TodayFri, 20th Sep 2024

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  News The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Developer Seemingly Revealed

  Link's Awakening Switch players won't be surprised

  Nintendo has become increasingly secretive about partner developers working on its first-party projects, but that hasn't stopped fans from finding out who might be involved with certain upcoming releases ahead of schedule. With this in mind, it's now seemingly happened again with next week's...

  • 18m ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Zelda
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  22

  Random Someone 3D Printed The Rumoured 'Switch 2' Design

  A supposed "first look"

  Pictured: The current Switch It's been a wild week in the world of Nintendo so far, with the supposed design of the Switch successor surfacing online. We've already seen photos of this larger and slightly more curved design, and now a YouTube channel (小宁子 XNZ) has shown a "first look" at a 1:1 3D printed version of...

  • 1:35am
  • Random
  • Rumours
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch 2
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  12

  News Nintendo Announces Three More Switch Bundles (Europe)

  Including 12-months of Switch Online

  Following the announcement of new Mario-themed bundles in the US and certain other locations, Nintendo has now lifted the lid on three more bundles for the European market. This includes two Switch Lite Animal Crossing: New Horizons bundles that come with the game pre-installed and include a 12-month Switch...

  • 12:30am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch Online
  • Switch Lite
  • Nintendo
  • Europe

YesterdayThu, 19th Sep 2024

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  16

  Nintendo Download 19th September (North America)

  Epic Mickey! The Plucky Squire! Beyond Galaxyland!

  The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to 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. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Disney Epic Mickey:...

  • Yesterday, 6pm
  • Nintendo Download
  • Nintendo Switch
  • North America
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  17

  UK Charts Warhammer Dominates While Only One Nintendo Title Makes The Top 10

  No prizes for guessing which...

  After a pretty lengthy delay, we finally have a look at the latest UK charts, and it's not a great top 10 for the Switch. In fact, only one Nintendo title has made it into the upper echelons this time, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (surprise, surprise) nabbing eighth place. Elsewhere, the other platforms dominate...

  • Yesterday, 5:30pm
  • UK Charts
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • UK
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  24

  Japanese Charts Mario Kart Speeds Back Into Top Three As Switch Stays In Control

  Surprise, surprise

  After last week's new releases, the Japanese charts this time around are a little less surprising (thanks, Famitsu). There's a newcomer at the top spot, as the catchily-titled visual novel The Hokkaido Serial Murder Case: The Okhotsk Disappearance – Memories in Ice, Tearful Figurine racked up 20,919 sales in its debut week...

  • Yesterday, 3:45pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Japan
  • Charts
  • Sales
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  8

  News PowerWash Simulator's New Paid DLC Will Let You Scrub Shrek's Swamp Next Month

  Do the roar

  After being revealed in last month's Indie World showcase, FuturLab and Square Enix have today announced that PowerWash Simulator's paid Shrek DLC will be making a mess on Switch on 10th October. Adding to a long list of impressive PowerWash collaborations with the likes of

  • Yesterday, 3pm
  • News
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • DLC
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  41

  News Tetsuya Nomura Contemplates Retirement And Concluding Kingdom Hearts

  "I have to decide whether to retire first or finish the series first"

  Kingdom Hearts co-creator Tetsuya Nomura has recently acknowledged the possibility of retirement alongside whether or not to bring the action-RPG franchise's story to a conclusion. This comes via an interview from YoungJump (thanks, VGC), during which he was asked about future...

  • Yesterday, 1:45pm
  • Kingdom Hearts
  • Square Enix
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  97

  Review The Plucky Squire (Switch) - Enormously Charming, But Not So Plucky On Switch

  Needed more time on the drawing board

  Two years ago, developer All Possible Futures announced The Plucky Squire with a Nintendo Switch gameplay trailer equal parts charming and stunning. The Plucky Squire takes place in two different worlds: the real 3D world of a young boy’s bedroom and the world of a 2D storybook, between which the protagonist...

  • Yesterday, 1pm
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  26

  News Pokémon Emerald ROM Hack Contains Redrawn Sprites From 130 Artists

  Gotta redraw 'em all

  To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pokémon Emerald for the GBA, 130 artists have collabrated on a project to redraw the sprites for all 386 Pokémon included in the game (thanks, gamesradar). Not only that, but the revised sprites have been implmented into a fully playable ROM hack called Pokémon Emerald: Respirited, so you...

  • Yesterday, 11:45am
  • Pokemon
  • Rom
  • GBA
  • Nintendo
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  156

  News Palworld Developer Responds To Nintendo Lawsuit

  "we will do our utmost for our fans"

  Following the announcement of a patent lawsuit filed against Palworld developer Pocketpair from Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, the former has now released a statement responding to the complaint. The lawsuit from Nintendo and The Pokémon Company mentions that Palworld "infringes multiple patent rights",...

  • Yesterday, 11am
  • Pokemon
  • Palworld
  • Nintendo
  • Pocketpair
  • Legal
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  10

  News Cyberpunk Goes Turn-Based In New Rhythm JRPG 'Keylocker'

  Rocking out on Switch eShop right now

  Developer Moonana Games and publisher Serenity Forge have officially launched Keylocker — a cyberpunk JRPG all about keeping to the beat — on the Switch eShop. This one takes place in the dystopian cityscape of Saturn (cyberpunk enough for ya?), where a corrupt government has banned all music. You'll play...

  • Yesterday, 10:45am
  • News
  • Switch eShop
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  News Romancing SaGa 2 3D Remake Scores A Switch eShop Demo

  Progress carries over to the full game

  Square Enix's Switch release Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven (a 3D remake of the original 1993 role-playing game) has today received a brand new eShop demo. It's available now and will allow you to transfer your save data over to the full game when it arrives on 24th October 2024. Here's a bit about...

  • Yesterday, 4:55am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Demos
  • Square Enix
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  7

  News Minecraft Live Returns Later This Month With News, Updates And Much More

  Including "never-before-seen game drops"

  Minecraft Live is returning once again to celebrate all things related to the blocky world, and the next big event will air on 28th September 2024. This year's event will be a bit different, with Mojang and co teasing a "new look and feel" but one a show that is still packed with the "latest and greatest"...

  • Yesterday, 2:55am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Minecraft
  • Updates
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  News Nintendo And Pokémon File Lawsuit Against Palworld Developer Pocketpair

  Palworld allegedly "infringes multiple patent rights"

  Update [Thu 19th Sep, 2024 11:00 BST]: Palworld developer Pocketpair has now responded to the lawsuit with its own statement. <related ids="172061"> Original article [Thu 19th Sep, 2021 00:45 BST]: Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a lawsuit against the Palworld developer...

  • Yesterday, 12:45am
  • Nintendo
  • The Pokemon Company
  • Palworld
  • Pocketpair
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  25

  News Nintendo Teams Up With Lawson In New Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Campaign

  Exclusive goodies available

  Ahead of the launch of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom next week, Nintendo has been promoting the game in all sorts of ways. As part of this, it's teamed up with Lawson convenience stores in Japan. Although the campaign has been live since August, a new wave of goodies are coming next week on 24th September 2024, closer to the...

  • Yesterday, 12:30am
  • Zelda
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo
  • Japan

Wednesday18th Sep 2024

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  189

  Guide Every Nintendo Switch Online SNES Game Ranked

  All the SNES games, ranked by you

  Updated with Battletoads Double Dragon, Big Run, Cosmo Gang The Puzzle, and Kunio-kun no Dodgeball da yo Zen'in Shūgō! following the September 2024 update.

  • Wed, 9am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch Online
  • SNES
  • Best Games
  • Retro
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  221

  Rumour Supposed 'Switch 2' Design Photos And Specs Surface Online

  Take with a truck-load of salt

  Hoo boy, the 'Nintendo Switch 2' hype train has well and truly called at Station Rumourville, because this is potentially a rather big one, folks. A series of photos and mockups has been posted via a Chinese forum (and subsequently shared on Reddit and

  • Wed, 1pm
  • Rumours
  • Nintendo
  • Switch 2
  • Nintendo Switch
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  87

  News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's SNES Library With Four More Titles

  Including some Super Famicom games

  In a new Switch Online update, Nintendo has just added four more titles to the Super Nintendo game library. The first game is the SNES beat 'em up Battletoads Double Dragon (1993) and the three Super Famicom titles include the racing game Big Run (1991), the action-puzzle title Cosmo Gang The Puzzle (1993, though...

  • Wed, 2am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch Online
  • Nintendo
  • Updates
  • SNES
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  63

  News Donkey Kong Country-Inspired Platformer 'Nikoderiko' Hits Switch Next Month

  Complete with music from David Wise

  Publisher Knights Peak and developer VEA Games have announced that their upcoming platformer Nikoderiko: The Magical World will be launching on the Switch eShop on 15th October 2024. Looking like a bit of a cross between Donkey Kong Country and Crash Bandicoot, Nikoderiko sees you follow the story of Niko and...

  • Wed, 5:15pm
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
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  49

  News Pokémon Wins $15 Million Copyright Lawsuit Against Chinese Mobile Game Developers

  'Pocket Monster Reissue' banked around $42 million in one year

  The Pokémon series has spawned all sorts of questionable copycats over the years and while many projects come to an end with a quick takedown notice, sometimes these imitations end up extending their life or even profiting in some way or form. With this in mind, The Pokémon Company...

  • Wed, 12:30am
  • The Pokemon Company
  • Pokemon
  • Mobile
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  72

  News Sony's PlayStation Vita Exclusive Freedom Wars Is Getting Remastered For Switch

  Bandai Namco steps up

  Bandai Namco has announced it will be releasing Freedom Wars Remastered for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms on 10th January 2025. This HD remaster of Japan Studio's PlayStation Vita exclusive is in celebration of the action RPG's 10th anniversary, with "every beloved feature" of the original game returning...

  • Wed, 4am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Bandai Namco
  • Sony
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  56

  Rumour Nintendo May Be Looking To Add SNES Mouse Support To Switch Online

  Get yer paintbrushes ready

  Thanks to a bit of cheeky datamining, it looks like Nintendo may be considering implenting SNES Mouse support to Nintendo Switch Online, potentially opening the door to releases such as Mario Paint and the Japan-only Mario & Wario. This comes via reliable dataminer LuigiBlood (delightful name) and reported by VGC.

  • Wed, 4:30pm
  • Rumours
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch Online
  • SNES
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  32

  News Twin-Stick Shoot 'Em Up 'Raiden NOVA' Launches On Switch This October

  Update: Physical release confirmed

  Update #2 [Wed 18th Sep, 2024 03:00 BST]: It's been confirmed a physical version of Raiden NOVA will be released for the Switch. It will be arriving at some point in November this year. Once again, the digital version of the game will arrive on the Switch eShop on 31st October 2024. Update [Sat 14th Sep, 2024...

  • Wed, 3am
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Shmup
  • Upcoming Releases
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  13

  Review Loddlenaut (Switch) - A Stress-Free, Subaquatic Escape For PowerWash Lovers

  Come get some jetsam

  Anyone who’s played PowerWash Simulator for too long while in a feverish state from having eaten too many fish fingers knows the feeling. You cease being a sanitary entrepreneur and find yourself submerged in the water, wearing a spacesuit, shooting the dirt off with a laser in a Zen-like trance while you nurture sea...

  • Wed, 3pm
  • Reviews
  • Switch eShop
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  28

  News Ex-Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimé Is Keen To Discuss The State Of The Industry

  "Let’s talk"

  It's safe to say that the games industry is in somewhat of a volatile state at the moment. Projects are taking longer to complete, budgets are becoming unsustainable, and development staff worldwide are being made redundant left, right, and centre. Indeed, it seems as though Nintendo is really one of the only major companies...

  • Wed, 10:45am
  • Nintendo
  • Reggie
  • The Game Awards
  • Industry
  • Business
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  14

  Video Here's Absolutely Everything You Need To Know About Super Mario Party Jamboree

  And we mean EVERYTHING

  We're officially on the countdown to Super Mario Party Jamboree here at Nintendo Life. Yes, we have Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom to look forward to first, but that won't stop us from also getting excited about Mario's next board game adventure. So today, we've done just that (or, more accurately, Felix has). Yes, hot off the back...

  • Wed, 12:15pm
  • Videos
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Mario
  • Upcoming Releases
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  24

  News Broken Sword - Shadow Of The Templars: Reforged Lands Last-Minute Delay On Switch

  Clowning around

  Those of you who were gearing up to play Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged on Switch tomorrow will have to hold on a little longer as Revolution Software has announced that the game is getting a last-minute delay on the Nintendo hybrid. The publisher and developer now aims to release the upcoming remaster at some point...

  • Wed, 1:45pm
  • News
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  30

  Opinion Electronic Arts Used To Empower Developers; Now It Looks To Replace Them With AI

  Time Extension Company goes in-all on generative AI

  When Electronic Arts was formed back in 1982 by Trip Hawkins, it offered a bold vision for the games industry. True to its name, the company referred to developers as artists and, using the slogan "We see farther," it took out lavish advertisements which put game developers front and centre. Its debut ad of this...

  • Wed, 10:35am
  • Features
  • Opinion
  • EA
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  16

  Video Mario & Luigi: Brothership New Trailer Highlights Battle Mechanics

  "Jazzy jumps, humongous hammers, and boisterous Bros"

  Mario & Luigi: Brothership has this week received a new trailer focused on "enjoying the action in Concordia". It's brief, but if you haven't been keeping up with the updates, it's another great look at what exactly you can expect from the battle mechanics in this latest entry. It also...

  • Wed, 5:30am
  • Videos
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Mario & Luigi
  • Upcoming Releases
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  News Minecraft Lands Another Bulky Update On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  Oooh, "experimental features"!

  The good folks over at Mojang are back with yet another update for Minecraft on Switch and, as usual, it's a big one. The latest update takes the game's Bedrock edition (the one used on Switch) up to ver. 1.21.30, with a couple of new additions, alongside the classic waves of tweaks and bug fixes. Chief among the...

  • Wed, 3:45pm
  • News
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Minecraft
  • Updates
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  12

  News New Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Update Rolls Out Today, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

  Got my AiAi on you

  SEGA has today rolled out a brand new update for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble, bringing the latest entry in the banana balling series up to ver. 1.20 and adding in a handful of a-peel-ing new features (sorry). There are a couple of noteworthy changes in this patch. First up, the game is launching yet another collaboration...

  • Wed, 10am
  • News
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Sega
  • Updates
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  4

  News Retro-Inspired Soulslike 'Bloodless' Punches Its Way To Switch Next Month

  Bring it, Shogun

  Publisher 3D Realms and developer Point N’ Sheep have revealed that the pixel art Soulslike Bloodless will be bringing the school of "non-lethal combat" to Switch on 10th October. Yes, we did just say "non-lethal". You see, this Soulslike is all about tackling foes in a slightly less stabby manner. You play as Tomoe, a ronin who...

  • Wed, 11:30am
  • News
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases