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

19 hours 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.
How Can The Next Animal Crossing Improve Crafting?

20 hours ago | nintendolife.com | Ollie Reynolds |Anthony Dickens

FeaturesTalking PointNintendoNintendo SwitchAnimal CrossingTools of the tradeIf you happen to live in the UK, then you’ll know that the weather this week has been pretty glorious – mostly. So, as I was out on one of my evening walks with the dog, I gazed out toward the horizon as the sun was setting.
Pokémon Cards Soar Back Into McDonald's UK Happy Meals

21 hours ago | nintendolife.com | Jim Norman |Anthony Dickens

Ah, The Pokémon Company and McDonald's. Is there a better duo out there? Well, that depends on who you ask, but the pair is teaming up once again for a new range of Happy Meals packed with cards. If you cast your mind all the way back to January 2025, you might remember maccies branches in the US landed a sweet Happy Meal range containing a bunch of Dragon-Type Pokémon cards. Well, that same tie-in has finally made its way over to the UK, and it's available right now.
Setting The Switch 2 Pro Controller's GL And GR Buttons Looks As Easy As Pie

21 hours ago | nintendolife.com | Jim Norman |Anthony Dickens

The Nintendo Today! app has continued its never-ending stream of Switch 2 information drops with a closer look at the new Pro Controller's fresh rear buttons, specifically, how easy it is to set them up. In a new app segment titled 'How to Use the GL and GR Buttons', Nintendo explains that mapping an input to one of these bonus buttons all comes down to a simple press of the HOME Button.
Fast Fusion Gets An Extra Dose Of F-Zero Goodness With Returning 'GX' Voice Actor

22 hours ago | nintendolife.com | Jim Norman |Anthony Dickens

One of the Switch 2 titles that we are most looking forward to is Fast Fusion, the latest high-octane racer from Shin'en Multimedia that will be speeding onto the new hardware on launch day. Like the previous entries in the 'Fast' series, this one already boasted more than a few F-Zero stylings, but the dev has revealed that things are even more F-Zeroy than we thought.
Review: Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (Switch) - A Cracking Collection Of Top-Class Arcade Fighters

23 hours ago | nintendolife.com | PJ O'Reilly |Anthony Dickens

ReviewsNintendo SwitchCapcomA Dream(cast) collectionVersion Reviewed: North AmericanWe love Capcom Fighting Collection 2! There, that's the review done. Seriously though, this is a particularly strong lineup of actual arcade Bangers (yes, with a capital B), that doesn't have anything approaching a full-on weak spot across a stellar roster of classic titles, so it's not really a surprise, is it?
Nintendo Switch 2 Final Tech Specs Have Been Confirmed

1 day ago | nintendolife.com | Ollie Reynolds |Anthony Dickens

NewsNintendoNintendo Switch 2HardwareGameChat has a "significant impact on system resources"We all know the Nintendo Switch 2 is going to be significantly more powerful than its predecessor, but just what kind of internals is the new console boasting? Well, thanks to a new breakdown by Digital Foundry, we can now finally dive into the specifics. First, let's take a look at the custom Nvidia SoC (system on a chip).
Random: 'New' Super Mario 64 Sound Effect Can Only Be Heard By Leaving The Game On...For 14 Months

1 day ago | nintendolife.com | PJ O'Reilly |Anthony Dickens

Super Mario 64 is one of those classic sorts of games that, almost 30 since its release, is still giving up delightful little secrets. This time around, and as reported by GamesRadar, it's a hidden sound effect that's gonna take an insane snack budget to settle into listening out for.
7 Switch Games We Played At PAX East 2025 - Here's What We Thought

1 day ago | nintendolife.com | Austin Voigt |Anthony Dickens

Constance is a Metroidvania with puzzle and jump’n’run elements. The focus is on exploration, combat, and riddles. It is currently in an early stage of development and will be released for PCs and consoles. The game’s story is about the name-giving protagonist Constance, who one day mysteriously finds herself imprisoned by her inner demons in her subconscious.
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).