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Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life Fresh images of what looks to be the left Joy-Con controller from the upcoming ‘Switch 2’ hardware have been posted online, supposedly originating from China. Hosted over on Reddit by ‘thisSubIsAtrocious‘ and subsequently shared all over social media, the Joy-Con sports the new magnetic rail with which to attach

Update: These leaked photos of the Switch 2 Joy-Cons have a system serial number that is valid by Nintendo’s Check Warranty page. New images, which have yet to be verified, have seemingly leaked of the Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con controllers. The images were widely shared on a Chinese social media platform and had plenty of

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube790k The former PlayStation Vita exclusive and action RPG Freedom Wars Remastered is launching next week on the Switch eShop and if you’re planning on downloading this one, you might be interested to know the file size. According to Nintendo’s official website, it will require around 4.6 GB of

The Sonic the Hedgehog films have indisputably been a success for both Paramount and SEGA as it has emerged that the three movies combined have made over $1 billion globally at the worldwide box-office. The first Sonic the Hedgehog movie made over $320M, the second movie Sonic the Hedgehog 2 made over $405M and the

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube790k 2025 is just kicking off and various video game companies and industry figures have been sharing their plans for the year ahead. As for the Japanese developer Inti Creates, it hopes to announce “several titles” this year. Unsurprisingly a major focus will be placed on its signature style

SEGA announced a batch of revitalised projects at The Game Awards 2023 consisting of games from its extensive back catalogue which have not been touched by the company in years. One such title is the Jet Set Radio reboot which hasn’t been mentioned by SEGA in a while. Speaking to 4Gamer, the game’s director, Masayoshi

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube790k It’s a new year and Hamster Corporation is already back at it with more weekly ‘Arcade Archives’ releases on the Switch eShop. To kick things off, it’s released Athena’s 1989 side-scrolling action title Castle of Dragon. You’ll go forth with the “power of love” as two young kings

Kinda Funny Games presenter Imran Khan has said on gaming forum Reset Era that the Punch-Out series is effectively a dead franchise at Nintendo. Khan said that he spoke to someone a while back who was involved in the last Punch-Out game from Next Level Games and asked them about a new game. The person

Back from the dead this March by Liam Doolan 4am [embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube790k The Lazy Bear Games and tinyBuild Switch eShop release Graveyard Keeper appears to be finally getting a physical release on Nintendo’s hybrid platform. According to some new listings on sites like Amazon, the Stardew-style and graveyard management sim

The Verge’s Tom Warren has clearly hinted that the successor to the popular Nintendo Switch won’t be on the same level as the PlayStation 4 Pro visually. It is widely expected to be visually similar to Sony’s PlayStation 4 console with the added support of image upscalers. Nintendo has yet to reveal any specific details

Image: Nintendo Life The final full week of 2024 has been and gone, and by the time you’re reading this, it might even be 2025 where you are — hello from the past! Anyway, in the UK, we’ve got the final full 2024 results for the boxed charts, and it’s another solid and predictable week

Japanese video game news site Famitsu has interview a number of video game designers to ask them what they are most excited about in 2025. One of those interviewed is Square Enix producer, Akitoshi Kawazu, who said he’s immensely excited for the successor to the Nintendo Switch, both from the perspective of a consumer and

Image: SNK Update [Tue 31st Dec 2024, 4am]: The ACA NEOGEO Selections Vol. 3 and Vol. 4 are now available to pre-order on sites like Playasia, with both titles expected to ship around April 2025. According to a listing on VGP, the Japanese version will support multiple languages including English (via Nintendo Everything). You can

It is no understatement to say that the immensely addictive Stardew Valley has been an absolutely massive success. New sales figures announced on the official site show just how enduring its success has been. The newly published figures have revealed that the hit indie game has shifted over 41 million copies globally across all platforms.

Image: Gemma Smith / Nintendo Life Over the holiday season, we’re republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2024 series. This article was originally published in August. Enjoy! The entirety of the trading card community — that is, people who collect, buy, and sell

SEGA will be popping the champagne today as it has emerged that the popular Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie has now achieved 210.9M globally at the box-office. The film has yet to open in several markets. The Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie has achieved success in each market it’s available in, apart from Japan, where

Image: SEGA, First 4 Figures First 4 Figures has released all sorts of stunning figures over the years and the latest one it’s now teased is a statue of Metal Sonic. Metal Sonic debuted in Sonic CD (playable in Sonic Origins on Switch) and will be “coming soon” to the First 4 Figures line, with

Level-5 have had a pretty tough 2024 all in all with a wide array of their games in development being delayed this year including DECAPolice, Fantasy Life i: The Girl who Steals Time and more. Speaking to 4Gamer, Level-5 president Akihiro Hino says that the company will be releasing three major titles simultaneously worldwide in