A link to the past (gen)? Earlier this week, Nintendo quietly confirmed the Switch 2’s mysterious new ‘C’ button, located on the right Joy-Con controller. We’re still waiting for an official update to find out what exactly this button does, but a new rumour doing the rounds suggests it will allow you to link your…
It’s a good day to be a Mii fan. The Switch Direct this week gave Nintendo’s popular Mii avatar a new lease on life with not only a cameo in the ‘virtual game card’ trailer but also the announcement of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – the first new entry in the Tomodachi Life series…
Which ones will you be buying? Just in case you need a little reminder of which games were showcased during the recent Direct showcase, Nintendo has once again created a handy infographic. Displaying most major announcements from the 30-minute presentation, we’ve got the likes of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots, Tomodachi Life:…
Elma’s world. We got a little distracted with the Nintendo Direct yesterday and ran out of time to take a look at the latest Japanese charts — sorry! Fortunately, Famitsu‘s latest numbers paint a chart picture that’s worth the wait. There has been quite the shake-up this week, with a bunch of newbies arriving in…
“End of an era”. Following the recent release of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on the Switch, tech experts Digital Foundry have now provided an analysis of how the new version improves upon the original. In a video that narrator John Linneman calls the “end of an era” for Wii U > Switch conversions, he…
Ate(lier) and didn’t leave a crumb. Just one week after launch, Koei Tecmo has confirmed that the catchily-titled Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land has become the fastest-selling title in series history. Confirmed in a celebratory post on Twitter, the publisher revealed that Yumia has sold an impressive 300,000 units worldwide…
Time for an upgrade? Ever since Sony’s PS5 adopted it as one of its main release points, we have been quietly hoping for Switch 2 to offer up enhanced versions of ‘Switch 1’ games. For a long time, this was nothing more than a dream (albeit a pretty realistic one, given Nintendo’s remaster rate these…
Fool me once, shame on Mew. After a series of pretty disastrous launches for Trading Card Game expansions, The Pokémon Company has today issued a statement outlining its approach to releasing sets moving forward. The problem is, we’ve heard it all before. Like, almost word for word (thanks, Kotaku). The upcoming Destined Rivals expansion has…
Bubble Ghost! Shadow of the Orient! I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream! The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks…
App-y days. Nintendo has announced the release date of its in-production live-action Legend of Zelda movie: the film will be released on 26th March 2027. The firm made the announcement via its new app Nintendo Today!, released yesterday following its reveal in the March 2025 Nintendo Direct. Read the full article on nintendolife.com