An in-depth look into what gives your computer its brain power When asked about how a central processing unit works, you might say it’s the brain of the computer. It does all the calculations on math and makes logical decisions based on certain outcomes. However, despite being built upon billions of transistors for today’s modern…
Emulator Azahar is making big strides recently. We’ve been banging the drum for the 3DS quite a bit over the last few years, and with good reason. It’s one of Nintendo’s most interesting handhelds thanks to its autostereoscopic display, an amazing selection of games, and that downright lovable clamshell form factor. One of the leading…
It doesn’t get much worse for a multiplayer launch: broken matchmaking, frequent crashes, and a kernel-level anti-cheat system that everyone hates. Helldivers 2’s first day was not a great start. And while stability seems a touch worse on PC, there have been problems across the board, regardless of the platform. The bugs were winning. When…
“It is such a good example”. Animal Crossing: New Horizons took the social simulation to new heights when it launched exclusively on the Switch in 2020, and it’s apparently become a source of inspiration for the team at Maxis, who is currently working on the next entry in The Sims series (codenamed “Project Rene“). Speaking…
Part One: Mr. Banjongles. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! Grant Kirkhope is an interviewer’s dream, and not just because he’s responsible for some all-time great video game soundtracks. He’s great company — frank, funny, and loquacious. Read…
From bullet hell to rhythm heaven. If you’re anything like us, then Poncle’s brilliantly addictive Vampire Survivors has probably taken up a fair amount of your time since it was released last month. Many of the tension-rising tunes from the game’s soundtrack are probably firmly stuck in your head by this point (we know that…
The futuristic sci-fi setting of the Mega Man X series ushered in a set of new and exciting gameplay abilities for fans beginning in the early ’90s. Wall-jumping, dashing, and equipping armor upgrades are sublime, but the series also has a grittier narrative for the heroic battles of X, Zero, and Axl. Whereas the classic…
At a GDC talk today, Overwatch game director Aaron Keller said that Marvel Rivals has “definitely had an impact” on the Overwatch team. Keller recalls seeing the excitement around Rivals, which launched with over 30 heroes in 2025 (and is now at 47), and thinking, “Hey, what if we could just drop 30 new heroes…
Blending real and virtual worlds Had things gone exactly as planned over at HTC, the handset-maker-turned-VR-player would have released a retail version of its Vive virtual reality headset before 2016 rolled around. That didn’t happen, as HTC decided to delay the launch to better implement a “very, very big technological breakthrough.” We now know what…
Features 1 route and 6 new levels to play through. The Star Fox ROM hacker SunlitSpace has recently revealed a huge, new update to one of their earliest hacks, incorporating new graphics, redesigning several levels, and ironing out a bunch of lingering issues. Sunlit’s Untitled Star Fox Minihack was originally built over the course of…