For a limited time only.
If, by some chance, you are one of the six remaining people on Earth who haven’t played Stardew Valley and you have a Nintendo Switch Online membership, then boy, do we have good news for you.
Nintendo has announced that ConcernedApe’s beloved farming sim is the next title to get the Free Game Trial treatment (in Europe, at least), offering the full game to those with an NSO subscription for a limited time.
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Just remove the red lens cover.
Yesterday, Nintendo shared an update about its Virtual Boy library coming to the Switch Online + Expansion Pack next month.
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It’s expected to drop the same day as other versions.
WWE 2K25 delivered an excellent Switch 2 port last July, and if you were hoping for the next entry on Nintendo’s new hybrid system, it seems you’re in luck.
According to Dealabs’ Billbil-kun, who has accurately reported on game announcements ahead of schedule in the past, the next WWE 2K will not only be coming to the Switch 2, but it will also be arriving on the same date as the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 counterparts.
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Money+.
Just a week after Ubisoft announced it was making a huge amount of cuts and cancellations in order to aid efficiency and corporate restructuring, the French studio has confirmed it will be increasing the price of Just Dance+ subscriptions from April 2026.
The streaming service, which launched back in November 2022, can be used in-game from Just Dance 2023 Edition onward, and gives you access to even more songs from the series’ back-catalogue.
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Batting up in March.
With the arrival of the Switch 2, we’ve finally been getting some parity across the multiplatform sports games across all consoles, with EA and 2K’s offerings being much-better than their Switch 1 counterparts.
We thought we’d see the same from Sony’s MLB The Show 26, which has been confirmed for a 17th March 2026 release alongside the reveal of cover star Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, who is returning to front for the second time.
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Bould over.
Terraria dev Re-Logic is kicking off 2026 in style with the monster ‘Bigger and Boulder’ update, rolling out on Switch today.
As is so often the case with Terraria content updates, this is a big one. The headline additions are a new crafting interface and inventory management tweaks, a fresh World Seed menu, and brand new Dead Cells and Palworld crossover content. Of course, there’s much more besides, including improved lighting and language support, new blocks and decor, bonus transformations and more bug fixes than you’d think possible.
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An Intelligent Systems top-down adventure also on the way.
We now know the launch line-up for the Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics service, coming to Nintendo Switch Online on 17th February 2026. And while it’s all worth getting excited over, there are two never-before-released games coming out later in the year that Nintendo enthusiasts should be particularly excited about.
Right at the end of the brand new overview trailer (at around 3:07), Nintendo showed off footage from two cancelled Virtual Boy games that will be playable for the first time ever via Nintendo Switch Online — Zero Racers and D-Hopper (also known as Dragon Hopper). Both of these will be coming to the service sometime in 2026.
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An unexpectedly big one.
Nintendo has announced that Splatoon 3‘s next update is expected to launch later this month, bringing a fresh dose of battle balances to the Splatlands.
As revealed by the official @SplatoonJP Twitter account, the update is currently planned for a 29th January arrival, with “balance changes to battles and changes to some battle-related systems” (translated via Google) being the main attraction this time.
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Celebrating the “first look” at Yoshi.
Last weekend, Nintendo aired a special Direct presentation for its upcoming Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which is due out in cinemas this April.
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Is that…?
If you’re wondering what could be on the way to the Switch Online’s GameCube library in the future, you might want to read on…
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