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[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube We’ve gushed plenty of times over the stunning-looking Metroidvania Afterimage by developer Aurogon Shanghai. From its beautiful animation style to stunning watercolour backgrounds and hand-drawn characters and world, amidst the bustling genre of Metroidvania, it stands out in the best possible way. The blend of colourful worlds and

Splatoon 3 continues to get a lot of support from Nintendo, and it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. There is going to be more DLC coming soon that is part of the Expansion Pass, and the game is getting updated very regularly with new updates that adds more things, re-balances the game

Wild Dogs borrows almost everything from Konami’s classic Contra series, and this is a good thing. Initially glowing in perfect shades of monochromatic green and formed like a beautifully detailed Game Boy title, it’s both visually pleasing and successful in its nostalgic reimaginings. Playing as mercenary Frank.Williams and his doggy companion Teddy, this run-and-gun pits

Capcom’s Ace Attorney series has been a thing for over 20 years now. Recently, Nintendo fans have been able to play quite a few of the franchise’s games. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy and The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles released on the Nintendo Switch in 2019 and 2021, respectively. As for how well the series

Nope. No big games are launching soon. Definitely not the most-anticipated game of possibly ever. What’s a ‘Zelda’? We’ve been busy rounding up our usual selection of games headed to retail in the coming weeks, including some highlights picked by us as well as lots of other games and accessories that are launching soon. Naturally,

You may recall that, earlier this week, it had been confirmed that The Super Mario Bros. Movie had grossed over $900,000,000 worldwide. That same day, it was also beginning to look very likely that the movie would be able to surpass $1,000,000,000 by the end of this weekend. Well, Nintendo and Illumination’s film hasn’t officially

Image: Nintendo Life Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, as TOTK anticipation increases to dangerous levels, Gavin explores why it’s time for Nintendo to go back to a very specific well… Look, I’m all for originality. The video

It is hard to believe, but The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom releases in exactly 2 weeks from now. Nintendo is not going to release anymore major pre-launch trailers, as the company had publicly confirmed that earlier this month, but that doesn’t mean that the trailers have stopped completely. For example, Nintendo has

Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) Nine months on from the release of the stunning Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and, true to form, Monolith Soft has once again delivered a hefty chunk of story-based DLC for fans to sink their teeth into, this time in the shape of Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed. We’ve already had a

Devolver Digital and Deconstructeam’s latest game, The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, is a must-play for fans of narrative adventures. Featuring a diverse cast of characters and themes such as identity and community, this Tarot-like card game is set to release on the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam in 2023. The game follows Fortuna, a Witch

Image: Motion Twin After the expansive ‘Return to Castlevania‘ DLC last month, we imagined that it might be a little while before we get our next big update for Dead Cells. Clearly, we were wrong. Publisher Motion Twin has today announced that a lengthy new patch, ‘Clean Cut’, is now available on PC and will

You may recall that, a little more than a month ago, LEGO had officially announced some new additions to the Super Mario LEGO set to celebrate MAR10 Day. The expansion to the Super Mario LEGO set included Dry Bowser, a Bone Piranha Plant, a Bone Goomba and much more. Well, it seems that LEGO is

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Bytten Studios and Raw Fury have announced that the Pokémon-inspired monster-fusing RPG Cassette Beasts is coming to consoles, including Switch, on 25th May. You’ve only got a month to wait until you can get funky with some unusual, adorable pixel art creatures. The game is out today on

You may recall that, last week, Nintendo had announced that the 4th wave of the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass would be releasing on April 25th. That said, when Nintendo usually announces the release date for a DLC, that date is actually for Japan’s time zone. Because of this, it isn’t out of the ordinary

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube If you’re looking to ruin some friendships, then boy, do we have a game for you. Dokapon Kingdom Connect launches on Switch on 8th May 2023, and this hybrid board game RPG has a bit of a reputation for being a brutal time with friends. Originally released on

Koei Tecmo, the Japanese video game company, recently announced that the total worldwide sales for Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key have surpassed 290,000 units, marking a significant success for the company. Additionally, the remastered version of Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse sold 120,000 units, and Winning Post

Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) Fans of ’90s JRPGs, particularly those released for the SNES, will have been watching Trinity Trigger closely. The game boasts a veritable dream team from some of the best JRPGs of the past 30 years, including those who worked on Xenoblade Chronicles, Octopath Traveler, and, of course, Secret of Mana.

Nintendo has recently announced on Twitter that they have finally decided to implement a name change of a character in the early Nintendo Entertainment System game, Wrecking Crew. The character named Blackie will be known by that name no longer in Japan and will be called Spike to fall in line with the western name of the