Opinion By Definition, Pokémon TCG Is No Longer A Hobby
All work and no play
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Talking Point Nintendo Direct June 2026 Predictions - What Do You Hope To See?
Take the hype train
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News Nintendo Direct Announced For Tomorrow, 9th June 2026
It's about time!
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Mini Review Kabuto Park (Switch) – Gotta Catch 'Em All In This Cosy, Bug-Battling Deckbuilder
Fight and flight
- Mini Reviews
- Switch eShop
Round Up Every Switch 1 & 2 Announcement From Summer Game Fest's Weekend Showcases
Stacked showcases
- Round Up
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- Upcoming Releases
News Select Nintendo Classics Games Might Be Getting Special Challenges Soon
Direct Remix
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- Nintendo
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Opinion By Definition, Pokémon TCG Is No Longer A Hobby
All work and no play
A couple of months ago, I opened a pack of Pokémon cards and pulled the super-rare 'Secret Illustration Rare' (SIR) Charizard card. There’s even a video someone gave me of them rushing up to the commotion. “The $600 Charizard!” you can hear me yelling in the footage. My friends were cheering. It was awesome. But...
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- Pokemon
- TCG
News Select Nintendo Classics Games Might Be Getting Special Challenges Soon
Direct Remix
With a Nintendo Direct right around the corner, it was only a matter of time before the speculation began about its contents. It's been ticking away for a few weeks now with all of those Ocarina of Time rumours, and today, an NSO theory has entered the fray. As spotted on Bluesky by dataminer @luigiblood, the NES, SNES and Game Boy...
- Rumours
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch Online
News Nintendo Fined €35 Million Over Widespread Joy-Con Defects
Was it worth it?
Nintendo has been fined a whopping €35 million (just over $40 million) thanks to the widespread drifting defects that plagued the original Switch. As reported by Le Monde (thanks, Games Industry), an investigation by France's General Directorate for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (
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Talking Point Nintendo Direct June 2026 Predictions - What Do You Hope To See?
Take the hype train
A Nintendo Direct? In June? Who could have possibly guessed!? Yes, Nintendo has announced its next presentation, promising 50-ish minutes of full-fat Direct goodness followed by an hour and a half of Nintendo Treehouse. With Star Fox, Rhythm Heaven Groove, and Splatoon Raiders coming in the near future, it's probably safe to...
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News Sea Of Stars' Final Update And Switch 2 Version Arrive Today
Riding into the sunset
Sabotage Studio has today announced that 2023's wonderful RPG, Sea of Stars, is getting its final update, with a Switch 2 version launching to mark the occasion. The Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition — to give the update its official name — is all about bidding farewell to the project that the studio has worked on for the last...
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- Switch eShop
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Updates
News Nintendo Direct Announced For Tomorrow, 9th June 2026
It's about time!
Nintendo has announced that a long-awaited (and much-rumoured) Nintendo Direct is coming our way tomorrow, 9th June. As revealed on the Nintendo Today! app, the showcase is set to get underway from 3pm BST / 7am PT / 10am ET, offering up 50 minutes of news and announcements about games coming to Switch 1 and 2. If that wasn't...
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News Switch 2 Absent From Persona 4 And 6 Trailers, And Fans Are Concerned
A royal mess?
The recent Xbox showcase contained not one, but two trailers for the Persona franchise. We already knew about Persona 4 Revival, but the new glimpse showcased some proper gameplay for the first time along with confirmation that it will launch on 18th February 2027. Meanwhile, the much-rumoured (and leaked) Persona 6 was also...
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- Atlus
- Sega
- Persona
Mini Review Kabuto Park (Switch) – Gotta Catch 'Em All In This Cosy, Bug-Battling Deckbuilder
Fight and flight
Reading the description for Kabuto Park, I imagined it would be like Animal Crossing’s Bug-Off. But this quick, cosy beetle-collecting game from French developer Doot Tiny Games presents a concept that’s closer to another Nintendo series: Pokémon. The story is pretty light. Your character, Hana, visits the eponymous park for a...
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- Switch eShop
Round Up Every Switch 1 & 2 Announcement From Summer Game Fest's Weekend Showcases
Stacked showcases
The big weekend of Summer Game Fest 2026 is behind us, and it sure was a stacked one. While showcases and streams were gradually trickling out over the last week, this weekend was when most of the biggies came out to play, many of which came loaded with their fair share of Switch news. To make sure that you don't miss anything...
- Round Up
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
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News We've A Sneaky Feeling Nightdive's Latest Remaster Will Be Awesome
Thief in the night
Nightdive Studios has shown off its latest upcoming remaster, and it's a doozy. Thief: The Dark Project, originally released back in 1998 from Looking Glass Studios and Eidos Interactive, is making a comeback later this year on Switch and Switch 2. Visuals, textures, animations, and more have all been given some TLC for the new...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- Upcoming Releases
UK Charts Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Makes A Solid Debut On Switch 2
Good effort, SOLDIER
The latest UK charts data is in, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has made a pretty solid debut on the Switch 2, coming in at number 4 with all of its sales attributed to Nintendo's console. Of course, it's worth remembering that Rebirth has been available on PS5 for over two years, so it's likely that the majority of folks aiming...
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- Nintendo Switch 2
- UK
News Wonderful Monster-Catching RPG 'Cassette Beasts' Is Getting A Switch 2 Sequel
Back to '02
Bytten Studio, the dev behind 2023's wonderful Cassette Beasts, was teasing that it had something to reveal at the PC Gaming Show, and what do you know, it's a full-blown sequel! Cassette Beasts 2002 is another Pokémon-inspired creature collector/battler, where you'll use the magic of your cassette player to transform into and control...
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- Upcoming Releases
News Koei Tecmo Is Bringing Its Next Action RPG To Switch 2 Early Next Year
Wo, not long to wait
Koei Tecmo has announced that it's bringing Team Ninja's next action RPG, Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, to the Switch 2 early next year. Displaying gorgeous environments, slick combat, and fearsome enemies, the debut trailer is an impressive showcase; especially considering how prolific Team Ninja has been recently with the likes...
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- Upcoming Releases
Sunday7th Jun 2026
News Vampire Survivors Announces Switch 2 Version, New DLC And Name Update
Celebrating a "new chapter"
Although Poncle has been busy with Vampire Crawlers, it's still showing plenty of support for Vampire Survivors. Apart from the recently revealed "Wet Update", this week the studio has also announced it's releasing a Switch 2 version of Vampire Survivors. It will include "better performance" and mouse
- Nintendo Switch
- Updates
- DLC
Opinion Mario Kart World Deserves Its Flowers, So Let's Stop Comparing It To MK8 Deluxe
I'm a Fire Flower, twisted Fire Flower
Sometimes, when I wind the window down in my car, I think about Mario Kart World. I’m sitting alone in the driver’s seat, radio playing some mid-2000s indie or alt-rock, a breeze blowing through my hair. It might be a quiet morning, the traffic light but the sun bright and warm. I could be admiring the...
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News Spyro The Dragon Reignites With A Brand New Entry On Switch 2
Take flight in 2027
Publisher Activision and developer Toys for Bob have announced Spyro: A Realm Beyond for the Switch 2; the first brand-new mainline Spyro game in, well... bloomin' yonks. Since 2008, if you don't count the remake trilogy. Described as Spyro's "boldest evolution yet", the new game appears to be more open than previous entries,...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Upcoming Releases
News Crazy Taxi: World Tour Officially Announced For Switch 2, Launching 2027
Update: Sega clarifies generative AI use
Sega has finally – finally – shown off its revival for the Crazy Taxi series: Crazy Taxi: World Tour. Featuring music from The Offspring (because of course), the game utilises a very similar art style to the original, which is just wonderful. What's not so great, however, is that it seems to have been...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Upcoming Releases
News Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Gets A Release Date, But Not On Switch
You 'aving a Dracu-laugh?
Konami has confirmed that Castlevania: Belmont's Curse will launch on 15th October 2026 during today's Xbox Showcase. The thing is, you might have noticed that the Switch logo was missing from the line-up at the end of the trailer, raising a very important question: is it even coming to Nintendo's console anymore? Well,...
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News Horror Specialist Bloober Team Is Releasing A New Star Trek Game On Switch 2
"Star Trek like you've never seen it before"
Bloober Team, the Polish horror game specialist behind titles like Cronos: New Dawn, has this week announced Star Trek: Shadow Frontier in partnership with Paramount Games. It will be "Coming Soon" to the Switch 2 and multiple other platforms. The game is described as a psychological story-driven...
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- Star Trek
- Upcoming Releases
- DLC
News PowerWash Simulator 2's Next DLC Will Let You Clean Up A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Take a trip to Mess Eisley this July
Hot off the back of its Adventure Time pack (which'll finally launch on Switch 2 on 29th April, after a last-minute delay), FuturLab has today announced the second wave of DLC for PowerWash Simulator 2. And yes, the Force is strong with this one. The Star Wars pack will arrive on Switch 2 at some point this...
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- DLC
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Retro Recap All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (June 7th 2026)
Time Extension Utopia! Vectrex Mini! Sega handheld rumours!
Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Utopia Is Getting A New Physical Release On SNES: 33 Games is a new boutique publisher which aims to create physical collector's editions...
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News Digital Eclipse Reveals Its Next Retro Collection, Out For Switch 1 & 2 This November
Featuring 16 classic Barbie games
If you've ever wanted to relive Barbie's retro video game adventures, you'll soon be able to with Barbie Rewind. Digital Eclipse and Atari, the same team behind the upcoming Toy Story: Retro Roundup! + Toy Story 3 Complete Edition, has announced a new Barbie collection featuring "16 classic titles from the Y2K...
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- Nintendo Switch
- Barbie
- Atari
- Digital Eclipse
News Blasphemous 2 Gets Free Expansion Update 'The Third Sin' - Out Now
"Featuring a huge labyrinthine castle to explore"
The 2023 Switch release Blasphemous 2 has received a surprise update this week in the form of a new and "free expansion". It's officially titled 'Blasphemous II: The Third Sin' and challenges and takes place within a "huge and foreboding gothic castle that's a quarter of the size of the entire...
- Nintendo Switch
- Updates
Poll Box Art Brawl - Duel: Rayman 3D
Ray Tracing
Walk this Ray, it's time for another edition of Box Art Brawl. Last week, we matched up three covers for the GameCube's excellent WarioWare, Inc: Mega Party Game$!, and you lot were clearly on the same page as us, crowning the North American design the best of the bunch with 76% of the vote. Poor old Europe and Japan had to split the...
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- 3DS
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Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects (May 2026)
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch 1 & 2 in May
And we're back for the latest round of eShop Selects, looking back at last month's eShop-only releases and picking our top three favourites. Plenty of games came out in May, although many of them also got day-and-date physical releases, so we only had six games that met our threshold this...
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- eShop Selects
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Switch eShop
- Polls
News Minecraft Dungeons 2 Joins A Jam-Packed September Schedule
Creeping in before GTA
Xbox and Mojang have confirmed that Minecraft Dungeons 2 will launch on the Switch 1 & 2 on 29th September 2026, joining what is already a jam-packed schedule as publishers try to get ahead of GTA 6. Okay granted, it's not toooo bad if you're just on Switch 2, with LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight,
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News Little Nightmares III First DLC 'The Backstage' Arrives Next Week
As part of the "Secrets of The Spiral" Expansion Pass
Bandai Namco has officially unveiled Little Nightmares III - The Backstage DLC. It will be coming to the Switch 2 next week on 12th June 2026. It promises to take players to the "darkest part of the Carnevale" and comes loaded with all-new puzzles and challenges. You'll also meet a new character...
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Saturday6th Jun 2026
News One Of 2025's Best Games Is Getting A 'Nintendo Switch 2 Edition' This Month
Wake up, Sleeper
We've seen enough 'Nintendo Switch 2 Editions' now that the promise of a replay doesn't get us quite as excited as it did a year ago. When it's one of our absolute favourites from last year, however, with so many branching paths that a replay feels completely warranted, then yes, we'll get a little excited. That's exactly what's...
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News Two New Cuphead Games Are On The Way
Get ready for new retro-inspired adventures
It's been a while since we heard from the talented team at Studio MDHR, but it's finally back, with not one but two announcements. Firstly, the developer has officially confirmed it has begun work on a brand-new hand-animated Cuphead video game. This new and ambitious project, which is still in its...
- Upcoming Releases
News Final Fantasy VII Revelation Officially Unveiled For Switch 2, Out Spring 2027
"Launching simultaneously on all platforms"
At the Summer Game Fest 2026, Square Enix has unveiled the third and final part in the Final Fantasy remake trilogy. It's officially titled Final Fantasy VII Revelation. This next chapter, following Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Final
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- Final Fantasy
- Square Enix
- Upcoming Releases
News Kingdom Hearts, Jak & Daxter-Inspired 'Duskfade' Confirmed For Switch 2
"a love letter to the PS2 classics"
As part of today's Future Games Show, Fireshine Games has revealed a Switch 2 version of Duskfade, a 3D action-platformer that looks back to the PS2 for inspiration. The game was revealed with a 2026 release date months ago on other platforms, but it's now got a 13th August date attached, which includes Switch 2...
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- Upcoming Releases
News Street Fighter 6 Year 4 Revealed, Tifa From Final Fantasy Confirmed
Here come the new challengers
Apart from the big news Final Fantasy VII Revelation is coming to the Switch 2 in Spring 2027, Capcom and Square Enix also confirmed the Final Fantasy character Tifa Lockhart would be coming to Street Fighter 6. She'll be released as part of the fighting game's Season 4 DLC pass alongside Yasmine, Arjun and Bosch. The...
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- Street Fighter 6
- Final Fantasy
- DLC
News It's Official, Monster Hunter Wilds Is Now In Development For Switch 2
It's happening!
After some rumours, Capcom has today confirmed Monster Hunter Wilds is officially in development for the Switch 2. More information and a release date for the Nintendo version of the game will be shared at some point "in the future". Here's the announcement from the "Developer Message" video on the Monster Hunter YouTube channel. No...
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News 007 First Light "Year One" Roadmap Revealed, Reconfirms Switch 2 Release Window
And IOI shares another sales update
007 First Light is already available on other platforms and IO Interactive has this week provided an update about the game's sales and also shared its "first year content" plans. Firstly, this roadmap reconfirms James Bond's new mission is still on target for a "Summer 2026" release on Switch 2, although there is...
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- 007
- James Bond
- Updates
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Season Pass 2 Announced, Includes Six New DLC Packs
Who's up next?
At the Summer Game Fest this week, Sega celebrated the 35th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog with an announcement for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. Once the next lot of paid content has been released (TMNT - July 2026 and Avatar Legends - October 2026), the development team will shift its focus to "Year Two". According to the official...
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- Nintendo Switch
- SEGA
- DLC
News Sephiroth Will Have A New Voice Actor In Final Fantasy VII Revelation
The former VA was unable to participate
In some surprise news, Square Enix has confirmed the voice actor of Sephiroth will not be returning in Final Fantasy VII Revelation. The game's director Naoki Hamaguchi revealed this during a chat with Maximillian Dood. He explained how Tyler Hoechlin, who played the role in Remake, Rebirth and also
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- Final Fantasy
- Square Enix
- Upcoming Releases
We've played Playtonic's new kart racer, and here's why you should be excited
The Mario Kart series has evolved in some truly remarkable ways over the past few decades, but I feel little shame in stating that the 1992 original remains one of my personal favourites (I'm odd like that; I'd pick the original F-Zero and Star Fox over later iterations,...
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News Hitman: Absolution Switch 2 Upgrade Pack Confirmed For This Summer
Contracts mode is also arriving "very soon"
After announcing Hitman: Absolution would be coming to the Switch 2, Feral Interactive has now narrowed down the release date of this native upgrade pack to "summer" 2026. The development team has also mentioned how the previously announced Contracts mode for the Switch version will apparently be coming...
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- Updates
Feature Switch 2, Year One - How Closely Did Nintendo Follow Its Own Playbook?
Super Mario Spreadsheet Revisited
Exactly two years ago, I made a bold prediction of every first-party Switch 2 release over the first five years of its lifespan. My forecast wasn’t based on leaked insider information or baseless speculation. Instead, I crunched the numbers (check out the full breakdown here) to find trends and repeated...
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News Snipperclips Dev Is Bringing Its Murder Mystery Sequel To Switch 1 & 2 Next Month
Who's that behind the mask?
SFB Games, the studio behind Snipperclips and Crow Country, popped up in the SGF Story Rich Showcase to reveal that it has another murder mystery in store for Switch 1 & 2. The Mermaid's Mask is the sequel to 2019's excellent Tangle Tower, and it'll arrive on the eShop on 16th July. Much like in the previous game, this...
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News Koei Tecmo Is Bringing Attack On Titan 3 To Switch 2
"The riveting culmination of the action game series"
Koei Tecmo and Omega Force have this week announced they will be bringing Attack on Titan 3 to the Switch 2. As mentioned in the official press materials, this will be the "riveting culmination of the action game series" based on the popular anime and manga series by Hajime Isayama. There's no...
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- Anime
- Manga
- Koei Tecmo
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News Hot Wheels Infinite Rush Races Onto Switch 2 This September With New Open World Gameplay
"Go beyond the track"
At the Summer Games Fest this year, Mattel and Milestone lifted the lid on a brand new open-world Hot Wheels game. Hot Wheels Infinite Rush will be coming to the Switch 2 and multiple other platforms on 24th September 2026 and follows Hot Wheels Unleashed 2, which was released in 2023. Rev heads will be able to travel across...
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (6th June)
Finally, Fantasy
Everyone ready for a spot of What Are You Playing? Oh, go on then! Showcase season is officially upon us, folks. This week's PlayStation State of Play brought some nice Switch 2 announcements, including a new Rayman game, a Tomb Raider remaster
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News Parkour Platforming Series N Gets A Multiplayer-Focused Sequel On Switch 2
N Plus Infinity Times Two is due 2027
A new entry in the long-running platforming series N is coming to PC and consoles, including Switch 2, next year. Announced at Day of the Devs as part of Summer Game Fest, N PLUS INFINITY TIMES TWO has a focus on party play across a variety of scenarios. Expect five multiplayer modes, including Races -...
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Friday5th Jun 2026
Guide The Best Nintendo Switch 2 Games
The best Switch 2 games to play right now
Switch 2 is now one year old, and over those first 12 months the system has slowly and steadily built up a fantastic library. In honour of its first anniversary, we're republishing this reader-ranked top 50 of the system's finest software so far... Switch 2 launched in June 2025 and has built up a...
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Guide Summer Game Fest 2026: Times, Dates, Events & How To Watch
Summer Lovin'
Summer is almost upon us, and you know what that means... Yes, Summer Game Fest is right around the corner! Mr Keighley is back with yet another weekend of gaming, bringing us various announcements and showcases straight from Los Angeles. As ever, 2026 promises to be a stacked one, so we've assembled the following guide to help you...
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Rumour Persona 6 Images Supposedly Leak Online
"Sega believed to be behind the takedowns"
If you're a Persona fan, there appears to be some updates regarding the next major entry in the Atlus role-playing series. Ahead of the Summer Game Fest livestream, leaked images of supposed "Persona 6" character designs have reportedly surfaced online, followed by takedowns. While this is still under the...
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- Persona
- Atlus
- Sega
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Feature Nintendo Switch 2: Year One - Looking Back, How Would You Rate It So Far?
Switch 2 365
5th June 2026 marks the first anniversary of Switch 2, the console we had known was coming for many months — years, even — before Nintendo officially unveiled it in January 2025. With US tariffs, global economic uncertainty, RAM-ageddon, and rising prices affecting all the platform holders, it's been a challenging period for the...
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News New Elden Ring Footage Seemingly Showcases Switch 2 Performance, And It Looks Good
Nothing tarnished about this
We've gone a whole year with hardly a peep from Bandai Namco and FromSoftware about Switch 2's Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, and then just like that, on a random Thursday, we get a release date and some new footage. What a treat! We now know Elden Ring will be dodge rolling onto the Nintendo hybrid on 28th August, and...
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Every game we scored 9/10+
With all the Star Fox preview and Summer Game Fest excitement over the last week or so, you may have missed that Nintendo is running an "Indie Sale" on North American eShops. It runs until 11:59pm PT on Sunday, 7th June, which means you've still got the weekend to peruse the discounted indie gems and perhaps tick off some...
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