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Poll Which Dormant Nintendo Franchise Would You Most Like To See Return?

We'll never let go

Whenever Nintendo brings a franchise back from the brink of extinction, it's always cause for significant celebration. Take Pikmin, for example: yes, it's hardly the most obvious example since we received Hey! Pikmin in 2017, but it's been over a decade since Pikmin 3 launched on the Wii U. Despite the ongoing rumours and hints...

• Wed 19th Jul 2023
• Poll
• Nintendo
• Nintendo Switch

Soapbox Whether The Rumour Is True Or Not, Baten Kaitos Deserves A Remake

A white whale

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, rumours of a potential Baten Kaitos remake have got Alana all fired up... Of all the wild remake rumours I thought I would hear in 2023, Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost...

• Wed 18th Jan 2023
• Features
• Soapbox
• Bandai Namco
• GameCube
• Rumours

Feature The History Of Monolith Soft - From Baten Kaitos To Xenoblade And Zelda

A monolithic tale

Monolith Soft has become one of the most recognisable of Nintendo's first-party developers in recent times. Led by legendary RPG writer and director Tetsuya Takahashi, the studio is renowned for the monolithic (pun intended) Xenoblade series. Combining MMORPG-style, memorable worlds, stunning music, and philosophical writing, the...

• Fri 30th Dec 2022
• Features
• Nintendo Switch
• History
• Xenoblade
• Best of 2022

Random Nintendo Shareholder Apparently Asked For A New F-Zero At General Meeting

Plus Baten Kaitos and Wario Land

Update [Fri 1st Jul, 2022 09:15]: More details have surfaced about Momiji's request at Nintendo's recent shareholder meeting. It turns out, the shareholder spent over $40,000 to attend the meeting: Further reading - Random: "Die-Hard Nintendo Fan" Reportedly Forked Out Over $40K To Ask For A New F-Zero You can...

• Thu 30th Jun 2022
• Random
• Nintendo
• Business
• F-Zero

News Bandai Namco Just Registered Trademarks For The GameCube Exclusive Series Baten Kaitos

Is it time for a comeback?

Before Monolith Soft was developing the epic JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles, it was working with tri-Crescendo on Baten Kaitos. Since the GameCube era - which saw the release of Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean in 2004/05 and Baten Kaitos Origins in 2006, there's been no sign of a return, apart from a cancelled...

• Sat 8th May 2021
• GameCube
• Bandai Namco
• Monolith Soft
• Europe

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 6th)

Here are our picks, but what are yours?

As the world outside starts to get slightly chillier with every day that passes, team Nintendo Life has more reason than ever to remain safely indoors with our favourite games. Once again, we've shared our plans for the weekend - from co-op adventures to fantasy RPGs - and would love for you to join in via our...

• Sat 6th Oct 2018
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing
• Features

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 29th)

Here are our picks, but what are yours?

As Saturday slowly but surely creeps into view, team Nintendo Life finds itself once again exploring the games that will be blazing out of our TV screens. We've got some co-op fun, RPG action, sports-based shenanigans, and much more this time around, so make sure to join in the fun by giving our entries a...

• Sat 29th Sep 2018
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing
• Features

News Monolith Soft Artist Would Like To Make Baten Kaitos 3, Asks Fans To Share Interest Online

"The flames continue to burn in my heart"

With Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - and now the newly released Torna - The Golden Country expansion - all signed, sealed, and delivered, developer Monolith Soft is setting its sights on the horizon, with new game ideas no doubt swirling around the office as we speak. One such idea is for a Baten Kaitos 3, with...

• Mon 24th Sep 2018
• Monolith Soft
• GameCube

Random Baten Kaitos Speedrun Attempt Leads To Temporary Twitch Account Ban

Getting 100 percent ain't easy

Speedruns of classic games are commonplace on Twitch, with veteran players seeing them as an entertaining challenge as well as a way of popularising their favourite titles years or even decades after their original release. However, not all of these speedrun attempts go according to plan, and that's certainly the case...

• Mon 12th Dec 2016
• Random
• Retro
• Twitch
• GameCube