Category: Nintendo

“Demonschool is 100% human made”.

GenAI seems to be on the tip of everyone’s tongue at the moment, and a recent flashpoint involves Embark’s ARC Raiders, which uses an AI-based text-to-speech system to generate spoken dialogue trained on the voices of human actors.

Embark caught some flak for this approach (which was also used in the company’s other major release, The Finals), to the extent that our friends over at Eurogamer took a stand and marked the game down for its use of GenAI.

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SteamCube.

Rumours have been rumbling about Valve — the Washington-based developer responsible for creating Steam, but for also bringing us some of the best games ever made such as Half-Life, Portal, and Counter Strike — announcing some brand new hardware for a few days now.

And earlier today, multiple press outlets have revealed they’ve gone hands-on with three new pieces of Steam-compatible kit: a brand new controller, a “streaming-first” headset, and what is basically a game console. The Steam Controller, Steam Frame, and Steam Machine, to give them their proper names.

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Majima magic.

It only feels like yesterday that Yakuza Kiwami finally made its way onto the Switch, and yet here we are with a beefed-up Switch 2 version. This new release is effectively the same game, but Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have taken advantage of the newer console’s specs for a much smoother, crisper experience.

Crucially, the frame rate has been greatly improved here, sticking to 60fps that (to my eyes, at least) never falters. It makes exploring Kamurocho all the more enjoyable, and even the busiest scraps with Yakuza thugs run smoothly. The resolution has been bumped up considerably in docked and handheld, bringing it more in line with launch title Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut. It looks wonderful.

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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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