Category: Nintendo

After a bug almost cancelled Christmas!

Although it seems to be the end of the road for the development of Kirby Air Riders, in-game events will still be taking place over the next year.

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Nintendo is feeling jolly.

When the Switch 2 was announced, many Nintendo fans were already calling for themes to be added to the HOME Menu.

While there have been no developments on this front, there is something else that at least some fans are excited about. From the system HOME Menu, if you navigate to the ‘Nintendo Switch Online’ icon, you’ll be presented with a “Happy Holidays” theme featuring Mario and the rest of the crew.

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Following the recent Switch 2 game upgrade.

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 originally sailed onto the Switch in 2020 and last month got a Switch 2 Edition upgrade.

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Never say never again.

007 First Light, a brand new James Bond game from the developers of the Hitman series, has been delayed, IO Interactive has announced. The game will now launch on 27th May 2026, two months after its original 27th March release date.

Sharing a statement on social media, IOI CEO Hakan Arbak called First Light “our most ambitious project to date” and that “this decision allows us to ensure the experience meets the level of quality you players deserve day one.”

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Every game we scored 9/10 or above.

For those of you in North America giving the gift of Switchmas (sorry…) this year, then the Nintendo eShop ‘Hits For The Holidays’ has come to the rescue to help fill up that gaming library.

From now until 4th January 2025 at 11:59pm PST, there are tons of discounts on classic Switch titles to Switch 2 editions. You can, of course, check out everything there is on offer on the eShop itself, but where’s the fun in that? Don’t you just want to see the best of the best?

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Celebrating the small(er).

2025 has been a bit of a loud, bonkers year for video games. Big title after big title, a brand new console in the Switch 2, and a new GOTY contender almost every other week. It’s been breathless, but not without industry struggles, mass layoffs, cancellations, and closures.

Which is why now, more than ever, it’s important to shout out those smaller titles, those games that go a little more under the radar in a jam-packed release calendar. And 2025 has been incredible for independent games and smaller studios, with many of the year’s best titles coming from those corners. Some of those are part of our big Staff GOTY list, of course.

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Get it downloaded.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds fans will have a very Merry Christmas this year, as Sega will be launching the free ‘NiGHTS DLC Pack’ this week on Christmas Eve – that’s 24th December 2025, just to make it crystal clear.

The pack will include NiGHTS as a playable character, the Dream Sleeper vehicle, and new emotes and sounds.

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Cover up.

When the Switch generation was in full swing, there were stories about games being censored in some way or form, and even blocked from being published on the eShop.

With this in mind, it seems fans of the “superhero comedy” Dispatch have spotted a potential cover up on Nintendo’s digital storefront in the US. The banner for the “Dispatch Art and Comics Pack” DLC is showing much less skin compared to the listings in other locations (and even on other digital marketplaces such as the PlayStation Store).

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Fans of Eternal Darkness, Resident Evil and more will “feel at home”.

Bloober Team has recently been busy with the Switch 2 versions of Cronos: The New Dawn and Layers of Fear: The Final Masterpiece Edition, but did you know it’s got one other mysterious Nintendo release in the pipeline?

In case you missed it, in July last year, the Polish-based horror developer teased it was working on a new project specifically for Nintendo platforms known as ‘Project M‘. Now, in a new interview with Nintendo Insider, the studio’s CEO Piotr Babieno has revealed that the first details about this title could be shared “very soon”.

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Wii like, wii like to party.

We’re nearly done with 2025, and in the final update for 2025, Nintendo Music has this week added the Wii Party soundtrack.

This party game originally debuted on the Wii in 2010 and the soundtrack comes loaded with 105 tracks and has a run time of 2 hours of 21 minutes. It’s got some smooth and funky tracks in it like “Menu Screen” or you could dance about to “Party Games: Results Time”.

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