Category: Nintendo

Survive together, kids.

Konami and Unity are teaming up to bring Survival Kids back as a Switch 2 launch title on 5th June 2025. But besides the trailer during the Nintendo Switch 2-focused Direct back in April, we haven’t heard much else about the game.

However, in an interview with Stephen Totilo over at Game File (paid), the game’s producer — Andy Dennison at Unity Games — has revealed that you’ll be able to play this co-op adventure with two other friends via GameShare locally at 30fps. Yep. No need to buy multiple copies of the game.

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Welcoming us all soon.

It’s the week of Switch 2’s launch and Nintendo is marking the occasion in the only way that seems fit… a new overview trailer for one of the console’s hottest topics: the £7.99 / $9.99 Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour.

The five-minute trailer was shared via the Nintendo Today! app in Japan (we expect to see it crop up in other regions soon enough), and it gives a rundown of everything we can expect from the tutorial software.

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It’d be rune not to.

Rune Factory’s first entry arrived to a welcoming fanbase almost 20 years ago, and players have signed on for the adventures of a string of amnesiac protagonists, equal parts fighter and farmer, ever since. Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma delivers on the promise of the series with another hero mysteriously connected to the land who, despite not having any memory of their life prior, can forge their destiny anew in a charming town filled with a cast of vibrant characters. After the lacklustre reception to Rune Factory 5, developer Marvelous Inc. offers up a totally fresh take on the Rune Factory formula in here that could push the series to even greater heights going forward.

Guardians of Azuma takes place in a brand new location for the Rune Factory series: an Eastern country that draws a lot of aesthetic inspiration from traditional Japanese culture. After choosing between two characters to play as (we picked Kaguya), we enter what is admittedly a pretty long opening sequence of cinematics and tutorials.

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Our favourite Switch 1 eShop games released in May.

The summer is here, the Switch 2 is almost here, and that means it’s eShop Selects time for May.

This is our very last Switch 1 edition of our monthly feature — but don’t worry, things aren’t changing with the release of a new console. You’ll still be getting your monthly dose of eShop hidden gems that we’ve reviewed, but Switch 2 eShop exclusives will be joining the party too.

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Switch too.

This is it: Switch 2 launches this month!

Switch 1 will live on, of course (and we’re still excited to play Rhythm Heaven Groove and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream next year), but all eyes are on Nintendo’s new console, with its brand new games and its updates to existing classics. Yes, yes, we’ve all played Breath of the Wild to death, but do you think that’s going to stop us gliding in for a cheeky 4K replay?

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Landing on Switch this year.

Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots was announced for the Switch earlier this year but at the time few other details were shared.

In a small development (via Wario64 on social media), the game has now been rated by the ESRB. At the very least it’s a sign the game’s release schedule is still on track. It’s rated ‘E10+’ for ‘Everyone 10+’ and contains mild language and mild suggestive themes. Here’s the official rating summary:

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“Designed to prevent fragments scattering”.

Nintendo has uploaded the Switch 2 instruction manual and apart from all the warnings, there’s a small but notable detail about the system’s screen.

This new LCD panel has a pre-applied film layer which is “designed to prevent fragments scattering” in the event of damage. Nintendo advises users to “not peel it off”. Here’s the warning filed under the “careful usage” section of the manual:

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Joining the Expansion Pack next week.

GameCube returns next week as a Switch 2 ‘Nintendo Classics’ exclusive and it will start life with The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, F-Zero GX and SoulCalibur II.

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And it’s out now.

Last year, we were kindly sent a sample of ‘The Most Relaxing Video Games’ from Ryan Janes, a lovely book that delved into a collection of games handpicked to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Now, Janes is back with another book, this time looking at some of the best PvP games ever made – in fact, it’s straight up called ‘The Best Competitive Multiplayer Games’, how about that! Much like the first book, this one doesn’t merely list out a bunch of games and have done with it, but instead incorporates a lot of Janes’ own personal history and anecdotes, making for a pleasant read from start to finish.

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Gotta go faster.

Sega launched a new brand campaign recently which plans to dedicate an entire year to Sonic the Hedgehog‘s trademark characteristics of “speed and attitude”. As part of this, there’ll be all sorts of racing-inspired partnerships and the latest one is now live.

Sonic has teamed up with Gameloft’s free-to-play racer Asphalt Legends Unite (formerly known as Asphalt 9: Legends), which is available on the Switch eShop as a free download.

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