Your definitive Donkey Kong Bananza hub
Donkey Kong Bananza overflows with activities to tackle and sights to see. Lucky for you, the Nintendo Life crew has assembled the definitive Donkey Kong Bananza Guide.
Below, we’re covering every angle…
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We’d all swear that we’ve scribbled some clandestine catalogues—one for every machine we’ve ever hooked to a television—listing oddball or boundary-pushing titles we keep meaning to try. Occasionally you tick one off, more often you don’t. You get the idea. On the GameCube, my private picks start with Cubivore,…
Accessible on-site at the World Championships
Pokémon Legends: Z-A has an October street date, yet attendees of the 2025 Pokémon World Championships can sample a Switch 2 demo this very weekend.
First-hand accounts are beginning to surface, so we’ve collected the highlights so far — kicking off with our senior video producer…
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“The project that never came to be”
Sonic Mania ranks among the finest entries in the franchise, and although fans crossed their fingers for a direct follow-up, it emerged a while back that SEGA aimed to leave pixel art…
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To the stars!
The long-awaited freakin’ break has arrived, and our backlog awaits! Before we load up save files, though, here’s a swift recap of the week.
Things were surprisingly hushed in Nintendo Land—no hint of a Direct, which feels odd after the trio…
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Aspyr has released a new update for Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered on Switch, adding in a boatload of improvements and fixes, while also introducing optional golden pistols to The Last Revelation And Tomb Raider Chronicles. Unfortunately for The Angel of Darkness fans (are you out there?), the…
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But it will have “full crossplay”
Since the announcement of Borderlands 4 for the Switch 2, we’ve had a number of updates from Randy Pitchford and the team at Gearbox Software about what exactly fans can expect.
Following the news last month the game would run at “mostly”…
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He’s aware fans haven’t even seen gameplay yet
One of the many surprises during the Switch 2 reveal in April was the new game Kirby Air Riders, a sequel to the GameCube outing.
It’s scheduled to arrive later this year, so what’s the latest? Game director Masahiro Sakurai…
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Exclusive items are already being resold online
Scalpers are reportedly at it again, and this time they’re targeting exclusive merch available at the 2025 Pokémon World Championships.
As highlighted by Kotaku, there are already eBay listings popping up for the commemorative Pikachu plush, themed TCG playmats, card…
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If you happen to be heading to the 2025 Pokémon World Championships in Anaheim, California this weekend, you can receive a special Pokémon Scarlet and Violet distribution. When you enter the badge pickup zone at the venue, you’ll receive a unique code for a Toedscool. It’s…
A few times in 2024 I quietly wished the barrage of TMNT titles would ease up. We received three fresh adventures, and even though some doubled down on daring mechanics, the sheer oversaturation wore thin —…
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Spoiler: the Western release lines up exactly with Japan!
Clear River Games has confirmed that R-Type Delta: HD Boosted will touch down on the Switch in the West on 20th November 2025—the very same day it lands in Japan.
Produced by City Connection…
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Turns out September is prime season for LEGO titles
Annapurna Interactive has revealed that LEGO Voyagers — Light Box Studios’ two-player co-operative romp (the same outfit behind LEGO Builder’s Journey) — is docking on Switch 15th September 2025 (cheers, IGN).
First…
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Created by the crew that brought you Cruis’n Blast
Lovers of coin-op circuit racers have a fresh spectacle to anticipate before the year ends, as GameMill Entertainment confirms Fast & Furious: Arcade Edition will land on Switch—and several other systems—on 24th October, 2025.
Those sensing a Cruis’n Blast flavor aren’t mistaken; studio…
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Feel like cutting through some surf on a high-speed run?
Aaaaaaaaa I’m not sure
Gamers have lately been mulling over an enigmatic X/Twitter profile that appears to give a nod—if a quiet one—to Super Mario’s looming 40th celebration.
As The Gamer highlighted, the X handle @supermario40th…
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Stronger in cooperation
Nintendo of America and the Interstate Scholastic Esports Alliance (ISEA) have unveiled a collaboration intended “to transform esports into a more social, inclusive, and fulfilling activity.”
Beginning before the year is out, sanctioned campus…
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Refreshed this guide with the stellar Until Then and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound!
Across the kaleidoscope of video-game aesthetics, no look clings tighter to the hearts of makers and audiences than the modest square. From ultra-precise contemporary takes on what tiny tiles can achieve…
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Chibi-Robo Makes a Comeback
Nintendo revealed today that Chibi-Robo will land on the Switch 2’s GameCube collection next Tuesday 21st August, 2025.
The pint-sized platformer was one of the initial titles revealed alongside the GameCube vault for the Switch Online service. First released in 2005/06 on the purple cube and crafted by…
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The intrusive “download mandatory” strip is finally missing
Ever since Game-Key Cards debuted for the Switch 2, chatter about third-party cartridges versus codes hasn’t slowed. Even back on the original Switch, plenty of so-called “disc” editions left owners with nothing more than a redemption…
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Fancy launching into the weekend?
Don’t you just have a soft spot for side-scrolling BMX and motorbike games? They dangle ridiculous wipe-outs, instantly readable skill-focused play, brutal face-plants from mid-air heights, outrageous tricks, agonising crashes, and—well, yeah—endless tumbles and floppy rag-doll carnage.
We’ve already…
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The brass ensemble
Underwater Fire’s development team, together with publisher First Break Labs, have just unveiled a fresh narrative trailer for their forthcoming puzzle-adventure title Particle Hearts. In one word: stunning.
The adventure casts you as The Drifter, an enigmatic horn-bearing being composed…
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Drop the case. Grab the fruit.
Fresh UK sales data has arrived, and newly-launched Mafia: The Old Country now sits on the throne, shunting Mario Kart World down to runner-up.
Meanwhile, Tales of the Shire muscled its…
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I’m starting to ask myself how Nightdive keeps pumping out so many stellar ports. Throughout last year alone the studio dropped no fewer than five headline releases—The Thing: Remastered, DOOM + DOOM II, and Star…
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A full quarter-century has passed since Mario unfolded onto the scene on the 11th of August. This moment marks the birthday celebration of the N64’s turn-based role-player, Paper Mario — a milestone that also grants the entire franchise its 25-year ribbon. Does the passage of time sting yet? Early…
Revision : Nintendo has issued a follow-up regarding the Pokémon Legends: Z-A trial build on site at the Pokémon World Championships 2025 and what competitors can look forward to. It further clarifies that securing a…
After conducting a community poll at the beginning of the year,
Back in the first quarter we reported that One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 would receive fresh add-on content, and now we have firm details.
Bandai Namco alongside developer Omega Force have unveiled…
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Cast your ballot!
Greetings, packaging enthusiasts, to the newest instalment of Box Art Brawl!
Before we dive into this week’s showdown, let’s recap what unfolded over the last weekend. We hosted a head-to-head for the GBA’s…
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A person’s already parked there, pal
Edition Seen: European
I’m the kind of wallflower who has turned seat-picking into a finely tuned craft. With that calibration, I pictured a tile-swapper such as Is This Seat Taken? to be a breeze – and, well, by-and-large that…
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Ohhhhh, Zeebraaaa, Zeebraaaaa, ZEEBRAAAAA!~ There I go, tapping the surrender button again to that undeniable Zebra Bananza theme. It’s carnival in stereo, a mash-up of rhythms pulled from every corner of Latin America—Brazilian samba kick, Cuban salsa slap, Argentinian tango sway. The instant DK pounds his…