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…
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…
Travelling Lite. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy!… Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Rory details how Nintendo’s smallest Switch finally…
And a few non-Nintendo ones for good measure. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! Have you ever been listening to music, enjoying yourself, and then BAM, suddenly you hear the first four notes of a song from a…
Issue #7 – December 2023. Ho ho ho! Welcome to this special festive edition of the Nintendo Life Mailbox. It’s December and at the time of reading we’re hopefully tucking into a hearty meal with the family, embarking on a festive board game or puzzle, or else we’re tucked up in front of the telly…
You mean you forgot cranberries, too? It’s here! Season’s Greetings to you and yours! The mood is right, the spirit’s up, and with any luck you’re taking it nice and easy today and, perhaps, settling down to devour not just some delicious festive treats but also some of the many excellent video games 2023 has…
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…
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…
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…
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…