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Regardless of the current status of a console’s life cycle, one thing remains the same. Nintendo is always experimenting with hardware, and it is relatively common to see the company filing applications for new patents. That said, the latest example of this specifically relates to the Pokemon franchise. Nintendo has filed an application for a

Image: Atlus It’s another busy week on the release front, with Super Mario RPG and also the arrival of Persona 5 Tactica today. We’ve already done a round up for Super Mario RPG, so now it’s time for Persona’s turn. In our own review here on Nintendo Life, we gave the game 9 out of

You may recall that, last month, Nintendo introduced some new guidelines for small-scale fan tournaments. The guidelines were very strict, and very few people were happy with the new rules. However, you may be surprised to hear that a government agency is also not happy with this news. The Norwegian Consumer Council has learned of

Image: Microids Developer and publisher Microids has launched Flashback 2 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, though unfortunately, it looks like Switch owners will need to wait a little longer, specifically until sometime in Q1 2024. The game, developed with original Flashback creator Paul Cuisset, is a direct sequel to the 1992 Amiga original

Netflix and The Pokemon Company have given fans a closer look at the wonderfully animated Pokemon adventure Pokemon Concierge. Netflix says that the show takes place on a southern island and is set around a new concierge named Haru, who gradually discovers herself as she and her fellow staff members scramble to attend to the

Image: Atlus Atlus, the developer behind the Persona and Shin Megami Tensei franchises, has announced that it is raising the average annual salary for its employees by 15%. In a stark contrast to the seemingly endless lay-offs hitting the industry of late, new graduates at Atlus will see their starting salary rise by 300,000 yen

In the latest Indie World showcase, Nintendo presented an exciting lineup of indie games that will be arriving to the Nintendo Switch family of systems in 2023 and beyond. Among these was the announcement that Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, a direct sequel to the original Shantae game – and an adventure more than 20 years in the making – will be

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Earlier this year, we were invited along to a preview event by Konami and of all the games on display, one took us by surprise. That game was Super Crazy Rhythm Castle, and it is available to pick up on the Switch eShop today (14th November). Developed by

LEVEL-5 has announced that they have decided to delay Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time until next year. The charming life sim was originally planned to be released this year, though that is now a no-go. The Japanese company says that they will announce a firm release date during their upcoming live show

Image: Nintendo Life The next 7-Star Tera Raid Battle event has been announced for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and, with ‘Eevee Day’ rapidly approaching (apparently), there are no prizes for guessing the starring ‘mon this time around (thanks, @SerebiiNet). Yes, Eevee will be taking the spotlight in the upcoming event, which kicks off this weekend

It has now been almost 2 months since Mortal Kombat 1 officially released on multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch. Since then, the game has entered its post-launch phase, with updates releasing regularly and the first DLC character and Kameo fighter releasing this past week. There are still DLC fighters to come, however. One of

Image: Nintendo Life Hello everybody, and welcome to the latest edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we took a look at Kirby Mass Attack for the Nintendo DS. It wasn’t quite as close as we were admittedly expecting, with the North American version easily beating the competition with 65% of the vote. This week,

It appears that the reason the computer-generated cutscenes and movies in the Smash Bros franchise stopped is because the team feared leaks. The news was revealed by series creator Masahiro Sakurai in a new episode of his YouTube show, which gives gamers a glimpse behind the scenes of game development. Sakurai says he was all

Image: Nintendo Life Ready for a spot of weekend gaming? Us too. Welcome back to another edition of What Are You Playing! Before we dive into our screen plans, let’s have a look back at what happened this week in the world of news. This week has been all about da movies as Nintendo announced

The development studio behind the forthcoming Super Mario RPG remake for the Nintendo Switch family of systems is ArtePiazza. The news was discovered in the Intellectual Property Notices for the game which is now available for pre-load. If you are unfamiliar with the studio, they are the team who worked on a number of Dragon

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Update [Fri 10th Nov, 2023 04:45 GMT]: Unfortunately, Level-5 has now officially confirmed the delay of Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. It will now arrive on the Switch at some point in 2024. Here’s an official statement, explaining the developer wants to deliver a “better

In a little over a week from now, Hogwarts Legacy will be releasing on the Nintendo Switch. The game has already been released on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X earlier this year. The Switch version was originally supposed to release in July, but the date had been changed to

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube If you were worried Level-5’s upcoming Switch release Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time might not make its 2023 release window, today we’ve got a bit of an update. This latest information (via Ryokutya2089) has been discovered in a Japanese advertisement, which suggests the game’s launch