Category: Nintendo

Guide: Every Nintendo Switch Online Virtual Boy Game Ranked

All the VB games on NSO.

Of all of Nintendo’s consoles, the Virtual Boy is one of the most fascinating due to being a rare hardware flop in the company’s storied history. It might be the worst-selling Nintendo system ever (and it never even launched in Europe), but there’s some great software and intriguing curios in the VB library.

With just 22 games released worldwide — and several completed but never released — it’s great to have access to them on Switch 1 and 2, if you subscribe at the ‘Expansion Pack’ tier of Nintendo Switch Online.

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Poll: Will You Be Getting Pokémon FireRed Or LeafGreen On Switch?

To Green, or not to Green?

After years of waiting, we are finally getting some classic Pokémon on Switch! Nintendo and TPC surprised us all with the announcement that FireRed and LeafGreen will arrive on the Switch eShop immediately after the annual Pokémon Presents on 27th February (with a swanky Special Edition coming to Japan).

We’re ecstatic, of course, though it does leave us with an almighty large decision to make, almost as hard as choosing our starter: which version are we going to buy?

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Mailbox: A Good Switch 2 Console Pairing, Fun With Strangers, Sterility – Nintendo Life Letters

Issue #33 – February 2026.

Welcome back, lovely people, to the Nintendo Life Mailbox.

This month’s been a surprisingly busy one for games, and we’re all on tenterhooks, waiting to see if RE9 is any good. Perhaps all that excitement was too distracting, as correspondence (and, indeed, correspondents) have been few and far between. So, prepare yourself for a slight, ‘Lite’ edition of our monthly letters page feature!

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Video: Capcom Releases New Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Trailer

Alongside a 13-minute dev walkthrough.

Capcom is gearing up for the release of Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection on the Switch 2 next month, and today, it has released a brand new trailer.

It’s officially titled “Go Forth” and gives hunters another look at what’s on the way when the game arrives on 13th March 2026.

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Poll: What’s Your Favourite Gen 8 Pokémon?

Galar-vanting.

Pokémon turns 30 on 27th February, and in honour of this momentous anniversary, we’re running a series of polls leading up to the big day, asking you to vote for your favourite Pokémon from each generation. The nine winners will then go head-to-head in a final poll at the end of the month.

We’re covering a generation a day until we’ve ticked off all nine, leading up to the ultimate showdown. Each poll will be open for five days.

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Anniversary: The Legend Of Zelda Turns 40 Today – How Did You First Play It?

And we’ve never looked back.

We all pulled a ‘Wait, Mario is how old??‘ last year as the prized plumber and the NES celebrated their 40th anniversaries, and what do you know, we’re about to do it all over again for little old Link.

Yes, The Legend of Zelda is 40 years old today (in Japan, at least). On 21st February 1986, Nintendo introduced the world to the fantasy land of Hyrule, complete with legendary princesses, magical triangles, evil pig men, and a little boy in a green nightcap. It was the first time anyone had heard Koji Kondo’s iconic title theme — apparently substituted in at the eleventh hour after Nintendo discovered Maurice Ravel’s ‘Boléro’ wasn’t up for grabs — or read the words “It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this”. Without it, many of our favourite games of all time simply would not exist. So yes, we think this is a birthday worth acknowledging.

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Nintendo Seemingly Rules Out Virtual Console Revival, Says It “Remains Focused” On Offering Classics Via Switch Online

Pokémon GBA’s Switch eShop release is a special occasion.

Nintendo has already ruled out the Game Boy Advance titles Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen coming to the Switch Online ‘Nintendo Classics’ service, so how about the possibility of more Game Boy purchases via the eShop, similar to the Virtual Console releases during the 3DS and Wii U generations.

Well, in case you missed it, this special release for Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, which is taking place next week on 27th February 2026, is basically a one-time scenario. In other words, don’t necessarily expect to see more standalone purchases from this era (or from other generations of “classic” Nintendo hardware) going forward, as there are seemingly no plans for “Virtual Console types of offerings”.

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