{"id":106216,"date":"2019-12-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/12\/editorial_merry_christmas_and_happy_holidays_from_everyone_at_nintendo_life"},"modified":"2019-12-25T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-25T10:00:00","slug":"editorial-merry-christmas-and-happy-holidays-from-everyone-at-nintendo-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/12\/25\/editorial-merry-christmas-and-happy-holidays-from-everyone-at-nintendo-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial: Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays From Everyone At Nintendo Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9b00b4a7a1a84\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9b00b4a7a1a84\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9b00b4a7a1a84\/1280x720.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GFhXolXM_Js?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It&#8217;s been an amazing year for Nintendo fans, it&#8217;s fair to say. The dark days of the Wii U are long behind us and the arrival of the Nintendo Switch \u2013 now entering its third holiday season \u2013 has resulted in a tidal wave of interest in all things Nintendo.<\/p>\n<p>Not only has that meant that we&#8217;ve seen a flood of amazing games come to the console \u2013 both in physical form and digitally via the eShop \u2013 but it also means that 2019 was Nintendo Life&#8217;s biggest year <em>ever<\/em> in terms of traffic.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve covered the release of titles like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_links_awakening\">Zelda: Link&#8217;s Awakening<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/fire_emblem_three_houses\">Fire Emblem: Three Houses<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/luigis_mansion_3\">Luigi&#8217;s Mansion 3<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_sword_and_shield\">Pok\u00e9mon Sword &amp; Shield<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/dragons_dogma_dark_arisen\">Dragon&#8217;s Dogma: Dark Arisen<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/astral_chain\">Astral Chain<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/cuphead\">Cuphead<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/hellblade_senuas_sacrifice\">Hellblade<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/wargroove\">Wargroove<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/witcher_3_wild_hunt_-_complete_edition\">Witcher 3<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/cadence_of_hyrule_crypt_of_the_necrodancer_featuring_the_legend_of_zelda\">Cadence of Hyrule<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/blasphemous\">Blasphemous<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/tetris_99\">Tetris 99<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/yooka-laylee_and_the_impossible_lair\">Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/river_city_girls\">River City Girls<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/new_super_luckys_tale\">New Super Lucky&#8217;s Tale<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/touryst\">The Touryst<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/alien_isolation\">Alien: Isolation<\/a><\/strong> and many, many more; when you look back on it, the Switch has had a <em>stunning<\/em> 2019 in terms of software, and the release of the Switch Lite will have done a great deal to ensure that hardware sales remain robust, too. Will 2020 give us a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/07\/guide_nintendo_switch_pro_everything_we_know_so_far\">Switch Pro<\/a>? Who knows, but we can dream, right?<\/p>\n<p>In short, Christmas 2019 is likely to be another bumper season for Nintendo and we expect a great many people will be joining the party when they rip open their presents on Christmas morning. If you&#8217;re one of those people who is visiting this site for the first time now, welcome \u2013 and check out our guide to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/12\/feature_best_nintendo_switch_games\">best Switch games<\/a> to see what your next purchase should be.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, we couldn&#8217;t do what we without the support of you, our readers. We hope you&#8217;ve enjoyed the content we&#8217;ve put live during the past 12 months, and we hope that 2020 is just as exciting.<\/p>\n<p>So, from everyone at Nintendo Life, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and an incredibly Happy New Year \u2013 and we&#8217;ll see you in 2020 for another year of Nintendo coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GFhXolXM_Js?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] It&#8217;s been an amazing year for Nintendo fans, it&#8217;s fair to say. The dark days of the Wii U are long behind us and the arrival of the Nintendo Switch \u2013 now entering its third holiday season \u2013 has resulted in a tidal wave of interest in all things Nintendo. 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