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Random Reggie Responds To Yet More Requests For Mother 3 In Typical Reggie Fashion
So, that's a no?
Of the many things we'll always remember about Reggie Fils-Aimé's reign as Nintendo of America president, the constant bombardment of "give us Mother 3" messages from fans will forever be right near the top of the list. The game, which is a direct sequel to EarthBound (Mother 2 in Japan), has never been officially translated for...
Random If You're Curious About How They Made SNES Music, This Is Worth A Watch
It was a free-for-all
Many of us have favourite SNES-era soundtracks, especially as they have that distinct sound of Nintendo's 16-bit machine. Of course, the actual technicalities of how those soundtracks came together can be fascinating, as composers and sound designers were working with resources a thousand miles removed from the range of tools...
Random The Lead Singer of The Mountain Goats Did An Improv Zelda: BOTW Soundtrack For His Kid
I am drowning, there is no sign of land
You may know American band The Mountain Goats from their upbeat, folksy songs about dysfunction and failure, growing up in the middle of Nowheresville, Texas, or that intoxicating feeling of teenage wanderlust and escape. Maybe you even know The Mountain Goats because they sang an alternate version of The Last...
Random Halo Instagram Shows Off Amazing Mario X Master Chief Fan Art
Hmm, interesting timing...
Phil Spencer's shelf has become a bit of a talking point over the past week. First, we heard how Hideo Kojima might be doing something exclusively with Microsoft, and now, the latest focus is the Switch on the top run. We've already noted how Jeff Grubb said "pretty much everything" is a reference to something or other,...
Random These Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Fanmade Posters Turn The Game Into A Ghibli Movie
Zelda's Moving Castle
Here at Nintendo Life HQ, there's only one thing we love more than a cosy night in with one of Studio Ghibli's lovingly-crafted animations, and that's a fresh, hot pile of fish and chips The Legend of Zelda. We're also big fans of mashups, which is why we always have an MTV Mash-Ups playlist on in the background, but it's also...
News Nintendo May Have Issued A Copyright Claim To Take Down Some Raunchy Bowser Art
NSFW DMCA
It's safe to say that this news piece is really going to stretch the boundaries of what is possible to talk about on a family-friendly website, but before we begin: this article will not actually feature the image in question, but it's probably not safe to read at work, either. Then again, why are you reading about video games at work? Get...
Random If We Ever Get LEGO Zelda, We'll Happily Take This Amazing Majora's Mask Skull Kid
We hope you're seeing this, Nintendo
The idea of a Nintendo x LEGO collaboration used to be a thing of dreams – a fantasy that would never, ever happen. Then, LEGO Super Mario actually did happen, and now we're hungry for more. Instagram user Joss Woodyard, who regularly shares fantastic LEGO builds online, has created this stunning version of...
Random Nintendo Has Uploaded Its Switch Online Trailer (Again), And It's Still Getting Disliked
Oh no!
If you subscribe to Nintendo's official YouTube channel, you might have noticed over the past day that it has uploaded its Switch Online overview trailer again. Despite being a fresh upload, the dislikes already outnumber the likes. At the time of writing, there are around 5K likes and 15K dislikes. Here's a sample of one of the thousands of...
Random A Switch Owner's So Fed Up With Games Lacking Manuals That They Made Their Own
And it looks amazing
Ah, remember the good old days when video games used to come with proper instruction booklets? The perfect accompaniment to any physical release, and especially useful for the journey home from your local game store as you eagerly await playing it for the first time, manuals used to be a big part of the game purchasing process...
Random Someone Made The Among Us Skeld Map In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Amongimal CrUssing
Of all the maps in Among Us, including the newly-released Airship, the most beloved (or infamous) is Skeld. We've seen Skeld remade in Minecraft already, and tiny model builder Simon of ClayClaim has even created a version made of clay and cardboard.
Random Smooth McGroove Returns After Long Hiatus With An Acapella New Super Mario Bros. Cover
When the world needed him most
Smooth McGroove, the long-haired chap who makes intricate acapella video game music covers on YouTube, recently returned to the platform after an almost two-year break for health reasons. After posting an explanation for his long silence a couple of weeks ago (spoilers: kidney problems and adrenal imbalances that...
Random Mario's Looking More Delicious Than Ever In This Epic Fan-Made Charcuterie Board
What a dish!
Food's pretty great, isn't it? Like, sure, we're here to talk about Nintendo games and they're pretty wonderful too, but we wouldn't say no to a good, hearty fry up right about now. Can you tell we haven't had breakfast yet? Well, thankfully, those two wonders of the world have now become one thanks to this incredible fan-made...
Random There's A Korok Hidden In This Tiny Recreation Of Link's House From Zelda: BOTW
Tiny houses are so hot right now
There's only one thing we love more than Zelda, and that's tiny things. Actually, two things we love more than Zelda: tiny things, and really tiny things. Remember the Zelda Polly Pocket? And the Animal Crossing Polly Pocket? It's been a great year for fans of little things and video games. Luckily, today, we won't...
Random Someone Made The "World's Largest" Nintendo Switch, And It Actually Works
It's all for a good cause, too
Ever wondered what it would be like to play a gigantic Nintendo Switch? Well, so did Michael "The Casual Engineer" Pick, so he decided to build a fully-functioning one. All of the buttons work and it's even powered by a regular size Switch and Joy-Con - which can be easily replaced if necessary. Along with this is a...
Random Balan Wonderworld Accused Of Including "Knock-Off" Ghostbusters Song
There's something strange going on...
It's been a bumpy launch for Balan Wonderworld - a boss section in the game was identified as being able to potentially trigger epileptic seizures and there's a suspicious amount of positive user reviews on Metacritic, raising plenty of eyebrows. If
Random Platinum's Fifth Reveal Is An Apple Arcade Exclusive
Hey, at least we're getting Sol Cresta
We know, you're still recovering from the fact Sol Cresta is actually real, but we've got a little bit more Platinum news to share. The company's fifth game announcement has now been revealed as the brand-new action title, World of Demons. Unfortunately, it's an Apple Arcade exclusive. It also happens to be...
Random Story Of Seasons' Photo Mode Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Bumholes and crotches and legs, oh my
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is a pleasant, relaxing little farm simulation game, where players can gently explore a town, raise livestock, and have a lovely old time. Every now and again, though, you'll have to wait through a loading screen - and loading screens are boring! They're just a blank...
Random The Pokémon YouTube Channel Just Posted A Bidoof Fancam
bidoof.
Our favourite kinds of April Fool's jokes are the ones that are just... nice, you know? Enough of the pranks that are either really stupid lies, and definitely get in the bin with the ones that just make us wish that they were real. It's not cool to tease us! So, here's one that's just nice: a Bidoof fancam. Finally, The Pokémon Company...
Random One Of America's Biggest News Outlets Takes The 'Mario’s Going To Die' Meme Way Too Seriously
Oh dear
Oh, Nintendo fans. Look what you've gone and done. As we all know, yesterday saw the termination of Super Mario Bros. 35, the end of sales for Super Mario 3D All-Stars and the Super Mario Game & Watch, and the end of Mario's anniversary celebrations. Over the past few months, Nintendo's anti-consumer decision to artificially limit sales...
Random Take Yunobo Anywhere In Zelda: Breath Of The Wild With A Simple Exploit
Yu-no-it
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is now four years old, and its impact helped the Nintendo Switch establish itself as a must-have system (and gave a fond farewell on Wii U, let's not forget). Yet despite all that time passing, and the millions of hours dedicated to it, there's still the occasional surprise to find. A fun...
Random Indigenous Canadian Artist Interprets Pokémon In A Traditional Style
Pokémon Ontario and Pokémon Québec
An artist known only as Charles A has created some incredible Pokémon artwork, with a twist - it's designed in the style of Indigenous Canadian art. Charles is an Indigenous artist living in Ontario, Canada, and although he doesn't yet have social media accounts of his own, or a shop to sell his artwork, his...
Random Fan Builds Program That Lets Switch Joy-Con Play Music Using HD Rumble
Hear the Mario theme in action
Who knew the Joy-Con was so talented? Your new, shiny, expensive Switch controllers may well suffer from the dreaded Joy-Con drift at some point, but boy can they hold a tune. Reddit user Sarossilli has given the Switch's cutesy controllers a new lease of life, allowing them to be the musical superstars they always...
Random This Zelda: Breath Of The Wild As A Polly Pocket Is All We've Ever Wanted
If you think about it, Minish Cap is just a Polly Pocket Zelda, too
It used to be that the only time our favourite games and our childhood toys met was in our dreams, where a horribly mutated My Little Pony would chase us through Resident Evil's halls while a Care Bear and a Cabbage Patch Kid chanted nursery rhymes menacingly in the background...
Random Concept Artist Antonio Demico Imagines Lil Nas X As A God In Hades
This one might not be entirely SFW, folks
Obviously this is not the image we're talking about Nintendo Life is a family-friendly website, so although Lil Nas X's music video for his newly-released single, 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)' is an absolute banger, we shan't be sharing it here for a number of reasons. If you have a search engine and a...
Random Who Needs Fancy-Pants Graphics Cards? Now You Can Mine Bitcoin With A Game Boy
Obviously! It drops blocks with the best of 'em
Are you a retro gamer with an original Game Boy just lying around doing nothing? Well, firstly, shame on you — the Game Boy has a brilliant library of classics that you should be enjoying in any spare moment! Then again, perhaps you play your old-school monochrome games on a GBA, or maybe you've got...
Random Stop Scrolling And Brighten Your Day With These Adorable Kirby Stop-Motion Videos
Including a recreation of Kirby's victory dance
It's Monday, and Mondays are miserable, so why not take a breather and enjoy these wonderful Kirby stop-motion videos? We've recently stumbled across the work of Animist, a stop-motion expert who creates lots of cracking videos for Twitter and YouTube. There's a variety of work to be found on their...
Random GUH-HUH! Some People Are Fascinated By Microsoft's Name On The Banjo-Kazooie amiibo
Expect a repeat of this when Steve shows up
As you probably already know, yesterday marked the release of three brand new amiibo for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Perhaps the highlight was Rare's bear and bird duo from the legendary Banjo-Kazooie series. A lot of superfans out there are now posting pictures of this particular figurine on social...
Random Someone Tracked Down The Background Artwork Featured On The Original Pokémon Cards
Guess where they're from?
If you thought you knew everything there was to know about the original Pokémon trading cards, perhaps not. Twitter user @FanamelT has supposedly tracked down the source images used in the background artwork of the original series. It seems these images come from Datacraft Sozaijiten, a series of stock photos that is...
Random Nintendo Shares 40-Second Clip Of Goombas Getting Demolished Through The Ages
Goombas Galore!
Nothing says 'TGIF' quite like 'let's stomp on a Goomba or fifty', so what better time to relive the history of one of Mario's most iconic enemies? Yes, the good old Goomba has been around since the very beginning (of Mario games, not of time itself), making its debut appearance in Super Mario Bros. on the NES back in 1985. From...
Random New Study Uncovers The Most Popular Pokémon By Country
Who knew North Macedonia liked Mankey so much?
Ever wondered which Pokémon is the favourite amongst the people in your home country? Well, it looks like you're in luck. The folks over at The Toy Zone have conducted a study that explores the popularity of Pokémon's Generation 1 monsters all around the globe. To determine which Pokémon tops each...
Random Smooth McGroove Updates Fans On Where He's Been For Almost Two Years
He's well-known for his acapella covers of game music
Has the acapella game music scene been quieter than usual for a while, or is it just us? Nope- Smooth McGroove, maybe the most famous of all the acapella video game singers, hasn't posted anything since July 2019. That's pre-pandemic! You could be forgiven for thinking that something awful...
Random A Japanese CEO Is Giving Staff A Day Off To Play Monster Hunter Rise
Job applications are about to go through the roof
This Friday sees the launch of Monster Hunter Rise on Nintendo Switch, and while getting the day off to dive headfirst into its juicy gameplay is just a pipedream for most of us, some lucky folk over in Japan are being treated to a special holiday by their CEO. Masaki Hiyama, CEO of VR developer,...
Random Fan-Made App Helps You Track Down Super Mario Sunshine's Pesky Blue Coins
'Appy days
Hunting down every single one of these little beasts is a task and a half... While Super Mario Sunshine certainly has its ups and downs, one element of the game that almost always causes a headache or two for new players is its Blue Coins. There are 240 of these pesky little things to collect, but with no real way of tracking which...
Random Listen To The Mario Theme Recreated Using The Switch's Menu Sounds
Bleep bleep bleep bleep-bleep bleep, bloop.
We'll be honest – we just like any excuse to use an image of Music Toad. All the little sounds that play when you're messing around in a console's menus might not seem all that important at first, until you realise just how much time you spend there. Maybe we're just strange, but we often find ourselves...
Random A 24-Year-Old Samurai Shodown Prototype Has Been Found Under A Tree In California
"I have this board sitting in my office right now that no-one ever knew existed"
A prototype of SNK's 3D fighter Samurai Shodown 64 has been discovered underneath a collapsed tree in California, Eurogamer reports. Now there's a headline we didn't think we'd be writing today. The amazing find was made pinball machine repair specialist Craig Weiss,...
Random This Pikachu Caterpillar Is... A Lot To Take In
This is what happens if you use fifty Thunder Stones at once
Fun to lean on! Just don't lean too hard, or... well, you don't want to know. Just don't. Trust us. Have you ever discovered one of those strange little shops on the high street that sells nothing but K-Pop posters, keyrings of anime boys, and weirdly off-model plushes of video game...
Random Artist Reimagines EarthBound As A Modern 3D Game Series
And it's absolutely stunning
One cult hit JRPG series that many Nintendo fans refuse to forget about is Mother, otherwise known as the EarthBound series. Although Nintendo has done nothing new with Ness and the gang in many years now, diehard fans continue to show their support for this weird and wonderful IP in many different ways. With this in...
Random You Can Vote For The "Best Off-Model Mario" On Twitter Right Now
Someone put these Marios out of their misery
Forget Bunny Day and St Patrick: the most important event this week is the Off-Model Mario Championship, in which multiple mangled Marios will battle for the dubious honour of being crowned Weirdest Mario. Here are the ones who've made it to Round 32: Climb into the Mario mouth for endless times of...
Random Did You Know You Can 'Steal' Your Friends' Clones In Super Mario 3D World?
Naughty, but effective
The original Super Mario 3D World on Wii U introduced the Double Cherry, a brand new power-up that creates a clone of your character, essentially allowing players to control two or more versions of themselves at the same time. Naturally, the item is present once again in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury on Switch...
Random 'DJ Pikachu' Is Now A Thing, And He's Just Released A Remix Of Classic Pokémon Tunes
Watch the full set here
Sometimes we find ourselves wondering where the thousands of pounds we've spent on Pokémon games and merchandise over the years has actually gone, and we're delighted to discover that it's now funding DJ Pikachu's music career. Yes, Pokémon's official Japanese YouTube channel has shared a new video featuring DJ Pikachu (a...
Random Forget Fat Pikachu - We're All About Wide Link
What a good boy
What's that you've got there? A triangle? Good job! If you're ever having a bit of an off day, may we recommend looking through old Zelda key art? Whether you have a few manuals from the old games lying around, or you just want to browse the Zeldapedia galleries, it's something that always cheers us up. This is Link and Ganon...
Random The Next Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Speedrun Challenge? Trying To "Blue Yourself"
Yo, listen up here's a story
We're approaching four years since Mario Kart 8 Deluxe first came out – seven if you count the Wii U version – and fans are seeking out new challenges. Sure, we've had Tour and Home Circuit since then, but they simply don't scratch that same itch. So,
Random Thought Tenet Was Hard To Follow? Try Watching It On A Game Boy Advance
"You have to start looking at the world in a new way"
Christopher Nolan's movies have a reputation for being somewhat obtuse at times, and his latest magnum opus, Tenet, is no exception. A time-bending epic that befuddled and delighted audiences in almost equal measure last year, Tenet is available on streaming services and physical media – and...
Random This Animal Crossing Screenshot "Probably" Has Nothing To Do With The Rumoured 4K Switch
Just to let you know...
Nintendo's official Animal Crossing Twitter account recently sent out a tweet about the next in-game event for New Horizons. While the majority of responses were about Shamrock Day, a number of followers have noticed the screenshot attached to this tweet is a much higher resolution than the other ones posted by the same...
Random Zelda Fan Builds Temple Of Time Entirely Out Of LEGO
The LEGO Of Zelda: Ocarina of LEGO
Update (Wed 23rd June, 2021): Matthias Bartsch, the builder of this impressive piece, has added the Temple of Time build to LEGO Ideas, complete with building instructions — so you can both vote on it for the chance of it becoming a real LEGO set, and also just build it yourself! [Original article (Wed 10th...
Video Pokémon Fan "Fixes" Diamond And Pearl Remakes With This Slick Concept Trailer
"The way I wanted them to be"
After years of rumours, February's Pokémon presentation finally confirmed that Pokémon Diamond & Pearl is getting a Switch remake. Developed by ILCA Inc, the remake will take us back to Sinnoh once more later this year, alongside 2022's
Random Modder Turns The Floor Into Lava In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
It's still possible to beat the new expansion
Raise your hand if you played "the floor is lava" as a kid. It's one of the simplest games you could play, jumping from sofa to sofa as you tried to avoid being "killed" by the "lava-filled floor". It's no surprise video games are full of variants on this idea, and most Super Mario games already feature...
Random The Author Of World War Z Just Released A Minecraft Novel, And It's Playable, Too
From now on, we're only reading books that have Minecraft maps
Did you know about the official Minecraft novelisations? There are quite a few already, boasting authors who penned the novelisations of Star Wars movies, Dungeons and Dragons quest writers, and multiple New York Times bestsellers. Max Brooks, author of World War Z (which was made into...
Random 'Amogus' Is A Playable Among Us Pokémon Hack
Things are getting weird in the Among Us community
We know you're all thinking it, so let's just get it out of our system real quick: "Nintendo takedown coming in 3...2...1..." And yes, it's probably true, because it always is. But with that covered, let's instead talk about just what the heck is going on in the Among Us community. SusieQ on...
Random Sakurai Has Figures Of Upcoming Smash Fighters But Hides Them In A Drawer
No peeking!
Today's 'Mr. Sakurai Presents' video contained plenty of great news for fans of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – including the release date for newest fighter duo Pyra/Mythra, of course – but the series director also slipped in a quick anecdote about upcoming fighters. Towards the end of the video, Sakurai took a moment to show off a...
