Subscribe to Nintendo Life on Youtube update [Tue 13th Sep, 2022 12:15 BST]: The day is upon us and we are buckling up for what is sure to be 40 minutes of top-notch announcement content. Alongside the writers below, oour wonderful video production team have now also given their thoughts on what to expect from … Read more
When they said “Pokémon! Gotta catch ’em all”, we all assumed that they meant catching all the pocket monsters. But actually, what they were talking about was catching all the Pokémon and Pokémon-like games out there — of which there are many. And now, at last, we have caught them all, and wrangled them into … Read more
Picture: Nintendo Life/James Mielke Ah, the venerable midnight launch. The once-expected tradition of camping out for midnight game launches — so timed as to technically adhere to official game street dates while still capitalizing on gamer obsessions and enthusiasm — is, at least in New York City, on the verge of extinction thanks to numerous … Read more
Picture: Nintendo Life We’re approaching the fall season very quickly, and that means it’s time for another dose of our eShop Selects! While August may have been a quiet month for Nintendo first-party titles (save one little pink puffball who we’ll be getting to in a moment), our eShop wallets have been crying at just … Read more
Image: Nintendo Life/Zion Grassl Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Kate discusses her love/hate relationship with remakes… There is nothing quite as emblematic of our lost and distant childhood than video games. They are one of the few … Read more
Picture: Marvel/Capcom Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Scott saves Capcom a lot of money and bother with a crossover suggestion everyone can get behind… Sure, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate may be the ‘most ambitious crossover of all … Read more
Picture: Nintendo Life Today (September 1st, 2022) marks 30 years since the launch of Super Mario Kart in North America. In the years since, Mario Kart has gone on to be one of the most successful Nintendo franchises of all time, with the latest mainline release – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – topping the Switch’s … Read more
Picture: Nintendo Life HD-2D has become the new lofty bar for retro-inspired RPGs or remakes of our favorite Super Nintendo RPGs. Square Enix’s new trademark visual style started with 2018’s Octopath Traveler and has also been used in this year’s strategy RPG Triangle Strategy. But, arguably, its true potential has been realized in the stunning … Read more
Trident is a special type of weapon in Minecraft that cannot be crafted by players in any way. Hence, they are also one of the rarest weapons in the game. Although this weapon is not essential for players to complete the game’s quest, it is still considered one of the best due to the features … Read more
Pokémon games aren’t going to win a Hugo Award anytime soon for their narratives, but that doesn’t mean our many myriad adventures forwent interesting story beats. From Kanto to Galar, quirky villainous teams have strived to dominate Pokémon and people, trainers have risen up to stop them, and Legendary Pokémon have almost always shown up … Read more