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@NCChris Shovel Knight DX has also fallen off the radar since it was announced. I can't seem to find any information about its release date. Perhaps the developer is singularly focused on Mina.

Good news! I hope we see Nier Replicant ported over soon too.

Has anyone jumped in post-update to see whether the game plays better? I held off from playing at launch after reading the reviews. I wonder whether the kinks have been ironed out.

MercurySteam, Grezzo, and Camelot would make the most sense. They should totally get Shin'en on board too.

What a beauty. I'm not taking it out of the box; it's going straight up on the game room display wall.

Shout to the Lex Fridman Podcast, he always has fascinating guests and discussions. Not the first time he's talked about Zelda either.

Looking chic, Jim and Alana.

@somnambulance Totally second your call for beards!

These controls felt so much more intutive after remapping.

A playable Radar Scope cabinet in Animal Crossing would actually be awesome.

I'll be playing it, but I wish there was more on offer than just interior design stuff a la the Happy Home Paradise DLC. I would have preferred mini-games to enliven multiplayer mode, or managing an arcade rather than a hotel. Perhaps they are holding fire on more engaging gameplay for the next entry.

We need all the mainline Prime games on modern hardware. Prime Hunters HD could be a really cool second wind online shooter, too, if done right.

I'm a huge fan of Demon's Tilt, and this came out of left field. Definitely grabbing it!

This looks fascinating! I'll be giving it a spin.

Zion, I’ve always really enjoyed your content and your overall vibe. The Mother/Earthbound documentary you did is particularly special. I wish you every success in your future endeavors and hope to see you pop up in a Nintendo Life video from time to time.

@Hank_Scorpio I take full credit, haha.

@Ryu_Niiyama Yes, tariffs, taxes, and licensing are real barriers. But that doesn’t negate the core point: Nintendo already has the global legal and logistical capacity to ship physical products where it chooses. We see this with the Alarmo Sound Clock and other retail hardware, which are made available through regular distribution channels. If Nintendo can navigate logistics for those products, why not for subscriber-exclusive controllers or peripherals that are directly tied to a paid service? Selectively restricting them suggests a business choice, not an insurmountable regulatory wall.

No one’s asking Nintendo to open a new office in every country. A simpler, customer-friendly step would be offering international shipping options from existing hubs, even if customers bear the higher shipping and customs costs. Plenty of global companies do this. For engaged fans willing to pay, it’s baffling that Nintendo doesn’t offer a direct, official option, pushing us instead toward scalpers on eBay.

The problem isn’t that Nintendo can’t customize markets. It’s that customers outside of key regions are still charged full price for NSO subscriptions while being locked out of a significant part of the subscription’s value proposition. That asymmetry is frustrating for loyal, long-time subscribers who feel they’re paying into an ecosystem but not reaping the full benefits.

As for the “journalistic integrity” claim, this was an opinion column, not an investigative deep-dive. Opinion writing is supposed to foreground personal experience, spark debate, and amplify frustrations shared by a community of players. Criticism that the article lacks a technical breakdown of trade law or logistics misses the point. There’s room for both detailed industry analysis and experiential opinion pieces on a platform like Nintendo Life.

Far from spreading misinformation, the piece explicitly acknowledges Nintendo’s progress (region-free hardware, expanding eShops) while calling out inconsistencies in how benefits are distributed. Readers are free to weigh the grievances against the business realities. If anything, criticism like this can encourage more informed conversation about what’s feasible and what isn’t, which strengthens community dialogue rather than weakening it.

My wishlist would be a new 3D Mario announcement, a Kid Icarus Uprising Switch 2 port, a new next-gen F-Zero, Nier Replicant port, Final Fantasy 16 port, Death Stranding port, Doom: The Dark Ages port, Super Mario Bros. Wonder Switch 2 Edition plus expansion, Mario Galaxy 1+2 optimized for Switch 2, more on Splatoon Raiders, a new Golden Sun, Mario Kart World update with new characters/outfits and Classic mode, a surprise drop of Metroid Prime 2 +3, HD2D Chrono Trigger, Eternal Darkness on NSO, anything Star Fox, anything Wario Land, a new Animal Crossing tease, Dreamcast for NSO Expansion Tier… and of course localized Mother 3 – call it “Earthbound Advance” – on GBA NSO.

@DennyCrane I’m not faulting the game for being "retro", but what I wrote in the cons section contains some of the more divisive design choices that some players may actually appreciate. Others may feel it's dated because it lacks a certain fluidity. But if you like what you see, it's certainly worth a try.

@Coalescence Sounds like this game is right up your alley then!

@SirVick Yes, exactly about the cons. It won't be everyone's cup of tea. For some players that really enjoy this sort of gameplay, these are features, not bugs. Enjoy the game!

I've been waiting for DK64 and the original Super Smash Bros since the online service launched. Throw in The New Tetris, too, please!

Glad to hear, we haven't had a new Alarmo theme in a minute. I'm surprised we haven't gotten one for DK Bonanza. Very happy to take a Kirby theme.

I think it looks spectacular, fingers crossed for Switch 2.

@BANJO That's very unusual and unfortunate. I opted for rhe Switch 1 version because I don't like Code in Box games. Really seems perplexing that there's no Switch 2 Version upgrade path.

I'm quite confused about this one. I have the full game on a Switch 1 cart and am playing it on a Switch 2. I don't see options for a free or paid "Switch 2 Edition" upgrade in the eShop. Is there any difference between the two versions?

I highly recommend playing this game using a laptop cushion (any Ikea one) as your support. It becomes much easier to control, and there's no wrist strain.

I played a few rounds of this and enjoyed myself; I found the control scheme to be pretty easy to grasp, unlike most reviewers. It's quite enjoyable to participate in challenges and mini-games between matches. For a $20 release, it's worth grabbing if the concept intrigues you at all. It certainly has a lot of gameplay potential, too.

This one really intrigues me and I'm curious about the odd control scheme, so I'll be giving it a whirl on my shiny new NS2.

Just bought this, looking forward to table-top mouse mode!

@sketchturner There's a level that takes place in an art gallery where Michelangelo's David is displayed, and you get a good look at his bits. Likewise, there are a few bare bottoms on display in that same level at a different exhibition. As for the drug and alcohol use, you get some unique visual filters once the fly imbibes.

I would love to see NieR Replicant, Final Fantasy 16, Death Stranding, and non-cloud versions of recent Resident Evils.

Gyro controls make this one incredible! Glad to see Tate mode in the mix as well.

I'm so stoked for this.

Not at all interested in this crossover, but I've wanted a MTG game on consoles for ages. Pokemon TCG Pocket is the best thing to base it on. I'd really enjoy something like that.

I've been waiting a while to see this one on NSO, an absolute gem and a must-play.

My bet is that C will stand for "Cursor" mode.

Still waiting for a Switch port of Nier Replicant, and hoping more Nier comes to the next Nintendo system.

The first one of the first indie games I put dozens of hours into on Switch. The sequel is looking fantastic. Fingers crossed for a Switch port or a Switch 2 version.

It's about time we got this on Switch, I've been pining for it for years. I'm stoked about the Tetris 99 theme too.

@pikku I reviewed this game, and just to feedback on that point, there's a lot of buzz among Faith fans around achievements like "Good Christian Boy" which are notoriously hard to obtain. I didn't dock the score because these achievements weren't included, I just meant that it would be cool if they had been, given how well they've gone down with the player base.

Very glad to see this one added! I second that we need as much Rare as we can get, particularly Donkey Kong 64 and Diddy Kong Racing.

The best case scenario would be Gamecube, Dreamcast/Saturn added to the service on the Switch successor.

And perhaps a "free game per month" deal like Sony does, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

F-Zero fans are eating good today. Just all we need is a shiny GX port, or better yet a new entry.

It's likely real and the conventional backwards-compatible update that I think a lot of Switch players were hoping for. As the article states, the top USB-C port is what I'm most curious about. I'm betting the possibility of additional peripherals, be it a second screen or wacky stuff that we couldn't imagine, is where we'll be surprised.

It's a great list, though I would add the little indie photography game Toem.

I'm grabbing this on day one and am thrilled to see NES Tetris coming to NSO. Agreed that the addition of The New Tetris from the N64 would have been great. Hopefully it comes to NSO too.

I am stoked to see Peglin and Pizza Tower. Morsels, Neva, and Moth Kubit look very cool. Very happy to see Tetris Forever and NES Tetris finally dropping onto NSO (its omission has always irked me). Definitely a good one with something for everyone.

@ScalenePowers Great question, it’s something I was wondering as I wrote this article too. Pokey is the quintessential troubled child. His parents are shown to be neglectful, and his family is driven by greed and selfishness. I see Pokey’s need to bully and antagonize as a way to deal with corrosive family dynamics, this is true of most schoolyard bullies. But this character goes from being a victim of his circumstances to becoming a monster in his own right. He’s a symbol of what can happen when a child’s pain and anger are left unchecked and allowed to fester into something much darker.

This is right up my alley.

I have licked a Switch cartridge.