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News No Man's Sky Waypoint Update Is Now Live On Switch
Adds Relaxed Mode, Switch Bonuses And More
Update [Mon 10th Oct, 2022 13:30 BST]: Releasing on other consoles late last week, No Man's Sky's Waypoint update is now available on Switch. This means that all of the new features mentioned below are now fully playable on the Nintendo console - including the Switch-specific rewards. We have been having...
News Improve Your Pokémon's Stats In Scarlet And Violet's New Picnic Function
Lunch fixes everything
On top of the many new features that were revealed in the latest Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailer, one that we didn't expect was the ability to have a picnic with your monster team - but that's exactly what we're getting! As seen in the timestamped video above, the Paldea region will bring with it the chance to stop for...
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Will Let You Craft TMs
The latest addition to the Pokémon Center
The latest trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is now available to watch on YouTube. Aside from providing us with a whole lot more information on the games' newly introduced Terastallize battle ability, we also got a peak at a new mechanic which will let you craft TMs. Tha
News Mario Kart Tour Speeds Into Autumn Celebration With New Driver And Tour To Come Soon
Because you can never have too much Mario
Just when you thought that you couldn't possibly manage any more Mario news for one week, Mario Kart Tour glides into view to announce the beginning of their Autumn Celebration series. In a tweet released by the game's official account, Mario Kart Tour has laid out its upcoming schedule until mid-November,...
News Overcooked! All You Can Eat Adds New Chefs, Levels And Recipes In Upcoming Free Update
Order up!
Overcooked! All You Can Eat, the manic multiplayer chef sim from Team 17, is soon to receive a huge update to celebrate World Food Day. Adding a whole host of tasty new features and characters, the update will be coming to Switch in but a few short days on October 12th. In a recent news post from the studio, Team 17 shared everything that...
News A New Transformers Game Might Be Coming To Switch Next Year
Get ready to roll out
After the release of promising but all too easy Transformers: Battlegrounds back in 2020, we have been wondering where those robots in disguise have disappeared to (presumably an industrial estate parking lot just off the M4). However, two years on, Battlegrounds' publisher Outright Games has announced that the engines are...
News Surprise! Skyrim Anniversary Edition Is Out Now On The Switch eShop
Wait, I know you
Let's admit it: we knew that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition was coming to Switch. You knew it too, and seemingly so did all of Taiwan and Europe after the game was rated in each region over the course of the last few months. What we didn't know was when we would be ab
News Mario Movie Twitter Account Has Thousands Of Followers Before Making A Single Post
Let's-a... wait?
Following a contentious casting announcement, and a period of delays and new release dates, we found out that Illumination's upcoming Mario movie (tentatively titled Super Mario Bros.) will be getting its first teaser trailer at New York Comic C
News Splatoon 3 To Receive New Update This Week, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Touching up the ink
A hefty update is set to come to Splatoon 3 on September 29th for North America and September 30th for Europe and Japan. The update is mainly focused on fixing communication issues as well as certain problems which have arisen during online battles. The full patch notes were published by Nintendo Japan, with the following...
News Overwatch 2 Gets New Defence Matrix To Combat "Cheaters And Disruptive Players"
Out with the old and in with the new
Overwatch 2 will arrive as a free-to-play game on the Nintendo Switch and other platforms very soon — on October 4th. Replacing the original Overwatch servers in the process, the sequel is set to introduce a huge number of new players to the online game increasing the prospect of disruptive behaviour and...
News Auto Battle Pokémon With 'Let's Go!', Scarlet And Violet's Newest Feature
Teamwork makes the dream work
There was a whole lot of new information for us in the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailer including new monsters, villains and pathways; though one featu
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's Three Story Paths Have Been Revealed
Victory Road! Path of Legends! Starfall Street!
After much mystery surrounding Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's multi-path possibilities, today's trailer has shed some light on the story elements that we can expect to find in the game and revealed that the three different paths are just that: different paths. The Paldea region will not be governed by...
News Nintendo Crowns The Winners Of Splatoon 3's 'Enter The Splatlands' Tournament
Invitational ink
PAX West 2022 hosted the first ever Splatoon 3 invitational tournament earlier this week, where some of the best players from around the world came together to shoot, slosh, splat and roll their way to victory. As the first marker of Splatoon 3's competitive play (in a professional sense, of course) the tournament would set the...
News First Class! Two Point Campus Enrolls One Million Players Worldwide
"We're so excited to have you here!"
At the beginning of last month, we were blown away by the amount of fun that we had getting to grips with Two Point Campus — earning the game a top-of-the-class 9/10 in our review. It is therefore with great joy that we spotted Two Point Studios' announcement that the game has now amassed over one million...
News Animal Crossing And Splatoon 3 Concerts To Headline Nintendo Live 2022
Ready to rock
After three years of Covid delays, Nintendo Live is coming back to Tokyo from October 8th to 9th. The event will feature live presentations, entertainment, gaming tournaments and some playable game demos all topped off with live music performances — the line-up for which has just been announced. Pulling out three performances a day,...
News Pause That Funky Music, 'Bomb Rush Cyberfunk' Release Pushed Back To 2023
The wait to skate continues
Following the trailer release for Team Reptile's funktastic Bomb Rush Cyberfunk way back in 2021, we have been feeling the groove while we wait for an official release date. Today, however, we have had to put that funky music on pause as the studio took to Twitter to announce that the game will not be released this year...
News Pokémon GO's Professor Willow Returns With A Brand New Look That's Dividing Fans
Willow or Will-ew?
Way back in June when the Pokémon GO Fest 2022 first began, everyone's favourite Poké Ball guy (no, not the one from Sword and Shield), Professor Willow, was sucked into an ultra-wormhole and swiftly replaced by the robot distributor, Rhi. Over the course of the celebrations, Pokémon GO had a clear Willow-shaped hole at its
News 8BitDo Reveals New 'Ultimate' Controller Range, Compatible With Switch
Well, two out of three are Switch-friendly
Following the release of a wired edition designed for Xbox consoles, 8BitDo has today revealed their new line of Ultimate Edition controllers for Switch PC, and pre-orders are open today. The controller, which looks very much like a blend of the Switch Pro Controller and the standard Xbox pad, will come in...
News Netflix's BioShock Movie Gets 'I Am Legend' Director And 'Blade Runner 2049' Writer
No gods or kings, only men
We have been eagerly anticipating news of Netflix's BioShock movie ever since the media giant announced its plans back in February, and last night the studio provided some fresh details by revealing both the film's writer and director. In a tweet, the streaming service announced that the upcoming adaptation would be...
News Sonic Frontiers Pre-Orders Come With Famous V-Tuber DLC In Japan
Fast fashion
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022 officially revealed Sonic Frontiers' release date as November 8th (though many of us had seen this coming thanks to a leak earlier in the day). Since this announcement, Sega has been moving fast to release new info about the game, including what we can expect to see in the different pre-order packages.
News 20th Super Mario Kart Championships Start Their Engines On Twitch Today
Off to the races
We are rapidly approaching the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Kart's Japanese release on the Super Famicom, but what if we told you that there is another SMK-adjacent anniversary happening today? We are, of course, talking about the Super Mario Kart Championships, which will be racing off the start line today in its 20th year of...
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Smashes Past 4 Million Sales Worldwide
Now that's a lot of hunting
A little over a month ago, we were impressed by the announcement that Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak had sold three million units worldwide, and August has only seen the popularity of the DLC continuing to increase. In a tweet shared from the official Monster Hunter Twitter account, the developers announced that sales of...
News Take A First Look At Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Updated Battle Stadium
Ranked, Casual and Online Battles return
The closing ceremony of the Pokémon World Championships provided us with some more information on the creatures that we can expect to encounter in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, revealing the new Dragon/Normal type, Cyclizar as well as some more details about the new Terrastalizing ability. But the news...
News Pokémon Shuffle To Enter 'End Of Life' Service On 3DS In 2023
Everyday I'm shuffling - not for long
Alongside the news that the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops would be closing on March 27th 2023, Serebii.net has today confirmed that the same closures will apply to the free-to-play puzzle game, Pokémon Shuffle. While all save data and play hours will be safe for those who already have the game downloaded,...
News Pokémon Unite Teases Familiar, Ferocious Legendary And Brand New Stage
This is the Ray
The Pokémon World Championships are finally upon us! What this means is that we are going to be flooded with Pokémon-themed content over the next four days, so keep your peepers peeled for a whole host of info coming your way very shortly. One of the first pieces of news to hit the event came near the start of the opening ceremony...
News Nintendo To Reduce Switch Packaging By 20% To Combat Supply Issues
Packing 'em in
As the gaming industry's increasing popularity drives up the demand for consoles, manufacturers have struggled to keep up and are subsequently experiencing worldwide distribution issues due to a number of factors. We have been reporting on the semiconductor shortage for some time now, detailing Switch assembly issues and the company's...
News Every Free Item Revealed For Pokémon GO, Unite, TCG At Pokémon World Championships
The Championships kick off tomorrow
The Pokémon World Championships are almost upon us and The Pokémon Company has revealed a healthy amount of in-game merchandise that viewers will be able to get their hands on for free. These limited-time offers (brought to our attention by Go Nintendo) will be available to anyone watching the championships via...
News Cleaning Up Takes A Backseat In Splatoon 3's New 'Biggest Mess Wins' Trailer
Clean up in aisle three!
The hype for Splatoon 3 has been building ever since last week's Direct announcement revealed all of the new content coming to the squid-shooting sequel. One of the more predictable announcements was the return of Turf War battles - soon to be available in three-team mode
News Unlike FIFA, Switch Gamers Are Getting The Newest Mode In NBA 2K23
Take on 15 of MJ's most iconic moments
Weeks after EA announced that its next sporting title, FIFA 23, will release as a Legacy Edition on Switch (which lacks multiple features from the other console versions), it is a relief to see that NBA 2K23 is ensuring that its newest game mode, The Jordan Challenge, is coming to Switch (thanks, Eurogamer)...
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...
News Okinawa Pokémon Center's Grand Opening Marked By Gorgeous Animation
Growlithe, Growlaugh, Growlove
The Pokémon Company has once again put all other brands to shame with its demonstration of how to mark a store's grand opening. Japan's newest Pokémon Center has opened today in Okinawa, Japan, and alongside some official images of the fresh store, the company has also released an original animation, 'Travelling...
News Thymesia Cloud Version Drops On Switch Next Week Alongside PC, PS5, Xbox
New action-RPG gets a surprise Switch cloud release
Publisher Team17 has announced that it's bringing Thymesia, OverBorder Studio's new action-RPG, to Switch in Cloud Version form alongside the other PC and console versions on 18th August. The game features Corvus, a masked and mysterious protagonist (who, incidentally, can turn into a raven)...
News In Memory Of Philip J Reed, Writer And Nintendo Life Contributor
The former NL contributor has sadly passed away
Phillip J Reed We're heartbroken to report that former Nintendo Life contributor Philip J Reed has passed away. Those of you who have been around since the days of the 3DS and Wii U will no doubt recall Philip's incredibly tireless contribution to this website. During that period he wrote countless...
News Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles Premiers At The UK World Championships
Gotta watch 'em all
The Pokémon Company has today announced that Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles will receive its English debut at the Pokémon World Championships in London on August 19th. The special will be shown before a live studio audience at the event - providing yet another reason to try to get the ExCel in the coming weeks if you can...
News Exclusive Pokémon Coin Set Revealed For London Pokémon Center Pop-up Store
Applying a Max Potion to our bank accounts
The Pokémon World Championships are coming to the ExCel in London next week (August 17th-24th) where contestants will finally be able to discover who is the very best like no one ever was. The event will also house a Pokémon Centre pop-up store for the duration of its stay and today we've got a first...
News Brace Yourselves, A Pac-Man Live-Action Movie Is Currently In Development
Entering pac-nic mode
We all remember where we were when Paramount Pictures released the first look trailer of 2020's Sonic the Hedgehog and the internet was set ablaze with how uncomfortable the live-action blue blur made them feel (the horror of those teeth and eyes still keeps us up at night). Well we can brace ourselves for another trip into the...
News Supply Chain Struggles Reported By Switch Manufacturing Partner
Nintendo has declined to comment
Hosiden Corp, an Osaka-based company responsible for assembling Nintendo Switch consoles, has withdrawn its projected sales forecast for the year and is citing difficulties with the procurement of important components as the reason. Bloomberg reported this withdrawal, which could potentially spell future troubles...
News Nintendo's Official Magazine For Summer 2022 Gets English Digital Release
Poolside reading anyone?
Nintendo's official magazine is once again gracing our screens, this time with the Summer 2022 edition. And, for the first time since the publication started in 2020, you can read the magazine in English as excerpts have been translated and shared online! This summer's issue sees Kirby take pride of place on the front...
News Sky: Children Of Light Promises 'One-Of-A-Kind' Experience With Singer AURORA
Coming Fall 2022
thatgamecompany, the publisher behind Journey, Flower and, more recently, Sky: Children of Light, has announced that it will be collaborating with singer/songwriter AURORA on a project later this year. While the specifics of the project are as yet unknown, thatgamecompany shared a teaser trailer (found above) which makes the most...
News Cuphead Version 1.3.3 Is Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The game receives its first DLC-focused update
A little over two weeks after the release of Cuphead's long-awaited DLC, The Delicious Last Course, Studio MDHR has released a new update focused on the DLC. The patch is mainly to do with bug fixes, though minor updates have also been made to the gameplay in terms of animation and audio. The full...
News You Can Now Play Steam Games Using Your Retro Switch Controllers
Retro is the way forward
Steam received a brand new update yesterday that might interest some of you who own one (or multiple) of the Switch's retro controllers. VGC reports that Valve's digital platform now supports the NES, SNES, N64, and Mega Drive / Genesis controllers. So you can play classics like Glover, multiple Mega Drive games, Chrono...
News Kirby And The Forgotten Land Is Now The Most Successful Kirby Game In UK Chart History
Now that's an impressive mouthful
After a stellar release earlier this year, Kirby and the Forgotten Land has now become the most successful game in the Kirby franchise. The report comes courtesy of GamesIndustry.biz head Christopher Dring, who yesterday tweeted of the game's success as based on the number of boxed sales.
News Let's Get Emotional With This 'Heartfelt' Vocal Track From Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Melancholy melodies
Would it really be a working day here at Nintendo Life without reporting on the release of a new track from the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 soundtrack? We are so close now to the release of Monolith Soft's upcoming sequel on 29th July, but if this date still feels too far away, then boy do we have some tunes for you. The latest...
News More Tactics Ogre: Reborn Details Leak Online, Is A Switch Release Coming?
Will Denam's return land on the Switch?
Despite never receiving an official announcement, Tactics Ogre: Reborn has undergone various information leaks since rumours began to circulate back in April. A further leak today from the Playstation Price comparison site, PS Deals, seems to confirm the game's release date as well as showing some new...
News Nintendo Confirms That Animal Crossing is Coming To Switch Next Year
2019 has never seemed further away
In closing out today's Nintendo Direct, the company announced Animal Crossing would be coming to the Switch. This marks the first time in over 10 years that a mainline Animal Crossing game has appeared on a Nintendo home console. The team here at Nintendo Life is, to put it mildly, excited about the release. All...
News Chucklefish Reveals New Atmospheric Story-Driven Puzzle Platformer By Hidden Layer Games
Something is lurking in the darkness
Chucklefish has revealed it will be publishing the 2D puzzle platformer Inmost. The title has been developed by the two-person Lithuania-based developer Hidden Layer Games and is currently due out on the PC in 2019. When asked about a potential Switch version, Chucklefish said it would love to bring it to...
News Dataminer Finds Fortnite Update in Switch eShop
Possibly Releasing During E3?
E3 is but a week away, and leaks are coming from every direction. Usually, however, they don't come directly form Nintendo's own servers, as is the case with this report. Dataminer and Pokemon researcher Michael revealed an update for the as-yet unannounced Switch version of Epic's world-beating game has been uploaded...
News Fire Emblem Heroes' First Anniversary Update Detailed by Nintendo
Happy birthday, Feh
In celebration of Fire Emblem Heroes' first birthday, which happens on 2 Feburary, Nintendo will release an update to Fire Emblem Heroes for iOS and Android. Quite a bit of information was divulged in this surprise announcement, so without further ado, let's jump right into it. First Anniversary Present Nintendo announced...
News Fire Emblem Heroes Gets Massive Update
Everything Nintendo announced
Nintendo tonight announced a surprise Fire Emblem Heroes update, and it's pretty huge. Nearly every part of the fledgling mobile game has been updated, and the info was all condensed into a short video. Fear not, dear reader, we at Nintendo Life have gone over all the details and have them here to share. New Heroes...
News Cybergadget's Slim Switch Dock Offers LAN Play - Releases This December
Releasing in Japan this December
Japanese accessory maker Cybergadget has announced that it has created a Switch dock that allows a wired internet connection (without an adapter), meaning that games like Splatoon 2 would be easier to enjoy in LAN play. The third-party dock will come ready with two USB ports (2.0 & 3.0) along with the normal...