Image: Nintendo School’s out, honey! Sorry what..? What do you mean we’re grown up? Phew, good. Yes, it’s the weekend, which means it’s time to find out which games we all plan to run. Before we do that, though, let’s recap some of the biggest stories of the week, shall we? First, we learned that ...
Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life It’s Christmas morning, and amidst the thick haze of food already being prepared for lunch and the soothing laughter of our children enjoying their new toys, my wife approaches me with a small, square package. I didn’t see this under the tree. “That’s your last one,” she says. Instinctively ...
Jim Norman, staff writer Every bone in my body tells me that I shouldn’t go back to Vampire Survivors to try out the new adventure modes. Whenever I play that game, my clock seems to go haywire and show that three hours have passed despite the fact that I’ve only been playing for 10 minutes. ...
Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life The gaming industry is going digital. Cries of ‘it’s easy’, ‘use less plastic’ and ‘it’s cheaper… sometimes’ fill the streets and, after dark, the enticing sales on the eShop let out their siren song to lure every weary traveler after a copy in a box with cute invitations ” ...
So we’re back to every Smash Bros. game. and pulled out one mode or feature that we think deserves a place in an inevitable future entry. This is what we believe would result in the ‘ultimate’ expression of what Super Smash Bros. it truly is beyond its absurd list of characters and stages. Of course, ...
Jim Norman, staff writer It took me a while to fully settle into it, but Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown suddenly ticks a lot of boxes for me. That movement is so delicious! Also, I finished Celeste — at least I got to the big Wall of Hearts in the DLC and couldn’t bring ...
Now let’s see what we’re up to this weekend, shall we? Jim Norman, staff writer Before Christmas 2023, I had never played Stardew Valley. Just two weeks into 2024, it seems like that’s all I’m playing for. Yes, I may be a little late to the party for this party, but it’s just brilliant! I ...
Jim Norman, staff writer I was a very happy boy this Christmas and picked up some new games that were on my to play list cubs. In the following days I played (and prepare fairies) Stardew Valley and Celeste for the first time. Yes, I should have played years ago, but I didn’t. I’m sorry. ...
Cases that don’t crack, screens that don’t scratch Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life While the Joy-Con was on the move, it took a while to materialize on a large scale, with the Switch reporting scratched screens and warped cases from the early days, with the worst cases of the latter even resulting in cracks. ...
Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life Another year, and here we are again — wondering if the next 12 months might bring the most exciting thing for any Nintendo fan: new hardware. It feels like we’ve been reporting and discussing yet another potential Nintendo system for years, and that’s because have last year. Rumors of ...
