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TodayMon, 28th Sep 2026

  • Feature Okay, Let's Talk About The New Resident Evil Movie

    5/5 STARRRRRS

    This write-up contains FULL SPOILERS for the new Resident Evil movie, including its ending. If you don't want to find out what happens, come back later after you've seen it for yourself. I’m a little late to the party with this, but I finally saw Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil over the weekend. Despite Capcom’s survival horror...

    • Features
    • Resident Evil
    • Movies
  • News The Switch 2 Console Is Currently Cheaper Than Ever In The UK

    Update: Amazon UK discounts the Switch 2

    Earlier this year, Nintendo increased the price of the Switch 2 across multiple regions, including the UK. While the console launched at £395.99 back in June 2025, its price was raised to £419.99 thanks to global component shortages. Right now, however, you can pick up a Switch 2 for £354.99 from either...

    • Nintendo
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • UK
  • Japanese Charts Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Shifts Over 120,000 Physical Copies

    Red hot debut

    Famitsu has provided the latest look at the physical charts from Japan (albeit a little later than usual) and it's Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave that comes out on top this time with a total of 127,131 sales. A fine start for the latest entry in Nintendo's tactical RPG series! There are quite a few new entries this week, actually...

    • Japanese Charts
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Nintendo Switch 2
  • Guide Best Fire Emblem Games Of All Time

    Updated with Fortune's Weave

    Fortune's Weave has been out in the wild for a couple of weekends now, so having asked Nintendo Life readers how they'd rate it, let's take a look at where it has landed on our updated ranking of all the Fire Emblems. Enjoy! It might have taken a while for Nintendo's premier SRPG series to find its feet in the West,...

    • Guides
    • Fire Emblem
    • Best Games
    • All Time
  • News Pokémon Cards Are Seemingly Returning To McDonald's Happy Meals Soon

    Rowlett McDowlett

    Brace yourselves, folks, because it looks like Pokémon cards will soon be returning to McDonald's Happy Meals in the US, and that has spelt trouble in the past (thanks for the heads up, IGN). As reported by PokéBeach, a new set of TCG tie-ins will be available from the Big M between 5th November and 9th December, with 15 cards...

    • News
    • Pokemon
    • McDonalds
    • US
  • News Donkey Kong '94's Game Boy Color Fan Remaster Just Hit A Major Milestone, But Don't Go Bananas Just Yet

    Time Extension marc_max has offered an update on the long-awaited hack

    The Game Boy title Donkey Kong – also known as Donkey Kong '94 – was released in the same year as Donkey Kong Country and has been somewhat overshadowed by that fact – which is a shame, because it's one of the best entries in the entire series. Loosely based on the original 1981 arcade...

    • Game Boy
    • Donkey Kong
    • ROM Hacks
  • Video The Witcher 3 Remastered Side-By-Side Comparison, Switch Vs. Switch 2

    Ciriously

    Somehow, The Witcher III: Wild Hunt returned. CD Projekt Red surprised us all earlier this summer with the announcement that it was bringing the beloved RPG to Switch 2, complete with all of its DLC (even the new stuff) and tasty remastered visuals to boot. The game launches this week on 29th September, and to make sure that everyone is...

    • Videos
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Nintendo Switch
  • UK Charts Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Drops To Number 8 As FC 27 Tops The Podium

    Fooseball? You playin' the fooseball?!

    The latest UK charts data is in, and with the release of EA Sports FC 27 on 25th September, it's no surprise to find the football sim makes its debut at number one. PS5 has comfortably outpaced the other consoles in terms of sales, with Switch and Switch 2 making up 8% and 5% respectively. Fire Emblem:...

    • UK Charts
    • Nintendo
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • UK
  • PSA The Witcher 3 Remastered File Size And Release Time Confirmed, Separate Purchase Required

    No automatic upgrades here

    The Witcher III: Wild Hunt - Remastered is right around the corner, launching on Switch 2 on 29th September 2026 (yes, that's tomorrow at the time of writing). Many of you already own the original Switch release, so the good news is that this new version is completely free for you. However, unlike PS5 and Xbox Series X|S,...

    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Upcoming Releases

YesterdaySun, 27th Sep 2026

  • Opinion I Played Mario Kart Tour Every Day For Seven Years, And What Am I Left With?

    Chequered flag

    On 24th September 2019, Nintendo launched Mario Kart Tour for mobile devices. This was Mario’s second outing in mobile gaming, following 2016’s Super Mario Run, which had an impressive initial reception but seemingly failed to generate much revenue (compared with other big mobile games, including Nintendo’s own Fire Emblem...

    • Opinion
    • Features
    • Nintendo
    • Mario Kart
  • News Surprise! Minecraft Is Getting Its First New Dimension In Over 14 Years

    Introducing The Sift!

    The Minecraft Live - September 2026 show just wrapped, and it's been revealed the "first new dimension in over 14 years" is joining the Overworld, the Nether, and the End as the fourth dimension in the game. The Sift was previously revealed for Minecraft Dungeons II, and Mojang has now confirmed it will be coming to Minecraft...

    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Minecraft
  • Poll So, How Many Hours Have You Spent In Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave?

    Only a handful of players have shared their completion times

    RPGs often require players to invest a lot of their time, and the Switch 2 exclusive Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is no different. In fact, the newest chapter in Intelligent Systems' tactical turn-based series is apparently so big that even a week after this title's release, the website...

    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Fire Emblem
  • ICYMI Here's A Look At The Rayman Legends Retold Launch Edition

    Just don't expect a proper game card

    Rayman is back this December in Rayman Legends Retold, and in case you missed it, the launch edition includes some extra goodies. For $39.99, or your regional equivalent, you'll get a printed "Glade of Dreams" map, three lithographs and an exclusive slip case... and, if you missed it, Rayman Origins: Enhanced...

    • ICYMI
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Rayman
    • Ubisoft
    • Upcoming Releases
  • Review Voidjoy GA-10 Elite Extender For Switch Pro Controller - The Pros Don't Outweigh The (Mod) Cons

    Voidco

    With the price of consoles, controllers, games, groceries — everything — shooting up over the last few years, you're likely keen to save pennies where you can. It's one thing to push the boat out for a new Switch 2, but add-ons and accessories can stretch budgets to breaking point. Is a $90 / £75 Pro Controller 2 really an essential...

    • Reviews
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Accessories
  • Feature Box Art Brawl - Duel: Dragon Quest II (NES)

    The quest continues

    Strap in, because it's time for another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we put the GameCube curio Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest into the ring, with a 1v1 match-up between North America and Japan. While the latter put up a pretty good fight, it was NA that walked away with 63% of the vote and the win. This week, as the...

    • Features
    • Polls
    • Box Art Brawl
    • Dragon Quest
    • NES

Saturday26th Sep 2026

  • Guide Best Castlevania Games, Ranked - Switch & Nintendo Consoles

    Far from a miserable pile

    To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the series, we're republishing this ranked list of every Castlevania game to appear on Nintendo systems. Enjoy! The Castlevania series has a rich history on Nintendo consoles ever since the original game came first to the Japanese Famicom Disk System way back in 1986, and then to the...

    • Guides
    • Castlevania
    • All Time
    • Best Games
    • Anniversaries
  • News "And, Now... An Evil Has Appeared" - Nintendo Releases Extended Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Switch 2 Clip

    Here's another look at Ganondorf

    Nintendo has already released a trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, but if you are hungry for more footage, it's now shared an extended clip focused on Ganondorf. This video has been uploaded on the Nintendo Today! mobile app, and shows Link's encounter with him. Nintendo has also shared comparison...

    • Zelda
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Upcoming Releases
    • Videos
  • News Hell Is Us Shifts Switch 2 Launch Due To "Very Busy" September Release Window

    Update: Delayed again, arriving alongside "major update"

    [Fri 10th Jul, 2026 07:30 BST]: Nacon's upcoming Switch 2 game Hell Is Us, which has received "very positive" ratings on platforms like Steam and was praised by our colleagues at Push Square as a "must-play" for fans of lore-filled mystery, is shifting its release date by two weeks. Although...

    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Upcoming Releases
    • Updates
  • Interview "We're Not Making A Party Game Now, It's More Of An Evening Thing" - Ghost Town Is Moving On From Overcooked

    "I absolutely love Luigi's Mansion!"

    We've all experienced a game-induced argument over the years, and for most of us here at Nintendo Life Towers, Ghost Town Games is to thank. This is the developer that brought us Overcooked and subsequently awakened a Michelin-star chef in each of us, barking out orders at our friends and significant others as...

    • Features
    • Interviews
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Upcoming Releases
  • Video Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Analysis Of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

    Fire Emblem's dedicated Switch 2 release is here

    Intelligent Systems' turn-based tactical RPG Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave launched on Switch 2 last week and Digital Foundry has now taken a quick look at how it performs on Nintendo's new hybrid system. The new entry runs at a "locked" 30fps. Although this falls short of other first-party titles on...

    • Videos
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Fire Emblem
    • Digital Foundry
  • Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (26th September)

    Hyrule beckons

    Well folks, you made it through another week – well done! It's felt like a bit of a heavy one, with some world leaders shouting at each other, others hosting absurdly lavish dinner parties, and lots more discourse around AI, as always. Good job we've got games, eh? This week, rumours surrounding a re-release of Pokémon Ruby and...

    • Features
    • Talking Point
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Polls
  • Countdown Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #2 - A Sophomore Slump?

    Cavern club

    We are one week closer to the 5th November launch of Ocarina of Time on Switch 2, so that means it's time for my second replay catch-up. For those who missed my adventures Inside the Great Deku Tree last week, I'm replaying the original OoT, one dungeon each week, in the run-up to launch. This time, it's Death Mountain's turn. Once...

    • Features
    • Countdown
    • Nintendo
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Zelda
  • Anniversary Castlevania Changed The Shape Of Gaming 40 Years Ago

    What is a man?!

    Gaming franchises really don't get much more iconic than Castlevania. First launched as Akumajō Dracula for the humble NES on 26th September 1986, the series has now turned 40 years old. And despite a few ups and downs (it really felt like it was dead and buried for a while there, huh?), it seems Konami is once again determined to...

    • Features
    • Anniversaries
    • Castlevania
    • Konami

Friday25th Sep 2026

  • News Reddit Mod Ordered To Cough Up $4,500,000 To Nintendo In Long-Running Switch Piracy Case

    Update: The 'Archbox' case finally comes to a close

    Back in July, Nintendo dished out a handful of lawsuits in its continued clampdown on Switch piracy. Four months on, one of these legal claims has come back as another win for Nintendo after the defendant failed to plead or otherwise respond within the court's given time. The case in question was...

    • News
    • Nintendo
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Business
    • Legal
  • News Ubisoft Switch eShop Sale Now Live, Up To 90% Off

    Assassin's Creed Shadows! Mario & Rabbids! Rayman!

    Ubisoft has launched a new 40th anniversary sale on the eShop, discounting a bunch of games across Switch 1 and 2. These are some pretty heavy discounts too (including a whopping 90% off the Mario and Rabbids titles!), so if you're missing any of the games listed from your library, or you simply...

    • Nintendo Switch
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Switch eShop
    • Sales
  • Review Diablo IV: Age Of Hatred Collection (Switch 2) - Addictive, Enormous, And Runs Reasonably Well

    Guys will see this and just think "hell yeah"

    In 2018, Blizzard launched Diablo III: Eternal Collection on Switch, which marked the publisher’s first release on Nintendo hardware since the N64 and the debut of the legendary franchise for Nintendo’s audience. That port was an impressive feat back then, and Blizzard has now decided to one-up it...

    • Reviews
    • Nintendo Switch 2
  • News Unicorn Overlord Director's Upcoming Action RPG Looks Expectedly Beautiful

    2028 can't come soon enough

    Unicorn Overlord was one of our very favourite games of 2024, so you can imagine our excitement this morning when we found out that the game's director and former Vanillaware dev, Takafumi Noma, has unveiled his next project, and it looks expectedly stunning. Dawngazer is an action RPG from Noma's new fantasy-based...

    • News
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Upcoming Releases
  • News Nintendo Reportedly Rejected A Ubisoft Zelda Spin-Off Starring Ganondorf

    What if?

    A new "exclusive" report from Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson has supposedly lifted the lid on a Ubisoft Zelda project that never saw the light of day. The story, which is based on "reporting conducted over more than 18 months" and has been "independently corroborated", claims Ubisoft Milan (the Mario + Rabbids studio) pitched a Zelda...

    • Zelda
    • Ubisoft
    • Mario + Rabbids
    • Ganondorf
    • Nintendo Switch
  • Poll What Review Score Would You Give Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave?

    Are you not entertained?

    The latest entry in Intelligent Systems' strategy RPG series hit Switch 2 last week, and it's a big one. With five protagonists, you'll easily be hitting a triple-digit hour count if you want to see absolutely everything Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave has to offer. That said, after a week with it, launch-day fans have been...

    • Features
    • Polls
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Fire Emblem
  • News "So Long, Sweet Prince" - Ubisoft's Rogue Prince Of Persia Game Rolls Out Its Final Update

    Developer Evil Empire says it's been "one hell of a run"

    If you haven't already had enough news related to Ubisoft for one day, here's a story tied to the Prince of Persia series. Following a free "first anniversary" update for Rogue Prince of Persia last week, developer Evil Empire has now revealed this was actually

    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Prince of Persia
    • Ubisoft
    • Updates
  • Rumour New Leak Suggests Professor Layton And Phoenix Wright's 3DS Crossover Is Returning

    "Every puzzle has an answer"

    Phoenix Wright celebrates his 25th anniversary next month, and Professor Layton is also returning in a new outing later this year. On top of this, rumours about the 3DS title Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney getting a modern release are now doing the rounds online. This stems from a

    • Rumours
    • Leaks
    • 3DS
    • Ace Attorney
    • Professor Layton
  • News Square Enix Shows Off Exclusive Sleeve For Dragon Quest XI S On Switch 2

    Available with the "packaged version" in Japan

    DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition is an amazing game, but Square Enix's Switch 2 version has admittedly fallen short of fan expectations. For existing Switch owners, there's no upgrade path, and save data is not compatible between the Switch and Switch 2 versions...

    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Dragon Quest
    • Square Enix
    • Japan
  • News Four Years After Release, Splatoon 3's Player Numbers Are On The Up In 2026

    A Raiders resurgence

    It has been quite a big year for Splatoon, and the player numbers for the latest mainline entry apparently show it, even though it has been on the market for four years now. That's according to Splatoon 3 director Seita Inoue, who, in a new interview with Famitsu (translated by Nintendo Everything), said that things have been...

    • News
    • Nintendo
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Splatoon
  • News Soulslike 'Fountains' Gets A Free Switch 2 Upgrade Pack One Week After Launch

    120fps + an exclusive "Gauntlet Mode"

    We're into the final week of September and the video games have been coming so thick and fast that it's hard to keep up. One such game — indie Soulslike Fountains — released just last week on 17th September, although perhaps missing out on day one wasn't such a bad thing in this case: a free Nintendo Switch...

    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Switch eShop
  • News "The Switch 2 Build Is Not Where We Want It To Be" - RuneScape: Dragonwilds Team Promises To Deliver Visual Improvements

    Expect "incremental" changes going forward

    Last week, the RuneScape team Jagex released its new open-world survival game RuneScape: Dragonwilds on Switch 2. We reported earlier this week how many players were experiencing blurry visuals with this version of the game, and the British developer has now acknowledged these problems in a lengthy message...

    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Runescape
    • Updates
  • News Splatoon 3's Splatfests Return Next Month With Another Spooky Showdown

    Trick or treat, Squidlings?

    Believe it or not, Halloween is almost upon us. As has become something of a yearly tradition, Nintendo is marking the occasion with another Splatfest in Splatoon 3. That's right, Splatoween is back, baby. It's another recycled theme this year, with the event asking "What would you be in a fantasy world?" Teams Wizard,...

    • News
    • Nintendo
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Splatoon
    • Polls

Thursday24th Sep 2026

  • Mini Review DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes Of An Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (Switch 2) - Square Enix Needs To Get With The Upgrade Path Program

    Well, at least it looks a little nicer

    Believe it or not, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age was the first title ever announced for the original Switch, back when it was only known publicly as the mysterious 'NX' project. When it came out in 2019, it quickly asserted itself both as one of the finest RPGs on the system and as further proof of...

    • Mini Reviews
    • Nintendo Switch 2
  • News One Of The Switch's Most Underrated Gems Is Now Free For Switch Online Users

    But only until 30th Sep

    Nintendo has announced that Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is the latest title to receive a free trial for Switch Online subscribers. Available in both North America and Europe, you can download the full game from the eShop at no extra cost, with availability lasting until 30th September 2026. Save data will also be...

    • Nintendo
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Nintendo Switch Online
    • Game Trials
  • News Metroid Ravenous Announcement Sees Demand For Physical Copies Of Metroid Dread Spike

    Sealed copies are selling for "well above" the $100 mark

    Samus' side-scrolling adventures are set to continue in 2027 with the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive Metroid Ravenous. Ahead of the anticipated return of the legendary bounty hunter, there's reportedly been an increase in Metroid Dread sales. This has not only led to the 2021 Switch title...

    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Metroid
  • News 1080° Snowboarding Had "A Ton Of Questionable Stuff" Removed, Says Veteran Nintendo Producer

    See, now we want to know more

    1080° Snowboarding is one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed N64 titles, bringing gorgeous visuals, realistic gameplay, and some kick-ass music to the console, making it one of the coolest titles around at the time. In an interview with Hyrule Interviews, however, veteran Nintendo producer...

    • Nintendo
    • Nintendo 64
    • N64
  • News Xbox Is Reportedly Expected To Fall Short Of 3,200 Layoffs

    Damage control

    Earlier this week, Xbox announced it would be continuing its "reset" with more eliminations across its gaming division. The latest round of layoffs has impacted multiple developers and also led to organisational restructures, with a bunch of developers now reporting directly to companies such as Activision and Bethesda. According to...

    • Xbox
    • Microsoft
    • Industry
    • Nintendo Switch
  • Rumour Zelda Movie Rumblings Suggest A First Trailer Might Be Around The Corner

    Or is it just wishful thinking?

    Remember that slightly strange Zelda movie mention in the series' recent 40th Anniversary Direct, where Miyamoto confirmed the shocking news that the film will be titled... 'The Legend of Zelda'? We were all expecting something more, right? Some kind of teaser or perhaps a full-blown trailer? Well, the rumour mill has...

    • Rumours
    • Nintendo
    • Zelda
    • Movies
  • Nintendo Download 24th September (North America) - Plus 3 Games Worth Picking Up On Sale

    TOEM 2! Garfield! Mr. Do!

    The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch 2 eShop - Highlights: EA SPORTS FC 27 (Electronic Arts, 25th Sep, $69.99) –...

    • Nintendo Download
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • North America
  • News Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Updated To Ver. 1.1.1, Here Are The Patch Notes

    Just a little update

    Earlier this month, a major Switch 2 firmware update added VRR output to docked mode. This included an update to the game Welcome Tour, which now allows players to experience the "VRR Slider Demo" in TV mode. Now, following this patch for Welcome Tour, Nintendo has released another update for the same game. Unfortunately, this...

    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Updates
    • ICYMI
  • Hands On Viture Pro 2 XR Glasses - Big-Screen On A Budget

    (If you consider $300 glasses to be cheap, that is...)

    While many people were confident that XR glasses were nothing but a fad, the market for this tech appears to have grown over the past couple of years, and it's not hard to see why. These glasses are now lightweight enough to wear comfortably, and the tiny screens inside are sharp and bright,...

    • Hands On
    • Viture
    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Features
  • News Stellar Blade's Switch 2 Release Will Include A Frame Generation Toggle

    Shift Up has been listening to feedback

    In case you missed it, a few upcoming Switch 2 releases will experiment with frame generation to help lift the action to 60fps. For Dragon's Dogma 2, the game's producer recently revealed there would be a toggle option to turn this feature on or off. Stellar Blade is the other game making use of it, but it...

    • Nintendo Switch 2
    • Stellar Blade
    • Upcoming Releases
  • Random Phoenix Wright Is Kind Of Getting A New Game, But It's VR

    There might be some objections to this...

    It might be hard to believe, but Phoenix Wright celebrates his 25th anniversary next month, and while he hasn't reached his birthday just yet, it seems Capcom is already ramping up the celebrations. While it's not exactly what fans of the Ace Attorney series have been calling for (or probably expecting),...

    • Random
    • Phoenix Wright
    • Capcom
    • Anniversaries
  • News Pokémon TCG Pocket's Next Expansion Has A Guaranteed Rare In Every Pack

    Too Ex-y for my shirt

    It's the penultimate week of the month, so The Pokémon Company has rolled out the red carpet for the next expansion coming to TCG Pocket. The 'Deluxe Pack: Mega' set will be the latest to join the fray, launching on 30th September (or 29th in select time zones). Like the 'Deluxe' release before it, this collection will...

    • News
    • Pokemon
    • Pokemon TCG
    • Mobile
  • Book Review Aliens: The Video Games - A Detailed Dive Into Xeno Adaptations

    I admire its purity

    It’s easy to forget just how many Aliens games have been made over the years. You’d be forgiven for wondering whether there are actually enough to warrant an entire book, but at 176 pages, Mike Diver’s Aliens: The Video Games covers just about everything, from an unlicensed 1981 Commodore PET title right up to the...

    • Features
    • Book Reviews
    • Alien