Celebrating 10 years of meetups this August. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! In the gaming industry, Nintendo sets itself apart not just with the quality of its games and its evergreen catalogue of classic characters, but also…
“We’re all in the same ship…”. Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, in a year where Pokémon has let her down, another monster-catching game was there for Alana. Beware of story spoilers if you haven’t played the game…
‘Operation Galuga’ launches in Early 2024. The Contra franchise has had a bit of a rough ride in recent years. Although fans and critics alike were generally receptive toward the 2011 title Hard Corps: Uprising, Konami put the franchise on ice for a total of eight years until the poorly-received Contra: Rogue Corps in 2019….
Be ready to fight powerful enemies, and terrible menu design. Gather forth, mighty heroes, for there is a world to be saved. Evil dragons are lording over humanity while a necromancer has usurped his brother’s throne. We need adventurers with great skill and power to fight through dungeons and battle monsters to give the world…
From Ganondorf to Ganondoof. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! We’ve all had the weekend to sit and stew over the final pre-launch trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (meaning, watching it another 100+…
Tearing through Hyrule. Since its release in March 2017, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been an attractive game to speedrun for many reasons, and in our article last year, we were able to talk about its intricacies with two high-profile members of the community, including the world record holder. In 2023,…
But what are yours? It’s been quite a year for Switch games, hasn’t it? In fact, it’s been a busy 2023 for video games full stop, and it’ll likely go down as one of the greatest of all time. This makes choosing a ‘top five’ quite a difficult prospect, but alas, we must. Read the…
Seeking the novels of tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Like dust in the wind, dude… If you’ve been considering a purchase for Bill & Ted’s Excellent Retro Collection on the Nintendo Switch, then you might want to buy it sooner rather than later, as Limited Run Games has confirmed that it will be delisted from the eShop before January 1st, 2024 (thanks, Nintendo Everything)….
Get ready to sink your teeth into much more. The bullet hell indie game Vampire Survivors had plenty of exciting moments throughout 2023 – including a Nintendo Switch release in August. Now, to go out with a bang, it’s released a highlights reel. Along with this it’s also teased the 2024 roadmap (again). In case…