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Image: Nintendo Life Welcome back to the Nintendo Life Mailbox. As football fever grips England with headlines such as National Team In Not-Crap Shocker top the tabloids (probably), it’s time to relax a little and sit back with our monthly letters page. Got something you want to get off your chest? We’re ready and waiting

Nintendo’s cryptic announcement of the Emio game earlier this week surprised many fans. Since then, there has been lots of speculation in regards to the game. There has also been some discussion involving who is developing the game. One theory that has been going around is that the game is being developed by Bloober Team,

Image: Nintendo Metroid Prime 4: Beyond isn’t out until next year, but if you’re eager to hear a bit more about this anticipated release, read on… Just weeks after the initial reveal, Retro Studios lead UI artist Jon Wofford has shared some insight about his involvement in the development of the fourth entry and his

Believe it or not, Super Nintendo World has been open for over a year now. Coincidentally, it just so happens that McDonald’s is holding a special Universal Studios campaign in Japan. So, it isn’t that surprising that Nintendo, Universal and McDonald’s are collaborating to give fans a special treat this week. You see, it was

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube771k Canari Games, the studio behind 2023’s fantastic cinematic platformer Lunark, revealed an adorable Link’s Awakening-inspired adventure earlier this year. Back then, the game was only confirmed for PC, but today, the developer has revealed that the game is indeed coming to Switch — and soon! Castaway launches on

In an interview with GameSpot, Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo revealed that the Trails series, which started in 2004 as a branch of the larger The Legend of Heroes series, will soon be put to rest. “Actually, the series has progressed to the point where its main story is about 80-90% complete. And so while

Image: Nintendo The Switch is now Nintendo’s longest-serving home console – with some caveats to consider. This revelation comes thanks to peerless research from our friends over at VGC, who have determined that the Switch has surpassed the Famicom in terms of time on the market before the arrival of a successor. Switch launched on

The Nintendo Switch will see sparks fly and conflict rage on the war-weary planet of Cybertron when Transformers: Galactic Trials rolls out on October 11. Half-racer, half-fighter, it is an “electrifying fusion of arcade racing and robot combat” that will test the convictions of both the Autobots and Decepticons through burning rubber and clashing steel.

Image: Nintendo Life In perhaps the least surprising news of the month, 2K has announced that NBA 2K25 is heading for Switch *gasp*. In September *double gasp*. With a confusingly large number of physical and digital editions *blacks out*. Set to come our way on 6th September, NBA 2K25 will be graced by a trio

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is not the only Nintendo game to receive a new update on the Switch. Nintendo Switch Sports, which released on Nintendo’s hybrid console a little more than 2 years ago, has also been updated. This one, however, had been announced in advance. It was revealed in Nintendo’s June 2024

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube771k Remember Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood? Maybe you don’t for various reasons, but the DS game was the first ever Sonic the Hedgehog RPG — and the last. However, in a recent interview with Good Vibes Gaming, Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka spoke about his desire to make

Mat Piscatella, analyst for Circana, which was formerly The NPD Group, has posted the latest sales data for video gaming software and hardware in the United States. What may surprise you is that this data isn’t for June, but for May. The remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door released in May, resulting in the

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube771k Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition is out now on Switch and, by and large, it’s turned out to be a successful release for Ubisoft, boasting upgraded visuals from the original alongside some meaningful bonus material. We gave the game an 8/10 in our review, and you

The reliable Billbil-kun from Dealabs has said that EA Sports FC 25 will release on September 27th, 2024, and that an official announcement may arrive within the next 10 days. If accurate, the release of this second game in the EA Sports FC series will mark two years since EA and FIFA went their separate

Image: Nintendo Life We’re now well into July, which means it’s time to look back and survey the last month’s worth of Switch eShop releases and pick our favourite. It was a relatively quiet month on the Switch front, with Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD being the big new physical

SEGA and the Sonic Team gave Sonic fans a special look at the teaser to the prologue animation for the upcoming Sonic x Shadow Generations at this week’s Anime Expo. You may have to wait a bit to see the full thing, as that won’t be unveiled until nearer the game’s launch, which is coincidentally

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube771k Alongside Anime Expo 2024 this week, Bandai Namco hosted its ‘Summer Showcase’ for 2024. The main show and pre-show were packed with all sorts of anime-related announcements, and many of the games featured are coming to the Switch. While the majority of games and release dates have already

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has reiterated that the company plans to take action against those who misuse their intellectual property and says that “appropriate action must be taken against any behaviour that undermines this policy.” Mr. Furukawa wouldn’t be drawn into citing any recent examples of this. Furukawa: Our company aims to achieve our management