Category: Nintendo

Two Cancelled Virtual Boy Games Coming To NSO In 2026, Including F-Zero Spin-Off

An Intelligent Systems top-down adventure also on the way.

We now know the launch line-up for the Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics service, coming to Nintendo Switch Online on 17th February 2026. And while it’s all worth getting excited over, there are two never-before-released games coming out later in the year that Nintendo enthusiasts should be particularly excited about.

Right at the end of the brand new overview trailer (at around 3:07), Nintendo showed off footage from two cancelled Virtual Boy games that will be playable for the first time ever via Nintendo Switch Online — Zero Racers and D-Hopper (also known as Dragon Hopper). Both of these will be coming to the service sometime in 2026.

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Splatoon 3 Ver. 11.0.0 Update Launches This Week, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

An unexpectedly big one.

Nintendo has announced that Splatoon 3‘s next update is expected to launch later this month, bringing a fresh dose of battle balances to the Splatlands.

As revealed by the official @SplatoonJP Twitter account, the update is currently planned for a 29th January arrival, with “balance changes to battles and changes to some battle-related systems” (translated via Google) being the main attraction this time.

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NYXI’s Hyperion 3 Is, On Paper, The Perfect Joy-Con 2 Alternative

Early-bird price expires today.

Over the coming years, we’re likely to see a bunch of alternatives to the Switch 2’s Joy-Con, but NYXI’s new Hyperion 3 looks like it might be a solid early contender.

Available for pre-order now via the NYXI website, you can currently take advantage of a 30% ‘early-bird’ discount, bringing the price down to £88 for those in the UK. This is only valid for the remainder of the day, by which point the price will return to £125.

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ICYMI: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Is Now Coming To Cinemas Two Days Earlier

In certain parts of the world.

Yesterday, Nintendo finally gave us our first look at Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, thanks to a Nintendo Direct and a brand new trailer. And while Yoshi — and some other Mario series cameos — stole the spotlight, there’s one piece of additional news that fans in certain countries can get excited about.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is coming out on 1st April 2026, two days earlier in the US “and many additional markets globally”. The new date was shown at the end of the trailer yesterday, with Nintendo confirming the news online.

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Guide: Best Final Fantasy Games, Ranked – Switch 2 And Nintendo Systems

Every single Final Fantasy game, mainline or spin-off, ranked by you.

All updated with two of the best Final Fantasy games around, at least in our books — Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, both on Switch 2. Enjoy!

As one of the biggest RPG franchises in the world, Final Fantasy has a boatload of titles under its belt. Starting in 1987 with the original Final Fantasy on the NES, the franchise has simply exploded over the years and introduced many watershed RPGs to the world.

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Super Mario Galaxy Movie’s New Trailer Shares A “First Look” At Yoshi

New galaxies, new friends.

Nintendo just aired a new trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie during a special Direct broadcast and it gave fans a “first” proper look at Mario’s long-time pal Yoshi.

Apart from Yoshi and a bunch of other surprises in the trailer, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto also gave a quick history lesson on Yoshi’s origins in the video games.

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