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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… and ever and ever.
You didn’t think we’d let Zion go without one last chat, did you?
Nah, he’s not getting away that easily. So before our beloved video producer departs, we thought it would be nice to have one last chinwag and go over some of our happiest memories with Mr. Grassl.
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Telerobrawl.
Hello folks, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl!
Last week, we looked at the ridiculously titled Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy – Deluxe Edition for the Nintendo Switch, and it was the Japanese box art design that won the day with 68% of the vote. Well done!
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Galaxy 2 has already topped the eShop charts.
Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 released for the Switch this week, and we’ve now got some eShop chart data, revealing which entry is the most popular so far.
Perhaps, unsurprisingly, it’s Super Mario Galaxy 2 – which is currently at the very top of Nintendo’s digital store chart in the US, with the original Super Mario Galaxy game placing third on the chart in this same region, behind the recent release Hades II. If you go back to Switch purchases, in general, on the same storefront, it seems the Galaxy pack is still the most popular option.
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Issues with multiple titles have been resolved.
Nintendo released a new update for the Switch 2 (and Switch) earlier this week, bumping the firmware up to Version 20.5.0. We noted at the time how there could be compatibility fixes, and we’ve got confirmation of multiple fixes.
Once you’ve updated to this particular version, issues related to certain Switch games running on Switch 2 should be resolved. This also notably includes Warframe, with developer Digital Extremes showing the first gameplay of a dedicated Switch 2 release earlier this week (this is coming to the Switch 2 in the future).
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Votes for the Golden Joystick Awards are now open.
The Switch 2 game library has already scooped up some awards this year, and now that we’re at the tail end of 2025, even more nominations are beginning to pop up for Nintendo’s new system and its exclusives.
The UK-based ‘Golden Joystick Awards’ have returned for ithe 43rd annual event, and it marks the debut of Switch 2 games, which we’ve highlighted below.
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Gotta alphabetise ‘em all.
Ever since The Pokémon Company uttered the name Pokémon Legends: Z-A, one idea has obsessively swirled around my mind: I needed to declare my favourite Pokémon for each letter in the alphabet, in reverse alphabetical order.
Anyone else? Just me? And why? I don’t know, because what I thought would be a fun, breezy exercise ended up being an endless toil of picking between my favourite children. It taught me what a Pokémon must feel when inflicted with paralysis.
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Why do humans read the air?
We reported on the Switch 2 version of Kuukiyomi 4: Consider It having arrived with new features, including a bunch of exclusive mouse-mode content, and as a result of that, well, I agreed in writing in the comments that I’d review it. Thanks, past me. Thanks a bunch.
I jest, of course. This is an off-kilter Japanese series that had completely passed me by, and after seeing the Switch 2 port trailer, I simply had to give it a go. It’s right up my street.
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2 hot to stop.
It’s that time of year for our six-monthly Games We Missed round-up, when you lovely people flag great Switch games that slipped through Nintendo Life’s nets. And this is the first edition since Switch 2 launched!
While we’ve done our utmost to keep up with every new Switch 2 game after 25 of them dropped on 5th June, there have already been a handful we weren’t able to cover – although we did manage to catch up with Bokura: Planet and Kuukiyomi 4, both of which we enjoyed immensely (spoilers for the Kuukiyomi review that’ll be going live later today!). And Switch 1 has kept up its relentless release rate, with publishers pumping out all sorts of jewels glinting in the ever-churning eShop slop. Missing some good ‘uns is unavoidable, unfortunately.
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Get yours today.
If you’re still considering a Switch 2 and happen to be located in the US, Nintendo has issued a reminder on social media that its new system is now available for purchase on the My Nintendo Store.
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