Hello Kitty Island Adventure – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Has Been Rated

The timing…

Hello Kitty Island Adventure made its debut on the Switch 2 earlier this year, and if you’ve been hanging out for a Switch 2 Edition, it seems you might be in luck.

A new classification for Hello Kitty Island Adventure Nintendo Switch 2 Edition has been recently spotted on the Entertainment Software Rating Board. It’s received ‘E’ for ‘Everyone’ and comes with the attached rating summary:

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Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Gets Day One Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Out today on Switch and Switch 2.

Square Enix has dropped a day one patch for Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, which is out now on Switch and Switch 2.

The patch is a pretty small one, admittedly, but it does make a few small tweaks — adding in a few more voice lines, adjusting enemy AI behaviour, and the usual “bug fixes”. It’s available to download now on all platforms, so make sure you grab it ASAP.

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Guide: Everything Included In The Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition & Free 3.0 Update

Nook and see.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and the accompanying Ver. 3.0 update arrive on 15th January 2026, and there’s a lot packed into them.

Below, we’ve listed everything included in the ACNH 3.0 update — which is coming to the base Switch 1 game too — and outlined all of the Switch 2 Edition additions (heh), so you can see all of the new stuff at a glance.

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Retro Nintendo Games Are Returning To Animal Crossing (Sort Of)

One game per system.

As you’ve no doubt seen, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting another massive update early next year, along with a Switch 2 Edition with the expected enhancements (Mouse Mode, wooo). But amongst all the Bells and whistles announced, you might have missed the news that retro Nintendo games are also returning to the series. Hurrah!

Yes, you will once again be able to play 8-bit and higher-bit classics in Animal Crossing, just like you could in the original game back on GameCube! However, there are some caveats.

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Biped 2 Waddles Onto Switch Next Month With Even More Nintendo-Style Co-Op Chaos

Step by step.

We had a good time with Biped — the robo co-op platformer all about putting one foot in front of the other — when it arrived on Switch back in 2020, and what do you know, META Publishing has got even more up its sleeve.

Biped 2 is set to step onto Switch on 5th November, and it looks every bit as full of Nintendo charm as its predecessor. Once again, the main gimmick here is to do with controlling a sweet little robot’s left and right feet independently to get them walking in a straight line, but there are obstacles, drops, and platforms to contend with along the way.

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Pokémon Legends Z-A Update Planned For November, Will Address “Known Issues”

Here’s what you can expect, trainers.

Pokémon Legends Z-A has been out for a few weeks now and during this time The Pokémon Company and developer Game Freak have identified some issues.

In response to this, a response has been issued about the “current known issues and planned fixes” on the way. The fixes will be rolled out in a “future update” that’s currently planned for November. For now, this is what you can expect, courtesy of the official Pokémon Legends Z-A news page.

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Nintendo Expands Switch 2’s GameCube Library Today With A Spooky Classic

Return to Luigi’s Mansion.

The Switch 2’s ‘Nintendo Classics’ GameCube library for Switch Online expands next week with the return of the original Luigi’s Mansion.

This spooky GameCube launch title will drop on 30th October 2025, so just in time for Halloween. It made its debut in 2001 and puts Luigi in the spotlight as the main character. After winning a mansion filled with ghosts, he’s now got to save the day with the help of Professor E. Gadd and his trusty Poltergust 3000.

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Resident Evil Requiem Pre-Orders Live, Switch 2 Pro Controller And Amiibo Confirmed

Horrifyingly good.

Capcom has revealed a bunch of new information for Resident Evil Requiem ahead of its Switch 2 launch next year on 27th February.

Pre-orders are now live via the Switch 2 eShop, with a standard edition priced at £64.99 / $69.99 and a deluxe edition at £74.99 / $79.99. The latter will grant you the following bonus features, while pre-orders for either edition will bag a special Grace: Apocalypse costume:

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Rare NES Platformer ‘Little Samson’ Is Coming To Switch In 2026

“The Wildest Adventure of Them All!” returns.

Limited Run Games has announced that it’s bringing NES side-scrolling platformer Little Samson to the Switch in 2026. The reveal took place during the company’s 10th anniversary stream.

Originally released in 1992 for the NES and directed by former Capcom designer Shinichi Yoshimoto (Strider, Ghouls ‘n Ghosts), Little Samson sees you controlling one of four characters — the eponymous Samson, a dragon called Kikira, the golem Gamm, or a mouse called K.O.

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