“Look forward to it!”.
As the new year gets underway, Level-5’s CEO Akihiro Hino has teased some of the company’s plans for the earlier months of 2026.
Fans of both Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road and Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time can apparently look forward to “free major updates” this month and next. There are no specific release dates just yet, but here’s a rough translation (via RPG Site):
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Get ’em while you can.
Last July, Nintendo announced it would be ending the sale of Switch Game Vouchers. It’s now apparently sent out another reminder (and potentially the last major one) before the big date.
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Xbox’s upcoming showcase will visit the “legendary” team.
The Pokémon developer Game Freak recently released the DLC Mega Dimension, so what’s it up to beyond this? In case you missed it when it was revealed last year, the studio has a new action RPG Beast of Reincarnation in the pipeline.
In an update this week, it’s now been revealed we’ll be hearing more about it at Xbox’s upcoming Developer Direct showcase, taking place later this month on 22nd January 2026. This latest broadcast from Xbox promises to give fans an “inside look at not just the games” but also “the studios working to bring them to life”.
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Update: Nintendo responds after fans accuse company.
Yesterday, Nintendo announced that it would be bringing its ‘My Mario’ collection to the West next month. It launched a cute new marketing campaign showing happy parents and young children putting the products to the test, but the images quickly set AI alarm bells ringing for many on social media (thanks for the heads up, The Gamer).
You see, in a lot of the promotional images, commenters online thought that the fingers just don’t add up. One model’s thumb appears bent back to an impossible angle, while another hand holding up a toddler has been criticised for its finger length and placement.
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“It wasn’t our decision to make”.
Of all the dream Nintendo Switch 2 ports, Baldur’s Gate 3 is probably extremely high on many people’s lists. It certainly is on ours too! But that pipe dream may have to stay as just that — a pipe dream.
Larian Studios, the developer behind the GOTY winning RPG from 2023, held a Reddit AMA earlier today mainly focusing on its upcoming Divinity title, which was revealed at The Game Awards 2025. And, as you’d expect, one fan asked about the potential of a Switch 2 port of the latest Baldur’s Gate game.
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But is it actually AI?
Yesterday, Nintendo announced that it would be bringing its ‘My Mario’ collection to the West next month. It launched a cute new marketing campaign showing happy parents and young children putting the products to the test, but the images quickly set AI alarm bells ringing for many on social media (thanks for the heads up, The Gamer).
You see, in a lot of the promotional images, commenters online thought that the fingers just don’t add up. One model’s thumb appears bent back to an impossible angle, while another hand holding up a toddler has been criticised for its finger length and placement.
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Gimme some skin.
When Nintendo announced the new alternative colour Joy-Con controllers for the Switch 2 this week, one thing became adamantly clear: it’s quite possible that we’ll never get any solid colour Joy-Con. Those little accents around the analogue sticks are likely all you’ll see when the Joy-Con are attached to the console. And that’s fine, y’know?
But if you’re not especially pleased about this, then accessory manufacturer Dbrand might have you covered. The company has revealed that it is launching ‘ColorMatched’ skins that will effectively take the accented colours of the new Joy-Con and apply the same colour to the entire controllers. The result, provided to apply them properly, is pretty neat.
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“Shut up!”.
Capcom has released a new teaser trailer for Alex, the latest addition in the Year 3 Character/Ultimate Pass for Street Fighter 6.
There’s no raw gameplay here, but if you ever wanted to see Final Fight‘s Andore (Hugo) get beaten to a pulp, this trailer has you covered. Alex fully turns heel for this one, becoming ‘The Man With No Allies’ as he taunts his opponent and rebukes the crowd.
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Featuring FPS and visual enhancements, mouse controls & more.
The Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP – Switch 2 Edition got a last-minute delay in November 2025, but we’ve now got an update…at least for Japan.
According to the latest Dragami Games press release, it will be launching in this location on 26th March 2026 (this includes a physical release). Switch users who already own the game will be able to purchase the “Upgrade Pack” in this region for 1,100 yen (about $7).
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Here’s what they unlock.
Yesterday, Nintendo released a new trailer for Mario Tennis Fever, and in case you missed it, it highlighted amiibo support.
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