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Random: Sakurai Seems To Be Finally Taking A Break From Smash Bros. Development, With The PS5

*insert fighter here* confirmed. The final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter broadcast airs next week on October 5th. So, how is the game’s director Masahiro Sakurai killing time until then? With the PlayStation 5, of course! Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Mario Kart Tour Adds Tanooki Mario And The Super Leaf In Its Next Update

Tanooki Rosalina, too. Although Mario Kart Tour is now over two years old, it seems the iOS and Android game isn’t slowing down any time soon. Nintendo has just announced the Autumn Tour for the game, which will follow on from September’s anniversary celebrations. It will include two new characters – Tanooki Mario and Tanooki […]

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Advance Wars’ Switch Box Art Recreates The Original GBA Cover

Here’s your first look. The cult hit Game Boy Advance titles Advance Wars titles are returning this holiday season on the Nintendo Switch. If the announcement wasn’t already a big enough dose of nostalgia for you, we’ve now got our first look at the box art of this upcoming release. For most parts, it’s an […]

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Metroid Dread Report Volume 9 Outlines Some Tweaks To Key Features

Also reassures newcomers. Metroid Dread is close, so close, and Nintendo is presumably approaching the end of its ‘Report’ series on the game. Pleasingly this week’s entry is pretty much spoiler free as it focuses on controls, the map and features designed to help players enjoy the game. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Random: Sam Lake Jumped In A Lake To Promote Alan Wake: Remastered

Peak Sam Lake behaviour, tbh. On the video game developer chart of weird to normal, and serious to goofy, where Hideo Kojima is weird/serious and Rare is normal/goofy, you’ll find Remedy creative director Sam Lake firmly in the weird/goofy category. His latest publicity stunt for the release of Alan Wake Remastered is proof of this, […]

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Review: UnMetal – A Surprisingly Robust Metal Gear Parody Brimming With Ideas

UnFunny, but UnExpectedly good regardless. Comedy video games. This writer’s blood runs cold just to think of them. In a medium that sees you define your own pace, how can comedy possibly work without fundamentally transforming the medium from interactive to inert? The comedy and the gameplay are necessarily completely separate and so few games […]

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Join Us For The Nintendo Life Indie Spotlight, Returning On 4th October

Hello there again, lovely people! You may remember that back in September 2020 we ran the first Nintendo Life Indie Spotlight, a showcase that highlighted dozens of indie games coming to Switch. Well, it’s been a little over a year and we’re excited to announce that the second Nintendo Life Indie Spotlight is almost here. […]

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PS1-Style Horror Tartarus Key Coming To Switch In 2022

From the team who brought Aviary Attorney to the Switch. Alex Young is trapped in a mysterious mansion, with no idea how she got there, or how to get out — and also, everything looks like a PS1 game. If you miss the old-school style of horror games, you’ll likely be intrigued by this one, […]

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It’s Officially Spooky Season In Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Pumpkins galore! October: it’s the best month. It’s Halloween, it’s the start of Autumn proper, it’s the month where we get a new Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct, and it’s my birthday the start of Scorpio season, which is objectively the best star sign. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a great place to celebrate the […]