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Tuesday4th Nov 2025
News Switch Is Poised To Be Nintendo's Best-Selling Console Of All Time
Only 10,000 units separate it from the DS
We've been positively itching to see the latest financial report from Nintendo, as we had expected the Switch to finally surpass the Nintendo DS and become the company's best-selling console of all time. Alas, that hasn't quite happened yet. At 154.01 million units, the Switch is a mere 10,000 units away...
News Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch 2 Games
And Switch, of course!
Nintendo's latest financial data is here, and as expected, the company has reconfirmed the release dates and windows for its upcoming line-up of games. We're still kind of astounded that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has a firm release date, and the fact that it's now so close is just too exciting! Otherwise, this is a pretty solid...
News Switch 2 Sells Over 10 Million Units, Nintendo Increases Forecast Even Further
There's just no stopping it
Nintendo has released its latest financial data for the six months ending 30th September 2025, and has provided updated sales figures for the Switch 2. The console has now sold at least 10.36 million units according to the official figures, which is seemingly more than even Nintendo itself was anticipating. As such, the...
Guide Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games - Every First-Party Title To Pass One Million Sales
Based on Nintendo's official figures
Updated with sales figures from Nintendo's Q2 FY2026 financial report - enjoy! At the time of writing, the Switch has the highest number of software sales of any Nintendo console ever, with waay over one billion games sold on the platform since March 2017. What's more, its lead is so commanding that it will...
News Street Fighter 6 X Ghosts 'n Goblins Collab Announced, Includes Classic Game And More
Ghouls 'n Ghosts returns
Following Halloween last week, Capcom has now released a Ghosts 'n Goblins Gala Fighter Pass for Street Fighter 6. This pass (featuring some free unlocks) comes loaded with premium rewards including new EX Colours for Blanka and A.K.I., new titles, new challenger screen illustrations, sounds and effects, avatar gear,...
News Kirby 64 And Kirby's Dream Land 3 Switch Online Icons Now Available
"Play to unlock"
If you're a fan of the pink puffball Kirby, you won't want to miss the latest Switch Online icons. Nintendo is now offering new designs based on the Super Nintendo release Kirby's Dream Land 3 and the N64 title Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. To unlock these icons, you'll need to have an active Switch Online + Expansion subscription...
News Nintendo Music Updated With Animal Crossing's 3DS Soundtrack
Nearly five hours of music
Last week, Nintendo surprised fans with the announcement Animal Crossing: New Horizons would be getting a 3.0 Update and Switch 2 Upgrade early next year. To help pass the time, it's now added the Nintendo 3DS soundtrack Animal Crossing: New Leaf to its Nintendo Music app. This album contains "all tracks" and as long as...
News Mario Kart World And Donkey Kong Bananza Shortlisted For 'Console Game Of The Year'
Update: DK is in the running for 'Ultimate GOTY'
[Sun 5th Oct, 2025 02:30 BST] The Switch 2 game library has already scooped up some awards this year, and now that we're at the tail end of 2025, even more nominations are beginning to pop up for Nintendo's new system and its exclusives. The UK-based 'Golden Joystick Awards' have returned for ithe...
Monday3rd Nov 2025
News Persona 5 Series Sales Just Won't Slow Down As Games Soar Past 13 Million
It's a show to remember
We're all waiting for the next mainline Persona game, but there's a reason SEGA and Atlus have sat pretty with Persona 5 for so long: Because it just won't stop selling. Sega Sammy has published its latest business report (via Persona Central,
News Resident Evil Pro Controller Is Available To Pre-Order, But Its Price Is Terrifying
A few Bingo wins might be needed
Shortly following its official announcement, the Resident Evil Pro Controller for Switch 2 has become available to pre-order. So if you're really keen on picking this up, you might want to get moving before it's sold out. Something's telling us, however, that this might not happen, because good lord is it expensive...
News Pokémon TCG Pocket Pulled In Almost $1.3 Billion In Its First Year Alone
That's a lot of Poké Dollars
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket celebrated its first anniversary last week, and it has seemingly been quite the money maker (thanks, PocketGamer.biz). According to new estimates from AppMagic, which accounts for in-app spending from Google Play and the App Store, TCG Pocket pulled in almost $1.3 billion in its first...
Guide Best Point And Click Adventure Games For Nintendo Switch
For the clicks
Updated with Simon the Sorcerer Origins. Enjoy! Nintendo's Switch and its successor host classics from across the gaming spectrum, including an array of old-school point-and-click adventure games, a genre that flourished on PCs in the old days and one which Nintendo's hybrid consoles offer a convenient way to play. The touchscreen...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake?
Two quests worth taking?
How many of you spent your spooky weekend in Alefgard? Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake landed right before Halloween, bringing back the first two NES Dragon Quest games with a brand new coat of paint — and in more ways than just a lovely HD-2D sheen. Out on both Switch 1 and Switch 2, Dragon Quest I and Dragon Quest...
News Co-Op RPG 'Nicktoons & The Dice Of Destiny' Scores Free Switch 2 Upgrade Next Month
You want to know what's better than 30fps?
GameMill Entertainment has today announced that the family-friendly co-op RPG Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny will be landing a free Switch 2 upgrade on 5th December. The Switch 2 version will run at 60fps, with a crisp 1240p resolution. There's a bunch of other visual good stuff to look out for too,...
"The result of using Japanese content as machine learning data"
Japanese video game giants Bandai Namco and Square Enix have joined other companies such as the Sony-owned Aniplex, Studio Ghibli, Square Enix, Kadokawa and Shueisha in requesting that OpenAI refrain from training its Sora 2 Generative AI model on their content. The announcement was...
News A Trailer For The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Will Debut This Month, It's Claimed
Ahead of 'Wicked: For Good'
If you're itching to see what The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will actually look like, then you might not have much longer to wait. According to movie scoops outlet My Time to Shine (thanks, VGC), the next trailer for the upcoming flick will be presented before showings for Wicked: For Good. If accurate, this presumably...
News Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Has Been Awarded One Of Japan's Highest Honours
Good on you!
Dragon Quest is a remarkable, enduring game series, and now its creator, Yuji Horii, has received the recognition he well and truly deserves from the Japanese government (thanks, VGC). In its Autumn decorations, the government has awarded Horii the Order of the Rising Sun 4th Class: Gold Rays with Rosette, one of the country's highest...
News Warframe's Switch 2 Version Is Officially Launching In 2026
"It looks so good, it runs so well"
Digital Extremes has been teasing Warframe's Switch 2 version for a few weeks now, and in a recent devstream, the studio revealed that we shouldn't have long to wait before we can get our hands on it. Accompanied by yet more footage of the game in action, Digital Extremes announced that the Switch 2 native build...
News Yakuza Kiwami And Kiwami 2 Files Sizes For Switch 2 Revealed
Kiryu need some space
Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio are expanding the Yakuza / Like A Dragon franchise on the Switch 2 with the upcoming releases of Kiwami and Kiwami 2, and thanks to updated store pages on the eShop, we now have the file sizes. Interestingly, neither game comes close to Yakuza 0: Director's Cut, which takes up a whopping 45.3GB,...
Series' 30th anniversary looms
Capcom has announced a new collaboration between Resident Evil and Japanese metal group BABYMETAL, but its debut has fans divided on the franchise's apparent obsession with Lady Dimitrescu. The collaboration will result in some special Resident Evil / BABYMETAL merchandise landing in 2026, presumably to directly...
UK Charts EA Sports FC 26 Kicks Pokémon Legends Z-A Into Second Place
While Dragon Quest I & II debuts at number 6
The latest UK Charts data is in, and the Pokémon Legends: Z-A's dominance is seemingly at an end – at least for now. EA SPORTS FC 26 has retaken the throne, with the former now landing in second place. Meanwhile, Square Enix's new release, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, has made its debut at...
Sunday2nd Nov 2025
News Ys vs. Trails In The Sky: Alternative Saga Update Enhances Resolution On Switch 2
Includes other Switch platform improvements
The crossover fighter Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga made its debut on the Switch in October and this week the team behind it has rolled out a new update, improving the overall experience. There are adjustments, fixes, and specific updates for Switch. This includes resolution enhancements, HD...
Back Page Pokémon Legends: Z-A Fit Check - Celebrating Lumiose Fashion Week In Style
Florges? For Spring? Groudonbreaking
In the magazine business, the back page is where you'd find all the weird goofs that we couldn't fit in anywhere else. Some may call it "filler"; we prefer "a whole page to make terrible jokes that are tangentially related to the content of the mag". We don't have pages on the internet, but we still love...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects (October 2025)
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch and Switch 2 in October!
Hello, hello, hello! you know what time of the month it is? Oh yes, it's eShop Selects. And we've got some fireworks in here. Spooky season has passed and many of us are now looking ahead to the 'H' season (or perhaps there's some Turkey in the near future for you for those of...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Animal Crossing: Wild World
Someone's Nooking at your door
Testing, testing. Is the Animalese-to-English translator up and running? It is? Good. Welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we put Metroid Prime 2: Echoes under the microscope, and it was a pretty close-run contest. The North American / European design just clinched the win, in the end, with 58%...
News Street Fighter 6 McDonald's EX Colours Now Available, Here's Every Free Code
Update: New codes for Guile and Akuma released
[Sun 26th Oct, 2025 09:30 GMT]: McDonald's Japan recently teamed up with Capcom's Street Fighter series to offer a new range of burgers. If you're not able to make it to Japan in time to taste test each one, this might be the next best thing. The global fast food restaurant is now offering free...
News Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Update Announced, Here Are The Patch Notes
Online Arcade is also "coming soon"
Digital Eclipse launched its Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection this week, and while it's a good history lesson, the team already has plans to improve certain aspects of it. This starts with a patch dropping today on Steam, with "other platforms" to follow next week. This update will come with audio improvements,...
News Fortnite's Simpsons Collab Is Now Live, Watch New "Mini Episodes" Every Week
Drop into... Springfield!
Epic's free-to-play battle royale Fortnite has hosted all sorts of exciting collabs over the years, but this latest one, focused on the long-running cartoon series The Simpsons, arguably goes above and beyond. Players will be dropping into an 80-player cel-shaded Springfield Island, featuring a "back-to-basics" style...
Saturday1st Nov 2025
Feature The Art I 'Stole' From Nintendo
And where it is now
It began with a Zelda T-shirt. I was wearing my “It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.” shirt while running a quick errand at the bank. The teller spotted it. He was at least 20 years younger than me, but his “Nice shirt!” comment kicked off a lengthy conversation about our shared Nintendo fandom. Before long, he...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games & Accessories For November & December 2025
Prepare yourselves, Warriors, Riders, Bounty Hunters
As we slide into the last two months of 2025, there's a bumper crop of games hitting a Switch (or Switch 2) near you as the holiday season approaches. Nintendo is publishing a pair of Switch 2 games in November, with Koei Tecmo's take on Zelda-styled Musou arriving on the 6th, and Masahiro...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (1st November)
FIGHT!
Gosh, we're into November already – how on earth did that happen? Well, either way, it's the weekend, so let's do a quick recap of the week before we dive into what we're playing, shall we? Naturally, the biggest news of the week was the announcement from Nintendo that Animal Crossing: New Horizons would be making a comeback, with both a...
News Nintendo Music Updated To Version 1.4.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Including an update for Animal Crossing tracks
[Fri 31st Oct, 2025 01:55 GMT]: In case you missed it, this week marks the first anniversary of the Nintendo Music mobile app for Switch Online subscribers. Nintendo already rolled out a music update earlier this week - adding the DS soundtrack New Super Mario Bros. and it's now apparently released a...
News Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment In-Store Demos Now Available (North America)
Try before you buy
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is out exclusively on the Switch 2 next week, and if you want to try before you buy, Nintendo fans located in the US and Canada can now test it out. Multiple people in the US have reported playable demos at stores such as Walmart and Best Buy, with users able to test out the docked and...
Poll So, Will You Be Getting Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition?
A paid upgrade pack will also be released
Nintendo this week surprised its fans with the announcement of Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. If you didn't already catch the video, this paid upgrade pack is not just improved resolution and graphics, but it will also come with mouse controls, a Megaphone and expanded online...
Friday31st Oct 2025
News Hades II Post-Launch Patch 1 Is Now Live On Switch 2, Includes Ending Adjustments
Update: Download it now
Hades II got off to an excellent start when it landed in September, and soon it will be getting its very first post-launch patch. Developer Supergiant Games has now released a preview of what fans can expect via the official Steam game page. In addition to bug fixes and balance changes, Patch 1 will come loaded with True...
Opinion Animal Crossing On Switch 2 Has Me Equal Parts Buzzing And Baffled
What about New-er Horizons?
I adore Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I know, I know, such a hot take puts me in a niche of... about 98% of people that read this site, but what I mean to say is that when the announcement of Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and the 3.0 update were announced yesterday, I was about as excited as...
Guide 68 Switch 1 & 2 Games You Should Check Out In The 'Screaming Deals' eShop Sale (North America)
Scrème de la scrème
You already have too many choices on Halloween — Which outfit should I wear? Which candy should I take from the bowl? Am I brave enough to finally watch that one movie? — so let's not let 'which games should I pick up on sale?' be one of them. We've got a rundown of the very best in the 'Screaming Deals' sale below, so you...
News Nintendo Wins Lawsuit Against 'Pirate' Streamer Who Taunted Company Online
Ordered to pay $17,500 in damages
A year after filing a lawsuit against streamer 'EveryGameGuru' (real name Jesse Keighin) who "repeatedly streamed pirated and emulated" Switch games and bragged about it on social media, Nintendo has finally secured a final settlement, via TorrentFreak. A Colorado Federal court has ordered (as per the
News Monster Hunter Stories 3 Is Getting Bonus 'Side Story' DLC Next Year
Pre-order bonus revealed
Capcom has today opened up pre-orders for Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, and there's a teaser of some additional side story DLC coming our way later in 2026. The new trailer (above) finishes with a brief look at everything included in the game's 'Deluxe' and 'Premium Deluxe' Edition packages. It's mainly...
News 10 Years On, Crypt Of The NecroDancer Is Still Digging Up Crossover DLC
Shovel Knight arrives in both NecroDancer games soon
It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that at some point in an indie game's lifecycle, it will be graced by a Shovel Knight crossover. That even applies if your indie game is a decade old, it seems. Brace Yourself Games has announced that 2015's Crypt of the NecroDancer (which arrived on...
Get over here (and fix it)
Digital Eclipse doesn’t do things by halves. It’s already proven this with the likes of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration and Tetris Forever, and yet I’m still blown away by what the studio has accomplished with Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection. For years, fans have been begging for a compilation of the original...
Guide 48 Switch 1 & 2 Games You Should Check Out In The eShop 'Halloween Sale' (Europe)
Every game we scored 9/10 or higher, plus a personal pick
The spookiest day of spooky season is finally upon us, so we thought it was only right to remind you all that Nintendo's 'Halloween Sale' is still ticking over on the Switch eShop in Europe. If there's a gap in your schedule between trick-or-treating and pumpkin carving, you might just find...
News Little Nightmares III October Update Now Available For Switch And Switch 2
Just in time for Halloween
Bandai Namco and Supermassive Games have announced a new "October Update" for the horror-themed puzzle-platformer, Little Nightmares III. This title was released earlier this month and the upcoming patch, due out on Nintendo's devices on 31st October 2025, will include improvements to the gameplay, online, graphics, UI...
PSA Don't Expect Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition To Include The DLC
Here's what the box art states
Nintendo is releasing its Switch 2 Edition of Animal Crossing: New Horizons early next year, and it includes new Switch 2 enhancements. However, one thing that hasn't been mentioned is the paid DLC Happy Home Paradise, which was originally released for the Switch version in 2021. If you are wondering about this,...
Go on, tell us
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting a Switch 2 Edition next January, and alongside this, Nintendo will be releasing the next major update for the game, bumping it up to Version 3.0.0. Now that everyone has had time to absorb all of the news, it's got us wondering what you're most excited for – is it the Switch 2 upgrade in...
Thursday30th Oct 2025
News Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Gets Day One Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Out today on Switch and Switch 2
Square Enix has dropped a day one patch for Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, which is out now on Switch and Switch 2. The patch is a pretty small one, admittedly, but it does make a few small tweaks — adding in a few more voice lines, adjusting enemy AI behaviour, and the usual "bug fixes". It's available to...
Japanese Charts Pokémon Is Still On Top As Mario Kart World Approaches 2 Million Physical Sales
A critical hit
Famitsu's weekly software and hardware sales charts have dropped, and the king is still on top, as expected. Pokémon Legends: Z-A tops the charts for the second week in a row, with the Switch 1 version selling a further 195,849 copies, while the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition shifts a further 71,991. Both pretty big drops from those...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Nintendo's Cheapest Switch 2 Edition Yet
And that fps might explain why
The prices have been revealed for Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and its upgrade pack, and they are slightly lower than you might have expected. As listed on the Switch eShop, the full Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is now available to pre-order for £54.99 / $64.99, while the upgrade pack is a...
Nook and see
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and the accompanying Ver. 3.0 update arrive on 15th January 2026, and there's a lot packed into them. Below, we've listed everything included in the ACNH 3.0 update — which is coming to the base Switch 1 game too — and outlined all of the Switch 2 Edition additions (heh), so...
Nintendo Download 30th October (North America)
Mortal Kombat! Dragon Quest I & II! Dinkum!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch 2 eShop - Highlights: Mortal Kombat: Legacy...
