There was a time when Japan’s video game industry was connected to the rest of the planet with very thin threads. The games that came to the West had to be localized, and that caused delays that could last years, adjustments in a subtle or radical way depending on the content and, in very specific ...
Image: Gemma Smith / Nintendo Life If you’re reading this on October 11th, 2024, then 30 years ago today Final Fantasy 3 (aka VI) was released in North America. Lots of memorable games (Super Metroid, DKC, Earthworm Jim, Ridge Racerand Doom II, to name a few) turns 30 this year, but Final Fantasy VI stands ...
As is the custom, this month the lines have changed. Let’s get to know the crew quickly before the meeting begins: Drop. Alana Hagues – DKC veteran, KONG confident in command Commander Jim Norman – DKC veteran, KONGExtremely knowledgeable Ens. Ollie Reynolds – DKC to recruitscripted KONG Ens. Gavin Lane – DKC to recruituCONgruously Alana: ...
It’s been a news-filled day for Nintendo fans, mostly due to the rumor mills continuing to churn out new rumors at an ever-increasing rate. However, you might be surprised to hear that the latest rumor has nothing to do with Nintendo’s next console. In fact, it’s linked to the retro libraries available on Nintendo Switch ...
In September, Nintendo is once again delivering some classics via Switch Online. This time, there are four SNES titles! Month after month, Nintendo is releasing new classics for its online service Switch Online – and this time you can look forward to four titles from past gaming days. All four expand the catalog of old ...
Nintendo has been very active with the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack retro game collections. While it varies depending on which retro library Nintendo updates, Nintendo’s schedule for new additions has reached the point where it’s guaranteed to add at least one retro game per month. Well, Nintendo has officially announced some more additions. ...
I finally collected all the memories (tears, geoglyphs) into Tears of the Kingdom. And now I’m in the desert getting ready to beat the game for only the second time. It’s amazing that the game is 1.5 years old and there’s still so much I haven’t done in it!I’m also quite surprised at how good ...
It was in 1990 when Takehiko Inoue began publishing Slam Dunk, his most successful shonen. The mangaka gave free rein to his imagination using the parquet of a basketball court as the main setting and thus be able to discover Hanamichi Sakuragi’s challenges in trying to conquer Haruko Akagi. Obviously, video games were not alien ...
Jim Norman, staff writer I have a little bit of everything for this weekend. I love getting involved in the Grand Festival Big Run in Splatoon 3 before the ultimate Splatfest next week. I also have NBA 2K25 ready and ready for hopefully not another disappointing year of gaming (look out for my thoughts soon). ...
Image: Nintendo Life Hello folks and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week we took a look at Astro Boy: Omega Factor for the Game Boy Advance, and believe it or not, we had a draw! Both the EU/NA and the Japanese variant won 50% of the vote each, so uhh… ...
Geralt of Sanctuary
Geralt of Sanctuary
