Serve and turf.
Our latest look at the UK charts has arrived, and Nintendo’s latest has taken a bit of a tumble since its silver-medal debut last week.
Yes, Mario Tennis Fever now finds itself down in seventh after two weeks on the market, overtaken by the likes of EA SPORTS FC 26, Mario Kart World, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and Minecraft — come on, when are these series not doing well?
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Resident Evil 2‘s director and famed developer, Hideki Kamiya, has opened up on his thoughts about leaks and spoilers, suggesting those who revel in ruining surprises for others “deserve a thousand deaths” and “be cursed to never be able to play games again.”
His thoughts come as Resident Evil Requiem spoilers flood the internet, even though Capcom has promised “firm action” against those responsible. The developer said it believed the “large number of gameplay videos” now floating around the internet — some of which contain huge spoilers and clips of the game’s finale, which IGN verified as legitimate — originated from copies obtained “through illegal means.”
Now, in a message posted to Twitter/X and translated by machine (which means there may be some inaccuracies or missing nuance), Kamiya reflected on how spoilers also impacted the release of Resident Evil 2.
“I’m sure the final developments of [Resident Evil 2] were also exposed in a weekly photo magazine…” he wrote. “For your own selfish satisfaction, you trample on the feelings of the users who were looking forward to the game, as well as the feelings of the creators who put all their effort into making it.
“It’s a despicable act that destroys the happiness of everyone, and deserves a thousand deaths… May you be cursed to never be able to play games again…”
Capcom stressed the posting of these videos constitutes copyright infringement, as well as generally being “an act that offends other customers.” However, the publisher seems somewhat limited in what it can actually do in response, suggesting it will simply delete the videos or issue “warnings.”
Thankfully, we don’t have long to wait now, as Resident Evil Requiem’s February 27 release date is but a few short days away. “After getting hands-on with a total of about four hours of Resident Evil 9 Requiem at this point, and sharing that experience with colleagues, I’m more excited for the series than I have been in recent memory,” IGN wrote after going hands-on with Resident Evil Requiem recently. “It’s the old mixed with the new, but all in a modern package with two protagonists I already like a lot.”
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
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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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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Hello reader who is also a reader! It’s time for another instalment of our winningly impromptu article series in which game developers discuss and marvel over books. Let us make the customary ritual sacrifice to Saint Nic Reuben, baron of words and founder of this column. Excelsior! And now, I turn the lecturn over to Mariia Grygorovych, executive producer at GSC Game World, developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Cheers, Mariia! Mind if we have a nose at your bookshelf?
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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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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It also made the “Top 10 Best-Selling Games” of last month.
It’s a new year, and following new releases in January 2026, Circana’s Mat Piscatella has now shared chart data for the “Top 10 Best-Selling Premium Games” on Nintendo platforms in the US for this same month.
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Out next week.
In the lead up to Pokémon’s 30th anniversary celebration, Nintendo officially lifted the lid on the return of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
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