Image: The Pokémon Company April Fools’ Day on Easter Monday? Is this a crossover episode? A crossover this is not, though that hasn’t stopped many from crossing over into the realm of world-class comedy for a giggle on 1st April. As ever, those on the gaming side of the internet have been quick to get … Read more
Image: Nintendo Life Back in February, Nintendo confirmed that the Switch family had now sold over 139 million units since the OG console’s launch in March 2017. Almost two months later, it’s reasonably safe to assume that sales have now comfortably marched passed the 140 million mark, which means that the Switch only needs to … Read more
Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube763k With Princess Peach: Showtime! now available on the Switch, Nintendo is beginning to turn its focus to the return of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Ahead of its release in May, it’s been sharing pre-order details and other information. Now, to add to this, it’s released a two-minute story … Read more
Image: Nintendo Although the Switch is getting on, Nintendo is still busy rolling out regular firmware updates. Following a minor update at the end of last year, it’s now released the big Version 18.0.0 update. It’s added in an extra auto-sleep option, added Korean as a supported language for parental controls and as usual includes … Read more
Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life Nintendo is back with yet another Switch eShop sale, offering some sweet savings to see in Spring in style. The Blockbuster Sale begins today (25th March) and will be bringing discounts of up to 70% to over 1,000 eShop delights until 7th April. This one is available only for … Read more
Image: Nintendo Earlier this week, we revealed how a trained task force dubbed ‘Team 0%’ was attempting to complete every community level in the original Super Mario Maker game before Nintendo shut down online functionality for the Wii U and 3DS on 8th April 2024. While it was struggling to knock over one final level … Read more
The American bubble tea company Kung Fu Tea is back with another Nintendo partnership – celebrating the upcoming release of Princess Peach: Showtime! later this week. For a “limited-time” between 22nd March and 21st May, Kung Fu Tea will be offering a handful of themed Princess Peach drinks, which come with a complimentary Princess Peach-themed … Read more
Image: Time2Retro During the ’80s and early ’90s, it wasn’t unusual for console makers to equip their machines with expansion ports. With an eye on future developments, these ports (in theory) would allow accessories and bolt-on devices to augment the power of the base system; with the Super Famicom (Satellaview) and Mega Drive (Mega CD) … Read more
Princess Peach: Showtime! is almost here and ahead of this Switch release, Target in the US has revealed it will be offering Nintendo fans a free cup when they pick up the game in stores. This isn’t just any cup though – it’s a ‘Showtime’ themed one featuring a Peach graphic like the game’s box … Read more
Image: Nintendo In case you missed it, Nintendo used this year’s MAR10 Day celebrations to reveal that Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door will be heading to Switch on 23rd May. Off that back of this date announcement, the Big-N also provided a first look at the game’s box art and gave a sneak peek at … Read more