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Random Dragonforce's Latest Single Is A Perfect Tribute To The Legend of Zelda
'All for the glory of the Master Sword'
For many gamers, Dragonforce is probably most well-known for the absurdly difficult 'Through the Fire and the Flames' song on 2007's Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The band, however, also happens to be pretty darn good in its own right, even if its music isn't quite to everybody's taste. Ahead of the...
Random Players Share Bananas Gameplay Of New King Kong Game, And It's Not Looking Good
"It is a complete scam"
If you cast your mind back to the summer, you might remember the leak and later reveal of Skull Island: Rise of Kong, a third-person "action-adventure game" from publishers GameMill Entertainment set to release in the busiest week of the Switch's 2023 calendar (which is today, 17th October, if you're wondering). Well, with...
Random One "New" Wii U Was Apparently Sold In The US Last Month
Who said the system was dead?
There was reportedly one "new Wii U" sold in the US last month and it was the first time a new Wii U has been sold in this location since May 2022. This sales data comes from Circana (formerly The NPD Group) via industry analyst Mat Piscatella. What does it mean exactly? Not much, but it is admittedly a surprise that...
Random Nintendo Shows Off Mario Riding The Inchworm Pipe
It's-a what?
Yes, you read that headline correctly. We are not surprised to see the Super Mario Bros. Wonder marketing campaign step up a gear before the game's release in a week's time (20th October, if you're wondering), but the wording of this one caught us slightly off guard. Mario is riding an Inchworm Pipe. The latest in Nintendo's range of...
Random Nintendo Gives Princess Peach Some Facial Tweaks In 'Showtime!' Key Art
Which Peach do you prefer?
The upcoming Princess Peach: Showtime! will put the Mushroom Kingdom monarch centre stage and it seems Nintendo is still busy tweaking elements of her presentation ahead of her March 2024 premiere, including making some changes to the previously-revealed key art for the game. As spotted by No Context Super Mario on...
Random Footage Of Nintendo's Weird Zelda: Majora's Mask E3 Event Resurfaces
Cult of Nintendo
Back in the day, before Nintendo Direct became a thing, Nintendo was often known for its memorable appearances at events such as Space World and E3. Some are well known for their meme potential ("My body is ready!") while others are famous for their sheer lunacy (hello Wii Music), but there are some that have become lost to the...
Random Bowser Tries To Woo Elephant Peach In Super Mario Bros. Wonder Ad
He's got manners, at least
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is just around the corner, launching on the Switch on October 20th, 2023. As such, Nintendo is ramping up its marketing campaign with adverts left, right, and centre, making sure that everybody and their Nan are aware of the upcoming title. The latest ad is a rather amusing video showcasing Peach...
Random Super Mario Maker Players Want To 100% The Game While They Still Can
They have until April '24
With the news that the Wii U and 3DS online services will be shut down in 'early April' 2024, fans are undoubtedly dismayed at the idea of no longer being able to play certain games online. One such title is the original Super Mario Maker, which launched on the Wii U back in 2015 before a 3DS version followed in 2016. The...
Random Some Switch Fans Want A Super Mario Bros. Wonder eShop Demo
"I ain't going all the way to Best Buy just to play a demo"
Last week, a demo for Super Mario Bros. Wonder rolled out at Switch kiosks across the US. Nintendo has now officially announced this on social media, and it's got many fans calling for an eShop demo that they can play on their own Switch. Unfortunately, not everyone can get to one of these...
Random Switch Exclusive "Watermelon Game" Goes Viral, eShop Downloads Skyrocket
You can purchase "Suika Game" from Japan's eShop
A Japanese Switch eShop exclusive known as Suika Game (Watermelon Game) has recently gone viral thanks to its popularity among streamers and VTubers. Earlier this year it started gaining traction with Japanese influencers, and now it's caught on here in the West. T
News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Tops Another 'Greatest Games' List
Based on the "past 30 years" of video game history
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has already won a stack of awards and been praised as one of the best games of all time, and now it's topped another list. The publication Edge Magazine recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, and as part of this, it ran its biggest poll ever, where...
Random Star Fox Dev Thinks Star Fox Adventures "Was Too British"
"I think Star Fox is a very complex title"
The Star Fox series has been a bit of a mixed bag, hasn't it? There have been huge genre shifts, recreations, and attempts to capture that same magic that the SNES original — and the N64 sequel — captured. Now, in an interview with VGC, Dylan Cuthbert, a programmer on the original Star Fox and Star Fox...
Random Super Mario 64 Mod Adds Elephant Mario
No need to wait for Super Mario Bros. Wonder
If you ever wondered what Elephant Mario from Super Mario Bros. Wonder would look like in Super Mario 64, wonder no more as modders have added this new character to the game. This model started off as a creation by 'Koop the Koopa' and was then ported to the 1996 3D platformer with some improvements. As...
Random Following 3DS/Wii U Online Shutdown, Fans Look To Create More Public Servers
"We have begun discussing our development road map internally"
Pretendo Network, the fan-run group that has developed an open-source replacement for online servers for the Wii U and 3DS, is discussing plans to "accommodate" the shutdown. In a statement shared on social media, Pretendo Network said that it had been "made aware" of the company's...
Random Making "Miyamoto Happy" Isn't The Goal Of Development, According To Pikmin 4's Creators
"I hope people don't take this the wrong way"
Shigeru Miyamoto is perhaps the most legendary figure in all of gaming and over the years we've heard plenty of stories about how he's often changed the course of development, or come up with a ground-breaking idea that's changed the industry forever. Although he is a living legend, Pikmin 4 chief and...
Random Super Mario Bros. Wonder Gets Fan-Made NES Commercial, And It's Brilliant
Now you're playing with wonder
Super Mario Bros. Wonder definitely isn't coming out on the NES, but this excellent fan-made commercial almost convinced us that it was. YouTuber LUIZ do Comercial has created various "fake commercials" for video games, and his latest creation is a work of 8-bit art. Luiz has taken the over-the-top style of '80s...
Random Booyah! Nintendo's 'Splatoon Base' Site Lands New History Page With English Translation
Your one-stop shop for all things Splatoon
Nintendo has today revealed that its online base for all things Splatoon — creatively called 'Splatoon Base' — is now available to read in English. What's more, you can also check out the all-new 'History: The Splatoon Journey' page to see an interactive timeline of the series from its announcement in...
Random Unused Mario Sprites Spotted In Classic Behind-The-Scenes Footage Of Nintendo
A time of big ideas (and even bigger phones)
There is a lot of retro goodness to be found in looking back on classic Nintendo coverage, and the above 1980s behind-the-scenes peek at Nintendo's Famicom development has it all. Recently featured in a report by the Yomiuro Telecasting Corporation News Channel, this classic coverage has it all: a look...
Random Nintendo Stores In Japan Sprout New Pikmin Merch With Adorable Wind-Up Bulborb
Not a want, but a need
We are used to seeing the range of sweet merchandise that launches as a Japan exclusive, and today's reveal is yet another item to add to the pile of things we are desperately in love with but will probably never have the chance to buy. It's a wind-up Bulborb. Look, is this the most life-changing piece of Pikmin merchandise...
Random Fan-Made Nintendo Logo Timeline Is A Superb Look At The Past
From 1889 to Now
We all ought to know by now that Nintendo hasn't always been a video game company. Originally founded in 1889 as a playing card company, it's naturally been through several substantial evolutions to get to where it is today. The same can also be said of Nintendo's logo. While the majority of us have likely only ever been exposed to...
Random Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Player Beats Game Without Visiting Surface
Fly, you fools!
Beating The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom without any kind of self-imposed restrictions is no easy task given the sheer amount of content available, but beating it without even visiting the surface of Hyrule? No, surely not, right..? Well, that's apparently what Reddit user Black_Hand_Gotthard has achieved. As spotted by...
Random Masahiro Sakurai Showcases His Rare Gaming Collectibles
Autographs, engravings, and more
Being one of the most recognisable and influential figures in gaming, it should come as no surprise that Masahiro Sakurai has managed to accumulate a number of extremely rare collectibles over the years. In his latest YouTube 'Grab Bag' video, the legendary game designer has taken a bit of a different approach to...
Random Modder Makes Switch OLED Run Cooler As A Dedicated Home Console
Chill out, man
We have taken a look at the YouTube channel Macho Nacho Productions a few times on Nintendo Life (remember the world's smallest GameCube and the 'thicc boi SP'?), but we were particularly interested in the channel's latest video, which saw a Sw
Random Nintendo And Seattle Aquarium Join Forces For An Animal Crossing Event
Fish? Yes yes!
Nintendo has joined forces with a rather unexpected entity to bring the world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons to life... Seattle Aquarium. Yes, if you live in or are around the Seattle area from October 7th, 2023 until December 31st, 2023, then you can come face-to-face with the likes of sea otters, harbor seals, octopus, and of...
Random Nintendo Pulls Mortal Kombat 1 Switch Trailer Featuring Steam Pop-Up
"Cool, we got achievements"
Mortal Kombat 1 admittedly hasn't got off to the best start on the Nintendo Switch this week with series creator and director Ed Boon mentioning how this version will "absolutely" be getting an update at some stage. If this wasn't already enough to deal with, Nintendo fans have now spotted a Steam notification for what...
Random Kirby's Dream Land Is All About Being "Kind To Beginners", Says Sakurai
A new challenge approaches
Everyone's favourite game developer-turned-YouTuber Masahiro Sakurai is back with another entry in his Creating Games series, and his latest video once again sees Kirby's Dream Land take centre stage. This time, Sakurai uses the classic Game Boy title to discuss the level of difficulty in video games and how it needs to...
Random Xbox Marketing Wanted To "Avoid Calling Switch A Console"
Wish upon a Star(field)
In an attempt to ensure that Microsoft's Xbox is easily differentiated from the Switch, the company once attempted to make a shift in terminology when it comes to what constitutes a "console" — because that couldn't possibly lead to confusion, right? In a 2019 email from Xbox's head of marketing, Aaron Greenberg (and...
Random "The Original Piece Is Always Right" - Sakurai Talks Smash Bros. Music
Musical mayhem
Legendary game developer Masahiro Sakurai is back with yet another entry in his Creating Games video series and this one is all about the difficulties of bringing classic video game soundtracks into a contemporary setting. Sakurai gives two examples from his time working on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (because why wouldn't you?) and...
Random Someone Recreated Star Fox's Arwing In Starfield
"Do a barrel roll!"
It's been an amazing year for video games so far with a number of high-profile releases such as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Baldur's Gate 3. More recently was the arrival of Bethesda's long-awaited space RPG Starfield. It blends classic Bethesda role-playing action with spaceship dogfights that look like sce
Random Fan-Made Hollow Knight Boss Battle In 3D Has Us Ready To Dive Into Hallownest Again
How's the Silksong wait treating ya?
It's fair to say that we are all ready for Hollow Knight: Silksong now, right? After being pushed from the first half of 2023 back in May, the thumb-twiddling wait for the hotly anticipated sequel has reached new heights, though at least it seems that some fans are using the time productively (thanks, The Gamer)...
Random This Zelda: TOTK Glitch Lets Link Explore Fiery Caves Without Armour Or Elixirs
No sweat!
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom provides so many outfit options that you'd be lying if you said that you didn't want Link to look his best at all times. You know what makes this difficult, though? The bulky Flamebreaker Armour set. For many of us, this was our main defence against the scorching fire caves for the majority of the...
Random Xbox's Phil Spencer 'Had A Blast' Playing Super Mario Bros. Wonder
High praise
With Nintendo Live now taking place in Seattle, many folks are getting hands-on sessions with the highly anticipated Super Mario Bros. Wonder, launching next month on October 20th, 2023. One particularly notable attendee just so happens to be the Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, and he had some high praise for Nintendo's latest flagship...
Random Animal Crossing Fan Completes His Mission Of Visiting All New Horizons Artwork IRL
Redd Dead Redemption
There's nothing like a bit of wholesome content to start the week, huh? Well, that's exactly what @mayplaystv has brought us today as he has revealed his completed mission to visit every piece of Animal Crossing: New Horizons artwork in real life. We have been following this task for a while and last reported on it when the...
Random Super Mario Bros. Wonder's Director Is Also Happy Daisy Is Playable
"Including Daisy will help resolve fights within my own household"
With the Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct giving us lots of new information about the game, we've also been hearing about some hands-on reports from those who have managed to play the game at Gamescom — and it's been positive all around. But one of the best anecdotes to come from...
Random Fan-Made 'The Legend Of Zelda' Movie Trailer Shows What Will Never Be
It's pretty neat, though
Since The Super Mario Bros. Movie launched earlier this year, talk among Nintendo fans has inevitably shifted towards the plausibility of a Legend of Zelda movie. Nintendo itself has been pretty forthcoming about its intentions to make further movies based on its IP, and the success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie has even...
Random Someone Created A Zonai Dragon In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
Because of course they did
We've seen some pretty weird and wonderful builds in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but this one is most certainly one of the wildest out there. Much like Breath of the Wild, the latest Zelda entry features dragons, all of which gently glide around the land of Hyrule, occasionally shooting down int
Random Giant LEGO Death Egg Robot Delights At Sonic Superstars Gamescom Booth
Brick by brick
Sega's presence at Gamescom has been keeping Sonic the Hedgehog fans very happy. And as expected, the booth for Sonic Superstars is appropriately decked out with the blue blur's newest adventure. However, there are a couple of other attractions that have been catching fans' attention — a rather gigantic LEGO display. We already...
Random Pikmin 4 Fan On A Mission To Collect All In-Game Treasure In Real Life
Pik and mix
If collecting all of the treasures in Pikmin 4 hasn't scratched your collecting itch, then you should take a leaf out of clay artist and Pikmin fan Zatch Mehr's book. Mehr has given himself the task of collecting every treasure you can find in Pikmin 4 — but in real life. Sharing his progress on Twitter so far, Mehr has already...
Random Someone Has Digitally Preserved The Super Mario Oreo Cookies
Because, why not?
Earlier this year, Nintendo entered into a collaboration with the confectionary brand Oreo to create a batch of Super Mario-themed Oreo cookies. There were 16 designs released including the likes of Mario himself, Bowser, Princess Peach, Boo, Fire Flower, and many more. The thing about cookies, however, is that they will either...
Random Xbox Legend Major Nelson Visits Nintendo
Fans are already speculating...
Last month, Xbox's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb announced he would be departing Microsoft and team Xbox after 20 years at the company. In his parting message on social media to more than one million followers, the senior director of corporate communications mentioned how he needed to "take a step back and work on the...
Random Chicago Bulls Announce Upcoming NBA Schedule With A Classic Pokémon Tribute
"Meet us in the gym"
We have just a few months to go before the NBA tips off in October and the teams are beginning to reveal their schedules for the 2023-24 season. Normally, this news is nothing to do with Nintendo — it's just a bunch of sports teams posting images of their filled-in calendars — but the Chicago Bulls have caught our attention...
Random Action RPG Popful Mail Was Planned To Be Remade As 'Sister Sonic' On Mega CD
New details suggest US release was planned after Japanese backlash
You would be forgiven for thinking that Nihon Falcom's action RPG Popful Mail was a series. In fact, the game underwent so many reimaginings following its release on the PC-8801 in 1991 that you might find a drastically different experience playing it on one console compared to...
Random Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Very Nearly Had Its Own Hobbit Character
“It’s a dangerous business, Link, going out your door."
By the time The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launched in 1998, J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' had already been on shelves for over 60 years. It should come as no surprise, then, to assume that the iconic fantasy title would have some influence on Nintendo's own N64 adventure title...
Video This 3D Printed Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Hover Bike Looks Absolutely Stunning
Even Link would be impressed
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has inspired fans in all sorts of ways, and it's even promoting creativity beyond the land of Hyrule. A model kit artist known as 'qshyj' on YouTube has recreated the popular 'hover bike' design in the latest Zelda game using a 3D printer and an airbrush. The end result is...
Random One Piece's Netflix Star Would "Love" To Play Zelda: Wind Waker
Luffy's actor says he's missed a lot of GameCube hits
Ahead of Netflix's One Piece premiere later this month, Mexican actor Iñaki Godoy - who plays Monkey D. Luffy in the live-action adaptation of the popular manga and anime series - has spoken about how Nintendo games have influenced his career. He "loves" series like Super Mario Bros. and The...
Random Former Rare Dev Shares First-Ever Drawing Of Conker
No, he still doesn't have a neck
Former developer at Rare Chris Seavor has been sharing video game history on Twitter. And today's little tidbit is a pretty fun one — Seavor has found the first-ever drawing of Conker the Squirrel. Seavor teased his followers earlier today about "some 'curious' old scribbles" that he found, and as promised, he...
Random The Pokémon Center's Official Wiglett Plush Looks A Lot More NSFW Than We'd Imagined
Oh my
We'll add a micro NSFW warning at the top here, although please bear in mind that The Pokémon Company itself has these images on its Pokémon Center site — they're not graphic or anything like that! Just incredibly, surprisingly suggestive. Passers-by catching a glimpse of your screen may well get the impression you're browsing for a...
Random "Ultimate Console Database" Secures Ultra Rare Nintendo Labo Switch
For preservation!
Remember that super rare Nintendo Labo themed Switch, exclusive to an official Nintendo competition? Well, it seems we might actually be able to find out a little more about it after "the ultimate" online console database 'Consolevariations' was able to secure this particular unit (for an undisclosed sum) after "5 years of...
Random Fans Share Their Most Memorable Failed Experiments From Zelda: TOTK
Ganondoof
We have all made a good number of mistakes in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Even those who waltzed through the main story, have their Flurry Rush timing down to a T, and always have the right meals in their inventory will, at one point, have unknowingly lit Link on fire or sent him plummeting from a Sky Island. The point is,...
Random Fan Reimagines Resident Evil 4 As A 2D Side-Scroller
2Demake
We have seen Resident Evil 4 reimagined in a variety of ways over the years. Aside from the recent swanky remake, fans of the series have regularly taken the 2005 GameCube game in new and creative directions, but now we have seen it in a new dimension too (thanks, PCGamesN). Yes, one fan by the name of DooMero is working on a complete...
