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[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube785k Pokémon Scarlet & Violet is celebrating its two-year anniversary with a bumper list of in-game events, all of which culminate in the arrival of shiny Rayquaza, which you’ll be able to get for a limited time via Tera Raid Battles. The black-coloured Rayquaza will be available in Scarlet

Believe it or not, this year marked the 30th anniversary of Earthbound, which was released on the SNES with the name Mother 2 in Japan back in 1994. There hasn’t been a new game in the series in a long time, but that doesn’t mean that Nintendo and Hobonichi is going to be ignoring the

Image: Nintendo Life Raise your hand if you haven’t played a Jackbox game… okay, trust us, if this were a real room, this would have created a pretty solid visual for how prolific the Jackbox party games have become over the years. Almost everyone has played one, and this week, believe it or not, marks

The second official trailer for Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land has been uploaded to developer Gust Corporation’s YouTube channel, while roughly half an hour of gameplay was streamed on Koei Tecmo’s channel. Both the trailer and the stream are only available in Japanese. The trailer runs for nearly three minutes

Image: Square Enix Booting up Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and hearing the Overture — known as Loto / Erdrick’s Theme in Dragon Quest III — played by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for the first time, it’s hard not to be washed over by a wave of warmth. Whether you’ve played DQ III before

A movie based off Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell series of games has been scrapped a decade on from its initial reveal, according to comments from producer Basil Iwanyk. The Ubisoft flagship series tells the tale of Sam Fisher, an operative of the fictional NSA divison “Third Echelon” as he takes on criminals and terrorists to

Image: Nintendo Following up on Metroid Prime was never going to be easy. Although many (this writer included) were sceptical of Retro Studios’ abilities to move Metroid into the 3D, first-person realm, the team not only managed to put its own spin on an established Nintendo franchise successfully, but it also created one of the

An English version of Beyblade X XONE has been made available on the Nintendo Switch eShop, in a surprise move from developer FuRyu. Despite announcing earlier in the year that an English release was in the works, no definitive release date was provided by the company since then- only for it to have now launched

Image: Shane Luis The Nintendo 64 Disk Drive (64DD) is one of the company’s most interesting releases. A long-delayed, quickly discontinued, infamous flop, the 64’s bulky expansion was supposed to provide the console with an additional ‘middle-ground’ between cartridge and CD. Instead, it ended up being a black mark on an otherwise pretty spotless record

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition has received its latest update for Nintendo Switch and it appears to be a notable one, with several significant changes and the addition of a Classic Lighting mode. First, here are the official patch notes from Rockstar: Numerous fixes and improvements Added Classic Lighting mode which

Image: Square Enix If you’re looking to capture the magic of those halcyon days of sitting in front of the CRT with a classic RPG, then Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, which launches tomorrow — 14th November 2024 — on Switch and other systems, might be just the tonic you need. Reviews for the HD-2D

The first review of the long-awaited Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake from Square Enix has been published in this week’s edition of Weekly Famitsu. The four Famitsu reviewers gave the game 8/9/9/9, which gives the JRPG a total score of 35/40. The reviewers mentioned that it takes about 35 hours to clear the game. This

Image: Nintendo Life I’ve banged the Minish Cap drum so many times by this point that my adoration for Link’s littlest adventure is old news. With today marking 20 years since this GBA gem landed in Europe, it felt too easy to sit down at my desk and gush over the tight six-dungeon structure, the

‘Bet you never saw it coming, but the Persona 5 battle theme “Last Surprise” has been nominated for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards by way of a cover from 8-Bit Big Band. Charlie Rosen, who co-arranged the cover alongside Jake Silverman, shared the image above on X while commenting that it was his fourth time

Image: SEGA Sonic Boom was one of the most ambitious projects Sega has ever undertaken with Sonic the Hedgehog. It was a full-throttle attempt at creating a brand-new sub-franchise for the blue blur, complete with new world, radically different character designs, and an accompanying animated series. Nintendo fans certainly had a lot to be excited

1997’s classic visual novel ToHeart is being remade for Nintendo Switch and PC, according to a press release from Aquaplus. It is scheduled for a Spring 2025 release in Japan, with a physical version in the works. ToHeart, which spawned several adaptations and sequels since its initial release, was a pioneer of the visual novel

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube784k Digital Eclipse is releasing Tetris Forever on the Switch eShop early next week on 12th November and the file size is now in. According to an official listing, you’ll need roughly 5.3 GB of free space to install this collection on your Switch. As previously confirmed, there will

The latest Sonic Wings / Aero Fighters game, teased earlier this year, recently shared some details and its release date for Nintendo Switch. Officially titled Sonic Wings Reunion, the shoot em’ up will launch in Japan on May 29, 2025 and will be the first game in the series in 26 years. Sonic Wings Reunion