As a result of Epic’s layoffs. Aquiris Games’ fabulous racing game, Horizon Chase Turbo will be delisted from the Nintendo Switch eShop later this year, the developer has announced. From the 1st June 2026, both the original game’s release and the enhanced Turbo version — which is the one you can snap up on Switch…
Let’s go to the city. After the arrival of the Wheatflower Wonderland expansion last September, Sunblink and Sanrio have today revealed the next wave of Hello Kitty Island Adventure DLC: City Town. The new content update will launch in just a few weeks on 16th April, promising over 30 hours of additional adventures with over…
Winning the battle, losing the (trade) war. Rewind the clock back to early April 2025. Gamers in the United States are eager to get their hands on a Switch 2 and are waiting on tenterhooks to lodge their pre-orders. But, as he tends to do, Donald Trump threw a spanner in the works. On 2nd…
Plus $500 million in cost cutting. Fortnite is one of the most successful games in the world, but that hasn’t stopped Epic Games being affected by the tumultuous nature of the games industry. Today, the company has announced that it’s laying off over 1000 employees due to a downturn in engagement. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier initially…
Battle away. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have announced that Pokémon Champions is coming to Switch on 8th April 2026. The iOS and Android release will follow later in the year. While the game won’t be getting a Switch 2 version, we will be getting a free update which will boost the visuals on the…
Not a lot of tanGROWTH to be seen here. The latest UK charts are in, and for anybody waiting on that big Pokémon Pokopia physical rebound… keep waiting. Despite putting up some impressive digital sales, Ditto’s latest continues to struggle on the physical front, thanks to stock issues, and takes a tumble down to sixth…
Diary of an Omniscient kid. Dear Diary, I’m not sure if I’m Living the Dream just yet. You see, I don’t think Helga likes me. Not “me” me, but Mii. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Quarterly productions revised. It’s no secret that the Switch 2 struggled over its first holiday period. The console’s sales numbers were reportedly down 35% in the US compared to what its predecessor managed back in 2017, and 2025 marked the region’s worst November since 1995 in terms of hardware sales. All this is to say,…
Our survey says… The Brand Japan 2026 evaluation survey results have revealed that Nintendo is still an extremely-popular name with Japanese teenagers, with the both the company brand and the Switch console only being beaten by YouTube. As reported on (and translated) by Automaton Media, Nikkei BP Consulting’s survey asked a sample size of 37,000…
A Game-Key Card release has been scrapped. Developer IKINAGAMES is dipping its toe into the RPG genre later this spring with Starbites, a sci-fi inspired adventure with turn-based mech combat, which comes to Switch 1 and Switch 2 on 21st May 2026. There aren’t enough RPGs with mechs in our eyes, and Starbites is filling…