The Pac is Back. Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is getting another DLC expansion in the form of ‘The Namco Legendary Pack DLC‘. No release date has been set at the time of writing, but the new DLC will contain an additional timeline looking at Namco’s history with Atari, along with multiple playable versions of…
Return of the Kong. Last week Donkey Kong returned to the world of 3D platforming over 25 years since his last fully-3D outing in DK64 – and what a return it was! Donkey Kong Bananza scored an ‘Excellent’ 9/10 in Jim’s review, and most of Team NL has spent this weekend having a smashing time…
Now tell us yours! Donkey Kong Bananza is finally here and, as players start to dig deep (well, punch deep at any rate), into this fresh slice of Nintendo magic – a slice we slapped a 9/10 on in our review – they’ll no doubt encounter some of the clever little easter eggs there are…
Motion sickness doing the rounds. Donkey Kong Bananza is out now, and it seems that the vast majority of people have been thoroughly enjoying DK’s latest adventure on Switch 2. According to some reports, however, it seems a small minority have been experiencing some pretty severe motion sickness with the game. This came to our…
Oh, banana! The latest UK charts data is in, and as expected, Donkey Kong Bananza is a hit, climbing all the way to the top to beat the likes of Mario Kart World, Hogwarts Legacy, and EA Sports FC 25. How well it actually sold, however, is a little bit more difficult to gauge. According…
Alongside the latest system update. Nintendo rolled out a new firmware update (Version 20.2.0) for the Switch 2 last week, and it appears it’s not just Portal 2 that this patch may have fixed. Nintendo Everything reports “over 20 games” with Switch 2 backward compatibility problems have supposedly had issues resolved thanks to this latest…
Who makes the podium? Mario Kart has been a core part of the Nintendo family for over 30 years, first appearing on the SNES with Super Mario Kart, and the popularity of the kart racing series has seen it expand to 11 games across consoles (and mobile), with Mario Kart World launching alongside the Switch…
Issue #26 – July 2025. And we’re back for another delve into the Nintendo Life Mailbox. In our part of the world it’s summertime and the Switchin’ is easy. Most of us at NL (and I imagine many of you) are sitting back with Mr. D Kong this weekend, enjoying his first 3D platformer since…
Magnets, always with the magnets. “It’s what Indiana Jones would carry his Switch 2 around in.” – Jim Norman, 2025 He’s not wrong, though. The Magnetic Case for the Switch 2 from WaterField Designs looks like something straight out of Raider of the Lost Ark. It’s a simple, but effortlessly timeless-looking design, and should anyone…
Oh lord. Greetings – welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, we looked at Disney’s Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey and Donald on the GBA, and it was a surprisingly close battle. In the end, Japan won with 42% of the vote. Europe came in second place with 30%, and North America…