Image: Nintendo Arguably the standout game on the Nintendo Switch last year was Metroid Dread. It won awards, and is currently on the cusp of becoming the best-selling entry in the Metroid series, having already sold 2.74 million units. With all this success, now is a great time to give Samus a new action figure
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The latest Japanese boxed video game software and hardware charts have arrived via sales tracker Famitsu for the week of 31st January, 2022 to 6th February, 2022. The best-selling video game was once again Pokemon Legends: Arceus which has proved to be an immensely popular entry in the long-running franchise selling an additional 359,064 retail
Following on from a PEGI rating last month, Rebllion’s Zombie Army 4: Dead War has now been officially confirmed for the Nintendo Switch. It will arrive on the hybris platform on 26th April and will include all of the Season Pass One content for free, including the following: “3 Additional Levels, 4 Character Packs, 9
Shigesato Itoi, who is the acclaimed creator behind the beloved Mother series, has retweeted today’s Nintendo Direct presentation announcement. While it seems unlikely that a new Mother game is development over at Nintendo, the retweet could indicate that Earthbound could arrive on the Nintendo Switch SNES app which is available for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Video game emulators aren’t always seen in the best light, but they actually play an important role when it comes to video game preservation and the revival of classics on modern hardware. With this in mind, MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) has just turned 25 years old, after
Tune in on Wednesday 9th February at 10pm UK time /11pm CET/ 2PM PT for a Nintendo Direct livestream featuring roughly 40 minutes of information mainly focused on Nintendo Switch games launching in the first half of 2022. To tune in, check out the Nintendo Direct website or the Nintendo UK YouTube channel, where the broadcast will be streamed.
Image: Konami Solid Snake might not seem like he’s had much to do with Nintendo over the years, but his original outing in Metal Gear, crafted by Hideo Kojima, actually got ported to the Famicom in 1987. After this, he got a GBC, GameCube and 3DS release and also made an appearance in the Super
Japanese gaming site Famitsu has published an interesting interview with Platinum Games new CEO, Atsushi Inaba, in which he discusses the company’s approach to building video games going forward. Mr. Inaba says that they are looking to focus on games “that are different from the past” suggesting that Platinum Games is setting their sights on
Image: Capcom / via @monsterhunter It’s been a while since we got a sales update about Capcom’s other Monster Hunter game, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, so how is it going? The Nintendo Switch and PC release have now shifted over 1.5 million copies worldwide. This follows on from an update last October
The French retailer which revealed listings for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and the Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection for the Nintendo Switch before they were announced has published a new retail listing for the Batman: Arkham Collection for the Switch. As of yet the collection hasn’t been announced by Warner Bros for the Switch
The Nintendo Switch has just made it through another year, so how are its games doing on the charts within Japan? Japanese games outlet Famitsu has just released an extended list of the best-selling video games of 2021 for this location – and Switch is dominant once again. 1. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise – 2,350,693
Platinum Games has revealed more information about its forthcoming classic shoot ’em up Sol Cresta in a new live stream. The game will be available from 22nd February and you can purchase the arcade and story separately if you wish. The arcade mode will cost $39.99 and the story mode will cost $10. This means
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube The Kagawa Prefecture, located in the south of Japan, is also known as the “Udon Prefecture” for its famous locally-made noodles. Who better to team up with the Kagawa Prefecture than Yadon — the Japanese name for Slowpoke? The reggae song above is actually from 2014, when it
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have released updated sales figures for the Pokemon franchise and the Nintendo Switch games Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are now the second best-selling Pokemon games of all-time selling a total of 23.9 million as of February 2022. The newly released sales figures mean that Pokemon Sword & Pokemon Shield
Image: Nintendo / The Pokémon Company Well, we’ve got some more incredibly exciting news to share about Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which arrived last week on the Nintendo Switch. In that short time frame, we’ve already heard how the game is estimated to have sold around 1.43 million in three days within Japan, and now Nintendo
This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch OlliOlli World – Flip and flow through the vivid and vibrant world of Radlandia, meeting colorful characters as you grind, trick and air your way to discover the mystical skate gods on your quest for Gnarvana. Traverse a delightful and weird world, take
Download it today by Liam Doolan 50 mins ago [embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Earlier this month, developer Re-Logic rolled out the long-awaited ‘Journey’s End’ update for Terraria. It added new ways to play the game, over 1000 new items to find and craft, new bosses to challenge and more. If this wasn’t
GilvaSunner, the go to YouTuber to listen to high quality classic Nintendo video game soundtracks (which aren’t monetised) said on Twitter yesterday that Nintendo has pulled another 2,200 videos from his soundtrack-based YouTube channel. He is now looking to delete his YouTube channel on Friday which he has happily ran for 11 years. His thoughts