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The Nintendo Direct, which hasn’t been officially announced, but is rumoured to be coming is apparently still on for next week according to Jeff Grub from Venture Beat and NateTheHate. Jeff wasn’t sure whether the passing of Queen Elizabeth II would affect the date as there’s now ten days of mourning here in the UK.

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube One JRPG Switch fans will want to be on the lookout for next year is FuRyu’s co-op action title Trinity Trigger. As you might have already read, it’s been developed by an all-star cast – with talent that’s previously worked on games like Secret of Mana, Xenoblade Chronicles

Atlus has revealed the file-size for the digital edition of the long-awaited Persona 5 Royal game for the Nintendo Switch family of systems. Atlus seem to have done an impressive job on keeping the file-size low despite the length and size of the acclaimed JRPG. The digital edition will weigh in at 12.5GB, though that

The Good Smile Company is back at it releasing another set of stunning Nintendo-themed figures. Following on from the release of Blyeth earlier this year, it’s now announced a few more Fire Emblem statues. The two new 1/7 scale figures are Roy (shipping in December 2023) and Lilina (shipping in November 2023). Both characters appeared

Splatoon is one of the few franchises I can proudly say I’ve been with since the very beginning. In May 2015, Nintendo unleashed a brand new IP that revolutionised the third-person shooter genre. It went on to sell almost 5 million units, meaning it was purchased by over 1/3rd of the install base of the

Image: Nintendo One of the best Switch games we’ve seen this year is Monolith Soft’s Xenoblade Chronicles 3. We said it was an epic, emotionally-charged masterpiece in our Nintendo Life review, awarding it an “outstanding” score. Of course, it wouldn’t be as great as it was without the efforts of the talented voice actors. In

Axios journalist, Stephen Totilo, has revealed that the rumours that Tencent is looking to acquire French developer and publisher Ubisoft is incorrect. Tencent is extremely interested in Ubisoft, but it won’t be acquiring the company, instead the Chinese firm is choosing to invest heavily in the company. Tencent now has 49.9% stake in Guillemot Bros,

Image: Steam Deck HQ Valve’s Steam Deck has already proven it’s able to run all sorts of video game emulators. What’s even more impressive though is just how capable it is when it comes to Wii U and 3DS emulation. As highlighted by the website Steam Deck HQ, Valve’s handheld PC is not only able

Ubisoft has written up a blog post detailing some of the game which will feature in the Ubisoft Forward digital event which kicks off on Saturday. The headlined games from the company are as follows: Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Skull and Bones, and a a special Assassin’s Creed showcase. The pre-show event will

Image: Square Enix Mario Kart 8 Deluxe isn’t the only racer on Switch getting some attention, the relatively new racer on the block Chocobo GP has also been receiving regular patches. The latest one (Version 1.2.1) follows on from the major update in July (Version 1.2.0), which was described as a “large-scale update” featuring improvements,

Informative video game channel Did You Know Gaming? is back with a new investigative video looking at a newly discovered The Legend of Zelda spin-off from Retro Studios which was pitched to Nintendo. The game was titled Heroes of Hyrule and centres around three heroes which consisted of a Goron, a Rito, and a Zora. In

Image: Yacht Club Games Earlier this week, Shovel Knight confirmed he would be returning later this month on 23rd September in an all-new vertical adventure, co-developed by Yacht Club Games and Nitrome (Bomb Chicken). If the new release date trailer for Shovel Knight Dig wasn’t already enough, we’ve now got some Nintendo Life footage (8

The critically acclaimed co-op adventure It Takes Two could be coming soon to the Nintendo Switch family of systems. The information was teased by prominent video game leaker, The Snitch, over on his Discord channel. It Takes Two from EA and Hazelight received fantastic reviews when it launched last year and the cooperative adventure game

Image: Studio Wildcard When Ark: Survival Evolved stumbled onto the Switch back in 2018, it was borderline unplayable on the hybrid system. Studio Wildcard is looking to turn this around with Ark: Ultimate Survivor Edition – a complete revamp of the original game, rebuilding the title on Unreal Engine 4 and enhancing the functionality, graphics

The Pokémon Company International is offering Trainers multiple ways to celebrate the upcoming spooky season. Pokémon Trading Card Game: Trick or Trade BOOster Bundle: Available now at participating grocery stores and mass retailers, the new Trick or Trade BOOster Bundle for the best-selling Pokémon TCG includes bite-sized booster packs featuring ghoulish Pokémon — such as

The Tokyo Game Show begins in just a few weeks, and ahead of this event – the full lineup for each publisher has been revealed. Following on from Square Enix, we’ve now got Bandai Namco’s lineup – featuring plenty of anime, Pac-Man, Klonoa and more. Fans can look forward to seeing upcoming games like Dragon

Two Point Studios is in a celebratory mode this afternoon as they have just announced that after two weeks on sale their latest game Two Point Campus now has over one million players. The studio also revealed that Two Point Campus has sold even faster than its much-loved predecessor, Two Point Hospital. Two Point Campus

Another THQ Nordic game could be on the way to Nintendo Switch in the near future. As highlighted by GoNintendo, Biomutant has surfaced on Portuguese retailer Gaming Replay. The listing suggests it’ll be arriving this year on October 25th. There’s even a placeholder box art: Interestingly, this isn’t the first time Biomutant has been mentioned