Issue #24 – May 2025. Assuming the postie doesn’t deprive us on launch day, we’re less than three weeks away from having a brand new Nintendo console in our hands! This 24th edition of the Nintendo Life Mailbox will be the final spread with the original Switch as Nintendo’s flagship console! Yes, we’ve been rifling…
Leading the pack. There’s been a lot of conversation about Nintendo making Mario Kart World its main launch title for the Switch 2 ahead of certain other key franchises. Nintendo of America’s Nate Bihldorff provided an official response about this to Inverse last month, mentioning how it’s “one of the most broadly accessible games possible”…
X-treme. Hello folks, we’re back with another edition of Box Art Brawl! Right, first of all, what happened last time..? Oh yes, we looked at Mario Party 3 for the N64! Heh, this wasn’t even remotely close, with Japan’s variant winning the day with 84% of the vote. North America managed 13%, with Europe lagging…
The GameCube library returns next month. The Switch 2’s Online Expansion Pack tier is getting the GameCube library at launch and alongside this Nintendo will be releasing a new wireless GameCube controller, based on the original design with added buttons. It’s now released a video on its Nintendo Today! mobile application, giving fans a closer…
Here’s what you can expect. Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time arrives on the Switch next week and ahead of release Level-5 is rolling out an early access update on select platforms, bumping the game up to Version 1.1.1. This will be slightly different on the Switch front – with Version 1.1.0 apparently…
Arriving in store next month. Nintendo is slightly mixing up its box art game for the Switch 2 generation with red cases and artwork that now wraps around the spine of the case. It seems another look at these cases (via Genki_JPN on social media) has now revealed what you can expect to see on…
Lap 2 – Double Dash, DS, Wii. And we’re back for another lap of Mario Kart history as we slipstream our way to the chequered flag and Mario Kart World on 5th June. Having looked back at the first three instalments in Mario’s karting chronicles, today we’re accelerating on to the GameCube, DS, and two-duct-taped-GameCubes…
An exclusive behind-the-scenes look. Sega’s ninja classic Shinobi returns this August with the help of Lizardcube and in the lead up we’ve been learning more and more about this new entry. The latest update shares a behind-the-scenes look at the development of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance – which is aiming to push the limits of…
Namco’s 1994 shmup has never been ported previously. Namco’s 1994 shmup NebulasRay is one of those games which arrived at an odd point in the history of arcade gaming. Launching many months before Rare stunned the world with the CGI sprites of Donkey Kong Country, it was one of the earliest examples of a 2D…
What’s that coming over the hill? Howdy partners! It’s time for another good old natter about our weekend gaming plans. Before we dive into what we’re all up to, however, let’s look back on the week’s highlights. There were a couple of big Switch 2 drops as Nintendo revealed the console’s final tech specs, announced…