Play with pride. Happy Pride month, everyone! Yes, it obviously began a few weeks back when a certain console launch was occupying our every waking moment (so please forgive the tardiness!), but we’re updating and republishing this list of some of Switch’s best and most inclusive games in celebration. Enjoy! The games industry has not…
Bricking it. As we reported last week, Nintendo has been banning Switch 2 consoles from using online services if it finds them to be using MiG carts, effectively ‘bricking’ the new consoles by denying them any online access whatsoever. Nintendo has seemingly decided to come down tough on this issue for its new generation of…
Mysterious dimension. Over the weekend, a Yahoo Japan interview (geo-locked) with Smash Bros. lead and game dev extraordinaire Masahiro Sakurai has blown up in the West, with reports suggesting that the Kirby creator is advocating for generative AI. However, it seems the nuance of his comments have gotten a little lost in translation. Translated quotes…
Missing Link. There’s no denying that Mario Kart World packs a pretty impressive roster of racers (come on, 50 characters, plus costumes ain’t bad), but we’d be foolish if we didn’t pour one out for the familiar faces that were lost along the way. We’re talking, of course, about the Koopalings wider Nintendo characters that…
Display has “blurring characteristics that are easily worse than the 2017 Switch’s display”. The tech boffins over at Digital Foundry have delivered their final verdict on Switch 2, and it’s mostly positive—but the console’s LCD screen has been found wanting. In his review, Digital Foundry boss and games media veteran Richard Leadbetter says that, overall,…
No bull. In the magazine business, the Back Page is where you’d find all the weird goofs that we couldn’t fit in anywhere else. Some may call it “filler”; we prefer “a whole page to make terrible jokes that are tangentially related to the content of the mag”. We don’t have pages on the internet,…
Issue #25 – June 2025. Welcome back to the Nintendo Life Mailbox. You are now living in a post-Switch 2-release world. Having fun? It’s been a whirlwind month for Nintendo fans, with a brand new console to busy ourselves with! Consequently, penning missives to us at NL Towers hasn’t been top of your list, it…
Bongo Brawl. Mmm, bananas. Ahem, sorry about that. We meant to say, welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we swing over to this week’s bongo brawlers, let’s quickly recap what happened last time when three covers from the Dreamcast’s Jet Set Radio went head to head (to head). There was a decent…
The “gnarly remake” adds multiple new parks. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 revives two more classics next month, but that’s not all – as it’s also bringing a new pinball-themed park to the series featuring the Birdman himself. This is one of multiple new parks “joining the lineup of original parks” in this…
SpongeBob and friends join the race. Following character leaks earlier this month, Sega has now officially confirmed SpongeBob SquarePants and other Nickelodeon characters will be racing alongside Sonic and friends in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds when it arrives this September. This news was shared during the 2025 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. SpongeBob (and Patrick Star) will…