“Game Systems Help You Understand The Real World”. “What’s the mindspace of someone that is trying to rebuild from scratch, away from all her friends? What is that mindspace like? Is she really healthy or happy? What leads her to do that?” Those are the questions Isadora Sophia, lead coder and writer on Neverway, an…
And the box art’s a looker, too. Nintendo today lifted the lid on Rhythm Heaven Groove’s release date (2nd July, if you missed it), and followed it up by opening pre-orders and revealing the all-important price. The upcoming rhythm title will set you back £33.99 / $39.99, with pre-orders now live on both the European…
An unbreakable block. This week’s physical games chart from Famitsu are here, and they paint a very familiar picture, as Pokémon Pokopia is once again the number-one selling physical release of the week. While last week saw a big dip in sales across the board, the drop this week is much smaller, with Game Freak…
Feel the beat. This one has felt like a long time coming, huh? Nintendo has today revealed that Rhythm Heaven Groove will arrive on Switch on 2nd July. Groove was first announced back in the March Direct last year with a mysterious ‘2026’ release date. Today’s announcement, made first on Nintendo Today!, was the first…
Pre-orders have popped up on Amazon. We know Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition is supposedly riding onto Switch 2 sometime in 2026, but not exactly when; nonetheless, pre-orders have opened up on Amazon in the US, giving us an idea of just how much it’ll cost to visit The Lands Between on the newest Nintendo console….
Clock in, zone out. When a video game’s biggest selling point is that it’s perfect for zoning out to, it could sound like faint praise. Yet the fact that I still wanted to deliver stuff and poke around for secrets in Sam C.’s Easy Delivery Co. — a low-poly delivery simulator that’s equal parts cosy…
Bug Spray. Pokémon Champions launched yesterday in a… less-than-perfect state. Fortunately, it looks like The Pokémon Company is working on a fix. Even if we put aside the limited available Pokémon and Items at launch, the game was quickly criticised for the sheer number of bugs on display (and no, we’re not talking about Beedrill…
Dino stretch. Nintendo has been gradually rolling out its My Mario line to Western audiences since the start of the year, and today, the kid-friendly Hello, Yoshi! app joins the roster. This one launched in Japan back in November 2025, and promises a similar gameplay experience (if we can even call it “gameplay”) to the…
The dev team is already focused on its “next project”. Although it’s been almost a year since NetherRealm announced it was effectively done with Mortal Kombat 1, the latest entry in the long-running fighting series is still generating sales. In an update via social media this week, the studio has announced Mortal Kombat 1 has…
Here are the full patch notes. The relaxing life-sim Pokémon Pokopia has received a new update this week, bumping the Switch 2 exclusive up to Version 1.0.3. Read the full article on nintendolife.com