We’ve heard on a number of occasions how Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has been a lifelong fan of video games, and during an appearance on an Xbox podcast earlier this weekend, he briefly touched on his history with the Nintendo 64. After reflecting on gaming during his childhood with the Xbox Era podcast, he ...
Image: via GingerOfOz (YouTube) Reflect on previous Nintendo generations, and you might remember mock-ups of portable GameCube handhelds inspired by the Game Boy Advance SP. If you’ve ever wanted a real version of something like this, well…that’s exactly what console modder and YouTuber ‘GingerOfOz’ has created. The modder has been able to shrink this mock-up ...
MercurySteam creative director Jose Luis Marquez (Image: via @J_Luis_Marquez on Twitter) During The Game Awards last December, Nintendo’s title Metroid Dread won the best “action/adventure” game. It managed to beat Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Psychonauts 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Resident Evil Village. At the time, Nintendo of America’s president Doug Bowser ...
Remember when Bowsette took the internet by storm? Or when Female Link was all people could talk about online? If you’re wondering what 2022’s version of the gender-swap craze is likely to be, wonder no longer – digital artist @ciosuii has the answer. Say hello to ‘Eggma’am’: Eggma’am pic.twitter.com/OCuloB9oO9— 🗡☠️ Cio ☠️🗡 COMMISSIONS CLOSED (@ciosuii) ...
Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Just yesterday, we reported on an app that you can download to turn your NES into a synthesiser (if you have the right tools, of course). But Swedish craftsman Love Hultén, known for creating bespoke technology fused with traditional woodcraft, has paid tribute to the classic console by building ...
Image: via SuperLouis64 on Twitch Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard about a game called Elden Ring over the past week. It’s the latest title from the team at FromSoftware (the same developer behind the popular Dark Souls series). If Elden Ring wasn’t already enough of a challenge for most players, one ...
Picture: Nintendo The 1994 action-adventure Super Metroid is arguably the best entry in the mainline Metroid series and as a result, it’s inspired many other games over the years. One game that you may not have realised took a little bit of inspiration is Valve’s 2011 puzzle-platform game is Portal 2. Speaking to Kiwi Talkz, ...
Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube The new-ish first-person camera has revealed all kinds of secrets in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, including some of the neat little Easter Eggs that were hidden in plain sight. For example, did you ever figure out what music is written on the chalkboard in the game? You’ll never guess. ...
Image: Evan-Amos (Wikimedia Commons) The Nintendo 64DD remains an intriguing part of the company’s history, with the expansion ultimately being short-lived and limited to the Japanese market. Though it wasn’t a commercial success after frequent delays and an arrival that fell too close to the GameCube, it nevertheless helped to pave the way for new ...
Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube There’s a type of video game collectible that’s classy enough that your parents and non-gaming friends might not even notice that it’s a video game thing. On one end of the spectrum of “nerdy to classy”, you’ve got your Master Chief Funko Pops and your cardboard cutouts of Mario; ...
