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What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 22nd)

What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 22nd)

Image: Nintendo / Rare Another week has passed, which brought some interesting news in the world of Nintendo and the wider games industry. A lot of attention fell on the planned Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard, of course, and its potential impact on the industry. Back in the Nintendo Life, it was confirmed that Switch ...

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What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 8th)

What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 8th)

Image: ZA / UM The first week of 2022 has passed, and it was relatively quiet as everyone settled back into their routines. That said there were still some interesting bits and bobs, such as the revelation that producing the grass was a bit of a pain for the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity team. ...

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New Super Mario Bros. Is 15 Years Old, And It’s Still Fantastic

New Super Mario Bros. Is 15 Years Old, And It’s Still Fantastic

Image: Nintendo Over the holidays we’re republishing some of our best features, interviews, opinion pieces and talking points from the previous 12 months from staff and contributors alike — articles that we feel represent our best of 2021. In them you’ll find our usual mix of thoughtfulness, frivolity, retro expertise, gaming nostalgia, and — of ...

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Nintendo And The Industry Needs To Get Serious About Game Preservation

Nintendo And The Industry Needs To Get Serious About Game Preservation

Image: Nintendo Life / Zion Grassl Over the holidays we’re republishing some of our best features, interviews, opinion pieces and talking points from the previous 12 months from staff and contributors alike — articles that we feel represent our best of 2021. In them you’ll find our usual mix of thoughtfulness, frivolity, retro expertise, gaming ...

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

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

Image: Yacht Club Games Another week finished as we get very close to the holidays. This week’s highlight was undoubtedly the latest Indie World showcase, the Analogue Pocket got some retro gamers very excited, Super Mario Bros. 3 still has some secrets, Commodore 64 games may be coming to Switch, and if you want insights ...

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What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 11th)

What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 11th)

Image: Devolver Digital Another week down as we roll towards the holidays. This week we’ve seen a bunch of games, a few performances, and even an award or two at The Game Awards. Elsewhere, Paper Mario came to the NSO Expansion Pack, some wag hacked Chris Pratt’s voice into Super Mario Bros., and we sadly ...

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What Did You Think Of The Game Awards 2021?

What Did You Think Of The Game Awards 2021?

The Game Awards — Geoff Keighley’s pet project that’s a bit like the Oscars and a lot like a three-hour advert with the actual awards hastily shoved in the cracks — took place last night, and although a lot of things happened during those three hours (plus the 30-minute pre-show), not much of it was ...

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Should The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Library Expand Faster?

Should The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Library Expand Faster?

Image: Nintendo It’s fair to say that the announcement and launch of the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack could have gone better. The Nintendo Switch Online Subscription service wasn’t exactly blessed with a spotless reputation prior to the reveal of the premium tier, either. Though some of the YouTube downvotes may have been a joke ...

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What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 4th)

What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 4th)

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube It’s been another interesting week in the Nintendo Life as we all head towards the Holiday season. We learned that you can pump iron in Animal Crossing, there was a welcome new look at Triangle Strategy, someone beat Pokémon Shining Pearl in 23 minutes, Qualcomm unveiled a developer portable ...