Feature: From Bon Jovi To Banjo – Grant Kirkhope On The “Complete Fluke” Of His Rare Musical Journey

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…

Read More

There’s plenty FromSoftware could learn from this year’s crop of inventive Soulslikes—here are 7 ideas I’d love to see in one of their games

Playing Soulslikes is a pretty standard experience for FromSoftware fans at this point. You spend your first few hours puzzling out the new names for the Estus Flask, Bonfires, Boss Souls, Titanite, and all the well-known mechanics you’ve come to expect from a familiar genre. But perhaps due to the fact that their formula is…

Read More

Feature: The One Thing Wii Did Much Better Than Switch

Point taken. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! The Sensor Bar. Flimsy little plastic box with the world’s longest, spindliest cable. An irritation to every Wii owner who has ever had to move their console. What was it…

Read More