Category: Nintendo

Here’s what’s been updated.

Earlier this week, Nintendo launched the Wave 5 DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch. The patch notes referenced “improved performance of some characters and vehicle customizations” and it’s now been revealed what has specifically been adjusted.

This is all thanks to the Japanese website Mario Kart Blog (via Meester_Tweester on the Mario Kart subreddit). This includes increases to certain characters mini-turbo, and all sorts of other increases and decreases to other racer stats.

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As rated by you.

15th July 2023 marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Famicom, the Japanese console that would be transformed into the NES in the West. To mark the occasion, we’re republishing this reader-ranked list of the best games on the system.

Remember, this is a dynamic list that’s updated in real-time according to each game’s User Rating in our database. If you haven’t rated the ones you’ve played, feel free to rate any of the games below and potentially alter the ranking. Enjoy!

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To me, that’s Olimar.

The year was 2014 and Nintendo was in one of the worst financial pickles that the company had ever seen thanks to the poor sales of the Wii U. You might think that this was no time for joviality, but this is Nintendo that we are talking about, and Miyamoto had other ideas.

Taking his favourite child, Pikmin, the legendary game designer announced that he was working on a series of short films that would help to promote the series’ third entry, Pikmin 3, which had released the year prior. It was a move that wouldn’t have made it onto many-a Nintendo fan’s bingo card, but the results were, to put it simply, wonderful.

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Game on!

And just like that, it’s the middle of July… happy weekend, everyone!

We might be out of summer showcase season, but there has still been plenty of good things on the table here at Nintendo Life this week. We ran through 21 vintage Nintendo games that you can only buy for original hardware, saw lots of goodies at the Limited Run Games’ showcase, and got another totally tubular look at the upcoming TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge DLC, Dimension Shellshock.

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History was made.

40 years ago today, video game history changed for the better.

That might sound a bit hyperbolic, but there’s no denying that Nintendo’s first home console — or at least the first one with interchangeable cartridges in a form we still recognise as a ‘console’ today — made a huge impact. Video games would not be where they would be today without this little white and red unit.

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Call of Duty is back on the menu.

Update #2 : The Federal Trade Commission in the US has officially lost its appeal and has now also been denied injunctive relief. It means Microsoft is now able to close its acquisition of Activision Blizzard in this part of the world. It needs to do this by 18th July and is expected to complete the deal very soon. It also means Microsoft’s plan to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms is back on track.

Here’s what Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith had to say about this in a statement:

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It comes with a Pikachu inside of it.

The Pokémon Company this week gave select regions a test try of its new app Pokémon Sleep, and now it’s also released the new device Pokémon GO Plus + in a number of regions.

In case you missed the initial announcement, this device can be used in Pokémon Sleep to record your sleep patterns. It even includes a (digital) Pikachu inside of it, that does all sorts of extra stuff like singing lullabies and unlocking new alarm sounds.

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Pokémon Let’s Go (to bed).

Pokémon Sleep was finally released in select regions earlier this week as an open beta for Android devices. After being the butt of all jokes when it was originally announced and then experiencing a series of delays, it now officially “launches soon” according to The Pokémon Company.

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From super good to Superman.

Just last month, Sonic Origins Plus launched and threw us back into a speed storm of retro hedgehog mayhem. While we enjoyed playing through a lot of these titles again, we were a little confused about why the Game Gear versions of certain games had been included instead of their Master System counterpart. Will there be a Sonic Origins Plus Plus or has Sega just given up on the Master System completely?

Determined to keep the memory of the console alive and well, the wonderful Alex-from-Nintendo-Life-here has made a video in which he runs through his childhood playtime on the console and the eight (yes, eight) games that informed it.

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Atelier Ryza, Fatal Frame, Monster Rancher all included!

Koei Tecmo has today kicked off its eShop summer sale, offering up to 50% off select titles until 30th July.

There is a lot on offer here including games, DLC and even season passes, with varying discounts applied to each. You can use the sale period to pick up Atelier Ryza 1-3 with a tasty price reduction or get in on one of the company’s other titles including Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX or this year’s Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse.

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