Console price hikes are looming. Nintendo has released its end-of-year financial data, confirming that the Switch 2 has now sold a total of 19.86 million units. It managed to surpass the revised 19 million-unit forecast, then, but with price rises looming in the distance, the company has lowered its forecast for fiscal year 2027, citing…
Thank you, Tezuka-san. Nintendo has announced that legendary developer Takashi Tezuka will be retiring from his role as Executive Officer. Tezuka-san is one of the most significant figures in Nintendo history, having served as a designer on the original Super Mario Bros., director on Super Mario Bros. 3, The Legend of Zelda, A Link to…
And a price hike for Switch Online in Japan. Nintendo has announced that the Switch 2 will be going up in price globally, with Nintendo Switch Online also receiving a price hike in Japan. Hardware price revisions are effective from 25th May 2026 in Japan and 1st September in Western markets. Nintendo states that the…
Congratulations! Every year The Strong National Museum of Play located in New York inducts new games into its Video Game Hall of Fame, and the inductees of 2026 have now been officially revealed. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
“I truly appreciate the love, but that is not my voice”. The new Star Fox game for Switch 2 has many Nintendo fans incredibly excited, and following the announcement this week, there’s been some discussion within the Nintendo community about who might be voicing the characters in this modernised take on the N64 classic. Nintendo…
Try it out today on Switch 2. It was reported last week how a minigame update for Resident Evil Requiem was expected to drop after Golden Week in Japan, and it’s now officially here. Capcom has officially revealed this “free update” as the minigame mode, Leon Must Die Forever, and it’s available now for the…
Let’s rock and roll! Nintendo this week has lifted the lid on Star Fox for the Switch 2, and to celebrate, it’s now released 10 songs from the upcoming game on its mobile music app. These 10 tracks offer 30 minutes of music from this sweeping orchestral soundtrack. You can listen to iconic Title Theme,…
Save the Lylat system this June. Nintendo this week surprised fans with the reveal of Star Fox for the Switch 2, and it’s flying onto the new hybrid system next month. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
“But I thought this one was good in its own right”. Lots of people are extremely happy about the return of Fox McCloud in Star Fox, the character’s first brand new game since Star Fox Zero. But perhaps no one is happier than Takaya Imamura, the original character designer of McCloud and co. Imamura-san has…
Hit(monlee) after Hit(monchan). In the years to come, I’ll look back on March 2026 as a key turning point in my life. From that moment on, my daily existence can be chronologically sorted into two camps: the time before Pokémon Pokopia‘s Title Theme was stuck in my head, and the time after it. I knew…