You cheeky monkey. One of the biggest surprises of 2024 was undoubtedly Black Myth: Wukong, an action RPG from Chinese developer Game Science. Though not necessarily regarded as one of the all-time greats, it was certainly well-received and went on to sell an extraordinary amount of copies within a very short timeframe; reportedly over 18…
Bye bye, box. We’ve known about the decline of physical game sales for quite some time, but according to the latest numbers from Circana’s Mat Piscatella, this downward trend accelerated in 2024 (thanks, VGC). Sharing the research firm’s latest numbers on BlueSky, Piscatella stated that last year’s US physical game spending was “cut in more…
Mario’s on my six! The UK presents a largely familiar picture in the physical charts this week, though there have been a couple of notable shake ups. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 finds itself at the top of the pack, though a wave of Nintendo titles are snapping at its heels, including Mario Kart…
Snake…Snaaaake!!! Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo have been re-released time and time again, and the next one getting a restock appears to be the famous Metal Gear character Snake. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Jack and beans. Welcome to Catch-up Crew, where USS Nintendo Life officers slingshot around the sun and go back to play something a crewmember missed back in the day. We went back to the first WarioWare game last time, but today our destination is the year 1999 when Pokémon Snap first appeared on a chunky…
Issue #20 – January 2025. Welcome back as we open up the Nintendo Life Mailbox once again. Here we are in 2025, ready to thrive, and Nintendo has kindly given us all some good news: ‘Switch 2’ is indeed Switch 2, it’s looking sexy… and watch this space. We’re paraphrasing, but that’s the gist. Read…
“Additional titles will support online play after release”. We’re now roughly a month out from the release of Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection on the Switch and Konami has this week released an “official trailer” showcasing what this new bundle has to offer. Once again, it will include 14 games – starting with the original Game…
Hi-yaaah! Welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl, everyone! In last week’s battle, we looked at the N64 classic, Mario Kart 64. And goodness folks, it really wasn’t a close one, huh? North America and Europe absolutely killed it with 88% of the vote; surely one of the most resounding victories we’ve ever seen!…
A “Walmart exclusive”. Last Mario Day, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed a new Mario Bros. animated movie was on the way and would be arriving in 2026. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
It’s Yamper! The Build-A-Bear plush Pokémon line continues to grow with the arrival of the Electric-type Yamper. This Pokémon was first sighted in the Galar Region during the Sword and Shield generation. Read the full article on nintendolife.com