Category: Nintendo

Absolumely.

From everything we’ve seen, Dotemu and Guard Crush Games’ fantasy ‘Rogue ’em Up’, Absolum, is shaping up to be a decent slice of stylish fun. It arrives on Switch in just a few weeks on 9th October, but before we get to see the finished product for ourselves, the studios have made a surprise reveal about the original fantasy IP: an animated series is in the works.

The series is set to be developed by animation studio Supamonks, and will set out to “build upon Absolum’s lore and narrative, expanding its universe beyond the game,” the press release reads.

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Fixes aplenty.

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound has received another update following a recent patch to improve the game’s frame rate when played on Switch 2.

This one is more focused on general bug fixes and gameplay improvements, but it’s a welcome update nonetheless. Highlights include fixes to soft-locks and freezing scenarios, collision issues, improved visual consistency, and more.

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“I find myself torn about how best to adapt it on a daily basis”.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade will finally make its way onto the Switch 2 early next year on 22nd January 2026.

For many, the 1997 original stands as one of the most iconic games of all time, and it’s certainly up there as one of the best entries in the long-running series. For Naoki Hamaguchi, the director of the Remake Trilogy (of which the latter two entries have also been confirmed for Switch 2), tackling such a monumental project comes with its own sense of pressure.

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Just in time for the 40th anniversary.

Nintendo recently kicked off Mario’s 40th anniversary, and it appears other companies are joining in on the celebrations.

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Nintendo Singapore aims to accelerate business.

Nintendo is continually growing its business in all sorts of ways, and today it’s announced the establishment of a new local entity located in the Republic of Singapore.

According to the official press release, Nintendo Singapore Pte. Ltd. was established last week on 26th September 2025. It aims to accelerate the growth of the company’s business in Southeast Asia and will be led by managing director Takahiro Miura. Here’s the announcement:

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It’s showtime!

The Nintendo Music app for Switch Online subscribers has received all sorts of themed music in recent weeks and months, and now to add to this, Nintendo has released the Princess Peach: Showtime! album on the service.

Princess Peach: Showtime! originally made its debut on the Switch in March last year. According to Nintendo, this album contains 73 tracks and has a runtime of 1 hour and 45 minutes.

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Evil Residents, Stories of Monster Hunters, Quests for Dragons, and more!

With the release of Switch 2, fans of their handheld hybrids will be relieved to hear that, compared to last year, there were many more Nintendo games to play at the Tokyo Game Show.

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Not for too long, though.

Bitmap Bureau has announced that Terminator 2D: NO FATE has been delayed on all consoles and will now launch on 26th November 2025.

Originally scheduled for the end of October, the company confirmed that the delay is due to “trade and tariff changes” affecting the Day One and Collector’s Editions. Not content to force physical enthusiasts to wait longer, all editions of the game have subsequently been pushed back.

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“We will continue to push the boundaries of entertainment, sports, and technology”.

Electronic Arts has announced that it has entered an agreement to be purchased by the PIF (Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for a staggering USD $55 billion.

The deal, which is expected to close in Q1 FY 2027, was confirmed earlier today, following a report last week from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier. The company is most famous for its series of sports titles, The Sims, Battlefield, and for publishing BioWare’s Dragon Age and Mass Effect series.

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Block party.

We’ve seen a fair number of third-party Switch 1 games make the jump to Nintendo’s new hardware under the ‘Nintendo Switch 2 Edition‘ banner, and now, if a new piece of Nintendo marketing is to be believed, a bunch of LEGO games might just be following suit (thanks for the heads up, Eurogamer).

That’s according to a handful of fans who were lucky enough to attend Zurich Pop Con over the weekend, where Nintendo of Europe held a pretty sizeable booth. The NoE Switch 2 area was home to all of the banners we’re used to seeing at these kinds of events (Cyberpunk 2077, Super Mario Party Jamboree, you get the picture), but it also housed a display featuring five different LEGO games, all under the S2 logo.

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