In less than two years.The Switch has this week reinforced its position as the top portable video game system in Japan by surpassing the local lifetime sales count of Sony's PlayStation Vita.The Vita had a significant headstart, launching in Japan in 2011, compared to Nintendo's hybrid device which released domestically last March. There's been a recent surge in Switch sales leading into the holid... more.

Here are our picks, but what are yours?As we come to the end of yet another week, it's time to take a moment or two to discuss which amazing games we'll be enjoying over the weekend. That "Ultimate Smashing" game may well have released just last week, but there are plenty of other experiences being had by Team Nintendo Life this time around. Turns out we're a pretty cultured bunch after all... Any... more.

"That's not been an area of focus for us".Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order is coming exclusively to the Switch in 2019. Given the current hype surrounding the Marvel cinematic universe following its first ten years, this is a major coup for Nintendo.Shortly after the Game Awards, IGN spoke to Nintendo of America's President Reggie Fils-Aimé and asked if the original titles - developed ... more.

"It's-a-me, Mario!".Charles Martinet is best known for voicing Nintendo's iconic character Mario. Since 1990, Martinet has been providing the voice for this character and nearly three decades later he's still doing it. Thanks to the recent release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Switch, Martinet was able to reach a very special milestone.According to the Guinness World Records - the global au... more.

We hope he got a sticker.Nintendo has shared a new trailer for Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the moment the poor beasty lizard realised he'd somehow swallowed two whole plumbers. Yikes.The game is set to arrive on Nintendo 3DS on 11th January in North America and 25th January in Europe, with pre-loading just becoming available ... more.

To infinity and beyond.It's been a while since we've done a lovely livestream, so come join Alex as he plays through the epic space shooter Everspace - Stellar Edition on the Nintendo Switch.In our Everspace review, we felt it was an entertaining roguelike which fuses FTL with Rogue Squadron. We awarded it a mighty 8/10.Read the full article on nintendolife.comPowered by WPeMatico... more.

Asteroids, Pong and more!Sneaking onto the Nintendo Switch this week is Atari Flashback Classics, a collection of 150 Atari favourites all in one handy bundle.Atari Flashback Classics includes a whole range of titles from the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200 home consoles, as well as some former arcade exclusives. We're talking games like Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command, and Pong to name a few, wit... more.

Fixes and adjustments.Version 1.2.0 of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has already arrived. To perform the update manually, access the software update from the Switch HOME Menu. As for what this update actually does - apart from wiping your replays - it's mostly a bunch of technical tweaks. There have also been some adjustments made to particular fighters, but there's no information about what these ch... more.

Inspired by Sonic Adventure.If you forgot Team Sonic Racing was due out in May next year because Crash Team Racing was recently announced at the 2018 Game Awards, Sega has issued a friendly reminder by uploading a new song from the title on its social channels.Following the remix of 'Market Street' from Sonic Unleashed by Jun Senoue, Sega has now shared 'Sand Road' which takes inspiration from San... more.

On par with a Nintendo 64 title.Digital Foundry has finally got around to taking a look at the Switch iteration of Ark: Survival Evolved and let's just say the results aren't pretty. The open-world survival game has never run well on the most powerful consoles and is poorly optimised. While the Unreal Engine might have proven itself on the Switch in the past, Ark's use of it falls short.Everything... more.