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Saturday2nd Aug 2025
News 'Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact' Brings 3v3 Anime Fighting To Switch
Update: Official Season Pass trailer released
Arc System Works Europe has just announced that the ever-so-slightly-delayed 2D fighter, Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact, releases today on Nintendo Switch. Developed by Bushiroad Games and Eighting
Video Sega Unveils New Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Trailer
"Coming soon" to Switch 2
It's the fighting game event EVO 2025 this weekend, and there are all sorts of announcements taking place alongside the competition. With this in mind, SEGA has released a new trailer for Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. It focuses on the "all-new" immersive mode "World Stage". Here's a bit about it, and you can check out the...
News SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans Of The Tide Brings A Ghostly Adventure To Switch 2 This November
Are you ready, kids?
Following a recent rumour, THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp have now officially lifted the lid on the latest SpongeBob SquarePants game. SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide will make its debut across multiple platforms including the Switch 2 later this year on 18th November 2025, with pre-orders now live for ?
Friday1st Aug 2025
News Nintendo Showcases Every Partner Direct Switch 2 Game In New Infographic
A nice little lineup
The Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase for July 2025 may have come and gone, but if you need a reminder of all the games that featured in it (and if our full round-up wasn't enough for ya), then the Big N has got you covered. A brand new infographic shared on the Nintendo of America Twitter account highlights all the games that...
Opinion Can We Stop Comparing Donkey Kong Bananza's Tactile Thrills To Odyssey Now?
My favourite one is both
Note. This article contains minor, non-narrative spoilers (specifically, Bananza forms and mid-game layers). Did you know there was a U-turn jump in Bananza? I just realised this morning! He does a roll jump (that can be chained into another air roll) and lands with a sonar splash. I'm not exactly sure how useful it is but...
Japanese Charts Mario Party Rolls A Fine Switch 2 Debut, But Can't Move To The Top Spot
Bored of the board
Famitsu has shared its latest look at the physical software charts in Japan, and the podium is a Switch 2 washout. Mario Kart World has claimed the gold again (no surprises there), leaving Donkey Kong Bananza still swinging steady in second, but it's Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV that claims...
News Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Gets Proper Physical Release On Switch 2
Update: Now confirmed
A new wave of Game-Key Card titles have just been announced for the Switch 2 following Nintendo's Partner Showcase. Although it seems this type of release won't be stopping any time soon, not every third-party title is necessarily taking this route. According to a new listing, Digital Eclipse – which has made a name for...
Guide Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games & Accessories For August & September 2025
Star-Crossed lovers
As the Switch 2 enters its third month in the wild, the new games are coming in slow but steady. The wealth of Switch 1 games old and new that benefit from the new console's extra power is helping us pass the time between totally brand new S2 games following launch. Most players have probably still got their hands full with the...
News Nintendo Switch Console & Accessory Prices Are Going Up In The US
Switch 2 and NSO prices remain the same
Nintendo of America has announced that the price of the Nintendo Switch family of systems — so the OG, the Lite, and the OLED — will be increasing on 3rd August 2025. This is "based on market conditions" (thanks to Wario64 for reposting!). Price changes are coming to the Switch 1 consoles, some Switch 2...
Nintendo Download 1st August (North America)
Dear me, I was...! Tales of the Shire! Time Flies!
If you were here yesterday and wondering where the latest Nintendo Download update for North America was, well, here it is! Direct be darned, this week's Download has a bunch of new games to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your...
Guide 112 Games You Should Pick Up In Nintendo's Summer Switch eShop Sale (Europe)
Update: Just a few days left!
Don't forget, the European Summer Sale closes up shop this Sunday 3rd August , so you only have a few days left to pick up some bargains... until the next sale, at least! Summer is still sizzling, and now the savings have made their way across the Atlantic and to the fair lands of Europe. Nintendo of Europe has...
Review Dear Me, I Was... (Switch 2) - A Bold, Heartfelt, Wordless Visual Novel
Crying speedrun (Any%)
A common complaint levied against visual novels is that they’re some of the most text-heavy games one can find on the market. Who wants to spend hours upon hours reading dialogue during precious gaming time? Answer: me, and plenty of other people, but it’s a valid perspective to consider. Visual novels are generally wordy...
News Switch Is Now Within Touching Distance Of The DS' Lifetime Sales
All that stands between Switch and PS2
Switch 2 numbers were always going to dominate Nintendo's latest quarterly financial report, but the Switch 1 is still chugging along, too. In fact, with another quarter under its belt, the OG hybrid is edging ever closer to the DS' lifetime sales. At the latest count, the Switch 1 has sold 153.10 million...
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of June 2025
All around me are familiar faces
Nintendo has shared its financial report for the first quarter of FY2026, so it's time to get an updated look at the top ten best-selling Switch titles. Now, those who follow this list every quarter won't find a lot of surprises here. In fact, since Pokémon Scarlet and Violet succeeded Sword and Shield in the last...
News Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch 2 Games
There's even some heading for Switch 1, too!
Nintendo's quarterly financial report is here, and as usual, the company wraps things up by highlighting a bunch of titles we can look forward to seeing on Switch 2 (and Switch 1) in the coming months. Now, the last one of these that we saw looked super stacked thanks to a bunch of Switch 2 launch titles...
News Switch 2 Has Sold "More Than 6 Million" Units, And Almost As Many Copies Of Mario Kart World
Crazy attach rates
Nintendo's latest financial results are live, and the platform holder has confirmed Switch 2 hardware sales "exceeding 6 million units globally in the seven weeks after launch." Switch 2 launched on 5th June and today's Q1 financial report includes figures up to the end of that month. The stated figure of "more than 6 million"...
News Square Enix Wants Feedback About Its New HD-2D Game Coming To Switch 2
Have you played the demo yet?
To send off Nintendo's recent Partner Showcase, Square Enix announced some new projects, and one of them happened to be the brand new HD-2D title The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. This is an action RPG where the combat will take place in real-time instead of the usual turn-based battles you might be used...
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Blasts Onto Switch And Switch 2 This November
Switch update confirmed
Bandai Namco officially lifted the lid on Switch and Switch 2 versions of Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero in this week's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. This game will be coming to Nintendo's platforms later this year on 14th November 2025 and pre-orders are available now. It follows a rating for this platform earlier this...
News Kirby Air Riders Has Been Rated For Switch 2
It's scheduled to arrive in 2025
Masahiro Sakurai's latest project Kirby Air Riders soars onto the Switch 2 at some point later this year. While we haven't heard all that much about it since the initial announcement in April, the game has reportedly been rated in Saudi Arabia recently – receiving an age rating in this location of "7 and above"...
News EA Doesn't Currently Have Plans To Bring Battlefield 6 To Switch 2
The new entry arrives this October
Nintendo's Switch 2 Partner Showcase has just revealed what's ahead for the new hybrid platform in terms of third-party offerings, but it seems one series that won't be showing up any time soon is EA's popular military shooter Battlefield. Eurogamer spoke to Battlefield's head Vince Zempella as part of Battlefield...
Thursday31st Jul 2025
Review Time Flies (Switch) – An Indie Oddity That Makes Every Second Count
Lord of the Flies
As I sat down to write this review, I typed ‘What is the lifespan of a housefly?’ into my search bar. It’s not a question I ever really pondered prior to my playthrough of Time Flies. Somehow, this minimalist indie puzzler got me curious enough to wonder. I can’t say there’s ever been a piece of media that’s ever piqued...
News Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Gets Free Switch 2 Performance Patch
Plus Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake gets new trailer
Intrepid adventurers, if you've been holding off on playing Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and have a Switch 2, today's news might come as a nice little incentive. Announced during the Japanese Nintendo Direct, Square Enix has dropped a free performance update for the excellent turn-based RPG...
Reaction Switch 2 Needed A Partner Showcase With Pep; This Wasn't It
Re-Pac-ed and Replanted?
I'm not one to be disappointed often, especially with Directs. Yes, even Partner Showcases — some of the best Directs have been these third-party lead ones, with June 2022's Mini Partner Showcase ranking pretty highly for me. Today's Partner Showcase was not one of those, which maybe hit a little harder because this was...
"Please make sure you purchase the correct version"
Hopefully you're not getting tired of HD-2D, because Square Enix served up a double helping of new games sporting the neo-retro aesthetic to finish off today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is coming to Switch 2 only, but OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 is...
News Surprise! Bloober Team Is Bringing Sci-Fi Scares To Switch 2 With 'Cronos: The New Dawn'
And it's got a release date
If you're a survival horror fan, you've probably been keeping an eye on Cronos: The New Dawn, a brand new sci-fi third-person shooter where you jump between 1980's Poland and a dystopian future. Previews for the game dropped earlier this week for other platforms, and they seem solid across the board. Luckily, Switch 2...
News Gulikit's 'Elves 2' Is The First Third-Party Pad With Switch 2 'Wake-Up' Support
I think I heard a shot
Gulikit has announced the 'Elves 2', a new wireless controller for the Switch and Switch 2 touted as the first third-party controller to offer 'wake-up' support for Switch 2. Available in Coral Red and Translucent Black, the Elves 2 is a different proposition from its 'Pro' variant, (which is already available - you can check...
Guide Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase July 2025: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
How would you rate it?
The July 2025 Nintendo Direct delivered 25 minutes of Switch 2 game news from third-party publishers, including release dates for previously announced titles and brand-new reveals. In this round-up you'll find everything announced in the Partner Showcase, as well as the full Nintendo Direct July 2025 video, trailers for each...
News Pac-Man World 2 Is Getting The Re-Pac Treatment
Coming to Switch 1 & 2 September
It was only a matter of time until Pac-Man World 2 got the remake treatment, and today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase confirmed the inevitable. Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac is coming to both Switch 1 and Switch 2 on 26th September 2025. Based on the PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube sequel to the PS1 original — which also got...
News Apex Legends Gets A Switch 2 Upgrade & Release Next Week
Squad up, Switch 2 style!
EA has just announced that Apex Legends will be receiving a Switch 2 upgrade next month, or rather next week, as it drops on August 5th. Hooray! Yep, as part of today's very good/middling/awful (delete as appropriate) Partner Direct, we learned that the online squad-based shooter, which first launched all the way back in...
News Square Enix Is Bringing A Brand New HD-2D RPG To Switch 2 Next Year
Introducing, Elliot
The Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase was closed out by a pair of announcements from Square Enix: Octopath Traveler 0, and an all-new action RPG called The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. This is yet another HD-2D joint, which will see you playing as 'Elliot, the Adventurer' (badass name, that), who sets out across...
News Yakuza Kiwami 2 Brawls Onto Switch 2 In November
Kiwami 1 also getting a Switch 2 release
Kazuma Kiryu's story will continue on Switch 2 later this year as Yakuza Kiwami 2 releases on 13th November 2025. Continuing the story on from Yakuza Kiwami — a remake of the first Yakuza game that received a Switch port last year — Kiryu will be facing off against the Dragon of Kansai, Ryuji Goda...
News Octopath Traveler 0 Will Bring More Adventures To Switch 1 & 2 This Year
Zero the hero
Square Enix closed out the Partner Direct by lifting the lid on OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0, the third game (confusingly) in the HD-2D RPG series, which will arrive on Switch 1 and 2 on 4th December 2025. Aside from packing in the level of stunning visuals that we would expect from the series, the trailer also showcased some turn-based...
News Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Teases New Construct In Fresh Trailer
Still aiming for Winter
Koei Tecmo and Nintendo's Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment made a surprise appearance during today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, and while we still don't have a release date (This Winter is all we have), we did get a new trailer. Largely a story-setting showcase, the trailer gives us a look at many of the game's...
News Plants Vs Zombies: Replanted Coming To Switch 1 & 2 This October
*Zombie noises*
Yep! Plants vs Zombies, it seems, is a game that it's impossible to kill, which is quite on brand, let's face it, and now a new remaster of the original fortress defence-styled fun is headed to Switch and Switch 2. As announced at today's Partner Direct, the game, which gives the stellar original a nice makeover, whilst also adding...
News Persona 3 Reload Is Making The Jump To Switch 2 This October
3 for me
Well here's one that we hoped to see! The Partner Direct just revealed that Persona 3 Reload will be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on 23rd October 2025. The beloved 2024 RPG is available to pre-order today, so you can stake your claim to this one early — we only have a couple of months to go, after all! Here's a little bit of blurb and a...
News A Brand New Katamari Game Is Coming To Switch
It could be one for the ages
Bandai Namco has announced a brand new Katamari game for the Switch: Once Upon a Katamari. Revealed during today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, the game is coming to Switch 1 on 24th October 2025. This new Katamari sees the prince rolling around throughout worlds based on different historical periods including the...
News Capcom's Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Announced For Switch 2
Coming next year
As part of today's Nintendo Partners Direct, Capcom has announced Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, for Switch 2. With a release date of TBC 2026, we're sure Monster Hunter fans are pretty excited right now! Twin Rathalos born in a twist of fate. Their appearance sets the stage for a new tale of Riders and Rathalos to...
Watch Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase July 2025 - Live!
Howdy, partner!
Well, who could have seen this coming! The rumours were true, and we are mere minutes away from another Nintendo Direct. The Partner Showcase will be kicking off in a little under half an hour at 6am PST / 9am EST / 2pm BST / 3pm CET, with Nintendo promising "roughly 25 minutes of information on upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and...
News Fantasy Life i Scores More Fresh Features In Next Month's Update, Here's What's Included
Snap some pics
Earlier this month, Level-5 announced that Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time would be treated to a Photo Mode in an upcoming July update. Rather unsurprisingly — given that today is the 31st July and all — the dev has revealed that the update has been pushed back to next month, but this is no bad thing, because it looks...
News Hitman: Absolution Sneaks Onto Switch 1 Later This Year, Switch 2 In 2026
"Names are for friends, so I don't need one"
Aww, mate. That sub-header quote from Hitman: Absolution has made us sad now. Poor Agent 47. It must be lonely being an insane psychopath who spends his time flying around the world, looking cool, getting free clobber, and offing folk in trendy nightclubs. However, chin up, baldy, as we've got some good...
News Interactive Therapy Session 'A Dream About Parking Lots' Drifts Onto Switch Today
Based on real dreams?
Mexican indie studio Interactive Dreams has announced that its short interactive story, A Dream About Parking Lots, arrives on Nintendo Switch... today. The game, which only takes around 30-40 minutes to complete according to the PR, sees you search for your car, whilst at the same time having a conversation with a therapist...
News Taito's 'Field Day' Sprints Onto Switch Today Via Arcade Archives
Button mashing is smashing, especially with friends
We've known for a while now, and as reported by our sister site Time Extension a week back, Taito's 1984 classic Field Day, is on its way to Nintendo Switch consoles as part of the Arcade Archives series. Now, Hamster has announced that the game will officially release on 31st July. Which is...
Random DK's Fur Gets Brighter In Bananza When He's Powered Up
Here's a look
Donkey Kong Bananza has been out for a few weeks now, and unsurprisingly, players are still discovering all sorts of things about it. Apart from new ways to speedrun the game, as you've probably noticed, there's some lovely attention to detail, and it extends to DK's fur. Supper Mario Broth on social media notes how a full "Bananergy"...
News Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Announced For Today, 31st July 2025
Finally!
Heeeere we go! Nintendo has finally confirmed that a Nintendo Direct is coming, and it's a Partner Showcase. Kicking things off on 31st July at 6am PST / 9am EST / 2pm BST / 3pm CET, we'll be treated to 25 minutes of news on third-party games coming to the Switch and Switch 2. You'll be able to watch the broadcast in all of the usual...
News Ys X: Proud Nordics Allows Switch Players To Transfer "Clear Data" To Switch 2
The game launches in Japan today
Ys X: Proud Nordics launches for the Switch 2 in Japan today, and while there's still no word about a local release, some new details have now emerged about this experience. As highlighted by RPGSite, an early review from Japanese outlet Dengeki has revealed some key details about how the Switch 2 version connects...
News Nintendo Highlights Multiple Switch 2 And Switch Games Launching In August 2025
Kirby and much more!
With August just around the corner, it means there's a whole batch of new games on the way to the Switch and Switch 2. Nintendo has once again put together its own round of highlights - spotlighting some of the experiences players can look forward to next month. This includes the return of titles like Kirby and the Forgotten...
News Nintendo Preparing Super Mario Party Jamboree - Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV Update
A fix for a small glitch is on the way
Nintendo released Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV last week, and while the launch has gone mostly to plan, there's apparently one bug Nintendo will be addressing in a future update. According to its customer support account on social media, the ability to upload records to...
News Pokémon Legends: Z-A Reveals Another Pre-Order Distribution
Update: You can obtain the items through "normal gameplay"
It's been an exciting week on the Pokémon front with multiple new announcements shared in the recent broadcast. Following this, more details about the Pokémon Legends: Z-A physical and digital pre-order goodies in select regions have been surfacing online. Now, we've got an update about...
Wednesday30th Jul 2025
News Japanese Variety Show Ranks Nation's Favourite Games, Mario & Animal Crossing Miss Top Spot
Mining for data
A new survey conducted by Japanese variety show Ariyoshiiieeeee! – Oh yeah! Wanna play games at your place now? has revealed Japan's favourite video games, both overall and by age rating, and while the likes of Mario, Splatoon, Pokémon, Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Dragon Quest all make frequent appearances, none of them made the...
News Shantae's Long Lost GBA Sequel 'Risky Revolution' Gets Switch Release Date
Risk it all in August
WayForward has given us a Switch release date for Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, the once-cancelled GBA sequel to the original Shantae game. Coming to Switch on 19th August 2025 — a few months after some fans got hold of a GBA cartridge with the game on it from Limited Run Games — Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution is...
