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Video Hot Wheels Unleashed Shows Off Its Licensed Launch Day Cars
Fancy a ride in the DeLorean?
Speed demons looking for their next fix should keep an eye out for Hot Wheels Unleashed when it arrives on the Nintendo Switch on 30th September. Developer Milestone has been sharing regular updates to make the wait a little less painful, and in its latest video, it's showcased the launch cars that will be available...
Video The Complete Story Of The Metroid Series
Get ready for the arrival of Metroid Dread
As soon as Nintendo announced Metroid Dread - the fifth and final entry in the original Metroid story arc, we all had similar thoughts about revisiting the older entries in the series in some way or form. If you can't see yourself playing through these classic titles before the new one arrives this...
Video How To Play Rare And Expensive Nintendo Games On A Budget
Zion shares some handy advice
The retro game market is booming right now. As you might have seen, a copy of the original Legend of Zelda game on the NES sold for $870,000 USD recently - making it the most expensive video game auction purchase of all time. The trend of paying top dollar for classic games, unfortunately, extends to th
Video No More Heroes 3 Trailer Shows The Importance Of Sushi And Toilets
Because of course
With No More Heroes III just over a month away from release, Marvelous has shared a brand new trailer for the game that puts a focus on some well-known mechanics. Things kick off with a look at DonMai Sushi, an item you can pick up to restore HP and generate special effects that'll give you the edge in battle. If you've played...
Video Here's Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD On Nintendo Switch
Soaring to new heights
It's been quite a while since Digital Foundry investigated a Nintendo Switch release, but now John Linneman is back to see how The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD holds up. He describes it as "more than just a remaster" of the original 2011 Wii release thanks to not only the improved graphics but also the quality of life...
Video Unboxing The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Joy-Con Controllers, amiibo And Game
Nintendo's latest Switch release has arrived
This week marks the release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on the Nintendo Switch. It's a game that was originally released during the Wii generation in 2011. Of course, it's not just the game that's arrived this week. Nintendo has also released a special set of Skyward Sword-themed Joy-Con...
Video Here's How Quickly You Can Leave Skyloft In Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
Get me off this rock
One of the key selling points of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on Switch when compared to the Wii original is that the whole experience has been streamlined. The core gameplay is still very much the same, of course, but little tweaks have been made here and there which really bring the package up to 2021 standards. However, just...
Guide How To Delete Nintendo Switch Games - Archive To Clear Storage Space
You don't need EVERYTHING installed, right?
Looking for how to delete games from Nintendo Switch? Here at Nintendo Life, we're always keeping an eye on the sort of things people want to know about Nintendo and the Switch, and it's surprising how many eager internet searchers want information on relatively simple features that, perhaps, aren't...
Video Atlus Releases A New Story Trailer For Shin Megami Tensei V
Out exclusively on Switch this November
It's been an exciting week for Persona fans - with Atlus announcing it's got seven project reveals planned between September and next Autumn to celebrate the series' 25th anniversary. Let's not forgot about the Japanese video game company's original RPG though, Shin Megami Tensei. Atlus has just released a...
Video The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD's Launch Trailer Is Here
One last push before the big day
With just two days to go until the big release, Nintendo has dropped one final trailer to celebrate the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. The game arrives on Switch on Friday 16th July, giving fans of the series a new way to experience how the Zelda story began. If you've been thinking about grabbing...
News Someone Thinks They've Resolved Nintendo's Joy-Con Drift Problem With An Incredibly Simple Fix
"There you go, Nintendo"
If you're desperate to salvage those drifting Nintendo Switch Joy-Con, have watched all the videos online (including our own), and still haven't had any luck, then why not try this new fix that's surfaced on YouTube, which is claiming to have solved Joy-Con drift problems once and for all. VK's Channel on YouTube identified...
Video Here's How Hot Wheels Unleashed Will Let You Build Your Very Own Tracks
Track Builder gives you the developer's own tools
A new trailer for Hot Wheels Unleashed has lifted the lid on the game's Track Builder, a feature that'll let you design and build your very own trademark orange tracks from the comfort of your sofa. The Track Builder actually gives players the exact same tools, items, tracks, and layouts that were...
Video Days Ahead Of Release, Zelda: Skyward Sword Gets New 'A Hero Rises' Trailer
"Will you fall? Or will you soar?"
We're just days away from the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on Switch, an HD rerelease of the original that first appeared on Wii back in 2011, and Nintendo has dropped another new trailer to keep the hype rolling. As you'd expect, the new clip gives us another close look at some of the game's...
Video Here's Another Look At Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Running On Switch
Reunite with Goku and friends this September
One of the highlights during Nintendo's E3 presentation this year was the announcement Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot would be coming to the Switch. This followed a number of rumours, so it was nice to see it finally confirmed. Since then, there's been no information really shared about this upcoming release -...
Random The Yiga Clan Will Even Steal The Master Sword In Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Watch out, Link
It turns out Link is not the only one who can pull the Master Sword in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. YouTube channel ThornyFox recently uploaded a clip of a member of the Yiga Clan stealing the iconic sword. There are admittedly some glitches to get this enemy to appear in The Lost Woods, but after this Link can watch on...
News Nintendo Monthly Rewind Recaps E3 And A Busy June For Switch
That sure was a busy month
However you slice it, June had a lot going on for us Switch fans, especially in the first half of the month with E3 and Summer Game Fest including plenty of news and reveals. The E3 Nintendo Direct was at the heart of things, of course. Nintendo has released an official 'Monthly Rewind' to remind us of some showcase...
Video Nintendo Releases New Commercial For The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
Just weeks out from its release
As you might have seen in our Switch round-up for the month of July, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is due out in just a few weeks. Ahead of the Wii game's return, Nintendo has released yet another commercial for the game, this time encouraging players to fulfill their destiny as a master of the sword. In...
Video 13 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In July
Zelda, Monster hunter and more...
We've made it to the halfway point of 2021 and this month there are quite a lot of familiar faces returning. Capcom is releasing a sequel to its 3DS title, Monster Hunter Stories. Nintendo is reviving The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword from the Wii era. We're getting another Ace Attorney. Square Enix is finally...
Video Are 2D Games Worth $60? Jon, Alex And Zion Share Their Own Thoughts
"YES!"
Since Nintendo's announcement of Metroid Dread, there appears to have been a lot of discussion about its price. It's a brand new entry in the 35-year-old franchise and will set you back $60 USD or your regional equivalent. While we've already touched on the topic here on Nintendo Life in a talking point, our video team made up of Jon, Alex...
First Impressions Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Is An RPG Of Monstrous Potential
Yian-Kut-Kool
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin in out in just a few short weeks, but ahead of that launch we were able to get our hands on it and were granted the luxury of giving you all a bit of a whack from the ol’ impressions stick. The first game came out on the 3DS in the West after the Switch had launched and didn’t perhaps get the...
Video Nintendo Releases New Overview Trailer For Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
Link returns to the skies next month
We've been told Nintendo would be giving The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD a lot of love in the lead-up to its July release and this very much seems to be the case so far. If all the attention on the company's social media channels wasn't already enough, it has now released an overview trailer that runs for...
Video New LEGO Mario Trailer Shows 2-Player Mario And Luigi In Action
And a whole lot of dancing
Nintendo's dropped a new trailer for its LEGO Mario range, and we're now painfully aware that we've been playing with LEGO incorrectly all this time. The new clip shows off both the Mario and Luigi figures, demonstrating how the two can be used together by friends to bop along and interact with the same courses. We assume...
News Shin Megami Tensei V Premium Edition Pre-Orders Go Live Alongside A New Trailer
Fall of Man Premium Edition swag incoming
As confirmed during E3 2021, Atlus' Shin Megami Tensei V is launching for Switch on 12th November, and pre-orders for the physical versions of the game are now open. Atlus has put out a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming Switch exclusive, which you can watch above, and you can check out the included...
Video The 21 Best NES Games Of All Time, As Rated By The Nintendo Life Community
What did you pick?
Back in the '80s, Nintendo released the NES. It saw the rise of a generation of gamers - shifting millions of units worldwide and kickstarting the careers of many video game icons. If you've ever wanted to know what the best games are on this system, you've come to the right place. Our American-based video producer Zion Grassl...
Video 11 Nintendo Themed Microgames We've Found In WarioWare: Get It Together!
Have you seen them all?
Earlier this week, it was revealed the Switch would be receiving a brand new WarioWare game in September. WarioWare: Get It Together! includes more microgame action. As part of this, 9-Volt's Nintendo themed games will be returning. If you didn't already know, a number of these games were shown off during Nintendo's E3...
Video Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Switch Vs. GBA Comparison
Pixels against polygons
Beyond a few Spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Advance Wars series hasn't seen a skirmish in thirteen years. At this point, we'd assumed this tactical, army-based RPG had been long forgotten, considering the developers Intelligent Systems have their flagship series, Fire Emblem, to fill that tactical gap. Then,...
Video Let's Dissect Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2's E3 Direct Trailer
It's analysis and speculation time!
In Nintendo's E3 Direct, we finally got a new look at the upcoming sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It was an intriguing trailer for lots of reasons – not least because it seemed to hide Link's face at every opportunity. What's up with that? Our lovely video team have been hard at work...
Video Here's How Mario Party Superstars On Switch Compares To The N64 Originals
Superstars looks pretty super to us
One of the surprise reveals at Nintendo's E3 Direct was Mario Party Superstars, a brand new (kind of) game in the series that thankfully hadn't leaked to the masses beforehand. The game is made up of five classic boards from the N64 era's Mario Party, Mario Party 2, and
Video Check Out These Amazing Game Builder Garage Creations
GTA V! Sonic 3D! Doom Eternal! Warioware: Metroid!
We've already seen people recreating Mario Kart and Zelda in Game Builder Garage –
Video Here's An Extended Look At The Streets Of Rage 4 'Mr. X Nightmare' DLC
Return to the streets
We had an absolute blast when we returned to the streets in Streets of Rage 4 last year - labelling it the perfect modernisation of Sega's beloved side-scrolling beat 'em up series. If you're looking for an excuse to revisit the game, as you might recall, Dotemu has announced the 'Mr. X Nightmare' DLC. It features new playable...
Video See Ash Williams In Action In This Evil Dead Gameplay Reveal
With narration by Bruce Campbell
At The Game Awards last year, it was revealed the legendary actor Bruce Campbell would be returning to his iconic role as Ash Williams in Evil Dead: The Game. It's a new team-based multiplayer survival game filled with both horror and humour. While we already got a brief tease of the action in the announcement...
Random Yes, Someone's Made A Handheld Virtual Boy With Light Up Buttons
I'm a Real Boy!
We've seen a variety of Nintendo's illustrious home consoles turned into handhelds by talented modders with some know-how and plenty of elbow grease and spray paint — we're thinking of fanmade consoles like the Wiiboy Color or the Portable N64 — but you probably wouldn't expect somebody to go to the trouble (and from the video...
Video Meet The Hori Flex, A Nintendo Switch Controller Built With Accessibility In Mind
Flex-ible, indeed
UK distribution for the HORI Flex — the Japanese accessories manufacturer's accessibility-focused controller — finally began last week and we were fortunate enough to get our hands on a sample of this rather remarkable new device. This little controller (well, quite sizeable, actually) has been available in Japan since last...
Video Yuji Naka Actually Made This Hidden Gem During The Wii Generation
Before Balan
Earlier this week, it was discovered Balan Wonderworld creator Yuji Naka had left Square Enix. In an update on social media, Naka confirmed he had resigned and is now considering calling time on his career. While it's sad he may end on this note, Naka has actually had quite a wonderful career - working on Sega games like Nights into...
Never-before-seen content, cut ideas and much more...
New secrets about the SNES game EarthBound have been uncovered thanks to efforts of the Video Game History Foundation. In 2018, former Nintendo of America employee Marcus Lindblom (and the guy responsible for the English-language script in EarthBound) discovered an old floppy disk which were...
Hands On NEO The World Ends With You Has Us Caught In A Twister
A true evolution of touch controls
If you were a Kingdom Hearts kid back in 2008, you probably played or at least had ambitions to try out The World Ends With You on DS. Between its sharp, stylized visuals, pull no punches attitude, a bopping soundtrack, and the way it utilized touch and button controls, there's plenty of reason it sits very high on...
Video 100 Amazing Wii Games In 20 Minutes
We're wagging our remotes like happy dogs
The Nintendo Wii, now that's a console. No need for HD, 4K, HDR or gigaflops - Nintendo just shrunk and boosted a GameCube, added clever motion controls, then sat back and watched the world have fun. It had some amazing games, and not just the usual contenders but also lesser known titles that are still...
Video Do Faster Micro SD Cards Actually Improve Load Times On Switch?
Every second counts
The Switch can be a relatively nippy little system, in particular when it comes to booting up and moving around its user interface. Some games, on the other hand, give you plenty of time to contemplate the meaning of life while they load up. There are ways to speed up game loading though, with micro SD cards being one variable...
Exclusive Weaving Tides' Lovely Launch Trailer Spins A Yarn
Sew pretty!
Storytelling and weaving have always been, if you'll pardon the pun, intertwined. From Penelope weaving a funeral shroud to Arachne weaving a tapestry that exposes the crimes of the gods, fabric and narrative are often seen together, something we can see in modern day language, too. The word "text" and "textile" come from the same root;...
First Impressions 10 Things We Learned About Game Builder Garage
We'll be in the garage if you need us
For the most part, all of the big-name console developers have tried their hand at giving the everyday Joe a fun and approachable way to make their own games. Sony and Media Molecule released Dreams last year, Microsoft dropped Project Spark back in 2014, Nintendo released a couple of games that gave us the keys...
Video Get A Closer Look At Nintendo's Game Builder Garage
New overview trailer appears
With only a handful of weeks to go until Game Builder Garage arrives, Nintendo's delivered its usual overview trailer to show us what's what. You can watch the video in full above; it gives us another look at some of the Nodons you'll be playing around with, info on some of the guided lessons featured in the game, and...
Video 14 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In June
It's going to be a big month!
We're almost at the halfway point of 2021, so what's there to look forward to in terms of Switch releases? It's going to be a busy period for Nintendo's hybrid system - with another batch of fantastic games to check out. Earlier on in the month, we've got the Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection and Game Builder Garage, and...
Video Get An In-Depth Look At Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Storm Ground's Strategic Battles
15 minutes of gameplay
Focus Home Interactive has shared another deep look at Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground ahead of this week's launch. Following on from last month's gameplay overview video, this latest clip features game director Jeff Lydell and design director Ian Christy as they explore some of the strategic options you'll be able to...
Video Milestone Unveils Its Third Stunning Environment For Hot Wheels Unleashed
And another batch of vehicles!
If you're looking for a racing game that's a little bit different from your simulators and the likes of Mario Kart, then keep an eye out for Hot Wheels Unleashed when it arrives on the Nintendo Switch this September. The developer Milestone has already revealed a number of tracks and cars for this upcoming release,...
News Somebody Recreated DOOM Eternal In Labo Garage VR, And It's Really Something
Sights set on Game Builder Garage, too
Nintendo's upcoming DIY game maker Game Builder Garage will enable Switch owners to create their own rudimentary games using easy-to-learn node-based tools that originally debuted as part of the Nintendo Labo series. We say 'rudimentary' mainly because that's the kindest adjective to describe our own efforts...
Video Nintendo Gives Us Another Look At Game Builder Garage For Switch
Get some ideas for your own creations
Perhaps the biggest surprise of May so far has been the reveal of Game Builder Garage for the Nintendo Switch. It expands on a similar idea seen in Nintendo Labo - allowing users to make all sorts of games with many different tools. There'll also be guided lessons and the ability to share your own creations...
This flight is gonna cost you!
Yesterday, Nintendo announced a brand new Zelda & Loftwing amiibo for its upcoming release, Skyward Sword HD. It allows Link to now fast travel from the land to the sky (or vice versa) in any location, and even make a quick exit out of buildings and dungeons at any moment. One major talking point seems to
News Netflix Drops A New Trailer For Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness
CGItchy, tasty
Arriving on subscription streaming platform Netflix (heard of them?) on 8th July, a new trailer for Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness has dropped, and it's looking rather tasty. The company had conformed that this latest adaptation of Capcom's horror franchise would be arriving this July back in April, but this latest trailer (above)...
Video Remembering The 3D Classics NES Range On Nintendo 3DS
The "definitive way" to play these retro releases
Remember when Nintendo got Arika to bring a bunch of NES games to the 3DS? These games were part of the short running series known as the 3D Classics line, which contained six games like Kirby's Adventure and Kid Icarus, and even had a stereoscopic 3D enhancement. The series kicked off with 3D...
Video Game Boy Advance On Nintendo Switch Online? Here's How It Could Look
We hope you're watching, Nintendo
We're pretty fond of the Nintendo Switch, and we'd never say no to a lazy Sunday with an old Game Boy Advance favourite, but what if the two could somehow combine, existing as one in some kind of online service yet to be dreamt up by the Nintendo gods? Oh, hang on a minute... Yes, the Nintendo Switch Online service...