Ultra combo!
Fighting game and Rare fans are in for a treat today with Nintendo adding Killer Instinct Gold to the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service.
As long as you have an active subscription to the Expansion Pack tier, you’ll be able to update your Switch app and play it right now. Here’s a bit more about it, courtesy of the official Nintendo description:
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Cap’s off.
Diddy Kong has been strangely missing in action from much of Nintendo’s marketing, particularly around the Switch 2. At least he was there when Donkey Kong Country Returns HD came out in January…?
Anyway, the big question on everyone’s lips when Donkey Kong was shown off in Mario Kart World back in January, sporting a brand new design was: will Diddy Kong meet the same fate?
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Deck-building, dungeons and death. Oh my!
Wales Interactive’s Into the Restless Ruins is upon us and, if you’ve not heard of this one until now, pay attention, because it’s very good.
If you have been following along with the game’s progress so far, you’ll know that it’s a dungeon-crawler/roguelike with a superbly unique twist. The procedurally-generated dungeons here, you see, are made by you as you play cards from a deck full of strategic fun that you’ll build over the course of some intense runs.
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The best is yet to come.
2nd April 2025 will go down as a big day in Nintendo history for a lot of reasons. For one, it was when Nintendo finally lifted the lid on Switch 2, showcasing the console, its games and the all-important price and release date. It was also when, for some of us, our Switch 1 playtime tanked.
The new console may have ignited a renewed passion for all things Nintendo, but with a shinier, newer Switch right around the corner, the idea of going back to the machine that has kept us going for the last eight years didn’t seem quite so attractive to some. And so, just like Andy abandoning Woody for Buzz in Toy Story, anecdotally, we’ve heard of Switch 1 units spending the last few weeks gathering dust for one reason or another.
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Earlier than expected on Switch.
If you were a fan of Hello Kitty Island Adventure and all its New Horizons-inspired cosiness when it arrived on Switch earlier this year, then boy, do we have a surprise for you. The life-sim’s first major content update has sidestepped its planned release date and landed on the Nintendo hybrid a week early — what a treat.
The ‘Friends, Furniture, and Frozen Peaks’ update arrived on Steam last month, with dev Sunblink adding a 22nd May release date for the Switch version. It seemed to be full steam ahead on the later launch until yesterday evening, when the studio appeared on Twitter to make the surprise announcement that the update is, in fact, available right now. What’s more, it’s free!
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Here’s what the critics think.
It’s another exciting week for fighting game fans with the anticipated arrival of the Capcom Fighting Collection 2.
This latest collection packs eight titles into one package – with games like Power Stone and Project Justice finally making a return. We’ve already shared our review here on Nintendo Life and the good news it’s another fun dose of top-class arcade action.
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Following a similar decision with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
It’s been some time since Ubisoft provided an update about the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time ‘Remake’ project, but we’ve officially got one in the company’s latest earnings call.
Although the plan is to now provide unannounced major IPs additional development time to improve the overall quality of each experience after a similar delay helped Assassin’s Creed Shadows – it seems the long-awaited Sands of Time remake could be on the horizon.
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That’s a wrap.
Following rumours late last year Mortal Kombat 1 could be winding down its support sooner rather than later, NetherRealm and WB Games have this week announced the arrival of the Mortal Kombat 1: Definitive Edition.
This version of the game, which is available for $59.99 USD (or your regional equivalent), is said to offer the “most extensive Mortal Kombat 1 experience” including not only the base game and more recent Khaos Reigns story expansion but also both Kombat Packs (including all of the DLC fighters so far).
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And its heading to North America.
The Pokémon Company has revealed that the Pokémon Fossil Museum, a travelling exhibit of Pokémon skeletons and fossils for pudding paleontologists, will be leaving Japan for the first time in 2026.
The first exhibit to debut outside of Japan will be at Chicago’s Field Museum in Illinois, and is due to open on 22nd May 2026. That gives you a full year to start saving up to visit.
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Map skills.
The Nintendo Today! app has continued its never-ending stream of Switch 2 information drops with a closer look at the new Pro Controller’s fresh rear buttons, specifically, how easy it is to set them up.
In a new app segment titled ‘How to Use the GL and GR Buttons’, Nintendo explains that mapping an input to one of these bonus buttons all comes down to a simple press of the HOME Button. Just like on Switch 1, holding the HOME Button will open the Quick Settings on Switch 2, where you will be able to assign commands for GL and GR.
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