Image: Paramount Pictures Sonic the Hedgehog 2 opened in Europe, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand over the weekend, topping the charts and grossing $25.5 million over 31 markets. When compared with the original 2020 movie, the sequel’s performance is tracking 2% higher, and Paramount Pictures is said to be “delighted” with the results. The
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To say that LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has had quite a journey in being released would be an understatement. It was originally supposed to release in 2020, only to be delayed multiple times. However, that pattern is finally about to come to an end. In just a couple of days, the game will
This year is certainly moving along, and as we head into Spring (for you Northern Hemisphere readers) we can reflect on more excellent recent eShop titles. This month’s voting in the team was intriguing, and we’ve been left with three excellent games. These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo’s digital store, giving some
Brandon Sanderson is the award-winning author of many different epic fantasy and science-fiction book series that have been done over the past couple of decades. However, he is probably known the most for penning the Mistborn and Stormlight Archive series. Well, his work has attracted the attention of Bandai Namco. The company had sent him
Updated with new entries. Enjoy! Ah, the 3D platformer. Ever since Super Mario 64 landed and showed everyone just how good three-dimensional platforming could be there have been developers hoping to capture just a smidgen of that game’s magic. It was a tough act to follow, even for the plumber himself, but his bespoke Switch
Every now and then, Game Informer releases a list that may be interesting to Nintendo fans. For example, now that fans have had the time to digest what Metroid Dread has had to offer, Game Informer has decided to release an updated list of their top 13 Metroid games. Game Informer’s list not only includes
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
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,