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Tuesday25th Jul 2023
News Wolfenstein-Inspired FPS Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition Delayed For Switch
Get ludicrous "later this year"
The Wolfenstein-inspired FPS Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition has been delayed on consoles from "early 2023" until "later this year". This includes the Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, with the Steam and GOG (PC) release launching on 31st July 2023. Unfortunately,...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate GameCube Controller Getting Restocked (Japan)
Out next month
Nintendo controllers can be some of the hardest products to get your hands on, and new stock of certain pads seems to sell out time and time again. We've seen this with the Switch Online N64 controllers and limited-edition Joy-Con in recent times, but another one that's been out of reach for many is the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate...
Monday24th Jul 2023
News Puzzlers Mini Metro And Mini Motorways Get New Crossover Maps In 'Miniversary' Update
London and Lisbon and Trains, oh my!
Developer Dinosaur Polo Club is today celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its delightfully relaxing puzzler with an all-new 'Miniversary' update, adding three crossover maps into both Mini Metro and Mini Motorways. Each game has received three maps from the counter title, with Mini Metro gaining Tokyo, Warsaw...
News Dark Magics Are Afoot As Trine 5 Gets A Switch Release Date
Meet Pontius... again
Publisher THQ Nordic has released a brand new trailer for its upcoming action-RPG Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy, putting the hero spotlight on Pontius the Knight, a Trine veteran. It's also been confirmed that the game will be launching on Switch next month on August 31st, 2023. Here's what THQ Nordic has to say about that...
News Taito's Animal-Saving Beat 'Em Up 'Growl' Is This Week's Arcade Archives Game
Poaching the poachers
There are a whole lot of beat-em-up games out there to sink your teeth into, but how many of them circulate around rescuing helpless animals from hoards of evil poachers? Taito's Growl is one such game and it is making its way to the Arcade Archives this week from 27th July (thanks, Nintendo Everything). Originally released in...
Soapbox Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Fixed The Yiga Clan, And Now I Want More
Come on and join the Kohga
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 chews over how Tears of the Kingdom is a step in the right direction for the series' banana-loving bandits... Let me start with a confession. When I initially...
Random Japanese Parents Are Using Pikmin To Keep Their Children In Line
Gather 'round, kids!
There's really nothing quite like a child's imagination, is there? Before the dire reality of adulthood robs them of any shred of innocence, children are able to completely alter almost every facet of their lives, including their personality, their surroundings, and the people around them. It's really quite remarkable. Parents...
News The Pokémon Company Shares 11-Minute Sneak Peek At Upcoming Pokémon Horizons Anime
Trailer for Ash's goodbye also revealed
Ever since we learnt that Ash Ketchum and Pikachu would be leaving the Pokémon animated series, our thoughts have naturally turned to what comes next. Pokémon Horizons began to air in Japan back in April, and The Pokémon Company has now revealed a sneak peek at the series' Western dub at San Diego Comic-Con...
Sunday23rd Jul 2023
PSA Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom News Channel Giving Out Free In-Game Items
Craft a makeshift whip
Nintendo hasn't wasted any time making use of the returning feature for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom where players redeem items from the Switch's news channel. Now, in the third free item giveaway, it's offering a Lizalfos tail and a Traveler's Sword to "whip enemies into shape". Yes, in this item crafting...
Soapbox Catching Legendary Pokémon The Old-Fashioned Way Was So Much Better
Mewsings
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Kevin remembers a time when getting your hands on a legendary involved going on a real-life journey... The '90s were a fun time, weren’t they? AOL was brand new, The Simpsons was still...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes (DS)
Puzzling
It's time to witness another clash of the covers as we dive into this week's edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, things got medieval as we matched up two different covers from the DS' Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia with North America facing off against the combined forces of Europe and Japan. Holy smokes was this a close one! NA just...
News Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match Animated Movie Out This October
Starring Johnny Cage
Mortal Kombat is gearing up for a new game launch this September, and if that wasn't already enough, it's also getting a new animated movie titled Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match. Johnny Cage - an up-and-coming action star - goes on a bloody journey to locate a missing co-star and finds himself facing off against a secret...
News Forever Entertainment Hints At New Remake Announcement In 2023
"Players can look forward to that"
Forever Entertainment - known for remaking Panzer Dragoon and The House of the Dead - has teased there's more to come. In a recent Famitsu interview, it seems there is more on the way now that the Front Mission 1st: Remake is done. Here's what the company's president CEO Zbigniew Dębicki had to say (via Nintendo...
News Bandai Namco Announces Character Pass 2 For One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
DLC 4 launches this September
Bandai Namco and Koei Tecmo's Omega Force have announced they will be bolstering the fighter count in the Musou game One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 with the Character Pass 2. This second wave of content will contain three new download packs and nine characters in total. The first pack "The Battle of Onigashima Pack" is...
Saturday22nd Jul 2023
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Pikmin 1+2 On Switch
Find out how these classics compare to the OG versions
Set aside Pikmin 4 for a brief moment because Digital Foundry has just released its technical analysis of Pikmin 1+2 for the Nintendo Switch. Yes, in case you missed it, Nintendo actually made these classic titles available in June ahead of the fourth game's release. So how do the HD versions...
Poll Final Fantasy IV - Do You Prefer The Original Or The DS Remake?
Throwing down the gauntlet
The DS remake of Final Fantasy IV turns 15 today in North America - can you believe it? If the copious social media posts earlier this week about Nolan's The Dark Knight didn't make you feel old, then perhaps this will. Regardless, it still stands to this day as one of the most impressive remakes we've seen. Granted, the...
News New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Distribution Is Now Available
A special Charizard is up for grabs
The Pokémon Company has announced a new limited-time distribution for the latest entries in the series Scarlet and Violet. This time it's a Dark Tera Type Charizard. It will be available until 31st August 2023 via the Mystery Gift option. Here's a bit about it, along with the code (via Serebii.net): DARKTERA0006...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 22nd)
Ready to party?
Well folks, we're edging ever closer to the end of July. Mad, right? It'll be 2024 before you know it. Before we all experience an existential crisis, however, let's take a look back on what's been going on this week, shall we? First up, Pikmin 4 has only bloomin' gone and launched! It's pretty good, too, as our review will tell...
News Mortal Kombat 1 Unveils Returning Characters & More Kameo Fighters
Goro has got your back
Mortal Kombat 1 has just revealed the official Kombat Pack roster DLC, but that's not all - there's also a brand new story trailer. This focuses on the returning playable fighter Li Mei and the Umgadi warriors. It's also confirmed Tanya and Baraka are back. And if that wasn't already enough, Goro and Darrius have been...
News Mortal Kombat 1 Reveals Six Fighters In Official Kombat Pack DLC
Homelander arrives Spring 2024
It's quite an exciting year for fighting game fans with a number of long-running series all getting major entries between now and the end of 2023. One of these games happens to be Mortal Kombat 1, and today NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. have unveiled the game's Kombat Pack DLC roster. The new fighters coming to...
Friday21st Jul 2023
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Exclusives
Games you can only play on Nintendo Switch
Update: Now with 100% more Pikmin 4. Enjoy! Nintendo's Switch has become home to an almost overwhelming number of fantastic games since launching back in 2017. A great deal of them have appeared on other platforms — whether celebrated indie titles or huge AAA releases getting a second wind on Nintendo's...
Video We Share Our Thoughts On Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom After 100+ Hours In The Game
"Do not look away"
We have crossed the two-month mark since The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom entered our lives, and what a two months it has been. It will come as no surprise that those opening days were filled to the brim with exploration, wonder and a fair few tears of our own, but now that we have had a chance to get past the initial...
News Adore Mixes Monster-Taming Action And Real-Time Battles On Switch Next Month
He did the Monster Mash
After getting the formal console announcement last year, publisher QUByte Interactive and developer Cadabra Games have now revealed that Adore will be battling its way onto Switch from 3rd August. The game launched to early access on Steam back in 2020 and has since racked up a good number very positive reviews. In Adore,...
News Zelda: TOTK Is The Fourth Best-Selling 2023 Game In Europe So Far
And that's without digital data
The best selling games for the first half of 2023 in Europe have been revealed (thanks, GamesIndustry), and it's good news for fans of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Nintendo's latest entry in the Zelda franchise came in fourth position overall, behind the likes of Hogwarts Legacy at No.1,
Guide Pikmin 4 Walkthrough: 100% Guide, All Collectibles, Hints & Tips
Let's Pik our way through this one
Hello and welcome to Nintendo Life's Pikmin 4 full walkthrough guide! Here we'll be making our way through each and every main mission region and dungeon in the game, showing you how to get your hands on every last treasure, all onion upgrades,
News Rune Factory 3 Special Trailer Introduces All The Ladies You'll Be Flirting With
You farm here often?
Marvelous Europe has shared a brand new trailer for the upcoming Rune Factory 3 Special on Switch, this time showcasing all of the bachelorettes you'll be meeting when you're not tending to your farm or exploring dungeons. There are a fair few to choose from too, including Shara, Raven, Marian, Collette, Carmen, Pia, Daria,...
News Mario Kart Tour Welcomes The Summer With A Classic GBA Track In Upcoming 'Sunshine Tour'
Another day of sun
The Pipe Tour is entering its final lap on the mobile racer Mario Kart Tour, but it looks like things are going to be hotting up with what's to come next. Yes, right around the corner is the Sunshine Tour, which is set to get off the starting line on 26th July and will see the Tour debut of GBA Lakeside Park, something of a...
Guide Where To Buy Pikmin 4 On Switch - Best Deals And Cheapest Prices
Update: Out now!
It's already been a busy 2023 for Nintendo fans, with heavy-hitters like Metroid Prime Remastered and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom already draining our wallets, but now we have another first-party treat to enjoy – Pikmin 4! This long-awaited sequel to Pikmin 3 is now available to buy and we're busy keeping track of...
Reminder Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Xenoblade Chronicles amiibo Are Out Today
Pyra and Mythra return
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ended its DLC fighter releases a while ago now, but Nintendo is still actually busy releasing the amiibo series. The latest pair of fighter joining the figurine lineup are Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. These amiibo are now available in a special 2-pack for $30 USD (or your regional...
News The GameCube And Wii Emulator Dolphin Is No Longer Coming To Steam
"We are abandoning our efforts"
The team behind GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin has announced it is "abandoning" its efforts to release the product on Steam. Valve's requirement is for the Dolphin team "to get approval from Nintendo" for a Steam release, and this is believed to be "impossible". "Valve ultimately runs the store and can set any...