He’s aware fans haven’t even seen gameplay yet.
One of the many surprises during the Switch 2 reveal in April was the new game Kirby Air Riders, a sequel to the GameCube outing.
It’s scheduled to arrive later this year, so what’s the latest? Game director Masahiro Sakurai has issued another small update via social media today, mentioning how he thinks the team should be able to share some information about this game soon.
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Taking place in Anaheim, California this weekend.
If you happen to be heading to the 2025 Pokémon World Championships in Anaheim, California this weekend, you can receive a special Pokémon Scarlet and Violet distribution.
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It will showcase “recent and upcoming releases”.
Japanese gaming giant Capcom will be holding a special panel on the main stage at this year’s New York Comic-Con on 10th October 2025.
Entertainment Weekly unveiled the list of panels available at the event — which takes place from 9th to 12th October — and Capcom was among them.
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Plus a neat charity collaboration.
Rue Valley, a narrative RPG heavily inspired by Disco Elysium, has been confirmed for the Switch in addition to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
No release date has been set at the time of writing, but we’re keeping a close eye on this one. It looks pretty awesome; definitely a little more upbeat and comedic than what Disco Elysium offered, but still retaining some of the same DNA.
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Summer fun.
Mario Kart World is running a Summer Vacation Skill Test event in-game later this month.
Announced on social media by Nintendo — and translated by OatmealDome — you’ll be able to participate in 150cc races with others to try and become one of the top 100 players in the world.
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Under the hood.
Brace Yourself Games is continuing its stellar lineup of Rift of the NecroDancer crossover DLC with a brand new Everhood collaboration.
The succinctly named ‘Everhood Music Pack’ adds four new tracks to the falling notes rhythm game, all of which will be available to purchase separately or as a bundle. The DLC is now live on Steam, and the developers have announced that it will be falling onto Switch “at a later date” — so keep an eye out.
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The latest record sales as of June, 2025.
Capcom is a powerhouse in the video game space with huge franchises like Resident Evil, Street Fighter and Monster Hunter.
These games all continue to grow and if you need a reminder of just how big they are, the Japanese company recently shared a ‘Platinum Titles’ update on its official website. These are Capcom games that have officially surpassed sales of one million units.
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Competition, demos, digital drops and much more.
We’ve had some exciting game events, and now it’s time for the 2025 Pokémon World Championships.
In case you’ve missed our coverage so far, this year the event is taking place in Anaheim, California in the US between 15th – 17th August, 2025.
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From the team behind Cruis’n Blast.
Arcade racing fans have another game to look forward to this year, with GameMill Entertainment announcing it will be bringing Fast & Furious: Arcade Edition to the Switch and multiple other platforms on 24th October, 2025.
If you’re getting Cruis’n Blast vibes from this one, that’s because developer Raw Thrills was behind the original 2022 arcade cabinet release. Cradle Games (which helped out with the port of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants) is assisting with this latest home console release.
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September is built for LEGO games it seems.
Annapurna Interactive has announced that LEGO Voyagers — the two-player co-op adventure from Light Box Studios, the developer of LEGO Builder’s Journey — is coming to Switch on 15th September 2025 (thanks, IGN).
Originally announced at Summer Game Fest Opening Night Live, Voyagers joins the LEGO Party as the second Lego game to launch in September (technically first as it launches before the Mario Party-like).
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