More story to not be represented on the silver screen.

Nintendo has dropped a late Super Mario Galaxy 2 update with a bit more to the story.

The 1.4 update includes a new story chapter to the storybook: earning a star after unlocking the "Final Chapter" in the book will show the story.

Updates to resolve issues on Switch 2 and Switch are also included in the patch.

And it's two hours longer in total, so the News Editor will be AFK that weekend.

The biggest Pokemon Go in person event is bringing a lot of bonuses out from behind a paywall for the game's 10th anniversary.

The global Pokemon Go Fest (this year on July 11 and 12) normally offers a paid ticket for shiny boosts, early access to debuting Mythical Pokemon, additional raid passes,... Read more...

Let the speculation commence about what exactly she's doing here. (If you know, you know.)

It looks like Nintendo films are accelerating their release cadence.

A schedule released by Universal Pictures Spain reveals an "UNTITLED ILLUMINATION/NINTENDO EVENT FILM (APRIL 2028)" scheduled to premiere on April 12. This will follow the Mario Galaxy movie on April 1 this year, and the Legend of Zelda movie on May 5, 2027: the Illumination partnership seems to indicate a Mario movie.

The genre that knocked it out of the number 1 spot in the US should've died with either "Walk Hard" or "Weird", take your pick.

The fourth weekend of the Mario Galaxy movie will see it hit some major marks, even if it didn't maintain its lead in the US for an entire month like the first one did.

In the US, the animated feature took in $21.2m for its fourth weekend, as its screens were reduced by a little over 10%. Its new... Read more...

Thank heavens for Golden Week, I might actually have a weekend off this time.

Golden Week begins later this week, so we might be spared a weekend of game-like substances. (You know we crossed 1,000 Switch games for the year LAST week?) The big games (apart from a relatively quiet Switch 2 week after a Switch 2 version of Amnesia: Rebirth) include: Ys Memoire: Revelations in... Read more...

Have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV and its expanded free trial where you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers expansions up to level 80?

It was announced at the Final Fantasy Fan Fest keynote today that Final Fantasy XIV will be releasing on Nintendo Switch 2.

The Switch 2 version will receive one month of early access, during which players will not require any monthly subscription. Unfortunately there was one big caveat: unlike... Read more...

Coming soon, the retro game themed puzzler, Lorelei and the Laseractive.

Annapurna is the latest publisher to announce their intention to heavily support Switch 2.

The indie publisher released a "Portfolio Trailer" earlier today which confirmed a pair of brand new Switch 2 editions available today: Sayonara Wild Hearts (2019 on original Switch) and Lorelei and the Laser... Read more...

Single player? In my Splatoon?

The summer just got a little fresher for Switch 2 owners.

Nintendo has posted a trailer in the Nintendo Today app for Splatoon Raiders, which confirms a July 23 launch. Originally revealed last year alongside a Switch 2 update for Splatoon 3, the game was largely radio silent until today.

The... Read more...

And we can probably make it $2.1b once it opens in Japan.

It's another weekend of beaucoup de bucks for the Mario Galaxy movie, and the Nintendo / Illumination partnership has reached another major milestone.

The US box office returns for the third weekend of the co-production totaled roughly $36.5m to be the top film at the box office, and the Super... Read more...

One of the better games this week isn't coming out in Canada, if you're wondering about my feelings about it.

There's one game that will drive the conversation this week as the maker of Vampire Survivors is pivoting to the deckbuilding roguelike, so expect to hear a lot about Vampire Crawlers from certain outlets later this week. Apart from that, we have a game which of course came out today in Jay and Silent... Read more...

Obligatory gag: check.

The Super Mario Galaxy movie continues to chug along.

Estimates of the US box office have the second weekend of the animated feature tracking for $69m US, and an 11-day total of approximately $308.1m. Internationally, the film has taken in an estimated $320.6m through Sunday.

Mario Galaxy was... Read more...

Do you prefer your dolls made up as Miis or do you prefer one little one?

We've got another half-century opening on the eShop this week, headlined by your choice of a new Capcom (who have been, quite frankly, carrying the Switch 2 this year) property with Pragmata, or a rare first party Switch OG title in the form of viral purpose to have the Switch app on a smartphone... Read more...

Pump up the jam right at the start of Q3.

The rhythm will start moving us in early July.

A Nintendo Today posting has revealed Rhythm Heaven Groove will launch on July 2. The Switch game was announced in the March 2025 Nintendo Direct but has been largely radio silent since.

The post also shows one of the new minigames included in the final game.

The second most important thing Game Freak's involved with today.

A new trio of NES and Famicom games has been added to the Nintendo Classics library tonight, all from regular Nintendo development partners.

Perhaps to make sure Bond isn't ordering a weak drink and being snooty about it.

The Switch 2 version of the latest 007 game needs a bit more time in Q's lab.

007: First Light, originally due for launch on May 27 along Steam / PS5 / Xbox Series versions, has been delayed to "later this summer" on Switch 2. IO Interactive announced the delay on their social media but no specific reason was given.

A bit of an odd way to get back to the US$500 bundle option.

The Mario Galaxy movie is serving as a reason to offer a purchase incentive for its games.

Nintendo has announced a new deal today offering US$20 or C$30 off a purchase of a Switch 2 and the Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 release. Both physical copies and digital codes (via card) will be eligible for the discount, with choices based on the retailer: the deal will run from April 9 (Canada) / April 12 (US) to May 6 / 9.

Not going to prevent a Switch 2 price increase, but maybe it won't be as bad.

Much like the games, the second Super Mario animated movie both didn't hit the heights of the original and yet still made boatloads of cash.

Estimates have the Illumination / Nintendo co-production making US$130.9m in its opening weekend, and $190m US over the five days since its April 1st launch. International take - notably not including Japan, where the film's release is tied to the Golden Week holidays - was approximately US$182.5m.

There's a three headed dragon meme with the abilities of the Z-A starters. "It's always sunny!" "Slash is a Dragon move!" "Uh, Mold Breaker?"

Get your Incineroar and Amoongus ready because we're going to be dealing with the Society of Battle Connoisseurs this week with the release of Pokemon Champions, a game that might qualify me for my first Worlds in 2027 (assuming the tourney isn't in gestures wildly since I won't be able to enter the... Read more...

Someone set up us the bomb. Ten times over.

Mario Kart World has snuck an additional update in before the end of the fiscal year with a new battle mode and other changes.

The headlining option is the Bob-omb Blast option being added to Battle Mode. Players can hold up to 10 bombs and adjust the distance of thrown Bob-ombs depending on how long the L button is held down.

Probably more notable for what goes away tomorrow, apart from the Switch 2's immunity to price increases.

Some things of note today on the second-to-last day of the quarter and Nintendo's fiscal year: The Resident Evil Generation Pack (RE7 Gold, 8, and 9 for $100 US or equivalent) will no longer be sold digitally after tomorrow, and GameChat will move from being available for all to requiring a Nintendo Switch Online sub. It's the official recommendation of this column to remap the C buttom to a second capture or home button.