Soapbox: Metroid’s Mother Brain and the Rollback Dilemma

Image: Nintendo Soapbox features allow our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random things they’ve been mulling over. Today, Nile ponders whether it’s time to hit the (rewind) button… Last month, Nintendo announced that it would be adding Metroid: Zero Mission to its Nintendo Switch Online service. For me, … Read more

Soapbox: Has Nintendo Set a Precedent That ‘Switch 2’ Can’t Match?

Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life Soapbox features allow our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random things they’ve been chewing over. Today, Gavin asks what “success” looks like for systems with impossibly popular predecessors… If we look back at Nintendo home console hardware sales over the past forty … Read more

Post Office Survey: If Paula Vennells’ first day was about ignorance, then day two made ignorance seem like bliss

Paula Vennells appeared more concerned about the Post Office’s public image than what happened to sub-postmasters on her second day answering questions during the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal. By means of Paul Kelso, business correspondent @pkelso Thursday May 23, 2024 10:47 PM, UK Paula Vennells’ first day in the witness box was memorable … Read more

Post Office Survey: If Paula Vennells’ first day was about ignorance, then day two made ignorance seem like bliss

Paula Vennells’ first day in the witness box was memorable for her tears and self-justifications as she faced public criticism for the first time in nine years, the second was less dramatic but more substantial. During her seven years as CEO, hundreds of sub-postmasters were sent to prison based on flawed evidence provided by the … Read more