Lofoten

I think the Japanese one captures the tilt controlls best visually.
And to me it also looks the best.

"Would be nice with a screenshot and trailer, where available, for each game in the list."

@Thomystic
"No because it would be way too long and because there's an eshop for that."

If this list had some images, one could find and read about games that looked interesting, that one did not know about.

Now it's just a long list of text that I don't think many reads.

One could of course trim away all the showelware.

Looking forward to Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ePphEutTJ8

The intro song from the 90s TV series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsuCIJrFxq8

Both based on the books by Tove Jansson.

Would be nice with a screenshot and trailer, where available, for each game in the list.

I would like a new installment in the series in the spirit of Star Fox 64 3D. (Star Fox 64/Lylat Wars)
A game worthy of the Switch 2 hardware.

@dartmonkey

Another idea:

What about writing an article with a list of the top 10 (or 20) user reviewed games for each year from 2005-2025?

Would be a nice trip down memory lane.

@dartmonkey

Would you consider writing a separate article with a list of "The 100 highest rated games (on Nintendo platforms) by you (Nintendo life readers) for the past 20 years"?

Or maybe even a top 200 list.

Night Manor is my favorite UFO 50 game. Engrossing.

67% of the current 714 votes gave it 7/10 or better.

Thats pretty good!

@ImpromptuR

"Also, something bad can not retain users. So if a game has a lot of recurrent players, it could not be this bad (like Tekken 8 is bad)."

That something is addictive, does not necessarily mean that it's good.

Videogames that play themselves. What a time to be alive.

Yeiks. The designs are not strong in this collection.

I liked Panpour #0515 the best of these 47 outcasts.

@AlanaHagues

Would you consider adding a poll to the article?

What Switch 2 rumour are you the most excited about?

• New Star fox game (2026)
• Zelda Ocarina of Time remake (2026)
• New 3D Mario game (2027)
• Switch Sports (New game or Switch 2 Edition)
• Pikmin 4: Switch 2 Edition
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Switch 2 Edition

I hope the Ocarina of Time remake is a real update, a labour of love, and not just the 3DS version with higher resolution.

People complaning about Nintendo Life spoling the movie is a bit over the top?
The fact that Fox McCloud is in the movie is not a leak.
This is an official digital, possibly also physical, poster for the Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
This news will be all over the place.

@JimNorman

"Single-player additions are minuscule"

It is somewhat unclear to me what exactly is the whole extent of the new added features and what is available in single player and multiplayer.

Would you consider adding these lists to the review?

• New content: single player only
• New contant: multiplayer only
• New content: single and multiplayer

@BlackenedHalo
"The European version is laughably bad. Just a face of a woman, nothing else."

@Arcane-Fer
"The european cover is just Claire's face."

If you look a little closer, you will see a zombie.

The European one.

I find both the North American and Japanese covers to be rather weak composition vise.

The European one has a clean look, nice symmetry and the reflection of a zoombie in the eyes.

The faces are not very good in any of the versions though. Maybe not a great idea to go with the 3D graphics of that time.

"Just think of paying 99 cents just to get Mario to jump a little higher"

Such a sad, sad thought.

• Jim Carrey

Alrighty then!

The video looks a bit chaotic.

But I do like the pixel art and animation in this game.

Very strange with the around 50% hidden MARIO text on the European/Japanese one. One have to really look to see it probably spells Mario.
Also why have the Mario name two times on the cover.
"Mario slam basketball Mario".

Sometimes i press it by mistake.

The Legend of Zeldemon
The tears of Aonuma & Tajiri

The Legend of Zeldemon
The bad breath of the copyright violator

EDIT, some fine tuning:

The Legend of Zeldemon
The bad breath of the violator of copyrights

@dartmonkey

Would you consider adding a poll or five?

Suggested polls:

How good do you think the idea of the "Game Boy Jukebox", a Game Boy Mini with 45 carts/songs is?
(On a scale from ridiculous to genius or 0 to 10)

How dissapointed are you this Game Boy Mini does not play games?

What do you think of the price of 69,99 USD for the Game Boy Jukebox?

Will you be buying a Game Boy Jukebox?

Would you buy a Game Boy Mini that one could play games on? (Built in and/or mini carts with games or collections of games.)

Nintendo: Here you are, a NES mini!

People: Hooray!

Nintendo: You are welcome.

... A year pass ...

Nintendo: Here you are, a SNES Mini!

People: Hooray!

Nintendo: You are welcome.

... A year pass ...

People: A Game Boy Mini sure would be nice.

... 8 years pass ...

Nintendo / The Pokemon Company: Here you are, a Game Boy Mini!

People: Hooray! How many games does it have?

Nintendo / The Pokemon Company: Zero. It does not play games, only music and images. One track and one image per cart.

People: I don't even know who you are anymore.

Is it april 1 already?

A Game Boy Mini that does not play games..
45 carts with one song each..

Who thought this was a good idea?

@Classic603

"My first Zelda was Wind Waker, and my favorite is either WW or Twilight Princess"

Both great games.

Wind Waker was such a different style for the series.

As popular as the Wind Waker is, I'm surprised Nintedo has not made more games for Toon Link.

Toon Links 3 games so far:
Wind Waker (GC 2002, Wii U 2013)
Phantom Hourglass (DS 2007)
Spirit Tracks (DS 2009)

I liked Phantom Hourglass, not crazy about the Temple of the Ocean King though.
Spirit Tracks was for some reason not really my cup of tea, but I did complete it.

Toon Link also appears in:
Super Smask Bros. Brawl (3DS/Wii U)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)
Hyrule Warriors (Wii U 2014, 3DS 2016, Switch 2018)

The Zelda Toon style even has 3 amiibos:
Smash Toon Link
Toon Link The Wind Waker
Toon Zelda The Wind Waker

And then there is the "Hero of the wind" clothes in Breath of the wild and Tears of the kingdom.

@Banjo-
"What are yours?"

1. Where did you first play The Legend of Zelda?
Game Boy Advance - Classic NES Series

(Me and my brother did have a NES, but never Zelda, we had Super Mario Bros 1, 2, 3 and more though, so it was still great.)

2. What was the first (mainline) Zelda game you played?
A Link to the Past (Played it on the SNES and GBA)

(SNES was such an amazing console, with games like A link to the past, Super Mario World, Yoshi's Island and Super Metroid. Games that are still great to this day.)

3. What is your favorite Zelda game?
Tears of the Kingdom (Switch 1)

It's hard to pick just one though.

Some honorable mentions:
A Link to the Past (SNES, GBA)
Link's Awakening (GB, GBC)
A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
Ocarina of Time (N64, 3DS)
Majoras Mask (N64, 3DS)
Breath of the Wild (Switch 1)

And some more:
Skyward Sword (Wii)
The Winder Waker (GC, Wii U)
Echoes of Wisdom (Switch 1)
Twilight Princess (GC, Wii)
The Minish Cap (GBA)
Phantom Hourglass (DS)

Yeah, thats most of them. But I do really like Zelda games.

@JimNorman

Would you consider adding two more polls?

• "What was the first (mainline) Zelda game you played?"
• "What is your favorite Zelda game?"

I wish Nintendo had done this differently:

The Virtual Boy 2.0:

• Colorized the games.
• A "console" (shell for the Switch 1/2) that is comfortable to use. Maybe as a VR-headset. It could still have a design that took inspiration from the original Virtual Boy.
• Not a subscription: a cart with all the games sold separately, also available in the eshop as a digital download. Maybe also the possibility to buy single games in the eshop.
• Possibility to play the games in 2D mode without a shell around the Switch 1/2.
• Finish and release the Virtual Mario game that was in the works.
• Maybe even make a totally new game for the Virtual Boy. Many people like new retro games..

"Posable Jumbo Plush Dolls"
"14 inches in size"

Mario and Luigi on that shelf.. ..There is something higly disturbing about those stares and facial expressions.

If I had these in my bedroom I would be afraid to go to sleep.

"I should caveat this immediately by clarifying that I’m not the biggest fan of multiplayer games in the first place."

Nintendo Life picking a staff member that is not fond of multiplayer games to preview a multiplayer focused DLC is a baffling choice?

Interesting competition.

I liked design B, G and H the best.

Also A, I and O.

T is certainly good, but a fire hose arm is not really a "giant suction arm"?

"Adjustments have been made to make the game more comfortable to play."

Finally! Tetris 99 have been uncomfortable for too long!

@ozwally
I played Planet of Lana version 1.2.3.0 in august 2025 handheld on Switch 2 and don't remember encountering any bugs. The game does not have a Switch 2 version. Completed the game, but did not find everything. Found 6 of 10 shrines on my playthrough - they are not essential for the game, just small hidden places with pieces of a mural.

Don't remember how long it took me, but howlongtobeat.com have these times:
Main Story 4½ Hours
Main + Sides 5 Hours
Completionist 6 Hours
https://howlongtobeat.com/?q=planet%2520of%2520lana

I found the game enjoyable, atmospheric and cinematic. Gave it an 8/10.

"Nintendo Today! - Version 2.3.0 Update
Now available in Argentina, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates."

@Ironcore
"I wonder what all those locations have in common."

That Nintendo (or any other company) launches services or products in new territories does not have to mean the new territories added for one day or another have to have much or anything in common.

Chip chop chap - facts time!

Argentina
Continent: South America
Government type: A democratic federal presidental republic.
Size: 2 780 000 km2
Population: 45,7 millon people (2024)
Female: 50,4% (2024)
Prosperity index 2023: 58. place

Israel
Continent: Asia
Government type: Parliamentary democracy. The Middle Easts only democracy.
Size: 22 145 km2
Population: 9,4 million (2024)
Female: 50,2% (2024)
Prosperity index 2023: 33. place

Saudi Arabia
Continent: Asia
Government type: Monarchy where the king holds supreme power guided by Islamic law.
Size: 2 150 000 km2
Population: 36,5 million people (2024)
Female: 39,5% (2024)
Prosperity index 2023: 98. place

United Arab Emirates
Continent: Asia
Government type: A federation of seven constituent monarchies, no political parties allowed.
Size: 83 600 km2
Population: 10,0 mill (2024)
Female: 36,1% (2024)
Prosperity index 2023: 44. place

@the_beaver

"If they had included QuackShot, I'd definitely get it. I loved that game as a child."

Well, that would perhaps complicate things as:
The "The Disney Afternoon Collection" contains 6 (8bit) NES games made by Capcom.
QuackShot is a (16 bit) Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis game made by Sega.

I do agree a rerelease of Quackshot would be most welcome though. By itself or in a collection.

Finally! Why did it take 9 years?

I wish Pikmin 1 and 2 would get proper remakes.

The Switch HD versions have not tempted me much because of their graphical limitations.
I was so disappointed when Nintendo revealed Pikmin 1+2 (HD), because I realized it meant remakes would probably not come anytime soon...
It's just so far from the enchanting visual atmosphere of Pikmin 3 and 4.

I did love Pikmin 1 on GameCube, but that was 24 years ago (yeiks.. almost a quarter of a century), and 3D graphics have come a bit further since then.

True remakes of Pikmin 1 and 2 could ofcourse also enhance and expand the games in other ways as well.

Loved the stylus controls in Pikmin 3 on the Wii U.

Might buy the Deluxe version for Switch 2 when it comes and check out the mouse controls.

"Virtual Boy for Nintendo Switch 2/Nintendo Switch
Release date: February 17, 2026
£66.99"
https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en/virtual-boy-for-nintendo-switch-2nintendo-switch-000000000010015881

"Delivery Options
My Nintendo Store delivers to much of Europe, select your country from the drop down below for information on shipping costs and expected delivery times."

Much of Europe?
But there are only 3 items in the drop down menu:
"United Kingdom
Guernsey
Jersey"

Whats going on?

@splinters

"Maybe it's these old eyes, but I'm not seeing a massive difference and SW1 holds it's own there."

Personally I see a big difference.

If one do not see a difference or much difference, it might have something to do with the screen you are watching the video on and/or the youtube settings.

If the screen is small, it might be harder to see much difference.
The native resolution and quality of the screen is also important.

If the youtube quality (resolution on youtube) is on a low setting the quality of the game visuals will not be represented correctly, Switch 2 quality in particular.

@Broch83
"I am missing a "I really do not care!" option."

But if you really do not care - why would you want to read the article? And want to participate in the poll?

Would be amusing if the McDonald's versions of Rya, Chun-Li and Ken not only had different colors, but also a somewhat different physique.

7 out of 10 adults in the US are overweight.
4 out of 10 adults in the US are obese.
Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the US.

Why not dress them up as Ronald McDonald?

That's nice, but..
When will there be gyro aiming?
When will he wear wigs?

@Nintendo4Sonic

"Truly amazing for 2019.😁
Already last place in 2025.
And outdated 2-3 years later.

Nintendo exclusives do the math. 😜"

For a relatively affordable handheld gaming device?

@axelhander

"Just shows to go ya, you can get away with overpriced mediocrity as long as it's popular."

Well, excuuuuuse me, princess.

What exactly is mediocre about the Switch 2 hardware compared to other handheld gaming consoles in the same price range?

What price do you think the Switch 2 should have had? And would Nintendo still be making a profit on the Switch 2 console if it had this price?