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Super Mario Maker 2 has been a thing on the Nintendo Switch for 5 years now, and it isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. However, it is a much different story for its predecessor. Super Mario Maker on the Wii U is around 3 weeks away from being unplayable online due to Nintendo shutting down the

Image: Nintendo Today we ask the age-old question… Will it corndog? Wait, no… What are you playing this weekend?! Before we take a look at the staff picks this week, let’s take a look at what’s been going on the last few days or so. First up, we got word that The Pokémon Company has

505 Games have confirmed today that those of you awaiting the physical version of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes on the Nintendo Switch should expect a delay. The new date for the physical edition of the long-awaited RPG is Tuesday 21st May, obviously the digital version won’t be affected. The company hasn’t explained the reason for

Image: Riot Games A recent datamine of Riot Games’ popular free-to-play shooter Valorant has supposedly revealed references to Switch. It’s led to speculation a Nintendo version of the game could be in the works. Some other theories suggest it might just be specific controller support for the game. Additionally, there are crossplay references in there

In 9 months from now, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will be officially premiering in theaters. Marketing of the film has been little so far, but we know that it will feature the appearance of Shadow the Hedgehog. Ever since last fall, the third Sonic movie has been in the process of filming. Well, that is

Image: Nintendo Life Europe’s next Nintendo Switch Online free Game Trial kicks off today and it is none other than Poncle’s devilishly addictive roguelike, Vampire Survivors. From today (14th March) until 23rd March, you can get into as much of the monster-hunting mayhem as you would like, for free! That is, as long as you

There has been a large number of Final Fantasy games released on Nintendo consoles over the years. You may be surprised to hear, however, that Final Fantasy Tactics is not one of them. The game was released on the PlayStation in 1997, followed by an enhanced port for mobile devices and the PlayStation Portable 10

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Hot off the back of revealing that Monster Hunter Stories will be coming to Switch this June, Capcom was keeping up with the Monster Hunter 20th anniversary celebrations as it finally shared the results of the fan-favourite ‘Top Monster’ poll which we first heard about last year. This

The Pokemon Company are seemingly getting a support studio to provide additional personnel to mainline Pokemon studio, Game Freak. The news comes as The Pokemon Company has registered a brand new subsidiary called Pokemon Works. Pokemon Works is located in the same building as ILCA, who are best known as the development company behind Pokemon

Image: Nintendo / Illumination We know that another Super Mario Bros. Movie is on the way (Nintendo confirmed it’s coming in 2026, no less), but that doesn’t mean that we are quite done talking about its predecessor just yet. In fact, there’s something new to look at. Jed Diffenderfer worked as a story developer and

Eric Barone, also known as ConcernedApe, has been hard at work on Stardew Valley. The game is still receiving updates, even though the game originally released more than 8 years ago. That all said, it has been only a matter of time before another update was on the way. Version 1.6 has been in the

Image: Sega Three new releases enter the top 40 UK boxed charts this week, including WWE 2K24 at number 1 and Expeditions: A MudRunner Game at number 16. Most notably for Switch owners, however, is Unicorn Overlord, the excellent tactical RPG from Vanillaware, which debuts at number 7. It also comfortably sold the most on

It’s MAR10 Day and Nintendo has announced that Nintendo Switch Online subscribers will be able to play Dr. Mario, Mario Golf and Mario Tennis for the Game Boy on 12th March. The news joins the announcement that the Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 is in production and will be released in April 2026, along with

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube LEGO will be bolstering its Super Mario line with multiple new sets due out later this year on 1st August 2024. Yes, apart from the announcement of Mario Kart-themed LEGO (coming next year), to celebrate Mario Day this year it’s unveiled three new kits: The Bowser Express Train,

The LEGO Group announced their MAR10 Day celebrations a little early by revealing that they have been working alongside Nintendo to produce Mario Kart themed sets which will debut in 2025. Perhaps that will tie in with a new Mario Kart title from Nintendo, but we will have to wait and see. [embedded content] Thanks

Image: Atlus The week is almost over and that means it’s time for another edition of What Are You Playing! This week was a little quiet in Nintendo Land after last week’s Pokémon shenanigans, but there was still plenty to keep us entertained. We got a free demo for Princess Peach: Showtime! which might have

Yasushi Yamaguchi, the designer behind Sonic the Hedgehog 2, has celebrated the life of Akira Toriyama, with some new Sonic and Tails-themed art with the two characters wearing Dragon Ball costumes. Mr. Toriyama was the heart and soul behind Dragon Ball and sadly passed away on 1st March. In a post on X Mr. Yamaguchi

Image: Dragon Ball Official The passing of Dragon Ball creator and manga/anime legend Akira Toriyama at the age of 68 has come as a shock to fans the world over. From colleagues and collaborators to the millions of people who have enjoyed his work, his death has led to an outpouring of tributes online. Below