Category: Nintendo

Mario’s miniature marvels.

There’s a lot of fun to be had in smashing the place to tiny little voxel pieces in Donkey Kong Bananza, it’s easily its biggest draw. People have been into the sweet catharsis of wanton destruction since way back before there were even people. Probably.

However, the one thing that’s caught my attention most whilst playing thus far – and I must admit, I’m only around about halfway through the campaign at this point – is the game’s absolutely beautiful world map design. I love it.

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Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch and Switch 2 in July!

Another month down, another eShop Selects to welcome in the new one.

Yes, hello folks, it’s your regularly scheduled eShop Selects, this time for July 2025. As always, we’re looking at the best of the rest — the best eShop exclusives you may have missed on Switch 1 and Switch 2. Yes, other games besides Donkey Kong Bananza did come out, you know?

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And it’s now live.

Antonblast arrived on the Switch late last year and it’s received some updates since then including a performance boost.

Now, in another update, the developer has announced it’s released a new patch for the Switch version, which brings it up to date with the PC release. You can see these previous patch updates for PC via the game’s Steam Page.

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A Link to the Millennium.

Two of my favourite games growing up were The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Secret of Mana. Lush green worlds, curious — and sometimes cute — enemies, and fluid action combat for the time; as someone who had largely only played turn-based RPGs for the first eight years of their life, the SNES era of action RPGs showed me a glimpse of what video games were capable of. These games in particular made me feel bold and adventurous, and whenever I revisit them as an adult, they fill me with a childlike sense of wonder.

So I am very much the target audience for the upcoming action RPG, The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. I adore HD-2D, and Octopath Traveler II is one of my favourite Switch games and RPGs of all time. But at the same time, I wanted Team Asano and Square Enix to do something a little different with this beautiful art style; I was a little worried about the direction it seemed to be taking.

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Puck around and find out.

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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