Gavin Lane

1 week ago | nintendolife.com | Gavin Lane |Anthony Dickens

The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived — the final one before Switch 2 arrives next Thursday! — and it's bringing new games to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!Switch eShop - New ReleasesAnother World Series -Slit Mouth Woman VS AOONI- (Regista, 29th May, $13.79) - Akashi Asanagi, a university student, wakes up on the 10th floor of an abandoned hospital.

1 week ago | nintendolife.com | Gavin Lane |Anthony Dickens

PollsFeaturesNintendoNintendo Switch 2Seven daysWe're exactly one week away from the launch of Nintendo's next console. As you might expect on a site called Nintendo Life, we're quite excited for that new hardware smell. With global pre-order shenanigans going on since the 2nd April reveal, everyone's had plenty of time to budget, make decisions, and plan out exactly how they want to spend Thursday 5th June.

2 weeks ago | nintendolife.com | Gavin Lane |Anthony Dickens

And we're back, once again, on the road to Mario Kart World - and we're in the final stretch. On the two previous laps we've looked at every console Mario Kart game from the Super NES up to the Wii. For this final go-round, we're looking at two console entries which span a massive 14-year period. MK8 got some significant expansions across two consoles, so we've split that into two separate sections.

2 weeks ago | nintendolife.com | Gavin Lane |Anthony Dickens

Pokémon, eh? Great, isn't it? Naturally, we're big Pocket Monster fans around these parts, but we can also say without fear of contradiction that certain corners of the Pokéfandom can get a bit, well, heated. A bit het up. A bit much sometimes. What's that noise? Sounds like pitchforks being sharpened... Fortunately, if you're after somewhere to keep your PokéPositivity charged to the max while flushing all the negativity, there's a new channel starting up that promises to focus on just the good stuff.

2 weeks ago | nintendolife.com | Gavin Lane |Anthony Dickens

We're a little over two weeks out from the launch of a new console and after eight years of Switch 1, there are plenty of Nintendo fans eager to get going with the next generation. If retailer website chaos is any indicator, demand for the next Switch has been very strong and Nintendo will be encouraged to see the enthusiasm. Nintendo's sales forecasts are fairly conservative, though, projecting 15 million unit sales in the first 12 months.