Category: Nintendo

Rumours suggest it could power the new Pokémon sets.

Lego has officially announced a new 2×4 “smart brick” at CES 2026 this week. It’s apparently the “most significant evolution” in the Lego system since the release of the Minifigure in 1978 and is part of the company’s “smart play” initiatives.

This brick, which will be featured in new Star Wars sets launching this March, is reportedly expanding to other sets, and there are already rumours it will be included in the upcoming Pokémon line, due out this year. So, what’s all the fuss about?

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Eating up the dust.

If you thought Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds was slowing down anytime soon, think again. Sega has announced that the Pac-Man Pack will be available on 7th January 2026.

Alongside the upcoming DLC, which includes the iconic Namco character as a playable racer, PAC-MAN Festival is also kicking off a day later on 8th January from 4pm PT / 7pm ET / 9th January 12am GMT until 11th January at 3:59 pm. PT / 6:59 p.m. ET / 11:59pm GMT. Note that you don’t need to buy the Pac-Man pack to take part in the festival.

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Shipping starts this month.

Accessory manufacturer Belkin has added a new Switch 2 case to its catalogue, and this one looks like a doozy. The Charging Case Pro retails for $99.99, which certainly sounds like a lot for a case, but you’re also getting a lot with this one.

The new Pro model comes with an LED indicator so you can quickly see how much charge the 10,000 mAH power bank has, allowing you to charge the Switch 2 up to 1.5 times while on the go. The console itself can be docked into the case and used in table-top mode whilst it’s charging, and you can store up to 12 Game-Key Cards game cartridges in the included sleeves.

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Including us..?

The Lego Game Boy has, to be expected, proven to be a smash hit with Nintendo fans, and has no doubt been a blisteringly hot product over the Christmas period.

But it seems as though many folks have forgotten what a Game Boy cartridge actually looks like, as photos cropping up online showcase the Lego cartridges with the top panel placed in the centre, not offset to the left as it should be (thanks, Polygon).

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Out later this week.

Imagineer, the developer behind Fitness Boxing, appears to be teasing a new collab with the Persona series.

An official post on the Fitness Boxing social media account has shared some dialogue, and it’s displayed with a Persona 5-style user interface. Here’s what it says, according to a translation (via Gematsu):

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Myles-age may vary.

When Metroid Prime 4 previews dropped back in November, series fans were rightly worried that the biggest killer in the game may not be scourge of the Space Pirates and bounty hunter extraordinaire Samus Aran, but a geeky sidekick apparently out to murder the series’ pensive, lonesome tone with his inane geekery and unwanted guidance.

Not every previewer found him grating, but the general pre-release sentiment was that chatter from Myles MacKenzie and the Galactic Federation team risked destroying the mood which feels like a defining characteristic of the series.

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“Your right hand comes off?”.

Hello folks, and welcome to the first 2026 edition of Box Art Brawl!

Last time, we looked at the iconic, if under-appreciated Ice Climber for the NES, and would you believe it, we had a tie! North America and Japan achieved a total of 38% each, with Europe trailing at 24%. In our opinion, the Japanese design is slightly better in this case, but we’ll leave it as a tie.

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Switch Online GameCube controller support also confirmed.

GRID: Legends: Deluxe Edition was announced for the Switch 2 at the end of last year and will be “coming soon” to the new hybrid system.

It’s already been confirmed this version of the game will feature graphics and performance modes, and more details about these modes have now been revealed by the developer Feral Interactive during a chat with fans on Reddit.

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Dragon questing since 1986.

2026 is a big year for video game anniversaries, and one of the many celebrations already getting underway is for the Dragon Quest series.

This year, the long-running role-playing series will turn 40 years old. To kick things off, Square Enix and its official Dragon Quest social accounts have now shared a look at the official anniversary logo.

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New year, new plans?

You made it. You’re here reading these words in 2026! Well done, old bean.

As is traditional, it’s been a quiet week in the world of video games as most industry people take some time off over the holidays. Although not Eric Barone, it seems, as Stardew Valley: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition slipped onto North American eShops on Christmas Day. There were a few snags, unfortunately, and it isn’t on European eShops at the time of writing, but Barone promises that fixes are coming.

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