Category: Nintendo

Nothing to dread, here.

Well hello there. Welcome. It’s the weekend, and that means you’re keen to see what we’re going to be playing over the next couple of days while divulging your own plans. Before you do so, however, let’s just recap the last handful of days.

First up, Nintendo announced that it would be expanding its GBA app with two new titles on NSO next week, so that’s pretty cool. The company also reiterated its recent Direct announcements with the usual handy infographic. Lots of cool stuff coming out, y’all.

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And a “major title update”.

The radical roguelike Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate is getting another DLC character in the future.

The big reveal is scheduled for 23rd September 2025, with this new character joining the turtles and Casey Jones. Alongside this, the team will also be releasing a major title update. When we hear more, we’ll let you know.

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For Sparking! ZERO and Xenoverse 2.

Ahead of the launch of Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO on the Switch and Switch 2 this November, Bandai Namco has lifted the lid on DLC 3: Dragon Ball Daima Character Pack 2.

It’s launching on other platforms next week on 24th September and includes Goku (Mini) Super Saiyan 4; Goku (Daima), Super Saiyan 4; Vegeta (Daima), Super Saiyan 3; Majin Duu; Third Eye Gomah; and Giant Gomah. This will expand on the game’s existing roster of 180+ fighters.

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Just breathtaking.

It looks like Square Enix is still celebrating Chrono Trigger‘s 30th anniversary — and why shouldn’t it? This is one of the most-beloved RPGs of all time.

And today, as a tasty little treat, the company’s Japanese YouTube channel has shared a video showcasing close-ups of some of the game’s character art and promotional artwork. (thanks to modder and video producer Christa Lee for highlighting!)

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Swapsies.

Cosmox Gaming is best known for its Haute Pad range of arcade controllers, many of which can be considered budget options for fight fans, while pretty much all of them are immediately compatible with the Switch and Switch 2.

The HautePad X wired controller is a slightly different proposition, and it’s a wild one. It’s comfortably the most premium of Cosmox Gaming’s controllers at a base price of $229.99, and there’s a good reason for that. Unlike most arcade controllers which just have one main function, the X boasts several thanks to its modular design.

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As well as a SEGA guest character.

As the reviews for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds go live this week, physical copies of the game (which aren’t available to the general public until next week) have now reportedly “leaked” upcoming Season Pass and DLC collaborations.

If you don’t want any spoilers, you might want to navigate away from this page now. Right, with the warning out of the way, according to a photo of the physical version doing the rounds, Capcom’s Mega Man series will be featured in the Season Pass as the last “paid DLC” collab slot.

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Is that a grey hair we spot?

Pokémon‘s fifth generation kicked off 15 years ago today with the release of Pokémon Black & White in Japan.

On 18th September 2010, the world first stepped foot into Unova, a brand new Pokémon region based on North America, specifically New York City’s metropolitan area, with a mix of landmarks inspired by the area and other part of the whole country.

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Z-A? What’s *that*?

I rarely expect big Pokémon news during Nintendo Directs. Maybe an NSO drop (pffft), perhaps some details on the already-announced game coming out. I certainly did not anticipate my dream of becoming a Ditto who can transform into a human being to come true during the latest showcase.

Okay, that’s obviously not what I’ve spent my many years growing up with Pokémon thinking about, but it is the spark that sets in motion my actual, long-desired Pokémon spin-off, Pokémon Pokopia: a life sim.

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While Minecraft sells over 4 million on Switch.

Famitsu has provided the latest look at the boxed charts in Japan, and it’s another resounding success for Mario Kart World, with the Switch 2 launch title selling another 38,026 copies.

Borderlands 4 made its debut, with the PS5 version coming in at number 2 after selling 13,029 copies. A decent start, to be sure, but Mario Kart World’s commanding lead is going to take some beating.

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Multiple genres in one easy-to-store package.

Japanese dev outfit Sting has just announced Baroque YA, a collection of four games from the genre-spanning series, will release on Switch (in Japan only, for now) on 18th December.

Originally released for the Sega Saturn all the way back in the Spice Girls-heady days of 1998, the first Baroque is a post-apocalyptic RPG in the roguelike vein that was eventually ported to Wii in 2008.

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