DK Bananza takes out “best gameplay” award.In case you missed it, Gamescom gives out awards every year, and while Nintendo didn’t even feature last year, it’s back in 2025 with a few wins. These awards call on a “panel of expert gaming jurors” and the community to decide the winners.The recent Switch 2 release…
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It’s almost here.After a long wait and even some delays, we’re now just weeks out from the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong.The ‘hands on’ previews have been rolling in from Gamescom this week, so we’re rounding up a handful here including our own. This is the final demo before the game goes on sale…
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Bunny hop.Maximum Entertainment and Little Sewing Machine have announced that Bye Sweet Carole, a horror game inspired by Don Bluth and animated Disney movies, is launching on Switch on 9th October 2025, just in time for Halloween.The date was announced yesterday via the IGN Live Showcase…
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Das Ist Wunderbar?I’ve never been to Gamescom before. I’ve heard all the rumours, though. Gamescom is obviously an event I’ve been aware of for a very long time and it appears to have been growing in stature as of late – even Nintendo decided to return this year after skipping the show in 2024.If…
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Ready to roll.Bandai Namco popped up at the Partner Direct last month to reveal Once Upon a Katamari. It’s not due out until 24th October, but the studio is getting the ball rolling early by sharing a first look at the opening movie.The two-minute video is full of all the classic sphere-pushing you would…
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The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived — a few hours late, but unless you’ve been sleeping all day, you’ll know we’ve been dealing with a lot of silk(song). Anyway! As always, we’ve got a list of new games galore that have arrived on the US eShop. It’s a…
NIS anchors another Game-Key Card release
NIS America is bringing Ys X: Proud Nordics to Switch 2 in the West in early 2026, the publisher has announced. But, like its other Switch 2 releases in Disgaea 7 Complete and Trails Beyond the…
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Between everyone at Nintendo Life, we’ve already got quite the heady (thanks) collection of gaming headsets for Switch 2 since the new console launched. You can find our in our Best Nintendo Switch 2 Gaming Headsets guide. However, one thing that we don’t…
HorNET profit
It would come as no surprise to hear that Hollow Knight is one of the most successful indie games of all time, right? An immensely popular Switch launch (a quarter of a million sales in its…
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While the Switch 1 version goes MIA
Amazon Games and Glowmade have announced that their hack-and-slash co-op party platformer, King of Meat, will be heading to Switch 2 in “early 2026“.
This one was initially announced in Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024, and it…
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No one can claim Digital Eclipse does its retro bundles by half measures. Their incoming release, Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, seems set to follow suit, and a Gamescom spotting confirms the team is doubling down by slipping in two of the franchise’s most maligned entries.
A clip…
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“My earnest hope is that the community can anticipate some uplifting announcements down the road.”
The monumentally-successful MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV — on the verge of ringing in its 12th anniversary (after the relaunch) — consistently tops the list of Switch 2 wish-lists in our inbox,…
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Newly patched in: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound & UFO 50! Ah, wistful memories—what slippery treasures they can be. How famously have we booted up an old heartfelt favorite only to discover that present-day convenience has almost ruined it? As many virtues as the classics possess,…
Whew, what a whirlwind! Masahiro Sakurai just brought his exhaustive overview of Kirby Air Riders to a close in the newest focused Direct, and every second was overflowing with facts. Sakurai blew the lid off everything from the full cast to the control scheme, so we’ve gathered the following summary so you can…
No ballad, no melody — nothing for now.
Bandai Namco has at last locked in another entry in the Tales renovation pipeline. Surprise, surprise: it’s Tales of Xillia Remastered, and the destination is Switch 1.
Following last week’s slip, none of us flinched, yet the reveal still delivered two curve-balls — launch…
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Eat your heart out, Red Dead
During today’s Opening Night Live showcase for Gamescom, Nightdive Studios confirmed its latest release: Outlaws + A Handful of Missions: Remaster.
Originally launched in 1997 and built with LucasArts’ Jedi engine, Outlaws received positive acclaim for its soundtrack and gameplay, though gained some criticism for its somewhat…
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Hades II, Silksong, and Pokémon all playable, too Nintendo has confirmed its line-up for PAX West in Seattle, Washington — which kicks off in 10 days time. And Kirby Air Riders, which just got an extensive Nintendo Direct, is getting its first public demo. Outside of the upcoming racing…
Wrapping up the summer of gaming in Cologne, Gamescom 2025 has kicked off with Opening Night Live, a two-plus-hour showcase of new game announcements and updates. And, well, things started off strong for the hybrid consoles, but as the show progressed, the announcements…
Show off or take the leap?
Nintendo’s house-made titles keep rolling in, and the one that kicked off August’s duo has raced onto Switch 2. Drag x Drive landed a couple of days ago, and the reaction is split right down the middle.
By fusing wheelchair basketball…
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Hold on—how many minutes!?
Plot twist! Nintendo has revealed that a dedicated Kirby Air Riders Direct is scheduled for 19th August 2025—yes, tomorrow.
The news arrived through the Nintendo Today! app, where we discovered the presentation begins at 2pm BST / 6am PDT…
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Improved version scheduled to appear at Gamescom
The long-rumoured has at last materialised — ININ Games has confirmed Shenmue III Enhanced will hit Nintendo systems. No launch day or timeframe was offered; all eyes now turn to Gamescom 2025, which opens its doors tomorrow (19th August)…
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Follow-up: After letting the cat out of the bag prematurely
Update : Surprise, surprise— the official Tales series YouTube channel has now set a premiere date for tomorrow, 19 August 2025.
This follows Bandai Namco Europe mistakenly pinning the very same clip to launch…
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Mouse in the house
Annapurna Interactive has today announced that Furcula’s weird roguelike-meets-creature collector Morsels will be landing on Switch on 18th November.
This one briefly popped up in the August 2024 Indie World showcase, where it was accompanied by a ‘February 2025’ release date. That wasn’t meant to be (obviously), but…
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Refresh: All character announcements to date
Update #2 : GameMill Entertainment keeps unwrapping new fighters for the upcoming action role-playing adventure, Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny.
The newest preview spotlights three boss characters—Azula, Ember, and Angelica—plus additional never-before-seen gameplay moments. Scroll…
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“Season twenty-one is set to continue without end”
GungHo Online’s complimentary multiplayer adventure Ninjala has reached its fifth anniversary, and the studio appears ready to taper off sizeable new content once Season 21 wraps.
With the most recent patch—labeled Version 21.0—an official statement clarifies that Season…
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Greetings, and welcome to another round of Box Art Brawl! Previously we examined WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ on GBA—an undisputed gem and a personal favorite inside NL Towers. North America paired up with Europe to take on Japan and, well… Oh, Japan, we feel…
Ask anyone who’s clocked shifts behind a till and they’ll tell you retail feels anything…
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Greetings, crew, as we pull up a chair and leaf through the Nintendo Life Mailbox. It’s been a handful of months since Switch 2 arrived – honestly, time has flown. This marks the third monthly mailbag since launch, and the takes are bubbling over like neon margaritas at…
