Category: Nintendo

Nintendo’s new mobile service for Hyrule.

Alongside the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom on the Switch 2, Nintendo added a special service to its mobile app called Zelda Notes – giving players multiple features to enhance their time in Hyrule.

This service includes navigation assistance, voice memories, autobuild sharing, item sharing, and much more. In our review here on Nintendo Life, we couldn’t help but feel a lot of these useful features should have been implemented in-game, but it’s now got us wondering how everyone else is finding this optional extra a few weeks later.

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The patch for this Switch 2 exclusive is now live.

We’re now well into the first month of the Switch 2 and Nintendo has today released a new software update for the system-exclusive Mario Kart World.

On face value, this patch includes multiple fixes tied to “issues” with items, game crashes, online play problems and more. Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of Nintendo’s official support page:

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And, yes, it’s a Game-Key Card.

The next entry in the Trails series, The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon, has been pushed back from its Fall 2025 release window to January 2026, NIS America has confirmed. Booo!

However, there’s a silver lining — it’s also getting a Switch 2 Version. The catch is that Switch 2 version is a Game-Key Card release. Sigh.

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The accessory maker formerly known as Skull & Co.

We’ve already had a look at Nintendo’s official Switch 2 carry case and scored it a super solid 8/10, commenting that it had too few cart spaces (at just six), but was nevertheless a compact and good-looking case for the money.

Now it’s the turn of Skull & Co., or ‘Savage Raven’ as the company has now rebranded, with the Switch 2 EDC Carry Case. I’ll be honest, it makes me feel a little bit like I should really be dressing up as The Crow when I’m out and about with my console rocking a name like that on its little protective jacket, but hey, this is actually a very strong alternative to Nintendo’s rather less street-wise offering. It also has two more cart spaces than that case. Upgrade unlocked!

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Here’s how to activate it.

Rejoice, GameCube fans – Nintendo has finally made the dinky little console part of its Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription tier, meaning you can now enjoy select titles on the Switch 2 with bonus quality-of-life features.

Some of these features, including the ability to create restore points and apply a CRT filter, are standard across the whole catalogue. But, just in case you’ve not yet discovered it for yourself, you can also set select games to be played in widescreen mode.

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Top controllers to level up your Nintendo Switch 2 experience.

The Nintendo Switch 2’s versatility means you’re not stuck with just one way to play — but choosing the right controller can make all the difference.

Whether you’re after a classic Pro-style pad for TV gaming, a compact option for travel, or something tailored to specific genres like fighters or retro titles, there’s already a growing range of excellent controllers built with the Switch 2 in mind.

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Whoa!

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has sold a whopping 10 million copies since its launch back in 2019, Activision has announced.

The game, which serves as a complete remake of the 1999 PS1 original, was developed by Beenox, a studio that has since been gobbled up by the Call of Duty conveyor belt. That said, Nitro-Fueled was well-received upon launch for its faithfulness to the original, but also got quite a bit of heat for its micro-transactions.

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Users have noticed the system’s back panel “slightly bulging”.

Some would argue the real tests can only begin when a product is in the hands of consumers and while Nintendo likely ran every scenario it possibly could with the Switch 2 during in-house tests, certain issues are reportedly surfacing now that it’s out in the wild.

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A recent firmware update made the carts compatible.

Nintendo cracked down on piracy in all sorts of ways during the Switch generation and it’s now reportedly taking action on the Switch 2.

As highlighted by Kotaku, Nintendo is seemingly banning anyone found using the MIG Switch cartridge on its new hybrid system.

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Free to roam.

Many of us have just wrapped up our second weekend with Mario Kart World, and by this point you’ve probably seen most of the Grand Prix mode and had your rear end handed to you various times in Knockout Tour (I swear, there’s no middle ground with that one – I either do really well or go out in the first two laps!), and are starting to explore Free Roam mode a little more.

‘Open-world Mario Kart’ sounded like a tasty drive-thru feast and while all of us here at Nintendo Life are love with the world itself and the way the tracks are seamlessly integrated across the regions, we’re up and down like a suspension bridge on whether the open-world experience is as fun as it could be.

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