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Free Play Days – Call of the Sea, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, and Overcooked! All You Can Eat

Get moving this weekend in Free Play Days. Call of the Sea, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, and Overcooked! All You Can Eat are available this weekend for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play from Thursday, May 5 at 12:01 a.m. PDT until Sunday, May 8 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. How […]

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Review: Fragrant Story – A Goofy, Final Fantasy Tactics-Style Indie Swansong For 3DS

Needs a little more watering. Thought the 3DS was done for, did you? Well, despite Nintendo’s best efforts with the announcement of the 3DS eShop’s closure in 2023, the company’s popular handheld is still alive and kicking, and it’s recently seen a brand-new release with Fragrant Story. This odd micro-SRPG comes from an indie developer […]

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Random: Take A Look At GoldenEye 007 Played Across 4 Separate Screens

The dream multiplayer set-up! GoldenEye 007 for the N64 is a truly seminal video game. It was one of the first examples of the FPS genre to demonstrate just how viable it could be on consoles, with an excellent single-player campaign backed up by a multiplayer mode that’s still enjoyed by many to this day. […]

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Ganyru 2 Patch Improves Frame Rate Issues On Switch

Difficulty rebalance and minor bug fixes also noted. Ganyru 2 – Hakuma Kojiro recently launched on the Switch, and although its Shinobi-style retro-flavoured action showed plenty of promise, its release was undoubtedly tainted by some severe frame rate issues. In our own review of the game, we stated that “it’s so confusing a technical train […]

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’80s Anime-Inspired ‘Nirvana’ Combines F-Zero Racing With Visual Novel Romance

And it speeds onto Switch tomorrow. RedDeerGames and developer Dev9k have announced that futuristic, romantic visual novel meets racing game Nirvana is coming out on Nintendo Switch pretty soon — tomorrow, 6th May! Nirvana is a new version of 2020’s Nirvana: Pilot Yume but without some of the original game’s more steamy, saucy scenes. It’s […]

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Risk Of Rain 2’s First Big Expansion Delayed To Late 2022 On Switch

I’m not crying, it’s just the rain. Fans of 3D roguelike shooter Risk of Rain 2 will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the game’s first expansion on Switch. In its latest Dev Thoughts video, developer Hopoo Games announced that the upcoming expansion, ‘Survivors of the Void’, will now release […]

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Ubisoft Reportedly Looking To Block Takeover Bids Via A New Partnership

Company shares jump 10% in light of takeover reports. Ubisoft’s founder – the Guillemot family – is reportedly looking into partnering with a private equity firm with a view to acquire the games publisher. In light of the reports, company shares have jumped 10% over the course of the last day or so. As reported […]

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Poll: What Is Your Most Played Sport In Nintendo Switch Sports?

Go on, tell us. Nintendo Switch Sports has almost been out for an entire week now, so we thought we would check in on the Nintendo Life community to see how everyone is getting along with the game. We’re wondering what sport you’ve played the most so far? If you need a reminder – this […]

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Players Really Want Nintendo To “Fix” Coconut Mall

MK Tour’s version of the Wii track includes moving cars. If you’re played the first wave of DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, you’ve likely noticed some differences with the Wii track Coconut Mall. The major issue a lot of players appear to have with the MK8D version of this track is that the cars […]

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Ace Attorney’s 20th Anniversary Concert Takes Place Later This Week

Here’s the full tracklist. As you might recall, the Ace Attorney series is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary. Yep, it’s been a whole 20 years since the series originally made its Japanese debut on the Game Boy Advance in 2002. It’s still going strong 20 years later, and to pay respect to the series, a […]