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News WayForward Director Says Nintendo Changed The Way He Looks At Making Video Games
"It's like seeing a color that doesn't exist"
Yesterday, during the latest Indie World presentation, WayForward revealed Yars Rising - a new Metroidvania based on the classic Atari franchise. Veteran game designer James Montagna is directing this new project and apparently has a new outlook on game design after teaming up with Nintendo for last...
Guide Nintendo Indie World Showcase April 2024 - Every Announcement, Game Reveal & Trailer
All games and trailers from the April 17th presentation
Nintendo's April 2024 Indie World Showcase was a 20-minute presentation of games from independent developers coming to Switch sometime in 2024, with several previously announced games getting release dates. It was a fairly low-key showcase overall, although there were definitely some choice...
Watch Nintendo Indie World Showcase April 2024 - Live!
Don't say it...
Here we go everybody, it's time for another Indie World showcase! Yes, after February's Partner Direct, Nintendo is back with another look at the games heading to Switch in 2024, this time focussing on the indie scene. The showcase kicks off at 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm BST / 4pm CEST / Thursday 12am AET and promises to bring us 20...
News Nintendo Indie World Showcase Announced For Today, April 17th 2024
20 minutes of announcements incoming
Here we go, folks. Yesterday, Nintendo announced that an Indie World showcase will be coming our way today, Wednesday, April 17th, 2023 at 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm BST / 4pm CEST. The showcase will last for around 20 minutes and will focus on indie games that are coming to Nintendo Switch in 2024. As ever, we...
News Splatoon 3 Receives A Fresh New Update (Version 7.2.0), Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Get ready, squid kids
Update [Wed 17th Apr, 2024 03:30 BST]: Nintendo has updated Splatoon 3 to Version 7.0.2. As previously noted, this update comes with new terrain in Undertow Spillway, changes to multiplayer, bug fixes and much more. Here's the full rundown, courtesy of the Nintendo support page: Splatoon 3 - Ver. 7.2.0 (Releasing April 17,...
Feature Keza MacDonald On Meeting Miyamoto, 'Switch 2', And Her Upcoming Nintendo Book
"Nintendo is 'the' way you understand games"
The London Developer Conference (LDC) made its almighty return last week, allowing some of the biggest names in the gaming world the chance to talk about the industry, where it currently sits, and where it is likely to go. One of the speakers in this year's programme was Keza MacDonald, video games...
UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Climbs The Charts To Nab Third Place
Go go go!
The latest UK Charts are in and it's probably safe to say there's not a whole lot going on at the moment. That said, as it nears its 7th birthday, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe continues to prove its evergreen appeal as it climbs yet another spot to take the bronze medal. As is the norm at this point, EA Sports FC 24 and Hogwarts Legacy have taken...
Random You Can Now Control Your Switch With A GBA, If You Like
Authentic NSO experience
Sometimes, when you want to play a retro game, nothing but the original controller will do. Super Mario World with an SNES pad, Mega Man 2 with a NES pad, Zelda: Ocarina of Time with an N64 pad... They just feel better, right? Well, if you're partial to playing a few GBA games via the Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) service,...
Random Another Super Mario Sunshine 'SpaceWorld' Mod Crops Up
Party like it's 2001
A little while back, we covered the efforts of Eclipse Team, a group of modders looking to create what they deem to be the most ambitious mod of Super Mario Sunshine ever. Dubbed 'Super Mario Eclipse', its effectively being billed as an unofficial sequel to the GameCube classic, and as part of the modders' efforts, they
Gallery Nintendo Introduces The Cast Of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Get a quick refresher
Ahead of the return of the GameCube hit Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo has taken to social media to introduce the cast of characters to a new generation of players. If you've not played the game before, or just need a refresher - this reveals the characters who will join Mario on his adventure to rescue the...
News Nintendo Has Confirmed It Won't Be At Gamescom This Year
Missing Link
Gamescom will be kicking off in Cologne, Germany, from 21st-25th August later this year, but sadly Nintendo has confirmed that it will not be in attendance. As relayed by German publication Games Wirtschaft (thanks, VGC), a Nintendo spokesperson confirmed the following: "Gamescom is a central event for Nintendo in the event calendar...
News Japanese Man Arrested For Selling Hacked Scarlet And Violet Pokémon
He appeared to be caught!
A Japanese man has been arrested for selling modded data from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, reportedly making millions of yen over the course of just a few months. As reported by NHK News and Automaton (thanks, VGC), the individual was selling r
News Ex-PlayStation Dev Gio Corsi Joins Nintendo of America
"Here we go!"
Gio Corsi, who is perhaps best known in the industry for his six-year tenure at PlayStation, has announced that he has joined Nintendo of America's 'AAA Third-Party Portfolio Management' team. Announced via a post on X, Corsi said "This week I began my new gig filled with fun & adventure", while his profile has now been updated...
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And Splatoon 3 World Championships Get Underway This Weekend
Meet the competitors
Following the cancellation of Nintendo Live 2024 in Tokyo, the world championships for both Splatoon 3 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe had to be rescheduled for a later date. Well, that date is now here as the events get underway today (or tomorrow, depending on your time zone). The championships themselves will be taking place in...
News Discord Reportedly Removing Servers And Creator Accounts For Switch Emulators
Nintendo's shadow looms
Discord is reportedly removing servers for the Nintendo Switch emulators Suyu and Sudachi while also completely disabling the accounts for their respective developers. As covered by The Verge, the developers for the emulators had received communication from Discord about how they were supposedly sharing content that violates...
News Switch Online's 'Missions & Rewards' Adds Princess Peach: Showtime! Icons
Update: The final wave is now available
Update #3 [Fri 12th Apr, 2024 03:30 BST]: The fourth and final wave of Princess Peach: Showtime! icons for Switch Online users has now been made available. The icons are priced at 10 Platinum Points and the backgrounds and frames are 5 points each. This new wave will be available until 18th April 2024, so get...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's SNES Library With Three More Titles
Including a few Japanese exclusives
Nintendo continues to bolster its Switch Online retro library and today it's added three more titles to the Super Nintendo collection. This line-up is a little bit different as includes a few Japan-only Super Famicom releases. This includes Wrecking Crew '98 - a sequel to the original NES title, and Sunsoft's...
Soapbox I Thought I'd Clear My Backlog In 2024, But The Switch Had Other Ideas
Back(log) pain
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim is finding 2024 to be a little more stacked than he expected... 2023 was a wild ride on Switch. In any given year, the likes of Fire Emblem Engage, Pikmin 4, Outer Wilds, Ghost...
Video We're Playing Zelda: Majora's Mask In Our YouTube Series 'First Bytes'
Dawn of the First Stream
Remember when our lovely video producer Felix played through The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for our YouTube series 'First Bytes'? Well, after having such a rootin'-tootin' good time with it, he's decided that the most sensible game to tackle next would be the direct sequel, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. We...
Random "No Differences, No Fun!" - Sakurai Talks Unique Fighters In Smash Ultimate's DLC
"It's no fun if everyone's basically the same!"
Masahiro Sakurai is back again with another YouTube video and this one is all about 'using parameters' to keep characters feeling fresh. As expected, the legendary game designer touches on examples from Kirby and Smash Bros. to illustrate his point, though it was his explanation of "special...
Video Eleven Games That Kept Video Producer Felix Up Past His Bedtime
Can't. Stop. Playing.
We've all been there, right? A new game launches and it's just so darn good that you find yourself playing until the wee hours of the morning, bags under your eyes and a curious smell emanating from your armpits. It's truly a wonderful feeling to experience a game that hooks you immediately and keeps you engaged so much that...
Random Modded Nintendo Switch OLED Runs Zelda: TOTK With 4K Visuals
But performance takes a massive hit
Talk of potential tech specs for 'Switch 2' has been floating about for so long by this point, it seems that the whole thing is going around in circles. Will Nintendo's follow-up be able to run 4K or won't it? It's something that we have heard time and time again, and now one modder has taken things into their own...
News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds New Batch Of Icons You Can Only "Get By Playing"
Unlock more Super Mario icons
Nintendo has released another batch of "play and redeem" icons for Switch Online members and this time the focus is on the company's mascot Super Mario. There are icons are based on Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Super Mario Odyssey. You'll be able to purchase each one for 10...
News 3DS And Wii U Users Say Goodbye To Online Play
"Goodnight"
It's a bit of a sad day in the world of Nintendo, with the company officially shutting down online play functionality for both the 3DS and Wii U systems. Fans have today united by jumping on the servers while they were still active and seeing out the final hours. Across social media, there have been a lot of people having some final...
News It's Over! Nintendo Shuts Down Online Servers For 3DS And Wii U
Thanks for the memories
Nintendo previously confirmed it would end "online play and other functionality" for the 3DS and Wii U in April 2024 and we've now reached the exact date of this shutdown, so this is it! The online services for both of these systems have been officially discontinued - marking the end of Nintendo's Network generation...
News Nintendo Updates The URLs For Its European Website Domains
Com take a look
Cast your minds back to February of this year and you might remember that Nintendo updated its Japanese website URL from 'nintendo.co.jp' to 'nintendo.com/jp'. Well, the Big N is continuing this trend with its European domains and has announced that the URLs for each website will be updated on 9th April 2024. The update essentially...
UK Charts Princess Peach Continues To Slip As EA Sports FC 24 Scores Yet Another Win
Blow the whistle
It's time to get your latest look at the UK's boxed gaming charts, which this week (surprise, surprise) sees EA Sports FC 24 and Hogwarts Legacy at the number one and two spots. Again. Weirdly, Elden Ring has dodge rolled its way back into proceedings this time and finds itself at third, while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has once again...
Random Chris Pratt Looks Back On The Mario Movie With A 'Brilliant' Dad Joke
Adaptation is the highest grossing 'video game movie'
The Super Mario Bros. Movie held its world premiere back on 1st April 2023 before receiving a wider release on 5th April, which means it's now over one year old. Crikey... We still remember sitting at our desks and pouring over the trailers to see what kind of easter eggs we could spot in the run...
News Sea Of Thieves Could Lead To More Xbox Exclusives On Other Platforms
It's reportedly a "key test" for Microsoft
Microsoft is currently in the process of rolling out select Xbox exclusive on the Switch and PlayStation 5, and apparently, one particular upcoming title could decide if it releases more games on these platforms in the future. The Verge's senior editor Tom Warren claims the PlayStation 5 release Sea of...
News Super Mario Maker Community Clears 'Trimming The Herbs' Just Days Before Wii U Online Shutdown
It's REALLY done now!
Remember how a special task force dubbed 'Team 0%' managed to clear every level in Super Mario Maker before Nintendo's Wii U online shutdown? Well, there was also one "illegitimate upload" titled 'Trimming the Herbs' which the community was determined to overcome. Now, with just days remaining, this level has officially been...
News Nintendo Announces First Tetris 99 Maximus Cup Of 2024, Now Live
Unlock a Princess Peach: Showtime! theme
Update [Sat 6th Apr, 2024 02:05 BST]: In case you missed it, this Tetris 99 Maximus Cup is now officially underway. If you participate, you'll be unable to unlock a special Princess Peach: Showtime! theme. This event will run until 8th April 2024, so jump in while you can. Just keep in mind you will need to...
News Super Nintendo World Footage Showcases A Near-Complete Donkey Kong Expansion
Looking good!
When Nintendo announced that the Super Nintendo World attraction in Japan would be receiving a Donkey Kong expansion in Spring 2024, our hearts nearly leapt out of our chests. Well, it's Spring 2024 uh, now, so it must be nearing completion, right? Right. Judging from the above footage recorded by YouTube channel L.C.A.STUDIOS (USJ...
Feature 13 Studios That Should Take A Nintendo Series For A Genre Spin
Who WOULDN'T want to see Sabotage Studios' Kirby RPG?
There was a time when Nintendo had a white-knuckle grip on its franchises. The chances of another studio catching a whiff of Mario or Link were next to none and while the games industry flourished with games that paid homage to Nintendo's greats, those names themselves stayed in the House of...
Guide When Does 3DS And Wii U Online Shut Down? Nintendo eShop & Online Play Closure Guide
End game
This is your final reminder that if you want to play your 3DS or Wii U online, you've only got until Monday when the online servers are taken offline for good. There's still time to enjoy some online play with the original Splatoon, then — just not long. Enjoy it while you can! Th
News Splatoon 3's Latest Splatfest Chucks Cute Baby Animals Into The Ring
Spare them!
Nintendo has announced the latest Splatfest event for Splatoon 3, and it's all to do with Spring. You know... Flowers blooming, fresh showers, baby animals battling it out for Splatfest supremacy. The usual. Kicking off on the weekend commencing 20th April 2024, the 'Springfest' Splatfest event asks whether you'd rather punt for the...
Gallery Here's A Closer Look At The Pokémon European Championship 2024 Exclusive Merch
Please don't catch 'em all
The Pokémon European International Championships 2024 have kicked off today in London and, as expected, one of the event's most popular attractions is the pop-up Pokémon Center and the sweet exclusive merch held within. We at Nintendo Life were lucky enough to pop into the store this morning before things got too busy...
Guide 65 Switch Games You Should Pick Up In Nintendo's Blockbuster Sale (Europe)
Reminder: The sale ends this weekend
Just a reminder that Nintendo's Blockbuster sale on Switch eShops across Europe is ending this weekend, so if you've got something wishlisted that you wanted to pick up with a discount, the sale's ending on Sunday 7th April. Carry on! Get your pennies at the ready, folks, because Nintendo is back with yet...
Soapbox The Games Industry Needs To Give Up On Exclamation Marks!
Let me exclaim
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim makes a punctuation point... Hey! Hey, you! Yes, you! Do you like games? Do you like talking about games? Of course you do! And yet, in all your time talking about games, you...
Review LEGO Animal Crossing - Maple's Pumpkin Garden - Is It Worth Tracking Down?
Patchy availability
The launch of the LEGO Animal Crossing line at the start of March 2024 brought five sets based on Nintendo's slow-life-sim franchise to shop shelves, but there was also a secret sixth bonus set available if you knew where to look. Maple's Pumpkin Garden is a small bonus polybag set that was sold exclusively online from Lego...
News Nintendo Reveals New Details For Endless Ocean Luminous
Dive in next month
Nintendo has today revealed the Japanese website for Endless Ocean Luminous, containing new details of what we can expect from the diving sim when it makes a splash on Switch on 2nd May. The Japanese website is (shockingly) in Japanese, though TokyoGameLife has translated the newly revealed features so that we can see what's in...
News Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo Threat Suspect Arrested
Event was planned for January
According to the Japanese daily newspaper Kyoto Shimbun, police have arrested a suspect tied to the threats that led to Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo's cancellation (via 4Gamer & Nintendo Everything). The weekend-long event was set to take place this January and would hold
News Nintendo Files Patent To Ease 'Troublesome' Switch Dock Wires
Huh, not bad!
When you first set up your Nintendo Switch to connect to your TV, you may have been aware of the dock's limitations when it came to connecting the necessary wires. Looking at the dock from the back, the 'AC Adapter', 'HDMI Out', and 'LAN' ports all face toward the left. If your TV houses its ports on the right-hand side, this means...
News New Mario RPG Survey Acknowledges Existence Of Mario & Luigi Series
And it's got some fans excited
Nintendo is reportedly sending out a survey that has fans of a certain Mario series excited about what could be on the way. As highlighted by Mario fans across multiple subreddits and social media, this new survey not only acknowledges the Paper Mario and
News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds New Batch Of Icons You Can Only "Get By Playing"
Boot up Yoshi's Island to unlock them
Last month, Nintendo made a new batch of Switch icons available that required NSO subscribers to actually play a game. This same type of mission has now returned for an event tied to the Super Nintendo title Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. There are five icons for 10 Platinum Points each and to unlock...
Round Up It's April Fools' Day, Here Are The Best Gaming Gags We've Seen (2024)
Fool Mii once...
April Fools' Day on Easter Monday? Is this a crossover episode? A crossover this is not, though that hasn't stopped many from crossing over into the realm of world-class comedy for a giggle on 1st April. As ever, those on the gaming side of the internet have been quick to get involved too (and yes, that might include us at...
UK Charts South Park: Snow Day Skates Into The Top Three, Despite Slippery Reviews
Kenny or not
We're back with another look at the latest UK boxed charts and things are still looking a little unsettled after the arrival of last week's newbies. On the Nintendo front, Princess Peach: Showtime! is still standing firm in the top ten, dropping only one place from last week thanks to the arrival of South Park: Snow Day! in third. The...
News Splatoon's Final Wii U Stage Rotations Have Been Revealed
Before the servers shut down next week
We're in the endgame now. The online servers for Wii U and 3DS are set to be taken down next week on 8th April and so we enter a phase of 'lasts'. Players have managed to crack the last legitimate level in Super Mario Maker, the last battles will be takin
News As Switch Approaches The PS2's Lifetime Sales, Sony Moves The Goalposts
Dang it
Back in February, Nintendo confirmed that the Switch family had now sold over 139 million units since the OG console's launch in March 2017. Almost two months later, it's reasonably safe to assume that sales have now comfortably marched passed the 140 million mark, which means that the Switch only needs to sell a further 15 million to...
Random Mario Wonder's Weirdest Badge Called For A Rare Vocal Performance From Koji Kondo
Is there anything the man can't do??
We are approaching six months (!!) since Super Mario Bros. Wonder leapt onto Switch, and while the launch chit-chat was dominated by the vocal talents of Kevin Afghani — the new voice of Mario — it turns out that the voice acting performance we should have been talking about was one by Nintendo's own Koji...
Guide Every Game In Nintendo's 'Partner Spotlight' eShop Sale (North America)
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk! Pentiment! Bioshock!
After the announcement of the European eShop's 'Blockbuster Sale', we had a sneaky suspicion that North America would be treated to one of its own before long. Sure enough, the 'Partner Spotlight Sale' has kicked off on the US eShop today, bringing up to 80% off a selection of tasty third-party titles. The...