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It’s not that often that a perfectly good and functional air hockey video game drops. In fact, considering that the grotty arcade staple translates so readily to the sphere, very few air hockey games release in general. One of life’s persisting mysteries, right there.

However, fear not Switch 2-owning air hockey fans (which I’m sure is a large demographic), as Handy Hockey is now here, it costs a fiver and, to borrow an old proverb, ‘it does exactly what it says on the tin.’ This re-release/remaster of 2010’s Japan-only DSI title from ITL is the epitome of laser-focused game design. There is one thing to do here, and it’s play air hockey. Go *insert air hockey team name*!

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Another weekend with the King of Swing.

Welcome to August, folks! Let’s kick things off right with a fresh edition of What Are You Playing.

It was Direct week over in Nintendo Land, with a Partner Showcase delivering us 25 minutes of… meh. There were some big hitters that we’re pleased to see (Persona 3 Reload, Octopath Traveler 0, The Adventures of Elliot), but we were hoping to be a little more excited by the whole affair.

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Update: Official Season Pass trailer released.

Arc System Works Europe has just announced that the ever-so-slightly-delayed 2D fighter, Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact, releases today on Nintendo Switch.

Developed by Bushiroad Games and Eighting, this one has got some pedigree in that Eighting has given us some well-known fighters in the past, including Naruto: Clash of the Ninja. With Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact, you get down and dirty in 3v3 tag-team-styled action, which is detailed in the official press release thusly:

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Are you ready, kids?

Following a recent rumour, THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp have now officially lifted the lid on the latest SpongeBob SquarePants game.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide will make its debut across multiple platforms including the Switch 2 later this year on 18th November 2025, with pre-orders now live for €39.99 / $39.99.

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A nice little lineup.

The Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase for July 2025 may have come and gone, but if you need a reminder of all the games that featured in it (and if our full round-up wasn’t enough for ya), then the Big N has got you covered.

A brand new infographic shared on the Nintendo of America Twitter account highlights all the games that cropped up in the showcase, split into Switch 2, Switch 2 and Switch 1, and pure Switch 1 categories.

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Star-Crossed lovers.

As the Switch 2 enters its third month in the wild, the new games are coming in slow but steady. The wealth of Switch 1 games old and new that benefit from the new console’s extra power is helping us pass the time between totally brand new S2 games following launch.

Most players have probably still got their hands full with the excellent Donkey Kong Bananza, but Nintendo has a first-party pair lined up for August: the digital-only Drag x Drive arrives mid-month followed by Star-Crossed World, the Switch 2 upgrade and expansion of Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

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All that stands between Switch and PS2.

Switch 2 numbers were always going to dominate Nintendo’s latest quarterly financial report, but the Switch 1 is still chugging along, too. In fact, with another quarter under its belt, the OG hybrid is edging ever closer to the DS’ lifetime sales.

At the latest count, the Switch 1 has sold 153.10 million units, putting it within touching distance of the DS’ 154.02 million and the title of the best-selling Nintendo system of all time. It only managed 0.98 million sales in the last quarter (a 53.5% decrease on the same period last year), but there was always going to be a notable slowdown once Switch 2 hit the market.

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New listing says it’s a “game on cart”.

A new wave of Game-Key Card titles have just been announced for the Switch 2 following Nintendo’s Partner Showcase. Although it seems this type of release won’t be stopping any time soon, not every third-party title is necessarily taking this route.

According to a new listing, Digital Eclipse – which has made a name for itself reviving various retro game libraries – will be offering the upcoming Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection on a full game cartridge. This information was shared via the Canadian-based physical game seller and website, Video Games Plus.

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Have you played the demo yet?

To send off Nintendo’s recent Partner Showcase, Square Enix announced some new projects, and one of them happened to be the brand new HD-2D title The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales.

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It’s scheduled to arrive in 2025.

Masahiro Sakurai’s latest project Kirby Air Riders soars onto the Switch 2 at some point later this year.

While we haven’t heard all that much about it since the initial announcement in April, the game has reportedly been rated in Saudi Arabia recently – receiving an age rating in this location of “7 and above” (via My Nintendo News).

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