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The latest Japanese boxed video game software and hardware charts are in for the week of 5th December to the 11th December. There’s no move at the top of the charts for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet as both games continue to see very strong sales in the land of the rising sun. Both Pokemon

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube One of the most ambitious releases of the year was the new “open-zone” adventure, Sonic Frontiers. If you’re still not sure whether or not you would be interested in the Switch version of the game, Sega has now released a free demo on Japan’s eShop. The demo is

Studio MDHR, the talented team behind the acclaimed 2D platformer Cuphead and Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course has announced that the DLC has now shifted over two million copies. Cuphead: the Delicious Last Course went on sale on multiple formats in the summer and has now officially gone Double Platinum. It is not clear what

Image: Nintendo In surprise news, the excellent 3DS title Mario Kart 7 has today been updated for the second time ever. Yes, despite being released in 2011, Nintendo has randomly issued a new patch for the game bumping it up to Version 1.2. According to the official patch notes, several issues have been addressed to

Capcom has announced that Mega Man fans should stay tuned today for a news stream for their upcoming Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection later today. A new trailer for the classic collection of Mega Man games will be uploaded at 4pm PT / 12am UK time. You can watch it happen live here. Capcom

Image: SEGA Sonic Frontiers has taken the blue blur in a bold new direction with its “open-zone” gameplay, and it appears to have paid off. Sega has today revealed the new title by Sonic Team has now sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide since its November 8th release. This figure represents both physical and digital

Nintendo has announced this afternoon that both Bowser Jr. and Birdo will be coming as playable characters in Mario Strikers: Battle League tomorrow. That’s not all as there will be new Shellfish Gear to check out and even a new Stadium named Urban Rooftop for matches to be played in. The free update will be

When it comes to modern video games, there are few more polarising terms than ‘roguelike’. That divisive descriptor draws some players like moths to a flame, while others run a mile at the mere whisper of it. These days, it often feels like ‘roguelike’–which refers to dungeon crawler Rogue from 1980–is attached to every other

The store listings for the recently unveiled Bayonetta spin-off game Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon has revealed its file-size. The Nintendo UK eShop has the game listed as weighing in at a mere 3.5GB, though this could change nearer release with a day-one update etc. The game, which is developed by Platinum Games

Image: Nintendo Life Remember our feature that highlighted 30 Things You Might Have Missed In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet? Well, we’ve already found 30 more things, from neat Easter Eggs to things that make battling a whole lot easier. Let’s dive in — how many do you already know? On this page: More Things You

Sonic Frontiers may have lost out on the Player’s Voice award at this week’s The Game Awards 2022, but the game’s director, Morio Kishimoto, has said on Twitter that he is immensely thankful to the fans that it was nominated. He says that nominated for the award has inspired the team to push themselves harder

Image: Nintendo If you’re planning on adding Fire Emblem Engage to your Nintendo Switch library in January and are wondering if you’ll be able to put your amiibo collection to use in the game, read on… Nintendo has officially confirmed players will be able to tap amiibo to unlock some extra goodies. Regular amiibo will

During this year’s Game Awards ceremony, Nintendo debuted two world premiere trailers for games coming to the Nintendo Switch system. The first was the reveal of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, a new take on the Bayonetta series starring Cereza, a young apprentice witch before she would come to be called Bayonetta. The game launches for Nintendo Switch

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube The comicbooks series Hell Boy will be getting another video game adaptation. At The Game Awards, Good Shepard Entertainment and Dark Horse Comics announced Hellboy Web of Wyrd for consoles and PC. There’s no word on a release date just yet. It’s coming to the Nintendo Switch as

This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch DRAGON QUEST TREASURES – Erik and his sister Mia live on a Viking longship, dreaming of the day they can explore the world in search of grand treasure. One night they encounter a pair of otherworldly creatures, Porcus and Purrsula, and are whisked

Download it today by Liam Doolan 55 mins ago [embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube As you may have already seen, Wave 3 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass is now officially live on the Switch. This latest update takes the game up to Version 2.2.0 – adding a two cups

Nintendo has confirmed that the eight new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe courses for Booster Course Pass Wave 3 are now live. You can either purchase the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass from the Nintendo Switch eShop or if you are subscribed to the higher tier Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack you can

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Update [Wed 7th Dec, 2022 01:55 GMT]: Minecraft’s Avatar Legends DLC is now available. Alongside this a new trailer has been released. “Play as yourself or as your favorite characters, as the Avatar Legends DLC comes with 50+ new skins, including Aang, Korra, Zuko, and Katara! And to