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Pokémon Fossil Museum Lets You See "Life-Size" Replicas Of Pokémon Skeletons

1 day ago | nintendolife.com | Alana Hagues |Anthony Dickens

The Pokémon Company has revealed that the Pokémon Fossil Museum, a travelling exhibit of Pokémon skeletons and fossils for pudding paleontologists, will be leaving Japan for the first time in 2026. The first exhibit to debut outside of Japan will be at Chicago's Field Museum in Illinois, and is due to open on 22nd May 2026. That gives you a full year to start saving up to visit. The exhibit is a mix of real, "life-size" replicas of Pokémon skeletons and comparisons to real fossils.
The First Review For Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Is In

1 day ago | nintendolife.com | Alana Hagues |Anthony Dickens

Level-5's long-awaited new Fantasy Life game, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, is just over a week away, and the first review for the upcoming game has just dropped. Japanese publication Famitsu has scored the "slow-life RPG" an impressive 9/9/9/9, totalling 36/40, and according to the reviewers, it will take between 30-40 hours to beat the story, and up to 80 to 100 hours if you're going for 100%. Thanks to Ryokutya2089 for sharing this info (via Gematsu).
Japanese Charts: The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Storms To The Top

3 days ago | nintendolife.com | Alana Hagues |Anthony Dickens

Nintendo SwitchJapanChartsSalesBut it's been a very quiet two weeksGolden Week is over, and that means it's time to check out the physical game sales charts in Japan over the past few weeks, courtesy of Famitsu (via Gematsu). Between 21st April to 4th May, Too Kyo Studio's strategy RPG/visual novel hybrid, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy has emerged on top, shifting 26,732 copies.
Pokémon GO Doubling Amount Of Daily Remote Raids Has Nothing To Do With New Owners

6 days ago | nintendolife.com | Alana Hagues |Anthony Dickens

Pokémon GO has been in the headlines a fair amount recently after Niantic sold off its gaming division to Saudi-owned mobile specialist Scopely. But in some good news for fans of the AR game, the developers have announced that they're doubling the number of daily remote raids players can take part in. This looks to be a permanent change, and given the timing, you'd be fair in assuming that this was a decision made by Scopely.
Nintendo Says AI-Generated Images "Were Not Used" In Mario Kart World

6 days ago | nintendolife.com | Alana Hagues |Anthony Dickens

We haven't really gone a day without some kind of controversy in the Switch 2 world. And this time Mario Kart World is back in the spotlight, as Nintendo has responded to claims that some of the game's billboards appear to be created with AI.
Hideki Kamiya On A 'Devil May Cry' Remake: "Of Course I'd Love To Do That"

6 days ago | nintendolife.com | Alana Hagues |Anthony Dickens

Clovers founder and creator of Bayonetta, Okami, and Viewtiful Joe Hideki Kamiya is a pretty talkative person, sharing his thoughts on everything from Switch 2 to leakers. Many of his opinions come from his YouTube channel, where he regularly answers fan questions in Q&A-style videos.
Review: 1000xRESIST (Switch) - A Sci-Fi Narrative Masterpiece, Hair To Hair

6 days ago | nintendolife.com | Alana Hagues |Anthony Dickens

ReviewsSwitch eShopYou can (not) ResistVersion Reviewed: EuropeanWe know. We’re pretty late with this one, but this bears talking about. Cast your mind back to 9th May 2024 and "Indie Game Day", with multiple outstanding games dropping simultaneously, demonstrating the variety, beauty, and necessity of independently-owned game studios. We covered several of them at the time, but this one slipped through the net. Sunset Visitor’s debut recently won a Peabody Award and is up for a Hugo Award.
Gex Trilogy Lands June Release, Special Edition With Blow-Up Doll Revealed

1 week ago | nintendolife.com | Alana Hagues |Anthony Dickens

Limited Run Games has shared the release date for the long-awaited return of everyone's favourite gaming gecko, Gex. The Gex Trilogy launches on Switch (and other consoles) on 16th June 2025, and it's obviously getting a rather lavish special edition. So, uh, yeah, let's talk about that collector's edition. Well, there's two of them, but we're mostly referring to the 'Tail Time Edition', a $199.99 bundle that includes — among other expected things — a 36” inflatable doll of Gex.
PSA: My Nintendo Store Switch 2 Invites Are Starting To Roll Out

1 week ago | nintendolife.com | Alana Hagues |Anthony Dickens

Today's the day: Nintendo Switch 2 invites are being sent out to those who were able to register their interest in the console, and various other accessories, on the My Nintendo Store in North America. Wario64 shared on Bluesky that emails were "starting to rollout" to some who have registered interest in getting the Switch 2, allowing fans to pre-order the console.
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Is Now The Second-Best Selling Game In The Series

1 week ago | nintendolife.com | Alana Hagues |Anthony Dickens

We all knew it was coming, but with Nintendo's latest financial results, the inevitable is here; Pokémon Scarlet & Violet has overtaken Sword & Shield to be the second best-selling Pokémon game in the franchise. During the previous financial results, Scarlet & Violet was a mere 220,000 copies behind the Generation 8 titles, but now, it has surpassed it, reaching 26.79 million sales, compared to Sword & Shield's 26.72 million copies. Those figures go up to 31st March 2025.