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Guide Best Yoshi Games Of All Time
From the un-egg-ceptable to the egg-ceptional, as ranked by you
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the European release of Yoshi's Woolly World on Wii U, we've given this list a big ol' make-over. Hopefully we'll see more of the green dinosaur on Switch 2! Yoshi! The little green dinosaur has been on our screens for a long time now, and while...
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- All Time
- Yoshi
News Fantasy Life i's Success Due To Changes Made Just A Year Before Launch
Parkour and open worlds to the rescue
Level-5 has certainly been riding quite the high of late with the release of its very well-received Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. We gave the game a 9/10 in both its Switch and Switch 2 forms, so we can confirm it's a bit of a banger. Now, straight off the back of all this success, Level-5 CEO...
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- Nintendo Switch 2
- News
News Front Mission 3: Remake Appears To Replace 2D Art Assets With Generative AI
And it completely changes the look of some of the images
So, Front Mission 3: Remake is finally out today, 26th June 2025, and it should be a day of celebration for fans of the PS1 original, right? Well, sadly not, as it looks like the remake has replaced many of the games 2D art assets with AI-generated and AI-upscaled versions. And some of the...
- Switch eShop
Japanese Charts Mario Kart World Speeds Past 1 Million Physical Sales
No slowing down
Another week of Switch 2 sales has come and gone, and Famitsu is here to give us the rundown on the physical figures from Japan. Unsurprisingly, Mario Kart World is still in pole position, shifting an additional 122,578 units in its third week, and pushing its total sales past the one million mark. Elsewhere, RAIDOU Remastered...
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- Nintendo Switch 2
- Japan
- Charts
News Chained Echoes 'Ashes Of Elrant' DLC Arrives On Switch In August
Link them up
2022's excellent indie RPG Chained Echoes' DLC, 'Ashes of Elrant', is coming to Switch on 7th August 2025. After being announced earlier this year, publisher Deck13 and developer Umami Tiger today shared a brand new trailer for the story-based DLC today on St
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
- Updates
Nintendo Download 26th June (North America)
Tamagotchi Plaza! Ruffy and the Riverside! Locomoto!
Yes, it's back! The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, delivering a host of new games to the eShop in North America. No, we didn't forget about it over the past few weeks, it's just a little thing called the Switch 2 has kept us faaaairly busy. As always, be sure to...
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- Nintendo Switch
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Feature Every Switch 2 Launch Game, Ranked
25 games, ranked by you
While Switch 2's software lineup at launch was filled with various known quantities, the breadth and quality of the games featured at the system's 5th June debut made for a very strong offering - perhaps one of the best of any console launch ever. We've done our best since the hardware's launch to review as many of its games...
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- Nintendo
- Switch 2
News Three Nintendo Ray Tracing & Rendering-Related Patents Published In Japan
Here comes the science bit...
Now, we already know that the ability to use ray tracing is built into the Switch 2 console, baked into its very fibre, as an entirely untechnical person might say. However, we've yet to be presented with any examples of it in action on the new machine just yet. Well, as disappointing as it may be to not have had...
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- Hardware
- News
Dead drop
Dying Light is one of those absolutely huge games that just shouldn't really work on a Switch. It's way too big, it's way too pretty, and it's way too action-packed. Or at least that's what we thought, until Techland served us up a solid port of its excellent zombie survival epic that ran just fine on Nintendo's dinky little machine. The...
- Nintendo Switch
- News
News Worms Armageddon On Switch Is Slowly Becoming The Ultimate Series Celebration
Let's have a World Party!
Team17 and Digital Eclipse have unleashed the latest update for Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition on the Switch, adding three additional retro games to the title. So not only can you play Worms Armageddon and its charming Game Boy Color counterpart, but you now also have access to the SNES version of Worms, the Sega...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
News Check Out This Extended New Systems Trailer For Everybody's Golf Hotshots
Generative AI confirmed for background foliage
As we reported just a little while ago, Everybody's Golf will be swinging onto Nintendo Switch this September 5th in the form of Everybody's Golf Hotshots. Following on from the reveal of the official release date, Bandai Namco has now dropped a juicy video showing almost five whole minutes of...
- Nintendo Switch
- Upcoming Releases
- News
News Fans Reckon Nintendo Has "Killed" Mario Kart World With Its Latest Update
Ready for an intermission?
Nintendo's latest update for Mario Kart World is now live, and the main change it's brought comes via the following patch note: "Adjusted courses selected in “Random” when selecting next course in a wireless “VS Race.” Okay, so what does this mean? Well, prior to the update, selecting a standard race when...
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Mario Kart
News Tetris 99's New Maximus Cup Sees The Return Of Four Nintendo Themes
Try it out on the Switch 2 now
To mark the 47th Maximus Cup in the Switch Online battle royale Tetris 99, Nintendo will be revisiting multiple themes from tomorrow onwards. This also happens to be the first cup event for the Switch game since the arrival of the Switch 2. Round one will kick off with Super Mario Bros. Wonder and will be followed by...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo
- Tetris 99
News Switch 2 Exclusive 'Drag x Drive' Won't Include Local Multiplayer Support
But it will support 12 players online
Nintendo is bringing out a new "fast-paced" multiplayer game this August called Drag x Drive, where players will be able to "shoot hoops" with the Switch 2 Joy-Con 2 dual-mouse controls. Following the release date announcement earlier this week, the eShop listing for this upcoming title has now revealed this...
- Switch 2
- Upcoming Releases
News Mario Kart World Has Been Updated To Version 1.1.2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update on the Switch 2 today
Nintendo has been rolling out game updates every week since the Switch 2 arrived earlier this month, and we've now got a new patch for Mario Kart World. This follows a small patch last week and bumps the game up to Version 1.1.2. It comes with some general adjustments and also resolves some more issues you may or may...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Mario Kart World
- Nintendo
- Updates
PSA Switch 2 Restocks Are Now Available At Multiple Stores In The US
Come and get it
The Switch 2 has been flying off the shelves in its opening month, with Nintendo already confirming the new device has sold "over 3.5 million units worldwide" in the first four days of its life – making it the "fastest-selling Nintendo hardware ever". While there were some initial concerns the excitement for the Switch successor...
- Switch 2
- Nintendo
- US
- North America
- PSA
News Switch 2 'Drag x Drive' Estimated File Size Revealed By Nintendo
Shoot some hoops this August
Earlier this week, Nintendo surprised us with an update about the release date of the 3-on-3 sports game Drag x Drive, confirming it would be arriving on the Switch 2 this August. Adding to this was a price reveal and now in another update, we've got what appears to be the game's estimated file size. Acco
- Switch 2
- Upcoming Releases
Wednesday25th Jun 2025
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 13.0.4 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it for Switch 2 today
Nintendo has released a new update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, bumping the Switch game up to Version 13.0.4. This appears to resolve a few minor issues tied to offline and online play. There was one issue with Mii Fighters that's now been solved and online Switch 2 and Switch connections have been fixed. Here's...
- Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- Super Smash Bros
- Updates
...and they're multi-language!
It's no exaggeration to say that we fairly enjoy a bit of the old Castlevania here at Nintendo Life, having dished out very positive reviews to Castlevania Anniversary Collection, Castlevania Advance Collection and, the equally fantastic Castlevania Dominus Collection in more recent times. Of course, grabbing physical...
- Nintendo Switch
- Upcoming Releases
- Castlevania
News Dbrand Admits Its Joy-Con Detachment Response Was "Spectacularly Terrible"
Company is now offering replacements for all customers
Accessory manufacturer Dbrand has admitted that its initial response to the Joy-Con detachment debacle surrounding its new 'Killswitch' product was "spectacularly terrible". If you're unaware, the Killswitch came under fire for supposedly causing the Switch 2's Joy-Con to detach from the...
- Switch 2
- Accessories
Review Ruffy And The Riverside (Switch) - An Inventive Platformer That's More Than Copy-Paste
The right Ruff
Sometimes I'll get asked to review a game that doesn't immediately feel as though it really falls within my wheelhouse. At all. And I have to admit, as much as I do love the look of Ruffy and the Riverside, with its 1980's kids-TV-show-styled characters, replete with visible marker strokes from having been coloured in, I definitely...
- Reviews
- Switch eShop
News Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Receives Its First Update (Version 1.0.1)
It's not much but it's something
Nintendo is kind of showing its support this week for Welcome Tour with the game's first notable update now available for the Switch 2. This bumps it from 1.0.0 up to Version 1.0.1. According to the official patch notes, it resolves multiple issues to enhance the overall gameplay experience. It we find out what...
- Switch 2
- Nintendo
- Updates
News A Nintendo Subsidiary Helped Out On The Development Of Death Stranding 2
Just like the first game
Nintendo Pictures, a Nintendo-owned subsidiary specialising in the production of "visual content", has been revealed to have worked on the new PS5 title Death Stranding 2: On The Beach. As covered by VGC, the company can be spotted in the credits for the game and specifically helped out on motion capture. While this might...
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- Nintendo Pictures
- Sony
- PS5
News Little Nightmares 3 And Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition Announced For Switch 2
Launching this October
Bandai Namco has today revealed not one, but two Little Nightmares games are on the way to the Switch 2 in the future. First up, we have Little Nightmares III, which has now locked in a release date of 10th October 2025. The Switch version of the game has also been confirmed for the same release date and when you pre-order...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- Upcoming Releases
News Donkey Kong & Pauline Amiibo Is Now Up For Pre-Order From Nintendo (UK)
Be quick!
If you're keen to pick up the upcoming Donkey Kong and Pauline amiibo to cooincide with the release of Donkey Kong Bananza next month, you're in luck: it's now available via the My Nintendo Store in the UK. Priced at £16.99, the amiibo will launch on 17th July 2025 and will unlock an in-game 'Diva Dress' costume for Pauline when used...
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- Switch 2
- Donkey Kong
- amiibo
- Upcoming Releases
Review Tron: Catalyst (Switch) - A Repetitive & Forgettable Time On The Grid
Needs more time to compile
No matter how much I learn about the workings of computers, it will always be Tron in there. Little programs, running around on the Grid, trying to keep the whole system from falling apart. So, Tron: Catalyst felt right up my street. It does a great job of visually replicating that digital world and there is a great idea...
- Reviews
- Switch eShop
News Level-5 CEO Sees AI As 'Tool For Communication And Efficiency Improvement'
AI content doesn't make it to the final game
We've been seeing the AI-related opinions a video game creator bandied about a bit already over the past few days, with Smash Bros' director Masahiro Sakurai being ever-so-slightly mistranslated in his thoughts over the use of the new tech in artistic endeavours. Now Level-5's CEO, Akihiro Hino, has been...
- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Switch 2
- News
- Industry
News Atari's Badass 'Fatal Run' Revival Nails A Fall 2025 Release Window
Fasten your seatbelt
Atari has announced that Fatal Run 2089, the upcoming racing revival for the Switch, will launch in Fall 2025. The accompanying gameplay trailer gives us a fresh look at the new post-apocalyptic racer from developer MNSTR Studio, and we have to say, it's looking pretty decent so far. There's definitely a pretty heavy Mad Max...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
- Atari
- Upcoming Releases
News The Nintendo Museum Is Opening An Art Gallery This September
"Explore a wide range of game artwork"
Nintendo has been branching out with movies, theme parks and last October it launched the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan. This venue features multiple historical exhibits, eight interactive experiences, a shop where you can purchase merchandise and much more. Now to add to this, the museum will be opening an...
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- Nintendo
- Japan
News Another Yoshi Soundtrack Joins Nintendo Music, Here's Every Song Included
Yoshi's N64 outing returns
Yoshi's Story is already available for the Switch Online's N64 app and now Nintendo has added the game's soundtrack to its mobile music app. All up, there are 49 tracks with a runtime of 58 minutes in total. You'll be able to listen to smooth tunes like "Yoshis on the Beach", opening tracks from the beginning of the game...
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- Nintendo Music
- Nintendo Switch Online
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Tuesday24th Jun 2025
MVG says it's "decent" but needs improvement
Nintendo's online service has made GameCube games available for the Switch 2 and if you're wondering whether it's worth paying the extra money to experience these retro titles but aren't so sure after Nintendo's history with emulation of other legacy systems, this video might be worth a look. Game...
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- GameCube
- Nintendo
- Emulation
- Videos
PSA DBrand's Switch 2 'Killswitch' Dock Adapter's 'Seamless Docking' Apparently Isn't Quite Seamless
Your Joy-Con may also come loose...
Oh dear. It seems DBrand's Switch 2 'Killswitch' accessory has been having a little bit of a rough PR week, and things aren't about to get any better. First off, and as reported by our pals at VGC, messages from gamers on DBrand's Reddit forum have started to note that the uniquely fitted case is causing issues...
- PSA
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Accessories
- Cases
"About 3 times slower than the original Steam Deck LCD"
We already reported a few days back that the boffins over at Digital Foundry were less than impressed with the Switch 2's LCD screen after running various tests on it. Now, however, DF's John Linneman has weighed in on social media to confirm that the new screen is more "problematic" than had...
- Switch 2
- News
- Hardware
"No one to blame but myself"
Professional Smash Bros. player Joseph 'Mang0' Marquez has today been dropped by his main sponsor 'Cloud9' due to "inappropriate conduct" at a recent Mario Kart World "Beerio Kart" tournament hosted by streamer and internet personality Ludwig Aghren. This 11-year sponsorship marks the end of "one of the longest...
- Switch 2
- Mario Kart World
- Super Smash Bros
Review Nintendo Switch Online GameCube Controller - The Return Of The King
A little birdy wants to wave hello
The N64 controller has its fair share of fans, but I am not one of them. I should clarify that I don’t dislike it, as such, but as someone who owned a PS1 back in the ‘90s and only had limited access to the N64 through my friends, the three-pronged design definitely felt, well… weird by comparison. I’ve...
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- Accessories
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- Switch 2
News Drag X Drive Switch 2 eShop Price Revealed
And it's cheaper than most
Earlier today, Nintendo dropped a surprise on everyone by revealing Drag x Drive's release date on the Nintendo Today! app. And now, a few hours later, pre-orders are open — and that means the price has been revealed, too. You can snap up the digital-only wheelchair basketball game for just $19.99 USD / GBP £16.99,...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Upcoming Releases
News Nintendo Confirms The Release Date For Drag X Drive On Switch 2
Slam dunk
Nintendo has confirmed that Drag x Drive, the mouse-controlled sports game for Switch 2, will launch on 14th August 2025. The news was confirmed via the Nintendo Today! app with an accompanying trailer, which is now also available to view online. It's also been revealed that the game will be an eShop exclusive, so don't expect a physical...
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- Nintendo Switch 2
- Upcoming Releases
Review Deltarune (Switch 2) - A Superbly Subversive RPG That Defies All Rules
A worthy follow up to Undertale
It’s going on seven years since the first chapter of Deltarune became available and after the release of Chapter 2 in 2021, we’re now finally past the halfway mark of the story with the simultaneous release of Chapters 3 and 4. To mark the occasion, Toby Fox has decided to give the game an ‘official' paid...
- Reviews
- Switch 2
News Nintendo Fixes Its Metroid Prime 4 Blunder, And It's No Longer "Out Now"
Phaz-on, Phaz-off
Some poor sod over at Nintendo recently made a pretty hefty mistake in creating a huge poster for the upcoming Metroid Prime 4: Beyond: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition with the words "Out Now" printed very clearly for all to see. Nintendo has already stated that the printing was a mistake, but now the company has now ensured that no...
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- Nintendo Switch 2
- Metroid
Exclusive Fast Fusion's First Major Update Arrives This Week With Three New Tracks
Plus a new 'PURE' performance mode
Shin'en Multimedia has been hard at work on the first major update for Fast Fusion on the Switch 2, and we can now exclusively reveal that it will launch this week on 26th June 2025. But what do you get with it? Well, Shin'en has confirmed to us that the 'Pure Update' – which is completely free, by the way –...
- Exclusives
- Switch 2
- Switch eShop
Checked out
Many libraries offer services where you can experience and even borrow video games. Unfortunately, a 45-year-old Oakland man named Jamal Reed-Obafumi has been arrested after being accused of stealing "approximately $10,000 worth" of Nintendo Switch video games from Marin County Libraries, located in Northern California. Marin County's...
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- US
- North America
News Sega Knows You Hate Mario Kart's Blue Shells
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds removes "unfair" and "stressful" items
A cornerstone of the Mario Kart experience is, for better or worse, the dreaded Blue Shell. Seen as a means of keeping the playing field (relatively) level, this item targets the player in first place, and has been the cause of much frustration over the decades—to the point where...
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- Sonic
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
Poll Have You Won Knockout Tour Online In Mario Kart World Yet?
Go on, tell us
Apart from the new free roam mode in Mario Kart World, Nintendo's latest kart racing outing also brings a new racing mode known as 'Knockout Tour'. In case you're not familiar with it, it's basically Mario Kart's take on the battle royale genre, where it's the last kart standing as racers are eliminated after each section of the...
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- Switch 2
- Mario Kart World
News Aardman Flocks Onto Switch This Fall With A Chicken Run Heist Game
Those chickens are up to something
Aardman, the beautifully British stop-motion studio behind the likes of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, has announced that it's teaming up with Outright Games on an all-new heist game set in the world of Chicken Run. Picking up where the 2023 Netflix movie 'Dawn of the Nugget' left off, Chicken Run:...
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- Nintendo Switch
- Upcoming Releases
Random Death Stranding 2 Has Mushroom Kingdom References, Just Like Its Predecessor
Princess Beach 2: The Beach Is Back
Yes, as you'll likely know, Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima's incredibly good walking simulator, has got itself a fancy big sequel this week in the form of Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, and we've been playing it in what little free time we've got (well, this writer has, at least) over on the old PlayStation side...
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- Super Mario
- Princess Peach
- PlayStation
News Legendary Fighting Dev Is Hosting Its Own 'Direct' Later This Week
What's in the Works?
Arc System Works, the legendary Japanese developer known for its expertise in the fighting genre, is hosting its own showcase later this week on 27th June 2025 (26th, for those of you in the US). The timings for the event are as follows: <time style="list">27th Jun 2025 2am BST</time> The official video...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
News Gex Trilogy Is Now Playable On Switch 2 As Compatibility Update Goes Live
“Lock and load little lizard”
Those of you wanting to play the Gex Trilogy on your shiny new Switch 2s, the wait is over. Limited Run Games has dropped a patch today that fixes previous compatibility issues which prevented the game from working properly on the new console. "The day has arrived, and GEX Trilogy's Switch 2 compatibility patch...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch 2
News System Shock 2 Suffers Unexpected Delay On Switch
Delay shock
Nightdive Studios has announced that it has delayed System Shock 2 on the Switch, with the game now targeting a console release within "the first two weeks of July". In a statement released on social media, the remaster wizards stated that the team simply "encountered issues" that prevented it from releasing the game on its originally...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
News Toby Fox's Deltarune Has Been Updated For Switch 2, Chapter 3 + 4 Patch Now Live
Available on Switch, too
One of the many games to launch alongside the Switch 2 earlier this month was Toby Fox's Deltarune game. Although there's still more to come, a new patch update has now been rolled out for Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 on Nintendo's new hardware. This also includes fixes for the Switch version. It's noted how this update "mostly...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- Updates
Monday23rd Jun 2025
Guide Best Sonic Games Of All Time
With Sonic now on Switch 2, what is the best Sonic game?
Happy 34th anniversary to Sonic the Hedgehog! We're republishing this list to celebrate the blue blur's birthday, along with the addition of the Switch 2 version of Sonic X Shadow Generations. Sonic the Hedgehog — the blue dude with the most 'tude — first sprinted onto the Mega Drive in...
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- All Time
- Sonic
- SEGA
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