Godspeed. Finally receiving a firm release date for Hollow Knight: Silksong is one thing, but to hear that it’ll be launching in less than two weeks is something else entirely. Yes, after years of speculation, Silksong has finally been confirmed to launch on the Switch and Switch 2 on 4th September 2025. Its mere presence…
Better late than never. Though Shantae has become well-established today as a recognisable indie gaming icon, there was once a time when the purple-haired half-genie hero struggled to find an audience. The original Shantae released for the GBC in 2002 and suffered poor sales, which led to publishers being unwilling to pick up the tab…
“47, your target is Frame Rate”. IO Interactive has launched a new update for Hitman: World of Assassination – Signature Edition on the Switch 2. The key improvement here is the game’s frame rate, which at launch failed to maintain its 60fps target at frequent intervals. The patch adds in a ‘Frame Rate’ option to…
A huge blow for Capcom. From left: Bingo Morihashi, Hideaki Itsuno, and Daigo Ikeno Lightspeed Japan Studio, a subsidiary of the Tencent-owned company Lightspeed Studios, has announced a key expansion with the opening of a new office in Osaka. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
It’s a bananza world. The latest UK charts are in, and with no major releases in the last week, the top ten looks pretty familiar. Mafia: The Old Country has taken a bit of a tumble to land at number 7, which means that Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza both sit pretty at…
The Switch 2 Edition arrives this week. In March of this year, the Nintendo Music app received an update adding songs from the Switch title Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Three rounds, three themes. Last week, Nintendo held a special Nintendo Direct for Kirby Air Riders and this week marks the return of Kirby and the Forgotten Land on the Switch 2. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Part of the ‘My Mario’ line launching today. Apart from a new range of toys and even an interactive app, Nintendo’s new ‘My Mario’ line includes a series of stop motion shorts. The first three episodes have now been uploaded to the ‘Play Nintendo’ channel on YouTube, and you can watch them right here. Below…
A free download on the Japanese eShop. Following an announcement earlier this month, Nintendo’s free Switch eShop and smart device application Hello, Mario! is now available to download. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
“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…