Issue #19 – December 2024. Ho ho holy moly, it’s Christmas already!? Welcome, welcome – come on in and take the weight off! Grab a mug of warm cocoa, pull up a chair, and join us as we open up the Nintendo Life Mailbox for the holidays. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Retro revival. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2024 series. Enjoy! For many younger gamers, the idea that Atari was once the undisputed king of console gaming might seem somewhat farfetched. Yet in the late ’70s and early…
The finest Switch games of 2024. Despite its advancing years, Nintendo’s hybrid handheld showed that it wasn’t going quietly into that good night in 2024, at least where great games were concerned. Nintendo’s first-party output was mainly helmed by partner studios in 2024. with plenty of HD remakes and remasters in the mix. However, Switch…
Put your arms around the world, it’s Switchmas time. Season’s Greetings to one and all! The 25th of December has crept up on us once more with its promise of sugary treats, hot and cold meats, papery hats and glittery tat… and, of course, video games. It’s been a slow but steady year for Nintendo…
And it can only get better. For the younger readers amongst you, I suspect that many 3D games from the ‘90s and ‘00s seem rather quaint at best and downright unplayable at worst. It was a period in which the medium was geting to grips with a completely new third dimension; couple this with the…
Every game we scored 9/10 or higher. Nintendo of America has kicked off its ‘Hits for the Holidays‘ eShop sale, bringing a wave of beefy discounts to thousands of titles across the storefront until 5th January. There are so many to choose from, in fact, that it can be difficult to see the very best…
Our personal picks for the best Switch games of 2024. As we head into the final week of 2024, it’s time to slay the GOTY monster that devours the Decembers of many a gamer. While Nintendo itself has been in wind-down mode, with most internal resources focused on the next console and a software lineup…
Edelgard arrives 2026. The Good Smile Company has already released all sorts of stunning Fire Emblem figures and the latest reveal is Edelgard from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
There’s still hope with a fourth movie confirmed. Sonic the Hedgehog’s third movie outing is now in cinemas and while there are some new faces in this latest live-action entry like Shadow, a few other fan favourites have missed out (again). This includes (spoiler alert) Big the Cat and Rouge the Bat. According to the…
Merry Christmas! Following Sega’s removal of certain digital titles earlier this month, multiple Cartoon Network Games under the Warner Bros. Discovery label have now been removed from digital stores including Nintendo’s Switch eShop. There’s no word if they’ll ever return but according to reports, “at least five games” under the Warner Bros. label have been…