Category: Nintendo

This is the life.

Well done, everyone! We finally made it to the end of January! There was quite a bit of Nintendo news this week, so we’re sure everyone will enjoy kicking back with a couple o’ games over the weekend.

We were treated to yet another Nintendo Direct this week, with Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream taking the spotlight. It looked really rather sweet, all in all, and it was nice to get some confirmation on the game’s price, release date, and features.

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The port is already well underway.

We heard recently from Final Fantasy director Naoki Hamaguchi how the follow up games to Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on Switch 2 would have “exactly the same” gameplay as other platforms, so when exactly can we expect the next title?

Speaking to Polygon recently, Hamaguchi mentioned how a status update on the Switch 2 version of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will hopefully be shared in the “very near future”. So far, this version of the game has been built, and the team is now working hard to optimise and polish it. Here’s the full exchange:

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“We’re already working with Nintendo on a path forward”.

Following an official response from Nintendo yesterday about the censorship in the Switch versions of Dispatch, the developer AdHoc Studio has now shared a lengthy statement.

In this update, which follows a comment it made to Nintendo Life earlier this week, the studio explains how the superhero workplace comedy game didn’t meet Nintendo’s content guidelines.

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Hey, a win’s a win!

We were a little caught up in all of yesterday’s Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream news to get to the Japanese charts, but worry not, we’re on it now!

Yes, Famitsu has shared the latest look at physical sales in the region, and it’s Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade that has come out on top with 23,428 units sold in its debut week. That’s not a particularly high number, it’s true, but considering that Mario Kart World came in second with almost 14 thousand, it’s not bad going.

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Interest is basically as high as Steam Deck and PS5.

The Switch 2 is approaching its eight-month anniversary, and developers across the world are interested in getting their games on the newest gaming system out there. At least, that’s what GDC’s latest State of the Game Industry survey reveals (thanks, VGC).

The report shows that 39% of developers surveyed are at least interested in the Switch 2. That puts it fourth, but barely, as the PS5 and Steam Deck are both at 40%, while PC is way ahead at 80%.

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Dispatch! Nickelodeon Splat Pack! The Perfect Pencil!

The latest Nintendo Download update — albeit a day late, but hey, we were living the dream — for North America has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region.

As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

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Grab ’em before they’re gone.

Well, folks, the day is finally upon us. Today is the last day that you can buy Switch Game Vouchers before Nintendo consigns them to the ‘Discontinued’ pile.

The Big N initially made the announcement way back in July 2025, but time has flown by since then, so we thought it was only right to give you one last nudge now that the day of reckoning is upon us.

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Go on, tell us.

In case you somehow missed it, Nintendo’s next big Switch release Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is launching on 16th April 2026.

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Including Mega Dimension tracks and more…

One aspect of Pokémon Legends: Z-A we thought was “excellent” was the music. With this in mind, it’s been announced the game’s soundtrack will be getting a physical release in Japan on 17th April 2026.

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It “does not represent the final experience”.

Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio recently released a demo for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties on the Switch 2 and multiple other platforms. As much as fans appreciated this early play test, it’s also drawn some criticism.

Some players had been highlighting “graphical issues” and other problems and in response to this, RGG has now shared an official message on social media, mentioning how the “graphical quality” and other issues in the demo are not representative of the “final experience”, with a patch to be made available at launch. Here’s the message in full:

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