The classic Space Invaders returns. Last year in January, Hamster’s Arcade Archives series for the Switch and multiple other platforms reached 400 releases. Now, in an update at the end of 2025, it’s been officially confirmed that the retro-specialist has now hit 500 releases! Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Mario Kart World and Pokémon top the list. It’s once again that time of year where companies sum up all sorts of things about the year that was, and with this in mind, Nintendo’s Japanese branch has revealed the best-selling games on the Switch and Switch 2 eShop in 2025. Read the full article on…
It can’t wait to make “another announcement”. Persona 3 Reload only arrived on the Switch 2 in October, but there’s plenty more to come… Speaking to the Japanese website 4Gamer.net as part of its annual end-of-year developer interview feature recently, Atlus producer and director Kazuhisa Wada (who has worked on Persona 5 Royal and Persona…
“I hope creators and audiences alike can recognize AI as a tool”. Back in June, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino acknowledged that, like a great many companies working in the games industry, his firm was exploring the use of Generative AI as “a tool for communication and efficiency improvement.” Fast forward to the end of the…
“In this age of diversity, the manufacturer itself has stubbornly refused”. Nintendo may have originated the concept of the cross D-Pad, but the company has practically abandoned this control method on both the Switch and Switch 2 (although thankfully not on the Switch Lite and Pro Controller), leaving some old-school players feeling a little left…
What did Santa bring? Well folks, that’s another Christmas done for the year – we hope you’ve had a peaceful, relaxing time, whether you celebrate or not. It’s been a pretty quiet week, understandably, but Nintendo managed to squeeze in a cheeky update for Donkey Kong Bananza on the Switch 2, so make sure to…
Go on, tell ’em. Fans of the long-running RPG Final Fantasy have a chance to tell Square Enix their thoughts about the series in a new online survey. It’s available until 9th January 2026 and features over 30 questions. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Enter today. If you’re a Metroid fan and happen to be located in the United States or Canada, Nintendo is currently running a Metroid Prime ‘Legacy Sweepstakes’ featuring a “bounty” of prizes. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
“We look forward to your support”. We’re now in the final days of 2025 and many development teams are signing off for the year. This includes the talented Japanese developer Monolith Soft, best-known during the Switch generation for its work on the Xenoblade Chronicles series. Now that another year has passed, the company has taken…
Get them while you can! Nintendo has released all sorts of unique icons for Switch Online subscribers in 2025, and to go out with a bang, it’s once again bringing back select designs that you may have missed. Read the full article on nintendolife.com