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Both versions! When Nintendo followed up on its recently ‘Close to You’ short with another version that confirmed the presence of Pikmin, the company annoyingly kept it locked to its Nintendo Today! app. Well, not anymore, because both versions of the film – Pikmin and invisible Pikmin – have been uploaded to YouTube in one…

Decor Pikmin! Photo Mode! Well, we weren’t expecting this! Nintendo has announced that Pikmin 4 is receiving a free update next month, adding in adorably unique ‘Decor Pikmin’ for your squad, a photo mode, and new modes adjusting the overall aggression of in-game creatures. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Hull no. Hello Games is back with yet another update for No Man’s Sky, and this one feels suitably spooky — ’tis the season, after all. The big addition in today’s ‘Breach’ update is a series of space wrecks that pop up across the universe, all of which are fully explorable. Using the newly added…

An Impossible Mission? Sitting down to play Lumo 2, as a gamer of a certain vintage, I fully expected to be treated to a few touching moments as developer Triple Eh? transported me back to the sweet innocence (and unbelievable stupidity) of my gaming childhood. A few nostalgia button pushes and I’d be happy enough….

Missing the point, maybe? We’ve seen countless methods over the years in which players have made wild contraptions to help grind battles and progression, and this latest from YouTuber Professor Rex is pretty elaborate. As covered by Automaton, Pokémon Legends: Z-A players will need to complete 1,000 battles as part of the requirements for the…

Performed by ‘Persona 3’ singer Yumi Kawamura. Ahead of the release of Persona 3 Reload on the Switch 2 this week, Atlus has announced it will be distributing an update on launch day, adding eight songs to the game. This will include Yumi Kawamura’s vocal tracks from Persona 3 and Persona 3 FES as background…

Kick-off next month. After multiple delays, Level-5’s Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road is finally launching on the Switch and Switch 2 next month. In the latest broadcast before the game’s arrival, the development team has now shared some new details about what Nintendo fans can expect in terms of the game’s resolution and performance. This includes…

Another smashing patch. Ahead of Donkey Kong Bananza‘s first DLC in-game event next week, Nintendo has rolled out a new update for the smash outing. This updates the game to Version 2.0.2 and includes a fix tied to Pauline’s voice when collecting fossils in the two previous updates. It also makes “several other changes” to…

Horrifyingly good news for Luigi fans. The Switch 2’s ‘Nintendo Classics’ GameCube library for Switch Online expands next week with the return of the original Luigi’s Mansion. This spooky GameCube launch title will drop on 30th October 2025, so just in time for Halloween. It made its debut in 2001 and puts Luigi in the…

Pop Up, Superstar! This week, London will be treated to its very first pop-up Nintendo Store, making all of us UK Mario fans clutch our wallets in fear. The shop opens to the public tomorrow (22nd October) in the Shepherd’s Bush Westfield London Shopping Centre, where it will be stocking its sweet merch until 16th…