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Tuesday2nd Sep 2025
News More Mega Evolution Pokémon Are Coming To Pokémon Unite
Starting with Mega Lucario this October
It's been announced the free-to-play Switch and mobile MOBA Pokémon Unite will be getting "more Mega Evolution Pokémon" soon. Mega Lucario will join the fray on 3rd October 2025, and this Pokémon will be followed by Mega Charizard X on 24th October 2025. After this, there'll be two more Mega Evolution...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
- Mobile
- Updates
Feature The Road To Silksong: Remembering Seven Years Of Hope, Hype, And Clown Makeup
Nothing but Hornet
In case you somehow missed it, today is Hollow Knight: Silksong Eve Eve. Yes, it's a term that I've just made up, but I've been waiting for this one for the past seven years, so you'll have to forgive me for counting down the days as if I'm on the run up to Christmas. Team Cherry's surprise announcement two weeks ago might have...
- Features
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Switch eShop
- Upcoming Releases
- Polls
News Ubisoft Kicks Off Rayman's 30th Anniversary, Says New Project Is In "Good Hands"
Just don't expect news "too soon"
Ubisoft's famous mascot Rayman is celebrating 30 years, and as part of this, the third-party giant has all sorts of plans. Apart from reflecting on the character's career – including behind-the-scenes information, anecdotes, developer interviews, concept art and "more" over the next month, as you might recall,...
- Ubisoft
- Rayman
- Upcoming Releases
- Anniversaries
News Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac Looks Waka Waka Wonderful In New Gameplay Trailer
Ghosted
We were pleasantly surprised to see Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac make an appearance make an appearance in the July Partner Direct, and as we close in on its 26th September release date, Bandai Namco has some fresh gameplay footage for us so we can see how it's shaping up. The new gameplay trailer (above) gives us our closest look yet at the...
- News
- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Upcoming Releases
News Capcom Vs. SNK 2 Director Really Wants To Make A Third Entry
Though that might be a tad tricky...
It's been well over two decades since the initial launch of Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium, and although the game is now playable on Switch via Capcom Fighting Collection 2, fans are undoubtedly desperate to see a brand-new entry. Someone else who would like to see 'Capcom vs. SNK 3' is none other than...
- Capcom
- SNK
- Dreamcast
News Nintendo Music Adds Fire Emblem: Awakening Soundtrack In New Update
Switch Online icons also available
Apart from a Switch and Switch 2 firmware update today, Nintendo has also released its weekly Nintendo Music update. The latest update adds the soundtrack from the 2012 3DS tactical RPG, Fire Emblem: Awakening. You can get a quick sample of this album in the official Nintendo social post below: To access this...
- Nintendo Switch Online
- Nintendo Music
- Fire Emblem
- 3DS
- Updates
Monday1st Sep 2025
News Hollow Knight: Silksong's Price Has Been Officially Announced
Update: Team Cherry confirms
After a long wait and multiple delays, Team Cherry's anticipated release Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally releasing next month – and the cost of the eagerly awaited game appears to have been revealed (thanks, Eurogamer). While it's not an official confirmation,
- Hollow Knight
- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Switch 2
News The Force Isn't Strong With Star Wars Outlaws On Switch 2, Initial Impressions Suggest
Update: Updated impressions are much brighter
We are mere days away from the Switch 2's next big port, with Star Wars Outlaws gearing up for a hyperspace exit on 4th September. Ubisoft has been pretty shy with Switch 2 footage so far (bar a sizzle reel appearance in the console's reveal Direct, and another brief look back in July), and if initial...
- News
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Star Wars
- Upcoming Releases
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games & Accessories For September and October 2025
Games and gear for when you're not playing Silksong
Switch 2 is nearly three months old now, and we're on the cusp of the mad Q3/4 rush as publishers gear up to extract your pennies over the holiday season, which is just a few months away. Switch 2 is slowly, steadily building a library, and there's still more Switch 1 games coming than we know...
- Guides
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Upcoming Releases
- Nintendo Switch
Review Operation Night Strikers (Switch) - M2 Does It Again With This Taito-Themed Collection
Wolf pack
Taito may be famous for creating the likes of Space Invaders and Bubble Bobble, but for a brief period at the close of the 1980s, it became the hottest name in arcades thanks to the release of Operation Wolf, a Rambo-inspired military shooter with a realistic Uzi strapped to its cabinet. Ported to pretty much every home system of the era,...
- Reviews
- Nintendo Switch
Rumour Another Claim Points To A Nintendo Direct Later This Month
Fuel, meet fire
Last week, it was claimed that a Nintendo Direct would take place later this month on 12th September via a post from SwitchForce on X. Now, this alone wouldn't be much cause for alarm, but VGC had also corroborated this and stated that its own sources have made mention of a Direct on this date. Adding f
- Rumours
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Direct
- Super Mario
Video First 'LEGO Game Boy' Review Gives Us Our Best Look Yet
Brick Power!
Nintendo and Lego are back with yet another enticing collaboration; this time presenting a 421-piece replica of the iconic Game Boy. Launching on 1st October 2025 at £54.99 / $59.99, the new set will come with the Game Boy itself, two cartridges for Super Mario Land and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, and lenticular 'screens'...
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- Nintendo
- Game Boy
- Lego
- Upcoming Releases
Rumour LEGO Pokémon Collection May Include One Of The Biggest Sets Ever
Talk about Gigantamax
We're still waiting for the official word on what next year's Pokémon LEGO collection will look like, but a recent leak suggests that something big might be on the horizon (thanks, VGC). Over the weekend, a new post appeared on the r/Legoleak Reddit forum from user
- Rumours
- LEGO
- Pokemon
- Upcoming Releases
Poll What Review Score Would You Give 'Kirby & The Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World'?
Ludicrously long titles are so hot right now
Kirby landed on Nintendo's latest console last week, a few months ahead of his upcoming Switch 2 exclusive Kirby Air Riders in November. The updated version of Kirby and the Forgotten Land followed on from the snazzy Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of a Switch 1 game released in July, the (similarly)...
- Polls
- Features
- Nintendo
- Kirby
- Nintendo Switch 2
News '007 First Light' Deep Dive Gameplay Is Coming Later This Week
Thanks, Sony
IO Interactive's latest flagship title, 007 First Light, is heading to the Switch 2 in 2026. Now, thanks to an upcoming State of Play from PlayStation (thanks, Push Square), we're getting our first proper deep dive into the title's gameplay later this week on Wednesday, 3rd September.
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Upcoming Releases
News Word Game Showcased In Japan's 'Indie World' Is Coming To The West
Well, in the US at least
The recent Indie World showcase featured a rather curious word game for the Switch eShop, but chances are you may have missed it thanks to its initial exclusivity in Japan. Fear not, dear reader! According to a new listing on the US eShop, '文字遊戲 Word Game' is heading to the West (well, the US, at least – we've not...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
Sunday31st Aug 2025
Video 13 Exciting New Games Coming To Switch 1 & 2 In September 2025
Silksong, Final Fantasy, Sonic and much more
It's almost September and it's set to be one of the biggest months of the year, with Team Cherry's anticipated release Hollow Knight: Silksong finally releasing across multiple platforms including the Switch and Switch 2. Apart from this, games like Star Wars Outlaws and Daemon X Machina are on the way,...
- Videos
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- Upcoming Releases
Opinion HD-2D Might Be Old News, But Octopath 0's City Building Has Me Buzzing
Pixel by pixel
Given that I love RPGs, I’m sure it’s no surprise that I’m very excited for Octopath Traveler 0. What might shock you, however, is that it’s not the return to Osterra, or the excellent turn-based combat, or even the prospect of another new HD-2D game that has me jazzed, nope (I still love all of these things, though, be...
- Features
- Opinion
- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Square Enix
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects (August 2025)
Our top eShop games on Switch and Switch 2 in August!
We're dreaming of crisp leaves, hot chocolate, and video games by the fire right now. Autumn approaches, but we have one more summer month to look back on in this edition of eShop Selects! August has been a bountiful one, with an Indie World dropping some surprise hits and announcements. So...
- Features
- Switch eShop
- Nintendo Switch 2
- eShop Selects
- Polls
Poll Box Art Brawl - Harvest Moon (SNES)
Legen-dairy
Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we looked at Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol, in celebration of the launch of the original game on NSO for Switch 2. And let's be honest, we all knew which would win this one. Yes, with 77% of the vote, the far superior US variant won in a landslide. Good job. This...
- Features
- Polls
- Box Art Brawl
- SNES
News Borderlands 4 Post-Launch Roadmap Outlines The "First Few Months"
Free updates and paid DLC detailed
Gearbox has shared a roadmap of what's coming to Borderlands 4 in the "first few months" of its life. This includes free and paid DLC content. After the launch, there's going to be some free content featuring new weapons, cosmetics and more, and then there'll be the first paid Bounty Pack. This follows with...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Borderlands
- Upcoming Releases
- DLC
- Updates
Saturday30th Aug 2025
Mini Review The Exit 8 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - Unnerving Horror Loop Is Worth The Budget Price
Loop de loop
To celebrate the newly released movie adaptation of The Exit 8, the Switch version has received a minor, yet welcome upgrade for the Switch 2. If you're unaware of the premise, The Exit 8 takes place in a looping corridor within a Japanese metro station. Your job is to escape, but to do so, you’ll need to keep an eye on your...
- Mini Reviews
- Nintendo Switch 2
News Sonic "Love Letter" Rollin' Rascal Announced For Switch 2
Keep on rollin'
Last February, you might recall how our retro-focused sibling site Time Extension highlighted a new high-speed game called Rollin' Rascal. At the time, this Kickstarter proj
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- Upcoming Releases
- Kickstarter
News Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Has Officially Gone Gold, Out This October
"Just two months to go"
Square Enix locked in an October release date for Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake earlier this year, and if you've been wanting an update about how it's progressing, it's now gone gold! To mark this milestone, the official Dragon Quest social media account shared a photo of remake producer Masaaki Hayasaka alongside...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- Dragon Quest
- Square Enix
- Upcoming Releases
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (30th August)
Or have you Forgotten?
The weekend has crept up on us once again, so it's time to kick back with a game or two. Before we get to our plans, however, let's look back on all the Nintendo news that happened this week. Honestly, it was a rather quiet one. Nintendo launched a series of stop-motion Mario shorts and the kid-focused Hello, Mario! app in...
- Features
- Talking Point
- Nintendo Switch 2
- What Are You Playing
- Polls
Talking Point Would Drag x Drive Be Better With Miis Or Non-Mouse Control Options?
Drab x Drive
August is nearly over, and we've had two first-party releases this month: Kirby and the Long Title Nintendo Employees Are Obliged to Say in its Entirety and Drag x Drive. The Kirby revamp just came out (and it's very good) while Drag and Drive (
- Talking Point
- Features
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Polls
Friday29th Aug 2025
High On Life's upgrade now available in the Americas
There are many Nintendo fans around the globe currently making the move from the Switch to the Switch 2, and this process has been made slightly easier – with select games offering completely free upgrades. The latest title to offer this is the mature-rated first-person shooter High On Life...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- Updates
- US
- North America
Saturday30th Aug 2025
Reminder Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds 'Open Network Test' For Switch Is Now Live
Try it out this weekend
Apart from the news Sonic is doing a collab with Pac-Man, Sega has also announced it's running an 'Open Network Test' for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. This test will take place later this month on 29th August 2025 and runs until 1st September 2025. This time, it invites Switch users as well as players on PlayStation 5, Xbox...
- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Sonic
- SEGA
- Upcoming Releases
Friday29th Aug 2025
Rumour Sony Is Gunning For The Switch 2 With A Handheld, Dockable PS6
Game on
Despite Sony's PS5 being on the market for nearly five years at this point, it still somehow feels way too soon to be talking about the inevitable PS6 – who even wants or needs one yet? Alas, here we are. The latest rumour from YouTube channel Moore's Law is Dead (thanks, Push Square) is particularly significant, because it seems to hint...
- Rumours
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Sony
- PS6
News Yooka-Replaylee Gets A Launch Date On Switch 2, Full Physical Release Confirmed
Get readee
After months of being drip-fed tiny nuggets of information regarding Yooka-Replaylee, Playtonic Games has finally announced that the game will launch on Switch 2 on 9th October 2025. In addition, while a previous listing heavily hinted at the game receiving a proper physical release (i.e. no Game-Key Card), this has now been officially...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Upcoming Releases
News Surprise! PS1 Cult Classic 'Fear Effect' Just Shadow-Dropped On Switch
Nothing to fear here!
Almost out of the blue, Limited Run Games' Fear Effect port has arrived on the Switch eShop... right now! Yep, you can go and download the PS1 classic from the eShop for just $9.99 / £8.99 (thanks Gematsu). The release comes with almost no fanfare, as neither Limited Run Games nor developer Implicit Conversions (who is...
- Switch eShop
Review SHUTEN ORDER (Switch) - An Audacious Swing That Doesn't Quite Connect
Aw, shoot
Leave it up to Kazutaka Kodaka to come up with one of the weirdest stories in gaming, huh? Following on from the outrageously ambitious The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy, the creator has now joined forces with developer Neilo on the new visual novel Shuten Order. I say ‘visual novel’, and that’s absolutely the overarching...
- Reviews
- Switch eShop
News Monster Hunter Wilds Brings The Hunt To Street Fighter 6 In New "Limited-Time" Collab Event
"The guild authorizes a special collaboration"
Recently, it was Street Fighter 6 content appearing in Monster Hunter Wilds, and now Capcom is flipping this crossover around. The developer will be bringing the hunt to its latest Street Fighter entry, dressing the fighters up with new EX colours, "new gears" and more. This limited-time event will be...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Street Fighter
- Monster Hunter
- Capcom
- Updates
"I return to a childlike state to destroy and release my stress!"
Gust Corporation's Atelier series has been on the go now since 1997. Yes, that 1997, the one that was ages ago. Traditionally, this is one RPG franchise that's never been a massive mover in the West. It didn't officially see the light of day over here until 2004, after which, I think...
- Features
- Interviews
- Nintendo Switch
- Atelier
- Koei Tecmo
News CD Projekt Reveals 75% Of Cyberpunk 2077 Switch 2 Sales Were Physical In Opening Month
The third-party title got a full cartridge release
The Switch 2 generation has got off to a solid start, but not everything has been rosy – with Game-Key Cards becoming a huge talking point within the community. Many third-party developers are currently shipping their games on these cards, but have also come under fire for not offering proper...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Cyberpunk 2077
ICYMI Nintendo Reminds Us Switch Game Vouchers Won't Be Sold After January 2026
But it will still add games to the voucher catalogue
It's been incredibly busy in the land of Nintendo recently with the arrival of the Switch 2, and in case you missed the initial announcement in July, Nintendo announced it would be discontinuing Switch Online Game Vouchers. It has now issued another notice about this via its custome
- ICYMI
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Switch Online
- Nintendo
News SEGA Shares A Detailed Look At Yakuza Kiwami & Kiwami 2 In New Switch 2 Gameplay Footage
A frame rate brawl
SEGA popped up in the July Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase to reveal that Yakuza Kiwami and Kiwami 2 would be brawling their way onto Switch 2 on 13th November. Of course, the former is already available on Switch 1, but this new release promised improved graphics and frame rates, alongside some bonus language options.
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- SEGA
- Upcoming Releases
Review Genki Force Field 2 And Energy Pack - The Ultimate Switch 2 'On The Road' Combo?
Protection and power
Now that the Switch 2 has been in our hands for a while, I'm sure we've all come to realise two universal truths about Nintendo's hybrid system: A) it needs protection, and B), the battery life could be a lot better. Thankfully, accessory maker Genki has you covered on both counts with two of its next Switch 2-focused products:...
- Reviews
- Genki
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Accessories
News My Nintendo Store Restocks Exclusive Kirby Reward (North America)
Go shopping with Kirby
Nintendo has been celebrating Kirby in all sorts of ways recently, and apart from the return of Kirby and the Forgotten Land on the Switch 2 this week, it's also been restocking its online shops with some goodies. The item above, which first appeared in 2022, might not be the most exciting, but hey – we're sure some fans...
- Kirby
- Nintendo Switch 2
- My Nintendo Store
- North America
News System Shock 2 Has Been Updated On Switch, Here Are The Patch Notes
Fix this, insect
Following the rollout of a new patch on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC last week, the same has now been applied to System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster on the Nintendo Switch. Patch 1.2 offers up a healthy batch of fixes and improvements, including gameplay tweaks, visual updates, and quality-of-life additions such as a separate...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
- Updates
Video Bandai Namco Shows Off Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO's Switch 2 Motion Controls
"Discover the unique ways to play"
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO is one of the many third-party releases coming to the Switch 2 (and Switch) later this year, and it's absolutely packed with all sorts of content, as well as some exclusive features for Nintendo's platforms. Bandai Namco has now highlighted this in a new gameplay trailer - showing off...
- Videos
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch
Thursday28th Aug 2025
Guide Kirby And The Forgotten Land Walkthrough + Star-Crossed World Guide
Updated with Star-Crossed World on Switch 2
Hello and welcome to Nintendo Life's Kirby and the Forgotten Land full walkthrough guide - including the Star-Crossed World content in the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition! Here we'll be taking you by the squishy pink hand and helping you through each and every level of each and every world in HAL Laboratory's...
- Guides
- Kirby
- Nintendo Switch 2
Poll When The Heck Is Metroid Prime 4 Actually Launching?
Bounty hunting for a date
Over the last week or so, we here at Nintendo Life have been having a few spirited debates about when Metroid Prime 4: Beyond might actually launch. By all accounts, it's still scheduled for 2025, but time's ticking by quickly, and we're still very much in the dark. Frankly, after literal years of waiting, it feels good to...
- Talking Point
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Metroid
- Upcoming Releases
News Natsume's Next Harvest Moon Game Arrives On Switch This October
Home Sweet Home
Harvest Moon is returning to the Switch next month with two 3DS games, but it looks like there could be even more on the way. According to a new rating that's popped up in Taiwan, the mobile game Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home is making its way across to the Switch and PlayStation 5. As mentioned by Gematsu, this game originally made...
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
- Upcoming Releases
- Harvest Moon
- Mobile
Video We Bought 100 Copies Of Mario Paint... For Science
Art Attack
Last month, Nintendo brought Mario Paint to the SNES Nintendo Switch Online Library, finally unlocking the Mouse Mode experience we had all been dreaming of. It was a neat addition, no doubt, but there was something missing in diving back in on our shiny new Switch 2s, something that could only be achieved by playing a second-hand copy of...
- Videos
- Nintendo
- SNES
- Mario
News Fitness Boxing 2 To Be Removed From The eShop This November
Punched-out
Nintendo has announced that Fitness Boxing 2 will be taken down from the eShop later this year. On 23rd November 2025 at 23:59 (local time), it will no longer be possible to buy the Nintendo-published game from the
- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
News Square Enix Confirms Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Runs At A "Stable" 30fps On Switch 2
"Offering smooth performance and crisp visuals"
Following some reports about the performance and visual presentation of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on the Switch 2, Square Enix has now officially confirmed the title's frame rate. Switch 2 users can expect this upcoming release to run at a "stable 30 frames per second" while also offering...
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Final Fantasy
- Square Enix
Japanese Charts Switch And Switch 2 Hardware Are Both Crushing The Competition
You almost feel bad for them...
The latest boxed charts from Japan are now available thanks to Famitsu, and as expected, Nintendo's first-party line-up for Switch 2 is doing particularly well. Specifically, Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza remain unchanged at the top, selling a further 30,202 and 8,424 copies respectively. We'd like to see...
- Japanese Charts
- Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch 2
News Pokémon Legends Z-A's Latest Mega Evolution Looks Particularly Snazzy
Glitter ball
Following on from last week's Mega Victreebel reveal, The Pokémon Company has revealed another powered-up 'mon, with Mega Hawlucha joining the fray in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. The new Mega was introduced in a new combat-focused short on the official Pokémon YouTube channel titled 'FULL MATCH: Hawlucha vs. Machamp'. Rather fittingly, it...
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- Pokemon
- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Upcoming Releases
News Ys Memoire: Revelations In Celceta Is Coming West In 2026
Ahhh, memories
XSEED Games has announced that it's bringing Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta to Switch in the West in early 2026. In case you missed this one, Revelations in Celceta enhanced port of the PlayStation Vita game (which later came to PC and PS4) Ys: Memories of Celceta. Can you see why they changed the name? Memoire: Memories is a bit...
- Nintendo Switch
- Upcoming Releases
