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.

For some of us this is a long time coming.

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.

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

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.

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.

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... Read more...

The PS5 hit was just recently revealed to be coming.

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.

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

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

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... Read more...

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

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... Read more...

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

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.

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

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.

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

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... Read more...