‘Direct Dakka’. It’s been a minute since we last covered Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron (August 2023, specifically), but we can now exclusively reveal that the game is heading to Switch on 8 March, 2024. The accompanying trailer from publisher RedDeearGames showcases some direct Switch footage, and while there’s certainly been a noticable downgrade in visuals,…
Mario vs. DK vs. you. Last week, Mario and Donkey Kong’s decade-old dispute bubbled back to the surface in the appropriately titled Mario vs. Donkey Kong, a Switch remake of the identically titled GBA original from 2004. NL’s stalwart PJ O’Reilly enjoyed his time with it, awarding it a ‘Good’ 7/10 in his review and…
“stay tuned for more details”. Speeding from one event to the next, Nintendo has today announced that the ‘SpringFest’ festival will be coming to Splatoon 3 in April 2024. @NintendoUK made the announcement by showing some of the Splatsville decorations that we can expect to see and noting that more information will be revealed soon….
Game celebrates 30th anniversary this year. The cult hit EarthBound (Mother 2) is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, so naturally, that means that Japan is getting another collaboration between Mother and watch manufacturer Casio. Due for launch on 14 March, 2024 via a lottery purchase system, the ‘Mother Red’s GW-6900‘ follows a previous collaboration…
Ping-Pong. When Atari first announced qomp2 as a reimagining of the arcade classic Pong, we must admit to feeling somewhat sceptical of the similarities. Yet after completing all 30 levels in the Graphite Lab-developed puzzler, we’re convinced that it is very much the spiritual successor that Pong deserves. It’s a game that only increased its…
After seeing a record high last month. Nintendo’s shares in Japan have dropped after last week’s report that the Switch successor will now not be launching until Q1 2025 (thanks, VGC). The company posted a record high for shares last month, as ‘Switch 2 fever’ seemed to be sweeping the globe. However, following the claim…
Multiple legacy franchises are making a return. At The Game Awards last year, Sega revealed it would be reviving a handful of classic franchises for modern platforms. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
“I am an unapologetic fan of the Story of Seasons series”. What’s more relaxing than a farming sim? Many of us love to wind down with a few hours of tending crops, looking after cows, and taking in the seasons in a good ol’ Story of Seasons game. And for almost 30 years, this hugely…
Issue #9 – February 2024. Welcome, one and all, as we once again rifle through the Nintendo Life Mailbox. Our monthly letters page returns with a crop of correspondences from Nintendo Life readers covering all sorts of gaming-related topics. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
And Chapter 3 is nearly “totally complete”. Undertale creator Toby Fox has provided another newsletter update about the upcoming Deltarune chapters. The team is currently working on the Japanese localisation of Chapter 3 and will follow this with porting and bug testing. It will then be “totally complete”. Read the full article on nintendolife.com