Category: Nintendo

Say goodbye to red spines.

We’ve had an absolute overload of information about the Switch 2 this week and somehow fans keep finding all sorts of new and exciting details.

If you haven’t already noticed, Switch 2 game cases are now slightly different (and seemingly a bit bigger). Instead of transparent plastic borders, they’re now red. Perhaps most interestingly though is how the box art wraps around the case, over the spine. In other words, you’ll no longer be looking at red spines with mostly just plain text on them.

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Two months to go!

Well, that was a week, wasn’t it? We Nintendo lifers finally got an influx of info, a deluge of details about Switch 2 and the games we can expect to be playing on it. And soon!

Yep, 5th June is exactly two months away, and we’re champing at the Joy-Con Strap to get our hands on the launch lineup. We’ve had a taste, but we’re hungry for more.

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2 takes.

Now updated with video impressions!

After years of speculation, Switch 2 finally exists. It’s got a launch date, a price, a bunch of accessories, and — most importantly — a lineup of games large and small, all showcased in an hour-long Direct which answered a lot of questions.

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And Bowser Jr. already has the new system!

The Switch 2 generation is upon us and Nintendo has been updating all sorts of things including its Parental Controls video animation featuring Bowser Jr and his Dad.

This new video is quite the facelift – with Bowser’s Switch swapped out for a brand-new Switch 2 (yes, he’s already playing it) and Mario Kart World now featured in all of the gameplay footage. And noticably Bowser has updated his Peach wallpaper…to another photo of Princess Peach.

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More features, systems and games.

Following the announcement GameCube titles would be coming to Switch Online, Nintendo’s Treehouse event provided an update about what exactly is on offer across both tiers.

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It’s not looking good for collectors.

Nintendo this week announced “Game-key cards” for the Switch 2, which are described as “different” from regular game cards as they don’t contain the “full game data” and are instead used as a “key” to download the title onto your system via the internet.

As fans are quickly finding out, a lot of third-party titles scheduled for the launch window of the Switch 2 will be using these game-key cards, and now it seems like Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition by FromSoftware will be joining this list.

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Physical pre-orders are now live.

The Switch 2 has officially locked in a release date and while a lot of games have already been confirmed for the platform, it looks like we might have one more.

It seems Konami will be releasing its Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster package on the Switch 2, with listings for this game already popping up on sites like Play-asia. It will apparently be made available alongside the launch of the system on 5th June 2025 and it’s priced at $34.99 USD (or your regional equivalent) with pre-orders now live.

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Grander Prix.

Mario Kart World looks to be the most ambitious game in the series to date, with 24 racers per course, more game modes, open-world driving and a host of other fresh features.

But after a decade of Mario Kart 8, we’re most excited for a fresh batch of courses. Nintendo is yet to lift the lid on every track at our disposal in the Switch 2 launch title, though we have combed through the trailers, screenshots and Treehouse Live footage to bring you the following list of every track confirmed so far.

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HD Rumble in the Jungle.

The whirlwind reveal and showcase of the Switch 2 hardware and software was a complete blowout. So many ports! A brand new Donkey Kong game! The C button actually does something! Sure, there were some pretty big issues in the fine print, but I think there’s something that Nintendo massively undersold and didn’t even really talk about much until we got some hands-on time with the games.

How many people actually leave the rumble or vibration on? With the Switch, I think I turned it off long ago because I’m always worried about the battery life of the console or the Joy-Con. The Pro Controller is different, but I also have it turned off there. It’s just how it’s always been, and since controllers have largely gone wireless, that’s how I’ve always been. Apart from the haptics of the PS5 Dual Sense, which, poor thing, has been more susceptible to drift and quick-draining battery than any other controller I’ve owned in my life.

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“We tried something cute for a change”.

FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki has been speaking to Nintendo about The Duskbloods, a surprise Switch 2 exclusive which was revealed during the recent Nintendo Direct.

While the title shares many similarities with previous FromSoftware games such as Bloodborne and Dark Souls, one of the most notable elements in the trailer was a rat-like character seen at the end of the footage.

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