Ollie Reynolds, staff writer There’s one game that I’ve tried to get into over and over again, but for some reason I’ve never been able to get past the first few hours, and that’s Okami. I’m hoping to fix that this weekend with Okami HD on Switch because I keep feeling like I’m missing out ...
In the magazine business, the back page is where you’ll find all the weird nonsense we can’t fit anywhere else. Some might call it “filler”; we prefer “an entire page for making terrible jokes tangentially related to the magazine’s content.” We don’t have pages online, but we still love terrible jokes — so welcome to ...
Image: Nintendo Life Nintendo has finally announced brand new dates for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon 3 World Championships, originally scheduled to take place at Nintendo Live 2024 in Tokyo. Nintendo shared new dates on Twitter, and the championships for both games now take place on April 13 (for Splatoon 3) and April ...
Image: Nintendo School’s out, honey! Sorry what..? What do you mean we’re grown up? Phew, good. Yes, it’s the weekend, which means it’s time to find out which games we all plan to run. Before we do that, though, let’s recap some of the biggest stories of the week, shall we? First, we learned that ...
Jim Norman, staff writer Every bone in my body tells me that I shouldn’t go back to Vampire Survivors to try out the new adventure modes. Whenever I play that game, my clock seems to go haywire and show that three hours have passed despite the fact that I’ve only been playing for 10 minutes. ...
Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life The gaming industry is going digital. Cries of ‘it’s easy’, ‘use less plastic’ and ‘it’s cheaper… sometimes’ fill the streets and, after dark, the enticing sales on the eShop let out their siren song to lure every weary traveler after a copy in a box with cute invitations ” ...
Jim Norman, staff writer It took me a while to fully settle into it, but Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown suddenly ticks a lot of boxes for me. That movement is so delicious! Also, I finished Celeste — at least I got to the big Wall of Hearts in the DLC and couldn’t bring ...
Now let’s see what we’re up to this weekend, shall we? Jim Norman, staff writer Before Christmas 2023, I had never played Stardew Valley. Just two weeks into 2024, it seems like that’s all I’m playing for. Yes, I may be a little late to the party for this party, but it’s just brilliant! I ...
Sometimes you just want to take it easy. Maybe you want to dive into a new genre with unfamiliar mechanics, or you’re just not ready to face the unforgiving, inscrutable games like Dark Souls, Hollow Knight and the like. If you are looking for simple games for Nintendo Switch — games that stay engaging and ...
Felix Sanchez, video producer What’s on the menu this weekend? Well, aside from my grandma’s wonderful cooking, we have Pikmin 4 and Outer Wilds! Both are space-based, but very different games. Pikmin 4 really surprised me with how good the gameplay loop is, and all the music tracks are just sublime. And Outer Wilds surprised ...
