Out of this world.
Nintendo and Illumination have revealed the first proper trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and it’s a galactic banger.
We get our first look at Bowser Jr. and Rosaline, plus a whole bunch of new locations based on Super Mario Galaxy and… Odyssey? Yep, there’s representation from both games here.
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Plus an increase for new-hires.
Sega has announced that it is raising the salary for its full-time staff along with increasing the starting salary for new-hires over in Japan (thanks, Automaton).
Starting from 1st April 2026, the base salary for full-time employees will raise by an average of around 10%. Sega is introducing a more flexible pay structure while also converting annual bonuses into base pay.
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Previous issues have been resolved.
Earlier this year, a few months after the Switch 2 launch, Nintendo identified an issue with the Switch release Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on the new hybrid platform.
Now, according to Nintendo’s new Switch 2 compatibility search page, the same title has received an update yesterday on 11th November 2025. According to the note attached, previously identified issues have been fixed.
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Master the martial arts in 2026.
If you’re eager for even more RPG action on the Switch and Switch 2, Clouded Leopard and Spiral Up have today announced the release of Wandering Sword in 2026.
This is a martial-arts style role-playing game set in a wuxia world that blends “traditional pixel art graphics” with “immersive 3D landscapes”. It features an “innovative combat system” operating on a tiled board, and allows you to swap between turn-based and real-time battles on the fly.
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Get a head start!
Alongside a new story trailer today, Square Enix has released an eShop demo for its upcoming Switch and Switch 2 release, Octopath Traveler 0.
This demo will allow you to experience the opening of the new game, including the first chapter of three different story arcs from the “Retribution story, as well as the first chapter of the “Restoration story” (or up to three hours of gameplay).
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Is that…?
In case you missed it, Square Enix is releasing Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined on the Switch and Switch 2 next February.
During Sony’s State of Play broadcast earlier on, the team behind this reimagined release shared a new “follow-up trailer”, briefly highlighting the journey ahead for the party of heroes. Fans also got a glimpse of – spoiler alert – Kiefer as an adult, who you’ll be reunited with on your adventures.
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Don’t blink.
In 2021, publisher Skybound Games put out Before Your Eyes on PC and Mac (later on mobile and PSVR2), which offered an innovative control mechanic in which you primarily interacted with the game through eye movement and blinks. Alongside this cool gimmick, Before Your Eyes was lauded for its gripping emotional story, quickly turning it into an indie favourite that garnered a passionate following.
Now, the developers at GoodbyeWorld Games have created a spiritual sequel called Goodnight Universe, which both builds on some of the themes of its predecessor and introduces some cool ideas of its own. Though it currently lacks the eye control feature on Switch 2 (a Camera update is planned “sometime after launch”), it still proves a worthwhile narrative experience.
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An Octopath well-travelled.
I think it’s fair to say we got a bit of an unexpected gift when Square Enix re-released Romancing SaGa 3 for Switch back in November of 2019.
While it may not generate quite the same level of excitement as your Final Fantasies (and that’s understandable), Romancing SaGa 3 deserves any plaudits it gets for bringing a level of freedom and randomness to the RPG genre that was quite unique back in 1995. In fact, the whole series does.
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More to come?
Nintendo has released a new trailer to provide an overview on how Switch 2 cartridges and Game-Key Cards work (just in case the last six or seven months’ worth of discourse hasn’t already clued you in).
In it, one of the examples showcased to demonstrate the Game-Key Card is none other than Pokémon Pokopia, which has just been confirmed to launch on 5th March, 2026. The title is being published by The Pokémon Company in Japan and Nintendo in the West, which makes this the company’s first Game-Key Card release.
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Let’s go, Tokyo!
Well, here’s a little something to make you smile. The Pokémon Company has today shared another look at its upcoming theme park, ‘PokéPark Kanto’, and announced that gates will open on 5th February 2026.
Tickets to this new section of Tokyo’s Yomiuriland Amusement Park will open for Japanese residents on 21st November and will be distributed by a lottery. There’s currently no information on how those of us who live in other countries can nab tickets, but the official English booking website currently hosts a “Coming Soon” message, so keep an eye out for updates in the coming months.
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