Published 21:00 9 Aug 2025 GMT+1 Hyrule or Hyruin? The Legend of Zelda series is arguably one of the most consistently successful in history. All the way from its debut in 1986 to the release of Tears of the Kingdom and Echoes of Wisdom, few can claim to have remained as successful and consistent with each new game. Of those, …
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Consuming fewer calories is largely accepted as a way to improve health and lose weight, but a recently published study in Nature Metabolism points to a specific sulfur-containing amino acid cysteine as a key component in weight loss. In the study “Cysteine depletion triggers adipose tissue thermogenesis and weight loss,” researchers discovered that when study participants restricted their calorie intake, …
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Captured on Nintendo Switch 2 (Handheld/Undocked) One of the biggest misses for me personally with the original Switch is that none of the more popular sports games of our time, and I mean these big EA and 2K efforts like Madden NFL 26 here, and the likes of FC 24 or 25, aren’t up to standard seen elsewhere. There have …
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Captured on Nintendo Switch 2 (Docked) There’s usually a number of a certain type of game that drops when a brand new console arrives on the scene. You know the ones, the quirky ones, the ones that utilise new tech and features — such as the Switch 2’s camera and game-sharing abilities — to give us something we haven’t seen …
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Watch on YouTube Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube830k Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac — which was announced last week in the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase — looks pretty darn good. And just in case you’ve forgotten what the game looked like on GameCube (or PS2), then Bandai Namco has you covered. The publisher put out a comparison video for its …
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was a wildly successful sequel to one of the Nintendo Switch’s most popular games, so an upgraded version on Nintendo Switch 2 was a no-brainer. The upgrade promises improved visuals, performance, HDR support, and more; arguably, there is no better way to experience this gorgeous open-world adventure. But how does the original …
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Third-party games often struggle on Nintendo platforms. Not Madden NFL 26. The first EA football game to grace one of the Mario maker’s consoles in over a decade, it’s already taking over the top of the Switch 2 sales charts, with its $100 Deluxe Edition bundle second only to Donkey Kong Bananza. But how does it play? New Madden entries …
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GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Nintendo’s August 2025 Indie World presentation has wrapped up, and Nintendo packed a lot of games into the short 15-minute runtime. And as usual, it included a handful of games that you can play immediately, either with a surprise release or a …
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If you’re a self-proclaimed bookworm like me, then chances are you’ve probably fantasised about packing everything away, moving to a quaint seaside town, and starting up a cute little bookshop (don’t worry, NL, I’m not going anywhere!). Well, with Tiny Bookshop, that’s exactly the pitch. Developed by neoludic games, this is the epitome of ‘cosy’; a tranquil experience that demands …
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Image: PJ O’Reilly / Nintendo Life We’ve been talking about 8BitDo a fair bit recently, as the Chinese peripheral maker has just made its large catalogue of controllers backwards compatible with Switch 2 via a firmware update, and they’ve also got a snazzy arcade controller for Switch, too. This review, though, I’m taking a look at the brand new 8BitDo …
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