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Random Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Players Are Seeing Disembodied Heads
Don't look now
We've discussed the glitches seen in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet at length here at Nintendo Life, and while the novelty has largely worn off for many, we simply had to share this one. As reported by the folks over at Automaton, it seems that some players are starting to see disembodied heads floating through the world when taking...
Random Do Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Contain Hints To The Next Region?
Bonzer
Ever since Pokémon releases have started to get closer and closer together, we've started to see more 8in-game references to the next game in the series long before it gets announced. In Pokémon X and Y, there was a "Strange Souvenir" that hinted at a future location — which would turn out to be Sun and Moon's Alola. In Sword and Shield,...
Random YouTuber Ludwig Announces His Own Super Smash Bros. Tournament
Featuring "a $50,000 total prize pool"
There's been plenty of drama happening in the Super Smash Bros. community this week - with the cancellation of the unofficial 'Smash World Tour' series. Nintendo followed this up with its own statement and now in response to this, Ludwig is once again stepping in to save the day. The popular YouTuber and...
Random Splatoon 3 Players Are In Love With This Weird Little Guy
And so are we
The Splatoon 3 Plaza is experiencing somewhat of a trend lately, but no one really knows what it is — just that it's him. The "him" in question is, as the lead image implies, a strange little creature with no name, often just known as "animal" or "the animal", sometimes just as "he". He appears different in everyone's...
Random There's Now A Fully Animated Ace Attorney Musical On YouTube
The hills are alive with the sound of objections
Did you know there's an unofficial Ace Attorney musical out there? We can't believe we're only just learning about it, because it's been around since 2007. 2007!!! However, it turns out that it might be the perfect time to find out about Turnabout: An Ace Attorney Musical, because the 90-minute first...
Random Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Players Are Speculating About A Hidden Secret Pokémon
Do not read unless you've finished the game!
Welcome to the Theory Corner, folks. Put on your tinfoil hat and grab your tinfoil popcorn, because today we're going to be diving deep into some intricate, confusing, entirelyspeculative Pokémon lore. Of course, this is post-game lore, so please — if you haven't finished the game, or you don't want...
Random Lead Actors In The Spanish Mario Movie Trailer Are Bros. In Real Life
It's a family affair
Yesterday's trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie has once again got us all kinds of excited to see Nintendo's favourite plumber brought to the big screen - prepare to have us pointing out every reference like that one DiCaprio meme every three minutes. While this second look let us hear a little more of Chris Pratt's Mario...
Random Unseen Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Proto Footage Found On Rare VHS Tape
Hey! Look! Listen!
We love a bit of unseen footage here at Nintendo Life - especially when Zelda is involved. The N64 games have often been goldmines for this, with original trailers winding up on VHS tapes years later and revealing a whole host of unseen goodness for some classic titles. One such example has recently been the case for a little...
Random More Kong Cameos Spotted In The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The DK Crew are here
If you're hoping to see more Kongs in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie, you're in luck. Eagle-eyed fans appear to have spotted Dixie Kong, Diddy Kong and Swanky Kong (Donkey Kong Country 3) in the new Donkey Kong promotional poster. Diddy made his first appearance in Donkey Kong Country (1994) and Dixie followed in Donkey...
Random YouTuber Recreates Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Cutscenes With Full Voice Acting
Pikachu will be played by Sir Ian McKellen
Spoilers below — some late-game scenes from Pokémon Scarlet & Violet appear in this video! Amongst all the criticisms and praise for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, one particular issue has come to the surface most recently: The lack of voice acting. The Pokémon series has never had voice acting, of...
Random Could Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Be The Final Part Of A Trilogy Of Zelda Games?
A triforce of games, if you will
We love a good tangle of theories here at NL, especially when it's anything to do with the Zelda series — a story so tangled that even its creators aren't really sure what it all means. So this latest theory intrigues us — the idea that Skyward Sword, Breath of the Wild, and Tears of the Kingdom will form a...
Random Masahiro Sakurai Shows Off His Impressive Controller Collection
"Too many?"
You might have heard the phrase "there's no such thing as too many books" before, but can the same also be applied to console controllers? Your answer may depend on your current living situation and, crucially, how much space you have in the house, but we reckon most would agree that an extra pad here and there is nothing to be sniffed...
Random Did You Catch This Team Star Easter Egg In Pokémon Scarlet And Violet?
Be warned: Here Be Spoilers
Spoilers: Don't read past this point if you haven't finished the Starfall Street questline! As we've been tackling Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Starfall Street quest, in which you'll have to battle a bunch of bases run by Team Star on the request of the mysterious Cassiopeia, we can't help but wonder... why are these...
Random Players Are Finding Ways To 'Hug' And 'Kiss' Their Pokémon In Scarlet And Violet
The most wholesome glitch
These Pokémon Scarlet and Violet glitches have really been something, right? At their best: hilarious, at their worst: game-breaking. But the one reaction that these bugs haven't tapped into is making us go 'awww'. That is, until now. Indeed, it seems that some players have discovered a way to share the love with the...
Random Website Domain For Mega Man 12 Draws Attention Ahead Of Anniversary
Keep expectations in check, though
Whenever a significant anniversary for a video game franchise looms on the horizon, certain parts of the internet inevitably start speculating about the potential announcement of a brand new game. It's not entirely unfounded, as some companies have used such milestones to break down their future plans, but we've...
Random Player Discovers Easy Way To Get 1000 Steps In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Evolving Pawmo and Rellor doesn't have to suck
One of the new features in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet is that there are certain Pokémon who will only level up once you've walked 1,000 steps with them. That doesn't sound too bad, does it? Unfortunately, it's worse than it seems, because it requires having that Pokémon out of its ball, and walking...
Random No, Famicom Disk System Games Can't Be Used For Public Transport Payment
Saving up those rupees
Hopping on and off public transport can be a boring task at the best of times and an all-out nightmare at the worst. But what if instead of having to pay for the bus with our normal people hard-earned money, we could instead use all that which we had collected in video games, let's say rupees? Let's get this out of the way...
Random Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Players Swap Battling For Bacon Stacking
Now that's a whopper
One of the very best new features introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is undoubtedly the sandwich making mini-game. Accessed when you set up picnics in the region of Paldea, the game allows you to stack up your very own sandwich using a bevy of incredients including cheese, tofu, onion, bacon, and more. Creating sandwiches...
Random Guardians Of The Galaxy: Holiday Special Features A Festive Game Boy Cameo
Rocket around the Christmas tree
The ever expanding multiverse that is the MCU has been no stranger to a Nintendo reference in the past. There was the Wii and GameCube nod in WandaVision, Kamala and her pals playing Smash Bros. in Ms. Marvel and even a little bit of Switch in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. But the latest addition to the franchise -...
Random Move Over Apple, You Can Run Mac OS On The Wii
Old meets older
The Wii is now 16 years old. That might be enough to set you off on a certain existential crisis, true, but we can all take comfort in the fact that people are still discovering new things that the console is capable of. Take Pierre Dandumont for example, who has finally managed to answer the age-old question - could you get a Wii to...
Random Star Fox And Majora's Mask Art Director, Takaya Imamura, Has Released A Manga
No Tingle this time around
Though he retired from Nintendo in 2021, Takaya Imamura has been behind some of the company's most iconic characters. Working on titles including F-Zero, Star Fox, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and many more, you could say that he is something of a wiz with the pen (understatement of the year), and now Imamura has...
Random You'll Soon Be Able To Fold Your Clothes In Splatoon 3
A neat update
There is a lot of new content that will be heading to Splatoon 3 next week with the arrival of Chill Season 2022. New stages, game modes, weapons and cosmetic items have obviously taken up the maj
Feature Poké Ball Onigiri: A Review - Which Poké Ball Tastes Best?
Made with real Pokémon!*
Pokémon – both the games and the anime – have always featured food prominently. Moomoo milk, sodapops, slowpoke tails, and more recently curry mixes and sandwiches – there’s no end to the edible and drinkable in the Pokéworld. We’ve even covered Pokéfood before on Nintendo Life, both reviewing Japan-exclusive...
Random Sony Alleges That Microsoft Is Trying To Turn It Into Nintendo
Is that such a bad thing?
The ongoing drama surrounding Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues to surge. For anyone who might not be aware of what's going on, the Xbox giant moved to acquire the publisher of Call of Duty, Overwatch, Crash Bandicoot, and other major IP for an astonishing $68.7 billion. Sony, meanwhile, isn't...
Random Fan Crafts Beautiful Tarrey Town Sculpture From Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Yes, we'd like one, please
Gradually building the quaint little settlement of Tarrey Town in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is perhaps one of the most satisfying moments ot the entire game. Granted, there's a predetermined layout applied to the town that you're unable to manually alter, so your agency over its creation is ultimately quite...
Random Sounds Like Masahiro Sakurai Wants A Kid Icarus: Uprising Port As Much As Us
"It sure would be nice"
Masahiro Sakurai has put out another video through his 'Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games' YouTube channel, this time looking at the implementation of difficulty settings. Focusing primarily on the 3DS action title Kid Icarus: Uprising, Sakurai explains the concept of risk and reward with difficulty, going into the 'Fiend's...
Random Halo Infinite Player Recreates Peach's Castle From Super Mario 64
"I've forged a cake for you"
Halo Infinite's long-awaited Forge Mode is finally available, allowing players to create their very own multiplayer maps and game modes. It carries on the franchise's legacy of showcasing an absolute boatload of customisation options, letting players completely unlock their creativity to craft true works of art. One...
Random This $200 Slowpoke Beanbag Is Perfect For Playing Pokémon
Slowpoke used Sit!
A new licensed Pokémon armchair has appeared on the market, and this time, it's Slowpoke's turn to be made into a sofa! As part of a line of beanbag chairs sold through Japanese furniture store Cellutane, Slowpoke joins Gengar, Rowlett, Snorlax and Ditto to make a very cute, not-very-grown-up-but-who-cares suite of seats. The...
Random Duplicate Shiny Pokémon With This Scarlet And Violet Exploit
Ooh, shiny
Encountering and catching a shiny Pokémon is undoubtedly one of the most satisfying moments of any Pokémon game. The feature returns with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, of course, but it appears that an exploit has been discovered that, upon discovering a shiny Pokémon under specific conditions, will let you catch it over and over again...
Random The Funniest Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Glitches We've Seen So Far
Blooper reel
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are now out in the wild and people sure are playing and posting about 'em. While our own review of the latest generation was relatively positive, heaping praise on the games' new open world setting, the new Let's Go feature, and its heartfelt story moments, we also couldn't ignore the fact that they just...
Random Masahiro Sakurai Talks Super Smash Bros. Melee In Latest Video
"We had no spare time whatsoever"
Legendary game creator Masahiro Sakurai continues to throw out one video after the next on his YouTube channel 'Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games', and his latest effort delves into the development of the GameCube classic Super Smash Bros. Melee. Widely regarded as one of, if not the best entry to the Smash Bros...
Random Fans Believe They Have Found The Original Wood Used In Mother 3 Logo
Wild spruce chase
Ah, the things that people will do while waiting for a localisation. Though it seems unlikely that Mother 3 will ever officially come to consoles out west, we can at least comfortably say that its fanbase has now discovered every last one of the game's details - right down to the wood used on the logo. Symbolic of Porky's takeover...
Random Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Glitch Lets You Skip School (And The Story)
The ultimate sick day
There have been a lot of glitches in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet which have taken us by surprise over the games' first few days in the wild. But apart from ruining selfies, increasing sprint speeds and granting
Random This Huge Breath Of The Wild Minecraft Build Adds Zora's Domain, Vah Ruta And More
Update: Nearing 25% completion
Update [Mon 21st Nov, 2022 15:45 GMT]: You might remember that back in August we were quite frankly amazed at a huge Minecraft project by Grazzy which saw the builder attempting to recreate the entire Breath of the Wild map in glorious blocky detail. Well, while the world is still far from completion, Grazzy has shared...
Random Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Speed Glitch Lets You Run Faster With A Second Controller
Left in the dust
One thing that we were not prepared for in the run up to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's release was the number of in-game bugs and glitches that would come to take the internet by storm. On top of issues with selfies, pop-ins and battle graphics, a newly discovered glitch lets you run at twice the normal speed by simply using two...
Random Before The Switch, Here's What The Internal 'NX' Logo Looked Like
Internal logo leaked in Mario Kart prototype
It's widely known that before the Nintendo Switch became official in 2016, the console was once known as the 'NX'. The codename, similar to the GameCube's 'Dolpin', the Wii's 'Revolution', and the Wii U's 'Project Cafe', was really all we had to go on regarding what Nintendo was cooking up in its R&D...
Random Super Nintendo World Japan Gets Festive Makeover For The Holiday Season
Let's-a Snow
At this point, we were pretty sure that there was nothing which Universal Studios Japan could do to make us want to go to Super Nintendo World more. Alas, the park is now full decorated with a festive makeover and we have once again been proved wrong. As shared by Chris in a recent TDR Explorer video, the Nintendo theme park has been...
Random Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Trainers Discover Legendary BLJ Glitch
We're having Super Mario 64 flashbacks
As you might have already seen, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet comes with a certain glitch that could potentially be used to exploit the game in all sorts of ways. It's essentially the Pokémon equivalent of Super Mario 64's infamous Backwards Long Jump glitch - often abbreviated as BLJ. This move - closely...
Random Undertale Creator Toby Fox Opens A Free Mailing List, Sign Up Now
Stay in touch "no matter what happens"
As you might have seen, there's been quite a bit of drama on the social media platform Twitter in recent times. Some users are seemingly worried about the future of the platform and have started coming up with certain exit strategies or backup plans in case anything does happen. Undertale and Deltarune creator...
Random Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Body-Horror Glitches Are Going Viral
Scarier than a Haunter
You've probably heard that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet were released in... a bit of a state. Although that may be a massive disappointment for most people spending nearly $100 on the game, it's also been a source of great amusement on social media, where people have been discovering that the new co-op multiplayer feature is...
Random Singapore Treated To Magical Night-Time Pikachu Drone Show
Take a peek-achu
It's Pikachu weekend in Singapore, and The Pokémon Company is going all-out with a number of events — including a Pikachu dance party, a Pokémon GO Safari Zone with Maractus, Shiny Purrloin, and a purple T-shirt Pikachu available to catch, and a massive Pokémon drone show with Pikachu as the star. There will also be...
Random Forget Smash Bros., Masahiro Sakurai Wants To Talk About His Cat
"She's so cute!"
Now that Masahiro Sakurai is free from the bonds of Smash Bros., he's been running his own YouTube channel, covering a bunch of different topics from game design and UI to animation and sound effects. One of the series he has is called Grab Bag, which touches on more random stories, but all of them are still pretty much game-related...
Random Fakemon Artist Details The Recipe For What Pokémon Should Look Like
"A balance between cool and cute"
Don't you just love when someone applies scientific levels of study to something very un-scientific? It might sound a bit pointless, but that's how we end up with beautiful pieces like 4-hour video essay deep dives into a non-existent theme park — and Xelshade's wonderfully detailed examination on "What Looks Like...
Random Fan Preserves Zelda History By 3D Scanning Classic 1980s Figurines
A literal link to the past
It is unfortunately too often the case that pieces of video game history are lost over time. T-shirts are run through the tumble dryer, figures are swallowed by children or kicked under sofas, cartridges are filled with dust and controllers are snapped in rage. Fortunately there are people out there like @KeshiCorner who...
Random Nintendo Bug Testing Tapes Show Early Builds Of Smash Bros., Pikmin And More
Scratching that glitch
The role of a debugger is an important one in any kind of games development. These are the people who play through the games as they are being developed, pointing out any moment in which it goes wrong and crashes or lets the player do something that they shouldn't normally be able to. In years gone by, the debuggers had to...
Random Every Issue Of Nintendo Power Is Now Available To Download
Unofficially, at least
Remember print gaming magazines? Although there are a handful that are still active and enjoyed by enthusiasts to this day, it's safe to say that the medium is a shadow of its former self, with the rise of the internet making countless print outlets all but obselete. Still, what's great about the internet is you can find a...
Random The Pokémon Company Celebrates 'ChooseDay' Ahead Of Scarlet & Violet's Release
Which starter will you pick?
We know, and you know, that Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — Generation IX — is just days away. And if you're anything like us, you're probably still stewing over which starter Pokémon to choose. Well, today is a Tuesday, so The Pokémon Company has decided to bestow a brand new name for this day for all of us...
Random Rockstar Reportedly Turned Down A GTA Movie Starring Eminem
Tony Scott was in the cockpit to direct
Love it or hate it, there is no denying that the Grand Theft Auto series is huge. It is big enough to have GTA 6 subjected to leaks for months, big enough to have its iconic trilogy ported to Switch (in Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition) with terrible effect last year and, it turns out, it...
Random This Guy Is On A Mission To See All The Animal Crossing: New Horizons Artwork In Real Life
He's halfway through the list!
That's the question that filmmaker and content creator Mayuren Naidoo is trying to figure out. He's set himself up on a mission to witness every single piece of artwork in Animal Crossing: New Horizons in the flesh, including both paintings and statues. He's about halfway through the list right now, having visited...
Random Fan Reimagines Chainsaw Man's Anime Opening In Animal Crossing
A crossover we never expected to see
There's a lot about the popular anime Chainsaw Man which doesn't immediately bring Animal Crossing: New Horizons to mind. The devils, the brutal action and death scenes, the literal chainsaw protruding from the protagonists head. Not quite the laid back island life of K.K. Slider and co. now is it? We think it's...