Category: Nintendo

All eyes are on the Birdman.

Earlier this week, professional skater Tyshawn Jones mentioned how he was in a new Tony Hawk remaster “coming out” soon.

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Kirb your enthusiasm.

Whip up a last-minute cake and bring out the candles because we have a big birthday on our hands, folks. HAL Laboratory, the company behind Kirby, the OG Smash Bros., EarthBound and another boatload of beauties that we’ll get to in just a moment, has turned 45 today.

Yep, on 21st February 1980, Mitsuhiro Ikeda founded HAL with the intention of developing games for home computers. Four years later, Nintendo released a little system called the Famicom, ushering in a new partnership that we’re still reaping the rewards of to this day.

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mBarassing.

With the Nintendo Switch 2 on the horizon, you might be wondering why a company like Marseille has decided to expand upon its original mClassic dongle with two new variations. Alas, that’s exactly what it’s done, releasing the new mClassic Switch (blue) and mClassic Retro (green) products to complement the red original.

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Type advantage against bank ballances.

The Pokémon European International Championship has once again returned to London this year, bringing with it competition, events, hands-on opportunities and, of course, merch.

Yes, London’s pop-up Pokémon Center is back at the ExCel until 23rd February, and it is once again packed with enough exclusive goodies to make even the most well-stocked wallets wince. We at Nintendo Life were lucky enough to pop into the store this morning to get a look at all of the exclusive merchandise, and we have assembled the following gallery to give you the full rundown of everything on display.

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All eyes are on the Birdman.

Earlier this week, professional skater Tyshawn Jones mentioned how he was in a new Tony Hawk remaster “coming out” soon.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

More will be revealed next week.

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP has received all sorts of updates since Juliet’s return last September, and the next one appears to be another update fans won’t want to miss.

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Now coming in July.

Wētā Workshop has announced that the cute and cosy life sim Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game has been delayed from 25th March to 29th July 2025.

The developer, which is known for special effects, prop creation, board games, and miniatures, shared a statement on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) earlier today stating that the game “needs a bit more simmering…”

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With the original voice cast back on board.

If you cast your mind back to the wonderful world of ’90s cartoons, you might recall Saban’s Samurai Pizza Cats, an action-comedy that saw three sword-wielding kitties keeping the peace in the futuristic world of Little Tokyo.

It’s the type of show that had almost disappeared from our minds, quite frankly, but today developer BLAST ZERO and publisher Red Dunes Games have announced that it will be making a comeback in 2026 as… wait for it… a 2D action RPG.

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Though numbers are falling across the board.

Over in Japan this week, after Super Mario Party Jamboree briefly managed to claim the top spot last week, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD has once again given its first-party brethren the ol’ one-two to take gold once again.

Selling a further 14,752 copies, Forever Entertainment’s remaster of Retro Studios’ classic is now just 4,551 sales away from that sweet 200,000 milestone. Pretty good considering its mixed reception, really! Elsewhere, the Switch version of Civilization VII is the only one to crack the top ten, while Urban Myth Dissolution Center makes an admirable debut at number four.

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One for the retro fans.

Developer Space Colony Studios and publisher Astrolabe Games have today launched Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog on Nintendo Switch, offering players a retro visual novel inspired by titles from the PC-9800.

Boasting gorgeous anime visuals, a well-designed cast of characters, and over 300,000 words of text, you’ll find yourself in a gripping space adventure full of mystery and branching story paths. If you’re a fan of physical releases too, Astrolabe Games has you covered there, with a special Starship Edition containing a special slipcover and a concept art book available for purchase in Europe.

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