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Nintendo Highlights Multiple Major Third-Party Releases For Switch 2 In 2026

Image: Square Enix Alongside an update on its major first-party releases for the Switch 2 in 2026 and beyond, Nintendo has also acknowledged the third-party games on the way to the new hybrid platform this year. With Capcom’s new IP Pragmata now available, looking ahead, there’s a lot to be excited about in the coming…

All Delisted Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 Games Missing From The eShop

It’s a sad reality of modern gaming that, despite not needing physical media to play a game, the digital-only version is typically more ephemeral and subject to sudden disappearance than a cart or a disc. It only takes an expired licence or a publisher in financial trouble for games to start disappearing from storefronts. It’s…

What Are You Playing This Weekend? (9th May)

Ollie Reynolds, Reviews Editor I’ve been playing some inKONBINI recently, and it’s really lovely, if a touch janky on Switch 2. I’m finding it incredibly relaxing, so I’d love to put more time into it this weekend. Otherwise, I finally picked up Melty Blood: Type Lumina on the Switch, and it’s an absolutely killer fighting…

If You’re Trying To Watch YouTube On Switch 2, You’ll Now Get An Error Code

Image: Jim Norman / Nintendo Life Earlier this week, a story surfaced about Switch 2 users accessing YouTube via the free-to-play title Super Animal Royale. Players reported opening a web browser within the game, and from there, they were able to visit the global video-sharing platform. Now, in an update, it seems this trick no…

Random: That’s Not ‘Gears Of War’ Or ‘Dead Space’, Just Another Terrible eShop Clone

Image: Consann Real Estate eShop clones and rip-off games are still a problem in 2026, and we’ve spotted another particularly bizarre offender today on the digital storefront. Now, the name should give everything away here: Dead Gears – Space of War. It’s not even trying to hide anything here; just look at the logo and…

Analyst Predicts A “Silent” Year Ahead For Nintendo

Image: Nintendo In light of Nintendo’s recent financial report and price increases for the Switch 2, an analyst has predicted that the fiscal year ahead might be “relatively silent” for the company. Speaking with VGC, Dr. Serkan Toto from Kantan Games comments on the notion of Nintendo lowering its console sales forecast for the year…

Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Sales Are Off To A Flying Start

Image: Jim Norman / Nintendo Life Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream may have launched too late for Nintendo to give us a precise figure on its sales numbers in the latest financial report (which collects data up to the end of March 2026), though it has assured us that things are off to a flying…

Resident Evil Requiem Update Adds New Minigame Mode ‘Leon Must Die Forever’

It was reported last week how a minigame update for Resident Evil Requiem was expected to drop after Golden Week in Japan, and it’s now officially here. Capcom has officially revealed this “free update” as the minigame mode, Leon Must Die Forever, and it’s available now for the Switch 2. To access this mode, you’ll…

Random: “Personally, I Prefer The Movie Version” – Star Fox Designer Weighs In On New Look

Image: Nintendo Life Lots of people are extremely happy about the return of Fox McCloud in Star Fox, the character’s first brand new game since Star Fox Zero. But perhaps no one is happier than Takaya Imamura, the original character designer of McCloud and co. Imamura-san has been sharing his thoughts on the movie on…

Video: Here's How Star Fox On Switch 2 Compares To The N64 Original

Falco[mparison]. After many whispers and rumours, Nintendo has lifted the lid on Star Fox, a full Switch 2 remake of Lylat Wars from the N64. We’ve all seen how it looks by now, right? It’s a surprisingly realistic take on the 1997 original, with redesigned characters to boot. But have you seen them side-by-side yet?…