Category: Nintendo

Opening later this month.

After its announcement back in September 2025, The Pokémon Company has today lifted the lid on the theme for its upcoming Natural History Museum pop-up store, and it’s all about Pokécology.

Don’t worry, we had to Google it too. For those wondering, ‘Pokécology’ is the study of Pokémon based on their assigned habitats. It all stems from Yoshinari Yonehara’s Pokécology: An Illustrated Guide to Pokémon Ecology, the best-selling Japanese Pokémon book, which, conveniently, will be getting an English translation later this year.

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A load of pollocks, or did they krill it?

Cast n Chill is one of those games that, the instant I clapped eyes on it, and even with other people telling me that it’s real good, I got the feeling I’d just never get around to it.

That’s not to say fishing isn’t for me or anything. I have fished in real life. Oh yes. My dad used to take me when I was a kid, back in the 1850s, and I even have some very fond memories of fishing-related stuff as a result; sticking hooks through squirming maggots and watching the pus run out of ’em, pouring soapy water on the back lawn to get some worms, and the stink of a fish that I’d taken home to eat (Victorian times just hit different) but forgot about and left in my bag. Yeah, that stank.

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Fully compatible with Switch and Switch 2.

Accessory manufacturers GameSir and Hyperkin have joined forces to produce a fully modular controller that’s compatible with the Switch and Switch 2: the GameSir x Hyperkin X5 Alteron.

Ignoring the terrible name for a moment, this thing actually looks pretty neat. Utilising an extendable telescopic arm design, you can clip it onto your Switch, Switch 2, iPhone, iPad, or Android devices for instant handheld play. It also comes with Bluetooth technology to allow for PC gaming, if you wish.

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How will it hold up on Switch 2?

Resident Evil Requiem arrives on the Switch 2 and multiple other platforms next month, and ahead of the anticipated release, new footage has surfaced at CES 2026 this week.

During Nvidia’s PC showcase of the title featuring path tracing and DLSS 4 with multi frame generation, a new setting in the series has reportedly been revealed. As highlighted by VGC, it’s a glimpse at a “new city environment” and what’s believed to be the fictional location Wrenwood, where the game unfolds.

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Nintendo confirms.

If you’ve ever used the video streaming app Hulu on the Switch, just so you know – support for it is ending next month.

In a notice on Nintendo’s American support page, it’s been confirmed the app will “no longer be available” on the eShop, and support officially ends on 5th February 2026.

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Including Daisy, Peach and 36 others…

Last year, Nintendo lifted the lid on a brand new Mario Tennis game for the Switch 2. It’s called Mario Tennis Fever and will be launching next month on 12th February 2026.

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A rare feat.

Super Meat Boy‘s reputation precedes it. The notoriously-difficult precision platformer is designed to be extremely challenging, and death on every single screen is basically inevitable. Amazingly, it’s taken over 15 years for anyone to fully complete the game — that’s get 106% completion — without dying, but it finally happened at the end of last year (thanks IGN).

Back in December, Nintendo speedrunner shredberg became the first person ever to fully complete Super Meat Boy deathless. Yes, seriously, no one has been able to do this since the game was first released on the Xbox 360 in 2010. The platformer came to Switch in 2018.

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Prepare your wallets.

Uh oh, you’d best get your wallets ready folks, because the official Pokémon Center pop-up store is making a return in London this February as part of the 2026 Pokémon Europe International Championships.

Open from Thursday, 12th February to Sunday, 15th February 2026, accessing the store will once again require a reservation, and more details for this will be shared closer to the time. As for what kind of exclusive products you can expect to find, The Pokémon Company has confirmed that Mega Evolution will play a big role this year thanks to its reintroduction in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

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Crank up the AC.

The new year is finally upon us, and with that comes a whole horde of new games to think about — yipee!

2026 is already looking pretty stacked, and while January is usually one of the quieter months in the release calendar, there are still a handful of big hitters coming our way over the next few weeks.

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Plushies for all.

If you’re keen to bag a physical copy of Pokémon Pokopia (despite its Game-Key Card status), then you might want to head to the official Pokémon Center site.

All pre-orders via Pokémon Center will come with a Ditto Sitting Cuties Plush which, as indicated on a separate store page, is worth $9.99 and comes in at 4¾ In. The game itself is priced at $69.99 via the US site and £58.99 for those in the UK.

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