Blasting the dirt off your console later this month!
As we reported not long ago, PowerWash Simulator 2, the cunningly-named sequel to PowerWash Simulator, is winging its way to Switch 2, which is a very good thing indeed given how popular the first outing was.
Now, the folks over at Futurlab have announced that their cleaning sim sequel will release on 23rd October 2025. Hey, that’s this month!
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Available until 3rd November.
New month, new NSO icons. With the Nintendo Switch Online Missions & Rewards Program, you can nab some rather unique icons for your Switch profile.
Now, you could grab some icons for Mario Party 3 — and they’re quite nice, too — but have you seen those Mario’s Super Picross icons? No? Well just look at them! (Thanks to NSO Icon Alerts for highlighting them!)
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Short and suite.
Looking for a pick-me-up on a chilly morning (or afternoon, or whenever you happen to be reading this)? This five-minute arrangement of classic Koji Kondo tracks from the Mario series just might do the trick.
Recorded back on 23rd August, the WDR Funkhausorchester takes a delightfully brisk jog through some classic platforming tunes, spanning 1985’s Super Mario Bros. to New Super Mario Bros. (yes, that is now retro, folks) by way of SMB3 and SM64.
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Pre-orders are now available.
If you’re still on the hunt for certain Switch 2 accessories and are looking for alternatives to Nintendo’s products, there are plenty of third-party offerings. Accessory maker Turtle Beach has already released a headset and it’s now announced it’s bolstering its own line of Switch 2 products.
This includes a new range of wired and wireless controllers, cases, and screen protectors. There’s the Rematch, Afterglow Wave and Afterglow controllers as well as a PlayTrek 2-in-1 Case and cases for the standalone system.
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Thankfully, it’s not a “major” delay.
Yacht Club Games’ new title Mina the Hollower was on track for a 31st October 2025 release, but it seems the plans have now changed.
In an official statement on the company’s website, the “delay extravanganza” continues – with the team behind this new retro Zelda-inspired adventure having to make the “tough decision” to delay the title on Switch, Switch 2, and all other platforms, as “it’s just not quite there yet”. Fortunately, this delay isn’t a major one.
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Coming 2026.
Revolution Software has unveiled Broken Sword – The Smoking Mirror: Reforged, an enhanced rerelease of the second game in the Broken Sword series. And it’s coming to Switch, alongside other platforms, in early 2026.
Originally teased much earlier this year, The Smoking Mirror appropriately follows on from the excellent 2024 enhanced release of Shadow of the Templars: Reforged and brings with it the same bells and whistles. Though it is getting a 4K release this time — perhaps a free patch for Switch 2 owners, then? We hope so…
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Prepare for some deep learning.
We’ve known that Nvidia’s custom-built Switch 2 chip would bring some DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) magic to the new console for a good while now, though specifics around how the technology is actually working under the hood have been pretty slim. Fortunately, the tech experts at Digital Foundry are here to shed some light on the whole thing.
In a new video (above), DF’s Alex Battaglia gets into the weeds of the Switch 2’s DLSS and explains how it works compared to other models on PC. There’s been no official word from Nintendo or Nvidia on the matter, but this is pretty much as comprehensive a breakdown as you’ll get.
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A little Game Boy Advance goodness?
If you played Orbital Media’s Scurge:Hive back when it launched in 2006, on both GBA and DS, you’ll already know that it’s a super-solid action effort that takes its cues from the likes of Metroid: Fusion, and then melds them into a tight isometric space adventure.
Now, Raitalaika Games has announced that its new Switch port of the game will hit the eShop on 10th October (hey, that’s this week!), priced at £14.99/$14.99.
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Official website provides clues.
When the Silent Hill 2 remake launched on 8th October 2024, it was made clear that it would only be exclusive to the PS5 and PC for one year.
So now that we’re approaching its first anniversary, the possibility of a Switch 2 release has grown after empty slots for two additional platforms have been discovered on the official website by Rebs Gaming (thanks, Push Square).
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Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch and Switch 2 in Setember!
Phew. What a month, hey? It’s time for eShop Selects, and it’s a doozy.
As we approach the holiday season, we’re practically drowning in games, with two of the biggest indies of the year hitting within weeks of each other. A Nintendo Direct ensured we’d be swimming in more titles for a while on both Switch 1 and 2. Who needs free time? Not us!
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