Category: Nintendo

Crawl through dungeons and learn Japanese in Shujinkou.

2025 has been an absolutely stacked year for video games — Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Clair Obscur, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Split Fiction are just a few games that have picked up over a 90 average on OpenCritic. But until Hades II arrived, there was a game that stood head and shoulders above the rest, and you might not have even heard of it.

Shujinkou launched on PC via Steam and PS5 earlier this year and the Switch version is out today (2nd October) on the eShop for £26.99 / $29.99 (or your regional equivalent). The port was actually announced about a month ago, but given the craziness of September, it completely slipped by us!

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Bugs and UI issues also fixed.

Star Wars Outlaws is already one of the most-impressive ports on the Switch 2, and Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft are ensuring it maintains that title with today’s brand new update.

Switch 2 Title Update 2 generally focuses on graphical and visual stability along with a few bug and UI fixes. We won’t say no to that, especially just under a month since its release.

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Game launches this month!

Nintendo has released a new overview trailer for Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (with a brief mention of the OG Switch version at the end), providing more than 6 minutes of information on the upcoming game.

Launching on 16th October 2025, Z-A is the sort-of-sequel to Pokémon Legends: Arceus and takes place in Lumiose City with a revamped real-time battle system. The trailer goes over this along with the character customisation features, photo mode, the ‘Z-A Royale Tournament’, and more.

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Designs will be shared when it’s finished.

As you’ll likely be aware, LEGO’s fancy Adult range of sets got itself a sweet 1:1 replica of Nintendo’s iconic Game Boy yesterday (look out for a gallery of this writer’s build shortly). However, not happy with the stunning attention to detail, dinky little game carts, and interchangeable screens that the vanilla Lego GB is rocking, one master builder has decided to bring hers to life.

In what’s got to be some sort of record for a mod turnaround, Australian Game Boy modder and self-taught circuit-board designer Natalie the Nerd has got her Lego handheld playing real GB games via real carts with nary a Raspberry Pi or other modern doodah in sight.

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New features, bug fixes and more.

Since the arrival of Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma on the Switch 2 and Switch in June, Marvelous has continued to update the title with additional features and fixes.

Now, to mark the start of October, the team has released a new update worldwide across all platforms, bumping the game up to Version 1.1.0. This latest patch enhances existing features (adventuring, village life and socialising) with new additions and once again comes with a bunch of fixes.

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An all-star roster.

The beat ’em up MARVEL Cosmic Invasion is on its way to the Switch and Switch 2 this year, and earlier on it got a demo on Steam.

It allows players to jump into the action with multiple iconic heroes and try out this new title before its official launch. That’s not all, though, as there’s apparently been a datamine – seemingly revealing (spoiler alert) Iron Man and Phoenix will be playable characters. There also seems to be possible roster DLC planned.

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Celebrating the Switch release.

Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 is now available for the Switch, and to celebrate this launch, Nintendo has added some new tracks to its Nintendo Music mobile app for Switch Online subscribers.

This includes the Super Mario Galaxy ‘Good Night’ track and Super Mario Galaxy 2 tracks ‘Twins’ and ‘Special Someone’.

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“We’re so back”.

Sega and Athletic apparel brand Puma have announced a brand new limited edition Sonic the Hedgehog collaboration, which launches on 30th October 2025, all to celebrate the release of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.

This collection doesn’t just include the Blue Blur, either — both his sidekick Tails and Shadow the Hedgehog will be featured on much of the apparel landing in-store and online later this month.

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Silks and giggles.

It’s very easy not to see the funny side of Hollow Knight: Silksong. Don’t worry, I’ve been there. Something about bashing your head against a boss for the 20th time takes away the giggles a little bit, and that’s okay. But you have to hear me out here: I haven’t laughed this much at a game in a very long time.

It tickles a very Looney Tunes-esque niche that I didn’t realise I still found so funny. There’s none of the surrealism of Thank Goodness You’re Here or the quips of Portal, but if you’re the kind of person who likes watching Wile E. Coyote finally catch Roadrunner only to immediately land a heavy anvil to the noggin, then Silksong has more than enough opportunities to laugh away the pain.

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Games to play, from Z to A.

As we head into the last three months of 2025, Nintendo and co. are lining up some big names for the holiday season.

The Switch 2 version of Borderlands 4 may have been delayed, but Pokémon Legends: Z-A lands in mid-October, followed by Hyrule Warriors and Kirby Air Riders in November – and we wouldn’t be surprised if a shadow-drop or two snuck in. Elden Ring has to launch sometime, right?

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