Here are our picks, but what are yours?Once again, we've made it all the way to the end of a busy week. We've had all the leaked images and info for Mario Kart Tour and a controversial Pokémon competition to keep an eye on over the last few days, but now it's time to sit down and chat about the games we'll be playing over the weekend. Several Team Nintendo Life members have done just that below, ... more.

The game we never got to play.Conker's Bad Fur Day designer Chris Seavor has once again taken to Twitter to share new details about the sequel that never saw the light of day. Well before the open-world multiplayer game Sea of Thieves, Rare had plans for a direct follow-up to Conker's original and mature-themed outing on the Nintendo 64.Read the full article on nintendolife.comPowered by WPeMatico... more.

Smash Bros. Ultimate driving sales.Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa recently spoke with the Japanese publication Sankei about the success of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and the Switch.He believes the strong launch sales for Ultimate can be credited to returning fans who may have played certain entries throughout the history of the series and also mentioned how he hoped the game would maintain l... more.

No need to dwell on success.Reflect on the indie releases of 2018 and one of the standout games was the roguelike action title Dead Cells by French-based developer Motion Twin. The title was praised by critics and sold incredibly well, especially on the Switch eShop where it managed to outsell the PlayStation 4 version.When a game has this level of success, normally a sequel is expected. In the ca... more.

PS seemingly confirmed, but what about Switch?Earlier in December, when it was revealed Joker from Persona 5 would appear as a fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate during the 2018 Game Awards, rumours about the game itself coming to Nintendo's hybrid platform began to surface. These rumours only intensified as the month went on and now we've finally got some more information.Atlus has at last con... more.

Merry Switch-mas!So you've got yourself a lovely new Nintendo Switch for Christmas and don't know how to even begin setting it up? You've come to the right place!In this guide, we're going to break down all of the things you should do first to help you get set up. That includes setting up a bunch of new accounts, getting the settings right and grabbing the best nifty accessories.Read the full arti... more.

The thrill of the unknown.Limited Run is known for offering physical Switch games in limited supply. Its latest deal is a bit different from the usual offering. Available from 1st January 2019 for $29.99, the 2018 blind box promotion gives Switch owners the chance to purchase one surprise game and trading card from the company’s collection.In total, there are seven common games, two uncommon gam... more.

Side-scrolling beat 'em up action.No More Heroes spin-off Travis Strikes Again arrives on the Switch early next year. Over the past few weeks now, Grasshopper Manufacture has been releasing trailers for each of the mini-games starring Travis and Badman, who are trapped inside the Death Drive Mark II - a phantom console from the '90s.In the latest trailer, we get a glimpse of the mini-game "Coffee ... more.

Nintendo powered.In May this year, Valve added Switch Pro Controller support to Steam. By September, the new Nintendo gamepad had become the seventh most popular controller on the digital platform, with just under 500,000 registered users.Valve has now released information about the top played games on Steam using a Switch Pro Controller. This stretches across three different categories - the most... more.

Promising stuff.In case you forgot, Lizardcube and DotEmu - the studios behind the Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap reboot - are reviving Sega’s beat ‘em up series Streets of Rage. Streets of Rage 4 will be developed in conjunction with Guard Crush Games and uses familiar hand-drawn visuals.Read the full article on nintendolife.comPowered by WPeMatico... more.