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TalkBack / Nintendo Announces Changes To Pricing Of Switch 2 Games, Ends Price Parity

« on: Yesterday at 09:24:21 AM »

For some of us this is a long time coming.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74915/nintendo-announces-changes-to-pricing-of-switch-2-games-ends-price-parity

Digital-only buyers of exclusive Switch 2 first party games are about to get a break.

Nintendo of America has announced that starting with Yoshi and the Mysterious Book preorders (now available), digital pricing and physical pricing will be different for Nintendo-published Switch 2-only games. In the case of Yoshi, the digital version is listed with an MSRP of $59.99 while the physical copy is $69.99.

NoA has traditionally maintained price parity between digital and physical copies, going so far as to honor the price drops for games in the 3DS and Wii U era "Nintendo Selects" line digitally as well. It seems as though cross-platform releases such as Pokemon Legends: Z-A or Metroid Prime 4 will remain under the current policy, though there are no announced first party Switch 2 Edition releases beyond tomorrow's Super Mario Bros. Wonder expansion.

TalkBack / Pokemon Champions Launching April 8, Receiving Day 1 Switch 2 Update

« on: March 24, 2026, 06:14:00 AM »

Spoilers: It will take about 2 battles for Incineroar to show up.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74912/pokemon-champions-launching-april-8-receiving-day-1-switch-2-update

The official game of the 2026 Pokemon World Championships (video game division) will be live in a couple of weeks.

The Switch version of Pokemon Champions - the free-to-start battling centerpiece announced last year - will be available on Switch. A day 1 patch for the download on Switch 2 will offer enhanced visual performance.

The game will support transfer of existing Pokemon from Pokemon Home (including the ability to use Pokemon from Pokemon Go, though under Champions rules) or will offer Pokemon rental via Victory Points earned in battles. A battle pass and optional soundtrack songs will be offered for purchase.

TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - March 26, 2026

« on: March 23, 2026, 09:41:35 AM »

Featuring the return of the Chernobyl to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Three Mile Island AND The Talking Flower, so this week is just cursed.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74910/nintendo-downloads-march-26-2026

It's a week of pain on the Switch 2 as apart from the traditional way too expensive horse game in Japan, we have the Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Bros. Wonder which cursed us with the Talking Flower, as well as a S2E for Tales of the Shire. Which was last seen on Switch probably proving it shouldn't have been on Switch. There's a few smaller titles including Kena: Bridge of Spirits, The Midnight Walk as talked about in the Indie World earlier this month, and Virtua Fighter 5 escaping from the Like a Dragon wrapper.

For the Switch... good lord, there's a lot. 55 games, in fact. Headliners include the Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection as the Release Mega Man Legends challenge is apparently difficulty: impossible, a fighting focused otome localized by Aksys, Etrange Overlord (Jordan's review), Damon and Baby (Jordan's review-in-progress), and more Taito Milestones.

THINGS WE MISSED LAST WEEK: Human Fall Flat Switch 2 Edition (teased in September) shadowdropped, alongside the Archives duo of Devestators (Arcade, Switch 2 / Switch) and Ninja-Kid II (Console).

IS THE EGGCONSOLE GAME PLAYABLE IN ENGLISH: "Take The A-Train" might be, but given that it's an Artdink game I'm going to err on the side of "nope".

North America

Switch 2

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (US$79.99/C$114.99)

Kena: Bridge of Spirits ($39.99/$49.99)

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ($34.99/$45.99: Tuesday)

The Midnight Walk ($29.99/$38.99)

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage ($19.99/$29.99)

Switch 2 Upgrade

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ($19.99/$29.99)

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (no cost: Tuesday)

Switch

Otome Daoshi -Fighting for Love- ($49.99/$68.88)

Etrange Overlord ($49.99/$59.99)

Volontés ($47.99/$67.99)

Trigger Heart Excelica Enhanced ($39.99/$51.99)

Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection ($39.99/$49.99: Friday)

Homicipher ($33.20-/$46.30-)

Ariana and the Elder Codex ($29.99/$39.99: Tuesday)

Taito Milestones 4 ($29.99/$40.99)

Grimoire Grooves ($25.99/$40.49)

Neopets - Mega Mini Games Collection - The Neopian Arcade Collection ($24.99/$32.99)

Mad Games Tycoon 2 ($22.00-/$30.50-)

Damon and Baby ($19.99/$25.99: Tuesday)

Cards Lie ($19.99/$27.99)

GridBeat! ($19.99/$27.37)

Primal Planet ($19.99/$25.99)

Trash Goblin ($19.99/$25.99)

Journey to the Void ($18.69/$23.49)

Clover Reset ($16.99/$21.99)

Shardpunk ($16.99/$21.99)

Moonlight in Garland ($14.99/$20.70: Monday)

Shinonome Abyss The Maiden Exorcist ($14.99/$19.49: Wednesday)

Legendary Spell ($14.99/$20.30-)

The Knights of the Cross ($14.99/$19.99)

Task Force Ranger - Lead the Way! ($14.99/$19.99: Friday)

Easy Delivery Co ($12.99/$16.49: Wednesday)

Wolf Pack - Howling Spirits ($9.99/$16.00-)

Moto Racer Highway Traffic ($9.99/$13.65)

Just Deserts ($9.99/$15.99: Friday)

Mystic Explorer ($9.90-/$not released)

English Basics English Vocabulary Fill-in Quiz ($8.99/$11.49)

Geo Brain Boost! Japan's 47 Prefectures Silhouette Quiz ($8.99/$11.49)

Chico's Rebound ($7.99/$10.49)

Devil Jam ($7.99/$12.00-)

Hotel Simulator 2026 ($7.99/$10.00: Friday)

Technotopia ($7.99/$9.99: Friday)

ChildStory ($6.99/$10.99)

Aarik and the Ruined Kingdom ($6.99/$8.99)

EggConsole Take The A-Train PC-8801 ($6.49/$7.34)

SchoolBoy Horror ($5.99/$8.00: Tuesday)

Casual Sports Series: Boxing ($5.99/$7.99: Friday)

Claim The Forest: Shape of Wolves ($4.99/$6.83: Wednesday)

Distorted - The Living Manor ($4.99/$6.99)

Slide Viking: Treasure's Path ($4.99/$6.83)

The Boba Teashop ($4.99/$6.49)

Horror Park ($4.99/$6.99: Friday)

Build a Bank Tycoon ($4.99/$5.99: Friday)

D.U.M.B. Ducks ($4.99/$4.99: Friday)

Bun Buns ($4.99/$6.79: Saturday)

Waochi! Math Homerun ($4.80-/$not released: Wednesday)

Find The Funny Mistake! ($3.99/$5.39)

Peek-a-Rabbit! ($3.99/$5.39)

Fight Girls ($3.40-/$4.66)

GoodNightGirls ($3.40-/$4.66)

Overpowered 2 - Crux of Fate ($2.99/$3.99: Tuesday)

Escape Game Room11 ($1.00-/$1.38)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: Square's Spring Sale is on until the 31st. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Switch 2

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (€79.99/£66.99)

Kena: Bridge of Spirits (€39.99/£35.99)

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (€32.99/£29.99: Tuesday)

The Midnight Walk (€29.99/£24.99)

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage (€19.99/£15.99)

Switch 2 Upgrade

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (€19.99/£16.99)

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (no cost: Tuesday)

Switch

Etrange Overlord (€49.99/£44.99)

Otome Daoshi -Fighting for Love- (€49.99/£44.99)

Volontés (€47.99/£42.99)

Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection (€39.99/£32.99: Friday)

Ariana and the Elder Codex (€29.99/£26.99: Tuesday)

Five Hearts Under One Roof Season 2 (€29.99/£25.99)

Homicipher (€28.70-/£24.90: Wednesday)

Grimoire Grooves (€24.99/£22.49)

Taito Milestones 4 (€24.99/£22.49)

Neopets - Mega Mini Games Collection - The Neopian Arcade Collection (€24.99/£19.99)

Cozy Earth: Hawaii Island Love Anime Girls (€24.90-/£21.90-)

Cards Lie (€19.99/£19.99)

Mad Games Tycoon 2 (€19.99/£17.99)

Damon and Baby (€19.99/£17.49)

Trash Goblin (€19.50-/£16.75)

Primal Planet (€18.99/£17.09)

Journey to the Void (€17.49/£14.99)

GridBeat! (€17.10-/£15.39)

Shardpunk (€16.99/£15.29)

Clover Reset (€16.49/£14.89)

Desert Storm War FPS (€15.99/£15.99: Friday)

Legendary Spell (€14.99/£13.49)

The Knights of the Cross (€14.99/£12.99)

Shinonome Abyss The Maiden Exorcist (€14.99/£12.79)

Task Force Ranger - Lead the Way! (€14.99/£13.49: Friday)

Moonlight in Garland (€14.55/£13.00: Monday)

Easy Delivery Co (€12.99/£10.99)

Wolf Pack - Howling Spirits (€9.99/£9.99)

Moto Racer Highway Traffic (€9.99/£8.99)

Just Deserts (€9.99/£9.99: Friday)

Mystic Explorer (€8.39/£7.59)

Devil Jam (€7.99/£7.99)

English Basics English Vocabulary Fill-in Quiz (€7.99/£7.99)

Geo Brain Boost! Japan's 47 Prefectures Silhouette Quiz (€7.99/£7.99)

Technotopia (€7.99/£7.19: Friday)

Chico's Rebound (€7.79/£6.69)

ChildStory (€6.99/£5.79: Wednesday)

SchoolBoy Horror (€5.99/£5.30: Tuesday)

Aarik and the Ruined Kingdom (€5.99/£5.49)

Casual Sports Series: Boxing (€5.99/£5.39: Friday)

EggConsole Take The A-Train PC-8801 (€5.59/£5.39)

Claim The Forest: Shape of Wolves (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Cola Racing (€4.99/£3.99: Wednesday)

Distorted - The Living Manor (€4.99/£4.99)

The Boba Teashop (€4.99/£4.99)

Slide Viking: Treasure's Path (€4.99/£4.49)

Build a Bank Tycoon (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)

Horror Park (€4.99/£4.99: Friday)

Bun Buns (€4.99/£4.49: Saturday)

Fight Girls (€3.09/£2.79: Wednesday)

GoodNightGirls (€3.09/£2.79: Wednesday)

Overpowered 2 - Crux of Fate (€2.99/£2.69: Tuesday)

Find The Funny Mistake! (€2.49/£2.24)

Peek-a-Rabbit! (€2.49/£2.24)

Escape Game Room11 (€1.00-/£0.89)

Japan

Switch 2

Winning Post 10 2026 (¥10780)

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (¥8500)

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (¥3950)

The Midnight Walk (¥3400)

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage (¥2500)

Switch 2 Upgrade

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (¥2000)

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (¥100)

Switch

Winning Post 10 2026 (¥9680)

Etrange Overlord (¥8580)

Handsome Laundering -The Mythic Lover- (¥8580)

Curse Warrior (¥7920)

Diabolik Lovers Lunatic - Fate Grand Edition (¥7700)

Taito Milestones 4 (¥5720)

Homicipher (¥5280)

Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection (¥4990: Friday)

Mad Games Tycoon 2 (¥3600)

Kuzukago Dot Live -Twilight Mirror- (¥3300)

Five Hearts Under One Roof Season 2 (¥3240)

Cards Lie (¥3199)

Until Then (¥3190)

Neopets - Mega Mini Games Collection - The Neopian Arcade Collection (¥2970)

Porridge! R (¥2970)

Sweet Starlight Sisters (¥2970)

Damon and Baby (¥2300)

Legendary Spell (¥2300)

Primal Planet (¥2300)

The Knights of the Cross (¥2300)

Cat Up Road Closed (¥2000)

OFF (¥1980)

Clover Reset (¥1920)

Wolf Pack - Howling Spirits (¥1820)

Shinonome Abyss The Maiden Exorcist (¥1650)

Just Deserts (¥1500: Friday)

Easy Delivery Co (¥1499)

ChildStory (¥1300)

Mystic Explorer (¥1200)

Aarik and the Ruined Kingdom (¥1199)

Devil Jam (¥999)

Angel or Demon (¥980)

Basic Korean Vocabulary (¥980)

Enjoy Classic Japanese Poems (¥980)

Geo Brain Boost! Japan's 47 Prefectures Silhouette Quiz (¥980)

Hiragana Fill-in-the-Blank Quiz (¥880)

Uncover The Lies! Courtroom Deduction (¥980)

EggConsole Take The A-Train PC-8801 (¥880)

Distorted - The Living Manor (¥800)

The Boba Teashop (¥800)

Fight Girls (¥500)

GoodNightGirls (¥500)

Claim The Forest: Shape of Wolves (¥499)

Slide Viking: Treasure's Path (¥499)

Waochi! Math Homerun (¥480)

Period Popularity Diagnosis (¥420)

Overpowered 2 - Crux of Fate (¥350)

Escape Game Room11 (¥100)

TalkBack / Kena: Bridge Of Spirits Crossing To Switch 2 Next Week

« on: March 19, 2026, 06:09:34 AM »

The PS5 hit was just recently revealed to be coming.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74810/kena-bridge-of-spirits-crossing-to-switch-2-next-week

Kena: Bridge of Spirits has a quick turnaround from the announcement of its Switch 2 launch to its release.

The critically lauded independent title from Ember Lab will be available next Thursday (March 26), with preorders opening shortly. It will come with the content previously sold as part of "Anniversary" DLC as well.

TalkBack / GameCube Nintendo Classics Adds Pokemon XD: Gale Of Darkness

« on: March 17, 2026, 05:51:51 PM »

Just use the Master Ball on the Lugia, it's painful enough trying to catch six Shadow Pokemon when three of them are legendaries.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74808/gamecube-nintendo-classics-adds-pokemon-xd-gale-of-darkness

As promised on Pokemon Day, the second Shadow Pokemon game has jumped the queue for the GameCube library.

An update to the Nintendo Classics GameCube library has added Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness (2005). The second game developed by Genius Sonority for the GameCube, the sequel maintains a focus on double battles and rescuing "Shadow" Pokemon from the evil Team Cipher.

The traditional trailer has not been released for the game as of press time.

TalkBack / Switch Family System Software Updated; Switch 2 Offers New "Handheld Boost Mode"

« on: March 16, 2026, 06:01:35 PM »

The Switch version of Like a Goodra can murder your battery like the Switch 2 edition does.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74807/switch-family-system-software-updated-switch-2-offers-new-handheld-boost-mode

Nintendo has provided firmware updates for both Switch 2 and Switch tonight, with the Switch 2 getting a requested but risky feature.

The version 22 update has added a "Handheld Boost Mode" option to the Switch 2 menu: enabling this is designed to force backwards compatible Switch software to run portably as if the system were docked. This can affect the ability to use touch controls in compatible games, and attached Joy-Con 2 will operate as a Switch 2 Pro Controller. Full details can be found on Nintendo's support site: third party developers reportedly were not notified of this feature.

The Switch 2 and Switch now have the option to add notes to players on the friends list via a corresponding update to the Nintendo Switch app, with the Switch 2 also getting bespoke "Airplane Mode" options for Bluetooth, wi-fi, and NFC (meaning it would be possible to use bluetooth earbuds on a flight).

TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - March 19, 2026

« on: March 16, 2026, 04:00:00 AM »

Remember: If you're facing Miguel Rojas and the count goes full, for the love of Arceus throw a fastball.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74805/nintendo-downloads-march-19-2026

Although some of you might have already grabbed it by way of premium editions, opening day for MLB The Show is Tuesday coinciding with the World Baseball Classic finals, which sadly does not contain Canada or the Dominican Republic. It's rare that the big game of the week is an OG Switch game, especially since the only other option is a puzzle game called "Opus Magnum" which is claimed to be by the PC puzzle specialists at Zacktronics but most definitely is NOT. (The team doesn't like supporting controllers at all, and since it's an original Switch game you can't lock in mouse controls.)

For Switch 2, we have a couple of Partner Showcase games with Deadzone: Rogue and Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun, a Starship Troopers FPS (published by DotEmu?), and a new Brawl Brothers.

THINGS WE MISSED LAST WEEK: An update to the original Tomb Raider trilogy ports also brought a Switch 2 version, and the publisher claims a Switch 2 upgrade is coming on Wednesday. Given it's Aspyr, we're pressing Y to doubt. The Archives had Sonic Wings Special for the console and a Switch-only Arcade Archives game called Pop 'n Bounce.

IS THE EGGCONSOLE GAME PLAYABLE IN ENGLISH: I don't think Hydlide is playable in any language, but maybe the MSX2 version rolls better.

North America

Switch 2

Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club (US$39.99/C$49.99: Tuesday)

Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun ($39.99/$51.99: Wednesday)

Bang! Bang! Bandits - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ($39.99/not released)

Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! ($24.99/$34.88: Monday)

Deadzone: Rogue ($24.99/$29.99: Tuesday)

Rushing Beat X: Return of Brawl Brothers ($22.99/$29.99)

Royal Revolt Survivors ($9.99/$12.99: Monday)

Switch 2 Upgrade

Bang! Bang! Bandits - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ($3.00/not released)

Switch

MLB The Show 26 ($59.99/$79.99: Tuesday)

Bang! Bang! Bandits ($36.99/not released)

Virtual Ties Isekaijoucho Traumerei ($34.99/not released)

Opus Magnum: Complete Edition ($29.99/$39.99: Tuesday)

Rubato ($19.99/$27.64: Friday)

Flying Aces: Legend of the Red Baron ($19.99/$27.99: Tuesday)

Letters to Arralla ($16.99/$24.00: Wednesday)

Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime ($16.99/$17.95: Monday)

All Motors Racing Simulator ($15.99/$17.99: Friday)

Moto Rush Reborn ($12.99/$18.20: Friday)

Let's Freeze Some Penguins ($11.99/$11.99: Wednesday)

Defending Camelot ($9.99/$12.99: Wednesday)

DigDigDrill ($9.99/$12.99: Wednesday)

Get Fit - Men's Fitness ($9.99/$13.99)

Get Fit - Women's Fitness ($9.99/$13.99)

Samurai Simulator: Kensei Warrior ($9.99/$13.99: Friday)

Cowboy Kart ($9.99/$9.99: Friday)

Master Detective: Logic & Mystery Puzzle ($8.99/$11.49)

Quick Brain: Number Hunt ($8.99/$11.49)

Aroma Love Ready! ($7.99/$11.00)

Escape From Duckness ($7.99/$10.95)

Outbreak Fall: Biohazard ($7.99/$9.99)

Spot the Spy Guy ($6.99/$9.75: Friday)

EggCosnole Hydlide MSX2 ($6.49/$7.34)

Machine Gun Fury ($5.99/$7.69: Friday)

Wonders Puzzle ($5.99/$6.99: Friday)

Goritaire ($4.99/$6.84: Wednesday)

Kuky Adventure ($4.99/$6.99)

Crabwave ($4.99/$6.83)

Dig Out: Prison Escape Simulator ($4.99/$6.70)

Blastoids ($4.99/$6.50)

Castle Tycoon Simulator ($4.99/$6.99: Friday)

Pie Pie Cafeteria ($4.99/$6.83: Friday)

Mistfall Ruins ($4.99/$4.99: Saturday)

HestiaFort ($3.00/$4.00)

Battle Puzzle 2048 - Maidens of Steel ($2.99/$5.00)

Enter the Dodgeball ($2.22/$2.99)

Revealed Later

Switch 2

Dread Delusion ($19.99/$22.79: Tuesday)

Human Fall Flat - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ($19.99/$24.99)

Switch 2 Upgrades

Human Fall Flat - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ($4.99/$6.49)

Switch 2 Archives

Devastators ($9.99/$13.72)

Ninja-Kid II ($7.99/$11.08)

Switch

Dragon Knight Chronicle ($22.99/$31.99)

Meme Mayhem ($19.99/$25.99)

Bikini Match Girls ($19.99/$19.99)

Avian Knights ($14.99/$18.99)

Junkyard Garage Simulator ($12.99/$17.99: Saturday)

The Little Tomb: The Maholova Club and the Search for a Dead Body ($11.99/$15.49)

Basketball Classics ($9.99/$13.62)

Last Day on the Ship ($9.99/$13.59)

Solitaire ($9.99/$13.75)

Jump Into The New Year ($9.00/$12.30; Wednesday)

Sugoi Girls: Clover Crush ($8.99/$12.69)

Pixel Game Maker Series Pollux - Hero in the Box ($7.99/$10.49)

Ragdoll Playground Sandbox ($7.99/$10.99)

Only Kitty Cat Up ($6.99/$9.59)

No-Skin ($6.99/$9.49)

Super 56 ($6.99/$8.99)

Crayon Little Dino ($6.10/$8.30)

Gems of Egypt ($5.99/$: Saturday)

Clothing Store Simulator ($4.99/$6.80)

Monsters 'til Midnight ($4.99/$4.99)

Trox ($4.99/$6.99: Friday)

Shop Farm Tycoon ($3.99/$5.99: Friday)

Hoof & Seek ($2.99/$3.99)

Gravity Biker ($2.99/$3.99: Friday)

Smash Balls 2 ($1.49/$1.99: Saturday)

Switch Archives

Devastators ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: Balatro is 20% off until March 28 and offers a free upgrade on Switch 2. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Switch 2

Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club (€39.99/£34.99: Tuesday)

Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun (€39.99/£32.49: Wednesday)

Bang! Bang! Bandits - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (€35.99/£32.39: Wednesday)

Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! (€24.99/£22.49: Monday)

Deadzone: Rogue (€24.99/£19.99: Tuesday)

Rushing Beat X: Return of Brawl Brothers (€19.99/£17.99)

Royal Revolt Survivors (€9.99/£6.99: Monday)

Switch 2 Upgrade

Bang! Bang! Bandits - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (€3.00/£2.69: Wednesday)

Switch

MLB The Show 26 (€59.99/£49.99: Tuesday)

Bang! Bang! Bandits (€36.99/£29.69: Wednesday)

Virtual Ties Isekaijoucho Traumerei (€33.99/£29.99: Wednesday)

Opus Magnum: Complete Edition (€25.00/£22.50: Tuesday)

K-Pop Idols Dating: Anime Love for PinkOrbil T. (€24.90/£21.90)

Flying Aces: Legend of the Red Baron (€19.99/£17.99: Tuesday)

Rubato (€19.50/£16.75)

Letters to Arralla (€16.59/£14.89: Wednesday)

Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime (€15.49/£12.49: Monday)

All Motors Racing Simulator (€13.99/£13.99: Friday)

Moto Rush Reborn (€12.99/£11.69: Friday)

Let's Freeze Some Penguins (€11.99/£10.00: Wednesday)

Defending Camelot (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Get Fit - Men's Fitness (€9.99/£9.99)

Get Fit - Women's Fitness (€9.99/£9.99)

Samurai Simulator: Kensei Warrior (€9.99/£9.99: Friday)

DigDigDrill (€8.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Master Detective: Logic & Mystery Puzzle (€8.99/£7.99)

Escape From Duckness (€7.99/£7.19)

Outbreak Fall: Biohazard (€7.99/£6.99)

Spot the Spy Guy (€6.99/£6.29)

Aroma Love Ready! (€6.80/£6.00: Wednesday)

Machine Gun Fury (€5.99/£5.39: Friday)

EggCosnole Hydlide MSX2 (€5.59/£5.39)

Kuky Adventure (€5.00/£4.49)

Goritaire (€4.99/£3.64: Wednesday)

Crabwave (€4.99/£4.49)

Dig Out: Prison Escape Simulator (€4.99/£4.40)

Castle Tycoon Simulator (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)

Pie Pie Cafeteria (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)

Mistfall Ruins (€4.99/£4.99: Saturday)

Blastoids (€4.39/£3.99)

HestiaFort (€3.00/£2.70)

Battle Puzzle 2048 - Maidens of Steel (€2.99/£2.99)

Enter the Dodgeball (€1.88/£1.59)

Revealed Later

Switch 2

Human Fall Flat - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (€19.99/£15.99)

Dread Delusion (€16.79/£15.49: Tuesday)

Switch 2 Upgrades

Human Fall Flat - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (€4.99/£3.99)

Switch 2 Archives

Devastators (€8.99/£7.49)

Ninja-Kid II (€6.99/£6.29)

Switch

Meme Mayhem (€19.99/£17.99: Wednesday)

Bikini Match Girls (€19.99/£17.99)

Avian Knights (€14.99/£13.49)

Junkyard Garage Simulator (€12.99/£11.99: Saturday)

The Little Tomb: The Maholova Club and the Search for a Dead Body (€11.99/£9.99)

Last Day on the Ship (€9.99/£9.99)

Cowboy Kart (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)

Solitaire (€8.99/£8.09)

Basketball Classics (€8.47/£7.59)

Ragdoll Playground Sandbox (€7.99/£7.99)

Pixel Game Maker Series Pollux - Hero in the Box (€7.79/£6.99)

Jump Into The New Year (€7.50/£6.55)

Only Kitty Cat Up (€6.99/£6.99)

No-Skin (€6.99/£5.99)

Super 56 (€6.89/£5.89)

Gems of Egypt (€5.99/£5.39: Saturday)

Clothing Store Simulator (€4.99/£4.49)

Monsters 'til Midnight (€4.99/£4.49)

Wonders Puzzle (€4.99/£4.99: Friday)

Trox (€4.39/£3.99: Friday)

Shop Farm Tycoon (€3.99/£3.99: Friday)

Hoof & Seek (€2.99/£2.69)

Gravity Biker (€2.99/£2.69: Friday)

Smash Balls 2 (€1.49/£1.49: Saturday)

Switch Archives

Devastators (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

Switch 2

Bang! Bang! Bandits - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (¥6930)

Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun (¥5940)

Rushing Beat X: Return of Brawl Brothers (¥3960)

Deadzone: Rogue (¥2400: Tuesday)

Royal Revolt Survivors (¥1200: Tuesday)

Switch 2 Upgrade

Bang! Bang! Bandits - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (¥550)

Switch

Opus Magnum: Complete Edition (¥4700: Tuesday)

Spa Massage Boys: Love & Relax (¥3990)

Spa Massage Girls: Love & Relax (¥3990)

Virtual Ties Isekaijoucho Traumerei (¥3960)

Flying Aces: Legend of the Red Baron (¥3000)

Moto Rush Reborn (¥2000)

All Motors Racing Simulator (¥1990)

Get Fit - Men's Fitness (¥1500)

Get Fit - Women's Fitness (¥1500)

Outbreak Fall: Biohazard (¥1249)

Aroma Love Ready! (¥1200)

Defending Camelot (¥1000)

Cats Rating Their Owners (¥980)

DigDigDrill (¥980)

Discreetly Treating Reading, Writing, And Usage Errors (¥980)

Junior High School Entrance Exam Textbook (¥980)

Stumped Master Detective (¥980)

Updating Your Common Sense (¥980)

What Era is This? (¥980)

Why Are Blackboards Green? School Secrets (¥980)

Kuky Adventure (¥950)

EggCosnole Hydlide MSX2 (¥880)

Kemonomics Re (¥800)

Machine Gun Fury (¥770: Friday)

Battle Puzzle 2048 - Maidens of Steel (¥565)

Goritaire (¥550)

Crabwave (¥499)

Is The Rabbit Here? (¥420)

HestiaFort (¥330)

Revealed Later

Switch 2

Dread Delusion (¥2050)

Stardew Valley - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (¥1480)

Devastators (¥1100)

Ninja-Kid II (¥800)

Switch 2 Upgrades

Stardew Valley - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (¥100)

Switch

Let's Sing 2026 (¥4180)

Bikini Match Girls (¥2999)

Ghost Master: Resurrection (¥2970)

Changing Reality With Dreams (¥2800)

Meme Mayhem (¥2200)

Last Day on the Ship (¥1550)

Solitaire (¥1550)

Basketball Classics (¥1548)

The Little Tomb: The Maholova Club and the Search for a Dead Body (¥1400)

Schoolboy Sim (¥1299)

Escape From Duckness (¥1250)

Animal Coloring Books for Kids and Toddlers - Dinosaurs (¥1200)

Spot the Spy Guy (¥1100)

Only Kitty Cat Up (¥1090)

Wonders Puzzle (¥990)

Gems of Egypt (¥940)

Sugoi Girls: Clover Crush (¥900)

Pixel Game Maker Series Pollux - Hero in the Box (¥850)

Devastators (¥838)

Super 56 (¥800)

Dig Out: Prison Escape Simulator (¥780)

Clothing Store Simulator (¥760)

Hoof & Seek (¥660)

Gravity Biker (¥549)

Mistfall Ruins (¥500)

Pie Pie Cafeteria (¥499)

Anime - Fantasy Uni 2 (¥380)

Flight? Youth! (¥300)

Smash Balls 2 (¥199)

TalkBack / Pokemon Pokopia Sells 2.2 Million Copies In Opening Weekend, 1 Million In Japan Alone

« on: March 11, 2026, 04:19:43 PM »

When was the last time a Japan debut got into the two comma club?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74723/pokemon-pokopia-sells-22-million-copies-in-opening-weekend-1-million-in-japan-alone

Turns out a lot of people feel the need to be a Ditto, if the opening weekend of sales for Pokemon Pokopia are any indication.

Nintendo has issued a release on their corporate page confirming that the world re-builder has sold 2.2m worldwide, a million of which were just in Nintendo's home market of Japan.

It appears this may have been an undershipment especially in North America, as boxed key cards of the game have been sold out at multiple retailers.

TalkBack / Yoshi Opens The Mysterious Book May 21

« on: March 10, 2026, 06:30:22 AM »

Let's see how long it takes to complete the Prof. Yoshi Challenge.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74720/yoshi-opens-the-mysterious-book-may-21

MAR10 means Mario announcements, or in one case Mario-adjacent.

Nintendo have given a release date for Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, the Switch 2-exclusive platformer announced in last September's Direct: the latest Yoshi platformer will launch on May 21. A new trailer explains the concept behind the game with some new gameplay footage.

An overview trailer has also been released for the Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Bros. Wonder (March 26):

TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - March 12, 2026

« on: March 09, 2026, 04:47:00 PM »

I still enjoy this job even after 11 years, which is much more than I can say for my offline job.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74719/nintendo-downloads-march-12-2026

On this week which marks the start of my 11th year writing news for Nintendo World Report, the Switch 2 is certainly bringing the big guns with Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (Neal's review), the remake of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, and the opposite of heat, WWE 2k26. I'm actually kind of surprised that Stories came in at a T rating, given that this is a series that refers to "monsties" on a fairly regular basis, but we may find out more on Friday.

For the OG Switch, a game originally dated for June 2024 finally lands this week in Bubblegum Galaxy, and an intriguing looking game called Bean Beasts.

THINGS WE MISSED LAST WEEK: A whole-hog Indie World which in addition to the shadowdrops we mentioned on the day in question there was also the oddly-titled Ooo (there's supposed to be an umlaut over the capital O). The Archives dropped an Arcade game in 1987 Taito game Plump Pop and on the console side, a probably-untranslated-knowing-Hamster version of Nobunaga's Ambition. Or as I and a lot of other people spelled it then, "Nobunga's Ambition".

IS THE EGGCONSOLE GAME PLAYABLE IN ENGLISH: Hard to say, if I'm being honest.

North America

Switch 2

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (US$69.99/C$94.99: Friday)

WWE 2k26 ($69.99/$89.99: Friday)

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly ($49.99/$66.99)

Switch

Wrack: Reclamation ($34.99/$47.44: Tuesday)

Spa Massage Boys: Love & Relax ($24.90/$34.90)

Spa Massage Girls: Love & Relax ($24.90/$34.90)

CreArt - Painting by Numbers ($22.00/$30.50)

Memory Rewind ($19.99/$28.00)

Bubblegum Galaxy ($19.99/$27.99)

Collector's Cove ($19.99/$25.99)

Parkour Labs ($14.99/$20.99)

UFOPhilia ($12.49/$16.99)

Speed Boom: Last Delivery ($9.99/$13.99)

Shalnor: Silverwind Saga 2 ($9.99/$13.99)

Bean Beasts ($9.99/$12.99)

DecaDungeons ($9.99/$12.99)

Ultra Bonk Survivors ($9.99/$12.99)

Weeb Store Simulator: Supermarket Together ($9.99/$12.99: Friday)

Don't Mess With Bober ($9.99/$12.79: Friday)

Quick Brain Letter Hunt ($8.99/$11.49)

Penguin ($8.88/$9.88: Friday)

EggConsole Advanced Lord Monarch PC-9801 ($7.16/$9.54)

Jukai Maze ($6.99/$8.99)

Deckline ($6.99/$9.57: Friday)

Adventurous Slime ($5.99/$8.99: Friday)

All Me Action Game ($4.99/$6.49: Tuesday)

Do You Really Know? ($4.99/$6.83: Wednesday)

1 Catline ($4.99/$6.19: Wednesday)

Zumba - Galactic Marble Blast ($4.99/$8.00)

Veggie Warfare - Feast of Fury ($4.99/$6.99)

Collie Call - The Future is Calling ($4.99/$6.83)

Hidden Cats in Spooky Village ($4.99/$6.49)

Six Seven Nights ($4.99/$5.99)

Sand Seeker ($4.99/$4.49: Saturday)

Quick Deduction - Short Mysteries ($3.99/$5.39)

Jigsaw Puzzle Passport: Spain ($3.49/$3.99: Friday)

Anime - Fantasy Uni 2 ($2.50/$3.50)

Korean Drone Flying Tour Daedunsan ($1.99/$2.73)

Rooster Saga: I Believe I Can Fly ($0.99/$0.99)

Revealed Later

Switch 2

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft ($29.99/$41.54)

Cozy Grove - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ($14.99/$16.99)

Switch 2 Upgrade

Cozy Grove - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (no cost)

Switch 2 Archives

Sonic Wings Special ($11.99/$16.63)

Switch

Cyanotype Daydream ($39.99/not released)

Stellar Wanderer DX ($19.99/$29.99)

Bad Girls: Tempting Night ($19.99/$19.99)

Fetch Re;Quest ($14.99/$15.99)

Police Chase Simulator: Highway Racers Pursuit ($11.99/$16.99: Tuesday)

Fetch Quest Remastered ($9.99/$10.99)

Office Brawl: Room Smash ($9.99/$14.49)

Yabai Girls: Fairy Love ($8.99/$12.69)

Prison Run ($8.99/$12.29)

Quarantine Lockdown Simulator: Zombie Border ($8.99/$12.99: Friday)

Rope-kun Adventure ($7.99/$12.99)

Animal Coloring Books for Kids and Toddlers - Dinosaurs ($7.99/$11.00)

Farming Supermarket Simulator ($7.99/$10.93)

Bombardino Crocodilo vs Tung Tung Sahur ($7.99/$10.89)

Coin Pit ($7.99/$10.99: Saturday)

Escape From Duck ($6.99/$9.99: Tuesday)

Solitaire Crime Stories Chapter 6 ($6.99/$7.99)

Minima ($6.99/$6.99: Friday)

Mr. Stackman ($5.99/$8.15: Saturday)

Taxi Hyperdrive ($5.00/$6.00)

Minigolf Family Party ($4.99/$6.82)

Only Tung Tung Sahur Up ($4.99/$6.79)

Street Soccer ($4.99/$6.77)

Versus One ($4.99/$6.49)

M.A.D. Cows ($3.49/$3.46: Friday)

Tank Battle Arena Combat ($2.99/$4.10)

Flight? Youth! ($2.50/not released: Saturday)

Switch Archives

Pop'n Bounce ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: The annual Mar10 Fire Sale is on until the 16th and includes the first discount on a first party Switch "game" (Super Mario Party Jamboree S2 Edition) + an ungodly 90% off Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Switch 2

WWE 2k26 (€69.99/£59.99: Friday)

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (€69.99/£54.99: Friday)

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (€49.99/£44.99)

Switch

Wrack: Reclamation (€34.99/£31.49: Tuesday)

Geisha's Heart: Romance Among The Cherry Blossoms (€24.90/£21.90)

Spa Massage Boys: Love & Relax (€24.90/£21.90)

Spa Massage Girls: Love & Relax (€24.90/£21.90)

Bubblegum Galaxy (€19.99/£19.99)

Collector's Cove (€19.99/£17.99)

CreArt - Painting by Numbers (€19.99/£17.99)

Memory Rewind (€19.99/£17.99)

Parkour Labs (€14.99/£14.99: Wednesday)

UFOPhilia (€12.49/£11.49)

DecaDungeons (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Ultra Bonk Survivors (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Bean Beasts (€9.99/£8.99)

Speed Boom: Last Delivery (€9.99/£8.99)

Shalnor: Silverwind Saga 2 (€9.99/£7.99)

Don't Mess With Bober (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)

Weeb Store Simulator: Supermarket Together (€9.99/£8.99: Friday)

Quick Brain Letter Hunt (€7.99/£7.99)

Quick Brain Number Hunt (€7.99/£7.99)

Cowboys (€7.99/£7.99: Saturday)

Deckline (€6.99/£6.29: Friday)

Jukai Maze (€6.89/£6.19)

EggConsole Advanced Lord Monarch PC-9801 (€6.09/£5.49)

Adventurous Slime (€5.99/£5.99: Friday)

All Me Action Game (€4.99/£4.49: Tuesday)

1 Catline (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Do You Really Know? (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Veggie Warfare - Feast of Fury (€4.99/£4.99)

Zumba - Galactic Marble Blast (€4.99/£4.99)

Collie Call - The Future is Calling (€4.99/£4.49)

Hidden Cats in Spooky Village (€4.99/£4.49)

Six Seven Nights (€4.99/£4.49)

Sand Seeker (€4.99/£3.99: Saturday)

Jigsaw Puzzle Passport: Spain (€3.99/£3.49: Friday)

M.A.D. Cows (€3.49/£3.19: Friday)

Schoolgirl Card Pull Simulator (€2.79/£2.49: Wednesday)

Anime - Fantasy Uni 2 (€2.50/£2.29: Tuesday)

Quick Deduction - Short Mysteries (€2.49/£2.24)

Korean Drone Flying Tour Daedunsan (€1.99/£1.79)

Rooster Saga: I Believe I Can Fly (€0.99/£0.89)

Revealed Later

Switch 2

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft (€29.99/£25.26)

Cozy Grove - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (€13.99/£10.99)

Switch 2 Upgrade

Cozy Grove - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (no cost)

Switch 2 Archives

Sonic Wings Special (€10.99/£9.89)

Switch

Cyanotype Daydream (€33.99/£30.59)

Stellar Wanderer DX (€19.99/£19.99)

Bad Girls: Tempting Night (€19.99/£17.99)

Fetch Re;Quest (€14.99/£11.99)

Police Chase Simulator: Highway Racers Pursuit (€11.99/£11.99: Tuesday)

Office Brawl: Room Smash (€9.99/£8.99)

Fetch Quest Remastered (€9.99/£7.49)

Rope-kun Adventure (€9.75/£8.50)

Yabai Girls: Fairy Love (€8.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Prison Run (€8.99/£8.99)

Quarantine Lockdown Simulator: Zombie Border (€8.99/£8.99: Friday)

Bombardino Crocodilo vs Tung Tung Sahur (€7.99/£7.99)

Animal Coloring Books for Kids and Toddlers - Dinosaurs (€7.99/£7.19)

Farming Supermarket Simulator (€7.99/£7.19)

Coin Pit (€7.99/£7.99: Saturday)

Escape From Duck (€6.99/£6.99: Tuesday)

Solitaire Crime Stories Chapter 6 (€6.99/£6.29)

Minima (€5.99/£5.39: Friday)

Mr. Stackman (€5.99/£5.39: Saturday)

Only Tung Tung Sahur Up (€4.99/£4.99)

Minigolf Family Party (€4.99/£4.49)

Versus One (€4.99/£4.49)

Street Soccer (€4.99/£4.44)

Taxi Hyperdrive (€3.99/£3.59)

Tank Battle Arena Combat (€2.99/£2.69)

Switch Archives

Pop'n Bounce (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

Switch 2

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (¥8990: Friday)

WWE 2k26 (¥8800: Friday)

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (¥6380)

R-Type Tactics I+II Cosmos (¥6380)

Switch

R-Type Tactics I+II Cosmos (¥6380)

Wrack: Reclamation (¥5369)

Fetch Re;Quest (¥3200)

Memory Rewind (¥3200)

The True History of the Three Kingdoms: Tenbu Spirits (¥2860)

Zan II Spirits (¥2860)

Zan III Spirits (¥2860)

Banner of the Maid (¥2580)

Bubblegum Galaxy (¥2420)

Parkour Labs (¥2303)

Collector's Cove (¥2300)

Fetch Quest Remastered (¥1600)

Carom Billiards (¥1490)

Ultra Bonk Survivors (¥1399)

Weeb Store Simulator: Supermarket Together (¥1299)

DecaDungeons (¥1200)

Bean Beasts (¥1200)

Speed Boom: Last Delivery (¥1200)

Penguin (¥999)

Common Sense Test For Adults: Max Level (¥980)

Common Sense Test For Kids (¥980)

Date With 100 Beautiful Women (¥980)

EggConsole Advanced Lord Monarch PC-9801 (¥980)

Fill in the Blank English Vocabulary Quiz (¥980)

Find The Difference In More Photos (¥980)

Quick Brain Letter Hunt (¥980)

Quick Brain Number Hunt (¥980)

The King of Trivia: ZO (¥980)

The World's Most Shocking Mystery (¥980)

Your True Identity Diagnosis (¥980)

Zumba - Galactic Marble Blast (¥950)

Jukai Maze (¥800)

Veggie Warfare - Feast of Fury (¥800)

Adventurous Slime (¥800: Friday)

Hidden Cats in Spooky Village (¥790)

Schoolgirl Card Pull Simulator (¥780)

Six Seven Nights (¥780)

H House: Lost Rooms (¥599)

1 Catline (¥500)

All Me Action Game (¥500)

Collie Call - The Future is Calling (¥499)

Do You Really Know? (¥499)

Comprehensive Love Diagnosis (¥420)

Quick Deduction - Short Mysteries (¥420)

Korean Drone Flying Tour Daedunsan (¥200)

Rooster Saga: I Believe I Can Fly (¥150)

Revealed Later

Switch 2

Cozy Grove - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (¥1480)

Sonic Wings Special (¥1200)

Asphalt Legends - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (free to start)

Switch 2 Upgrade

Cozy Grove - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (¥100)

Switch

DreamWorks Gabby's Dollhouse: Ready to Party (¥5940)

Baki Hanma: Blood Arena (¥4200)

Stellar Wanderer DX (¥3500)

Police Chase Simulator: Highway Racers Pursuit (¥1999)

Quarantine Lockdown Simulator: Zombie Border (¥1999)

Deathground Simulator (¥1499)

Prison Run (¥1400)

Bombardino Crocodilo vs Tung Tung Sahur (¥1250)

Farming Supermarket Simulator (¥1200)

Rope-kun Adventure (¥1200)

Mr. Stackman (¥920)

Cooking Cat-astrophe (¥899)

Yabai Girls: Fairy Love (¥899)

Pop'n Bounce (¥838)

Minima (¥779)

Fly for Fly (¥773)

Minigolf Family Party (¥773)

Taxi Hyperdrive (¥764)

Highway Roads Racer (¥690)

Castle Tycoon Simulator (¥600)

Versus One (¥580)

Sand Seeker (¥500)

Tank Battle Arena Combat (¥459)

TalkBack / Mario vs Donkey Kong, Pair Of Virtual Boy Games Headline Nintendo Classics Update March 10

« on: March 03, 2026, 03:21:37 PM »

As far as MAR10 updates go, this is one of them.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74625/mario-vs-donkey-kong-pair-of-virtual-boy-games-headline-nintendo-classics-update-march-10

With next week being MAR10 (Mario Day), a Nintendo Classics update for Expansion Pack holders announced tonight will bring a classic Mario platformer and a couple of "classics" next week.

Mario vs Donkey Kong (2004) is a puzzle platformer which serves as a follow-up to the 1994 Game Boy game simply known as Donkey Kong. It features Mario attempting to rescue miniature Marios from Donkey Kong by finding keys in levels. It was released as part of the 3DS Ambassador Program, on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2017, and was remade for Switch in 2024.
Mario's Tennis (1995) was the original pack-in for the Virtual Boy in North America, and the first Mario branded sports title.
Mario Clash (1995) was a 3D reimagining of the original Mario Bros (non-Super) arcade game that unlike its predecessor, had an ending.

TalkBack / Other Announcements From The March 3 Indie World

« on: March 03, 2026, 04:54:59 AM »

Old friends, new arrivals, and some very cute puppies.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74599/other-announcements-from-the-march-3-indie-world

Although short, the Indie World revealed a lot of upcoming games across the Switch family.

The newest title from the makers of Fe and Lost in Ramdom is The Midnight Walk, a stop-motion animated adventure due for Switch 2 on March 26.
inKOBINI: One Store, May Stories (April 30, Switch / Switch 2) is a hybrid life and store sim set in 1990s Japan and focused on operating a kobini (convenience store) and exploring the lives of the regular customers.
Annapurna Interactive-published Mixtape, a life exploration with DEVO and Smashing Pumpkins among the artist on the soundtrack, will be available for Switch 2 when it releases on May 7.
My Little Puppy (May 29, Switch, physical in June) gives you control of a dog who tries to find their master after picking up their scent in the afterlife.
Rhythm combat game (think Patapon) Ratatan will play its first notes on July 16, with local / online 4 player co-op.
Grave Seasons, a supernatural murder mystery published by Blumhouse Games, will spook the Switch this summer.
Also due in summer is Heave Ho 2, the follow-up to the Devolver-published co-op linking game which has Switch and Switch 2 launches (the latter with GameShare support).
Another summer sequel will be TOEM 2 for Switch, the follow-up to the photography adventure.
Drinkbox Studios (Guacamelee, Severed, Nobody Saves The World) confirmed a Switch 2 launch for their upcoming action RPG Blighted this fall.
Shop sim and dungeon crawler hybrid Moonlighter will take delivery of a sequel called Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault on Switch 2 this year.

TalkBack / Minishoot Adventures And New Game From Don't Starve Developers Also Available Today

« on: March 03, 2026, 04:37:00 AM »

As well as a couple of interesting looking demos.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74598/minishoot-adventures-and-new-game-from-dont-starve-developers-also-available-today

Apart from Blue Prince, the eShop is picking up a few other releases today.

Minishoot Adventures, a cutely-styled twin stick shooter released a couple of years ago on PC, will be available today for both Switch and Switch 2.
Rotwood is a Switch 2 (console exclusive) brawler RPG with local/online co-op for up to 4 players from Kiel Entertainment (Don't Starve, Invisible Inc.) also out today.
Horror FPS/roguelike Deadzone: Rogue (March 17, Switch 2) will have a demo version later today.
Outbound, an exploration game involving rebuilding your life in a camper van, will be available for Switch 2 and Switch on April 23 and will have demos today.
Railroad building sim Unrailed 2: Back on Track (launching in May, Switch 2 and Switch) will also have a demo today.
A demo for DenshAttack, a bizarre action game where you control a train to navigate a dystopian future Japan, will be available ahead of a June 17 launch for Switch 2. The S2 version will get an exclusive train livery at launch.

TalkBack / Critically Acclaimed Puzzle Game Blue Prince Unlocks Switch 2 Release Today

« on: March 03, 2026, 04:22:24 AM »

Try and find your way to room 46.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74597/critically-acclaimed-puzzle-game-blue-prince-unlocks-switch-2-release-today

One of the most beloved puzzle games of last year is coming to the Switch 2 today.

The closing announcement of the Indie World presentation was a previously-unannounced Switch 2 version of Blue Prince, a first person puzzle game about trying to unlock the secrets of a mansion with more than 40 rooms, which will be available today.

The Switch 2 edition will include mouse control support to match the previous PC version.

TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - March 5, 2026

« on: March 02, 2026, 05:12:00 PM »

Hey Strong Bad, how do you bluff with boxing gloves on? DELETED

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74594/nintendo-downloads-march-5-2026

Especially after last week's reveal of Rotom's DJ and the reveal of high reviews due to slamming the Kanto button for about the twenty trillionth time, the big game of the week is of course Pokemon Pokopia. However, as someone who was already wary about a crafting game and immediately turned off by another round of Rediscover Kanto, I'm going to show my love to the Canadian content in Scott Pilgrim EX as the Switch 2 game of the week.

The original Switch's anniversary (happy 9th) is met with a Scott Pilgrim, a Last Ninja compilation, and for some reason... a Switch version of bloody POKER NIGHT AT THE INVENTORY, the only poker game to feature references to The Rain-Slicked Precipice of Darkness.

THINGS WE MISSED LAST WEEK: Balatro got a Switch 2 release, and I have to emphasize that this is not a Switch 2 EDITION since it starts a new save. However, you do get it no cost in compensation.

IS THE EGGCONSOLE GAME PLAYABLE IN ENGLISH: I'll defer to the eShop description that says "absolutely not" by way of "all text in the game is in Japanese".

North America

Switch 2

Pokemon Pokopia (US$69.99/C$99.99)

Back to the Dawn ($34.99/$46.99)

Scott Pilgrim EX ($28.99/$28.99: Tuesday)

Planet of Lana II ($19.99/$24.99)

Switch 2 Upgrades

Planet of Lana II (no cost)

Switch

Back to the Dawn ($34.99/$46.99)

The Last Ninja Collection + Bonus Games ($29.99/$39.99)

Scott Pilgrim EX ($28.99/$28.99: Tuesday)

Fortuna Magus ($19.99/$27.99)

Planet of Lana II ($19.99/$24.99)

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse ($16.99/$21.99)

Projected Dreams ($14.99/$19.49: Tuesday)

Cryptical Path ($14.99/$14.99: Wednesday)

Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair ($14.99/$21.99)

Greedland ($12.99/$16.99)

Racheteer DX ($12.99/$16.89)

The Last Case of John Morley ($12.49/$16.99)

Aery - The King's Messenger ($11.99/$19.49)

Carom Billiards ($11.99/$13.99: Friday)

Poker Night at the Inventory ($9.99/$12.99)

Sushi Cat - Tower Defense ($9.99/$12.99)

Rail Rescue: Puzzle Lines ($7.99/$10.79: Saturday)

Archerio ($6.99/$8.99)

Buck Blastem ($6.99/$6.99: Friday)

EggConsole Kohakuiro no Yuigon PC-8801mkIISR ($6.49/$7.34)

Dig to Escape - Obby ($5.99/$8.00: Tuesday)

Zawisa the Black ($4.99/$6.88: Monday)

Avenue Escape ($4.99/$5.99: Wednesday)

Mole Cart Mining ($4.99/$6.83: Wednesday)

Shrink Rooms ($4.99/$6.99)

Deep Combat ($4.99/$6.99)

Lantern Push ($4.99/$6.83)

Elevral ($4.99/$6.78)

Beetle Shock ($4.99/$6.83: Friday)

Evergreen Meadow ($4.99/$4.99: Saturday)

Elf Girls ($3.40/$4.66)

Police Girls ($3.40/$4.66)

Magic Realm Obby ($2.99/$2.99: Friday)

Ritsu Reasoning 2 Lost Memories ($1.00/not released)

Revealed Later

Switch 2

Blue Prince ($29.99/$38.99: Tuesday)

Rotwood ($29.99/$38.99: Tuesday)

Minishoot Adventures: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition ($15.99/$20.99: Tuesday)

Switch 2 Upgrades

Minishoot Adventures: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (no cost: Tuesday)

Switch 2 Archives

Plimp Pop ($9.99/$13.72)

Nobunaga's Ambition ($7.99/$9.87)

Switch

Japanese Rural Life Adventure ($24.99/$32.50-)

H House: Puzzle Nights ($19.99/$19.99)

H House: Mystery Rooms ($19.99/$19.99: Saturday)

Minishoot Adventures ($15.99/$20.99: Tuesday)

Voidfront: Galactic Warfare ($15.99/$19.99)

HeadHunters ($14.95/$19.95)

Legendary Tales V: Price of Power ($13.99/$18.99)

Noire Police Detective: Gangster Drama Simulator ($12.99/$19.99: Saturday)

Ooo ($10.99/$15.18: Tuesday)

Anime Love: Chat Girls ($9.99/$13.99: Tuesday)

Blokes on Blocks ($9.99/$13.99)

Fairywood Survivors ($9.99/$13.99)

Pororo Sports Day ($9.99/$13.99)

Platform 0 ($9.99/$13.49)

Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil ($9.99/$13.99: Friday)

Cowboys ($7.99/$899: Friday)

Emerland Solitaire II ($6.99/$7.99)

Solitaire Crime Stores Chapter 5 ($6.99/$7.99)

Who Is Here? ($6.99/$9.49)

Shooty McSpaceface ($5.99/$7.99: Wednesday)

Cooking Cat-astrophe ($5.99/$7.99)

Scavenger Hunt Find Hidden Objects ($5.99/$6.44)

Coralia and the Ocean of Stars ($5.95/$7.95: Friday)

Twins or Tens ($5.99/$8.19: Saturday)

Fly for Fly ($4.99/$6.84: Friday)

Parcel Mania ($3.50-/$4.99: Tuesday)

Piyo Ride ($2.99/$4.00-)

Pocket Drift Rally ($2.99/$3.99: Friday)

Why Me? ($1.99/$1.99)

Cryzon Part 4 ($1.82/$2.43)

Spin Path 2 ($1.49/$1.99: Saturday)

Switch Archives

Plimp Pop ($7.99/$9.87)

Sales and Price Drops

Highlights: Pombon's Ghost Trick is 67% off until March 16. PSPrices, DekuDeals

Europe

Switch 2

Pokemon Pokopia (€69.99/£58.99)

Back to the Dawn (€34.99/£29.99)

Scott Pilgrim EX (€28.99/£24.99: Tuesday)

Planet of Lana II (€19.99/£16.99)

Switch 2 Upgrades

Planet of Lana II (no cost)

Switch

Back to the Dawn (€34.99/£29.99)

The Last Ninja Collection + Bonus Games (€29.99/£24.99)

Scott Pilgrim EX (€28.99/£24.99: Tuesday)

Fortuna Magus (€19.99/£17.99)

Planet of Lana II (€19.99/£16.99)

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse (€16.49/£14.29)

Projected Dreams (€14.99/£12.79: Tuesday)

Cryptical Path (€14.99/£11.99: Wednesday)

Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair (€14.99/£13.49)

Greedland (€12.79/£10.99)

The Last Case of John Morley (€12.49/£10.49)

Racheteer DX (€12.29/£10.39)

Aery - The King's Messenger (€11.99/£11.99)

Poker Night at the Inventory (€9.99/£8.99)

Carom Billiards (€9.99/£9.99: Friday)

Sushi Cat - Tower Defense (€9.75/£8.69)

Rail Rescue: Puzzle Lines (€7.99/£7.20: Saturday)

Archerio (€6.99/£6.29)

Buck Blastem (€6.99/£6.29: Friday)

Dig to Escape - Obby (€5.99/£5.00: Tuesday)

EggConsole Kohakuiro no Yuigon PC-8801mkIISR (€5.59/£5.39)

Zawisa the Black (€4.99/£4.44: Monday)

Avenue Escape (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Mole Cart Mining (€4.99/£4.49: Wednesday)

Deep Combat (€4.99/£4.49)

Lantern Push (€4.99/£4.49)

Shrink Rooms (€4.99/£4.49)

Beetle Shock (€4.99/£4.49: Friday)

Evergreen Meadow (€4.99/£3.99: Saturday)

Elevral (€4.39/£3.99)

Elf Girls (€3.09/£2.79: Wednesday)

Police Girls (€3.09/£2.79: Wednesday)

Parcel Mania (€2.99/£2.69: Tuesday)

Magic Realm Obby (€2.99/£2.99: Friday)

Why Me? (€1.99/£1.79)

Revealed Later

Switch 2

Blue Prince (€29.99/£24.99: Tuesday)

Rotwood (€28.99/£24.99: Tuesday)

Minishoot Adventures: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (€14.99/£13.99: Tuesday)

Stardew Valley - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (€13.99/£10.99: Friday)

Switch 2 Upgrades

Minishoot Adventures: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (no cost: Tuesday)

Switch 2 Archives

Plimp Pop (€8.99/£7.49)

Nobunaga's Ambition (€6.99/£6.29)

Switch

Japanese Rural Life Adventure (€24.50-/£22.09)

H House: Puzzle Nights (€19.99/£17.99)

H House: Mystery Rooms (€19.99/£17.99: Saturday)

Minishoot Adventures (€15.99/£13.99: Tuesday)

Voidfront: Galactic Warfare (€15.99/£15.49)

HeadHunters (€14.99/£12.95: Wednesday)

Legendary Tales V: Price of Power (€13.99/£12.59)

Noire Police Detective: Gangster Drama Simulator (€12.99/£12.99: Saturday)

Ooo (€10.99/£8.50: Tuesday)

Anime Love: Chat Girls (€9.99/£9.99: Tuesday)

Fairywood Survivors (€9.99/£9.99: Wednesday)

Blokes on Blocks (€9.99/£8.99: Wednesday)

Platform 0 (€9.99/£9.99)

Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil (€9.99/£9.99: Friday)

Pororo Sports Day (€8.99/£7.99)

Who Is Here? (€6.99/£6.99)

Emerland Solitaire II (€6.99/£6.29)

Solitaire Crime Stores Chapter 5 (€6.99/£6.29)

Shooty McSpaceface (€5.99/£5.39: Wednesday)

Cooking Cat-astrophe (€5.99/£5.39)

Twins or Tens (€5.99/£5.39: Saturday)

Fly for Fly (€4.25/£3.71: Friday)

Scavenger Hunt Find Hidden Objects (€3.99/£3.59)

Piyo Ride (€2.99/£2.69)

Pocket Drift Rally (€2.99/£2.69: Friday)

Cryzon Part 4 (€1.82/£1.52)

Spin Path 2 (€1.49/£1.49: Saturday)

Switch Archives

Plimp Pop (€6.99/£6.29)

Japan

Switch 2

Pokemon Pokopia (¥8980)

Back to the Dawn (¥4928)

Scott Pilgrim EX (¥3800)

Switch

Back to the Dawn (¥4928)

The Last Ninja Collection + Bonus Games (¥4500)

Scott Pilgrim EX (¥3800)

Aery - The King's Messenger (¥2200)

Planet of Lana II (¥2200)

Viking Farm (¥2000)

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse (¥1980)

Fortuna Magus (¥1540)

Greedland (¥1500)

Racheteer DX (¥1500)

Sushi Cat - Tower Defense (¥1200)

Archerio (¥999)

Adventure IQ Quiz Game (¥980)

Are Your Academic Skills Above Elementary School Level? (¥980)

Pure Love Or Stalker? (¥980)

The Great Detective's Unsolved Cases (¥980)

What Was Your Name? (¥980)

Deep Combat (¥950)

Shrink Rooms (¥780)

Avenue Escape (¥500)

Elf Girls (¥500)

Police Girls (¥500)

Beetle Shock (¥499)

Lantern Push (¥499)

Mole Cart Mining (¥499)

Meaningful Horror Photo Exhibition (¥420)

Mental Age Diagnosis (¥420)

Revealed Later

Switch 2

Blue Prince (¥3500: Wednesday)

Rotwood (¥3400: Wednesday)

Planet of Lana II (¥2200)

Minishoot Adventures: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (¥1850: Wednesday)

Balatro (¥1700)

Plimp Pop (¥1100)

Nobunaga's Ambition (¥800)

Switch 2 Upgrades

Minishoot Adventures: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (¥100: Wednesday)

Planet of Lana II (¥100)

Switch

Little Strays 2 (¥3299)

H Succubus Serenade (¥2999)

Japanese Rural Life Adventure (¥2800)

Voidfront: Galactic Warfare (¥2560)

Call of Warfare - FPS Modern Shooter (¥2298)

Legendary Tales V: Price of Power (¥2199)

Counter Force (¥1999)

Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil (¥1999)

Firefighters Simulator 2026 (¥1999)

Frost Survival - Winter (¥1999)

Pirate Simulator - Corsair Skull & Sails (¥1999)

Minishoot Adventures (¥1700: Wednesday)

Pororo Sports Day (¥1600)

Fairywood Survivors (¥1599)

Island Survival 2026: Craft, Build, Grow (¥1599)

Platform 0 (¥1530)

Blokes on Blocks (¥1480)

Ooo (¥1300: Wednesday)

Waterpark Simulator 2025 (¥1220)

Who Is Here? (¥1070)

Twins or Tens (¥932)

Crayon Dino (¥850)

Plimp Pop (¥838)

Scavenger Hunt Find Hidden Objects (¥612)

Parcel Mania (¥550)

Robo Rangers (¥549)

Pocket Drift Rally (¥540)

Jigsaw Puzzle Passport: Spain (¥500)

Magic Realm Obby (¥500)

Piyo Ride (¥300)

Why Me? (¥300)

Ritsu Reasoning 2 Lost Memories (¥100)

Cup Heroes (free to start: Saturday)

TalkBack / Indie World Presentation To Air March 3

« on: March 02, 2026, 04:04:19 AM »

Shout out your hopes in the Discord.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74551/indie-world-presentation-to-air-march-3

We have a quick turnaround for the first post-Pokemon Presents Nintendo stream.

The first Indie World show of the year will run tomorrow at 9 a.m. EST, 6 a.m. PST, 1500 CET, and 10:30 in Newfoundland. The 15 minute show will cover games for both Switch 2 and Switch.

TalkBack / First Easily Available Pokemon Go Mewtwo In Four Years Headlines Other Pokemon Presents Announcements

« on: February 27, 2026, 05:23:50 AM »

A nice little preview of the eventual Super Mega Raids for Mewtwo this summer.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74525/first-easily-available-pokemon-go-mewtwo-in-four-years-headlines-other-pokemon-presents-announcements

Other items from the Pokemon Presents:

The 30th anniversary of Pokemon will be celebrated in Pokemon Go with a new 30th Anniversary Event which will feature all of the 151 Pokemon barring Mewtwo and Mew (and regionally-locked Pokemon like Kangaskhan and Tauros remaining so) in the wild, and an "All Out" event from March 7 - 9 which will expand the pool to every possible wild spawn in the game's history. A Go (battle) pass will be available with a Mewtwo encounter on the free track, the first time #150 has been available to all since June 2022.
A 30th anniversary celebration mission was confirmed for Pokemon TCG Pocket, which will include 360 pack hourglasses (or 30 pulls) plus packs from recent expansions and decorative gifts.
The paper Pokemon TCG will have a 30th anniversary set in 2026 that unlike prior sets will be released simultaneously worldwide.
Pokemon Center stores for most of the world (not Germany or the ANZAC countries) will begin selling a Game Boy Jukebox today: the device will come with 45 interchangable cartridges that play different songs from Pokemon Red and Blue.
Despite suggestions to the contrary, the 2026 Pokemon World Championships and accompanying Pokemon XP festival will remain in San Francisco, with Sunday events held at the Chase Center (home of the Golden State Warriors of the NBA).
Pokemon Masters EX showed three new trainers: "1996 Red" and versions of the Scarlet and Violet protagonists with DLC stars Ogerpon (with Florian / male) and Terapagos (with Juliana / female).
Pokemon Cafe Remix will feature starter Pokemon with anniversary outfits.
Missions for Mew in Pokemon Sleep will be available tonight.
In addition to the Kanto legendary birds in Pokemon Unite, the final evolutions of the Gold and Silver starters (Meganium, Typhlosion, Feraligatr) will join later in the year.

TalkBack / Two New Characters Announced For Pokemon Pokopia

« on: February 27, 2026, 05:17:51 AM »

Sadly, the lack of a "Sound" type means we probably won't see one for real.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74526/two-new-characters-announced-for-pokemon-pokopia

In addition to Professor Tangrowth, other odd versions of Pokemon will be available in Pokemon Pokopia next week.

DJ Rotom and Chef Dente- a Greedent - were shown in today's trailer. The former will play Pokemon music CDs that can be discovered in the environment while the latter helps with cooking food for giving to Pokemon or buffing the player Ditto's stats.

Multiplayer was also shown, including the ability for parties to build massive structures.

TalkBack / New Mystery Gift Mission Announced For Pokemon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC

« on: February 27, 2026, 05:04:03 AM »

Pretty sure this is the first time Mega Evolution REMOVES a type.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74524/new-mystery-gift-mission-announced-for-pokemon-legends-z-a-mega-dimension-dlc

A datamined event for Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC is now available as many expected.

The Mystery Gift for those who have the DLC will unlock a special Mega Stone dimension with a battle against a Mega Garchomp Z. Defeating it will unlock the Garchompite Z for use in the game.

Mega Garchomp Z has a different stat distribution than a normal Mega Garchomp, but the new form also removes Garchomp's signature Ground typing - leaving it as a mono-Dragon type.

TalkBack / Pokemon Fire Red And Leaf Green To Have Pokemon Home Support

« on: February 27, 2026, 04:53:25 AM »

So you can take something from 2004 and use in a battle game in 2026.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74523/pokemon-fire-red-and-leaf-green-to-have-pokemon-home-support

It's Pikachu's 30th anniversary and the newly launched re-releases will not just live on in their own game.

Today's release of Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green was mentioned in the Pokemon Presents alongside confirmation that the games will receive transfer support for Pokemon Home at a later date. The original eShop description mentioned home support before the reference was removed about four hours later.

This means it will be possible to bring a Pokemon from Fire Red and Leaf Green into Scarlet / Violet, Legends: Z-A, and even use it in Pokemon Champions when it launches on Switch in April and mobile later in 2026.

TalkBack / Nintendo Classics GameCube To Get Pokemon XD In March

« on: February 27, 2026, 04:43:17 AM »

No mention of Colosseum, and we checked, it didn't shadowdrop.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74522/nintendo-classics-gamecube-to-get-pokemon-xd-in-march

We have a window for half of the Shadow Pokemon series for the GameCube Nintendo Classics, but probably not the one you thought.

A trailer for Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness (2005) was shown during the Pokemon Presents today with an announcement of a March release window. It covered most of the plot as well as the battle with box mascot "XD001" Lugia.

XD was announced for addition into the GameCube library alongside its predecessor, Pokemon Colosseum, in the Switch 2 unveil Direct last April: no details were given on a potential Colosseum window.

TalkBack / Pokemon Winds And Waves Announced For 2027 Release

« on: February 27, 2026, 04:34:30 AM »

Also who let Liam into the future?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74521/pokemon-winds-and-waves-announced-for-2027-release

Pokemon's tenth generation will kick off in 2027.

The final announcement of the Pokemon Presents was Pokemon Winds and Waves, the series's first Switch 2-exclusive entries due for release in 2027.

The first three partner Pokemon were revealed as the Grass-typed Browt, the Fire-typed Pombom, and the Water-typed Geqcua. A host of returning Pokemon, with a heavy focus on Water and Flying types including prominent appearances from the Wailord family, were also shown.

TalkBack / A Wild Bingo Appeared: Predictions For The Pokemon Presents

« on: February 24, 2026, 02:54:40 PM »

Sadly, the free space is free for a reason.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/74517/a-wild-bingo-appeared-predictions-for-the-pokemon-presents

One of my usual social media traditions is whenever a Direct, Partner Showcase, or Pokemon Presents is announced is to do a very quick spreadsheet Bingo card of predictions since I suck at GIMP. Of course, this usually ends badly: I think I’ve gotten a bingo (full line) once, and had to basically force it in the general Direct last September.

Given that this is a 30th anniversary presentation, I figured this would be the first time I break down my proposed squares for the Pokemon Presents bingo. Then Fire Red and Leaf Green dropped, and I had to chuck about 30% of the card, but I think I finally figured out what Big Pikachu is going to drop Friday. Let’s see how badly this goes.

Blastoise

Champions out that day, or within a month

Pokemon Champions is the official game of the 2026 video game World Championships, which are currently scheduled for August 28 - 30 with a major international tournament June 12 - 14. Realistically, it’s probably going to take a few months for the competitors in Worlds to prep their teams, so a release six months before Worlds would give them enough time to pound on it.

Pokemon Tales: Sirfetch’d and Pichu update

This is the stop motion animated series from Aardman (Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep) that was announced in the previous Pokemon Presents last July. It was given a 2027 release date, but I’m expecting to find out the distribution method here.

New spinoff Switch (2) game

Pokemon Pokopia (which launches next week) isn’t what I’m referring to here, I mean something else. Maybe a Mystery Dungeon: Explorers re-release, maybe a new racing game to finally wash the taste of Dash out of our mouths, or maybe they’re not cowards and do Pokemon Conquest 2.

Z-A: New EX mission for an unreleased Mega Stone

There were three “Z Mega Stones” included in the Mega Dimension DLC: Lucario’s, one that I think is still in the spoiler window despite being the DLC’s first major boss… and one that we haven’t seen except for datamining. Look for that last one to be available that day.

Go: “Season Event” Mar 7 - 9 detailed

We got details on the next in-game season (running quarterly) for Pokemon Go earlier today, and the event schedule for March has launched with nothing identified until March 17. When they put the event schedule for the season out, there was a “Season Event” on March 7 - 9 before every ensuing event runs on Saturday. As of now we know NOTHING about that weekend following a major event, and I for one would like to know if I need to call in sick on the 9th.

Inteleon

Pokemon Horizons plug

The latest season of the anime has already started on Netflix, but perhaps we get localized titles for the final episodes of the season.

Colosseum and XD either dropped or dated

The other major announcement that I wish ruined scalper’s lives from the April 2 Nintendo Classics: GameCube reveal after Fire Emblem was the Shadow Pokemon duology. Ideally, this is Colosseum that day and XD sometime in April, before they have to give us the ability to uninstall GameCube games with Mario Sunshine in the summer.

TCG: Next major set

We’re currently working through the Rising Heroes set in the “children’s” card game, so we’ll see what follows the last round of that.

Sleep: Special event beyond Pokemon Day

And maybe this time, we get Komala in the game. Also, could they restock the Go++ sleep tracker or is that a victim of tariffs?

Cafe Remix: Celebratory Pikachu

Probably in a special apron. It’s a reminder that there will be some acknowledgement of the mobile/Switch apps before we get to the fireworks factory.

Nuzleaf

Masters EX: Celebratory Red alt

With a Mega Charizard, because it broke 10,000 Paras and never drew a dime.

Go: Global Kalos Tour plug

It literally starts the next day, or in a few hours for the location spoofers. I do wonder if there’ll be some sort of timed research ensuing, maybe something involving everyone’s favorite green noodle of the sky since we kind of need him that weekend.

People Complain

Free space. They could announce re-releases of every game through Black and White 2 for free with Fire Red / Leaf Green purchase and the death penalty for TCG scalpers and maybe a free Rapidash for all and it's still valid.

Home: Z-A Compatibility Update

A date and possibly what new shiny Pokemon I’ll unlock for having gone out of my way to prep full living Pokedexes on the Switch 2 for temporary upload. (Off-board predictions: Diancie for the main game Pokedex, Hoopa for the DLC one).

Switch’s Missing 6 Pokemon Permanently Available

This refers to Celebi, Deoxys, Victini, Zarude, Walking Wake, and Iron Leaves. The last two introduced in Scarlet/Violet will likely be permanently available in Tera raids following the end of the current starter Pokemon reruns, while Victini and Zarude seem destined to join their mythical brethren in Z-A missions. As for Celebi and Deoxys… more on them in a bit.

Greninja

2026 World Champions moved out of San Francisco

They announced at the 2024 Worlds that the next two events would be in California, but that was before *gestures wildly* happened. There were entire teams of competitors who were denied entry into the US last year, and unless McDonalds stops beating the allegations real quick that’s probably going to happen again this year. As such, I think TPC will shift the Worlds to… as much as I wish it could be Halifax, it’s either going to be somewhere in Japan or somewhere on the Iberian Peninsula (where the Paldea region of Scarlet and Violet is based on) in the same way London got the Worlds in 2022.

PokePark Kanto plug

The uber-popular Japanese amusement park will still need a lottery to get into, sadly.

Old movies available for purchase

Currently the only way to see the old movies based on the Pokemon anime is via streaming, I think there’ll be a deal done with one of the online video stores to make them available for purchase.

Unite: Brand new Pokemon

The MOBA has started dropping the bird trio of Kanto, but I think we’ll see something beyond that (probably their April drop).

Fire Red / Leaf Green include event tickets

You might recall the 3DS Virtual Console version of Pokemon Crystal included an unlock in the postgame of the previously Japanese-phone-only Celebi event. Fire Red and Leaf Green actually have two items - the “Mystic Ticket” and “Aurora Ticket” that unlock islands which respectively hold Lugia + Ho-oh and Deoxys. Pair that with the removal of Home support from the eShop description about four hours after it went live for announcement later… and that’s how we’ll get Deoxys on Switch. (And perhaps a Crystal re-release that also has the Celebi event.)

Octillery

Chicago Museum plug

The “Pokemon Fossil Museum” will be making a stop in Chicago starting in May (right before the 10th anniversary Pokemon Go Fest in the same city) and we’ll see a reminder.

New Pokemon animated series

As mentioned, Pokemon Horizons is coming to the end of its run, so we’ll likely see what replaces it based on the main event of the presentation.

TCG Pocket: Lots of free packs

That’s basically what they did last year, and the newest expansion for the game will be out about 36 hours before the Presents so it’s not like they would want to talk about what’s coming in March. Instead, they’ll throw some packs at us - probably from the October “Mega Rising” set as much as I need it to be from the recent “Fantastical Parade”.

Pokemon Friends: New puzzles

The answer to the trivia question of “what was Nintendo’s first Switch game after Switch 2 launch” will see some new content briefly.

Generation 10 unveiled

We’ll get a name, possibly the starters, and find out once and for all if this is going to be cross-platform by necessity or not.

TalkBack / Treehouse Live For March Switch 2 Launches To Air Tomorrow

« on: February 23, 2026, 04:25:00 AM »

That's Pokopia and The Talking Flower's Revenge, for those of you scoring at home (congratulations).

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74514/treehouse-live-for-march-switch-2-launches-to-air-tomorrow

Nintendo will be live tomorrow with a preview of their games for March.

A Treehouse Live will air tomorrow on Nintendo's video channels starting at 5 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. PT, and 6:30 in Newfoundland. The subject will be Pokemon Pokopia and the Switch 2 edition of Super Mario Bros. Wonder focusing on the Meetup in Bellabel Park content.

Pokopia launches on March 5, and Wonder + Meetup in Bellabel Park follows on the 26th.

TalkBack / Nintendo Downloads - February 26, 2026

« on: February 23, 2026, 03:00:00 AM »

This week features more footnotes than any Downloads article, AND a series of games developed by Shinji Mikami during his time at Capcom.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/74460/nintendo-downloads-february-26-2026

In a week bursting with potential above-the-fold titles, it takes a lot to stand out. Like something that should have been on the Switch at launch but finally comes to it (and its successor) nearly nine years later, bringing a couple of extra games along for the ride including the legendary and elusive Goof Troop: the Disney Afternoon Collection. Yes, we're actually acknowledging the mouse. I'm shocked too.

Switch 2's major drop this week is of course Resident Evil: Requiem - though the Switch 2 also includes both RE7 and RE: Village (now with portable stepping from Lady Dimitrescu) - and if you're looking to get all three, the individual price of all three games can basically be knocked down by $50 if you want to go for a bundle and your Switch 2 can take that hit to your storage.

For the OG Switch, the games that made me chuck an entire column and a bingo card Pokemon Fire Red / Leaf Green will arrive for the 30th anniversary at about a 85% discount compared to the average gray market price. (Remember: Leaf Green has the Water / Psychic types, but Fire Red has Wooper in the postgame. You make the call.) There's also Tales of Berseria... I don't think we can legally call it "Remastered" when the first release was a PlayStation 4 game, despite Bamco's best efforts. A new mystery localized by Aksys (Path of Mystery) and the game John would have me shot if I didn't recommend, Fur Squadron Phoenix.

THINGS WE MISSED LAST WEEK: You mean aside from a Switch 2 edition of 2015 GOTY and 2025 Best Re- Game Xenoblade Chronicles X? Well, the Archives had a 1982 water shooter Adventure Canoe for the Archives, and Dezaemon which as was pointed out on yesterday's RFN is a Japan-language only shooter maker. Yep, this is a Hamster release.

IS THE EGGCONSOLE GAME PLAYABLE IN ENGLISH? Yeah, you should be fine. Super Cooks is more of an "action" action RPG.