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Round Up The Reviews Are In For Disney Illusion Island
What did the critics think?
This week marks the release of Disney Illusion Island on the Nintendo Switch. It's a brand-new 2D platformer with Metroidvania design - starring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. It also happens to include both solo and co-op play where you work together to "run, jump, swim, and swing your way to...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Pikmin 4
But is it a Pikwin?
After over seven years of waiting, we have very nearly made it to the official release of Pikmin 4. We are so close, in fact, that today we have got a first look at what the critics made of it. Many of us have played through the demo by now, but this is the first chance to see if it was really worth the wait. On our part, we...
Round Up Every Switch Game Announced At Limited Run's 2023 Showcase
More than 20 announcements!
Limited Run today aired another major showcase announcing all sorts of new, old and returning games. It was a pretty packed-out show in all honesty, so we've put together this round up highlighting not only the major announcements but also the ones we didn't get to spotlight. In the coming months Switch owners can look...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Everybody 1-2-Switch!
What did the critics think?
Nintendo's latest game release Everybody 1-2-Switch! has been out for almost a week now, and if you're still on the fence about this Joy-Con and mobile app party game, here's a round up of some of the critic reviews so far. Starting off with our own here on Nintendo Life, we said it was a perfectly serviceable party game...
Round Up Here's What Switch Fans Are Saying About The Pikmin 4 Demo
What do you think of it?
Recently, the media was able to go hands on with the upcoming release Pikmin 4. It's been mostly well received so far, with many outlets praising it for its accessibility as well as expanding the Pikmin universe in all sorts of exciting new ways. Nintendo, as you might have seen yesterday, has now rolled out a demo. Now...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Sonic Origins Plus
Classic Amy is here
Sonic Origins Plus made its debut on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms last week - adding Amy as a playable character along with 12 Game Gear titles. Now, as part of the game's launch, the critic reviews have been released. Here on Nintendo Life, we gave the DLC six out of ten stars. While the overall package is...
Round Up Here Are The First "Hands On" Impressions Of Pikmin 4
What do the critics think?
Nintendo's calendar for the remainder of 2023 is now looking stronger than ever after the recent Direct, and leading the charge is Pikmin 4, due out on Switch next month. Ahead of the game's release in July, press outlets have been invited to try out the game, and as you may have already seen, they've now shared their...
Feature Nintendo Direct June 2023 - Every Announcement And Game Reveal
Mario RPG! Mario Wonder! Mario Kart (sorta)!
The second full-fat Nintendo Direct presentation of 2023 is over. It was a relatively slow starter, but things soon picked up and we ended up with over 30 announcements in 40 minutes, with fan-favourite series making comebacks on Switch and plenty of Mario — some expected Mario Kart DLC, a rumoured SNES...
Round Up All Switch Games Announced At Future Games Show Summer Showcase 2023
A summer sizzler
GamesRadar's very own gaming showcase returns during this year's Summer Game Fest extravaganza. Future Game Show Summer Showcase 2023 followed this year's Wholesome Direct with a mix of multiplatform titles to suit everyone, and it was a jam-packed showcase. Hosted by world-class voice actors Yuri Lowenthall (Spider-Man) and Laura...
Round Up Every Game From Wholesome Direct 2023 Coming To Switch
Get cosy
Your cosy Saturday afternoon showcase has come and gone, and the Wholesome Direct 2023 was full of some lovely little surprises as part of this year's Summer Game Fest showcases. Over 70 indie titles were shown off during the presentation, and plenty of them aren't just PC exclusive. We've got all of the Switch announcements from the...
Round Up The First Impressions Of Sonic Superstars Are In
Here's what the critics think
One of the highlights at the Summer Game Fest was the reveal of Sonic Superstars - coming to the Switch later this year. As part of this event, members of the games media and industry have been able to try out the game ahead of its release. We've put together a round up of just some of the early impressions and we'll...
Round Up 27 Switch Games Announced At Guerrilla Collective Showcase 2023
Terra Memoria! Quest Master! Nova Lands!
The summer of video game announcements has begun. Guerrilla Collective Showcase 2023 has kicked off what looks to be a bonanza, and in the absence of E3 this year, Summer Game Fest will also be kicking off proceedings tomorrow. But today, it's all about the indies. And Guerrilla showcased tons of stand-outs...
Round Up SGDQ 2023 - The Best Nintendo Speedruns
Thank you, chef
Games Done Quick's second speedrun marathon of 2023 is over, and what an event it was. Held much earlier than previous years, Summer Games Done Quick 2023 kicked off on 28th May and concluded on 4th June, raising a staggering $2,239,204 (and counting) for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. Jam-packed with hundreds...
Round Up Reviews For LOTR: Gollum Spell Doom For The Switch Release
"Wicked, tricksy, false!"
Oh boy... We were worried when developer and publisher Daedalic Entertainment announced that The Lord of the Rings: Gollum would be arriving on the Switch after its release on other platforms. Now that it's out on PS5, Xbox, and PC, however, we're dreading what an eventual Switch version will look and play like. Let's not...
Round Up Indie Live Expo 2023 - Every Nintendo Switch Game Showcased
"More than 300 game reveals"
The digital showcase Indie Live Expo 2023 took place this weekend - spotlighting "300 game reveals" across multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. Some of these games are already available, others are arriving soon, and the rest will be released at some point later this year. Here's the full round up...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For LEGO 2K Drive
Ready, set... build!
It's all about Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom at the moment for most Switch owners, but there are still plenty of other new releases to enjoy. One, in particular, that arrived this week was LEGO 2K Drive - a new open-world driving sim featuring all sorts of live service elements. The first round of reviews have now gone live, and...
Round Up People Can't Stop Torturing Koroks In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
Yahahaaarrgh!
In case you weren't aware, Koroks are back in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Much like in Breath of the Wild, many of them can be found across the lands of Hyrule by lifting up rocks, chasing Korok remnants on the ground, and solving minor puzzles, granting you one Korok Seed. Some, however, need to be physically moved and...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
Navi-gating the scores
We are just one short day away from the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (can you believe it?) and that means that the reviews have finally been unleashed. Yes, after years of waiting, we can begin to get an idea of the game ahead of us by reading about what all of the critics thought. Below, we have...
Round Up The Previews Are In For The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
Fusing fun
Here at Nintendo Life, we are rather excited about a little upcoming game called The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — you might have heard of it. It seems that after six years of waiting, the run-up to the game's release date has come about rather quickly and now we are awash with trailers, promotional material and, as of today,...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
Victory march
After a couple of lengthy delays, we are finally on the home straight for the return of Nintendo's tiny tactics series as Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp rolls onto Switch on 21st April. While the next few days might feel like a long stretch for those who have been eagerly anticipating the game since its original late 2021 release...
Round Up Everything Announced In Nintendo's April 2023 Indie World Showcase
All 21 games and trailers from the April 19 presentation
Nintendo delivered its latest Indie World Showcase today (Wed 19th April 2023), a 20-minute presentation of games from independent developers coming to Switch soon, with 'soon' being 'today' in some cases! Below you'll find the video of the full Indie World Showcase April 2023 presentation,...
Round Up The Previews Are In For Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp
Early impressions have arrived
One game we're looking forward to finally getting our hands on here at Nintendo Life is Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp. As mentioned in the title, it includes both of the Game Boy Advance titles, with a number of new features such as online play now included. The first impressions of the upcoming Switch release have...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For The Super Mario Bros. Movie, And They're All Over The Place
Mamma mia
The review embargo is up and opinions on The Super Mario Bros. Movie have popped up across the internet. While it seems that many gamers and hardened Mario fans have enjoyed the movie just fine so far, you might want to brace yourself for the consensus from the film critics. Let's not beat about the bush — it's not quite the critical...
Round Up The First Impressions Of The Super Mario Bros. Movie Are In
Here's what cinemagoers had to say!
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has officially premiered in the US and various impressions from critics are now doing the rounds on social media. We've rounded up some of the first lot to see how the anticipated Illumination movie is being received so far. Generally speaking, it seems to have gone down pretty well...
Round Up It's April Fools' Day, Here Are The Best Gaming Gags We've Seen (2023)
A joke too far
It's that day of the year again. On the video game front, things are sometimes taken to another level when a joke turns out to be the real deal, and it seems to have happened once again this year, this time with Sega murdering Sonic the Hedgehog (seriously) and a few other amusing announcements. Of course, there have also been many...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Bayonetta Origins: Cereza And The Lost Demon
Is it magical?
The Umbra Witch is back this Friday, but not in the way you might expect. Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon is a prequel to PlatinumGames' hit high-octane action series, but this prequel stars the young witch long before she becomes Bayonetta. Reviews dropped today and they're pretty positive for the top-down...
Round Up Everything Announced For Nintendo Switch At Nacon Connect 2023
Lord of the Rings: Gollum & plenty of other offerings
It's been another busy week in the world of video games and to go out with a bang NACON held its first live stream of 2023. Of course, the show was littered with all sorts of announcements for Nintendo Switch, so if you weren't able to catch it, we've put together the full round up below:...
Round Up Everything Announced At The Level-5 Vision 2023 Showcase
Worldwide releases for all titles confirmed
Level-5 is back in a big, big way. The developer held its first-ever Level-5 Vision presentation earlier today and gave us five new trailers and a lot of little details to chew over, and we've got all of the trailers right here for you in case you missed them. The presentation focused on five titles from...
Round Up Everything Announced At The February 2023 Pokémon Presents Showcase
Cards, sleep, and DLC
Well... that happened. February's Pokémon Presents showcase is now behind us and it was not the blockbuster stream of announcements that some were predicting. Instead, what we saw this time around was a much more subdued reel of news building up to some predicted trailers for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC, The Hidden...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Kirby's Return To Dream Land Deluxe
Is it another slam dunk for Kirby?
Kirby is back once again this month with Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, a refreshed version of the Wii original. Launching this week on February 24th, 2023, we provided our full review on the game and heaped a bunch of praise onto it, calling it "a fantastic remake of one of our favourite Kirby adventures"...
Round Up Everything Announced In The February 2023 Nintendo Direct - Every Game Reveal And Trailer
Pikmin! Metroid! Baten Kaitos! Katamari? LAYTON!?
It's been and gone — the first Nintendo Direct of 2023. It was another 40+ minute show packed with trailers, new details about upcoming games from Nintendo and third parties, and plenty of surprises. Below is the full video of the Nintendo Direct February 2023 presentation, plus a list of every...
Round Up Here's What Switch Online Players Think Of GoldenEye 007 So Far
A mixed reception
It's hard to believe, but Rare's legendary game GoldenEye 007 is finally back via the Nintendo Switch Online service. We have already shared our updated thoughts about the latest Nintendo version in a republished review, so now we've rounded up some of our community's thoughts as well as impressions from the wider gaming...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden On Switch
Will you Reach Out To The Truth?
Persona fans will be feasting later on this week when two classic entries in the series — Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden — launch on the Switch eShop on 19th January. This duo of PS2 classics, based on their PSP and PS Vita versions respectively, join the beloved Persona 5 Royal on a Nintendo console for...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Fire Emblem Engage
Your move
After trailers, gameplay leaks and enough character reveals to fill a small novel, we are finally on the home straight for the release of Fire Emblem Engage. While we still have a few more days to wait before we can all get our hands on the game on 20th January, we can today see what the critics have had to say about the latest in...
Round Up The Previews Are In For Fire Emblem Engage
Early impressions have arrived
January might not be the biggest month in the gaming calendar for 2023 but there are still some exciting releases coming out. One of these happens to be Fire Emblem Engage. Yesterday, previews went live, and now to add this, we've gathered a selection of impressions from a number of other gaming websites about the...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Sports Story On Switch
Birdie or bogey?
Sidebar's highly anticipated follow-up to the smash-hit indie game Golf Story got a surprise release last week on the Nintendo Switch. Yes, believe it or not, but Sports Story is finally available on the eShop after a series of delays. Unfortunately, there have been some concerns raised about the state of the game at launch, and...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Dragon Quest Treasures
What did the critics think?
Apart from all those announcements at the Game Awards yesterday, there were also some new games released on the Nintendo Switch this week. One, in particular, that perhaps deserves just a little more attention is the new Dragon Quest spin-off, Dragon Quest Treasures. We've already shared our own Nintendo Life review -...
Round Up Everything Announced At The Game Awards 2022 - Every Game Reveal And Trailer
What was your favourite announcement?
Another year, another Game Awards event. It was a pretty good one though, right? There were plenty of cracking game announcements for all platforms, including the Switch, and for your convenience, we've compiled them all for you right here. You'll find all relevant game trailers below along with a link to our...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Pokémon Scarlet And Violet
Gotta catch or gotta run?
After enough trailers, promos and leaks to fill a Pokédex five times over, we are are very nearly there. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet officially release tomorrow (18th November) and today we have had the first chance to see what the critics think. We have gathered together reviews from across the internet to give coverage...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Tactics Ogre: Reborn
What did the critics think?
It's already been quite an exciting month in the world of video games, and if Sonic and Pokémon weren't already enough Square Enix has also today released Tactics Ogre: Reborn, based on the classic series of the same name. We've already had some positive early impressions and now we've got a round up of the reviews...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Sonic Frontiers
Should you rush to get it?
Well, Sonic Frontiers is almost here, folks. Sonic's first new 3D adventure in five years launches tomorrow, 8th November, and some reviews have been speeding through the checkpoint to prepare you ahead of time. And they're all over the shop! Sounds like a 3D Sonic game, doesn't it? At the time of writing, most of the...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Bayonetta 3
Gun slinging, crowd winning
We are glad that Bayonetta 3 is almost out. After a full week of back and forth controversy, the game will soon be able to stand on its own merit and be judged accordingly - and boy, oh boy has it been judged. We have been through the reviews from a whole host of outlets to give you the full rundown of the critical...
Round Up The Previews Are In For Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Early impressions have arrived
The next mainline Pokémon entry Pokémon Scarlet & Violet is out on Switch next month, and as you might have seen previews - including our Nintendo Life one - have now gone live. Although we're a bit worried about the game's performance, the gameplay and new features are actually quite exciting. If you've not...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope
Wahoo or Bwaah?
Based on the amount of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope content that we have seen over the past few months, we were concerned that a certain level of fatigue would be bound to set in before the game's October 20th release date. Now, the big day is finally here and the reviews are out for the world to see. So, was the incessant...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Persona 5 Royal
Did it take their hearts..?
Well folks, we're back with another review round up, and this time it's for the long-awaited JRPG from Atlus, Persona 5 Royal. It's taken a long time to get here but it seems the wait has been worth it. Before we dive into what other critics had to say, be sure to check out our own review. We gave Persona 5 Royal an...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition
Here's what the critics had to say
We're back once again with another review round-up and this time it's for NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition, which is arriving on the Switch next week. This action RPG first made its debut back in 2017 on PS4 and Steam. This latest version of the action RPG gives players access to all of the previously...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Return To Monkey Island
Here's what the critics had to say
September has been filled with all sorts of announcements, and there have even been new games released like Splatoon 3. To celebrate 'Talk Like A Pirate Day' one other title that's now available on the Nintendo Switch is Return to Monkey Island. Yes, this the next big entry in the Monkey Island point-and-click...
Round Up Everything Announced In The September 2022 Nintendo Direct - Every Game Reveal And Trailer
What were your favourite announcements?
Another Nintendo Direct has graced the internet, bringing with it a host of awesome announcements and updates. Clocking in at 40 minutes in length, we've got a hunch there was probably something for everybody here, regardless of what kind of games you're into! Not much murky space horror though. Read More:...
Round Up Every Switch Announcement At The Disney & Marvel Games Showcase
Monkey Island, Mickey Mouse, Midnight Suns & more
Disney held its first ever video game showcase earlier on - showcasing all sorts of announcements, trailers and reveals for new and upcoming games. The line up included content from Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios. We've now rounded up all the Switch-related news into a...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Splatoon 3
Here's what the critics had to say
We're back with another review round up, and this week the focus is Nintendo's upcoming first-party release Splatoon 3. Before we dive into it, we want to first take a moment to mention our own review here on Nintendo Life. We said it was "excellent" - awarding the game 9 out of 10 stars and acknowledging it as...
