It’s a good day to be a Mii fan.
The Switch Direct this week gave Nintendo’s popular Mii avatar a new lease on life with not only a cameo in the ‘virtual game card’ trailer but also the announcement of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – the first new entry in the Tomodachi Life series in over ten years.
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Which ones will you be buying?
Just in case you need a little reminder of which games were showcased during the recent Direct showcase, Nintendo has once again created a handy infographic.
Displaying most major announcements from the 30-minute presentation, we’ve got the likes of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Rhythm Heaven Groove, and many more. The Direct might have felt somewhat underwhelming for some of you, but you can’t deny that Nintendo’s got a pretty solid line-up of upcoming games.
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Ate(lier) and didn’t leave a crumb.
Just one week after launch, Koei Tecmo has confirmed that the catchily-titled Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land has become the fastest-selling title in series history.
Confirmed in a celebratory post on Twitter, the publisher revealed that Yumia has sold an impressive 300,000 units worldwide in its first seven days, quicker than any other series entry has managed to date.
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Bubble Ghost! Shadow of the Orient! I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!
Alice in Dinerland (Marginalact, 27th Mar, $9.99) – Alive in Dinerland is a gripping garden game. Alice dropped through the rabbit hole, but in the end, she found herself in the role of a small diner owner. Now she needs to plant and grow some food to feed cute rabbits from the Dinerland. In this cozy building game, you will: Features:- Build your own diner. – Plant a lot of different foods like tomatoes, pumpkins, carrots and more. – Travel through the Dinerland world, going between procedurally generated locations. – Fight characters from the original novel. – Craft weapons, hats, and glasses. – Meet some friends and foes.
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Nintendo bringing all the apps.
Nintendo dropped a load of new surprises as part of its latest Direct presentation, including a brand-new mobile app called ‘Nintendo Today!‘.
In it, the app describes how to set up one of its two widgets on your phone homescreen, and it’s here that we can see something quite interesting. In the accompanying screenshots, an app icon for ‘My Nintendo’ can be seen in the bottom left corner of the screen.
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More games are on the way!
Nintendo’s latest Switch Direct was packed with all sorts of exciting announcements, but we’re not done just yet.
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“A new chapter in its history”.
Nintendo has shared all sorts of new and exciting reveals for the Switch this week, but it’s not the only company that’s been busy. Third-party developer and publisher Ubisoft has announced it will be “accelerating its transformation” with a new dedicated subsidiary for Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six series, and it’s backed by Tencent.
The Chinese video game company will be investing €1.16 billion (approximately 25%) for a “minority stake in the new subsidiary” valued at around €4 billion. The focus will apparently be to build and create gaming ecosystems that are “truly evergreen and multiplatform”.
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As opposed to “Switch 2 exclusive”.
Today, Nintendo introduced Virtual Game Cards, a digital game-sharing feature coming to Switches 1 and 2 that lets you move your digital purchases between your consoles and lend them to people in your family Nintendo Account group.
A note on Nintendo’s webpage detailing the upcoming feature mentions that “Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive games” can only be moved between Switch 2 systems, naturally, but it also mentions something else: “Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games”.
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Dunktastic!
Developer Badgerhammer Games and publisher Playtonic Friends have announced that Dunk Dunk, the ridiculous arcade basketball game, will dribble onto the Switch on 8th May 2025.
Featuring cameos from titles like Yooka-Laylee, Overcooked, Elsie, Demon Turf, and more, Dunk Dunk looks to be the perfect game to boot up with a few mates, a beer or two, and some tasty snacks. The premise is simple: you and up to three other players will need to compete to see who can achieve the most slam dunks in a single match.
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Well I never!
Nintendo has sneakily confirmed the mysterious new ‘C’ button for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2.
As spotted by VGC, the new Apple and Android store listings for the Nintendo Today app contains a small image of the Switch 2. At first glance, it’s the same image we’ve been seeing everywhere since the console was revealed in January, but at a closer look, you can see that the new button Nintendo had previously blanked out is now adorned with the letter ‘C’.
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