Nintendo’s Switch has become home to an almost overwhelming number of fantastic games since launching back in 2017. A great deal of them have appeared on other platforms — whether celebrated indie titles or huge AAA releases getting a second wind on Nintendo’s handheld hybrid — but the console is also home to a clutch ...
When you were a kid, “sandbox” meant “small plastic box, usually full of sand and ants, which lets you pretend you’re at the beach even though you’re in a nursery down the road from your parents’ workplace”. As an adult, “sandbox” either means “a game that lets you choose most of your goals” or “ant-filled ...
Image: Nintendo Life It used to be the case that, if you missed out on a particular game, your only way to catch up was to buy the original console and the original game. Then, thanks to services like the Virtual Console, you could emulate those old games without having to own any old consoles, ...
Updated with new entries. Enjoy! Ah, the 3D platformer. Ever since Super Mario 64 landed and showed everyone just how good three-dimensional platforming could be there have been developers hoping to capture just a smidgen of that game’s magic. It was a tough act to follow, even for the plumber himself, but his bespoke Switch ...
Image: Nintendo Life Updated with Triangle Strategy. Enjoy! Strategy and tactics games by their very nature require deep thought and careful consideration, and many gamers these days often find it hard to embark on epic multi-hour campaigns in a single sitting. Planning a multi-turn offensive in a 4X game like Civilization or outfitting your party ...
Updated with new additions. Enjoy! You see that mountain on the horizon? You can go there! That old gaming chestnut has been around for a long time now, but for old-school gamers who remember the compartmentalised kingdoms of yore, there’s a special magic still to be derived from being able to trek your way to ...
Nintendo’s Switch is the perfect console for co-op multiplayer gaming and certainly goes down a treat at a party, but if you want to play games with your young kids and granny and granddad, it can be tough to find games that are genuinely fun for everyone involved. We know from personal experience the delicate ...
Image: Nintendo Life So. It’s Christmas or your birthday or some other gift-giving holiday, and you’ve just been presented with a shiny piece of plastic with Mario and a number on it. Alternatively, an alphanumeric code has been printed or scrawled in a card. You ask your parents/significant other/gift-giving human what you’re supposed to do ...
Updated with several new entries. Enjoy! The Switch is the perfect console if you travel a lot, for work or pleasure. The console’s portability makes it the perfect choice if you’re spending any time at all in planes, trains and automobiles. Of course, you may choose to pass the time playing a trusted standby, or ...
Image: Nintendo Life 2021 has come and gone (almost) and despite a quiet start to the year, Switch owners have seen some real gems launch over the past 12 months. We’ve seen big releases (admittedly re-releases or remakes in several cases) of most of Nintendo’s biggest franchises, with some big anniversaries popping up, too. We ...
