Let’s forget about the mudslinging that occurs when anyone brings up the two big console makers who don’t have a big “N” in their name. Instead, let’s ask a simple question: what do we actually want from a next-gen Xbox or PlayStation? The latest rumors suggest 2026 could be a big year for Microsoft and Sony, as both may pump …
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The latest addition to the SNES Classics collection for Switch and Switch 2 is Mario Paint, which came to the service last night. Turns out that title also brought with it an update to a specific filter for Switch 2 players, and it makes quite a difference. Switch 2 players who spent time with the SNES Classics collection yesterday and …
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Watch on YouTube Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube829k WayForward has given us a Switch release date for Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, the once-cancelled GBA sequel to the original Shantae game. Coming to Switch on 19th August 2025 — a few months after some fans got hold of a GBA cartridge with the game on it from Limited Run Games …
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DotEmu has revealed a little more about the Nintendo Switch version of the soon-to-be-released Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. The game will run at 30fps on the console, but if you play Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound on the Nintendo Switch 2 the game should take advantage of the consoles horsepower. Other console versions of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound will run at a silky smooth …
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Now that the Switch 2 is out, and the console’s biggest exclusives — Mario Kart World, and Donkey Kong Bananza — are delighting fans, it’s time to see what else this thing can do. Nintendo’s hosting its next Direct presentation on Thursday July 31st bright and early at 9 AM ET. You can watch the direct on YouTube here and, …
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Image: NIS America We’re all on tenterhooks awaiting news of a Nintendo Direct that may never arrive, and publisher NIS has only upped the speculation after it accidentally lifted the lid on a new Switch 2 game before swiftly deleting the announcement post. As brought to our attention on the r/GamingLeaksAndRumours Reddit forum by Joseki100, the Japanese NIS Twitter account …
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Image: Nintendo Nintendo has been busy this week with all sorts of updates, and yesterday it released Mario Paint for Switch Online’s Super Nintendo app. More details about this latest update have now emerged, and apart from being able to remap the buttons in this specific library, it seems the CRT filter on this app has also received an update. …
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Image: Nintendo Nintendo’s been updating games non-stop since the Switch 2 arrived in June and following multiple other updates this week, we’ve now got another patch for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. This bumps this Switch title up to Version 1.2.1 and follows on from a Switch 2 game update at the beginning of last month. Here’s the …
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The latest addition to the SNES Classics collection for Switch and Switch 2 is Mario Paint, which came to the service last night. Turns out that title also brought with it an update to a specific filter for Switch 2 players, and it makes quite a difference. Switch 2 players who spent time with the SNES Classics collection yesterday and …
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Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life We woke up this morning to the excellent news that Nintendo has added Mario Paint to the Nintendo Switch Online SNES library, along with mouse control support for Nobunaga’s Ambition and Mario Super Picross. However, you may have missed another new feature of the Super NES app on Switch 1 and 2: remappable buttons, …
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