Category: Nintendo

Plus, another mysterious controller is included.

A new patent from Nintendo was recently made public which seems to confirm that, yes, the upcoming Switch 2 will indeed feature mouse support. Phew.

However, upon digging into the patent a bit more, we discovered a couple of additional nuggets that might be of some interest. Namely, it appears that Nintendo has showcased what looks to be a Joy-Con for the original Switch with the additional optical sensor on the side (alongside that extra ‘C’ button below the Home button, by the way – don’t ask us why it’s missing on the left image below).

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

“We’re very sorry to have let you down”.

Sega and Sports Interactive have officially cancelled Football Manager 25 after extensive internal discussion and careful consideration.

Sports Interactive says it’s “very sorry” to have let down fans and will now shift its focus to the next annual release. The reasoning behind this decision, although it’s not specifically mentioned, seems to be the transition to the new game engine. It was planned to be the “biggest technical and visual advancement in the series for a generation” laying the foundations for a new era.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Pre-orders go live next week.

In some surprise news in the land of Puyo Puyo, it’s today been announced the Switch eShop release Puyo Puyo Champions will be getting a hard copy here in the west.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Squeaker.

A new patent filed by Nintendo seems to confirm that the Nintendo Switch 2’s Joy-Con will include mouse functionality. The patent was filed on 1st April 2023 and made public today, 6th February 2025 (thanks to reader Davis for sending this to us!).

Sure, we’ve been pretty confident about mouse functionality given the number of leaks over the past few months, and that little teaser in the Switch 2 reveal trailer, but Nintendo has yet to officially confirm that this is even a feature.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

The name’s Turbo. Johnny Turbo.

Ask any “boomer shooter” aficionado what their favourite modern examples of the genre are, and Trigger Happy Interactive’s sublime Turbo Overkill will most likely make the top three, alongside Dusk and Ultrakill, if they want to be our actual pals.

Yep, this is a highly-regarded retro-style FPS and, once you’ve spent just a few minutes in the blood-soaked shoes of Johnny Turbo, it’s not very hard to see why. And now, nearly two years after its full PC release, it’s finally on Switch.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Another win checked off.

Famitsu has provided the latest boxed charts data for Japan and, perhaps unsurprisingly at this point, it’s another win for Nintendo as Donkey Kong Country Returns HD claims the top spot once again with an additional 22,093 units shifted.

There are a few new additions this week, with Black Myth: Wukong getting a physical release on the PS5, and the delightfully titled Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 making its debut on the Switch. Nippon Ichi Software’s Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero also just managed to scrape though to land at number nine.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Wake up the Nintendo way.

Nintendo’s brand synergy goes deep. Real deep. If visiting Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan wasn’t enough Mario for you, you can now rent an Alarmo for the night at some of the park’s hotels so you can even have Nintendo on the mind while you sleep.

In a post on Nintendo’s Japanese website, the company revealed that it was partnering with Universal Studios to bring Alarmo rentals to seven different hotels. The rental package includes an Alarmo and an AC adapter for plugging it in, both of which can be collected from the hotel reception desk, the post claims.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Save some space.

Ahead of the release of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition next month, Nintendo has supposedly updated the file size of the Switch release.

Listings online previously suggested the game would take up around 15 GB of space and now the estimated file size on the Switch eShop says the game will require an installation of 13.4 GB (thanks, necrolipe). So it seems Monolith Soft and Nintendo have found a way to save some space! In comparison, the Wii U version was around 20+ GB all up.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Featuring Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, and more!

Last week saw the arrival of Hello Kitty Island Adventure on the Nintendo Switch. Apart from featuring an all-star cast of Sanrio characters, the game takes a fair bit of inspiration from the Animal Crossing series while also freshening up the genre.

As more reviews have been published, we’ve now got a round up. Starting with ours here on Nintendo Life, we thought this was a “great” experience on the Switch – awarding it 8/10:

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Part of ensuring “long-term stability and success”.

Sumo Group, the UK-based games studio behind Snake Pass dev Sumo Digital and publisher Secret Mode, has announced that its development team will transition to work “exclusively on development services for partners” and has warned of “an impact on our studios and people” as a result (thanks to Push Square for the heads up).

Revealed in a business update on the Sumo Group website, the studio announced the “strategic decision to focus Sumo Digital exclusively on development services for partners”. While it claimed that it has “embraced opportunities to develop own IP” in the past, the decision is part of ensuring the “long-term stability and success of our business”.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com