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News Sonic The Hedgehog 'Metal Sonic' First 4 Figures Statue Revealed, Here's Another Look

If you know, you know

First 4 Figures has released all sorts of stunning figures over the years and the latest one it's now teased is a statue of Metal Sonic. Metal Sonic debuted in Sonic CD (playable in Sonic Origins on Switch) and will be "coming soon" to the First 4 Figures line, with pre-orders for this statue set to open on 7th January 2025...

• Thu 2nd Jan 2025
• Sonic
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Sega
• First 4 Figures
• Merchandise

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (2nd November)

Wandering Kamurochō

The weekend is here folks, so it's time to wash away the stresses of the working week and relax with some gaming. Before we find out what we're up to this week, however, let's see what's been going on in the world of Nintendo. It's been a bit of a big week, and although we didn't get the 'Switch 2' reveal that many were perhaps...

• Sat 2nd Nov 2024
• Features
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing

Soapbox An Ode To Marble Garden, Sonic The Hedgehog 3's Best Zone

Yasuhara's David

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Ollie sings the praises of the game's third zone, Marble Garden... I used to own a Sega Mega Drive when I was younger...

• Fri 2nd Feb 2024
• Features
• Soapbox
• Sonic 3
• Mega Drive
• Genesis

News Sonic Origins Plus Update Goes Live On Switch, Here's What's Included

Version 2.0.2 has arrived

Sega may have only just released Sonic Superstars, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's done with Sonic Origins just yet. The game has today received a Version 2.0.2 update. As highlighted by Sonic Stadium, this update fixes the "Tails in water bug". Beyond this, there have apparently been some additional bug fixes (via...

• Thu 26th Oct 2023
• Sonic
• Nintendo Switch
• Switch eShop

News Sonic Origins Plus Is Getting A Numbered Physical Edition Through Pix'n Love

Only 1200 units available

Sonic Origins Plus is getting a limited collector's edition via the retailer Pix'n Love, which will be limited to just 1200 units and will be numbered as such. Pre-orders for the product will launch on the Pix'n Love website on September 27th, 2023 at 4pm BST, with copies priced at €79.90 (roughly £69). As for what's...

• Mon 25th Sep 2023
• Nintendo Switch
• Sega
• Sonic
• Physical

News Sonic Origins Plus Update Goes Live On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Includes one Switch-specific update

Apart from some news for Sonic Frontiers and the upcoming Sonic Superstars this week, Sega has also rolled out a brand new patch for its retro compilation Sonic Origins Plus. On the Switch, in particular, the opening animation quality for the game has been improved. Along with this, players can also look forward...

• Thu 24th Aug 2023
• Sonic
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Nintendo Switch
• Updates

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 5th)

Let's Gooigi

Woohoo, the weekend! Yes, another week is almost done, which means it's time to look back on some of the highlights from the last few days. First up, kicking off the week with a bang, it was rumoured that Nintendo is targeting a 2024 release for its next major piece of hardware. Details so far are scarce, but it sounds like the...

• Sat 5th Aug 2023
• Features
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 1st)

Pik us a winner

Well, we're halfway though 2023. That's quite a thought, huh? The first six months of the year may be behind us, but Nintendo is showing no sign of slowing down. This week, we asked you to rank every N64 3D platformer in celebration of Banjo-Kazooie's 25th birthday, while we went head-to-head with Horace the Horse in our Everybody...

• Sat 1st Jul 2023
• Features
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing

Round Up The Reviews Are In For Sonic Origins Plus

Classic Amy is here

Sonic Origins Plus made its debut on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms last week - adding Amy as a playable character along with 12 Game Gear titles. Now, as part of the game's launch, the critic reviews have been released. Here on Nintendo Life, we gave the DLC six out of ten stars. While the overall package is...

• Wed 28th Jun 2023
• Sonic
• Nintendo Switch
• Switch eShop
• Round Up
• DLC

UK Charts Unsurprisingly, Final Fantasy XVI Knocks Zelda: TOTK Down A Peg

Battle of the Eikons

It's UK charts time again, folks! Last week, Square Enix launched the long-awaited Final Fantasy XVI on the PS5, and, as expected, it managed to grace the top spot in the charts this week, knocking The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom down to number two. Is anyone surprised? We're certainly not. But, it will be...

• Mon 26th Jun 2023
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo
• UK Charts
• UK
• Zelda