The rise of “eSlop”. We all know that in the year of our lord 2025, the Switch eShop has its fair share of problems. It’s slow, it’s clunky and it’s flooded with games that we’d really rather not have to wade through, but what’s it like from the other side? How does the storefront hold…
Probably. Possibly. We’re all here, playing the waiting game as Nintendo assembles its April Direct and reveals more juicy details about Switch 2. Well, we hope; it feels like we’ve been in the realms of rumour and speculation for a good half-decade and after the first trailer we’ve got our fingers crossed for a real…
New entry launches this month. A new entry in the Civilization franchise is due to drop later this month on 11th February 2025, but as of yet, we’re unable to provide our full thoughts on Sid Meier’s Civilization VII on Switch. Thankfully, a bunch of reviews have gone live at the time of writing, and…
Rollback netcode, but at a hardware level? What if your controller could sense your next move? That’s hardly science fiction—after all, rollback netcode is used in many leading fighting games to do just that—but a patent has been spotted by Tom’s Guide and Game Rant which hints that Nintendo could look to include it in…
When will Donkey Kong Country return? It’s time for another look at the UK charts and, with 2025 well underway, new releases are coming thick and fast to shake things up. It’s Sniper Elite: Resistance that has taken the top spot in its debut week this time, pushing last week’s champ, Black Ops 6, down…
But wait, there’s more! 44 years after its release, you’d think that the speedrunning community would have pushed the Donkey Kong arcade game to its limit. But, as it turns out, there are a handful of extra levels hidden behind the game’s long-assumed unbeatable kill screen. All you’ve got to do is beat it. That’s…
“I am just blown over”. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony has come and gone, with the likes of Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter, Kendrick Lamar, and even The Beatles bagging some of the coveted gongs. What we’re particularly interested in, however, is the ‘Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media’ category. This year,…
Including Star Fox Zero and ‘Project G.G’. Developer and publisher PlatinumGames has wiped a bunch of games from the ‘all works’ section of its official website, including an in-development project (thanks, Eurogamer). No explanation has been provided regarding the change, but games such as Star Fox Zero, Transformers: Devastation, MadWorld, Sol Cresta, and Teenage Mutant…
“Why would you mess with that?”. Nintendo is arguably taking the safe route with the name of its Switch “successor” – confirming at the start of this year it would be officially known as the ‘Switch 2’. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Our picks for the best eShop games for the first month of 2025. Thank goodness January is over, right? January 2025 felt like the longest month ever — thankfully, we’re here to brighten your day with our first eShop Selects for the year. Read the full article on nintendolife.com