Category: Nintendo

“They would love to do Switch 2 versions. They can’t get the hardware.”.

We’re almost three months on from the Nintendo Switch 2’s release, and while we have plenty of third-party games to come on the newer hybrid console, many developers say that they’re still having issues getting hold of dev kits.

This comes from the folks at Digital Foundry in response to a question from a listener during this week’s DF Direct (timestamped, 8:20). Part of the question focuses on Switch 2 kits, particularly pointing out Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, which runs at 30fps on the newer console (though it doesn’t have a specific Switch 2 version either): “Do you think Nintendo are regretting not sharing the dev kits wider, sooner?”

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And I’ll take the low road.

Cast your minds back, if you’re still able, to the year of our lord 2022 and the release of Moral Anxiety Studio’s tremendous Roadwarden. Yes, you know the one, that PC game you may not have played but certainly heard plenty about, as it garnered a whole bunch of Very Nice Reviews™.

And here, to be blunt, is another for the pile. What’s the point in mincing words? Who has time in this economy? Roadwarden is a special game, you see, one of those that stays with you long after the fact of having played it. It’s been compared, and rightly so, to the likes of the also-rather-good Disco Elysium, in how it creates an unflinching world that’s absolutely dripping in atmosphere and tiny details, a world that’s stuffed to the gills with meaningful encounters, fascinating conversations and choices that embed you in it all. Right up to your eyeballs, my friends.

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Clear you calendars for mid-September.

A Nintendo Direct is reportedly on the way, and it’ll be taking place mid-September.

The claim originally came from SwitchForce over on X (formerly Twitter), but VGC has also heard from multiple sources that a presentation is planned for 12th September. If that’s the case, it’ll be taking place the day before the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros.

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Let’s test it.

The announcement that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would be making its way to the Switch 2 in 2026 came as a very pleasant surprise during the recent Gamescom festivities.

Whether you’ve played through the game before or simply seen the odd trailer here and there, we can probably all agree that The Great Circle looks pretty spectacular – particularly in its environmental design. So just how will a game like this run on the Switch 2?

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Abxylute 3D One is coming in September.

Abxylute – which has previously made a name for itself releasing streaming handhelds – is producing the world’s first glasses-free 3D handheld PC, reports The Verge.

The massive portable PC – dubbed the Abxylute 3D One – is actually based on a prototype co-developed by Intel and Tencent that was demoed at CES earlier this year.

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X and why?

Most of the time, I’m pretty oblivious to game name trends. It’s normally only when someone points out to me that all AAA games have names like ‘Chronicle of Shadows: Rebirth’, that I start to see that formula used everywhere — like when you find a trendy new pair of shoes that you swear you’ve never seen before, only to wear them out of the shop and see every other person styling them.

The way it’s usually pointed out to me is when Nintendo releases a game that rehashes a title format we’ve seen hundreds of times before. Most recently, it was the rise of the unnecessary exclamation mark, when Princess Peach: Showtime! and WarioWare: Move It! made me question whether I should be shouting their final word each time I said them. This year, it’s X games.

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“It’s a homage to my mum and my childhood”.

Everyone remembers the first animated movie that scared them. For me, it was The Fox and the Hound — probably not the first movie in Disney’s canon that anyone remembers, but it was one of my brother’s favourites, so it was on regular rotation. Which means that the bear attack towards the end of the movie has been etched into my memory. It’s a terrifying scene which probably explains why I haven’t rewatched it since childhood.

Chris Darril, director of the upcoming narrative horror-platformer Bye Sweet Carole, understands the impact of those animated movies and the effect they have on kids. It’s this, along with a healthy dose of nostalgia and passion for animation, that fuels the entire game.

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Power corDS.

It’s time to plug into another edition of Box Art Brawl!

Last time, we matched up a trio of covers for the SNES classic, Super Adventure Island, with the three regions opting for vastly different designs. The disparity wasn’t enough to drastically split the vote, mind you, as the golden Japanese variant walked away with a comfortable 76% of the votes, leaving North America with 16% and Europe with a diddly 9%.

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Update: Including cross-platform matchmaking.

Apart from the news Sonic is doing a collab with Pac-Man, Sega has also announced it’s running an ‘Open Network Test’ for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.

This test will take place later this month on 29th August 2025 and runs until 1st September 2025. This time, it invites Switch users as well as players on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC to participate. This will allow players to “race as Sonic and friends for free” ahead of the game’s launch next month.

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Playtonic will share another “major update” next week.

Yooka-Replaylee is due out on the Switch 2 this year, and it appears it will be getting a proper physical release on Nintendo’s new hybrid platform.

A new listing has recently popped up on the Canadian website Video Games Plus, and according to the description, the “full game is on the cartridge”. Once again, this title is being distributed with the help of PM Studios.

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