screen', whereby the in-game timer will be so low that's it's impossible to complete the stage as a result of a...
News Reggie: Nintendo's Transition From Switch Will Be A "Significant Challenge"
Repeated success has only been achieved "a handful of times"
Former Nintendo of America boss Reggie shared his thoughts recently about how Nintendo could prepare for the Switch's successor, and the same topic has come up once again during an interview with CNET about his new book Disrupting the Game. He previously mentioned how important the...
News LEGO Reveals Super Mario Character Packs - Series 5, Arriving This August
Nabbit, Toady and more!
LEGO this weekend hosted its second annual 'LEGOCON' broadcast and during the show, new Super Mario-themed character packs were revealed. Series 5 will include eight new characters to collect and build. There's Nabbit, Purple Toad, Hammer Bro, Waddlewing, Toady, Baby Yoshi, a Red Yoshi and the Blue Shy Guy. Each one features...
"That's where the opportunity is"
Former Nintendo America president Reggie Fils-Aimé recently had a chat with CNET about his new book Disrupting the Game. While the usual batch of Nintendo-related questions popped up, Reggie had a little extra to share on this particular occasion. Firstly, he doesn't expect Nintendo to revive those "mini consoles"...
Reminder Nintendo's 'Super Sale' Slashes The Price Of Over 1500 Games (Europe)
Update: Ends this Sunday
Update #2 [Fri 17th Jun, 2022 16:30 BST]: Don't forget, you've only got a few more days to grab some smoking hot deals on the EU eShop. The Super Sale ends this Sunday, 19th June, at 1:59pm BST / 12:59am CET. Make sure you check out a list of highlights, discounted eShop credit, and more below. Update #1 [Thu 9th Jun,...
Random Super Mario Odyssey Easter Egg Displays Nintendo's Perfectionism
Hats off to the devs!
Nintendo has actively demonstrated on numerous occasions just how much it strives for perfection in its games. Just recently, we highlighted a clever easter egg tucked neatly away in the latter potion of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in which an additional scene would play out if you take a photo of a specific in-game...
News YouTuber Ends Metroid Prime Music Covers After Nintendo's Lawyers Call
Nintendo strikes again... and again, and again
Another YouTuber specialising in creating covers and remixes of classic Nintendo hits has sworn off the practice going forward after Nintendo's lawyers called to request the removal of nine videos. SynaMax, who has a total of 6.88K subscribers, posted a video on his channel addressing the issue...
Random Nintendo Wasn't The First To Introduce Region Locking, After All
Everything we knew was wrong
It's generally accepted these days that Nintendo was the first major company to introduce region locking to its products, limiting their use outside specific regions or territories. Heck, if you simply Google 'region locking' and take a peek at the Wikipedia entry, it says the following: "Nintendo was the first console...
News Nintendo Switch System Update 14.1.2 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
Nintendo has just released another new firmware update for the Switch. It bumps the hybrid system up to version 14.1.2. According to the company's official support page, this latest update includes some general system stability improvements to once again enhanced the overall user experience. Here are the full patch notes: Ver...
Random This Animal Crossing Inspired Birthday Cake Looks Too Good To Eat
Featuring Tom Nook and Isabelle!
Animal Crossing fans have been known for showing off their creativity in-game, showcasing island designs that frequently put our own to shame. But one father has gone the extra mile and created an absolutely wonderful recreation of Animal Crossing: New Horizons in the form of a birthday cake. The cake itself was...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #100 - Super Smash Bros. Melee
A milestone number deserves a big game
Hello, and welcome to the 100th edition of Box Art Brawl!! This is a pretty momentous occasion for us at Nintendo Life and all of you Box Art Brawl enthusiasts, so thank you for participating over the years! We have a big one to kick off the celebrations, but first, we need to look back at last week. For the...
News Game Freak Had Plans For 65,535 Versions Of The Original Pokémon Game
But Shigeru Miyamoto didn't think it was the best idea
Pokémon has always had two different versions, but before the original games were released on Game Boy in 1996, Game Freak had plans for something else. In new translations of old Japanese interviews (via the YouTube channel Did You Know Gaming), it's revealed how Game Freak wanted 65,535...
News Exclusive No More Heroes Art To Be Showcased At Gallery Nucleus
Artist Masanori Ushiki to attend opening night
If you're a fan of the No More Heroes franchise, you'll want to keep an eye on an upcoming exhibition at Gallery Nucleus, starting later this month. It will showcase exclusive artwork from Kozaki Yusuke and Masanori Ushiki, with the latter flying in from Japan to attend the exhibitions opening night and...
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES Service With Three More SP Titles
A celebration of Kirby
Nintendo has added not one, not two, but three more Kirby games to its Switch Online Super Nintendo service. The catch is they're technically existing releases but are the 'SP' versions. They include Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Land 3 and Kirby's Dream Course. This also bumps the Switch Online SNES application to Version...
Poll What's The Best James Bond Game?
Okay then, what's the SECOND best?
With long-running rumours of a GoldenEye 007 re-release coming soon, we've once again been thinking about Rare's seminal N64 shooter, a landmark first-person shooter which would go on to influence the genre and larger console gaming trends for years following its 1997 release. It is, pretty inarguably, the best...
News European Charts Dominated By Nintendo Switch Sports In May
Though sales overall have dipped
Everyone expected Nintendo Switch Sports to sell well. And, after it snuck in at fourth in last month's European charts despite only being out for a few days, it's perhaps unsurprising that the family and online-oriented sports game is the number one selling game for the month of May across Europe. That's mightily...
News Pokémon Sword & Shield's Art Director Announces New Game Studio
Called 'All Possible Futures'
Pokémon artist James Turner — art director for Pokémon Sword & Shield and designer of fan favourites such as Gigantamax Gengar, Shadow Lugia (from Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness), and Sinistea/Polteageist — has announced that he's left Game Freak and is opening up a brand new game studio. Turner has already...
Random Donkey Kong's Birthplace Indicates He May Enjoy A Spot Of Tea
According to Burger King, at least
Donkey Kong has been a mainstay in the Mario series for an extremely long time. The name was first given to the ape who wreaked havoc in the original Donkey Kong arcade game (who we now know to be Cranky Kong), but the Donkey Kong we now know and love is the son of Donkey Kong Jr. This dapper tie-wearing ape has...
News Apparently There's A 1-2-Switch Sequel In The Works At Nintendo, And Everyone Hates It
1-2-out of ten
According to a report from Imran Khan of Fanbyte, Nintendo inside sources have confirmed that a sequel to the Switch launch mini-game pack, 1-2-Switch, is in the works — and that the internal feedback has been "brutal", calling the game "boring". The game is tentatively titled Everybody's 1-2-Switch, and reportedly takes the...
News Could Grezzo's New Secret Game Be A Spiritual Successor To The Mana Series?
What's Grezzo up to?
One of the games we've had an eye on for a while now is a game that we don't know anything about. Japanese studio Grezzo, known for their remakes of Majora's Mask, Ocarina of Time, and Link's Awakening, are working on something new and very secretive — the only information we currently have is that it's "medieval" and...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Holds The Top Spot For May's Charts
It's been a quiet one, folks
May was a quiet month for the video game industry. With no major game releases (Nintendo Switch Sports just got ahead on April 29th - yeah, we thought that was a May title, too!), overall sales were down by 22%. In terms of hard figures, 100,000 games consoles were sold, 1.63 million games (both digital and physical),...
News Nintendo Files New Company Copyrights For Illumination Mario Movie
Trailer incoming?
Just over a month ago, Illumination's upcoming untitled Super Mario movie was delayed from a 2022 holiday date to April 2023. But while we're still a ways off from being able to sit down and watch the films, in the background, Nintendo has been making preparations for the plumber's motion picture. Earlier today, Twitter user...
News Geoff Keighley Urges Fans To 'Manage Expectations' For Summer Game Fest
Show will focus on already-announced games
Geoff Keighley has urged fans to "manage your expectations" ahead of the Summer Game Fest live stream this week, stressing that the show will primarily focus on games that have already been announced. In a Twitter Spaces session transcribed by VGC, Geoff Keighley - who is normally exceptionally bullish whe
News Super Mario Odyssey's VFX Artist On Combining Mario With The 'Real' World
"Ideas were taken from both themes and blended together"
When Super Mario Odyssey was first announced, the very first thing we saw was a realistic-looking city. It could've been New York with its yellow taxi cabs and bright billboards littered all across the skyline. People with actual, believable human proportions were walking around this city...
Random Wario Is Your Unlikely Safety Advisor In This Nintendo Employee Video
Waaaah stay safe!
We've been thinking about this a lot, but we're not sure there are many Nintendo characters we'd trust our lives, or even basic safety, with. Look at Mario jumping around over huge gaps and wielding fire without protective gear. Luigi isn't much better! Kirby eats everything and we're not sure that's a good idea. And The kind of...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #99 - Mario Strikers Charged
It's kick off time - again!
Hi folks, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, the original Super Mario Strikers entered the ring, with North America / Japan going up against Europe with some pretty definitive results. It's clear that you fine people prefer a busier composition for your box art, with NA / Japan bringing in a...
News Switch Network Failure Prevents Users From Accessing eShop And Digital Games
Nintendo apologises for the inconvenience
If you've been having online difficulties with your Nintendo Switch earlier today, it's not just you. Nintendo's network services have been experiencing some problems - supposedly preventing users from not only accessing the Switch eShop but also launching applications and certain digital games from the home...
Feature Our Predictions For The-E3-That-Isn't E3 - Bayonetta, GoldenEye, And... Viva Piñata?!
GE3ff KE3ghley's Video Game Bonanza
It's almost E3! Wait, sorry (presses fingers to headset) really? Hm. Okay. It's not E3! But that doesn't mean we won't still get bombarded with video game announcements for the entire week all the same. Hooray! Our team got together to make our own predictions, from potential Zelda news to our wildest, most...
News Nintendo Confirms It Will Not Attend Gamescom This Year
First in-person event since 2019
Nintendo has confirmed that it will not attend Gamescom this year in any capacity. In a statement to Games Wirtschaft (many thanks, VGC), a representative for Nintendo confirmed that the company would be focusing on other events in Germany, stating that "after careful consideration, we decided not to participate in...
Random Hyperkin Recreates The 'Americantendo' From Stranger Things 4
We award this 11/11
If you've managed to watch Stranger Things 4 by now, you might have caught the rather bizarre mention of the 'Americantendo', a hypothetical 16-bit console that's mentioned by the character Argyle. Don't worry if you haven't seen it yet, that's all the context we'll be providing here for fear of spoilers! Well, Hyperkin has gone...
Talking Point Video Game Music Is More Popular Than Ever, So Why Is Nintendo So Behind?
Make it music to our ears!
There’s been a lot of Nintendo-related music news over the past year that has had me more than a little disappointed. I like to boot up a video game soundtrack while I’m working; I’m a big fan of video game music concerts and I have a small collection of albums and vinyl that I want to keep growing. And with access...
News A Mario Kart Ride Is Coming To Super Nintendo World In Hollywood
Take on Bowser in a race for the Golden Cup!
Development at Universal Studios Hollywood's Super Nintendo World has been going pretty smoothly, and the park is still slated for an early 2023 opening. And today, we've been given a look at one of the Nintendo-themed rides coming to the park. Of course, you can't have a Nintendo theme park without a...
News Kirby's 30th Anniversary Music Festival Will Be Getting Two Performances
Update: Say happy birthday, twice!
Update [Thu 2nd June, 2022 09:30 BST] Well it seems like everyone wants a piece of Kirby's 30th birthday celebrations! HAL Laboratory shared an update on Twitter today that will please many Kirby fans who are desperate to attend the show in person. A second daytime performance, which will open at 11am JST and...
News The Nintendo Switch Road Trip Returns This Summer (North America)
Hands-on with the OLED
Nintendo of America has announced the return of the Nintendo Switch Road Trip across the US! If you're lucky enough to make it along to one of these events, which will take place in nine different cities across America between 10th June and 5th September, you'll get a chance to go hands-on with the latest Switch titles, all...
News Forgotten Game Boy Gem 'Avenging Spirit' Is Getting A One-Time Physical Release
Possessed by nostalgia
Retro-Bit, the retro gaming stockist and publisher, has revealed its very first Game Boy release for arcade-come-Game Boy classic Avenging Spirit. Not many people may have heard of this forgotten classic, but it's absolutely one worth digging up. Released on the game Boy in 1992, and later brought to the 3DS's Virtual...