Category: Nintendo

The full range.

Ah, special edition consoles. There is nothing else quite like them, is there? From the flashy to the subtle, these decked-out devices are a reminder of the series’ that we love, the titles we cherish and the designs that make us ooh and ahh. They are a special way to stand out from the crowd and have something that feels a little more ‘you’. So, when it comes to the Switch (Nintendo’s second best-selling console of all time) there are a boatload of them.

A few months ago we collected together all of the Zelda-themed consoles from Nintendo’s history, revealing a long list of some of the sexiest designs out there. But the Switch was notably absent from this ranking (in an official capacity at least — those Tears of the Kingdom OLED rumours intensify by the week), so we thought that it was only fair to shine the light on Nintendo’s latest and (second) greatest in response.

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Not rushing, not dragging.

Updated with Theatrhythm Final Bar Line. Enjoy!

Whether you’re a rhythm-gaming master or just enjoy getting down to the funky beat, there are a wealth of games available on Switch that cater to the musically inclined. From games that give you a full body workout to titles that test the timing of a single digit, we were surprised to see just how many excellent rhythm and music-centric games Nintendo’s console has accumulated since launch.

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What’s the verdict?

Outside of Kirby, perhaps one of the most anticipated Nintendo Switch releases this month is Octopath Traveler II.

This HD-2D RPG by Square Enix makes its triumphant return – building on its predecessor’s established foundation with some welcome new ideas and tweaks. We gave the game an “excellent” nine out of ten stars here on Nintendo Life.

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Get rolling with Katamari Damacy.

One surprise announcement during the most recent Nintendo Direct was We Love Katamari REROLL + Royal Reverie. It’s coming out this June on Switch and is a follow-up to Katamari Damacy REROLL.

Ahead of this game’s release, Nintendo is giving Switch Online subscribers in the US a chance to play the first ‘Reroll’ Switch release for free from the 20th to 26th of February.

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No more delays.

Last month, Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key was delayed from a February launch until 24th March 2023. At the time, the game’s producer Junzo Hosoi mentioned how the title required “additional time to fine-tune”.

Now, in an update, Koei Tecmo has revealed the third entry has officially gone gold. In other words, it’s now completed development and is ready to go into production. Here’s a Google translation of this update

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The finest traditional-style Switch RPGs available to humanity.

Updated with Persona 4 Golden and Octopath Traveler II. Enjoy!

Nintendo Switch has amassed a huge number of quality titles across almost every category since launching back in 2017, and the RPG genre is certainly no exception. Below you’ll find our picks for the console’s essential role-playing games, in no particular order. This selection will evolve over time as Switch’s library expands even further.

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Get set for 92 minutes of action.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is just around the corner, so it’s no surprise more details about this anticipated Illumination animation are surfacing each day.

The latest morsel of information comes from the Irish Film Classification office. According to the website, Mario’s movie will run for 1 hour and 32 minutes (that’s 92 minutes in total). It’s not far off other Illumination animations like Despicable Me 2 (1 hour and 38 minutes).

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Party on, dudes!

Bill & Ted fans are in for a treat today, with Bill & Ted’s Excellent Retro Collection shadow dropping on the Switch eShop for $9.69 USD.

This title was originally announced for Nintendo’s hybrid system last year. It’s described as a “blast from the past” and comes packed with the retro NES and Game Boy hits Bill & Ted’s Excellent Video Game Adventure and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Portable Adventure.

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“Big. Blue. Buddy.”.

A big, heavy Pokémon deserves a big ol’ plushie, right? That’s obviously what The Pokémon Center thought with Wailord, who has a big of a reputation among Pokemon fans for its size.

Well, it’s a whale, so it should be big, right? Right. So it makes sense that you can buy a 57 ¾ inch-sized Wailord plush — that’s just shy of 1.5 metres, by the way. That’s 1/10th of the size of Wailord itself, so if you buy ten, then you can get an idea of just how big is. So what we’re saying is, yes, a plushie could squash you.

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Let’s-a goooo!

This week, our good pal and Video Producer Zion was lucky enough to visit Super Nintendo World in Hollywood.

The park is now officially open to the public after a period of technical rehearsals, with none other than Shigeru Miyamoto in attendance at the grand opening. While Zion wasn’t able to catch Miyamoto-san during his time at the park, he did run into another top executive that you might have heard of.

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