Image: Nintendo Life / Damien McFerran You may well look at images of the shiny new Retroid Pocket 2+ and think you’ve seen it somewhere else before – that’s because this is an iteration on the original Retroid Pocket 2, which we covered last year. As before, it’s an Android-powered device with a focus on
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By now, you’re probably aware of the new retro games that came to Nintendo Switch Online yesterday. Dig-Dug II, Mappy-Land and Earthworm Jim 2 were added to the NES and Super NES Nintendo Switch Online libraries. However, they aren’t the only ones. Every now and then, Nintendo will also add special versions of certain retro
Image: PhotoFast A new dongle promises to automatically upscale the Switch to 4K with zero lag, and it’s coming to Kickstarter this April. The 4K Gamer Pro is the follow-up to the 4K Gamer+, which was launched in Asia in 2021. It’s a plug-and-play device that takes the 1080p output of the Switch (and other
The Metroidvania game, and Castlevania’s spiritual successor, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night came out in 2019 on multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch. Ever since then, it has been a success. One of the reasons why is the additional content that has been released since the base game launched. Well, publisher 505 Games has announced that
Image: Activision Blizzard Activision Blizzard is currently in a spot of bother with multiple lawsuits levied against the company in relation to widespread sexual misconduct. It’s now looking like at least one of the lawsuits will be nearing its end, with a settlement of $18 million due to be approved by U.S District Judge Dale
Chart data firm GfK has published the thirty biggest gaming franchises in the United Kingdom which is the biggest video games market in Europe. Nintendo’s iconic Mario is the third biggest video game franchise after FIFA and Call of Duty. Other big games in the top ten include Rockstar Games acclaimed, Grand Theft Auto series, and
Image: Square Enix The press blitz for the Sonic 2 movie is in full swing, and that means plenty of interviews with the cast – including James Marsden and Ben Schwartz, the latter of whom provides Sonic’s voice in this and its forerunner. As you might imagine for a movie based on a video game,
Ace Attorney Trilogy is available to play on the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC. You can also get it digitally on the Xbox One. There is also a mobile version called Ace Attorney Trilogy HD, which contains fewer features and a different UI structure. The mobile version is actually the original version
Image: Nintendo Life Back in early February we pointed you towards the 2022 State of Switch Survey, an annual process run by Switch Weekly that polls thousands of people on a broad range of topics. The results from those entries have now been published and are well worth a read; there were some interesting –
It may be an understatement to say that, out of all of the IPs that Nintendo is known for, the Pokemon franchise gets the most attention. There is not a week that goes by where you don’t hear about something about an upcoming game, the anime cartoon, an upcoming movie, or even some merchandise. This
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Subscription services have become increasingly popular over the past few years, and leading the charge on the gaming front is Microsoft’s Game Pass service. It’s become an incredibly huge success for the company – with new games added on a weekly basis, and major titles arriving day one
The excellent Kirby and the Forgotten Land launched yesterday for the Nintendo Switch family of system and our reviewer awarded the game a stunning 9.5/10. The Washington Post were given the chance to speak to Kei Ninomiya of Nintendo’s Entertainment Planning and Development Department (EPD) Production Group Two, Shinya Kumazaki, general director at HAL Laboratory,
Image: Nintendo Happy Kirby Week! It’s another busy one here at Nintendo Life, with the launch of not only Kirby and the Forgotten Land, but also Rune Factory 5. We loved Kirby, giving it a solid 9/10 in our review, but were a tad more critical of Run Factory, slapping a score of 7/10 on
By now, you are probably aware of the news that the Nintendo Wii and DSi eShops have been down for multiple days. In fact, it has been over a week since the 2 eShops first went down. Since then, Nintendo has said very little about the matter. Well, Kotaku has received a statement via email
Update [Fri 25th Mar, 2022 10:00 GMT] – Well, that didn’t last long. Last week, we reported on a stunning collection of online scans from the 1996 Super Mario 64 guide; a true relic that would likely cost a hefty sum if you wanted a physical copy today. Thanks to an update from Kotaku, we
Atlus has provided some new footage from the Nintendo Switch version of their upcoming PlayStation 4 port of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. You can get your hands on Vanillaware’s classic side scrolling adventure for the Switch family of systems on Tuesday, 12th April. You can check out the fresh new trailer in the tweet below. “Vanillaware,
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube After rumours and more years besides of fan hopes, Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition is on the way and arrives very soon, on 7th April. On the surface it’ll be the game that many remember and treasure, though Square Enix is adding some optional modern touches to
The reviews are finally live for Kirby and the Forgotten Land and our reviewer NintendoJam really loved Kirby’s first 3D adventure. Now the tech focussed team at Digital Foundry have published their impressions and they are also in love with the game stating that “It’s such a polished, complete game with a lot of heart that