Poll Box Art Brawl - Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
"Your right hand comes off?"
News GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition Switch 2 Graphics And Performance Mode Detailed
Switch Online GameCube controller support also confirmed
News Atlus Opens Persona 30th Anniversary Website
The next update arrives soon
The top entries will be decided later this month
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Poll So, Now The Dust Has Settled, How Did You Find Myles MacKenzie?
Myles-age may vary
When Metroid Prime 4 previews dropped back in November, series fans were rightly worried that the biggest killer in the game may not be scourge of the Space Pirates and bounty hunter extraordinaire Samus Aran, but a geeky sidekick apparently out to murder the series' pensive, lonesome tone with his inane geekery and unwanted...
Poll Box Art Brawl - Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
"Your right hand comes off?"
Hello folks, and welcome to the first 2026 edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we looked at the iconic, if under-appreciated Ice Climber for the NES, and would you believe it, we had a tie! North America and Japan achieved a total of 38% each, with Europe trailing at 24%. In our opinion, the Japanese design is slightly...
News GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition Switch 2 Graphics And Performance Mode Detailed
Switch Online GameCube controller support also confirmed
GRID: Legends: Deluxe Edition was announced for the Switch 2 at the end of last year and will be "coming soon" to Nintendo's new hybrid system. It's already been confirmed this version of the game will feature graphics and performance modes, and more details about these modes have now been...
News Atlus Opens Persona 30th Anniversary Website
The next update arrives soon
In case you missed it, Atlus is celebrating Persona's 30th anniversary this year, and to get the party underway, it's now opened a special website. The Persona 30th Anniversary Portal includes an original illustration from character designer Sigenori Soejima, showing off the faces of the franchise. Apart from this,...
The top entries will be decided later this month
When Capcom lifted the lid on Mega Man: Dual Override at the end of last year, it also announced a new Robot Master Design Contest. This latest competition asked fans to submit a unique design for a Robot Master with a "giant suction arm" and provided an existing template to work off. As it's now...
News Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary Logo Revealed, Expect "Various Announcements"
Dragon questing since 1986
2026 is a big year for video game anniversaries, and one of the many celebrations already getting underway is for the Dragon Quest series. This year, the long-running role-playing series will turn 40 years old. To kick things off, Square Enix and its official Dragon Quest social accounts have now shared a look at the...
Saturday3rd Jan 2026
News Toby Fox Shares Development Update On Deltarune Chapter 5
Update: "Chapter 5 is on track to release later this year"
[Fri 19th Dec, 2025 02:45 GMT]: Before the year is out, Undertale creator Toby Fox has shared a "status update" about Deltarune Chapter 5. The good news is the fifth chapter is "really moving along" now. In saying this, the official release date could still be "several months" out. Fox...
News Final Fantasy XIV Online Director Reportedly Hints At Nintendo Release
Is it finally happening?
The Final Fantasy XIV Online director Naoki 'Yoshi-P' Yoshida has spoken about bringing the popular MMORPG to Nintendo platforms on multiple occasions. During a New Year chat, he has now been asked once again about the possibility of this title coming to Switch systems and has reportedly told fans to "please look forward to...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (3rd January)
New year, new plans?
You made it. You're here reading these words in 2026! Well done, old bean. As is traditional, it's been a quiet week in the world of video games as most industry people take some time off over the holidays. Although not Eric Barone, it seems, as Stardew Valley: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition slipped onto North American eShops on...
News Pokémon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battle Season 5 "Coming Soon", Includes Another Mega Stone Reward
Get a Sceptilite Stone
Pokémon Legends: Z-A has announced Season 5 Ranked Battles are "coming soon". This time round, when you reach Rank S, you'll be able to claim a Sceptilite stone. This event will take place between 8th January 2026 and 29th January 2026. Players will also be able to earn a Baxcalibrite at Rank V, Chesnaughtite at Rank W,...
Friday2nd Jan 2026
Guide Nintendo Switch 2: All Confirmed Games & Release Dates
Every confirmed Switch 2 game
Switch 2 released on 5th June 2025 with over 25 launch games. Loads more have launched since then, with new game announcements coming on a near-daily basis. How many new games, though? We've compiled the following list of all confirmed Switch 2 games, including a section with rumoured releases. Note: We'll be...
Guide 65 Switch 1 & 2 Games To Check Out In Nintendo's Holiday eShop Sale (Europe)
Update: Some fresh titles have been added for 2026
Update: As of 31st December 2025, a bunch of games previously included in this guide have now returned to their usual price. To compensate for this, newly-discounted games have been added and will remain on sale until 11th January. The full list has decreased from 100 to 65, but there's still plenty...
All the games we awarded a 9/10+
Just a reminder that this NA eShop sale wraps up on Sunday night, so if you've been waiting for whatever reason, there's still time to pick up some New Year treats with a nice chunky discount... For those of you in North America giving the gift of Switchmas (sorry...) this year, then the Nintendo eShop 'Hits For...
PSA Make Sure You've Enabled These Opt-In Settings If You Want Your Nintendo 2025 'Year In Review'
When it eventually drops
Back in December, Nintendo announced that the 2025 edition of its annual 'Year in Review' — where your play stats for the year are collected and displayed in a fun little round-up — wouldn't be arriving until January this time. We're still waiting for further word, although at this stage we'd imagine it'll be coming next...
News A Pokémon-Inspired RPG More Than 20 Years In The Making Is Finally Heading To The Switch
Better late than never
If you're a fan of pixel art RPGs with a hint of Pokémon in its gameplay, then you'll want to keep an eye out for Navinosuke – The Yo-kai Buster – on the Switch. Originally developed in the early 2000s but never officially released, it's now been updated with improved UI and gameplay for modern audiences. Developer...
News Arcade Archives Celebrates 500 Retro Releases With Special Commemorative Game
Update: It's got 2026 underway with Space Invaders Part II
[Sun 28th Dec, 2025 02:30 GMT]: Last year in January, Hamster’s Arcade Archives series for the Switch and multiple other platforms reached 400 releases. Now, in an update at the end of 2025, it’s been officially confirmed that the retro-specialist has now hit 500 releases! Arcade...
News Konami Appears To Have A New Switch Game In The Works
ESRB rating for 'Enchanted Wonderland' sighted
Konami has been making a bit of a comeback recently, with the studio diving back into the world of 'AAA' game development with titles such as Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill f, and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. It also launched Survival Kids as a launch title for the Switch 2, though we suspect that...
News Splatoon 3 Has Now Been Rated For The Switch 2
Following a Switch 2 rating for Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Earlier this week, a Nintendo Switch 2 rating for Pikmin 3 Deluxe was spotted on the European age rating board PEGI. Now, in another development, a Switch 2 version of Splatoon 3 has been spotted on the same website (thanks for the heads up, Gematsu). The difference here is Splatoon 3 already received
News Pokémon Kicks Off 30th Anniversary Celebrations With Animated Logo Reveal
Feeling old yet?
It's a new year, and the video game industry is already gearing up for some absolutely huge celebrations. The monster-catching powerhouse Pokémon will celebrate 30 years on 27th February 2026, and to kick off this special occasion, The Pokémon Company has now shared its animated logo for the 30th anniversary. It shows Pikachu...
News Bloober Team Is Teasing Something Mysterious For February
"Dare to peek into the darkness"
Bloober Team has become really bloomin' prolific in recent years, having released Cronos: The New Dawn and a Switch 2 port of Layers of Fear in 2025, with none other than Silent Hill 2 the year prior. It's currently hard at work on a remake of the original Silent Hill with Konami alongside an original title simply...
Nintendo Download 1st January (North America)
Space Invaders! Pritto Prisoner! Bundles!?
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America arrived yesterday, and today we're combining it with the Christmas Day download we missed last week. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Switch 2 eShop - New Releases: ARCADE...
News Fitness Boxing Appears To Be Teasing A Collab With Persona
Persona celebrates 30 years in 2026
Imagineer, the developer behind Fitness Boxing, appears to be teasing a new collab with the Persona series. An official post on the Fitness Boxing social media account has shared some dialogue, and it's displayed with a Persona 5-style user interface. Here's what it says, according to a translation (via Gematsu):
Thursday1st Jan 2026
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games & Accessories For January & February 2026
Old horizons
The new year is here, and with it comes the promise of video games. After a slow and steady start, native Switch 2 releases are coming in fast and there's loads to look forward to in 2026 already - and that's not counting any inevitable surprises that crop up in the next 12 months. The first two games of the year from Nintendo see a...
Feature The Art I 'Stole' From Nintendo
And where it is now
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in November. Enjoy! It began with a Zelda T-shirt. I was wearing my “It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.” shirt while running a quick errand at the bank. The...
News Prices Of Second-Hand Nintendo 3DS Consoles Spike Online
Time Extension Some 3DS XL units are selling for 76% more than they cost at launch
Nintendo may be two consoles into its combined hybrid hardware strategy, but that didn't stop the resale value of the 3DS from spiking as 2025 drew to a close. As spotted by Pirate Nation (thanks, Tom's Hardware), the average cost o
Feature "We're Going To Need More Toilet Paper" - This Is Mario Kart-Attack!
A Mario Kart Live anniversary blowout
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This epic article was originally published in October. Enjoy! We may only be a few months into a shiny, new Mario Kart game with lush open worlds and challenges aplenty, but as I scrap...
Back Page I Was The Louvre Heist Thief, But I Was Just Trying To Steal Their 3DSes
C'est tout un gros malentendu!
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in October. Enjoy! In the magazine business, the back page is where you'd find all the weird goofs that we couldn't fit in anywhere else. Some may call it...
Feature Jump, Man - A Celebration Of The Greatest Jumps In Gaming
Jump day
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in September. Enjoy! Super Mario Bros. is now 40 years old. To celebrate this big anniversary, Omar looks back over four decades of gaming's greatest verb and/or noun... When's...
Editorial Happy New Year From Nintendo Life
'26 mix
Good news, everyone! No need to bother with all that GOTY rigmarole next year, as it's already wrapped and bagged. Commiserations to the losers, and congratulations to Rhythm Heaven Groove! Catch you all again in '27... Okay, okay. That's a little premature, but the fact that we're getting a brand new Rhythm Heaven/Paradise game puts 2026...
Wednesday31st Dec 2025
Feature Who Is Devon Pritchard? - Meet The Next NOA President Stepping Into Bowser's Boots
Dougging deep
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in September, and with today being Doug Bowser's final day in the chair, it's the perfect time for a refresher on NOA's new president. Enjoy! Yesterday,
News Today Is Doug Bowser's Final Day As Nintendo Of America President
Devon Pritchard takes the chair tomorrow
Nintendo has announced that the President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America Doug Bowser will be retiring at the end of the year, on 31st December 2025. His replacement has already been named — Devon Pritchard, who has been at NoA for 19 years and is currently the Executive Vice President...
Opinion We Need To Talk About X Games
X and why?
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in August. Enjoy! Most of the time, I'm pretty oblivious to game name trends. It's normally only when someone points out to me that all AAA games have names like 'Chronicle of...
News Persona 3 Reload Switch 2 Performance Update Now Live, Targets 60fps In Docked Mode
Update: Digital Foundry investigates
As the holiday celebrations get underway, Atlus has this week delivered a new update for Persona 3 Reload on the Switch 2. We noted in our review here on Nintendo Life how the "biggest drawback" of P3R when it launched in October on the new hybrid system was the 30fps performance. Thankfully, the latest update...
PSA Stardew Valley - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Update And European Release On The Way
The upgrade is available now in the US
Stardew Valley - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition got a surprise release on Christmas Day, but has admittedly experienced some teething issues. The creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone was quick to acknowledge this, mentioning how fixes would be rolled out as soon as possible, and he's now shared another update. For...
News McDonald's Has Another TCG Promo In The Works For Pokémon's 30th Anniversary
In a pickle
The 30th anniversary of Pokémon is fast approaching on 27th February 2026, and it seems McDonald's will be putting Pokémon cards in its Happy Meals in a new promo similar to past events. According to a report from PokéBeach, it will run from February into March, with exact dates depending on the country, but that's all the details...
Metroid mania
Nintendo has been marketing and promoting the recent release Metroid Prime 4: Beyond in all sorts of ways, and in case you missed it, it released a few extra offerings recently. First up, in the US, the My Nintendo Store is offering a printable Metroid Prime 4: Beyond official box art cover based on the Switch 2 version of the game...
Opinion No One Told Me 'Chibi-Robo' Is Traumatising
Just your very presence makes everyone happy, happy... happy?
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in August. Enjoy! Editor's note. Spoilers for a 20-year-old game inbound... I’ve spent 20 years “awww"-ing over the...
Opinion Wishlisting Games On Switch eShop Is A Game In Itself
Thumbnail and I
I love browsing the eShop, and the clicky sounds as you scroll across it. The pleasing crispness of the chick! sound goes so well with the Joy-Con button feel. There’s that camera shutter snap! if you scroll across a game’s gallery in quick succession, and on Switch 2 there’s a thumb-cheek pop! when you hover over a 2-wide...
Tuesday30th Dec 2025
Guide The Best Nintendo Switch 2 Games
The best Switch 2 games to play right now
2026 is almost here, and if you hadn't picked one up already, perhaps your home is now filled with the sweet, new hardware smell of a Switch 2. With that heady aroma in mind, it's the perfect time to look back again on the best games that have come to the console in the last seven months. (And if you're...
"Maybe I should start calling them chunks?"
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in June. Enjoy! June 5th marked the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, but that very same day (or the day before on other consoles), the highly...
Video It's Time To Say Goodbye To The Lovely Felix-From-Nintendo-Life
Hej hej Felix!
As the new year approaches, it's the season of goodwill and change, new things and new horizons (and not just NS2 Editions), which means it's time for some news we've been sitting on for a little while. Yes, as you probably guessed from the headline, our lovely video producer Felix Sanchez is disembarking the good ship Nintendo Life...
Opinion I Reviewed 25 Switch 2 Games In 2025, And These Are My Top 3 Picks
The A+ Team
Yes, yes, I know. Only 25 games since June. I am a lazy sod. Regardless, I've had quite the ride thus far with my Switch 2. We're still not that far out from launch, and I expect super-duper exciting things in 2026. Loads of 'em. I can smell it. Oh no, wait, that was just my dog. Now, while I haven't had the opportunity to review all...
Opinion Metroid II Doesn't Care If Samus Lives Or Dies
An existential crisis courtesy of the Game Boy
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in August. Enjoy! I recently started playing Metroid II: Return of Samus for the first time. I’m not sure why. Maybe it was a way of...
News Nintendo Comments On Metroid Prime 4's Placement In The Metroid Timeline
Take a guess
Like other iconic Nintendo series, Metroid has a timeline documenting Samus' space adventures from past to present. Although the newest outing Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is very much its own thing, it is still part of the Prime series as a new chapter. Outside of the first-person entries, it's now apparently been mentioned by Nintendo how...
News Pre-Orders For The SN Operator, Your Next Essential SNES Accessory, Open Today
Time Extension Ships April 2026
Update [Mon 27th May, 2024 08:40 BST]: Epilogue has released the first official images of the final production model of the upcoming SN Operator. Original Story [Wed 13th Mar, 2024 10:05 GMT]: We're big fans of the GB Operator here at Time Extension. It's a lightweight means of playing your original
News 'Nintendo Buying Xbox' Begins Trending After Hoax Goes Viral On Social Media
Pure Xbox You wish, Mario
You won't be surprised to hear that we're always tracking the latest trends related to Xbox, and one that totally caught us by surprise over the past 24 hours was that Nintendo was "buying Xbox". Naturally, we had to do a bit of research into this and figure out what was going on. It turns out that a Facebook page known as Nintendo...
Time Extension "Beautiful non-dopamine loop gameplay that is just pure joy"
It's the time of year when everyone is pushing out their 'best game of the year' list, and one such example caught our eye recently, with good reason. While many of these lists are dominated by modern titles, Atari CEO Wade Rosen went (slightly) back in time for his top pick. Sure, his...
Rumour Monster Hunter Wilds' Latest Update Has Fans Talking About A Switch 2 Version
Is Capcom up to something?
Capcom’s Monster Hunter series has sold incredibly well on Nintendo hardware over the years and while there have been no official updates about the mainline series returning to Switch hardware anytime soon, something rather interesting has apparently been discovered in a new Monster Hunter Wilds datamine. In the...
News Guilty Gear Strive Team Provides Update About "Future" Of Nintendo Switch Edition
"Switch required a great deal of effort"
Arc System Works finally delivered the long-awaited Switch update for Guilty Gear Strive earlier this month. Now, in a new development update, it has addressed the future of this particular version of the game. It mentions how the Switch version has required "a great deal of effort and ingenuity" and as a...
Back Page Every Game Should Have A Cow
No bull
Over the holiday season, we're republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from 2025. This article was originally published in June. Enjoy! In the magazine business, the Back Page is where you'd find all the weird goofs that we couldn't fit in anywhere else. Some may call it "filler"; we prefer "a...
