Nintendo Life Staff

71.3

Avg Score Given

-11.4

Steam Disparity

+1.5

MC Disparity

-6.1

Combined Disparity

Reviews

16 early (18%)49 launch window (54%)26 late (29%)

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

Highest Score

14.7

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Disparity by Outlet

The journalist's average disparity score per outlet

Nintendo Life

91 reviews

-6.1

Reviews

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Based on 91 scored reviews, Nintendo Life Staff gives games an average score of 71.3/100. Nintendo Life Staff scores games 11.4 points lower than Steam users and 1.5 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 91)

Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass - Part 1: Bubbly BasinviaNintendo Life
Aug 14, 2026Launch window
80/100View review
Dark ScrollsviaNintendo Life
Jun 22, 2026Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 61.3/100 · +8.7 pts
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire SurvivorsviaNintendo Life
Apr 20, 2026Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 96.2/100 · -16.2 ptsMetacritic 80/100 · 0.0 pts
Plants vs. Zombies: ReplantedviaNintendo Life
Nov 26, 2025Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 65.9/100 · +4.1 ptsMetacritic 65/100 · +5.0 pts
Patapon 1+2 ReplayviaNintendo Life
Jul 25, 2025Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 83.7/100 · -13.7 pts

Nintendo Life Staff

Scoring Pattern

Disparity by Outlet

Reviews

Review summary