Image: Sega Wheeeeey, the weekend is here again, which means it’s time to put on our comfiest slippers and start playing a little. Looking back at this week, the most interesting news (well, “interesting” in an oh-god-when-will-it-end kind of way) was that the ‘Switch 2’ probably won’t launch until after the current fiscal year, which ...
Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life Did you know that fishing games make up 1% of the entire Western Super NES library? Or that sports games were almost invented fifth catalog? How about if TG-16 didn’t have a single fishing or soccer match? It’s data like this that makes a fascinating single-player project to play ...
Be sure to cast your votes in the poll below; but first, let’s look at the box designs themselves. North America Picture: Capcom / Launch Box The North American design looks like quintessential Mega Man Zero artwork, huh? It’s a nice composition, and our protagonist looks suitably badass. The way his hair seems to fall ...
Be sure to cast your votes in the poll below; but first, let’s look at the box designs themselves. North America / Japan Picture: Konami / Moby games No doubt deviating from the anime visuals with this cover, right? Our protagonist, Soma Cruz, stands front and center, surrounded by a bunch of characters you’ll encounter ...
In 2002, a group of friends in Italy started developing an action platformer with RPG elements for Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance Then 22 years passed and now, in 2024, It was is finally coming to the GBA, ending one of the longest delays in video game history. Kotaku hopes for the (reported) comeback of Spyro ...
Image: Nintendo Life Megami Tensei – also known as Shin Megami Tensei — is one of the longest running RPG franchises in the world. But most of us wouldn’t know that. After debuting in 1987 on the Famicom, Nintendo gamers (well, quite a few of them) didn’t find out about the demon summoning series until ...
Candidates – Light Fantasy While not necessarily part of the traditional Zelda formula, the light fantasy setting is a hallmark of all Zelda titles. It is also common among Zelda clones. Here are a few franchises that Nintendo could use if they stick to the fantasy plan: Little Icarus Let’s start this list with perhaps ...
Picture: Nintendo Nintendo’s The reputation of hunting down anyone who uses their intellectual property in a way they don’t like is pretty well documented. Some of these incidents make sense, such as the prosecution of ROMs and other things that could hypothetically affect the sales of games and consoles. But now Mario Pursue has found ...
@Krull Yeah, it’s one of my favorite games ever, and if they treat it right, I’d love to play it on Switch. But I agree, the size increase they did on the Tactics Ogre looks terrible. The iOS/Android port of FFT actually looks great. The backgrounds are rendered in high definition, but they haven’t messed ...
Image: Activision Ahead of the announcement of the Switch’s “successor” this fiscal year, Activision has officially announced Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. This new entry is planned to be presented on Xbox’s upcoming showcase next month and is currently confirmed for Xbox, PlayStation and PC platforms. There is currently no mention of a Nintendo ...
