Category: Nintendo

Give ’em Skell.

Well folks, at the time of writing, we’re merely a couple of days away from the launch of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on Switch. As such, reviews of Monolith Soft’s revamped port have started to crop up and, spoiler alert, it sounds like a fresh trip to Mira may well be on the cards for many of you.

Looking at our own review for a moment, we said that Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is “up there with the all-time great sci-fi RPGs and an absolute must-play”, awarding it a coveted score of 10/10. Quite frankly, it’s a remarkable improvement over the original Wii U version, with Monolith introducing brand-new content, streamlining important mechanics, and boosting the visual quality.

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Mega(blok) Evolution.

After many years of exclusivity with MEGA Bloks, it looks like The Pokémon Company might finally be teaming up with LEGO in 2026. That is, if a recent leak is to be believed.

According to a post on the fittingly-named r/Legoleak Reddit forum, the LEGO Mexico Facebook page uploaded a short video teasing the Pokémon collaboration. The original upload has since been removed, but the footage uploaded to Reddit shows a bricky Pikachu tail shocking the two company logos to life.

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“I think that they seek the uniqueness and fun of Japanese games”.

Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai was recently awarded the Art Encouragement Prize from the Japanese government’s Agency for Cultural Affairs for his remarkable achievement with the ‘Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games’ YouTube channel.

As part of that, he conducted an interview with Entax (thanks, Automaton) in which he stressed a need for Japanese developers to focus on creating games with domestic appeal rather than trying to cater to Western tastes.

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“IT IS coming in 2025”.

Playtonic’s upcoming 3D platformer Yooka-Replaylee (aka the “remastered, remade, remixed version” of Yooka-Laylee) has officially been confirmed for a “2025 launch” and as part of this, the team has released a new trailer.

It’s a “new gameplay explainer” and well, if you somehow haven’t played the original game yet, this is a great way to get a quick recap about what exactly you can expect from this title inspired by certain “collectathon” platformers of the past.

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A celebration of classic puzzle games.

It’s a new week and that means a new update for the Switch Online ‘Nintendo Music’ mobile application.

This time Nintendo has added three soundtracks to the service. This includes the Game Boy hit Tetris, its NES counterpart and the NES album of Dr. Mario.

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“Delta? Come in Delta…”.

Atari cannot stop reviving its classic arcade titles at the moment, and we keep lapping them up. This time around, the legendary developer and publisher has teamed up with Canadian studios Mighty Yell and 13AM Games to bring back the 1980 shoot ’em up Missile Command.

Missile Command Delta is a brand new, turn-based tactical take on the series which blends strategic gameplay with mystery and puzzle solving. It’s a far cry from what we’re used to from Missile Command, but the developers are aiming to retain the “tension and suspense of the arcade original”.

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Store will remove plastic wrapping at point of sale.

For as long as Pokémon TCG (Trading Card Game) has been a thing, scalping has been an ongoing issue. If you’re somehow unaware at this point as to what the practice entails, it essentially sees certain consumers purchasing products at retail price before selling them on at huge mark-ups. It’s not limited to Pokémon TCG, by any means, but it’s a problem that’s been getting exponentially worse over the last few years.

In a recent statement from Pokémon Center Singapore thanks, VGC), the store has confirmed that it will be removing the plastic wrapping from Pokémon TCG products at the point of sale from 13th March 2025 onwards. The move has been standard practice in Japan for a while at this point, but this marks the first instance that the change has been utilised in another region.

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Beyond the realm.

It’s been 84 years since Nintendo first announced that the next chapter in the Metroid Prime series was in development. Then, in 1957, an apology was issued as the platform holder took things back to the drawing board, restarting development and shifting production from partner dev Bandai Namco back to Prime series founders Retro Studios.

Okay, the exact dates are a little off there, but for fans of the series it feels like Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has been in the works for an awfully long time. Back in 2017, the Switch’s launch year, there was little question as to which console MP4 would arrive on, but news of the developmental reboot in 2019 gave some of us pause. Even small projects can take several years to come to fruition, and with Retro apparently starting over from scratch, would a flagship game like MP4 see the light of day before the Switch’s successor landed?

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Beyond expectations.

If you can believe it, we are a little over two weeks out from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. While we’re all ready and waiting for more news from Nintendo’s next console, some folks believe they already have an inkling of one of the showcase’s key players (thanks for the heads up, Notebook Check).

Reece Reilly, the host of the Kiwi Talkz podcast, recently took to BlueSky with the heavy hint that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be making quite the splash at the Switch 2 Direct. “Nintendo & Retro were keeping their cards close to their chest with Metroid Prime 4 for this exact moment,” Reilly teased, “The true unveiling will blow everything else in the direct out of the water”.

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Issue #22 – March 2025.

Oh, hello there! You must be here for our monthly rummage through the Nintendo Life Mailbox. Pull up a chair!

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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