Category: Nintendo

Showing the youngsters how it’s done.

Well, we weren’t expecting this. After crunching some of the numbers from Nintendo’s latest financial report, it turns out that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – which was a launch game in 2017, mind – actually sold better than its direct sequel, Tears of the Kingdom, during Q1 of FY2025 (cheers, Mr. Jon Cartwright).

Now, for a sequel to sell fewer copies than its predecessor over its lifetime isn’t paritcularly surprising (in fact, it’s usually the norm), but for the first game to sell more over a period of three months in 2024? That’s wild.

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Whatcha working on?

File this one in a box labelled “Huh, makes sense”, because Nintendo has confirmed that its selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses rose by 2.4% year-on-year during its latest financial report.

“Okay, so?”, you might ask, and it’s a fair question. While certainly not a particularly noteworthy announcement on its own, Nintendo has confirmed that one of the main reasons for this is due to a rise in research and development costs. As we know, the successor to the Switch will be revealed at some point before the end of FY2025, so it’s not unreasonable to assume that the company is now all-in on development for the new console.

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The TOTK and Mario Movie effects take their toll.

Nintendo has published its financial results for the first quarter of the 2024/25 fiscal year, revealing that Switch hardware sales now stand at 143.42 million units sold (as of 30th June 2024).

This is up from 141.32 million as reported in May, with Nintendo selling 2.1 million consoles across the Switch family of systems between 1st April and 30th June, which represents a 46.3% decline year-on-year.

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Out on Switch this September.

The famous prosecutor Miles Edgeworth is returning this September in Capcom’s Ace Attorney Investigations Collection.

The first batch of “hands on” have now gone live, including our own here on Nintendo Life which also happens to include an interview with three members of the development team. Here’s our closing argument for this preview:

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CEO says there were “no requests for changes to the game”.

Although physical pre-orders for Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP have already gone live, we’re still actually waiting for the digital pre-purchases to be made available.

Dragami Games CEO Yoshimi Yasuda has taken to social media now to mention how pre-orders for digital version will be “opening soon” on multiple platforms including the Switch. He has also mentioned how there were “no requests for changes to the game content” during this process, which was “very important” to the team.

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So powerful.

The latest Famitsu charts are in and, as expected, it’s another strong week for the Switch, with only Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-2025 representing a competing console in the software top ten.

There are two newcomers this week, too, with One Piece Odyssey entering the charts at in second place – not to be sniffed at – while The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II just about makes it onto the podium at number nine.

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This Mars has no bite.

When Nintendo launched Metroid Dread in 2021, there was no doubt in our minds that it would inspire more fast-paced, gritty Metroidvanias later down the road. MARS 2120 is one such title; a sci-fi romp that attempts to capture the same magic that made Dread so special, but ultimately falls at almost every hurdle.

It starts off strong, taking place on the surface of Mars where you’re fleeing from an avalanche of rocks and rubble. It’s exciting stuff, but even during this introductory sequence, something about the controls just felt off. You’re blessed with a double-jump ability right from the start, but executing it never feels quite natural enough considering how often you’ll need to use it throughout the game. It’s not bad, as such, but it feels a bit too floaty for our liking.

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Zelda! Emio! Ace Attorney!

We hope you’re ready for the business end of the year, because despite being more than seven years old at this point, the Nintendo Switch is still being treated to some absolute beauties.

We’ve been busy rounding up our usual selection of games headed to retail over the next few weeks, including some highlights picked by us as well as lots of other games and accessories that are launching soon. Have a browse through and see if anything takes your fancy:

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Physical also confirmed.

We have known for a while that Shin chan: Shiro and the Coal Town would be getting a Western release (publisher Neos confirmed it after it was revealed in Japan’s September 2023 Direct), but we didn’t know exactly when. Until today! The publisher has finally shared that this one will be coming to Western Switches on 24th October, with Limited Run Games handling a physical release.

This one launched in Japan back in February (with the ‘Shiro of Coal Town’ title) and sees things take a more mysterious turn than 2022’s catchily titled Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation -The Endless Seven-Day Journey-. You and your good boi friend will explore the potentially fictitious ‘Coal Town’ all while getting stuck into the slice-of-life gameplay with bug hunting, fishing and crafting.

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Don’t miss the summer sale.

In case you missed it, Square Enix has reminded fans that its Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series, featuring six iconic adventures, is currently discounted for a “limited time” on the Switch.

This special summer sale brings each game and the entire bundle down to the following prices, or your regional equivalent:

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