Field notes from a fantastic world. On 6th August, the original Famicom Disk System Metroid turned 40. To celebrate this milestone, we’re publishing various Metroid articles this week discussing Samus’ past, present, and future. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Faster load times and more. Square Enix already gave us a handy heads up that it would address some loading issues with Final Fantasy XIV Online for the Switch 2. Now, the update is live, but it brings a host of other improvements and fixes along with it, several of which are specifically for Nintendo’s…
We want them all. If you’re a fan of colourful Hawaiian shirts or somewhat garish suits, then Nintendo and OppoSuits have just the thing for you. The pair have collaborated again on a trio of Donkey Kong-themed products, and we kinda want them all – yes, even the suit. Available now in the US, the…
Worth hopping into. Editor’s note: Due to the low resolution and peculiarities of how screengrabs display for Virtual Boy games on NSO, all the screens here are Nintendo press shots. When Nintendo pulled the plug on 1995’s Virtual Boy after roughly a year on the market, Dragon Hopper was one of its immediate casualties. Developed…
“Tickets sold anywhere else are not valid”. Nintendo has provided a statement warning against the resale and transfer of tickets for the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan. The company states that it has identified several instances in which individuals who bought tickets through third-party means were not able to enter the museum. It says that…
Final Fantasy, The Duskbloods and more. Apart from Nintendo reconfirming release windows for multiple upcoming first-party titles, its latest financial update has also shared another look at the third-party titles releasing in the second half of 2026 and “beyond”. With games such as Final Fantasy XIV Online and Lies of P now available, there are…
“If we’re going to do it, we’re going to push the limits”. The Octopath Traveler series hit its 8th anniversary in July, and Team Asano recently addressed the future of these HD-2D role-playing games during a chat with Japanese website Dengeki Online. After releasing the prequel title Octopath Traveler 0 last year, the developer is…
Quick fix. Lies of P: Complete Edition arrived on the Switch 2 this week, and if you’ve read our review, you’ll know there were some performance issues in this build of the game. Fortunately, the teams at Neowiz and Round8 Studio have already rolled out the patch, which should improve the overall experience on Nintendo’s…
Dive in. Following its recent launch, the new first-party Switch 2 exclusive Splatoon Raiders has now received a new update. This patch bumps the game up to Version 1.1.1 and includes a bunch of fixes. This includes one that resolves a loading screen crash. You can now also release a tank’s limiter without holding down…
MachineGames is back with ‘Dawn of the Machine’. To celebrate three decades of the first-person shooter Quake, MachineGames and id Software have teamed up once again to release a brand-new episode. It’s called ‘Dawn of the Machine‘ and is available on all platforms, including the Switch (and Switch 2 via backwards compatibility). Read the full…