TodaySun, 14th Aug 2022

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  75

  Talking Point How Were You Introduced To Metroid?

  Lets get this morph ball rollin'

  In case you didn't know, tomorrow (Monday, August 15th) marks the 35th Anniversary of Metroid's NES launch in North America. That's insane, right? 35 years! Do you feel old yet? In the years and decades since its debut in 1987 ('86 in Japan), the Metroid franchise has gone on to become one of Nintendo's tentpole...

  • 2 hours ago
  • Features
  • Talking Point
  • Metroid
  • Nintendo
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  14

  News Avatar: The Last Airbender Nintendo Switch Listing Surfaces Online

  A new game could be coming

  Fans of the American anime-style cartoon series Avatar: The Last Airbender could be getting a new game soon. A listing on Amazon Japan has seemingly revealed an unannounced game titled 'Avatar: The Last Airbender - Quest for Balance'. It's apparently coming to the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 according to the website...

  • 3 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
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  31

  Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker

  There's something in the wind...

  Hello folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In last week's edition, we took a look at The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap for the GBA; perhaps one of the most underrated entries to Nintendo's enduring franchise. Japan once again took the lion's share of votes with a whopping 76%. Europe came in...

  • 4 hours ago
  • Box Art Brawl
  • Poll
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  19

  Review Shin chan: Me And The Professor On Summer Vacation - The Endless Seven-Day Journey - An Irresistible Adventure

  The NeverEnding Story

  If “Kureshin × Bokunatsu” a) makes sense and b) sounds appealing to you, and if c) you haven’t already bought this game in the year since it was released in Japan, then we can keep this review nice and tight: buy this game! For those not residing in that modest nub of the Venn diagram, let’s see if you’ve moved there...

  • 6 hours ago
  • Reviews
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Shin-chan
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  20

  News Yooka-Laylee Developer Playtonic Warns Of 'Lil Gator Game' Scam

  "Stay safe everyone"

  The Yooka-Laylee developer and publisher Playtonic Games has issued a warning via social media about a new scam currently doing the rounds - linked to a game it's publishing. It seems "someone" is offering a beta test opportunity for MegaWobble's Lil Gator Game. scheduled to be released on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other...

  • 10 hours ago
  • Switch eShop
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  12

  News Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition Team Talks About The Game's Messy Launch

  The result of a "perfect storm" of challenges

  The release of Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition on the Nintendo Switch in June should have been celebrated. Instead, it ended up becoming a living nightmare for the team at Nightdive Studios. In a recent interview with PCGamesN, the company's director of business development, Larry Kuperman, went into...

  • 13 hours ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
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  19

  Video Nintendo Explains How To Download Paid DLC In New Switch Online + Expansion Pack Guide

  Thanks, Nintendo

  Nintendo has been slowly but surely fleshing out its Switch Online + Expansion Pack service with new DLC content for games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and also by bolstering its retro libraries with plenty of classic titles. Knowing this could be a tad overwhelming for some players at this point, it's now uploaded a guide on how...

  • 14 hours ago
  • Video
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch Online
  • Nintendo
  • DLC

YesterdaySat, 13th Aug 2022

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  52

  Random Masahiro Sakurai Reminds Nintendo Fans About 3DS & Wii U eShop Closure Dates

  "It's my last chance"

  As you probably know by now, Nintendo is discontinuing the 3DS and Wii U eShop as of 28th March 2023. And later this month on 29th August, you'll no longer be able to add eShop card funds (aka points) to accounts. This is happening worldwide, and as a result - Nintendo fans around the globe are grabbing certain digital titles...

  • 1 day ago
  • Random
  • Nintendo
  • 3DS eShop
  • Wii U eShop
  • 3DS
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  78

  Soapbox Yes, You Really Should Do All Of Xenoblade Chronicles 3's Sidequests

  Live to sidequest

  Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Alana says you should do all of the sidequests in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 because they're that good. Or at least most of them… The Xenoblade series is known for many things...

  • 1 day ago
  • Features
  • Soapbox
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Xenoblade
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  28

  News Nintendo's Multiplayer Showdown Sale Ends This Weekend (Europe)

  Update: Get these deals before they're gone!

  Update: As a friendly reminder, Nintendo's Multiplayer Showdown sale is coming to an end this weekend. Make sure to download any games that have caught your eye by Sunday 14th August, and remember to take advantage of our discounted eShop credit vouchers to save even more on the sale (details further down...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Sales
  • Europe
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  19

  Video Bandai Namco Shares Pac-Man World Re-Pac Graphics Comparison

  Update: See Areas 3 & 4 alongside the original release

  Update [Sat 13th Aug, 2022 07:00 BST]: Bandai Namco has released a new comparison trailer, this time showcasing Areas 3 and 4. You can take a look above. Original article [Sun 7th Aug, 2022 17:00 BST]: One of the games you might want to be on the lookout for later this month is Pac-Man World...

  • 1 day ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Pac-Man
  • Bandai Namco
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  28

  News A New South Park Game Has Been Teased

  Expect lots of toilet humour...

  THQ Nordic's latest digital showcase shared all sorts of game announcements, but perhaps the highlight of the lot was the final teaser right at the very end. The company has officially confirmed a new South Park game is in development, cutting down its list of unannounced games by one. Apart from this, the only other...

  • 2 days ago
  • South Park
  • Industry
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  27

  Video THQ Nordic Shows Off New Trailers For SpongeBob SquarePants And AEW

  Take a look

  It's that time of year where video game companies are hosting showcases, and the latest one was from THQ Nordic. For Switch fans, THQ shared new trailers of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake and AEW: Fight Forever. The new SpongeBob game was originally revealed to the world last year. And AEW was more recently confirmed at the...

  • 1 day ago
  • Video
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
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  105

  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 13th)

  We're starting a cult...

  The heat's back, and we're desperately trying to stay indoors here at Nintendo Life. We've got a round-up of everything that was shown off in the Splatoon 3 Nintendo Direct! Also, were feeling a bit peckish after Kirby's Dream Buffet got a release date. And there's a beautiful

  • 1 day ago
  • Talking Point
  • Nintendo Switch
  • What Are You Playing
  • Features

Friday12th Aug 2022

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  36

  News A New Limited-Time Pokémon Sword And Shield Distribution Event Has Been Announced

  Update: First code for Ash's Dracovish is now live

  Update: The code for Ash's Dracovish is now live — GANJ0UAG0882. Enjoy! Original Story: It's been another exciting week for the Pokémon series - with the reveal of new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet information. We've seen more new 'mon, discovered a bit more about the new region Paldea and found...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Pokemon
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  Guide Nintendo Switch Online Missions And Rewards: August 2022 - Animal Crossing, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Xenoblade Chronicles 3

  Earn Platinum Points to unlock new icons

  Nintendo first added 'Missions' and 'Rewards' to its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service in April 2022. These elements can be accessed by navigating to the NSO icon on your Switch home screen, then selecting the 'Missions & Rewards' section. Here, you'll find a list of available missions, which...

  • 3 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch Online
  • Guides
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  83

  News Hogwarts Legacy Release Date Announced, Just Not For The Switch

  "The Nintendo Switch launch date will be revealed soon"

  Hogwarts Legacy, the upcoming action RPG based on the world of Harry Potter, has bagged a firm release date... Just not for the Switch. If you're on PlayStation, Xbox, or PC, you'll be playing Hogwarts Legacy on February 10th, 2023. It seems, however, that developer Avalanche Software needs a...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
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  32

  Guide Best Sandbox Games On Nintendo Switch

  Grab your bucket and spade!

  When you were a kid, "sandbox" meant "small plastic box, usually full of sand and ants, which lets you pretend you're at the beach even though you're in a nursery down the road from your parents' workplace". As an adult, "sandbox" either means "a game that lets you choose most of your goals" or "ant-filled nightmare that...

  • 2 days ago
  • Best Switch Games
  • Switch Essentials
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Guides
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  78

  News Nintendo President Says Switch Production Is "Uncertain" Next Year

  "We only have a clear production outlook for this year"

  In an interview with Nikkei, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa says that, while semiconductor supply issues are looking to improve for the remainder of this fiscal year, next year looks more "uncertain". This follows the publication of Nintendo's financial report for Q1 2022-2023. In last...

  • 2 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Hardware
  • Business
  • Shuntaro Furukawa
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  17

  News London Pokémon Center Pop-Up Store Reservations Are Now Open

  Update: Gotta book 'em now!

  Update [Fri 12th Aug, 2022 12:30 BST]: Online reservations have now opened for the Pokémon Center Pop-Up Store in London! At the time of writing, you can reserve a slot for all five days that the Pokémon Center in London is officially open, and you can book for up to four people. If you're interested in attending next...

  • 2 days ago
  • Pokemon
  • Merchandise
  • UK
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  26

  Random Kirby's Voice Actor Surprises At Anniversary Concert, And Everyone Loves Her

  Of course they do!

  Kirby's 30th Anniversary Music Fest gave us plenty of surprises yesterday on top of some top-tier renditions of incredible Kirby music, but one of the concert's biggest "wow" moments from a certain guest appearance — Kirby's voice actor. Yes, Kirby really does have a voice; it's not just a conglomeration of noises! But, even...

  • 2 days ago
  • Random
  • Kirby
  • Music
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  59

  News Sunsoft Hosting New Digital Event To Announce Upcoming Titles

  For "fans old and new"

  Sunsoft, the company behind series like Blaster Master, has announced it will be hosting a new digital event next week on August 18th. At this event it intends to unveil its plans for titles due out for the remainder of 2022 and also the year ahead. In a PR, Sunsoft general manager, Yuichi Ochi mentioned how the company was...

  • 3 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Industry
  • Japan
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  20

  News Capcom To Showcase Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection At TGS

  More Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak content also available

  There's only one month to go until the Tokyo Game Show, which starts on September 15th, and Capcom has today started to reveal what we can expect them to show off this year. For Nintendo fans, the answer is not much, but there are a few things to be excited about. Four games will be...

  • 2 days ago
  • News
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Capcom
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  25

  News Owlboy Devs Move From Birds To Vikings In Its Bouncy Co-Op Follow-Up

  A match made in Valhalla

  Here at Nintendo Life, we are suckers for game titles which are so weird that you can't help but laugh, and we think that D-Pad Studio's upcoming release may just take the biscuit. The development team behind 2018's stunning pixel platformer, Owlboy, is back with — are you ready for this one? — Vikings on Trampolines!...

  • 2 days ago
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Switch eShop
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  91

  Video Will Switch First-Party Games Ever Get A Permanent Price Drop?

  Probably not, honestly

  More than five years after its initial launch, the Switch has amassed a vast library of first-party games from Nintendo, including the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. What's apparent with these titles, however (and indeed the entire...

  • 2 days ago
  • Video
  • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Switch
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  15

  News This Huge Star Fox Mod Adds New Levels, Ships, Weapons, And Even Multiplayer

  Is the frontier of space really so final?

  There has been no solid news of a Star Fox game on the Switch and Nintendo fans are growing restless. None more so is this case than modder KandoWontu who is getting close to completing work on 'Star Fox Exploration Showcase', a mod for the 16-bit SNES classic which not only strives to adapt the original...

  • 2 days ago
  • News
  • Nintendo
  • Star Fox
  • Mods
  • Retro
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  19

  PSA Switch Online Splatoon 2 Gear Distribution To Be Discontinued August 31st (Japan)

  Players will have until December to redeem codes

  As Inklings and Octolings around the globe look forward to the release of Splatoon 3, it seems Nintendo is just as busy winding down the services and goodies that shipped alongside Splatoon 2, when it was originally released. This includes the exclusive Switch Online Splatoon 2 gear. As you might...

  • 3 days ago
  • PSA
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Nintendo Switch Online
  • Splatoon 2
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  11

  Random Pokémon Distribution Event At The World Championships Is Appropriately British

  Fancy a cuppa?

  Distribution events for Pokémon Sword & Shield are still ongoing, almost three years after the game's release. At the moment, you can get Dracovish, and for the next few weeks, you'll be able to acquire Ash's entire team from the anime. Further reading - A New Limited-Time Pokémon Sword And Shield Distribution Event Has Been...

  • 2 days ago
  • Random
  • Pokemon
  • Nintendo Switch
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  11

  News Splatoon 3's Weapons Are Brought To Life In These Japanese Commercials

  These items are not to be missed

  The Splatoon 3 Nintendo Direct revealed a whole lotta info about the upcoming sequel, including new game modes, maps and weapons. It is the latter of these that immediately caught our eye, with the slashing Splatana Wiper and accurate Tri-Stringer both promising to make an inky splash on the battlefield when the game...

  • 2 days ago
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Splatoon
  • Japan
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  26

  News Fortnite Teases Dragon Ball Crossover, Starting Next Week

  This collab is over 9000!

  Following on from all sorts of collaborations, it seems the Dragon Ball universe is now making its way to Epic's popular battle royale game Fortnite. The social account shared a picture of what appears to be Shenron - teasing a start date of 16th August 2022. There's not much else to say at this point, although some...

  • 3 days ago
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Fortnite
  • Dragon Ball
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  5

  News Zavvi Launches Pokémon Legendary Collection Clothing Line And Special Holiday Calendars

  Zapdos shoes! Mewtwo bucket hat! Pumpkin Bulbasaur?

  Entertainment retailer Zavvi has released a new Pokémon clothing range called the 'Legendary Collection', offering up a nice selection of t-shirts and shoes, as well as a couple of other items. All the items are available to buy right now, so if there's anything that catches your eye, now's your...

  • 2 days ago
  • Pokemon
  • Merchandise
  • UK
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  3

  News Super Smash Con Celebrates All Things Smash Bros. Until August 14th (US)

  Tournaments, indie showcases and more

  EVO 2022 provided many great fighting moments this year, but one major title missing from the event was Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Nintendo appears to have moved on, instead choosing to host its own events. Fortunately, there are other events stepping up, and one of them is Super Smash Con - taking place at...

  • 3 days ago
  • Super Smash Bros
  • US
  • North America
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  10

  News GoldenEye 007 Documentary 'GoldenEra' Snapped Up By Streaming Giant Cinedigm

  Great with a martini

  As we all wait for the re-release of GoldenEye 007 that may or may not happen (at this rate, we'll probably believe it when we see that sweet icon on our Switch home screens), you might want to check out a pretty awesome documentary on the making of the N64 classic from production company Altitude Films. It's a solid feature...

  • 2 days ago
  • N64
  • GoldenEye
  • Documentary
  • Movie
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  11

  News Veteran Capcom Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi Joins NetEase Games

  Moving on after 27 years

  Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi has announced his departure from Capcom after 27 years. To mark his 50th birthday he'll be filling the same roll over at the Chinese video game giant NetEase. Kobayashi started out as a programmer on the Resident Evil series in the '90s and took up producer roles for series like Dino...

  • 3 days ago
  • Capcom
  • Industry
  • Japan
  • Nintendo Switch