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What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 17th)

What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 17th)

Image: PlatinumGames *deep breath* There was a Nintendo Direct this week! And it was chock-a-block full of games. But the big news is that weat last, know the name (and release date) of Breath of the Wild’s follow-up. RIP The Sequel to… The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a lot less of ...

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What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 10th)

What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 10th)

Image: Nintendo It’s finally here, folks. After what feels like an age of trailers and Directs galore, this week finally saw the release of Splatoon 3! Here at Nintendo Life, we have you covered for all things concerning ink, squids and merchandise (or should we say Murch-andice?) We have put together a comprehensive Tips, Tricks ...

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What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 20th)

What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 20th)

Image: Vanillaware Are you riding the waves this weekend? Wave Race 64 is out now on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service, so we’re sure some of you are grabbing that late ’90s nostalgia. Otherwise, you might be tee-ing up for a round of golf with the well-reviewing Cursed to Golf (we’ll have ...

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Which Nintendo Series Would Work Best As A Free-To-Play Game?

Which Nintendo Series Would Work Best As A Free-To-Play Game?

Image: Nintendo Life Live service, free-to-play games are the new hotness. With massive fanbases built around games like Genshin Impact, Destinyand Fortnite, which are regularly updated with new characters, content, and quests, it’s easy to see how other game development studios might be tempted over to the dark side. Games-as-a-service (GaaS) is a little hard ...

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How Were You Introduced To Metroid?

How Were You Introduced To Metroid?

Image: Nintendo Life In case you didn’t know, tomorrow (Monday, August 15th) marks the 35th Anniversary of Metroid’s NES launch in North America. That’s insaneright? 35 years! Do you feel old yet? In the years and decades since its debut in 1987 (’86 in Japan), the Metroid franchise has gone on to become one of ...

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What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 13th)

What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 13th)

Image: Massive Monster The heat’s back, and we’re desperately trying to stay indoors here at Nintendo Life. We’ve got a round-up of everything that was shown off in the Splatoon 3 Nintendo Direct! Also, were feeling a bit peckish after Kirby’s Dream Buffet got a release date. And there’s a beautiful hand-drawn Metroidvania featuring cats ...

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Has Nintendo Done Enough To Justify Splatoon 3’s Existence?

Has Nintendo Done Enough To Justify Splatoon 3’s Existence?

Image: Nintendo Life Over the past few months, there’s definitely been a growing concern amongst fans that Splatoon 3 might not be able to justify its own existence. Regardless of your opinion on them, live service games like Fortnite and Apex Legends have proven that it’s perhaps more beneficial to launch what is effectively a ...

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What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 6th)

What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 6th)

Image: Nintendo / Monolith Soft It’s been a busy week for Nintendo fans, and for us at Nintendo Life! Not only has Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Wave 2 finally dropped, but Game Freak and The Pokémon Company gave us plenty of news on Pokémon Scarlet & Violet! Nintendo also delivered its Q1 financial results, where ...

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What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 25th)

What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 25th)

Image: Nintendo / Monolith Soft Is everyone feeling a bit more chilled out after not-E3? Okay, we’re still waiting for a Nintendo Direct, but we did get a Xenoblade Chronicles 3-focused presentation, where a new Expansion Pass was unveiled. The AM2R devs have reunited on a brand new stunning-looking Metroidvania project. And Blade Runner: Enhanced ...

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What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 18th)

What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 18th)

Image: Dotemu / Tribute Games Is it a scorcher where you are, readers? It certainly has been in the UK this week. But the video game news has been pretty hot too! Hollow Knight: Silksong is alive with a brand new trailer! There are details of a rumoured new Fire Emblem game surfacing online. Final ...