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  Guide Best Nintendo Switch Puzzle Platformers

  For a slightly more cerebral platforming experience

  Updated with Planet of Lana and the excellent Braid: Anniversary Edition. Enjoy! The Switch has a lot of platformers, and a lot of puzzle games, and that extends to puzzle platformers. If you're raising your eyebrows and saying, "What are you on about, you can't just combine them like they're ic

  • 6h ago
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  31

  Mailbox 'Switch 2' Launch Ports, Soulslikes For Beginners, Poké Parks - Nintendo Life Letters

  Issue #12 - May 2024

  Welcome back once again to the Nintendo Life Mailbox. My word, it's been a full year since we first opened up our inbox to your missives! Time flies when you're anxiously awaiting word on Nintendo's next console. Yes, it's time for issue 12 of our letters page. A relatively light offering this month — you're all obviously...

  • 9h ago
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  News New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Distribution Now Available

  Get it while you can

  Update #2 [Sun 19th May, 2024 13:00 BST]: Dot's Quaxly from the Pokémon Horizons anime series is now live. The code you'll need this time is D0T1STPARTNER and expires on 30th November 2024 (thanks, Serebii.net). <related ids="140671"> Update #1 [Sun 12th May, 2024 15:45 BST]: The distribution for Gyarados is now...

  • 11h ago
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  37

  Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Super Monkey Ball Adventure

  Ballin'

  Let's get the ball rolling on another edition of Box Art Brawl, shall we? Last week, we matched up two covers for Capcom's Demon's Crest on the SNES. The regional designs shared few similarities and the same can be said for the spread of votes, with 84% of picks falling in Japan's favour. Talk about a washout! This time, we are throwing...

  • 14h ago
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  34

  News Dave The Diver Getting Physical Switch Release With Guilty Gear Collab Content

  Update: Anniversary Edition delayed for North America

  Update #2 [Sun 19th May, 2024 04:00 BST]: Arc System Works has announced the North American release date for Dave The Diver: Anniversary Edition has now been delayed until 28th June 2024 "due to production issues". Here's the notice in full: Announcement: DAVE THE DIVER - Anniversary Edition...

  • 20h ago
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  42

  News Taito Milestones 3 Coming Winter 2024, First Batch Of Games Revealed

  "Get hype for over 7 classic TAITO games"

  Last year, it was revealed Taito Milestones 3 was on the way to the Switch and it's now been confirmed it will be arriving locally on the eShop in Winter 2024. The third retro collection will feature "over seven classic Taito games" between the late 1980s and early 1990s. Hamster Corporation, known for its...

  • 21h ago
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Saturday18th May 2024

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  Guide Best Nintendo Switch Metroidvania Games

  Or 'Castloid' if you prefer

  Updated with Animal Well, a Metroidvania with puzzle-y edge and a Nintendo Life 10/10, no less. Enjoy! <related ids="165354"> The word 'Metroidvania' might rub some gamers the wrong way, but it's a useful catch-all to describe a very specific type of search/action game experience. Combining elements from both the...

  • 1d ago
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  74

  News Sony On Zelda Live-Action Movie: Miyamoto Has A Really "Strong" Vision

  "He's a true genius in that world"

  The Legend of Zelda live-action movie has been in the headlines quite a bit over the past few weeks, and now Sony has chimed in, reiterating just how "massive" it's going to be thanks to Shigeru Miyamoto's "strong vision" of this particular world. Here's exactly what Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman Tom Rothman...

  • 2d ago
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  News AYANEO's Game Boy-Style Pocket DMG Boasts An OLED Screen

  Time Extension Powered by the Snapdragon G3x Gen 2

  AYANEO has just formally revealed its Pocket DMG handheld for the first time. The device is part of the company's 'Remake' line of products, and clearly takes inspiration from the Nintendo Game Boy. It's also a close match to the Analogue Pocket in terms of visual design. The headline news is that it sports an...

  • 1d ago
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  News Minecraft Movie Stars Celebrate The Game's 15th Anniversary With Cake

  And a free cape for Minecraft players

  It's a big week for Minecraft with the game currently celebrating its 15th anniversary, and as part of this, all sorts of celebrations are currently taking place. In the leadup to the Minecraft Movie, due out in cinemas on 4th April 2025, two of the film's stars - Jack Black and Jason Momoa - have featured in a...

  • 2d ago
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  24

  News Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Celebrating Launch With Twitch Streams

  Out on Switch next week

  Nintendo of Canada has announced it will be celebrating the upcoming launch of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on the Switch by partnering with a bunch of streamers for the launch of the game. According to an official post on the Nintendo website, the lineup of streamers includes TeaWithMandy, Le Jeu C'est Sérieux, and...

  • 2d ago
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  104

  Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (18th May)

  Well, well well

  Oh, weekend! How we have missed thee! The past seven days might not have been the Switch successor-confirming news fest that we saw last week, but there has still been plenty of good stuff happening in Nintendo land. The NSO Game Boy library got a tasty boost with the addition of three new games, we got a first peek at Splatoon 3's

  • 2d ago
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  21

  News Fortnite Teases New Fallout Crossover

  Return to the wasteland

  Following the release of the Fallout Amazon Prime Video series, Fortnite has now teased a Fallout-themed collaboration. According to an in-game update, this crossover will take place in Chapter 5 Season 3: Wrecked "courtesy of the Brotherhood of Steel", with the chapter arriving next week on 24th May 2024 (via IGN). No...

  • 1d ago
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  • Switch eShop
  • Fortnite
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Friday17th May 2024

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  News Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Online Pre-Orders Are Apparently Being Cancelled (US)

  "Nintendo will only be offering this item in stores"

  Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is out on the Switch next week and there are new reports of online pre-orders being cancelled at Walmart in the US. It's not known how "widespread" this is, but according to multiple stories, customers have received emails mentioning how this particular Switch...

  • 3d ago
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  • Paper Mario
  • Nintendo
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  19

  News Toby Fox Shares New Development Update On Deltarune Chapter 4

  A release could still be "quite far"

  It's been a while since the previous Deltarune update, and now the creator Toby Fox (who is also known for Undertale) has sent out a "Spring 2024" newsletter, detailing the latest progress. Following on from Chapter 3, the latest news is development on Chapter 4 is "going better than ever". He's hired "a few...

  • 3d ago
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  • Switch eShop
  • Toby Fox
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  36

  Review Toaplan Arcade Garage: Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli (Switch) - Two Historic Shmups Archived By Port Masters M2

  Easy, tiger

  We're republishing this 2021 import review because, over two-and-a-half years after its Japanese release, M2 has finally brought Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli to the West, surprise-dropping this Toaplan collection on the US Switch eShop on 16th May. There's no word on a European release just yet, but the base game is available on the US eShop for...

  • 2d ago
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  • Japan
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  31

  Random New University Course Helps Students Gain A "Deeper Understanding" Of Fire Emblem

  Alear-ning curve

  Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has opened a new student-taught class which delves into the game design of the Fire Emblem series. Yes, Fire Emblem. At university. And there we were thinking that 'Film Studies' sounded cool. 'Fire Emblem Design and Analysis' will be getting underway at Carnegie Mellon in the...

  • 2d ago
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  39

  News The Countdown Begins! Splatoon 3's Apocalypse-Themed Splatfest Kicks Off This Weekend

  Apocalypse wow

  Update [Fri 17th May, 2024 13:45 BST]: Set your doomsday clocks, folks, because Splatoon 3's end-of-the-world Splatfest gets underway this weekend. The event will be kicking off on 18th May (17th in North America) and asks the surprisingly dark question, "What would you do at the world's end?". Be sure to head over to the polling...

  • 2d ago
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  35

  News Take-Two Reportedly Shutting Down OlliOlli And Kerbal Space Program 2 Devs

  Update: CEO claims it didn't "shutter those studios"

  Update [Fri 17th May, 2024 01:05 BST]: Following Bloomberg's report earlier this month, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has now shared an update, claiming the company hasn't closed these studios. Here's the full statement, courtesy of IGN: Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick: "We didn't shutter those...

  • 3d ago
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  19

  Video Bandai Namco Shows Off One Piece Odyssey Switch Opening

  The Deluxe Edition comes with a new outfit set

  In case you missed the original announcement in April, Luffy and his pirate crew are sailing onto the Nintendo Switch this July in One Piece Odyssey. In the leadup to the game's release, Bandai Namco has now shared the "in-game opening movie" straight from the Switch version. This includes another look...

  • 3d ago
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  24

  News Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings Animated Short Announced

  More will be revealed at this year's Anime Expo

  Ahead of the release of Sonic X Shadow Generations later this year, Sega has announced a new animated short officially titled "Dark Beginnings" starring Shadow the Hedgehog. Alongside this, Sega shared some new artwork, mentioning how the series will shed light on the "ultimate life form". More about...

  • 3d ago
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  31

  Guide Best Super Monkey Ball Games Of All Time

  The best kind of Ai(Ai)

  The years straddling the turn of the millennium were tumultuous for Sega and its fans. The launch of the Dreamcast in 1999 following a series of hardware missteps and company infighting was exciting, but the system failed to gain sufficient traction despite its innovations and array of patented blue-sky software. News in...

  • 2d ago
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  • All Time
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  News Visual Novels Based On 'The Quintessential Quintuplets' Anime Come To Switch Next Week

  The famous five

  Publisher Spike Chunsoft has announced that it is bringing the popular anime and manga series 'The Quintessential Quintuplets' to Switch on 23rd May in the form of two brand-new visual novels. The Quintessential Quintuplets - Memories of a Quintessential Summer and The Quintessential Quintuplets - Five Memories Spent With You will...

  • 3d ago
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  5

  News The Pokémon Company Unveils Next Scarlet & Violet TCG Expansion, 'Shrouded Fable'

  Pecharunt makes its debut

  The Pokémon Company has unveiled the next Scarlet & Violet Trading Card Game set 'Shrouded Fable' and it's looking... legendary. The newest TCG set will be hitting shelves on 2nd August 2024 and is set to mark the card debut of Scarlet and Violet's Indigo Disk DLC Pokémon, Pecharunt. On top of this, the DLC's 'Loyal...

  • 2d ago
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