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Nintendo Life - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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Nintendo Life

3793

Total Reviews

131

Journalists

70.1

Average Score

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-11.9

Metacritic Disparity

+2.1

Combined Disparity

-5.4

Average of both sources

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

100

Highest Score

15.7

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Review Timing

805 early (21%)1972 launch window (52%)1016 late (27%)

Review summary

Updated

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Aug 19, 2026

Based on 3,792 scored reviews, Nintendo Life gives games an average score of 70.1/100. Nintendo Life scores games 11.9 points lower than Steam users and 2.1 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 3,792)+

Madden NFL 27byKen Talbot
Aug 19, 2026Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 33.6/100 · +46.4 ptsMetacritic 51/100 · +29.0 pts
DuskfadebyMitch Vogel
Aug 14, 2026Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 91.1/100 · -21.1 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · -9.0 pts
Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass - Part 1: Bubbly BasinbyNintendo Life Staff
Aug 14, 2026Launch window
80/100View review
Big WalkbyAlex Olney
Aug 3, 2026Early review
80/100View review
Steam 95.0/100 · -15.0 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · -3.0 pts
Truxton ExtremebyGonçalo Lopes
Jul 28, 2026Early review
90/100View review
Steam 95.3/100 · -5.3 pts