Available now. As we enter February, Nintendo has today announced two more title for the Switch Online’s Game Boy library. Today, it’s the 1990/91 platformer Balloon Kid and along with this is the 1991/92 puzzle title Yoshi. Here’s the official Nintendo description of both games and you can check out the trailer above. Read the…
“I’ll reveal who it is on the anniversary day”. Stardew Valley celebrates its 10th anniversary later this month. Yes, really. On 26th February 2026, ConcernedApe’s monumental farming sim will turn a decade old. It came to Switch in 2017 and, in the time since it’s release, has sold millions of copies and has consistently received…
Not so black and white. We’re suckers for a good murder mystery game with a funky visual style, and The Posthumous Investigation looks like exactly that. This is an upcoming noir thriller from developer Mother Gaia Studio and publisher CriticalLeap, where you’ll be trying to solve the murder of Brás Cubas in 1937 Rio de…
“I hope that, through developing this title, I too have grown”. 2026 marks 40 years of the Dragon Quest series, a staggering achievement for one of the RPG genre’s biggest and brightest. Known for its cosy atmosphere, warm character, humour, and iconic art, Dragon Quest is due a big year, and Square Enix is kicking…
Rising memory prices may soon put pressure on profits. Nintendo’s latest financial report paints a positive picture for the Switch 2, with the console comfortably outpacing, well, pretty much everything that’s come before it. Since launching in June 2025, its now shifted an astonishing 17.37 million units, and is well on track to hit its…
Ace! We are rapidly approaching launch day for Nintendo’s next first-party release, Mario Tennis Fever, and, following a series of hands-on sessions, the final previews are starting to roll in. While we here at Nintendo Life don’t have a full written preview for Mario’s latest sporting shenanigans, the wonderful Ollie Reynolds sat down with equally…
With the monster ‘Test of Time’ update coming in Spring. If you can believe it, it has been almost a year since the launch of Sid Meier’s Civilization VII. To mark the occasion, Firaxis Games Creative Director Ed Beach has shared a special anniversary message, outlining what’s next for the game and teeing up today’s…
Oh boy. Given that fans were expecting (or perhaps hoping, to be more accurate) to see DS games added to Switch Online, the upcoming inclusion of Virtual Boy on 17th February 2026 is quite possibly the biggest surprise from Nintendo in recent years. Did anyone really ask for this? Probably not. Is it pretty neat…
Excitement, hack-tivate. I have to be honest, I really didn’t expect to love Pragmata as much as I do. Early trailers were certainly intriguing, but from a gameplay standpoint, I thought it looked bland and uninspiring. Maybe Capcom’s uncharacteristically lengthy development for the game played a part (it was originally revealed in 2020), but it’s…
Lacking attraction. When Super Mario Bros. Wonder launched in 2023, I felt an overwhelming sense of relief. Finally, after a deluge of perfectly serviceable yet uninspiring ‘New’ entries, it felt like 2D Mario had gotten its mojo back. Fast-forward to 2026 and Wonder is making its grand return with a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition on…