Anniversary: Super Mario First Went 'New' 20 Years Ago On The DS
And it really felt 'New' back then.20 years ago today, something New was on the horizon. Yes, it's time to feel extremely old, as New Super Mario Bros. launched for the Nintendo DS on this very day in the US in 2006.Back then, New Super Mario Bros. was a big deal; it was the first new…
Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Charms And Delights With New Trailer
The egg hatches in less than a week.We're just six days away from Yoshi and the Mysterious Book's arrival on Switch 2, so of course, today is the perfect day to drop an adorable new trailer, right?That's exactly what Nintendo has done, and while the footage doesn't show us too much new stuff, it's…
Nintendo Hiring For A Brand New Role 'Movie Project Promotion Manager'
Aaaand action!Nintendo continues to step into the movie and cinema realm, as the company has opened up a brand new position for a 'Movie Project Promotion Manager'.Shared and translated by Genki_JPN, the Big N is currently accepting applications for the role, which will be based in Kyoto, Japan.…
Feature: Behind The Lens - How New Pokémon Snap Made Me Miss My Dad
Camera-rupt.It’s hard to believe that New Pokémon Snap is more than five years old. I remember the days of wistfully dreaming of a follow-up to the bite-sized N64 game that I spent hours and hours on as a kid, trying to figure out how to get that Charmeleon to evolve, or how to unlock the last…
LEGO 2K Drive Is Being Delisted From Digital Storefronts Next Week
Just three years after release.LEGO 2K Drive is a fun little racer — perhaps not as open as we expected, but it's creative, bright, and a great to play with the kids. But as of next week, it looks like you won't be able to buy the game from digital storefronts like the eShop anymore.Spotted by…
Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Indiana Jones And The Great Circle?
Decent mileage?Noted archaeologist and obtainer of rare antiquities Henry Jones. Jr. returned to a Nintendo system earlier this week in a new adventure, the Bethesda-published Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.Well, new to Switch 2 owners, at least. Xbox gamers got this chapter in Indy's…
Square Enix Wants To Further Promote Its Multi-Platform Strategy, Especially On Switch 2
Nintendo's new system has almost sold 20 million units.Square Enix has already shown strong support for the Switch 2 with major series such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, and it won't be stopping anytime soon, according to the company's CEO Takashi Kiryu.Following the third-party giant's latest…
PSA: LEGO Is Officially Retiring Its First Zelda Set, Get It Before It's Gone
Goodbye, Great Deku Tree.LEGO discontinues sets and series all the time, but the news today is slightly different as its been discovered its first Legend of Zelda set 'Great Deku Tree 2-1' is scheduled to be retired.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Yoshi NES & Game Boy Soundtracks Join Nintendo Music This Week
It's Yoshi time!After a special Star Fox release last week, Nintendo Music is now celebrating Yoshi with the soundtracks from his NES and Game Boy puzzle titles.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Updated To Version 1.0.2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Island life just got a little better.If you've been enjoying island life, you'll be pleased to hear Nintendo has today rolled out a new update for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.Although the new patch for the Switch title doesn't really add anything to the experience, it does come with a lot of…
Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Game Engine Seemingly Revealed
Unreal news.Yoshi is back next week in his new Switch 2 exclusive, and ahead of release, some new information about the title has reportedly surfaced.The back of the Yoshi and the Mysterious Book box art already seemed to confirm the new entry was powered by Epic's Unreal Engine, and now another…
IOI Says "A Little Controversy" Is "A Good Thing" When It Comes To James Bond
"This guy hasn't seen death in the way that an older Bond has".Ever since 007 First Light's take on James Bond was revealed, fans of the spy have shared a wide range of opinions. It's safe to say this younger take on the character has stirred up some feelings. But developer IO Interactive expected…
Two Of The Best VR Games Are Ditching The Headset For A Switch 1 & 2 Summer Release
Moss and Moss: Book II are being packaged together.If you own a PSVR headset, chances are you've played Moss and/or Moss: Book II. These adorable puzzle platform games are two of the best games available on PSVR (or even just VR in general), but until now, if you didn't own a headset, you couldn't…
Review: STARBITES (Switch) - A Basic, Technically Deficient Mech RPG
Bitter and bland.Take a glance at the Switch’s selection of mech titles, from Daemon X Machina to Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, and you’re likely to notice a pattern. Aside from the occasional outlier like the tactical Front Mission remakes, action-based gameplay is almost always…
Order Of The Sinking Star, From Braid Creator Jonathan Blow, Is Coming To Switch 2
Witness puzzle brilliance.Publisher Arc Games has announced that Order of the Sinking Star, the next puzzle game from Braid and The Witness director Jonathan Blow, will be coming to the Switch 2 later this year.Originally revealed at The Game Awards 2025, Order of the Sinking Star was previously…
Nintendo Download: 14th May (North America)
R-Type Dimensions III! Sektori! Perfect Tides: Station to Station!The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the…
Japanese Charts: Tomodachi Life Overtakes Pokopia As The Best-Selling 2026 Release
A dream of a Golden Week.Famitsu's weekly physical hardware and software charts are in, and it's a bumper one as we're covering two weeks worth of sales thanks to Golden Week (via Gematsu).Starting with the games, as you can probably tell from the headline, number one hasn't changed at all:…
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Digital, 4K & Blu-ray Release Dates Confirmed
And it's very soon.Weeks of speculation on when The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will be available on digital storefronts can be laid to rest today, as Universal has announced that the blockbuster animated sequel will be available on VOD on 19th May 2026 in the US.Not only that, Nintendo and…
Review: Sektori (Switch 2) - The New King Of Twin-Stick Shooters
Strike!For the longest time, I was convinced that Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 was the peak of the twin-stick arcade genre. It took what the original XBLA game did so well and perfected the formula, delivering an experience that was easy to grasp yet difficult to master.Imagine my surprise, then,…
"You're Offloading Creativity To An Algorithm" - Stardew Valley Creator Stands Firm Against AI
"My goal is to express myself in a creative way.".Stardew Valley is pure pixel art paradise. You can live the life you want to, decorate your farm how you want, fall in love with whoever your heart desires (within some limits). And, for creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone, it's been his creative…