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The latest UK physical video game software charts are now in and FIFA 21 has fairly predictably reclaimed the No.1 position, fending off Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed game, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. This week has seen the immensely popular Animal Crossing: New Horizons climb back up the charts to No.3. As previously reported Mario Kart 8

© Nintendo Zelda: Breath of the Wild has remained one of the Switch’s most popular games despite being released right at the start of the console’s life back in 2017. Since its release, fans have spent countless hours trying to unearth all of its secrets and master the strategies that will allow them to speed-run

Pokemon GO developers Niantic have recently announced that all players of the popular Pokemon mobile game are entitled to 30 Ultra Balls, 10 Max Revive and 1 Lucky Egg, absolutely free. To claim them all you need to do is visit rewards.nianticlabs.com and enter the following code. Enjoy! TRFJVYZVVV8R4 Via Share this! Like this: Like

Video game historian and Nintendo Life contributor Liam Robertson has uncovered the long-lost peripheral and unreleased device known as the WorkBoy. The WorkBoy – for those that don’t know – was an add-on for the Game Boy that turned Nintendo’s famous handheld device into a PDA – essentially a small personal computer. Robertson has gone

Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has revealed that musician Kanye West approached Nintendo regarding creating a video game. Speaking on podcast Talking Games With Reggie & Harold, Mr. Fils-Aime said that Kanye spent a lot of time at the Nintendo E3 booth many years ago, even managing to chat at length with legendary Nintendo developer

With our Game of the Year decided and our bellies gratefully full of Christmas dinner, we’re here to chat about our weekend gaming plans for one last time in 2020. Members of the NL team have done exactly that below, and we’d love for you to join in with your own entries via our comment

Nintendo has announced this morning that the next stop in Mario Kart Tour will be the New Year 2021 Tour. The event will begin on Tuesday, 29th December at 10pm PT / 6am UK time. The company has announced that flying Koopa Lakitu will be present in the New Year’s 2021 Tour and you can

When we wished you many happy returns this time last year, we had no idea we’d be typing the same message in 2020 during a global pandemic. Despite assurances that it would “all be over by Christmas,” the world is still gripped by the COVID-19 outbreak, with little sign that 2021 is going to be

Today is Christmas Eve which is why Isabelle was wearing a Santa Hat during her morning announcement briefing in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Today sees the Toy Day event kick off bringing with it a new visitor on your island called Jingle the Reindeer. He is there looking for your help with a fun and

Following on from the release of a ‘final demo’ last week, Square Enix has now shared a new clip for Bravely Default II. Although the entire video is in Japanese, the source Gematsu gives us some insight about the location on show: “Wiswald is a country established by mages. Mages have dedicated themselves to their

Square Enix has dropped a new trailer for the highly anticipated Bravely Default II which is coming to Nintendo Switch on 26th February next year. The Japanese trailer introduces us to a look at the magic kingdom of Wiswald and some prominent characters from the region including three Asterisk Holders. The video also showcases three

Human Things has launched a new Kickstarter campaign for a device called the Genki: ShadowCast and it’s already well and truly smashed its goal of $30,000. In just hours, the team has already got more than $300,000 worth of pledges and the device itself is priced at $39 USD. So, what does this device do

As the curtains close on a very different year, 2020 has been a strong year for gaming with the industry providing quality content across all platforms as we’ve all stayed home. With the introduction of next generation consoles, Nintendo showing support for its immensely popular Switch console and the industry once again pulling in big

If there weren’t already enough brawlers, one other upcoming release you might want to keep an eye on the 3D arena game, Mighty Fight Federation. If you’ve played anything like Capcom’s Power Stone, you’ll probably be familiar with the concept. In the latest update, developer Komi Games announced a collaboration with Arc System Works. As

Shigeru Miyamoto, game designer, producer and director at Nintendo, has recently taken part in an interview with The New Yorker where he talks about how he wants to create a kinder world, his kids who played Sega games, his career and many other interesting topics. Miyamoto also touches on how he instilled rules for his

ConcernedApe, the creator of Stardew Valley, has revealed version 1.5 of the popular farming and lifestyle sim will include a new beach farm setting. Here’s what you can expect from this type of farm, based on the description in the screenshot below: “Good ranging and fishing, and tons of open space. Sometimes, supply crates wash

It has been announced today that Falcom-developed The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki is heading to the Nintendo Switch next summer in Japan. The game, which came out on PlayStation 4 in August this year, will be published by Clouded Leopard Entertainment. The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki is the tenth instalment in the mainline

After some leaks earlier this week, Bandai Namco has now officially confirmed Super Baby 2 and Gogeta SS4 will be joining Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s third DLC pass. The announcement was made during Japan’s National Championship broadcast. Super Baby 2, who first appeared in Dragon Ball GT, will be released on 15th January 2021, and Gogeta

Microsoft and Mojang have announced that the entertaining Minecraft Dungeons, which is available now on Nintendo Switch, has a special seasonal event which is happening right now. The new event is titled Chills and Thrills and it runs until Wednesday, 30th December. The Chills and Thrills event sees you tackle six new winter-themed trials with

© Nintendo Although Nintendo made it very clear “no game content would be featured” in its latest Direct presentation, there was some new stuff revealed on behalf of the “development team” by the creator of Super Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto. One of these items was a toy called Tokotoko Mario and it’ll be exclusive to Super