Gaga, Cher, Streisand… Mega Starmie? It came during the night. From the darkest, most existentially tortured recesses of a Game Freak designer’s brain. Diffidently, at first, then more boldly. Finally, hips swishing, stripper heels glittering, it announced itself across the Internet in a burst of dramatics. I am speaking, of course, of Mega Starmie, the…
So the devs used gyro, instead. Capcom is going all-out to promote Resident Evil Requiem on the Switch 2 ahead of its launch on 27th February 2026, including offering up a limited edition Pro Controller and a Grace Ashcroft amiibo figure. In speaking with Press Start Australia, producer Masato Kumazawa shared more details on the…
Surprise and Deee-Lite. If you want to really understand (or remember) what TV looked like before the internet, Blippo+ is just the ticket. This unique little time capsule launched on Panic’s Playdate in May and landed on Switch and PC in September. Now in full colour, this remarkable collaboration between the band Yacht, Telefantasy Studios,…
Issue #30 – November 2025. Good day, Nintendo Lifers. We’re here once more to carefully open your digital missives as we open the door and put the little flag down on the Nintendo Life Mailbox. Got something you want to get off your chest? We’re ready and waiting to read about your game-related ponderings. Each…
Footpoll. We are back with this week’s clash of the covers! Welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl. It was a trio of designs for the NES’ Dragon Power that went head-to-head (to-head) last time, though neither the European nor North American artwork stood a chance against the eye-catching Japanese variant, which gobbled up…
Yee-haw! Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare fans will soon be back in the saddle with Rockstar Games recently announcing it’s reviving John Marston’s journey on Switch 2 and multiple other platforms this December. While the announcement already had many cowboys jumping for joy, in case you missed it, Rockstar Games has also confirmed this…
Nintendo released a new system update this week. Nintendo has been working to improve Switch game compatibility on the Switch 2, and following a new system firmware update earlier this week, multiple fixes have been rolled out. Apart from a fix for Xenoblade Chronicles X, many other titles are now fully functioning on Nintendo’s new…
It did not comply with current platform guidelines. In August, XSEED Games announced the Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack was coming “exclusively” to the Nintendo Switch in 2025. This pack was set to include Corpse Party (2001), Book of Shadows, Sweet Sachiko’s Hysteric Birthday Base and Blood Drive. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Sins absolved? Hitman: Absolution is widely regarded as the ‘black sheep’ of the series thanks to its focus on cinematic storytelling over player freedom. This is very much still the case with this fresh release on Switch from Feral Interactive, but now that original developer IO Interactive has righted the ship with the excellent World…
Bumpy LANding. Since the introduction of the OLED model, there’s been an Ethernet port built into the dock of Nintendo’s flagship Switch, and that continued this year with Switch 2. If you’re after the fastest download speeds or you play competitive online games while docked to your TV, you may benefit from wiring up your…