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Random Fan Remakes Pokémon Yellow In Link's Awakening-Style 3D
I choose you!
We Pokémon fans have been frankly spoilt by remakes in the past. From Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen way back in 2004 to the recent Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, if there's one thing that we love, it's playing the same game again only slightly different looking. One fan has taken this mission statement and ran with it...
Random After Three Years Of Anonymity, Minecraft YouTuber Reveals His Face
It sure is a human face
You have either heard of Dream, or you are over 25. Or you are a games journalist who has to know about these things, but if you are the third one, why are you here? You already know this. Go away. For those of you who are out of the loop, Dream is a 23-year-old Minecraft YouTuber (real name Clay) with over 30 million...
Random Zelda Texture Bug Explains Ocarina Of Time & Majora's Mask Deku Difference
A sticking point..?
If you've spent a good amount of time with the N64 classic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and its sequel The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, you may have become quite familiar with the visuals of each games and which assets were brought over from one title to the other. The keen-eyed among you may even notice some small...
Random Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Dragon Mechanic Makes It Easier To Unlock Every Shrine
Tipping the scales in your favour
It is truly a testament to the genius of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that we are still discovering new mechanics in the game five years on. One such detail that has passed us by unnoticed for all this time has been recently brought to our attention by Gaming Reinvented, and it concerns the order in which...
Random Nintendo Censored Famous Marvel Location In SNES Spider-Man Game
Changing places, literally
Retired game developer Kevin Edwards has recently been taking to Twitter to share his experience of the industry in the 1990s. While these posts certainly provide a deep dive into the intricacies of building a video game, so too do they demonstrate the trials involved when the development team is placed under high pressure...
Random Great Scott! These Splatoon 3 Rewards Sure Look Familiar
Anyone else getting Back to the Future vibes?
Splatoon 3 channels all sorts of young and hip themes, but it seems the third entry has also taken some inspiration from a number of popular movie series from around the 1980s. Warning: potential spoilers ahead! As noticed by a number of Inklings and Octolings across multiple social media platforms, the...
Random You Can (Kind Of) Thank Toby Fox For Sakurai's English YouTube Channel
Undertale creator linked him with localisation company
Masahiro Sakurai opened English and Japanese YouTube channels a few months ago focused on video game development. In an update on his YouTube socials, the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director revealed how the Undertale creator Toby Fox kind of played a part in the process. Toby passed on details...
Random Animal Crossing: New Horizons amiibo Glitch Results In Naked Bob
Have you seen Naked Bob?
What is it with Animal Crossing: New Horizons and surprise nudity? Whether it's the accurate portrayal of classical statues (junk and all!) or the weird glitch that made villagers lose their clothes, we're starting to wonder if this is some plot of Tom Nook's to generate interest
Random Scrapped Super Mario World Files Include This Tiny Guy, And We're In Love
He smol
There are a multitude of things that get left out of video games during development and are either hidden away in the finished code or wiped off the face of the earth before we can get our eager Nintendo-obsessed eyes on them. One extremely small detail removed from Super Mario World has recently been brought to our attention by...
Random Chris Pratt Is Mario In This Unreal Engine Super Mario Bros. Remake
A fan-made creation like no other
If Chris Pratt taking on the voice of Mario in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. animation wasn't already enough for you, a "lifelong Nintendo fan" and beginner Unreal Engine user is reimagining the Super Mario Bros. NES title as a realistic game starring the new voice of Mario. Yes, Chris Pratt is even infiltrating...
Random Wiglett Is Evidence Of Crab-Like Pokémon Evolution, Says Fan
Become as crab
Nature abhors a vacuum, but nature bloody loves a crab. You see, there's this thing called "convergent evolution", in which two entirely separate species end up evolving into very, very similar-looking (but unrelated!) forms. The most famous and eminently meme-able example of this phenomenon is carcinisation — multiple crustacean...
Random Fans Make Kirby Card Game Featuring Chef Kawasaki In A Micro Bikini
But it has now been removed from sale
We never really expected to write about anything like this, but Automaton Media has reported on a rather unusual fan-made Kirby card game. That seems relatively harmless on its own — despite the fact that it's a card game featuring Kirby, a pretty huge Nintendo property, that was being sold on the Japanese...
Random A Look Into The Birthplace Of Banjo-Kazooie Developer Rare Ltd
Or 'Ultimate Play the Game', as it used to be known
As that weird android from Ridley Scott's Prometheus once said: "big things come from small beginnings". Or was that Lawrence of Arabia..? Anyway... It's a quote that can be attributed to the creation of many of our favourite game developers, but is perhaps most valid when describing the early days...
Random Kirby Gets An Elden Ring Makeover In This Detailed Crossover Art
Consider us felled
There are a whole horde of things that you never want to come across in Elden Ring: a teleport trap just as you discover a new area, a pack of wolves falling from the sky when you are low on Crimson Tears, an oncoming attack from Kirby in a full suit of armou- wait, what? That's right folks, in a crossover that you never knew you...
Random This Super Mario Maker 2 Fan Spent Seven Years Crafting 'Super Mario Bros. 5'
An unofficial project featuring 40 courses across 8 worlds
Nintendo has officially ended support for Super Mario Maker 2, but there's still a passionate fanbase out there taking the game to the next level. One player, in particular, who never left the latest entry was Nintendo fan and Twitter user @MetroidMike64. This talented individual has gone...
Random Mortal Kombat Logo Was Nearly Scrapped After Being Mistaken For A Seahorse
Thank goodness it wasn't!
The Mortal Kombat logo is arguably one of the most recognisable in all of gaming: the silouetted dragon swooping around to resemble the Yin and Yang symbol is stunning in its sheer simplicity. It almost wasn't to be, however, if co-creator John Tobias had listened to a comment from his sister, who mistakenly thought that...
News Video Game YouTuber Dunkey Launches His Own Indie Publishing Company
"I'm sick of all the spam"
YouTuber Jason 'Dunkey' Gastrow has announced his very own indie game publishing company called Bigmode. In a five-minute upload on his YouTube channel, Gastrow explained how he felt he had been sitting on the sidelines for too long, waiting for "great games" to appear, and now wanted to leave a mark on the industry by...
Random Wii Music Walked So 'Trombone Champ' Could Run, And We Need A Switch Port
Coming up trumps
If you are unfortunate enough to have not graced Twitter in the past 24 hours (we don't necessarily blame you), then you probably will have missed the meteoric rise of Trombone Champ, and with it's Mii-style visuals, it had us feeling a bit reminiscent. This Guitar Hero-inspired game from Holy Wow Studios is an absolute hoot (or...
Random Miyamoto Had Some Sage Advice On Game Industry Success In 1989
Still relevant today
Shigeru Miyamoto is probably the most recognisable name in the game industry today. He's essentially the "father" of Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, and Pikmin — the latter of which he thoroughly enjoyed representing in last week's Nintendo Direct. But even back in the NES days, Miyamoto was full of sage advice, as revealed in a...
Random Unseen Screens Of Cut Super Mario 64 Stage Found In 1996 Nintendo Report
But wait, there's more!
Always ready to unpack a little more of Nintendo's history, a collaboration between preservation site Forest of Illusion, @Render_Archive and @Nintoid has amounted in the upload of a long sought-after Nintendo Company Report from 1996. The edition includes a wealth of nostalgic gaming material from sales reports to upcoming...
Random Explore A Pokémon Overworld Created By Neural Network
Or, what Pokémon would look like if Ditto copied it
Ever wondered how a Pokémon game might turn out if it were created using a neural network? No, we can't say we have, either. But, we kind of have answer thanks to Ollin Boer Bohan, a Deep Learning Scientist at NVIDIA, who has created a playable Pokémon overworld using a neural network. Spoilers:...
Random The Pokémon Company Has No Issues With Nuzlocke Runs
Update: Another official statement has been made
Update [Wed 21st Sep, 2022 10:26 BST]: In a statement mimicking its response to Joe Merrick, The Pokémon Company has doubled down on its stance regarding Nuzlocke runs, stating to Eurogamer that "The Pokémon Company International does not have any issues with fans or creators playing the video games...
Random Nintendo Confirms How To Pronounce Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
Yes, it's tears, not tears
Well, thank goodness that's over with! Since the reveal of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom at the most recent Nintendo Direct presentation, some fans have been feverishly debating how to pronounce the new title: is it tears (as in crying), or te
Random Game Development Lecturers Are Already Showing Off Sakurai's Videos
Class is now in session
Masahiro Sakurai's YouTube videos are causing quite a stir in the video game community. With short, snappy delivery and easy-to-understand fundamentals, they're proving a hit with both industry veterans and newcomers alike. Now, as expected, it appears as though Sakurai's videos are already being utilised in game development...
Random Reddit User Creates The Ultimate 3DS Emulator With A Steam Deck
Bigger is better after all
The Steam Deck is widely known for its remarkable emulation capabilities, with users most recently managing to enable gyro controls for Wii U emulation. It's not entirely surprising when you consider that the Steam Deck is effectively a portable PC, but it's still impressive nonetheless. Now, one Reddit user has taken...
Random Masahiro Sakurai Now Has One Million Followers On Twitter
He's also received two silver play buttons from YouTube
Japanese game director Masahiro Sakurai - responsible for some of the greatest crossovers in video game history - has recently hit one million followers on Twitter. Yes, he's now got a million fans checking out his social media account on a daily basis. According to Sakurai's profile, he...
Random This Fan Found A Sealed Copy Of Nintendo Power #1 - Should He Open It?
More tense than Deal Or No Deal
We all know what it's like to search through boxes of old junk only to discover an absolute gem hidden amongst the rubble. It might be an old magazine you cherished as a child, or a boxed NES game that you thought had been lost to the ages. It's an invigorating feeling, to be sure, but we reckon you'd be hard-pressed...
Random Fans Take Splatoon 3 Locker Designs To A Whole New Level
Moai head, Moai head, Moai head
If you have read near enough any of the articles here at Nintendo Life over the past few weeks, you will know that we are serious fans of Splatoon 3. The game seems to balance those little quirks that made the former games so successful, with just enough new features that the latest entry really does feel like "the...
News You Can Now Purchase Shigeru Miyamoto's Pikmin T-Shirt
Get it while you can!
In case you somehow missed it, Pikmin 4 is finally getting released on the Nintendo Switch in 2023. In addition to this announcement, and some focus on the mobile title Pikmin Bloom, during the Direct Shigeru Miyamoto also took a moment to show off the Pikmin t-shirt he designed. If you're also wanting one and happen to be...
Random Undertale Creator Is Now Writing Columns For Famitsu, Replacing Sakurai
Get ready for 'Toby Fox's Secret base'
Toby Fox, the creator of Undertale and Deltarune, will seemingly begin writing columns for Weekly Famitsu Magazine, according to Famitsu itself. The column will be called "Toby Fox's Secret Base" with the first piece featuring in Weekly Famistu Magazine dated September 29th, 2022. Fox will effectively be...
Random Reggie Fils-Aimé Played A Ton Of GTA During The GameCube Era
Wait... that wasn't on GameCube!
Ex-Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé is well known for his showmanship and love for Nintendo games, but if a recent interview is anything to by, it seems he may have spent more of his time on the PlayStation 2 during the early 2000s rather than the GameCube. Traitor, right..? Nah, we're kidding...
Random Bored Splatoon 3 Players Are Recreating Pong And Screensavers In The Lobby
Like watching ink dry
Here at Nintendo Life, we're big fans of Splatoon 3 — as if you couldn't already tell from our glowing review — and while the lobby wait times can go on a little, being able to ink your surroundings and zip around is better than staring at a board while you twiddle your thumbs. An update is on the way which should address...
Random Switch eShop 'Team Picks' Logo Looks Awfully Familiar
The Team "selects"
We miss Nintendo Selects. Nintendo's budget marketing label was used to indicate the company's best-selling titles that were sold at lower prices. Introduced in 2015 and used on Wii U and 3DS titles, every time we saw this little gold logo, we were always a bit excited to see those first-party titles at a reduced price. Sadly,...
Random Masahiro Sakurai Shows Off His Silver YouTube Play Button
His English channel now has more than 440k subs
Last month, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai launched his own YouTube channel about creating games in English and Japanese. Fans flocked to both channels and they quickly skyrocketed in subscribers. Now, just weeks later, he's shown off the silver Play Button he received from...
Random Hidden Texture Found In Super Smash Bros. Melee Stage 20 Years Later
Super Snack Bros.
Getting good at Super Smash Bros. Melee (and any Smash Bros. game at that) is a matter of muscle memory. You learn the controls until your thumbs are moving independently of your mind, you merely need to think and your character attacks, and before you even register an oncoming punch, your shield is up. What this has produced in...
Random Billy Mitchell Claims Doctor Won't See Him Due To Donkey Kong Cheating Accusations
According to court documents
By this point, if you've heard of Donkey Kong, then you've also probably heard of Billy Mitchell. The former 'King of Kong' held multiple world records in arcade games such as Pac-Man and the aforementioned, but many have since been called into question, with some accusing him of playing via Multiple Arcade Machine...
Random Man Steals Pokémon Cards, Then Stupidly Tries To Sell Them Back
He got caught... obviously
A man has been arrested after attempting to sell Pokémon cards back to the very same trading card store he robbed just one month prior. On August 9th, 2022, shortly before midnight, a trading card store in Bellingham, Washington, reported that around $20,000 worth of Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering cards had been...
Random Animal Crossing Fan Is Visiting Every In-Game Artwork In Real Life
And they're not Redd's fakes either!
Picture the scene: the year is 2020, the land is plagued by a global pandemic (the likes of which we have never seen), and while the world begins to fall to pieces right before your very eyes, you — like many of us — start to become increasingly interested in fishing, real estate, weeding, fossil hunting and,...
Random Popular Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Glitch Can Get You 10,000 Arrows In Minutes
Still, Legolas needed more
While some people are still discovering new things to do in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, others are making the game do new things for them. We have reported on a number of occasions about the Inventory Slot Transfer glitch in the game and how it can be used to max out your materials or provide
Random These '00s-Inspired Switch Magazine Ads Are Making Us Nostalgic
"Who Are You?"
Remember game magazines? Remember how awesome they were? Yes, a few of them are still knocking about to this day; in the UK, we've got the likes of Edge, Wireframe, Retro Gamer, and Switch Player to name but a few, but for those who grew up in the '80s, '90s, and '00s, magazines like NGamer, CVG, and Mean Machines were the absolute...
Random Is Masahiro Sakurai Throwing Shade At Pokémon's Trees?
"Don't just make a tree and be done with it"
Over the past few weeks, veteran game developer Masahiro Sakurai has been posting videos to his YouTube channel 'Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games', detailing various aspects of game development and how aspiring creators can apply it to their own work (don't worry though, we won't be covering all of them...
Random This Splatoon 3 Smallfry Toy Has Stolen Our Squid Kid Hearts
Smallfry is a good guy
The wait has been long, but finally, budding Inklings and Octolings can return to the arena on Friday as Splatoon 3 launches on Switch. And do you know what else comes with new game releases? Envy over all of the cool merchandise that we miss out on! And Nintendo Tokyo has set our hearts on fire by revealing a rather adorable...
Random Ever Wanted To Know What It's Like To Peel A Pokémon And Eat It?
Spoiler: It's horrifying
We've all dreamed of eating Pokémon, despite our best judgment. Sure, they're our companions, our pets, our ticket to the Pokémon League, and more... but some of them also look tasty. Would a Miltank burger be any good? Is a Squirtle soup unethical? And which of the many fish Pokémon would taste best? We'll never be able...
Random GlaDOS Actress Really Wants Valve To Make Portal 3
"You've got my blessing!"
One of the biggest surprises of the year was undoubtedly the launch of Portal and Portal 2 via the Portal: Companion Collection on Switch. Widely regarded as two of the greatest video games of all time, the ports run like butter on Nintendo's hybrid console, no doubt introducing a swathe of new players to the world of...
Random Beta Footage From Cancelled Kirby N64 Racer Glides Onto The Internet
In a time before GameCube
Beta footage can often be a double-edged sword. On the one hand you get to see the origins of some of your favourite games - with poorer graphics and mechanics to boot - but on the other you occasionally experience a sense of delayed loss, especially when seeing footage from a game that never saw the light of day. We are...
Random Wii U Emulation On Valve's Steam Deck Supports Gyro Controls
Dual screen 3DS and Wii U gaming also possible
Valve's Steam Deck has already proven it's able to run all sorts of video game emulators. What's even more impressive though is just how capable it is when it comes to Wii U and 3DS emulation. As highlighted by the website Steam Deck HQ, Valve's handheld PC is not only able to split screens across...
Random Wii U Owner's Son Stuffs A Bunch Of Switch Carts Into The Disc Drive
We're not entirely sure that will work...
If you're even remotely present on the veritable hellscape that is Twitter, then you'll have no doubt seen a meme in which gamers take photos of their Switch console docked with a game disc from another platform resting on top; a metaphor of the user's desire to see a port of said game arrive on Switch...
Random This Fan-Made Crash Bandicoot Game Remakes A Hidden GBA Minigame
Aku Aku-knowledging the past
After having a lot of fun with Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time when we reviewed the game last year, we have been eager to hear more news about the orange blur. An upcoming fan project from Unknown Door Games seems to do just that, though in a slightly less official release/full game kind of way. Posting their...
Random Nintendo Needs To Make This Fan-Designed Pokémon Game & Watch A Reality
What's the time, Mr. Mime?
There are a few Nintendo products that hold an innate nostalgic feel, and the humble Game & Watch line is one of them. Originally released in 1980, the game/digital clock combo takes gaming back to simpler state, and has recently been something of a nostalgic signifier for Nintendo's anniversaries (last year's Game...
Random If You Enjoyed 'Hand-Drawn Gaming Guides', This New Magazine Is Just For You
Patreon support now available
Phil Summers, the artist behind 'Hand-Drawn Game Guides', is venturing into the world of print game magazines. Dubbed 'Hand-Drawn Gaming', the magazine will be a bi-monthly release consisting of 8 pages; not a huge amount, you might think, but the great thing about this, of course, is that the entire thing will be...
