Category: Nintendo

Joining the fight on Switch platforms later this year.

Marvel’s been involved with some pretty exciting games in recent times, and hopefully, this trend continues with its upcoming arcade-style beat ’em up MARVEL Cosmic Invasion.

Ahead of the game’s launch on the Switch and Switch 2 later this year, Dotemu has today revealed another two playable characters joining the roster. This time we get a brief look at ‘Beta Ray Bill’ and ‘Silver Surfer’ who join the fight against the immortal super villain Annihilus.

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“His talent gave life to some of our most beloved characters”.

The Pokémon Company has shared a tribute on social media following the passing of long-time voice actor James Carter Cathcart, who passed away last week at the age of 71.

Accompanying the short tribute video of the voice actor’s many roles in the Pokémon anime — where Carter played Professor Oak, Gary Oak, Meowth, and Team Rocket’s James — along with the below message:

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It’s a race to the top, no wait, the botto…no wait, the core!

We’ve been absolutely addicted to Donkey Kong Bananza over the past week or so and various members of the team are, as expected, at different points along the way in the adventure. Some, like this writer, are still fairly early on in DK’s latest outing, whilst others, such as our very own Liam Doolan, are already done with the thing. No messing around there!

Now, very mild spoilers ahead, but by way of some of the old ‘water-cooler’ banter (proving once and for all that such a thing can even exist betwixt online colleagues), Liam shared with us that he’d actually managed to complete the game without unlocking one of Donkey Kong’s transformations.

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Take a ride on the wild side.

Capcom effectively created a new genre with its famed Monster Hunter series back in the sixth generation of game consoles, and though many challengers over the years (such as Dauntless and God Eater) have since tried to get a piece of its pie, nobody has quite managed to recreate its distinct magic. Koei Tecmo’s Omega Force (of Dynasty Warriors fame) then decided to try its hand in 2023 with the release of Wild Hearts, but the game never really got too far off the ground despite positive reception from both fans and critics.

Now that the Switch 2 has come out, KT has decided to try giving its latest monster hunting foray another shot at success with Wild Hearts S, a modest revisit that’s taking advantage of the distinct Monster Hunter-shaped hole in the Switch 2’s launch window library. Though it isn’t the roaring revival that some may have hoped it to be, Wild Hearts S still proves to be an enjoyable and engaging monster-hunting action game and one that I’d suggest newcomers look into.

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One step closer.

Koei Tecmo unveiled its new Musou game Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment earlier this year for the Switch 2.

If you’re wondering how development is tracking, the latest update is the Switch 2 title has just been rated by the classification board in Brazil.

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Pre-orders are now live.

Following the LEGO Game Boy teaser earlier this year, this new model building set has now been officially revealed.

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Pro sales.

We know the Switch 2 has sold incredibly well worldwide, with the console shifting 1.6 million units in June 2025 in the US alone. Now we have an idea of just how well the pricey, but excellent, new Pro Controller has done, too.

Game File’s Stephen Totilo has shared Circana’s estimated Switch 2 Pro Controller sales, and it’s around 512,000 in the United States — that means around one in three people picking up a Switch 2 have also grabbed a shiny new controller to go with. That’s around a 32% attach rate.

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The motion-controlled air hockey will be televised!

I wasn’t expecting to give Super Mario Party Jamboree a big juicy 9/10 when I sat down to play it for its initial release on Switch. Not by a long shot, truth be told. And returning to the game for this Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV edition (that’s the last time I’m typing that out), I was a little worried that perhaps I’d gotten a bit excited. A 9?! Surely no.

Anyway. Long story short, and after several raucous hours spent refamiliarising myself with the core board-gaming aspects involved here…well, 2024 me was 100% right. Jamboree is absolutely excellent stuff, provided what you’re looking for is fun, frantic, family-friendly entertainment that’s full of surprises and activities to get everyone involved. Honestly, these Nintendo board game nights do be getting competitive lately.

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We wouldn’t HATE it if he was correct.

Yes, we already reported a little while back that well-known YouTuber, NateTheHate, has suggested that a Nintendo Direct is incoming sometime in and around July. That’s this month!

Speaking on his YouTube show, Mr TheHate (hope we got that right) had said that:

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Physical release will also require a download.

Borderlands 4 locked in a release date for the Switch 2 earlier today, with Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford confirming it will be arriving on 3rd October 2025.

Now, in an interview with GamesRadar+, Pitchford has shared some additional details about the upcoming Nintendo release. Firstly, the game will run at “mostly around 30fps”, with some supposed dips during more intense moments.

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