“Honey, where’s my super suit?”. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! Metroid‘s protagonist, Samus Aran, has a rather unique privilege in the world of Nintendo. Unlike characters like Mario, Link, and Kirby, all of whom retain the same…
Any soulslike game—usually characterised by a rigid checkpoint system, weighty combat, punishing deaths, and deep RPG customisation—is going to be compared to Dark Souls. It is what it is. Yet in 2023, something interesting happened. Four big soulslikes—Lords of the Fallen, Lies of P, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty—borrowed far more…
You never know what you’re gonna get? Buying retro games today usually involves hitting eBay, trawling Facebook Marketplace or visiting one of the tiny handful of dedicated vintage gaming stores around the world – but, if you’re in one of the regions where the company operates, CeX (also known as ‘Complete Entertainment eXchange’, or, to…
If there’s one section of PC gaming hardware that’s impressed us this year it’s been the selection of gaming laptops that have crossed our test benches over the past twelve months. It’s not just all about Nvidia’s RTX 40-series cards getting shrunk down to fit inside a notebook form factor either, as AMD has released…
Our favourite non-interactive media this year. It’s been another tumultuous year — is there really any other kind? Although 2023 has been a landmark year for incredible video game releases across all platforms, the state of the gaming industry itself — with post-pandemic layoff announcements from big companies coming on a seemingly daily basis recently…
Make today’s Wordle win a sure thing with our tips. On this page you’ll find general advice for the daily game as well as a helpful clue for the December 26 (920) puzzle. And, whether you need a last-row save or just want a quick victory, you’ll find today’s Wordle answer too. “OK so that’s…
Most Long-Winded Title, Best Switch Icon, and more! As we approach the end of 2023, naturally, there’s going to be a metaphorical flood of features and lists counting down the very best games of the year. We’ve already presented our picks, and you lovely lot have presented yours, but now it’s time to have a…
Cannon Dancer. For the avid shoot-em-up enthusiast, CAVE’s incendiary rise and fall was a journey of rare wonder. Rising from the ashes of eminent ’80s software developer Toaplan – and consisting of several former employees – in 1995, CAVE tore into Japan’s arcade landscape like a band of unruly upstarts. As shoot-em-up heavyweights Raizing and…
I’ve been unhealthily obsessed with Razer Blade gaming laptops since it really nailed that matte black MacBook aesthetic over the last few years, and managed to jam high-end graphics silicon inside that sleek chassis and still make it fly. It’s unhealthy because the damned things are so frickin’ expensive, commanding a premium because there hasn’t…