Category: Nintendo

Now tell us yours!

Donkey Kong Bananza is finally here and, as players start to dig deep (well, punch deep at any rate), into this fresh slice of Nintendo magic – a slice we slapped a 9/10 on in our review – they’ll no doubt encounter some of the clever little easter eggs there are to be found scattered throughout our favourite ape’s latest adventure.

Now, fair warning, there will be mild spoilers ahead, so make sure not to ruin any of the fun for yourself if you’d prefer to find all this stuff yourself. With that said, let’s take a look at the best nods to the series’ history, and other tidbits, that we’ve dug up thus far. And please, make sure to let us know any easter eggs or little bits of trivia that you’ve found!

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Alongside the latest system update.

Nintendo rolled out a new firmware update (Version 20.2.0) for the Switch 2 last week, and it appears it’s not just Portal 2 that this patch may have fixed.

Nintendo Everything reports “over 20 games” with Switch 2 backward compatibility problems have supposedly had issues resolved thanks to this latest system update. Some other titles apparently include Crypt of the NecroDancer, Endless Ocean: Luminous and Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin.

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Who makes the podium?

Mario Kart has been a core part of the Nintendo family for over 30 years, first appearing on the SNES with Super Mario Kart, and the popularity of the kart racing series has seen it expand to 11 games across consoles (and mobile), with Mario Kart World launching alongside the Switch 2.

The games have vastly expanded since those nostalgic ’90s days, going from only eight characters and 20 tracks, to the vast roster and open world of the latest entry.

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Issue #26 – July 2025.

And we’re back for another delve into the Nintendo Life Mailbox.

In our part of the world it’s summertime and the Switchin’ is easy. Most of us at NL (and I imagine many of you) are sitting back with Mr. D Kong this weekend, enjoying his first 3D platformer since the 64-bit days, possibly while supping a delicious summer beverage from a coconut. Smashing.

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Oh lord.

Greetings – welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl!

Last week, we looked at Disney’s Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey and Donald on the GBA, and it was a surprisingly close battle. In the end, Japan won with 42% of the vote. Europe came in second place with 30%, and North America bagged 27%.

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It released Oblivion Remastered earlier this year.

The Switch port specialist Virtuos – known within the Nintendo space for its work on games like The Outer Worlds – has officially laid off 270 employees across its studios worldwide.

This is “approximately 7%” of the company’s “global workforce”, with 200 roles in Asia and 70 roles in Europe axed, “primarily in teams facing lower occupancy and slower demand due to structural shifts” in the game industry.

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“We’ve got two very different systems here”.

Digital Foundry has returned with a new “system face-off” video – this time putting Nintendo’s hybrid hardware, the Switch 2, up against Valve’s PC handheld, the Steam Deck.

In the video above, you can see how the Switch 2 holds up against the Steam Deck OLED model across various “head-to-head” match-ups, including battery life, form factor, controller design, as well as OS and software availability.

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Try it out ahead of the full release.

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One of the many games arriving on the Switch 2 this month is Koei Tecmo’s Monster Hunter-like game Wild Hearts S.

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Mario Superstar, that is what you are.

Monday 21st July marks the 20th anniversary of Mario Superstar Baseball, so to celebrate Jonny is taking us out to the ball game…

My first gaming memory: waking up in the middle of the night, heading downstairs, and booting up Mario Superstar Baseball‘s campaign mode on my GameCube.

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‘That’ll do’.

If there’s one thing that’s more important than keeping your Switch 2 charged when you’re out and about, it’s a solid, reliable case to keep it safe from harm. If you imagine that you could bring those two worlds together, you’d probably be imagining something very similar to Belkin’s Charging Case.

A firm, robust outside only betrays its party trick by nature of being decidedly thicker than most cases. Not a dealbreaker by any means, but sadly the use of that space isn’t exactly perfect.

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