How would you rate it? And just like that, the Direct dry spell is over! After nine months of waiting, Nintendo treated us all to a full 50 minutes of full-fat Direct bliss. We got game reveals, surprise announcements, and a bunch of new trailers giving us a closer look at it all. Read the…
Nice to Meteo. Star Fox surprised us with a free demo during today’s Nintendo Direct, featuring the prologue cutscene, the tutorial, and the Meteo stage. Going hands-on with the game allows us to compare the remake more directly to the Nintendo 64 original, such as a look at Meteo’s differences in the screenshots below: Read…
It’s about Time. Look, I love Rhythm Heaven, but I understand why you’d frontload your niche little Switch 1 swansong in the biggest Nintendo Direct since September last year. First-party-wise, that was followed up by some Pokémon Pokopia update and DLC, then another look at Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave with a September date. A limited-time…
Lookin’ good. With Nintendo now confirming that Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave will launch for the Switch 2 on 17th September 2026, it’s also graced us with the official box art. Let’s start with the price. Fortune’s Weave will cost $69.99 on the North American eShop and £58.99 in the UK. Physical is likely to be…
Feel the beat. Keen to make sure no one missed any hot Rhythm Heaven Groove content, Nintendo plonked it right at the very start of today’s Direct, and it continues to look wonderful. Today’s new overview trailer gave us a taste of some of the 80 new rhythm minigames available in Groove, but the thing…
Creeping out later this year. A little game called Minecraft, you might have heard of it, is getting a native release on Switch 2 later this year. You’ll be able to enjoy the new(ish) ‘vibrant visuals’ display with enhanced lighting, while importing any creations you’ve already done on the Switch version. Unfortunately, there are no…
With a Mario-themed Bananza event in tow. We heard rumours of some incoming NSO challenges yesterday, and in today’s Direct, they materialised. The ‘DK Challenge’ event kicks off tomorrow, 10th June, at 2am BST / 3am CET / 6pm PT (9th) / 9pm ET (9th), and will be sticking around until 1st September. Read the…
Stellar physics. Korean dev Shift Up’s hit action-adventure Stellar Blade is coming to Switch 2 this year. As revealed in today’s Nintendo Direct, the game came out on PS5 back in 2024 with Sony publishing. Featuring scantily-clad ladies battling an assortment of vile monsters, it caused quite a stir, too, with its pretty ladies and…
Home (Circuit) Coming. We are approaching Nintendo’s next big Switch 2 release with Star Fox, and today, we’ve learnt the development team behind it all. As revealed on Bluesky, Velan Studios is behind this one. “We’ve been passionately working on this for a while, and we’re so proud to finally share it with the world:…
Fantaztic. Sega and Atlus brought the big guns to the Nintendo Direct today with Persona Metaphor: ReFantazio for the Switch 2. Originally released in 2024, the JRPG garnered critical acclaim across the board for its visuals and mechanics, and fans have been itching to see it launch on Nintendo’s console. Your wait is almost over…