Category: Nintendo

But it will support 12 players online.

Nintendo is bringing out a new “fast-paced” multiplayer game this August called Drag x Drive, where players will be able to “shoot hoops” with the Switch 2 Joy-Con 2 dual-mouse controls.

Following the release date announcement earlier this week, the eShop listing for this upcoming title has now revealed this “3-on-3” sports title will actually support double this amount online, bumping the fun up to 12 players. Further details about this have not been provided just yet.

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Update on the Switch 2 today.

Nintendo has been rolling out game updates every week since the Switch 2 arrived earlier this month, and we’ve now got a new patch for Mario Kart World.

This follows a small patch last week and bumps the game up to Version 1.1.2. It comes with some general adjustments and also resolves some more issues you may or may not have encountered during the game’s races. If we find out what else is going on behind the scenes with this one, we’ll let you know.

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Needs more time to compile.

No matter how much I learn about the workings of computers, it will always be Tron in there. Little programs, running around on the Grid, trying to keep the whole system from falling apart. So, Tron: Catalyst felt right up my street. It does a great job of visually replicating that digital world and there is a great idea at its core. Unfortunately, the gameplay didn’t quite live up to the premise. By the end, I was left feeling like the program needed more time to compile.

Tron: Catalyst starts strong – we are introduced to a courier program named Exo who, due to a package exploding in her hands, begins glitching. Her glitches cause her to relive loops of time over and over, a power she uses to escape from prison and uncover a conspiracy surrounding the approaching reset of the Grid. There are competing factions trying to preserve or destroy the Grid; Core seeks to control the Grid with brute force while Automata seek to impart free will to all programs.

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Be quick!

If you’re keen to pick up the upcoming Donkey Kong and Pauline amiibo to cooincide with the release of Donkey Kong Bananza next month, you’re in luck: it’s now available via the My Nintendo Store in the UK.

Priced at £16.99, the amiibo will launch on 17th July 2025 and will unlock an in-game ‘Diva Dress’ costume for Pauline when used with Donkey Kong Bananza itself.

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Just like the first game.

Nintendo Pictures, a Nintendo-owned subsidiary specialising in the production of “visual content”, has been revealed to have worked on the new PS5 title Death Stranding 2: On The Beach.

As covered by VGC, the company can be spotted in the credits for the game and specifically helped out on motion capture. While this might come as a bit of a surprise, it’s important to note that Nintendo Pictures had also worked on the original Death Stranding in a similar capacity, though this was before its acquisition when it was still called Dynamo Pictures.

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Yoshi’s N64 outing returns.

Yoshi’s Story is already available for the Switch Online’s N64 app and now Nintendo has added the game’s soundtrack to its mobile music app.

All up, there are 49 tracks with a runtime of 58 minutes in total. You’ll be able to listen to smooth tunes like “Yoshis on the Beach”, opening tracks from the beginning of the game including “The Yoshis Grew Happier”, and even funky tracks like Yoshi’s Disco.

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Download it for Switch 2 today.

Nintendo has released a new update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, bumping the Switch game up to Version 13.0.4.

This appears to resolve a few minor issues tied to offline and online play. There was one issue with Mii Fighters that’s not solved and online Switch 2 and Switch connections have been fixed. Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of Nintendo’s support page:

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And it’s cheaper than most.

Earlier today, Nintendo dropped a surprise on everyone by revealing Drag x Drive‘s release date on the Nintendo Today! app. And now, a few hours later, pre-orders are open — and that means the price has been revealed, too.

You can snap up the digital-only wheelchair basketball game for just $19.99 USD / GBP £16.99, which is a pretty bargain price all things considered. Many didn’t expect the game to retail at a high price given its premise, but it’s good to have confirmation.

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A little birdy wants to wave hello.

The N64 controller has its fair share of fans, but I am not one of them.

I should clarify that I don’t dislike it, as such, but as someone who owned a PS1 back in the ‘90s and only had limited access to the N64 through my friends, the three-pronged design definitely felt, well… weird by comparison. I’ve come to appreciate it much more since owning a wireless N64 pad for the Switch, but I still wouldn’t rank it as one of my favourites.

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“Lock and load little lizard”.

Those of you wanting to play the Gex Trilogy on your shiny new Switch 2s, the wait is over.

Limited Run Games has dropped a patch today that fixes previous compatibility issues which prevented the game from working properly on the new console.

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