Category: Nintendo

ICYMI: Nintendo Reminds Us Switch Game Vouchers Won’t Be Sold After January 2026

But it will still add games to the voucher catalogue.

It’s been incredibly busy in the land of Nintendo recently with the arrival of the Switch 2, and in case you missed the initial announcement in July, Nintendo announced it would be discontinuing Switch Online Game Vouchers.

It has now issued another notice about this via its customer support social account for Japan – reminding Switch users that these vouchers will no longer be sold after 30th January 2026. It has also shared a notice about how the software currently listed for the voucher program does not include Switch 2 titles.

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Monster Hunter Wilds Brings The Hunt To Street Fighter 6 In New “Limited-Time” Collab Event

“The guild authorizes a special collaboration”.

Recently, it was Street Fighter 6 content appearing in Monster Hunter Wilds, and now Capcom is flipping this crossover around.

The developer will be bringing the hunt to its latest Street Fighter entry, dressing the fighters up with new EX colours, “new gears” and more. This limited-time event will be taking place between 1st September 2025 and 30th September 2025.

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Poll: When The Heck Is Metroid Prime 4 Actually Launching?

Bounty hunting for a date.

Over the last week or so, we here at Nintendo Life have been having a few spirited debates about when Metroid Prime 4: Beyond might actually launch. By all accounts, it’s still scheduled for 2025, but time’s ticking by quickly, and we’re still very much in the dark.

Frankly, after literal years of waiting, it feels good to finally talk about Prime 4’s release date without feeling the need to plaster our faces with clown makeup (yeah, it’s not just you, Silksong fans). But here’s the thing: Nintendo’s schedule over the next few months is looking reasonably healthy, with Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World launching today, Pokémon Legends Z-A following on 16th October, and finally Kirby Air Riders on 20th November. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is also due in Winter, but this rather broad window means it could potentially come out in January or February 2026.

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Japanese Charts: Switch And Switch 2 Hardware Are Both Crushing The Competition

You almost feel bad for them…

The latest boxed charts from Japan are now available thanks to Famitsu, and as expected, Nintendo’s first-party line-up for Switch 2 is doing particularly well.

Specifically, Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza remain unchanged at the top, selling a further 30,202 and 8,424 copies respectively. We’d like to see those lifetime sales for Bananza climb a little higher, but it’s a solid performance, at least.

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Square Enix Confirms Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Runs At A “Stable” 30fps On Switch 2

“Offering smooth performance and crisp visuals”.

Following some reports about the performance and visual presentation of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on the Switch 2, Square Enix has now officially confirmed the title’s frame rate.

Switch 2 users can expect this upcoming release to run at a “stable 30 frames per second” while also offering “smooth performance” as well as some slick visuals. Here’s the company’s official update about this via its social channels:

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Poll: Ahead Of Silksong’s Release, Are You ‘Finally’ Playing Hollow Knight?

It’s a deep nest.

In case you’ve been living in the deepest, darkest cave imaginable, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally launching next week, on 4th September 2025. Fans have been waiting years to get their hands on the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Hollow Knight, and suddenly, we have just over a week to go.

Team Cherry has sold almost 15 million copies of its hit hand-drawn Metroidvania, but there are still many out there who have yet to dive into Hallownest.

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Switch 2 Sales In The US Are Outpacing The Original Console By 75%

2 million units strong.

We knew that the Switch 2 had gotten off to a pretty strong start, but according to recent numbers from Circana’s Mat Piscatella, Nintendo’s new console is doing remarkably well in the US.

In a post on Bluesky, Piscatella confirmed that Switch 2 sales have now surpassed 2 million in the US. Not only that, but the console is currently outpacing the original Switch by 75%. 75%! That’s wild. According to Nintendo’s most recent financial release, the console surpassed a total of 6 million sales worldwide in the seven weeks following its launch.

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