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News Splatoon 3's Latest Splatfest Chucks Cute Baby Animals Into The Ring
Spare them!
Nintendo has announced the latest Splatfest event for Splatoon 3, and it's all to do with Spring. You know... Flowers blooming, fresh showers, baby animals battling it out for Splatfest supremacy. The usual. Kicking off on the weekend commencing 20th April 2024, the 'Springfest' Splatfest event asks whether you'd rather punt for the...
Gallery Here's A Closer Look At The Pokémon European Championship 2024 Exclusive Merch
Please don't catch 'em all
The Pokémon European International Championships 2024 have kicked off today in London and, as expected, one of the event's most popular attractions is the pop-up Pokémon Center and the sweet exclusive merch held within. We at Nintendo Life were lucky enough to pop into the store this morning before things got too busy...
Guide 65 Switch Games You Should Pick Up In Nintendo's Blockbuster Sale (Europe)
Reminder: The sale ends this weekend
Just a reminder that Nintendo's Blockbuster sale on Switch eShops across Europe is ending this weekend, so if you've got something wishlisted that you wanted to pick up with a discount, the sale's ending on Sunday 7th April. Carry on! Get your pennies at the ready, folks, because Nintendo is back with yet...
Soapbox The Games Industry Needs To Give Up On Exclamation Marks!
Let me exclaim
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim makes a punctuation point... Hey! Hey, you! Yes, you! Do you like games? Do you like talking about games? Of course you do! And yet, in all your time talking about games, you...
Review LEGO Animal Crossing - Maple's Pumpkin Garden - Is It Worth Tracking Down?
Patchy availability
The launch of the LEGO Animal Crossing line at the start of March 2024 brought five sets based on Nintendo's slow-life-sim franchise to shop shelves, but there was also a secret sixth bonus set available if you knew where to look. Maple's Pumpkin Garden is a small bonus polybag set that was sold exclusively online from Lego...
News Nintendo Reveals New Details For Endless Ocean Luminous
Dive in next month
Nintendo has today revealed the Japanese website for Endless Ocean Luminous, containing new details of what we can expect from the diving sim when it makes a splash on Switch on 2nd May. The Japanese website is (shockingly) in Japanese, though TokyoGameLife has translated the newly revealed features so that we can see what's in...
News Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo Threat Suspect Arrested
Event was planned for January
According to the Japanese daily newspaper Kyoto Shimbun, police have arrested a suspect tied to the threats that led to Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo's cancellation (via 4Gamer & Nintendo Everything). The weekend-long event was set to take place this January and would hold
News Nintendo Files Patent To Ease 'Troublesome' Switch Dock Wires
Huh, not bad!
When you first set up your Nintendo Switch to connect to your TV, you may have been aware of the dock's limitations when it came to connecting the necessary wires. Looking at the dock from the back, the 'AC Adapter', 'HDMI Out', and 'LAN' ports all face toward the left. If your TV houses its ports on the right-hand side, this means...
News New Mario RPG Survey Acknowledges Existence Of Mario & Luigi Series
And it's got some fans excited
Nintendo is reportedly sending out a survey that has fans of a certain Mario series excited about what could be on the way. As highlighted by Mario fans across multiple subreddits and social media, this new survey not only acknowledges the Paper Mario and
News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds New Batch Of Icons You Can Only "Get By Playing"
Boot up Yoshi's Island to unlock them
Last month, Nintendo made a new batch of Switch icons available that required NSO subscribers to actually play a game. This same type of mission has now returned for an event tied to the Super Nintendo title Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. There are five icons for 10 Platinum Points each and to unlock...
Round Up It's April Fools' Day, Here Are The Best Gaming Gags We've Seen (2024)
Fool Mii once...
April Fools' Day on Easter Monday? Is this a crossover episode? A crossover this is not, though that hasn't stopped many from crossing over into the realm of world-class comedy for a giggle on 1st April. As ever, those on the gaming side of the internet have been quick to get involved too (and yes, that might include us at...
UK Charts South Park: Snow Day Skates Into The Top Three, Despite Slippery Reviews
Kenny or not
We're back with another look at the latest UK boxed charts and things are still looking a little unsettled after the arrival of last week's newbies. On the Nintendo front, Princess Peach: Showtime! is still standing firm in the top ten, dropping only one place from last week thanks to the arrival of South Park: Snow Day! in third. The...
News Splatoon's Final Wii U Stage Rotations Have Been Revealed
Before the servers shut down next week
We're in the endgame now. The online servers for Wii U and 3DS are set to be taken down next week on 8th April and so we enter a phase of 'lasts'. Players have managed to crack the last legitimate level in Super Mario Maker, the last battles will be takin
News As Switch Approaches The PS2's Lifetime Sales, Sony Moves The Goalposts
Dang it
Back in February, Nintendo confirmed that the Switch family had now sold over 139 million units since the OG console's launch in March 2017. Almost two months later, it's reasonably safe to assume that sales have now comfortably marched passed the 140 million mark, which means that the Switch only needs to sell a further 15 million to...
Random Mario Wonder's Weirdest Badge Called For A Rare Vocal Performance From Koji Kondo
Is there anything the man can't do??
We are approaching six months (!!) since Super Mario Bros. Wonder leapt onto Switch, and while the launch chit-chat was dominated by the vocal talents of Kevin Afghani — the new voice of Mario — it turns out that the voice acting performance we should have been talking about was one by Nintendo's own Koji...
Guide Every Game In Nintendo's 'Partner Spotlight' eShop Sale (North America)
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk! Pentiment! Bioshock!
After the announcement of the European eShop's 'Blockbuster Sale', we had a sneaky suspicion that North America would be treated to one of its own before long. Sure enough, the 'Partner Spotlight Sale' has kicked off on the US eShop today, bringing up to 80% off a selection of tasty third-party titles. The...
News My Nintendo Store Adds New Princess Peach: Showtime! Goodies (North America)
Get 'em while you can
To celebrate the recent arrival of Princess Peach: Showtime! on the Switch, Nintendo is offering a new batch of rewards on the My Nintendo Store in North America. There are also some other Peach-themed offers in certain other regions. There are five items up for grabs in total. Here's the rundown of each one (via GoNintendo):...
Reminder Nintendo Is Ending 3DS And Wii U Online Play Early Next Month
The official shutdown is almost here
In case you missed it, Nintendo is shutting down online play and other functionality for the 3DS and Wii U early next month. As we get closer to this deadline, Nintendo's Japanese social media accounts have been issuing regular PSA. The latest one was posted earlier this week, once again reminding everyone...
"Some" contractors will be cut, others will become full-time employees
It's been a difficult start for the video game industry this year and now according to Kotaku senior reporter Ethan Gach, Nintendo of America has massively downsized its "small army of contractors" responsible for testing games and hardware. In an official statement, a Nintendo...
Talking Point Why Isn't Nintendo Revealing Its Partner Devs Before Launch?
Wanted: Dev 'fore it's live
Welcome to the Wild West of the modern gaming landscape. Game sales are soaring. Film and TV adaptations are crawling out of the wilderness quicker than they can be counted. All eyes are on the saloon doors of a bar named 'Nintendo' as the smell of something tasty wafts from the kitchen and out into the nostrils of...
Guide 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2' - Release Date, Cast, Everything We Know So Far
Jump up, movie star
As a part of the 2024 MAR10 Day celebrations, Nintendo and Illumination announced that a "new animated film based on the world of the Super Mario Bros. series" is on the way. Details on Nintendo's next big screen appearance are pretty light for the time being, though there is still plenty to get excited about following the...
Poll So, Do You Prefer Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Or Tears Of The Kingdom?
A clash of kings
Now that we're swiftly approaching the one-year anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, we suspect that many of you have likely completed the game at this stage. Even if you haven't yet and are still mopping up those remaining Korok Seeds, it's probably reasonable to assume that you've experienced enough of the...
Random Japan Is Getting A Scrumptious Looking Splatoon 3 Bento Box
Nom nom nom
If you happen to find yourself in Japan from 1st April, 2024 onwards, then you might want to keep an eye out for a special Splatoon 3 bento box on offer from Kyushu Railway Company/JR Kyushu. As spotted by Siliconera, the bento box will cost 1,750 yen (around $11.55) and is effectively a lunch box that will be sold at train stations and...
Video Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Storybook Scene Side-By-Side Comparison
Spot the difference
With Princess Peach: Showtime! now available on the Switch, Nintendo is beginning to turn its focus to the return of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Ahead of its release in May, it's been sharing pre-order details and other information. Now, to add to this, it's uploaded a two-minute story trailer and although there's no...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give 'Princess Peach: Showtime!'?
Did it give you the ol' razzle dazzle?
Last week, the Mushroom Kingdom's beloved ruler made her solo Switch debut with Princess Peach: Showtime!, an impressive performance in an approachable production that gracefully leaps between genres and finally delivers a star vehicle for a woman that has spent too long out of the spotlight. Our royal...
News Off The Hook And Deep Cut Face Off In Splatoon 3's New Splatfest Rap Battle
Tune-a fish
After last week's Splatoon 3 music shenanigans (in which Nintendo uploaded and removed one track only to quickly replace it with another), you might assume that there would be a short break before we heard any more tunes from the Splatlands. But you would be wrong! This is Splatoon that we're talking about, and new music waits for no...
Rumour Xbox May Be About To Join The Switch In The Handheld Space
Competition is good!
Since the Swich's launch and subsequent success (139 million units sold, anyone?), a vast variety of technology manufacturers have dipped their toes into the handheld market, including the likes of Steam, Ayaneo, Lenovo, and Asus. If recent rumours are to be believed, however, it seems like Microsoft might be wanting to get in...
News Nintendo Switch System Update 18.0.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The first firmware update of 2024 has arrived
Although the Switch is getting on, Nintendo is still busy rolling out regular firmware updates. Following a minor update at the end of last year, it's now released the big Version 18.0.0 update. It's added in an extra auto-sleep option, added Korean as a supported language for parental controls and as...
Feature Nintendo NY Got A Royal Makeover For The 'Princess Peach Showtime!' Meet & Greet
It’s showtime for Peaches Peaches, Peaches Peaches Peaches
As they often do for tentpole characters, Nintendo —at their flagship store at Rockefeller Center in New York City— held a special launch event for their leading lady, Princess Peach. Having recently (as of The Super Mario Bros. Movie) stepped out of Mario’s portly shadow and into...
News Team Keyboard Rocks The Competition In Splatoon 3's Latest Splatfest
Mr. Cool
Update [Mon 25th Mar, 2024 10:30 GMT]: After a killer set, we finally have a winner for Splatoon 3's instrument-themed Splatfest. It was Team Keyboard that came out on top in the battle of "Which instrument would you play?". The headline act took home a whopping 500p, while Team Guitar and Team Drums followed on 190p and 180p respectively...
UK Charts Princess Peach: Showtime Can't Usurp EA From Its Throne
FC 24 maintains its lead
It's a fairly busy week for the UK boxed charts, with several new entries making it into the top ten. First up, of course, is Princess Peach: Showtime! coming in at number three. A respectable debut, to be sure, though it wasn't enough to beat EA Sports FC 24 at number one and Capcom's new action RPG Dragon's Dogma II at...
News Nintendo Places In "Top 10" Of Metacritic's 14th Annual Game Publisher Rankings
Zelda was its "best 2023 game"
Metacritic released its 14th annual publisher rankings earlier this week and Nintendo has placed in the top 10 for 2023. Thanks to the critical success of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and some other titles, Nintendo placed sixth place out of 46 publishers on the list. It had an average Metascore of 79.5...
Talking Point What's Your Perfect Sunday Morning Game?
Sunday brunch
The sun's streaming in through the crack in the curtains. Perhaps last night was a large one and you're a little fuzzy, maybe the kids are awake, jumping on you or haring around the house, or maybe your partner is already up and the smell of a fresh brew is drifting from room to room. Lovely. There's not much better than a Sunday...
News Zelda Live-Action Movie Director: "I Want To Fulfil People's Greatest Desires"
He knows how "important" the series is to fans
Hollywood is adapting Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series into a live-action movie and while there's plenty of excitement about the upcoming film there's also some concern. With this in mind, the film's director Wes Ball (known for the Maze Runner trilogy) ha
Reminder Smash Ultimate Adds Brand-New Mario Wonder And Princess Peach: Showtime! Spirits
Update: Now available!
Update [Sat 23rd Mar, 2024 04:30 GMT]: Here's your reminder this event is now officially underway in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and will run for five days. Have fun! Original article [Wed 20th Mar, 2024 01:55 GMT]: It seems the fun isn't over just yet in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - with Nintendo announcing new spirits...
News Super Mario Run Celebrates Princess Peach: Showtime! With New Crossover Event
New special missions now available
Following an update to the mobile runner Super Mario Run last week (bumping the game up to Version 3.2.0), Nintendo has now officially announced a new Princess Peach: Showtime! event for the title. Yes, following a collaboration with Super Mario Bros. Wonder last year, this new event will run until 7th May 2024...
Random It's Done! Every Super Mario Maker Level Has Been Cleared Before Wii U's Online Shutdown
The last unbeaten course was actually an "illegitimate upload"
Earlier this week, we revealed how a trained task force dubbed 'Team 0%' was attempting to complete every community level in the original Super Mario Maker game before Nintendo shut down online functionality for the Wii U and 3DS on 8th April 2024. While it was struggling to knock over...
Guide Best Ghostbusters Games, Ranked - Switch And Nintendo Systems
Every Ghostbuster game, ranked by you
Heading out to see Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire this weekend? Looking for something to get you in the mood, or to keep the 'bustin' going when you get home? Well, here's our list of every Ghostbusters game on Nintendo platforms to help thaw you out... There have been plenty of Ghostbusters games across all...
News Nintendo's Museum Apparently Won't Be Finished In March
According to a site construction notice
Back in 2021, Nintendo announced that it was building a museum-style facility, then called the “Nintendo Gallery”, on the site of its Uji Ogura Plant in Kyoto, with expectations that construction would be finished in March 2024. The building work on the site — since given the official title Nintendo...
Reminder Nintendo's New Pastel Pink Switch Joy-Con Set Is Out Now
Launching alongside Princess Peach: Showtime!
Princess Peach: Showtime! isn't the only official product arriving this week. Alongside her new solo adventure, Nintendo has also released a set of pastel pink Joy-Con controllers for the Switch. In case you missed it the first time, they'll set you back $79.99 (or your regional equivalent) and will be...
Poll So, Will You Be Getting Princess Peach: Showtime! For Switch?
Step into the spotlight
Well, this week marks the arrival of Princess Peach: Showtime! on the Nintendo Switch and it seems to have got off to a reasonably positive start receiving plenty of respectable scores so far. In our own review, we labelled Peach's latest outing a "high-class production" - awarding it 8/10. Her new title has plenty of...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Princess Peach: Showtime!
Worthy of an encore?
Step aside Mario, because Princess Peach is here to show everybody what she's capable of. Yes, after a reasonably short wait, Princess Peach: Showtime! is about to launch on Nintendo Switch, but the big question is whether it's actually any good. The good news is that, yes, it does seem to maintain the usual Nintendo magic that...
News Surprise, Adding Ultrahand To Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Was A Bit Tricky
"Are we really doing this?"
It doesn't take a genius to appreciate that the Ultrahand ability featured in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a remarkable feat of technology that completely transformed the way you interact with the land of Hyrule, even if you weren't completely enamoured with the experience itself. It should come as no...
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Just Won Two More Awards
At the 2024 Game Developers Choice Awards
Nintendo's award-winning Switch exclusive The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has just won two more awards - this time at the 2024 "Game Developers Choice Awards". Link's latest outing has been recognised for having the "best technology" and "best innovation" of any game over the past year. Here are...
News Super Mario Bros. Wonder Devs Show Off "Unused Wonder Effects" At GDC 2024
Including a giant block Mario!
Nintendo left a lot of ideas on the cutting room floor during the development of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and now at this year's Game Developers Conference, the game's director Shiro Mouri and producer Takashi Tezuka have shared some insight. In a series of slides (
Talking Point Should We Be Expecting More From Remakes And Remasters?
History in the making (of)
With Switch now into its eighth year and Nintendo's head chefs deep into software prep for the next console, remakes and remasters are the order of the day, with a platter of old favourites being served up in this twilight period for the current system. We got the excellent Super Mario RPG late last year and the Mario vs...
News Thunderful Extends Its Distribution Agreement With Nintendo
"We’re exceedingly proud of this long-lasting partnership"
Publisher Thunderful has announced that it has extended its distribution agreement with Nintendo to publish the firm's products in the Nordics and the Baltics between Bergsala AB and Nintendo of Europe AG. Confirmed via an official statement (thanks, Go Nintendo), Thunderful states that...
News My Nintendo Store Reveals Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door Pre-Order Bundle (EU)
Including the game and a "Buildable Battle Stage"
If you're tired of video game pre-orders that come with items like cups, stickers, and towels you might want to read on... The 'My Nintendo Store' in Europe is offering a 'Buildable Battle Stage' in a bundle with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. This product is limited to one per customer and...
The GameCube classic is ready for a big return on Switch
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is arguably the most anticipated release on Nintendo's calendar in 2024, and just months out from the title's launch, it seems all this enthusiasm has led to the updated version completely selling out on Amazon in the US. In addition to The Thousand-Year...
UK Charts Unicorn Overlord Plummets As Familiar Faces Return To The Top
RPGee
We're back with the latest look at the UK charts and after seeing things get mixed up a little last time, normality has returned this week. There are no newbies in the top 40 this time around. Last week's surprise Switch hit Unicorn Overlord has seen a pretty substantial fall from 7th to 25th, while the previous gold medallist, WWE 2K24, has...