Pot, Kettle, Black
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Guide Best Nintendo Switch Short Games
Blast through these games in a single sitting
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (4th April)
Catching a talkie?
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PSA System Shock Remake Gets A Switch 2 Demo
Following performance improvements last month
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News Ratatan Dev Cancels The Switch Version
The rhythm game is not coming to "legacy hardware"
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News Super Mario Run Celebrates The Super Mario Galaxy Movie With A New Event
Unlock some themed statues
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TodaySat, 4th Apr 2026
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Short Games
Blast through these games in a single sitting
We've given this list a little spring clean adding the excellent Despelote. Enjoy! A Switch 1 or 2 is the perfect console if you travel a lot, for work or pleasure. The consoles' portability make them the perfect choice if you're spending any time at all in planes, trains, and automobiles. Of course,...
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- Switch Essentials
- Best Switch Games
Pot, Kettle, Black
Now fully aware of fire-hungry crawling monsters lurking in the shadows, I jump out of my skin at scuttling sounds behind me. I swing around and breathe a sigh of relief. It is just my house, which has sprouted legs and is dutifully following me on my odyssey to Moon Mountain. First released on PS5 and PC in May 2025, The...
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- Nintendo Switch 2
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (4th April)
Catching a talkie?
Hello there, lovely people. (Hey, Alex is off right now, so I'm nabbing the catchphrase.) It's been a Mario-filled week with the launch of a certain record-breaking motion picture. Yes, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie came out fire flowers blazing this week. Reviews followed in the footsteps of its predecessor, with critics failing...
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PSA System Shock Remake Gets A Switch 2 Demo
Following performance improvements last month
If you've been wanting to try out the System Shock Remake and happen to have access to a Switch 2, Nightdive Studios has now released a demo on the eShop. This follows an update for the title on Switch 1 and 2 last month, which included some massive performance improvements on both platforms and should...
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- Demos
News Ratatan Dev Cancels The Switch Version
The rhythm game is not coming to "legacy hardware"
The rhythm roguelike Ratatan was originally planned for the Switch, but in an update this week, developer Ratata Arts has announced it will no longer be coming to Nintendo's original hybrid platform or the PlayStation 4. Fortunately, it's still on the way to the Switch 2. The team, which was also...
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- Nintendo Switch
- Upcoming Releases
- Kickstarter
News Super Mario Run Celebrates The Super Mario Galaxy Movie With A New Event
Unlock some themed statues
Nintendo is celebrating The Super Mario Galaxy Movie in all sorts of ways, and as part of this, a new event has now officially gone live in its free-to-download mobile runner, Super Mario Run. This event will take place from now until 29th May 2026. When you complete missions in the game during this event, you'll unlock...
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News The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Monopoly Set Is Now Officially Available
Buy up the galaxy
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie goes beyond the cinema with merchandise and much more. Now, to add to the new movie's launch, Monopoly is back with a new Galaxy-themed board. This new edition of Monopoly is priced at $24.99 (or your regional equivalent) and will allow you to visit the many locations from Mario's new movie. It follows...
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YesterdayFri, 3rd Apr 2026
News The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Opening Day Breaks Multiple Records Worldwide
The total figure is a "bigger result" than the first movie
Following the first day box office results for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie in the US, the opening day performance of Mario's movie sequel globally has now been revealed. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has officially opened with a global box office figure of $68.4 million, putting it ahead of
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News Nintendo Details The Benefits Of Playing Tomodachi Life On Switch 2
Just don't expect everything
If you plan to play the Switch release Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream on your Switch 2, there will be some slight improvements. As detailed in Nintendo's recently published FAQ, while there are "no differences in the software content", the gameplay will take advantage of the Switch 2's capabilities. For starters, this...
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Time Extension "It's more so about the achievement of making it possible and solving it"
Super Mario Bros., as we know, is now over 40 years old – so you'd expect every secret contained within the game's code to have been uncovered by this point. However, as reported by Polygon, a new glitch was recently found in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels which caused...
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Feature Our Top Ten Favourite Easter Eggs In The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Spoilers a-plenty, obviously
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has a lot of easter eggs. Too many, in our opinion. In fact, we'd go so far as to say that the whole film is essentially propped up by constant hits of nostalgic dopamine. But that's not to say that the easter eggs themselves are bad – far from it. So, here we're going to go through ten of...
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News Best Buy Has A Neat Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary Game Case Up For Grabs (US)
If you buy some Mario games
US retailer Best Buy has a Super Mario Bros. game card case offer live that's tied into the plumber's 40th anniversary year, and we're actually a little jealous of our pals across the pond. As highlighted by the redoubtable Wario 64, you'll need to buy any two Mario games from their list of 38 (that's including physical...
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News Tetris 99's New Crossover Event Celebrates Super Mario Galaxy, Unlock A Special Theme
Reminder: This event is now live!
[Thu 12th Mar, 2026 04:05 GMT]: Super Mario is currently celebrating his 40th anniversary, and one other announcement for MAR10 Day this week is a new Tetris 99 Maximus Cup and Grand Prix. As highlighted in the MAR10 Day celebrations on Nintendo UK's website, this new Grand Prix will take place next month between...
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Review Super Meat Boy 3D (Switch 2) - Not The Finest Cut, But Still Tasty
A real meat grinder
In many ways, the gaming landscape was radically different in 2010, and one difference was a relative lack of indie releases. Nowadays, it’s not uncommon for games like Balatro or Hollow Knight: Silksong to have equal sales, attention, and excitement behind them as major AAA releases, and it can be easy to forget that such...
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News Street Fighter 6's Next DLC Fighter Joins The Battle In "Late Spring" 2026
Here's a first glimpse
The character roster in Street Fighter 6 is about to get even bigger, with Capcom confirming Ingrid will be returning as a paid DLC character in "late Spring" 2026. Ingrid made her debut in the 2004/05 release Capcom Fighting Evolution, which was also part of the recent Capcom Fighting Collection 2. She also joined Street...
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Play! Charge! Stream! Capture!
Accessory maker Genki is famous for producing a wide range of Switch-related items over the past few years, and the Covert Dock range has always been one of my personal favourites. With the original Switch, the Covert Dock enabled me to leave my OEM Switch Dock at home and take my console on the road without the added...
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News One Of Switch's Very Best Indies Is Getting Physical 8 Years After Release
Still throwing shapes (and beats)
Back in the heady beforetimes of 2018, we reviewed a little indie game from Berzerk Studio that did exactly what it said on the tin. Just Shapes & Beats, a self-described 'musical bullet hell' , had you manoeuvring a little shape to avoid taking a beating from an environment keyed in to whatever banging chiptune...
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News Switch F2P 'The New Denpa Men' Is Getting A Switch 2 Version Next Week
Including visual enhancements, crossplay and more
As we get closer to the Switch 2's first anniversary, more and more developers are starting to release updated versions of existing titles. With this in mind, Genius Sonority has today announced a Switch 2 version of its role-playing title The New Denpa Men. After arriving on the Switch eShop in...
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Thursday2nd Apr 2026
Guide Best Space And Sci-Fi Games On Nintendo Switch 1 & 2
The answer to the Ultimate Question
The launch of Artemis II has gotten us excited here at Nintendo Life. For everyone at NL Towers, NASA's latest mission is the first in our lifetime to see humans journey to the moon, and potentially travel further from Earth than anyone has gone before. The astronauts' and global team's inspiring efforts have put...
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News The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Is Already Breaking Box Office Records
Wahoo!
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is out now in cinemas, and as expected, it's already breaking box office records. Deadline reports the film has experienced the "best opening day so far this year" in the US - reaching $34 million. This puts it ahead of Project Hail Mary on $33.1 million. Galaxy has also managed to claim the best "opening...
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Guide 100+ Switch 1 & 2 Games To Check Out In Nintendo's 'Find Save Play' Sale (Europe)
Every game we've scored 9/10+
Another month, another whopping great eShop sale to peruse, and another round up from your friends at NL who over the years have reviewed a hefty chunk of Switch games. Indeed, a quick look in our backend (steady!) shows we've got... blimey... 3,415 Switch 1 & 2 game reviews live at the time of writing. We've been busy...
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News Nintendo Really Wants You To Press Switch 2's GameChat Button
Press the C Button to unlock your NSO reward
We're not joking about this, but just days after Nintendo ended its GameChat "Welcome Offer" promo, it's now running a new "Missions & Rewards" event, encouraging Switch 2 users to make use of the system's voice chat and video features. This "limited time" offer allows you to unlock GameChat themed user...
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Random Jack Black Jokingly Suggests A Third Mario Movie Will Arrive In 2029
Don't take it too seriously just yet though
With The Super Mario Galaxy Movie already breaking records following its release this week, it seems inevitable that we'll get a third entry at some point in the future (along with multiple spin-offs too, no doubt). Well, in a Cinemax interview with Donald Glover and Jack Black (thanks,
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News Pokémon Legends: Z-A Is Getting Pokémon HOME Connectivity This Week
Update: Pokémon Home Version 4.0.0 is now live
If you've been wondering when Pokémon Legends: Z-A will be getting connectivity with the storage and trading cloud service app Pokémon Home, we've got some news. The Pokémon Company has officially announced Home on Switch and mobile devices will undergo maintenance at 9:00am JST on 2nd April 2026,...
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Poll What Review Score Would You Give The Super Mario Galaxy Movie?
Go on, tell us
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is out now, proving that time is indeed going way too fast for our liking – didn't the first one just come out? Regardless, initial reactions are also out in the wild, and with a 42% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it seems pretty clear: this is indeed an Illumination movie. Our own 6/10 review...
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News Pokémon Home Gets An Alpha-Sized Distribution To Celebrate Legends Z-A Compatibility
Here come the big boys and girls
In case you missed it, Pokémon Home compatibility is now available (or at least rolling out) in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. And not only does that mean you can finally transfer your 'mons from the game and store them, there are also a few rewards to nab — thanks to Serebii for catching
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News Former Nintendo Sales Lead Thinks Switch 2 Price Increase Is "Inevitable"
"There’s just so many outside forces that are kind of forcing their hand"
With the PlayStation 5's price increase going into effect today, lots of us are concerned about the rising cost of video games in general. Xbox has already increased its Series X and S prices, but the Switch 2 has remained static since its launch last year. But, in an...
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News 'The Hundred Line' Update 1.2.0 Announced, Here's What's Included
Improvements, bug fixes and more
Too Kyo Games and Marvelous are still showing support for The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy in 2026 with regular updates, and the latest one has now been announced. It's a relatively small one compared to some of the previous updates, but it does include some notable improvements such as added language support...
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News Capcom Jokes About Mega Man In Pragmata With This Impressive Outfit
"April Fools!"
Yesterday, after years of speculation about Pragmata being a secret Mega Man game, Capcom finally linked the two in an April Fool's joke. As you may have already seen, it shows the game's protagonist Hugh dressed up as the Blue Bomber. So, is this new outfit on display just a cruel joke, or is it actually going to be in the game?...
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PSA The Super Mario Galaxy amiibo Are Finally Out Now
Months after the games hit Switch
Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 launched on the Switch in October 2025, finally freeing the critically-acclaimed sequel from its Wii-shaped prison. Unless you've had them on pre-order, you might have forgotten that a pair of accompanying amiibo figures were also announced alongside the Switch ports, and...
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- amiibo
- Super Mario
Japanese Charts Pokémon Pokopia Sales Slow, But It's Still On Top
And Mega Man is back in the game
Famitsu is back with the latest look at the boxed charts in Japan, and unsurprisingly, Pokémon Pokopia is still on top by a fair margin. That said, its sales have slowed down a little. If you remember, it managed a whopping 114,515 units last week, but this week it's only managed 48,772. We say "only" like that's a...
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ICYMI Donkey Kong Bananza's Newest DLC Event Is Now Available
Banana powered
Donkey Kong Bananza's Emerald Rush DLC kicked off its third event of 2026 earlier this week, and it features a pair of classic Kongs in statue form that long-time fans will want to grab. 'Unyielding Strength' started on 31st March and runs until 7th April 2026 at 7:59am BST / 8:59am CET / 11:59 PT (6th), giving you a chance to grab...
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News Landfall Surprises With Two Indie Hits On Switch 2, Including A Viral Horror Darling
Haste and Content Warning are out now
Landfall Publishing gave us a surprise double-whammy yesterday, 1st April 2026, on the Switch 2 eShop when it dropped two of its games on the digital storefront. One of these we knew about, but the date was up in the air - Content Warning, which has received a release on Switch 2 and Switch 1, was announced...
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News Little Nightmares II Is Getting An 'Enhanced Edition' On Switch 2
2 Little, 2 Nightmarish
Following on from the release of both Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition and Little Nightmares III in 2025, the series is back once again with Little Nightmares II Enhanced Edition for the Switch 2. Launching on 29th May 2026, the release will boast improved resolution and visual effects, taking full advantage of the...
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Nintendo Download 2nd April (North America)
Darwin's Paradox! People of Note! MotionRec!
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 2 eShop - Highlights: Super Meat Boy 3D (Headup...
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News Super Animal Royale's Latest Major Update Is Here
The future's bright
Super Animal Royale launched all the way back in 2021, but the dedicated folks over at Pixile Studios are still releasing new updates for the title to this very day. Case in point, the 'Bright Future' update is now available on all platforms, adding in new quests, characters, items, and a whole bunch of community-focused...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
Wednesday1st Apr 2026
Movie Review The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - A Faithful But Overstuffed Sequel
Good Easter Egg Galaxy
Editor's note: This review is largely spoiler-free, so you won't find any final act reveals or earth-shattering references. However, it does touch on a couple of easter eggs and briefly discusses how characters' relationships have evolved since the first film. If you're sensitive to that information, come back after you've...
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Round Up It's April Fools' Day, Here Are The Best Gaming Gags We've Seen (2026)
Fools rushin'
It's April Fools' Day once again, which means today you'll find a big dollop of ridiculous gaming news (fun) mixed in with your usual ridiculous gaming news (price hikes, layoffs, not-fun). So as is customary, we've rounded up our picks of the best gags for your amusement as we kick off April with a smirk. We'll be adding to this...
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Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games & Accessories For April & May 2026
April shower
Spring has sprung in the Northern Hemisphere and with it a bunch of video game bulbs are shooting up, too. Before we get to any of the games, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie hits cinemas on April 1st. In the middle of the month, Nintendo's putting out the next entry in the Tomodachi Life series on Switch 1 and a physical release for the...
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Gallery We Weren't Prepared For The Sheer Size Of Yoshi's Popcorn Bucket
Butter that popcorn
Prior to release, apart from the new characters appearing in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, one thing in particular seemed to capture the enthusiasm of NL staff and readers alike: the Yoshi popcorn bucket that cinemas are flogging alongside the film. Featuring Mario's trusty steed rendered as a tin receptacle, he's carrying in...
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News Miyamoto Expected "Significant Resistance Internally" To Fox In The Mario Galaxy Movie
"I wanted to see what it would be like"
Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination's Chris Meledandri are out promoting the new Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and in an interview with Forbes the Star Fox creator has discussed how Fox McCloud ended up in the movie, despite Nintendo's general reticence to mixing its IPs. Miyamoto told Forbes that the pitch to...
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Time Extension "It's really wonderful that it has the meaning it does for people"
To mark the arrival of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, we thought it would be fun to dig into the archives for a look at the first time Nintendo went to the movies... Nintendo may have struck gold with its recent efforts to crack Hollywood, but back in the late '80s, the notion of...
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News Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream 'Welcome Version' Bug Causes Demo To Crash
Update: Nintendo has resolved this issue in a new patch
[Thu 26th Mar, 2026 14:45 GMT]: Plenty of readers (and beyond) have been enjoying the Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream 'Welcome Version' demo over the past 24 hours. But for some diving in this morning, they've been greeted by a rather unpleasant surprise: a crash. It turns out that Nintendo...
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News Pokémon Pokopia's New Mystery Gift Distribution Is Now Live
Use this code while you can
Pokémon Pokopia only just arrived on the Switch 2, but it's already dishing out plenty of free goodies for trainers to claim. In case you missed it, the latest distribution is now available, allowing you to receive a free Chansey Plant. Here's a look at this large plant, which can also be used to craft a Chansey resting...
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News Mario Galaxy Movie Retail Pre-Orders Go Live, Including Steelbook & 'Tin Egg' Edition
No release date yet
Following the lead of The Super Mario Bros. Movie back in 2023 (we hear that did pretty good business), Nintendo and Universal aren't wasting any time getting retail listings for the home release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie live. They're up now, in fact. You've got your typical suite of DVD, Blu-Ray, and 4K Blu-ray releases...
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Guide The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: Is There A Post-Credits Scene?
Skip to the end
If you've seen The Super Mario Bros. Movie, then you're probably already aware that it contains not one, but two additional scenes after the credits roll. The question, however, is whether the sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, follows suit with its own post-credits scene. The short answer is yes, so if that will suffice, then...
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News The Mario Galaxy Movie End Reveal Came Out Of Years-Old Discussions At Nintendo
"we never came to a conclusion"
SPOILERS AHEAD, FOLKS! If you're reading this and haven't watched The Super Mario Galaxy Movie yet, we'd recommend coming back once you have. You have been warned! We'll stick an image here so you don't accidentally scroll down on one of those super long phones... Still here?... You sure?... Okay then! As we...
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News Nintendo's 'Summon Character To Fight' Patent Rejected By US Patent Office
The decision is "non-final" but Palworld battle continues
Nintendo has been hit with another blow in its ongoing legal battle with Palworld, as the US Patent Office has rejected its controversial 'summon character and let it fight' Pokémon patent. According to Games Fray's Florian Mueller (via
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News Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium Switch Physical Release Announced, Pre-Orders Open Soon
Limited Run offers five cover options in this new release
Last year, as part of its 10th anniversary, physical distributor Limited Run Games announced a new partnership with Capcom. This was followed with a bunch of physical announcements, and in an update, a new physical Switch version of Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium has now been revealed. This...
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- Limited Run Games
News "I'm On A Mission" - Miyamoto Wants To Include Pikmin In Any Kind Of Nintendo Product He Can
Somebody get this man a Pikmin
Miyamoto has spoken on many occasions about his love of Pikmin and how there is effectively no restriction on where they can appear. We've seen them pop up in Mario Wonder, on the back of football shirts, and even at Nintendo's theme parks, and their global expansion is set to continue. Speaking to IGN rece
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