Category: Nintendo Switch

Last Chance To Enter!

The Nintendo Switch 2 has officially launched, and to commemorate this exciting release, Nintendo Life is able to offer an amazing LEGO giveaway, sponsored by Nintendo UK.

You could win a LEGO Mario Kart – Mario & Standard Kart (72037) set alongside an impressive LEGO The Mighty Bowser™ (71411) set, boasting a combined retail value of an astounding £379.98! These incredible sets offer hours of fun, whether you’re a builder, collector or want a new set to play with. !

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“They are not fast, they are not prolific, they are not pumping out games”.

It’s fair to say that the reaction to the recent Donkey Kong Bananza Direct has been overwhelmingly positive, and the perception of the already-anticipated Switch 2 title has improved dramatically.

In fact, DK’s next 3D adventure looks so good that some people speculate it might be the work of Nintendo’s biggest and most talented development team: Entertainment Planning & Development (EPD).

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And it appears some USB-A cameras work, too.

Check out the official details for Switch 2 USB camera compatibility on Nintendo’s website and you’ll be greeted with a surprisingly straightforward message from the Big N stating that, “You can use the Nintendo Switch 2 camera accessory (sold separately) or any compatible USB-C camera you’d like.” Nice!

Of course, the reality is that nothing is ever quite so easy; Nintendo does qualify that some cameras may not work and you’ll need to use the handy compatibility test found in the new console’s settings. This is great, but not much use when you haven’t bought the camera yet.

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All about that Mario Kart.

A new report from Chris Dring’s The Game Business highlights a few sales stats for launch games on the recently-released Switch 2.

According to the article, “most third-party Switch 2 games posted very low numbers” at launch, with the vast majority of players understandably gravitating towards Mario Kart World. As per data from NielsenIQ, 86% of physical Switch 2 game sales were first-party, including the MK World bundle. If we exclude the bundle, the result would be 48%.

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Peeling back the layers.

With its next Switch 2 first-party release on the horizon, Nintendo treated us all to a 15-minute deep dive into Donkey Kong Bananza — and it’s fair to say that it was a more jam-packed showing than many of us were expecting.

This Bananza blowout featured character reveals, new Kongs, gameplay galore and more musical cameos than you could possibly count on an initial listen. It might sound like a lot, but have no fear, we’re on hand to break it all down!

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Should have stapled some photo credit on there.

A couple of weeks ago, we reported on a handful of unlucky Switch 2 customers who rocked up to their local GameStop on launch day only to find their console screens punctured by a poorly-placed staple. Keen to escape the hot water that such a fiasco (rightfully) landed the company in, GameStop attempted to make light of the situation with a new advertisement announcing console restocks in its stores, but the joke has only ended up pinning more trouble on the company. Tut, tut.

We’ll start with the self-deprecating promo itself. GameStop proudly announced its Switch 2 restocks with the new tagline, “Staples not included”. The accompanying picture in the company’s announcement tweet shows a Switch 2 unit suspended in mid-air, with a red stapler brandishing a “Do Not Use On Box” message in the foreground.

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Free to roam.

Many of us have just wrapped up our second weekend with Mario Kart World, and by this point you’ve probably seen most of the Grand Prix mode and had your rear end handed to you various times in Knockout Tour (I swear, there’s no middle ground with that one – I either do really well or go out in the first two laps!), and are starting to explore Free Roam mode a little more.

‘Open-world Mario Kart’ sounded like a tasty drive-thru feast and while all of us here at Nintendo Life are love with the world itself and the way the tracks are seamlessly integrated across the regions, we’re up and down like a suspension bridge on whether the open-world experience is as fun as it could be.

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Does World make the podium?

Updated with Mario Kart World. Remember, this dynamic ranking is governed by every entry’s User Rating on our database and is subject to real-time change, even now. Don’t agree with the order? Feel free to get rating your game collection and potentially influence the ranking below. Enjoy!

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Every Rune Factory game ranked by you.

Back in 2006, when blending fantasy farming and combat was a dream, Rune Factory felt like a breath of fresh air. Originally born as a spin-off to the more farming-focused Story of Seasons (then known as Harvest Moon) series, Rune Factory has come into its own over the past near-2 decades.

With five main games and three spin-offs, there’s plenty of Rune Factory to go around on Nintendo’s consoles. So, with the recent release of Guardians of Azuma on Switch 1 and Switch 2, we thought it was high time to gather the fantasy farm sims together and see what you lovely readers think of them.

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Your ultimate Mario Kart World resource.

It’s finally time — Mario Kart World is here, along with the Nintendo Switch 2, so that means you’ll need some fuel to keep the engines running. That’s why we’re here with Nintendo Life’s ultimate Mario Kart World Guide.

In this guide, we’ll be covering all of the tips and tricks you need to get yourself over the finishing line, including the Best Karts, all Unlockable Racers, How to Drive on Walls, where to find all of those P Switch Missions and Peach Medallions, and all Control Options.

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