Say hello to Unika.
The Arc System Works fighter Guilty Gear Strive was released on Switch earlier this year, and at EVO Japan this weekend a new DLC fighter has locked in a release date.
Unika will be arriving on 27th May 2025 as part of the Season 4 character lineup. More details about this new character will be released closer to her launch later this month.
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The race begins next month.
Nintendo’s new Mario Kart World game arrives on the Switch 2 next month and if you’re planning on getting a physical copy, this is what you can expect when you flip over the back of the box art.
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Lap 1 – SMK, MK64 & Super Circuit.
We’re just weeks away from a brand new Mario Kart, and to say we’re excited is a sizeable understatement. The Booster Course Pass, which arrived in waves starting in 2022, breathed life into Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but the base mechanics beneath are the same MK8 we’ve been playing since May 2014 on Wii U.
Don’t get us wrong – we’ve loved every minute with the Switch’s best-selling game (and have also enjoyed Live: Home Circuit, and we liked Tour more than most), but after a decade of it, we’re definitely ready to broaden our horizons and explore a new world – a Mario Kart World, even.
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Not quite a slam dunk.
Remember when local, arcade party games were a dime a dozen? The late 2000s and early 2010s were filled with bite-sized, fun, and digestible experiences you could hop in and out of or sit down to play with friends. Well, Dunk Dunk revitalises that spirit in 2025 with a fun local co-op, action-platforming twist on basketball that is a good time with friends, or on your own in brief sessions, especially for its price point.
Dunk Dunk is a competitive sports game that takes the concept of basketball (scoring points by throwing a ball into a ring) and places in on a 2D arena-style stage similar to Smash Bros. Either in short 1v1 or 2v2 matches, you play as little cartoon characters against other players locally or against the computer to gain possession of the ball and shoot or dunk it into the opposing team’s goal (a floating circle).
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Break out the banjo.
Say hello to the weekend folks, because it’s here.
Before we get into what we’re playing, however, let’s just recap the week so far. Nintendo released its latest financial data, confirming that it is forecasting a total of 15 million Switch 2 sales within the next fiscal year. It also reconfirmed its upcoming slate of games, updated its user agreement to crack down on emulation, and appointed a new outside director to its board.
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Here’s the animated teaser from EVO Japan.
EVO Japan is currently taking place this weekend and there’s already been some video game announcements. One of them happens to be a new crossover between Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 and the Capcom title Street Fighter 6.
Blizzard shared this news on stage at day one of the event. It will see the characters from Street Fighter 6 transported to the world of Overwatch 2 with new skins and all their iconic moves.
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All together now.
The Switch 2 marketing campaign is well underway around the globe and now Nintendo’s Australian branch has joined in on the fun with a new commercial.
It’s far from a tear-jerker – like that other one featuring the guy on the bus playing Zelda, but it does the job. The focus here is on being able to connect with others “anytime, anywhere” with games like Mario Kart World and the new GameChat accessory.
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“It’s entirely the leadership here, internally”.
Pokémon GO has been in the headlines a fair amount recently after Niantic sold off its gaming division to Saudi-owned mobile specialist Scopely. But in some good news for fans of the AR game, the developers have announced that they’re doubling the number of daily remote raids players can take part in.
This looks to be a permanent change, and given the timing, you’d be fair in assuming that this was a decision made by Scopely. However, in an interview with Eurogamer, senior producer John Funtanilla has said that the decision came from the team: “It’s entirely the leadership here, internally, and definitely 100 percent our decision to make these changes.”
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“Nintendo was very supportive”.
When Cyberpunk 2077 first launched back in 2020, it had more than its fair share of issues. Nevertheless, largely thanks to CD Projekt Red’s excellent Witcher 3 port, there was a part of us that thought, “Man, it would be great to play this on a Switch one day.” This feeling only strengthened as time went on and the developer managed to iron out the game’s issues, resulting in an open-world experience like no other.
Truth be told, none of us really thought it would actually happen, though. So when game director Adam Badowski showed up during the Switch 2 Direct and the penny dropped, so too did our jaws. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is heading to Switch 2 on day one on 5th June 2025. Incredible!
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“we feel that it is a very Nintendo-like product”.
Nintendo has released its latest Q&A transcript off the back of its financial results for FY2025. In it, president Shuntaro Furukawa defended the Switch 2’s perceived lack of innovation, with one investor questioning whether the Switch 2 is a “bridge” to a more innovative next-gen console yet to be announced.
Furukawa stated that software developers have come to require more powerful hardware over the last eight years, so Nintendo made this a fundamental goal in creating the Switch 2. He also says that while the Switch 2 may not seem particularly innovative at first glance, he is keen to stress that the hardware and peripherals have been completely redesigned (not to mention the awesome new mouse controls, of course!).
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