Category: Nintendo

Poll: What Do You Make Of Link And Zelda’s Live-Action Looks?

Sheik it off.

Nintendo has officially lifted the lid on the live-action looks for Zelda and Link in the upcoming Zelda movie with a trio of official photos (compared to the leaked ‘on-set’ footage that appeared online days before).

We’ve got our first look at Benjamin Evan Ainsworth’s Link and Bo Bragason’s Princess Zelda in their full Hylian garb, and while it’s far from a detailed look at either, there’s no denying that some video game inspo has gone into the design choices — who would have thought it!

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Nintendo Launches 2026 Calendars, Including One Just For NSO Subscribers

400 platinum points each.

Bloomin’ heck, 2026 is getting close, isn’t it?

It’s a good job, then, that Nintendo has launched not one, but two 2026 calendars for your perusal over on the My Nintendo Store. Both cost 400 platinum points, but one of them is limited to those with a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership.

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Resident Evil Requiem Almost Had Mouse Controls, But It “Confused” The Gameplay

So the devs used gyro, instead.

Capcom is going all-out to promote Resident Evil Requiem on the Switch 2 ahead of its launch on 27th February 2026, including offering up a limited edition Pro Controller and a Grace Ashcroft amiibo figure.

In speaking with Press Start Australia, producer Masato Kumazawa shared more details on the game’s development, and it turns out that the team “tried really hard” to implement the Switch 2’s mouse controls into Requiem, but ultimately decided against it when it became apparent that mouse controls “confused and convoluted the gameplay”:

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Review: Blippo+ (Switch) – An Uncanny Channel-Surfing Sim That Perfectly Captures ’90s TV

Surprise and Deee-Lite.

If you want to really understand (or remember) what TV looked like before the internet, Blippo+ is just the ticket.

This unique little time capsule launched on Panic’s Playdate in May and landed on Switch and PC in September. Now in full colour, this remarkable collaboration between the band Yacht, Telefantasy Studios, developer Noble Robot, and Panic itself teleports you back to a time when television was an appointment pastime and we viewed the world in fuzzy 4:3.

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Mailbox: 3D Mario Predictions, Gaming Redemptions, Grammar Talk – Nintendo Life Letters

Issue #30 – November 2025.

Good day, Nintendo Lifers. We’re here once more to carefully open your digital missives as we open the door and put the little flag down on the Nintendo Life Mailbox.

Got something you want to get off your chest? We’re ready and waiting to read about your game-related ponderings. Each month we’ll highlight a Star Letter, the writer of which will receive a month’s subscription to our ad-free Supporter scheme. Check out the submission guidelines at the bottom of this page.

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Poll: Box Art Brawl – Duel: Inazuma Eleven

Footpoll.

We are back with this week’s clash of the covers! Welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl.

It was a trio of designs for the NES’ Dragon Power that went head-to-head (to-head) last time, though neither the European nor North American artwork stood a chance against the eye-catching Japanese variant, which gobbled up 72% of the vote and left with the win.

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ICYMI: Red Dead Redemption’s Switch 2 Release Is A Free Upgrade For Switch Owners

Yee-haw!

Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare fans will soon be back in the saddle with Rockstar Games recently announcing it’s reviving John Marston’s journey on Switch 2 and multiple other platforms this December.

While the announcement already had many cowboys jumping for joy, in case you missed it, Rockstar Games has also confirmed this will be a completely free upgrade for existing owners. This applies to current owners of Red Dead Redemption on the Switch and existing PlayStation and Xbox owners.

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Multiple Switch Games Get Switch 2 Compatibility Fixes

Nintendo released a new system update this week.

Nintendo has been working to improve Switch game compatibility on the Switch 2, and following a new system firmware update earlier this week, multiple fixes have reportedly been rolled out.

Apart from Xenoblade Chronicles X, which was highlighted earlier this week, many other titles have apparently received compatibility updates for Nintendo’s new hybrid system. Here’s the list, courtesy of Nintendo Everything:

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