2025

All Nintendo items of 2025

Metroid Prime 4’s timeline placement, explained without the headache

Wed 31-12-2025 21:44 | Nintendo Switch News | Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

We finally have a clear answer on where Metroid Prime 4 sits in Samus’ broader story: after Super Metroid and before Metroid Fusion. That sounds simple, but it’s actually a pretty spicy slice of the...

Pikmin 3 Deluxe shows up with a Nintendo Switch 2 rating on PEGI, but why?

Wed 31-12-2025 19:33 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | Pikmin 3 | Pikmin 3 Deluxe

A PEGI listing has added fuel to the Nintendo Switch 2 conversation by showing Pikmin 3 Deluxe with an explicit Nintendo Switch 2 platform entry dated December 28, 2025. That single line matters because PEGI...

High on Life 2 on Nintendo Switch 2: what the European listings actually tell us

Wed 31-12-2025 16:27 | Nintendo Switch 2 News

High on Life 2 has not been officially announced for Nintendo Switch 2, but multiple reports say European retailers have already put up listings that point to exactly that version. The interesting part is not...

Miyamoto’s unexpected favorite: the Samba de Amigo story that says a lot

Wed 31-12-2025 13:31 | General News | Samba de Amigo: Party Central

Shigeru Miyamoto doesn’t often hand out “favorite game” shoutouts to other publishers, which is why this little Samba de Amigo detail hits like a cymbal crash in a quiet room. In an interview with Satoshi...

Super Mario Galaxy Movie: Jack Black Teases “Tons of Easter Eggs” for Fans

Wed 31-12-2025 10:22 | General News

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is shaping up to be one of those releases where fans show up with two tickets: one for the movie, and one for their memory of the Wii-era magic that...

ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition

Wed 31-12-2025 00:00 | Nintendo Switch 2 Releases

With over 28 million copies sold worldwide, ELDEN RING is an award-winning, action RPG set in an authentic dark fantasy world. Explore treacherous dungeons and face epic boss battles. ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition on Nintendo...

Borderlands 4

Wed 31-12-2025 00:00 | Nintendo Switch 2 Releases

Experience outrageous enemies and killer loot on the dangerous new planet of Kairos in Borderlands 4. Become an unstoppable force blasting through enemies with an arsenal of weaponry. Deftly defy death from every direction as...

Guilty Gear -Strive- on Switch and the question of updates beyond Version 2.0

Tue 30-12-2025 21:26 | Nintendo Switch News

Arc System Works has been unusually clear about one thing: keeping GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- running and evolving on Nintendo Switch has taken serious effort, and the team is now evaluating what updates beyond Version 2.0...

PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY gets a free Boss Rush Challenge update

Tue 30-12-2025 19:11 | Nintendo Switch News

Bandai Namco’s December 22 update for PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY adds a new mode called Boss Rush Challenge, and it’s built for players who want a tighter, meaner test of their timing and squad planning. Instead...

Call of Duty on Nintendo Switch 2: the promise and the clues that matter

Tue 30-12-2025 16:22 | Nintendo Switch 2 Rumors

Call of Duty and Nintendo ended up in the same sentence for a simple reason: Microsoft publicly committed to bringing the series to Nintendo platforms as part of its broader push to clear regulatory hurdles...

Assassin’s Creed Shadows update 1.1.7 on Switch 2: crash fixes, performance checks, and what to test

Tue 30-12-2025 13:28 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | Assassin’s Creed Shadows

We finally have a practical turning point for Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Nintendo Switch 2: Title Update 1.1.7 is the kind of patch that’s built to make the game feel dependable again. When crashes show...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition arrives January 15, 2026

Tue 30-12-2025 10:20 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is stepping back into the spotlight with a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition launching on January 15, 2026, and that date matters because it gives everyone the same finish line to aim...

Skyrim Anniversary Edition on Switch 2 finally feels responsive again – what the input lag patch changes

Mon 29-12-2025 21:29 | Nintendo Switch 2 News

Input lag can make Skyrim feel like you’re fighting through wet snow with ankle weights on, even when everything looks fine on screen. That’s why the newest Switch 2 update for Skyrim Anniversary Edition matters...

GameStop – Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle reportedly ends production – what changes

Mon 29-12-2025 19:30 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | Mario Kart World

Reports are circulating that Nintendo has stopped producing the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle, based on a leaked internal GameStop memo that labels the bundle SKU as “end of lifecycle.” If that...

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road’s “Galaxy & LBX” free upgrade with new routes, modes, and FABLED rarity

Mon 29-12-2025 16:27 | Nintendo Switch News | INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition

Level-5 is rolling out a free major update for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road on December 21, 2025, and it is not the kind of update that quietly slips in through the back door. The “Galaxy...

Hideo Kojima’s Super Mario Bros. moment – the classic that pushed him into game development

Mon 29-12-2025 13:32 | General News

Some career stories start with a mentor, a class, or a big break. Hideo Kojima’s starts with a plumber sprinting across a pixel world. In a recent WIRED Q&A, Kojima pointed to Super Mario Bros....

Persona 3 Reload on Switch 2 gets a Performance Mode that targets 60 FPS in docked play

Mon 29-12-2025 10:17 | Nintendo Switch News | Persona 3 Reload

We finally have the kind of Switch 2 update that makes you want to boot the game up “just to test it” and then, oops, it’s 2 a.m. Atlus has released Version 1.03 for Persona...

Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Switch 2: why handheld looks blurrier and what can improve

Sun 28-12-2025 21:26 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Handheld blur in Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Nintendo Switch 2 has become one of those tiny talking points that grows legs, mostly because you notice it immediately. You pick up the console, you start moving...

Fantasy Life i Version 2.0 brings Bazario’s Schemes and Snoozaland to life

Sun 28-12-2025 19:32 | Nintendo Switch News | FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition | FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time

Level-5 has kept the momentum going for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time with the free Version 2.0 update, themed around “The Sinister Broker Bazario’s Schemes.” The headline addition is Snoozaland, a dreamlike...

Tales of remasters are heading back to older classics – and the release order makes more sense than it looks

Sun 28-12-2025 16:27 | General News

We have a clear signal that the Tales remaster roadmap is about to swing its headlights further back down the timeline. Tales series general producer Yusuke Tomizawa has indicated that future remaster entries will revisit...

EDGE issue 419 review scores: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond gets 4, Kirby Air Riders gets 5

Sun 28-12-2025 13:34 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Kirby Air Riders

EDGE issue 419 has dropped a set of scores that instantly sparked debate, and it is easy to see why. The headline grabbers are Metroid Prime 4: Beyond landing at a 4/10 and Kirby Air...

Spyro’s next move: what the Toys for Bob LinkedIn detail really tells us

Sun 28-12-2025 10:21 | General News

We’ve all seen leaks that feel like they were scribbled on a napkin and tossed into the wind. This one is different because it’s rooted in something people use to get hired: a resume-style line...

Ubisoft and Nintendo’s Switch 2 VRR push – why smoother handheld play is not just about fps

Sat 27-12-2025 21:21 | Nintendo Switch 2 News

We have all felt it: a game can say “30 fps” on the box, yet one title feels surprisingly smooth while another feels like it is dragging its feet through wet cement. That gap often...

Factorio arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 on December 22, 2025

Sat 27-12-2025 19:35 | Nintendo Switch News | Factorio | Factorio – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition

Factorio is basically the “one more tweak” game, except the tweak turns into a conveyor belt, the belt turns into a production line, and the production line turns into a planet-sized machine that you swear...

Cyberpunk 2077’s Switch 2 eShop discount error: what changed and what stayed

Sat 27-12-2025 16:27 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition

A wild price swing hit the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop in the Americas on December 22, 2025, when Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition suddenly showed a 75% discount. For a lot of players, it felt like...

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Switch 2 Edition is here – free upgrade and what’s improved

Sat 27-12-2025 13:22 | Nintendo Switch News | Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition | Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition

Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition already had a reputation for being a huge, choice-driven RPG that can swallow an evening in the nicest way possible. Now the Switch 2 Edition gives us a...

007 First Light delay confirmed – new May 27, 2026 release date for Switch 2 and beyond

Sat 27-12-2025 10:07 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | 007 First Light

007 First Light is officially moving back by two months. Instead of launching in late March 2026, IO Interactive now has the new James Bond game locked to May 27, 2026 across Switch 2 and...

R-Type Dimensions III flips to a full Switch 2 cartridge as smaller options enter the conversation

Fri 26-12-2025 21:45 | Nintendo Switch News

Something rare happened in the modern physical game tug-of-war: a publisher listened, recalculated, and changed course. ININ Games confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of R-Type Dimensions III will ship on a full physical...

Donkey Kong Bananza Ver. 3.0.0: Thai text arrives, plus a new camera tracking switch

Fri 26-12-2025 20:33 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | Donkey Kong Bananza

Donkey Kong Bananza’s Ver. 3.0.0 update is one of those patches that looks small on paper, then quietly improves how the game feels in your hands. The headline addition is Thai language support for text...

Octopath Traveler hits six million sold – why Octopath Traveler 0 is the easiest entry point

Fri 26-12-2025 18:22 | Nintendo Switch News | OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 | OCTOPATH TRAVELER | OCTOPATH TRAVELER II

Square Enix confirming that the Octopath Traveler series has shipped and digitally sold over six million copies worldwide says a lot about how this series has grown from “cool experiment” into a real pillar for...

Dave the Diver: In the Jungle DLC – Utara’s real-time village, Bancho Grill, and the freshwater shake-up

Fri 26-12-2025 16:11 | Nintendo Switch News | DAVE THE DIVER Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition

We’re used to Dave the Diver living on a satisfying loop: dive, haul back ingredients, then hustle through service. “In the Jungle” keeps that heartbeat, but it changes the muscles around it. Instead of the...

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s unused dialogue and what it says about the game we got

Fri 26-12-2025 12:30 | Nintendo Switch News | Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

After Metroid Prime 4: Beyond landed in players’ hands, dataminers and fans started poking around in the game’s files and uncovered something surprisingly hefty: over 30 minutes of unused voice clips. The majority of it...

Resident Evil Requiem’s Switch 2 launch date is set, and the Code Veronic remake rumors are already loud

Fri 26-12-2025 10:01 | General News | Resident Evil Requiem

Resident Evil Requiem has one big advantage over almost every other conversation happening around the series right now: it is real, dated, and officially on the calendar. Capcom has locked in February 27, 2026, with...

Wii Party joins Nintendo Music and brings back instant game night vibes

Thu 25-12-2025 21:11 | General News

Wii Party landing on Nintendo Music feels like finding an old photo album and realizing everyone still looks like themselves, just with slightly better lighting. As of December 23, 2025, the Wii Party soundtrack is...

NiGHTS arrives in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on Christmas Eve

Thu 25-12-2025 19:25 | Nintendo Switch News | Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition

SEGA is turning Christmas Eve into a little celebration for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds players by adding NiGHTS as a free downloadable character. If you’ve ever liked the idea of a racer that feels a bit...

Kirby Air Riders’ Race to the Finish event was canceled – what happened and what we do next

Thu 25-12-2025 16:20 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | Kirby Air Riders

If you logged into Kirby Air Riders expecting a normal City Trial session and got slapped with odd rules, weird matchmaking behavior, or an error that stopped the mode from starting, you weren’t imagining things....

Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 Version 1.3.0 update – what the notes mean and how to update

Thu 25-12-2025 13:12 | Nintendo Switch News

Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 has moved to Version 1.3.0, and Nintendo’s message is short, familiar, and laser-focused on playability across Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. The official notes do not list specific...

Aonuma hints the next Zelda may reflect Age of Imprisonment’s ideas on Switch 2

Thu 25-12-2025 10:08 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

Eiji Aonuma’s latest comments land with that familiar Zelda mix of calm confidence and mischievous teasing. In a 4Gamer interview, he admits Nintendo wanted to be the first team to ship a fresh Zelda title...

PRITTO PRISONER – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition

Thu 25-12-2025 00:00 | Nintendo Switch 2 Releases

Unleash the mayhem in Pritto Prisoner, the cute and chaotic 4v2 asymmetrical party game where animal inmates lay poopie traps, spray peepee, and use special skills to outwit robot guards. Inside a notorious island prison,...

Game Informer readers crowned the best games of 2025 – and the top 10 tells a bigger story

Wed 24-12-2025 21:25 | General News | Hollow Knight: Silksong – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Hollow Knight: Silksong | Donkey Kong Bananza | Hades II | Hades II – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

Game Informer asked its readers a simple question that always turns into a spirited debate: what was your favorite game of 2025? The answer came back loud and clear. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 landed at...

Persona 6 rumours addressed as NateTheHate comments on development and the TOSE talk

Wed 24-12-2025 19:26 | General News

Persona fans have been living in that familiar space where silence gets louder than any trailer. When months turn into years without an official reveal, the internet tends to fill the gap with two extremes:...

GameCube Nintendo Classics input lag feels reduced after the latest update, especially in F-Zero GX

Wed 24-12-2025 16:22 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | F-Zero GX

Something interesting has been happening with the GameCube Nintendo Classics app lately: players are reporting that the controls feel more responsive after a recent update. The big headline is input lag, that tiny but maddening...

Dispatch hits Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 in late January 2026 – hwhat the eShop listing tells us

Wed 24-12-2025 13:16 | Nintendo Switch News | Dispatch Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition

Dispatch is lining up for a Nintendo homecoming, with listings pointing to a late-January 2026 launch on both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. The story started the way modern game news often does: a...

Skyrim on Switch 2 input lag workaround: turn off “Gestures Attack”

Wed 24-12-2025 10:20 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim®

Skyrim landing on Nintendo Switch 2 should feel like slipping into a familiar pair of boots, but for plenty of players it’s been more like trying to sprint through mud. The biggest complaint has been...

Batman: Arkham Knight gets another Switch 2 handheld boost – what we know and what to test

Tue 23-12-2025 21:36 | Nintendo Switch News | Batman: Arkham Trilogy

Batman: Arkham Knight is still a brilliant time in Gotham, but the Switch version has always been the one that makes people wince a little before they recommend it. On December 16, 2025, Warner Bros....

Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Switch 2: what the new update fixes and what looks better

Tue 23-12-2025 19:17 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | Assassin’s Creed Shadows

The latest Assassin’s Creed Shadows update on Nintendo Switch 2 is built around one simple promise: make the game feel dependable again. If you’ve been playing with that tiny fear in the back of your...

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade demo is live on Switch 2 eShop – What to know

Tue 23-12-2025 16:28 | Nintendo Switch 2 News | FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE

If we’ve been waiting to try Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on Nintendo Switch 2, today is a nice little surprise: the demo is available on the Switch 2 eShop right now, and it’s a...

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic director dismisses “not till 2030” rumor

Tue 23-12-2025 13:32 | General News

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic showed up at The Game Awards 2025 like a cloaked figure in a cantina doorway – unexpected, instantly interesting, and guaranteed to get people whispering. The reveal alone...

Nintendo Switch 2 cartridges: the 64GB limit, the push for smaller cards, and why costs still bite

Tue 23-12-2025 10:18 | Nintendo Switch 2 Rumors

We’re watching a very modern “physical media” problem play out in real time. Switch 2 has cartridges, sure, but the conversation keeps circling back to what’s actually inside them. If the practical ceiling for standard...

Mario Tennis Aces Version 3.1.1 is out

Mon 22-12-2025 21:11 | Nintendo Switch News | Mario Tennis Aces

Mario Tennis Aces has a new software update on Nintendo Switch, and it brings the game to Version 3.1.1. The key detail is also the most frustrating one: Nintendo’s note is short and doesn’t spell...