The Unown lexicon.
“Enemy DUGTRIO used Fissure. It’s super effective!”
I’m six years old, and I’m staring at Pokémon Yellow on my Game Boy Color screen, dumbfounded. This was my first time fighting Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, and he managed to one-shot my Blastoise with a move — a word — I’d never seen before. Fissure? What’s that, a fish of some sort?
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TPC used Remember! It’s super effective!
Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen is a difficult game to evaluate. Re-released on the Nintendo Switch eShop to celebrate Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, this 22-year-old Game Boy Advance remake of the original Pokémon Red & Blue feels like a lacklustre way to celebrate one of the largest media franchises known to man. On the other hand, I’m just happy to have a more convenient way to experience this nostalgic romp through Kanto again, catching personal favourites like Cubone along the way.
Making matters more difficult, FireRed & LeafGreen come as a separate purchase — $19.99 USD / £16.99 — rather than part of the GBA Nintendo Classics emulator which adds suspend saves and filters to many classic titles which are ‘free’ for NSO Expansion Pack subscribers.
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Roguelink.
Imagine if, after a hard day’s work dispatching Bokoblins, Link returned home and ran a little shop. That was the proposition put forward by Digital Sun and 11 Bit Studios back in 2018’s Moonlighter, and its sequel promises to be more of the same.
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault launched on other platforms at the end of last year, and the publisher today announced that it’ll be making its way to Switch 2 at some point in 2026.
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Currently exclusive to the Pokémon Center in Japan.
Pokémon is celebrating its 30th anniversary in all sorts of ways, and one of the most in-demand products is the “Beginning Pikachu” plush, available at the Pokémon Center.
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Another generation winds down.
Following last week’s reveal of the next major Pokémon game Pokémon Winds & Waves, The Pokémon Company has officially announced it will be winding down Pokémon Scarlet & Violet‘s seasonal Ranked Battle content.
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Expect Mega Man and multiple other titles.
Nintendo has already got an Indie World showcase taking place this week, and now Capcom has announced it will be holding a special ‘Spotlight’ broadcast later this week on 5th March 2026.
This Spotlight will run for 30 minutes and wills include news Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, Pragmata, Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection and Street Fighter 6. According to Capcom’s website, one of the “featured titles” is Mega Man: Dual Override, due out in 2027.
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Green light.
After last week’s 3DS 15th anniversary, we knew it was only a matter of time before another big hardware birthday sent us spiralling; we just didn’t expect it to come this quickly.
Today marks 20 years since the launch of the DS Lite in Japan — a fact that we are totally comfortable and okay with. Yes, on 2nd March 2006, Nintendo launched the slimmer, glossier, more colourful counterpart to the OG phat DS, and it was a beauty.
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You wanted more?
Clearly not content with its barrage of presentations recently, Nintendo has announced that it will be airing an Indie World showcase tomorrow, 3rd March.
As revealed on Nintendo Today!, the showcase will kick off at 2pm GMT, and promises 15 minutes of info on all the indie goodness coming to Switch systems in the coming months.
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Kickstarter now live.
BIT.TRIP developer Choice Provisions (once known as Gaijin Games back in the day) has a Kickstarter campaign in progress to bring BIT.TRIP Rerunner to the Switch 2. First released on Steam in 2023 and PS5/Xbox in 2024, it’s a complete remake of the original BIT.TRIP RUNNER for the WiiWare service on Wii. The accompanying trailer brings back industry legend Charles Martinet for some key voiceover work
At the time of writing, the Kickstarter is sitting at $16,933 with 17 days left to reach its $50,000 goal. $20 pledges will net a Switch 2 code for when the game launches, but this looks to be one of those “all or nothing” kind of campaigns. If Choice Provisions fails to complete its funding, it could be that the game just doesn’t get ported at all. The devs state that funding is “an important financial boost that helps keep the studio healthy while we complete the port and fulfil rewards”.
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Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch 1 & 2 in February.
February 2026, hey? It’s been a busy one with a Nintendo Direct, a Pokémon Presents, and a couple of shadow drops and Switch 2 surprises. That means it’s time for a lovely edition of eShop Selects.
So yeah, a big month for what is the shortest one of the year. Spring is approaching, but that doesn’t mean we want to start stepping outside and enjoying the crisp, early sunshine. There’s a lot of games on the eShop right now, so let’s look at the best of them.
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