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Thursday18th Dec 2025
News Trails In The Sky 2nd Chapter Continues Estelle's Journey In Fall 2026
Coming to Switch 1 & 2
Nihon Falcom and publisher GungHo Online Entertainment have confirmed that Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter is coming to Switch 1 and Switch 2 in Fall 2026, around a year after the first. That means those of you champing at the bit after that cliffhanger at the end of Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (and the subsequent teaser...
News GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition Is Racing Onto Switch 2 In Early 2026
With quality and performance modes
Feral Interactive had announced that GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition will be making its way to the Switch 2 in early 2026. The enhanced port will boast improved optimisation with toggles for quality and performance modes, with further options for those in handheld mode. If you like taking your Switch 2 out and about,...
News Nintendo Wins $8.2 Million In Damages Over Wii Controller Patent Infringement
15 years leads to big(Ben) payout
Nintendo has been locked in a long-running legal battle with BigBen Interactive — now known as Nacon — over an infringement relating to the patent of the Wii controller for a full 15 years. That's a long time! Now, though, and as reported by The Games Fray (thanks, Games Industry.biz), the J
News Pokémon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battle Season 4 Is Now Live, With Another Mega Stone Reward
Baby got Baxcalibur
The latest Ranked Battle Season is now underway in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, granting you yet another opportunity to nab a new Mega Evolution stone. Ranked Battle Season 4 kicked off today (18th December) and will run through until 8th January at 5:59am UTC. Those who reach S Rank or higher in this period will be rewarded with a...
News Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Has Sold Over 6 Million Copies
Square Enix must be pix-elated
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series has sold over 6 million copies worldwide. Although initially receiving a staggered release between 2021 and 2022 on Windows, iOS, and Android, the series arguably saw a huge boost when it made its way to the Switch and PS4 in 2023, with a release on...
News Guilty Gear Strive Switch Edition Update And DLC Finally Available
"We sincerely apologize to everyone waiting"
[Sun 23rd Nov, 2025 07:00 GMT]: Guilty Gear -Strive- Nintendo Switch Edition arrived earlier this year in January, but fans on the hybrid platform were left behind when the new DLC and other updates never showed up. Now, alongside an apology about missing the previous window, Arc System Works has...
But it'll cost you
Since the launch of the Switch 2 in June, developers have been rolling out all sorts of upgrades for existing titles. With this in mind, the latest one announced is for Beyblade X: Evobattle. Beyblade X: Evobattle - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition arrives in Japan today on 18th December 2025. It is a 1,000 yen paid upgrade for existing...
News Octopath Traveler 0 Receives A Small Update On Switch And Switch 2
Here's what you can expect
Octopath Traveler 0 launched for the Switch and Switch 2 earlier this month and Square Enix has now released a small update for this new entry in the HD-2D RPG series. This includes an update to the game's camera, a fix, and some other adjustments. Here's the official rundown about what to expect when you've installed...
News Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Version 1.0.3 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update today
Earlier this week, Koei Tecmo and Nintendo announced a second major free update for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment on the Switch 2. This patch has now gone live, bumping the game up to Version 1.0.3. Once again, it comes with new challenges, quests, improved rewards, features (including new weapons and Unique Skills) and much...
Wednesday17th Dec 2025
News Beloved Superhero Comedy Dispatch Is Flying Onto Switch 2 Next Year
Update: Switch 1 confirmed, too
Well, here's a nice piece of news! Fresh off a couple of nominations at The Game Awards, it looks like AdHoc Studio's superhero workplace comedy Dispatch will be flying onto Switch and Switch 2 early next year. A surprise listing has popped up on the Australian eShop (thanks to Vooks for the heads up), displaying the...
Random The Latest Mario Stop-Motion Short Might Be The Most Adorable Yet
Let's play hide-and-seek!
If you're looking for a little bit of lightness this holiday season for you and the kids, then hopefully you've been saving up a bunch of those It's Me, Mario! shorts. Nintendo has been sharing these on its family-friendly Play Nintendo YouTube Channel since August 2025. Episode 5 dropped overnight and features Mario with...
Random "Final Version" Of Cancelled Resident Evil Game Boy Color Port Has Popped Up Online
Oh look, zombies. And in full colou...ah, they're eating me!
Back in the middle of 1999 (a weird time for everyone, rest assured), British developer HotGen attempted something that was considered to be somewhat of an impossible task. Namely, porting the full glory of 32-bit Resident Evil to the dinky little 8-bit Game Boy Color. In the end, not only...
Opinion Rayman 2 Is An Overlooked Platforming Classic About A Rebel With A Cause
The great escape
Rayman 2 has been added to the Nintendo Switch Online N64 library. His fight for freedom against a literally iron-fisted despot represented a braver, weirder time for Ubisoft, and today Francisco looks back on a classic... For many of us, Super Mario 64 changed platforming forever by introducing the boundless possibilities of the...
News The US Suffered Its Worst November Since 1995 In Terms Of Hardware Sales
PS5 beats the Switch 2
The US has suffered its worst November since 1995 in terms of hardware sales, according to Circana's Mat Piscatella. In his monthly thread detailing sales figures and retail highlights, Piscatella confirms that a total of 1.6 million hardware units were sold across all platforms in the US during November. This is the lowest...
News Resident Evil Requiem Pre-Orders At GameStop Can Bag A, Uh... Bag
You'll have to go in-store, though
We know what you're thinking... You don't need yet another reason to pick up Resident Evil Requiem, right? Well, you know us, we're here to deliver the goods. GameStop has announced that it will be issuing a free tote bag (gasp!) for in-store pre-orders for Requiem on all available platforms. It depicts the ruined...
Review Farming Simulator: Signature Edition - A Passable But Lacklustre Port Ploughs Onto Switch 2
Reaping what you sow
My pigs are starving and I do not know how to feed them. The pig feed is ready to pick up at the shop, but I don’t know where the shop is. Once I find the correct establishment, I need to figure out how to pick up the pallets of food and take them back to my emaciated swine. Later, after I purchased a front loader and the...
News Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road's Huge New Update Kicks Off Next Week
Nothing mid(field) about this
Just one month after launch, Level-5 has announced that Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road's monster 'Galaxy & LBX DLC' free update will arrive next week on 21st December. The studio released a beefy four-minute trailer (above) showcasing all of the good stuff that you can expect to find in the new update, but we'll do our...
Guide Every Nintendo Switch Online N64 Game Ranked
All the N64 games on NSO
Updated with Rayman 2 and Tonic Trouble from the December updates. Enjoy! The library of Nintendo 64 games on Switch and Switch 2 boasts some of the system's heaviest hitters - a great selection of quality 64-bit games easily accessible to anyone subscribed to the
News 'Nitrome Classics' Range Announced For Switch, First Game Arrives In Early 2026
Multiple revived and enhanced titles are on the way
Nitrome, the talented British indie developer currently crafting Mouse Work for the Switch 2, has this week announced a new series. Nitrome Classics revives a range of titles from Nitrome's past and is "lovingly" porting them to the Nintendo Switch and other platforms with various enhancements and...
News Factorio - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Announced, Free Upgrade For Existing Owners
Update: Expected to arrive later this month
[Sat 25th Oct, 2025 04:00 BST]: Since the launch of the Switch 2 in June, many developers have been announcing upgrades for existing Switch releases. With this in mind, the construction and management title Factorio will be getting a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. This title was originally released on the...
News Pikmin 4 Has Been Updated To Version 1.1.1, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
Nintendo is getting in its last updates for 2025, and today it has updated the Switch title Pikmin 4. This is the third patch for this title since it launched in 2023. Version 1.1.1 comes with fixes related to Oatchi commands, creature activity levels, decor Pikmin and auto target lock. There are also various other bug patches and...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's N64 Library With Two Classic Platformers
Rayman 2 and Tonic Trouble join the party today
[Wed 10th Dec, 2025 15:30 GMT] Nintendo has today announced that it will soon be expanding the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack N64 library with a pair of classic 3D platformers. Both Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Tonic Trouble will be added to the service on 17th December 2025 (that's next...
Tuesday16th Dec 2025
News Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection Continues The Celebration March 2026
It's a good time to be a Mega Man fan
Mega Man is having a heck of a week — just a few days after Capcom revealed that the Blue Bomber will be getting a brand new game in 2027, we've also got a release date for Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection (thanks, Gematsu!).
Opinion Playing Silksong In Co-Op Was A 2025 Hivemind Highlight
GameChatting my way through Pharloom
We lost track of the amount of times our friend Ibby tried to convey his love for the gorgeous Choral Chambers theme from Silksong, asking us to listen to this bit or the flutey bit, or another haunting, melancholic bit we couldn’t actually hear because of GameChat’s music-muting tech. We did, however,...
News Oh No, Vampire Crawlers' Gameplay Trailer Suggests It's Going To Suck Up All Our Time
Sink your teeth in
Poncle has just released a brand new gameplay trailer for its upcoming Vampire Survivors spin-off, *deep breath* Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors, which is coming out some time in 2026. And it probably should come with a health warning, because the chaotic blobber-inspired (that's a term used to...
News Fans Uncover Unused Dialogue From Metroid Prime 4
More chatter from Myles
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has received mostly positive reception, but it's safe to say that not everybody is keen on the dialogue from Samus' Federation Trooper pals. Now, thanks to a video from Bearborg (cheers, VGC), even more unused dialogue has been showcased (from approx 7:38 in t
News Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Free DLC Is Still Coming This Month, So Don't Worry!
"around Christmas"
We're halfway through December, and Fantasy Life i fans may have been wondering "hey, where is that DLC that Level-5 revealed would be coming out this month?". Well, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has spoken up to put fan concern to bed. Yes, The Sinister Broker Bazario’s Schemes is still coming this December on Switch 1 and 2, and...
No mice, no dice?
I'm not sure how many times I've played through the opening hours of Divinity: Original Sin 2, but it's a lot, and it's been across a long period of time via various platforms. What I'm saying is that I've experienced this all-timer during phases of janky performance, and whilst it's a game that still shines, no matter the...
News Resident Evil Fans Are Convinced Another Veteran Character Is In Requiem
Sound familiar?
Capcom has recently confirmed the worst kept secret of 2025 by finally showcasing Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem. However, the new trailer also contains a few lines of dialogue from another off-screen character, and fans are convinced that they know who it is. Ahead of Leon's reveal, we hear from a supporting character over...
News Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment's Next Patch Out This Week, Adds New Difficulty Mode
It's not taboo
If smashing your way through armies of Bokoblins and Lizalfos seems like perfect festive fodder, then Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment's next patch should make you very happy. Koei Tecmo and Nintendo have announced that version 1.0.3 will drop on 18th December 2025, version 1.0.3 is adding new features, more Battle and Hyrule...
News Monolith Soft Releases Interview Celebrating Its Work On The Zelda Series
Expect more to come
Monolith Soft, the acclaimed developer behind the Xenoblade Chronicles series, is also known to have collaborated with Nintendo on a number of first-party games, including Mario Kart World, Splatoon 3, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It's also worked closely with Nintendo on the Zelda series, starting with Skyward Sword in...
News Users Are Reporting "Greatly Reduced" Input Lag On Zelda: Wind Waker For NSO
Latest update landed 11th Dec
Following the latest update for the Nintendo Switch Online GameCube app (which added Wario World), users are reporting "greatly reduced" input lag for The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. According to a post on Reddit from user ChrisCube64, the reduced input lag has now made the game "actually playable". The original post...
News Surprise! Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's Free Switch 2 Demo Is Now Live
Demolicious
Naoki Hamaguchi teased it earlier this year, but surprise! The free Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade demo is now live on the Switch 2 eShop. We've got a new trailer (above) showcasing what you can expect from this
News Nintendo Music Update Adds Super Mario's OG Game Boy Outing, Here's Every Song Included
Listen to 33 tracks
Nintendo's been bolstering its Nintendo Music app library with new (and old) songs throughout 2025, and the latest album to join the service this week is based on Super Mario Land. Although this is a soundtrack dating back to the Game Boy era, it's actually packed with 33 tracks (some of those are brief sound bytes, but there's...
News Mario Kart World Has Been Updated To Version 1.4.1, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download this update on Switch 2 today
Nintendo has released its second patch for Mario Kart World this month (and perhaps the final update for the game in 2025). This one is much smaller than the 1.4.0 update that dropped at the start of December. Here's what you can expect from Version 1.4.1, according to the official Nintendo support page. It...
News Hollow Knight: Silksong Expansion Coming 2026, Hollow Knight: Switch 2 Edition Also Announced
Free update and free upgrade confirmed
Before the talented developer Team Cherry signs off for 2025, it's got some exciting news to share. The "first big" Hollow Knight: Silksong expansion is already in the works and is scheduled to arrive in 2026. This new content, officially titled Hollow Knight: Silksong - Sea of Sorrow, will come packed with
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Title Update 1.1.7 Out This Week On Switch 2, Here Are The Patch Notes
Switch 2 version resolves crashes and stability issues
Assassin's Creed Shadows didn't get off to the best start on the Switch 2 when it arrived earlier this month, with players reporting crashing and stability issues. Fortunately, Ubisoft acknowledged these problems and said these issues
Monday15th Dec 2025
News Fire Emblem Shadows Makes Metacritic's "Worst Games Of 2025" List
It can't quite make the top, though
Metacritic's annual round-up of the worst reviewed games of the year is upon us. And, by and large, there have been a lot of good video games in 2025. But there will always be a few that hit the bottom. And, well, if you've been keeping up with gaming news this year, number one shouldn't surprise you. As a...
News Digital Foundry's 'Graphics Of The Year Awards' Nod To Some Switch 2 Beauties
Metroid, Mario, Kirby and more
2026 is almost upon us, so naturally, everyone is thinking about end-of-year awards. Geoff Keighley hosted his ceremony last week, and today, it's time for the tech experts from Digital Foundry to get involved, as they run down their best graphics of 2025. It will come as no surprise that the shortlist this year is...
News Divinity: Original Sin 2 Gets Surprise Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, And It's Out Now
And it's a free upgrade for Switch 1 owners
Surprise, folks! Larian Studios has dropped a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition for Divinity: Original Sin 2. Oh, and it's out right now, and if you already own the game on Switch 1, you can upgrade for free. It's $49.99 / £44.99 (or your regional equivalent) on Switch 2. However, if you buy the Switch 1 version...
News Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora Probably Won't Come To Switch 2 Anytime Soon
Pray to Eywa
Ubisoft's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has garnered some pretty positive reception since its release in 2023, with numerous updates providing more content and quality-of-life improvements, and graphics that stand as some of the best in the business. If you were perhaps hoping to see Avatar on the Switch 2, however, then you might want...
News This Adorable Hand-Drawn Cat Adventure Looks Packed With Classic Disney Charm
Feline cosy
If you're after something cute and cosy to curl up with this Christmas, you may need to look no further than Stars In The Trash, a new cat platformer (catformer?) that looks like it's walked straight out of Disney's classic back catalogue. Animated by a team of artists who have previously worked for the House of Mouse, this hand-drawn...
UK Charts Metroid Prime 4 Falls From The Top Ten
Guess who reclaimed pole position
We've got our latest look at the UK physical gaming charts and, rather expectedly, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has taken quite the tumble from its bronze-medal debut last week. Samus' latest now finds itself in 15th position, with the top 10 awash with Switch and Switch 2 titles as we approach the holidays. Mario Kart...
Digital Eclipse and Atari confirm you'll need to "download" it
If you ended up getting the physical version of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection for the Switch or Switch 2 last week, we've got some news you might not be too happy about. Since its arrival in stores, Mortal Kombat fans have discovered Mortal Kombat 4 is not included on the Legacy...
Sunday14th Dec 2025
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Marvel Games
All Switch games burdened with glorious purpose
We've updated the following with the addition of Marvel Cosmic Invasion. Enjoy, true believers! Theatrical releases under the banner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe might not come with quite the same level of bravado that they did in a pre-Endgame world, but that isn't to say that all things Marvel...
Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel - Mega Man 6
The NES swan song
Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl. Last week's epic battle saw Europe and North America go up against Japan to see which Metroid Prime Pinball design is the very best. It was a close one, but in the end, Japan won the day with 55% of the vote. Bravo! This time, to celebrate the announcement of Mega...
News Multiple Switch Games Have Received Switch 2 Compatibility Fixes
Resident Evil 4, Miitopia and much more!
Nintendo released a new update for the Switch 2 earlier this week, bumping the system up to Version 21.1.0. Once again, it's followed with Switch game compatibility updates. Some of the highlights this week include Resident Evil 4 and Miitopia, which have had "previously identified issues" resolved. The game...
News Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Updates Planned For Switch Platforms
Aspyr confirms
Aspyr surprised Nintendo fans in November when it shadow dropped Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on Switch and Switch 2. As mentioned in our review, it's not quite as "Definitive" as the name might imply – fortunately, there will be patch updates in the future. Speaking to Nintendo Everything recently, Aspyr product manager Jordon...
Saturday13th Dec 2025
Review Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (Switch 2) - A Hard Pass For A Great Game
Sanity is for the weak!
Warhammer, I have to say, is something that I've only come to really appreciate properly in recent times. I was never particularly bothered until I picked up a big starter pack of wee guys and big monsters to paint (y'know, for my kids), and then a proper, no-holds-barred addiction set in. I needed lore. I needed more! And...
News Capcom Surprises Mega Man 11 Players With A New Update
"Adding support for two new languages"
It's been a huge week for Mega Man, with Capcom revealing a brand-new entry in the series will be coming to the Switch, Switch 2 and other platforms in 2027. Surprisingly, Capcom has another announcement to share about Blue Bomber. Mega Man 11, which was released on the Switch in 2018 (that's seven years...
