Switch gets a lovely helping of shoot-'em-ups early next year.

If you're a 'shmup fan like myself, you'll instantly recognize the Raiden brand of vertical shooter. Next February sees the Japanese and International versions of Raiden Fighters Trilogy bundled together as Raiden Fighters Remix Collection.

In addition to features like Retry, Beginner-Friendly,... Read more...

So look for a pandemic to kick in around New Year's.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons looks to be starting the year on Switch 2.

The multi-million seller will receive a Switch 2 edition on January 15. The $4.99 upgrade ($64.99 MSRP if buying the game completely new) will up-res the game to 4k, add mouse controls on the right Joy-Con, microphone and camera support, and 12 player parties.

Starring a very fast time to slime, and we don't just mean the Dragon Quest duo.

The RPG train continues unabated on Switch 2 and OG this week with the headliner, the main event, the icon(s) Dragon Quest I + II HD-2D (with apparently a fourth party member in 2?), but if you prefer a bit more action in your RPGs you can drop down to the slightly cheaper Tales of Xillia remaster... Read more...

And the Switch 2 version even comes in a similar fashion to its prior console releases.

After multiple retail leaks suggested it, the travails of the Templars are officially Switch 2 bound.

Nintendo's YouTube has confirmed a December 2 launch for Assassin's Creed: Shadows, the newest game in the Ubisoft mega-franchise that launched on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series in March. Set in the end of Japan's Sengoku era, the player has a choice between two playable characters including one based on the famed samurai Yasuke.

Also, the sun rose in the east this morning.

Bandai Namco have made an official announcement of something that was previously inferred.

A press announcement has come out confirming that Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition would now launch in 2026. "More time for performance adjustments" was cited as the reason.

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Sakurai truly asking the question we all are.

The Kirby Air Riders Direct 2 (as it is seemingly officially known) has just wrapped with a whole host of new details.

Game Details

The final announcements of the show from host Masahiro Sakurai were that the game would have no DLC, but a day 1 update will add some modes to the game. The update... Read more...

"Excelsior! ...that means Mysterio's a wanker."

The newest licensed DotEmu brawler is going to make 2025 with room to spare.

Marvel Cosmic Invasion, a four player side scrolling brawler starring the masked (and otherwise) superheroes of the mouse has confirmed a December 1 launch. The Tribute Games-developed game was announced as a Switch game in the March 27 Nintendo Direct, and then confirmed for Switch 2 in the system unveil Direct on April 2.

They're still updating Switch games without Switch 2 support?

2023's Game of the Year is getting a free update with new features.

An update for Pikmin 4 will be available with new features and difficulty options.

"What's your favorite scary GameCube game?" "Super Mario Sunshine. Absolutely frightening."

It wouldn't be the first year of a GameCube library if it didn't bring Luigi's Mansion along for the ride.

Nintendo have confirmed tonight that the launch day game will be the newest addition to the Switch 2-exclusive GameCube library for Expansion Pack subscribers, launching on October 30 (likely the night of the 29th in North America). This will be the second time the game has been re-released following a 2018 3DS port.

Can they add a THIRD button?

We have a date for the promised second Kirby Air Riders Direct.

Promised in last month's Nintendo Direct, the presentation will air Thursday at 9 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT / 10:30 in Newfoundland. The show will run for 60 minutes and be hosted by director Masahiro Sakurai.

Oh, banana!

The Emerald Rush mode of Donkey Kong Bananza is due for another expansion next week.

A monthly challenge is being added next week, specifically on October 28 with the first challenge starting at 4 a.m. ET / 1 a.m. PT and running until November 4 at 2:59 a.m. ET / 11:59pm PT on the 3rd. The challenges will feature fixed options for "Emerald Perks" per run, and there is no limit on the number of runs that can be attempted in the event period.

"The Downloads are the means by which all is revealed - the eternal march of death is only matched by the number of Switch games still coming out."

The Switch 2 is on an absolute RPG heater right now as in the last month and a bit we've had Trails 1st, FF Tactics, Disgaea 7, Pokemon, and now Persona 3 Reload with Dragon Quest I-II HD-2D, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, and Yakuza Kiwami in the next few weeks (for certain definitions of... Read more...

And remember to always, always, always play around the AOE spam in the game of the week.

The biggest game of the week - and given that it's chucking Mario Kart World out of Switch 2 bundles on launch day, probably the year - is Nintendo's big holiday game in Pokemon Legends: Z-A as the ninth generation of Pokemon winds down. Obviously we'll be getting our Totodile or Tepig on (I'm doing... Read more...

Sadly, the News Editor will still not be able to get one of his roommate's half dozen "immersive" Giratina.

A pair of profitable Pokemon mobile titles are getting ahead of this week's Legends Z-A release with some major impending updates.

In a post on the Pokemon website today, it was confirmed that several updates to Pokemon TCG Pocket are planned to expand the pool of tradable cards (adding "2 star"... Read more...

From Guitar Hero to Synth Rider?

If you're craving the days of traditional rhythm action games such as guitar hero you might want to keep an eye out for Synth Riders: Overdrive, announced today to be coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. As a Synth Rider you ride on rails using hoverboards and the like to make stunts in time to the rhythm.

On the one hand, cool. On the other hand, terrible, terrible failure.

The Super Nintendo library in Nintendo's NSO-required Classics section has added three new games, including an import with an interesting developer pedigree and mouse support.

Might have some Pikmin music.

This morning, Nintendo posted an unnanounced short film on their YouTube channels. The video is called "Close to You". It bears no overt ties to any existing Nintendo franchises however some of the music does seem to reference tunes from the Pikmin series.

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Some very odd takes on horror as we head toward Halloween, dood.

The two big Switch 2 games of the week are both different takes on horror: you get horror comedy in Disgaea 7 Complete (all DLC included), or you get the horror platformer Little Nightmares III. Or you get acid flashbacks to collectathon 90s platformers (derogatory) with Yooka-Replayee: as the name SHOULD imply, it's a higher definition version of one of the last crowdfunding success stories before Shenmue III did what Shenmue III does.

Just in time for the digital preload warning.

With two weeks to go until Pokemon Legends: Z-A, the final overview trailer for the game has been launched.

The six minute trailer serves to recap most of the news released thus far for the game, including a demo of the "Z-A Battle Club" which will be used to unlock Mega Evolution stones for the original Pokemon X and Y starter trio. The trailer also reiterates that the Switch 2 Edition will have enhanced framerate and resolution.