Online play officially ends “early April 2024”. Earlier this year, Nintendo announced it would be ending “online play and other functionality” that uses online communication for both 3DS and Wii U as of “early April” 2024. Now, in an update, it’s been discovered that new users can no longer go online in any games on…
Just in time for Christmas. Update 2.0 has just gone live for the Analogue Pocket. This update brings with it a new CRT screen filter, just like the one that shipped with the Analogue Duo. Read the full article on timeextension.com Just in time for Christmas. Update 2.0 has just gone live for the Analogue…
The Atari 2600 “Joystick” to me is the father of them all. There have been controllers made before the little black stick with the red button, but this controller changed the way gaming was played on what is considered the birth of home console era. The idea was simple; to design a controller that…
The Sounds of the Switch. 2023 hasn’t just been a banger year for quality video game releases — it’s also been a bloomin’ good year for video game music. We’re living in a time where video game music is becoming more recognised and celebrated worldwide — earlier this year, the Grammy’s gave out its first-ever…
“We were so low-budget, which is funny to think about now”. Correction: the original article mentioned Rockabilly as an influence on the logo’s distinctive yellow background. Scott has since clarified that she meant late 1960s/early 1970s rock music instead. We’ve updated the article to reflect this. The Rockstar logo is one of the most recognizable…
I’ve been playing and writing about videogames for an awfully long time now, and I’ve seen my share of controversies come and go. Hot Coffee, anyone? At some point long ago, I may have thought that such things would become increasingly rare as our medium matures. But it seems that the opposite has happened. As…
For The Patients. It’s Christmas Eve, preparations should now be complete as we all turn our attention to the big day itself. Before the man himself dons that big red suit, we’d like to share a modern-day, heartwarming Father Christmas tale of sorts from our friends over at Game Swap Shop UK, who, for the…
We’ve already reported on Qualcomm’s new 12-core Arm uberchip, the Snapdragon X Elite, and its claims of x86-beating performance and efficiency. But it takes two to tango when it comes a major transition like moving from x86 CPUs to Arm chips. You don’t just need hardware, you need software, too. And that, dear PC fans,…
More like ConfidentialApe. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! Fancy yourself a Stardew Valley nerd? Do you feel like you know the game inside and out? We’re here to challenge that, with 25 niche and surprising things that…
Let there be light (gun). Light gun games aren’t a new invention – in fact, some of the earliest games consoles came with their own guns – but in recent years, this unique aspect of video gaming has taken something of a backseat, and that’s arguably down to the way ‘traditional’ light guns work. Guns…