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  • News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Three More Titles

    "Starfy dives onto the Nintendo Switch"

    Breaking: Nintendo has added three more classic games to the Switch Online Game Boy Advance library. They include Densetsu no Starfy 1,2 and 3. Enjoy! Densetsu no Starfy – No sleep ’til Pufftop! A sudden storm has caused Starfy, prince of the floating sky kingdom Pufftop, to plummet from his lofty home...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch Online
    • Game Boy Advance
    • GBA
    • Nintendo
  • News Animal Crossing: New Horizons 'Tom Nook' First 4 Figures Statue Revealed, Pre-Orders Now Live

    K.K. Slider is also on the way

    Update [Fri 12th Jul, 2024 01:30 BST]: Following last week's announcement, pre-orders for First 4 Figures' Tom Nook Animal Crossing: New Horizons statue are now officially live. There's an early bird offer of $98.99 USD (instead of the regular price of $115.49 USD) for the exclusive edition of this statue, which ends...

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    • Animal Crossing
    • Switch eShop
    • Nintendo
    • First 4 Figures
  • Random Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Overtakes NES Lifetime Sales

    Nintendo's best-selling Switch game breaks another record

    The 2017 release Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has been an absolute juggernaut for Nintendo during the Switch generation and if you needed a reminder about just how successful it's been, here's a little fun fact. The 61.97 million units shifted as of March 2024 actually means this single game has now...

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YesterdayThu, 11th Jul 2024

  • News Switch Is Now Nintendo's Longest-Serving Flagship Home Console

    The Famicom's crown has been taken

    The Switch is now Nintendo's longest-serving home console - with some caveats to consider. This revelation comes thanks to peerless research from our friends over at VGC, who have determined that the Switch has surpassed the Famicom in terms of time on the market before the arrival of a successor. Switch launched...

    • Nintendo Switch
  • News Sega And KessCo Team Up For Sonic Adventure 2-Inspired Card Game

    Shuffle, Sonic

    Toy company KessCo has announced a brand new Sonic the Hedgehog tabletop game — Sonic Speed Battle. Yes, it involves cards, but don't worry, it's no Sonic Shuffle. In fact, Kass has said that the card game in specifically inspired by Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, the GameCube release of the Dreamcast favourite. Sonic Speed Battle will...

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    • Merchandise
  • Talking Point The Switch eShop Could Be Great With These Few Tweaks

    Get with the times

    If you head onto the Switch eShop now, chances are you probably won’t have a good time. Unless you go into it knowing what you want to buy ahead of time, the significant slowdown and copious shovelware making up the majority of the ‘Recent Releases’ section will likely be enough to scare you off long before you discover...

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  • News Retailer GAME Is Reportedly Ending In-Store Pre-Orders

    GAME Wallet is also ending

    UK retailer GAME is reportedly ending in-store pre-orders in what feels like yet another baffling move as it further integrates itself into the wider Fraser Group. As originally reported by TechRadar Gaming (thanks, Eurogamer), existing pre-orders or deposits for products due to release before the end of January 2025 will...

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  • Guide Best Nintendo Switch Football Games

    We mean Soccer, not that 'other' football

    Hang on. England's in the final?!? 58 years of hurt had kinda stopped us dreaming, to be honest. Crazy times. As we head into the loft to dig out our Italia '90 squad poster and copy of Striker: Skills and Tactics ahead of Sunday's Euro 2024 final, here's a recap of some of the finest footy picks on Switch...

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    • Football
  • Japanese Charts Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Holds Firmly Onto Top Spot

    It's anything but dark

    Famitsu's weekly physical sales charts have arrived, and it paints a very familiar picture. Luigi's Mansion 2 HD continues to suck up the rest of the competition, shifting 33,828 copies in the week of 1st to 7th July. In fact, the top three is exactly the same as last week — Animal Crossing: New Horizons shifted 10,965...

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    • Japan
    • Charts
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  • News Obscure '90s Mascot Platformer 'Aero The Acro-Bat' Makes Surprise Return

    Coming to Switch in August

    It seems like we're in the age of weird, oft-forgotten platforming mascots making a return. We say that because today, Ratalaika Games announced that "the bat is back!" No, not that bat — Aero the Acro-Bat. The circus performer will be making his grand return on Switch (and all other consoles) on 2nd August 2024...

    • Switch eShop
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    • Retro
  • Nintendo Download 11th July (North America)

    Princess Maker 2! Darkest Dungeon II! Let's School!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's a pretty quiet one! But don't worry, we've got a list of new games that have arrived on 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...

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  • News Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Looks Stunning In New Gameplay Footage

    Plus, Square Enix reveals new character art

    Just when we thought we couldn't be any more excited for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, Square Enix comes along and pushes our hype levels into overdrive. The remake's official Japanese site has today been updated with new information and screenshots and several Japanese outlets have published extended...

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  • Video Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Gets A New Overview Trailer

    Update: Now available in English

    Update [Thu 11th Jul, 2024 14:30 BST]: Nintendo has now revealed an English-language version of the overview trailer for Nintendo World Championship: NES Edition. Original Article [Fri 28th Jun, 2024 03:35 BST]: The Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition arrives on the Switch next month and to help promote this...

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  • News TMNT: Mutants Unleashed Comes Out Of Its Shell This October

    New trailer finally reveals some gameplay

    Today is a big day for those who have been following Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed since it was announced last September. Firstly, we now have a release date: 18th October 2024. Secondly, we finally have a trailer. Publisher Outright Games has today given us our first proper loo

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  • News NES Remix Dev Is Reportedly Involved With Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

    Makes sense!

    Nintendo World Championships: NES Editon is just around the corner, scheduled to launch on the Switch on 18th July 2024. Now, according to dataminer Yakumono over on social media, the developers of the game are none other than Nintendo itself and indieszero. If you're unfamiliar, the latter has collaborated with Nintendo on multiple...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases
  • Review Princess Maker 2 Regeneration (Switch) - A Solid Return For Simulator Royalty

    Needs more dad jokes

    Before Super Mario Maker, there was Princess Maker. Yes, these two series have absolutely nothing in common beyond a shared naming convention and we’re definitely being more than a bit cheeky, but it’s technically a true statement. Back in the early ‘90s, Neon Genesis Evangelion anime studio Gainax took its biggest swing...

    • Reviews
    • Switch eShop
  • Random Nintendo's Mature Horror 'Emio' Is Already Getting Lots Of Fan Art

    Baghead

    Nintendo recently revealed a short, spooky teaser for some sort of Switch game known as Emio. Details are pretty scarce at the moment, so naturally, fans worldwide have begun to analyse the trailer and speculate what it might actually be. Is it a new IP or an entry in an existing franchise? Is it being developed by Nintendo, or is a...

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  • Feature Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Lands On Switch Today In A Port Two Years In The Making

    Smoke me a kipper

    Originally launching nearly five years after Ace Combat: Infinity and four years after the 3DS release Assault Horizon Legacy+, 2019's Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown was the first game in the mainline series for over a decade and brought the series back to Strangereal, the franchise's fictionalised Earth stand-in. Now, five years...

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  • News Build-A-Bear's New Pokémon Is Fuecoco

    Another Scarlet & Violet starter joins the line up

    The Build-A-Bear Pokémon plush line has continued to expand and following the arrival of Pokémon like Sprigatito from the Scarlet and Violet games, the Paldea Fire-Type Fuecoco has now been confirmed. This new plush is available now in an online bundle containing a sound device, shirt, and...

    • Nintendo Switch
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    • Build-A-Bear
    • Merch
  • News Riot Games Reportedly Cancels Smash Bros. Style Fighter Codenamed 'Pool Party'

    "A platform fighter in the vein of Super Smash Bros. Melee"

    The Super Smash Bros. series is the king of brawlers and many other companies have attempted to recreate this magic with certain other franchises over the years. With this in mind, Riot Games (the same team behind League of Legends) has apparently cancelled its own "unannounced" Super...

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    • League of Legends
    • Riot Games
    • GameCube
    • Nintendo
  • News 'Emio' Includes A Lot Of Horrific Mature Themes, According To Its Rating

    The Nintendo project will contain disturbingly "strong" content

    Nintendo yesterday revealed a disturbing new project simply titled 'Emio' and although no information has been shared about it just yet, new ratings spotted within a Nintendo Australia YouTube trailer upload seem to have shed some light on just how horrific this experience will be...

    • Nintendo
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases
  • News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Icons

    Wave 3 now available

    Update #2 [Thu 11th Jul, 2024 02:55 BST]: It's a new week and that means a new batch of Luigi's Mansion 2 HD icons are now available to Switch Online subscribers. This lot are available for one week - so get them while you can. They'll be followed by the fourth and final wave next week. Here's a look at the third wave,...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch Online
    • Luigis Mansion
    • Nintendo
  • News Horror Dev Bloober Team Says It's Working On A New Project For Nintendo Platforms

    Codenamed 'Project M'

    Polish horror game developer Bloober Team, known for series like Layers of Fear, The Medium and Konami's upcoming release Silent Hill 2, has announced it's working on a new project for Nintendo platforms. In an interview earli

    • Nintendo
    • Upcoming Releases

Wednesday10th Jul 2024

  • News Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Update Now Live (Version 1.0.1), Here Are The Full Patch Notes

    The first update for the Switch version has arrived

    Following the release of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Switch in May, Nintendo has now rolled out the very first update for the game. As this game is a revival of the GameCube classic, this update is focused exclusively on fixes. It resolves all sorts of errors and issues you may or...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Paper Mario
    • Switch eShop
    • Nintendo
    • Updates
  • News Nintendo Reveals Disturbing 'Emio' Teaser, And Fans Are Baffled

    Who is Emio?

    Nintendo has revealed a rather ominous 15-second teaser trailer on its various YouTube channels, simply titled Emio. It's pretty spooky stuff for The Big N, and at the moment, nobody really has any idea what it's all about. The video description asks (in hashtag form) 'who is Emio', and y'know what... we don't know! Do you? A Japanese...

    • Nintendo
    • Nintendo Switch
  • News It's Official, Roguelike 'TMNT: Splintered Fate' Will Feature 4-Player Couch Co-Op

    Cowabunga!

    Just before its release on 17th July, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate developer Super Evil Megacorp has today confirmed that the radical roguelike will feature four-player couch co-op. The Turtles' Apple Arcade adventure has been billed as a "bodacious TMNT co-op experience" since it was first announced for Switch at the...

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    • Switch eShop
    • Upcoming Releases
    • TMNT
  • Feature Nintendo Switch Sports Basketball - A Slam Dunk Or A Missed Shot?

    Sixth man

    It's been almost two years since Nintendo Switch Sports' last major update with the addition of Golf. The patch left us feeling decidedly "whelmed" — it was a nice add-on, but nothing special after having played Wii Sports and its Resort follow-up. With Basketball, the latest sport to join the roster, we expected more of the same. And,...

    • Features
    • Nintendo
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Updates
  • News Bullet-Hell Shmup 'Mushihimesama' To Be Delisted From The Switch eShop

    Grab it while you can

    The fantastic bullet-hell shmup Mushihimesama is set to be delisted from the Switch eShop on 10th August 2024. Announced by publisher Live Wire, the reasoning provided for the delisting is that the licensing agreement for the Switch version has expired. It seems that rather than attempt to renew the agreement, the best course...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch eShop
  • Review Fading Afternoon (Switch) - An Ambitious, Absorbing 'Yakuza' In Kunio-kun's Clothing

    The gang's all here

    Technos’ Kunio-kun titles, a 42-strong series dabbling in various genres, began in 1986 as a simple arena brawler. Its most popular entries, however, were those that incorporated non-linear role-playing elements based around soap operatic high school thuggery. Anyone familiar with those titles, specifically on Famicom, Super...

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    • Switch eShop
  • News Here's Your First Look At Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings

    Update: Sega shares the official prologue teaser

    Update [Wed 10th Jul, 2024 03:30 BST]: Sega has now shared the full video on its official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel. Here's a bit more about this upcoming prologue series, which is arriving in Fall 2024. "Take a sneak peek at the upcoming prologue animation SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS: Dark...

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    • Sonic
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Shadow the Hedgehog
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  • News Nintendo Switch Sports Free Basketball Update Now Live, Here's What's Included

    Shoot some hoops today

    After revealing Basketball would be coming to Nintendo Switch Sports recently, Nintendo has now officially released this free court sport update. As already revealed, it comes with a trio of different game modes including two-on-two matches, a solo three-point contest, and a 'Five Streak Battle'. Included with this is local...

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    • Nintendo
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    • Reminders
  • News Nintendo Switch Sports Basketball Update Worked On By Eighting

    Known for fighting games and Pikmin

    Developer Eighting, which is most well-known for developing licensed fighting games on Japanese tokusatsu shows and anime has revealed it led the development of the Basketball update for Nintendo Switch Sports. A post on the developer's website revealed that it was "in charge of planning and developing the free...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Updates
  • News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Datamine Supposedly Uncovers Evidence Of New DLC

    Spoiler alert

    Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot recently celebrated eight million downloads since its original release, so what's next for this ever-growing experience? According to a new datamine, Goku and friends might be getting some DLC based on...spoiler...Dragon Ball Daima. If you're not familiar with Dragon Ball Daima, it's the new series coming out...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Dragon Ball
    • DLC
    • Updates
    • Datamine
  • News Gorgeous GBA-Style RPG 'Tako no Himitsu' Launches Kickstarter

    Includes music from Golden Sun and Terranigma composers

    Deneos Games, the developer behind Save Me Mr Tako, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its GBA-inspired RPG Tako no Himitsu: Oceans of Secrets, which is currently slated to launch in 2026. Boasting music from Motoi Sakuraba (Golden Sun) and Masanori Hikichi (Terranigma), the game mi

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases
    • Kickstarter
  • News Transformers Collab Announced For Blizzard's F2P Shooter Overwatch 2

    Roll out today, squad

    Blizzard's free-to-play hero shooter Overwatch 2 has announced it's teaming up with Transformers in a new collaboration.This new update, which is now available, will bring new skins, rewards and some "fan-favourite ways to play" as players join an epic battle between the Autobots and Decepticons. "Calling all TRANSFORMERS...

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    • Nintendo Switch
    • Overwatch
    • Transformers
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  • News NBA 2K25 Scores September Release Date And A Trio Of Cover Athletes

    Tip off this September

    In perhaps the least surprising news of the month, 2K has announced that NBA 2K25 is heading for Switch *gasp*. In September *double gasp*. With a confusingly large number of physical and digital editions *blacks out*. Set to come our way on 6th September, NBA 2K25 will be graced by a trio of athletes depending on which...

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    • Upcoming Releases
    • 2K

Tuesday9th Jul 2024

  • Random Super Mario 64 GBA Project Adds Stars And "Wider" Limbs For Mario

    "They're easier to see at low resolution"

    Last month, we covered a story here on Nintendo Life about a coder named Joshua Barretto who decided to do a custom rewrite of Super Mario 64 for Nintendo's 32-bit handheld, the Game Boy Advance. If you weren't already impressed with this technical feat, this palm-sized project has now shared a new update...

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  • Soapbox Has Nintendo Set A Precedent That 'Switch 2' Can't Hope To Match?

    The highest of bars

    Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Gavin ponders what 'success' looks like for systems with impossibly popular predecessors... Looking back at Nintendo's home console hardware sales over the past four decades,...

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  • Random Homebrew Dev Acquires 'Tengen' Brand, Launches Unlicensed NES Game

    Come again..?

    Remember Tengen? From 1987 to 1994, it was a subsidiary of Atari Games focused on creating unlicensed titles for the NES by attempting to circumvent Nintendo's licensee restrictions. After obtaining a copy of the Nintendo lock-out program, Tengen was well on its way to creating its own NES cartridges. However, Nintendo promptly sued...

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  • News Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Was Nintendo's "Best-Selling" Switch Game In May 2024 (US)

    But Switch showed "the most significant drop" in hardware sales YoY

    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door topped the charts in the UK and Japan when it arrived on the Switch in May 2024, and some new data about its release in the US has now been shared. According to Circana (formerly NPD) via industry analyst Mat Piscatella, it debuted in second...

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  • News According To Hideki Kamiya, Ōkami's Development Team Was 'Weak'

    "This team was the worst!"

    Clover Studio's Ōkami was one of the most critically acclaimed games of its day when it launched on PS2 in 2006 and Wii in 2008. Despite this, Hideki Kamiya has revealed that its development team was, on the whole, pretty weak. This comes via a new video from 'UNSEEN' on YouTube in which Kamiya and Ikumi Nakamura sit...

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    • Clover Team
    • Capcom
    • Wii
  • News Sonic Team Boss Really Wants To Make A New Sonic The Hedgehog RPG

    A new brotherhood?

    Remember Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood? Maybe you don't for various reasons, but the DS game was the first ever Sonic the Hedgehog RPG — and the last. However, in a recent interview with Good Vibes Gaming, Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka spoke about his desire to make an RPG starring Sonic, admitting that he has asked...

    • Sega
    • Sonic
  • News Pokémon Sleep Has Reportedly Made $100 Million In Its First Year

    Catching Zs and catching $s

    Pokémon Sleep, the sleep-tracking app where you can catch 'em all by catching Zs, has reportedly brought in an impressive $100 million in its first year (thanks, VGC). This is according to AppMagic data recently published by PocketGamer.Biz which reports that the lion's share of the revenue has come from users in Japan,...

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  • Random After 100% Completing Zelda: TOTK, Streamer Sets Out To Collect Every Rock

    No stone left unturned

    It has been a little over a year since The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom landed on Switch and for many of us, the adventure is over. Sure, we might drop into Hyrule to mop up a couple more quest, do some more exploring or get lost in the wonder of it all, but, generally speaking, we're done. The same cannot be said...

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    • Tears of the Kingdom
  • News Taito Milestones 3 For Switch Locks In Japanese Release, Here Are The 10 Games Included

    It's arriving in "Winter 2024" locally

    Following an announcement in May about Taito Milestones 3 coming to the West in "Winter 2024", Taito has now shared an update about the collection's Japanese release. It will be arriving later this year on 28th November and comes with a total of 10 titles. "The release date for the Nintendo Switch software...

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  • News WayForward Is Reviving Its GBA Game 'Sigma Star Saga' For Modern Platforms

    The "fan-favorite shmup/RPG" returns in 2025

    WayForward shared some surprise news at its Anime Expo panel this year - announcing the Game Boy Advance sci-fi adventure title Sigma Star Saga would be making a return on "modern platforms" in 2025. This 2005/06 "fan-favorite shmup/RPG" will also be made available as a Game Boy Advance reproduction...

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  • Random When They're Not Terrorising Hyrule, Zelda: TOTK's Moblins Are Certified Ballers

    BOOMSHEIKALAKA

    After a year and a bit, we thought we had seen just about all of the weirdness that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom had to offer. But the glitches, wild builds and hidden secrets all pale in comparison to what we're dubbing the 'HBA' (Hyrule Basketball Association) because, as it turns out, TOTK's Moblin's can ball (thanks,...

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  • Review SPY×ANYA: Operation Memories (Switch) - A Very Easygoing, Sometimes Awkward Anime Outing

    The most adorable spy mission you'll ever play

    Listen up, Spy x Family fans. Operation Strix is on and the only way to ensure world peace is to help Anya Forger with her homework. In the case of Spy x Anya: Operation Memories, that means taking her to lots of fun places and taking pictures of her while she does adorable things. It is a low-stakes,...

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  • News The Second Unofficial Zelda Cookbook Has Already Smashed Its Kickstarter Goal

    "A new culinary adventure awaits"

    You've probably cooked all sorts of delights (and not-so-tasty dishes) in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and if you're interested in applying these skills to the real world, then this new "unofficial" cookbook based on The Legend of Zelda series might be for you. This is the '2nd Unofficial Legend Of...

    • Zelda
    • Kickstarter
  • Random Sakurai Explains How Manga Influenced Smash Ultimate's Character Designs

    It's all in the mouth

    Masahiro Sakurai is back with another game development video and today's lesson is all about Manga-like visuals. The legendary game designer discusses the expressive and unrealistic techniques employed by manga and anime artists to achieve the most expressive result, specifically, how a character's mouth appears in profile and...

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  • UK Charts Luigi Runs For Cover As EA Sports FC 24 Scores Another Winner

    WaaaAaAaa

    The latest UK charts are in and after making its golden debut last week, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD couldn't hold onto the prize. Nintendo's latest remaster drops to third this time as the familiar faces of EA Sports FC 24 and Hogwarts Legacy reassume their spots at the top of the table. The rest of the chart is pretty unsurprising. Elden Ring...

    • UK Charts
    • Nintendo
    • Nintendo Switch
    • UK

Monday8th Jul 2024

  • News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Kick Off Four Seasonal Events This Week

    Tera raids and mass outbreaks galore

    Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are hosting four new seasonal events starting this week, including Tera Raids and Mass Outbreaks. The first kicks off this week on 11th July 2024 and is headlined by a black crystal Tera Raid featuring Pikachu with the Mightiest Mark. This is then supplemented by a 'Pikachu and...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Nintendo
    • Pokemon
    • Game Freak
    • Tera Raid
  • Feature TMNT: Splintered Fate Dev Talks Crafting A Radical Roguelike And How Hades "Opened Our Eyes"

    Divine inspiration

    TMNT fans were eating well back in 2023. Shredder's Revenge landed a totally tubular DLC, Mutant Mayhem was one of the franchise's best films in decades, and completely out of the blue Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate popped out of its shell on Apple Arcade. This roguelike from developer Super Evil Megacorp took the...

    • Features
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    • Switch eShop
    • Upcoming Releases
    • TMNT
  • News New RPG From 'Rune Factory' Creator Lands On Switch Next Month

    Physical launch to follow in October

    Red Art Games recently announced that Elrentaros Wanderings, the new RPG from Rune Factory creator Yoshifumi Hashimoto, will be heading to the Switch digitally on 16th August 2024. Developed by Marvelous subsidiary HAKAMA, the game blends life-sim elements with action-RPG gameplay, all the while boasting...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases
  • News "A Mixed Result" - Digital Foundry Gives Its Tech Verdict For Beyond Good & Evil On Switch

    Texture and reflection downgrades

    Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition is out now on Switch and, by and large, it's turned out to be a successful release for Ubisoft, boasting upgraded visuals from the original alongside some meaningful bonus material. We gave the game an 8/10 in our review, and you should definitely check out our full...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch eShop
    • Ubisoft
  • News Surprise! Basketball Slams Onto Nintendo Switch Sports This Week

    NBA on a Wed-nes-day

    Following its announcement the June 2024 Direct, Nintendo has today revealed that basketball will be hitting the court on Nintendo Switch Sports on 10th July in Europe and on 9th July in North America (thanks to the magic of timezones). The new sport will come as a free add-on for the game, tipping off with a trio of different...

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    • Nintendo
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Updates
  • News Play Mario + Rabbids For Free In Nintendo Switch Online's New Free Game Trial

    Sparking hope for our bank balance

    Update: This Nintendo Switch Online Free Game Trial has now been announced for Europe too. Whether you have a North American or European NSO subscription, you can play Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope for free until 14th July. Hot off the back of Darkest Dungeon II, Nintendo has revealed its next free game trial...

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    • Nintendo Switch Online
    • North America
    • Mario
  • News 'River Tails: Stronger Together' Is A New Co-Op Adventure About Feline And Fish Friendship

    Out now!

    After a new co-op adventure to while away the summer evenings? River Tails: Stronger Together might have you covered. This two-player platformer landed on the Switch eShop last week and it looks really rather sweet. Developed by Kid Onion Studio, River Tails will see you playing as either Furple the kitten or Finn the fish, navigating land...

    • News
    • Switch eShop

Sunday7th Jul 2024

  • Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects & Readers' Choice (June 2024)

    Our picks for the best eShop games in May

    We're now well into July, which means it's time to look back and survey the last month's worth of Switch eShop releases and pick our favourite. It was a relatively quiet month on the Switch front, with Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD being the big new physical releases, although the...

    • Features
    • Switch eShop
    • Nintendo Switch
    • eShop Selects
  • News Zenless Zone Zero Producer Reportedly Open To Switch Successor Release

    Switch fans are still waiting for Genshin Impact

    Earlier this week, the developer of Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail released its new free-to-play gacha action RPG Zenless Zone Zero on the PlayStation 5 and mobile devices. The producer of the series Zhenyu Li was asked by Famtisu recently about the chances of a Nintendo release.

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch 2
    • Nintendo
    • Genshin Impact
  • News Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid Is Getting A Local Switch Release This August

    A demo will be made available later this month

    At this year's Anime Expo, Spike Chunsoft announced Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid for the Nintendo Switch will be coming to North America and Europe next month on 6th August 2024. It is developed by TOYBOX Inc. and Millennium Kitchen Co.,Ltd. This follows the game's Japanese release on the Switch...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch eShop
    • Upcoming Releases
  • Round Up Idea Factory International SummerFest 2024 - Every Switch Announcement

    Celebrating Anime Expo 2024

    Even games and Switch-related announcements were unveiled this weekend as part of the Anime Expo 2024 celebrations. Idea Factory International has shared multiple Switch announcements including some localisation news. Here's everything it revealed: Touhou Spell Carnival - 2024 Death End Re;Quest: Code Z - 2025...

    • Round Up
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    • Switch eShop
    • Upcoming Releases
    • Anime
  • News Arc System Works Reveals New Characters For Two Switch Fighters

    One is DLC, the other is a main roster addition

    As part of this weekend's Anime Expo 2024 celebrations, Arc System Works shared two fighting game announcements. First up was the reveal of Uzuki for Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes. This character will arrive as a DLC fighter in August. This "dramatic stylish 2D fighting game" arrived on the...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch eShop
    • Upcoming Releases
    • DLC
    • Updates
  • Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Urban Champion

    Urban brawl..?

    Hello there! Welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we dive into this week's content, let's see how things panned out last time. We looked at DK: King of Swing for the Game Boy Advance in what turned out to be a pretty solid contest. In the end, Europe took home the trophy with 50% of the vote. North America settled...

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    • Box Art Brawl
    • NES

Saturday6th Jul 2024

  • Round Up Bandai Namco Summer Showcase 2024 - Every Switch Game Featured

    SAO, Dragon Ball, One Piece and much more

    Alongside Anime Expo 2024 this week, Bandai Namco hosted its 'Summer Showcase' for 2024. The main show and pre-show were packed with all sorts of anime-related announcements, and many of the games featured are coming to the Switch. While the majority of games and release dates have already been confirmed...

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    • Switch eShop
    • Upcoming Releases
    • Bandai Namco
    • Anime
  • News Nintendo On Inappropriate Use Of Its IP And Games: "Action Must Be Taken"

    If something undermines company policy, watch out

    Update: It seems the Japanese transcript shares insight about the context of the shareholder question (thanks, OatmealDome via X): "This statement was in response to a question from the shareholder meeting in regards to a Mario cosplayer in japan accused of sending unsolicited lewd pictures to...

    • Nintendo
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Shuntaro Furukawa
  • News Beyond Good & Evil Switch Collector's Edition Revealed, Pre-Orders Open Next Week

    Following last month's eShop release

    Towards the end of last month, Limited Run Games revealed Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition would be getting a physical release on 12th July 2024. It's now shared a first look at the standard edition of the game along with a special Collector's Edition. The standard edition is priced at $34.99 USD...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Limited Run Games
    • Ubisoft
  • Soapbox How Does Your Personality Affect Your Gaming?

    Personality, passion, profession, play

    Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Nathan considers how his analytical mind and love of data influence his recreation time... I’m the oldest of four brothers. Over the past four years...

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    • Features
  • Round Up Aksys Games Panel Anime Expo 2024 - Every Switch Announcement

    Blazing Strike, Hatsune Miku DLC...the list goes on!

    As part of this week's Anime Expo 2024 celebrations, Aksys Games has revealed multiple titles and shared new information about some previously revealed games on the way to the Nintendo Switch. This even includes some games from its partners. Below is the full round up from the Aksys Games Panel:...

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    • Upcoming Releases
    • Anime
  • Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (6th July)

    To hell with it

    The working week is over and it's time to settle in for the weekend. Welcome back to another edition of What Are You Playing! What's been going on in the world of Nintendo recently, then? Well, we got a boatload of NSO drops as Nintendo served up a whopping seven additions to the NES library including Donkey Kong Jr. Math, Urban...

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    • What Are You Playing
  • News Gundam Breaker 4 X Pac-Man Collaboration Announced

    Open network test takes place this month

    Bandai Namco is bringing together Gundam Breaker 4 and the Pac-Man series in the ultimate collaboration later this month. Between 18th July - 20th July 2024, Gundam Breaker 4 will host a special "open network test" featuring a special Pac-Man level filled with appropriately-themed Pac-Man content including...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch eShop
    • Upcoming Releases
    • Pac-Man
    • Bandai Namco

Friday5th Jul 2024

  • Guide Amazon Prime Day 2024 - What Nintendo Deals Can We Expect?

    It's just around the corner!

    One of the biggest shopping events of the year, Amazon Prime Day, is almost here once again – and if previous years' sales have told us anything, it's that we can expect plenty of fantastic gaming deals perfect for Nintendo fans. This year's event will once again last for two days, running from 16th - 17th July 2024,...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Deals
    • Prime Day
    • Guides
  • News Square Enix And Nintendo Co-Dev Reports Losses After Multiple Projects Cancelled

    Tose has worked on series like Final Fantasy and Paper Mario

    2024 has been a challenging year for the video game industry and it seems Japanese developer Tose (a team that's worked on countless Nintendo projects since the Famicom era and also helped out Square Enix over the years) has experienced some financial losses due to multiple projects being...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Square Enix
    • Nintendo
    • Final Fantasy
    • Paper Mario
  • News Nintendo President Says Longer Game Development Cycles Are "Unavoidable"

    To combat this Nintendo is "continually expanding" dev resources

    Games are only getting bigger, and if you're wondering what Nintendo's take is on lengthy development cycles, the company president thinks it's "unavoidable". During the recent shareholder Q&A, Shuntaro Furukawa mentioned how game development today is "more prolonged, more complex,...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Zelda
    • Nintendo
  • News Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Receives Another Switch Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

    Addressing performance mode issues and more

    The RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has this week received another update for the Switch, dealing with some performance mode issues, graphics issues, and various other problems. Here's the full list of what's been resolved in the latest patch update as of 3rd July 2024: [Patch scheduled for July 3,...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch eShop
    • Updates
  • Random Finished With Your Old GameCube? Why Not Turn It Into A Cereal Bowl?

    Kravebird

    Saying goodbye to an old console can be a difficult thing. One day, the device that brought you so much joy reaches a state beyond repair and you have to let it go. Or you could turn it into a cereal bowl. That's another perfectly good solution. Before you start wondering, no, we didn't come up with this idea ourselves. It was brought to...

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  • Feature Where Does 'Echoes Of Wisdom' Fit In The Zelda Timeline? Here Are 3 Theories

    Let's do the timeline again

    Much to our shame, it took approximately 30 seconds of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom reveal trailer for us to start thinking about the dreaded timeline. In the weeks since, we'd wager that a similar thought has appeared in the minds of most Zelda fans out there. Whether that was a happy thought or an "Oh god,...

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    • Poll
  • News 'The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II' Announced For Switch

    Coming 'early 2025'

    NIS America has announced that The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II will be making its way to the Switch in 'early 2025'. The news comes as the first instalment launches, at the time of writing... today! Crikey, NIS doesn't hang about, does it? It's part of the much larger 'Trails' franchise which started in 2004...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Upcoming Releases
  • Video Sakurai Explains The Need For Online Updates And Patches

    "Just getting things to work correctly is a miracle in itself"

    During Masahiro Sakurai's most recent YouTube video, the legendary creator delves into the requirement for online updates and patches in modern video games. It might seem fairly obvious, as consumers, as to how patches can be beneficial, and Sakurai himself states that he is "very...

    • Videos
    • Masahiro Sakurai
  • News Ys X: Nordics Lands On Switch In The West This October

    After launching in Japan last September

    It has felt like a long time coming, but NIS America has today announced that Ys X: Nordics will finally make its Western debut on Switch on 25th October 2024. This comes roughly one year after the latest entry in the long-running Ys series arrived in Japan last September, but we're excited to finally see it...

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    • Upcoming Releases
    • Ys
  • News Beyond Good & Evil On Switch Contains Tribute To Sequel's Creative Director

    Emile Morel sadly passed away in 2023

    Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition launched on 25th June 2024, boasting revamped visuals and bonus content that resulted in an experience that's, in our opinion, well worth checking out. It turns out, however, that the game also includes a rather thoughtful tribute to Emile Morel, the creative...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch eShop
    • Ubisoft
  • News Bandai Namco's Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Reaches Another Sales Milestone

    "Over 8 million of you have shown your support"

    Bandai Namco has provided a sales update on its Dragon Ball title Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot since its initial release in 2020. It's now shifted more than eight million copies worldwide. This includes the sales across multiple platforms including the Switch. As part of the celebrations, the developer has...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch eShop
    • Dragon Ball
    • Bandai Namco