Category: Nintendo

“Maybe this is the limit of it”.

AI is absolutely bloomin’ everywhere these days; doubly so if you kept an eye on CES 2026 earlier this month. There’s no getting away from it, and folks are particularly keen to see what game developers think of the whole thing.

Josef Fares, founder of Hazelight Studios and director of both Split Fiction and It Takes Two, recently caught up with Chrisopher Dring at The Game Business. The subject of AI naturally cropped up, and while Fares is keen to highlight the technology’s advantages in game development, he doesn’t see it taking over completely anytime soon, and firmly believes that having someone with a “vision or idea” for a game is vital.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

A demo will also be available “soon”.

Publisher Daedalic Entertainment has today announced that Star Trek: Voyager – Across The Unknown will launch on the Switch 2 on 18th February 2026.

Daedalic has shared a “Combat Deep Dive” (above) from developer gameXcite to mark the occasion. Pre-orders are available now, and it’s also been confirmed that a demo – which is up now on Steam, PS5, and Xbox – will make its way to the Switch 2 “soon”. The demo is inspired by the pilot episode ‘Caretaker’ and contains roughly one hour of gameplay, including a guided tutorial.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Yes, even the free pre-order gift.

Lego recently revealed its new Pokémon collection, with ‘Eevee’, ‘Pikachu and Poké Ball’, and ‘Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise’ all up for grabs.

The latter set, which costs a whopping £579.99, has already been removed from pre-sale, suggesting that the initial allocation has already been met. As such, listings are popping up on eBay, and when we filtered these out to ‘items sold’, it seems people are already paying stupid amounts of money for the collection’s flagship set.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Announced alongside a new sales milestone.

Level-5 recently teased more updates for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, and alongside today’s news that the game has now shifted more than 800,000 units worldwide, it’s now announced the title’s second major free update.

This second update is scheduled to take to the field on 28th January 2026 and will feature the opening of the Ares Route, along with various other features. This update follows on from “Galaxy & LBX DLC” in December 2025, which added new routes to the Chronicles Mode.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Airing later this week.

Resident Evil Requiem launches next month on the Switch 2, and as we get closer to this anticipated release, Capcom has announced it will be airing another Resident Evil Showcase this week on 15th January 2026.

It promises to feature “brand new gameplay and news” about the upcoming entry starring Grace Ashcroft and Leon Kennedy. Of course, if there are any other surprises revealed, we’ll be sure to let you know when the news drops.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

A new era begins.

Yes that’s right, although we said a fond farewell to Felix and Zion over the last few months, Alex has now been joined by a brand new face over on YouTube: please say hello to Mai Ladyman!

Mai is no stranger to making YouTube videos, but she now joins Alex full-time as we storm into 2026. We’ve no doubt she will flourish as Nintendo ramps up its Switch 2 plans over the coming months and years.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Gotta build ’em all.

LEGO and The Pokémon Company have finally lifted the lid on the upcoming LEGO Pokémon sets, which were teased last year, and they’re coming on the most appropriate day imaginable — 27th February 2026.

Three sets have been announced, with a fourth available as a special gift when you purchase directly from LEGO in-store and online with the priciest set. And oh boy, is the big one pricey.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Final stream was a speedrun of Pokémon Emerald.

The Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 event has now closed with a total of $2.443.554 raised for the Prevent Cancer Foundation.

The week-long fundraiser ended with a speedrun for Pokémon Emerald by streamer adef, who managed to beat it in 3 hours and 13 minutes. Other highlights from the event include a 70-Star, 70-Player relay for Super Mario 64 and an any% speedrun for Hollow Knight: Silksong from streamer Ceen, who stormed through the game to beat the final boss in 54 minutes and 55 seconds.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Get ready for a 2026 release.

Last September, Nintendo revealed Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup In Bellabel Park would be arriving in Spring 2026.

We haven’t really heard anything about it since then, and now in a slight development, a rating has been spotted on the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Here it is:

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Remappy days.

The long-awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond finally released in December, and well, not everyone is happy with it.

The game’s focus on NPCs and a literal desert of an open world did not resonate with gamers as well as Retro Studios had hoped. I hate to admit it, but I agree with the loud people on the internet. None of the people complaining about the dialogue better be Xenoblade fans, though. I’d rather listen to Myles MacKenzie’s unprompted advice than the childish blathering of the Nopon or inane technobabble that makes Star Trek’s sound like Shakespeare.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com