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Video Check Out The Funky Launch Trailer for Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure
Monster Masher
Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure landed on the 3DS eShop yesterday, and to celebrate an extended launch trailer has been unveiled - which we have to say is more than a little bit funky. Join Parin and her Monster pals as they fend off evil Phantoms in effort to save Monster Village and the entire world in this colorful Action-RPG...
Video Get Yourself In The Halloween Mood With This Look At Zombies Ate My Neighbors
And its not-so-spooky sequel, Ghoul Patrol
Zombies Ate My Neighbors came at a time when Konami was really firing on all cylinders. Granted, it wasn't strictly a Konami game - it was developed by LucasArts - but many kids at the time associated it with other classics from the Japanese company, such as Turtles in Time, Castlevania IV and Legend of the...
Video 1990 Super Famicom Launch Promo Video Saved From Obscurity
An hour of launch goodness
On Wednesday, November 21, 1990 Nintendo stunned the gaming world with the Super Famicom, the sequel to its incredibly popular Famicom console. 300,000 consoles were sold within the matter of a few hours, forcing the Japanese government to request that manufacturers release gaming systems on weekends in the future to avoid...
Video Remember Super Mario Bros. 2 With a Look at the Japanese KC Mario Manga Series
The Lost Levels of Super Mario’s Adventures
Later this week, VIZ Media will be reissuing the "Super Mario Adventures" comics collected from Nintendo Power in the early '90s. It'll be exciting to have a complete collection without having to track down each issue. It wasn't the only Mario comic series out there, however. From 1989 to 1998,...
Video Episode 5 of Pokémon Generations Has Plenty of Drama and Some Impressive Hairdos
It's serious stuff
As part of the big Anniversary year celebrations, the Pokémon Generations animations have proven to be a hit on YouTube. With good cause, too, as they recreate iconic parts of Pokémon lore and have impressive production values. Episode 5: The Legacy is now live, and it goes big on dramatic dialogue. There's also a stylish hat...
Video Nintendo UK Shows Off the Mini NES, With Comparisons to Original System
Mini NES, mini controller cable
Earlier this week Nintendo UK ran a live stream to show off the NES Classic Mini (we know that's not the official name, but it's better), in which the presenters showed a direct comparison with an old NES, had a look at the UI and then played some of the included games. The live stream has now been uploaded to...
Random Stranger Things Star Was In Smash Bros. Wii U Commercial
Well I never
If you're a Netflix subscriber then you'll no doubt have watched the excellent Stranger Things. If you're also a keen watcher of Nintendo commercials then you may have recognised one of the series' big stars from a Smash Bros. advert back in 2014. The commercial focused on how amiibo interacted with the game itself, and Joe Keery - who...
News The Man Behind One Of YouTube's Most Famous Characters Talks Nintendo NX
"The concept is great"
Steven Williams - better known by his YouTube handle Boogie2988 - is the man behind the fictional character Francis, an immature lisping gamer who regularly rants about a wide range of topics online. He also produces hugely popular videos as himself, of course. He attended the recent Retropalooza event in Arlington, Texas -...
News Nintendo UK Will Be Putting The NES Classic Mini Through Its Paces On Twitch Tomorrow
Free console also up for grabs during livestream
If you're keen to know more about the forthcoming NES Classic Mini then you'll be pleased to learn that Nintendo UK is going to livestream a hands-on session this week. The hour-long event will be broadcast tomorrow (Thursday 6th October, date fans) on Twitch and will feature none other than Darran...
News Paper Mario: Color Splash 'Rescue V' Video Series Reaches Its Finale
Mario prepares a steak, for some reason or other
Paper Mario: Color Splash is out this week, and is certainly the biggest remaining release on Wii U this year. Nintendo has been promoting the title with a series of quirky 'Rescue V' videos starring Toads, which have also been a useful way of showing off new areas in the game. The final episode is...
Video You're Unlikely To Find A More Exhaustive History Of Double Dragon Than This
"You got 50,000 on Double Dragon?!"
Technos' Double Dragon has to rank as one of the most seminal arcade games of all time. While it wasn't the first side-scrolling fighter by a long way, it laid down the foundations of the genre and inspired countless clones and even a (terrible) Hollywood movie. It also played a significant role in the cult film...
Video Learn More About the 3DS and Nintendo's Earliest Experiments in 3D
Did You Know Gaming? does its thing
The 3DS has been an important success for Nintendo, helping the company eke out profits in recent years and hitting 60 million sales despite the challenging market in which it found itself. It's been an interesting generation, with the portable recovering from a bad start to establish itself as a mainstay in...
Video Nintendo Minute Checks Out the Viz Media Link to the Past and Mario Comics
Includes a rapping Bowser segment...
In recent years Nintendo's been ramping up its efforts with merchandise and licensed goodies. Among these have been the relatively low-key releases of retro comic strips, published by Viz Media in North America. They take comic sketches from the Nintendo Power / '90s era and put them into rather nice...
Video Episode 4 of Pokémon Generations is Now Live
'The Lake of Rage'
The 20th Anniversary year of Pokémon has been rather busy, with 3DS Virtual Console releases, Pokémon GO, the upcoming Pokémon Sun and Moon and a whole load of distributions among the events and celebrations. A neat recent addition has been the Pokémon Generations video series, which recreates iconic moments for the games in...
Video New NES Mini Trailer Shows Off Games, Display Options And User Interface
Up to four save states per game, too
The NES Classic Mini launches in November, and Nintendo has released a new trailer for the console which not only shows off some of the included games but also goes into detail regarding the various new modes and options available on the system. One of the big draws for PAL gamers is that the system plays games...
Video Here's Proof There's More To Sega Beat 'Em Ups Than Golden Axe And Streets Of Rage
Checking out some of the more obscure fighters on the Genesis
When you think Sega Genesis (or Mega Drive, if you'd prefer) beat 'em up chances are the first things that come into your mind are names like Golden Axe, Alien Storm and - of course - Streets of Rage. The scrolling fighter was the arcade genre of choice before Street Fighter II
Weirdness Gummy Super Mario Maker Looks Like More Trouble Than It's Worth
Hey, at least it's in 3D
Nintendo's games tend to attract some pretty off-beat merchandise, especially in Japan. We've already seen Splatoon sweeties but now there's a Super Mario Maker Gummy kit - and as you would expect, it allows you to craft your own chewy sweets in the comfort of your own home. As you can see from the video above, the process...
Video It's Off to the High Seas for the Latest Paper Mario: Color Splash Rescue V Episode
For the patient among you
It seems that someone at Nintendo forgot to set videos to 'Private' by default earlier in the week, with the final episodes of the 'Rescue V' series popping up online. If you're still waiting for the scheduled releases, in any case, the penultimate episode for promoting Paper Mario: Color Splash is out now. This time...
Video Fresh Yooka-Laylee Footage Emerges From EGX 2016
We also speak to Chris Sutherland about the Wii U version
Those of you in the UK will know that EGX 2016 - the UK's biggest gaming show - took place last weekend and there were plenty of lovely games to gawk at. Sadly Nintendo sat it out this year, so there wasn't a lot for us to report on specifically, but we did get some hands-on time with...
Video Ben Heck Creates The Ultimate Pokémon GO Survival Kit
Not at all cumbersome, honest
Seasoned Pokémon GO players will no doubt have their own techniques and strategies for catching as many monsters as possible in a typical 24 hours, but for the average person, a little help is sometimes needed. That's where Ben Heck's amazing "Pokémon GO Survival Kit" comes in. The famous hacker and his team have...
Video Check Out the Third Episode of Pokémon Generations
A new challenger enters the fray
There's plenty of Pokémon hype around at the moment, with Pokémon GO going viral over the Summer and Pokémon Sun and Moon now around the corner. The Pokémon Company, for its part, has been keen to promote these releases and the 20th Anniversary of the franchise. A recent feature has been the Pokémon Generations...
Video Take A Rare Look Behind The Scenes At Nintendo's Hit Factory, Circa 1990
Starring a youthful Shigeru Miyamoto
These days, Nintendo employees like Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka are well known with gamers, but back in the days before the internet came along and enriched/ruined everything, these individuals were largely mysterious to the average player. That's what makes this 1990 visit to Nintendo's Kyoto HQ so...
Video These Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice Trailers Will Get You Up To Speed
Cold and hot
It's rather sad that Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is the only new Sonic game we're going to get during the character's 25th birthday year, but the 3DS outing is shaping up nicely - as you'll know if you checked out our preview from a short time ago. To keep you interested, a selection of short trailers have been released in Japan - where...
Video Check Out James Farr's Awesome Nintendo / Star Wars: The Force Awakens Mashup
Spot the references
We've often shared the animations of James Farr here on Nintendo Life; he draws inspiration from Nintendo franchises and mashes them up with iconic movies, in particular. He previous did this with the Star Wars Trilogy, among other well-known films, and has now returned to give the same treatment to Star Wars: The Force Awakens...
Video This Studio Ghibli-Inspired Zelda Trailer Is Just Too Perfect
It's dangerous to dream alone
While every Zelda fan on the planet probably has different aspirations for a Zelda movie, it's fair to say that were Nintendo to make one it would generate an awful lot of interest - even more so if famed anime company Studio Ghibli was involved. Studio Ghibli is Japan's Disney, with a whopping eight of company's films...
Video Remembering Alex Kidd, Sega's Forgotten Answer To Super Mario
Hey, hey, he's a monkey
Before Sonic arrived on the scene, Sega's mascot was a monkey boy in a jumpsuit who liked playing Rock, Paper, Scissors. Alex Kidd may have been dumped as soon as the Blue Blur appeared on the Mega Drive and turned Sega into the coolest brand on the planet, but for truly dedicated fans he holds a special place in gaming...
News Warp in The Legend of Zelda Opens Up Ability to Beat the Game in Under 3 Minutes
Link's in a hurry
Speedrunning takes various forms, especially in the retro scene. Some seek to make 'pure' runs as quickly as possible, while others exploit loopholes in game code to find shortcuts and warps that drastically cut a run's time. A recent discovered for The Legend of Zelda on the Famicom Disk System is in the latter category, and in...
Video Learn a Little More About Monster Hunter Generations
It gets the Did You Know Gaming? treatment
One of the year's biggest releases on 3DS (in multiple ways) has been Monster Hunter Generations, the latest series entry to be localised to the West. It seems to have achieved decent sales, and it delivers a nice blend of nostalgia and new ideas for series newcomers or veterans. Some may still be on the...
Video Green Toad Snoozes as Nintendo Shows Off Green Woods Area of Paper Mario: Color Splash
Shouldn't he be envious?
With the release of Paper Mario: Color Splash not far away, Nintendo continues to release more mini-episodes of the quirky 'Rescue V' series. A chance to show off stages, it also gives each colour of Toad particular character traits; Green Toad, it turns out, is the type that needs to sleep off an over-indulgence in green...
Video Take a Look at the Nintendo Game Counsellor Guide
A tough job
Nowadays it's pretty difficult to get stuck in a game - a lot (though not all) of current day game design helps you along, and there are also guides everywhere online. Before the internet, and back when a number of games went out of their way to be secretive and baffling, it was very different. In North America, famously, NES and Game...
Video Watch the First Two Episodes of Pokémon Generations
Let's begin at the beginning...
Just recently The Pokémon Company announced that there'd be weekly episodes of Pokémon Generations, a series of short animations working through the history of the main games. It seems Friday will be the day to watch these, as a double helping has been uploaded. You can see Episode 1: The Adventure, and Episode 2:...
Video Fans Are Getting Bent Out Of Shape By The New Pokémon Sun And Moon Anime
"Is this fan-made?"
The Pokémon anime is officially one of the longest-running animated franchises of all time, and over its five different series - split into 19 seasons - we've seen the lead characters change a little in general appearance. However, some fans have reacted rather badly the the teaser for the new Sun and Moon anime, based on...
Video Nintendo Releases Showcase Video for Paper Mario: Color Splash
Mario madness
The Wii U doesn't have many major retail games left in the locker, though one of those is getting quite close to release - Paper Mario: Color Splash. The latest entry in the series hasn't been warmly greeted by all, but based on what it is offering we've rather enjoyed it so far. Keen to emphasize its strong points, Nintendo's...
News Pokémon Generations Animated Series to Have Weekly Episodes on YouTube
Pokémon Origins Episode One: Red also ready to watch
The Pokémon Company is - as it often does with a new generation and games on the way - going into promotional overdrive. That's no bad thing, as it often means plenty of goodies and extras to dive into as the hype train picks up speed. Now we have 'Pokémon Generations', a series of animated...
Video Yellow Toads are Hawkish Warmongers in This Paper Mario: Color Splash Rescue V Episode
"Might makes right!"
Ahead of its October release, Nintendo has been releasing a series of quirky 'Rescue V' videos to promote Paper Mario: Color Splash. Mimicking '80s TV, they feature different groups of Toads helping Mario through tough spots. This week showcases the Coliseum stage first seen in last week's Nintendo Minute episode, with the...
Video Learn a Little More About Super Mario World
Did You Know Gaming digs up some neat information
It's likely that many reading these pages know an awful lot about Super Mario World; after all, it's one of the standout and iconic games of the 16-bit era, and is often in the conversation when considering the best Super Mario games. In any case, it's always interesting to learn a little more about...
Video Nintendo Minute Shows Off a New Area of Paper Mario: Color Splash
"You got Bone"
In terms of major retail releases, you could quite easily count the number of notable Wii U titles still due in 2016 on one hand. Perhaps quality can make up for a lack of quantity, though, and we're hopeful that Paper Mario: Color Splash can bring some added colour to the release line-up. Nintendo Minute's latest episode takes a...
Guide How to Build a Level Ten Gym in Pokémon GO in Under an Hour
Ten monsters to a landmark
Gyms are a key part of the whole Pokémon GO experience, but you often have to spend hours or amass a giant group to effectively defend any one you may be a part of. Well, not any more! By following the strategy detailed in the video above - props to The Silph Road for discovering this - you too can make a gym level ten...
Video Latest Pokémon Sun And Moon 'Train On' Featurette Tests The Limits Of Friendship
Try not to fall out over Pokémon battles
Part of the promotional activity for Pokémon Sun and Moon includes a mini-series of featurettes which focus on a Japanese boy making friends in a new country. The first episode showed how the power of Pokémon can build bridges, and now we've got a sequel which focuses on the game's ability to mend battered...
Random Car Insurance Firm Pokes Fun At Those Who Pokémon GO Behind The Wheel
"Don't catch and drive"
You should never play Pokémon GO when you're behind the wheel of a car - that much is obvious. Just like sending a text or taking a phone call, it's a distraction which dramatically increases the chances of you getting into an accident. Niantic has even gone as far as to include a warning message in the game which pops up...
News Collector 'Metal Jesus' Reveals More About His Rare North American Nintendo 64DD
Breaking down the mysteries of the system
A while ago we spoke to Jason Lindsey, who's well known on YouTube as MetalJesusRocks, about a remarkable discovery for his collection. He picked up a North America Nintendo 64DD, which was seemingly the first of its kind. The 'Lot Check' sticker suggested it was used to test games at Nintendo of America,...
Video Remembering Trevor McFur, Atari's Not Entirely Convincing Answer To Star Fox
Out-foxed
1993 was a bumper year for gamers, and Nintendo's groundbreaking Star Fox was possibly the cream of the crop. Powered by the Super FX chip and offering intense 3D graphics, it set a new standard for visuals on home consoles and gave its host platform a new lease of life. Also released in 1993 was the Atari Jaguar, the veteran company's...
Video Here's Some Pointers on How to Get the Most Out of Axiom Verge
Axioms to live by
Axiom Verge launched today on Wii U, much to the anticipation and excitement of many Nintendo fans. We thought it was an absolutely outstanding piece of game design, praising its innovative gameplay and gorgeous visuals. Of course, as with any 'Metroidvania', it's a pretty dense game by design, and there's no doubt many things...
Video Blue Toads Get Stealthy in Latest Paper Mario: Color Splash 'Rescue V' Show
Mario rocks a cool retro power-up, too
Paper Mario: Color Splash is easily the biggest hit still coming to Wii U this year, giving us our usual one-per-generation home console entry in the series. It's looking rather promising, too, despite some initial scepticism that followed the game after its initial reveal earlier in the year. In recent weeks...
Video Learn More About Everyone's Favourite Platforming Hero - Luigi
Who else could it be?
Mario gets all the hype and credit. His name is on many of Nintendo's best-selling games, he gets to star in the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games; he's the big shot. Yet Luigi is the favourite of some, including this writer. Perhaps it's his higher jump, the fact he's not carrying as much excess weight, or that he's less...
Video Nintendo Minute Shows Off the 2016 Pokémon World Championships
Tough competition, neat props and lots of merch
Last weekend the finest Pokémon players in the world, masters of video games and trading cards, gathered in San Francisco to compete in the World Championships. For those involved it was naturally hugely exciting and tense, though due to the size of the venue unfortunately the event wasn't open to the...
Video Miitomo Now Has Its Own Japanese High School Rap Song
Yep, it's a thing
Not long ago we shared a series of three story-driven videos that were released to promote Miitomo. Entirely in Japanese, it's nevertheless relatively easy to pick up the themes and general idea of the story - you should check them out. Part of the plot in those videos revolved around the main characters' mutual love for music,...
Video Go Back to Court With This Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice Prologue
"A phoenix approaches"
As you may have noticed, there's a free demo for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice out now on the 3DS eShop. The full title isn't far away, but this taster will allow us all to dive into the first court case. Nintendo has also shared an eight minute animated prologue to get us in the mood. It's an entertaining...
Video Check Out The Action On Offer In Twisted Fusion
Another Wii U eShop exclusive
We've just got word from Leuvsion - a studio led by UK-based developer Lewis Pugh - that work on the ambitious "open platformer" Twisted Fusion is progressing nicely and is now aiming to launch in early October for reasonable price of £4 / €5 / $5. Way back in Spring 2014 this was one of a number of eShop projects...
Video Relive The Wonders Of The Super Nintendo's Famous Mode 7
Scale, rotate and manipulate
To celebrate the Super Nintendo's 25th Anniversary in North America, certified Retronaut Jeremy Parish gives himself a break from 8-bit tech to explore the wonders of Nintendo's 16-bit wonder console. Launching a new series affectionately titled "Mode Seven", Jeremy aims to provide a chronological survey of U.S. releases...
