Category: Nintendo

Starting the Switch 2 Edition in style.

Yesterday, Team Cherry surprised us all with the shadow drop release of Hollow Knight – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (at least, it would have been a surprise if its PEGI rating hadn’t cropped up online before), and the studio snuck out a new update to mark the occasion.

The ver. 1.5.12459 update isn’t packed with game-changing additions, but it’s always nice to see Team Cherry fine-tuning the experience. Alongside new screen resolution support for PC players, the patch also introduces “many under-the-hood improvements brought over from Hollow Knight: Silksong to the original game,” Team Cherry said in a blog post. And yes, this update is available on both Switch 1 and 2.

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Future events will reuse old job scenarios.

Splatoon 3‘s “regular updates” came to a close back in September 2024, but the recurring Eggstra Work events have continued to land new job scenarios (the predetermined shift conditions) in the years since. That is until this month, when they, too, are wrapping up.

Shared in a post by the official @SplatoonJP X account (via @Oatmealdome on Bluesky), Nintendo confirmed that the next Eggstra Work will be the last to feature new job scenarios. While more Eggstra Work shifts will crop up in the future, they will use previous scenarios instead — which should make planning a little easier, at least.

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Download it today!

Level-5 is showing no signs of slowing down the Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time updates, and the latest patch has gone live today.

The ver. 2.1.0 update is now available on Switch and Switch 2. This one includes a new “high-difficulty” boss battle, bonus Dream Quests, fresh items and much more. Naturally, there’s a bunch of balance adjustments and bug fixes, too.

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Start your adventure today!

Capcom featured throughout the latest Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, and apart from updates on Pragmata and Resident Evil Requiem, it also gave Monster Hunter fans another look at the upcoming Switch 2 release Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflections.

If you just can’t hold out until the game’s March 2026 release date, the good news is a “trial version” is now available on the eShop. Capcom notes how you can start your adventure right now, and you’ll even be able to transfer your save data over to the full game on release.

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Download it now.

It’s been another action-packed week for Nintendo and on top of all the Partner Direct announcements, it’s also been rolling out a bunch of new updates this week.

Yesterday, we got a new update for Splatoon 3, and today it’s now released an update for Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, bumping the games up to Version 1.3.1. This follows the release of Version 1.3.0 in December last year.

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And it may well be a reworking of a mobile favourite.

In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment during today’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, you may have caught a glimpse at a cute-looking RPG called Another Eden Begins. Coming to Switch 2 and Switch 1 this summer, it features time travel, turn-based combat, ten different endings, and New Game+.

What if we also told you that the creator was none other than Masato Kato, one of the writers of acclaimed ’90s Squaresoft RPGs Chrono Trigger and Xenogears, as well as the director of Chrono Cross? And that the game’s music is composed by Yasunori Mitsuda, who also worked on all three of those games? The pieces are starting to fall into place now.

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Arisen for a new console.

The Tales of series is on a bit of a roll at the moment, and Switch 2 owners have something to celebrate, as Tales of Arise – Beyond the Dawn Edition is coming to the console on 22nd May 2026. it’s getting both a physical and digital release.

For those not in the know, Tales of Arise is the most-recent entry in Bandai Namco’s action RPG series; it came out on other platforms back in 2021, with the Beyond the Dawn expansion following in 2023. The Switch 2 release will include the expansion as-standard.

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How would you rate it?

And there you have itm folks, the February 2026 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase has come and gone, giving us 30 minutes of video game goodness for both Switch 2 and Switch 1. And it seems like third-parties are queueing up around the block to get their games on the newest system!

If you happened to miss the Partner Showcase or you just need a handy place to find every announcement, this round-up will have you covered. Below is every announcement from the Partner Showcase, the complete Direct video, trailers for every game, a description of each game, and our own coverage. Phew!

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Bombs away!

Konami has stepped out from the shadows to gift us with a rather lovely shadow drop on Switch and Switch 2. Yes, Super Bomberman Collection is out today for both consoles and will feature a total of 7 unique games.

So we’ve got Super Bomberman 1 through 5 along with the original Famicom versions of Bomberman 1 and 2. A new Boss Rush mode has also been added, while GameShare is available for those who want to dive into multiplayer.

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These residents are evil.

Gosh, how is it February already? We don’t know about you, but January actually flew by this year, and looking at the stacked line-up of games for the next few weeks, we suspect we’ll be seeing March before we know it.

Yes, February is set to deliver a bunch of bangers for the Switch and Switch 2 (so much so that we’re kinda hoping the upcoming Partner Showcase doesn’t include any shadow drops!), so as per the norm, we’ll be going through 14 titles that we’re particularly excited for. You can check out the individual games listed below, but please do give the above video a watch for all sorts of lovely commentary from Alex and Mai.

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