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Image: Nintendo McDonald’s will be running a new Happy Meal promotion in Japan featuring a bunch of new plush-like Kirby toys. This promotion will begin later this month on 23rd February 2024 and features two waves, with four Kirby in each. Fans of the pink puff will have a chance to grab different versions of

This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch Mario vs. Donkey Kong – The rivalry that originally heated up on the Game Boy Advance system returns on the Nintendo Switch system! Donkey Kong has stolen all the Mini-Mario toys from the factory, and it’s up to Mario to get them back.

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube The sandbox game Minecraft continues to expand and the latest reveal is a new hostile mob. It’s called “The Bogged” and is a new poison skeleton mob that will be added in the upcoming 1.21 Update. It’s available now in testing as well. Here’s a bit about it

The San Francisco Business Times is reporting that the Pokemon World Championships 2026 will be taking place in San Francisco. The last time the prestigious gaming event was held in San Francisco was back in 2016. This year’s event will take place in Hawaii, which will host its fourth event with the 2024 Pokemon World Championship.

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Tomb Raider I-III Remastered arrives on the Switch this week and the tech experts at Digital Foundry have already got a video up about the performance and frame rate across each system. In case you missed it, the Switch version of this remaster runs at a native 1080p

The captivating Princess Peach Showtime is seemingly using Epic Games ever reliable Unreal Engine. The information was found on the back of the Chinese display box for Nintendo’s heavy hitter for March. Several Nintendo games in recent times have used Unreal Engine, the last to do so was the charming, Pikmin 4. Princess Peach Showtime

Image: Gameloft Gameloft continues to improve Disney Dreamlight with all sorts of content updates and the next one is expected to arrive in the coming weeks. Today it’s released a teaser of its next update, which will feature a new Star Path (featuring seasonal unlocks). While details about this next Star Path haven’t been revealed

The latest Famitsu readers most wanted video games are here and there’s absolutely no change at the top spot with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth leading the charge with a staggering 742 votes. No game has come close with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door at No.2 with just 254 votes. All reader votes were cast between

Image: Nintendo Life In the magazine business, the Back Page is where you’d find all the weird goofs that we couldn’t fit in anywhere else. Some may call it “filler”; we prefer “a whole page to make terrible jokes that are tangentially related to the content of the mag”. We don’t have pages on the

A new rumour is doing to the rounds online from PH Brazil regarding the Nintendo Switch 2. The content creator claims that the unannounced system will feature backwards compatibility both physically and digitally, meaning that you will be able to play your original Switch cartridges and digital downloads on the new system. He also goes

Image: VIZ Media / Nintendo Remember The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga series that began life in February 2016 and ended its run in early 2022? It was created by Akira Himekawa (the combined name for the two artists behind this series) and will later this year be available as a complete set. According

SEGA is not happy with how its titles performed during the all-important Christmas period, saying that sales were “weak” and “sluggish.” Because of this, the company has issued a financial warning. One of the games mentioned by SEGA was Sonic Superstars, which didn’t perform to expectation, though it clearly faced the huge challenge of competing

Image: Nintendo Update [Sat 10th Feb, 2024 04:30 GMT]: Following the initial announcement, First 4 Figures has already given Zelda fans a sneak peek of its latest creation. It’s not much but it’s still enough to at least give you an idea of what to expect. Again, you can get $10 off when you sign

Nintendo has now uploaded the majestic The Legend of Zelda Orchestra Concert, which took place earlier today, onto YouTube. You can hear a selection of songs from the critically acclaimed franchise including the main theme from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and a special Link’s Awakening medley. Enjoy! Relax and enjoy a

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have returned in a new Fortnite crossover event. Alongside this, Epic Games has released a slick new cinematic trailer titled “Turtles Kick Baddie Butt”. As part of the event this time, the turtles are wielding their signature weapons in battle: “The Teenage Mutant

This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch Tomb Raider I–III Remastered Starring Lara Croft – Uncover treasures and mysteries of the ancient world alongside Lara Croft in three classic Tomb Raider adventures – now remastered and featuring each game’s expansion content. Face off against deadly foes, reveal dangerous myths and solve puzzles

Image: Nintendo The fighting game championship series EVO this week revealed its roster for 2024 and it features the usual mix of Tekken, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, and various other notable fighting series. Unfortunately, one popular all-star series that’s been missing for a few years now is Smash Bros. by Nintendo. Nintendo withdrew from EVO

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has talked to Reuters about future hardware from the Kyoto-based company and says that they are constantly researching and developing both new hardware and software, but he wouldn’t be drawn into saying any more than that. Here’s Mr. Furukawa’s full words: Regarding the successor to the Switch, President Furukawa denied a