Wonder if you'll trip over a gaming conglomerate during your exploration.

A sequel to a Nihon Falcom RPG got Direct time during the Partner Showcase, but with nary a Trail to be found.

Kyoto Xanadu, the sequel to Tokyo Xanadu, showed English gameplay and a 2026 release on both Switch 2 and the original Switch. The game has brief high school elements, with largely 2D side-scrolling exploration of dungeons and 3D action combat.

That's the original as the streak of Nintendo Directs without Silksong begins to approach Cal Ripken Jr territory.

Four games that could not be more different are being released today as announced in the Partner Showcase.

Bethesda brings the big guns to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026

During the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase today Bethesda revealed a number of titles coming to Nintendo Switch 2. This includes several titles that have never made their appearance on Nintendo systems.

First up is Fallout 4: Anniversary edition. This is a port of 2015’s Fallout 4, that... Read more...

You don't have long to get your butt out of Midgar.

We don't know what the third game in the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy will be called, but the second part is coming to Switch 2 with the quickness.

The Nintendo Direct today confirmed that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will launch for Switch 2 on June 3, following the release of Remake two weeks... Read more...

The most we can expect first party is some Age of Inprisonment.

The first game-related Direct in 2026 is a third party festival.

A Partner Showcase Direct will air tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET, 6 a.m. PT, 1500 CET, and 10:30 in Newfoundland. The show will run for 30 minutes according to the announcement in Nintendo Today.

We didn't go to the preview event in question because we value our eyesight, thank you very much.

Although preorders are open again, you may not have to shell out $25/$100 for something to play the upcoming eye destroyer that is the Virtual Boy library.

During a preview of the new library last week, staff from Nintendo Treehouse confirmed to GamesBeat that the Labo VR kit can also be used to... Read more...

Luckily, we would never get as jank a game as Yoshi on the Game Boy again. Wait, we're getting a 30th anniversary reminder...

A small drop of games have come to the Game Boy library for all Switch Online subscribers tonight.

Balloon Kid (1990) is the portable sequel to Balloon Fight, which offers named characters and the ability to release balloons while standing on platforms and reinflate ones to continue progressing.... Read more...

Based on the last game with that description, we can just assume it's never getting un-paused.

The Switch 2 has dodged the bullet of Borderlands 4.

During their Q3 earnings call today, Take Two Interactive's upcoming release slate (which included this Friday's PGA Tour 2K25 release for Switch 2), the Switch 2 version of Borderlands 4 was not on the list at all. A Take Two spokesperson issued the following statement to Variety: "We made the difficult decision to pause development on that SKU."

Both of those probably being seen coming from a couple of light years away.

Nintendo has revealed their financial results and provided sales updates through the end of calendar 2025, and the Switch 2 and Switch both ended up with record breaking quarters.

All monetary figures quoted in yen, with a comparison based on current market rate of US$1 = ¥155.957 provided for clarification only. Year over year increases also noted to be compared to the final holiday quarter of just the Switch.

Wait, a time to slime under an hour? Is this REALLY Dragon Quest VII?

You never want to go full Star Wars, but Dragon Quest has done it with their choice of remakes for Switch family of systems: following the original trilogy, they jumped right to VII with the Reimagined version of the longest game in the long-running franchise. Apparently the new version has made it... Read more...