Nintendo News Articles
Friday7th Nov 2025
News Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Already Has Free Updates Planned
The Switch 2 exclusive launched this week
As the battle gets underway in Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment this week, it seems the team at Koei Tecmo's AAA Games Studio has already got some future updates planned. The official Zelda Musou account on social media has revealed how the developer is apparently gearing up to release two free updates...
Thursday6th Nov 2025
Japanese Charts Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake Shoves Pokémon Off The Podium
Best of the quest
Famitsu has popped up with another fresh look at the physical gaming charts from Japan, and a newcomer has completely wiped the floor with the competition. That newbie is, of course, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, which has managed to snap up all three spots on the podium this week with its release on Switch, PS5 and Switch 2...
News Zelda: A Link To The Past And Chrono Trigger Are "Ripe For Remakes", Says Analytics Firm
Plus Ocarina of Time 3D
Analytics firm Ampere Analysis has posted a list of games it believes would greatly benefit from a remake or remaster (thanks, VGC). This is supposedly based on analysis of the market and consumer behaviours and attitudes – otherwise, we could just as easily pluck a bunch of games from thin air that we think need remakes!...
News Shigeru Miyamoto Isn't Convinced Another IP Will Surpass Mario Kart's Sales
But folks will try anyway
Nintendo has just released a transcript of its latest Q&A session following its Q2 2025 financial release. It's a pretty short one overall with few surprises, but one question regarding the Mario Kart franchise definitely piqued our interest. Essentially, the query raises the possibility of another IP surpassing the sales...
News Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC Scores December Release Date
You wanted more?
As revealed in today's trailer drop, the Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC will arrive on Switch and Switch 2 on 10th December 2025. The story DLC sees you and Team MZ investigating mysterious distortions that have been cropping up across Lumiose City, connected to the strange land of 'Hyperspace Lumiose'. Here's the...
News Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment's Ace Soundtrack Comes Courtesy Of NieR Composers
NieR, far, wherever you are
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment finally comes swinging onto Switch 2 today, and as anyone who has already picked up the game will be able to tell you, the soundtrack slaps. As today is launch day, we now know who to thank for such musical bangers, and it's none other than the music group Monaca — the sound team...
News Former GTA Boss Dan Houser Says Zelda: BOTW And TOTK "Feel Like Hitchcock"
"They're just speaking the language of video games"
Dan Houser, former GTA boss and co-founder of Rockstar Games, recently took to the Lex Fridman Podcast to talk about his personal history and the games industry at large (thanks, Games Radar+). The conversation soon turned to Nintendo when the pair
News The Legend Of Zelda Movie Is Now "In Production" In New Zealand
Lightroot, Camera, Action!
Things appear to be chugging along nicely on Nintendo and Sony's live-action The Legend of Zelda movie, as the film has officially started shooting this week (thanks for the heads up, My Nintendo News). The film's listing on the Film and Television Industry Alliance (FTIA) website has seen a status update this week, with...
News Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC News Coming Today, 6th November
A Mega Announcement?
We're just shy of three weeks past Pokémon Legends: Z-A's release, but today, The Pokémon Company has some news in store for the upcoming DLC, Mega Dimension. At 6am PST / 9am EST / 2pm GMT (or your local time), we'll be getting an "update" on the DLC, which will feature two versions of Mega Raichu and the Mythical 'mon...
News Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Receives Its First Switch 2 Update (Version 1.0.1)
Here's what you can expect
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is out today on the Switch 2, and as part of the launch, Nintendo has rolled out the first game update, bumping the title up to Version 1.0.1. This launch patch by Koei Tecmo developer AAA Games Studio includes multiple fixes, resolving issues tied to Split Screen, gameplay, GameShare...
News Kirby Air Riders Gets A Seven-Minute Overview Trailer
Racing onto Switch 2 later this month
If you're still not sure about Kirby Air Riders, and somehow don't feel you've seen enough of this game yet, Nintendo has now released a new overview trailer. Although it's in Japanese, there's plenty of footage on display that provides a recap of everything revealed during the previous two broadcasts. This...
Wednesday5th Nov 2025
News Nintendo Shares Updated Figures For Registered Accounts And Switch Online Members
Up and up
During the latest financial briefing, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa touched on the ways Nintendo builds relationships with its consumers. As part of this, he revealed some updated data about the player numbers within the company's ecosystem as of 30th September 2025. There are currently 400 million Nintendo Accounts, and in terms...
News Nintendo Is Preparing For Even More Movies In The Future, Unsurprisingly
The Mario and Zelda movies are just the start
Nintendo's movie business is already booming following the release of the Mario Movie in 2023, which was a global box office hit. Since then, it's announced a live-action Zelda film, and more recently lifted the lid on The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (a follow up to the first animated Mario Movie). It's...
News Supply Of Switch Hardware Will Continue If Enough Demand Persists
Nintendo's president confirms
As Switch 2 sales begin to rise, Switch sales are starting to dip – with Nintendo reporting the original unit has experienced a 60% year-on-year drop in sales. It's even led to the Japanese firm decreasing its overall sales forecast for this particular system. If you are wondering how long the original family of...
News Switch 2 Has The Largest Third-Party Software Lineup Ever For New Nintendo Hardware
2026 is already looking busy
Nintendo's systems haven't always had the best third-party support, but the Switch 2 has got off to an incredibly strong start with developers and publishers you might not have even expected to see once upon a time now bringing major IP to this new hardware. The firm has acknowledged this strong support once again in...
News Nintendo: 84% Of Switch 2 Players Transitioned From The Original Switch
The new hybrid system has now sold over 10 million units
As we've now seen, Switch 2 sales have seemingly exceeded Nintendo's expectations, after shifting 10.36 million units (as of 30th September 2025) and becoming the "fastest-selling Nintendo hardware to date". This has also reportedly resulted in a slump in Switch sales, with Nintendo cutting...
Tuesday4th Nov 2025
News Nintendo UK's Holiday Switch 2 Ads Are Another Raye Of Sunshine
This is the Raye
Holiday season is almost upon us (this writer's local supermarket rolled out the advent calendars weeks ago), and Nintendo UK is equally keen to spread some festive cheer with its new TV ads. This year's offering once again puts the record-breaking singer-songwriter star Raye front and centre, showing that even Brit-winners like to...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment
Canon-fire or a misfire?
Nintendo's next big Switch 2 exclusive is just a few days away, and that means impressions and reviews for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment are rolling in. And folks, it's looking and sounding good. This is the third Hyrule Warriors game and is completely canonical, set long before the events of The Legend of Zelda:...
News Metroid Prime 4's Sweet New Trailer Builds The Hype For Next Month's Launch
Akira Sliiiiiiiide
Thought Nintendo had forgotten about Metroid Prime 4: Beyond? Think again! December's big release has just landed a brand-new trailer titled 'Survive' and, expectedly, it's still looking awesome. Now, the trailer itself is only a little over a minute long, and you will have seen a lot of the footage before, but there are still...
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of September 2025
Plus a brief look at, uh... two Switch 2 games
As part of Nintendo's latest financial release, the company has provided an updated look at the top ten best-selling Switch games – plus a brief look at where things stand with the Switch 2. All in all, there's not a whole lot to report on with the OG Switch. The numbers are all gradually going up,...
News Switch 2 Sells Over 10 Million Units, Nintendo Increases Forecast Even Further
There's just no stopping it
Nintendo has released its latest financial data for the six months ending 30th September 2025, and has provided updated sales figures for the Switch 2. The console has now sold at least 10.36 million units according to the official figures, which is seemingly more than even Nintendo itself was anticipating. As such, the...
News Kirby 64 And Kirby's Dream Land 3 Switch Online Icons Now Available
"Play to unlock"
If you're a fan of the pink puffball Kirby, you won't want to miss the latest Switch Online icons. Nintendo is now offering new designs based on the Super Nintendo release Kirby's Dream Land 3 and the N64 title Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. To unlock these icons, you'll need to have an active Switch Online + Expansion subscription...
News Nintendo Music Updated With Animal Crossing's 3DS Soundtrack
Nearly five hours of music
Last week, Nintendo surprised fans with the announcement Animal Crossing: New Horizons would be getting a 3.0 Update and Switch 2 Upgrade early next year. To help pass the time, it's now added the Nintendo 3DS soundtrack Animal Crossing: New Leaf to its Nintendo Music app. This album contains "all tracks" and as long as...
News Mario Kart World And Donkey Kong Bananza Shortlisted For 'Console Game Of The Year'
Update: DK is in the running for 'Ultimate GOTY'
[Sun 5th Oct, 2025 02:30 BST] The Switch 2 game library has already scooped up some awards this year, and now that we're at the tail end of 2025, even more nominations are beginning to pop up for Nintendo's new system and its exclusives. The UK-based 'Golden Joystick Awards' have returned for ithe...
Monday3rd Nov 2025
News Resident Evil Pro Controller Is Available To Pre-Order, But Its Price Is Terrifying
A few Bingo wins might be needed
Shortly following its official announcement, the Resident Evil Pro Controller for Switch 2 has become available to pre-order. So if you're really keen on picking this up, you might want to get moving before it's sold out. Something's telling us, however, that this might not happen, because good lord is it expensive...
Saturday1st Nov 2025
News Nintendo Music Updated To Version 1.4.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Including an update for Animal Crossing tracks
[Fri 31st Oct, 2025 01:55 GMT]: In case you missed it, this week marks the first anniversary of the Nintendo Music mobile app for Switch Online subscribers. Nintendo already rolled out a music update earlier this week - adding the DS soundtrack New Super Mario Bros. and it's now apparently released a...
News Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment In-Store Demos Now Available (North America)
Try before you buy
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is out exclusively on the Switch 2 next week, and if you want to try before you buy, Nintendo fans located in the US and Canada can now test it out. Multiple people in the US have reported playable demos at stores such as Walmart and Best Buy, with users able to test out the docked and...
Poll So, Will You Be Getting Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition?
A paid upgrade pack will also be released
Nintendo this week surprised its fans with the announcement of Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. If you didn't already catch the video, this paid upgrade pack is not just improved resolution and graphics, but it will also come with mouse controls, a Megaphone and expanded online...
Friday31st Oct 2025
News Nintendo Wins Lawsuit Against 'Pirate' Streamer Who Taunted Company Online
Ordered to pay $17,500 in damages
A year after filing a lawsuit against streamer 'EveryGameGuru' (real name Jesse Keighin) who "repeatedly streamed pirated and emulated" Switch games and bragged about it on social media, Nintendo has finally secured a final settlement, via TorrentFreak. A Colorado Federal court has ordered (as per the
PSA Don't Expect Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition To Include The DLC
Here's what the box art states
Nintendo is releasing its Switch 2 Edition of Animal Crossing: New Horizons early next year, and it includes new Switch 2 enhancements. However, one thing that hasn't been mentioned is the paid DLC Happy Home Paradise, which was originally released for the Switch version in 2021. If you are wondering about this,...
