Category: Nintendo

And he documented the full journey on TikTok.

If you cast your mind back a couple of years, you might recall a rather heartwarming story about a guy who stumbled across an “abandoned” copy of Nintendogs on a late-night train home and set out trying to find the lost pups’ owner. It was a sweet tale told in five parts by content creator and Nintendo Life reader Ben Riou-Pollard (@ben.m0v), and now, two years later, he’s only gone and done it again.

Fear not, this isn’t another story of dog abandonment, but it is one of abandoned Pokémon. You see, while hitting up a local car boot sale earlier this month, another lost game found its way into Ben’s path: a battered old copy of Pokémon Emerald. And so, naturally, we’re once again buying a ticket to another emotional rollercoaster of a TikTok series.

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“Ooh, that big tail of yours is far too tickly”.

Halloween has come and gone, which means celebrities around the globe are naturally taking to social media to try and one-up each another with their chosen costumes.

Video game outfits have become more and more popular over the years, but while many folks like to dress up as Mario, Princess Zelda, or one of a thousand different Final Fantasy characters, American rapper Doja Cat has opted for something a bit different and a bit… bouncier.

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Slay, bestie!

Saving a princess has to be the most overused trope in the fantasy playbook. If pixelated plumbers and heroes clad in green tunics have taught us anything, it’s that princesses need rescuing – right? Not if Slay the Princess has anything to say about it. In this psychological horror visual novel, you’re tasked with killing a princess to save the world – or so you’re told.

It starts with a straightforward premise: an unseen narrator calls on you to carry out a grisly murder for the greater good. But as you question the motives behind this task and mull whether to slay or spare the eponymous princess, the game reveals a surprisingly dense philosophical narrative that probes questions of perspective, autonomy, and existence.

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Who has the Baramost to say?

We are just two weeks away from Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake‘s 14th November release date and we here at Nintendo Life are excited. We’re so excited, in fact, that those of us who have been lucky enough to play the game recently got together to share what they make of the latest remake so far.

Jim (that’s me, hello!) and Alana joined our wonderful video producer, Felix, to talk all things Dragon Quest. The discussion covers a range of topics, from frustrating wild encounters to some of the catchiest music in recent memory, and you know there’s going to be a good amount of gushing about the revamped visuals, too.

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“Please stay tuned for more info!”.

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket launched on smartphone devices earlier this week, and now that it’s available, The Pokémon Company is already teasing some promo cards and events.

We don’t have specific details just yet, but it seems this first event could feature a promo Lapras EX card and a ‘Wonder Pick’ Meowth card. Here are the official words and graphic for this announcement:

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Glover, Accolade Sports Collection and much more.

QUByte Interactive held its annual digital event this week and as usual there were a bunch of Switch announcements.

We’ve crammed everything into this round up post, so you can get a quick recap on what exactly was announced in the latest broadcast. Here’s the full rundown:

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Wonderful!

Following the surprise launch of Nintendo Music on smartphone devices yesterday, Nintendo has now updated the application with Super Mario Bros. Wonder game music.

This includes music from the game’s title screen, the opening Grassland theme and of course the ‘Piranha Plants of Parade’ song. Some of these tracks can even be extended in length! All up there are 86 new songs you can listen to right now. And as long as you have an ‘active’ Switch Online sub and the app downloaded, you’re good to go!

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Drag me to bullet-hell.

We’ve been keeping an eye on Savant – Ascent Remix ever since Owlboy developer D-Pad Studio first mentioned it was returning to its debut title early last year. That planned remaster would turn into a full-blown sequel a couple of months later, with a Steam release landing in September 2023.

Well, over a year later, the studio has announced that this frantic shooter will finally make the ascent to Switch on 5th December.

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Ironically, no trading allowed.

Digital card games like Marvel Snap have seen a lot of success in recent years with short, satisfying matches that you can finish in a few minutes. The mobile release of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket almost seems like a direct answer to this trend. From uncomplicated card text to simplified rules, it axes much of the complexity of the original Pokémon TCG while still wrapping it up in an addictive collection loop that looks to have players checking their phones daily and maybe even spending real-world money on microtransactions to get more cards.

After spending a little too much time opening booster packs and battling friends and randoms, we can say TCG Pocket is as predatory as a Pidgeot stalking a Caterpie and more mesmerising than a Swoobat using Attract. On the collection side of things, at least.

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“It’s kinda like using your Nintendo Switch as a music player”.

The Nintendo Music app is awesome. The chance to listen to official Nintendo music from Nintendo might not seem like too big of a deal, but after all these years of asking, it certainly feels like one.

However, with a library of iconic soundtracks now at our fingertips, some have started to reminisce about when Nintendo did this before. Not in an app, but in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Come on, don’t tell us you had forgotten about the music player!

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